WPC +!?FRbX U6a=S^LZ n:U#W_OsLn-t1xz;1lT-Qu#;o ӥmǘj!G3G3"^6Իo:52 9$^(+vq1C$..sdX|lvf )ii\:k`n_Ǖkh9"Pz;@IL<$nq0W#UN % 0: 0D UNU \ ^ w 4 # 2 m4 NK K K K M M M M E 0 BHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 60(uH Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,(#$  0  ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular R Rk$USUS.,    1  (XX  _Thepetitionwasfiledapproximatelyfouryearsafterthejudgmentsofconviction.Ordinarily,aperson  servinganeightyearsentencewouldhavealreadybeenreleasedfromcustodybytheTennesseeDepartmentof t Corrections.However,itappearsfromtherecordthatthepetitioner_abscounded_Ԁanddidnotbeginservinghis 8 sentence L  Ѐuntil1999.9) jW):i+003|xU  Rk$USUS.,    2  (XX  _See_T.C.A._Ԁ4030202(b)(c)(newlyestablishedconstitutionalright,newscientificevidence,prior  sentenceusedtoenhancesubsequentlyruledinvalid)andalsoSealsv.State,23S.W.3d272,279(Tenn.2000) t whereintheCourtheldthatdueprocessrequirestollingoftheStatuteoflimitationswhereapetitionerisdeniedthe 8 reasonableopportunitytoassertaclaiminameaningfultimeandmannerduetomentalincompetence.(.G2k$ !USUS.,      0  (XX d !USUS.,  _X:XXXLXX:@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @WW$ATKNOXVILLE#X:XL\# XX:Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefsOctober17,2000 L #X:X # LXX:_WARDELL_ԀLEWISV.STATEOFTENNESSEE#X:XL#  J @@ DirectAppealfromtheCriminalCourtforCampbellCounty  Z @@No.10,4080 @ E._Shayne_ԀSexton,Judge  F @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.E200001735CCAR3CD   December20,_2000_   AV) ` dE<` A        Thepetitionerappealsthedismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Thetrialcourt   dismissedthepetitionbecauseitwasnotfiledwithinoneyearofthedateonwhichthejudgments t becamefinal.Weaffirmthetrialcourt. ` z Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCriminalCourt;Affirmed.  8   _william_Ԁb._acree_,jr.,_Sp.J._,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJOHNEVERETT ` WILLIAMSandDAVIDH.WELLES,JJ.,joined. L _Wardell_ԀLewis,Only,Tennessee,ProSe. $ PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneral&Reporter;ClintonJ.Morgan,Counsel;WilliamPaulPhillips,  DistrictAttorneyGeneral;MichaelO.Ripley,AssistantDistrictAttorney,fortheappellee,Stateof  Tennessee  = OPINION  \    ӀOnFebruary20,1996,judgmentsofconvictionwereenteredsentencingthepetitionertoan 4"! effectivesentenceofeightyearsintheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrections.Thesentencesresulted  #p" fromthepetitioner'spleaofguiltytothecrimeofpossessionofcontrolledsubstancewithintentto  $\# sellordeliverandtothecrimeofcarryingadeadlyweaponwiththeintenttocommitanoffense. $H $ Therewasnodirectappealofthejudgmentsofconviction. %4!%   OnMarch6,2000,thepetitionerfiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefallegingineffective ' #' assistanceofcounsel._ #  1      _ԀThetrialcourtfoundthatthepetitionwasnotfiledwithinoneyearofthe (#( _dateonwhichthejudgmentsbecamefinalandsummarilydismissedit.  ̀  T.C.A.4030202requiresthatwherethereisnoappeal,apetitionforpostconvictionrelief  mustbefiledwithinoneyearofthedateonwhichthejudgmentbecamefinal.Thereareexceptions t totheoneyearrequirement,T #  2      ׀however,thepetitionerdoesnotallegeandtherecorddoesnotcontain ` evidencethatanyoftheexceptionsapply.Weholdthatthepetitionisbarredbytheoneyearstatute L  oflimitations. 8  ̀  ItistheopinionofthisCourtthatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtshouldbeaffirmedpursuant  ` toRule20,T.R.Cr.P.  L     `     h     ____________________________________      `     h     WILLIAMB.ACREE,JR.,SPECIALJUDGE   #X:XXX:=#