WPC+ 5 W+q:-U{)gN =ι tEǛO\5>z@,iifa'G? 548}g}p+%QjTj334ʳ終\cx2*o2у>B!fe~.6s_HnЫ薭pX.L@e~1;\`+"+# <!b!W?{Njy+Eԃ17aL y&^A lY&L3AaroW|1в]4/q1Ī(InJQƓL@g4znZf.@D06Qس(pGEvMY(r #s:Cy1$LS8-֓#OMhOW Da"XKYܡ_Fg:Ttg,`#!@UNa % 0(U:L wc 4  U: U:  u N 0D 0D 4 ^ Q ] m_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bv v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v AQ  0D 0 0D D3HP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial RegularC:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\STANDARD.WPT{E{Z='3|x,  AZ"Arial Regular,rAZ"Arial Regular k \8$4X X 1XXX RX X 1   1    Inhisbrief,thepetitionerstatesthathealsofiledmotionstowithdrawhisguiltypleaonMay `  19,1993,andonNovember3,1994,bothofwhichmotionsweredeniedbythetrialcourt.(3$ !  ($$   1   * ["  _ XXXX L0X X   Ad FILED T L0  October5,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAx |E'L U dZ[_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (v(2e$ !  4X XXXX X X   0  (#$  0  $$$$'dxd !  _` 4XXXXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T 8!XXdd8    _vY_@0,j: `@Ef tt(` \v__fFsINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  @@*ATKNOXVILLE@@'APRIL1999SESSION      JACQUESB.BENNETT,     D *   C.C.A.03C019809CR00338 4   Appellant, <      D *  HAMILTONCOUNTY f  vs.   <      D *  Hon.DouglasA.Meyer,Judge 2   STATEOFTENNESSEE,     D *   (MotiontoVacate/SetAside T$       <      D   Judgment/Plea) Appellee. <      D * V ForAppellant: <      D   ForAppellee: N JacquesB.Bennett <      D   JohnKnoxWalkup  STSRCF  <      D   AttorneyGeneralandReporter   Route4,Box600 <      D   425FifthAvenueNorth   Pikeville,TN37367     D   Nashville,TN372430493 !l    <      D   EllenH.Pollack   <      D   AssistantAttorneyGeneral   <      D   CriminalJusticeDivision   <      D   425FifthAvenueNorth   <      D   Nashville,TN372430493OPINIONFILED:򀀀 +N"& AFFIRMEDRULE20NORMAMCGEEOGLE,JUDGE  2~). @33- OPINION  `    Thepetitioner,JacquesB.Bennett,appealsthesummarydismissalof @  his MotiontoVacate/SetAsideJudgment/Plea:and,toDeclareSaid   Judgment/PleaVoidbytheHamiltonCountyCriminalCourtonJanuary9,1998.  Followingathoroughreviewoftherecord,we X 1XXXconcludethatthisisanappropriate  caseforaffirmancepursuantto#XXX X 1 #Ct.ofCrim.App.Rule20. d    OnNovember9,1992,thepetitionerpledguiltyintheHamiltonCounty (  CriminalCourttofirstdegreemurder.Accordingtothepetitioner,hethenfileda h motiontowithdrawhisguiltypleaonDecember13,1992.  ]#  1      ׀Thetrialcourtdeniedthe H petitionersmotionand,onJanuary5,1993,enteredajudgmentofconviction, ( sentencingthepetitionertoimprisonmentforlife.OnJuly6,1993,thepetitioner  filedapetitionforpostconvictionreliefinwhichheraisedthefollowinggroundsfor  relief:(1)whetherhevoluntarilyandknowinglyenteredhisguiltyplea;(2)whether !h trialcounselrenderedineffectiveassistance;(3)whetherthetrialcourterroneously #H deniedhismotiontowithdrawhisguiltypleaandhismotiontovacateorsetaside %( thepleaagreement;and(4)whetherthetrialcourtlackedjurisdictiontoaccepthis h'  guiltyplea.Thetrialcourtdeniedthepetition,andthiscourtaffirmedthetrialcourts H)" judgment.Bennettv.State,No.03C019512CR00391,1996WL492158(Tenn. (+!$ Crim.App.atKnoxville,August28,1996),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.1997). -#&   OnDecember30,1997,thepetitionerfiledtheinstant motion, 0h'* allegingthat(1)trialcounselrenderedineffectiveassistance,(2)thetrialcourt 2H), erroneouslydeniedhismotiontowithdrawhisguiltyplea,and(3)hewasnot 4(+. presentwhenthetrialcourtsentencedhimtoimprisonmentforlife.Thetrialcourt `  treatedthepetitionersmotionasapetitiontoreopenhispriorpetitionforpost @  convictionreliefanddeclinedtoaffordrelief.Thetrialcourtbaseditsdenialofrelief   uponthiscourtspriordeterminationofthepetitionersallegationsandadditionally  concludedthatthepetitionistimebarred.Onappeal,thepetitionerdisputesthe  trialcourtsfindingsandadditionallyallegesthatthetrialcourtviolatedthefederal `  andstateconstitutionsandTenn.R.Crim.P.43and44bysentencinghimto @  imprisonmentforlifeinhisabsenceandintheabsenceofhisattorney.     Initially,wenotethatthetrialcourtproperlytreatedthepetitioners @  motionasapetitiontoreopenhispriorpetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Atrial   courtisnotboundbythetitleofapleadingbuthasdiscretiontotreatthepleading  accordingtothereliefsought.Nortonv.Everhart,895S.W.2d317,319(Tenn.  1995);Caruthersv.State,No.02C019806CC00162,1999WL55938,at*2 !` (Tenn.Crim.App.atJackson,February9,1999).Thepetitionersjudgmentof #@ convictionhavinglongsincebecomefinal,postconvictionproceedingsconstituted %  thepetitionerssoleremainingavenueofreliefintheHamiltonCountyCriminal `'  Court.SeeNewsomev.State,995S.W.2d129,133134(Tenn.Crim.App.1998), @)" perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.1999);Statev.Lyons,No.01C019508CR00263,  +!$ 1997WL469501,at*5(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,August15,1997).Yet,the -#& petitionerhadpreviouslyfiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefwhichwasresolved .%( onthemeritsbythetrialcourtandbythiscourtonappeal.AstheStatecorrectly 0`'* notes,the1995PostConvictionProcedureActprovides: 2@), 8 8 (# (#Thispartcontemplatesthefilingofonlyone(1)petition 4 +. forpostconvictionrelief.Innoeventmaymorethanone p5,/ (1)petitionforpostconvictionreliefbefiledattackinga `6-0 singlejudgment.Ifapriorpetitionhasbeenfiledwhich P7-1 wasresolvedonthemeritsbyacourtofcompetent @8.2 jurisdiction,anysecondorsubsequentpetitionshallbe `  summarilydismissed.Apetitionermaymovetoreopena P  postconvictionproceedingthathasbeenconcluded, @  underthelimitedcircumstancessetoutinTenn.Code. 0  Ann.4030217.   Tenn.Code.Ann.4030202(c)(1997).Weconcludethatnoneofthelimited  circumstancessetoutinTenn.Code.Ann.4030217(1997)areapplicableinthis  case.Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtpursuanttoCt.ofCrim. `  App.Rule20. @     <      D     򀀀 `    <      D     NormaMcGeeOgle,Judge P CONCUR:   򀀀  JerryL.Smith,Judge  p 򀀀 $0 JoeG.Riley,Judge