WPC # VUNa % 0( 0l 0DI  b w@ 4  0J 0TJ 0^ 0h 0rd 0| 0R 0 1uh 0d U>AU * BB)DC AM2i D3'v~Zv 0@ AO: 0D D/D BsHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLl(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($((3$ !      0  (#$  0  - - DDgDeUDUUӀ"33|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial d% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd-&C << G !"  ##   YYY FILED#X April10,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.#AppellateCourtClerk   !#d#"  $       ##PriortoJuly1,1986,therewasnostatuteoflimitationsperiodcoveringpostconvictioncases.On0 thisdateTenn.CodeAnn.Sec.4030102(1990)(Repealed),becameeffectivecreatingathreeyearlimitationsperiod.RatherthanallowingsummarydismissalofallpostconvictionpetitionsmorethanthreeyearsoldonJuly1,1986,thisCourtfoundthatthestatuteoflimitationsperiodbeganforallclaimantsonthatdate.Statev.Masucci,754S.W.2d90(Tenn.Crim.App.1988).$$$$'dxdPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . "       X \RA'\   #\RA'\ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEER'(&A1-j|`  `@RATKNOXVILLEOCTOBERSESSION,1996  TOMMYBRUMMITT,a/k/a, ) C.C.A.NO.03C019601CR00019RONNIEALBERTBRUMMITT, )  Appellant,   )      )     ) KNOXCOUNTYVS.     )      ) HON.RAYL.JENKINS STATEOFTENNESSEE,   ) JUDGE      )   Appellee.   ) (PostConvictionRelief) FORTHEAPPELLANT   FORTHEAPPELLEE#DOUGLASA.TRANT   CHARLESW.BURSON900S.GayStreet    AttorneyGeneralandReporterSuite1502  Knoxville,TN37902   EUGENEH.HONEA      AssistantAttorneyGeneral      450JamesRobertsonParkway      Nashville,TN37243      RANDALLE.NICHOLS      DistrictAttorneyGeneral      CityCountyBuilding      Knoxville,TN37902OPINIONFILED______________________AFFIRMEDJERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE7&JXXdXXd7 @  #OPINION #̛ ThisisanappealfromthejudgmentofthetrialcourtfindingthatthepostconvictionpetitionofAppellantTommyBrummitt,a/k/aRonnieAlbertBrummitt,isbarredbythestatuteoflimitationsfoundatTenn.CodeAnn.Sec.4030202(a)(Supp.1996).AfterareviewoftherecordandtheapplicableauthoritiesregardingtheissueraisedbyAppellantwehaveconcludedthejudgmentofthelowercourtmustbeaffirmed. AppellantpledguiltyinKnoxCountyCriminalCourtonApril19,1983,totheoffenseofconcealingstolenproperty.OnSeptember12,1995,hefiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefallegingthathisguiltypleahadbeeninvoluntarilyentered.OnSeptember15,1995,thepostconvictioncourtdismissedthepetitionastimebarredbythestatuteoflimitationsfoundatTenn.CodeAnn.Sec.4030202(a).InthisappealAppellantmaintainsthathispetitioninnottimebarredbecauseSec.4030202(a),althoughshorteningthestatuteoflimitationsforpostconvictioncasesfromthreeyearstooneyear,createdaoneyearwindowfromitseffectivedatetopresentpreviouslytimebarredpostconvictionclaims.AppellantclaimsthereforehehadoneyearfromMay10,1995,theeffectivedateofSec.4030202(a),tofilethepetitioninvolvedinthecasesubjudice,eventhoughhistimeforfilingpostconvictionpetitionsunderthepreviousthreeyearlimitationsperiodexpiredonJuly1,1989. )   כ̛̜ ThisCourthasonnumerousoccasionsaddressedthepreciseissueraisedbythisappeal.InCarterv.State,1996WL389243(Tenn.Crim.App.July11,1996)(Welles,J.dissenting),perm.app.granted,(Tenn.Dec.2,1996);adividedpanelofthisCourtagreedwiththepositionespousedbyAppellantinthisappeal.HoweverinthemajorityofcasesdecidedsinceCarter,thisCourthastakenthepositionthatTenn.CodeAnn.Sec.4030202(a)didnotoperatetorevivepostconvictionclaimsalreadybarredunderthepreviouslimitationperiod.See,e.g.,Statev.Brummitt,1997WL106679(Tenn.Crim.App.Mar.11,1997);Carterv.State,1997WL59422(Tenn.Crim.App.Feb.13,1997);Pendletonv.State,1997WL59501(Tenn.Crim.App.Feb.13,1997);Blakev.State,1997WL55939(Tenn.Crim.App.Feb.12,1997);Tillmanv.State,1997WL55853(Tenn.Crim.App.Feb.12,1997);Kimeryv.State,1997WL31143(Tenn.Crim.App.Jan.28,1997);Koprowskiv.State,1997WL33638(Tenn.Crim.App.Jan.28,1997);Butlerv.State,1996WL691506(Tenn.Crim.App.Dec.2,1996);Butlerv.Bell,1996WL667907(Tenn.Crim.App.Nov,19,1996). WebelievethebetterreasoneddecisionsofthisCourttobethosewhichholdthatpostconvictionclaimswhichweretimebarredunderthepreviouspostconvictionstatuteoflimitationsremainedbarredevenaftertheenactmentofTenn.CodeAnn.Sec.4030202(a).ToholdotherwisewouldcircumventtheclearlegislativeintentfoundatSec.4030202(a),i.e.tolimitthenumberofpostconvictionpetitionsandtoreducethetimeinwhichsuchpetitionsmustbefiled. Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtdismissingAppellantspostconvictionpetitionastimebarredisaffirmed.      __________________________      JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGECONCUR:(NOTPARTICIPATING)GARYR.WADE,JUDGE____________________________DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE