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àNashville,€TN€€37201„1649ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:_____________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€ÌÌÌÌPER€CURIAMÇÓÓò òòòÓ  ÓOPINIONóóó óÌÓ  Óà àà àThe€petitioner,€Leslie€L.€Coleman,€appeals€the€trial€court's€denial€ofÏhis€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€The€issue€presented€for€review€is€whether€theÏtrial€court€correctly€dismissed€the€petition€without€an€evidentiary€hearing€on€theÏbasis€that€it€was€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court.ÌÌà àà àOn€October€17,€1991,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€to€felony€murder€andÏespecially€aggravated€robbery;€the€trial€court€imposed€a€life€sentence€for€theÏmurder€and€fifteen€years€for€the€robbery,€to€be€served€concurrently.€€No€directÏappeal€was€taken.€€On€October€1,€1992,€the€petitioner€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief;€but€on€November€25,€1992,€counsel€for€the€petitioner€voluntarilyÏwithdrew€that€petition€prior€to€a€hearing€on€the€merits.€€The€present€petition€wasÏfiled€on€August€15,€1995,€alleging€ineffective€assistance€of€both€trial€counsel€andÏthe€first€post„conviction€counsel.€€The€trial€judge€dismissed€the€petition€as€beingÏbarred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.€€€€ÌÌà àà àWe€must€determine€whether€the€statute€of€limitations€is€a€bar.€ÏEffective€May€10,€1995,€the€new€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act€replaced€the€priorÏact€in€its€entirety.€€òòSeeóó€1995€Tenn.€Pub.€Act€207,€ðððð€1€and€3.€€Because€this€petitionÍwas€filed€in€August€of€1995,€the€most€recent€legislation€replaced€a€three„year€with€aÏone„year€limitation:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à(a)€...[A]€person€in€custody€under€a€sentence€of€a€court€ofÏthis€state€must€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€underÏthis€part€within€one€(1)€year€of€the€date€of€the€final€actionÏof€the€highest€state€appellate€court€to€which€an€appeal€isÏtaken€or,€if€no€appeal€is€taken,€within€one€(1)€year€of€theÏdate€on€which€the€judgment€became€final,€orÏconsideration€of€such€petition€shall€be€barred.€€TheÏstatute€of€limitations€shall€not€be€tolled€for€any€reason....ÌÌà8 àà8 à(b)€No€court€shall€have€jurisdiction€to€consider€a€petitionÏfiled€after€such€time€unless:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à(1)€The€claim€in€the€petition€is€based€upon€a€finalÏruling€of€an€appellate€court€establishing€a€constitutionalÏright€that€was€not€recognized€as€existing€at€the€time€ofÏtrial,€if€retrospective€application€of€that€right€is€required.€ÏSuch€petition€must€be€filed€within€one€(1)€year€of€theÏruling€of€the€highest€state€appellate€court€or€the€UnitedÏStates€[S]upreme€[C]ourt€establishing€a€constitutionalÏright€that€was€not€recognized€as€existing€at€the€time€ofÏtrial;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à(2)€The€claim€in€the€petition€is€based€upon€newÏscientific€evidence€establishing€that€such€petitioner€isÏactually€innocent€of€the€offense€or€offenses€for€which€theÏpetitioner€was€convicted;€or€ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à(3)€The€claim€asserted€in€the€petition€seeks€reliefÏfrom€a€sentence€that€was€enhanced€because€of€aÏprevious€conviction€and€such€conviction€in€the€case€inÏwhich€the€claim€is€asserted€was€not€a€guilty€plea€with€anÏagreed€sentence,€and€the€previous€conviction€hasÏsubsequently€been€held€to€be€invalid,€in€which€case€theÍpetition€must€be€filed€within€one€(1)€year€of€the€finality€ofÏthe€ruling€holding€the€previous€conviction€to€be€invalid.ÌÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202€(Supp.€1996).ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà àBecause€the€conviction€in€this€case€became€final€in€1991,€this€petitionÏappears€to€have€been€barred€not€only€by€the€current€one„year€statute€of€limitationsÏbut€also€the€former€three„year€statute.€€Moreover,€the€grounds€raised€do€not€appearÏto€fall€within€any€of€the€exceptions€set€out€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202(b)(1),Ï(2),€or€(3)(Supp.€1996).€€ÌÌà àà àThat€petitioner€may€have€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€byÏdismissing€his€first€post„conviction€petition€does€not€create€an€exception€to€theÏstatute€of€limitations.€€Our€court€has€held€"ignorance€of€the€existence€of€the€statuteÏof€limitations,€even€when€alleged€to€stem€from€an€attorney's€negligent€failure€toÏrender€advice€to€the€petitioner,€does€not€toll€the€running€of€the€statute€of€limitations."€ÏòòState€v.€Phillipsóó,€904€S.W.2d€123,€124€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€The€fact€that€anÏattorney€advised€against€filing€a€post„conviction€petition€does€not€toll€the€statute€ofÏlimitations.€€òòIdóó;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòHouse€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€705,€712€(Tenn.€1995)€("aÏcourt€should€not€consider€the€ineffectiveness€of€counsel€at€a€prior€post„convictionÏproceeding€in€deciding€whether€a€ground€for€relief€has€been€previouslyÍdetermined.").ÌÌà àà àThe€petitioner€argues€in€his€brief€that€the€1995€Act€creates€a€new€one„year€filing€period€for€those€"defendants€who€were€incarcerated€on€May€10,€1995."€ÏHe€bases€his€argument€on€the€following€portion€of€the€1995€Act:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àThis€act€shall€take€effect€upon€becoming€a€law,€theÏpublic€welfare€requiring€it€and€shall€govern€all€petitionsÏfor€post„conviction€relief€filed€after€this€date,€and€anyÏmotions€which€may€be€filed€after€this€date€to€reopenÏpetitions€for€post„conviction€relief€which€were€concludedÏprior€to€the€effective€date€of€this€act.€€òòNotwithstandingÏany€other€provision€of€this€act€to€the€contrary,€any€personÏhaving€a€ground€for€relief€recognized€under€this€act€shallÏhave€at€least€one€(1)€year€from€the€effective€date€of€thisÏact€to€file€a€petition€or€a€motion€to€reopen€under€this€act.ÌóóÌ1995€Tenn.€Pub.€Act€207,€ðð€3€(emphasis€added).ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà àIn€òòArnold€Carter€v.€Stateóó,€No.€œ03C01„9509„CC„00270›€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.,€at€Knoxville,€July€11,€1996),€òòappeal€grantedóó,€(Tenn.,€Dec.€2,€1996),€a€panel€ofÏthis€court,€by€a€two„to„one€margin,€ruled€that€the€literal€terms€of€the€new€statuteÏcreated€a€one„year€window€during€which€post„conviction€petitions€may€be€filed,Ïnotwithstanding€the€date€of€the€judgment.€€This€majority€found€no€ambiguities€in€theÏterminology€of€the€statute€despite€the€€reasonable€argument€by€the€dissent€to€theÏcontrary.€€In€òòCarteróó,€our€supreme€court€granted€the€state's€application€forÍpermission€to€appeal.€€While€no€decision€has€yet€been€filed,€other€panels€of€thisÏcourt€have€adopted€the€dissenting€view€in€òòCarteróó.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòRonald€AlbertÏBrummitt€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9512„CC„00415€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,ÏMarch€11,€1997);€òòJimmy€Earl€Lofton€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9603„CR„00073€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.,€at€Jackson,€March€7,€1997);€òòRoy€Barnett€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9512„CV„00394€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,€Feb.€20,€1997);€òòStephen€Koprowski€v.€Stateóó,ÏNo.€03C01„9511„CC„00365€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,€Jan.€28,€1997);€òòJohnnyÏL.€Butler€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9509„CR„00289€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Jackson,€Dec.Ïœ2,›€1996).€€A€majority€of€this€panel€now€adheres€to€the€holding€in€these€subsequentÏcases.€€Thus,€this€claim€is€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€judgment€is€affirmed.€€ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAM€ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDavid€G.€Hayes,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCurwood€Witt,€JudgeÌÓÓ