WPC  2U: % 0 w@4(<K 0 S 0Ds 0J 0T 0^U 0h 0r 0| 0 0 1u 0d B 0@ D3U U * B) DC AM k 9 AQ; 0DR 0D D/ B 1&v~Wv,cAZ"Arial RegularX(`$TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7GXXdXXd7  =>?@DATUDVWӀca"3|xc((3$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdd7    `   0  (#$  0  2 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 d("$    'dxd<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d$$$$7Border 1dd* %C << G  !  #d##    ! \RA'\#d#   +"  #   YYY FILED#X August19,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.#AppellateCourtClerk   !#d##     \RA'\#d#   #\RA'\7XXdd7     Specifically,theappellantcontendsthatthetrialcourt'sordergrantingitsrecusalpreventedhimfromknowinginwhichcourtanamendmenttohispetitionshouldbefiled.TheappellantfiledhispostconvictionpetitiononApril4,1995.SubstitutedcounselwasappointedtorepresenttheappellantinthismatteronJanuary10,1996.OnJanuary12,1996,amotionwasfiledrequestingthatthetrialjudgeberecused.OnMarch7,1996,themotionwasgranted.First,theappellant'soriginalpetitionwasfiledoutsidethethreeyearperiod.Theappellant'smotiontorecusewasfiledapproximatelyninemonthsafterhispostconvictionpetitionwasfiled.Moreover,lackofknowledgedoesnotexcuselatefilings.Skinnerv.State,No.02C019403CC00039(Tenn.Crim.App.atJackson,July13,1994),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Oct.10,1994)(citingWillisv.State,No.01C019211CR00359(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,Oct.21,1993),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Mar.7,1994)).Thisclaimiswithoutmerit.*+ ,-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ..' dxdP Pd ' !#d##     \RA'\#d#   #\RA'\7XXdd7     TheappellanthaduntilNovember6,1992,tofileapetitionforpostconvictionrelief.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ! . #     \RA'\#Xd##Xd#   @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATJACKSON@ AUGUSTSESSION,1997MONROEE.DAVIS,  )     ) No.02C019608CR00291 Appellant   )     ) SHELBYCOUNTYvs.     )̜*R&'%A1-j|` e `@Rߛ     ) Hon.ArthurT.Bennett,JudgeSTATEOFTENNESSEE,  )     ) (PostConviction) Appellee   ) FortheAppellant:    FortheAppellee: MICHAELE.SCHOLL    CHARLESW.BURSON 212AdamsAvenue   AttorneyGeneralandReporterMemphis,TN38103       KENNETHW.RUCKER       AssistantAttorneyGeneral       CriminalJusticeDivision      450JamesRobertsonParkway      Nashville,TN372430493                WILLIAMGIBBONS       DistrictAttorneyGeneral       RHEACLIFT       Asst.DistrictAttorneyGeneral      CriminalJusticeComplex      Suite301      201PoplarStreet      Memphis,TN38103OPINIONFILED:򀀀AFFIRMEDPURSUANTTORULE20 DavidG.Hayes Judge@  OPINION  Theappellant,MonroeE.Davis,appealstheShelbyCountyCriminalCourt'sdismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.OnOctober6,1989,theappellantpledguiltytoonecountofseconddegreemurderandonecountofpetitlarceny.Pursuanttoapleaagreement,theappellantwassentenced,asarangeIoffender,totwentyyearsforthemurderconvictionandtooneyearforthepetitlarcenyconvictiontobeservedconcurrentlyintheDepartmentofCorrection.OnApril4,1995,hefiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefassertingabreachofhisnegotiatedpleaagreementinthathewasdeniedreleasebytheBoardofParoleafterthirtypercentofhissentencewasserved.Thetrialcourtdismissedthepetitionasbeingbarredbythethreeyearstatuteoflimitations.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030102(1990).Inthisappeal,theappellantcontendsthat,"duetothemotiontorecuseand[the]transferofhispetitiontoanewcourtwithoutpropernotice,"thestatuteoflimitationsshouldnotbarhispetition. (   כ Therecordsupportsthetrialcourt'sfindingthatthepetitionistimebarred.Thelimitationsperiodontheappellant'sclaimsbegantorunonNovember6,1989.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030102(repealed1995).Thus,theappellanthadthreeyearsfromthisdateinwhichtofileacognizableclaimforpostconvictionrelief. /   ׀Tenn.CodeAnn.4030102.ThepetitionintheinstantcasewasfiledonApril4,1995,wellpastthethreeyearstatuteoflimitations;thus,theappellantis"barred"fromseekingpostconvictionrelief. Notwithstandingthefactthatthepetitionistimebarred,theappellantfailstostateaconstitutionallycognizableclaimforreliefunderthePostConvictionProcedureAct.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030105(1990).Thereleaseeligibilitydateistheearliestdateaninmateconvictedofafelonyiseligibleforparoleandisdependantuponnumerousfactors.Noconstitutionalrightexiststobereleasedattheearliestreleaseeligibilitydate.SeeDepewv.State,No.03C019504CR00116(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,Aug.21,1995). PursuanttoRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.     ____________________________________     DAVIDG.HAYES,JudgeCONCUR:______________________________JERRYL.SMITH,Judge_____________________________THOMAST.WOODALL,Judge