WPCL 6#  % 0(w@=4}U:U: 0l 0D D3 0J 0TI 0^ 0h 0rc 0| 0Q 0 1ug 0d U *@ B)j DC AM B# AO@  0DU 0@ 0D  D/! BPfm4v~vyHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh X($ sUtyUzU{E|}D~LӀ 3|x,  AZ"Arial Regular"Arial Regular((3$ !      0  (#$  0  (((('dxd2 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`(Arial% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd*,&C << G d*,-/C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ("$    ($$   2   !  #d#$  $   YYY FILED$X August22,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.$AppellateCourtClerk 00' dxdP Pd \\RA'\ !#d#$    X $     Therecorddoesnotindicatewhetheranyfurtherappealsweresought. * !#d#$    X      $Priortotheenactmentofthe1986PostConvictionProcedureAct,nostatuteoflimitationsforpostconvictionapplicationsexisted.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ! . $  ݛ         X \RA'\  \RA'\7 f XXdd7  ќ  *R'.&A1-j|`  `@R INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEATNASHVILLÈJULY1997SESSION  MORRISR.DONEGAN,   ) NO.01C019608CR00354       ) Appellant    ) SUMNERCOUNTY      ) V.      ) HON.JANEWHEATCRAFT,JUDGE      )STATEOFTENNESSEE,   ) (PostConviction)      ) Appellee    )      )FORTHEAPPELLANT    FORTHEAPPELLEEDavidA.Doyle    JohnKnoxWalkupDistrictPublicDefender   AttorneyGeneralandReporter117EastMainStreet    450JamesRobertsonParkwayGallatin,Tennessee37066  Nashville,Tennessee372430493            LisaA.Naylor          AssistantAttorneyGeneral       450JamesRobertsonParkway       Nashville,Tennessee372430493       LawrenceRayWhitley       DistrictAttorneyGeneral       113WestMainStreet       Gallatin,Tennessee37066̛̜OPINIONFILED:______AFFIRMED1WilliamM.Barker,Judge  Opinion   TheAppellant,MorrisR,Donegan,appealsasofrighttheSumnerCountyCriminalCourtsdismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.In1983,theAppellantwasconvictedofthreecountsofaggravatedrapeandiscurrentlyservingasixtyyearsentenceintheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection.ThisCourtaffirmedtheAppellantsconvictiononMay8,1984. 2   כSeeStatev.MorrisR.Donegan,C.C.A.No.841III(Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,May8,1984).Atsomepointthereafter,theAppellantfiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefwhich,afteranevidentiaryhearing,wasdismissedbythetrialcourt.ThisCourtaffirmedthetrialcourtsdismissalinStatev.MorrisRadfordDonegan,C.A.A.No.8578III(Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,ϜNov.15,1985)andtheTennesseeSupremeCourtdeniedtheAppellantspetitionforpermissiontoappealonMarch3,1986. TheAppellantfiledthispetitionforpostconvictionreliefallegingthatthejuryinstructionsathistrialunconstitutionallydefinedreasonabledoubt.OnMay13,1996,withoutanevidentiaryhearing,thetrialcourtissuedanorderdismissingthepetition. PursuanttothenowrepealedPostConvictionProcedureAct,thestatuteoflimitationapplicabletotheAppellantspostconvictionclaimswasthreeyears. 3   כTenn.CodeAnn.4030102(repealed1995).ThatthreeyearperiodbeganrunningonJuly1,1986,theeffectivedateofthestatute.ThelastdayonwhichtheAppellantcouldhavefiledsuchapetitionwasinJulyof1989.Seee.g.Statev.Mullins,767S.W.2d668,669(Tenn.Crim.App.1988);Smithv.State,757S.W.2d683,685(Tenn.Crim.App.1988);Statev.Masucci,754S.W.2d90,91(Tenn.Crim.App.1988);Abstonv.State,749S.W.2d487,488(Tenn.Crim.App.1988).TheAppellantspetitionwasfiledinMarchof1996,morethansixyearsafterthestatuteexpired.Consequently,thetrialcourtproperlydismissedtheAppellantspetition. AnycontentionbytheAppellantthatthenewPostConvictionProcedureAct,effectiveMay10,1995,providedhimwithaoneyearwindowofopportunitywithinwhichtofilehispostconvictionpetitionismeritless.SimilarattemptstocircumventthestatuteoflimitationsinthismannerhavebeenpreviouslyrejectedbypanelsofthisCourt.SeeRoyBarnettv.State,C.C.A.No.03C019512CV00394(Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,Feb.20,1997);StephenKoprowskiv.State,C.A.A.No.03C019511CC00365(Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,Jan.28,1997);JohnnyL.Butlerv.State,C.C.A.No.02C019509CR00289(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,Dec.2,1996).ButseeArnoldCarterv.State,C.C.A.No.03C019509CC00270(Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,July11,1996). Accordingly,thetrialcourtsdismissaloftheAppellantspetitionforpostconvictionreliefisaffirmed.       __________________________       WILLIAMM.BARKER,JUDGECONCUR:̛̜__________________________JOHNH.PEAY,JUDGE̛̜__________________________JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE