WPCH ~&W|t}r|osR3UBy-8hOf(-N]J,+B`V*cS]+wyRJ-R9 WoҖ$u%4TRvhHA⩦vdIDvNBSdWk{ tp3XzWq 6GdrL+s/&nXI0h=[{]K% 9E$#{W>c>o\dܡ.G&  E`R" #)@ ~YDf>kLc %igڔrNg-Ra?kpK u"D{^^Ω0jDl zbD.3 ΤY( GdLE:0hUNĒ{.>Պ׽`Dmn?s#X.:v?YͶN |o U}2 ʽZ%FQ  S;y# F UNQ % 0( U: b w@ 4O c U:r  ! U: B     D3, , , 0D_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AO  0D D/ B+HP LaserJet 4M PlusHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,|AZ"Arial Regular- - UDUDDDӀx% "|x?"Arial Regular  XtXXX <X Xt   Ad FILED B  <   January21,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr. Z   BAppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ` XX~TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T      7  dd7r *<,(j 8 `@E<f  tt0"t` rߛINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  ATKNOXVILLENOVEMBERSESSION,1998  MARYCATHERINEDORTCH,)  C.C.A.NO.03C019801CR00032 `  `     h   )  `  ` Appellant,   h   ) `   `     h   ) `     h   )  KNOXCOUNTY `  VS. `     h   )   `   `     h   )  HON.RAYL.JENKINS  `   STATEOFTENNESSEE,   )  JUDGE  `  `     h   )  `  ` Appellee.   h   )  (WritofErrorCoramNobis)  `    ONAPPEALFROMTHEJUDGMENTOFTHE P CRIMINALCOURTOFKNOXCOUNTY  P   FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: @  MARYC.DORTCH h     JOHNKNOXWALKUP 0" ProSe    h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter (# 3881StewartLaneNashville,TN372183302    TODDR.KELLEY %  `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN37243 `     h     RANDALLE.NICHOLS `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     CityCountyBuilding `     h     Knoxville,TN37902 `    OPINIONFILED________________________̜AFFIRMEDINACCORDANCEWITHRULE20DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE  50,-S   j ~ ORDER ~j  `     ` TheDefendant,MaryCatherineDortch,appealsasofrightfromthetrialcourtsdismissalofherpetitionfor writoferrorcoramnobisorinthealternativepetitionforexoneration.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ` In1971theDefendantpleadedguiltytoandwasconvictedoffirstdegreemurderandfourcountsofarmedrobbery.Shewassentencedtolifeimprisonmentforthemurdertoandtoconcurrentthirtyyearsentencesforeachrobbery. ` OnSeptember16,1997,theDefendantfiledapetitionfor writoferrorϜcoramnobisorinthealternativepetitionforexoneration.ThepetitionstatesthattheDefendantremainsimprisonedforherconvictionsandsentencesreceivedin1971.Inaddition,thepetitionessentiallyallegesthattheDefendantwasmentallyincompetentatthetimeshepleadedguiltytohercrimesandthatshenowhasevidencewhichshowsthatshedidnotcommitthemurder.ThetrialcourtgrantedtheStatesmotiontodismissthepetitiononthegroundsthatthepetitionforwritoferrorcoramnobiswasbarredbytheoneyearstatuteoflimitationsprovidedinTennesseeCodeAnnotated277103,andthatthecourtwaswithoutjurisdictiontodirecttheDistrictAttorneyGeneraltopetitiontheGovernortogranttheDefendantexoneration,astheDefendantrequestedinherpetition.ItisfromthisorderthattheDefendantappeals.  6n-.  ` Thepetitionwasfiledsometwentysixyearsafterconvictionandisclearly barredbythestatutesoflimitationsapplicabletopetitionsforpostconvictionrelieforandwritsoferrorcoramnobis.ThepetitiondoesnotallegefactswhichϜwouldwarranthabeascorpusrelief.Weconcludethatnoerroroflawrequiringareversalofthejudgmentisapparentontherecord.Baseduponathoroughreadingoftherecord,thebriefsoftheparties,andthelawgoverningtheissuespresentedforreview,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedinaccordancewithRule20oftheCourtofCriminalAppealsofTennessee.Ӝ `     h   ____________________________________̜ `     h   DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGECONCUR:___________________________________JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JUDGE___________________________________̜L.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGE