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ÔÔ€ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  Ý›Ñ7€–BXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÔ€ÔÞ ÞÌà@ àòòIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEóóÌà@ àòòAT€JACKSONóóÌà@ àMARCH€1997€SESSIONÌÌJAMES€LEROY€JACKSON,à à*à àC.C.A.€#€02C01„9605„CC„00180€Ìà àà àAppellant,à àà à*à àHARDIN€COUNTYÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à*à àHon.€Julian€P.€Guinn,€Judge€ÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à*à à(Post„Conviction)Ìà àà àAppellee.à àà à*ÌÌÌÌòòFor€Appellant:óóà àà àà àà àòòFor€Appellee:óóÌÓÓJames€Leroy€Jackson€à àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌPro€Seà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌCold€Creek€Correctional€Facility€ÌP.O.€Box€1000à à€à àà àà àClinton€J.€MorganÌHenning,€TN€€38041„1000à àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493à àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€Overton€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àMain€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àSavannah,€TN€€38372Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌOPINION€FILED:_____________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€ÌÌÌÌPER€CURIAMÇÓÓò òòòÓ  ÓOPINIONóóó óÌÓ  Óà àà àThe€petitioner,€James€Leroy€Jackson,€appeals€the€trial€court's€denialÏof€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€The€issue€presented€for€review€is€whetherÏthe€trial€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 àThe€petitioner€pled€guilty€in€1988€to€armed€robbery,€first€degreeÏburglary,€and€two€counts€of€aggravated€assault;€the€effective€sentence€imposedÏwas€Range€II,€fifty€years.€€The€petitioner€appealed€the€sentence€to€our€court€and€ourÏcourt€affirmed.€€òòState€v.€James€Leroy€Jacksonóó,€No.€10€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€atÏJackson,€Sept.€13,€1989).€€Our€supreme€court€denied€review€on€November€27,Ï1989.ÌÌà àà àThis€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€was€filed€on€November€28,Ï1995.€€It€alleges€that€the€petitioner's€guilty€pleas€were€not€knowing€and€voluntary,Ïthat€the€petitioner€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€and€that€theÏpetitioner's€sentence€is€illegal€for€not€following€statutory€guidelines.€€The€trial€courtÏdismissed€the€petition€as€being€time€barred.€€On€appeal,€the€petitioner€argues€first,Ïthat€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€appointing€an€attorney€to€file€an€amended€petition,Íand€secondly,€that€the€district€attorney€and€trial€judge€both€failed€to€comply€with€theÏduties€imposed€upon€them€pursuant€to€the€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act€of€1995.€ÏWe€need€not€address€these€contentions€because€it€is€obvious€this€petition€is€barredÏby€the€statute€of€limitations.€€€€€€€€ÌÇà àà àEffective€May€10,€1995,€the€new€Post„Conviction€Procedure€ActÏreplaced€the€prior€act€in€its€entirety.€€òòSeeóó€1995€Tenn.€Pub.€Act€207,€ðððð€1€and€3.€ÏBecause€this€petition€was€filed€in€November€of€1995,€the€most€recent€legislationÏreplaced€a€three„year€with€a€one„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€aÍprevious€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€theÏpetition€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€1989,€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).€€We€also€note€that€the€propriety€of€the€petitioner's€sentenceÏhas€been€previously€determined€by€our€court€on€his€direct€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206€(h)€(Supp.€1996)€("[a]€ground€for€relief€is€previouslyÏdetermined€if€a€court€of€competent€jurisdiction€has€ruled€on€the€merits€after€a€fullÏand€fair€hearing").€€ÌÌà àà àIn€òòArnold€Carter€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„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,€starting€on€May€10,€1995,€during€which€post„convictionÍpetitions€may€be€filed,€notwithstanding€the€date€of€the€judgment: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).ÌÌÓÓà àà àÌà àà àThis€majority€found€no€ambiguities€in€the€terminology€of€the€statuteÏdespite€the€€reasonable€argument€by€the€dissent€to€the€contrary.€€In€òòCarteróó,€ourÏsupreme€court€granted€the€state's€application€for€permission€to€appeal.€€While€noÏdecision€has€yet€been€filed,€other€panels€of€this€court€have€adopted€the€dissentingÏview€in€òòCarteróó€and€have€held€that€the€new€act€did€not€create€a€new€one„year€filingÏperiod.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòRonald€Albert€Brummitt€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9512„CC„00415Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,€Mar.€11,€1997);€òòJimmy€Earl€Lofton€v.€Stateóó,€No.Ï02C01„9603„CR„00073€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Jackson,€Mar.€7,€1997);€òòRoy€Barnett€v.ÏStateóó,€No.€03C01„9512„CV„00394€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,€Feb.€20,€1997);ÏòòStephen€Koprowski€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9511„CC„00365€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€atÏKnoxville,€Jan.€28,€1997);€òòJohnny€L.€Butler€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9509„CR„00289Í(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Jackson,€Dec.€2,€1996).€€A€majority€of€this€panel€now€adheresÏto€the€holding€in€these€subsequent€cases.€€Thus,€this€claim€is€barred€by€the€statuteÏof€limitations.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€judgment€is€affirmed.€€ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAM€ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCurwood€Witt,€JudgeÌ