WPC' # VUNa % 0(4b 0 0D  U: 8 8 w @ 0JJ 0T 0^ 0hF 0r 0| 0 0" 1u U,' 0dS BU,U> D3>B)qDC 0@U* AMGv~1v AO 0D D/ B HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($U! @ d3|xe- -(Z(2$ !  4X XXX   0  (#$  0  ,rAZ"Arial RegularZӀ2 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)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X d<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(&Times New Roman$$$$'dxd% Line 7 d++++7Border 1dd("$    <  9p`(Arial-,C << G !)  ..   YYY FILED.X August30,1996CecilCrowson,Jr..AppellateCourtClerk   !#d#)   $ 4   .       Thestateconcedesthatthetrialcourterredindismissingtheappellant'spetitionasuntimely.Thestate,however,maintainsthattheappellant'sprosepetitionshouldbedismissedbecauseitisinartfullydraftedorfailstocompletelysetforthaclaim. Theappellantwasnotaffordedthebenefitofcounsel.PursuanttoTenn.R.Supr.Ct.Rule286(4)(b),"[n]oprosepetitionshallbedismissedforfailuretofollowprescribedformuntilthecourthasgiventhepetitionerareasonableopportunitytoamendthepetitionwiththeassistanceofcounsel."Theappellantis,therefore,entitledtohavetheassistanceofcounseltoamendhiscomplaint.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &((Xd&#((Xd#)  ݛ 4   4   \RA'\ќ.\RA'\L/0,;+'h|`  `Lߛ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE ` XDpX     Q ATKNOXVILLE` XDpX  Q  AUGUST1996SESSION   ` D ` cGREGORYLEVERETT, ) `  c  )C.C.A.No.03C019511CR00362 Appellant. )  )HamiltonCountyV. )  )HonorableDouglasA.Meyer,Judge   ) STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )(PostConviction:TimelinessofPetition) `  c  )̀ Appellee. )` FORTHEAPPELLANT: FORTHEAPPELLEE:GregoryLeverett,ProSe CharlesW.BursonN.W.C.C. AttorneyGeneral&ReporterRoute1,Box660Tiptonville,TN38079 EugeneJ.Honea AssistantAttorneyGeneral CriminalJusticeDivision 450JamesRobertsonParkway Nashville,TN372430493 GaryD.Gerbitz DistrictAttorneyGeneral(Former) YolandaMitchell Asst.Dist.AttorneyGeneral 600MarketStreet,CourtsBldg. Chattanooga,TN37402OPINIONFILED:___________________ REVERSEDANDREMANDED PAULG.SUMMERS, Judge    `  p    Q OPINION   7\XXdXXd7  Theappellant,GregoryLeverett,pledguiltytorape.Hewassentencedtotwelveyearsincarceration.Hepetitionedforpostconvictionrelief.Thepetitionwasdismissedasuntimely.Henowappealsthatdismissal.Werespectfullyreverseandremandforanevidentiaryhearing. Theappellant'sjudgmentbecamefinalonNovember16,1993.HefiledhisprosepetitionforpostconvictionreliefinAugustof1995.Thetrialcourtapparentlyruledthatthe1995PostConvictionProcedureActmandatedthattheappellant'spetitionbefiledonorbeforeNovemberof1994. The1995PostConvictionProcedureActgovernspetitionsforpostconvictionrelieffiledaftertheeffectivedateofMay10,1995.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030201(1995Supp.)Compiler'sNotes.Petitionsgovernedbytheactmustbefiledwithinoneyearofthedateoffinaljudgment.Id.Theact,however,alsoprovidesthatpetitionerswillbeaffordedatleastoneyearfromtheeffectivedatewithinwhichtofileapetition.Id. Althoughtheappellanthad,undertheprioract,untilNovember1996tofileapetitionforpostconvictionrelief,hewasprovidedlegislativenoticethatthe1995actmandatedthathefilehispetitionpriortoMayof1996.Hecompliedwiththisrequirement.We,therefore,findthatunderthecircumstancesofthiscase,theappellant'spetitionwastimely. 1   ׀Thecaseisreversedandremandedforanevidentiaryhearingtobeconductedinconformitywithboththe1995ActandTenn.R.Supr.Ct.,Rule28.  __________________________________  PAULG.SUMMERS,JudgeCONCUR:________________________________JOEB.JONES,PresidingJudge________________________________DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge