WPC UBV %U.nX 0P4 4  0 0D4 w@x  0J 0T 0^\ 0h 0r" 0| 0 0 1u& 0dU6 B5B)RDC{ AM- S8 D3v~v< 0@ AOO 0Dd D/ B<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX%2A`ArialTT3|X <6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@%2A`ArialTTt10cpiXXX2PQXP(($D  "(D(3$ !D      0  (#$  0     e r r U E D U  ӀH2 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`(Courier New d% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd-&C << G # !  #d## D       YYY FILEDX May1,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerk  I !#d## D     $       #Apparently,thepetitionerinitiallyfiledorattemptedtofilehispetitioninDavidsonCounty.Inresponsethereto,theDavidsonCountyDistrictAttorneyGeneralwrotealettertothepetitionerstating, EnclosedpleasefindthecopyofyourPetitionforPostConvictionRelief.ThismattershouldbefiledwiththeCriminalCourtClerkofHamiltonCounty,Tennesseewhereyourconvictionoriginated.InfilinghispetitioninHamiltonCounty,thepetitionerwasapparentlyfollowingthislegaladvicegiventohimbytheState,whichtheStatenowconcedeswasincorrect.WequestionthepracticeoftheDistrictAttorneyGeneralgivinglegaladvicetohisadversaries.Furthermore,itisthetrialcourtsresponsibilitytodeterminewhetherpostconvictionpetitionsarefiledinaccordancewithstatutoryrequirements.SeeT.C.A.4030206(a)and(b).$$$$'dxdPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . # D    ݛ `  X 7r XXdd7  \RA'\  ԜR'(&A1-j|` 81 `@Rߛ   INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATKNOXVILLE  @ MARCH1997SESSION RICKYW.MCELHANEY,   )       )  C.C.A.NO.03C019603CR00097   Appellant, 򀀀  )      ) HAMILTONCOUNTY VS.      )      ) HON.STEPHENM.BEVIL,STATEOFTENNESSEE,   ) JUDGE      )  Appellee.    ) (Postconviction) FORTHEAPPELLANT:    FORTHEAPPELLEE: RICKYW.MCELHANEY,prose   JOHNKNOXWALKUP MCRCF      AttorneyGeneral&Reporter WartburgTN37887        TIMOTHYF.BEHAN        Asst.AttorneyGeneral̀       450JamesRobertsonPkwy.        Nashville,TN372430493           WILLIAMH.COXIII        DistrictAttorneyGeneral                                    OPINIONFILED:____________________ AFFIRMED JOHNH.PEAY, Judge    @ OPINION     OnDecember14,1995,thepetitionerfiledhis ApplicationforPostConvictionReliefAmendedPetitioninHamiltonCounty,Tennessee. )   כInthispetition,heattacksa1979convictionrenderedinDavidsonCounty,Tennessee.Thecourtbelowenteredapreliminaryorderofdismissalonthegroundsthatthepetitionwasfiledinthewrongcounty.Thepetitionerappealstherefrom.Weaffirmthecourtbelow.  Ascorrectlynotedbythecourtbelow,petitionsforpostconvictionreliefmustbefiledinthecountyinwhichtheconvictionoccurred.T.C.A.4030204(a).Thepetitionerspetitionwasthereforeproperlydismissedsummarily.Thisissuehasnomerit.  Thejudgmentbelowisaffirmed.       ______________________________       JOHNH.PEAY,Judge̛̜%  CONCUR:̜______________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,Judge̜______________________________CORNELIAA.CLARK,SpecialJudge