WPC E3Z!`}_F!['6JoHGe`r8> Pܜ0081&C L Hu fkϖ7 X8e8;Z%)?}Hcvl,wpjT{>MR TbpbࡉC eUNF % 0( U: w@ 4< P _ g 0z  0D}  8wU:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO B D3 0D AOll 0D2 D/v B(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular z{|e}~EӀuM%3|x   $ `   1    Therecordcontainsconflictinginformationaboutthisoriginalcharge.TheMay  28,1997,petitionforpostconvictionreliefindicatesaconvictiondateofApril1,1979.JudgeSethNorman'sorderofdismissalindicatesaconvictiondateofOctober24,1979.Thediscrepencyisnotmaterialtoourdispositionofthecase.(*(2$ !   `   0   XIXXX=XXI   Ad FILEDXIX=  April16,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM (#$  0     $ `   1    Therecordcontainsconflictinginformationaboutthisoriginalcharge.TheMay  28,1997,petitionforpostconvictionreliefindicatesaconvictiondateofApril1,1979.JudgeSethNorman'sorderofdismissalindicatesaconvictiondateofOctober24,1979.Thediscrepancyisnotmaterialtoourdispositionofthecase. .  #d#   Post-Conviction  $ ' IB012R120IB012R12 .   ,cAZ"Arial Regular d""""'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ||||XIXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'Trr *<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rߛ@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @FF'ATNASHVILLE@$MARCH1999SESSIONRICKY||W.McELHANEY, ||@-)  ` @-) p NO.01C019806CR00247   L   ` Appellant,@-)  8  @-) p DAVIDSONCOUNTYNo.C4396     VS. @-)   @-||) p HON.SETHNORMAN,JUDGE| |   STATEOFTENNESSEE, @-) p     `     h   ) p  ~   ` Appellee.@-) p (PostConviction) d @-)@-) p AFFIRMEDRULE20  0 @??) ORDER  8  ` Petitioner,RICKYW.McELHANEY,appealsthetrialcourt'sdismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.In1979,petitionerpledguiltytoattempttocommitafelony.| || |  #  1      ׀Hereceivedanagreedsentenceofoneyearandoneday.Accordingto 8 petitioner,hewasreleasedonthisconvictionin1980. ` PetitionerreceivednewconvictionsfromtheHamiltonCountyCriminalCourtin1993.The1979convictionwasusedtoenhancepunishmentbyplacingpetitionerintheRangeIIIsentencingcategory.Whenthishappened,petitionerassertshepreparedhisfirstpetitionforpostconvictionreliefattackingthevalidityofthe1979guiltyplea.Thatpetitionwasnotfiledbecause"the[District]AttorneyGeneral||return[ed||||]it...statingthatitshouldbefiledinHamiltonCounty."PetitionerthenfiledanamendedpetitioninHamiltonCountywhichwasdismissedforbeingfiledinthewrongcourt.Petitionerappealedthatdismissaland||thisCourtaffirmed,holdingthepetitionshouldhavebeenfiledinDavidsonCounty.||Ricky||W. 1L-2 McElhaneyv.State,C.C.A.No.03C019603CR00097,HamiltonCounty(Tenn. 3/4 |  7MXdXXd7    7MXdXXd7    7MXdXXd7    7MXdXXd7    7MXdXXd7    7MXdXXd7    7MXdXXd7    7MXdXXd7  |Crim.App.filedMay1,1997,atKnoxville).Onthebasisofthatdecision,petitioner 506   7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    7vCXdXXd7    #d#  claimshefiledanotherpetitionforpostconvictionreliefinDavidsonCountyon  November28,1995. ` TherecordshowsthatthepetitionforpostconvictionreliefatissueherewasfiledonMay28,1997.Thetrialcourtappointedcounsel},}andanamendedpetitionwasfiledonAugust14,1997.TheDavidsonCountyCourtdismissedthepetitionastimebarredonNovember18,1997.Thisappealfollowed. ` Whenpetitionerpledguiltyin1979,therewasnostatuteoflimitationsonthefilingofpetitionsforpostconvictionrelief.However,Tenn.CodeAnn.4030102(repealed1995)establishedathreeyearstatuteoflimitationseffectiveJuly1,1986.PetitionerarguesthatlimitationsperioddidnotbecomeapplicabletohiscaseuntilOctoberof1993whenhisHamiltonCountyconvictionswereenhancedbythe1979conviction.Thus,hereasons,hehaduntil1996inwhichtofileapetitionseekingrelief. ` Thestatearguesthatthestatuteoflimitationsonpetitionersclaiminthiscaseexpiredin1989.Weagree.Theconvictiononpetitionersguiltypleabecamefinalin1979.HehaduntilJune30,1989,inwhichtofileapetitionchallengingthatplea.SeePottsv.State,833S.W.2d60,61~(Tenn.1992)~.Thefactthatthe &$"& convictionwasusedtoenhanceasentencein1993doesnotreactivatethelimitationsperiod.SeeWattv.State,894S.W.2d307,309(Tenn.Crim.App. p*%* 1994). ` Underthe1995PostConvictionProcedureAct,whichrepealedthepriorAct,petitionersclaimisstilltimebarred.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202establishedaoneyearstatuteoflimitationsforpostconvictionclaims,butdidnotgrantanadditionalyeartopetitionerswhosestatuteoflimitationsexpiredpriortoMay10, 1995.zCarterv.Statez{,952S.W.2d417,420{(Tenn.1997){.{zwwzAsdiscussedabove, 7X28 petitionersclaimexpiredin1989.Nothingpreventedpetitionerfromfilingapetitionforreliefpriorto1989.  ` ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,TennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals.Itappearingthattheappellantisindigent,costsshallbetaxedtothestate. ` Soordered.Enter:4(#_______________________""0(# JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE 󀀀 @  CONCUR: P  ____________________________ DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE "   ____________________________ `'"%  JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE