WPC #?9q*؁3޺ި`6hei_3r(Bt4!%$92G/!-tlH?-/ߑF-/*n6BM ENu%IC. `=瑪KfeO| 2~R]c|%7TdO,M*3syh0d I, Z-ְD• ۫EP蠎S6QD똑l h @ IG(&ڙ0.¿[ x+EIwuv/'Qѕ< 1?bۡ(Qb3d}"C[q }9V|bv4ΔYQt)Xd |D@WbW`Ah􎇜tq"8׋aX*[4ChƋ_]\+X5f 73HQDRPfKD^IJR^s"7ԯZŝKs+UU:F % U: b U 0C # 0  n 04  w@ 4U:<TU:tU: B D3 0D AO` 0Du D/ B<6X9`("Courier NewTTX,6 AZ"Arial Regular- - !($      $  4XXXXDXXӀ  2    ݀SeeKarnTomThongkumgoolv.State,No.01C019707CR00281(Tenn.Crim.App.April  9,1998,filedatNashville)(Rule20opinionconcludingthattheCodenolongerprecludestollingofthestatuteoflimitationsforaminorpetitioner.).(!2$  T!   4X XXX:XX Ӏ  0  3|x[<6X9`("Courier NewTTXXx6X@DQX@( T$   GHIJKDLeMDNDOӀYuM%,yAZ"Arial Regular 2 $  4X XXX:XX Ӏ  1    ݀TheDistrictPublicDefendersOfficerepresentedthepetitionerpriortohispostconviction  appeal. X XXX*G XX    Ad FILEDX X *G  July2,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular X XXX*G XX    Ad FILEDX X *G  July1,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d""""'dxd(3$  !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd  T!   OO47XXdd7    X XXXTR[A'Legal3'A' Legal3'T  YOr*<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxP,  rOYYr*<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxP,  rYOOINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEATNASHVILLEFEBRUARY1999SESSION  ӜJAMESRICHARDROMINE,) D  h`    <     ) C.C.A.No.01C019805CC00211 TL    Appellant,     ) D  @8  Ѐ   <     ) LincolnCounty  ,$   V.    <     )      <     ) HonorableCharlesLee,Judge      ӜSTGATEOFTENNESSEEGGJAMESRICHARDROMINEG,HHI񀀀IHH񀀀 )       <   ) (PostConviction)       AppellJeeJKantK.    )     FORTHEAPPELLANT:    󀀀FORTHEAPPELLEE: rj CLIFFORDK.McGOWN,JR.  JOHNKNOXWALKUP >6 113NorthCourtSquare    AttorneyGeneralandReporter $ P.O.Box26Waverly,TN37185    MARVINE.CLEMENTS,JR.  (Onappealonly) <     AssistantAttorneyGeneral     <     425FifthAvenueNorth   <     2dFloor,CordellHullBuilding   <     Nashville,TN37243   <     W.MICHAELMcCOWN   <     DistrictAttorneyGeneral   <      D    <     WEAKLEYE.BARNARD   <     AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral   <     17thJudicialDistrict   <   P.O.Box878   <     Fayetteville,TN37334OPINIONFILED:_______________    X XAFFIRMED  X5P.3  JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS, Judge 928  ;4:  "z XX    X XOPINION X X  "z   X   Thepetitioner,JamesRichardRomine,appealsfromthetrialcourtsdismissinghisclaimforpostconvictionrelief.IntheLincolnCountyCircuitCourt,RominepleadedguiltytoseconddegreemurderandispresentlyservingasentenceoftwentyyearsintheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection.Heisineligibleforreleaseuntilhecompleteseightyfivepercentofthatsentence.Thepetitionerfiledapetitionforpostconvictionrelief,claimingineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,andthepostconvictioncourt,findingthatthepertinentstatuteoflimitationsbarredtheclaim,dismissedthepetition.WeAFFIRMthetrialcourtsdismissal. X   BACKGROUND  tl    Thepetitioner'sdateofbirthwasMarch18,1979,andhewasseventeenyearsofageonApril16,1996,whenheenteredhispleaofguiltytoseconddegreemurder.InMarchof1998,thepetitionerfiledhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Thepostconvictioncourtdismissedthepetitionbecausetheoneyearstatuteoflimitationshadexpired,andthatcourtappointedcounsel   1      כfor |$t  thepetitionerssubsequentappeal. 4 X X  ANALYSIS  )"& 4   XThepetitionerassertsthat thetrialcourterr[ed]indismissing[his]PetitionforPostConvictionReliefbasedupontheapplicablestatuteoflimitations.𛀀TheϜCodeestablishesboththepertinentstatuteoflimitationsandtheexceptionstothatstatute: 4 X[A]personincustodyunderasentenceofacourtofthisstatemustpetitionforpostconvictionrelief...withinone(1)yearofthedateonwhichthejudgmentbecomesfinal,orconsiderationofsuchpetitionshallbebarred.Thestatuteoflimitationsshallnotbetolledforanyreason....Timeisoftheessenceoftherighttofile z6r/4 apetition...,andtheoneyearlimitationsperiodisanelementoftherighttofilesuchanactionandisaconditionuponitsexercise. X4s  XTenn.CodeAnn4030202(a). Nocourthasjurisdictiontoconsiderapetitionfiledafterthistimeunlesseither(1)afinalrulingbyanappellatecourtestablishesanewconstitutionalrightthatrequiresretrospectiveapplication;or(2)thepetitionassertsaclaimbasedonpertinentnewscientificevidence;or(3)certaincircumstancesinvolvinganenhancementbasedonapriorconvictionexistinthecase. XkUponwaivinghisrighttoappealonthedayofhisguiltyplea,thejudgmentbecamefinal,andthestatuteoflimitationsbegantorun.See  Passarellav.State,891S.W.2d619,624(Tenn.Crim.App.1994);Warrenv. xp State,833S.W.2d101,102(Tenn.Crim.App.1992).Accordingly,thestatuteof X P limitationsbegantorunonApril16,1996andexpiredonApril16,1997.Thepetitioneradmitsthathisageduringtheinitialportionofhisconfinementisirrelevantundertheapplicablestatute.CompareTenn.CodeAnn.4030 %! 202(a)(b)withStatev.DavidWayneBritt,No.02C019410CC00234(Tenn. ' # Crim.App.July25,1995,filedatJackson)(ApaneloftheCourtrecognizedthattheapplicablestatuteatthattimetolledthestatuteoflimitationsuntilaminorreachedtheageofmajority.).   2      כ x-p&) However,thepetitionerassertsthathewas heldinwhatamountedtoisolationduringhisminorityandthereforecouldnotlearnaboutpostconvictionreliefproceduresfromadultinmates.Hefurtherassertsthat youthfulnessand 4-1 lackofmaturityonhispartmeritthisCourt'signoringthestatuteoflimitationsandremandingthecauseforahearing.Wedisagreebecausethepetitionerdoesnotqualifyhisclaimasanyofthethreepossibleexceptions.Heidentifiesneithercircumstancesinvolvingenhancementbyapriorconvictionnornewscientificevidenceestablishinghisinnocence.RegardingtheϜremainingbasisforpossibleexceptiontothestatute,therightinquestionmustbe baseduponafinalrulingofanappellatecourtestablishingaconstitutionalrightthatwasnotrecognizedasexistingatthetimeoftheplea,𛀀Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(b)(1),and notonaclaimthattheappellantdidnotknowthisconstitutionalrightexistedatthetimeofhisplea,PeteSmithv.State,No.  03C019805CR00182(Tenn.Crim.App.April30,1999,filedatKnoxville).Ignoranceofthelaw,evenifapersonisignorantofarighttoappealfromaconviction,doesnottollthestatute.SeePassarellav.State,891S.W.2d619, h` 625(Tenn.Crim.App.1994)(Thestatuteoflimitationsisnotaffectedbywhenapetitioner learnsthathisconstitutionalrightsmighthavebeenviolated.);DonnieCarpenterv.State,No.01C019703CC00114(Tenn.Crim.App.Dec. %  17,1997,filedinNashville);BernardNelsonv.State,No.01C019212CC &" 00375(Tenn.Crim.App.Nov.18,1993filedatNashville)L;L񛀜MMNN( [I]lliteracy,ignorance,anddifficultyinobtainingassistancewhileincarcerateddoesnottollthestatuteoflimitations.);MelvinDouglasBoylev.State,No.02C019201CC00003, ,%( (Tenn.Crim.App.November18,1992,filedatJackson)(Lackoflegalmaterialsdoesnottollthestatuteoflimitations.).̜ Legislativeintentandpurposeistobeascertainedprimarilyfromthenaturalandordinarymeaningofthelanguageused,withoutaforcedorsubtleconstructionthatwouldlimitorextendthemeaningofthelanguage,𛀀Tugglev. 704 AllrightParkingSys.,Inc,922S.,W.2d105,107(Tenn.1996),andnoauthority 926 citedbythepetitionercompelsthisCourtscontraveningtheplainlanguageoftheapplicablestatute. XӜ̛ X9P28   CONCLUSION     XThejudgmentbelowisAFFIRMED.  <     _____________________________  <     JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,Judge( XCONCUR:______________________________DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge)______________________________JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,Judge) X 4I[