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vßÔ_ÔÔ_ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÐ ° ÐÌAT€NASHVILLEÌÌJUNE€1999€SESSIONÌÓ›ÓÌÌÌÌÌALVIN€L.€SMITH,à  àà h àà À àà  à)Ð ¬ ü  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p àC.C.A.€No.€01C01„9808„CC„00343Ð ’â  Ðà ` àAppellant,à  àà h àà À àà  à)Ð xÈ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p àLincoln€CountyÐ ^®  Ðv.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)Ð D”  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p àHonorable€Charles€Lee,€JudgeÐ *z  ÐSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à h àà À àà  à)Ð ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p à(Post„Conviction)Ð öF Ðà ` àAppellee.à  àà h àà À àà  à)Ð Ü, ÐÌÌÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à h àà À àà  àà p àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ð @ ÐÌJULIE€A.€MARTINà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àPAUL€G.€SUMMERSÐ  \ ÐP.€O.€Box€426à  àà h àà À àà  àà p àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÐ òB ÐKnoxville,€TN€€37901„0426à À àÐ Ø( Ð(On€Appeal)à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àELIZABETH€B.€MARNEYÐ ¾ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌDONNA€L.€HARGROVEà h àà À àà  àà p à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÐ Š Ú ÐDistrict€Public€Defenderà h àà À àà  àà p àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493Ð p!À  ÐÌANDREW€J.€DEARING,€IIIà À àà  àà p àWILLIAM€MICHAEL€McCOWNÐ <#Œ" ÐAssistant€Public€Defenderà h àà À àà  àà p àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÐ "$r# Ð105€South€Main€StreetÌP.€O.€Box€1119à  àà h àà À àà  àà p àWEAKLEY€E.€BARNARDÐ î%>!% ÐFayetteville,€TN€€37334„1119à À àà  àà p àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ Ô&$"& Ð(At€Trial)à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à215€East€College€StreetÐ º' #' Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àP.€O.€Box€878Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àFayetteville,€TN€€37334„0878ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€_______________________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÐ  ˜:è5< ÐÓ  Óòòò òÔ‡¼ã[»XXÔÑ8€*ÁXXdæXXdæ8ÑO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ#†X*ÁX»¼ã[  #Ôó óóóÐ ° ÐÌÌÓ  ÓÔ% € ÔÓÓà ` àOn€September€16,€1987,€a€Lincoln€County€jury€convicted€the€petitioner,€Alvin€L.ÏSmith€of€aggravated€rape,€aggravated€kidnapping,€armed€robbery€with€a€deadly€weapon,Ïand€perpetration€of€a€crime€against€nature.€€This€Court€affirmed€the€petitionerððs€convictionÏand€modified€his€sentence€on€August€22,€1989.€€The€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€deniedÏpermission€to€appeal€on€November€6,€1989.€€The€petitioner€filed€a€petition€for€post„¼conviction€relief€on€March€9,€1998.€€On€June€23,€1998,€the€trial€court€dismissed€the€petitionÏfor€failure€to€file€within€the€statute€of€limitations.€€The€petitioner€appeals€this€decision,Ïclaiming€the€statue€of€limitations€was€tolled€because€he€was€not€legally€competent€for€anyÏmeaningful€period€from€November€6,€1989€to€March€9,€1998.€€Based€on€our€review€of€thisÏmatter,€we€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà ` àIn€1995,€the€legislature€repealed€the€entire€1989€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act€andÏadopted€a€new€comprehensive€act.€€The€1995€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act€provides€thatÏa€person€in€custody€under€a€sentence€of€a€court€of€this€state€must€petition€for€post„¼conviction€relief€within€one€year€of€the€final€action€of€the€highest€state€appellate€court€toÏwhich€an€appeal€is€taken,€or,€if€no€appeal€is€taken,€within€one€year€of€the€date€on€which€theÏjudgment€became€final.€€The€one„year€statute€of€limitations€ð ðshall€not€be€tolled€for€anyÏreason,€including€any€tolling€or€saving€provision€otherwise€available€at€law€or€equity.ðð€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202(a)€(1997).€€The€1995€Act€gave€petitioners,€whose€three„yearÏstatute€of€limitations€under€the€1989€Act€had€not€already€expired,€one€year€from€theÏeffective€date€of€the€Act,€May€10,€1995,€in€which€to€file€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€ÏòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„201€compilerððs€notes€(1997).Ð L-œ(- ÐÌà ` àIn€òòVikki€Lynn€Spellman€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9801„CC„00036,€1998€WL€517840Ð ä04,1 Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Jackson,€Aug.€21,€1998),€òòpermóó.€òòappóó.€òògrantedóó€(Tenn.€1999),€this€CourtÐ °2.3 Ðruled€that€the€Legislature€intended€to€eliminate€all€tolling€provisions€applicable€to€post„¼conviction€relief€proceedings€by€its€enactment€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202(a)€as€a€partÏof€the€1995€Act.€€òòVikki€Lynn€Spellmanóó,€1998€WL€517840,€at€*2.€€However,€we€further€heldÐ 8d39 Ðthat€the€Legislature€cannot€eliminate€constitutionally€required€tolling€through€legislativeÐ à905; Ðaction.€€òòIdóó.€at€*2.€€Thus,€the€statute€of€limitations€will€be€tolled€where€a€petitioner€can€showÐ ° Ðthat€he€or€she€has€been€deprived€of€the€constitutional€right€to€due€process€due€to€theÏpetitionerððs€incompetence.€€òòWatkins€v.€Stateóó,€903€S.W.2d€302,€302„06€(Tenn.€1995);€òòDavidÐ H˜ ÐLee€Hundley€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9810„CC00313,€slip€op.€at€5„6,€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,Ð  d ÐJackson,€Aug.€26,€1999);€òòJohn€Paul€Seals€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9802„CC„00050,€1999€WLÐ à 0 Ð2833,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Jan.€6,€1999),€òòpermóó.€òòappóó.€òògrantedóó,€(Tenn.€1999);Ð ¬ ü  ÐòòVikki€Lynn€Spellmanóó,€1998€WL€517840,€at€*2.Ð xÈ  ÐÌà ` àIn€òòVikki€Lynn€Spellmanóó€and€the€cases€that€followed,€we€have€reversed€andÐ ` Ðremanded€for€appointment€of€counsel€and€a€hearing€to€address€the€question€ofÏcompetency€during€the€appropriate€period.€€òòSeeóó€òòDavid€Lee€Hundleyóó,€slip€op.€at€7„8;€òòJohnÐ ¨ø ÐPaul€Sealsóó,€1999€WL€2833,€at€*4;€òòVikki€Lynn€Spellmanóó,€1998€WL€517840,€at€*3„4.€€In€theÐ tÄ Ðcase€òòsub€judiceóó,€such€a€remand€is€not€necessary€because€the€petitioner€was€representedÐ @ Ðby€counsel€and€because€the€trial€court€held€a€hearing€to€address€the€petitionerððs€claim€ofÏincompetency.€€All€we€must€decide€is€whether€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€petition€wasÏproper€based€on€the€evidence€presented.€€ÌÌà ` àWhen€the€trial€court€follows€the€correct€legal€principle,€its€findings€of€fact€areÏconclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€judgment.€€òòCooperÐ  %\ $ Ðv.€Stateóó,€849€S.W.2d€744,€746€(Tenn.€1993).€€Accordingly,€we€are€bound€to€affirm€theÐ Ø&("& Ðjudgment€unless€the€evidence€in€the€record€preponderates€against€the€findings€of€the€trialÏcourt.€€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€755€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€The€burden€ofÐ p*À%* Ðestablishing€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€court's€findings€is€on€theÏpetitioner.€€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€579€(Tenn.€1997).Ð .X). ÐÌà ` àHere,€the€petitioner€claims€that€to€require€him€to€prove€a€continuous€state€ofÏincompetency€from€1989€to€the€filing€of€the€petition€in€1998,€or€to€require€him€to€proveÏð ðeach€and€every€period€of€competence€and€incompetence€between€1989€and€1998,"€wouldÏdeprive€him€of€a€reasonable€opportunity€to€litigate€his€post„conviction€claim.€€However,€itÏis€the€petitionerððs€burden€to€show€the€statue€of€limitations€has€not€expired.€€For€this€reason,Ð Ð8 4: Ðthe€trial€court€did€not€err€by€requiring€that€the€petitioner€provide€evidence€of€hisÏincompetence€from€1989€to€the€filing€of€the€petition.ÌÌà ` àIf€the€petitioner€was€competent€for€a€total€of€three€years€from€November€6,€1989€toÏMay€9,€1995,€the€three„year€statue€of€limitations€of€the€1989€Act€expired;€and€the€petitionÏwas€not€timely€filed.€€If€he€was€not€competent€for€a€total€of€three€years€prior€to€May€10,Ï1995,€the€subsequent€one„year€statute€of€limitations€then€applied.€€If€that€new€one„yearÏstatute€of€limitations€applied€and€the€petitioner€was€competent€for€a€total€of€one€yearÏbetween€May€10,€1995€and€the€filing€of€the€petition€on€March€9,€1998,€the€petition€was€notÏtimely€filed.€€The€petitioner€succeeds€in€his€claim€that€the€statue€of€limitations€did€not€expireÏonly€if€he€was€not€competent€for€a€total€of€three€years€from€November€6,€1989€to€May€9,Ï1995€òòandóó€he€was€not€competent€for€a€total€of€one€year€from€May€10,€1995€to€March€9,Ð tÄ Ð1998.€€The€trial€court€found€this€not€to€be€the€case.€€For€this€Court€to€reverse€the€decisionÏof€the€trial€court,€the€petitioner€must€now€show€the€evidence€presented€at€the€hearingÏpreponderates€against€this€finding.ÌÌà ` àTwo€witnesses€testified€at€the€hearing.€€Dr.€Jan€Allen€Mayer€testified€for€theÏpetitioner.€€Dr.€Mayer€was€his€treating€psychiatrist€at€the€DeBerry€Special€Needs€Facility.€ÏDr.€Mayer€stated€the€petitioner€was€admitted€to€the€facility€in€1989€because€of€ð ðsomeÏidentified€psychiatric€problem.ðð€€Admission€to€DeBerry€for€a€psychiatric€problem,€however,Ïdid€not€necessarily€mean€the€petitioner€was€incompetent.€€Dr.€Mayer€stated€he€couldÏaddress€the€petitionerððs€competency€only€for€the€period€that€the€petitioner€was€his€patient.€ÏThis€period€was€approximately€one€year€before€the€filing€of€the€petition€on€March€9,€1998.€ÏDuring€this€year,€the€petitioner€was€competent€only€for€eight€to€twelve€weeks€prior€to€theÏhearing.€€From€1992€to€the€time€Dr.€Mayer€began€treating€the€petitioner,€no€competencyÏevaluation€was€conducted.€€Dr.€Mayer€stated€there€was€no€way€to€determine€competencyÏin€the€past€from€reviewing€the€petitionerððs€medical€records.€€Dr.€Mayer€could€not€say€theÏpetitioner€was€incompetent€from€1992€until€he€began€treating€him.€€Dr.€Mayer€testified€thatÏhe€could€not€say€with€certainty€why€the€petitioner€was€admitted€to€the€DeBerry€facility€inÏ1989,€but€that€it€would€have€been€for€some€ð ðidentified€psychiatric€problem€because€thatÐ Ð8 4: Ðwas€the€purpose€for€the€facility.ðð€€However,€he€also€stated€that€a€person€could€have€aÏpsychiatric€problem€and€still€be€competent.ÌÌà ` àThe€petitioner€testified€he€was€in€the€general€prison€population€for€one€and€one„halfÏto€three€years€during€the€first€three€to€four€years€of€his€incarceration.€€He€was€housed€atÏDeBerry€at€all€other€times.€€He€first€began€thinking€of€filing€a€petition€around€1991€or€1992.€ÏHe€read€legal€books€and€talked€to€other€prisoners.€€He€spoke€to€his€doctors€and€his€familyÏabout€filing€a€petition,€but€he€said€they€told€him€he€could€not€file€a€petition€until€he€wasÏcompetent.€€He€has€been€on€and€off€medication€throughout€his€stay€at€DeBerry.€€At€theÏtime€of€the€hearing€he€was€taking€lithium,€tranquilizers,€and€anti„depressants.ÌÌà ` àThe€trial€court€found€that€although€the€petitionerððs€incarceration€in€DeBerry€ð ðraisedÏsuspicions€in€the€courtððs€mindðð€regarding€his€competency,€admission€to€DeBerry€did€not€inÏand€of€itself€prove€he€was€incompetent.€€After€considering€all€testimony€presented,€theÏcourt€found€that€the€petition€was€not€timely€filed€because€the€petitioner€did€not€meet€hisÏburden€of€showing€the€statute€of€limitations€was€tolled€due€to€incompetence.€€We€cannotÏsay€the€evidence€preponderates€against€this€finding,€therefore,€we€must€affirm€the€decisionÏof€the€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓÔ‡ X*ÁXXX*ÁÔà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à________________________________________Ð Ô&$"& Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€€GLENN,€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌ____________________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌ____________________________________ÌJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌà ` àÔ#†X*ÁXX X*Á×1#Ô