WPC 8#  UN+ %y 0(4b 0l 0D>w$ 0J 0T 0^d 0h 0r2 0| 0 0 1u6 0@ D3 0d B AQ  0D 0D D/> Bm U> U* B) DC AM^v~v,HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLH(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($zz! @ d3|x- -((3$ !      0  (#$  0  0DDUDUDDPUUDDPDDPUDUDUDDUD'eDDDUD eӀ2 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)("$    $$$$'dxdP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X d*+ ,-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ..' dxdP Pd<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d22227Border 1dd* 3C << G !0  +"  11   YYY FILED1X June19,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.1AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ! . 0  ݛ 4   4   \RA'\ќ1\RA'\ћ  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE̜*R453A1-j|VI`  `@Rߛ ` XDpX     Q  ATJACKSON` XDpX  Q  JUNE1997SESSION   ` D ` cJOHNNYSMITH,JR., ) `  c  )C.C.A.No.02C019608CR00287 Appellant, )  )ShelbyCountyV. )  )HonorableChrisCraft,Judge   ) STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )(PostConviction)  ) Appellee. )` FORTHEAPPELLANT: FORTHEAPPELLEE:JohnnySmith,Jr.,ProSe CharlesW.BursonReg.No.12232076 AttorneyGeneral&ReporterF.C.I.MemphisP.O.Box34550(BealeB) JanisL.TurnerMemphis,TN381840550 CounselfortheState 450JamesRobertsonParkway Nashville,TN372430493 WilliamL.Gibbons DistrictAttorneyGeneral DanielR.Moody AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral CriminalJusticeComplex,Suite301 201PoplarAvenue Memphis,TN38103OPINIONFILED:___________________ AFFIRMED PAULG.SUMMERS, Judge  7FXXdXXd7  `  p     Q OPINION  ` X In1987theappellant,JohnnySmith,Jr.,pledguiltytotheunlawfulpossessionofmarijuanawithintenttosellandconvictedfeloncarryingafirearm.In1996hefiledapetitionforpostconvictionrelief,approximatelynineyearsafterhisconvictionsbecamefinal.Thetrialcourtdismissedthepetitiononthegroundthatitwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitations. Whenappellantsconvictionsbecamefinal,thelawallowedthreeyearstofileapetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030102(1990).Theappellant'stimeperiodforfilinghispetitionexpiredin1990.Therefore,hispetitionistimebarred. Accordingly,wefindnoerroroflawmandatingreversal.Thetrialcourt'sdismissalofthepetitionisaffirmedinaccordancewithTenn.R.Ct.Crim.App.,Rule20.       __________________________       PAULG.SUMMERS,JudgeCONCUR:____________________________DAVIDH.WELLES,Judge____________________________JOEG.RILEY,Judge