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ÐWilliam€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Tom€Hoover,€Jr.,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ 6#†" ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð "$r# ÐÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óˆÐ ú%J!% ÐÌà@%ìàò òBACKGROUNDó óˆÐ Ò'"#' ÐÌà  àFollowing€a€jury€trial,€Petitioner€was€convicted€of€first€degree€murder€and€especiallyÐ ª)ú$) Ðaggravated€Ô_ÔkidnappingÔ_Ô.€€He€appealed€to€this€court,€and€his€conviction€for€first€degree€murder€wasÐ –*æ%* Ðreversed€and€dismissed€and€the€conviction€for€especially€aggravated€Ô_ÔkidnappingÔ_Ô€was€affirmed.òò€€StateÐ ‚+Ò&+ Ðv.€Kevin€Wilkinsóó,€2000€Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€LEXIS€640,€No.€W1999„01462„CCA„MR3„CD€(Tenn.Ð n,¾', ÐÔ_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.,€filed€Aug.€18,€2000€at€Jackson),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó€(Tenn.€Feb.€20,€2001).€Ð Z-ª(-ý ÐÔ_ÔPetitioner€did€not€file€a€request€for€permission€to€appeal€to€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€regardingÐ ° Ðthe€affirmance€of€€his€conviction€for€especially€aggravated€kidnapping.€€The€State€did€seekÐ œì Ðpermission€to€appeal€pursuant€to€Rule€11€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.€€As€notedÐ ˆØ Ðin€the€citation,€the€Stateððs€application,€pursuant€to€Rule€11€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€AppellateÐ tÄ ÐProcedure,€was€denied€February€20,€2001.€€Ð `° ÐÌà  àIn€its€response€filed€with€the€post„conviction€trial€court,€the€State€alleged€that€ð ð[t]o€the€StateÐ 8 ˆ Ðof€Tennesseeððs€knowledge,€information€and€belief,€no€appeal€was€taken€from€the€Court€of€CriminalÐ $ t ÐAppealsððs€decision€by€either€the€petitioner€or€the€State€of€Tennessee.ðð€€The€State,€in€its€brief€onÐ  ` Ðappeal,€takes€the€same€position,€stating€that€ð ð[n]o€appeal€was€taken€from€the€decision€by€either€theÐ ü L  Ðpetitioner€or€the€state.ðð€€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àHowever,€attached€to€its€brief,€the€State€has€provided€a€copy€of€this€courtððs€decision€inÐ À  ÐPetitionerððs€case€in€the€direct€appeal€from€his€convictions.€€On€the€first€page€of€the€copy€of€theÐ ¬ü  Ðopinion,€directly€under€the€date€of€the€filing€of€the€opinion,€it€is€noted,€ð ðPermission€to€Appeal€DeniedÐ ˜è  ÐFeb.€20,€2001.ðð€€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àIn€the€post„conviction€court,€and€on€appeal,€the€State€takes€the€position€that€the€petition€forÐ \¬ Ðpost„conviction€relief,€in€order€to€be€timely,€must€have€been€filed€within€one€year€of€August€18,Ð H˜ Ð2000,€the€date€of€this€courtððs€opinion€in€the€direct€appeal€from€the€conviction.€€The€post„convictionÐ 4„ Ðcourt€made€no€specific€findings€in€its€order€dismissing€the€petition€other€than€to€state€that€the€motionÐ  p Ðto€dismiss€was€ð ðwell€taken€for€the€reasons€stated€therein.ðð€€Ð  \ ÐÌòòóóà@òò&ìàò òANALYSISó óˆÐ ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€conviction€for€first€degree€murder€and€the€conviction€for€especially€aggravatedÐ ¼  Ðkidnapping€were€the€result€of€one€trial€in€a€single€proceeding.€€In€order€to€accept€the€StateððsÐ ¨ø Ðargument,€if€the€supreme€court€had€granted€the€application€for€permission€to€appeal€and€reversed€thisÐ ”ä Ðcourt€regarding€the€conviction€for€first€degree€murder,€Petitioner€would€have€had€to€file€a€petitionÐ €Ð Ðfor€post„conviction€relief€regarding€the€especially€aggravated€kidnapping€conviction€within€one€yearÐ l¼ Ðof€August€18,€2000.€€In€addition,€a€separate€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€regarding€theÐ X ¨ Ðconviction€for€first€degree€murder€would€have€to€be€filed€within€one€year€of€the€date€of€the€supremeÐ D!” Ðcourtððs€action€affirming€the€murder€conviction.€€This€procedure€would€be€contrary€to€both€statutoryÐ 0"€  Ðprovisions€and€Rule€28€of€the€Rules€of€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee.Ð #l! ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„30„202€specifically€sets€forth€the€one„year€statute€ofÐ ô$D # Ðlimitations€for€post„conviction€petitions,€and€provides€in€part,€ð ðà8 @n à(c)€This€part€contemplates€the€filingÐ à%0!$ Ðof€only€one€(1)€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202(c).€€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àRule€28,ðð€5(C),€Rules€of€the€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee,€states€as€follows:€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌò òà8  à(C)€Limitation€of€Petitions€ð!ð€ó óEach€petition€shall€be€limited€to€claims€arising€fromÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€judgment€or€judgments€entered€in€a€single€trial€or€proceeding.€€A€petitioner€whoÐ l+¼&* Ðdesires€to€obtain€relief€from€judgments€entered€in€more€than€one€trial€or€proceedingÐ ° Ðmust€file€separate€petitions€for€each€trial€or€proceeding.€€(emphasis€in€original).МìÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€clear€intent€of€both€the€legislature€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„30„202€andÐ tÄ Ðthe€supreme€court€in€Rule€28,ðð€5(C),€Rules€of€the€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee,€is€that€in€a€case€suchÐ `° Ðas€this,€any€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€involving€a€single€trial€or€proceeding,€should€be€filedÐ L œ Ðwithin€one€year€of€the€date€that€theòòóó€judgment€on€appeal€pertaining€to€all€convictions€has€finally€beenÐ 8 ˆ Ðresolved€in€a€direct€appeal€pertaining€to€the€one€single€proceeding.€€Petitioner€had€one€year€fromÐ $ t ÐFebruary€20,€2001€(the€date€on€which€the€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee€denied€the€Stateððs€applicationÐ  ` Ðfor€permission€to€appeal€from€the€judgment€of€the€court€of€criminal€appeals),€in€which€to€attack€anyÐ ü L  Ðconviction€arising€from€the€single€proceeding€in€the€trial€court,€which€resulted€in€his€convictions€forÐ è 8  Ðespecially€aggravated€kidnapping€and€first€degree€murder.€€The€petition€filed€December€6,€2001,€isÐ Ô$  Ðclearly€within€that€one„year€limitation€period.€€Accordingly,€the€trial€court€erred€in€dismissing€theÐ À  Ðpetition€without€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€The€trial€courtððs€judgment€must€therefore€be€reversed,€andÐ ¬ü  Ðthis€case€remanded€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion,€and€in€accordance€with€theÐ ˜è  Ðprovisions€of€the€ð ðPost„Conviction€Procedure€Act,ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„201,€òòet€seq.óóÐ „Ô  ÐÌà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ \¬ ÐÌà  àFor€the€reasons€stated€herein,€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court€is€reversed,€and€thisÐ 4„ Ðcase€is€remanded€for€further€proceedings.€€€€Ð  p Ðà@ìì*ìàˆÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ä4 Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÐ Ð  Ð