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Ð1209€Euclid€Avenueà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÐ °"  ÐKnoxville,€TN€€37921à h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243Ð  #ð! ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àRandall€E.€NicholsÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àMarsha€SelecmanÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à400€Main€StreetÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àKnoxville,€TN€€37901ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€_______________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌL.€T.€LAFFERTY,€SENIOR€JUDGEÌÌÐ   :p59 ÐÔ‡ ¼¡É¼X Xo Ôòòò òÓ  ÓÑ7€¬ùXXdðXXdð7ÑO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóÔ#† Xo X¼ ¼¡É‹ #ÔÐ ° ÐÌÓ° ÓÌÓÓà ` àThe€appellant,€Kenneth€Lee€Weston,€referred€herein€as€ð ðthe€petitioner,ðð€appeals€asÏof€right€from€the€denial€of€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€by€the€Knox€County€CriminalÏCourt.€€In€1988,€the€petitioner€was€convicted€of€robbery€with€a€deadly€weapon€in€theÏrobbery€of€the€Valley€Fidelity€Bank€and€Trust€Company.€€The€petitioner€is€presentlyÏconfined€in€the€Department€of€Correction€serving€a€life€sentence€for€his€conviction€as€anÏhabitual€criminal.€€The€petitioner€presents€two€appellate€issues:ÌÓ'X„Xä —X°œX'ÓÓÓÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à1.à8ä ¸ Ð ¸ Ð àWhether€the€state€had€constitutional€authority€to€chargeÐ Ö& Ðthe€petitioner€under€the€general€robbery€statute€whenÏthe€legislature€had€enacted€a€specific€crime€of€bankÏrobbery.Ð ä ¤ä ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à2.à8ä ¸ Ð ¸ Ð àWhether€the€petitioner€received€inadequate€assistanceÐ †Ö Ðof€counsel€at€trial€and€on€appeal:€€(a)€trial€counselððsÏinadequate€investigation€resulted€in€the€use€ofÏunreliable€evidence€that€petitionerððs€prior€felonies€tookÏplace€at€two€separate€times;€and€(b)€trial€counselððsÏfailure€to€object€to€the€stateððs€use€of€the€general€robberyÏstatute€constituted€inadequate€assistance€of€counsel.Ð ä ¤ä ¤ ÐÌÌÓÓà ` àAfter€a€review€of€the€entire€record,€briefs€of€all€parties,€and€applicable€law,€weÏAFFIRM€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€finding€that€the€petitioner€was€denied€a€ñ9ñœñ9ñfirst€tierñ9ñ›ñ9ñ€appealÏof€the€denial€of€his€first€post„conviction€petition€in€Cause€No.€40398.€€ñ9ñœñ9ñTheñ9ñ›ñ9ñ€petitioner€shallÏhave€sixty€days€to€file€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal€with€the€Supreme€ñ9ñœñ9ñCourt€inÏCause€No.€40398.€€ñ3ñWñ3ñe€ñ4ñalso€ñ4ñaffirmñ5ñ,ñ5ñ€on€other€groundsñ6ñ,ñ6ñ€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€of€dismissalÏof€the€petitionerððs€amendment€in€Cause€No.€45862€in€that€the€trial€court€was€withoutÏjurisdiction€to€consider€such€ñ8ññ7ñan€ñ7ññ8ñamendment.ñ9ñ›ñ9ñÌÌÓ  Óò òPROCEDURAL€BACKGROUNDÐ ö/F+. ÐÌó óÓ  Óà ` àSince€1988,€the€petitioner€has€sought€his€freedom€through€various€appellateÐ ¶3/2 Ðproceedings.€€Thus,€we€will€set€forth€the€chronological€proceedings€as€to€how€we€arrivedÏat€our€decision.ÌÐ V9¦48 Ðà ` àAfter€his€conviction€for€robbery€with€a€deadly€weapon€in€1988,€the€petitioner€filed€aÏdirect€appeal.€€This€Court€affirmed€the€petitionerððs€conviction.€òò€See€State€v.€Kenneth€LeeÐ à ÐWeston,€óóNo.€1235,€1989€WL€139693€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€November€20,€1989),Ð pÀ Ðòòper.€app.€denied€óó(Tenn.€1990).€€On€April€28,€1990,€the€petitioner€filed€his€first€òòpro€seóó€petitionÐ P   Ðfor€post„conviction€relief,€No.€40398,€with€the€Knox€County€Criminal€Court.€€The€trial€courtÏappointed€Ellery€Hill,€attorney,€to€represent€the€petitioner.€€In€his€petition,€the€petitionerÏcomplained€that:€€(a)€he€was€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel€in€that€counsel€failedÏto€uncover€alleged€proof€that€his€two€prior€convictions€in€Georgia,€utilized€to€render€him€anÏhabitual€criminal,€were€actually€one€offense;€and€(b)€the€jury€instruction€in€the€sentencingÏphase€of€the€trial€as€to€the€presumption€of€identity€was€unconstitutional.€€After€anÏevidentiary€hearing,€the€trial€court,€on€July€11,€1991,€denied€the€petitioner€any€relief.€€Post„¼conviction€counsel€failed€to€perfect€a€direct€appeal€of€this€denial.€ÌÌà ` àOn€November€25,€1991,€the€petitioner€filed€his€second€òòpro€seóó€petition€for€post„Ð ` Ðconviction€relief,€No.€45862,€alleging€his€post„conviction€attorney€failed€to€appeal€the€denialÏof€his€first€petition€for€post„conviction,€No.€40398,€thus€constituting€ineffective€assistanceÏof€counsel.€The€record€reflects€the€trial€court€appointed€the€Knox€County€Public€DefenderÏto€represent€the€petitioner.€€On€April€6,€1992,€the€trial€court€summarily€dismissed€theÏpetition,€and€the€petitioner€filed€a€motion€to€vacate€the€trial€courtððs€order€of€dismissal.€€OnÏMay€5,€1992,€the€trial€court€denied€the€petitionerððs€motion€to€vacate.€€On€direct€appeal,€thisÏCourt€affirmed€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal,€stating,€ð ð[t]he€scope€of€relief€under€the€post„¼conviction€statute€is€thus€limited€to€abridgment€of€constitutional€rights€in€the€convictionÏprocess€and€there€can€be€no€due€process€in€violation€ððin€the€conviction€processðð€by€whatÏmay€have€happened€at€a€prior€post„conviction€proceeding.ðð€òò€Kenneth€Lee€Weston€v.€State,Ð Ð/ +. ÐóóNo.€03C01„9209„CR„00308,€1993€WL€179915,€at€*1€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€May€27,Ð °1-0 Ð1993).€The€Supreme€Court€granted€the€petitionerððs€application€for€permission€to€appeal.€ÌÌà ` àIn€its€order€reversing€this€Court€and€remanding€the€case€to€the€trial€court€for€anÏevidentiary€hearing€on€the€second€petition,€the€Supreme€Court€stated:Ð 09€48 ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àÐ ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àUpon€consideration€of€the€application€for€permission€to€appealÏand€the€entire€record€in€this€cause,€the€Court€is€of€the€opinionÏthat€the€record€is€inadequate€to€determine€the€merit€of€theÏpetitionerððs€claim.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÓ¬ÓÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àThe€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€an€evidentiaryÏhearing€on€the€issue€of€whether€petitioner€was€denied€a€firstÏtier€appeal€of€his€original€post„conviction€petition€as€a€result€ofÏinaction€on€the€part€of€appointed€counsel.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àIf€the€trial€court€finds€in€the€affirmative€on€this€issue,€an€appealÏshall€be€granted€on€the€original€post„conviction€petition€or,€inÏthe€alternative,€a€new€hearing€on€the€petition€shall€be€granted,Ïfrom€which€petitioner€shall€be€entitled€to€a€first€tier€appeal.€Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÌòòÓÓKenneth€Lee€Weston€v.€State,€óóNo.€03C01„9209„CR„00308,€1993€WL€460500,€at€*1€(Tenn.,Ð  ð ÐNovember€10,€1993),€òòpet.€to€rehear€denied€óó(Tenn.€1994).Ð €Ð ÐÌà ` àThe€record€reflects€that€the€evidentiary€hearing€on€the€second€petition€for€post„¼conviction€relief,€No.€45862,€was€reset€several€times€from€1995€to€April,€1998.ÌÌà ` àOn€April€15,€1998,€the€petitioner€filed€an€amended€petition€for€post„conviction€reliefÏin€Cause€No.€45862.€€In€the€amended€petition,€the€petitioner€alleged:€€(a)€trial€counsel€failedÏto€move€for€an€acquittal€on€the€robbery€with€a€deadly€weapon€charge€at€the€end€of€trial,Ïwhen€the€proof€did€not€support€a€finding€of€anything€but€bank€robbery;€and€(b)€the€petitionerÏreceived€inadequate€assistance€of€counsel€at€trial€and€on€appeal€when€counsel€failed€toÏraise€the€variance€between€the€proof€and€the€conviction€either€in€the€motion€for€a€new€trialÏor€on€appeal.€The€ñ9ñœñ9ñstateñ9ñ›ñ9ñ€did€not€file€an€answer€to€the€amended€petition.€ÌÌà ` àOn€April€23,€1998,€the€trial€court€held€an€evidentiary€hearing€ñ9ñœñ9ñon€the€second€petitionÏpursuantñ9ñ›ñ9ñ€to€the€Supreme€Courtððs€order€for€remand.€€The€trial€court€did€not€hear€anyÏwitnesses,€but€considered€the€statements€of€counsel€for€both€parties€as€to€the€history€ofÏthese€two€petitions€for€post„conviction€relief.€€The€trial€court€recognized€that€it€was€toÏdetermine€whether€the€petitioner€was€entitled€to€a€first€tier€appeal€of€the€first€petition€forÏpost„conviction€relief,€but€the€petitioner€urged€the€trial€court€to€consider€the€amendment€toÏthe€second€petition.€€The€state€conceded€the€petitioner€was€entitled€to€a€first€tier€appeal€ofÐ  :p59 Ðhis€first€petition€in€Cause€No.€40398.€€The€state€did€not€object€to€the€trial€courtððsÏdetermination€of€the€merits€of€the€amendment€to€the€second€petition.€ÌÌà ` àIn€its€order€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€the€trial€court€found€that€theÏpetitioner€was€denied€a€first€tier€appeal,€due€to€the€inactions€of€appointed€counsel,€andÏgranted€the€petitioner€an€appeal€in€Cause€No.€40398.€€As€to€the€amendment€of€the€secondÏpetition€for€post„conviction€relief€in€Cause€No.€45862,€the€trial€court€found:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àÐ ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à[W]hile€there€is€a€specific€bank€robbery€charge,€that€does€notÏprevent€the€State€from€charging€and€seeking€a€conviction,€andÏa€jury€convicting€an€individual€of€armed€robbery,€whether€it€isÏa€banking€institution€or€any€other€individual€or€institution.€I€thinkÏthey€could€proceed€under€39„2„501€and€submit€that€issue€toÏthe€jury,€if€the€jury€found€the€elements€of€that€offense,€that€itÏwas€appropriate€for€them€to€convict€of€that€offense.€€Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÌÌÓÓ€à ` àWe€agree€with€the€trial€courtððs€determination€that€the€petitioner€was€deprived€of€anÐ  p Ðappeal€on€the€merits€of€his€first€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€in€Cause€No.€40398.€€ñ9ñœñ9ññ0ñThus,›€this€Courtððs€original€judgment€of€affirmance€is€vacated,€and€the€petitioner€may€seekÏanÏapplication€for€permission€to€appeal€with€the€Supreme€Court.€ÌÌà ` àñ0ñAsÏto€the€amendment€to€the€second€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€in€Cause€No.€45862,€weÏagree€with€the€state€that€the€trial€court€was€not€authorized€to€entertain€this€amendment.ÏTherefore,€this€issue€is€not€properly€before€this€Court,€and€we€decline€to€review€œit.ñ:ñ€€The€trialÏcourtððs€judgment€is€affirmed.ñ:ñ›ÌÓÓñ1ñÌÌñ1ñÌÔ‡ XáãXX XtÔà ` àà ¸ àà ä àà  àà h àà À à________________________________________Ð 0*€%( Ðà ` àà ¸ àà ä àà  àà h àà À àL.€T.€LAFFERTY,€SENIOR€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ___________________________________Ô#† XtXX Xáã•1#ÔÔ‡ XtXX XtÔÐ Þ5.15 ÐNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€œJUDGEñ;ñ̛̛Ìñ;ñÔ#† XtXX Xt.3#Ôñ;ñ›Ð Ä626 Ðñ;ñ›