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[_T]he_Ԁdoctrine `  0  oflachesisnotgenerallyimputedtoagovernmentalagencybytheactionofanoffice 2  holder.Statev._Gipson_,940S.W.2dat75.(.(3($ !USUS.,      0  (#$  0   ,cAZArial Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 = ["USUS.,  _XXXX`XX   Ad FILEDXX`  October31,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdA ,|AZ"Arial Regular[\]_C<<C d(.3$ !USUS.,  (.3$ !USUS.,  ($$   1  ZZZZ'dxd !USUS.,  __` XXLTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8t2XXdd8      _INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  xY_B2.jz*`  `@E* ` 8ttxPVb xATJACKSONAUGUSTSESSION,1999  STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )  C.C.A.NO.02C019901CR00015 n  `     h   ) ` Appellee,   h   ) r   `     h   ) `     h   )  SHELBYCOUNTY v  VS. `     h   )   x   `     h   )  HON.JAMESC.BEASLEY,JR., z  BAILEYR.AGNEW, h   )  JUDGE |  `     h   ) ` Appellant.   h   )  (HabitualMotorVehicleOffender)     ONAPPEALFROMTHEJUDGMENTOFTHECRIMINALCOURTOFSHELBYCOUNTY  FORTHEAPPELLANT:     p FORTHEAPPELLEE:   .  EDWINC.LENOW  h     PAULG.SUMMERS ", 100NorthMainBuilding,#2325  AttorneyGeneralandReporter #( Memphis,TN38103 `     h     PATRICIAC.KUSSMANN `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN37243 `     h     WILLIAMGIBBONS `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     PAULAWULFF `     h     AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     CriminalJusticeComplex,Suite301 `     h     201PoplarAvenue `     h     Memphis,TN38103  P1'( ORDERFILED________________________AFFIRMEDPURSUANTTORULE20JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE#XXLw#  Z9/0     XX ORDER #XX  i #LXX `     ` TheAppellant,BaileyR.Agnew,appealstheShelbyCountyCriminal  CourtsorderdeclaringhimanHabitualMotorVehicleOffenderunderTenn.  CodeAnn.5510601,et.seq.Onappeal,theAppellantclaimsthatthetrial  courterredindenyinghismotiontodismisstheStatespetitiontohavehim   declaredanhabitualoffenderonthegroundsthatthepetitionwasbarredbythe t  statuteoflimitationsor,inthealternative,theequitabledoctrineoflaches.We d affirmthetrialcourtsjudgmentpursuanttoRule20oftheTennesseeCourtof T Appeals. D  ` TheAppellantwasconvictedonOctober13,1992,andJune27,1997,for $ drivingwhilehislicensewascancelled,suspendedorrevoked.OnAugust15, t! 1997,theAppellantwasconvictedfortheoffenseofdrivingundertheinfluence d# ofanintoxicant.Sometimethereafter,theTennesseeDepartmentofSafety T% notifiedthedistrictattorneysofficethattheAppellanthadreceivedthree(3) D' qualifyingconvictionsinfive(5)years,makinghimanhabitualoffenderunderthe 4)  MotorVehicleHabitualOffendersAct.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.5510603(2)(A). $+!" OnFebruary13,1998,theStatefiledapetitiontohavetheAppellantdeclared -#$ anhabitualoffender. /%&  ` TheAppellantcontendsthatTenn.CodeAnn.5510606requiresthe 2)* districtattorneyto forthwithfilethepetitionuponreceivingnoticethata 4t+, defendanthastherequisitenumberofconvictionstobedeclaredanhabitual 6d-. offender.Thus,hemaintainsthattheStatespetitionistimebarredunderthe 8T/0 statuteoflimitationsandunderthedoctrineoflachesbecausetheassistant `  districtattorneydidnotfilethepetitiontodeclarehimanhabitualoffender P  immediatelyuponreceiptofnotice. @   ` Toestablishthedefenseoflaches,theDefendantmustprove(1)an   inexcusablylongdelayinbringingthesuit,and(2)prejudicetotheDefendantas   aresultofthedelay.Jansenv.Clayton,816S.W.2d49,51(Tenn.App.1991).   Theassistantdistrictattorneywhofiledthepetitionestimatedthathereceived   noticeoftheAppellantshabitualoffenderstatusinDecember1997.Thetrial  courtfoundthatadelayoftwo(2)monthsinfilingthepetitionwasnot p inexcusablenorinappropriate,andweagree.Theapplicationofthedoctrineof ` lacheslieswithinthetrialcourtsdiscretionandwillnotbereversedabsentan P abuseofdiscretion.Statev.Gipson,940S.W.2d73,76(Tenn.Crim.App.  @ 1996).Thetrialcourtdidnotabuseitsdiscretion.  #  1       "0  `     h    ` TheAppellantfurtherclaimsthatthepetitionisbarredunderthestatuteof p& limitations.However,althoughtheprosecutorhasadutyto proceedwithdue `(  diligencetofileapetition,thisCourthasheldthatnostatuteoflimitationsapplies P* " undertheMotorVehicleHabitualOffendersAct.Statev.RogerW.Freeman, @,"$ C.C.A.No.03C019208CR00268,1993Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS349,at*2, 0.$& SullivanCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.filedJune1,1993,atKnoxville).  0&(  ` AfterreviewingtherecordbeforethisCourt,weconcludethatthetrialcourt 4*, didnoterrinfailingtodismisstheStatespetitiontodeclaretheAppellantan 5,. HabitualMotorVehicleOffender.Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrial `  courtpursuanttoTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppealsRule20.Costsofthis P  appealaretaxedtotheAppellant,BaileyR.Agnew,forwhichletexecutionissue. @   `     h   ____________________________________    `     h   JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE   CONCUR:   ___________________________________ x DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE p ___________________________________ X JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JUDGE#Vu##XUXVu#