WPCO GUV`AWLO>mJ)Vl&y%tftgrRE S{i$/M4 z}pIV\4mG?8&h"t5iܮn߫'nI>wŚOψv:A[P|OKKN&^-}uF;qN:$7,fٲ6ˊ'viYʼ6ntuw7,FRT腤 h?l 4]|F({3Mބ:Mv|%tXM'RתIFp5Ht†O&<ꊆ-ЇIPY3~@A\v) D`cLM{4Ӈ65lXW[!nYi(aї{!7/om8epp^6IH3@[4JOza|l󏍙귏(bah{o2J!᡼LM*# LU:W % 0w@4 0H 0D 7 j NU:VjU:U84 0Dl*U: AQe 0D+ 0Do B D/ B D3HP LaserJet 4HPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL,  AZ"Arial RegularX(g$XTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7YXXdXXd7    DE eӀ:M+%3|x    O$X   1    XXAppellantsinitiatedtheseproceedingsindividuallybyfilingseparatemotionstoreopentheir  priorpostconvictionproceedings.Afterthetrialcourtdismissedtheirpostconvictionpetitions,theyproceededjointly.Asaresult,wehavetreatedthecaseasoneappeal.((3\y$ g!XTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7oXXdXXd7        0  (#$  0     \y$X   1    PXXAppellantsinitiatedtheseproceedingsindividuallybyfilingseparatemotionstoreopentheir  priorpostconvictionproceedings.Afterthetrialcourtdismissedtheirpostconvictionpetitions,theyproceededjointly.Asaresult,wehavetreatedthecaseasoneappeal. `  \y$X   2    PXXThemotionstoreopenstatedthatthebasisforreliefwas setforthintheattachedPetitionfor  WritofErrorCoramNobis/PetitionforPostConvictionRelief.Whileassertingtheallegationsinthatmannerdoesnotcomplywiththestatute,itdoesnotalterourdeterminationonthemotionstoreopen.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(b)(1997)(statingthatmotionshouldbeaccompaniedbyaffidavitcontainingthefactualbasisunderlyingtheclaims).,  AZ"Arial Regular `  O$X   2    XXThemotionstoreopenstatedthatthebasisforreliefwas setforthintheattachedPetitionfor  WritofErrorCoramNobis/PetitionforPostConvictionRelief.Whileassertingtheallegationsinthatmannerdoesnotcomplywiththestatute,itdoesnotalterourdeterminationonthemotionstoreopen.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(b)(1997)(statingthatmotionshouldbeaccompaniedbyaffidavitcontainingthefactualbasisunderlyingtheclaims).,  AZ"Arial Regular,AZ Arial Italic($$   1    ""  XoXXX XXo   Ad FILEDXoX    September25,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.PXXoAppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular!"#&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !   d((' dxdP Pd$$$$'dxd g!XTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7oXXdXXd7     r )<,(j 8` `@E  ` ttx$X rߛ@ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @*ATKNOXVILLE  @%JANUARY1998SESSIONTIMOTHYBICKERS,THOMAS 8   )  No.03C019706CR00218   CARTER,andGREGORYHEDGES,  )     0      8   ) Appellants     8   )       0      8   )  GREENECOUNTY   V.  0      8   )     0      8   )  HON.JAMESE.BECKNER, z  STATEOFTENNESSEE,   8   )  JUDGE h`   0      8   ) Appellee.     8   )  (PostConviction) 4,   0      8   )  0      8   )FortheAppellants:     8     FortheAppellee:  LionelR.Barrett     8     JohnKnoxWalkup ~v 222SecondAvenue   8     AttorneyGeneralandReporter d\ Suite418 0      8      @  JB Nashville,TN37201   8     PeterM.Coughlan   H!  #  0 (   0      8     AssistantAttorneyGeneral  0      8     425FifthAvenueNorth  0      8     Nashville,TN372430493  0      8     C.BerkeleyBell,Jr.  0      8     DistrictAttorneyGeneral  0      8     109S.MainStreet  0      8     Suite501  0      8     Greeneville,TN37743OPINIONFILED:___________________AFFIRMEDWilliamM.Barker,Judge  4-3z @- OPINION    Theappellants,TimothyBickers,ThomasCarter,andGregoryHedges,   #  1      ׀appeal   asofrightthedismissalintheGreeneCountyCriminalCourtoftheirpetitionsforpostconvictionrelief.Thetrialcourtgrantedtheirmotionstoreopen,butfoundthatthepetitionswerebarredbythestatuteoflimitationsandthatthegroundforreliefwaswaived.AlthoughWweconcludethatthetrialcourterredingrantingthemotionstoreopen,weneverthelessaffirmthetarialtrialcourtsjudgmentdismissingthepetitionsforpostconvictionrelief. Appellantswereconvictedin1985ofsevenoffensesarisingoutoftheaggravatedkidnappingandaggravatedrobberyofabankmanagerandhiswife.AppellantsBickersandCarterreceivedeighty(80)yearsentencesandappellantHedgeswassentencedtoninetysix(96)years.TheconvictionsandsentenceswereaffirmedbythisCourtondirectappeal.Statev.GregoryA.Hedges,ThomasD. | Carter,andTimothyBickers,No.252(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,April15,1987), PH perm.app.denied(Tenn.1987).Appellantssubsequentlyfiledseparatepost ! convictionpetitions,whichweredeniedbythetrialcourt.ThisCourtaffirmedthedenialsofreliefinBickersandCarterscases.SeeTimothyThomasBickersv.State, $! No.03C019311CR00361(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,January10,1995),perm. &x# app.denied(Tenn.1995);ThomasD.Carterv.State,No.03C019203CR69(Tenn. L(D!% Crim.App.atKnoxville,December17,1992),perm.app.denied(Tenn.1993).A *#' panelofthisCourtvacatedHedgesgrandlarcenyconviction,butaffirmedthetrialcourtinallotherrespects.GregoryHedgesv.State,No.03C019112CR00379 -&+  (Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,March10,1993),perm.app.denied(Tenn.1993). |/t(-  OnMarch26,1997,appellantsfiledmotionstoreopentheirpreviouspostconvictionpetitions,accompaniedbywritsoferrorcoramnobis.   #  2      ׀Appellantsalleged   dueprocessviolationsattheirtrialbaseduponthedistrictattorneysfailuretodiscloseapleaagreementwithaccompliceJanieRiddle,whowastheStatesprimarywitness.Thetrialcourtenteredapreliminaryordergrantingthemotionstoreopen,butsummarilydismissedthepetitionswithoutholdinganevidentiaryhearing.ThetrialcourtdeniedreliefbecausethestatuteoflimitationshadexpiredforbothwritsoferrorcoramnobisandthePostConvictionAct.Thetrialcourtfurtherfoundthatthegroundforreliefwaseasilydiscoverable,ifnotknowntopetitioners,priortothefirstpetitionsand,therefore,werewaivedbecausenoneoftheappellantsraisedtheissueatthattime. Appellantscontendthatthetrialcourterredinrulingthatthegroundforreliefhadbeenwaived.TheyassertthattheydidnotlearnoftheconcealedpleabargainwithRiddleuntilwellaftertheirfirstpetitionsforpostconvictionreliefhadbeenlitigated.Therefore,theyarguethegroundmaynotbeconsideredwaivedwhentheywereunawareitexisted.Wefinditunnecessarytoaddressappellantsargumentbecausethedispositiveissueiswhetherthetrialcourtproperlygrantedthemotionstoreopen. Asthebasistoreopenthepreviouspetitions,eachappellantsubmitted thatthefactsunderlyingtheclaim,iftrue,wouldestablishbyclearandconvincingevidencethatthePetitionerisentitledtohavetheconvictionssetasideandtobegrantedanewtrial.Ingrantingthemotion,thetrialcourtstatedthatthemotionallegedfactswhich,ifprovenbytheapplicablestandardofproof,wouldaffordthe petitionerabasisforreopeningthepetition.Anexaminationoftheapplicablestatute \0T). revealsthatappellantsandthetrialcourtrelieduponanimpropergroundtoreopenthepetitions.  ThePostConvictionActof1995setsforthlimitedcircumstancesinwhichamotiontoreopenmaybegranted.UnderTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4030217,amotiontoreopenmaybefiledwhen:8 (1)theclaiminthemotionisbaseduponafinalrulingofanappellatecourtestablishingaconstitutionalrightthatwasnotrecognizedasexistingatthetimeoftrial,ifretrospectiveapplicationofthatrightisrequired.Suchmotionmustbefiledwithinone(1)yearoftherulingofthehigheststateappellatecourtortheUnitedStatessupremecourtestablishingaconstitutionalrightthatwasnotrecognizedasexistingatthetimeoftrial;or  (# (# 8 (2)theclaiminthemotionisbaseduponnewscientificevidenceestablishingthatsuchpetitionerisactuallyinnocentoftheoffenseoroffensesforwhichthepetitionerwasconvicted;or  (# (# 8 (3)theclaimassertedinthemotionseeksrelieffromasentencethatwasenhancedbecauseofapreviousconvictionandsuchconvictioninthecaseinwhichtheclaimisassertedwasnotaguiltypleawithanagreedsentence,andthepreviousconvictionhassubsequentlybeenheldtobeinvalid,inwhichcasethemotionmustbefiledwithinone(1)yearofthefinalityoftherulingholdingthepreviousconvictiontobeinvalid;and  (# (# Ѐ8 (4)itappearsthatthefactsunderlyingtheclaim,iftrue,wouldestablishbyclearandconvincingevidencethatthepetitionerisentitledtohavetheconvictionsetasideorthesentencereduced.  (# (#  Themotionshouldbedeniedwithoutahearingunlessitcontainsfactualallegationsthatmeetoneoftheenumeratedstatutorycircumstances.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(b).SeealsoFletcherv.State,951S.W.2d378,380(Tenn.1997). ,)$"&  Theclearlanguageofthestatutereflectsthatonlythoseeventssetoutinthefirstthreesubsectionsqualifyasabasisforreopeningapetition.Thegroundassertedmustmeetthe clearandconvincingstandardsetforthinsubsection(4).DonaldWayneEasleyv.State,No.01C019609CC00407(Tenn.Crim.App.at \0T). Nashville,November6,1997),perm.app.denied(Tenn.1998).Therefore,facts (2 +0 describedineitherstatutoryground(1),(2),or(3)mustexistX XXXand#XXXX z)#Ԁthefactsunderlying 3,2 thatgroundmustestablishbyclearandconvincingevidencethatthepetitioneris 5.4 entitledtohavetheconvictionsetaside.Subsection(4)ofthestatuteisjoinedtotheprecedingthreegroundsbytheconjunctive and;itdoesnotexistasanindependentgroundforrelief.Asaresult,thetrialcourterredinreopeningthepetitionsbasedonsubsection(4)sincetheappellantsfailedtoassertfactstosupportoneofthethreestatutorycircumstances. Appellantsallegationsofprosecutorialmisconductdonotsatisfyanyofthecircumstancescontemplatedbythestatute.Appellantshavenotmadeashowingofanewconstitutionalrulerequiringretrospectiveapplication,newscientificevidence,orthatapreviousconvictionusedforsentenceenhancementhasbeensetaside.Intheabsenceoffactstosupportoneofthethreestatutoryrequirements,wedismissenyappellantsmotionstoreopentheirpreviouspostconvictionpetitions.  0      8     _______________________________  0      8     WilliamM.Barker,SpecialJudgeCONCUR:____________________________GaryR.Wade,PresidingJudge____________________________JosephM.Tipton,Judge