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ÐÓ# ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼N}»XXµ_ #ÔÔ‡XµX»¼N}ÔÐ ü#L# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼N}»XXµç #ÔÔ€XµX»¼N}ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔò òòòPROCEDURAL€HISTORYÐ Ô%$!% Ðóóó óÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óà  àThis€is€the€petitionerððs€third€time€before€this€court,€and€his€extensive€procedural€history€hasÐ ¬'ü"' Ðbeen€succinctly€set€out€in€two€previous€decisions.€€òòSeeóó€òòJerry€Britt€v.€Stateóó,€No.€E2001„00864„CCA„Ð ˜(è#( ÐR3„PC,€2002€WL€31126638€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€Sept.€26,€2002),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóóòò€óó(Tenn.€Jan.Ð „)Ô$) Ð27,€2003);€Ô#†XµXXXµd #ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔòòJerry€E.€Ô#†XµXXXµ¡#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔBritt€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9806„CR„00208,€1999€WL€359000€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.Ð p*À%* ÐJune€4,€1999).Ô#†XµXXXµï#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔ€Ô#†XµXXXµÀ#ÔòòóóÔ‡XµXXXµÔÐ \+¬&+ Ðâ âÐ H,˜',ý ÐÔ_Ôà  à€On€August€26,€1997,€the€petitioner€timely€filed€a€òòpro€seóó€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,Ð ° Ðâ âcontending,€as€this€court€earlier€described,€ð ðprimarily€that€he€was€denied€effective€assistance€ofÐ œì Ðcounsel€at€his€guilty€plea€hearing€because€he€was€not€advised€specifically€of€the€consequences€of€hisÐ ˆØ Ðguilty€plea.ðð€€òòJerry€E.€Brittóó,€1999€WL€359000,€at€*1.€€The€post„conviction€court€dismissed€thisÐ tÄ Ðpetition€on€March€30,€1998,€without€a€hearing.€€On€appeal,€this€court€remanded€the€case€for€theÐ `° Ðpetitioner€to€ð ðhave€new€counsel€appointed€and€.€.€.€be€given€an€evidentiary€hearing€so€that€he€willÐ L œ Ðhave€the€opportunity€to€try€to€prove€his€allegation€that€his€original€trial€counsel€did€not€properlyÐ 8 ˆ Ðinvestigate€his€case,€as€well€as€any€other€allegation€that€new€counsel€may€determine€is€appropriate.ðð€Ð $ t ÐòòId.óó€òòóóat€*2.€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àSubsequent€to€the€remand,€the€petitioner€filed€an€amended€post„conviction€petition,€assertingÐ è 8  Ðthat€ð ðhe€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€when€he€entered€his€pleas;€that€his€counselððsÐ Ô$  Ðdeficient€performance€rendered€his€guilty€pleas€unknowing€and€involuntary;€and€that€he€should€beÐ À  Ðgranted€post„conviction€relief€because€of€newly€discovered€evidence.ðð€€òòJerry€Brittóó,€2002€WLÐ ¬ü  Ð31126638,€at€*1.€€On€March€16,€2001,€the€post„conviction€court€conducted€an€evidentiary€hearing,Ð ˜è  Ðat€which€the€victim€testified,€recanting€her€accusation€of€sexual€abuse€made€before€the€petitionerððsÐ „Ô  Ðpleas€of€guilt.€€After€the€hearing,€the€post„conviction€court€again€dismissed€the€petition€and€this€courtÐ pÀ Ðaffirmed€the€decision,€concluding€that€the€petitioner€ð ðreceived€effective€assistance€of€counsel€andÐ \¬ Ðthat€he€entered€his€plea€knowingly,€voluntarily,€and€intelligently.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€*13.€€We€further€concludedÐ H˜ Ðthat€ð ðthe€[p]etitioner€[was]€not€entitled€to€post„conviction€relief€on€the€basis€of€newly€discoveryÐ 4„ Ðevidence,ðð€€òòid.óó€òòóóat€*14,€disagreeing€with€the€petitionerððs€claim€that€the€victimððs€recantation€was€newlyÐ  p Ðdiscovered€evidence:Ð  \ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[A]s€the€State€correctly€points€out,€newly€discovered€evidence€is€notÐ ä4 Ðgenerally€an€appropriate€ground€for€relief€under€the€Post-ConvictionÐ Ð  ÐProcedure€Act.€€òòSeeóó€òòWilliam€H.€Necessary,€Jr.,€v.€Stateóó,€No.Ð ¼  Ð03C01-9601-CC-00009,€1999€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€246,€atÐ ¨ø Ð**17-18€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Mar.€16,€1999);€òòRandy€HicksÐ ”ä Ðv.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01-9608-CR-00296,€1998€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXISÐ €Ð Ð253€at€**8-9€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Mar.€3,€1998).€€MoreÐ l¼ Ðspecifically,€this€Court€has€held€that€"recanted€testimony€amounts€toÐ X ¨ Ðno€more€than€a€request€to€relitigate€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€atÐ D!” Ðtrial€and€is€not€a€proper€subject€of€post-conviction€relief."€€òòTeresaÐ 0"€  ÐDeion€Smith€Harris€v.€Stateóó,€No.€W2000-02611-CCA-R3-PC,€2001Ð #l! ÐTenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€604,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Jackson,€JuneÐ $X" Ð13,€2001).Ðô$D #` x` x ÐòòId.óó€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àFollowing€this€courtððs€affirmance€of€the€dismissal€of€the€amended€petition€for€post„convictionÐ ¸'#& Ðrelief,€the€petitioner€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€on€January€21,€2003,€arguing€thatÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€victimððs€recantation€testimony€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€constituted€newly€discovered€evidence,Ð )à$( Ðrequiring€the€trial€court€to€set€aside€his€guilty€pleas.€€An€exhibit€to€the€petition€was€the€entireÐ |*Ì%) Ðtranscript€from€the€March€16,€2001,€evidentiary€hearing.€€On€April€29,€2004,€the€trial€court,€withoutÐ h+¸&* Ðholding€a€hearing€on€the€coram€nobis€petition€and€relying€on€the€transcript€of€the€evidentiary€hearing,Ð ° Ðdismissed€the€petition.€€The€petitioner€appeals€this€dismissal.€òòóóÐ œì Ðà  àò òòò¹Ó  ÓANALYSISóóó óÐ tÄ ÐÓï"ÓÌà  àThe€trial€court€dismissed€this€petition€because€it€both€was€untimely€and€without€merit.€€WeÐ L œ Ðconcur€with€both€of€those€determinations,€as€we€will€explain.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àA€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€is€an€extraordinary€remedy€by€which€the€trial€court€may€provideÐ  ` Ðrelief€from€a€judgment€under€narrow€and€limited€circumstances.€€òòState€v.€Mixonóó,€983€S.W.2d€661,Ð ü L  Ð666€(Tenn.€1999).€€The€remedy€is€available€by€statute€to€a€criminal€defendant€in€Tennessee.€€òòSeeóóÐ è 8  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-26-105€(2003).€€This€statute€provides,€in€pertinent€part:Ð Ô$  ÐÌÒ°Òà8  àà8` xxàUpon€a€showing€by€the€defendant€that€the€defendant€wasÐ ¬ü  Ðwithout€fault€in€failing€to€present€certain€evidence€at€theÐ ˜è  Ðproper€time,€a€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€will€lie€forÐ „Ô  Ðsubsequently€or€newly€discovered€evidence€relating€to€mattersÐ pÀ Ðwhich€were€litigated€at€the€trial€if€the€judge€determines€thatÐ \¬ Ðsuch€evidence€may€have€resulted€in€a€different€judgment,€hadÐ H˜ Ðit€been€presented€at€the€trial.€€The€issue€shall€be€tried€by€theÐ 4„ Ðcourt€without€the€intervention€of€a€jury,€and€if€the€decision€beÐ  p Ðin€favor€of€the€petitioner,€the€judgment€complained€of€shall€beÐ  \ Ðset€aside€and€the€defendant€shall€be€granted€a€new€trial€in€thatÐ øH Ðcause.€€Ðä4` `  ÐÒ°ÒòòÌId.óó€€Recanted€testimony€may€qualify€as€newly€discovered€evidence.€€òòMixonóó,€983€S.W.2d€at€672.€€AÐ ¼  Ðnew€trial€should€be€granted€on€the€basis€of€newly€discovered€recanted€testimony,€however,€only€if:Ð ¨ø ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(1)€the€trial€court€is€reasonably€well€satisfied€that€the€testimony€givenÐ €Ð Ðby€the€material€witness€was€false€and€the€new€testimony€is€true;€(2)Ð l¼ Ðthe€defendant€was€reasonably€diligent€in€discovering€the€newÐ X ¨ Ðevidence,€or€was€surprised€by€the€false€testimony,€or€was€unable€toÐ D!” Ðknow€of€the€falsity€of€the€testimony€until€after€the€trial;€and€(3)€theÐ 0"€  Ðjury€might€have€reached€a€different€conclusion€had€the€truth€beenÐ #l! Ðtold.€€Ð$X"` x` x ÐòòÌId.óó€at€673€n.17€(citations€omitted).€€Ô#†XµXXXµ #ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔThe€decision€to€grant€or€deny€a€petition€for€writ€of€error€coramÐ à%0!$ Ðnobis€based€on€newly€discovered€evidence€lies€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€òòSeeóóÐ Ì&"% ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-26-105€(2003);€òòState€v.€Hartóó,€911€S.W.2d€371,€375€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€argues€the€post„conviction€court€erred€in€holding€that€the€victimððs€recantationÐ )à$( Ðtestimony€at€the€post„conviction€evidentiary€hearing€did€not€constitute€newly€discovered€evidence.€Ð |*Ì%) ÐSpecifically,€he€asserts€that€the€victimððs€inconsistent€statements,€even€if€known€to€him€prior€to€hisÐ h+¸&* Ðguilty€pleas,€constitute€newly€discovered€evidence€because€they€did€not€suggest€that€she€would€laterÐ ° Ðrecant.€€He€argues€it€was€only€after€he€entered€into€a€plea€agreement€that€ð ðanyone€was€aware€that€theÐ œì Ð[victimððs]€allegations€were€not€true.ðð€€We€will€review€these€claims.€€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àIt€is€clear€from€the€post„conviction€transcript€that€both€the€petitioner€and€his€trial€counselÐ `° Ðwere€aware,€prior€to€the€petitionerððs€guilty€pleas,€that€the€victim€had€made€inconsistent€statementsÐ L œ Ðconcerning€her€allegations€against€the€petitioner.€€Trial€counsel€testified€at€the€post„convictionÐ 8 ˆ Ðhearing€that€the€victim€ð ðmade€conflicting€statements,€yes€sir.€€And€I€„„€I€was€prepared€to€cross„Ð $ t Ðexamine€her€on€those.€€And,€certainly,€[the€petitioner]€was€aware€of€these€.€.€.€conflicting€statements.ðð€Ð  ` ÐIn€fact,€the€petitioner€agreed€during€cross„examination€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€that€he,€too,Ð ü L  Ðwas€aware€of€the€victimððs€inconsistent€statements:€Ð è 8  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.à ¸ àYou€knew,€also,€that€.€.€.€[the€victim]€had€been€giving€[theÐ À  Ðdistrict€attorney]€trouble€in€the€investigation€of€the€prosecution?Ьü ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.€à0¸ ` x` xàI€know€what€[trial€counsel]€told€me.Ð„Ô ¸ x¸ x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.à0¸ ` x` xàAnd€what€did€he€tell€you?Ð\¬¸ x¸ x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.à ¸ àThat€[the€victim]€had€changed€ð!ð€sheððd€changed€her€story€andÐ 4„ Ðher€testimonies€wasnððt€[sic]€matching€up.Ð p` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.à ¸ àSo€you€knew€that€was€a€problem€before€you€pled€guilty,€thatÐ øH Ðthe€state€was€having€trouble€even€with€[the€victim]?Ðä4` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.à ¸ àNo,€sir.€€I€didnððt€know€it€was€trouble€for€the€state.€€I€knew€itÐ ¼  Ðwas€ð!ð€€I€thought€it€would€help€us.€€So,€yeah,€in€a€way€I€guess€I€thoughtÐ ¨ø Ðit€was€damaging€for€the€state.€€Yes,€sir.Дä` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.à ¸ àOkay.€€So€itððs€not€really€newly€discovered€evidence.€€WhenÐ l¼ Ðyou€went€to€trial€and€you€pled€guilty,€the€fact€is€ð!ð€ÐX ¨` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.à ¸ àI€know€that€her€changing€her€story€wasnððt€new[ly]€discoveredÐ 0"€  Ðevidence.€€Her€testifying€ð!ð€that€the€sex€did€not€happen€was€newlyÐ #l! Ðdiscovered€evidence.Ð$X"` x` x ÐÌà  àThe€victimððs€testimony€from€the€post„conviction€hearing€was€summarized€by€this€court€whenÐ à%0!$ Ðwe€affirmed€the€post„conviction€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€petition€following€the€hearing:€€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€victim€of€the€attempted€rape€of€a€child€charges€alsoÐ ¤(ô#' Ðtestified€at€the€post-conviction€hearing.€€She€stated€that€at€the€time€ofÐ )à$( Ðthe€hearing,€she€was€seventeen€years€old€and€that€at€the€time€of€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðcrimes,€she€was€twelve€years€old.€€She€testified€that€in€1996,€sheÐ h+¸&* Ðalleged€that€she€and€the€Petitioner€had€engaged€in€sexual€intercourseÐ ° Ðon€more€than€one€occasion.€€She€reported€that€neither€counsel€for€theÐ œì ÐPetitioner€nor€any€lawyer€employed€by€counsel€interviewed€her€aboutÐ ˆØ Ðthe€allegations.€€The€victim€maintained€that€if€counsel€hadÐ tÄ Ðinterviewed€her,€she€would€have€told€him€"the€truth€.€.€.€.€[t]hatÐ `° Ðnothing€had€ever€happened."€€She€stated€that€by€this,€she€meant€thatÐ L œ Ðshe€never€engaged€in€sexual€intercourse€with€the€Petitioner.€€TheÐ 8 ˆ Ðvictim€explained,€"It's€going€to€sound€crazy,€but€I€was€jealous,Ð $ t Ðbecause€[the€Petitioner]€was€getting€all€the€attention€from€my€mom.€Ð  ` ÐAnd€I€was€sitting€here€thinking,€and€I€thought,€Maybe€I€can€doÐ ü L  Ðsomething€about€it,€and€make€him€go€to€jail,€and€I€could€get€all€herÐ è 8  Ðattention;€she'd€be€focused€on€me€and€nobody€else."€€The€victimÐ Ô$  Ðadmitted€that€she€had€slept€in€a€bed€with€her€mother€and€theÐ À  ÐPetitioner,€but€denied€that€any€sexual€contact€occurred.€€In€addition,Ð ¬ü  Ðthe€victim€admitted€that€she€had€alleged€that€her€father€had€sexuallyÐ ˜è  Ðabused€her€while€she€was€with€him€in€Oregon,€but€she€maintained€thatÐ „Ô  Ðthe€allegations€concerning€her€father€were€true.€€She€testified€that€theÐ pÀ Ðallegations€against€her€father€"got€her€back€to€Tennessee€with€[her]Ð \¬ Ðmom,"€and€she€stated€that€she€"figured€if€[she€said]€that€again,€[she]Ð H˜ Ðcould€get€what€[she]€wanted€like€[she]€did€before."€€The€victim€alsoÐ 4„ Ðmaintained€that€had€she€been€called€to€testify€at€the€Petitioner's€trial,Ð  p Ðshe€would€have€testified€that€she€and€the€Petitioner€did€not€engage€inÐ  \ Ðsexual€intercourse.ÐøH` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àOn€cross-examination,€the€victim€testified€that€she€made€theÐ Ð  Ðtape-recorded€telephone€call€to€the€Petitioner€because€she€"was€tryingÐ ¼  Ðto€confuse€him,€trick€him€into€saying€what€he€did€.€.€.€."€€She€claimedÐ ¨ø Ðthat€she€told€a€doctor€and€a€detective€who€questioned€her€about€theÐ ”ä Ðcase€that€she€had€not€had€sexual€intercourse€with€the€petitioner.€€SheÐ €Ð Ðcould€not€recall€whether€she€reported€this€information€before€or€afterÐ l¼ Ðthe€petitioner€became€incarcerated.ÐX ¨` x` x ÐÌòòJerry€Brittóó,€2002€WL€31126638,€at€**5„6.€€€€€€€€€€€Ô#†XµXXXµ-#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔÐ 0"€  ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€this€court€concurred€that€the€victimððs€testimony€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€didÐ $X" Ðnot€constitute€newly€discovered€evidence:€Ð ô$D # ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[A]s€previously€noted,€the€trial€court€discredited€the€victimððsÐ Ì&"% Ðrecantation€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€The€trial€court€also€madeÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€following€findings€concerning€the€victimððs€recantation:€€à @  à€€€€Ð¤(ô#'` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà8¸ ` x` xàà  à[Counsel],€in€discussing€the€evidence,€said€thatÐ |*Ì%) Ðhe€asked€[the]€prosecutor€if€.€.€.€the€victim€.€.€.€hadÐ h+¸&* Ðretracted€[the€allegations€against€the€Petitioner].€€AndÐ ° Ðhis€testimony€was:€€When€I€was€having€thatÐ œì Ðtranscribed,€.€.€.€[the€victim]€had€made€the€statementÐ ˆØ Ðthat€she€lied.€€That€it€did€not€happen.Ðtĸ ¸  ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ à.€.€.€.Ð L œ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà8¸ ` x` xàà  àIt's€just€not€newly€discovered€evidence.€€All€ofÐ $ t Ðthe€things€about€her€testimony,€or€potential€testimonyÐ  ` Ðback€then€were€known€at€this€time.€€Nothing€new€hasÐ ü L  Ðbeen€discovered€now.€.€.€.€€When€she€.€.€.€changed€herÐ è 8  Ðmind€and€testified€differently€on€several€occasionsÐ Ô$  Ðabout€different€things,€[she]€put€everybody€on€noticeÐ À  Ð.€.€.€that€her€testimony€could€be€anything€from€veryÐ ¬ü  Ðstrong€for€conviction,€to€exoneration.€€But€that€wasÐ ˜è  Ðnot€a€chance€that€anybody€wanted€to€take.€Ð„Ô ¸ ¸  ÐÌòòId.óó€at€*14.Ð \¬ ÐÔ#†XµXXXµH#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔÌà  àThe€petition€for€writ€of€error€coram€nobis,€as€did€the€amended€post„conviction€petition,Ð 4„ Ðargued€that€the€recantation€testimony€was€newly€discovered€evidence.€€Ô#†XµXXXµžO#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔIn€its€order€denying€coramÐ  p Ðnobis€relief,€the€trial€court€found,€as€it€had€following€the€evidentiary€hearing€for€the€amended€post„Ð  \ Ðconviction€petition,€that€the€victimððs€recantation€was€not€newly€discovered€evidence:Ð øH ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€most€significant€problem€for€the€petitioner€is€that€theÐ Ð  Ðvictimððs€alleged€recantation€is€not€newly€discovered€evidence.м ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€victimððs€statements€about€what€happened€have€alwaysÐ ”ä Ðbeen€inconsistent.€.€.€.€€She€had€recanted€before€the€guilty€plea.€Ð €Ð ÐDuring€the€al[l]ocution€of€the€guilty€plea[,]€it€was€brought€out€that€theÐ l¼ Ðvictim€had€said€on€some€occasions€that€the€petitioner€had€not€done€theÐ X ¨ Ðthings€he€was€accused€of.€€All€of€these€things€were€known€to€theÐ D!” Ðpetitioner€at€time€the€plea€was€entered.€€The€alleged€recantation€is€notÐ 0"€  Ðnewly€discovered€evidence.€€Ð#l!` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àFurther,€this€issue€was€raised€in€the€post€conviction€petitionÐ ô$D # Ðand€this€court€ruled€then€that€the€recantation€was€not€newlyÐ à%0!$ Ðdiscovered€evidence.€€This€petitioner€was€afforded€a€meaningfulÐ Ì&"% Ðopportunity€to€present€the€recantation€issue€and€due€processÐ ¸'#& Ðrequirements€were€satisfied.€Ð¤(ô#'` x` x ÐÌâ âÔ#†XµXXXµ P#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àThe€petitioner€has€presented€the€same€claim€in€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€and€aÐ ° Ðâ âpetition€for€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€that€the€victimððs€statement€at€the€evidentiary€hearing,€she€wasÐ œì Ðnot€sexually€abused€by€the€defendant,€is€newly€discovered€evidence€entitling€him€to€relief.€€As€theÐ ˆØ Ðpost„conviction€court€succinctly€explained,€when€the€defendant€pled€guilty,€he€and€his€attorney€knewÐ tÄ Ðthe€victim€had€made€conflicting€statements€as€to€what€had€occurred,€including€at€least€one€claim€thatÐ `° Ðthe€petitioner€had€not€committed€the€acts€she€had€accused€him€of.€€Knowing€this,€the€petitionerÐ L œ Ðelected€to€plead€guilty;€and,€the€fact€that€the€victim€is€again€saying€that€the€abuse€did€not€occur€is€notÐ 8 ˆ Ðnewly€discovered€evidence.€€We€concurred€with€this€analysis€affirming€the€dismissal€of€the€amendedÐ $ t Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief€and€continue€to€agree.€€The€petitioner€has€not€presented€newlyÐ  ` Ðdiscovered€evidence;€and,€thus,€his€coram€nobis€petition€is€without€merit.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àEven€if€we€accepted,€òòarguendoóó,€that€the€victimððs€recantation€does€constitute€newly€discoveredÐ Ô$  Ðevidence,€the€petitioner€has€an€added€burden€because€he€pled€guilty.€€There€are€three€reasons€a€guiltyÐ À  Ðplea€can€be€set€aside:Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àð ð(1)€€for€any€fair€and€just€reason€before€the€sentence€is€imposed,Ð „Ô  ÐTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€32(f);ÐpÀ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)€Ô#†XµXXXµ W#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔto€correct€manifest€injustice€after€sentence€but€before€theÐ H˜ Ðjudgment€becomes€final,€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€(32)(f);Ð4„` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(3)€once€the€judgment€is€final,€if€the€plea€was€not€entered€voluntarily,Ð  \ Ðintelligently,€and€knowingly,€or€was€obtained€through€the€abridgmentÐ øH Ðof€any€right€guaranteed€by€the€United€States€or€TennesseeÐ ä4 ÐConstitutions,€òòState€v.€Mackeyóó,€553€S.W.2d€337,€340„341€(Tenn.Ð Ð  Ð1977);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„203.ððм ` x` x ÐÌòòNewsome€v.€Stateóó,€995€S.W.2d€129,€133€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998)€(quoting€òòState€v.€AntonioÐ ”ä ÐDemonte€Lyonsóó,€No.€01C01„9508„CR„00263,€1997€WL€469501,€at€*6€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Aug.€15,Ð €Ð Ð1997)).€€This€court€has€previously€explained€that€when€a€conviction€stems€from€a€guilty€plea,€"inÐ l¼ Ðorder€for€a€writ€[of€error€coram€nobis]€to€issue,€the€[petitioner]€would€have€to€present€newlyÐ X ¨ Ðdiscovered€evidence€which€would€show€that€his€plea€was€not€voluntarily€or€knowingly€entered."€€òòId.óóÐ D!” Ðat€134.€€The€fact€that€the€petitioner€entered€a€best€interest€òòAlfordòòóó€óóplea€does€not€change€his€burden€orÐ 0"€  Ðour€analysis.€€òòSeeóó€òòNorth€Carolina€v.€Alfordóó,€400€U.S.€25,€31,€91€S.€Ct.€160,€164,€27€L.€Ed.€2d€162Ð #l! Ð(1970)€(Ô#†XµXXXµ^#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔholding€the€standard€for€a€"best€interest"€or€òòAlfordòòóó€óóplea€is€"whether€the€plea€represents€aÐ $X" Ðvoluntary€and€intelligent€choice€among€the€alternative€courses€of€action€open€to€the€defendant").Ð ô$D # ÐÔ#†XµXXXµ d#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔÌà  àThis€court€previously€has€concurred€with€the€finding€of€the€post„conviction€court€followingÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€evidentiary€hearing€that€the€petitionerððs€guilty€pleas€were€knowing€and€voluntary:Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àAs€previously€stated,€we€conclude€that€the€Petitioner€receivedÐ )à$( Ðthe€effective€assistance€of€counsel,€and€therefore€we€conclude€that€theÐ |*Ì%) ÐPetitioner€was€adequately€informed€when€he€entered€his€plea.€€NotÐ h+¸&* Ðonly€did€counsel€inform€the€Petitioner€of€potential€pitfalls€were€he€toÐ ° Ðproceed€to€trial,€but€the€trial€court€also€informed€the€Petitioner€at€theÐ œì Ðplea€proceeding€that€"if€[he€pled]€guilty€to€the€attempt€to€commit€rapeÐ ˆØ Ðof€a€child€[charges],€[he]€probably€[would€be€required]€to€serve€mostÐ tÄ Ðof€that€sentence€without€being€released€on€[the]€release€eligibilityÐ `° Ðdate."€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€post-conviction€hearing,€the€trial€courtÐ L œ Ðfound€that€the€Petitioner€received€effective€assistance€of€counsel€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€he€therefore€entered€his€plea€knowingly,€voluntarily,€andÐ $ t Ðintelligently.€€The€evidence€contained€in€the€record€before€us€does€notÐ  ` Ðpreponderate€against€that€finding.Ðü L ` x` x ÐÌòòJerry€Brittóó,€2002€WL€31126638,€at€*13.€€The€petitioner€argues€that€if€he€had€known€about€theÐ Ô$  Ðrecantation€before€his€guilty€pleas,€it€would€have€resulted€in€a€different€judgment€at€trial.€€As€theÐ À  Ðcourt€previously€noted€in€the€post„conviction€hearing€findings,€the€victimððs€testimony€at€trial€couldÐ ¬ü  Ðhave€been€€ð ðanything€from€very€strong€for€conviction,€to€exoneration.€€But€that€was€not€a€chance€thatÐ ˜è  Ðanybody€wanted€to€take.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€*14.€€The€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€habeas€corpus€relief€becauseÐ „Ô  Ðhe€has€changed€his€mind€as€to€the€pleas€of€guilty:Ð pÀ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[I]f€the€plea€agreement€was€negotiated€in€good€faith,€there€are€noÐ H˜ Ðallegations€of€fraud€or€misfeasance,€and,€in€all€other€regards,€the€pleaÐ 4„ Ðagreement€was€entered€into€voluntarily€and€knowingly,€[a€defendant]Ð  p Ðcannot€[later]€complain€of€that€which€he€had€willingly€bargained€forÐ  \ Ðpreviously.€€A€petition€for€the€òòwrit€of€error€coram€nobisóó€is€notÐ øH Ðintended€to€relieve€a€party€of€its€own€negligence,€ignorance,€or€changeÐ ä4 Ðof€mind.ÐÐ ` x` x ÐÌ€òòNewsomeóó,€995€S.W.2d€at€134.€€òòóó€Ô#†XµXXXµTe#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔÐ ¨ø ÐÔ#†XµXXXµkp#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔÌà  àÔ#†XµXXXµÂp#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔFinally,€the€State€argues€that€the€trial€court€should€have€specifically€found€the€petitionerððsÐ €Ð Ðpetition€was€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations,€rather€than€simply€finding€the€petition€was€ð ðnotÐ l¼ Ðtimely€filed.ðð€€Ô#†XµXXXµq#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔThe€statute€of€limitations€for€seeking€a€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€is€one€year€from€theÐ X ¨ Ðdate€the€judgment€becomes€final€in€the€trial€court.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40-26-105,€27-7-103;Ð D!” ÐòòMixonóó,€983€S.W.2d€at€671.€€The€petitioner€concedes€his€petition€was€filed€outside€the€one-yearÐ 0"€  Ðstatute€of€limitations€but€nonetheless€argues€that€due€process€considerations,€as€set€forth€in€òòWorkmanÐ #l! Ðv.€Stateóó,€41€S.W.3d€100€(Tenn.€2001),€and€òòState€v.€Ratliffóó,€71€S.W.3d€291€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2001),Ð $X" Ðrequire€that€the€statute€of€limitations€be€tolled€in€his€case.€€We€respectfully€disagree.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àIn€òòWorkmanóó,€our€supreme€court€held€that€due€process€required€the€tolling€of€the€one-yearÐ Ì&"% Ðstatute€of€limitations€where€a€petitioner€in€a€capital€case€sought€a€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€based€onÐ ¸'#& Ðnewly€discovered€exculpatory€evidence,€concluding€that€the€petitioner's€"interest€in€obtaining€aÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhearing€to€present€newly€discovered€evidence€that€may€establish€actual€innocence€of€a€capital€offenseÐ )à$( Ðfar€outweighs€any€governmental€interest€in€preventing€the€litigation€of€stale€claims."€€41€S.W.3d€atÐ |*Ì%) Ð103.€€Similarly,€this€court€held€in€òòRatliffóó€that€due€process€required€that€the€statute€of€limitations€forÐ h+¸&* Ðbringing€a€writ€of€coram€nobis€be€tolled€in€a€noncapital€case€where€the€petitioner€had€newlyÐ ° Ðdiscovered€evidence€in€the€form€of€a€victimððs€recantation.€€71€S.W.3d€at€297„98.Ð œì ÐÌà  àUnlike€the€situations€presented€in€òòRatliffóó€and€òòWorkmanóó,€the€evidence€the€petitioner€is€relyingÐ tÄ Ðon€in€this€case€is€not€newly€discovered€and,€in€fact,€he€knew€at€the€time€of€his€pleas€of€guilty€theÐ `° Ðvictim€had€made€at€least€one€statement€exonerating€him.€€Knowing€this,€the€petitioner€made€knowingÐ L œ Ðand€voluntary€pleas€of€guilty€and€subsequently€presented€an€untimely€and€unmeritorious€claim€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðnewly€discovered€evidence.€€We€conclude,€therefore,€that€due€process€does€not€require€the€tollingÐ $ t Ðof€the€statute€of€limitations.Ð  ` Ðà  àà ` à€Ð ü L  ÐÓ  Óò òòòCONCLUSIONóóó óÐ è 8  ÐÓ  Óà  àÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€authorities€and€reasoning,€we€affirm€the€order€of€the€trial€courtÐ À  Ðdismissing€the€petition.Ô#†XµXXXµWr#ÔÔ‡XµXXXµÔÐ ¬ü  ÐÌÔ#†XµXXXµÖ|#Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð „Ô  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE