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ŌŌ€&ŌŅ  ŅŅ „ ŅŃ ` ŃŃ\R AŲ'\ŃŻ  ݛр$ŃŃ7€Ļ XXdędČ7ŃŃ  ŃÓ  ӜŁ€€ŁßR€)+(A1-j|` ą. `€€@’Rß›Ž ŽĢIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEĢĢAT€KNOXVILLEĢĢĢĢĢÓ  ÓJEFFREY€LYNN€BUCKNER,ą ąą ą)ą ąC.C.A.€NO.€€03C01„9703„CC„00116Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąĢą ąAppellantą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąUNION€COUNTYą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģv.ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąHON.€LEE€ASBURY,ą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąJUDGEĢSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,ą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąPost„ConvictionĢ€ą ąAppellee€ą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ą€ĢĢĢĢĢņņFOR€THE€APPELLANTóóą ąą ąą ąą ąņņFOR€THE€APPELLEE€óóĢĢDouglas€A.€Trantą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąJohn€Knox€WalkupĢ900€S.€Gay€Streetą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąAttorney€General€&€ReporterĢSuite€1502ĢKnoxville,€TN€€37902ą ąą ąą ąą ąClinton€J.€MorganĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąCordell€Hull€Building,€Second€FloorĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą425€5th€Avenue€NorthĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢOPINION€FILED€ņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢĢĢAFFIRMEDĢĢJOHN€K.€BYERSĢSENIOR€JUDGEĢŃ  ŃÓ  Óņ ņņņO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óĢÓ  ÓĢÓÓą ąThe€petitioner€seeks€to€have€a€conviction€for€murder€overturned€by€way€ofĻpost„conviction€relief€after€this€case€was€affirmed€by€the€Court€of€Criminal€AppealsĻand€after€the€Supreme€Court€denied€review.Ģą ąThe€record€we€have€in€this€case€is€curious.Ģą ąA€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€was€filed€(apparently€on€June€18,€1990)€inĻthe€trial€court.€€An€issue€raised€was€the€ineffectiveness€of€trial€counsel.€€The€StateĻfiled€an€answer€to€the€petition€on€January€28,€1991,€and€the€matter€was€heard€onĻFebruary€1,€1991.€€However,€no€order€on€that€hearing€was€entered€at€that€time.Ģą ąOn€March€14,€1991,€a€motion€was€filed€for€an€extension€of€time€to€add€as€aĻdefendant€another€attorney€who€represented€the€petitioner€on€appeal€from€theĻoriginal€conviction.Ģą ąOn€May€28,€1991,€the€petitioner€filed€a€supplemental€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€in€which€he€alleged€that€the€counsel€who€represented€him€onĻappeal€from€the€original€conviction€was€ineffective.Ģą ąOn€June€22,€1991,€an€order€on€the€February€1,€1991,€hearing€was€entered€inĻthis€case€which€stated:ĢŅ ` ŅŅ „ ŅÓÓA.€€That€Petitioner€failed€to€demonstrate€the€existence€of€š šnewly€discoveredššĻevidence€which€was€not€available€to€him€prior€to€or€during€the€trial€of€thisĻcause,€or€which€was€otherwise€relevent€(sic)€or€admissible.ĢB.€€That€trial€counsel,€James€Bell,€was€not€incompetent€or€ineffective€duringĻthe€preparation€or€trial€of€this€cause,€such€as€would€have€deprived€PetitionerĻof€any€statutory€or€constitutional€right.ĢĢBased€upon€all€of€the€foregoing,ĢIt€is€therefore€ORDERED€as€follows:Ģ1.€€That€the€petition€for€post€conviction€relief€be€overruled€in€its€entirety.Ģ2.€€That€the€record€remain€open€for€30€days€from€the€date€hereof€in€order€thatĻthe€Petitioner€may€file€additional€statements€if€desired.Ģ3.€€That€the€State€be€granted€10€days€from€the€submission€of€additionalĻstatements€to€respond€to€the€same.ĢŅ  ŅŅ „ ŅĢÓÓą ąOn€June€28,€1991,€a€motion€was€filed€to€obtain€an€extension€of€time€for€filingĻthe€notice€of€appeal€from€this€June€22,€1991,€order,€and€the€trial€court€entered€anĻorder€dated€June€28,€1991,€€granting€the€requested€extension€of€time.ĢŃ ½ Ńą ąAfter€the€pleadings€above€set€out,€further€motions€were€sporadically€filedĻuntil€the€case€was€heard€again€by€the€trial€court€on€October€14,€1996.€€At€theĻhearing€of€October€14,€1996,€the€petitioner€abandoned€any€claim€of€ineffectivenessĻof€ņņappellateóó€counsel€and€asked€for€the€court€to€reopen€the€original€post„convictionĶproceeding€for€further€attack€upon€the€competency€of€original€ņņtrialóó€counsel.€€WithoutĻspecifically€ruling€on€the€motion€to€reopen€the€case,€the€trial€court€allowed€counselĻto€present€evidence€on€the€allegations€in€the€original€petition.Ģą ąThe€petitioner€presented€as€evidence€his€own€testimony€and€the€testimony€ofĻa€police€officer,€who€introduced€pictures€taken€after€the€event€which€showedĻwounds€on€the€hands€of€the€deceased.Ģą ąOn€October€18,€1996,€the€trial€judge€entered€an€order€finding€that€theĻpetitioner€had€failed€to€show€the€ineffectiveness€of€trial€counsel€which€had€beenĻalleged€in€the€original€petition€and€raised€in€the€evidence€at€the€hearing€of€OctoberĻ14,€1996.Ģą ąThe€State€says€the€appeal€in€this€case€is€barred€because€the€order€of€JuneĻ22,€1991,€which€denied€relief€to€the€petitioner,€became€a€final€order€and€thereforeĻthe€trial€judge€had€no€authority€to€grant€the€motion€for€an€extension€of€time.€ĻAccordingly,€the€State€alleged,€the€order€of€October€14,€1996,€denying€relief€is€voidĻand€not€subject€to€appeal.Ģą ąWe€agree€with€the€State€that€a€trial€judge€may€not€grant€an€extension€of€timeĻto€file€a€notice€of€appeal€and€that€the€order€of€June€22,€1991,€would,€under€mostĻcircumstances,€become€final.€€The€proceeding€of€October€14,€1996,€would€then€beĻvoid,€as€argued€by€the€State.€€However,€in€this€case€it€is€unclear€whether€the€JuneĻ22,€1991,€order€was€entered€as€a€final€order€or€aŌ% € Ōs€a€judgment€in€the€case;€from€theĻrecord€it€appears€the€trial€judge€never€treated€it€as€final.€€We€therefore€conclude€thatĻthe€order€was€not€final€for€purposes€of€terminating€this€case,€and€we€decline€theĻinvitation€to€dismiss€the€appeal€for€that€reason.Ģą ąWe€are€somewhat€hampered€in€our€review€of€this€matter€because€theĻtranscript€of€what€was€presented€by€the€parties€at€the€hearing€on€the€originalĻpetition€on€February€1,€1991,€is€not€in€the€record.ą ąĢą ąWe€are,€however,€able€to€determine€from€the€evidence€presented€on€OctoberĻ14,€1996€that€the€evidence€supports€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respectsĻand€we€find€that€the€judgment€should€be€affirmed.ĢĢÓÓņņą ąą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ļóóą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeĢĢCONCUR:ņņĢĢĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeĢĢĢĢņņĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeĢ