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D3 D- 0K%% ASp 0 0D- Aq  R6$      1  =  _ThetrialcourtdeterminedthattheDefendantfailedtostateacognizableclaimbecausehispetition failsto  assertthatthetrialcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionwhenitimposedsentence.Suchanassertionisnot,however, t necessarytostateaclaimforawritoferrorcoram_nobis_.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4026105.(`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular-s PH,:i+00 C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt3|xUHP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 6,,,,0Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0  - -(|G26$ !.8 dd8         0  = d(|3]$ !.8 dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3]$ !.8 dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8 dd8     _    8E)XXdd8@tt INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#  #Ԉ &    @  @` AssignedonBriefsNovember20,2002 L XE)X  # XXE)"#MICHAELCAPERSv.STATEOFTENNESSEEXE)X   J @@ AppealfromtheCriminalCourtforDavidsonCounty  J @@No.86S733CherylBlackburn,Judge  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200200403CCAR3COFiledDecember9,_2002_   AV) ` dE<|` A }     TheDefendant,MichaelCapers,pledguiltytoprocuringprostitutionin1986.In2001hefileda x  petitionforwritoferrorcoram_nobis_Ԁallegingthathis1986guiltypleawasconstitutionallyinvalid. d Thetrialcourtdeniedreliefandthisappealfollowed.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. P  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheTrialCourtAffirmed  (x   # XE)#XE)X. DavidH.Welles,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJoeG.RileyandAlanE. P Glenn,JJ.,joined. < MichaelCapers,Coleman,Florida,ProSe.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;ElizabethT.Ryan,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;  VictorS.Johnson,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andRogerMoore,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral,  fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. t @@OO& OPINION # XXE)#XE)X  L  # XXE)n #  XE)X   TheDefendantpledguiltyonOctober14,1986,toprocuringafemaleforprostitution.He $"t! wassubsequentlyconvictedofafederaloffenseandhisfederalsentencewasenhancedonthebasis #`" ofhis1986statecourtconviction.OnDecember11,2001,theDefendantfiledapetitionforwrit #L# oferrorcoram_nobis_,seekingtooverturnhisstateconvictiononthegroundthathisguiltypleahad $8 $ notbeenenteredknowinglyorintelligentlyandwasthereforeconstitutionallyinfirm.Therecord %$!% beforethisCourtcontainsnoresponsebytheStatetotheDefendantspetition.Thetrialcourt &"& summarilydeniedtheDefendantspetitiononthegroundsthatitfailedtostateacognizableclaim '"' forrelief,andthatitwasbarredbytheapplicablestatuteoflimitations. (#(   ThetrialcourtinitiallyconsideredtheDefendantspetitionasitwasstyled:oneforawrit p*%* oferrorcoram_nobis_.Thestatuteoflimitationsforseekingawritoferrorcoram_nobis_Ԁisoneyear \+&+ fromthedatethejudgmentbecomesfinalinthetrialcourt.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4026105;27 H,', 7103;Statev._Mixon_,983S.W.2d661,671(Tenn.1999).Inthiscase,thestatecourtjudgment 4-(- _againsttheDefendantbecamefinalin1986.Thus,thestatuteoflimitationshadexpiredmanyyears  beforetheDefendantfiledtheinstantpetition.However,wemustconcludethatthetrialcourterred  indenyingtheDefendantspetitiononthisground.AsthisCourthaspreviouslyrecognized, the  statuteoflimitations[applicabletowritsoferrorcoramnobis]isanaffirmativedefensewhichmust t bespecificallypleadorisdeemedwaived.Newsomev.State,995S.W.2d129,133n.5(Tenn. ` Crim.App.1998).SeealsoSandsv.State,903S.W.2d297,299(Tenn.1995).Therecordbefore L  thisCourtcontainsnopleadingfiledbytheStateinresponsetotheDefendantspetition.The 8  affirmativedefenseofthestatuteoflimitationshas,therefore,beenwaivedwithrespecttothe $ t Defendantsclaimforreliefonthegroundoferrorcoramnobis.  `   Nevertheless,theDefendanthasfailedtostateaclaimforreliefcognizableinerrorcoram  8  nobisproceedings. *#  1      ׀ Uponashowingbythedefendantthatthedefendantwaswithoutfaultin $  failingtopresentcertainevidenceatthepropertime,awritoferrorcoramnobiswillliefor   subsequentlyornewlydiscoveredevidencerelatingtomatterswhichwerelitigatedatthetrialifthe   judgedeterminesthatsuchevidencemayhaveresultedinadifferentjudgment,haditbeenpresented   atthetrial.Tenn.CodeAnn.4026105.Inthecontextofsettingasideaguiltyplea, inorder   forawrit[oferrorcoramnobis]toissue,the[defendant]wouldhavetopresentnewlydiscovered p evidencewhichwouldshowthathispleawasnotvoluntarilyorknowinglyentered.Newsomev. \ State,995S.W.2dat134.TheDefendantmakesnosuchpresentation.Accordingly,theDefendant H hasfailedtostateaclaimforreliefcognizableinanerrorcoramnobisproceeding. 4   ThetrialcourtalsoconsideredtheDefendantspleadingasapetitionforpostconviction  \ relief.Aclaimofaconstitutionallyinfirmguiltypleaiscertainlycognizableinapostconviction H proceeding.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030203.However,thetrialcourtsummarilydeniedpost 4 convictionreliefonthegroundthatthepleadingwasnottimelyfiled.Weagree.Atthetimethe   Defendantenteredhisguiltyplea,thestatuteoflimitationsforfilingapostconvictionpetitionwas   threeyears.Seeid.4030102(repealed).TheDefendantfiledhispetitionmanyyearsafterthe  limitationsperiodexpired.    Moreover,theStatesfailuretofilearesponsivepleadingassertingthestatuteoflimitations l defensedoesnotinuretotheDefendantsbenefitinthecontextofapostconvictionproceeding.See X  Statev.Nix,40S.W.3d459,464(Tenn.2001)(recognizingthat,forpetitionsfiledafterMay10, D! 1995,thestatuteoflimitationsperiodisanelementoftherighttofileapostconvictionpetitionand 0"  isnotanaffirmativedefensethatmustbeassertedbytheState).Finally,theDefendanthasalleged #l! nogroundswhichwouldrequirethatthelimitationsperiodbetolled.Cf.Samplev.State,82S.W.3d $X" 267(Tenn.2002);Williamsv.State,44S.W.3d464(Tenn.2001);Sealsv.State,23S.W.3d272 $D # (Tenn.2000);Burfordv.State,845S.W.2d204(Tenn.1992).Accordingly,insofarasthe %0!$ Defendantspleadingmaybeconsideredasapetitionforpostconvictionrelief,itisbarredbythe &"% statuteoflimitations. '#& Ї  Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.       `     h        `     h     ___________________________________ `    `     h     DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE