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OXXXXԀWeconcludethattherecordevincesnobasisfordeterminingthatjustice z  requiresustoexcusethetimelyfilingofanoticeofappeal#XXXOXl##XX#XX . c  @*AV) ` dE<"` A߈ #s @No.M200202688CCAR3PC l AV) ` dE<` A  @    Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;AppealDismissed  8 #Xn#XX.JohnEverettWilliams,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJerryL.Smithand   RobertW.Wedemeyer,JJ.,joined.  LarryCoulter,_Whiteville_,Tennessee,ProSe. v PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;ReneeW.Turner,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; H andWilliamC._Whitesell_,Jr.,DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. 1 @*   OPINION #XXC#  T  XX  Thepetitioner,LarryCoulter,wastriedandconvictedintheRutherfordCountyCircuitCourt !N! ofonecountoffirstdegreepremeditatedmurder.Hereceivedasentenceoflifeimprisonmentin "7" theTennesseeDepartmentofCorrectionforthisoffense.OnJune26,2001,thisCourtaffirmedthe # # judgmentofthetrialcourt.ThepetitionerfiledaprosepetitionforpostconvictionreliefonAugust $ $ 12,2002.ItwasdeniedSeptember9,2002,andthepetitionerfiledapetitiontorehearandconsider % % onOctober7,2002.ItwasdeniedonOctober8,2002.Thepetitionerfiledhisnoticeofappealon &!& October28,2002.Hecontendsonappeal:(1)thedistrictattorneysofficeshouldhavebeen t'"' disqualifiedbecauseofconflictofinterest,(2)becauseofhismentalstate,hecouldnotunderstand ](#( thenatureofthecharges,(3)denialofafairtrialbecausejurorswereasleep,(4)violationsofhis F)$) 4th,5th,and14thamendmentrightsconcerningstatementsmadetothepolice,(5)thepostconviction /*%* courterredinnotholdingahearingorappointingcounsel,and(6)improperjuryinstructions.OXXXX +h&+   Facts  -$). Ї    Forthedetailedfactualbackgroundofthiscase,seeStatev.Coulter,67S.W.3d3,1325  (Tenn.Crim.App.2001).#XXXOXW#OXXXX     Analysis l    Anappealasofrightisinitiatedbythefilingofanoticeofappeal,Tenn.R.App.P.3(e), @  within thirtydaysoftheentryofthejudgmentbeingappealed.Tenn.R.App.P.4(a).However, ) y ifatimelymotion(1)forjudgmentofacquittal,(2)foranewtrial,(3)forarrestofjudgment,or(4)  e forasuspendedsentenceisfiled,thethirtydaysrunfromtheentryoftheorderdeterminingsuch  N motionormotions.Tenn.R.App.P.4(c).Noothermotion,includingoneforrehearingisallowed  7  tosuspendtherunningoftheappealtimefromtheentryofthejudgment.Statev._Bilbrey_,816   S.W.2d71,74(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).Infact,thisCourthasnotedthat thereisnoprovisionin   theTennesseeRulesofCriminalProcedureforapetitiontoreconsiderorapetitiontorehear.   Statev.Ryan,756S.W.2d284,285n.2(Tenn.Crim.App.1988).Althoughnotraisedbyeither   party,itisobviousfromtherecordthatthepetitionersnoticeofappealwaslatefiled.Eventhough t  thisissueisnotpresentedbytheStateinitsbrief,wemayconsideritunderTenn.R.App.P.13(b). ]  Ѐ  #XXXOX#OXXXXInthiscase,thepetitionforpostconvictionreliefwasdeniedonSeptember9,2002.The / petitionerfiledamotiontoreconsideronOctober7,2002,anditwasdeniedthenextday.The h noticeofappealwasnotfileduntilOctober28,2002.Thefactthatthepetitionerstatedinhisnotice Q ofappealthathewasappealingtothisCourtfromanorderenteredOctober7,2002,isofno : consequence.ThethirtydaysforfilingthenoticeofappealendedonOctober9,2002,unlessthe # petitionerfiledoneofthemotionslistedinTenn.R.App.P.4(c).Inreviewingthepetitioners   motiontoreconsider,thisCourtmustconsiderthesubstanceofthemotionindeterminingwhether  itisinfactoneofthespecifiedposttrialmotionswhichtollcommencementofthetimeperiod.See  Tenn.FarmersMut.Ins.Co.v.Farmer,970S.W.2d453,455(Tenn.1998).Applyingthisrule,we w ascertainthatthepetitioners motiontoreconsiderdidnottollthecommencementofthethirtyday ` period.Therefore,thenoticeofappealwasnottimelyfiled.  I   However,forpurposesofnoticeofappealrequirements,thePostConvictionProcedureAct l hasbeenconstruedasbeingcriminalinnature.Statev.Scales,767S.W.2d157,158(Tenn.1989).  U Thus,thenoticeofappealdocumentisnotjurisdictional,andthefilingofsuchdocumentmaybe  > waivedintheinterestofjustice.Tenn.R.App.P.4(a);Scales,767S.W.2dat158.Althoughthe !'  petitionersfilingwasprose,Tenn.R.App.P.4doesnotrelieveprosepetitionersfromthethirty "! daynoticerequirement.Thus,thepetitionersprosestatusremainsbutonefactorindeciding #" whethertheinterestofjusticemandateswaiverofthethirtydaynoticerequirement._Deonnie_ $# _Rodenie_Ԁ_Boykin_Ԁv.State,No.W200300066CCAR3CO,2003Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS680,*34 {% $ (Tenn.Crim.App.,atJackson,July28,2003).Indeterminingwhetherwaiverisappropriate,this d&!% Courtshallconsiderthenatureoftheissuesforreview,thereasonsforthedelayinseekingrelief, M'"& andotherrelevantfactorspresentedineachcase.Id. 6(#'   Inhisbrief,thepetitionerhasnotaddressedtheissueoffailingtotimelyfilenoticeofappeal. *X%) HehasnotfiledamotionwiththisCourtseekingtobeexcusedfromtherequirementofatimely *A&* noticeofappeal.Weassumethatthepetitionerwasundertheimpressionthathisfilingofthe +*'+ motiontoreconsidertolledthethirtydayfilingrequirement.However,aswehaveindicatedsupra,  itisclearthatthetimelimitwasnottolled,andthenoticeofappealwasnottimelyfiled.   XX#XXXOX#  Thepetitionercontendsonappealthat(1)thedistrictattorneysofficeshouldhavebeen k disqualifiedbecauseofconflictofinterest,(2)becauseofhismentalstatehecouldnotunderstand T thenatureofthecharges,(3)hewasdeniedafairtrialbecausejurorswereasleep,(4)his4th,5th, =  and14thamendmentrightswereviolatedconcerningstatementsmadetothepoliceintroducedat & v trial,(5)thepostconvictioncourterredinnotholdingahearingorappointingcounsel,and(6)  _ improperjuryinstructions.OXXXXԀTheonlyissuesraisedinthepetitionforpostconvictionreliefwere  H issues(1),(2),and(4).Areviewofthepetitionersdirectappealrevealsthattwooftheseissues  1  werepreviouslydetermined.#XXXOX&#UXXXXStatev.Coulter,67S.W.3d3(Tenn.Crim.App.2001).#XXXUX'# UXXXXAstoissue    (1),thisCourtheldthatthescreeningmechanismsemployedbytheDistrictAttorneysoffice   adequatelyaddressedanyactualorapparentconflicts.Id.at2833.Thus,thisissuewaswithout   merit.Id.Astoissue(4),thisCourtheldthatevenifsomeofthestatementsmadetopolicewere   inadmissible,anyerrorwouldbeharmlessbecauseoftheoverwhelmingevidenceagainstthe n  petitioner.Id.at3739.Thepostconvictioncourtcorrectlydismissedtheseclaimsbythe W  petitioner.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030206.#XXXUXT(#OXXXX  @   Astoissue(2), #XXXOXI+#UXXXXthepetitionerallegeddiminishedcapacitypriortotrialwithoutprovidingany c factualbasistosupportthisassertion.Thepetitionforpostconvictionreliefmustcontainaclear L andspecificstatementofallgroundsuponwhichreliefissought,includingfulldisclosureofthe 5 factualbasisofthosegrounds.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030206(d).Abareallegationthata  constitutionalrighthasbeenviolatedandmereconclusionsoflawshallnotbesufficienttowarrant  anyfurtherproceedings.Id.Additionally,failuretostateafactualbasisforthegroundsalleged  shallresultinimmediatedismissalofthepetition.Id.Thepostconvictioncourtpointedoutthat  mentalhealthevaluationsperformedpriortotrialdeterminedthatthepetitionerwascompetentto r standtrialandthattherewasnoevidenceofdiminishedcapacity.#XXXUX+# UXXXXThepostconvictioncourt [ correctlydismissedthisclaimbythepetitioner.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030206.#XXXUX0#OXXXX  D #XXXOX0#  Conclusion g    S>! ;OXXXXԀWeconcludethattherecordevincesnobasisfordeterminingthatjusticerequiresusto >! excusethetimelyfilingofanoticeofappeal.Inabsenceofatimelyfilednoticeofappeal,the '"w  abovecaptionedappealisdismissed.#XXXOX1# #`!    `     h     ___________________________________ '"&    `     h     JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE