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Subsequently,thepetitionerfiledfortestingofhumanbiologicalevidenceunderthePostConviction (x DNAAnalysisActof2001.Thepostconvictioncourtdeniedthepetitionandthepetitionertimely a appealed.Uponreviewoftherecordandthepartiesbriefs,weaffirmthejudgmentofthepost J convictioncourt. 3 i Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtisAffirmed.     #]X#XX.]NormaMcGeeOgle,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichThomasT._Woodall_and  RobertW._Wedemeyer_,JJ.,joined. q _Dwan_ԀL.Crisp,_Henning_,Tennessee,Prose. C PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;J.RossDyer,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;and e ThomasA.Thomas,DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. N @@OO& OPINION #]XX#XX] ! !  I.FactualBackground  ## #]XX #  XX]  OnApril10,2001,thepetitionerenteredabestinterestguiltypleatoachargeofrapeand v% % receivedaneightyearsentence.Aftertheconviction,thepetitionerfiledforpostconvictionrelief, _&!& whichpetitionwasdismissedbecauseithadbeenfiledoutsidethestatuteoflimitations.OnAugust H'"' 16,2000,thiscourtaffirmedpursuanttoRule20oftheRulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppealsthe 1(#( postconvictioncourtsdenialofpostconvictionrelief. )j$)   *S%* _  Subsequently,thepetitionerfiledunderthePostConvictionDNAAnalysisActof2001to  compelthetestingofhumanbiologicalevidencewhichhadbeencollectedbytheStatepriortotrial. #  1      ׀   TheDistrictAttorneyGeneralrespondedtothepetition,statingthat [a]rapekitandbloodand  salivaspecimensfromthePetitionerandhiscodefendantweresenttotheTBILabforexamination. k NoDNAanalys[es]wereperformed[on]anyofthesespecimens,andtheyweredestroyedinthe T ordinarycourseofbusiness.Thereafter,thepostconvictioncourtdismissedthepetition,noting =  that [u]nderthesecircumstances,itisimpossibleforaDNAanalysistobeconducted.The & v petitionertimelyappealedthisruling.  _ @$ II.Analysis   1    ThePostConvictionDNAAnalysisActof2001providesthat   8  8`   X XXXapersonconvictedofandsentencedforthecommissionof...rape   ...mayatanytime,fileapetitionrequestingtheforensicDNA o  analysisofanyevidencethatisinthepossessionorcontrolofthe X  prosecution,lawenforcement,laboratory,orcourt,andthatisrelated A totheinvestigationorprosecutionthatresultedinthejudgmentof *z convictionandthatmaycontainbiologicalevidence.c` x` x Tenn.CodeAnn.4030403(Supp.2001).PriortoorderingDNAanalysisofbiologicalevidence, 5 thepostconvictioncourtmustfindthepresenceofallofthefollowingcriteria:  8  8`   (1)Areasonableprobabilityexiststhatthepetitionerwouldnothave  beenprosecutedorconvictedifexculpatoryresultshadbeenobtained  throughDNAanalysis; r   %  #XX XXp#%%  %X XXX(2)Theevidenceisstillinexistenceandinsuchaconditionthat -} DNAanalysismaybeconducted; f %  #XX XX#%X XXX  %  #XX XX#%*%  %kX XXX(3)TheevidencewasneverpreviouslysubjectedtoDNAanalysisor !!  wasnotsubjectedtotheanalysisthatisnowrequestedwhichcould " ! resolveanissuenotresolvedbypreviousanalysis;and #"   %  #XX XX#%%  %X XXX(4)Theapplicationforanalysisismadeforthepurposeof ^&!% demonstratinginnocenceandnottounreasonablydelaytheexecution G'"& ofsentenceoradministrationofjustice.0(#'` x` x  )i$( Tenn.CodeAnn.4030404(Supp.2001).#XX XX#X XXX    Thiscourthasrecentlynoted, Ifthestateconteststhepresenceofanyqualifyingcriteriaand  itisapparentthateachprerequisitecannotbeestablished,the[postconviction]courthasthe k authoritytodismissthepetition.WilliamD.Bufordv.State,No.M200202180CCAR3PC, T 2003WL1937110,at*6(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,Apr.24,2003),#XX XX#perm.toappealdenied,X XXX =  (Tenn.2003).Insum, [t]hefailuretomeetanyofthequalifyingcriteriais,ofcourse,fataltothe & v action.#XX XX#Id.X XXXԀ  _   Intheinstantcase,thepostconvictioncourtdeterminedthattheevidencethepetitioner  1  soughttohavetestedhadbeendestroyedinthenormalcourseofbusinesspriortothefilingofthe    petitionrequestingtesting.Thus,thepetitionerfailedtosatisfyoneofthenecessaryprerequisites.   Moreover,wenotethatthepetitionersconvictionoccurredpriortotheAugust1,2001,inception   ofthePostConvictionDNAAnalysisActof2001.#XX XX#X XXXԀAccordingly,weconcludethatthepost   convictioncourtdidnoterrindenyingthepetitionersrequestfortestingunderthe#XX XX*"#PostConviction n  DNAAnalysisActof2001X XXX.SeeClintonWayneLynchv.State,No.M200202801CCAR3PC, W  2003WL21349919,at*1(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,June10,2003)#XX XX@##X XXX. @ @NN" III.Conclusion  b   Basedupontheforegoing,weaffirmthejudgmentofthepostconvictioncourt. 5 #XX XX.$#   `     h     ___________________________________     `     h     NORMAMcGEEOGLE,JUDGE