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ÓÌà  àOn€April€12,€1995,€the€petitioner,€Thomas€E.€Dunn,€pled€guilty€in€the€Knox€County€CriminalÐ è$8 $ ÐCourt€to€the€sale€of€less€than€one„half€gram€of€cocaine,€a€Class€C€felony,€and€was€sentenced€as€aÐ Ô%$!% ÐRange€II,€multiple€offender€to€eight€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€Pursuant€to€his€pleaÐ À&"& Ðagreement,€the€sentence€was€suspended€and€the€petitioner€was€placed€on€a€community€alternativeÐ ¬'ü"' Ðto€prison€program,€which€was€set€to€expire€on€April€12,€2003.€€Among€the€conditions€of€theÐ ˜(è#( Ðpetitionerððs€suspended€sentence€were€that€he€complete€treatment€at€the€Veterans€AdministrationÐ „)Ô$) ÐHospital€in€Nashville.€€The€petitioner€was€apparently€subsequently€removed€from€the€communityÐ p*À%* Ðalternative€to€prison€program€and€placed€on€unsupervised€probation,€followed€by€placement€onÐ \+¬&+ Ðenhanced€supervised€probation.€€On€July€12,€2001,€the€petitioner€was€revoked€from€probation€andÐ H,˜', Ðordered€to€serve€his€original€eight„year€sentence€in€prison.€€According€to€a€letter€from€counselÐ 4-„(-ýÀ ÐÔ_Ôrepresenting€the€petitioner€when€his€probation€was€revoked€in€2001,€he€had€ð ðabsconded€from€theÐ ° Ðjurisdiction€of€the€Courtðð€for€an€undisclosed€period.€Ð œì ÐÌà  àOn€December€4,€2002,€the€petitioner€filed€a€òòpro€se€óópetition€for€post„conviction€relief€by€ð ðnextÐ tÄ Ðfriend€.€.€.€inmate€legal€clerk€Edward€Kendrick,ðð€alleging,€òòinter€aliaóó,€that€hòòóóe€was€a€Vietnam€veteranÐ `° Ðsuffering€from€service„related€post„traumatic€stress€disorder,€which€consisted€of€his€beingÐ L œ Ðð ðdelusional,€schizophrenic,€bipolar,€hallucinational€[sic],€confused,€depressed,€having€mood€swings,Ð 8 ˆ Ðmemory€loss,€no€organization,€paranoia,€etc.ðð€€The€petitioner€alleged€this€condition€resulted€in€mentalÐ $ t Ðincompetence€to€handle€his€personal,€legal,€and€financial€affairs€and€prevented€him€from€filing€theÐ  ` Ðpost„conviction€petition€in€a€timely€fashion.€€In€support€of€his€claim,€he€attached€five€exhibits:€€anÐ ü L  Ðaffidavit€from€inmate€legal€clerk€Kendrick;€an€affidavit€from€his€daughter;€an€affidavit€from€hisÐ è 8  Ðmother;€a€July€16,€2001,€letter€from€his€public€defender;€and€documents€from€the€VeteransÐ Ô$  ÐAdministration.€€The€petitioner€asserted€that€the€attached€exhibits€were€sufficient€evidence€to€warrantÐ À  Ðthe€appointment€of€counsel,€an€evidentiary€hearing,€and€the€subsequent€tolling€of€the€statute€ofÐ ¬ü  Ðlimitations,€pursuant€to€òòState€v.€Nixóó,€40€S.W.3d€459€(Tenn.€2001).€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àOn€December€12,€2002,€the€post„conviction€court€entered€an€order€summarily€dismissing€theÐ pÀ Ðpetition€on€the€grounds€that€it€was€barred€by€the€one„year€statute€of€limitations.€€The€petitioner€thenÐ \¬ Ðfiled€a€timely€appeal€to€this€court,€challenging€the€summary€dismissal€of€his€petition€for€post„Ð H˜ Ðconviction€relief.Ð 4„ ÐÌà@òò&ìàò òòòANALYSISóóó óˆÐ  \ ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€contends€he€submitted€sufficient€evidence€to€make€out€a€prima€facie€case€ofÐ ä4 Ðmental€incompetence€and€should,€€therefore,€€have€been€granted€an€evidentiary€hearing€on€the€issueÐ Ð  Ðof€whether€his€mental€incompetence€tolled€the€applicable€one„year€statute€of€limitations€under€theÐ ¼  Ð1995€Post€Conviction€Procedure€Act.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202(a)€(2003).€The€StateÐ ¨ø Ðresponds€by€arguing€that€the€proof€submitted€by€the€petitioner€was€insufficient€to€make€out€a€primaÐ ”ä Ðfacie€case€that€the€petitioner€was€unable€either€to€manage€his€personal€affairs€or€to€understand€hisÐ €Ð Ðlegal€rights€and€liabilities€during€the€entire€period€between€the€date€of€his€conviction€and€the€date€theÐ l¼ Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief€was€filed.€€We€agree€with€the€State.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àUnder€the€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act€of€1995,€a€claim€for€post„conviction€relief€mustÐ 0"€  Ðbe€filed€ð ðwithin€one€(1)€year€of€the€date€of€the€final€action€of€the€highest€state€appellate€court€toÐ #l! Ðwhich€an€appeal€is€taken€or,€if€no€appeal€is€taken,€within€one€(1)€year€of€the€date€on€which€theÐ $X" Ðjudgment€became€final,€or€consideration€of€such€petition€shall€be€barred.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„Ð ô$D # Ð202(a)€(2003).€€The€1995€Act€contains€a€specific€anti„tolling€provision.€€òòId.óó€€However,€in€òòSeals€v.Ð à%0!$ ÐStateóó,€23€S.W.3d€272,€279€(Tenn.€2000),€our€supreme€court€recognized€that€due€process€requires€thatÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€post„conviction€statute€of€limitations€be€tolled€during€periods€of€a€petitionerððs€mentalÐ ¸'#& Ðincompetency.€€In€òòNixóó,€40€S.W.3d€at€463,€our€supreme€court,€addressing€the€issue€of€what€specificÐ ¤(ô#' Ðstandard€of€mental€incompetence€must€be€satisfied€to€require€tolling,€held€that€ð ðdue€process€requiresÐ )à$( Ðtolling€of€the€post„conviction€statute€of€limitations€only€if€a€petitioner€shows€that€he€is€unable€eitherÐ |*Ì%) Ðto€manage€his€personal€affairs€or€to€understand€his€legal€rights€and€liabilities.ðð€€òòId.óó€€The€òòNixóó€courtÐ h+¸&* Ðstressed€that€the€burden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€include€specific€factual€allegations€in€his€petition€toÐ ° Ðsupport€his€claim€of€mental€incompetence:€Ð œì ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWe€emphasize€that€to€make€a€prima€facie€showing€of€incompetenceÐ tÄ Ðrequiring€tolling€of€the€limitations€period,€a€post„conviction€petitionÐ `° Ðmust€include€specific€factual€allegations€that€demonstrate€theÐ L œ Ðpetitionerððs€inability€to€manage€his€personal€affairs€or€understand€hisÐ 8 ˆ Ðlegal€rights€and€liabilities.€€Unsupported,€conclusory,€or€generalÐ $ t Ðallegations€of€mental€illness€will€not€be€sufficient€to€require€tollingÐ  ` Ðand€prevent€summary€dismissal€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206Ð ü L  Ð(b)€&€(f).€€The€required€prima€facie€showing€may€be€satisfied€byÐ è 8  Ðattaching€to€the€petition€affidavits,€depositions,€medical€reports,€orÐ Ô$  Ðother€credible€evidence€that€contain€specific€factual€allegationsÐ À  Ðshowing€the€petitionerððs€incompetence.€€While€affidavits€andÐ ¬ü  Ðdepositions€of€mental€health€professionals€may€be€utilized,€they€areÐ ˜è  Ðnot€essential,€and€a€petitioner€may€rely€upon€affidavits€andÐ „Ô  Ðdepositions€from€family€members,€prison€officials,€attorneys,€or€anyÐ pÀ Ðother€person€who€has€knowledge€of€facts€that€demonstrate€either€theÐ \¬ Ðpetitionerððs€inability€to€manage€his€personal€affairs€or€the€petitionerððsÐ H˜ Ðinability€to€understand€his€legal€rights€and€liabilities.€€Ð4„` x` x ÐòòÌId.óó€at€464€(citations€omitted).Ð  \ ÐÌà  à€In€addition€to€alleging€specific€facts€to€show€mental€incompetence,€the€post„convictionÐ ä4 Ðpetitioner€must,€in€order€to€avoid€dismissal€of€his€petition€on€the€basis€of€the€statute€of€limitations,Ð Ð  Ðdemonstrate€that€he€did€not€experience€a€total€of€one€year€of€mental€competency€during€the€timeÐ ¼  Ðbetween€the€highest€action€taken€by€an€appellate€court€on€his€case€or€the€date€his€conviction€becameÐ ¨ø Ðfinal€and€the€filing€of€his€petition.€€òòSeeóó€òòAlvin€L.€Smith€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„9808„CC„00343,€1999Ð ”ä ÐWL€810229,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Oct.€12,€1999)€(observing€that€petition€for€post„convictionÐ €Ð Ðrelief€was€not€timely€filed€if€petitioner€was€competent€for€a€total€of€either€three€years€or€one€year,Ð l¼ Ðdepending€on€whether€the€three„year€statute€of€limitations€under€the€1989€Act,€or€the€one„year€statueÐ X ¨ Ðof€limitations€under€the€1995€Act,€applied).€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àIn€support€of€his€claim€of€mental€incompetence,€the€petitioner€attached€five€exhibits€to€hisÐ #l! Ðpetition.€€Taken€together,€these€exhibits,€however,€fail€to€allege€facts€sufficient€to€make€out€a€primaÐ $X" Ðfacie€case€of€the€petitionerððs€mental€incompetence€during€the€entire€relevant€period,€such€as€to€barÐ ô$D # Ðapplication€of€the€statute€of€limitations€to€dismiss€his€petition.€€Exhibit€A€is€an€affidavit€of€€ð ðinmateÐ à%0!$ Ðlegal€clerkðð€Edward€Kendrick,€stating€that€the€petitioner€ð ðseemed€incapable€of€assisting€[him]€inÐ Ì&"% Ðadequately€preparing€his€petitionðð€and,€in€conversations€with€Kendrick,€€ð ðwould€always€revert€backÐ ¸'#& Ðto€discussing€the€[V]ietnam€[W]ar€and€other€issues€not€directly€bearing€on€the€subject€in€question.ððÐ ¤(ô#' ÐThe€allegations€contained€in€this€affidavit,€taken€as€true,€establish€nothing€more€than€the€petitionerððsÐ )à$( Ðâ âinability€to€stay€on€the€topic€in€conversations€with€Kendrick€or€to€assist€him€in€the€preparation€of€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðpost„conviction€petition,€which€was€filed€in€December€2002,€over€seven€years€after€the€petitionerððsÐ ° Ðconviction€became€final.€€Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àExhibit€B€is€an€affidavit€by€the€petitionerððs€daughter€stating€that€she€was€his€personalÐ tÄ Ðrepresentative€from€1990„1996;€that€she€was€ð ðappointed/chosen€as€the€personal€representative€.€.€.Ð `° Ðconcerning€all€of€his€legal,€personal€and€financial€affairs€because€he€was€mentally€incompetent€andÐ L œ Ðunable€as€he€still€is€now€to€manage€his€personal€affairs€nor€understand€his€legal€rights€and€liabilitiesðð;Ð 8 ˆ Ðand€that€she€has€first„hand€knowledge€of€the€petitionerððs€€mental€incompetence€and€would€be€willingÐ $ t Ðto€testify€to€such€in€any€proceeding€on€his€behalf.€€Exhibit€C€consists€of€a€similar€affidavit€by€theÐ  ` Ðpetitionerððs€mother,€dated€October€7,€2002,€€stating€that€she€is€the€personal€representative€of€theÐ ü L  Ðpetitioner;€that€she€was€ð ðappointed/chosen€as€[his]€personal€representative€over€all€of€his€legal,Ð è 8  Ðpersonal€and€financial€affairs€because€he€is€mentally€incompetent€and€unable€to€manage€his€personalÐ Ô$  Ðaffairs€nor€understand€his€legal€rights€and€liabilitiesðð;€and€that€she€has€first„hand€knowledge€of€hisÐ À  Ðmental€incompetence€and€would€be€willing€to€testify€to€such€mental€incompetence€in€any€proceedingÐ ¬ü  Ðon€his€behalf.€€The€affidavit€does€not€state€when€the€mother€was€ð ðappointed/chosenðð€as€theÐ ˜è  Ðpetitionerððs€personal€representative,€or€under€what€circumstances.€€Thus,€both€of€these€affidavits€byÐ „Ô  Ðthe€petitionerððs€family€members€contain€merely€conclusory€allegations€about€the€petitionerððs€mentalÐ pÀ Ðincompetence€and€inability€to€handle€his€personal,€financial,€and€legal€affairs.€€Furthermore,€neitherÐ \¬ Ðaffidavit€contains€specific€allegations€that€the€petitioner€was€mentally€incompetent€for€the€entireÐ H˜ Ðperiod€between€the€date€his€conviction€became€final€and€the€filing€of€his€post„conviction€petition.€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àExhibit€D€is€a€letter€from€the€petitionerððs€public€defender,€dated€July€16,€2001,€in€which€sheÐ  \ Ðexplained€the€petitionerððs€July€12,€2001,€court€proceeding€in€which€he€agreed€to€the€revocation€ofÐ øH Ðhis€probation.€€The€petitionerððs€attorney€states€in€her€letter€that€the€judge€ð ðhas€agreed€to€write€a€letterÐ ä4 Ðrecommending€[the€petitioner]€to€the€Special€Needs€Facility€in€Nashville€due€to€[his]€mental€healthÐ Ð  Ðand€physical€ailments.ðð€The€attorneyððs€reference€to€the€petitionerððs€ð ðmental€health€and€physicalÐ ¼  Ðailmentsðð€falls€far€short€of€establishing€that€the€petitioner€was€mentally€incompetent€at€the€date€ofÐ ¨ø Ðthe€probation€revocation€hearing.€€òòSeeóó€òòNixóó,€40€S.W.3d€at€465€(ð ð[E]ven€when€proven,€mental€illnessÐ ”ä Ðdoes€not€equate€with€incompetency.ðð€);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòAlvin€L.€Smithóó,€1999€WL€810229,€at€*3€(noting€thatÐ €Ð Ðpetitionerððs€admission€to€DeBerry€Special€Needs€Facility€in€Nashville€did€not€necessarily€meanÐ l¼ Ðpetitioner€was€incompetent).€€Furthermore,€there€is€nothing€in€the€letter€that€addresses€the€petitionerððsÐ X ¨ Ðmental€state€in€the€months€and€years€before€the€July€2001€revocation€hearing.€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àThe€last€exhibit€the€petitioner€attached€to€his€petition,€Exhibit€E,€consists€of€three€pages€ofÐ #l! Ðdocuments€apparently€associated€with€his€treatment€in€1996€at€the€Veterans€Administration€HospitalÐ $X" Ðin€Nashville.€€The€first€is€a€form€document€dated€November€14,€1996,€and€entitled€ð ðStatus€Change,ððÐ ô$D # Ðwith€a€box€marked€to€indicate€it€is€a€ð ðsupplementalðð€report.€€Other€information€contained€in€theÐ à%0!$ Ðdocument€is€that€the€petitionerððs€date€of€admission€was€June€13,€1996,€that€his€date€of€release€wasÐ Ì&"% ÐOctober€30,€1996,€and€that€he€was€released€to€ð ðOutpatient€Treatment€„€NSC.ðð€€Under€the€ð ðRemarksððÐ ¸'#& Ðsection€of€the€form€is€the€following€typewritten€report:€ð ðPatient€is€in€receipt€of€pension.€€SocialÐ ¤(ô#' ÐSecurity€rated€patient€incompetent.€€See€discharge€summary.ðð€€Although€the€next€page€of€Exhibit€EÐ )à$( Ðâ âis€marked€as€ð ðPage€2,ðð€it€does€not€appear€to€be€the€second€page€of€the€ð ðStatus€Changeðð€document,Ð |*Ì%) Ðas€it€is€dated€December€3,€1996,€and€entitled€ð ðRating€Decision.ðð€€This€document€contains€theÐ ° Ðfollowing€pertinent€information€regarding€the€petitioner:€Ð œì Ðâ âÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àService€connection€for€post„traumatic€stress€disorder€has€beenÐ tÄ Ðestablished€as€directly€related€to€military€service.€€This€condition€isÐ `° Ðevaluated€as€100€percent€disabling€from€May€11,€1994,€the€date€theÐ L œ Ðveteranððs€original€claim€was€received€as€he€has€continuously€pursuedÐ 8 ˆ Ðhis€claim€since€that€time.€€We€made€this€determination€as€the€hospitalÐ $ t Ðreport€dated€May€1996,€indicates€the€veteran€was€admitted€to€theÐ  ` ÐPTSD€program€to€which€he€responded€satisfactorily.€€However,€weÐ ü L  Ðassigned€a€Global€Assessment€of€Functioning€score€of€30,€and€theÐ è 8  Ðexaminer€indicated€he€remains€incompetent.€€(Note:€the€issue€ofÐ Ô$  Ðcompetency€was€addressed€by€our€rating€decision€dated€04„24„96.)€Ð À  ÐAn€evaluation€of€100€percent€is€assigned€if€the€attitudes€of€allÐ ¬ü  Ðcontacts€except€the€most€intimate€are€so€adversely€affected€as€to€resultÐ ˜è  Ðin€virtual€isolation€in€the€community.€€Totally€incapacitatingÐ „Ô  Ðpsychoneurotic€symptoms€such€as€fantasy,€confusion,€panic,€andÐ pÀ Ðexplosions€of€aggressive€energy€with€disturbed€thought€or€behavioralÐ \¬ Ðprocesses€border€on€gross€repudiation€of€reality€resulting€in€profoundÐ H˜ Ðretreat€from€mature€behavior.€€An€evaluation€of€100€percent€is€alsoÐ 4„ Ðassigned€for€inability€to€secure€or€follow€a€substantially€gainfulÐ  p Ðoccupation.€€Ð \` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àSince€this€is€the€veteranððs€initial€evaluation€and€there€is€someÐ ä4 Ðlikelihood€of€improvement,€we€are€scheduling€a€future€reviewÐ Ð  Ðexamination€for€October€1997,€to€assess€his€disability€at€that€time.м ` x` x ÐÌà  àThe€final€document€included€in€Exhibit€E,€hand€dated€September€27,€2002,€appears€to€be€aÐ ”ä Ðpage€copied€from€a€textbook€and€is€entitled€ð ðGlobal€Assessment€of€Functioning€(GAF)€Scale.ððÐ €Ð ÐAccording€to€this€document,€a€scale€of€30€is€assigned€when€Ð l¼ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àò òBehavior€is€considerably€influenced€by€delusions€orÐ D!” Ðhallucinations€OR€serious€impairment€in€communication€orÐ 0"€  Ðjudgment€ó ó(e.g.,€sometimes€incoherent,€acts€grossly€inappropriately,Ð #l! Ðsuicidal€preoccupation)€ò òOR€€inability€to€function€in€almost€all€areasó óÐ  $\" Ð(e.g.,€stays€in€bed€all€day;€no€job,€home,€or€friends).Ðü$L #` x` x ÐÌ(emphasis€in€original).Ð Ô&$"% ÐÌà  àEven€if€the€petitioner€was€evaluated€by€the€Veterans€Administration€as€100%€disabled€andÐ ¬(ü#' Ðgiven€a€Global€Assessment€of€Functioning€score€of€30,€due,€respectively,€to€his€ð ð[t]otallyÐ ˜)è$( Ðincapacitating€psychoneurotic€symptomsðð€and€behavior€that€was€ð ðconsiderably€influenced€byÐ „*Ô%) Ðdelusions€or€hallucinations,ðð€as€opposed€to€his€ð ðinability€to€secure€or€follow€a€substantially€gainfulÐ p+À&* Ðoccupationðð€and€ð ðinability€to€function€in€almost€all€areas€(e.g.,€stays€in€bed€all€day;€no€job,€home,€orÐ ° Ðfriends),ðð€nothing€in€these€reports€indicates€that€the€petitioner€remained€incompetent€for€the€entireÐ œì Ðperiod€leading€up€to€the€date€he€filed€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€€In€this€regard,€we€noteÐ ˆØ Ðthat€the€petitioner€did€not€include€as€an€exhibit€any€results€of€the€Veterans€Administration€reviewÐ tÄ Ðexamination€that€was€scheduled€for€October€1997.€Ð `° ÐÌà  àIn€sum,€we€conclude€that€the€petitioner€failed€to€make€the€required€prima€facie€showing€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðincompetence€to€prevent€the€application€of€the€post„conviction€statute€of€limitations€to€bar€theÐ $ t Ðconsideration€of€his€petition.€€Accordingly,€we€affirm€the€post„conviction€courtððs€dismissal€of€theÐ  ` Ðpetition€as€time„barred.€€à  àÐ ü L  ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð À  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE