WPCJ RFxqi/b90|& _#GK@xO3:!m~sR#pq>S6K(N?7rZH%:csX5sARdcO L.o+3[Jق ;^:Y$B`u; R͛R4z&>N{N4TM$#ɑ.A &=2Hɏ F(u{nۋs o %ilԙw0-5j NjEj疙QYddc=!0T=,͕D < f (EZ՝2Xq95o#*,9{^C5X]$u5lw"7+AS:/Iv eEÝkYKԘ5r> MڭsZx=-YХ?<_P i42 ΄xE <2*ӿo ib#\ % ^ # 0/ UN w 4 z  i x mz P m3 0DN=_?E577777777777777777777777b???????????????????????????????????? 0GGGG B22 0O D3 D-& 0KSS AS 0 0D[ AHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 60ݦ*+ (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularYo)bk1p 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|xU F R$      1    _TherecordindicatesthatthepetitionerfiledasecondpetitionforwritofhabeascorpusonJuly6,2000,in  KnoxCounty,allegingthatthetrialcourtdidnothavejurisdictiontotryhim,thatthestatuteoflimitationshadrunon t thecharges,andthathehadineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.TheKnoxCountycourtdismissedthepetition,whichit 8 alsotreatedasapostconvictionpetition,becausethecourtfoundthatthepetitionerhadnotallegedgroundsthatwould L entitlehimtohabeascorpusrelief,andKnoxCounty,notbeingthecountyofincarceration,lackedjurisdictiontogrant  suchrelief.Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0   U R$      3    _ԀThestatuteunderwhichthepetitionerwasindictedwasamendedin1974,andthepunishmentforconviction  wasreducedtotenyearstolife.Tenn.CodeAnn.393705(Supp.1974).In1978,thestatutewasrepealedby t TennesseeCodeAnnotatedSections393701to393708(Supp.1978).Undertodayslaw,thepetitionerwouldhave 8 beenchargedwith rapeofachild,andthestatuteoflimitationsiseitherfouryearsorthedatethechildreachestheage L ofmajority,whicheveroccurslater.Tenn.CodeAnn.402101(d)(1990).SeeStatev.Gray,917S.W.2d668,669  n.1(Tenn.1996).  R$      2    _Wecannotconsiderthisasapetitionforpostconvictionreliefbecausethestatuteoflimitationshasexpired  forhisfilingsuchapetition.Statev._Masucci_,754S.W.2d90,91(Tenn.Crim.App.1988).Additionally,assetout t inthisopinion,thepetitionerhaspreviouslyfiledapetitionforpostconvictionrelief,whichwasdenied,andheis 8 allowedonlyonesuchpetition.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030202(c). - -(|G2$ !.8EEdd8         0   d(|3z$ !.8EEdd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3z$ !.8EEdd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8EEdd8     _   EE8IXXdd8@ttBEEINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @%ATJACKSON#EEB #Ԉ &    @  @` AssignedonBriefsAugust7,2001 L XIXEE #EEXXI#ELMERL.FRITTS,SR.v.JAMESM.DUKES,Warden,and J STATEOFTENNESSEEXIXEE   ^ @@ DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforLauderdaleCounty  ^ @@No.5468JosephH.Walker,Judge  J @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.W200100833CCAR3CDFiledSeptember6,_2001_   AV) ` dE<` A      Petitionerappealsthesummarydismissalofhispetitionforhabeascorpusreliefwhichallegedthat  thechargesagainsthimwereuntrue,thatthestatutesoflimitationsastothechargeshadexpired x beforehewascharged,andthathiscounselwasineffective.Thepostconvictioncourtdetermined d thattheallegationscontainedinthepetitionersprosepetitiondidnotentitlehimtohabeascorpus P relief.Aftercarefulreviewoftherecord,weaffirmthedismissalofthepetition. <  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed  d   #EEXI#XIX.EEAlanE.Glenn,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDavidG.HayesandJoeG.Riley, < JJ.,joined. ( ElmerL.Fritts,Sr.,Henning,Tennessee,ProSe.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter,andKimR.Helper,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,  fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. t  @@OO& OPINION #EEXXI#XIXEE L"! #EEXXI #XIXEE     BACKGROUND  $$t#    Petitionerwasconvictedin1985ofthreecountsofaggravatedrape,incest,carnalknowledge %` $ ofafemaleundertwelveyearsofage,andrape,forwhichhereceivedaneffectivesentenceof170 %L!% years.Hisconvictionandsentencewereaffirmedbythiscourtondirectappealwiththeexception &8"& oftherapeconvictionwhichwasreversedandremandedforanewtrial.Statev.ElmerLesterFritts, '$#' No.1067,1987WL6089(Tenn.Crim.App.Feb.4,1987). ($(   In1988,thepetitionerfiledforpostconvictionreliefallegingineffectiveassistanceof *%* counsel.Specifically,thepetitionercontendedthathiscounselhadfailedto(1)interviewall +&+ relevantmaterialwitnesses;(2)calltheappropriateandrequiredwitnessesinhisbehalf;(3) p,', appropriatelycrossexaminewitnessescalledonhisbehalf;and(4)composeasoundtrialstrategy \-(- inthedefenseofhiscause.Thepostconvictioncourtfoundthattherecordcontradictedthe  allegationsanddeniedrelief.Petitionertimelyappealedthejudgmentasamatterofright.This  courtaffirmedtheruling,andpermissiontoappealwasdeniedbytheTennesseeSupremeCourt.  SeeElmerL.Frittsv.State,No.1258,1990WL20798(Tenn.Crim.App.Mar.8,1990),perm.to t appealdenied(Tenn.May14,1990).   `   OnFebruary12,1992,intheCircuitCourtofLauderdaleCounty,thepetitionerfiledhisfirst 8  prosepetitionforwritofhabeascorpus,allegingthathisconvictionwasvoidbasedonviolations $ t ofdoublejeopardy,thestatuteoflimitations,dueprocess,andequalprotectionofthelaw.Upon  ` motionoftheState,thetrialcourtdismissedthepetitionforfailuretostategroundsuponwhich  L  reliefcouldbegranted.Ondirectappeal,thiscourtfoundthatthejudgmentswerefaciallyvalidand  8  thatapetitionercouldnotcollaterallyattackafaciallyvalidconvictioninahabeascorpus $  proceeding.FurtherreviewwasdeniedbytheTennesseeSupremeCourt.SeeElmerLesterFritts   v.State,No.02C019210CC00243,1993WL369347(Tenn.Crim.App.Sept.22,1993),perm.   toappealdenied(Tenn.Nov.29,1993).           InFebruary2001,thepetitionerfiledanotherprosepetitionforwritofhabeascorpus,his p third,intheCircuitCourtofLauderdaleCounty.  #  1      ׀Hecontendedthattheconvictionswerevoid \ becausethestatuteoflimitationshadexpiredontheoffensesbeforehewascharged,hiscounselwas H ineffective,andthechargeswereuntrue.Thetrialcourtsummarilydismissedthepetitionpursuant 4 toTennesseeCodeAnnotatedSection4030202(c).Thisdirectappealresultsfromthetrialcourts  p dismissal.( #  2        \    ANALYSIS  4   ArticleI,Section15oftheTennesseeConstitutionguaranteestherighttoseekhabeascorpus  relief.TennesseeCodeAnnotatedSections2921101to130codifytheapplicableproceduresfor  seekingawrit.Whilethereisnostatutorylimitinwhichtofileforhabeascorpusrelief,Tennessee  lawprovidesverynarrowgroundsuponwhichsuchreliefmaybegranted.Taylorv.State,995  S.W.2d78,83(Tenn.1999).Ahabeascorpuspetitionmaybeusedonlytocontestvoidjudgments p whicharefaciallyinvalidbecause(1)theconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionorauthorityto \  sentenceadefendant;or(2)defendantssentencehasexpired.Archerv.State,851S.W.2d157,164 H! (Tenn.1993);Passarellav.State,891S.W.2d619,627628(Tenn.Crim.App.1994). 4"  Ї  Toobtainhabeascorpusrelief,thepetitionermustshowbyapreponderanceoftheevidence  thathissentenceisvoidandnotmerelyvoidable.SeeStatev.Davenport,980S.W.2d407,409  (Tenn.Crim.App.1998);Passarella,891S.W.2dat627.Consequently,apetitionercannot  collaterallyattackafaciallyvalidjudgmentofthetrialcourtinapetitionforhabeascorpusrelief. t Archer,851S.W.2dat162. `     Petitionercontendedthatheisbeingillegallydetainedbecausehewas arrested,charged, 8  triedandconvictedforoffensesthatoccurredoutsidethestatuteoflimitations.TheState $ t respondedthatatthetimeofthecrime,in1971, carnalknowledgeofachildundertwelveyears  ` carriedasentencedofdeathorlifeimprisonment,andtherewasnostatuteoflimitationsapplicable  L  tooffensespunishablebylifeimprisonment. #  3      ׀Tenn.CodeAnn.393702(repealed).Contraryto  8  thepetitionersallegations,TennesseeCodeAnnotatedSection402101(c)wasenactedin1990and $  shouldnotbeconfusedwiththestatuteapplicableatthetimeofthecrime.Sincetheoffensewas   committedin1971,TennesseeCodeAnnotatedSection393702wasproperlyappliedtothe   petitioner.Therefore,wefindnoerrorinthetrialcourtsdecision.       Petitionernextraisestheissueofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Thisissuewasfullyheard p anddeterminedonthefirstpostconvictionpetition.Furthermore,itisnotapropersubjectfor \ habeascorpusrelief.Archer,851S.W.2dat164(citationomitted).Accordingly,thisissueis H withoutmerit,asisthecontentionthatthechargesagainstthepetitionerwereuntrue.Suchaclaim 4 cannotbetestedbyapetitionforwritofhabeascorpus.  p      `     h CONCLUSION  H   Aftercarefulreview,wefindthatthepostconvictioncourtproperlydismissedthe   petitionerspetitionforfailuretoallegegroundsuponwhichhabeascorpusreliefcouldbegranted.   Petitionerhasfailedtocarryhisburdenofshowingthatthejudgmentwasinvalidonitsface.  Accordingly,weaffirmthedismissalofthepetition.     `     h     ___________________________________ X     `     h     ALANE.GLENN,JUDGE