WPC M=7),h-DXQp+9ԡi҂ovGjvHZzZ)˶oy>YFx 9_bm5ɸȋ7rtX} 84Q%֢j]k6G>wYkOb!$fi-_Y&c~#%`Cٽk|depYoOE 7z,ЭafA"}M"ݠjͤCP>by%{щqXC[=NO|8<hs&Efl>؊u-=vӵ}dŏw)bez'Iw5cWdC-  XX #XX7#_TAVARES_ԀHILLXXԀ#XX#v.STATEOFTENNESSEE XX 0  Direct @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforMauryCounty  " @@No.9576StellaL._Hargrove_,Judge   @@*AV) ` dE<i` A j  @@TTNo.M200202997CCAR3COFiledNovember14,_2003_ _  AV) ` dE<*` A +{     Theappellant,_Tavares_ԀHill,_  #  1      _Ԁappealsthedenialofhispetitionforwritofhabeascorpus,whichthe  p  trialcourtdismissedasanuntimelypetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Hearguesthatdueprocess V tolledthestatuteoflimitationsforpostconvictionrelief.Uponreviewoftherecordandtheparties < briefs,weaffirmthejudgmentofthepostconvictioncourt. "  @99Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtisAffirmed.   #X#XX.NormaMcGeeOgle,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJoeG.RileyandJames j _Curwood_Ԁ_Witt_,Jr.,JJ.,joined. P _Tavares_ԀHill,Clifton,Tennessee,prose. l PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;BrentC.Cherry,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; 8 MikeBottoms,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andRobertC.Sanders,AssistantDistrictAttorney  General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee.   @55'OPINION #XXY#XXԈ    #XX9 #XX  OnAugust18,1992,theappellantenteredanolocontenderepleatoseconddegreemurder L"" inexchangeforasentenceofeighteenyearsandreservedcertifiedquestionsoflawforappeal.On 2## appeal,thiscourtaffirmedhisconviction.Statev._Tavaris_ԀHill,No.01C019301CC00028,1993 $h$ Tenn._Crim_.App.LEXIS606(Nashville,Sept.9,1993).OnJuly22,1996,theappellantfileda $N % pleadingstyledasapetitionforwritofhabeascorpusinwhichhecontended:(1)hewasnot %4!& affordedanevidentiaryhearingbeforethegrandjuryduetolackofnotice;(2)theStateviolatedhis &"'  rightagainstselfincrimination;(3)histrialcounselwasineffective;and(4)hisnolocontendereplea '#(h _wasnotenteredvoluntarilyandintelligently.  #  2      ׀Forreasonsnotapparentintherecord,nothingelse   wasfileduntiltheStatesresponseinMay2002.OnSeptember5,2002,thecircuitcourtdismissed  thepetitionfinding:(1)thepetitionforwritofhabeascorpus#cdddwasfiledinthewrongcountyasthe | petitionerwashousedinBledsoeCounty;(2)thepetitionshould#ddcdbetreatedasarequestforpost b convictionrelief;and(3)thepostconvictionpetitionwasfiledoutsideofthestatuteoflimitations. H   Theappellantsubsequentlyfileda MotiontoReopenPostConvictionPetition.On  d October31,2002,thepostconvictioncourtenteredandfiledanorderdenyingthemotiontoreopen.  J TheappellantfiledanoticeofappealasofrightonNovember21,2002.  0 @ll  I.MOTIONTOREOPEN       Whenamotiontoreopenapetitionforpostconvictionreliefisdenied,thepetitionerhasten x  daysinwhichtofilewiththiscourtanapplicationseekinganinterlocutoryappeal.Tenn.Code ^  Ann.4030117(c)(2003).  #  3      ׀Therulesofappellateproceduredonototherwiseallowanappealas D  ofrightfromthedenialofamotiontoreopenapostconvictionreliefproceeding.SeeTenn.R. *z  App.P.3(b);seealsoGrahamv.State,90S.W.3d687,691(Tenn.2002)(holdinga noticeof ` appealmaybetreatedasanapplicationforinterlocutoryappealwhenitcontainssufficient F information).Here,theappellantdidnotfilehisnoticeofappealwithinthetendaytimeperiod.  #  4      ׀ , Sincetheappellantfailedtoperfecthisappealaccordingtothestatutorilymandatedprocedure,this  courtiswithoutjurisdictiontoaddressthemotiontoreopen.SeeWilliamLeeDrumbargerv.State,  No.M199901444CCAR3PC,1999Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS1199,at*3(Nashville,Dec.9,  1999).Wealsonotethatthemotiondoesnotallegeanyofthethreeproperbasesforamotionto t reopen.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030117(a)(2003). Z Ѐ @ @? ?  II.UNTIMELYNOTICEOFAPPEAL  &v   Theappellantsnoticeofappealwasfiledmorethantwomonthsafterthetrialcourtdenied B hisoriginalpetition.Therefore,hisnoticeofappealwasuntimely.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030116 ( (2003);Tenn.R.App.P.4(a).Nevertheless,weelecttowaivetheuntimelyfilingandaddressthe  postconvictioncourtsdenialofpostconvictionrelief.Tenn.R.App.P.4(a).   V"! O e   @ III.STATUTEOFLIMITATIONSFORPOSTCONVICTIONRELIEF  e   Thetrialcourtproperlytreatedtheappellantsoriginalpetitionasoneforpostconviction 1 relief.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030105(c)(2003).Thepetitionforwritofhabeascorpusdidnotstate  anappropriategroundforreliefandwasfiledinthewrongcounty.SeeTaylorv.State,995S.W.2d  78,83(Tenn.1999)(holdinghabeascorpusisonlyavailabletochallengeavoidorexpired ~ sentence);seealsoTenn.CodeAnn.2921105(2000)(generallyrequiringpetitiontobefiledin  d county mostconvenientinpointofdistancetotheapplicant).Theappellantdoesnotcontendthat  J thetrialcourterredinthisregard.Instead,hemaintainsthatdueprocessrequiredthatthestatute  0 oflimitationsforfilinghispetitionforpostconvictionreliefbetolled. {     Apetitionforpostconvictionreliefmustbefiledwithinoneyearofthefinalactionofthe G  higheststateappellatecourttowhichanappealistaken,or,ifnoappealistaken,withinoneyear -  ofthedateonwhichthejudgmentbecamefinal,orconsiderationofthepetitionisbarred.Tenn.   CodeAnn.4030102(a)(2003).Timeisoftheessenceinclaimingpostconvictionrelief,and   compliancewiththeoneyearstatuteisanelementoftherighttofileapetition.Id.Therearethree z  statutoryexceptionstotheoneyearstatuteoflimitations:(1)whenanewconstitutionalrighthas ` beenrecognized;(2)whenthepetitionersinnocencehasbeenestablishedbynewscientific F evidence;or#cddd(3)whenapreviousconvictionthatenhancedthepetitionerssentencehasbeenheld , invalid.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030102(b)(2003).However,anotherwiseuntimelypetitionis w consideredtimelyiftheapplication#ddcdofthestatuteoflimitationswouldbeadenialofdueprocess. ] SeeSealsv.State,23S.W.3d272,27879(Tenn.2000).  C   Whentheappellantenteredhisnolocontenderepleain1992,thestatuteoflimitationsfor  filingapostconvictionreliefpetitionwasthreeyears.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030102(1990).  Beforetheappellantsthreeyearperiodexpired,thestatelegislaturemodifiedthestatuteof v limitations,reducingthestatuteoflimitationsforseekingpostconvictionrelieftooneyeareffective \ May10,1995.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(Supp.1995);seealsoCarterv.State,952S.W.2d B 417,419(Tenn.1997).Accordingly,theappellanthadoneyearfromMay10,1995,tofilehis ( petitionforpostconvictionrelief.SeeCarter,952S.W.2dat420.Hisoriginalpetition,filedinJuly s 1996,wastardy. Y   Theappellantcontendsthattheoneyearstatuteoflimitationsdeniedhimareasonable %!  opportunitytoraisehisclaimsinameaningful,timelymanner.Onappeal,hemaintainsthathehas  "! demonstratedaninabilitytomanagehispersonalaffairsorunderstandhislegalrightsandliabilities, "" andthathehasalatearisingclaimbecausetrialcounselfailedtoseekpostconvictionrelief. #r# However,thepetitionfiledwiththepostconvictioncourtwassilentastoanygroundsfortolling $X $ thestatuteoflimitations. %>!%   Therecorddoesestablishthattheappellantwasaminoratthetimeheenteredhisplea; o' #' however,thestatuteoflimitationswasnottolledbyhisagewithoutproofoffurtherdisability. U(#( Stewartv.State,95S.W.3d229,233(Tenn.Crim.App.2002). ;)$)   !*%*   Weconcludethatthepostconvictioncourtdidnoterrindismissingtheappellantspleading e asbeinganuntimelypetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthe K postconvictioncourt. 1       `     h     ____________________________________  d    `     h     NORMAMCGEEOGLE,JUDGE