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Ðhaving€been€released€from€custody€before€the€hearing€and€not€appearing€at€the€hearing€to€testify.€Ð d´ ÐBack€in€custody,€at€some€point,€he€filed€in€2000€a€motion€to€reopen€his€petition,€which€was€denied.€Ð P  ÐHe€then€filed€an€untimely€appeal€from€that€dismissal€and€proceeded,€on€appeal,€as€if€the€motion€hadÐ <Œ Ðbeen€granted€and€the€issues€were€those€raised€in€his€1996€petition.€€Based€upon€our€review,€weÐ (x Ðconclude€that€the€appeal€should€be€dismissed€because€it€was€untimely.Ð d ÐÓÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Appeal€Dismissedó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼K5»àXù—#ÔÔ‡XùX.¼K5ÔAlan€E.€Glenn,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€and€òòJoe€G.Ð Ä ÐRiley,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌJoseph€Hough,€Mountain€City,€Tennessee,€Pro€Se.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Thomas€E.€Williams,€III,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ `° ÐGeneral;€C.€Berkeley€Bell,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Victor€J.€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô,€Assistant€DistrictÐ L œ ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓ0ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONÐ #`" Ðó óÔ#†¼K5»XXù_#ÔÔ‡XùX»¼K5ÔÌò òòòDISCUSSIONó óóóÐ è$8 $ ÐòòóóÔ#†¼K5»XXùB #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XùX»¼K5ÔÔ‡ XùXXXùÔà  àThe€petitioner,€Joseph€Hough,€was€convicted€of€one€count€of€theft€of€property€over€$1000Ð Ô%$!% Ðbut€less€than€$10,000€and€three€counts€of€theft€of€property€valued€at€$500€or€less,€receivingÐ À&"& Ðsentences,€respectively,€of€three€years€and€six€months€and€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days,€theÐ ¬'ü"' Ðsentences€to€be€served€concurrently.€€The€convictions€were€affirmed€by€this€court€on€direct€appealÐ ˜(è#( Ðin€òòState€v.€Joseph€Houghóó,€No.€03C01„9404„CR„00143,€1995€WL€358070€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€JuneÐ „)Ô$) Ð13,€1995).€€He€filed€a€òòpro€seóó€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€on€January€10,€1996,€allegingÐ p*À%* Ðineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€as€well€as€other€matters.€€The€public€defender€was€appointed€toÐ \+¬&+ Ðrepresent€him,€and€the€matter€was€set€for€hearing€on€March€15,€1996.€€According€to€an€order€enteredÐ H,˜', Ðby€the€post„conviction€court€on€July€19,€1996,€the€hearing,€apparently,€was€reset€on€severalÐ 4-„(-ý¼ ÐÔ_Ôoccasions,€with€a€notice,€and€then€a€notice€by€certified€mail,€being€sent€to€the€petitioner€to€advise€himÐ ° Ðof€the€resetting.€€The€order€recites€that€ð ðDefendant€was€released€from€the€Department€of€CorrectionÐ œì Ðand€went€directly€to€Georgia.ðð€€The€post„conviction€court€dismissed€the€petition€on€July€19,€1996.Ð ˆØ Ðà  àÌà  àThe€next€action€in€the€matter€occurred€when€the€petitioner€filed€a€motion€to€reopen€his€post„Ð `° Ðconviction€petition.€€Although€the€record€does€not€reflect€the€date€upon€which€this€motion€was€filed,Ð L œ Ðit€appears€that€it€occurred€in€late€May€2000,€the€motion€bearing€the€notary€seal€of€May€26,€2000.€€InÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€motion,€a€chronology,€apparently€in€the€petitionerððs€handwriting,€not€explaining€why€he€failedÐ $ t Ðto€appear€at€the€July€1996€hearing€on€his€original€petition,€claimed€that€in€November€1996,€he€wasÐ  ` Ðinvolved€in€a€ð ðwreckðð;€in€September€1997,€he€was€ð ðrelease[d]ðð;€and€on€June€12,€1998,€he€wasÐ ü L  Ðapparently€rearrested.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àIn€his€motion€to€reopen,€as€the€new€scientific€evidence€establishing€his€actual€innocence,€theÐ À  Ðfollowing€ground€was€given:€ð ðThe€original€document€I€sign€with€detective€Kilgore€€„€has€X€on€theÐ ¬ü  Ðsides.€€The€information€could€be€included€as€the€Brady€material.ðð€€The€petitioner€alleges€that€heÐ ˜è  Ðbecame€aware€of€this€evidence€in€March€2000,€when€he€ð ðstarted€researching€Tenn€Jury€InstructionÐ „Ô  ÐRule€book.ðð€€He€then€stated€that€the€new€evidence€established€his€actual€innocence,€becauseÐ pÀ ÐTennessee€Pattern€Jury€Instruction€42.20€„€Inference€of€Stolen€Property,€apparently€would€haveÐ \¬ Ðallowed€the€jury€to€find€that€he€ð ðbought€the€items€honestly.ððÐ H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€motion€to€reopen€was€denied€on€June€23,€2000,€and€the€petitioner€then€sent€a€notice€ofÐ  p Ðappeal€to€the€Hamblen€County€Criminal€Court€on€August€16,€2000,€according€to€the€certificate€ofÐ  \ Ðservice,€the€file„stamped€date€of€the€petition€being€August€22,€2000.€€€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€the€petitioner€does€not€argue€why€his€petition€to€reopen€should€have€been€grantedÐ Ð  Ðbut,€instead,€proceeds€as€if€the€appeal€is€from€the€dismissal€of€his€original€post„conviction€petition,Ð ¼  Ðthe€dismissal€occurring€in€1996,€setting€out,€as€the€issues€on€appeal,€whether€he€should€have€beenÐ ¨ø Ðgranted€post„conviction€relief,€whether€he€was€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel,€and€whetherÐ ”ä Ðthe€trial€court€erred€in€allowing€a€document€into€evidence.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€circumstances€under€which€a€previously€dismissed€post„conviction€petition€may€beÐ X ¨ Ðreopened€are€set€out€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„30„217:Ð D!” ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(a)€A€petitioner€may€file€a€motion€in€the€trial€court€to€reopenÐ #l! Ðthe€first€post-conviction€petition€only€if€the€following€applies:Ð$X"` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(1)€The€claim€in€the€motion€is€based€upon€a€final€ruling€of€anÐ à%0!$ Ðappellate€court€establishing€a€constitutional€right€that€was€notÐ Ì&"% Ðrecognized€as€existing€at€the€time€of€trial,€if€retrospective€applicationÐ ¸'#& Ðof€that€right€is€required.€€Such€motion€must€be€filed€within€one€(1)Ð ¤(ô#' Ðyear€of€the€ruling€of€the€highest€state€appellate€court€or€the€UnitedÐ )à$( ÐStates€supreme€court€establishing€a€constitutional€right€that€was€notÐ |*Ì%) Ðrecognized€as€existing€at€the€time€of€trial;€€orÐh+¸&*` x` x Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(2)€The€claim€in€the€motion€is€based€upon€new€scientificÐ œì Ðevidence€establishing€that€such€petitioner€is€actually€innocent€of€theÐ ˆØ Ðoffense€or€offenses€for€which€the€petitioner€was€convicted;€€orÐtÄ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(3)€The€claim€asserted€in€the€motion€seeks€relief€from€aÐ L œ Ðsentence€that€was€enhanced€because€of€a€previous€conviction€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðsuch€conviction€in€the€case€in€which€the€claim€is€asserted€was€not€aÐ $ t Ðguilty€plea€with€an€agreed€sentence,€and€the€previous€conviction€hasÐ  ` Ðsubsequently€been€held€to€be€invalid,€in€which€case€the€motion€mustÐ ü L  Ðbe€filed€within€one€(1)€year€of€the€finality€of€the€ruling€holding€theÐ è 8  Ðprevious€conviction€to€be€invalid;€€andÐÔ$ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(4)€It€appears€that€the€facts€underlying€the€claim,€if€true,€wouldÐ ¬ü  Ðestablish€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€that€the€petitioner€isÐ ˜è  Ðentitled€to€have€the€conviction€set€aside€or€the€sentence€reduced.Ð„Ô ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(b)€The€motion€must€set€out€the€factual€basis€underlying€itsÐ \¬ Ðclaims€and€must€be€supported€by€affidavit.€€The€factual€informationÐ H˜ Ðset€out€in€the€affidavit€shall€be€limited€to€information€which,€ifÐ 4„ Ðoffered€at€an€evidentiary€hearing,€would€be€admissible€through€theÐ  p Ðtestimony€of€the€affiant€under€the€rules€of€evidence.€€The€motion€shallÐ  \ Ðbe€denied€unless€the€factual€allegations,€if€true,€meet€the€requirementsÐ øH Ðof€subsection€(a).€€If€the€court€grants€the€motion,€the€procedure,€reliefÐ ä4 Ðand€appellate€provisions€of€this€part€shall€apply.ÐÐ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(c)€If€the€motion€is€denied,€the€petitioner€shall€have€ten€(10)Ð ¨ø Ðdays€to€file€an€application€in€the€court€of€criminal€appeals€seekingÐ ”ä Ðpermission€to€appeal.€€The€application€shall€be€accompanied€byÐ €Ð Ðcopies€of€all€the€documents€filed€by€both€parties€in€the€trial€court€andÐ l¼ Ðthe€order€denying€the€motion.€€The€state€shall€have€ten€(10)€days€toÐ X ¨ Ðrespond.€€The€court€of€criminal€appeals€shall€not€grant€the€applicationÐ D!” Ðunless€it€appears€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€denyingÐ 0"€  Ðthe€motion.€€If€it€determines€that€the€trial€court€did€so€abuse€itsÐ #l! Ðdiscretion,€the€court€of€criminal€appeals€shall€remand€the€matter€to€theÐ $X" Ðtrial€court€for€further€proceedings.Ðô$D #` x` x ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€has€not€presented€scientific€evidence€showing€his€actual€innocence€or€allegedÐ Ì&"% Ðany€other€of€the€statutory€reasons€for€reopening€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€Instead,€he€hasÐ ¸'#& Ðrehashed€on€appeal,€from€the€portion€of€the€form€motion€for€the€detailing€of€such€evidence,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðcomplaints€about€the€evidence€allowed€during€his€trial.€€Thus,€since€he€made€no€showing€of€scientificÐ )à$( Ðproof€of€his€actual€innocence,€or€even€alleged€its€existence€or€any€of€the€other€statutory€bases€forÐ |*Ì%) Ðreopening,€the€post„conviction€court€was€correct€in€denying€his€motion€to€reopen.€€Even€if€it€hadÐ h+¸&* Ðbeen€incorrect,€however,€the€petitionerððs€appeal€of€the€dismissal€was€untimely,€for€an€appeal€fromÐ ° Ðsuch€a€dismissal€must€be€made€within€ten€days€of€the€dismissal€order.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„Ð œì Ð217(c).€€The€petitionerððs€appeal,€made€approximately€sixty€days€later,€was€untimely€and€should€beÐ ˆØ Ðdismissed.Ð tÄ ÐÌà@FF%ìàòòò òCONCLUSIONó óóóˆà0 p àÐL œp(#p(# ÐÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€authorities€and€reasoning,€the€Ô#†XùXX Xùá #Ôappeal€is€dismissed.Ð $ t ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð À  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE