ÿWPCa ŽKçïΊ‡Ñ‡ n݆͊á£ÒƒqÒYf=Hötÿ²G¸éå:§•‚¿æCræÁZ¿ÔhðH"BG’Ö£›k˜cÈïK½s†ž¢ì²%¥G¿E›j­Dz¡8¦Wo›Úé]Ú(á®üØYsÛî¾1É,i'ä0C#òf* %±Ã>~‘Îz?Mþ Ú¥2iõ¥¨õ& ™kÉèàQÀ¤|—üêO=¡³Â!?ú¼{ýzky, ÆSÚ¥§®¦-9gLYyéìm,Fú-°Eg`9äM±Ãv—y#G:a–†7±5}%î>Γ++ZL!ø3ßdÂØâæByÈé‚J9=Û}w?À°;Ažo"Ïx+q¼9 âå_„ ×1©ˆ„4†˜^~‘°Hfz{þ T2¹¾ö¢¾ùª w×]äx¢Ò\lH׆iÌ’ÌU@Ȣ݂r(ó5u&O:8má¹¼SÞ÷Ðé¹nÏDÅé{+Ä{|ñ=˜¼ ~€uvϵ¡œß H僌vóKQÏ¥J‹=öBña_¿üÛùl.ºh° ׿²š„ü?"(uáÙª˜a²=È/V6"ÏÍXvöOñ§/jPLàÝ›ŠòC#«§®Ö$b %\’b 0ˆô UN| ¡Ê 2k ^ z© Ò#wõ4ù ÆÆäƪÆp m6NM#ÁOOE 0DbVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV 0ë^^^^ BII 0¤f D3  D-= 0Kjj ASµÆ 0¤Î 0Dr A«¶» ˆÝ ƒRp‹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¶íò»»ÔÝ  ÝThe€initial€petition€states,€in€pertinent€part,€ð ð[i]n€this€case,€Petitioner€was€unconstitutionally€denied€his€rightÐ ° Ðto€appeal€his€case€due€to€the€fact€that€counsel€for€Petitioner€failed€to€file€a€timely€Notice€of€Appeal€in€this€case.€€.€.€.Ð tÄ ÐProvisions€of€T.C.A.€40„30„120€[sic],€direct€that€a€Petitioner€who€is€denied€his€right€to€appeal€is€entitled€to€a€delayedÐ 8ˆ Ðappeal.€€In€this€cause,€Petitioner,€Michael€Douglas€Hughes€hereby€requests€relief,€pursuant€to€this€Statute.ðð(`£ª$¡¡Ñ€.ÑÑ8€½­»»d»»d8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  Ó(í€"  Z6Times New Roman Regular —Ý ƒRp‹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¶íò»»ÔÝ  ÝòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„217. (Ý ƒRp‹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¶íò»»ÔÝ  ÝThe€State€also€contends€that€the€Defendantððs€current€claims€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€in€conjunctionÐ ° Ðwith€his€pleas€and€sentencing€have€been€ð ðpreviously€determinedðð€because€his€initial€petition€alleged€ineffective€assistanceÐ tÄ Ÿ Ðof€counsel€for€failure€to€timely€perfect€his€direct€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(h).€€We€reject€thisÐ ° Ðcontention.O©œ+  ˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptÖJ~'˜¶¥4y¥3|xLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ˜HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 6ÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó- ù-(|G2p‹$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€•»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¶íò»»Ô d(|3?t$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€•»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3?t$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€•»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€•»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼•»»»ÔÑ8€T XXdì»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡î D•ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼•»îî D #ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€November€28,€2001Ð üL ÐÔ‡XT X»¼•ÔÌò òÔ#†¼•»XXT "#ÔMICHAEL€DOUGLAS€HUGHES€v.€STATE€OF€TENNESSEEÔ‡XT X»¼•Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€92„A„184€€€€€€Cheryl€Blackburn,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2001„00888„CCA„R3„PC€„€Filed€December€28,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ԀР¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€Defendant,€Michael€Douglas€Hughes,€entered€a€plea€of€no€contest€to€one€count€of€aggravatedÐ xÈ  Ðrape,€and€a€plea€of€guilty€to€ten€counts€of€aggravated€rape,€on€November€30,€1992.€€On€March€4,Ð d´ Ð1993,€a€sentencing€hearing€was€held€and€the€Defendant€was€sentenced€for€these€crimes€to€anÐ P  Ðaggregate€term€of€eighty€years.€€The€Defendantððs€trial€counsel€failed€to€timely€perfect€theÐ <Œ ÐDefendantððs€appeal,€and€on€June€30,€1995,€the€Defendant€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,Ð (x Ðseeking€a€delayed€appeal.€€The€delayed€appeal€was€granted€and€this€Court€affirmed€the€DefendantððsÐ d Ðsentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Michael€Douglas€Hughesóó,€No.€01C01„9701„CR„00021,€1998€WL€301730,Ð P Ðat€*1€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€June€10,€1998).€€The€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€denied€theÐ ì< ÐDefendantððs€application€for€permission€to€appeal€on€February€22,€1999.€€The€Defendant€filed€theÐ Ø( Ðpresent€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€on€August€25,€1999,€alleging€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ Ä Ðcounsel€at€his€plea,€sentencing,€and€on€appeal;€that€his€guilty€plea€is€invalid€because€it€was€not€madeÐ ° Ðvoluntarily,€understandingly,€and€knowingly;€and€that€the€length€of€his€sentence€constitutes€cruel€andÐ œì Ðunusual€punishment.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€the€present€petition€on€the€grounds€that€it€was€notÐ ˆØ Ðtimely€filed,€that€the€grounds€for€relief€have€been€waived,€and€that€it€does€not€contain€groundsÐ tÄ Ðsufficient€to€constitute€a€motion€to€reopen€the€previous€petition.€€The€Defendant€now€appeals€as€ofÐ `° Ðright.€€We€reverse€the€trial€courtððs€ruling€and€remand€this€matter€for€an€evidentiary€hearing.Ð L œ ÐÌÓºÓò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Reversed;Ð $"t! ÐRemandedó óÐ #`" ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼•»àXT ”#ÔÔ‡XT X.¼•ÔDavid€H.€Welles,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJerry€L.€Smithóó€and€òòNormaÐ è$8 $ ÐMcGee€Ogle,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ô%$!% ÐÌR.€Kirkland€Ô_ÔMoserÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Michael€Douglas€Hughes.Ð ¬'ü"' ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Renee€W.€Turner,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð „)Ô$) ÐVictor€S.€Johnson,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Roger€Moore,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,Ð p*À%* Ðfor€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð \+¬&+ ÐÓÈ ÓÌÐ 4-„(-ý Ðà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼•»XXT ÷ #ÔÔ‡XT X»¼•ÔÐ ° ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼•»XXT Ú#ÔÔ‡XT X»¼•ÔÓ  Óà  àThe€Defendant€has€filed€two€petitions€for€post„conviction€relief,€the€first€on€June€30,€1995,Ð ˆØ Ðand€€the€second€on€August€25,€1999.€€Normally,€a€defendant€may€bring€only€a€single€petition€forÐ tÄ Ðpost„conviction€relief.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202(c)€(ð ð[i]n€no€event€may€more€than€one€(1)Ð `° Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief€be€filed€attacking€a€single€judgment.ðð)€€However,€the€DefendantððsÐ L œ Ðinitial€petition€sought€only€a€delayed€appeal€because€his€trial€counsel€had€failed€to€perfect€his€appealÐ 8 ˆ Ðfrom€his€sentence.׃×Ý ƒ)#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€relief€sought€was€granted€and€the€Defendant€pursued€his€direct€appeal.€€HisÐ $ t Ðendeavor€eventually€proved€fruitless,€and€he€thereupon€filed€the€present€petition€for€post„convictionÐ  ` Ðrelief,€alleging€several€constitutional€violations.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àWhere,€as€here,€a€defendant€successfully€seeks€through€post„conviction€proceedings€a€delayedÐ Ô$  Ðappeal€on€the€grounds€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€this€Court€has€held€that€any€otherÐ À  Ðallegations€in€the€petition€should€be€dismissed€without€prejudice€pending€the€direct€appeal.€€òòSeeóóÐ ¬ü  ÐòòGibson€v.€Stateóó,€7€S.W.3d€47,€50€(Tenn.Crim.App.€1998).€€Such€a€dismissal€would€not€be€ð ðon€theÐ ˜è  Ðmerits,ðð€and€a€subsequent€petition€would€therefore€not€be€subject€to€summary€dismissal.€òòId.óó;€òòcf.óóÐ „Ô  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202(c)€(ð ð[i]f€a€prior€petition€has€been€filed€which€was€resolved€òòon€theÐ pÀ Ðmeritsóó€by€a€court€of€competent€jurisdiction,€any€second€or€subsequent€petition€shall€be€summarilyÐ \¬ Ðdismissed.ðð)€(emphasis€added).€€Thus,€sòòóóhould€the€delayed€appeal€prove€unsuccessful,€the€defendantÐ H˜ Ðmay€then€refile€for€post„conviction€relief,€alleging€any€substantive€grounds€he€or€she€may€have.€Ð 4„ ÐòòGibsonóó,€7€S.W.3d€at€50;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Rita€Davisóó,€Nos.€13809,€14296,€2001€WL€1398138,€at€*2Ð  p Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€Nov.€9,€2001)€(holding€that,€where€the€post„conviction€petitionerÐ  \ Ðsought€both€a€delayed€appeal€and€the€setting€aside€of€her€conviction€on€constitutional€grounds,€theÐ øH Ðpost„conviction€court€should€have€granted€the€delayed€appeal€and€dismissed€the€collateral€attackÐ ä4 Ðwithout€prejudice,€allowing€the€petitioner€to€refile€her€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€alleging€allÐ Ð  Ðcognizable€claims€within€one€year€of€the€date€of€the€final€action€of€the€highest€state€appellate€courtÐ ¼  Ðto€which€she€took€her€appeal).€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àThe€trial€courtððs€determination€that€the€present€petition€is€time„barred€is€erroneous.€€TheÐ €Ð ÐDefendant€pursued€his€delayed€appeal€to€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court.€€That€court€denied€theÐ l¼ ÐDefendantððs€application€for€permission€to€appeal€on€February€22,€1999.€€The€Defendant€thereuponÐ X ¨ Ðhad€one€year€in€which€to€file€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„Ð D!” Ð202(a).€€The€Defendant€filed€the€instant€petition€on€August€25,€1999,€within€the€one€year€statute€ofÐ 0"€  Ðlimitations.€€The€filing€was€therefore€timely.Ð #l! ÐÌà  àWe€furthermore€do€not€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€the€Defendant€has€waived€the€groundsÐ ô$D # Ðfor€relief€asserted€in€the€present€petition.€€We€acknowledge€that€the€Post„Conviction€Procedure€ActÐ à%0!$ Ðof€1995€provides€that€Ð Ì&"% Ðà8  à[a]€ground€for€relief€is€waived€if€the€petitioner€personally€or€through€an€attorneyÐ ° Ðfailed€to€present€it€for€determination€in€any€proceeding€before€a€court€of€competentÐ œì Ðjurisdiction€in€which€the€ground€could€have€been€presented€€unless:€ÐˆØÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(1)€€The€claim€for€relief€is€based€upon€a€constitutional€right€not€recognized€asÐ tÄ Ðexisting€at€the€time€of€trial€if€either€the€federal€or€state€constitution€requiresÐ `° Ðretroactive€application€of€that€right;€or€ÐL œÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(2)€€The€failure€to€present€the€ground€was€the€result€of€state€action€in€violation€of€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðfederal€or€state€constitution.Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(g).€€Ô#†¼•»XXT 8#ÔÔ‡XT X»¼•ÔHowever,€even€had€the€Defendant€raised€his€current€grounds€forÐ ü L  Ðrelief€in€his€prior€petition,€they€would€have€been€dismissed€without€prejudice€upon€the€granting€ofÐ è 8  Ðthe€delayed€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€òòGibsonóó,€7€S.W.3d€at€50€(ð ðà8 @| à[i]n€those€situations€where€an€appellant€seeksÐ Ô$  Ðpost„conviction€relief€both€in€the€form€of€a€new€trial€and€a€delayed€appeal,€we€believe€the€betterÐ À  Ðprocedure€is€for€the€trial€court€to€grant€the€delayed€appeal,€when€warranted,€and€dismiss€the€collateralÐ ¬ü  Ðattack€upon€the€conviction€without€prejudice.€€.€.€.€This€procedure€would€allow€the€appellant€toÐ ˜è  Ðpursue€his€post„conviction€relief€after€review€from€the€supreme€court.ðð)€€Ô#†¼•»XXT ò"#ÔÔ‡XT X»¼•ÔThat€is,€once€the€DefendantÐ „Ô  Ðwas€granted€a€delayed€appeal,€he€would€have€been€unable€to€pursue€these€additional€grounds€forÐ pÀ Ðrelief€in€conjunction€with€his€initial€filing.€€ð ðA€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€complaining€of€theÐ \¬ Ðoriginal€conviction€and€sentence,€may€not€be€maintained€while€a€direct€appeal€of€the€same€convictionÐ H˜ Ðand€sentence€is€being€prosecuted.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€49.€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€statutory€provision€regarding€waiver€speaks€to€grounds€which€ð ðcould€have€beenÐ  \ Ðpresented.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(g).€€We€interpret€this€to€mean€grounds€which€could€haveÐ øH Ðbeen€presented€for€review€on€their€merits.€€Under€the€circumstances€of€the€Defendantððs€initialÐ ä4 Ðpetition,€such€review€was€not€available.€€Moreover,€as€this€Court€has€previously€noted,€ð ðall€of€theÐ Ð  Ðpetitionerððs€potential€claims€for€post„conviction€relief€will€not€be€apparent€until€the€conclusion€ofÐ ¼  Ðhis€delayed€appeal.ðð€€òòMichael€Todd€Drinnon€v.€Stateóó,€No.€€E1999„2001„CCA„R3„PC,€2000€WLÐ ¨ø Ð1478568,€at€*4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Oct.€6,€2000).€€Indeed,€the€present€petitionððs€claim€ofÐ ”ä Ðineffective€appellate€counsel€could€not€have€been€included€in€the€original€petition.€€Accordingly,€weÐ €Ð Ðfind€that€the€Defendant€has€not€waived€his€present€claims€for€relief€by€failing€to€include€them€in€hisÐ l¼ Ðpetition€seeking€a€delayed€appeal.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àFinally,€for€the€reasons€set€forth€above,€the€instant€petition€should€not€be€viewed€as€a€motionÐ 0"€  Ðto€reopen€a€prior€petition.€€Application€of€the€statutory€provisions€regarding€such€motions׃×Ý ƒ)#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€in€orderÐ #l! Ðto€summarily€dismiss€the€Defendantððs€present€petition€is€therefore€erroneous.€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àIn€conclusion,€the€Defendantððs€instant€petition€was€timely€filed€and€alleges€grounds€for€reliefÐ à%0!$ Ðwhich€have€not€been€waived.׃T×Ý ƒ)#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€petition€must€therefore€be€reviewed€on€its€merits€and€furtherÐ Ì&"% Ðappropriate€proceedings€undertaken.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„209.€€Accordingly,€we€mustÐ ° Ðreverse€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€instant€petition€and€remand€this€matter€for€furtherÐ œì Ðproceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.Ð ˆØ ÐÌÌÔ#†¼•»XXT E&#Ôà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à___________________________________€ÐL œÀ(#À(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE