WPC >&u+㳂ƧJ}:0vGZJVr d&cx y~?siv%Rw !mR̀܌Wr Ɯ:gFf@ze3 hf6CzIHMjzRvh@+iG ˩-Et$D/$qѵX6x@FO1>35ٔ=zi+Q4aXQ(r8Z T%etu}vnuL\ g^!_]tkd͎@{=ᏜܫQaf%~޶27rk̑vKU2}_Ah (hx;Fm] e8y0{ Jh=6$Ɖdh-zC֢ySҙ3([oR6As.;L]9hQ+}:GlYb %\^ b 0nUNwD4H\ zk m 0D    f #, NEb 0 B 0 D3e D- 0K ASc 0) 0D Ae-s (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularPH,3|x 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.wptU(#$  0  Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 6,,,,0   R7$      1  e  _Inhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief,thepetitionerindicateshisfirstnameisspelled"Javonni."However,  duringhisguiltypleahearing,thepetitionerstatedhisnamewasspelled"Javonne."Werelyuponthespellingofhis t nameusedinhispetition.- -(|G27$ !.8dd8         0  e d(|3q$ !.8dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3q$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _  8R!XXdd8  @tt \INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE# \ #Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefsNovember20,2002 L XR!X #XXR! #_JAVONNI_ԀJONESv.STATEOFTENNESSEE  J  XR!XDirect @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforMontgomeryCounty  p @@No.40000649JohnH._Gasaway_,III,Judge  \ @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200101322CCAR3PC 󀄀FiledDecember6,_2002_   AV) ` dE<` A     _Thepetitioner,_JavonniJones,  #  1      ׀appealsthedismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief_Ԁ_as   beingbarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthepostconvictioncourt.   Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed  f   JoeG.Riley,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDavidH.WellesandAlanE. > Glenn,JJ.,joined. *z RogerEricNell,DistrictPublicDefender;andFredW.Love,AssistantDistrictPublicDefender, R fortheappellant,JavonniJones. > PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;JohnH._Bledsoe_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;  JohnWesley_Carney_,Jr.,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andLanceA.Baker,AssistantDistrictAttorney  General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee.   OPINION  v      OnApril30,1999,thepetitionerpledguiltytonumerousfelonydrugsales,theftover N"! $10,000,recklessendangerment,andvandalismover$10,000andsignedawaiverofappeal.In :#" exchange,hereceivedanagreedeffectivesentenceof18years.Duringthepleahearing,the &$v# petitionerstatedheunderstoodhewaswaivinghisrighttoanappealbyenteringthepleas.OnApril %b $ 24,2000,almostoneyearafterwaivingappeal,thepetitionerfiledanoticeofappealwiththiscourt %N!% seekingtoappealhisconvictions.Thiscourtdismissedtheappealforfailingtofileatimelynotice. &:"& SeeTenn.R.App.P.4(a).OnOctober16,2000,thepetitionerfiledapetitionforpostconviction '&#' reliefalleginghistrialcounseldidnotprovidehimwitheffectiverepresentation.Thepost ($( convictioncourtdismissedthepetitionasbeinguntimelyfiled,andthisappealfollowed. )$)G Ї @88I.STATUTEOFLIMITATIONS     Apetitionforpostconvictionreliefmustbefiledwithinoneyearofthefinalactionofthe  higheststateappellatecourttowhichanappealistaken,or,ifnoappealistaken,withinoneyearof t thedateonwhichthejudgmentbecamefinal,orconsiderationofthepetitionisbarred.Tenn.Code. ` Ann.4030202(a).Timeisoftheessenceinclaimingpostconvictionreliefandcompliancewith L  theoneyearstatuteisanelementoftherighttofileapetition.Id.Thestatuteitselfprovidesthree 8  exceptionstotheoneyearstatuteoflimitations:(1)whenanewconstitutionalrighthasbeen $ t recognized;(2)whenthepetitioner'sinnocencehasbeenestablishedbynewscientificevidence;or  ` (3)whenapreviousconvictionthatenhancedthepetitioner'ssentencehasbeenheldinvalid.Id.  L  4030202(b).Thepostconvictioncourtmustalsoconsideranotherwiseuntimelypetitionifthe  8  applicationofthestatuteoflimitationswouldbeadenialofdueprocess.SeeSealsv.State,23 $  S.W.3d272,27879(Tenn.2000).     Thepetitionerfirstcontendshispetitionwastimelyfiledbecauseitwasfiledwithinoneyear   afterthiscourtdismissedthedirectappealofhisconviction.However,thestatuteoflimitationsfor   apostconvictionreliefpetition,assetforthinTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4030202(a), p contemplatesthat,whenanappealiswaived,thestatutewillbegintorunatthetimethejudgment \ ofconvictionbecomesfinal.Whileitistruethepetitionerintheinstantcaseattemptedtopursue H anappealofhisconvictions,therecordbeforethiscourtestablishes:(1)hewaivedhisrighttoan 4 appealwhenheenteredhisguiltypleaspursuanttothepleaagreement;(2)hisnoticeofappealwas  p notfileduntilalmostoneyearafterhisguiltypleasandwasuntimely;and(3)hisjudgmentsof  \ convictionbecamefinalalmostayearbeforehisnoticeofappealwasfiled.Further,hisjudgments H ofconvictionbecamefinalwelloveroneyearpriortothefilingofhispetitionforpostconviction 4 relief.     Weconcludethatthiscourtspriororderdismissingthepetitionersuntimelyappealwasnot   thefinalactionofthehigheststateappellatecourttowhichanappealwastaken,therebyre  triggeringthestartoftheoneyearperiod.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a).Instead,wehold  theoneyearstatuteoflimitationsforthepetitionerspostconvictionreliefpetitionbegantorun l whenhisjudgmentsofconvictionbecamefinaluponhiswaiverofappeal,whichwaswelloverone X  yearpriortothefilingofhispostconvictionreliefpetition.Thus,thepetitionforpostconviction D! reliefwasnottimelyfiledandwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Toholdotherwisewould 0"  underminetheintentofTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4030202(a)byallowingadefendant #l! to restartthestatuteoflimitationsbyfilingafrivolousanduntimelynoticeofappeal. $X" @" II.DUEPROCESS  %0!$   Thepetitionerfurtherarguesdueprocessrequiresconsiderationofhispostconvictionrelief '#& petitionevenifitwasnottimelyfiledbecausehewas ignorantofthelawandwaswithoutthe (#' benefitoflegalcounsel.Wedonotagree. )$(   |*%) 8  8`   [_B]efore_Ԁastatemayterminateaclaimforfailuretocomplywith   proceduralrequirementssuchasstatutesoflimitations,dueprocess  requiresthatapotentiallitigantbeprovidedanopportunityforthe   presentationofclaimsatameaningfultimeandinameaningful t manner.`` x` x Seals,23S.W.3dat27778(quotingBurfordv.State,845S.W.2d204,208(Tenn.1992)).The 8  petitionercontendsdueprocessrequiresthestatuteoflimitationsbetolledbecausehewas $ t incarceratedinthecountyjailandwas ignorantofthelaw.Neitherthedueprocessexceptionnor  ` thestatutoryexceptionsforuntimelyfilinglistedinTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4030202(b)  L  applyintheinstantcase.SeeGuillermo_Matiaz_ԀJuanv.State,No.03C019708CR00318,1999  8  Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS140,at*4(Tenn.Crim.App.Feb.18,1999,atKnoxville),perm.toappeal $  denied(Tenn.July12,1999)(holdingignoranceofthelawdoesnotbarapplicationofthestatute   oflimitations);WilliamLynnJohnsonv.State,No.02C019605CR00136,1997Tenn.Crim.App.   LEXIS555,at**89(Tenn.Crim.App.June10,1997,atJackson),perm.toapp.denied(Tenn.   Sept.15,1997)(holdingthatincarcerationinafederalprisonwithoutaccesstoTennesseelegal   resourcesdoesnotfallwithinthestatutoryexceptionsnortheBurfordexception).Applicationof p thestatuteoflimitationsinthiscasedoesnotviolatedueprocess. \ @FF% CONCLUSION   p   Thepetitionerfailedtotimelyfilehispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Thepostconviction H courtdidnoterrindismissingthepetition.Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthepost 4 convictioncourt.      `     h     ___________________________________     `     h     JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE