WPC  .iW0lܒ^0l6R%Jl8VXHhL)rS]<sDSڼ@Uu^_B2[NE^ jj?X# ~8<"R]^AErl E0}ַ\Z P9gM!T9㹳@p㒣tY@QX oF jrSSlKnuDo| S(cGpA{2t+=deF>҆`'Lt`&imjӶ"~wf_f1lB`G#J(' S}$ҟ~tTiPY^c @-[zW#UN % 0: UN U@g ^ w 4   m  N E       ' / / / / 07 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Bg HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL6V,,,,V0(@ Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,("  Z6Times New Roman Regular( Z(Times New Roman 4rS1 h_B0:i+003|xU 1245678Document1zzSDUNumber5 d !USUS.,  _XXXXiXX@KK#XXi\#iXXINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @$ATNASHVILLE#XXi#iXXԈ  #XXiS#iXX #XXi#iXX%    %EARLYH.MILES,PROSEv.%  %Y#XXi#iXX STATEOFTENNESSEE #XXi#iXX#o:i=#io: 0 @*#XXi#iXXԈ@ #XXi# AppealfromtheCriminal%  Court%,for%  % SԀDavidsonCounty  T @K K No.% ! %!% " %"Ԁ99A118J.RandallWyatt,Judge  > @*AV) ` dE< ` A߈    @ No.% # %#M200302849CCAR3PCFiledOctober18,_2004_Ԉ   AV) ` dE<x` A y   ThePetitioner,EarlyH.Miles,appealsthetrialcourt'sdismissalofhispetitionforpost Z  convictionrelieforinthealternativeforwritofhabeascorpus.TheStatehasfiledamotion C requestingthatthisCourtaffirmthetrialcourt'sdenialofreliefpursuanttoRule20,Rulesofthe ,| CourtofCriminalAppeals.ThePetitionerfiledhispetitionoutsidethestatuteoflimitationsfor e postconvictionpurposes.Thepetitionwasnotfiledinthepropercourtforhabeascorpus N purposes,andthepetitionerdidnotgiveanyreasoninthepetitionfornotapplyingtothenearest 7 courtasrequiredbylaw.Accordingly,theState'smotionisgranted,andthejudgmentofthe   trialcourtisaffirmed.    Tenn.R.App.P.3;JudgmentoftheTrialCourtAffirmedPursuanttoRule20,Rulesof  theCourtofCriminalAppeals  u   ROBERTW._WEDEMEYER_,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDAVIDH.WELLES, H J.,andJERRYL.SMITH,J.,joined. 1 EarlyH.Miles,prose.  S PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneral&Reporter;RachelE.Willis,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,for !%! theappellee,StateofTennessee. ""  @! MEMORANDUMOPINION  $$   #X#XXXA#XXXX#@* #X#XXX #ԈXXXX#  Thismatterisbeforethecourtuponmotionoftheappellee,theStateofTennessee,toaffirm c&!& thejudgmentinthiscasepursuanttoRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals.The L'"' petitionerisappealingthetrialcourt'sdismissalofhis petitiontovacateand/orsetasidejudgment 5(#( pursuanttopostconvictionrelieforinthealternativeforwritofhabeascorpus.Fromtherecord )n$) itappearsthatpetitionerpledguiltytothreecountsofaggravatedsexualbatteryonOctober8,1999. *W%* Itdoesnotappearthatpetitionerappealedthejudgment.OnOctober20,2003,petitionerfileda *@&+ documenttitledpetitiontovacateand/orsetasidejudgmentpursuanttopostconvictionrelieforin +)', thealternativeforwritofhabeascorpus.ThetrialcourtdismissedthepetitiononOctober30,2003, ,(- findingthatthepostconvictionpetitionwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitationsandthewritof -(. _habeascorpuswasfiledinthewrongvenue.  #X#XXX #XXXX#  TennesseeCodeAnnotatedSection4030102(a)providesthatapetitionforpostconviction  reliefmustbefiledwithinoneyearfromfinaljudgment.Theappellantfiledhispetitionwell k beyondthetimeallowedbythestatute,andnoneoftheenumeratedexceptionstothistimelimit T applyinthiscase.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030102(b).#X#XXX#XXXX#UnderthePost-ConvictionProcedureAct, =  % ' exceptionstothestatuteoflimitationsareexplicitlysetforth,i.e.,(1)claimsbaseduponanewrule & v ofconstitutionallawapplicabletoapetitioner'scase,(2)claimsbaseduponnewscientificevidence  _ showinginnocence,and(3)claimsbaseduponsentencesthatwereenhancedbecauseofaprevious  H convictionandthepreviousconvictionwassubsequentlyfoundtobeillegal.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.  1  #X#XXX#XXXX##X#XXXa#XXXX#4030102(b)(1)(3)(2003Repl.).Petitionerhasfailedtoassertoneoftheseexceptionsfortolling    thestatute.Hecitesnonewconstitutionalrule,referstononewscientificevidence,andmakesno   claimthatanearlierconvictionhasbeenoverturned.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.#X#XXX#XXXX##X#XXX.#XXXX#4030106(g)(2003   Repl.).Thus,nogroundsexistasanexceptiontothestatuteoflimitations.#X#XXXu#XXXX#ԀThepetitioners   judgmentbecamefinalonOctober8,1999,andhedidnotfilehispetitionforpostconvictionrelief n  untilOctober20,2003.Thepetitionisbarredbythestatuteoflimitations. W  #X#XXX+#XXXX##X#XXXt#XXXX#  Becausethepetitionwasstyledinthealternativeasawritofhabeascorpus,thelowercourt )y revieweditforhabeascorpuspurposesanddismisseditbecauseitwasnotfiledinthepropervenue. b Anapplicationforhabeascorpusrelief"shouldbemadetothecourtorjudgemostconvenientin K pointofdistancetotheapplicant,unlessasufficientreasonbegiveninthepetitionfornotapplying 4 tosuchcourtorjudge."Tenn.CodeAnn.2921105.Theappellantisincarceratedinthe  NorthwestCorrectionalComplexinLakeCountyinWestTennessee.However,hefiledhispetition  inDavidsonCounty,whichislocatedinMiddleTennessee.Theappellantfailedtoexplainwhyhe  didnotfilehispetitioninthecountyinwhichheisincarcerated.#X#XXX#XXXX#ԀThetrialcourtwascorrectin  dismissingthepetitionbecauseitwasnotfiledintheappropriatevenue. q #X#XXX#XXXX#  Accordingly,thestate'smotionisherebygranted.Thejudgmentisaffirmedinaccordance C withRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals.Therebeingnofindingthattheappellantis ,| indigent,costsaretaxedtotheappellant. e    `     h        `     h     ____________________________________ $#    `     h     ROBERTW.WEDEMEYER,JUDGE t% $    `     h     #X#XXX^#