WPC  *Gemsd(G #9F[-:'l.d ei$ '3ւTaėW慨,>CO.Lڰ ,m j;w{W<$j8&~yS[h/[Wth$Zmu<iQuX'(toB*:f@lI+bEifxSAj/Wpb;lsK)|oKE<- uZ@PGXmݪ ZQI9U'$Q䳫OމoЁ;F^a x𞹾-M;>MLM?l}6G(r꼲 ;m=\|e8N#jAv#/`H(q3+Ԃ3{Dѵl9\,gAlZթvh7Z (x!N1Il_wa®*fU;id*# LUNW % 0(U:w@ 4Ma-p D/' 0 0D{U:U:3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 AQ;  0DR 0D 0D B  B; D3X HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular DUUVDUeӀeE%3|x ##XXd#((' dxd  ""  XxXXXXXx   Ad FILEDXxX   October6,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.XXxAppellateCourtClerk (8(2$ !  4X   0  (#$  0  ,cAZ"Arial Regular,cAZ"Arial Regular!"#$ C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1   dP Pd&&&&'dxd !  ` 4XXxXXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T r )<,(j 8` `@E f ` ttx$X` rߛ񀀀@g g INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  @*ATKNOXVILLE ,  @(JULY1998SESSIONCLAUDEE.MOSLEY,JR.,  * D C.C.A.#03C019710CR00473 0 Ѐ  Appellant,    * D SULLIVANCOUNTY \  ̢VS.   <     * D Hon.R.JerryBeck,Judge (  STATEOFTENNESSEE,    * D (PostConviction)     Appellee.    * D  ` ForAppellant: <      D ForAppellee: > ТClaudeE.Mosley,ProSe    ࢣ D JohnKnoxWalkup   TDOC#249824 <      D AttorneyGeneral&Reporter  ТHCCFP.O.Box549 <      D ࢣEllenH.Pollack  \ Whiteville,TN38075     D AssistantAttorneyGeneral !B    <      D 425FifthAvenueNorth   <      D Nashville,TN37243   <      D    <      D JosephEugenePerrin   <      D AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral   <      D 140BlountvilleBypass   !  T$  '!    <      D P.O.Box526 L    !  T$  '"    <      D Blountville,TN376170526 !  T$  (r#   OPINIONFILED:_____________________REVERSEDANDREMANDEDGARYR.WADE,PRESIDINGJUDGE  4 +0  7MXXdXXd7     OPINION  `  F   Thepetitioner,ClaudeE.Mosley,Jr.,appealsfromthetrialcourt'sdenialofpostconvictionrelief.Theissuepresentedforreviewiswhetherthetrialcourterredbyrulingthatthepetitionwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitationsandbydismissingthepetitionwithoutanevidentiaryhearingortheappointmentofcounsel.Wereversethejudgmentofthetrialcourtandremandforfurtherproceedingsconsistentwiththisopinion.#XMXXXxi#XxXXXM 4    OnMarch19,1996,thepetitionerpledguiltytotheftunder$10,000.00.Tenn.CodeAnn.3914103,105(3).Atthesametime,healsopledguiltyto#XMXXXxڜ#XxXXXMviolatingahabitualtrafficoffenderorder.Tenn.CodeAnn.5510 d 616.Forthelatterconviction,thetrialcourtimposedaRangeI,oneyearsentence.Inaprobationhearing,originallyscheduledforMay3butheldonJune7,thetrialcourtdenied#XMXXXx#XxXXXMprobationandsentencedthedefendanttotheDepartmentof  h Correction.OnJune21,1996,t#XMXXXx2#XxXXXMhejudgmentformwasentereduponthecourt "4 minutes.  Thepetitionerdidnotappealthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.Hemailed#XMXXXx#XxXXXMthispetitionforpostconvictionreliefonJune3,1997,anditwasfiledtwodayslater. )d $ Hechallenged#XMXXXx#XxXXXMthehabitualtrafficoffenderconvictiononthebasisthathewas +0"& illegallycharged,thathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,andthathisguiltypleawasneitherknowinglynorvoluntarilyentered.Indefense,thestatecontendedthatthedefendant'spostconvictionpetitionwasbarredbytheoneyearstatuteoflimitations,citingMarch19th19asthedatejudgmentwasentered.SeeTenn. 2`). CodeAnn.4030202(a).PursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.4030206,thetrialcourtdismissedthepetitionwithprejudice,listingthefollowinggrounds:  X6,2 8 8 (# (#1.ThePetitioner'sdateofconvictionwasMarch19,1996.   8 8 (# (#2. < Noappealwastakenfromthisconviction.   8 8 (# (#3. < TThePetitionerfiledhispetitionforreliefonJune5,1997.Thispetitionwasfiledtoolate.T.C.A.Section4030202.     #XrXXXO#XXXXrThePostConvictionProcedureActof1995providesthatthepetitioner v  "mustpetitionforpostconvictionreliefunderthispartwithinone(1)yearofthedateofthefinalactionofthehigheststateappellatecourttowhichanappealistakenor,ifnoappealistaken,withinone(1)yearofthedateonwhichthejudgementbecamefinal."Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a).Asageneralrule,thejudgmentbecomesfinalthirtydaysafteritsentrybytheclerk.Statev.Pendergrass,937 r S.W.2d834,837(Tenn.1996);Tenn.R.App.P.4.XXXX  Here,therewasnoappealormotionfornewtrial.The#XXXX荚#finaljudgment, v whichwasentereduponthecourtminutesonJune21,1996,becamefinalJuly21,1996.Inconsequence,thepetitionerhaduntilJuly21,1997,tofilehispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a).Thepetitionwasfiledwithinthelimitationsperiod.  Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisreversed.Weremandthiscauseforappointmentofcounsel,anopportunitytoamendthepetitionforpostconvictionrelief,andanevidentiaryhearing.   <      D __________________________________   <      D GaryR.Wade,PresidingJudge  3:*/ CONCUR:______________________________JosephM.Tipton,Judge______________________________DavidH.Welles,Judge