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ûÿÝÑT@R[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÔ€ô3óôôô3óÔÒ°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€affidavit€reads:Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àI,€òòJon€Woodraftóó,€after€being€duly€sworn€in€accordance€with€the€law,€deposes€ansÐ „| Ðsays€the€following:Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àOn€the€date€of€December€3,€1991€I€Jon€Woodraft€got€into€an€altercation€with€MikeÏWest€on€Joe€Johnson€in€Nashville,€Tennessee€that€led€into€a€shootout€betweenÏthe€two€of€us€above€listed€persons.€€I€shot€Mr.€West€into€the€back€area€of€his€bodyÏwith€a€.357€Magnum€handgun.€€This€was€after€he€made€a€threat€about€killing€meÏand€reached€for€his€gun€thatððs€when€I€shot€him€once€in€the€back€area€at€closeÏrange.€€Another€suspect€was€arrested€and€took€a€plea€because€he€didnððt€knowÏabout€justice€and€didnððt€want€to€take€chances€of€facing€a€life€sentence.€€WhenÏtruly€and€really€I€was€the€one€that€committed€the€crime€and€tried€to€save€myselfÏfrom€prosecution€by€acting€as€if€I€knew€him€and€I€saw€him€do€it.€€I€finally€admittedÏthis€to€him€and€I€finally€met€him€on€December€28,€1995.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àòòJon€Woodruffóó€[cursive] ¦Ô‡ô3óôXXÔÝ ƒ ûÿÝÑT@R[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÔ€ô3óôôô3óÔÒ°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝWe€note€that€a€òòwrit€of€error€coram€nobisóó€will€only€issue€one€year€after€the€judgmentÐ  Ðbecomes€final.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€27„7„103€(1980);€òòHicks€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9608„CR„00296Ð ÈÀ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€Mar.€3,€1998).€€Although€it€appears€from€the€record€that€theÏappellantððs€petition€was€filed€beyond€the€one€year€statute€of€limitations€applicable€to€òòwrits€of€errorÐ D < Ðcoram€nobisóó,€the€statute€of€limitations€is€an€affirmative€defense€which€must€be€specifically€plead€orÐ  ü Ðis€deemed€waived.€€òòSeeóó€€òòState€v.€Mixonóó,€No.€02C01„9507„CC„00204,€footnote€1€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð Ä ¼ ÐApp.€at€Jackson,€Aug.€28,€1997),€òòperm.€to€appeal€grantedóó,€(Tenn.€Apr.€13,€1998)€(citing€òòSands€v.Ð ‚ z ÐStateóó,€903€S.W.2d€297,€299€(Tenn.€1995)).€€The€State€failed€to€assert€the€time€period€in€the€caseÐ @ 8 Ðòòsub€judiceóó. ¿Ý ƒ ûÿÝÑT@R[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÔ€XlìXXXÔÒ°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ‡ô3óôXXlìÔOur€holding€in€this€matter€is€limited€to€the€premise€that€a€subsequent€third€partyÐ  Ðconfession€will€not€affect€the€voluntariness€of€a€guilty€plea,€thus,€precluding€the€issuance€of€a€òòwritРƾ Ðof€error€coram€nobisóó€based€on€newly€discovered€evidence.€€However,€we€do€acknowledge€thatÐ †~ Ðshould€ð ðnewly€discovered€evidenceðð€effect€the€voluntariness€of€a€guilty€plea,€a€òòwritóó€may€properlyÐ F > Ðlie.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular åÔ‡ô3óôXXÔÝ ƒ ûÿÝÑT@R[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÔ€ô3óôôô3óÔÒ°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝòòCompareóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„217(a)(2)€(1997)€(post„conviction€petition€may€beÐ  Ðreopened€only€on€the€basis€of€newly€discovered€òòscientificóó€evidence€establishing€the€actualРƾ Ðinnocence€of€the€petitioner). d'ÿÿdxd(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ`!ÝÑ°ÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€ìÊXXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÓ ÔþÓò òñGñßr€*<,(j 8` `€€@EÈ ` 8ttxPð  rßñGñà@. . ®àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ  Ðà@ÜÜ(®àAT€NASHVILLEˆÌà@½½%®àJULY€SESSION,€1998ˆÌÌÌÌÌJAMES€E.€NEWSOME,à h àà À à)Ð | t Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àNo.€01C01„9710„CR„00459Ð h` Ðà ` àAppellantà  àà h àà À à)Ð TL  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àDAVIDSON€COUNTYÐ @8  Ðvs.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)Ð ,$  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHon.€THOMAS€H.€SHRIVER,€JudgeÐ   ÐSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à h àà À à)Ð ü  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  à(Writ€of€Error€Coram€Nobis)Ð ðè  Ðà ` àAppelleeà  àà h àà À à)à  àÐ ÜÔ  Ðó óÌÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à  àà h àà À àà  àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:Ð zr ÐÌò òDavid€A.€Collinsó óà  àà h àò òà À àà  àJohn€Knox€Walkupó óÐ F> Ð211€Printers€Alley€Bldg.,€4th€FLà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ 2* ÐNashville,€TN€€37201à h àÐ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àò òDaryl€J.€Brandó óÐ þö Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€Generalà Ð àà (# àÐ êâ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à x àà Ð àà (# àÐ œ ” Ðà ` àÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àVictor€S.€(Torry)€Johnson€IIIó óÐ N#F Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPam€Andersonó óÐ &þ" Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWashington€Square,€Suite€500Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à222„2nd€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€36201„1649ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ <-4&* ÐÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌò òDavid€G.€Hayesó óÐ  2˜+0 ÐJudgeÐ  Œ3„,1 ÐÓÓà@+®àòòò òOPINIONóóó óˆÐ  ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant,€James€E.€Newsome,€appeals€the€judgment€of€the€DavidsonÏCounty€Criminal€Court€denying€his€petition€for€òòwrit€of€error€coram€nobisóó.€€Specifically,Ð x p Ðthe€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€finding€that€theÏð ðnewly€discovered€evidenceðð€lacked€credibility.€€On€May€21,€1992,€the€appellantÏentered€a€guilty€plea€to€one€count€of€second€degree€murder€and€was€sentenced€toÏeighteen€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction€as€a€Range€I€offender.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€No€directÐ ¬¤  Ðappeals€were€taken€by€the€appellant.€€He€is€currently€incarcerated€at€Turney€CenterÏIndustrial€Farm€and€Prison€in€Only,€Tennessee.ÌÌà ` àAfter€review€of€the€record€and€the€applicable€law,€we€affirm€the€decision€ofÏthe€trial€court€dismissing€the€appellantððs€petition€for€òòwrit€of€error€coram€nobisóó.Ð ¨  ÐÌÌà@ff)®àò òBackgroundó óˆÐ " ÐÌà ` àIn€February€1996,€the€appellant€filed€a€òòpro€seóó€petition€for€post-conviction€reliefÐ ´%¬" Ðalleging€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€and€ð ðnewly€discovered€evidence.ðð€ÏCounsel€was€appointed€and,€on€October€22,€1996,€an€evidentiary€hearing€wasÏconducted€by€the€trial€court.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€deniedÏpost-conviction€relief€as€to€the€issue€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€but€grantedÏthe€appellant€leave€to€file€a€petition€for€òòwrit€of€error€coram€nobisóó€in€order€to€raise€hisÐ ´.¬', Ðclaims€involving€newly€discovered€evidence,€òòi.e.óó,€that€the€true€perpetrator€of€theÐ „0|). Ðmurder€had€confessed.€€On€November€20,€1996,€the€appellant€filed€a€petition€for€òòwritÐ T2L+0 Ðof€error€coram€nobisóó.€€A€hearing€was€conducted€on€March€7,€1997.Ð $4-2 ÐÐ ô5ì.4 Ðà ` àAt€the€hearing,€evidence€relevant€to€the€òòcoram€nobisóó€claim€presented€at€theÐ  Ðpost„conviction€hearing€was€reconsidered€by€the€court.€€At€the€post„convictionÏhearing,€the€appellant€testified€that,€on€December€28,€1995,€while€confined€at€theÏTurney€Center,€fellow€inmate€Jon€Woodruff,׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€confessed€to€him€that€ð ðhe€[was]€theÐ p h Ðone€that€actually€shot€Michael€West€that€night.ðð€€Two€to€three€weeks€after€WoodruffÏadmitted€his€culpability€in€the€crime,€the€appellant€approached€Woodruff€and€askedÏhim€to€sign€an€affidavit€verifying€his€earlier€confession.€€This€affidavit€wasÏsubsequently€notarized,€on€January€13,€1996,€by€Bruce€Roberts,€the€laundryÏmanager€and€notary€at€the€Turney€Center.׃ N×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€appellant€explained€that€he€hadÐ ld Ðagreed€to€plead€guilty€to€second€degree€murder€because,€at€the€time,€he€was€alsoÏfacing€charges€of€voluntary€manslaughter€and€feared€consecutive€sentences.€€TheÏplea€agreement€on€the€present€charge€provided€that€the€appellantððs€sentencesÏwould€run€concurrently.ÌÌà ` àThe€appellant€presented€several€witnesses€to€confirm€Woodruffððs€subsequentÏconfession€to€Westððs€murder.€Specifically,€the€appellant€offered€the€testimony€ofÏfellow€inmates,€Malcolm€Fuller€and€Greg€Turner€who€verified€that€they€hadÏoverheard€Woodruff€tell€the€appellant€that€he€shot€Michael€West.€€Malcolm€FullerÏhad€been€the€appellantððs€cellmate€for€two€years;€Greg€Turner€admitted€that€he€hadÏbeen€friends€with€the€appellant€for€the€past€four€to€five€years.€€John€Smith,€anotherÐ 0)("& Ðinmate,€also€testified€that,€while€helping€Woodruff€move€his€property€to€his€unit,ÏWoodruff€admitted€that€he€had€committed€the€homicide€for€which€the€appellant€hadÏbeen€convicted.ÌÌà ` àJon€Woodruff€testified€that€he€was€currently€serving€a€life€sentence€for€murderÏat€the€Turney€Center.€€He€denied€ever€having€a€conversation€with€the€appellant€onÏDecember€28,€1995.€€Although€he€admitted€that€the€signature€on€the€affidavit€wasÏhis,€he€denied€reading€the€substance€of€the€affidavit€prior€to€signing€and€refused€toÏanswer€any€questions€regarding€the€truth€of€the€matter€asserted€in€the€affidavit.ÌÌà ` àMetro€Police€Department€Detective€David€Miller,€the€investigating€officer€inÏthe€1991€shooting€death€of€Michael€West,€testified€that€the€victim€was€killed€as€theÏresult€of€a€gunshot€wound€to€the€back.€€The€autopsy€report€revealed€that€the€victimÏwas€shot€at€a€very€close€range€with€a€.357€revolver.€€A€.357€revolver€was€laterÏlocated€underneath€a€waterbed€in€the€residence€where€the€appellant€was€living.€€ÌÌà ` àThe€investigation€of€the€homicide€led€police€to€two€suspects,€the€appellantÏand€Jon€Woodruff.€€A€polygraph€examination€was€given€to€both€individuals.€€DuringÏthe€post„€examination€interview,€Jon€Woodruff€stated€that€the€appellant€was€theÏshooter€and€disclosed€his€location€and€the€appellantððs€location€during€the€shooting.€ÏSimilarly,€the€appellant€admitted€that€he€was€the€shooter€and€disclosed€his€angleÏand€distance€from€the€victim.€€Detective€Miller€added€that€an€eyewitness€to€theÏaccount,€Clarence€Goins,€stated€that€he€observed€the€appellant€ð ðrunning€behind€theÏvictim€with€the€gun.ðð€€Mr.€Goins€additionally€stated€that,€ð ðjust€after€the€shooting€andÏbefore€they€left€the€scene,€[the€appellant]€told€him,€quote,€I€just€shot€a€N„word.ðð€€€ÌÌà ` àThe€trial€court,€after€considering€this€evidence,€denied€the€appellantððs€petition.€ÏIn€reaching€its€decision,€the€court€found€that,€although€the€evidence€met€the€criteriaÏfor€ð ðnewly€discovered€evidence,ðð€€the€subsequent€confession€of€Jon€Woodruff€lackedÐ X9P28 Ðcredibility.€€Specifically,€the€court€noted€that€the€appellant€had€failed€a€polygraphÏexamination€and€confessed€to€the€homicide;€the€murder€weapon€was€located€underÏthe€appellantððs€bed;€Jon€Woodruff€and€Clarence€Goins€had€both€named€theÏappellant€as€the€shooter;€and€that€the€appellant€knowingly€and€voluntarily€enteredÏhis€guilty€plea.€€Moreover,€the€court€noted€the€variance€between€the€spelling€ofÏWoodruffððs€name€and€the€style€of€the€writing€in€the€body€of€the€affidavit€and€theÏsignature€line,€ð ðgiving€rise€to€the€strong€suspicion€that€.€.€.€[someone€else]€wrote€theÏconfession€and€that€Woodruff€was€induced€to€sign€by€coercion€or€bribery.ððà (# àÐ œ”  ÐÌà ` àÌà@*®àò òAnalysisó óˆÐ ø ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€denying€hisÏpetition.€€The€State€makes€a€two€pronged€response€to€the€appellantððs€assertion.€ÏFirst,€the€State€contends€that€a€guilty€plea€may€not€be€set€aside€by€means€of€aÏpetition€for€òòwrit€of€error€coram€nobisóó€based€on€newly€discovered€evidence.€€Second,Ð " Ðthe€State€argues€that€the€trial€court€properly€found€that€the€newly€discoveredÏevidence€lacked€credibility,€and,€thus,€acted€within€its€discretion€in€denying€theÏpetition€for€òòwrit€of€error€coram€nobisóó.Ð p'h $ ÐÌà ` àA€òòwrit€ofóó€òòerror€coram€nobisóó€is€available€to€a€defendant€in€a€criminalÐ  +$( Ðprosecution.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„26„105€(1997);€òòState€v.€Hartóó,€911€S.W.2d€371,Ð Ü,Ô%* Ð374€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1995).€€However,€the€writ€isÐ ¨. ', Ðan€exceedingly€narrow€remedy€appropriate€only€when€an€issue€was€not€addressedÏor€could€not€have€been€addressed€òòat€trialóó€because€it€was€somehow€hidden€orÐ @28+0 Ðunknown€and€would€have€prevented€the€rendition€of€the€judgment€had€it€beenÏknown€to€the€court.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„26„105;€òòHartóó,€911€S.W.2d€at€374;Ð Ø5Ð.4 ÐòòState€v.€Hooperóó,€No.€03C01„9701„CR„00035€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€Mar.€6,Ð ¤7œ06 Ð1998).€€Hence,€the€writ€will€lie€for€subsequently€or€newly€discovered€evidence€if€theÐ p9h28 Ðpetition€relates€(1)€the€grounds€and€the€nature€of€the€newly€discovered€evidence;€(2)Ïwhy€the€admissibility€of€the€newly€discovered€evidence€may€have€resulted€in€aÏdifferent€judgment€had€the€evidence€been€admitted€at€the€previous€trial;€(3)€theÏpetitioner€was€without€fault€in€failing€to€present€the€newly€discovered€evidence€at€theÏappropriate€time;€and€(4)€the€relief€sought€by€the€petitioner.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòHartóó,€911€S.W.2d€atÐ 80 Ð374„375.ÌÌà ` àIn€what€appears€to€be€a€question€of€first€impression,€the€State€argues€that€aòòÐ œ”  Ðwrit€ofóó€òòerror€coram€nobisóó€will€not€issue€to€set€aside€a€guilty€plea€that€was€voluntarilyÐ ld Ðand€knowingly€entered.€€After€a€review€of€the€law,€the€principles€behind€the€issuanceÏof€the€writ,€and€the€law€of€sister€jurisdictions,€we€find€the€Stateððs€argument€wellÏtaken.׃Ê×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ð ÔÌ ÐÌà ` àThere€are€three€methods€by€which€one€can€set€aside€a€guilty€plea:ÌÓÓà8 ` à(1)€for€any€fair€and€just€reason€before€the€sentence€is€imposed,€Tenn.ÏR.€Crim.€P.€32(f);Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à(2)€€to€correct€manifest€injustice€after€sentence€but€before€theÏjudgment€becomes€final,€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€32(f);€andÐ ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à(3)€€once€the€judgment€is€final,€if€the€plea€was€not€entered€voluntarily,Ïintelligently,€and€knowingly,€or€was€obtained€through€the€abridgementÏof€any€right€guaranteed€by€the€United€States€or€TennesseeÏConstitutions,€òòState€v.€Mackeyóó,€553€S.W.2d€337,€340„341€(Tenn.Ð N(F!% Ð1977);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„203.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌòòÓÓState€v.€Lyonsóó,€No.€01C01„9508„CR„00263€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€Aug.€15,Ð +ø#( Ð1997),€òòreconsideration€deniedóó,€(Sept.€19,€1997).€€Thus,€in€order€for€a€writ€to€issue,Ð Ì,Ä%* Ðthe€appellant€would€have€to€present€newly€discovered€evidence€which€would€showÐ œ.”', Ðthat€his€plea€was€not€voluntarily€or€knowingly€entered.€€However,€the€newlyÏdiscovered€evidence€asserted€by€the€appellant€fails€to€affect€the€voluntariness€of€hisÏ1992€guilty€plea.€ÌÌà ` àAn€otherwise€valid€guilty€plea€does€not€become€involuntary€merely€because€itÏis€induced€by€the€defendantððs€desire€to€limit€the€possible€maximum€penalty€to€lessÏthan€that€authorized€if€there€is€a€jury€trial.€€Nor€does€it€become€involuntary€€by€theÏmere€fact€that€a€third€party€has€subsequently€confessed€to€the€crime€as€suchÏassertions€are€not€uncommon€and€must€be€approached€with€some€skepticism.€€òòSeeóó€Ð h` ÐòòBrown€v.€Stateóó,€955€S.W.2d€901,€902€(Ark.€1997).€€€Ð 4, ÐÌà ` àBy€pleading€guilty,€the€appellant€admitted€his€factual€guilt€and€waived€his€rightÏto€confront€his€accusers.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòPeople€v.€Jacksonóó,€620€N.Y.S.2d€240,€241Ð ˜ Ð(N.Y.Co.Ct.€1994).€€He€may€not€seek,€after€the€judgment€has€become€final,€to€laterÏrecant€his€admission€as€to€those€facts€by€an€allegation€that€a€third€party€hasÏconfessed.€€Moreover,€a€third€party€confession€is€not€so€much€ð ðnewly€discoveredÏevidenceðð€as€it€is€ð ðnewly€disclosedðð€to€the€court.€€òòSeeóó€€òòTravis€v.€Stateóó,€CR„92„958Ð È#À  Ð(Ala.€Crim.€App.€Apr.€18,€1997)€(òònot€yet€released€for€publicationóó).€€There€can€be€noÐ ”%Œ" Ðdoubt€that,€at€the€time€the€defendant€entered€his€guilty€plea,€he€knew€that€either€heÏdid€or€did€not€commit€the€murder€for€which€he€had€been€convicted.€€òòSeeóó€€òòTravisóó,€CR„Ð 0)("& Ð92„958.€€In€other€words,€a€subsequent€third€party€confession€does€not€affect€theÏvoluntariness€of€a€guilty€plea.€€Thus,€if€the€plea€agreement€was€negotiated€in€goodÏfaith,€there€are€no€allegations€of€fraud€or€misfeasance,€and,€in€all€other€regards,€theÏplea€agreement€was€entered€into€voluntarily€and€knowingly,€he€cannot€now€complainÏof€that€which€he€had€willingly€bargained€for€previously.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€A€petition€for€the€òòwrit€of€Ð ,2$+0 ÐÐ ü3ô,2 Ðerror€coram€nobisóó€is€not€intended€to€relieve€a€party€of€its€own€negligence,€ignorance,Ð  Ðor€change€of€mind.ÌÌà ` à€€Although€we€are€not€advocating€the€persecution€of€the€innocent,€there€is€aÏneed€for€finality€of€legal€decisions.€€At€some€point,€the€proceedings€must€come€to€aÏhalt€despite€the€prospect€of€allegations€without€end€that€something€went€wrong.€€TheÏtraditional€method€for€addressing€actual€innocence€based€upon€newly€discoveredÏevidence€which€is€procedurally€barred€from€the€courts€is€through€executiveÏclemency.€€òòSeeóó€€òòHerrera€v.€Collinsóó,€506€U.S.€390,€400,€113€S.Ct.€853,€860€(1993).€€IfÐ ld Ðthe€appellant€has€not€already€pursued€this€option,€it€is€still€available€to€him.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðððð€40„27„101€through€„109€(1997);€òòHicksóó,€No.€03C01„9608„CR„00296.€€Ð ü ÐÌà ` àAssuming€arguendo€that€relief€could€be€available€in€this€context,€we€cannotÏconclude,€as€argued€by€the€appellant,€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€inÏdenying€the€appellant€a€new€trial.€€Specifically,€the€appellant€asserts€that€there€isÏð ðabsolutely€no€proof€in€the€recordðð€to€support€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€ð ðtheÏWoodruff€affidavit€was€signed€as€a€result€of€ððcoercion€or€bribery.ðððð€€ÌÌà ` àThe€decision€to€grant€or€deny€a€petition€for€the€òòwrit€ofóó€òòerror€coram€nobisóó€onÐ d'\ $ Ðthe€ground€of€newly€discovered€evidence€rests€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trialÏcourt.€€òòHartóó,€911€S.W.2d€at€375;€òòTrammell€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„9602„CC„00083Ð +ø#( Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€Jul.€11,€1997),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€Apr.Ð Ì,Ä%* Ð13,€1998).€€In€exercising€its€discretion,€the€trial€court€must€determine€the€credibility€ofÏthe€witnesses€who€testify€in€support€of€the€accusedððsòò€coram€nobisóó€application.€€òòIdóó.€€IfÐ d0\). Ðthe€trial€court€does€not€believe€that€the€witnesses€presented€by€the€accused€areÏcredible,€the€court€should€deny€the€application.€€òòIdóó.€€Moreover,€before€relief€may€beÐ 4ø,2 Ðgranted,€it€must€be€established,€and€the€trial€court€must€find,€that€the€newlyÏdiscovered€evidence€may€have€resulted€in€a€different€judgment€had€it€beenÏpresented€at€the€trial.€€òòIdóó.€€This€rule€presupposes€that€the€evidence€would€beÐ d9\28 Ðadmissible€pursuant€to€the€applicable€rules€of€evidence€and€is€material€to€the€issuesÏor€grounds€raised€in€the€petition.€€òòIdóó.Ð ÔÌ ÐÌà ` àFirst,€the€appellant€presented€several€witnesses€who€testified€that€theyÏoverheard€Jon€Woodruff€confess€to€the€homicide€for€which€the€appellant€standsÏconvicted.€€Such€hearsay€evidence€is€not€legal€evidence€and€is€not€admissible€toÏshow€that€someone€other€than€the€accused€committed€the€offense€at€issue.€€AÏdefendant€may€disprove€his€guilt€by€proving€the€guilt€of€some€other€person;€but,€thisÏmust€be€done€with€legal€evidence€and€not€by€the€testimony€of€witnesses€who€heardÏanother€admit€that€he€committed€the€offense.€€Second,€the€proof€supporting€theÏappellantððs€conviction€for€the€murder€of€Michael€West€includes€a€confession€by€theÏappellant,€the€testimony€of€two€eyewitnesses,€and€the€discovery€of€the€murderÏweapon€beneath€the€appellantððs€bed.€€The€ð ðnewly€discovered€evidenceðð€asserted€byÏthe€appellant,€òòi.e.óó,€that€Jon€Woodruff€was€the€true€killer,€is€merely€contradictory€ofÐ d\ Ðthe€overwhelming€proof.€€Newly€discovered€evidence€which€serves€no€other€purposeÏthan€to€contradict€or€impeach€the€evidence€supporting€the€conviction€will€not€justifyÏthe€granting€of€a€petition€for€the€òòwrit€ofóó€òòerror€coram€nobisóó€when€the€evidence,€ifÐ Ì#Ä  Ðintroduced€would€not€have€resulted€in€a€different€judgment.€€òòHartóó,€911€S.W.2d€atÐ œ%”" Ð375.€€Finally,€this€court€will€not€second€guess€the€trial€courtððs€evaluation€of€theÏwitnessesðð€credibility.€€Accordingly,€we€cannot€conclude€that€the€trial€court€abused€itsÏdiscretion€in€denying€the€relief€sought€by€the€appellant.ÌÌà ` àFor€the€reasons€discussed€herein,€the€appellantððs€petition€for€the€òòwrit€ofóó€òòerrorÐ ˜.', Ðcoram€nobisóó€was€properly€denied.Ð h0`). 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