WPCc /# U: % 0(w@4Uix 0J 0T 0^ 0h| 0r 0|V 0 0X 1u 0d]U*B)DC 0@W D3 B AM 4 v~' v AQx 0D 0D D/ BFHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLH,cAZ"Arial RegularX($ eUfgehiEjk elemӀy*#0 3|xy2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23    ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d7Border 1dd("$    """"'dxd d* C << G !  +"     YYY FILEDX September16,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   eskto Geneva  eskto Geneva *+ ,-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ..' dxdP Pd ! .     X   \RA'\ћINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE*ٜR#$A1-j|`  `@RߛATJACKSONSEPTEMBER1997SESSION  LAIRDPAYNE,alsoknownas  )MICHAELGREGG,   ) No.02C019611CR00394      )  APPELLANT,  ) ShelbyCounty      )v.      ) BernieWeinman,Judge      )STATEOFTENNESSEE,   ) (PostConviction)      )  APPELLEE.   )FORTHEAPPELLANT:    FORTHEAPPELLEE:LairdPayne,ProSe    JohnKnoxWalkupNorthwestCorrectionalCenter   AttorneyGeneral&ReporterRoute1,Box660     500CharlotteAvenueTiptonville,TN38079    Nashville,TN372430497       GeorgiaBlytheFelner       AssistantAttorneyGeneral       450JamesRobertsonParkway       Nashville,TN372430493       WilliamL.Gibbons       DistrictAttorneyGeneral       201PoplarAvenue,Suite301       Memphis,TN38103       GlenC.Baity       AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral       201PoplarAvenue,Suite301       Memphis,TN38103OPINIONFILED:____________________________AFFIRMEDPURSUANTTORULE20JoeB.Jones,PresidingJudge  7JXXdXXd7OPINION  X  Theappellant,LairdPayne,alsoknownasMichaelGregg,(petitioner),appealsasofrightfromajudgmentofthetrialcourtsummarilydismissinghissuitforpostconvictionrelief.Thetrialcourtdismissedtheproceedingbecauseitwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitations. ThepetitionstatesuponitsfacethatthepetitionerwasconvictedofaggravatedrapeonFebruary4,1987andsentencedtoconfinementforsixty(60)yearsintheDepartmentofCorrection.HisappealasofrighttothisCourtresultedinhisconvictionandsentencebeingaffirmedonDecember9,1987.TheSupremeCourtdeniedthepetitionersapplicationforpermissiontoappealonApril4,1988.ThepetitionerdidnotfilethepresentsuituntilAugust12,1996,morethaneight(8)yearsafterthefinalactionoftheSupremeCourt. Thepetitionercontendsthesentenceimposedwasillegalandhewasdeniedtheeffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Therighttolitigatetheseissuesisbarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Thereisnothingcontainedinthepetitionorattachedtothepetitionwhichestablishesthesentenceimposedwasillegal. Afterathoroughreviewoftherecord,thebriefssubmittedbytheparties,andthelawgoverningtheissuespresentedforreview,itistheopinionofthisCourtthatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtshouldbeaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,TennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals.      ________________________________________      JOEB.JONES,PRESIDINGJUDGECONCUR:___________________________________̀ DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE___________________________________ JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE