WPC 3O%N"So0_zd@۴h{^b rĨ[^oIW Q8fRāM:E_\ɱ9sF<|2԰vĴ-ި޲4M X33E*<)1Cmp Ey7ʨ jT |/%]oFv.j1KXZoܹd)oޫNobѲת?R]yqJAtB8ۻ |yAC'm:YAE41Q!S(҉Sz+šuG|ăC){<{ Q9drq2h3zVzv-HΖgk5VHH9EǿϿ,D('5=ASu6"F>8!>@\+6O6-jl_LB>C)A㞖OE# F UNQ % 0( U: b w@ 4O c U:r   U: B D3 0D% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % AOi  0D~ D/ BHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,|AZ"Arial Regular- - EDDӀuM%L<"|x?"Arial Regular  XkXXX EQX Xk   Ad FILED XkX EQ  October6,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  `  XXC TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7  dd7      r *<,(j 8` `@Ef ` 8ttxP,`  rߛINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  ATNASHVILLEAUGUSTSESSION,1998  TIMOTHYR.POWELL, h   )  C.C.A.NO.01C019708CR00379 `  `     h   )  `  ` Appellant,   h   ) `   `     h   ) `     h   )  DAVIDSONCOUNTY `  VS. `     h   )   `   `     h   )  HON.FRANKG.CLEMENT  `   STATEOFTENNESSEE,   )  JUDGE  `  `     h   )  `  ` Appellee.   h   )  (PostConviction)  `    ONAPPEALFROMTHEJUDGMENTOFTHE P PROBATECOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTY  P   FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: @  TIMOTHYR.POWELL h     JOHNKNOXWALKUP 0" ProSe    h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter (# 7466CentennialBlvd.Nashville,TN37209 h     LISAA.NAYLOR %  `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     4255thAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN372430493 `     h     VICTORS.JOHNSON `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     BERNARDMcEVOY `     h     AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     WashingtonSquare,Suite500 `     h     2222ndAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN372011649 `    OPINIONFILED________________________AFFIRMEDDAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE  p901   ;C OPINION C; `     ` TheDefendant,TimothyR.Powell,appealsasofrightfromtheorderofthetrialcourtsummarilydismissinghissecondpetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ` Followingajurytrial,theDefendantwasfoundguiltyofvehicularhomicidebyintoxicationandrecklessendangerment.Hisconvictionsandhiseffectivesentenceofeightyearswereaffirmedbythiscourt.Statev.TimothyR.Powell, ^ C.C.A.No.01C019508CR00276,DavidsonCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,Sept.19,1996). ` TheDefendantsfirstprosepetitionforpostconvictionreliefwasfiledSeptember18,1995.Thetrialcourtinitiallyenteredanorderdismissingthepetitionbecausehisconvictionwasbeingreviewedondirectappeal.ThecourtsubsequentlysetasideitsorderofdismissalandappointedcounseltorepresenttheDefendantinhispostconvictionproceeding.CounselfiledanamendedpetitionforpostconvictionreliefontheDefendantsbehalfonJune14,1996.InϜApril1997,theDefendantfiledapetitiontoremovehiscounselandamotionforappointmentofnewcounsel.TheDefendantalsofiledamotiontocontinueandresetthehearingdateforhispostconvictionproceeding.OnApril17,1997,thetrialcourtgrantedtheDefendantsmotiontoresetthepostconvictionhearingdateanddeniedtheDefendantsmotionthatcounselberemovedandnewcounselappointed. 8^/0  ` ThepostconvictionhearingwasthensetforJune2,1997.OnJune2,1997,asreflectedintheminutesofthetrialcourt,theDefendantwaspresentϜalongwithhiscounsel.AtthattimethecourtdeniedbytheDefendantsmotionforaninterlocutoryappealandamotionforanextraordinaryappeal.ThecourtgrantedtheDefendantsmotiontowithdrawhispetitionforpostconvictionreliefandgrantedthemotionbyDefendantscounseltobeallowedtowithdrawascounselfortheDefendant. ` OnJuly18,1997,theDefendant,actingprose,filedalengthy,rambling,andconfusingpetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Hispetitionallegesgenerallythathisrighttoafairtrialwasviolatedbyabiasedjury,faultyindictment,selectiveprosecution,vindictiveprosecution,improperjuryinstructions,mentalcompetencyviolations,doublejeopardy,andineffectiveassistanceofcounsel"Ϝallofwhichrenderedhisconvictionunconstitutionalandvoid. ` ThetrialcourtfoundthatthepetitionshouldbedismissedbaseduponϜTennesseeCodeAnnotated4030206(d),whichprovidesasfollows:Ӝ̛8 `  Thepetitionmustcontainaclearandspecificstatementofallgroundsuponwhichreliefissought,includingfulldisclosureofthefactualbasisofthosegrounds.Abareallegationthataconstitutionalrighthasbeenviolatedandmereconclusionsoflawshallnotbesufficienttowarrantanyfurtherproceedings.Failuretostateafactualbasisforthegroundsallegedshallresultinimmediatedismissalofthepetition.If,however,thepetitionwasfiledprose,thejudgemayenteranorderstatingthatthepetitionermustfileanamendedpetitionthatcomplieswiththissectionwithinfifteen(15)daysorthepetitionwillbedismissed. ` !` ! Tenn.CodeAnn.4030206(d).  \8.1  ` Wedonotbelievethatthetrialcourterredbydismissingthispetition.The petitiondoesnotcontainaclearandspecificstatementofthegroundsuponwhichreliefissought,nordoesitcontainafulldisclosureofthefactualbasisofthegroundsasserted.Thepetitiondoescontainmanybareallegationsofviolationsofconstitutionalrightsandmanymereconclusionsoflaw.Althoughthestatutegrantsthetrialjudgethediscretiontoallowaprosepetitionerfifteendayswithinwhichtoamendthepetitiontocomplywiththecodesection,thestatutedoesnotmandatethatthejudgedoso.ThetrialcourtnotedthattheDefendantsformerprosepetitionforpostconvictionreliefhadbeenamendedwiththeassistanceofcourtappointedcounsel,andthatsubsequentlytheDefendantpetitionedtoremovehiscounselandeventuallymovedtowithdrawdismissthepriorpostconvictionpetition.proceeding.ThePostConvictionProcedureActcontemplatesthefilingofonlyonepetition.Tenn.Code.Ann.4030202(c). ` Thetrialcourtorderedthatthepetitionbedismissedbecauseitdidnotcontainclearandspecificstatementsofgrounds,includingfulldisclosureofthefactualbasisofthegrounds,andbecauseitcontainedbareallegationsofviolationsofconstitutionalrightswithmereconclusionsoflawandwasthereforenotsufficienttowarrantfurtherproceedings.Intheproceduralcontextofthiscase,Wwebelievethetrialjudgeactedwithinhisdiscretionaryauthority. ` Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed. `     h    `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE 9p02 МCONCUR:___________________________________JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE___________________________________JOHNK.BYERS,SPECIALJUDGE