WPC 7CLLJF/= !;3kJ~az;3Z?1AJ@dSCL6OQ-еLq %aD t N"8r0E6w]cwFLϮ u?D5?Tl!F{-F^)=Lmp1gٝٸ:pηkfl툖r5(F2@` Rk(Y&+6a4bL@^tP8;' wou‚ ~qs!qSk)%=cpHEd7taBp ̟a6Z԰-86č *ѥ7#uȿ&p,rZCCAOU_ ɍOOCAT`™ggyDM|EȌWcad 6;Z\"^ FO,# hUNs % 0(U:U :)w@c4e 0+ 0D U: 1 U: -( AQU%U:%*U:22222222222 0Dl D3 B 0D 0D  D/N B}HP LaserJet 4HPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular,cAZ"Arial Regular LUMDNUODPQERSDTӀ`V&3|xb [  $4X   2     X&XXX IX X&Thereafter,theclerkofthetrialcourtsentthepetitioneraletteradvisinghimhiscasehad `  beendismissedandthathehadthirtydaystoappealthedismissal.UnderthePostConvictionProcedureAct,however,whenatrialcourtdeniesamotiontoreopen,"thepetitionershallhaveten(10)daystofileanapplicationinthecourtofcriminalappealsseekingpermissiontoappeal."Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(c).(8(2$ !  4X   0  (#$  0  ,  AZ"Arial Regular   $4X   1    X&XXXIXX&Theclaimsintheapplicationforpermissiontoappealvarysomewhatfromtheclaimsinthe `  motiontoreopen.Ourreviewwillbelimitedtotheclaimsassetforthinthemotiontoreopen. IA (  post-convictionpetition"mustnecessarilyrestuponandbedeterminedbytheXX Ԁ# XX#factualallegationsXX Ԁ# XXG#itXX     # XXь#contains."Longv.State,510S.W.2d83,85(Tenn.Crim.App.1974).#I o#ԀAlthoughwearereviewinga `  motiontoreopen,thesamerationaleapplies.,  AZ"Arial Regular ##Xd#'(!)*C<< C  ("  XXXXK XX   Ad FILEDXX K    April7,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr. XXAppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular  ("  XXXXK XX   Ad FILEDXX K    April1,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr. XXAppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular(3$ !  &&&&'dxd dLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ++' dxdP Pd !  ݛ` 4XTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TX&XXXXXXX&==XXTT`Tr"<,(j 8` `@E f ` ttx$X` rT``r"<,(j 8` `@E f ` ttx$X` r`TT@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALS#=5F===#====5FԀOFTENNESSEE `  @%%*ATKNOXVILLE     DAVIDLEERICHARDS,      D *    T  Appellant, <      D *C.C.A.#03C019903CR00099 n VS.   <      D *HAMILTONCOUNTY "   STATEOFTENNESSEE,     D * v   Appellee. <      D * 0  @II- OPINION #=5F===#====5F#XX==#N D  NӜMLLM  Theprosepetitioner,DavidLeeRichards,hasfiledanapplicationfor   permissiontoappealthetrialcourt'sorderdenyinghismotiontoreopenhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030217.Thestatehas B respondedinoppositiontothemotion.  Thepetitionerwasconvictedoffirstdegreemurderandreceivedalifesentence.TheconvictionandsentencewereaffirmedbythiscourtonMarch23,1993.Statev.DavidLeeRichards,No.03C019207CR230(Tenn.Crim.App.,at $> Knoxville,Mar.23,1993).AnapplicationforRule11appealwasdeniedonJuly6,1993.Thereafter,thepetitionerfiledapetitionforpostconvictionrelief,allegingtheineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Thetrialcourtdeniedreliefandthiscourtaffirmed.DavidLeeRichardsv.State,No.03C019508CR00219(Tenn.Crim. +n"' App.,atKnoxville,Feb.21,1996).Rule11reviewwasdeniedJune3,1996.  OnFebruary24,1999,thepetitionerfiledthismotiontoreopen.Inhismotion,heallegesanewconstitutionalrighthasbeenestablishedthatisapplicabletohiscaseandthatnewscientificevidenceexistswhichwouldshowheisactuallyT7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  TM7}XXdXXd7  Minnocentoffirstdegreemurder.  #  1      ׀SeegenerallyTenn.CodeAnn.4030217.The 66-3 7XXdXXd7  `7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  `T7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  7XXdXXd7  TN7}XXdXXd7  NL7}XXdXXd7  Ltrialcourtenteredanorderonthecourt'sminutesdismissingthemotion. "  #  2      ׀ `    Section4030217(a),Tenn.CodeAnn.,providesthatapetitionermayfileamotiontoreopenapetitionforpostconvictionreliefonlyinlimitedcircumstances:iftheclaiminthemotionisbasedonafinalrulingofanappellatecourtthatestablishesaconstitutionalrightnotrecognizedasexistingatthetimeofthetrialandretrospectiveapplicationofthatrightisrequired;iftheclaimisbasedonnewscientificevidencethatestablishesthatthepetitionerisactuallyinnocentoftheoffense,oriftheclaimisbaseduponrelieffromasentenceenhancedbecauseofapreviousconvictionthathassubsequentlybeenheldtobeinvalid.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(a).Thestatutefurtherrequiresthatthefactsunderlyingtheclaim,iftrue,establishbyclearandconvincingevidencethatthepetitionerisentitledtohavetheconvictionsetasideorthesentencereduced.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(a)(4).Ifthetrialcourtdeniesthemotiontoreopen,thepetitionerhastendaystofileanapplicationforpermissiontoappealtothiscourt.Thiscourtisnottogranttheapplicationunlessitappearsthatthetrialcourtabuseditsdiscretionindenyingthemotion.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(c).#X&XXXѿ#  &    Thepetitionerclaimsheisentitledtothebenefitofanewruleofconstitutionallaw.HefirstcitesPruettv.Norris,959F.Supp.1066(E.D.Ark.1997). +L"& ThePruettcaseisaverycomplexcasewithseveralissues.Thepetitionerhas -,$( failedtostatewhichruleoflawinthePruettopinionisapplicabletohiscase.Even l/ &* ifhehad,however,theclaimwouldfail.Thestatuterequiresthatthemotionbe 0', based"uponafinalrulingofanappellatecourt....Suchmotionmustbefiledwithin `  one(1)yearoftheruling...."Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(a)(1)(emphasisadded).First,thePruettopinionisnotarulingofanappellatecourt.Second,thePruett   opinionwasreleasedin1997.Themotiontoreopenwasfiledin1999.Thus,anyclaimbasedonPruettwouldbebarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Id.Healso 0 contendsheisentitledtotheappointmentofanexpertundertheholdinginAkev. \  Oklahoma,470U.S.68(1985).AnyclaimtoreliefbasedontherulinginAkeis (  likewisebarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030217(a)(1).  Thepetitionernextclaimsthatthetrialcourtshouldhaveappointedanexpertwhowouldhavetestifiedthatintoxicationwouldhavediminishedhisabilitytoformthemensreanecessaryforafirstdegreemurderconviction.Hecontendstheseallegationsqualifyasnewscientificevidencewhichwouldshowheisinnocentoffirstdegreemurder.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030217(a)(2).Tosucceedon  \ thisclaimthepetitionermusthave"newscientificevidencethathasalreadybeen "( securedandwhichwillestablishhisorheractualinnocence."Statev.Ray,984 T$ S.W.2d233,238(Tenn.Crim.App.1998)(emphasisadded).Themotiontoreopenisnotanavenueforobtainingdiscovery.Id.Becausethatisexactlywhatthe '" petitionerproposesinhismotiontoreopen,thetrialcourtdidnotabuseitsdiscretionbydenyingthemotion.  Accordingly,OitisORDEREDthatthepeOQPTHEPQRthepeRtitioner'sapplicationforpermissiontoappealthetrialcourt'sdenialofhismotiontoreopenisdenied.Costsshallbetaxedtothestate.   <      D __________________________________   <      D GaryR.Wade,PresidingJudge 8/5 МS  `  SCONCUR:__________________________________JamesCurwoodWitt,Jr.,Judge_____________________________________NormaMcGeeOgle,Judge