WPC ,s+=mH(TMbjg|<=zY\ޮZXwl:C^odL缱5k1a@'՝ۏ5qqD$u"vI;ƈr{WN"!-Jt kpPƜ/zAYB(P÷ßܩЗSB >o;<2/m;zZV^QźW or:^+oDj7Qh L({fݘxi'Am+@lsafā,wqcVDi>WYx\ioA59 x)UNF % 0( U: w@ 4< P 0_  0Dj  U:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! B[[[[ D3xxx 0D AO>> 0D D/H Bw(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular EE eEӀuM%3|x(8(2$ !  X X `   0   y $ X X `   1    ݀Tenn.R.App.P.4(a)doesauthorizeourwaiveroftherequirementof  timelyfiling intheinterestofjustice.However,asthepetitionersissueswerepreviouslydeterminedondirectappeal,theinterestofjusticedoesnotrequirewaiveroftimelyfiling.Furthermore,noreasonfortheuntimelyfilinghasbeenadvancedbypetitioner.SeeStatev.TedRayBrannan,C.C.A.No.01C019704 ` CC00148,FranklinCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.filedMay15,1998,atNashville).(#$  0   XXXXvXX   Ad FILEDXXv  December8,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM  y $ X X `   1    ݀Tenn.R.App.P.4(a)doesauthorizeourwaiveroftherequirementof  timelyfiling intheinterestofjustice.However,asthepetitionersissueswerepreviouslydeterminedondirectappeal,theinterestofjusticedoesnotrequirewaiveroftimelyfiling.Furthermore,noreasonfortheuntimelyfilinghasbeenadvancedbypetitioner.SeeStatev.TedRayBrannan,C.C.A.No.01C019704 ` CC00148,FranklinCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.filedMay15,1998,atNashville).,cAZ"Arial Regular d&&&&'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  XXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7%XXdd7  r *<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rߛ@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @FF'ATNASHVILLE@#NOVEMBER1998SESSIONWILLIEROBERTSEAY, @-)  ` @-) p NO.01C019712CR00570   L   ` Appellant,@-)  8  @-) p WILSONCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.J.O.BOND,   STATEOFTENNESSEE, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellee.@-) p (PostConviction) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L WILLIEROBERTSEAY,ProSe $  #141848  Unit6A102RiverbendMaximumSecurityPrison7475CockrillBendIndustrialRoadNashville,TN372091010 X  FORTHEAPPELLEE: L JOHNKNOXWALKUP  $ AttorneyGeneralandReporter CLINTONJ.MORGAN    AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 TOMP.THOMPSON,JR.   F& DistrictAttorneyGeneral DAVIDDURHAM  #) AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral111CherryStreetLebanon,TN370873609 L'"- (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 |.)3 APPEALDISMISSEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  62<   OPINION   ` Thepetitioner,WillieRobertSeay,appealsthetrialcourtssummarydismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Thepetitionerclaimsthetrialcourterredindismissinghispetitionforpostconvictionreliefandpresentsthefollowingissuesforreview:  (1)whethertheevidencepresentedattrialwassufficienttosupporthisconvictions;(2)whethertrialcounselwasdeficientinstipulatingthatthesubstancesoldbythepetitionerwascocaine;(3)whethertrialcounselwasineffectiveinstipulatingastotheamountofcocainesold;and(4)whethertrialcounselwasineffectiveinstipulating thatthedrugsallegedtohavebeensoldbythedefendantexisted.  Asexplainedindetailbelow,thepetitionerhaswaivedconsiderationoftheseissuesbecausehefailedtotimelyfilenoticeofappeal.However,weretheissuesnotconsideredwaived,wenotetheissuespresentedhavebeenwerepreviouslydeterminedondirectappeal.   PROCEDURALHISTORY %J!%     ` Thepetitionerwasconvictedbyajuryin1994ontwo(2)countsofthesaleofcocaineovergram,ClassBfelonies.ThoseconvictionswereaffirmedbythisCourtondirectappeal.Statev.WillieRobertSeay,C.C.A.No.01C01 6-(- 9506CC00162,WilsonCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.filedFebruary23,1996,atNashville).TheTennesseeSupremeCourtsubsequentlydeniedpermissiontoappeal. ` Thepetitionertimelyfiledaprosepetitionforpostconvictionreliefon 2617 April4,1997.ThetrialcourtdismissedthepetitionMay8,1997,forfailuretopresentacolorableclaim,findingtheissueshavingbeenpreviouslydetermined 95; ondirectappeal.ThepetitionerfiledanoticeofappealonOctober1,1997.   DISPOSITION 8      ` Firstly,thenoticeofappealfromthedismissalofthepostconvictionpetitionwasnottimelyfiled.Anoticeofappealisrequiredtobefiledwiththeϛclerkofthetrialcourtwithinthirty(30)daysofthedateoftheentryofjudgmentororderfromwhichreliefissought.Tenn.R.App.P.4(a).Thepetitionerfiledhisnoticeoverfour(4)monthsaftertheentryofthetrialcourtsorder.    %  1      Theappealistimebarredand X shouldbedismissed. ` Secondly,thegroundsforreliefinthisappealwere previouslydeterminedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030  206(h).Assufficiencyoftheevidenceandineffectiveassistanceofcounselwereexpresslyraisedanddecidedondirectappeal,theyhavebeen previouslydetermined.SeeHousev.State,911S.W.2d705,711(Tenn.1995). @"   ` Accordingly,theappealisDISMISSED. 2(.2 Ї  `     h      p _________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGECONCUR:_____________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE_____________________________L.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGE