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2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó 4Ý ƒR¹¢$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô„ ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔBiggsÔ_Ôóó,€769€S.W.2d€506,€509€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988),€òòpermóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1989),€this€courtÐ ° Ðconcluded€that€a€defendantððs€motion€to€reconsider€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€probation€should€be€treated€as€a€Rule€35(b)Ð xÈ Ðrequest€for€a€reduction€of€sentence,€which€was€the€ð ðproper€procedural€remedy€for€the€relief€sought.ðð€ K Ý ƒR¹¢$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô„ ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€is€made€available€to€convicted€criminal€defendants€pursuant€to€Tennessee€CodeÐ ° ÐAnnotated€Section€40„26„105.€€Its€codification€notwithstanding,€modern€post„conviction€procedures€have€relegated€thisÐ xÈ Ðwrit€ð ðinto€obscurity.ðð€€òòState€v.€Mixonóó,€983€S.W.2d€661,€667€(Tenn.€1999).€€The€purpose€of€the€writ€of€error€coram€nobis,Ð @ Ðas€codified€today,€remains€consistent€with€its€common€law€purpose:€ð ððð[I]t€required€the€reconsideration€of€a€judgmentÐ X Ðby€a€court€which€had€already€made€a€final€disposition€of€the€cause€.€.€.€.ðð€€As€such,€the€common€law€writ€of€error€coramÐ Ð  Ðnobis€did€not€encompass€complaints€about€errors€or€mistakes€in€the€judgment€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòIdóó.€(quoting€Note,€òòThe€Writ€of€ErrorÐ ˜è E ÐCoram€Nobisóó,€37€Harv.€L.Rev.€744€(1924)).€€Instead,€the€relief€available€allowed€a€trial€court€to€correct€its€own€judgmentÐ ° Ðupon€ð ðdiscovery€of€a€substantial€factual€error€not€appearing€in€the€record€which,€if€known€at€the€time€of€judgment,€wouldÐ xÈ Ðhave€prevented€the€judgment€from€being€pronounced.ðð€€òòIdóó.€€Ð @ Ðà  àA€criminal€defendant€must€seek€relief€from€judgment€by€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€ð ðwithin€one€year€of€the€dateÐ X Ðon€which€the€judgment€of€conviction€became€final€in€the€trial€court.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€670.€€Nothing€in€its€history,€modern€judicialÐ Ð  Ðinterpretation,€or€statutory€language€casts€doubt€on€the€application€of€the€writ€of€error€coram€nobis,€in€criminal€cases,Ð ˜è Ðsolely€to€judgments€of€conviction.€€Here,€the€defendantððs€judgment€of€conviction€became€final€on€June€15,€1995.€Ð ` ° ÐDefendantððs€petition,€filed€on€January€25,€2000,€styled€ð ðWrit€of€Error€Coram€Nobis,ðð€was,€therefore,€time„barred.€Ð ( x ÐFurthermore,€the€relief€soughtð"ði.e.,€that€the€trial€courtððs€prior€denial€of€his€petition€for€enforcement€of€agreement€beÐ ð @ Ðset€asideð"ð€is€not€available€by€means€of€a€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€because€such€relief€is€unrelated€to€the€trial€courtððsÐ ¸   Ðfinal€disposition€of€his€cause,€i.e.,€his€conviction€for€the€April€3,€1993,€murders€of€April€Steward€and€Carla€Teems.€€EvenÐ € Ð  Ðif€the€affidavit€of€Karla€Gothard,€or€any€other€piece€of€evidence€for€that€matter,€were€to€show€conclusively€that€the€StateÐ H ˜  Ðmade€a€promise€to€alter€the€defendantððs€sentence€in€exchange€for€his€testimony€on€March€18,€1997,€that€evidence€wouldÐ `  Ðbe€irrelevant€to€a€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€because€such€evidence€would€have€nothing€to€do€with€defendantððs€guilt€orÐ Ø(  Ðinnocence.€€Additionally,€even€if€the€Gothard€affidavit€were€a€part€of€the€record€presently€before€this€court,€suchÐ  ð  Ðevidence€would€not€alter€our€disposition€of€this€appeal.YPG:\TECH\IB271T7\ADMIN\APPELL~1\ABCD.DATG:\TECH\IB271T7\ADMIN\Appellate Forms\abcd.dat££££££- ù-(|G2¹¢$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€..ÑÑ8€è0»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô„ ò»»Ô d(|3&$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€..ÑÑ8€è0»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3&$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€..ÑÑ8€è0»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€è0»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼è0»»»ÔÑ8€àçXXdð»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡î¢ãè0ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@WW$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEÔ#†¼è0»îî¢ã #ԈРÜ, ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àApril€2000€SessionÐ X ÐÔ‡XàçX»¼è0ÔÌò òÔ#†¼è0»XXàç#ÔSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEòòóó€v.€ANTHONY€JEROME€STOKESòòóóÔ‡XàçX»¼è0Ôó óÐ  ` ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Hamilton€CountyÐ  h Ðà@@øøìàNo.€198820€€€€€€Douglas€A.€Meyer,€JudgeÐ  X ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<×` AßÐ Ø(  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E1999„00953„CCA„R3„CDÐ ×'  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<¶` AßÐ ·  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€defendant€entered€guilty€pleas€in€1995€to€one€count€of€murder€in€the€first€degree€and€one€countÐ ¶ Ðof€murder€in€the€second€degree,€the€sentences€to€be€served€consecutively.€€In€1997,€he€testified€asÐ ¦ö Ða€prosecution€witness€at€the€trial€of€a€co„defendant€in€the€homicide€cases.€€In€1999,€he€filed€a€petitionÐ –æ Ðto€enforce€an€alleged€agreement€with€the€State€that€he€would€be€Ô_ÔresentencedÔ_Ô€to€concurrent€sentencesÐ †Ö Ðin€exchange€for€this€testimony.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€petition€and€he€timely€appealed.€€BasedÐ vÆ Ðupon€our€review,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ô#†¼è0»XXàç#ÔÔ‡XàçX»¼è0ÔÐ f¶ ÐÓvÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ F– ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼è0»àXàç^#ÔÔ‡XàçX.¼è0ÔAlan€E.€Glenn,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoe€G.€Rileyóó€and€òòThomas€T.Ð &v ÐWoodall,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð f ÐÌAnthony€Jerome€Stokes,€Ô_ÔPikevilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€Pro€Se.Ð öF ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Patricia€C.€Ô_ÔKussmannÔ_Ô,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ Ö& ÐGeneral;€William€H.€Cox,€District€Attorney€General;€and€C.€Leland€Davis,€Assistant€DistrictÐ Æ  ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ¶!  ÐÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼è0»XXàç?#ÔÔ‡XàçX»¼è0ÔÐ –#æ" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼è0»XXàç #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XàçX»¼è0Ôà  àThe€defendant,€Anthony€Jerome€Stokes,€initially€indicted€on€two€counts€of€first€degreeÐ v%Æ $ Ðmurder,€was€convicted€in€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court,€upon€his€guilty€plea,€of€one€countÐ f&¶!% Ðof€murder€in€the€first€degree€and€one€count€of€murder€in€the€second€degree.€€Judgment€was€enteredÐ V'¦"& Ðon€June€15,€1995,€and€the€defendant€was€sentenced€as€a€Range€II€offender€to€life€in€prison€for€firstÐ F(–#' Ðdegree€murder€and€thirty€years€for€second€degree€murder,€with€the€life€sentence€to€be€servedÐ 6)†$( Ðconsecutively€to€the€thirty„year€sentence.€€The€defendantððs€sentence€was€according€to€a€plea€bargainÐ &*v%) Ðagreement€with€the€State€that€included€the€withdrawal€of€the€Stateððs€request€for€the€death€penalty€andÐ +f&* Ðthe€dismissal€of€an€especially€aggravated€robbery€charge.€€In€this€òòpro€seóó€appeal€as€of€right,€theÐ ,V'+ Ðdefendant€does€not€challenge€the€validity€of€his€conviction€or€sentencing€on€June€15,€1995,€but€onlyÐ ö,F(, Ðthe€subsequent€nonperformance€by€the€State€of€an€alleged€agreement€made€on€March€18,€1997,€toÐ æ-6)-ý Ðreduce€his€sentence€in€exchange€for€his€testimony€at€the€trial€of€his€co„defendant,€William€HenryÐ ° ÐHarrison.€€The€defendant€contends€that€the€State€promised€to€send€a€letter€of€support€to€the€BoardÐ  ð Ðof€Paroles€and€to€alter€his€sentence€from€consecutive€service€to€concurrent€service€in€exchange€forÐ à Ðhis€testimony.€€Although€such€a€letter€was€sent€by€the€assistant€district€attorney€to€the€Board€ofÐ €Ð ÐParoles,€the€defendantððs€sentence€was€not€reduced.€€We€hold€that,€even€if€such€an€agreement€wasÐ pÀ Ðmade€by€the€State,€the€State€was€without€authority€to€alter€the€defendantððs€sentence,€and€the€trialÐ ` ° Ðcourtððs€jurisdiction€to€alter€the€defendantððs€sentence,€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€SectionÐ P   Ð40„35„319(b),€had€terminated.€€The€judgment€of€the€trial€court€denying€defendantððs€petition€forÐ @  Ðenforcement€of€agreement,€which€we€treat€as€a€Tennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€35(b)€motionÐ 0 € Ðfor€reduction€of€sentence,Ô_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€is€affirmed.Ð  p  ÐÌà@%ìàò òBACKGROUNDó óˆÐ P  ÐÌà  àThis€defendant€has€woven€a€complicated€web€of€various€filings€since€his€judgment€becameÐ à0  Ðfinal€in€1995,€including€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€which€was€denied€by€this€court€onÐ Ð  ÐApril€23,€1999.€€òòSeeóó€òòAnthony€Jerome€Stokes€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C019710CR00477,€1999€WL€281339,Ð À Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Apr.€23,€1999).€€On€April€27,€1999,€the€defendant€filed€a€petition€forÐ ° Ðenforcement€of€the€agreement€he€alleged€he€had€with€the€State€to€reduce€his€sentence€in€exchangeÐ  ð Ðfor€his€testimony€at€his€co„defendantððs€trial.€€His€petition€for€enforcement€of€agreement€was€deniedÐ à Ðby€the€trial€court€on€May€7,€1999.€€On€May€27,€1999,€the€defendant€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€and€aÐ €Ð Ðrequest€that€the€record€be€sent€to€this€court.€€That€appellate€record€was€filed€on€September€17,€1999.€Ð pÀ ÐOn€December€6,€1999,€some€six€months€after€the€denial€by€the€trial€court€of€defendantððs€petition€forÐ `° Ðenforcement€of€agreement,€Ô_ÔKarlaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔGothardÔ_Ô,€defense€counsel€for€the€defendant€at€the€time€of€his€guiltyÐ P  Ðplea,€purportedly€executed€an€affidavit€that€the€defendant€has€vigorously€sought€to€make€part€of€theÐ @ Ðrecord€before€this€court.€€The€affidavit€was€struck€by€order€of€this€court,€on€January€4,€2000,€as€notÐ 0€ Ðpart€of€the€record€on€appeal€of€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€his€petition€for€enforcement€of€agreement.€Ð  p ÐThe€defendant€then€filed€a€ð ðwrit€of€error€coram€Ô_ÔnobisÔ_Ôðð€on€January€25,€2000,€asserting€that€the€trialÐ ` Ðcourt€erred€in€failing€to€hold€a€hearing€on€his€petition€for€enforcement€of€agreement€and,€shortlyÐ P Ðthereafter,€a€motion€to€amend€the€ð ðwritðð€or,€in€the€alternative,€a€petition€to€reopen€a€previouslyÐ ð@ Ðdismissed€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€to€which€was€attached€the€purported€Ô_ÔGothardÔ_Ô€affidavit.€Ð à0 ÐThe€writ€of€error€coram€Ô_ÔnobisÔ_Ô€and€the€motion€to€amend€were€denied€by€the€trial€court.€€The€denialÐ Ð  Ðwas€affirmed€by€this€court€on€May€16,€2000.׃è×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Anthony€Jerome€Stokesóó,€No.€E2000„Ð À! Ð01015„CCA„R28„PC€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€May€16,€2000).€€The€issue€now€before€this€courtÐ ° Ðis€whether€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€denied€the€defendantððs€petition€for€enforcement€of€agreement,Ð  ð Ði.e.,€defendantððs€Tennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€35(b)€motion.Ð à ÐÌà@òò&ìàò òANALYSISó óˆÐ pÀ ÐÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€defendant€pled€guilty€to€the€second€degree€murder€of€April€Steward€and€theÐ P   Ðfirst€degree€murder€of€Carla€Teems.€€He€was€sentenced€according€to€his€plea€agreement€with€theÐ @  ÐState,€and€judgment€was€entered€by€the€trial€court.€€Ð 0 € ÐÌà  àOnce€a€trial€court€has€accepted€a€plea€agreement,€ð ðthe€district€attorney€general€has€no€furtherÐ `  Ðauthority€in€the€proceedings.ðð€òòState€v.€Hodgesóó,€815€S.W.2d€151,€153€(Tenn.€1991).€The€sentence€isÐ P  Ðimposed€by€the€trial€court.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„203€(1997).€€Generally,€a€defendant€mayÐ ð@  Ðnot€appeal€a€sentence€ð ðimposed€as€the€result€of€an€agreed€plea€arrangement.ðð€€òòState€v.€GradyÐ à0  ÐÔ_ÔHargroveÔ_Ôóó,€1993€WL€300759,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Aug.€9,€1993).€€On€this€issue,€Tennessee€Rule€of€AppellateÐ Ð  ÐProcedureòòóó€3(b)€provides€the€following:Ð À ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àAvailability€of€Appeal€as€of€Right€by€Defendant€in€Criminal€Actions.Ð  ð Ðð"ð€In€criminal€actions€an€appeal€as€of€right€by€a€defendant€lies€fromÐ à Ðany€judgment€of€conviction€entered€by€a€trial€court€from€which€anÐ €Ð Ðappeal€lies€to€the€Supreme€Court€or€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals:€(1)Ð pÀ Ðon€a€plea€of€not€guilty;€and€(2)€on€a€plea€of€guilty€or€nolo€contendere,Ð `° Ðif€the€defendant€entered€into€a€plea€agreement€but€explicitly€reservedÐ P  Ðwith€the€consent€of€the€state€and€the€trial€court€the€right€to€appeal€aÐ @ Ðcertified€question€of€law€Ô_ÔdispositiveÔ_Ô€of€the€action,€or€if€the€defendantÐ 0€ Ðseeks€review€of€the€sentence€and€there€was€no€plea€agreementÐ  p Ðconcerning€the€sentence,€or€if€the€issues€presented€for€review€were€notÐ ` Ðwaived€as€a€matter€of€law€by€the€plea€of€guilty€or€nolo€contendere€andÐ ° Ðif€such€issues€are€apparent€from€the€record€of€the€proceedings€alreadyÐ  ð Ðhad.€€The€defendant€may€also€appeal€as€of€right€from€an€orderÐ à Ðdenying€or€revoking€probation,€and€from€a€final€judgment€in€aÐ €Ð Ðcriminal€contempt,€habeas€corpus,€extradition,€or€post„convictionÐ pÀ Ðproceeding.Ð` °` x` x ÐÌNone€of€the€exceptional€circumstances€included€within€Rule€3(b)€apply€to€the€defendant.€€Ð @  ÐÌà  àOnce€judgment€is€final,€the€trial€court€generally€loses€jurisdiction€to€amend€it.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.Ð  p  ÐMooreóó,€814€S.W.2d€381€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòpermóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1991).€€There€are€limitedÐ `  Ðexceptions.€€òòóóTennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„35„319(b)€states:€€ð ðExcept€as€provided€in€ðð€40„Ð P  Ð35„212(d)€or€Rule€35(b)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€once€the€judgment€becomesÐ ð@  Ðfinal€in€the€trial€court,€such€court€shall€have€no€jurisdiction€or€authority€to€change€the€sentence€in€anyÐ à0  Ðmanner.ðð€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€first€exception€to€this€rule,€Section€40„35„212(d),€provides€for€the€retention€ofÐ ° Ðjurisdiction€by€the€trial€court€over€the€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence€to€the€Department€ofÐ  ð ÐCorrection€as€follows:Ð à ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[Ô_ÔT]heÔ_Ô€court€shall€retain€full€jurisdiction€over€a€defendant€sentenced€toÐ pÀ Ðthe€department€during€the€time€the€defendant€is€being€housed€in€aÐ `° Ðlocal€jail€or€workhouse€awaiting€transfer€to€the€department.€€SuchÐ P  Ðjurisdiction€shall€continue€until€such€time€as€the€defendant€is€actuallyÐ @ Ðtransferred€to€the€physical€custody€of€the€department.Ð0€` x` x ÐÌThe€defendant€here€is€not€awaiting€transfer€to€the€Department€of€Correction;€therefore,€this€limitedÐ ` Ðexception€does€not€apply€to€save€the€jurisdiction€of€the€trial€court€over€defendantððs€sentence.Ð P ÐÌà  àThe€second€exception,€Tennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€35(b),€provides:Ð à0 ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(b)€Reduction€of€Sentence.€ð"ð€The€trial€court€may€reduce€a€sentenceÐ À! Ðupon€application€filed€within€120€days€after€the€date€the€sentence€isÐ °"  Ðimposed€or€probation€is€revoked.€€No€extensions€shall€be€allowed€onÐ  #ð! Ðthe€time€limitation.€€No€other€actions€shall€toll€the€running€of€thisÐ $à" Ðtime€limitation.€€A€motion€for€reduction€of€sentence€under€this€ruleÐ €%Ð # Ðmay€be€denied€by€the€trial€judge€without€a€hearing.€€If€the€applicationÐ p&À!$ Ðis€denied,€the€defendant€may€appeal€but€the€defendant€shall€not€beÐ `'°"% Ðentitled€to€release€on€bond€unless€the€defendant€is€already€underÐ P( #& Ðbond.€€If€the€sentence€is€modified,€the€state€may€appeal€as€otherwiseÐ @)$' Ðprovided€by€law.€€A€modification€can€only€be€as€to€any€sentence€theÐ 0*€%( Ðcourt€could€have€originally€imposed.Ð +p&)` x` x ÐÐ ,`'* Їà  àAppellate€rules€are€deemed€laws€of€this€state.€€òòSeeóó€òòTennessee€Dept.€of€Human€Services€v.Ð ° ÐÔ_ÔVaughnÔ_Ôóó,€595€S.W.2d€62,€63€(Tenn.€1980).€€Therefore,€Rule€35(b)€cannot,€by€law,€confer€theÐ  ð Ðjurisdiction€to€the€trial€court€to€modify€the€defendantððs€sentence€unless€the€defendantððs€applicationÐ à Ðwas€filed€within€the€defined€statute€of€limitations.€€The€defendant€filed€his€petition€to€enforce€theÐ €Ð Ðagreement€with€the€prosecutor,€which€we€treat€here€as€a€Rule€35(b)€motion,€on€April€27,€1999.€€HisÐ pÀ Ðsentence€was€imposed€on€June€15,€1995.€€The€defendantððs€Rule€35(b)€motion€is€outside€the€120„dayÐ ` ° Ðlimit€and€is,€therefore,€time„barred.€€Accordingly,€this€second,€limited€exception€to€Tennessee€CodeÐ P   ÐAnnotated€Section€40„35„319(b)€does€not€apply€to€grant€the€trial€court€authority€to€alter€theÐ @  Ðdefendantððs€sentences.€€The€trial€court€properly€dismissed€his€motion.Ð 0 € ÐÌà@--%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó ó€ˆÐ `  ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€trial€court€was€without€jurisdiction€to€alter€or€modify€the€defendantððsÐ ð@  Ðsentence€once€judgment,€consistent€with€the€defendantððs€guilty€plea€agreement€with€the€State,Ð à0  Ðbecame€final,€and€that€the€only€relief€available€to€the€defendant€to€save€jurisdiction€of€the€court€toÐ Ð  Ðmodify€the€manner€of€his€sentence€was€pursuant€to€exceptions€set€out€in€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÐ À ÐSection€40„35„319(b).€€Although€the€defendantððs€petition€to€enforce€an€agreement€with€the€State€toÐ ° Ðmodify€the€manner€of€service€of€his€sentence€is€not€styled€a€Rule€35(b)€motion,€we€treat€it€as€such,Ð  ð Ðbeing€the€proper€procedural€remedy€for€the€relief€sought,€and€conclude€that€his€Rule35(b)€motionÐ à Ðis€time„barred.€€The€judgment€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€his€motion€is€affirmed.Ð €Ð Ðà  àÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÌ€€€€€€€€€Ð @ ÐòòóóÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð  p Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE