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ÝÔ_ÔApparently,€the€petitioner,€at€some€point,€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€mandamus€in€the€Bledsoe€County€CriminalÐ ° ÐCourt€and,€subsequently,€a€petition€for€writ€of€mandamus€with€this€court,€on€October€17,€2000,€seeking€to€require€thatÐ tÄ Ðthe€petition€pending€in€Bledsoe€County€be€acted€on.€€This€court€denied€his€petition€on€November€21,€2000.(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó jÝ ƒRôh$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¤ýò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ ô¤ýòòô¤ýÔWe€take€judicial€notice€of€the€petitionerððs€previous€filings€with€this€court.€€òòChurch€v.€Stateóó,€987€S.W.2d€855,Ð ° Ð859€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998).€Ô#†ô¤ýòò ô¤ý~#Ô- ù-(|G2ôh$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ õ»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¤ýò»»Ô d(|3{$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ õ»»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€ õ»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ õ»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼ õ»»»ÔÑ8€@)XXdì»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡î õÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@WW$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEÔ#†¼ õ»îî #ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€August€21,€2001Ð üL ÐÔ‡X@)X»¼ õÔÌò òÔ#†¼ õ»XX@) #ÔANTHONY€JEROME€STOKESòòóó€v.€STATE€OF€TENNESSEEÔ‡X@)X»¼ õÔó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Hamilton€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€211043€€€€€€Douglas€A.€Meyer,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E2000„03232„CCA„R3„PCÐ ¥õ  ÐOctober€15,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ‘á  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  Óò òó óIn€1995,€the€petitioner€entered€pleas€of€guilty€to€two€counts€of€murder.€€Subsequently,€he€filed€aÐ xÈ  Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief€attacking€his€sentence.€€Relief€was€denied€by€both€the€post„Ð d´ Ðconviction€court€and€this€court.€€His€post„conviction€counsel€neither€withdrew€nor€filed€anÐ P  Ðapplication€for€permission€to€appeal.€€Subsequently,€he€filed€a€number€of€other€pleadings€of€variousÐ <Œ Ðtypes,€including€a€second€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€the€dismissal€of€which€is€the€basis€forÐ (x Ðthis€appeal.€€Through€that€petition,€he€sought€to€file€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal€to€theÐ d Ðsupreme€court€the€judgment€of€this€court€affirming€dismissal€of€his€first€petition€for€post„convictionÐ P Ðrelief.€€Based€upon€our€review,€we€remand€the€matter€to€the€post„conviction€court€for€an€evidentiaryÐ ì< Ðhearing.Ð Ø( ÐÓÊÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Reversed€andÐ ° ÐRemandedó óÐ œì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ õ»àX@)—#ÔÔ‡X@)X.¼ õÔAlan€E.€Glenn,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,óó€and€òòJohnÐ tÄ ÐEverett€Williams,€J.óó,€joined.Ð `° ÐÌAnthony€Jerome€Stokes,€Ô_ÔPikevilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€Pro€Se.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€and€J.€Ross€Dyer,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€forÐ #`" Ðthe€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ü#L# ÐÓV ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ õ»XX@)… #ÔÔ‡X@)X»¼ õÔÐ Ô%$!% ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ õ»XX@)à #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X@)X»¼ õÔÔ‡ X@)XXX@)Ôò òòòÓ  ÓDISCUSSIONóóó óÐ ¬'ü"' ÐÓŽ Óà  àThe€petitioner€entered€pleas€of€guilty€on€June€15,€1995,€to€one€count€of€first€degree€murderÐ ˜(è#( Ðand€one€count€of€second€degree€murder.€€Subsequently,€he€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€reliefÐ „)Ô$) Ðin€which€he€was€represented€by€counsel.€€In€an€opinion€issued€on€April€23,€1999,€this€court€affirmedÐ p*À%* Ðthe€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court€denying€relief.€€òòSeeóó€òòAnthony€Jerome€Stokes€v.€Stateóó,€No.Ð \+¬&+ Ðâ â03C01„9710„CR„00477,€1999€WL€281339€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€Apr.€23,€1999).€€Following€the€opinionÐ H,˜',ý ÐÔ_Ôof€this€court€in€the€matter,€post„conviction€counsel€neither€sought€to€withdraw€nor€filed€anÐ ° Ðapplication€for€permission€to€appeal.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àOn€July€29,€1999,€three€months€after€this€court€had€affirmed€the€dismissal€of€his€post„Ð tÄ Ðconviction€petition,€the€petitioner€filed€aòò€pro€seóó€motion€stating€that€his€appellate€counsel€had€advisedÐ `° Ðhim€that€she€would€withdraw€from€representing€him€if€this€court€affirmed€the€judgment€of€the€trialÐ L œ Ðcourt,€and€asking,€alternatively,€that€he€be€allowed€to€proceed€òòpro€seóó,€that€he€be€appointed€newÐ 8 ˆ Ðcounsel,€or€that€a€copy€of€this€courtððs€opinion€be€sent€to€him€upon€filing.€€By€order€entered€on€AugustÐ $ t Ð3,€1999,€this€court€denied€his€motion€because€the€mandate€had€been€issued€on€June€30,€1999,Ð  ` Ðconcluding€that€it€was€without€jurisdiction€to€grant€the€relief€requested€by€the€petitioner.€€By€its€orderÐ ü L  Ðentered€on€August€24,€1999,€our€supreme€court€denied€his€motion€to€file€a€delayed€application€forÐ è 8  Ðpermission€to€appeal.€€On€September€1,€1999,€he€filed€a€motion€with€this€court€asking€that€weÐ Ô$  Ðwithdraw€our€opinion€and€judgment€of€April€23,€1999,€and€then€refile€them€so€as€to€establish€a€newÐ À  Ðperiod€within€which€he€could€apply€for€permission€to€appeal€to€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court.€€ThisÐ ¬ü  Ðcourt€denied€that€motion€by€its€order€entered€September€7,€1999.€€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àOn€April€27,€1999,€the€petitioner€had€filed€in€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court€a€ð ðPetitionÐ pÀ Ðfor€Enforcement€of€Agreement,ðð€seeking€to€enforce€an€alleged€plea€agreement€made€with€the€State.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р\¬ ÐÔ#†X@)XX X@)i #ÔÔ‡ X@)XXX@)ÔOn€December€17,€1999,€he€filed€an€ð ðAddendum/Amendment€for€Assistant€[sic]€In€This€CourtððsÐ H˜ ÐReview.ðð€€That€pleading€was€struck€from€the€record€by€an€order€of€this€court€on€January€4,€2000,Ð 4„ Ðbecause€an€affidavit€referred€to€by€the€pleading€was€not€a€part€of€the€record€on€appeal.€€He€then€filedÐ  p Ðin€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court€a€ð ðWrit€of€Error€Coram€Nobis,ðð€asking€that€court€to€set€asideÐ  \ Ðits€previous€order€denying€relief€and€enforce€the€alleged€plea€agreement.€€On€February€3,€2000,€heÐ øH Ðfiled,€in€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court,€a€ð ðMotion€to€Amend€Writ€of€Error€Coram€Nobis€andÐ ä4 ÐAmendment€Attached€and/or€Motion€to€Re„Open€Post„Conviction€Attached,ðð€seeking€to€addÐ Ð  Ðadditional€issues€to€his€pending€ð ðWrit€of€Habeas€Corpusðð€or,€in€the€alternative,€to€reopen€his€petitionÐ ¼  Ðfor€post„conviction€relief.€€Next,€he€filed€with€this€court€a€motion€asking€that€a€ruling€on€his€petitionÐ ¨ø Ðfor€enforcement€of€the€resentencing€agreement€be€held€in€abeyance€until€the€Hamilton€CountyÐ ”ä ÐCriminal€Court€had€ruled€on€his€coram€nobis/petition€to€reopen€his€post„conviction€petition.€€OnÐ €Ð ÐMarch€29,€2000,€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court€denied€the€petitionerððs€petition€for€writ€ofÐ l¼ Ðerror€coram€nobis/petition€to€reopen€post„conviction€petition.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àOn€June€22,€2000,€the€petitioner€filed,€in€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court,€a€petition€forÐ 0"€  Ðdelayed€appeal,€in€which€he€alleged€both€that€he€had€not€received€a€copy€of€the€opinion€of€this€courtÐ #l! Ðaffirming€the€dismissal€of€his€first€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€and€had€not€been€advised€byÐ $X" Ðcounsel€of€the€decision.€€He€claimed€in€the€petition€that€the€first€notice€he€had€that€this€court€hadÐ ô$D # Ðaffirmed€the€dismissal€of€the€post„conviction€petition€was€when€he€received€a€copy€of€this€courtððsÐ à%0!$ Ðorder€of€August€3,€1999,€denying€relief€which€he€had€sought€in€a€òòpro€seóó€motion€in€the€same€matterÐ Ì&"% Ðin€which€he€had€sought,€alternatively,€to€proceed€òòpro€seóó,€to€have€new€counsel€appointed,€or€that€heÐ ¸'#& Ðreceive€ð ða€copy€of€this€courtððs€decision€in€his€appeal€so€that€he€can€file€a€petition€to€rehear.ðð€€In€thatÐ ¤(ô#' Ðpetition,€he€also€alleged€that€he€had€filed€petitions€with€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court,€seekingÐ ° Ðthe€same€relief€on€April€19,€2000,€and€May€9,€2000,€but€that€he€was€told€by€a€deputy€clerk€that€theÐ œì Ðclerkððs€office€did€not€have€a€record€of€having€received€either.€€The€petitioner€then€argued€that€hisÐ ˆØ Ðpetition,€filed€on€June€22,€2000,€ð ðshould€be€considered€as€filed€APRIL€19,€2000.ðð€€Attached€to€theÐ tÄ Ðpetition€was€a€copy€of€the€letter€from€his€counsel€stating€that€she€had€not€provided€him€with€a€copyÐ `° Ðof€the€opinion€of€this€court€affirming€the€dismissal€of€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àBy€order€entered€on€July€10,€2000,€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court€dismissed€theÐ $ t Ðpetition€for€delayed€appeal,€both€because€it€was€his€second€post„conviction€petition€and€because€theÐ  ` Ðpost„conviction€court€recognized€that€it€did€not€have€the€authority€to€vacate€and€then€reinstate€anÐ ü L  Ðopinion€of€this€court€so€as€to€start€anew€the€period€within€which€the€petitioner€could€makeÐ è 8  Ðapplication€for€permission€to€appeal€to€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court.€€The€petitioner€then€timelyÐ Ô$  Ðappealed€that€dismissal.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð À  ÐÌà  àà@òò&ìàòòò òANALYSISó óóóˆÐ ˜è  ÐÌà  àIt€does€not€appear€that€our€courts€previously€have€considered€this€precise€issue,€that€is,Ð pÀ Ðwhether€a€petitionerððs€rights€are€violated€when€counsel€neither€withdraws€nor€files€an€application€forÐ \¬ Ðpermission€to€appeal€after€this€court€has€ruled€against€the€petitioner€on€a€petition€for€post„convictionÐ H˜ Ðrelief.€€However,€two€procedural€rules€are€relevant€to€our€consideration.€€Rule€13€of€the€Rules€of€theÐ 4„ ÐTennessee€Supreme€Court€sets€out€the€procedures€for€appointment,€qualifications,€and€compensation€Ð  p Ðof€appointed€counsel.€€Rule€14€provides€for€the€withdrawal€of€appointed€counsel€after€an€adverseÐ  \ Ðdecision€in€this€court.€€Tenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€14.€€In€this€matter,€appointed€counsel€neither€sought€toÐ øH Ðwithdraw,€following€the€adverse€decision€of€this€court€as€to€the€petitionerððs€direct€appeal,€nor€filedÐ ä4 Ðan€application€for€permission€to€appeal.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àOther€cases€have€considered,€as€related€to€a€direct€appeal,€the€failure€of€appointed€counselÐ ¨ø Ðto€take€any€action€after€an€adverse€decision.€€In€òòState€v.€Hopsonóó,€589€S.W.2d€952,€954€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ”ä ÐApp.€1979),€this€court€vacated€and€then€immediately€reinstated€its€judgment€as€to€the€direct€appealÐ €Ð Ðof€the€conviction€to€restart€the€time€for€the€petitioner€to€file€a€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€to€ourÐ l¼ Ðsupreme€court,€the€petitioner€not€learning€that€appointed€counsel€had€not€done€so€until€the€time€hadÐ X ¨ Ðexpired.€€In€òòState€v.€Brownóó,€653€S.W.2d€765,€767€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983),€this€court,€construingÐ D!” ÐRule€14,€of€the€Rules€of€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court,€concluded€that€it€spelled€out€ð ðthe€minimumÐ 0"€  Ðrequirements€to€assure€a€defendantððs€right€to€due€process.ðð€€Accordingly,€so€that€the€defendant€couldÐ #l! Ðfile€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal€this€courtððs€affirmance€of€his€conviction,€we€vacated€andÐ $X" Ðthen€reinstated€our€judgment.€€Additionally,€this€court€has€determined€that€a€petitioner€may€beÐ ô$D # Ðentitled€to€relief€when€the€post„conviction€court€did€not€provide€him€with€a€copy€of€its€order€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðâ âdismissal€denying€post„conviction€relief.€€òòSeeóó€òòJames€Moore€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9511„CC„00337,Ð Ì&"% Ð1999€WL€148496,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Mar.€19,€1999),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó€(Tenn.€Oct.€4,Ð ° Ð1999).Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àSeveral€cases€have€considered€whether€due€process€can€be€implicated€when€a€statute€ofÐ tÄ Ðlimitations,€in€the€manner€of€its€application,€prevents€an€inmate€from€seeking€post„conviction€relief.€Ð `° ÐIn€òòBurford€v.€Stateóó,€845€S.W.2d€204€(Tenn.€1992),€our€supreme€court€reviewed€the€application€ofÐ L œ Ðthe€three„year€limitations€of€action€statute,€then€in€effect,€as€it€applied€to€his€post„conviction€petition.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐBurford€had€been€caught€in€a€ð ðprocedural€trapðð€because€the€statute€of€limitations€had€expired€forÐ $ t Ðfiling€a€post„conviction€petition€as€to€a€robbery€conviction€in€Trousdale€County,€resulting€in€hisÐ  ` Ðbeing€declared€an€habitual€offender€before€four€robbery€convictions€in€Wilson€County€had€been€setÐ ü L  Ðaside.€€The€State€defended€the€Trousdale€County€post„conviction€petition€by€arguing€that€it€wasÐ è 8  Ðuntimely€because€it€had€been€filed€after€the€three„year€limitations€of€actions€period€had€expired.€Ð Ô$  ÐHowever,€our€supreme€court€concluded€that€ð ðalthough€we€find€that€the€[limitations€of€actions]€statuteÐ À  Ðitself€complies€with€due€process,ðð€applying€it€to€ð ðbar€consideration€of€the€petition€in€this€caseÐ ¬ü  Ðdeprives€Burford€of€liberty€without€due€process€of€law.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€210.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àIn€òòWorkman€v.€Stateóó,€41€S.W.3d€100,€103€(Tenn.€2001),€our€supreme€court€determined€thatÐ pÀ Ðð ðdue€process€preclude[d]€application€of€the€statute€of€limitations€to€bar€consideration€of€the€writ€ofÐ \¬ Ðerror€coram€nobis[.]ððÐ H˜ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô#†X@)XX X@)#ÔÔ‡ X@)XXX@)ÔÐ 4„ Ðà  àIn€òòWilliams€v.€Stateóó,€44€S.W.3d€464€(Tenn.€2001),€our€supreme€court€considered€a€situationÐ  p Ðsimilar€to€that€of€the€instant€case.€€Williamsððs€attorney€had€filed€a€motion€to€withdraw€as€counselÐ  \ Ðapproximately€nine€months€after€the€petitionerððs€conviction€had€been€affirmed€on€direct€appeal€byÐ øH Ðthis€court.€€The€motion€recited€that€he€had€timely€sent€a€cover€letter€and€copy€of€the€opinion€of€thisÐ ä4 Ðcourt€to€Williams,€but€that,€approximately€a€week€before€the€motion€had€been€filed,€he€had€beenÐ Ð  Ðnotified€by€Williams€that€he€had€not€received€counselððs€letter€with€which€was€enclosed€a€copy€of€thisÐ ¼  Ðcourtððs€opinion€on€the€direct€appeal€of€his€conviction.€€The€motion€asked€that€additional€time€beÐ ¨ø Ðgranted€to€the€petitioner€to€file€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal€to€the€supreme€court€as€to€theÐ ”ä Ðaffirmance€by€this€court€of€the€direct€appeal€of€his€conviction.€€This€court€denied€the€motion€asÐ €Ð Ðuntimely,€and€the€petitioner€then€filed€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal€to€the€TennesseeÐ l¼ ÐSupreme€Court,€which€was€ð ðalso€untimely€pursuant€to€Rule€11(b)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÐ X ¨ ÐAppellate€Procedure[.]ðð€€òòId.óó€at€466.€€Accordingly,€our€supreme€court,€ð ðwithout€jurisdiction€toÐ D!” Ðconsider€the€merits€of€the€application,ðð€denied€and€dismissed€the€appeal.€€òòId.óóÐ 0"€  ÐÌà  àWilliams€then€filed€a€òòpro€seóó€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€asserting,€òòinter€aliaóó,€that€heÐ $X" Ðhad€been€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel€during€the€appellate€process.€€Following€a€hearingÐ ô$D # Ðin€the€post„conviction€court,€the€petition€was€dismissed€because€of€Williamsððs€failure€to€presentÐ à%0!$ Ðevidence,€and€he€then€appealed.€€This€court,€focusing€on€whether€the€petition€had€been€timely€filed,Ð Ì&"% Ðremanded€the€matter€to€the€post„conviction€court€for€an€additional€hearing€as€to€circumstances€whichÐ ¸'#& Ðwould€bear€on€the€statute€of€limitations.€€The€State€appealed€the€decision€of€this€court.€€Our€supremeÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcourt€concluded€that,€although€the€1995€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act€requires€that€such€claims€beÐ )à$( Ðfiled€in€a€timely€manner,€the€limitations€period€may€be€tolled€by€due€process€considerations.€€Ô#†X@)XX X@)‰8#ÔÔ‡ X@)XXX@)ÔOurÐ |*Ì%) Ðsupreme€court,€concluding€that€ð ðdue€process€considerations€may€have€tolled€the€running€of€theÐ h+¸&* Ðstatute€of€limitations€for€filing€a€post„conviction€petition,ðð€remanded€the€matter€ð ðfor€an€evidentiaryÐ ° Ðhearing€to€determine€the€circumstances€surroundingðð€the€filing€of€the€petition.€€òòId.óó€at€467.Ð œì ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€case,€the€petitionerððs€second€post„conviction€petition,€the€dismissal€of€whichÐ tÄ Ðis€the€basis€for€this€appeal,€had€attached,€as€an€exhibit,€a€letter€from€his€post„conviction€counsel,Ð `° Ðapparently€acknowledging€that€a€copy€of€this€courtððs€1999€opinion€had€not€been€provided€to€him€byÐ L œ Ðcounsel.€€However,€for€a€determination€whether€the€petitionerððs€due€process€rights€were€violated€byÐ 8 ˆ Ðhis€post„conviction€counselððs€neither€withdrawing€nor€filing€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal,Ð $ t Ðcertain€facts€must€be€established.€€Accordingly,€we€remand€the€matter€to€the€post„conviction€courtÐ  ` Ðfor€an€evidentiary€hearing€to€determine€when€and€how€the€petitioner€learned€that€no€application€forÐ ü L  Ðpermission€to€appeal€had€been€made€as€to€this€courtððs€1999€judgment€affirming€the€dismissal€of€hisÐ è 8  Ðfirst€post„conviction€petition;€why€counsel€did€not€either€withdraw€or€file€an€application€forÐ Ô$  Ðpermission€to€appeal€that€judgment;€and€whether€due€process€requires€that€the€petitioner€be€givenÐ À  Ðthe€opportunity€to€file€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal€that€judgment.€€With€this€addition€toÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€record,€and€the€findings€of€the€post„conviction€court,€we€can€then€determine€whether€this€courtÐ ˜è  Ðshould€withdraw€and€then€refile€its€1999€opinion,€so€as€to€provide€an€opportunity€for€the€petitionerÐ „Ô  Ðto€file€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal€to€the€supreme€court.€€To€facilitate€this€matter,€weÐ pÀ Ðdirect€that€counsel€be€appointed€for€the€petitioner.Ð \¬ ÐÌò òòòÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONó óóóÐ 4„ ÐÓXKÓÌÔ#†X@)XX X@)¾B#Ôà  àThis€matter€is€remanded€to€the€post„conviction€court€for€an€evidentiary€hearing,€findings€ofÐ  \ Ðfact€by€the€court,€and€certification€of€the€record€to€this€court.Ð øH ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ”ä Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE