WPCN 07-|"T;qi +.zO5kFǯSc M,ӁL"SLsiœٜ02I&! ʞ%5CVyr ~;)-WH]W:2!QJ#)2h! w .QEAru kWd#ljo.-,Ҩ<͝esP 3}c b ^x!wi/!6A_ KV%#dߞؚƄm@W#UN % 0: U N  1ug 72 ^  w 4 2 A mC NZ Z Z Z Z Z 0\ E! 0# 0 0 0T 0 0 0777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 1e B1\\IB01S02\CLERKJAC,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,("  Z6Times New Roman Regular3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)i)sL1 ~/:i+003|xU*AA (_17  5+ ` hp x 523  Ԁ5+ ` hp x 5  *GG (_16   /%` ` hp x /23  Ԁ/%` ` hp x /   *88 (_15  ," hp x ,23  Ԁ," hp x ,  *55 (_14 ` ) hp x )23  Ԁ) hp x ) ` *22 (_13  &hhp x &23  Ԁ&hhp x &  *// (_12  #p x #23  Ԁ#p x #  *,, (_11 h  p x 23  Ԁ p x h *)) (_10  pp x 23  Ԁpp x    35;AGMSY_11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. d !USUS.,  __XwXXX   XXw8wXXdd8@hh#XwX#jfXXwINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @%ATJACKSON # #XwXjf#XXw#XwX# XXw  _DERWIN_ԀTHOMASv.STATEOFTENNESSEE#XwX#  ? -@, ,  DirectAppealfromtheCriminalCourtforShelbyCounty  9 @u u No.P27939JosephB.Dailey,Judge  # @*AV) ` dE<` A߈   @ No.W200400515CCAR3COFiledOctober8,_2004_Ԉ   AV) ` dE<]` A ^     ThePetitioner,_Derwin_ԀThomas,appealsthetrialcourt'sdenialofhispetitionforwritoferror (x coram_nobis_Ԁrelief.TheStatehasfiledamotionrequestingthatthisCourtaffirmthetrialcourt's a denialofreliefpursuanttoRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals.Petitioners J petitionforwritoferrorcoram_nobis_Ԁisuntimelyandisthereforetimebarred.Accordingly,we 3 granttheState'smotionandaffirmthejudgmentofthelowercourt.   Tenn.R.App.P.3;JudgmentoftheTrialCourtAffirmedPursuanttoRule20,Rulesof  theCourtofCriminalAppeals   DavidG.Hayes,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJohnEverettWilliamsand [ AlanE.Glenn,JJ.,joined. D _Derwin_ԀV.Thomas,prose. f PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneral&Reporter;JohnH._Bledsoe_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,  8  fortheappellee,theStateofTennessee. !!! @! MEMORANDUMOPINION  $$   PetitionerThomaswasfoundguiltybyaShelbyCountyjuryoftwocountsofespecially H'"' aggravated_kidnapping_,onecountofespeciallyaggravatedrobbery,andtwocountsoffirst 1(#( degreemurder.SeeStatev.AaronA.Wintersand_Derwin_ԀV.Thomas,No.02C019802CR )j$) 00053,1999WL628968,at*1(Tenn._Crim_.App.atJackson,Aug.19,1999),perm.toappeal *S%* denied,(Tenn.Mar.6,2000).Fortheseoffenses,PetitionerThomasreceivedtwoconsecutive *<&+ sentencesoflifewithoutparoleforeachmurderconviction.Id.Healsoreceivedtwentyfive +%', _yearsentencesforeachkidnappingconvictionandatwentyfiveyearsentenceontherobbery  conviction.Id.Thesesentencesweretobeservedconcurrentlywitheachotherandtothe  sentencesforthetwomurderconvictions.Id.ThisCourtaffirmedtheconvictionsandsentences  ondirectappeal.PostconvictionreliefwastimelypursuedbyPetitionerThomas,butsuchrelief k wasdeniedbythetrialcourt.SeeDerwinThomasv.State,No.W200201964CCAR3PC, T 2003WL1860538,at*1(Tenn.Crim.App.atJackson,Apr.7,2003),perm.toappealdenied, =  (Tenn.Oct.6,2003). & v   OnDecember4,2003,Petitionerfiledanapplicationforthewritoferrorcoramnobis.  H Asgroundsforissuanceofthewrit,Petitionerassertedthathiscodefendant,AaronWinters,had  1  providedanaffidavitexculpatingthePetitionerfromthecrimesforwhichhestandsconvicted.    Specifically,theaffidavitofWintersprovides:   8  OnMay31,1995[,]myself,RodneyEdwardsandSekourBarnesweretogether,   whenSekourBarneskilledIraWest,andMalikMatthews,insidethehouse.Mr.   DerwinThomasdidnotkillanyone,andwasnotpresentatthetimetheincident n  tookplace.IliedonMr.Thomas,becausethehomicidedetectives(aswellas W  SekourBarnes)hadthreaten[sic]me,andtoldmetosay,that,Mr.Derwin @ Thomashadkilledthesetwo(2)individuals.They(homicidedetectives)also )y promisedtoletmego,ifIsaidMr.DerwinThomascommittedthesecrimes.b   ByorderenteredJanuary26,2004,thetrialcourtsummarilydismissedthepetitionforcoram K nobisreliefastimebarredandasfailingtostateadequategroundsforissuanceofthewrit. 4   Apetitionforwritoferrorcoramnobisreliefmustbefiledwithinoneyearofthetime  judgmentbecomesfinalinthetrialcourt.Tenn.CodeAnn.277103;Statev.Mixon,983  S.W.2d661,671(Tenn.1999).AlthoughtherecordbeforethisCourtfailstocontainthe  judgmentsofconvictionforthecontestedconvictions,thepetition,obviously,wasfiledwell q outsidetheoneyearstatuteoflimitationsasitwasfiledoverfouryearsafterthisCourts Z affirmanceofPetitionersconvictionsondirectappeal.Notwithstanding,dueprocessmay C requirethatthestatuteoflimitationsforfilingapetitionforwritoferrorcoramnobisbetolled. ,| SeeWorkmanv.State,41S.W.3d100,103(Tenn.2001)(holdingdueprocessrequiredtollingof e thestatuteoflimitationswhere Workmansinterestinobtainingahearingtopresentnewly N discoveredevidencethatmayestablishactualinnocenceofacapitaloffensefaroutweighsany  7 governmentalinterestinpreventingthelitigationofstaleclaims):Statev.Ratliff,71S.W.3d !   291,298(Tenn.Crim.App.2001)(holdingdueprocessrequiredtollingofthestatuteof " ! limitationswherethepetitionwasfiledfourteendayslateandthe greatweightoftheevidence #" against[thepetitioner]camefromthevictim,whorecantedhertestimony).Intheinstantcase, $# thePetitionerhasfailedtoadvancenordowefindanygroundforwhichthestatuteof t% $ limitationsshouldbetolled.Accordingly,thetrialcourtproperlydismissedthepetitionastime ]&!% barred. F'"& Ѐ /(#'   Moreover,withrespecttocoramnobisrelief,theCodeprovides: )h$( 8  Uponashowingbythedefendantthatthedefendantwaswithoutfaultinfailing *Q%) topresentcertainevidenceatthepropertime,awritoferrorcoramnobiswilllie *:&* forsubsequentlyornewlydiscoveredevidencerelatingtomatterswhichwere +#'+ litigatedatthetrialifthejudgedeterminesthatsuchevidencemayhaveresulted  inadifferentjudgment,haditbeenpresentedatthetrial.   Tenn.CodeAnn.4026105.Althoughawitnessrecantationofhispriortrialtestimonymay  benewlydiscoveredevidence,seeMixon,983S.W.2dat671,beforegrantinganewtrialonthe k basisofnewlyrecantedtestimony,thetrialcourtmustfind:(1)itisreasonablywellsatisfiedthat T thetestimonygivenbythematerialwitnesswasfalseandthenewtestimonyistrue;(2)the =  defendantwasreasonablydiligentindiscoveringthenewevidence,orwassurprisedbythefalse & v testimony,orwasunabletoknowofthefalsityofthetestimonyuntilafterthetrial;and(3)the  _ jurymighthavereachedadifferentconclusionhadthetruthbeentold.Ratliff,71S.W.3dat298  H (citationomitted).Inthiscase,thePetitionerhasfailedtosatisfythesethresholdcriteria.  1  Ѐ#XtXXXwM#XwXXXt      Accordingly,itisorderedthattheStatesmotionisgranted.Thejudgmentofthetrial   courtisaffirmedinaccordancewithRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals.        `     h   ___________________________________ @    `     h   XXwDAVIDG.HAYES,JUDGE#XwXh%##XtXXXwm##