WPC 5.5sy${'Z`~V:Qۋ-2=Ϳio%ytu:BfU&zy}GbCf~†z4F0Oz.bʉ 8Mu7Jo>zY˄ }5}dwlݩ{"{&(գӓo롑kIlW^G} ,T~3#OWCZb %\^ b 0nUNwD4H\ zk m  #  _ %  NEb 0 B 0 D3i D- 0K ASg 0- 0D Aw) (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularJ~'d>Ѥ3|x C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptU HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 60Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5- -(|G2$ !.8dd8         0  k4 d(|3r$ !.8dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3r$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _   8wXXdd8@tt%INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#% #Ԉ      @  @` June2000Session @ XwX #XXw#GEORGETODDv.STATEOFTENNESSEEXwX  4 @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforCoffeeCounty  ( @@No.29,843L.CraigJohnson,Judge   @@*AV) ` dE<o` A p  @@TTNo.M199900976CCAR3PCFiledJuly28,_2000_ e  AV) ` dE<0` A 1     TheDefendantappealsfromthetrialcourt'sdismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.The &v  trialcourtfoundthatthepetitionwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Weaffirmthejudgment  \ ofthetrialcourt. B  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheTrialCourtisAffirmed.     #Xŵ#XwX.DavidH.Welles,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJERRYL.SMITH,J.,andJOHN  EVERETTWILLIAMS,J.,joined. p GeorgeTodd,_Tiptonville_,Tennessee,ProSe. < PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MarvinE.Clements,Jr.,AssistantAttorney X General;andC.Michael_Layne_,DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. > G@@OO& OPINION #XXwv#XwX   #XXw #XwX    OnSeptember4,1985,theDefendantpleadedguiltytoseconddegreemurderinexchange    foranagreedsentenceoffortyfiveyearsintheDepartmentofCorrection#XXwa #XwX.OnMay25,1999,the l!! Defendantfiledapetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Thetrialcourtsummarilydismissedthepetition R"" becauseitwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Itisfromtheorderofthetrialcourtdismissing 8## thepostconvictionreliefpetitionthattheDefendantappeals. $n$   Itisobviousthatthepetitionforpostconvictionreliefwasfiledwellbeyondtheapplicable %:!& oneyearstatuteoflimitations.TheDefendantarguesthatthestatuteoflimitationsisinapplicable & "' tohispetitionbecausehewas"undertheimpression"thathewouldautomaticallybeparoledafter '#( servingthirtyfivepercentofhissentence.Hestatesthathewouldnothavepleadedguiltyhadhe (#) knownthathewouldnotautomaticallybereleasedafterservingtheminimumpercentagerequired, )$* andthushisguiltypleawasnotknowingandvoluntary.Heassertsthathehadnowayofknowing h*%+ thathewouldnotbereleaseduponservingthirtyfivepercentofhissentenceuntilaftertheparole N+&, boarddeclinedtogranthimparole.Hethenarguesthattheoneyearstatuteoflimitationsdidnot 4,'-  -j(.E begintorununtilhediscoveredthathehadacauseofactionafterhewasdeniedparoleinJuneof  1998.    TheDefendant'spetitionforpostconvictionreliefisbarredbythestatuteoflimitations.See b Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a).TheDefendant'sallegedlackofknowledgethathehadgrounds H forapetitionforpostconvictionreliefcannotdefeattheapplicationofthestatuteoflimitations.Id. . ~ Toholdotherwisewoulddefeatthepurposeofthestatuteoflimitationswhichistoprotectthe  d State'sinterestinpreventingthelitigationofstaleandfraudulentclaimsandpromoting  J administrativeefficiencyandeconomy.SeeHoward_Templeton_Ԁv.State,No.01C019406CC  0 00220,1995WL2995,at*1(Tenn.Crim.App.Nashville,Jan.5,1995).ThisCourthasrejected    theargumentthatthestatuteoflimitationsdoesnotbegintorununtilsuchtimeasapetitioner    discoversthathehaspostconvictiongroundsforrelief.SeeBrownv.State,928S.W.2d453,456   57(Tenn.Crim.App.1996);_Passarella_Ԁv.State,891S.W.2d619,62425(Tenn.Crim.App.1994). x    Furthermore,ourPostConvictionProcedureActallowsthefilingofonlyonepetitionfor D  postconvictionreliefattackingasinglejudgment.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(c).Ifaprior *z  petitionhasbeenfiledwhichwasresolvedonthemeritsbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction,a ` secondorsubsequentpetitionattackingthesamejudgmentmustbesummarilydismissed.Id.The F Defendanthaspreviouslyfiledapetitionseekingpostconvictionrelieffromhisseconddegree , murderconvictionwhichwasresolvedonthemeritsbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction.SeeState  v.GeorgeTodd,No.89138III,1989WL153892(Tenn.Crim.App.Nashville,Dec.21,1989.)    Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed. t    `     h        `     h     ___________________________________ (    `     h     DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE