WPC >0D5%]@>IR496gd8F3;U>`ziC;Sv$Y dIIן1ˋгKTLu CAz1ΛGa2ZGP$ [e2x91Q# g{WcCɆlp+1ʑX%d;@Pz1X-`"]7r{eU ňzb_yf =b AB}j֠st]qh͋**)Sf lP\;NXlj!+CI%w/S` M֋"'!t&CG yL%id{`$J!$g Y27焜/q`'u'4ssW))R&&'kU?oJ#EHNXqhi2^;(tL΋9x)'bUN\ % 0^ 8wD4H\ zk m # 0D   a 'NTEb 0 B 0 D3 D- 0K ASS 0l 0D AT(hH  Z6Times New Roman Regular(`$.8dd8    Ӎx~* J~' 3|x C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptUHP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 60(#$  0  Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5  R$      1  ^  _Thetrialcourtnotedthat"thepetitioner'smostrecentpetitionforpostconvictionreliefwasdeniedbythetrial  courtafterahearing,andthatjudgmentwasaffirmedbythetrialcourtafterahearing,andthatjudgmentwasaffirmed n bytheCourtofCriminalAppealsonJanuary12,1995.Therefore,thepetitionermusthavefiledforrelief,ifatall, ,| withinoneyearofthedateofthefinalactionofthehigheststateappellatecourttowhichanappealwastaken.That : datewouldhavebeenJanuary12,1996...."Althoughthecourtcorrectlyrecitedthepertinentlaw,thecourt's  interpretationofthelawisincorrect.Apetitionerhas"oneyearofthedateofthefinalactionofthehigheststate f appellatecourttowhich[adirect]appealistakenor;ifnoappealistaken,withinone(1)yearofthedateonwhichthe $ t judgmentbecamefinal."SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a)(1997). J R$      2  ^  _XRX^Ԁ#^XXR~#Theappellantdidso,hisfirstpetitionwasfiledFebruary9,1989,andhissecondpetitionwasfiledJuly13,  1990. - -(|G2$ !.8$dd8         0  ^ d(|3i$ !.8$dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3i$ !.8$dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8$dd8     _   $8RXXdd8@tt$INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#$ #Ԉ      @  @` August2000SessionatJackson @ XRX$ #$XXR#THOMASJ.WILLIAMSv.STATEOFTENNESSEEXRX$  4 @@ DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtfor_Hickman_ԀCounty  B @@No.005002CII,TimothyL.Easter,Judge  ( @@*AV) ` dE< ` A    @@TTNo.M200000506CCAR3PCFiledSeptember22,_2000_Ԁ   AV) ` dE<J` A K     ThomasJ.Williamsappealsfromthe_Hickman_ԀCountyCircuitCourtsdenialofhisprosepetition @  forpostconvictionrelief.Afterreview,wefindthetrialcourtssummarydismissalproperbecause &v  thepetition(1)istimebarred;(2)failstostatea_colorable_Ԁclaim;and(3)raisesclaimswhichare  \ waivedastheywerenotraisedinpreviouspetitions.Accordingly,weaffirmthetrialcourtsdenial B ofthepetition.  (  #$XXR#XRX$ Tenn.R.App.P.3;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtisaffirmed.     #$XRo#XRX.$DavidG.Hayes,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJames_Curwood_Ԁ_Witt_,Jr.,J.and p JohnEverettWilliams,J.,joined. V ThomasJ.Williams,Nashville,Tennessee,ProSe. "r PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter,MichaelMoore,SolicitorGeneral,MarvinE. > Clements,Jr.,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. $ #$XXR+#XRX$@@OO& OPINION #$XXR #XRX$    #$XXR #  XRX$  Theappellant,ThomasJ.Williams,proceedingprose,appealsthesummarydismissalofhis R"" petitionforpost-convictionrelief.Thepetitionwasdismissedbythetrialcourtupongroundsthat 8## itwastimebarred.Theappellant,arguingthatthecrimesforwhichhewasconvictedoccurredin $n$ DavidsonCountyandnotin_Hickman_ԀCounty,aversthathispetitionisnotsubjecttothestatuteof %T % limitations. %:!&   Afterreviewoftheappellantspetition,weaffirmthetrialcourtsdenialofpostconviction '#( relief.. (#)   Asallegedintheappellant'spetitionforpost-convictionrelief,theappellantenteredguilty h*%+ pleasonJuly13,1987,fortheoffensesofassaultwithintenttomurderwithbodilyinjury, N+&, aggravated_kidnapping_,andarmedrobbery.Theseconvictionsresultedinaneffectivesentenceof 4,'- lifeimprisonment.Nodirectappealwastaken. -j(. _ԇ  TheappellantispresentlyincarceratedattheLoisDeBerrySpecialNeedsFacilityin  Nashville.OnJanuary5,2000,theappellantfiledtheinstantprosepetitionforpost-conviction  reliefallegingthatthetrial"courtlackedjurisdictiontodealwiththismatterinanyform,jurisdiction | canberaisedinanycourtatanytime."Specifically,thepetitionalleges: b 8  TheHickmanCountygrandjurycouldnotindictandbound[sic]thepetitionerover . ~ totheHickmanCountyCircuitCourtforanyrobbery,attemptedmurder,andor  d kidnappingthathadoccurredinDavidsonCounty,Tennessee.Petitionerwasnot  J legallyindictedinDavidsonCounty,tohaveachangeofvenuemadetoHickman  0 County,Tennessee,thereforepetitionerneverbeinglegallyindictedinthecounty    wherehisoffensehadoccurred,thennorightsoftheaccusedinacriminal    prosecutionwaseveraffordedthepetitioner,becausehewasneverindicted,therefore   HickmanCounty,lackedjurisdictionofthepersonandsubjectmatterinitsCircuit x  Court,andpetitioner'ssentenceiscompletelyvoid.^      OnFebruary17,2000,thetrialcourtdismissedthepetitionasbeingtime-barred.Inits ` order,thetrialcourtcorrectlynotedthatthisistheappellant'sthirdpetitionforpostconvictionrelief. F See,e.g.,ThomasJeffreyWilliamsv.State,No.01C019406CC00209(Tenn.Crim.App.at , Nashville,Jan.12,1995),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Sept.25,1995)(challengingvoluntariness  ofguiltypleaandconstitutionalityofrangeIIsentence);ThomasJeffreyWilliamsv.State,No.89  107III(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,Apr.18,1990),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Sept.24,  1990)(challengingvoluntarinessofguiltyplea).Insummarilydismissingthepetition,thecourt t found: Z 8  ThePetitioner'sattackonhisconvictionsinthiscasehavebeenpreviouslywaived &v becausethegroundsstatedinthecurrentpetitionwerenotincludedinhisfirstor  \ secondpetitionforpostconvictionrelief.B   8  [and]   8  PursuanttoTennesseeCodeAnnotated4030202,thePetitionistimebarredby   aoneyearstatuteoflimitation.ThesubjectpetitionwasfiledintheHickman p!  CountyCircuitCourtonJanuary5,2000....[  #  1      _]V"!    "$r#   Theappellant'sconvictionsbecamefinalonAugust13,1987.Underthestatuteoflimitation  ineffectatthetime,theappellanthaduntilAugust13,1990,inwhichtofileapetitionforpost  convictionrelief.  #  2      ׀SeegenerallyTenn.CodeAnn.4030102(repealed1995).Inthecasesub | judice,thepetitionwasfiledonJanuary5,2000,welloutsidetheapplicablelimitationsperiod.Cf. b Carterv.State,952S.W.2d417,418(Tenn.1997)(the1995PostConvictionActdoesnotextend H thelimitationsperiodforthosepetitionersforwhomthestatuteoflimitationsexpiredpriortothe . ~ effectivedateofthenewAct,i.e.,May10,1995).Moreover,theappellanthasfailedtoassertany  d claimthatwouldexempthimfromthestatuteoflimitations.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.40-30-202  J (1997).  0   Inadditiontofindingthepetitiontime-barred,theappellanthasfailedtoshowwhytheclaim    forreliefwasnotpreviouslypresentedinanyearlierproceeding.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030   204(e);Tenn.Sup.Ct.R.285(e),(f).Whereapostconvictionpetitionhasbeenfiledandresolved x  onitsmeritsbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction,anysubsequentpetitionistobedismissed ^  summarily.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(c). D    Fortheabovestatedreasons,weaffirmthetrialcourtssummarydismissaloftheappellants ` thirdpetitionforpostconvictionrelief. F    `     h     ___________________________________ @    `     h     DAVIDG.HAYES,JUDGE