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à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌ211€Printerððs€Alleyà àà à€à àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌSuite€400€€€€€€€€€€ÌNashville,€TN€€37201à àà àà àà àVictor€S.€Johnson,€IIIÌ(Trial€Only)à àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€Generalà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWashington€Square€Building,€Suite€500Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à222€Second€Avenue,€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37201„1649Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àThomas€B.€ThurmanÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWashington€Square€Building,€Suite€500Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à222€Second€Avenue,€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37201„1649ÌÌÌÌÌœ›ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:_________________________________ÌÌœAFFIRMED›ÌœÌ›ÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌò òÓ  ÓÔ€ „ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÓ  ÓÔ€ XÔÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€appellant,€Tony€Craig€Woods€(petitioner),€appeals€as€of€right€from€aÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€his€action€for€post„conviction€relief.€€The€trial€courtÏruled€the€action€was€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.€€In€this€Court,€the€petitionerÏcontends€(a)€the€trial€court€should€have€afforded€him€the€opportunity€to€presentÏevidence€to€explain€why€he€failed€to€file€his€action€timely€and€(b)€the€reasonable€doubtÏinstruction€given€by€the€trial€court€was€constitutionally€infirm.€€After€a€thorough€review€ofÏthe€record,€the€briefs€submitted€by€the€parties,€and€the€law€governing€the€issuesÏpresented€for€review,€it€is€the€opinion€of€this€Court€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€shouldÏbe€affirmed.Ìà àThe€petitioner€was€convicted€of€murder€in€the€first€degree,€robbery€with€a€deadlyÏweapon,€and€possession€of€a€sawed„off€shotgun.€€He€appealed€as€of€right€to€thisÏCourt.€€The€petitionerððs€convictions€were€affirmed€by€this€Court,€but€his€sentences€wereÍmodified.€€òòState€v.€Woodsóó,€814€S.W.2d€378€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€The€supremeÏcourt€denied€the€€petition€for€permission€to€appeal€on€July€29,€1991.€€The€petitionerÏinitiated€this€action€on€March€2,€1995,€more€than€three€years€after€the€supreme€courtÏdenied€the€application.€€The€State€of€Tennessee€filed€an€answer€asserting€the€actionÏwas€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.Ìà àThe€trial€court€heard€argument€on€the€reasonable€doubt€instruction€raised€by€theÏpetitioner.€€The€purpose€of€the€hearing€was€to€determine€whether€this€was€a€new€issueÏwhich€was€not€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.€€The€trial€court€properly€concludedÏthis€was€not€a€new€issue,€and,€furthermore,€the€petitioner€would€not€be€entitled€to€reliefÏif€the€issue€was€not€time€barred.Ìà àThe€petitioner€œclaims›€the€trial€court€should€have€given€him€an€opportunity€toÏexplain€why€the€petition€was€not€filed€timely.€€This€ground€was€not€brought€to€theÏattention€of€the€trial€court€until€after€the€jurisdiction€of€the€court€had€expired.€€Therefore,Ïthe€petitioner€was€not€entitled€to€a€hearing€on€this€ground.Ìà àThe€trial€court€ruled€the€action€was€barred€on€November€21,€1995.€€TheÏpetitioner€subsequently€filed€a€timely€notice€of€appeal€on€December€4,€1995.€ÏSubsequently,€the€petitioner€filed€a€òòproóó€òòseóó€pleading€entitled€ð ðMotion€forÏReconsideration€of€Petition€for€Post€Conviction€Reliefðð€on€December€29,€1995.€ÏPetitionerððs€counsel€filed€a€pleading€entitled€ð ðMotion€for€Reconsideration€of€Petition€forÏPost„Conviction€Reliefðð€on€January€18,€1996.€€Counsel€also€filed€a€pleading€entitledÏð ðMotion€to€Withdraw€Notice€of€Appealðð€on€January€18,€1996.€€The€latter€motion€soughtÏto€withdraw€the€notice€of€appeal€previously€filed€without€prejudice.€€The€purpose€of€thisÏmotion€was€to€permit€the€petitioner€to€raise€additional€issues€and€have€a€hearing€onÍthese€issues.Ìà àThe€record€makes€it€clear€the€grounds€raised€by€the€petitioner€were€barred€byÏthe€statute€of€limitations.€€Thus,€the€ground€pertaining€to€the€reasonable€doubtÏinstruction€is€time€barred.€€This€Court€and€the€supreme€court€have€held€on€numerousÏoccasions€an€attack€on€this€instruction€will€not€entitle€the€petitioner€to€relief€from€hisÏconvictions.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Nicholsóó,€877€S.W.2d€722€(Tenn.€1994);€òòBooker€v.€Stateóó,ÏWilliamson€County€No.€01„C„01„9606„CC„00271€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€June€30,€1997);ÏòòPettyjohn€v.€Stateóó,€885€S.W.2d€364€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1994).€ÏThis€Court€will€address€the€contention€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€permit€the€petitionerÏto€present€evidence€as€to€why€the€petition€was€not€timely€filed.€€This€ground€is€withoutÏmerit€in€the€context€of€this€case.Ìà àThe€petitioner€did€not€seek€a€hearing€or€make€an€offer€of€proof€as€to€why€theÏpetition€was€not€filed€timely.€€This€issue€first€surfaced€when€the€trial€court€heard€theÏstatements€of€counsel€regarding€the€petitions€to€reconsider€on€April€1,€1996.€€There€areÏthree€reasons€why€this€issue€is€not€meritorious.€Ìà àFirst,€the€initial€notice€of€appeal€was€binding€upon€the€petitioner.€€The€notice€hadÏthe€effect€of€invoking€this€Courtððs€jurisdiction.€€òòState€v.€Peakóó,€823€S.W.2d€228,€229Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991);€òòState€v.€Bilbreyóó,€816€S.W.2d€71,€74€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991);ÏòòState€v.€Givhanóó,€616€S.W.2d€612,€613€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóóÏ(Tenn.€1981).€€€As€a€general€rule,€the€trial€court€may€not€hear€motions€filedÏœsubsequently›€to€the€filing€of€the€notice€of€appeal.Ìà àThere€is€no€statute,€œrule,›€or€common€law€decision€which€permits€a€party€toÏwithdraw€a€notice€of€appeal€without€prejudice€so€the€party€may€litigate€additionalÍissues.€€Moreover,€such€a€rule€would€thaw€justice€because€a€party€could€file€andÏwithdraw€the€notice€of€appeal€with€impunity€and€present€additional€issues€to€litigate.€€ItÏwould€also€prevent€the€state€from€raising€issues€in€the€appellate€court.€€Ìà àThe€only€procedure€available€to€the€petitioner€was€the€dismissal€of€the€appealÏpursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€15(a).€€Obviously,€the€petitioner€did€not€want€to€dismiss€hisÏappeal.€€Nor€did€he€follow€the€procedure€mandated€by€this€rule.€€While€a€motion€wasÏfiled,€it€was€not€for€the€purpose€of€dismissing€the€appeal.€€Further,€this€motion€was€notÏbrought€to€the€attention€of€the€trial€court€until€the€hearing€and€no€order€was€everÏentered€regarding€the€disposition€of€the€motion.Ìà àSecond,€neither€a€motion€to€rehear€nor€a€motion€to€reconsider€is€authorized€byÏthe€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Post„ConvictionÏProcedure,€or€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.€€€òòState€v.€Burrowóó,€769ÏS.W.2d€510,€511€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1989)€(discussing€motion€to€rehear);€òòState€v.€Ryanóó,Ï756€S.W.2d€284,€285€n.2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1988)€Ï(discussing€motion€to€reconsider).€€Consequently,€the€trial€court€should€not€haveÏentertained€the€petitionerððs€motions€to€reconsider.€€The€petitioner€was€not€entitled€to€aÏhearing€on€these€motions.Ìà àThird,€the€trial€court€did€not€have€jurisdiction€to€hear€the€motions€to€reconsider.€ÏThe€authority€of€a€trial€court€to€rule€on€motions€in€a€lawsuit€expires€thirty€days€after€theÏentry€of€judgment.€€òòState€v.€Lockóó,€839€S.W.2d€436,€439€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992);€òòStateÏv.€Mooreóó,€814€S.W.2d€381,€382€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991);€òòState€v.€Dodsonóó,€780€S.W.2dÏ778,€780€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1989);€òòState€v.€Hamlinóó,€655ÏS.W.2d€200,€202€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983).€€Thus,€all€of€the€proceedings€incident€to€theÍpetitions€to€rehear€were€void€since€the€motions€were€filed€more€than€thirty€days€afterÏthe€trial€court€ruled€the€suit€was€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.Ìà àIn€conclusion,€the€petitionerððs€suit€was€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.€ÏFurthermore,€the€trial€court€did€not€have€jurisdiction€to€conduct€a€hearing€regarding€theÏtrial€courtððs€refusal€to€permit€the€petitioner€to€present€evidence€pertaining€to€why€theÏpetition€was€not€filed€timely.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€JOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGE€ÌÌœÇCONCUR:›ÌÌÌÌ______________________________________Ìà àWILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ______________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€THOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGE