WPCv F[աuJ;Hfiy5t!V[=Yt.x'ͨc/&;y{)2&˓}g$f*yQ~c!9B_Z0fbAz0ŎYF78Q*&-pF['-dlO߉,<:G~mx1Daպk 6yx(p򀡬y5DVKiلC#n8g 3%+CQ:,*Ιr@wf@si]ecaQ'wԐɽxz 9؉Egn.b&NEԉ?W)/Bn߲l>2SolXT ThgǗDAQzL2G,4JXᮖ jFN/Uvc]=;I / eExmt .#  %- 04UFle 0m 0D w@ U F UFI UN UF # X rPUFEUFMUFnUFEUFG 0D( AQJ 0D 0DTU: D/ B  D3&&&&& BYHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh X ##uXd#(΁$     7@XXdXXd7X@XX XAq$% 3|x< 9Z .Courier New Regular b  O$  X\XX X `   1    OralargumentwasheardinthiscaseonMarch4,1998,in   Dyersburg,DyerCounty,Tennessee,aspartofthisCourtsS.C.A.L.E.S.(SupremeCourtAdvancingLegalEducationforStudents)project.((3O$ ΁!     7\XXdd7X\XX X   `   0  (#$  0   st|}D~DDӀ<4 9Z .Courier New Regular<4 9Z .Courier New Regular(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular4.Courier New Regular   u$  X4XX X `   3     X4XXX4Bythisrulingwedonotintendtoforeclosereliefallowable   underthedueprocessclausesofthestateandfederalconstitutions.See,e.g.,Burfordv.State,845S.W.2d204,207 8  (Tenn.1992).#X4XX X4# N  u$  X4XX X `   2    ThePostConvictionProcedureActof1995,Tenn.CodeAnn.   4030201etseq.,hasreplacedtheoldAct.TennesseeCode b  Annotated40-30-209(c)(1997)providesthatapetitionermaywithdrawapetitionatanytimepriortothehearingwithout   prejudicetoanyrightstorefile.Inaddition,petitionersarenow  X limitedbyashorterstatuteoflimitations,whichprovidesoneyearafterfinalactionistakenonacaseforthefilingofpostconvictionpetitions.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a)(1997).Theseprovisionsappeartoprecludetheissueinthiscasefromoccurringunderthenewlaw. h  u$  X^'XX X `   1    OralargumentwasheardinthiscaseonMarch4,1998,in   Dyersburg,DyerCounty,Tennessee,aspartofthisCourtsS.C.A.L.E.S.(SupremeCourtAdvancingLegalEducationforStudents)project. <4 9Z .Courier New Regular ;  u$  X9XX X `   2    ThePostConvictionProcedureActof1995,Tenn.CodeAnn.   4030201etseq.,hasreplacedtheoldAct.TennesseeCode b  Annotated40-30-209(c)(1997)providesthatapetitionermaywithdrawapetitionatanytimepriortothehearingwithout   prejudicetoanyrightstorefile.Inaddition,petitionersarenow  X limitedbyashorterstatuteoflimitations,whichprovidesoneyearafterfinalactionistakenonacaseforthefilingofpostconvictionpetitions.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a)(1997).Theseprovisionsappeartoprecludethiscasefromarisingunderthenewlaw.<4 9Z .Courier New Regular   u$  X9XX X `   3    X9XXX9 Bythisrulingwedonotintendtoforeclosereliefallowable   underthedueprocessclausesofthestateandfederalconstitutions.See,e.g.,Burfordv.State,845S.W.2d204,207 T  (Tenn.1992). #X9XX X9#<4 9Z .Courier New Regular<4 9Z .Courier New Regular ;  u$  X4XX X `   2    ThePostConvictionProcedureActof1995,Tenn.CodeAnn.   4030201etseq.,hasreplacedtheoldAct.TennesseeCode b  Annotated40-30-209(c)(1997)providesthatapetitionermaywithdrawapetitionatanytimepriortothehearingwithout   prejudicetoanyrightstorefile.Inaddition,petitionersarenow  X limitedbyashorterstatuteoflimitations,whichprovidesoneyearafterfinalactionistakenonacaseforthefilingofpostconvictionpetitions.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a)(1997).Theseprovisionsappeartoprecludethiscasefromarisingunderthenewlaw.<4 9Z .Courier New Regular($$   1    !"  $XeXX X$ -X$Xe   Ad FILED$XeX$ -   October26,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.$ÏX$XeAppellateCourtClerk  !"%C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ,cAZ"Arial Regular''' dxdP Pd----'dxd d ΁!     7\XXdd7X\XX X  ݛ$XX XX$X\XXX\=\XXdd=X X\XXX\{FTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  @DINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE@*DATJACKSON@  &DHEARDINDYERSBURGVICTORJAMESCAZES  )FORPUBLICATION 2  Ѐ    h     )   М Appellant h     )FILED:OCTOBER2619qo2oq,1998#X\XX X\P# X\XXX\Ԁ j      h     )v.    h     )SHELBYCOUNTY#X\XX X\# X\XXX\Ԁ   Мr(<,(j 8` `@E ` ttx$X r    h     )STATEOFTENNESSEE h     )HON.L.T.LAFFERTY,JUDGE#X\XX X\# X\XXX\ 6 Ѐ  )   t(>.*jx:` `@EL9` ttx$q( tߛ񀀀 Appellee    )NO.02S019707CR00064 n ForAppellant:   h     ForAppellee: H  PETERD.HEIL h     JOHNKNOXWALKUP !h Nashville,TN   h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter ">        h     MICHAELE.MOORE    h     SolicitorGeneral    h     ELIZABETHT.RYAN    h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral    h     Nashville,TN    h     WILLIAML.GIBBONS    h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral    h     JOHNW.CAMPBELL    h     AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral    h     Memphis,TN    h      p @,DOPINION 3(1 ̜AFFIRMED    h      p      x  BIRCH,J.#X\XX X\=# X\XXX\ԛ 8-7   \9.8 {F7XXdXXd7  #X\XX X\ # X\XXX\7\XXdXXd7$ XXXX X$ `  WegrantedVictorJamesCazessapplicationfor   permissiontoappeal,pursuanttoTenn.R.App.P.11,rrrr  #  1      כto 8  determinewhetherthedismissalwithprejudiceofapostconvictionpetitionbarsconsiderationofasubsequentone.Weconcludethatthedismissalwithprejudicecompelsdismissalofalaterpetitionthatispredicatedongroundsinexistencepriortothedismissaloftheformerpetition. `  Theappellantwasconvictedofaggravatedrape,assaultwithintenttocommitfirstdegreemurder,andseconddegreeburglary.TheCourtofCriminalAppealsaffirmedtheconvictions,andwedeniedpermissiontoappealonAugust5,1991. `  Thepetitionbeforeusistheappellantsfourth.Thetrialcourtpermittedhimtowithdrawthefirsttwopetitionswithoutprejudice.When,however,herequestedpermissiontowithdrawthethirdpetition,thetrialcourtheldahearingandexplainedtosCazesthathesshimthatCazesscouldnotregardhispetitioninsuchawhimsicalorcavaliermanner.Whileactingabusivelytowardthetrialcourtandhiscounsel,Cazesdemandedthatthetrialcourtpermitwithdrawalofthepetition.Consequently,thetrialcourtdismissedthethirdpetitionwithprejudice. `  OnmotionbytheState,thetrialcourtalsodismissedthepresentpetition,theappellantsfourth.Thecourtbasedthe 2 (0 dismissal,inpart,onthefactthatthethirdpetitionwasdismissedwithprejudice.ThecourtalsofoundthatseveralissueswereeitherwaivedorpreviouslydeterminedunderTenn.CodeAnn.4030112(1990)(repealed).TheCourtofCriminalAppealsaffirmed,holdingthat [t]hedismissaloftheappellantspriorsuitwithprejudiceeffectivelyendedtheappellantsrighttofileadditionalsuitsforpostconvictionreliefpredicatedupongroundsoccurringpriortothetimeofthedismissal.Whetherthepriordismissalwithprejudicecompelsthedismissalofthepresentpetitionisaquestionoflawwhichwereviewdenovo.SeeState   v.Davis,940S.W.2d558,561(Tenn.1997). P  `  ThiscaseisgovernedbythenowrepealedPostConvictionProcedureAct,Tenn.CodeAnn.4030101etseq.(1990).rttttrrr  %  2      כUnder T  Tenn.CodeAnn.4030115(a)(1990)(repealed),thetrialcourtmaypermitapetitionertowithdrawapostconvictionpetitionatanytimepriortoentryofjudgment.Therefore,thepermittedwithdrawalofapostconvictionpetitiondoesnotnecessarilyprecludethelaterfilingofanotherpetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Williamsv.State,831S.W.2d281,282(Tenn.1992)( A \*& defendantwho,withleaveofcourt,voluntarilywithdrawsapost ,|!( convictionpetitionmaylaterreinstitutethatpetitionor -(#* substituteanewpetitionforit,withoutfearofbeingdeniedadjudicationonthemerits."(emphasisadded));Albertv.State, 8  813S.W.2d426,42728(Tenn.1991). `  However,therighttofileandwithdrawpostconvictionpetitionsislimited:8 ` 8 ` (#` (#8 If,forexample,thetrialjudgediscernsthatalitigantisabusingthepostconvictionprocessbyfilingsuccessivepetitionsandseekingrepeatedwithdrawals,orisotherwiseactinginbadfaith,dismissaloftheactionforfailuretoprosecute,withprejudicetotheappellant'srighttorefilethepetition,wouldbeproper.dxx Williams,831S.W.2dat283.Thus,whiletrialcourtshave r authorityunderTenn.CodeAnn.4030115(a)topermitwithdrawalwithoutpenalty,thatstatutedoesnotrequirecourtstosufferinterminablebadfaithconduct.TheimplicationinWilliamsis v$ thatapostconvictionpetitionmaybebarredwhereapriorpetitionwasdismissedwithprejudiceorwherethepetitioneractedinbadfaith. `  |T|}We,t}oday~,~weholdwhatinWilliamsweimplied#X4XX X4# X4XXX4:thedismissal ,F") withprejudiceofapostconvictionpetitionwillbaranysubsequentpetitionforpostconvictionreliefpredicatedongroundsinexistencepriortothedismissal.rrrr  %  3      כTherationaleis 1J'/ simple:postconvictionreliefisastatutoryremedyofferedby 3(1 thelegislature;itisnotaconstitutionalright.Thosewhoabusetheprocesscannotbeheardtocomplainwhenaccesstotheremedyisdenied.̛ `  Applyingthesecriteriahere,wefindthatthepetitionbeforeusdoesnotraiseanynewissue.Instead,theissueswereeitherpreviouslyraisedorcouldhavebeenraised.Considerationofthispostconvictionpetitionisthereforebarred.Becausethisissueisdispositive,weseenoreasontoaddressthemeritsofthepetition.Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentoftheCourtofCriminalAppealsandthepetitionisdismissed. `     h     _______________________________ `     h     ADOLPHOA.BIRCH,JR.,Justice̜CONCUR:Anderson,C.J.Drowota,Holder,JJ.#X4XX X4!#