### IN THE COURT OF CRIMI NAL AP PEALS OF TENNES SEE AT NAS HVILLE

A N TO N IO LYO NS v. S TAT E OF TEN NES SEE
Appeal f romthe Cr im inal Cou rt for Davidson Coun ty No. 94-B-1260 J. Randall Wyatt, Jr., Judge

No. M2004- 00545-CCA -R3-P C - F iled Novem ber 12, 2004

Th e Pe tit ion e r, An ton io L y on s, app e a ls f

ro m th e tr ial cou rt ’s di smi ssa l of his pe tit ionfo r p os tconviction re lief. The trial court found the petition to be untimely filed. The State has filed a motion reque sting that this Court affir m t he trial c ourt’s denia l of relief pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Cou rt of Cr imi na l A pp e a ls. We f indthe State ’s mot ionha s me ri t. Acco rdi ngly , th e mot ionis g rante d a ndthe app e a l is a ff ir me d p ur su a nt t o Ru le 20 , Ru le s o f the Cou rt of Cr imi na l A pp e a ls.
Tenn. R. App . P . 3; Judgme nt of th e Trial Court Affirm ed P ursuan t to Rule 20, Rules of th e Co ur t o f Cr im ina l A ppe als

R OB E R T W. W EDEMEYER , J ., delivere d the opinion of the court, in which D A VI D H. W EL L ES , and J ER R Y L. S MI TH , J J , joined.

Antonio L y ons, pro se. Paul G. Summers, Attorney Gene ral a nd Reporter ; Preston Shipp, Assi stant Attorney Gene ral, for the appe llee, State of Te nnessee

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M EM OR AN DU M OP IN ION
On Aug ust 27, 1998, the Petiti oner w as convic ted of fe l o n y murder. T he Petitioner wa s sentenc ed to serve a sentenc e of life imprisonment with the possibil ity of par ole. The Petitioner’ s conviction was aff

irmed on appea l. State v. L y ons, Nos. 01C01-9901-CR-00021, M1999-00249- CCA-R3-CD, 2000 WL 218131 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, F eb. 25, 2000), perm. to appeal denied (Tenn. O ct.23, 2000). On J an u ary 14, 2004, the Petitioner filed for post-conviction re lief. On J anuary

22, 2004, the t rial court dismiss ed the petition for post-c onviction relief, f inding that the Petitioner’s petition was untimely fi l ed. The Petitioner filed his notice of a ppeal in the tria l court on Fe bruary

24, 2004.

Tenne ssee Code A nnotated section 40-30-102( a) provides that a pe tition for post-conviction relief must be filed within one y ear from final judgme nt. The Petitioner filed his petition bey ond that-2-

time all o we d by

the statute, and none of the e x ceptions to this tim e limit apply in this case. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 40- 30-102(b) . Under the Post- C o nviction Procedure Act, exceptions to the statute of l imitations are set forth. These exceptions include: (1) claims based upon a new r ule of constitutional law applicable to a petitioner’s c ase; (2) claims based upon new sc ientific evide nce showing innocenc e; and (3) claims base d upon sentenc es that we re e nhance d beca use of a previous conviction and the pr evious conviction wa s subsequently found to be illega l. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-102( b)(1) -(3) (2003). The Petitioner has failed to assert a ny of these e x ceptions for

tolling the statute. He cites no new constitutional rule, ref ers to no new scientific evidenc e, and make s no claim that an e arlier conviction has been overturne d. See Te nn. Code Ann. § 40-30- 106(g ) (2003)

. Th us , n o g ro un ds e xist a s a n e xce pti on to the statut e of lim itatio ns

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Acc ording ly , the State’s motion is hereby g rante d. The judgment of the t rial court is affirmed in a c c or da nc e wi th R ule 20 , Ru le s o f the Cou rt of Cr imi na l A pp e a ls.

___________________________________ ROBERT W. WEDEMEYER, J UDGE