Opinion ID: 2607473
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Heading: The Austin v. Curry [51] Parameters

Text: The Austin parameters govern the law in force at the time of the judgment here under review as well as today's law. Austin teaches that the one-year time limit for bringing a § 655 proceeding is triggered by the point when the judgment to be set aside first becomes appealable. In the case of a timely § 651 new trial motion, [52] it is the time that motion is denied. [53] The judgment in this case first became appealable when the § 651 motion was denied on September 9, 1987. The § 655 petition came too late. It was filed December 2, 1988, more than one year after September 9. The pre-1991 law, which was in effect at the time of this judgment's rendition, made denial of new trial effective from its pronouncement. [54] Today, the § 655 one-year time limit would not begin to run until the § 651 motion has been denied and its memorial filed. [55] C.