Charles Ray Powell v. State of Tennessee

Petitioner, Charles Ray Powell, appeals as of right the Franklin County Circuit Court's summary denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. In 1996, Petitioner was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced by the trial court to serve life imprisonment. This court affirmed petitioner's conviction, and petitioner did not make application for permission to appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 11 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. State v. Charles Ray Powell, M1998-00757-CCA-R3-CD, 2000 WL 621137 (Tenn. Crim. App. at Nashville, May 12, 2000). On July 10, 2009, petitioner filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, seeking a delayed appeal and collaterally attacking his conviction. The post-conviction court concluded that the petition was barred by the statute of limitations and dismissed it without a hearing. Upon review, we conclude that petitioner's post-conviction petition is barred by the statute of limitations and affirm the trial court's dismissal of the petition.