Gregory Thompson v. Ricky Bell, Warden

Appellant, Gregory Thompson, was convicted for the first degree murder of Brenda Lane. The murder occurred on January 1, 1985. The jury imposed the death penalty. Our supreme court affirmed the conviction and sentence of death. State v. Thompson, 768 S.W.2d 239 (Tenn. 1989). Appellant subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief. The petition was denied by the trial court, and the trial court's denial was subsequently affirmed by our Court. Thompson v. State, 958 S.W.2d 156 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). Later, in 2001, Appellant filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis, which the trial court dismissed without an evidentiary hearing because it was filed after expiration of the applicable one-year statute of limitations. This appeal followed. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.