State of Tennessee v. Darrell E. Nance

The pro se Defendant, Darrell E. Nance,1 appeals from the trial court’s summary dismissal
of his Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1 motion to correct an illegal sentence.
Specifically, the Defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in concluding that his
sentence of life imprisonment was legal, (2) the State’s motion to dismiss his motion was
untimely, and (3) the trial court erred in declining to appoint counsel and hold a hearing on
his motion. Because we conclude that the Defendant’s notice of appeal was untimely filed
and that the interest of justice does not require waiver of the timely filing requirement, we
dismiss the appeal.