Christopher Alan Hauser, James Michael Usinger and Ronald James Lyons v. State of Tennessee

Petitioner, Christopher Alan Hauser, and four co-defendants were convicted of multiple counts of filing a lien without a reasonable basis and multiple counts of forgery.  On direct appeal, we affirmed Petitioner’s convictions.  State v. Lyons, No. M2019-01946-CCA-R3-CD, 2021 WL 1083703, at *23, perm. app. granted, (Tenn. Crim. App. March 22, 2021).  The Tennessee Supreme Court granted certiorari and affirmed the convictions.  State v. Lyons, 669 S.W.3d 775, 779-80 (Tenn. 2023).  Petitioner, a non-lawyer, filed a petition for post-conviction relief on behalf of himself and his co-defendants.  The post-conviction court dismissed the petition without a hearing as untimely.  Petitioner appealed on behalf of himself and on behalf of his co-defendants.   After review, we disregard claims alleged by Petitioner for the co-defendants and affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court as to Petitioner.