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John Paul Seals vs State of Tennessee C.C.A. 03C01-9903-CC-00 Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Gary R. Wade Trial Court Judge: Judge James E. Beckner The petitioner, John Paul Seals, entered a guilty plea to first degree murder on December 12, 1988. The state had originally sought the death penalty. The trial court imposed a life sentence. Six years later, the petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus or, in the alternative, post-conviction relief. The trial court, which treated the petition as one for post-conviction relief, dismissed based upon the statute of limitations. This court affirmed on direct appeal. John Paul Seals v. State, No. 03C01-9409-CR-00319 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Knoxville, Feb. 22, 1995), perm. app. denied, (Tenn. 1995). On January 7, 1998, the petitioner filed this claim for post-conviction relief alleging several constitutional violations. The petitioner argued that the statute of limitations should not apply because he had been mentally incompetent since before the commission of the offense. The petitioner also contended that none of the grounds had been waived or previously determined because the first petition had been filed by someone other than himself. The trial court summarily dismissed the petition at the preliminary stage. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-206(a), (f). In John Paul Seals v. State, No. 03C01-9802-CC-00050 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Knoxville, Jan. 6, 1999), this court reversed and remanded the cause to the trial court to allow the petitioner to present evidence on the issue of his mental capacity as it related to the statute of limitations: If the petitioner carries his burden of proving facts which require tolling the statute of limitations due to mental incompetence, then the trial court shall proceed to the merits of the constitutional issues presented in the petition. On the other hand, if the petitioner does not carry his burden of proving mental incompetence as regards the statute of limitations, the trial court shall dismiss the petition as untimely. Id., slip op. at 8.	Hamblen	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/06/99
01C01-9901-CC-00027 01C01-9901-CC-00027 Trial Court Judge: Robert E. Burch	Cheatham	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/30/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX Trial Court Judge: Timothy L. Easter	Williamson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/30/99
03C01-9810-CR-00358 03C01-9810-CR-00358 Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.	Cumberland	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/30/99
03C01-9906-CR-00222 03C01-9906-CR-00222 Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner	Greene	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/30/99
Melvin Sawyer vs. State 01C01-9811-CR-00440	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX	Williamson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX Trial Court Judge: J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX Trial Court Judge: Timothy L. Easter	Hickman	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX	Stewart	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX	Hickman	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX Trial Court Judge: Steve R. Dozier	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX Trial Court Judge: Timothy L. Easter	Williamson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
State vs. Colin Steen 03C01-9811-CR-00419	Knox	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
03C01-9902-CR-00077 03C01-9902-CR-00077 Trial Court Judge: R. Steven Bebb	Monroe	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/29/99
State vs. Joseph Wilson W2001-03007-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley Trial Court Judge: Roger A. Page A Madison County jury found the defendant guilty of three counts of aggravated rape and one count each of attempted second degree murder, especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated burglary, conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary, and misdemeanor vandalism. In this appeal, the defendant argues: (1) the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions; (2) certain photographs of the victim's injuries were improperly admitted; (3) evidence that the defendant committed a subsequent burglary was improperly admitted; and (4) the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury as to simple rape as a lesser-included offense of aggravated rape. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.	Madison	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/27/99
01C01-9810-CR- 01C01-9810-CR-		Court of Criminal Appeals	11/24/99
Larry Anthony Wade 01C01-9809-CR-00378	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/24/99
Charles Dwight Farrar vs. State 01C01-9810-CC-00393 Trial Court Judge: Thomas A. Smith	Bedford	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/24/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/24/99
03C01-9904-CR-00161 03C01-9904-CR-00161 Trial Court Judge: Ray L. Jenkins	Knox	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/23/99
03C01-9905-CR-00175 03C01-9905-CR-00175 Trial Court Judge: E. Eugene Eblen	Meigs	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/23/99
03C01-9808-CR-00324 03C01-9808-CR-00324 Trial Court Judge: Arden L. Hill	Carter	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/23/99
03C01-9902-CR-00054 03C01-9902-CR-00054 Trial Court Judge: Mary Beth Leibowitz	Knox	Court of Criminal Appeals	11/23/99