Charles Edward Meeks v. State of Tennessee

In 1994, a jury found the Petitioner, Charles Edward Meeks, guilty of first degree premeditated murder, and the trial court sentenced him to serve a life sentence in prison.  On direct appeal, this Court affirmed the Petitioner’s conviction and sentence.  See State v. Charles Edward Meeks, No. 01C01-9506-CC-00170, 1995 WL 687695, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, Nov. 21, 1995), perm. app. denied (Tenn. May 6, 1996).  In March 1997, the Petitioner filed a post conviction petition, and this Court affirmed the post-conviction court’s denial of relief.  Charles Edward Meeks v. State, No. 01C01-9807-CC-00295, 1999 WL 173972, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, March 30, 1999), perm. app denied (Tenn. Oct. 11, 1999).  On January 10, 2005, the Petitioner filed for a writ of error coram nobis alleging that he had discovered new evidence.  The State filed a response to the petition requesting that the trial court dismiss the petition as untimely.  The trial court agreed, and  dismissed the petition on that basis.  We affirm the trial court’s judgment.