Melvin A. Odom v. State of Tennessee

Petitioner, Melvin A. Odom, appeals the summary dismissal of his post-conviction petition

as time-barred. On appeal, he contends that the correct date to determine the statute of

limitations is the day the trial court filed an amended judgment on one of his convictions

and by that date, his petition was timely filed. Alternatively, he contends that due process

considerations warrant the tolling of the one-year statute of limitations and requests that

the case be remanded for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he is entitled to

equitable tolling. Following our review of the entire record, oral arguments, and the

parties’ briefs, the dismissal is affirmed.