IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE

STEVE KOPROWSKI, ) ) C.C.A. NO. 01C01-9711-CR-00530 Appellant, ) ) PUTNAM COUNTY VS. ) (No. 86-377-F Below) ) STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) The Hon. Leon C. Burns, Jr. ) Appellee. ) (Denial of Post-Conviction Relief)

ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon the state's motion to affirm the judgment of the trial court pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The petitioner is appealing the trial court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief as time- barred by the statute of limitations.

As conceded by the petitioner, he is not entitled to relief based on our Supreme Court’s opinion in Carter v. State, 952 S.W.2d 417 (Tenn. 1997).

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the judgment of the trial court is affirmed pursuant to Rule 20, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Rules. Costs are taxed to the appellant.

ENTER, this the ____ day of February, 1998.

_____________________________ JOHN H. PEAY, JUDGE CONCUR:

_____________________________ JERRY L. SMITH, JUDGE

_____________________________ THOMAS T. WOODALL, JUDGE