Daryl Ray Baker v. State of Tennessee

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On January 10, 2017, Daryl Ray Baker, Petitioner, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery, five counts of attempted rape of a child, and two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure. The trial court sentenced him to an effective sentence of nineteen years in confinement, and Petitioner did not file a direct appeal of his conviction or sentence. In April 2023, Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, requesting the post-conviction court to consider his delayed post-conviction petition. Therein, Petitioner argued that newly discovered evidence entitled him to relief and due process required tolling of the one-year statute of limitations for post-conviction relief. The post-conviction court dismissed the petition, and Petitioner now timely appeals. After review, we affirm the post-conviction court's judgment.