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AO&ÆP& 0D' D/Z' B‰'˜HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPTÀÌÀääÀÀÌ0 (ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX(ÉÞÍ$¡¡Ñ  ÑÔ€XíèXXXÔÑ` ` ÑÑÜÜÑÒ4°ÒÒX°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÓÓ,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular » ¼ ½ D¾ U¿ À Á  Eà Ä Ó€ypÑ 3|xÏ (å(3õQ$¤¤Ý ƒÞÍ!ÝÑ  ÑÔ€X}¤XXXÔÑ` °ÑÑܰÑÒ4°ÒÒX°ÒÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÓÓÝ  Ýà Œ àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)< Œ 9p`(ModernP ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ d< Œ 9p`(Monaco< Œ 9p`(&Times New Roman< Œ 9p`(Arial% Line 7 d((((7Border 1dd$$$$'ÿÿdxd€-)Cþÿ << Gÿÿ ÇÝ ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€&ÔÑ  ÑÔ€'ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  ÝÔ€'ÔÓ  ÓÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€'XÔÌÌò òJulyÏ15,Ï1996ÌÌCecilÏCrowson,ÏJr.ÌÔ€'ôÔAppellateÏCourtÏClerkó ó("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  Ò 8Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€&ÔÑ  ÑÔ€'ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓ€ÓÓ  ÓÓÓà àà àAggravated€rape€is€a€class€A€felony.€€For€range€I€standardÏoffenders,€the€punishment€is€fifteen€to€twenty„five€years.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„112(a)(1).Ì ŠÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€&ÔÑ  ÑÔ€'ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓ€ÓÓ  ÓÓÓà àà àCounselððs€notes€from€this€meeting€stated,€in€part:€ð ðClient€saysÏhe€wants€to€accept€the€3€concurrent€15€year€sentences€which€were€offered€by€[theÏassistant€district€attorney€general]€but€he€wants€to€tell€his€side€of€the€story....ððÌ ñÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€&ÔÑ  ÑÔ€'ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓ€ÓÓ  ÓÓÓà àà àThe€trial€court€commented€that€the€psychiatric€examinersÏð ðasked€their€own€questions€and€developed€the€information€that€they€needed€toÏmake€their€evaluation€and€conclusions.ðð€€We€further€note€that€the€appellant€has€notÏshown€that€the€result€of€the€evaluation€would€have€been€different€had€counselÏsupplied€additional€information€to€the€Mental€Health€Center.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòMark€W.ÏRawlings€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9504„CR„00112€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Apr.€17,€1996,ÏJackson)(ineffective€counsel€not€proven€where€no€proof€in€the€record€of€what€aÏmental€evaluation€would€have€revealed).€ÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHØ(d'`Styl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑMonacoÑÑ ÑÒ  BA Op Monaco ÒÒ  BA Op Monaco Ò€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€%%X„d&ÓÑ#€%%Xd#ÑÔ€&ÔÑ  ÑÔ€'ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ ° ÑÓÓÑ7€vXdìdÈ7ÑÙ€€ÙßL€+,);+'h|` à. `€€Lß›à@ àòòIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINALÏAPPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌà@ àóóAPRIL€1996€SESSIONÌÌÌÌERIC€LaVAUGHN€ANDERSON,à à*à àNo.€03C01„9508„CR„00224ÌÌà àà àAPPELLANT,à à*à àHAMILTONÏCOUNTYÌÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à*à àHon.€Russell€C.ÏHinson,€JudgeÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à*à à(Post„Conviction)ÌÌà àà àAPPELLEE.à àà à*ÌÌÌÌòòFor€the€Appellant:à àà àà àà àFor€the€AppelleeóóÌÌLeigh€Anne€Battersbyà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌWitt,€Gaither€&€Whitakerà àà àà àAttorney€General€&ÏReporterÌ1100€SunTrust€Bank€Buildingà àà à450€JamesÏRobertson€ParkwayÌChattanooga,€TN€37402à àà àà àNashville,€TNÏ37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àMichael€J.€Fahey,€IIÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€AttorneyÏGeneralà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à450€JamesÏRobertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TNÏ37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€H.€Cox,€IIIÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àLeland€DavisÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à600€Market€Street,€Suite€300Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àChattanooga,€TN€37402Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€___________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌWilliam€M.€Barker,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà@ àò òOPINIONó óÌà àà àThe€appellant,€Eric€LaVaughn€Anderson,€appeals€from€the€denial€of€post„conviction€relief.€€He€maintains€that€he€was€denied€his€right€to€the€effective€assistanceÏof€counsel€and€that€his€guilty€pleas€to€three€counts€of€aggravated€rape€were€not€madeÏvoluntarily,€knowingly,€and€intelligently.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€petition€afterÏappointing€counsel€and€conducting€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€We€find€no€error€andÏaffirm€the€judgment.ÌÌà àà àThe€appellant€was€twenty„one€years€of€age€when€he€pled€guilty€to€threeÏcounts€of€aggravated€rape€on€May€30,€1991.€€He€was€sentenced€to€serve€fifteen€yearsÏin€the€Department€of€Correction€for€each€offense;€the€sentence€in€case€number€187547Ïwas€ordered€to€run€consecutively€to€the€sentences€in€case€numbers€186288€andÏ186289.€€The€effective€sentence€was€thirty€years.× ƒ. ××  ×ÌÌà àà àAt€the€post„conviction€hearing,€the€appellant€related€his€version€of€theÏevents€that€led€to€his€pleas€of€guilty.€€He€met€with€trial€counsel€two€or€three€times€forÏfive€to€ten€minutes.€€Although€he€told€counsel€that€he€had€been€sexually€abused€as€aÏchild,€counsel€did€not€discuss€possible€defenses€or€investigate€the€appellantððsÏbackground.€€Counsel€also€did€not€tell€the€appellant€that€ð ðpenetrationðð€was€an€elementÏof€the€offenses.€€Counsel€told€the€appellant€that€the€State€would€use€the€appellantððsÏconfessions€against€him€and€would€also€show€that€one€of€the€victims€apparently€hadÏcontracted€gonorrhea€from€the€appellant.€€Ìà àà àThe€appellant€testified€that€trial€counsel€told€him€that€he€ð ðmay€as€wellððÏplead€guilty€because€of€the€confessions.€€Counsel€said€that€he€would€receive€a€fifteenÏyear€sentence€if€he€pled€guilty;€otherwise€he€faced€a€possible€sentence€of€forty„five€toÏseventy„five€years.€€The€appellant€said€that€counsel€discussed€consecutive€andÏconcurrent€sentences€but€that€œhe,€the€appellant,›€did€œnot€understand›€the€difference.€€HeÍbelieved€he€would€receive€a€sentence€of€fifteen€years.€€He€acknowledged€that€the€trialÏcourt€announced€the€sentence€of€thirty€years€in€the€plea€submission€hearing,€but€heÏthought€it€was€too€late€to€say€anything.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€appellant€testified€that€he€did€not€penetrate€the€victim€œas€charged€in›Ïcase€number€187547;€however,€he€conceded€that€he€told€investigating€officers€that€heÏð ðstuck€his€pinkie€in€[the€victimððs]€vagina.ðð€€The€appellant€also€conceded€he€told€officersÏthat€he€touched€the€other€two€victims€and€that€he€needed€help€for€his€ð ðproblem€ofÏtouching€kids.ðð€€The€appellant€testified,€however,€that€the€statements€were€not€true;€heÏsaid€that€he€lied€to€the€officers€because€they€would€not€believe€him€and€that€he€wasÏð ðprobablyðð€under€the€influence€of€ð ðcrack€fumesðð€when€he€made€the€statements.€€TheÏappellant€said€that€he€would€not€have€pled€guilty€had€counsel€investigated€possibleÏdefenses€or€explained€the€element€of€penetration.€€ÌÌà àà àLinda€Howie,€the€appellantððs€mother,€testified€that€she€did€not€recallÏbeing€contacted€by€trial€counsel.€€She€would€have€told€counsel€that€her€son€had€beenÏabused€by€two€adult€men€when€he€was€nine€or€ten€years€of€age.€€She€also€would€haveÏtold€counsel€that€she€had€sexual€relations€with€her€son€pursuant€to€the€teachings€of€aÏð ðcultðð€she€had€been€involved€with.€€She€believed€that€the€information€may€haveÏreflected€on€the€appellantððs€mental€health€and€his€ability€to€know€right€from€wrong.ÌÌà àà àThomas€Walter€Ford€testified€that€he€was€a€clinical€psychologist€and€the€ÏClinical€Director€at€the€Johnson€Mental€Health€Center€when€the€appellant€wasÏevaluated€in€April€of€1991.€€The€facility€had€been€asked€to€determine€the€appellantððsÏcompetency€and€his€mental€state€at€the€time€of€the€crimes.€€On€April€26,€1991,€JamesÏMaguire,€the€Mental€Health€Centerððs€forensic€services€coordinator,€€sent€a€letter€to€theÏappellantððs€trial€counsel€requesting€information€that€would€assist€in€conducting€theÏevaluation.€€According€to€Ford,€there€was€no€indication€in€the€records€that€counselÏresponded€to€the€œletter€either€in€writing€or€by€telephone.›€€Ford€conceded€that€he€did€notÏknow€whether€counsel€had€contact€with€James€Maguire.€€ÌÌà àà àFord€testified€that€on€May€31,€1991,€the€Mental€Health€Center€sent€a€letterÏto€the€court€and€to€the€parties€that€detailed€the€results€of€the€evaluation.€€The€letterÏindicated€that€the€appellant€was€competent€to€stand€trial€and€was€not€legally€insane€atÏthe€time€of€the€offenses.€€Ford€acknowledged€that€the€appellant€told€examiners€that€heÏhad€been€sexually€abused€by€an€adult€male.€€Ford€did€not€know€whether€the€MentalÏHealth€Center€learned€that€the€appellant€had€been€sexually€abused€by€his€mother.€€HeÏbelieved€that€the€information€ð ðcould€haveðð€had€an€impact€on€the€evaluation€dependingÏon€the€nature€and€frequency€of€the€abuse.€€Ford€agreed,€however,€that€he€had€seenÏnothing€in€the€record€that€altered€the€results€of€the€evaluation.ÌÌà àà àTrial€counsel€testified€that€he€was€an€assistant€public€defender€when€heÏrepresented€the€appellant.€€He€met€with€the€appellant€at€the€Hamilton€County€Jail€onÍMay€7,€1991.€€The€appellant€said€that€he€had€been€sexually€molested€and€that€he€hadÏreceived€counseling.€€The€appellant€also€said€he€would€accept€three€concurrent€fifteenÏyear€sentences€provided€he€could€ð ðtell€his€side€of€the€story.ðð× ƒ/ ××  ×€€Counsel€testified€thatÏœprior€to€the€plea€submission€hearing,€he›€fully€explained€to€the€appellant€that€theÏsentence€for€one€of€the€offenses€(case€number€187547)€had€to€be€servedÏconsecutively€because€it€was€committed€when€the€appellant€was€on€bond€for€the€otherÏtwo€offenses.€€Counsel€testified€that€he€always€left€the€decision€to€plead€guilty€to€hisÏclients.€€ÌÌà àà àCounsel€said€that€he€met€with€the€appellant€to€discuss€the€Stateððs€proof.€ÏThey€reviewed€the€appellantððs€confessions€and€the€victimsðð€statements.€€They€alsoÏdiscussed€the€fact€that€one€of€the€victims€had€contracted€gonorrhea€from€the€appellant.ÏCounsel€testified€that€he€talked€to€Jim€Maguire€at€the€Johnson€Mental€Health€Center€inÏresponse€to€the€letter€of€April€26,€1991.€€According€to€counsel,€Maguire€was€aware€that€Ïthe€appellant€had€been€sexually€abused€by€an€adult€male.€€Counsel€conceded€that€theÏMental€Health€Centerððs€letter€of€May€31,€1991,€which€summarized€the€findings€relativeÏto€the€evaluation€of€the€appellant,€arrived€after€the€pleas€were€entered.€€However,€heÏrecalled€talking€to€Maguire€about€the€results€of€the€evaluation€before€the€pleas€wereÏentered.€€ÌÌà àà àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€evidentiary€hearing,€the€trial€court€noted€that€theÏappellant€had€received€a€ð ðgood€resultðð€in€that€the€length€of€each€sentence€was€theÏminimum€within€the€applicable€range.€€The€trial€court€found€that€the€appellantððs€guiltyÏpleas€had€been€knowingly,€voluntarily,€and€intelligently€entered.€€The€trial€court€alsoÏfound€that€the€appellant€had€not€been€denied€his€right€to€the€effective€assistance€ofÏcounsel.€€€ÌÌà àà àIn€post„conviction€cases,€the€burden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€proveÏallegations€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€€òòBrooks€v.€Stateóó,€756€S.W.2d€288,Ï289€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988);€òòVermilye€v.€Stateóó,€754€S.W.2d€82,€84€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1987).€€On€appeal,€we€are€bound€by€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€unless€theÏevidence€in€the€record€preponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794ÏS.W.2d€752,€755€(Tenn.€1990).€€The€appellant€has€the€burden€of€illustrating€how€theÏevidence€preponderates€against€the€judgment€entered.€€òòIdóó.ÌÌœ›à@ àò òIó óÌà àà àTo€establish€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€a€petitioner€mustÏshow€(a)€that€the€services€rendered€by€counsel€were€deficient€and€(b)€that€theÏdeficiency€was€prejudicial.€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687€(1984).€ÏWhen€the€petitioner€seeks€to€set€aside€guilty€pleas€on€this€ground,€he€mustÏdemonstrate€a€reasonable€probability€that,€but€for€counselððs€deficiency,€he€would€haveÍinsisted€on€going€to€trial.€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59€(1985);€òòBankston€v.€Stateóó,Ï815€S.W.2d€213,€215€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).ÌÌà àà àIn€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975),€our€supreme€courtÏdecided€that€attorneys€should€be€held€to€the€general€standard€of€whether€servicesÏrendered€were€within€the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminalÏcases.€€In€reviewing€counselððs€conduct,€a€ð ðfair€assessment€of€attorney€performanceÏrequires€that€every€effort€be€made€to€eliminate€the€distorting€effects€of€hindsight,€toÏreconstruct€the€circumstances€of€counselððs€challenged€conduct,€and€to€evaluate€theÏconduct€from€counselððs€perspective€at€the€time.ðð€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€atÏ689;€òòseeóó€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629€S.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).€€Deference€is€made€to€trialÏstrategy€or€tactical€choices€if€they€are€informed€ones€based€upon€adequateÏpreparation.€€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629€S.W.2d€at€9.ÌÌà àà àThe€appellant€alleges€multiple€grounds€in€support€of€his€ineffectiveÏassistance€of€counsel€claim:€that€counsel€ð ðmisrepresentedðð€the€length€of€the€sentenceÏhe€would€receive€by€pleading€guilty;€that€counsel€failed€to€advise€him€of€theÏð ðpenetrationðð€element€for€aggravated€rape;€that€counsel€failed€to€review€the€appellantððsÏconfession€in€case€number€187547;€that€counsel€failed€to€investigate€a€possibleÏinsanity€defense;€and€that€counsel€failed€to€cooperate€with€the€Johnson€Mental€HealthÏCenter.€€In€addition€to€testifying€about€these€grounds,€the€appellant€œasserted›€that,€butÏfor€counselððs€deficiencies,€he€would€have€insisted€on€going€to€trial.€€œÌÌà àà àOur›€review€of€the€œevidence€indicates›€that€the€evidence€does€notÏpreponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€œjudgment.€€With›€regard€to€the€claim€ofÏð ðmisrepresentingðð€the€sentence,€the€submission€hearing€reveals€that€the€trial€courtÏexplained€the€litany€of€rights€the€appellant€waived€by€pleading€guilty.€€òòSeeóó€òòBoykin€v.ÏAlabamaóó,€395€U.S.€238,€243€(1969);€òòState€v.€Mackeyóó,€553€S.W.2d€337,€341€(Tenn.Ï1977).€€The€trial€court€also€informed€the€appellant€that€the€total€sentence€was€thirtyÏyears€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€Moreover,€the€trial€court€asked€the€appellant€onÏtwo€occasions€if€he€understood€the€terms€of€the€sentence.€€The€appellant€answeredÏð ðyesðð€on€both€occasions.€€Similarly,€in€the€post„conviction€hearing,€trial€counselÏtestified€that€he€told€the€appellant€that€the€sentence€would€be€thirty€years.€€He€also€toldÏthe€appellant€that€the€sentence€in€case€number€187547€had€to€run€consecutivelyÏbecause€the€offense€was€committed€while€the€appellant€was€on€bond€for€the€other€twoÏoffenses.€€Additionally,€counsel€told€the€appellant€that€the€decision€to€plead€guilty€wasÏhis€own€to€make.ÌÌà àà àWith€regard€to€the€ð ðpenetrationðð€element,€trial€counsel€testified€that€he€metÏwith€the€appellant€to€discuss€the€evidence€the€State€would€prove€if€the€case€went€toÏtrial.€€They€discussed€the€appellantððs€confessions€and€the€victimsðð€statements.€€TheyÏalso€discussed€the€fact€that€one€of€the€victims€contracted€gonnerea€from€the€appellant.€ÏIn€the€submission€hearing,€the€appellant€admitted€that€he€was€guilty€of€the€offensesÏand€that€he€was€satisfied€with€counselððs€representation.ÌÌ€€à àà àWith€regard€to€the€appellantððs€confessions,€counsel€recalled€reviewingÏthe€confessions€for€each€of€the€cases€and€discussing€the€confessions€with€theÏappellant.€€œCounsel›€acknowledged€that€his€file€did€not€contain€a€copy€of€the€confessionÏin€case€number€187547.€€The€appellant€conceded€that€he€had€confessed€to€an€act€ofÏdigital€penetration€in€case€number€187547€and€that€he€told€officers€he€needed€help€forÏhis€problem.€€The€appellant€now€maintains€that€none€of€his€confessions€were€true€andÏthat€he€may€have€been€high€on€crack€fumes€when€he€made€the€statements.€€He€doesÏnot,€however,€contend€that€counsel€should€have€sought€to€suppress€the€œconfessions›Ïon€this€basis,€nor€does€he€show€that€a€suppression€motion€would€have€beenÏsuccessful.ÌÌà àà àWith€regard€to€the€possible€defense€of€insanity,€counsel€testified€that€heÏwas€aware€the€appellant€had€been€sexually€abused€as€a€child.€€Counsel€also€testifiedÏthat€he€knew€the€appellant€was€going€to€be€evaluated€for€competency€and€insanity€atÏthe€Johnson€Mental€Health€Clinic.€€Counsel€believed€that€he€discussed€the€case€withÏJim€Maguire,€the€Forensic€Services€Coordinator,€and€that€Maguire€was€aware€theÏappellant€had€been€sexually€molested€as€a€child.€€Finally,€counsel€testified€that€heÍlearned€the€results€of€the€evaluation„„that€the€appellant€was€competent€to€stand€trialÏand€not€legally€insane€at€the€time€of€the€crimes„„€prior€to€the€entry€of€the€guilty€pleas.œ× ƒ0 ××  ×›€€ÌÌà àà àThe€trial€court€resolved€the€conflicts€in€the€testimony€by€finding€that€trialÏcounsel€had€afforded€effective€representation.€€After€a€thorough€review,€we€concludeÏthat€the€evidence€in€the€record€does€not€preponderate€against€that€judgment.€€òòSeeóóÏòòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€755.ÌÌà@ àò òIIó óÌà àà àA€constitutionally€valid€guilty€plea€must€be€voluntarily€and€knowinglyÏentered.€€òòBoykin€v.€Alabamaóó,€395€U.S.€at€243;€òòJohnson€v.€Stateóó,€834€S.W.2d€922,€923Ï(Tenn.€1992).€€Our€supreme€court€has€said€that€it€ð ðis€recognized€in€this€State,€as€in€allÏjurisdictions,€that€a€plea€of€guilty€must€be€made€voluntarily€and€with€full€understandingÏof€the€consequences.ðð€€òòState€ex€rel.€Barnes€v.€Hendersonóó,€220€Tenn.€719,€727,€423ÏS.W.2d€497,€501€(1968);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòParham€v.€Stateóó,€885€S.W.2d€375,€380€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.€1994).ÌÌà àà àThe€appellant€argues€that€his€guilty€pleas€were€not€knowing,€voluntaryÏand€intelligent€because€counsel€ð ðmisrepresentedðð€the€length€of€the€sentences€heÏwould€be€required€to€serve.€€The€appellant€claims€that€he€was€under€the€ð ðmistakenÏimpressionðð€that€he€would€receive€three€concurrent€fifteen€year€sentences€and€that€heÏwas€not€told€that€one€of€the€sentences€would€be€served€consecutively.€€CounselÏtestified,€however,€that€he€fully€informed€the€appellant€that€one€of€the€sentences€wouldÏrun€consecutively€to€the€other€two€for€an€effective€total€of€thirty€years.€€The€pleaÏsubmission€hearing€indicates€that€the€trial€court€imposed€a€thirty€year€sentence€and,€onÏtwo€occasions,€asked€the€appellant€if€he€understood€the€nature€of€the€sentences.€€TheÏappellant€replied€that€he€did€understand€the€sentences€and€that€he€was€entering€theÏpleas€voluntarily.ÌÌà àà àAs€noted€in€the€preceding€issue,€the€trial€court€resolved€the€conflicts€inÏthe€evidence.€€The€trial€court€also€found€that€the€guilty€pleas€had€been€enteredÏknowingly,€voluntarily,€and€intelligently.€€The€evidence€in€the€record€does€notÏpreponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€findings.€€òòSeeóóòòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€755.ÌÌà@ àò òIIIó óÌà àà àIn€a€final€issue,€the€appellant€reiterates€that€he€was€denied€the€effectiveÏassistance€of€counsel€and€that€his€guilty€pleas€were€involuntary€because€the€mentalÏhealth€evaluation€was€not€completed€at€the€time€he€entered€the€guilty€pleas.€€TheÏevidence€showed€that€the€evaluation€was€requested€in€April€of€1991,€and€that€a€letterÍsetting€forth€the€results€was€dated€May€31,€1991.€€Counsel€testified,€however,€that€heÏobtained€the€results€from€the€forensic€services€coordinator€prior€to€the€entry€of€theÏguilty€pleas;€thus,€he€was€aware€that€the€appellant€had€been€found€competent€to€standÏtrial€and€not€legally€insane€at€the€time€of€the€offenses.€€Accordingly,€the€appellant€hasÏnot€shown€that€he€is€entitled€to€relief€on€this€ground.€€ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à___________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€M.€Barker,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ__________________________ÌGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeÌÌÌœÌ__________________________›ÌDavid€H.€Welles,€Judge