WPC # VUNa % 0(4b 0 0D w   U: 0JH 0T 0^ 0hD 0r 0| 0 0 1u U,% 0dQ BU,U>U*< D3fB)DC 0@ AME'v~v: AO \ 0D" D/f BHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(${s  @ d3|x- -(Z(2k$ !  4XXXX   0  (#$  0  Ӏ,rAZ"Arial Regular2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X d<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial$$$$'dxd% Line 7 d++++7Border 1dd("$    -,C << G !(  ))   YYY FILED)X May1,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.)AppellateCourtClerk   !#d#(   $ 4   )       Wefeelcompelledtonotethattheappellanttestified,however,thathedidnotwantanewtrial.HewishedonlytohavehadeitherthetrialcourtorthisCourtreducehissentence.  !#d#(   $ 4   )       ݛTheappellanttestifiedthathe"coppedoutforthethirtysixyears"toavoidthepossibilityofreceivingeitheralifeordeathsentenceifhewastriedonfirstdegreemurder.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA:Op Monaco  BA:Op Monaco -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &''Xd&#''Xd#(  4   )\RA'\ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEL./,;+'h|`  `L ` XDpX     Q ATJACKSON` XDpX  Q  APRIL1996SESSION   ` D ` cPAULBOND, ) `  c  )C.C.A.No.02C019507CC00207 Appellant, )  )HaywoodCountyV. )  )HonorableDickJerman,Jr.,Judge   ) STATEOFTENNESSEE, )(PostConviction)  ) Appellee. )` FORTHEAPPELLANT: FORTHEAPPELLEE:OrvilL.Orr CharlesW.BursonAttorneyatLaw AttorneyGeneral&Reporter204S.CollegeStreetP.O.Box351 EugeneJ.HoneaTrenton,TN38382 AssistantAttorneyGeneral CriminalJusticeDivision 450JamesRobertsonParkway Nashville,TN372430493 ClayburnL.Peeples DistrictAttorneyGeneral TedNeumann Asst.Dist.AttorneyGeneral 109E.FirstStreet Trenton,TN38382OPINIONFILED:___________________ AFFIRMED PAULG.SUMMERS, Judge  7iXXdXXd7  `  p     Q OPINION ӛ Theappellant,PaulBond,wasindictedforfirstdegreemurder.Heenteredanegotiatedpleatoseconddegreemurder.Pursuanttohispleaagreement,hewassentencedtothirtysix(36)yearsconfinement.Hefiledforpostconvictionreliefallegingthathispleawasinvoluntary,thathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,andthathissentencewasexcessive. 0   כThetrialcourtconductedanevidentiaryhearinganddeniedrelief.Appellantappeals.Weaffirm. Thehearingjudgefoundthattheappellantlackedcredibilityandreceived"morethancompetentcounsel."Healsofoundthattheappellant"knowinglyandvoluntarilywaivedhisrighttoatrialandvoluntarilyandknowinglyenteredapleaofguiltyunderstandingthesentence...."Thetrialjudgerecalledthatbothheandtheappellant'strialcounselhadexplainedtotheappellantthathisnegotiatedsentencewasoutsidetheseconddegreerange. 1   ׀Accordingly,thetrialjudgeoverruledtheappellant'sPetitionforPostConvictionRelief. Wehavereviewedtherecord.Theevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthetrialcourt'sfindings.Wefindnoerroroflawmandatingreversalofthetrialcourt'sjudgment.Thetrialcourt'sdenialoftheappellant'sPetitionforPostConvictionReliefisaffirmedinaccordancewithTenn.Ct.Crim.App.,Rule20.̜  __________________________________  PAULG.SUMMERS,JudgeCONCUR:_____________________________JOSEPHM.TIPTON,Judge_____________________________JERRYL.SMITH,Judge