WPCS # VUNa % 0(w@4 1 @ 0JH 0T 0^ 0hD 0r 0| 0 0 1u 0d% U> U* B) DCb] AMe Bv~vh D3; 0@n AO 0D D/ B6HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ qrsEtuUvUwUxDyezӀ 3|x2 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)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d!!!!7Border 1dd- --"C << G d  !  #d#       YYY FILED X September2,1997CecilCrowson,Jr. AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva %%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   2  ' dxdP Pd ! .   ݛ `       \RA'\ \RA'\#7XXdd7      R$&"A1-j|`  `@Rߛ ̀INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEATNASHVILLEJUNESESSION,1997  ` XDpXSTATEOFTENNESSEE, ) C.C.A.NO.01C019608CR00336     )  Appellee,   )      ) DAVIDSONCOUNTY     ) V.     )      ) HON.SETHNORMAN,JUDGERODNEYCORLEY,  )      )  Appellant.   ) (POSTCONVICTION) ` X     FORTHEAPPELLANT:   FORTHEAPPELLEE: MARTING.SZEIGIS   JOHNKNOXWALKUP 213ThirdAvenue,North  AttorneyGeneral&ReporterNashville,TN37201      PETERM.COUGHLAN       AssistantAttorneyGeneral      425FifthAvenueNorth      2ndFloor,CordellHullBuilding      Nashville,TN37243      VICTORS.JOHNSON,III      DistrictAttorneyGeneral      JOHNC.ZIMMERMAN       AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral      WashingtonSquare,Suite500      222SecondAvenueNorth      Nashville,TN372011649OPINIONFILED________________________AFFIRMEDTHOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE    OPINION     ThePetitionerappealsasofright,pursuanttoRule3oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProcedure,fromtheDavidsonCountyCriminalCourtsdenialofhisPetitionforPostconvictionRelief.ThePetitionerarguesthatthetrialcourterredfortworeasons:(1)ThePetitionerreceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselattrialbytrialcounselsfailuretopresenttestimonyofamaterialwitness;and(2)thePetitionerwasdeniedhisrighttodueprocessoflawbecausethe reasonabledoubtjuryinstructiongiveninhiscaseallowedthejurytofindguiltbasedonalesserdegreeofproofthanisrequiredbytheConstitution.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.  I.   ThePetitionersfirstissueisthattrialcounselwasineffectivebecausehefailedtopresentthetestimonyofamaterialwitnessattrial.Indeterminingwhethercounselprovidedeffectiveassistanceattrial,thecourtmustdecidewhethercounselsperformancewaswithintherangeofcompetencedemandedofattorneysincriminalcases.Baxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930,936(Tenn.1975).Tosucceedonaclaimthathiscounselwasineffectiveattrial,apetitionerbearstheburdenofshowingthathiscounselmadeerrorssoseriousthathewasnotfunctioningascounselasguaranteedundertheSixthAmendmentandthatthedeficientrepresentationprejudicedthepetitionerresultinginafailuretoproduceareliableresult.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,687,rehgdenied,467U.S.1267(1984);Cooperv.State,849S.W.2d744,747(Tenn.1993);Butlerv.State,789S.W.2d898,899(Tenn.1990).Tosatisfythesecondprongthepetitionermustshowareasonableprobabilitythat,butforcounselsunreasonableerror,thefactfinderwouldhavehadreasonabledoubtregardingpetitionersguilt.Strickland,466U.S.at695.Thisreasonableprobabilitymustbe sufficienttoundermineconfidenceintheoutcome.Harrisv.State,875S.W.2d662,665(Tenn.1994). Whenreviewingtrialcounselsactions,thiscourtshouldnotusethebenefitofhindsighttosecondguesstrialstrategyandcriticizecounselstactics.Hellardv.State,629S.W.2d4,9(Tenn.1982).Counselsallegederrorsshouldbejudgedatthetimetheyweremadeinlightofallfactsandcircumstances.Strickland,466U.S.at690;seeCooper849S.W.2dat746. ThewitnessinquestionwaswiththePetitionerandhiscodefendantwhenthecrimeoccurred.TrialcounselstatedthatheintendedtocallthewitnesstotestifythatthePetitionerwasnottheshooterintheincident.However,duringtrialthePetitionertoldtrialcounselforthefirsttimethathehadbrutallyassaultedthevictim.Atthistime,becauseofthepossibilityoftestimonyconcerningthebrutalassaultbythePetitioner,trialcounseldecideditwasmorebeneficialtodowithoutthewitnesstestimony. WefirstpointoutthatthiswitnessdidnottestifyatthehearingforthePostconvictionPetition.Forthisreason,whatthiswitnessmayormaynothavetestifiedtoispuresupposition.SuppositioncannotbeusedtosupportthePetitionersclaimthathewasprejudicedbytheabsenceofthiswitness. Trialcounselsdecisionnottocallthewitnesswasclearlytrialstrategy.ThePetitionerhasnotshownthathistrialcounselmadeerrorssoseriousthathewasnotfunctioningascounselasguaranteedundertheSixthAmendment.Therefore,hehasnotmetthefirstprongoftheStricklandtest. Thisissueiswithoutmerit.  II.   PetitionerclaimsinhissecondissuethatthetrialcourterredindismissingthepetitionwhenthePetitionerwasdeniedhisrighttodueprocessoflawasguaranteedbytheFifth,Sixth,andFourteenthAmendmentstotheUnitedStatesConstitutionandArticle1,Section8oftheTennesseeConstitution,becausethe reasonabledoubtjuryinstructiongiveninhiscaseallowedthejurytofindguiltbasedonalesserdegreeofproofthanisrequiredbytheConstitution. The reasonabledoubtinstructiongivenattrialisasfollows:    `    Reasonabledoubtisthatdoubtengenderedbyaninvestigationofalltheproofinthecaseandaninability,aftersuchinvestigationtoletthemindresteasilyastothecertaintyofguilt.Reasonabledoubtdoesnotmeanacapricious,possible,orimaginarydoubt.Absolutecertaintyofguiltisnotdemandedbythelawtoconvictofanycriminalcharge,butmoralcertaintyisrequiredastoeverypropositionofproofrequisitetoconstitutetheoffense.        Thissameinstructionhasbeenapprovedbythiscourtontwopreviousoccasions.Pettyjohnv.State,885S.W.2d364,365(Tenn.Crim.App.1994);Statev.Hallock,875S.W.2d285,294(Tenn.Crim.App.1993).InPettyjohn,thiscourtappliedthesameanalysisthatwasannouncedinVictorv.Nebraska,511U.S.1(1994).Thestandardtojudgetheappropriatenessofthe moralcertaintylanguageinajuryinstructionisthattheinstructionmustbeexaminedasawholetodecidetheeffectonthejury.ThiscourthasheldthatthelanguageoftheaboveinstructiondoesnotleadtoalesserdegreeofproofthanthatrequiredbytheConstitution.Weagreewiththepreviousdecisionsofthiscourt. Thereforethisissueiswithoutmerit. Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.       ____________________________________     THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGECONCUR:___________________________________JOSEPHB.JONES,PresidingJudge___________________________________WILLIAMM.BARKER,Judge