WPC$ U:V %n 04Sw 4 0J 0T 0^C 0h 0r 0|{ 0 0} 1u U, 0d U, U6> U*t B B) DC AM' t D3}U>v~ 0@lv AO 0D D/ B<6X9`("Courier 10cpiX3|xH<6X9`("Courier 10cpiXx6X@;X@( T$  =Ӏ e2 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<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(Courier New<  9p`(Arial d% Line 7 d&&&&7Border 1dd-'C << G !  #  $$   YYY FILED$X June10,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.$AppellateCourtClerk %%%%'dxd<  9p`(&Times New RomanPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@("$    Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &""Xd&#""Xd##         \RA'\$@ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE @ ATKNOXVILLEL()';+'h|`  `L@ MARCH1996SESSION yXI STATEOFTENNESSEE ̀Appellee,V. CARLOSD.CRUTCHER̀ Appellant,FORTHEAPPELLANT:J.EstesCockeAttorneyAtLaw4159RinggoldRoad,#106EastRidge,Tn.37412̀)C.C.A.No.03C019508CR00248))HamiltonCounty))Hon.DouglasA.Meyer,Judge))(PostConviction)FORTHEAPPELLEE:CharlesW.BursonAttorneyGeneralandMichaelJ.Fahey,IIAssistantAttorneyGeneral450JamesRobertsonParkwayNashville,Tn.37243BatesBryan,Jr.AssistantDistrictAttorneyCourtsBuildingChattanooga,Tn.37402ҀOPINIONFILED:______________________̀ AFFIRMEDPURSUANTTORULE20 򀀀CHARLESLEE ,̀SpecialJudge    @ OPINIOǸAppellant,CarlosD.Crutcher,appealsasofrightfromthetrialcourt'sdismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.TheappellanthadoriginallybeenchargedwithFirstDegreeMurder.OnMarch14,1991,appellantpledguiltytoMurderintheSecondDegreeandreceivedasentenceof50yearsasaRangeIIIoffender.̀Twoissuesarepresentedforreview.Appellantcontendsthattrialcounselwasineffectiveinherfailuretofullyinvestigatehiscaseandbutforherineffectivenesshewouldnothavepleadguilty.Furtherhecomplainsthathispleawasnotvoluntarilymade.Inreality,afterarrivingatthepenitentiary,appellantwasapparentlyinformedbyadvisorspurportingtobemoreknowledgeableinthelawthantrialcounselthatappellantcouldhavegottenabetterdealthanhisplea.Onlytwowitnessestestifiedintheevidentiaryhearinginthismatter,theoriginaltrialcounselwhodeniedtheallegationsandtheappellantwhocandidlyadmittedthathewasguilty,didnotnowdesireatrial,butwishedtorenegotiatehissentence.̀Theevidencecontainedintherecorddoesnotpreponderateagainstthetrialjudge'sfindingthatappellantenteredhisguiltypleaknowingly,intelligentlyandvoluntarilyandthat,evenifappellant'sallegationsofineffectiveassistanceweretrue,therewasnoreasonableprobabilitythat,butforcounsel'serrors,appellantwouldhavepleadnotguiltyandinsistedongoingtotrial.Hillv.Lockhart,474U.S.52,59,88L.Ed.2d203,106S.Ct.366(1985);Bankstonv.State,+Ԁ$Ԁ815S.W.2d213,215(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).Thomasv.Foltz,818F.2d476,480(6thCir.),cert.denied,484U.S.870,98L.Ed.2d149,108S.Ct.198(1987). Baseduponathoroughreadingoftherecord,thebriefsoftheparties,andthelawgoverningtheissuepresentedforreview,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppealsofTennessee.̀    _____________________________CharlesLee,SpecialJudge    CONCUR:____________________________PaulG.Summers,Judge____________________________JosephM.Tipton,Judge