WPC /# UN % 0()b1w@94y 0J 0T 0^: 0h 0r 0|r 0 0t 1u 0dyU>U* 0@E D3 B B) DC AMA 1 v~ v= AQa 0D' 0Dk D/ BHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLH(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($- - PEDDӀS" GK"|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial("$    """"'dxd d% Line 7 d####7Border 1dd* $C << G ' !  #d#  +"     YYY FILEDX July16,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva *+ ,-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ..' dxdP Pd ! .   `       \RA'\\RA'\7XXdd7      INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEATJACKSON*R%&$A1-j|d`  `@RJUNESESSION,1997  JASONEMERYDODD,  ) C.C.A.NO.02C019608CC00273     )  Appellant,   )     )     ) HARDINCOUNTYVS.     )      ) HON.C.CREEDMcGINLEY STATEOFTENNESSEE,  ) JUDGE      )  Appellee.   ) (PostConviction)   ONAPPEALFROMTHEJUDGMENTOFTHECIRCUITCOURTOFHARDINCOUNTY   FORTHEAPPELLANT:   FORTHEAPPELLEE:STEPHANIEL.PRENTIS  JOHNKNOXWALKUP615CourtStreet    AttorneyGeneralandReporterSavannah,TN38372      CLINTONJ.MORGAN      AssistantAttorneyGeneral      450JamesRobertsonParkway      Nashville,TN37243      ROBERTRADFORD      DistrictAttorneyGeneral      JOHNOVERTON      AssistantDistrictAttorney      HardinCountyCourthouse      Savannah,TN38372OPINIONFILED________________________AFFIRMEDDAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE   OPINION   ӛ ThePetitionerappealsasofrightfromthetrialcourtsdenialofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.ThePetitionerpleadedguiltytoarsonandwassentencedasaRangeIstandardoffendertothreeyearstobeservedincommunitycorrections.Subsequently,thePetitionerwasfoundtohaveviolatedthetermsofhiscommunitycorrectionssentenceandhewasresentencedtofiveyearsintheDepartmentofCorrection.Inthepostconvictionproceeding,theϜPetitionersoughtreliefonthegroundsthathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselandthathisguiltypleawasthusnotknowingandvoluntary.Thetrialcourtdeniedrelief.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. Indeterminingwhethercounselprovidedeffectiveassistanceattrial,thecourtmustdecidewhethercounselsperformancewaswithintherangeofcompetencedemandedofattorneysincriminalcases.Baxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930,936(Tenn.1975).Tosucceedonaclaimthathiscounselwasineffectiveattrial,aPetitionerbearstheburdenofshowingthathiscounselmadeerrorssoseriousthathewasnotfunctioningascounselasguaranteedundertheSixthAmendmentandthatthedeficientrepresentationprejudicedtheϜPetitionerresultinginafailuretoproduceareliableresult.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;seeCooper,849S.W.2dat746. Thistwopartstandardofmeasuringineffectiveassistanceofcounselalsoappliestoclaimsarisingoutofthepleaprocess.Hillv.Lockhart,474U.S.52(1985).TheprejudicerequirementismodifiedsothatthePetitioner mustshowthatthereisareasonableprobabilitythat,butforcounselserrorshewouldnothavepleadedguiltyandwouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial.Id.at59. Atthepostconvictionhearing,thePetitionertestifiedthathisguiltypleawascoercedbyhisattorney.Hesaidthathisattorneydidnotobtainany statementsanddidnotexplaintohimtheconsequencesofhisguiltyplea.Hesaidthathedidnotunderstandthatifheviolatedthetermsofhiscommunitycorrectionssentencehecouldberesentencedtoincarceration. TheonlyotherwitnesstotestifyatthepostconvictionhearingwastheattorneywhorepresentedthePetitionerattheguiltyplea.ThetestimonyoftheattorneycontradictedthatofthePetitioneroneverypertinentpoint.Alsopresentedatthepostconvictionhearingwerethetranscriptsfromtheguiltypleaproceedingandthetranscriptoftheoriginalsentencinghearing.ThesetranscriptsreflectthatthePetitionerwasfullyinformedofhisconstitutionalrightsandtheconsequencesofhispleaagreement.ThepostconvictionjudgedeterminedthatthePetitionerreceivedtheeffectiveassistanceofcounselandthathisguiltypleawasvoluntarily,knowingly,andintelligentlyentered.Thecourtfound nocredibleevidencetoindicatethatthePetitionerisentitledtoanytypeofrelief.̛ TheTennesseeSupremeCourthasstated:8 Forthepleatobeacceptableitmustbevoluntary.Thatdoesnotmeanthatthedefendantwouldwanttopleadguiltyifheorshehadtheoptionavailabletogofree.Theoptionavailableistogototrial,withitsuncertainties,ortopleadguilty.Theknowledgethatismostrelevanttothisdecisionoftheaccusedpertainstotherightsthatareavailabletohimorheruponatrialthataregivenupbypleadingguilty.Statev.Neal,810S.W.2d131,135(Tenn.1991). Thepurposeofanappellatecourtwhenreviewingwhetheradefendanthasmadeavoluntary,knowing,andintelligentpleaistoensurethatthedefendanthaswillinglywaivedthoserightsguaranteedhimthroughtheConstitution,thatwouldbeavailabletohimifhewenttotrial,withnohintofimpropercoercion.Webelievetherecordsupportsthetrialjudgesconclusionthattheguiltypleawasvoluntarily,knowinglyandintelligentlyentered. TheresolutionofthefactualissuesraisedbythePetitionerwasdeterminedbythetrialcourtafterahearinginwhichboththePetitionerandthePetitionersformercounseltestified.Apetitionermustproveallegationsoffactbyclearandconvincingevidence.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f)(Supp.1996).ThetrialjudgeweighedthetestimonyofthewitnessesandfoundthatthePetitionerhadfailedtocarrytheburdenofprooftosupporthisclaims,whichthePetitionermustdotoprevail.Statev.Kerley,820S.W.2d753,755(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).ThisCourtisboundbythefindingsofthetrialjudgeonthefactualdeterminationsunlesstheevidencepreponderatesagainstthefindings.Rhodenv.State,816S.W.2d56,59(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).Weconcludethattheevidencesupportsthefindingsofthetrialjudge.Wefindnoerroroflawrequiringreversal. Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.Ӝ     ___________________________________     DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGECONCUR:___________________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE___________________________________JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE