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Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àandÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àTom€ThurmanÌ€€€€à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ `'X $ Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWashington€Square,€Suite€500Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à222€2nd€Avenue€NorthÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37201„1649ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudgeÌÐ >:639— ЇÌÓÓà@õõ)Dàòòò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóˆà0 È àÐîæÈ€%È€% Ðà ¸ àà  àThe€petitioner,€Wayford€Demonbreun,€appeals€as€of€right€from€theÏShelby€County€Criminal€Courtððs€denial€of€post„conviction€relief.€€The€petitioner€pledÏguilty€to€conspiracy€to€sell€over€three€hundred€grams€of€cocaine,€a€Class€A€felony.€€€HeÏwas€sentenced€to€fifteen€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction€as€a€Range€I,€standardÏoffender.€€The€petitioner€contends€that€(1)€his€guilty€plea€was€not€knowing€and€voluntaryÏbecause€of€his€attorneyððs€failure€to€interview€a€co„defendant,€and€(2)€his€case€should€beÏremanded€for€further€proof€because€his€initial€post„conviction€attorney€failed€to€file€theÏcertification€required€by€Rule€28,€Tenn.€S.€Ct.€R.€€We€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€ofÏpost„conviction€relief.ÌÌà ¸ àThe€petitioner€was€indicted€along€with€Ortago€Thomas€and€Carlos€WoodsÏfor€one€count€of€selling€three€hundred€grams€of€cocaine,€one€count€of€delivering€threeÏhundred€grams€of€cocaine,€and€one€count€of€conspiracy€to€sell€three€hundred€grams€ofÏcocaine.€€The€indictment€also€charged€the€petitioner€with€possession€with€intent€to€sellÏanother€twenty„six€grams€of€cocaine€and€with€possession€of€a€deadly€weapon€with€theÏintent€to€use€it€during€an€escape.€€The€petitioner€pled€guilty€to€the€conspiracy€charge,Ïand€the€trial€court€dismissed€the€remaining€charges€in€the€indictment€as€well€as€twoÏother€pending€indictments€and€four€outstanding€warrants.€€ÌÌà ¸ àAt€the€post„conviction€evidentiary€hearing,€the€state€entered€the€transcriptÏof€the€guilty€plea€hearing€into€evidence.€€At€the€time€of€his€guilty€plea,€the€petitionerÏtestified€that€he€understood€that€he€was€waiving€his€right€to€a€trial€and€that€he€wasÏpleading€guilty€of€his€own€free€will.€€He€said€that€he€had€discussed€his€possibleÏdefenses€and€the€guilty€plea€with€his€attorney€and€that€he€was€satisfied€with€how€hisÏattorney€handled€his€case.€€After€the€state€presented€a€factual€summary,€which€includedÏâ âthe€fact€that€Ortago€Thomas€told€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation€(TBI)€agents€thatÐ ¦6ž/5 Ðthe€cocaine€in€the€controlled€buy€came€from€the€petitioner,€the€petitioner€said€that€theÏfacts€were€true€and€that€he€was€guilty.Ìâ âÌà ¸ àAt€the€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that€his€trial€attorneyÏrepresented€him€in€a€separate€murder€case€as€well€as€in€the€present€drug€case.€€HeÏsaid€that€he€had€two€ten„minute€meetings€with€his€attorney€about€his€drug€charges.€€TheÏpetitioner€said€that€he€told€his€attorney€that€the€drugs€found€in€his€house€were€his€butÏthat€he€knew€nothing€of€the€controlled€buy€ñçñœñçñinvolvingñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€Ortago€Thomas,€and€he€was€willingÏto€go€to€trial€to€ñçñœñçñcontestñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€those€charges.€€He€said€that€he€told€his€attorney€that€ThomasÏaccepted€guilt€for€the€crime€and€that€the€attorney€should€talk€to€Thomas.€€He€said€thatÏhis€attorney€never€asked€him€about€any€witnesses,€never€investigated€the€case,€andÏnever€discussed€any€possible€defenses€to€the€drug€charges.€€ÌÌà ¸ àThe€petitioner€testified€that€the€case€was€set€for€trial€on€March€7,€1995.€ÏHe€said€that€he€had€spent€less€ñçñœñçñthañçñ›œñçñnñçñ›ñçññçññçññçññçñ€thirty€minutes€with€his€attorney€preparing€for€trialÏthat€day€and€that€they€only€discussed€his€pleading€guilty.€€He€stated€that€he€told€hisÏattorney€that€he€did€not€want€to€plead€ñçñœñçñguiltyñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€but€ñçñœñçñthat€hisñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€attorney€told€him€that€he€had€noÏchoice.€€He€stated€that€at€the€plea€hearing,€his€attorney€told€him€that€he€had€not€spokenÏwith€either€Thomas€or€Thomasððs€attorney.€ñçñœñçñ€Heñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€said€that€he€pled€guilty€to€the€conspiracyÏcharge€because€his€attorney€told€him€that€if€he€did€not€plead€guilty,€ñçñœñçñheñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€would€get€a€longÏsentence,€possibly€a€life€sentence.€€He€said€his€attorney€did€not€go€over€the€guilty€pleaÏform€with€him,€but€he€acknowledged€reading€it€before€he€signed€it.€€He€said€that€hisÏattorney€instructed€him€that€the€trial€court€was€going€to€talk€to€him€and€that€he€was€ñçñœñçñtoñçñ›ñçññçññçñÏsay€ð ðyesðð€and€that€he€was€guilty.€€He€said€that€ñçñœñçñheñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€ñçñœñçñonly€understoodñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€ñçñœñçñthatñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€he€was€getting€aÏfifteen„year€sentence€for€the€crime.ÌÌà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€the€petitioner€testified€that€he€was€arrested€on€theÏdrug€charges€while€he€was€on€bond€in€the€murder€case.€€He€admitted€that€he€had€eightÐ Œ7„06 ÐÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  ÑñçñÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññçñounces€of€cocaine,€a€wrapper€for€a€kilogram€of€cocaine,€a€ñçñœñçñ.357ñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€magnum€handgun€andÏvarious€drug€paraphernalia€at€the€time€of€his€arrest,€but€he€denied€possessing€ñçñœñçñthirteenñçñ›ñçññçññçñÏthousand€dollars.€€He€said€that€Thomas€wrote€him€a€letter€admitting€that€the€drugs€wereÏThomasððs.€€He€said€that€before€his€guilty€plea€hearing,€Thomas€told€him€that€he€wouldÏnot€testify€against€him.€€He€said€that€he€remembered€the€trial€court€reading€to€him€at€hisÏplea€hearing,€but€he€did€not€remember€what€the€court€said.ÌÌà ¸ àOrtago€Thomas€testified€that€he€and€Carlos€Woods€engaged€in€a€drugÏtransaction€with€TBI€agents€and€that€he€and€Woods€were€arrested.€€He€said€that€theÏagents€told€him€that€if€he€ñçñœñçñimplicatedñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€the€petitioner,€he€would€get€less€time.€€He€said€heÏgave€the€agents€false€information€about€the€petitioner.€€Thomas€said€that€he€told€hisÏattorney€that€the€petitioner€was€not€guilty€and€that€he€wanted€to€tell€the€truth,€but€hisÏattorney€said€not€to€worry€about€it€because€he€was€getting€a€reduced€sentence.€€He€saidÏhe€was€not€able€to€contact€the€petitionerððs€attorney.€€He€said€that€the€drugs€sold€to€theÏTBI€agents€were€his,€that€the€petitioner€had€nothing€to€do€with€the€offense,€and€that€heÏwould€not€have€testified€against€the€petitioner.€€He€said€that€although€he€and€theÏpetitioner€lived€in€the€same€compound€at€Turney€Center,€they€had€not€discussed€thisÏcase€since€before€the€petitionerððs€trial€when€he€told€the€petitioner€that€he€would€notÏtestify€against€him.ÌÌà ¸ àThe€petitionerððs€trial€attorney€testified€that€after€the€preliminary€hearing,Ïthe€petitioner€and€his€family€told€him€that€the€drugs€belonged€to€Ortago€Thomas.€€HeÏsaid€that€as€a€part€of€discovery,€he€received€three€tapes€that€were€devastating€to€theÏpetitionerððs€case.€€He€said€that€he€and€the€petitioner€listened€to€the€tapes€together€andÏdiscussed€the€case,€and€he€advised€the€petitioner€that€he€did€not€think€that€they€shouldÏgo€to€trial.€€He€said€that€one€reason€ñçñœñçñheñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€ñçñœñçñthoughtñçñ›ñçññçññçññçñœ›ñçññçññçñ€the€plea€offer€was€beneficial€to€theÏpetitioner€ñçñœñçñwasñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€that€the€state€offered€to€dismiss€several€other€pending€drug€and€weaponÏcharges€against€the€petitioner.Ð Œ7„06 Їà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€the€attorney€testified€that€he€spent€a€considerableÏamount€of€time€on€this€case.€€He€said€that€both€the€district€attorney€and€ThomasððsÏattorney€told€him€that€Thomas€was€prepared€to€testify€against€the€petitioner€at€trial.€€HeÏsaid€that€he€did€not€attempt€to€talk€with€Thomas€without€his€attorneyððs€approval.€€HeÏsaid€that€he€did€not€tell€the€petitioner€that€he€was€facing€a€life€sentence€in€this€case.€€HeÏsaid€that€the€petitioner€is€intelligent.Ì€€€€€€€Ìà ¸ àThe€trial€court€denied€the€post„conviction€petition.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Ïevidentiary€hearing,€the€trial€court€stated€that€although€it€did€not€appear€that€theÏpetitionerððs€attorney€performed€any€substantial€trial€preparation,€it€believed€that€all€of€theÏissues€raised€by€the€petitioner€were€covered€in€the€guilty€plea€colloquy.€€The€trial€courtÏfound€that€the€petitioner€knowingly€entered€his€guilty€plea.ÌÌà ¸ àIn€a€post„conviction€case,€the€burden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€prove€hisÏgrounds€for€relief€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f).€ÏOn€appeal,€we€are€bound€by€the€trial€courtððs€findings€unless€we€conclude€that€theÏevidence€preponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€755Ð È#À  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€The€petitioner€has€the€burden€of€illustrating€how€the€evidenceÏpreponderates€against€the€judgment€entered.€€ñçñœñçñòòId.óóñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€€This€court€may€not€reweigh€orÐ `'X $ Ðreevaluate€the€evidence,€nor€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trial€court.€ÏòòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€579€(Tenn.€1997).€€Questions€concerning€theÐ ø*ð#( Ðcredibility€of€witnesses€and€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€to€their€testimony€areÏresolved€by€the€trial€court,€not€this€court.€€òòId.óóÐ .ˆ', ÐÓ  Óò òÌI.€€KNOWING€AND€VOLUNTARY€GUILTY€PLEAÌó óÓ  Óà ¸ àThe€petitioner€contends€that€he€did€not€knowingly€and€voluntarily€enter€hisÐ  4-2 Ðguilty€plea€because€his€ñçñœñçñattorneyñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€failed€to€explore€fully€his€available€defenses.€€HeÏargues€that€new€evidence€reveals€that€he€is€innocent€and€that€if€his€attorney€hadÐ ¤7œ06 Ðdiscovered€this€evidence,€Ortago€Thomas€would€be€convicted€of€this€crime€rather€thanÏthe€petitioner.€ñçñœñçñ€Theñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€state€contends€that€the€petitioner€knowingly€and€voluntarily€pledÏguilty€with€full€knowledge€of€whether€the€cocaine€belonged€to€him€or€his€co„defendant.ÌÌà ¸ àWhen€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€is€made€under€the€SixthÏAmendment,€the€burden€is€upon€the€petitioner€to€show€(1)€that€counselððs€performanceÏwas€deficient€and€(2)€that€the€deficiency€was€prejudicial€in€terms€of€rendering€aÏreasonable€probability€that€the€result€of€the€trial€was€unreliable€or€the€proceedingsÏfundamentally€unfair.€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,Ð h` Ð2064€(1984);€òòseeóó€òòLockhart€v.€Fretwellóó,€506€U.S.€364,€368„72,€113€S.€Ct.€838,€842„44Ð 4, Ð(1993).€€The€òòStricklandóó€standard€has€been€applied€to€the€right€to€counsel€under€Article€I,Ð ø ÐSection€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.€€òòState€v.€Melsonóó,€772€S.W.2d€417,€419€n.€2Ð ÌÄ Ð(Tenn.€1989).€€When€a€petitioner€claims€that€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€resultedÏin€a€guilty€plea,€the€petitioner€must€prove€that€counsel€performed€deficiently€and€that€butÏfor€counselððs€errors,€the€petitioner€would€not€have€pled€guilty€and€would€have€insistedÏupon€going€to€trial.€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€464€U.S.€52,€59,€106€S.€Ct.€366,€370€(1985).Ð ü!ô ÐÌà ¸ àIn€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975),€our€supreme€courtÐ ”%Œ" Ðheld€that€attorneys€should€be€held€to€the€general€standard€of€whether€the€servicesÏrendered€were€within€the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminalÏcases.€€Further,€the€court€stated€that€the€range€of€competence€was€to€be€measured€byÏthe€duties€and€criteria€set€forth€in€òòBeasley€v.€United€Statesóó,€491€F.2d€687,€696€(6th€Cir.Ð Ä,¼%* Ð1974)€and€òòUnited€States€v.€DeCosteróó,€487€F.2d€1197,€1202„04€(D.C.€Cir.€1973).€€Also,Ð .ˆ', Ðin€reviewing€counselððs€conduct,€a€ð ðfair€assessment€of€attorney€performance€requiresÏthat€every€effort€be€made€to€eliminate€the€distorting€effects€of€hindsight,€to€reconstructÏthe€circumstances€of€counselððs€challenged€conduct,€and€to€evaluate€the€conduct€fromÏcounselððs€perspective€at€the€time.ðð€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€689,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2065;€òòseeóóÐ À5¸.4 ÐòòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629€S.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).Ð Œ7„06 ÐÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  ÑÌà ¸ àWe€also€note€that€the€approach€to€the€issue€of€the€ineffective€assistanceÏof€counsel€does€not€have€to€start€with€an€analysis€of€an€attorneyððs€conduct.€€If€prejudiceÏis€not€shown,€we€need€not€seek€to€determine€the€validity€of€the€allegations€aboutÏdeficient€performance.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€697,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2069.Ð 80 ÐÌà ¸ àIn€order€to€establish€prejudice,€the€petitioner€must€show€that€but€for€hisÏattorneyððs€failure€to€interview€Thomas,€he€would€not€have€pled€guilty.€€The€petitionerÏcharacterizes€his€claim€that€the€cocaine€belonged€to€Thomas€as€new€evidence€that€hisÏattorney€did€not€discover.€ñçñœñçñ€Toñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€the€contrary,€the€petitionerððs€attorney€testified€that€justÏafter€the€preliminary€hearing,€the€petitioner€and€his€family€told€him€that€the€cocaineÏbelonged€to€Thomas.€€The€attorney€said€he€did€not€contact€Thomas€ñçñœñçñwithoutñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€hisÏñçñœñçñattorneyððs€approval,ñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€but€both€the€district€attorney€and€Thomasððs€attorney€told€him€thatÏThomas€would€testify€for€the€state.€€Furthermore,€the€petitioner€testified€that€ThomasÏtold€him€that€the€cocaine€was€his€before€the€plea€hearing.€€Thus,€at€the€time€ñçñœñçññßñthat›€ñßñtheñçñ›ñçññçññçñÏpetitioner€pled€guilty,€he€knew€whether€the€cocaine€belonged€to€him€or€to€Thomas.€€òòSeeóóÐ ü!ô ÐòòJames€E.€Newsome€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„9710„CR„00459,€Davidson€County,€slip€op.€atÐ È#À  Ð7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Sept.€30,€1998),€òòapp.óó€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€Apr.€19,€1999)€(holding€that€aÐ ”%Œ" Ðthird€partyððs€confession€in€the€wake€of€a€guilty€plea€is€not€newly€discovered€evidenceÏbecause€the€defendant€knew€whether€he€committed€the€crime€at€the€time€he€enteredÏthe€plea).€€However,€despite€purporting€to€know€that€the€cocaine€belonged€to€ThomasÏand€that€Thomas€admitted€ownership,€the€petitioner€chose€to€plead€guilty€rather€than€toÏgo€to€trial.€€Thus,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€show€that€his€guilty€plea€was€unknowingÏand€involuntary€and€that€his€attorneyððs€failure€to€talk€to€Thomas€was€the€cause€for€himÏto€plead€guilty.ÌÌÌÐ Œ7„06 Ðà@ææDàò òII.€SUPREME€COURT€RULE€28,€ðð€6(C)(3)ó óˆÐ  Ðà ¸ àThe€petitioner€contends€that€his€attorneyððs€failure€to€certify€that€heÏinvestigated€all€possible€constitutional€violations€requires€that€his€case€be€remanded€forÏfurther€proof.€€The€state€contends€that€the€petitioner€is€essentially€requesting€a€newÏpost„conviction€hearing€based€upon€the€ineffectiveness€of€his€initial€post„convictionÏcounsel.€€The€state€argues€that€this€claim€avails€the€petitioner€neither€constitutional€norÏstatutory€relief.ÌÌà ¸ àRule€28,€ðð€6(C)(3),€Tenn.€S.€Ct.€R.,€states€that€a€petitionerððs€attorney€shallÏfile€the€following€certification€within€thirty€days€of€being€retained€or€appointed:ÌÓÓñàñÓ  Óñàñà8 ¸ àà  àI,€____________,€certify€that€I€have€thoroughlyÏinvestigated€the€possible€constitutional€violationsÏalleged€by€petitioner,€including€all€those€in€.€.€.€the€formÏpetition€.€.€.€and€any€other€ground€that€the€petitionerÏmay€have€for€relief.€€I€have€discussed€other€possibleÏconstitutional€grounds€with€the€petitioner.€€I€have€raisedÏall€non„frivolous€constitutional€grounds€warranted€byÏexisting€law€or€a€good€faith€argument€for€the€extension,Ïmodification€or€reversal€of€existing€law€which€theÏpetitioner€has.€€I€am€aware€that€any€ground€not€raisedÏshall€be€forever€barred€.€.€.€and€have€explained€this€toÏpetitioner.Ð ¸ x¸ x ÐÌÓÓñáñÓ  ÓñáñRule€28,€ðð€6(C)(5),€Tenn.€S.€Ct.€R.,€provides€that€an€appointed€attorney€who€does€notÏfile€the€certification€may€not€be€paid.€€ñçñœñçñÌÌà ¸ àTheñçñ›ñçññçññçñ€petitioner€asserts€that€his€first€post„conviction€attorney€did€not€file€thisÏcertification€and€that€he€was€not€aware€of€his€attorneyððs€duty€to€raise€all€non„frivolousÏgrounds.€€He€argues€that€this€entitles€him€to€a€new€evidentiary€hearing.€€The€stateÏresponds€that€the€fact€that€the€supreme€court€rule€sets€forth€œnonñèñ€ñèñpayment›€as€theÏconsequence€for€a€failure€to€file€the€certification€indicates€that€a€new€evidentiary€hearingÏis€not€contemplated€to€be€an€appropriated€remedy.€€However,€we€do€not€need€toÏexplore€the€limits€of€the€remedies€available€to€a€petitioner€because€of€ñçñœñçññâñtheñâññãñanñãññçñ›ñçñ€attorneyððs€lackÏâ âof€certification.€€The€petitioner€ñçñœñçññäñin€the€present€case€ñäñdoesñçñ›ñçñ€not€specify€any€ground€for€reliefÐ ²6ª/5 Ðthat€his€initial€attorney€failed€to€ñçñœñçñraiseñåñ,ñåññçñ›ñçñ€but€ñçñœñçññæñwhich›€ñæñwouldñçñ›ñçñ€entitle€the€petitioner€to€relief.€€Thus,€theÏpetitioner€has€failed€to€show€any€harm€resulting€from€the€lack€of€certification.Ìâ âÌà ¸ àWe€also€note€that€the€petitionerððs€claim€is€akin€to€alleging€that€he€receivedÏineffective€assistance€from€his€post„conviction€counsel€because€the€attorney€failed€toÏfile€the€required€certification.€€The€law€is€well€settled€that€the€petitioner€has€noÏconstitutional€right€to€the€effective€assistance€of€post„conviction€counsel.€€òòHouse€v.Ð ÐÈ  ÐStateóó,€911€S.W.2d€705,€712€(Tenn.€1995).€€Thus,€we€believe€the€petitioner€is€notÐ œ”  Ðentitled€to€a€remand.€ÌÌà ¸ àBased€upon€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€the€trialÏcourtððs€denial€of€post„conviction€relief.ÌÌÓÓà ¸ àà  àà h àÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ JB Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ ”%Œ" ÐJoe€G.€Riley,€JudgeÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ ,)$"& ÐAlan€E.€Glenn,€Judge€€€€€ò ò€ó óÐ * #' Ð