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Ð(At€Trial)à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà D àSevierville,€TN€€37862Ð >#Ž" ÐÌSUSANNA€L.€THOMASà h àà À àà D àJAMES€B.€DUNNÐ  %Z $ ÐAssistant€District€Public€Defenderà D àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ ð%@!% Ð102€Mims€Avenueà  àà h àà À àà D à339„A€East€Main€StreetÐ Ö&&"& ÐNewport,€TN€€37821„3614à h àà À àà D àNewport,€TN€€37821Ð ¼' #' Ð(At€Trial)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€_________________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGEÌÐ  è7839 Ðò òòòÔ‡ ¼={¼X XÄ¿ÔÓ  ÓÑ7€‹]XXdðXXdð7ÑO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ#† XÄ¿X¼ ¼={ #Ôó óóóÐ ° ÐÓ: ÓÌÔ#†X‹]XX XÄ¿t#ÔÓ  ÓÌÓÓà ` àThe€ñÉñœñÉñpetitioner,€Michael€L.€Dickerson,ñÉñ›ñÉñ€appeals€from€the€dismissal€of€his€petition€forÏpost„conviction€relief,€which€alleged€that€he€was€forced€by€his€attorney€into€pleading€guiltyÏto€the€offense€of€aggravated€assault,€of€which€he€was€not€guilty.€€€As€a€result,€he€claimsÏthat€his€counsel€was€ineffective€and€that€the€guilty€plea€should€be€set€aside.€€Based€uponÏour€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€order€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€the€petition.ÌÌà ` àIn€Cocke€County,€the€petitioner€was€charged€first€with€aggravated€ñÉñœñÉñassault.€€As€aÏresult,€heñÉñ›ñÉñ€retained€counsel,€ñÉñœñÉñwhomñÉñ›ñÉñ€he€now€complains€provided€ineffective€legal€assistance.€ÏThe€petitionerððs€attorney€met€with€him€regarding€the€charge€and€spoke€with€severalÏwitnesses.€€Counselððs€conclusion€was€that€it€was€a€ð ðwinnableðð€case.€€However,€theÏpetitioner€was€then€indicted€on€numerous€auto€theft€charges.€€The€plea€bargain€offer€fromÏthe€prosecutor€was€for€all€charges,€including€the€aggravated€assault,€ñÉñœñÉñofñÉñ›ñÉñ€which€the€petitionerÏnow€claims€he€was€not€guilty,€the€pending€auto€theft€cases,€and€for€any€other€offenses,€asÏthen€uncharged,€which€had€been€committed€prior€to€the€plea€bargain€agreement.ÌÌà ` àThe€written€plea€agreement,€dated€May€29,€1996,€and€signed€by€both€the€petitionerÏand€the€prosecutor,€sets€out€that€the€petitioner€agreed€to€plead€guilty€to€the€followingÏcharges:Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6314€„€Aggravated€AssaultÌà ` àà ¸ àà  à6540€„€Theft€over€$1,000Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6541€„€Theft€over€$1,000Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6542€„€Theft€over€$10,000Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6543€„€Theft€over€$10,000Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6544€„€Theft€over€$10,000Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6659€„€Stalking.ÌÌà ` àUpon€the€petitionerððs€pleas€of€guilty€to€these€charges,€the€prosecution€was€toÏrecommend€to€the€court€the€following€sentences:Ð ::Š59 Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  à6314€„€Six€years€at€30%Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6540€„€Four€years€at€30%Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6541€„€Four€years€at€30%Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6542€„€Six€years€at€30%Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6543€„€Six€years€at€30%Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6544€„€Six€years€at€30%Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  à6659€„€Eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days.ÌÌà ` àOf€these€sentences,€indictments€6540,€6541,€6543,€6544,€and€6659€were€to€beÏserved€concurrently€with€each€other€and€concurrently€with€the€sentences€imposed€inÏindictments€6314€and€6542.€€The€sentences€imposed€in€indictments€6314€and€6542€wereÏto€be€served€consecutively€with€each€other.€€Handwritten€under€the€petitionerððs€signatureÏon€the€plea€agreement€is€the€following€statement:ÌÓÓñÉñœ›ñÉñà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àIt€is€agreed€that€the€state€shall€not€seek€indictment€nor€shallÏthe€state€prosecute€any€offense€against€this€defendant€on€anyÏcrime€involving€theft€committed€prior€to€this€date.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÌÌÓÓà ` àOn€the€same€day,€the€petitioner,€his€ñÉñœñÉñcounselñÁñ,ñÁññÉñ›ñÉñ€and€the€prosecutor,€signed€the€waiverÏof€jury€trial€and€guilty€plea.€€This€form€stated:ÌÓÓÓ9X„X™ hÀDp“XX‡XDp“X9Óà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àà ™ àComes€the€defendant€Michael€Lynn€Dickerson€andÏvoluntarily€waives€his€right€to€a€trial€by€jury€and€asks€this€CourtÏto€try€his€case€both€as€to€guilt€and€punishment.€The€right€to€aÏjury€trial€has€been€fully€explained€to€him€and€he€understandsÏthe€consequences€in€giving€up€this€right.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àà ™ àFurther,€the€Defendant€acknowledges€that€he€has€been€fullyÏadvised€of€all€the€elements€of€the€crime(s)€charged€againstÏhim.€€He€understands€that€the€State€must€prove€each€elementÏbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt€to€a€moral€certainty€before€he€canÏbe€found€guilty.€He€understands€that€he€has€the€right€toÏconfront€and€cross„examine€witnesses€against€him.€Also,€heÏunderstands€the€range€of€penalties€for€the€crime(s).€€He€knowsÏhe€has€a€Constitutional€Right€to€stand€on€his€plea€of€not€guiltyÏand€make€the€State€prove€his€guilt.€€That€if€he€is€found€guilty,Ïhe€has€a€right€to€appeal€the€decision;€at€which€time€it€could€beÏreversed€or€dismissed.€€All€of€these€rights€he€gives€up€if€heÏpleads€guilty.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àà ™ àUnderstanding€all€of€this,€the€Defendant€voluntarily€pleadsÏguilty€to€the€offense(s)€of:Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÐ  :p59 Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à6314€„€Aggravated€AssaultÐ ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà ` àà ¸ à6542€„€Theft€over€$10,000Ìà ` àà ¸ à6541€„€Theft€over€$1,000Ìà ` àà ¸ à6540€„€Theft€over€$1,000Ìà ` àà ¸ à6543€„€Theft€over€$10,000Ìà ` àà ¸ à6544€„€Theft€over€$10,000Ìà ` àà ¸ à6659€„€11/29€StalkingÌÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àand€requests€the€Court€to€accept€it.€€He€has€not€been€forced€toÏmake€this€plea,€nor€has€he€been€threatened€or€promisedÏanything€that€would€cause€him€to€enter€this€plea.€HeÏunderstands€that€there€may€or€may€not€be€a€recommendationÏmade€to€the€Court€about€sentencing€which€the€Court€mayÏaccept€or€refuse.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÓÓÌñÉñœñÉññÂñThis›€form›€was›€then›€executed›€by›€the›€petitioner,›€his›€counsel,›€and›€the›€prosecutor.›€ñÂñThisñÉñ›ñÉñ€plea€was€accepted€by€order€signed€by€the€trial€judge,€and€the€petitioner€wasÏsentenced€to€the€punishment€as€set€out€in€the€plea€agreement€and€the€waiver.€€However,Ïprior€to€accepting€the€petitionerððs€pleas€of€guilty,€the€trial€court€questioned€him€at€lengthÏregarding€his€pleas.ÌÌà ` àDuring€the€guilty€plea€proceedings€in€this€matter,€the€trial€court€advised€the€petitionerÏin€detail€as€to€his€constitutional€rights€in€the€process.€€In€response€to€specific€questionsÏfrom€the€trial€court,€the€petitioner€stated€that€he€understood€he€was€receiving€a€six„yearÏsentence€for€the€aggravated€assault€charge€and€that€he€had€not€been€threatened€orÏcoerced€into€entering€a€plea€of€guilty.€€Further,€in€response€to€the€trial€court€query€as€toÏwhether€he€was€ð ðfreely€and€voluntarilyðð€entering€a€guilty€plea€in€the€aggravated€assaultÏcase€because€he€was€guilty,€the€petitioner€responded,€ð ðYes,€sir.ðð€€The€prosecutor€thenÏadvised€the€court€that,€had€the€aggravated€assault€case€gone€to€trial,€the€Stateððs€proofÏwould€have€shown€that€on€May€8,€1994,€the€petitioner€threw€gasoline€on€Edna€Webb€andÏtried€to€ignite€a€cigarette€lighter€to€set€her€on€fire.€€The€trial€court€asked€the€petitioner€if€heÏunderstood€that€these€were€the€facts€the€State€would€have€tried€to€prove€had€the€caseÏgone€to€trial,€and€he€responded€that€ð ðthey€would€have€tried.ðð€€The€trial€court€then€discussedÏeach€of€the€additional€charges,€asking€the€petitioner€about€his€understanding€of€what€theÏState€would€have€tried€to€prove€in€each€case,€had€they€gone€to€trial.€€The€petitioner€told€theÏcourt€that€he€was€entering€pleas€of€guilty€in€each€of€the€cases€because€he€was€guilty€of€theÏoffenses.€€Counsel€for€the€petitioner€then€advised€the€court€of€the€agreement€that,€inÐ  :p59 Ðexchange€for€the€petitionerððs€pleas€of€guilty€in€all€of€the€cases,€the€State€had€agreed€not€toÏprosecute€him€in€other€cases€for€which€he€had€not€yet€been€charged€and,€further,€that€aÏsentence€which€the€petitioner€was€to€receive€in€Hamblen€County€would€be€run€concurrentlyÏwith€the€sentences€the€petitioner€was€receiving€in€Cocke€County.ÌÌà ` àFinally,€in€response€to€the€courtððs€question€as€to€whether€Edna€Webb€had€sustainedÏinjuries€as€the€result€of€being€doused€with€gasoline,€the€prosecutor€informed€the€court€thatÏMs.€Webb€was€present€in€the€courtroom.€In€response€to€the€courtððs€question€as€to€whetherÏshe€wished€to€speak,€Ms.€Webb€stated:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àWell,€number€one,€Your€Honor,€it€didnððt€happen€on€May€theÏ8th;€it€happened€on€my€birthday,€May€the€9th,€and€on€MotherððsÏDay.€Thatððs€all€Iððve€got€to€say.€Iððve€got€to€say€one€thing,€I€doÏlove€my€boy€regardless€of€what€he€done€[sic]€to€me.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÌÌÓÓà ` àThus,€based€upon€the€documents€executed€by€the€petitioner€as€part€of€the€guiltyÏplea€agreement,€and€the€testimony€at€the€plea€hearing,€it€is€clear€that€the€petitioner€freelyÏand€voluntarily€entered€pleas€of€guilty€to€the€charges€€against€him,€including€the€aggravatedÏassault.€€Further,€based€upon€the€statement€of€Ms.€Webb€to€the€trial€court,€it€is€clear€thatÏthe€State€had€a€prosecutable€case€as€to€the€aggravated€assault.€ÌÌà ` àOn€December€17,€1997,€following€the€petitionerððs€filing€of€his€petition€for€post„¼conviction€relief,€the€trial€court€held€a€hearing€in€the€matter.€€Counsel€who€had€representedÏthe€petitioner€at€the€guilty€plea€was€the€first€witness.€€He€testified€that€he€talked€withÏwitnesses€in€the€aggravated€assault€case€and€felt€that€it€was€ð ðwinnable.ðð€€However,€theÏpetitioner€was€then€charged€with€a€series€of€car€thefts,€the€proof€consisting€of€tapeÏrecordings.€€Further,€there€were€other€potential€charges€in€various€counties,€as€well€asÏpending€cases€in€Hamblen€County.€€As€a€result,€defense€counsel€met€with€the€prosecutorÏregarding€the€disposition€of€the€cases.€€However,€the€prosecutor€would€not€deal€separatelyÏwith€the€aggravated€assault€case.€€Counsel€then€met€with€the€petitioner€and€told€him€thatÏthe€State€would€not€deal€separately€with€the€aggravated€assault,€which€counsel€told€ñÉñœñÉññÆñhñÆññÃñisñÃññÄñtheÏpetitionerñÄññÅñ›€clientñÅññÉñ›ñÉñ€was€a€winnable€case.€€The€petitioner€told€counsel€that€he€would€not€plead€guiltyÐ  :p59 Ðto€the€aggravated€assault.€€Counsel€testified€that€he€discussed€the€guilty€plea€process€withÏthe€petitioner,€but€that€the€ultimate€decision€was€the€petitionerððs€as€to€what€to€do.€Ìà ` àÌà ` àIn€òòState€v.€Hodgesóó,€815€S.W.2d€151€(Tenn.€1991),€the€court€set€out€the€limitedÐ P   Ðoptions€available€to€a€defendant€who€has€admitted€to€the€court€his€guilt€in€the€proceeding:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àOnce€a€criminal€defendant€has€solemnly€admitted€in€openÏcourt€that€he€is€in€fact€guilty€of€the€offense€with€which€he€isÏcharged,€he€may€not€thereafter€raise€independent€claimsÏrelating€to€the€deprivation€of€constitutional€rights€that€occurredÏprior€to€the€entry€of€the€guilty€plea.€He€may€only€attack€theÏvoluntary€and€intelligent€character€of€the€guilty€plea€by€showingÏthat€the€advice€he€received€from€counsel€did€not€meetÏappropriate€standards.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌòòHodgesóó,€815€S.W.2d€at€153.Ð €Ð ÐÌÌÌÓÓà ` àIn€this€case,€there€is€nothing€more€that€could€have€been€done€by€the€trial€court€toÏensure€that€the€petitioner€was€knowingly,€freely,€and€voluntarily€entering€pleas€of€guilty€ñÉñœñÉññÇñinñÇññÈñtoñÈññÉñ›ñÉñÏthe€charges€against€him.€€The€petitioner€executed€all€of€the€documents€required€by€theÏcourt€prior€to€its€acceptance€of€the€guilty€pleas€and,€further,€told€the€court€that€he€was€guiltyÏof€all€of€the€charges,€including€the€aggravated€assault.€€The€complainant€as€to€that€chargeÏwas€present€at€the€time€of€the€guilty€plea€and,€in€response€to€an€inquiry€from€the€trial€court,Ïmade€out€a€colorable€claim€as€to€the€aggravated€assault.€€The€prosecutor€did€not€give€theÏdefense€attorney€the€option€of€contesting€the€aggravated€assault€charge€and€pleadingÏguilty€to€the€other€charges.€€In€fact,€the€defense€counselððs€assessment€of€the€aggravatedÏassault€case,€believing€it€to€be€ð ðwinnable,ðð€echoes€that€of€the€petitioner.€ÌÌà ` àThe€petitioner€attempts€to€isolate€the€aggravated€assault€charge€from€the€others€andÏhave€us€consider€whether€his€counselððs€performance€was€adequate€as€to€that€charge.€ÏHowever,€he€ignores€the€fact€that€the€State€would€not€allow€that€charge€to€be€isolated.€€TheÏpetitioner€had€to€either€plead€guilty€to€all€charges€or€go€to€trial€on€them.€€The€State€hadÏother€charges€which€could€have€been€brought€against€the€petitioner€but€were€not,€as€theÏresult€of€the€plea€bargain€agreement.€€Thus,€we€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€the€actionsÏof€counsel€on€behalf€of€the€petitioner€were€within€the€range€of€competence€required€byÐ  :p59 ÐòòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930€(Tenn.€1975).Ð ° ÐÌà ` àFor€these€reasons,€we€affirm€the€order€of€the€trial€court€in€dismissing€the€petition€forÏpost„conviction€relief.ÌÌÓÓÔ‡ X”ÁXXX[Ôà ` àà ¸ àà ™ àà h àà À àà D àà p àà È àà  àà x àà Ð àà (# à¼à ` àà ¸ àà ™ àà h àà À àà D à_____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà ™ àà h àà À àà D àALAN€E.€€GLENN,€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌ____________________________________ÌJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌ____________________________________ÌJOHN€EVERETT€WILLIAMS,€JUDGEÌà ` àÔ#†X[XX X”Á³G#ÔÌà ` àà ¸ àà ™ à