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($$   1  'dxd !  _4aXXa8?XXdd8    Xh2XTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  † _vY_@0,j:`  `@E ` 8ttxP'  v__INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  ATNASHVILLEJULY1999SESSION   DXXWILLIAMH.HORTON,    * D C.C.A.#01C019704CR00132  TL    Appellant,#XXh2#Xh2X     * D DAVIDSONCOUNTY  ,$   VS.   <     * D HonorableSethNorman,Judge    STATEOFTENNE#XXh2v#Xh2XSSEE,    * D (PostConvictionReliefDenied)      Appellee#XXh2#Xh2X.    *   FORTHEAPPELLANT:      D FORTHEAPPELLEE:  ^V  MICHAELJ.FLANAGAN     D PAULG.SUMMERS 0( 95WhiteBridgeRoad,Suite208   D AttorneyGeneral&Reporter  Nashville,TN37205   <      D ELIZABETHT.RYAN   <      D 425FifthAvenueNorth   <      D Nashville,TN37243   <      D VICTORS.(TORRY)JOHNSONIII   <      D DistrictAttorneyGeneral   <      D JOHNC.ZIMMERMAN   <      D AssistantDistrictAttorney   <      D WashingtonSquarè   <      D 222SecondAvenueNorth ' $    <      D Nashville,TN37201   <      D OPINIONFILED:_______________ X X AFFIRMED  r4j-2  JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS, Judge  927  Xq  X#XXh2m# 5K !    :39 † TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT   OPINION # ! 5KE #Xh2X   X\ 44     Thepetitioner,WilliamH.Horton,appealsthetrialcourtsdenialofhis l d petitionforpostconvictionrelief.Thepetitionercontendsthathereceived 8 0 ineffectiveassistanceofcounselattrialandondirectappeal,aswellas   prosecutorialmisconduct.Aftercarefulreview,weAFFIRMthejudgmentofthe  trialcourt.   򀀀 h`    <   ProceduralHistory  4,   OnNovember10,1992,aDavidsonCountyjuryconvictedthepetitioner  ofpossessionforresaleofover26gramsofcocaine.Hewassentencedtothe  DepartmentofCorrectionfor21yearsasaRangeIIIpersistentoffender.His  directappealfromthatconvictionandsentencewasaffirmed.SeeStatev. d\ WilliamHowardHorton,DavidsonCounty,No.01C019312CR00435(Tenn. 0( Crim.App.,filedOctober6,1994),app.perm.appealdeniedJanuary30,1995.  OnAugust4,1995,thepetitionerfiledthisprosepetition.Afterappointmentof   counsel,anamendeduncounseledpetition,twojudgesrecusals,andtwo " hearings,thefinalorderfromwhichthisappealistakenwasenteredSeptember `$X  9,1998.#}XXy#XyX}  ,&$" Z XBACKGROUND  )"&    DennisHughesrepresentedthepetitioneronthechargeswhicharethe +$( basisofthisappeal.Thepostconvictioncourtconsideredallpleadingsfiledby \-T&* petitionerscounsel,thetrialtranscriptwiththeexhibits,thetranscriptfromthe (/ (, January24,1996postconvictionevidentiaryhearing,andthetestimony 0). presentedonSeptember9,1998,inreachingitsjudgment.Thewitnesses 2+0 testifyingatbothhearingswerethepetitioner;DennisHughes,thepetitioners 4-2 attorney;JohnZimmerman,prosecutingattorney;andTerryJ.Canady, X6P/4 appointedcounselforpetitionersdirectappeal.Initsjudgment,thetrialcourt $816 madeseveralpertinentfindings: 928  4< ,DX1.DennisHugheswasretainedcounselforthepetitioneratall    timespertinenttotheissueofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,   bothattrialandonappeal.  2. Thestateofferedthedefendantanofferofaneight(8)year     sentenceifthedefendantwouldpleadguiltyonthefirst   ~  settlementdaypriortotrial. l d 3. Thatoffercouldnotbeacceptedbythedefendantbecausehe 80  hadvoluntarilyleftthecourthouse.   4. Thepetitionerdidnotwishtoacceptanyoffermadebythe     stateandwishedtoforcethestatetotryhim.   5. Thepetitionerapparentlyhadsomebeliefthattheinformant    necessarytothestatescasewouldnotshowupfortrial. z  6. Thepetitionerstrialcounseldideverythinghecouldtoseethat NF  thepetitionerreceivedthemostfavorablepleabargain    4,  arrangement,yethedidnotgetthecooperationnecessaryfrom   hisclient.  7. Thepetitionerwaswellawareofthepleabargainoffer,possibly   evenpriortoleavingthecourthousewhenitwasoriginally    made,butregardlessofwhetherthedefendantwasawareof   theofferpriortoleavingthecourthouse,therecordisclearthat ~v  thepetitionerwaswellawareoftheofferandofsubsequent d\  offersandrejectedallofthem. JB " DX ,V"   ANALYSIS #   ##}XXyD#4  XyX}Thetrialjudgesfindingsoffactonpostconvictionhearingsare %" conclusiveonappealunlesstheevidencepreponderatesotherwise.SeeButler `'X $ v.State,789S.W.2d898,899(Tenn.1990);Adkinsv.State,911S.W.2d334, ,)$"& 341(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Thetrialcourtsfindingsoffactareaffordedthe *#( weightofajuryverdict,andthisCourtisboundbythetrialcourtsfindingsunless ,%* theevidenceintherecordpreponderatesagainstthosefindings.SeeHenleyv. .', State,960S.W.2d572,578(Tenn.1997);Alleyv.State,958S.W.2d138,147 \0T). (Tenn.Crim.App.1997);Dixonv.State,934S.W.2d69,72(Tenn.Crim.App. (2 +0 1996).ThisCourtmaynotreweighorreevaluatetheevidence,norsubstituteits 3,2 inferencesforthosedrawnbythetrialjudge.SeeHenley,960S.W.2dat578 5.4 79;Masseyv.State,929S.W.2d399,403(Tenn.Crim.App.1996);Blackv. 706 State,794S.W.2d752,755(Tenn.Crim.App.1990).Questionsconcerningthe X9P28 credibilityofwitnessesandtheweightandvaluetobegiventotheirtestimony  areresolvedbythetrialcourt,notthisCourt.SeeHenley,960S.W.2dat579;  Black,794S.W.2dat755.Theburdenofestablishingthattheevidence   preponderatesotherwiseisonthepetitioner.SeeHenley,960S.W.2dat579; l d Black,794S.W.2dat755. 80  Havingreviewedtherecord,weconcludethattheevidencedoesnot   preponderateagainstthefindingsofthetrialcourt.Thetrialcourtsfindingsare   consistentwiththetestimonyofDennisHughesandtheprosecutingattorney. h` Thepetitionerhasfailedtodemonstrateotherwise.Therefore,wedenythe 4, petitionersclaimsofineffectiveassistanceandprosecutorialmisconduct.     CONCLUSION   , Accordingly,weAFFIRMthetrialcourtsorderdenyingpostconviction d\ relief. 0 (    <      D _____________________________ `'X $    <      D JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,Judge F(>!% CONCUR: * #' ______________________________ v/n(- JOSEPHM.TIPTON,Judge \0T). _______________________________ 5.4 JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,Judge 6/5 #}XXy $#