WPC GyʅkƺyY$ۦ?ſoBuY>T7m/1x?&ގؓ r7'\<+ZۘM*4\ 8rc-xez3Km=D]yJ"|"qƻd?T޽ȌP3@ir,IXl:˭HnY;0GNhsoy٫炨(IMʍw^oK}gU؍EnL9dʧ =/`Z`o_BNf` %@wF 0JU:& 4` t  #!/ 0!P 0Dq mN^  B AQa 0' 0  0D D3]X(`$TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7GXXdXXd7  ,cAZ"Arial Regular{Z='3|x W0XX  )@T@R[A' LegalX3' Letter A' Legal3'T8^XXdd8 @  `   1    Thefactsunderlyingthisconvictionrevealthat,onNovember8,1993,theappellant  murderedhisexgirlfriendapproximatelytwoweeksaftertheterminationoftheirrelationship.The  twentyyearoldvictimsufferedmultiplegunshotwoundstoherforehead,torso,legandhands. | Aneyewitness,whohadknowntheappellantforfifteenyears,identifiedtheappellantasthe B : shooter.SeeStatev.JermaineHunter,No.01C019506CR00176(Tenn.Crim.App.at   Nashville,Aug.22,1996),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Feb.3,1997).HP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0((3$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8 XXdd8    `   0  (#$  0  U&)'   [^}"  _<'XX   Ad FILEDX X<'  September9,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAY  dZ[\]_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3^}$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8 XXdd8   (3^}$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8 XXdd8   ($$   1  'dxd `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8 XXdd8   _  _vY_@0,j:`  `@E ` 8ttxP  v_@. . INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(AT_NASHVILLLE_Ԉ  @$AUGUSTSESSION,1999_JERMAINE_Ԁ_LEJUANE_ԀHUNTER,* `     h   *  No.01C019809CR00397 @8   ` Appellant,   h   * ,$   `     h   *  DAVIDSONCOUNTY   vs. `     h   *    `     h   *  Hon.J.RandallWyatt,Jr.,Judge   STATEOFTENNESSEE, h   *    `     h   *  (PostConviction)   ` Appellee.   h   *   FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee: XP  _Jefre_ԀS._Goldtrap_    h     PaulG.Summers  $ Attorney    h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter  207ThirdAvenue,North h   PostOfficeBox190599 h     ElizabethT.Ryan   Nashville,TN372190599    AssistantAttorneyGeneral  (#    `     h     CriminalJusticeDivision `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     2dFloor,_Cordell_ԀHullBuilding `     h     Nashville,TN372430493 x   (#  `#X  `  `     h      `     h     VictorS.(_Torry_)JohnsonIII  & "  `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral  `     h     KatyN.MillerandNickBailey  (!%  `     h     Asst.DistrictAttorneysGeneral `     h     WashingtonSquare,Suite500 `     h     222SecondAvenueSouth `     h     Nashville,TN37201 `     h     OPINIONFILED:򀀀 0(- AFFIRMED DavidG.Hayes, Judge d5\.3   P6H/4 _@+ OPINION    ` Theappellant,JermaineLeJuaneHunter,appealstheDavidsonCounty   CriminalCourtsdismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.OnJanuary11, l d 1995,theappellantwasfoundguiltybyajuryoffirstdegreemurderandreceiveda 80 lifesentenceintheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection.  #  1      ׀Hisconvictionand   sentencewereaffirmedbythiscourtondirectappeal.SeeStatev.Jermaine   Hunter,No.01C019506CR00176(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,Aug.22,1996),   perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Feb.3,1997).Theappellantcollaterallyattackshis h` convictionforfirstdegreemurderupongroundsofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel. 4, Specifically,hecontendsthattrialcounselwasdeficientfor(1)failingtoadequately  preparefortrialandmeetwiththeappellant;(2)failingtofullycommunicatewiththe  appellanthisvulnerabilityregardingsentencing;and(3)failingtoinvestigateand  utilizeallpossiblealibiwitnesses. d\  ` Afterreviewoftherecord,weaffirmthelowercourtsdenialofpostconviction ! relief. #  @* Analysis  ,)$"&  ` OnDecember29,1997,theappellantfiledaprosepetitionforpost ,%* convictionreliefallegingthathehadreceivedtheineffectiveassistanceofcounsel .', andthattheStatehadwithheldexculpatoryevidence.Thepostconvictioncourt \0T). appointedcounselonFebruary18,1998.Noamendedpetitionwasfiled.An (2 +0 evidentiaryhearingwassubsequentlyheldonMay20,1998.OnJuly24,1998,the 3,2 postconvictioncourtenteredanorderaddressingtheappellantsclaimsand  denyingtheappellantrelief.   ` Indismissingthepetition,thepostconvictioncourtfound,inpartspertinentto l d thisappeal: 80 8 ` Thepetitionercontendsthat[counsel]didnothaveadequatetimeto   preparefortrialandthathedidnotconductacompetentpretrial   investigation.[Counsel]testifiedthathewasappointedtorepresent   thepetitionerapproximatelysix(6)weeksbeforetrial.[Counsel]   indicatedthatsuchtimeordinarilywouldhavenotbeensufficientto z  prepareforacaseofthisnature.However,heassertedthatthe h` petitionerspriorattorneys...hadalreadythoroughlypreparedthe NF caseatthetimehewasappointedandthathelargelyjustneededto 4, reviewtheinvestigativefileandtheaudiotapeofthepreliminary  hearingtopreparehimselffortrial.[footnoteomitted].[Counsel]also  testifiedthathemetwiththepetitionerandthepetitionersfamilyon  occasionspriortotrialtodiscussthecase.[Counsel]indicatedthathe  wasreadytoproceedonthedayoftrialand,accordingly,didnotseek  acontinuance.[footnoteomitted]....` !` ! 8 ` ...d\` !` ! 8 ` [Counsel]testifiedthathediscussedpotentialdefensestrategieswith 0 ( thepetitionerpriortotrialandultimately,withtheapprovalofthe ! petitioner,pursuedanalibidefense....TheCourtfindsnoreasonto ! secondguessthetacticalandstrategicdecisionsofcounsel.Thefact " thatthejuryapparentlydidnotaccreditthealibidefenseisnot #  reflectiveoncounselsefforts.$!` !` ! 8 ` Thepetitioneralsocontendsthat[counsel]failedtocallcertain z&r# witnesseswhocouldhavesupportedhisalibidefense.However,the `'X $ Courtpointsoutthatthedefenseofalibihadalreadybeenintroduced F(>!% throughseveralfamilymemberswhomthejuryapparentlydidnotfind ,)$"& tobecredible.Anyadditionaltestimonyreiteratingthepetitioners * #' claimwouldhavebeencumulative.Moreover,as[counsel] *#( acknowledged,thestatesevidencewassimplytoostrongforany +$) claimedalibidefense.Inanyevent,thepetitionerfailedto...present ,%* anysuchwitnessesattheevidentiaryhearing.-&+` !` ! 8 ` Insum,theCourtissatisfiedthat[counsel]handledthepetitioners v/n(- caseinaprofessionalmanner.TheCourtisoftheopinionthat \0T). [counsel]competentlyrepresentedthepetitioneratallstagesofthe B1:*/ case.[Despiteclaimstothecontrary,theCourtfindsthatthe (2 +0 petitionerwaswellawareofthesentencehewouldfaceifconvictedof 3,1 firstdegreemurder.]Thepetitionercouldnotarticulatewithany 3,2 specificityanycredibleclaimsofdeficientandprejudicialerrorsby 4-3 counsel,and,accordingly,hasfailedtocarryhisevidentiaryburden.5.4` !` !  ` Tosucceedinapostconvictionclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,the r8j17 appellantmustshow,byclearandconvincingevidence,Tenn.CodeAnn.4030 >:639 210(f)(1997),thattheservicesrenderedbytrialcounselweredeficientandthat,but  forthedeficientperformance,theresultsoftheproceedingwouldhavebeen  different.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,687,104S.Ct.2052,2064   (1984).Forpurposesofprovingineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,proofofdeficient l d representationbyomissionrequiresmorethanaspeculativeshowingoflost 80 potentialbenefit.Thepostconvictioncourtfoundthatcounselwasnotdeficientand   thatcounselsactiondidnotprejudicetheappellant.Whenthiscourtundertakes   reviewofalowercourtsdecisiononapetitionforpostconvictionrelief,thelower   courtsfindingsoffactaregiventheweightofajuryverdictandareconclusiveon h` appealabsentafindingthattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthejudgment.See 4, Davisv.State,912S.W.2d689,697(Tenn.1995).Afterreviewingtherecord,we  concludethattheevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthedetailedfindings  enteredbythepostconvictioncourt.   ` Asaresult,wefindnoerroroflawrequiringreversal.Thejudgmentofthe 0 ( trialcourtdismissingtheappellantspetitionforpostconvictionreliefisaffirmed. !  `     h   ____________________________________ `'X $  `     h   DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge F(>!% CONCUR: ,%* _____________________________________ B1:*/ JOEG.RILEY,Judge (2 +0 _____________________________________ 4-3 L.T.LAFFERTY,SeniorJudge