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ÐNo.€03C01„9507„CC„00202,€1996€WL€403585,€at€*6€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,ÏNashville,€July€19,€1996).€€ÌÌà ` àThe€Defendant€filed€a€pro€se€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€on€DecemberÏ17,€1996.€€The€petition€alleged€that€the€Defendant€was€entitled€to€post„convictionÏrelief€on€the€grounds€that:€(1)€he€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€(2)Ïthe€convicting€evidence€was€insufficient€to€support€his€conviction,€(3)€he€receivedÏan€excessive€sentence,€(4)€the€trial€judge€erred€in€allowing€certain€prejudicialÏevidence€to€be€introduced€at€his€trial,€and€(5)€the€trial€judge€erred€by€disallowingÏcertain€defense€testimony.ÌÌà ` àIn€the€order€dismissing€the€petition,€the€trial€judge€found€that€the€groundsÏconcerning€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€and€the€propriety€of€the€sentence€wereÐ ¾8^/0 Ðraised€on€direct€appeal€and€thus€had€been€previously€determined.€€The€trial€judgeÏfurther€found€that€the€issues€concerning€alleged€errors€ofñ9ñ€ñ9ñimproperly€admittingÏsome€evidence€and€excluding€other€evidence€were€waived€because€they€wereÏnot€raised€on€direct€appeal,€and€further,€that€these€grounds€would€not€provide€aÏbasis€for€post„conviction€relief.€ÌÌà ` àRegarding€the€allegation€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€relevantÏportions€of€the€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€state€that€ñ4ñthe€ñ4ñDefendantððsÏattorney€did€not€have€the€Defendantððs€full€interest€in€mind,€failed€to€file€meaningfulÏand€ð ðmuch„neededðð€motions,€failed€to€file€mitigating€circumstances€regardingÏsentencing,€did€not€represent€the€Defendant€zealously,€and€performed€noÏinvestigation€of€witnesses€on€the€Defendantððs€behalf.€€The€trial€judge€determinedÏthat€these€allegations€did€not€assert€a€colorable€claim€because€the€petition€did€notÏallege€any€facts€relative€to€sentencing€that€were€not€considered€at€the€time€theÏDefendant€was€sentenced;€and€the€petition€did€not€name€any€witness€whomÏcounsel€should€have€interviewed,€what€such€a€witnessñ5ñeñ5ññ6ñððñ6ñs€testimony€would€haveÏbeen,€whether€he€requested€counsel€to€interview€such€witnesses,€or€how€anyÏsuch€witnessððs€testimony€would€have€affected€the€verdict.€€We€note€that€theÏpetition€does€not€suggest€what€meaningful€or€ð ðmuch„neededðð€motions€theÏDefendant€believes€his€attorney€should€have€filed.ÌÌà ` àThe€1995€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act€governs€this€petition€and€allÏpetitions€filed€after€May€10,€1995.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„201.€€The€ActÐ 4 *, Ðprovides€that€a€trial€court€must€consider€a€petition€within€thirty€days€of€its€filing€andÏð ðexamine€it€together€with€all€the€files,€records,€transcripts,€and€correspondenceÏrelating€to€the€judgment€under€attack.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„30„206(a).€€The€prescribed€formÐ Ð9p02 Ðfor€petitions€requires€that€the€grounds€for€relief€be€specified€and€that€a€petitionerÏset€out€the€facts€to€establish€a€ð ðcolorable€claim.ðð€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€Sup.€Ct.€2ñ:ñ0ñ:ññ;ñ8ñ;ñ,Ð P ð Ðððñ<ññ<ññ=ñÐ P ð Ðñ=ñ2(H).€€A€colorable€claim€is€one€ð ðthat,€if€taken€as€true,€in€the€light€most€favorableÏto€petitioner,€would€entitle€petitioner€to€relief€under€the€Post„Conviction€ProcedureÏAct.ðð€€òòId.óó€€Furthermore,€a€petitioner€must€rebut€the€presumption€that€claims€haveÐ  À Ðeither€been€waived€or€previously€determined.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„204(e).€ÏÌà ` àð ðA€ground€for€relief€is€waived€if€the€petitioner€personally€or€through€anÏattorney€failed€to€present€it€for€determination€in€any€proceeding€before€a€court€ofÏcompetent€jurisdiction€in€which€the€ground€could€have€been€presented€.€.€.€.ððÌòòId.óó€ðð€40„30„206(g).€€An€issue€has€been€previously€determined€ð ðif€a€court€ofÐ À` Ðcompetent€jurisdiction€has€ruled€on€the€merits€after€a€full€and€fair€hearing.ðð€€òòId.óó€ððÐ °P Ð40„30„206(h).€€ÌÓÓà8 ` àThen,€ð ð[i]f€the€facts€alleged,€taken€as€true,€fail€to€show€that€theÏpetitioner€is€entitled€to€relief€or€fail€to€show€that€the€claims€for€reliefÏhave€not€been€waived€or€previously€determined,€the€petition€shall€beÏdismissed.€€The€order€of€dismissal€shall€set€forth€the€courtððsÏconclusions€of€law.ðð€€Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌòòId.óó€€ðð€40„30„206(f).€€Ð `(  ÐÌÌÓÓà ` àWe€recognize€that€the€Act€ð ðcontemplates€the€filing€of€only€one€(1)€petition.ðð€ÏòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€€ðð€40„30„202(c).€€The€legislature€clearly€expressed€its€willÐ 8-Ø#% Ðto€limit€numerous€and€frivolous€challenges€to€convictions€that€arose€under€theÏprior€law€by€repealing€the€entire€former€Act€and€replacing€it€with€more€stringentÏrequirements€in€the€current€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act.€€In€the€case€òòsubóóÐ 3¨)+ Ðòòjudiceóó,€the€Defendant€timely€filed€a€pro€se€post„conviction€petition.€€Yet,€the€ActÐ ø4˜+- Ðprovides€that:€ÌÒ°„ÒÒ` ÒÓÓñ7ñFñ7ññ8ñ[f]ñ8ñailure€to€state€a€factual€basis€for€the€grounds€alleged€shall€result€inÏimmediate€dismissal€of€the€petition.€€If,€however,€the€petition€was€filedÐ Ð9p02 Ðpro€se,€the€judge€òòmayóó€enter€an€order€stating€that€the€petitioner€must€fileÐ `  Ðan€amended€petition€that€complies€with€this€section€within€fifteen€(15)Ïdays€or€the€petition€will€be€dismissed.ÌÒ` !#ÒÒ„°#ÒÌÓÓòòId.óó€ðð€40„30„206(d)€(emphasis€added).€€Furthermore,€the€Rules€of€Post„ConvictionÐ @ à ÐProcedure€provide€that€if€the€trial€court€determines€that€ð ða€colorable€claim€is€notÏasserted€by€the€petition,€the€court€shall€enter€an€order€dismissing€the€petition€òòoróóÐ  À Ðan€order€requiring€that€the€petition€be€amended.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€Sup.€Ct.€28,€ððÏ6(B)(4)(a)€(emphasis€added).€€Thus,€when€a€trial€court€determines€that€aÏpetitioner€has€not€presented€a€colorable€claim€or€that€a€claim€has€been€waived,Ïthe€court€may,€in€its€discretion,€summarily€dismiss€the€petition€without€theÏappointment€of€counsel.€€Almost€any€ground€for€relief€except€ineffectiveÏassistance€of€counsel€may€be€raised€during€trial,€and€failure€to€raise€a€ground€willÏbe€deemed€a€waiver.€€It€appears€clear€that€the€legislature€intended€to€restrictÏsomewhat€the€ability€of€convicted€criminals€to€collaterally€attack€their€convictions.€ÏTo€a€large€extent,€the€availability€and€extent€of€post„conviction€remedies€lie€withinÏthe€discretion€of€the€legislature.ÌÌà ` àWe€do€not€believe€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€dismissing€this€petition.€€WeÏview€the€trial€courtððs€rulings€that€the€evidentiary€and€sentencing€issues€have€beenÏpreviously€determined€or€waived€to€be€entirely€correct.€€Although€the€petitionÏalleges€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€it€does€not€contain€a€full€disclosureÏof€the€factual€basis€of€the€grounds€asserted.€€The€petition€instead€contains€bareÏallegations€of€violations€of€constitutional€rights€and€mere€conclusions€of€law.€ÏAlthough€the€statute€grants€the€trial€judge€the€discretion€to€allow€a€pro€seÏpetitioner€fifteen€days€within€which€to€amend€the€petition€to€comply€with€the€codeÏâ âsection,€the€statute€does€not€mandate€that€the€judge€do€so.€€We€believe€the€trialÐ à7€.0 Ðjudge€acted€within€his€discretionary€authority€in€summarily€dismissing€the€petitionÏfor€post„conviction€relief.Ìâ âÌà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGE