WPC ?l?NzS\D)KW{Yy]osE@0nJ^G{ 3;#J{PKGn*RZM[U&PYo̰+h' qH:gx?DvH~mL!H}#3\ Q~rAhrF!e"$"GIHeܒޭjÿH|\n +ː9,gq҃|pp nGln"MI]<,EU hPnlXf&Myqy+MX%+rSl1%V}jU5[N*ᕯǼBwPŜ0a P2]|e|u]5&h%m"^L"4?*v6C#*ai2%r:Lr=btQ s NAM 9 6(AsbŽtE:cNAzrZ %F U:L 0( UN w@ 4< P _ g 0l 0D 0 U: BOOOOOOOO D3lll 0D AO22 0D D/< BkX,  AZ"Arial Regular($(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular EEEEӀuM%3|x$ 8    `   1    Althoughthenolocontenderepleatranscriptwasadmittedintoevidenceasanexhibit  inthepostconvictionhearing,itisnotapartoftherecordinthisCourt.Ordinarily,thismightprecludeeffectiveappellatereview.However,thetranscriptofthepostconvictionhearingcontainsnumerousquotesfromthepleatranscript.Accordingly,weareabletoeffectivelyreviewthismatter.((3$ !      0  (#$  0    XoXXX U&X Xo   Ad FILED XoX U&  April8,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d""""'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  XoXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'Tr *<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rߛ@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @FF'ATNASHVILLE@$MARCH1999SESSIONHAROLDDAVIDJONES, @-)  ` @-) p NO.01C019805CC00222   L   ` Appellant,@-)  8  @-) p ROBERTSONCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.JOHNH.GASAWAYIII   STATEOFTENNESSEE, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellee.@-) p (PostConviction) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L MICHAELR.JONES DistrictPublicDefender  109SouthSecondStreetClarksville,TN37040 X  FORTHEAPPELLEE: L JOHNKNOXWALKUP  $ AttorneyGeneralandReporter MARVINE.CLEMENTS,JR.    AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 JOHNWESLEYCARNEY,JR.   F& DistrictAttorneyGeneral DENTMORRISS  #) AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral500SouthMainStreetSpringfield,TN37172 f&!, (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 -(2 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  521;  7`XXdXXd7@' OPINION    ` Petitioner,HaroldDavidJones,appealsfromthedismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionreliefbytheCircuitCourtofRobertsonCounty.Previously,heenteredanolocontenderepleatoseconddegreemurderandreceivedaRangeII  P sentenceof35years.Thefollowingissuesarepresentedforourreview:8 ` 1. whetherthepetitionwasfiledwithintheapplicablestatuteof @  @  @ rttf ` `   `  limitations;and8 `  ` `  8 ` 2. whetherthenolocontenderepleawastheresultofineffective N   assistanceofcounsel. ` `   Wefindnoreversibleerrorand AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrialcourt. R @" STATUTEOFLIMITATIONS    ` PetitionerenteredanolocontenderepleatoseconddegreemurderonMarch J 8,1993,andwassentencedonMay14,1993,toatermof35yearsasaRangeIIoffender.ThisCourtaffirmedtheconvictionandsentence.Statev.HaroldDavid 6 Jones,Jr.,C.C.A.No.01C019401CC00008,RobertsonCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.   filedFebruary8,1995,atNashville).ApplicationforpermissiontoappealwasdeniedbytheTennesseeSupremeCourtonMay30,1995. ` PetitionerhadoneyearfromMay30,1995,tofileapetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a).Inexplicably,thepetitionbearstwoseparatefilingdates;namely,May21,1996,andAugust6,1996.ThestatecorrectlycontendsthatafilingonAugust6,1996,wouldbeuntimely.However,weconcludetheAugust1996filingdatewasaclericalerror.TheUniformAffidavitofIndigencyfiledwiththepetitionwasstamped filedMay21,1996.Therefore,weconcludethattheMay21,1996,filingdateonthepetitionwasthecorrectdate.Thepetitionwastimelyfiled. 9*5; @F F  INEFFECTIVEASSISTANCEOFCOUNSEL   Ї ` Petitionercontendstrialcounselfailedtoproperlyinvestigatethefactsanderroneouslyadvisedpetitionerthathewouldreceivea25yearsentence,whichledtoaninvalidnolocontendereplea.  < @"@@" A.StandardofReview     ` Thetrialjudge'sfindingsoffactonpostconvictionhearingsareconclusiveonappealunlesstheevidencepreponderatesotherwise.Butlerv.State,789 H S.W.2d898,899(Tenn.1990);Adkinsv.State,911S.W.2d334,341(Tenn.Crim.  App.1995).Thetrialcourtsfindingsoffactareaffordedtheweightofajuryverdict,andthisCourtisboundbythetrialcourtsfindingsunlesstheevidenceintherecordpreponderatesagainstthosefindings.Henleyv.State,960S.W.2d572,578(Tenn. (x 1997);Alleyv.State,958S.W.2d138,147(Tenn.Crim.App.1997);Dixonv.State, D 934S.W.2d69,72(Tenn.Crim.App.1996).ThisCourtmaynotreweighorreevaluatetheevidence,norsubstituteitsinferencesforthosedrawnbythetrialjudge.Henley,960S.W.2dat57879;Masseyv.State,929S.W.2d399,403 X#" (Tenn.Crim.App.1996);Blackv.State,794S.W.2d752,755(Tenn.Crim.App. $%t $ 1990). ` ThisCourtreviewsaclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounselunderthestandardsofBaxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930(Tenn.1975),andStricklandv. *%* Washington,466U.S.668,104S.Ct.2052,80L.Ed.2d674(1984).Thepetitioner T,', hastheburdentoprovethat(1)theattorneysperformancewasdeficient,and(2)thedeficientperformanceresultedinprejudicetothedefendantsoastodeprivehimofafairtrial.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.at687,104S.Ct.at2064; 1-2 Goadv.State,938S.W.2d363,369(Tenn.1996);Overtonv.State,874S.W.2d 3.4 6,11(Tenn.1994);Butlerv.State,789S.W.2dat899. P506  ` InHillv.Lockhart,474U.S.52,106S.Ct.366,88L.Ed.2d203(1985),the 7l28 SupremeCourtappliedthetwopartStricklandstandardtoineffectiveassistanceof 884: counselclaimsarisingoutofaguiltyplea.TheCourtinHillmodifiedtheprejudice  requirementbyrequiringadefendanttoshowthatthereisareasonableprobabilitythat,butforcounsel'serrors,hewouldnothavepleadedguiltyandwouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial.474U.S.at59,106S.Ct.at370;Hicksv.State,983  d МS.W.2dat240,246(Tenn.Crim.App.1998).Thesamerationaleappliestoanolo  0 contendereplea.   @qq B.PostConvictionTestimony  L   ` Atthepostconvictionhearingthepetitionertestifiedheonlymetwithtrialcounsel,LionelBarrett,ononeoccasionpriortotheplea.Hetoldtrialcounselthenamesoftheeyewitnessestothehomicide;yet,counseldidnotinterviewalltheeyewitnesses.Petitionertestifiedthatonthemorningoftrial,hiscounselenteredintopleanegotiationswiththestate.Accordingtopetitioner,counseladvisedpetitionerhewouldreceivea25yearsentenceifhepledtoseconddegreemurder.PetitionersbrotheralsotestifiedheheardBarrettstatethatpetitionershould taketheseconddegreeatthe25. ` Barrettstestimonycontradictedthetestimonyofpetitionerinallmaterialrespects.Barretttestifiedhemetwithpetitioneronnumerousoccasions,performedanappropriateinvestigation,andsuggestedthatpetitionerenteranopenpleaofguiltytoseconddegreemurder.Barrettsteadfastlydeniedthathetoldpetitionerhewouldreceivea25yearsentence.AlthoughBarretttalkedwithpetitioneronseveraloccasionsaftersentencing,petitionernevercontendedinthoseconversationsthatheexpectedanagreed25yearsentence. ` Therecordrevealsthatuponenteringthepleaofnolocontendere,petitioner /4+0 wasspecificallyadvisedbythetrialjudgethattherangeofpunishmentwasfrom25yearsto40years.   %  1      כPetitionerstatedheunderstood.Subsequently,atthe 3.4 sentencinghearingthetrialcourtsentencedpetitionertoatermof35years.ThisCourtaffirmedthesentence.@"" C.FindingsofPostConvictionCourt  d   ` ThepostconvictioncourtfoundthatBarrettconductedanappropriatepre    trialinvestigation.Thepostconvictioncourtsrecitationfromthetranscriptofthe   nolocontendereplearevealspetitionerwasspecificallyadvised  ,andstatedhe \  Мunderstood,thattherangeofpunishmentwasfrom25yearsto40years.ThepostconvictioncourtfurtherfoundBarrettdidnotadvisepetitionerthathewouldreceiveasentenceof25years.Finally,thecourtconcludedtrialcounselwasnotineffective,andpetitionerunderstoodtheconsequencesofhisnolocontendere  plea.̜@[[& D.Conclusion  H ̜ ` Essentially,thisissuerevolvedaroundthecredibilityofthewitnessesatthepostconvictionhearing.Thepostconvictioncourtdiscreditedthetestimonyofpetitionerandaccreditedthetestimonyoftrialcounsel.Questionsofcredibilityareresolvedbythepostconvictioncourt,notthisCourt.Henleyv.State,960S.W.2d 'P"& at579.Theevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthepostconvictioncourtsfindingthatpetitionerfailedtoestablishineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Astopetitionerscontentionthattrialcounselwasdeficientinfailingtointerviewotherwitnesses,petitionerhasalsofailedtoestablishprejudice.Noneofthesewitnessestestifiedatthepostconvictionhearing.SeeBlackv.State,794S.W.2dat757. /L+0  ` Thisissueiswithoutmerit.̜ 8L4: Л@xx( CONCLUSION    ` Baseduponourreviewoftherecord,we AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrial T court.Ӝ̛ `     h      p ___________________________   `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE   CONCUR: ______________________________  Z  DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE @ М ______________________________   JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE