WPC # VUNa % 0(w@4 1 @ 0JH 0T 0^ 0hD 0r 0| 0 0 1u U,% 0dQ U, U> U*B)IDCr B AMv~v D3p 0@ AO2 0D D/< BkHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ EDDDDeӀU!3|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d####7Border 1dd d-$C << G !!  ""   YYY FILED"X August26,1996CecilCrowson,Jr."AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco %%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &  Xd&#  Xd#!  ݛ      X \RA'\  "\RA'\INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE̜L&'$;+'h|`  `LߛATKNOXVILLEJUNE1996SESSION  HERMANLEELUCAS,    )       )   APPELLANT,  )       ) No.03C019506CR00156       )       ) KnoxCountyv.       )       ) RayLeeJenkins,Judge       )       ) (PostConvictionRelief)STATEOFTENNESSEE,    )       )   APPELLEE.  )FORTHEAPPELLANT:    FORTHEAPPELLEE:KimberlyA.Parton     CharlesW.BursonAttorneyatLaw     AttorneyGeneral&Reporter407UnionAvenue,Suite209   450JamesRobertsonParkwayKnoxville,TN37902    Nashville,TN372430497       EugeneJ.Honea       AssistantAttorneyGeneral       450JamesRobertsonParkway       Nashville,TN372430493       RandallE.Nichols       DistrictAttorneyGeneral       CityCountyBuilding       Knoxville,TN37902       ZaneM.Scarlett       AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral       CityCountyBuilding       Knoxville,TN37902OPINIONFILED:___________________________AFFIRMEDPURSUANTTORULE20JoeB.Jones,PresidingJudge   OPINION   7&XXdXXd7   Theappellant,HermanLeeLucas,appealsasofrightfromajudgmentofthetrialcourtdismissinghissuitforpostconvictionrelieffollowinganevidentiaryhearing.Thetrialcourtfoundthattheappellantsguiltypleasmetconstitutionalmusterandhereceivedeffectiveassistanceofcounsel.InthisCourt,theappellantcontendsthat thetrialcourterredindismissing[his]postconvictionreliefpetitionuponafindingthat[he]hadfailedtocarryhisburdenofproofregardingtheineffectiveassistanceclaim.Afterathoroughreviewofthebriefssubmittedbytheparties,therecord,andtheauthoritiesthatcontroltheissuepresentedforreview,itistheopinionofthisCourtthatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtshouldbeaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,TennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals. Theappellantandtheattorneywhorepresentedhimtestifiedduringtheevidentiaryhearing.Theirtestimonyconflictsastoeveryessentialelementthatmustbeestablishedtosupportthereliefsoughtbytheappellant.Thetrialcourtaccreditedthetestimonygivenbytheattorney.Theevidenceaccrediteddoesnotpreponderateagainstthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.      ________________________________________      JOEB.JONES,PRESIDINGJUDGECONCUR:____________________________________̀GARYR.WADE,JUDGE____________________________________̀PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE