ÿWPCô* …U:V % 0Ü–w@r 4² Æ Õ 0 Ý 0Dý 0JA 0T‹ 0^ß 0h= 0r¥ 0| 0†“ 0 1u©U, 0dJ B®U,ËU*÷B)!DCJ AMÉÚÜ £ D3ݲ/ 0@¾!v~þ!vÓ|# AOO)Æž) 0Dd* D/¨* B×*, øð AZ‹"Arial RegularX(´`$¡¡Ñ°ÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€‰GXXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñ ’“D”U•–D—˜D™UšU›Ó€©U!3|x¦(Ð(3kš$¤¤Ý ƒ`!ÝѰÑÒ°ÒÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€¼ÔXXdædæ7ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ýà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)< Œ 9p`(ModernP ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ d< Œ 9p`(Monaco< Œ 9p`(Arial% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd€-&Cþÿ << Gÿÿ ¿Ý ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€$ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ! ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÔ€$ÔÓ  ÓÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€$XÔÌÌò òAu…gustÏ20,Ï1996ÌÌCecilÏCrowson,ÏJr.ÌÔ€$ôÔAppel…lateÏCourtÏClerkó ó Ò Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€$ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝMedical€records€from€Erlanger€Medical€Center,€introduced€at€theÏhearing,€indicate€that,€on€February€22,€1988,€the€appellant€was€transported€toÏthe€Center€because€he€claimed€to€have€ingested€twenty„four€tablets€ofÏthorazine.€€At€the€Center,€he€denied€attempting€suicide.€€An€entry€in€the€recordsÏdated€the€following€day€reflect€that€the€appellant€was€ð ðalert€and€oriented.ððÌà àImmediately€following€his€release€from€Erlanger€Hospital,€the€appellantÏinformed€medical€personnel€at€Fortwood€Mental€Health€Center€and€MoccasinÏBend€Mental€Health€Center€that€the€overdose€had€been€intentional€and€that€heÏcontinued€to€suffer€suicidal€tendencies.€Subsequent€medical€records€fromÏFortwood€and€Moccasin€Bend€contain€the€following€entries:Ìà8 à2/26/88:€[Patient€is]€alert€and€oriented€...€.€€Thereððs€no€organicÏconfusion.€€Thereððs€no€deficit€of€memory€or€of€intellect.€€NoÏpsychotic€distortions,€perceptions,€affect,€behavior,€or€ideationsÏseen.€€ÌÌà à3/3/88:€Mood€slightly€dysphoric.€€No€thought€disorder.€€Ìà8 àDischarge€Medication:€Ludiomil€25€mg€hs.ÌÌà8 à3/8/88:€Mr.€Martin€presents€today€alert€and€oriented€in€all€spheres.€€€Ï.€.€.€Denies€any€suicidal€intent€since€hospitalization.€€Mr.€Martin€wasÏquite€calm€and€cooperative€and€communicated€well.€€No€evidenceÏof€psychotic€st.ÌÌà8 à3/9/88:€Pt€is€oriented€in€all€spheres€...€no€evidence€ofÏhallucinations€or€thought€disorder€at€this€time.€€Denies€any€currentÏpsychotic€st.€...€Calm€and€cooperative.€€Communicates€well€...Ïclear,€coherent,€relevant€speech.ÌÌà8 à3/28/88:€[Patient€complains€of]€irritability,€tension,€easily€gets€intoÏfights,€not€sleeping€at€night.€€RX:€LudiomilÌÓ` °ŽX'0*ŒXÓà8 à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àVistarilÌÌà8 à4/29/88:€Went€to€court€on€4/18€and€was€sentenced.€€DisappointedÏin€a€way,€but€not€surprised.€€Relieved€that€he€did€not€get€deathÏpenalty€...€was€a€possibility.€€As€before,€calm,€in€control€...€.€€AlreadyÏinquiring€about€opportunities€for€education€and€training€in€prison.Ï...€Extremely€positive€attitude.€€Speech€clear€and€relevant.€€NoÏevidence€of€depression€or€psychotic€symptoms.Ì'ÿÿdxd ÓÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€$ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝAlthough€two€attorneys€were€appointed,€one€of€the€attorneyððsÏrepresentation€was€limited€to€research€of€death€penalty€cases.Ì %Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€$ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝòòBut€seeóó€òòJohnson€v.€Stateóó,€834€S.W.2d€922,€926€(Tenn.€1992)(theÏsupreme€court€only€required€the€State€to€prove€by€clear€and€convincingÏevidence€that€the€pleas€were,€in€fact,€knowing€and€voluntary).Ì("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  ÒPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHØ(d'`Styl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑMonacoÑÑ ÑÒ  BA Op Monaco ÒÒ  BA Op Monaco Ò€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€##X„d&ÓÑ#€##Xd#ÑÔ€$ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ýò òÙ€€ÙÙ€€ÙßL€'(&;+'h|` | `€€Lß›à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OFÏCRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌà@ àJULY€SESSION,€1996Ìó óÌÌÌÌò òJAMES€E.€MARTINó ó,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€03C01„9601„CR„00047Ìà àAppellantà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHAMILTONÏCOUNTYÌvs.à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€RussellÏC.€Hinson,€JudgeÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEó ó,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à à(Post„Conviction)Ìà àAppelleeà àà àà à)ÌÌÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€theÏAppelleeóó:ÌÌJesse€Farrà àà àà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌAttorney€at€Lawà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌ707€Georgia€AvenueÌSuite€401,€Flatiron€Bldg.à àÌChattanooga,€TN€à à37402à àà àTimothy€F.€BehanÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€AttorneyÏGeneralà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€H.€Cox€IIIà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDavid€DennyÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à600€Market€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCourts€BuildingÌà àà àà àà àà àà àChattanooga,€TN€€37402ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌò òDavid€G.€Hayesó óÌJudgeÇÓÓà@ àò òOPINIONó óÌÌà àThe€appellant,€James€E.€Martin,€appeals€from€the€Hamilton€CountyÏCriminal€Courtððs€denial€of€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€In€1988,€theÏappellant€pled€guilty€to€first€degree€murder€and€armed€robbery.€€Pursuant€to€theÏplea€agreement,€the€trial€court€imposed€two€concurrent€life€sentences.€€TheÏappellant€first€contends€that€his€pleas€of€guilty€were€not€knowing€and€voluntary,Ïi.e.€ð ðmade€with€knowledge€of€the€ððrelevant€circumstances€and€likelyÏconsequences.ðððð€òòKing€v.€Duttonóó,€17€F.3d€151,€153€(6th€Cir.),€òòcert.€deniedóó,€òò€€€óó€U.S.€òò€€Ïóó,€114€S.Ct.€2712€(1994)(citation€omitted).€€Second,€the€appellant€asserts€thatÏappointed€counsel€were€ineffective€in€failing€to€ensure€that€the€appellant€wasÏcapable€of€understanding€the€guilty€plea€proceeding.ÌÌà àAfter€reviewing€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„convictionÏcourt.ÌÌà@ àò òBACKGROUNDó óÌà àThe€appellant€and€his€fourteen€year€old€cousin€were€indicted€for€theÏrobbery€and€brutal€murder€of€an€elderly€concession€stand€operator€in€HamiltonÏCounty.€€The€accomplices€killed€the€victim€by€placing€a€plastic€bag€over€hisÏhead€and€then€strangling€him€with€a€belt.€€Both€the€appellant€and€his€cousinÏconfessed€their€guilt€to€the€police.€€The€State€gave€notice€of€its€intent€to€seek€theÍdeath€penalty.€€Ìà àÌà àOn€March€23,€1988,€upon€the€motion€of€defense€counsel,€the€trial€courtÏordered€an€evaluation€of€the€appellantððs€competency€to€stand€trial€and€hisÏmental€condition€at€the€time€of€the€alleged€offenses.€€On€April€18,€1988,€theÏJohnson€Mental€Health€Center€advised€defense€counsel€and€the€State€that€theÏappellant€was€competent€to€stand€trial€and€that€a€defense€of€insanity€œcould€notÏbe€supported.›€€On€the€same€day,€the€appellant€pled€guilty€to€the€chargedÏoffenses.€€On€April€2,€1991,€the€appellant€filed€a€petition€for€post„convictionÏrelief.ÌÌà àOn€May€23,€1994,€the€post„conviction€court€conducted€an€evidentiaryÏhearing€for€the€purpose€of€addressing€the€appellantððs€œclaims.›€€At€the€hearing,Ïthe€appellant€testified€that,€at€the€time€of€his€guilty€pleas,€he€was€receivingÏtreatment€at€Fortwood€Mental€Health€Center,€including€medication.€€He€furtherÏtestified€that€the€ð ðmedication€...€affected€[his]€thought€processðð€during€the€guiltyÏplea€proceeding.€€Moreover,€according€to€the€appellant,€he€attempted€to€commitÏsuicide€during€his€pre„trial€detention€in€the€Hamilton€County€Jail.× ƒ) ××  ×€€TheÍappellant€argues€that€as€a€result€of€his€ð ðdrugged€stateðð€and€his€emotionalÏcondition,€he€was€unable€to€comprehend€his€constitutional€rights€or€theÏconsequences€of€his€guilty€pleas.€€The€appellant€testified€that€he€recalls€little,€ifÏanything,€that€transpired€at€his€guilty€plea€hearing.ÌÌà àThe€appellantððs€trial€counsel€testified€at€the€hearing€that€he€had€filed€theÏstandard€pre„trial€motions,€including€a€motion€to€suppress€the€appellantððsÍstatements€to€the€police,€had€interviewed€the€appellant€and€members€of€theÏappellantððs€family,€and€had€made€efforts€to€obtain€prior€records€relating€to€theÏappellantððs€mental€status.œ× ƒ+ ××  ×›€€Indeed,€trial€counsel€sought€and€obtained€an€orderÏfor€a€mental€evaluation€to€determine€the€competency€of€the€appellant€to€standÏtrial€and€whether€a€defense€of€insanity€could€be€supported.€€Trial€counselÏtestified€that€he€discussed€the€findings€of€the€Johnson€Mental€Health€CenterÏwith€the€appellant€and€his€mother.€€Moreover,€trial€counsel€testified€that€heÏdiscussed€all€available€options€with€his€client.€€Counsel€stated,€ÌÓÓà8 àI€was€particularly€careful€to€make€sure€not€only€[the€appellant]€butÏany€family€members€that€were€present€understood€what€theÏoptions€were,€that€I€was€not€suggesting€that€we€do€any€particularÏcourse€and€make€sure€they€understood€what€was€the€end€result€inÏthis€case,€the€plea.€...€€ÌÌà8 àI€would€not€leave€out€of€there€without€making€sure€he€understoodÏthe€ramifications€of€receiving€a€death€penalty€sentence.€€Iððm€sure€IÏwould€have€told€him€what€the€evidence€was€as€I€understood€it€thatÏthe€State€had€available,€what€defenses,€if€any,€we€had€and€let€himÏknow€basically€while€the€decision€was€his,€it€was€strictly€hisÏdecision,€but€where€I€thought€the€evidence€would€pile€up€in€theÏprocess€of€a€trial.€...ÌÌà8 àI€always€tried€to€advise€[the€appellantððs€mother]€as€to€what€wasÏgoing€on€in€the€case€and€making€sure€that€not€only€[the€appellant]Ïbut€his€mother€and€other€family€members€understood€exactly€whatÏwas€going€on€because€...€the€issue€about€competency€had€beenÏraised,€I€wanted€to€make€sure€that€other€family€members€who€thatÏissue€did€not€surround€were€there€to€share€with€me€anyÏinformation€that€I€needed€as€well€as€make€sure€that€[the€appellant]Ïwas€understanding€what€the€options€were.ÌÌÓÓCounsel€was€unable€to€recall€whether€the€appellant€was€receiving€medicationÍat€the€time€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing.€€ÌÌà àA€transcript€of€the€appellantððs€guilty€plea€hearing€of€April€18,€1988,€wasÏintroduced€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€The€transcript€of€that€hearing€reflectsÏthat€the€appellant€was€afforded€the€full€litany€of€rights€as€required€by€òòBoykin€v.ÏAlabamaóó,€395€U.S.€238,€89€S.Ct.€1709€(1969),€òòState€v.€Mackeyóó,€553€S.W.2d€337Ï(Tenn.€1977),€òòState€v.€McClintockóó,€732€S.W.2d€268,€273€(Tenn.€1987),€andÏTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€11(c).€€The€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€also€indicatesÏthat€the€appellant€advised€the€court€that€he€was€not€ð ðunder€the€influence€of€anyÏmedication€or€drugs€or€anything€of€that€sort€or€emotional€distressðð€that€wouldÏinterfere€with€his€ability€to€knowingly€and€voluntarily€plead€guilty.€€The€appellantÏadmitted€his€participation€in€the€robbery€and€murder€of€the€victim.€€The€appellantÏagreed€that€his€appointed€lawyers€had€done€everything€that€he€had€reasonablyÏexpected€them€to€do€and€that€they€had€answered€all€of€his€questions.ÌÌà àThe€post„conviction€court€dismissed€the€appellantððs€petition,€concludingÏthat€the€appellant€was€competent€and€knowingly€and€voluntarily€pled€guilty.€ÏMore€specifically,€the€post„conviction€court€found,€ð ðThe€entire€tenor€of€the€guiltyÏplea€hearing€is€that€of€an€alert€and€understanding€defendant.€.€.€.€€The€opinion€inÏevidence€of€[Johnson€Mental€Health€Center]€that€the€defendant€was€competentÏto€stand€trial€has€not€been€seriously€challenged.ðð̛̜Ìà@ àò òANALYSISó óÌà àIn€post„conviction€proceedings,€the€appellant€has€the€burden€of€provingÏthe€allegations€in€his€petition€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€€òòWade€v.ÏStateóó,€914€S.W.2d€97,€101€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.Ï1995);€òòMcBee€v.€Stateóó,€655€S.W.2d€191,€195€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983).€TheÏfindings€of€the€trial€court€are€conclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€evidenceÏpreponderates€against€the€judgment.€€òòWadeóó,€914€S.W.2d€at€101;€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,Ï794€S.W.2d€752,€755€(Tenn.€1990);€òòClenny€v.€Stateóó,€576€S.W.2d€12,€14€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1978).ÌÌà àThe€appellant€contends€that€his€pleas€were€not€knowingly€and€voluntarilyÏentered.€€As€previously€indicated,€the€appellant€asserts€that,€on€the€day€of€theÏguilty€plea€hearing,€he€was€under€the€influence€of€drugs.€€According€to€theÏappellant,€the€medication€and€his€mental€state€precluded€comprehension€of€theÏconsequences€of€pleading€guilty.€€Initially,€we€note€that€the€appellant€hasÏmerged€the€issue€of€whether€the€appellant€was€competent€to€plead€guilty€andÏthe€issue€of€whether€the€appellantððs€pleas€were€knowing€and€voluntary.€€TheseÏissues€are€not€the€same.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòGodinez€v.€Moranóó,€509€U.S.€389,€__,€113ÏS.Ct.€2680,€2687€(1993).€€In€òòGodinezóó,€the€United€States€Supreme€CourtÏexplained:ÌÓÓà8 àThe€focus€of€a€competency€inquiry€is€the€defendantððs€mentalÏcapacity;€the€question€is€whether€he€has€the€òòabilityóó€to€understandÍthe€proceedings.€€The€purpose€of€the€ð ðknowing€and€voluntaryððÏinquiry,€by€contrast,€is€to€determine€whether€the€defendant€actuallyÏòòdoesóó€understand€the€significance€and€consequences€of€aÏparticular€decision€and€whether€the€decision€is€uncoerced.ÌÌòòIdóó.€at€2687„2688€n.€12€(citations€omitted).ÌÌÌÓÓà àWith€respect€to€competency,€the€Supreme€Court€in€òòGodinezóó€held€that€theÏcompetency€standard€for€pleading€guilty€is€the€same€as€the€competencyÏstandard€for€standing€trial,€i.e.,€the€capacity€to€understand€the€nature€and€objectÏof€the€proceedings,€consult€with€counsel,€and€assist€in€the€preparation€of€his€orÏher€defense.€€òòIdóó.€at€2686;€òòBerndt€v.€Stateóó,€733€S.W.2d€119,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.1987).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Bentonóó,€759€S.W.2d€427,€429€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1988);€òòState€v.€Mackeyóó,€537€S.W.2d€704,€707€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1975),€òòperm.€toÏappeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1976).€€The€appellant,€in€the€instant€case,€was€foundÏcompetent€to€stand€trial€on€the€same€day€that€he€entered€pleas€of€guilty.€ÏMoreover,€neither€the€medical€records€submitted€by€the€appellant€to€the€post„conviction€court€nor€the€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€proceeding€contradicts€thisÏevaluation.ÌÌà àWith€respect€to€the€knowing€and€voluntary€nature€of€the€appellantððsÏpleas,€the€appellant€does€not€challenge€the€adequacy€of€the€trial€courtððs€adviseÏlitany.€€In€other€words,€the€appellant€does€not€assert€any€error€by€the€trial€courtÏthat€would€shift€the€burden€of€proof€to€the€State€to€prove€harmless€error€beyondÏa€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.€Nealóó,€810€S.W.2d€131,€135„137€(Tenn.€1991).€ÍòòSee€alsoóó€òòAdkins€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€334,€348€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994),€òòperm.Ïto€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1995).× ƒ, ××  ×€€In€any€event,€the€entire€record€shows€beyondÏa€reasonable€doubt€that€the€pleas€were€knowing€and€voluntary.€€òòIdóó.€€In€makingÏthis€determination,€we€may€consider€any€relevant€evidence€in€the€record€of€theÏproceedings,€including€post„conviction€proceedings.€€òòState€v.€Turneróó,€No.Ï01C01„9404„CR„00122€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€September€20,€1995),Ïòòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1996)(citing€òòCochran€v.€Norvellóó,€446€F.2d€61,€63Ï(6th€Cir.€1971)).ÌÓÓà8 à[A]€court€charged€with€determining€whether€...€pleas€wereÏððvoluntaryðð€and€ððintelligentðð€must€look€to€various€circumstantialÏfactors,€such€as€the€relative€intelligence€of€the€defendant,€theÏdegree€of€his€familiarity€with€criminal€proceedings,€whether€he€wasÏrepresented€by€competent€counsel€and€had€the€opportunity€toÏconfer€with€counsel€about€the€options€available€to€him;€the€extentÏof€advise€from€counsel€and€the€court€concerning€the€chargesÏagainst€him;€and€the€reasons€for€his€decision€to€plead€guilty,Ïincluding€a€desire€to€avoid€a€greater€penalty€that€might€result€fromÏa€jury€trial.ÌÓÓÌòòState€v.€Blankenshipóó,€858€S.W.2d€897,€904€(Tenn.€1993).ÌÌà àAgain,€the€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€affirmatively€establishesÏthe€validity€of€the€appellantððs€pleas€or,€at€least,€strongly€suggests€that€theÏappellantððs€pleas€were€knowing€and€voluntary.€€At€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€theÏappellantððs€answers€to€the€courtððs€questions€were€coherent€and€responsive.€ÍMoreover,€as€noted€earlier,€the€appellant€informed€the€trial€court€at€the€hearingÏthat€he€was€not€under€the€influence€of€any€medication€or€drugs€that€wouldÏinterfere€with€his€ability€to€enter€a€knowing€and€voluntary€plea.€€Again,€theÏtranscript€of€the€hearing€reflects€that€the€appellant€discussed€the€pleaÏarrangement€with€his€lawyers€on€numerous€occasions.€€He€had€also€discussedÏhis€decision€with€his€mother,€who€accompanied€the€appellant€at€the€hearing.€ÏMoreover,€the€appellantððs€medical€records€consistently€characterize€theÏappellant€as€ð ðalert€and€oriented€in€all€spheres.ðð€€Indeed,€the€records€reflect€that,Ïfollowing€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€the€appellant€discussed€the€disposition€of€hisÏcase€with€medical€personnel,€expressing€relief€that€he€had€escaped€the€deathÏpenalty.€€In€summary,€the€bare€assertions€of€the€appellant€at€the€post„convictionÏhearing€that€he€did€not€knowingly€and€voluntarily€plead€guilty€are€not€sufficientÏto€carry€his€burden€of€proof.€€òòBrown€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9107„CR„00233€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€at€Knoxville),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1992)(citing€òòMcBeeóó,Ï655€S.W.2d€at€195).ÌÌà àImplicit€in€our€determination€that€the€appellantððs€pleas€were€knowing€andÏvoluntary€is€the€determination€that€trial€counsel€provided€competentÏrepresentation.€€The€appellant€contends€that€trial€counsel€failed€to€ð ðmakeÏthemselves€aware€of€his€mental€and/or€emotional€condition€and/or€his€druggedÏstate€so€as€to€be€able€to€fully€advise€him€of€his€various€constitutional€rights€priorÏto€his€guilty€plea.ðð€€In€order€to€establish€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€ofÍcounsel€an€appellant€must€show€(a)€that€the€services€rendered€by€counsel€wereÏnot€within€the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€casesÏand€(b)€that€the€deficient€representation€was€prejudicial.€€òòStrickland€v.ÏWashingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687,€104€S.Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984);€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,Ï523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòWilson€v.€Stateóó,€899€S.W.2d€648,Ï652„653€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1995).€€WhenÏthe€petitioner€seeks€to€set€aside€guilty€pleas€on€the€basis€of€ineffectiveÏassistance€of€counsel,€he€must€demonstrate€a€reasonable€probability€that,€butÏfor€counselððs€deficiency,€he€would€have€insisted€upon€proceeding€to€trial.€€òòHill€v.ÏLockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59,€106€S.Ct.€366,€370€(1985);€òòWilsonóó,€899€S.W.2d€atÏ653;€òòBankston€v.€Stateóó,€815€S.W.2d€213,€215€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€toÏappeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1991).ÌÌà àAgain,€there€is€virtually€no€evidence€in€the€record€that€the€appellantððsÏmental€state€or€his€medication€interfered€with€his€ability€to€knowingly€andÏvoluntarily€plead€guilty.€€Again,€trial€counsel€at€the€post„conviction€hearingÏindicated€that,€at€the€time€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€he€had€œpursued›€informationÏconcerning€the€appellantððs€psychological€history€and€œobtained›€a€mentalÏevaluation€of€the€appellant.€€He€had€reviewed€the€results€of€the€evaluation,Ïperformed€by€the€Johnson€Mental€Health€Center.€€He€had€fully€advised€theÏappellant€of€his€options,€which€included€pleading€guilty€to€the€charged€offenses,Ïand,€indeed,€had€enlisted€the€aid€of€members€of€the€appellantððs€family€inÍensuring€the€appellantððs€understanding.€€We€cannot€conclude,€based€upon€theÏrecord€before€this€court,€that€counselððs€representation€was€deficient.̛̜Ìà àAccordingly,€the€decision€of€the€post„conviction€court,€denying€theÏappellantððs€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€is€affirmed.ÌÓỚ̜œÌ›œÌ›Ìà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àDavid€G.€Hayes,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€Judgeà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌWilliam€M.€Dender,€Special€Judge