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Ý ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€+&$%%(&$ÔRichard€Taylor€testified€at€the€post„conviction€relief€hearing€that,€prior€to€the€sentencingÐ ° Ðhearing,€Gregory€had€received€a€letter€from€petitionerððs€treating€physician€which€indicated€that€theÏcancer€was€in€remission€and€that€a€negative€prognosis€would€not€be€proper€at€that€point€in€time. Ý ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€/&$%%(&$ÔThe€Tennessee€Drug€Control€Act€of€1989€classifies€cocaine€as€a€Schedule€II€controlledÐ ° Ðsubstance.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„17„408(b)(4)€(1997)€(listing€Schedule€II€drugs€and€otherÐ „Ô Ðsubstances€as€including€ð ðCoca€leaves€(DEA€Drug€Code€No.€9040)€and€any€salt,€compound,Ïderivative€or€preparation€of€coca€leaves€(including€cocaine€(DEA€Drug€Code€No.€9041))€.€.€.€.ðð€ÏCriminal€offenses€and€penalties€are€set€out€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€39„17„417,€whichÏstates€in€subsection€(a)€that€ð ð[i]t€is€an€offense€for€a€defendant€to€knowingly;€(1)€Manufacture€aÏcontrolled€substance;€(2)€Deliver€a€controlled€substance;€(3)€Sell€a€controlled€substance;€or€(4)ÏPossess€a€controlled€substance€with€intent€to€manufacture,€deliver€or€sell€such€controlledÏsubstance.ðð€€Subsection€(j)€states€the€following:ÌÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àA€violation€of€subsection€(a)€with€respect€to€the€following€amounts€ofÏa€controlledà h àsubstance,€or€conspiracy€to€violate€subsection€(a)€withÐ Ì   Ðrespect€to€such€amounts€is€a€Class€A€felony,€and,€in€addition€thereto,Ïmay€be€fined€not€more€that€five€hundred€thousand€dollarsÏ($500,000):€.€.€.€(5)€Three€hundred€(300)€grams€or€more€of€anyÏsubstance€containing€cocaine.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€€ðð€39„17„417(j)(5). XÝ ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€2&$%%(&$ÔPetitioner€cites€the€standard€for€guilty€pleas€in€òòBoykin€v.€Alabamaóó,€395€U.S€238,€242,€89Ð ° ÐS.Ct.€1709,€1711,€23€L.Ed.2d€274€(1969),€articulated€in€the€Courtððs€holding€that€ð ð[i]t€was€error,€plainÏon€the€face€of€the€record,€for€the€trial€judge€to€accept€petitionerððs€guilty€plea€without€an€affirmativeÏshowing€that€it€was€intelligent€and€voluntary.ðð  Ý ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€5&$%%(&$ÔPetitioner€said,€ð ðI€„„€Iððm€gonna€change€my€plea.€€I€mean,€I€ainððt€„„€Iððm€just€gonna€let€ððem€tryÐ ° Ðit€and€see€what,€you€know....I€mean,€Iððve€got€(indiscernible).ðð oÝ ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú13Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€A&$%%(&$ÔPetitioner€failed€to€include€a€copy€of€this€unpublished€opinion,€according€to€Court€ofÐ ° ÐCriminal€Appeals€Rule€19,€which€states,€in€part:€ð ðUnpublished€opinions€of€the€Court€of€CriminalÏAppeals€may€not€be€cited€in€any€court€unless€a€copy€is€furnished€to€the€Court€and€to€adversaryÏcounsel.ðð€€òòTenn.€R.€Ct.€Crim.€App.€óó19(c)(4).€€Nevertheless,€we€will€address€its€relevance.€€€€€€ ˆÝ ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€8&$%%(&$ÔSubsection€(d)€states,€in€part:Ð ° ЀÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àInsuring€That€the€Plea€Is€Voluntary.€€The€court€shall€not€accept€aÏplea€of€guilty€or€nolo€contendere€without€first,€by€addressing€theÏdefendant€personally€in€open€court,€determining€that€the€plea€isÏvoluntary€and€not€the€result€of€force€or€threats€or€of€promises€apartÏfrom€a€plea€agreement.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌòòTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.óó€11(d).##37=CIQYag­­1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a) òÝ ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€>&$%%(&$ÔThis€Court€has€found€that€counsel€can€properly€be€found€ineffective€based€solely€on€theÐ ° Ðpretrial€representation€of€the€accused.€€òòState€v.€James€Howard€Turneróó,€No.€83„287„III,€slip€op.€atÐ „Ô Ð3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€€Aug.€7,€1984).€ KÝ ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€;&$%%(&$ÔAlso,€we€do€not€agree€with€petitioner€that€manifest€injustice€will€result€unless€petitioner€isÐ ° Ðpermitted€to€withdraw€his€guilty€plea,€as€petitioner€argues.€The€petitioner€has€produced€no€credibleÏevidence€that€his€plea€was€involuntary€and€unknowing.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Turneróó,€919€S.W.2d€346,€355Ð X¨ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€ „Ý ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú14Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€&$%%(&$ÔGregory€corrected€the€prior€convictions€record€by€pointing€out€to€the€State,€ð ðYou€have€itÐ ° Ðlisted€as€cocaine.€€And,€if€I€recall,€it€was€Dilaudid.ðð(;3£$´´Ô2#ÔÚ  Ú0Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  à ÁÝ ƒ Ò_$ÝÔ€(X`·XXXÔÔ€(&$%X(X`·ÔÓ  ÓÒ°ÒÒX°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  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àNashville,€TN€€37201„1649ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€__________________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGEÌÌÐ  Ì84: ÐÑ8€÷^XXdìXXdì8ÑÑ€%PÐÑà@)Dàòòò òÔ‡ ¼¦ »X X`·ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ#† X`·X» ¼¦ ­ #ԈР° ÐÌÌÓÓà ` àThe€petitioner,€Avery€Haston€Norris,€Jr.,€appeals€as€of€right€from€the€denial€of€hisÏpetition€for€post„conviction€relief€by€the€Davidson€County€Criminal€Court€in€which€heÏclaimed€violation€of€his€constitutional€right€to€effective€assistance€of€counsel€as€providedÏby€both€the€Sixth€Amendment€to€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€and€Article€I,€SectionÏ9€of€the€Constitution€of€the€State€of€Tennessee.€€Petitioner€argues€his€judgment€should€beÏoverturned׃'×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€because€he€was€misinformed€by€his€attorney€as€to€the€class€and€range€ofÐ ŒÜ  Ðpunishment€of€one€of€the€six€felony€counts€for€which€he€was€indicted€and€to€which€heÏpleaded€guilty;€and€that€counsel€failed€to€represent€him€zealously€during€plea€negotiationsÏand€at€the€sentencing€hearing.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Based€upon€our€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€rulingÐ ð@ Ðof€the€trial€court€denying€the€petition.ÌÌà@‘‘%Dàò òPROCEDURAL€BACKGROUNDó óˆÐ T¤ Ðà ` àThe€petitioner€is€presently€serving€a€sentence€of€sixty€years€following€his€open€pleasÏof€guilty€to€six€counts€of€possession€of€controlled€substances€with€intent€to€resell.€€PetitionerÏpleaded€guilty€to€each€of€the€following:ÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àCount€Ià h àPossession€with€intent€to€sell€nine€hundred€and€twenty„two€point€Ð "à! Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àthree€(922.3)€grams€of€marijuana;ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àCount€IIà h àPossession€with€intent€to€sell€seven€hundred€and€forty„two€point€Ð B%’ $ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àfour€(742.4)€grams€of€cocaine;ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àCount€IIIà h àPossession€with€intent€to€sell€six€hundred€and€ninety„one€(691)€Ð ô'D#' Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àtablets€of€Alprazolam;ÌÌÓ~ÓÓÓà ` àà ¸ àCount€IVà h àPossession€with€intent€to€sell€six€hundred€and€sixty„nine€(699)€Ð ¦*ö%* Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àtablets€of€Diazepan€(Valium);ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àCount€Và h àPossession€with€intent€to€sell€six€hundred€sixteen€and€one€half€Ð X-¨(- Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à(616ðð)€tablets€of€Dihydro€Codeinone;ÌÌÓÓÓÓà ` àà ¸ àCount€VIà0 h àPossession€with€intent€to€sell€an€unspecified€amount€of€Ð  0Z+0 ÐOxycodone.Ðð0@,1h€%h€% ÐÓçÓÌà ` àThe€petitioner€timely€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€Following€a€fullÏevidentiary€hearing,€the€petition€was€denied€by€the€trial€court.€€Notice€of€appeal€was€timelyÏfiled.€à ` àÐ  d Ðà@××&Dàò òSTATEMENT€OF€FACTSˆÐ à 0 Ðó óà ` àOn€October€20,€1995,€Sergeant€McWright€with€the€20th€Judicial€District€Drug€TaskÐ ¸   ÐForce€advised€Officer€Perry€Buck€of€the€Metro€Police€Department€that€a€confidentialÏinformant€had€told€him€that€petitioner€was€in€possession€of€a€large€amount€of€cocaine€thatÏwas€being€offered€for€sale.€€On€October€25,€1995,€Officer€Buck€conducted€a€trash€pickupÏat€the€residence€of€petitioner€and€his€wife.€The€search€of€trash€yielded€a€cocaine€kiloÏwrapper€containing€white€powder€residue€and€several€sections€of€plastic€bags€containingÏwhite€powder€residue.€€The€residue€field€tested€positive€for€cocaine.€€Based€on€thisÏinvestigation,€police€executed€a€search€warrant€on€October€27,€1995,€at€the€residence€ofÏpetitioner.€€When€petitioner€was€observed€leaving€his€residence€driving€a€van,€officersÏexecuted€the€applicable€portion€of€the€search€warrant€against€him€and€his€van.€€Counts€IÏthrough€VI€of€the€indictment€list€the€drugs€found€in€the€van.€€The€petitioner€also€had€$8,855Ïin€cash€on€him€and€a€loaded€semiautomatic€weapon.€€Property€seized€from€the€residenceÏincluded€seven€vehicles,€thirty„seven€weapons,€and€additional€drugs,€among€a€list€of€otherÏvaluable€items.€€The€Stateððs€case€also€included€two€tape„recorded€admissions€by€petitionerÏconcerning€the€purchase€of€various€items€with€drug€proceeds€and€the€extent€of€his€drugÏdealings.€€Petitioner€was€indicted€on€July€15,€1996.ÌÌà ` àThe€petitioner€retained€Donald€Gregory,€a€Nashville€attorney€who€had€beenÏpracticing€law€for€approximately€twenty„one€years,€to€represent€him.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Gregory€practicedÐ .`). Ðlaw€in€a€building€which€he€owned€and€in€which€he€rented€space€to€Richard€Taylor,€currentlyÏan€Assistant€Public€Defender€in€the€23rd€Judicial€District.€€Approximately€one€week€beforeÏtrial,€which€was€set€for€February€11,€1997,€Gregory€sought€the€assistance€of€Taylor.€€TaylorÏreviewed€petitionerððs€file€as€requested€by€Gregory€and€prepared€a€handwrittenÐ @506 Ðmemorandum€outlining€prior€convictions€for€possible€enhancement€purposes;€laboratoryÏreports€on€the€drugs€found€in€petitionerððs€van;€and€possible€sentencing€ranges€for€each€ofÏthe€counts€against€petitioner.€€Gregory€received€this€memo€from€Taylor€five€or€six€days€priorÏto€the€trial€date.€€In€the€memo,€Taylor€incorrectly€identified€Count€II,€possession€with€intentÏto€sell€742.4€grams€of€cocaine,€as€a€Class€B€felony€when€it€was€in€fact€a€Class€A€felony.€ÏFor€a€Range€III€offender,€this€meant€a€possible€sentence€of€forty€to€sixty€years€rather€thanÏtwenty€to€thirty€years.€€Taylor€did€not€recall€what€was€the€source€of€his€information.€€Also,ÏCount€VI€was€listed€in€Taylorððs€memo€as€a€Class€B€felony,€and€that€count€was€actually€aÏClass€C€felony€with€a€punishment€of€ten€to€fifteen€years,€not€twenty€to€thirty.€€In€summingÏup,€Taylor€listed€the€following€on€his€memo€to€Gregory:ÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àTotal€Poss.€Finesà À à$335,000.00Ð ¨ø Ðà ` àà ¸ àTotal€Poss.€Time,€Conseq.,€à p àRange€II:à  à38„68Ð ŽÞ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àRange€III:à  à68„102Ð tÄ ÐÌÌÌÓÓà ` àPrior€to€the€trial€date€of€February€11,€1997,€Donald€Gregory€met€with€AssistantÏDistrict€Attorney€General€John€Zimmermann€to€discuss€settlement.€€These€settlementÏnegotiations€were€held€twice€in€October€and€twice€in€December€of€1996.€€ZimmermanÏtestified€at€the€post„conviction€relief€hearing€that€in€his€discussions€with€Gregory€he€wentÏthrough€petitionerððs€criminal€record,€including€a€conviction€for€voluntary€manslaughter,Ïcircling€the€convictions€showing€that€petitioner€was€a€Range€III€offender.€€Zimmerman€alsoÏtestified€that€he€discussed€the€fact€that€the€punishment€on€the€cocaine€charge€alone€wasÏforty€to€sixty€years€for€a€Range€III€offender.€€ÌÌà ` àIn€October€of€1996,€the€State€offered€petitioner€a€forty„year€sentence€as€a€RangeÏI€offender.€€This€settlement€offer€was€rejected.€€Petitioner€claimed€that€he€rejected€the€offerÏbecause€Gregory€had€told€him€that€the€charges€against€him€carried€a€total€possibleÏsentence€of€only€fifty€years.€€Petitioner€decided€that€the€offer€was€not€good€enough€and€thatÏhe€would€rather€just€plead€guilty€and€let€the€judge€decide€the€sentence.€€The€State€madeÏa€second€offer€to€settle€on€December€5,€1996€at€forty€years€as€a€Range€III€offender.€€ThisÏwas€still€the€settlement€offer€at€a€final€discussion€on€December€19,€1996.€€At€that€time,ÏGregory€told€Zimmerman€that€his€client€did€not€want€to€take€the€offer€and€that€the€matterÐ Ì84: Ðshould€be€set€for€trial.€€Trial€date€was€set€for€January€6,€1997.€€Because€Gregory€wasÏinjured€when€he€fell€at€his€office€building,€the€trial€was€postponed€until€February€11,€1997.ÌÌà ` àOn€the€morning€of€the€trial,€with€the€State€fully€prepared€to€go€forward,€GregoryÏadvised€€Zimmerman€that€petitioner€was€going€to€plead€guilty.€€Taylor,€who€was€present€atÏthe€trial€to€assist€Gregory,€apparently€prepared€the€petition€to€enter€a€plea€of€guilty,Ïalthough€he€testified€that€he€could€not€recall€whether€he€signed€this€petition.€€This€was€toÏbe€an€open€plea€with€no€agreements€between€the€State€and€petitioner€as€to€any€of€theÏcharges.€€Zimmerman€signed€this€petition.€€The€petition€prepared€by€Taylor€perpetuatedÏthe€error€he€had€made€earlier€in€his€memo€to€Gregory€and€listed€Count€II€as€a€Class€BÏfelony€rather€than€a€Class€A€felony€and€listed€Count€VI€as€a€Class€B€felony€rather€than€aÏClass€C€felony.€€These€errors€were€discovered€during€plea€colloquy.€The€fact€that€CountÏVI€should€have€been€a€Class€C€felony€was€discovered€first€and€corrected.€€The€error€as€toÏCount€II€was€discovered€during€the€courtððs€explanation€of€the€effect€that€petitionerððs€priorÏsentences€would€have€on€the€length€of€his€sentence€under€Count€II.€€When€petitioner€wasÏinformed€by€the€court€that€the€correct€sentence€range€for€a€Class€A€felony€as€a€Range€IIIÏoffender€was€forty€to€sixty€years€rather€than€twenty€to€thirty,€he€told€the€court€that€heÏwanted€to€change€his€plea.€The€court€told€petitioner,€ð ðItððs€not€twenty€to€thirty€years.€€YourÏsentence€range€is€forty€to€sixty€years.€€Now,€you,€do€you€want€to€reconsider?€€Iððm€not€tryingÏto€encourage€you€not€to€do€this€plea;€but€the€sentence€range€on€Count€Two€is€forty€to€sixtyÏyears.€€Heððs€[General€Zimmerman]€right;€itððs€over€three€hundred€grams.ðð€ÌÌà ` àCourt€was€then€adjourned€for€petitioner€to€consult€with€counsel€and€co„counsel,ÏGregory€and€Taylor.€€Petitioner€and€his€family€met€for€an€hour€and€forty„five€minutes€withÏGregory€and€Taylor€in€the€cafeteria€downstairs€in€the€courthouse.€€When€court€reconvened,Ïa€new€petition€to€enter€a€plea€of€guilty€was€presented€to€the€court.€€This€petition€was€signedÏby€Taylor,€as€co„counsel€for€petitioner.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€court€proceeded€to€inform€petitionerÐ h3¸.4 Ðconcerning€all€his€legal€rights€and€finally€stated:€€ð ðThis€is€your€day€in€court€on€the€questionÏof€guilt.€€Now,€weððll€have€another€hearing.€€At€that€hearing,€Iððll€decide€what€your€sentenceÏwould€actually€be.€€But,€this€is€your€day€in€court€on€the€question€of€your€guilt€if€you€pleadÏguilty.€€Do€you€understand€that?ðð€€Petitioner€responded,€ð ðYes,€sir.ðð€€The€court€continued,Ïð ð€Now€that€Iððve€explained€all€ð!ð€do€you€still€want€to€plead€guilty?ðð€€Petitioner€responded,Ïð ðYes,€sir.ðð€€Later,€testifying€at€the€post„conviction€hearing,€petitioner€explained€his€decisionÏto€go€ahead€and€enter€a€guilty€plea€in€the€following€exchange€with€his€counsel:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àQ.à8¸ Ð ¸ Ð àWell,€Mr.€Norris,€why€didnððt€you€just€go€aheadÐ D”  Ðand,€then,€come€upstairs€and€say€.€.€.€just€run€theÏdice?€€Weððll€just€go€ahead€and€have€a€jury€trial?ÏWhy€didnððt€you€do€that?Ð xx ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àA.à8¸ Ð ¸ Ð àI€was€nervous€and€I€was€.€.€.€uh€.€.€.€and,€I€justÐ Â Ðdidnððt€want€to€take€it€to€trial.€€Uh€.€.€so,€I€didnððtÏknow€what€to€do.Ð xx ÐÌÌÓ<8Óà ` àBoth€Gregory€and€Taylor€represented€petitioner€at€the€sentencing€hearing€held€onÏMarch€27,€1997.€€At€that€hearing,€Gregory€stated€that€whatever€sentence€petitionerÏreceived,€it€would€probably€be€a€ð ðdeath€sentenceðð€for€him€because€of€his€cancer€of€theÏliver.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Joseph€McKinney,€a€minister€at€Joelton€Church€of€Christ,€who€had€known€petitionerÐ ¤ô Ðsince€he€started€attending€McKinneyððs€church€some€six€months€earlier,€testified€as€aÏcharacter€witness€for€the€defendant.€€Jerry€McCoo,€one€of€the€Sunday€School€teachers€atÏthe€church,€also€testified€for€the€defendant.€€Both€men€testified€as€to€petitionerððs€efforts€toÏturn€his€life€around.ÌÌà ` àThe€petitioner€was€represented€by€new€counsel,€Richard€McGee,€at€the€post„¼conviction€hearing.€€Donald€Gregory€had€died€some€seven€months€earlier.€€Both€Taylor€andÏLewis€Burnett,€an€attorney€whose€office€was€also€in€the€building€owned€by€Gregory,Ð .T). Ðtestified€at€the€hearing€as€to€Gregoryððs€condition€at€the€time€of€his€representation€ofÏpetitioner.€€Taylor,€who€began€renting€space€from€Gregory€in€the€early€part€of€1996,Ïapproximately€one€year€before€the€trial€of€petitioner,€testified€that€during€1996,€GregoryððsÏphysical€condition€deteriorated.€€Gregory€suffered€from€severe€back€pain,€diabetes,€andÏdepression.€€Taylor€responded€to€a€question€asked€him€at€the€post„conviction€relief€hearingÏconcerning€Gregoryððs€conditionð"ðð ðIn€your€opinion,€was€he€physically€capable€of€actuallyÏtrying€a€case€with€a€jury?ððð"ðby€responding,€€ð ðNo,€sir.€€Thereððs€no€way.ðð€€Taylor€also€testifiedÏthat,€subsequent€to€the€representation€of€petitioner,€he€associated€with€Gregory,€who€wasÏlead€counsel€according€to€Taylor,€on€an€aggravated€child€abuse€case.€€Burnett€testified€atÏthis€same€hearing€that€he€ð ðdid€not€think€Don€committed€ethical€violationsðð€but€that€ð ðhe€wasÏnot€practicing€to€the€best€of€his€ability.ððÌÌÔ€CX`·XX X`·Ôà ` àÔ€DX`·XXCX`·ÔFollowing€the€hearing€in€this€matter,€the€trial€court€entered€a€comprehensive€writtenÐ @ Ðopinion€on€July€14,€1998€in€which€the€court€made€a€number€of€findings.€The€court€notedÏthat€the€petitioner€had€ð ðnine€(9)€prior€felony€convictions€(all€by€way€of€guilty€pleas)ðð€and€thatÏhe€had€given€ð ðfull€confessions€to€Metro€law€enforcement€officers€as€well€as€ATF€officials.ððÏAdditionally,€the€court€found€that€there€was€ð ðno€proof€to€show€that,€but€for€Mr.€GregoryððsÏrepresentation,€there€would€have€been€any€more€favorable€outcome€for€the€petitioner.ðð€ÏThe€opinion€of€the€trial€court€also€includes€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àThe€Court€finds€that€although€an€error€was€committed€by€trialÏcounsel€in€terms€of€the€advice€given€him€about€the€possibleÏpunishment,€this€error€was€not€so€serious€for€this€Court€to€findÏthat€the€petitionerððs€Sixth€Amendment€right€to€counsel€was€notÏprotected.€It€is€not€uncommon€for€the€Judge€at€guilty€pleaÏhearings€to€clarify€for€the€defendant€or€his€attorney€the€effectsÏof€a€sentence€in€terms€of€ranges€or€release€percentages€priorÏto€accepting€a€guilty€plea.€The€petitioner€must€overcome€theÏpresumption€that€counselððs€conduct€falls€within€the€wide€rangeÏof€acceptable€professional€assistance.€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€929Ð ê.:*/ ÐS.W.2d€385€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€Further,€the€Court€is€notÏconvinced€that€the€petitioner€would€not€have€pled€guilty€andÏinsisted€upon€a€jury€trial€had€it€not€been€for€counselððsÏerroneous€advice.€The€petitioner€voluntarily€chose€to€enterÏthese€pleas€knowing€that€Judge€Shriver€would€sentence€him€toÏthe€proper€range€according€to€the€law.€€The€Court€fullyÏapprised€the€petitioner€of€his€rights€prior€to€the€plea€and€thisÏexplanation€included€the€proper€range€of€punishment€for€eachÏcount€of€the€indictment.€The€Court€finds€that€the€guilty€pleasÏsatisfied€the€requirements€of€Tennessee€Rules€of€CriminalÏProcedure€11€and€met€the€constitutional€standards€of€òòBoykinÐ Ì84: Ðv.€Alabamaóó,€395€U.S.€238,€89€S.Ct.€1709€(1969).€The€petitionerÐ ²95; ÐÑ%PÐÑâ %âÑ  Ñâ %âÑ  Ñis€presumed€to€be€aware€of€the€possibility€of€the€JudgeÏimposing€separate€sentences€for€separate€crimes,€thus€theÏpetitioner€cannot€now€benefit€from€the€setting€aside€of€theseÏvalid€pleas.€See€òòBailey€v.€Stateóó,€924€S.W.2d€918€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð b² ÐApp.€1995).€The€petitionerððs€claim€that€he€would€not€haveÏentered€the€pleas€had€it€not€been€for€the€erroneous€informationÏmust€fail€because€he€entered€the€pleas€even€after€beingÏinformed€of€the€accurate€range.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÌÌÓÓà ` àAs€we€now€review€the€claims€of€the€petitioner,€we€note€that€these€findings€by€the€trialÏcourt€are€afforded€ð ðthe€weight€of€a€jury€verdict€and€are€conclusive€on€appeal€unless€theÏevidence€in€the€record€preponderates€against€those€findings.ðð€€òòState€v.€Henleyóó,€960€S.W.2dÐ *z  Ð572,€578€(Tenn.€1997),€òòcert.óó€òòdeniedóó,€__U.S.__,€119€S.Ct.€82,€142€L.Ed.2d€64€(1998).€€ThisÐ öF Ðcourt€can€neither€reweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidence,€nor€can€it€ð ðsubstitute€[its]€inferencesÏfor€those€drawn€by€the€trial€judge.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€579.Ð ŽÞ ÐÌÓ  Óà@@òò&ìàò òANALYSISÐ &v ÐÓ‹OÓà@LLDàI.€€Grounds€for€Post„Conviction€ReliefˆÌó óà ` àThe€grounds€on€which€a€prisoner€may€petition€the€court€for€post„conviction€relief€areÐ Ö& Ðset€out€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„30„203:€ð ðRelief€under€this€part€shall€be€grantedÏwhen€the€conviction€or€sentence€is€void€or€voidable€because€of€the€abridgment€of€any€rightÏguaranteed€by€the€Constitution€of€Tennessee€or€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States.ðð€€TheÏSixth€Amendment€to€the€U.S.€Constitution€and€Article€I,€Section€9€of€the€TennesseeÏConstitution€are€sources€of€the€right€of€an€accused€to€effective€assistance€of€counsel.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€OurÐ Ò'"#' ÐSupreme€Court€has€determined€that€ð ð[t]hese€two€constitutional€provisions€are€identical€inÏimport€with€the€result€that€a€denial€of€the€Sixth€Amendment€right€to€the€effective€assistanceÏof€counsel€is€simultaneously€a€denial€of€the€right€to€be€heard€by€counsel,€as€provided€underÏthe€Constitution€of€Tennessee.ðð€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€Ð /R*/ ÐTherefore,€in€order€to€determine€the€competence€of€counsel,€Tennessee€courts€haveÏapplied€standards€developed€in€federal€case€law.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€968€S.W.2d€900,Ð |Ì Ð905€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997),€òòÔ‡!X`·XXDX`·Ôpermóó.€€òòappóó.€€òòdeniedóóÔ#†DX`·XX!X`·/U#Ô€(Tenn.€1998)€(noting€that€the€sameÐ H˜ Ðstandard€for€determining€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€that€is€applied€in€federal€cases€Ïalso€applies€in€Tennessee).€€The€U.S.€Supreme€Court€articulated€the€standard€that€isÏwidely€accepted€as€the€appropriate€standard€for€all€claims€of€a€convicted€defendant€thatÏcounselððs€assistance€was€defective€in€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€104€S.Ct.Ð xÈ  Ð2052,€80€L.Ed.2d€674€(1984).€€The€standard€is€firmly€grounded€in€the€belief€that€counselÏplays€a€role€that€is€ð ðcritical€to€the€ability€of€the€adversarial€system€to€produce€just€results.ðð€ÏòòIdóó.€at€685,€104€S.Ct.€at€2063.€The€òòStricklandóó€standard€is€a€two„prong€test:Ð Ü, ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àFirst,€the€defendant€must€show€that€counselððs€performanceÏwas€deficient.€€This€requires€showing€that€counsel€made€errorsÏso€serious€that€counsel€was€not€functioning€as€the€ð ðcounselððÏguaranteed€the€defendant€by€the€Sixth€Amendment.€€Second,Ïthe€defendant€must€show€that€the€deficient€performanceÏprejudiced€the€defense.€€This€requires€showing€that€counselððsÏerrors€were€so€serious€as€to€deprive€the€defendant€of€a€fair€trialÏwhose€result€is€reliable.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÓyXÓòòIdóó.€at€687,€104€S.Ct.€at€2064.€€The€òòStricklandóó€Court€further€explained€the€meaning€ofÐ ¾ Ðð ðdeficient€performanceðð€in€the€first€prong€of€the€test€in€the€following€way:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àIn€any€case€presenting€an€ineffectiveness€claim,€theÏperformance€inquiry€must€be€whether€counselððs€assistanceÏwas€reasonable€considering€all€the€circumstances.€.€.€.€NoÏparticular€set€of€detailed€rules€for€counselððs€conduct€canÏsatisfactorily€take€account€of€the€variety€of€circumstancesÏfaced€by€defense€counsel€or€the€range€of€legitimate€decisionsÏregarding€how€best€to€represent€a€criminal€defendant.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÓo[ÓòòIdóó.€at€688„89,€104€S.Ct.€at€2065.€€As€for€the€prejudice€prong€of€the€test,€the€Court€stated:Ð †)Ö$) Ðð ðThe€defendant€must€show€that€there€is€a€reasonable€probability€that,€but€for€counselððsÏunprofessional€errors,€the€result€of€the€proceeding€would€have€been€different.€€AÏreasonable€probability€is€a€probability€sufficient€to€undermine€confidence€in€the€outcome.ðð€ÏòòIdóó.€at€694,€104€S.Ct.€at€2068.€€Finally,€the€Court€stated€what€it€deemed€a€critical€point:€Ð ¶0,1 ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àMost€important,€in€adjudicating€a€claim€of€actualÏineffectiveness€of€counsel,€a€court€should€keep€in€mind€that€theÏprinciples€we€have€stated€do€not€establish€mechanical€rules.€ÏAlthough€those€principles€should€guide€the€process€of€decision,Ïthe€ultimate€focus€of€inquiry€must€be€on€the€fundamentalÏfairness€of€the€proceeding€whose€result€is€being€challenged.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÓe_ÓòòIdóó.€at€696,€104€S.Ct.€at€2069.€€Courts€need€not€approach€the€òòStricklandóó€test€in€a€specificÐ Ì84: Ðorder€or€even€ð ðaddress€both€components€of€the€inquiry€if€the€defendant€makes€anÏinsufficient€showing€on€one.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€697,€104€S.Ct.€at€2069;€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938Ð |Ì ÐS.W.2d€363,€370€(Tenn.€1996)€(stating€that€ð ðfailure€to€prove€either€deficiency€or€prejudiceÏprovides€a€sufficient€basis€to€deny€relief€on€the€ineffective€assistance€claimðð).ÌÌà ` àBy€statute€in€Tennessee,€the€petitioner€at€a€post„conviction€relief€hearing€has€theÏburden€of€proving€the€allegations€of€fact€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð xÈ  ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f)€(1997).€€A€petition€based€on€ineffective€assistance€of€counselÏis€a€single€ground€for€relief;€therefore,€all€factual€allegations€must€be€presented€in€oneÏclaim.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(d)€(1997).€€ð ðA€bare€allegation€that€aÐ Ü, Ðconstitutional€right€has€been€violated€and€mere€conclusions€of€law€shall€not€be€sufficientÏto€warrant€any€further€proceedings.€€Failure€to€state€a€factual€basis€for€the€grounds€allegedÏshall€result€in€immediate€dismissal€of€the€petition.ðð€€òòIdóó.;€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòCone€v.€Stateóó,€927€S.W.2dÐ @ Ð579,€581€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),€òòÔ‡!X`·XXDX`·Ôpermóó.€€òòappóó.€€òòdeniedóóÔ#†DX`·XX!X`·™f#Ô€(Tenn.€1996)€(finding€thatÐ  \ Ðpetitionerððs€claim€that€issues€raised€in€a€second€petition€were€ð ðnovelðð€failed€as€ð ðvague€andÏconclusoryðð).€€Finally,€we€note€that€when€post„conviction€proceedings€have€included€a€fullÏevidentiary€hearing,€the€trial€judgeððs€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€are€given€theÏeffect€and€weight€of€a€jury€verdict,€and€this€Court€is€ð ðbound€by€the€trial€judgeððs€findings€ofÏfact€unless€we€conclude€that€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€preponderates€againstÏthe€judgment€entered€in€the€cause.ðð€€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€755€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð Ô&$"& ÐApp.),€òòÔ‡!X`·XXDX`·Ôpermóó.€€òòappóó.€€òòdeniedóóÔ#†DX`·XX!X`·Ži#Ô€(Tenn.€1990).ò ò€€ó óÐ  (ð#( ÐÌà ` àPetitioner€in€this€case€presents€the€following€factual€allegations€to€support€hisÏconstitutional€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel:ÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ à1.€€Counselððs€erroneous€advice€regarding€the€potential€exposureÌà ` àà ¸ à€€€€€petitioner€faced€prejudiced€petitioner€in€that€his€guilty€plea€wasÌà ` àà ¸ à€€€€€not€knowing€and€voluntary;ÌÌà ` àà ¸ à2.€€Counselððs€deficient€advice€prejudiced€petitionerððs€ability€toÌà ` àà ¸ à€€€€€make€an€intelligent€decision€concerning€a€plea€settlement.ÌÌÌÌÓ·jÓà@;;Dàò òII.€€Knowing€and€Voluntary€Guilty€PleaˆÐ ò7B39 Ðó óà ` àThe€record€supports€petitionerððs€claim€that€counsel€erroneously€advised€him€thatÐ Ê95; ÐCount€II€of€his€six„count€indictment,€possession€of€742.4€grams€of€cocaine€with€intent€toÏsell,€was€a€Class€B€felony€rather€than€a€Class€A€felony.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€memo€which€Attorney€TaylorÐ |Ì Ðprepared€for€counsel€approximately€a€week€before€trial€date€memorialized€the€error.€ÏPetitioner€argues€that€this€error€constituted€deficient€performance€by€counsel€and€thatÏpetitioner€was€prejudiced€because€his€guilty€plea€was€not€understandingly€and€knowinglyÏentered€and€because€he€rejected€a€favorable€plea€agreement.€€€€€ÌÌà ` àThe€United€States€Supreme€Court€has€held€ð ðthat€the€two„part€òòStrickland€v.Ð D”  ÐWashingtonóó€test€applies€to€challenges€to€guilty€pleas€based€on€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ d Ðcounsel.ðð€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€58,€106€S.Ct.€366,€370,€88€L.Ed.2d€203€(1985).€Ð ä4 ÐHere,€petitioner€alleges€that€he€was€prejudiced€by€counselððs€deficient€performance€becauseÏhe€was€deprived€of€his€right€to€make€a€guilty€plea€that€was€ð ðunderstandingly€and€knowinglyÏentered.ðð׃x×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Petitioner€also€implies€that€his€guilty€plea€was€not€voluntary€because€he€wasÐ H˜ Ðð ðplaced€in€an€untenable€situation€on€the€day€of€trialðð€and€presented€with€a€ð ðHopson€[sic]Ïchoice.ðð€ÌÌà ` àThe€test€for€determining€the€validity€of€a€guilty€plea€is€well€settled:€ð ðwhether€the€pleaÏrepresents€a€voluntary€and€intelligent€choice€among€the€alternative€courses€of€action€openÏto€the€defendant.ðð€€òòNorth€Carolina€v.€Alfordóó,€400€U.S.€25,€31,€91€S.Ct.€160,€164,€27,Ð %` $ ÐL.Ed.2d€473€(1970).€€Specifically,€ð ðdefendant€must€show€that€there€is€a€reasonableÏprobability€that,€but€for€counselððs€errors,€he€would€not€have€pleaded€guilty€and€would€haveÏinsisted€on€going€to€trial.ðð€€òòLockhartóó,€474€U.S.€at€59,€106€S.Ct.€at€370.Ð H˜ ÐÌà ` àPetitioner€came€to€court€on€February€11,€1997€prepared€to€enter€a€guilty€plea€ratherÏthan€go€to€trial.€Once€the€error€as€to€Count€II€was€discovered€and€petitioner€was€informedÏby€the€court€that€he€was€pleading€to€a€Class€A€felony€rather€than€a€Class€B€felony,Ïpetitioner€was€understandably€nonplussed.€€The€difference€in€punishment€for€Count€II€forÏa€Range€III€offender€such€as€petitioner€was€the€difference€between€forty€to€sixty€years€asÏopposed€to€twenty€to€thirty.€€Petitionerððs€first€instinct€was€to€withdraw€the€plea€and€go€toÏtrial.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€After€meeting€with€both€his€lead€counsel€and€co„counsel€for€nearly€two€hours,Ð ¨ø Ðpetitioner€returned€to€court€with€a€new€petition€to€enter€a€plea€of€guilty€and€petitioner€soÏpleaded€in€open€court.€€The€new€plea€statement€was€signed€by€the€petitioner€and€bothÏcounsel.€€The€statement€is€a€pre„printed€form€that€was€filled€in€by€petitionerððs€counsel€andÏthen€presented€to€the€court.€€This€form€includes,€among€others,€the€following€statements:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à14.€€I€understand€that€I€am€presumed€innocent€of€the€charge(s)Ïagainst€me,€and€if€I€went€to€trial,€that€presumption€wouldÏremain€with€me€throughout€the€trial€unless€and€until€overcomeÏby€all€of€the€evidence€presented€by€the€State.€Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ѐ€€€€€Ìà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à15.€€I€understand€that€I€have€the€right€to€plead€ð ðNOT€GUILTYððÏto€any€offense(s)€charged€against€me€and€to€persist€in€thatÏplea,€and€that€if€I€choose€to€plead€ð ðNOT€GUILTYðð€theÏConstitution€guarantees€me€(a)€the€right€to€a€speedy€and€publicÏtrial€by€jury€.€.€.€.€Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à*€*€*ÌÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à19.€€I€declare€that€no€person€has€pressured,€forced,Ïthreatened,€or€intimidated€me€into€pleading€ð ðGUILTYðð.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ЀÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à20.€€I€believe€my€lawyer€has€done€everything€any€lawyer€couldÏhave€done€to€represent€me€and€I€am€satisfied€with€my€legalÏrepresentation€and€assistance€in€this€case.€€I€have€had€noÏproblem€communicating€with€my€attorney.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà ` à€€€€€€€€€€€à  àÐ ¶0,1 ÐÓŸyÓIn€addition€to€signing€this€statement,€petitionerððs€plea€colloquy€with€the€court€included€theÏfollowing€exchange:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àTHE€COURT:€€You€have€a€right€to€have€a€trial.€€Your€case€isÏset€for€trial€today.€€You€have€a€right€to€have€a€trial.€€If€you€hadÏa€trial,€you€could€plead€not€guilty,€you€could€insist€that€youððreÐ 7P28 Ðnot€guilty€all€through€the€trial,€and€a€jury€would€decide€whetherÏyouððre€guilty€or€not.€€Do€you€understand€that?Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àMR.€NORRIS:€Yes,€sir.€ÌÌÓÓLater,€in€accordance€with€Rule€11€of€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€the€courtÐ . ~ Ðasked:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àTHE€COURT:€Has€anyone€pressured€you,€threatened€you€orÏpromised€you€anything€to€get€you€to€enter€this€plea?Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àMR.€NORRIS:€No,€sir.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àTHE€COURT:€Are€you€entering€this€plea€of€your€own€free€will?Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àMR.€NORRIS:€Yes,€sir.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÓÓThe€transcript€of€the€submission€hearing€established€that€the€trial€court€complied€with€theÏrequirements€of€Rule€11,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€and€the€principles€ofÏòòBoykinóó€and€òòLockhartóó.€€We€find€that€the€trial€court€asked€a€sufficient€number€of€questionsÐ tÄ Ðto€ensure€that€the€petitioner€was€fully€aware€of€the€effect€of€his€plea€and€entered€it€freelyÏand€voluntarily€after€reviewing€his€options€with€counsel.€€The€option€of€going€to€trial€wasÏclearly€not€one€petitioner€had€any€true€desire€to€exercise.€€In€fact,€the€record€shows€theÏvery€opposite,€and€quite€understandably€so,€since€the€Stateððs€response€to€request€forÏdiscovery€laid€out€an€overwhelming€case€against€petitioner€including€full€confessions€to€lawÏenforcement€officers.€We€find€that€petitioner,€therefore,€has€not€met€his€burden€of€showingÏthat€his€guilty€plea€was€not€voluntary€and€knowing€and€that€but€for€the€error€of€counsel,€heÏwould€have€chosen€to€go€to€trial€rather€than€enter€a€guilty€plea.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌà@  Dàò òIII.€€Intelligent€Rejection€of€Favorable€Settlement€Offeró 󀀈Ð l*¼%* Ðà ` à€The€second€of€petitionerððs€arguments€is€that€he€rejected€a€settlement€offer€not€fullyÐ D,”', Ðrealizing€just€how€favorable€an€offer€it€was€because€of€counselððs€failure€to€inform€petitionerÏthat€possession€of€742.4€grams€of€cocaine€was€a€Class€A€rather€than€a€Class€B€felony.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р|Ì ÐDefense€counsel€met€with€the€Assistant€District€Attorney€four€times€to€discuss€settlement.€ÏGeneral€Zimmerman€gave€the€following€testimony:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àI€had€discussed€with€Mr.€Gregory,€and,€again,€as€Your€HonorÏpointed€out,€I€donððt€know€what€„„€what€was€communicated€toÏthe€defendant.€€But,€I€discussed€with€him€in€October€„„€that€„„Ïuh€„„€just€the€punishment€alone€on€the€Cocaine€charges,€fortyÏto€sixty€years,€[be]cause€his€client€was€Range€Three.€€We€wentÏthrough€the€record€and€I€circled€the€convictions€showing€thatÏhe€was€a€Range€Three.€.€.€.€€We€had€an€open€file€discovery€inÏthis€case.€€I€had€attached€several€police€reports€to€theÏdiscovery€response.€€Uh€„„€basically,€I€felt€the€case€was€strongÏenough€that€my€attitude€towards€Mr.€Gregory€was€to€tell€him€asÏmuch€as€we€could€about€the€case,€and€that€would€affect€aÏsettlement.Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÓgŠÓThe€Stateððs€first€settlement€offer,€made€in€October€of€1996,€was€for€forty€years€as€a€RangeÏI€offender.€€Petitioner€admits€to€having€been€informed€of€this€offer.€€A€final€settlement€offerÏwas€made€by€the€State€on€December€5,€1996€for€forty€years€as€a€Range€III€offender.€ÏPetitioner€argues€that€he€would€have€accepted€the€initial€offer€of€settlement€proposed€byÏthe€prosecuting€attorney€if€he€had€known€that€he€was€facing€a€charge€with€a€minimumÏsentence€of€forty€years€for€Count€II€alone.€€Petitioner€cites€òòState€v.€James€Howard€Turneróó,Ð Š Ú ÐNo.€83„287„III€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€Aug.€7,€1984)׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú13Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€to€support€his€contention€thatÐ V"¦! Ðdeficient€advice€regarding€a€settlement€agreement€should€provide€a€rationale€for€theÏwithdrawal€of€a€guilty€plea.€€Petitioner€argues€that€a€ð ðTurner€test€of€prejudiceðð€should€beÏapplied,€although€no€such€test€is€outlined€in€the€case€cited.€€In€òòState€v.€James€HowardÐ º' #' ÐTurneróó,€petitioner€prevailed€on€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€because€counselÐ †)Ö$) Ðfrom€New€Mexico,€in€spite€of€the€recommendations€of€in„state,€associated€counsel,Ïrecommended€that€defendant€Turner,€facing€a€three„count€indictment€for€first€degreeÏmurder€and€aggravated€kidnapping€in€two€counts,€reject€the€Stateððs€offer€of€settlement€ofÏtwo€years€and€instead€go€to€trial.€€The€trial€court€found€that€lead€counsel€ð ðgreatlyÐ ¶0,1 Ðunderstated€the€risks€of€going€to€trialðð€and€that€counsel€was€ð ðoverly€optimistic€of€theÏoutcome€of€the€case,€and€that€he€relayed€this€unrealistic€feeling€about€the€probableÏoutcome€of€the€case€to€the€defendant.ðð€€òòIdóó.,€slip€op.€at€6.€€The€trial€court€concluded€that€theÐ H˜ ÐStateððs€offer€was€so€generous,€considering€what€was€at€stake€for€Turner,€that€defenseÏcounsel€should€have€recommended€acceptance€of€the€offer.€€òòIdóó.Ð à 0 ÐÌà ` àHere,€petitioner€testified€that€his€counsel€said€ð ðhe€felt€that€[forty€years]€was€aÏreasonable€offer.ðð€€€Petitioner€testified€at€the€post„conviction€hearing,€after€the€death€ofÏcounsel€Gregory,€that€counsel€had€told€him€that€his€total€exposure€for€all€six€counts€wasÏonly€fifty€years.€€Petitioner€claims€that€had€he€known€that€the€total€risk€was€far€greater€thanÏfifty€years,€he€would€have€accepted€the€offer.€€Contrary€to€that€supposition€is€the€testimonyÏof€General€Zimmerman€that€he€had€discussed€with€defense€counsel€in€October€of€1996€Ïð ðjust€the€punishment€alone€on€the€Cocaine€charges,€forty€to€sixty€years,€[be]cause€his€clientÏwas€Range€Three.ðð€€The€trial€court€found€it€incredible€that€petitioner€would€think€that€heÏcould€receive€no€more€than€a€fifty„year€maximum€sentence€on€six€felony€counts,€given€theÏextensive€record€of€experience€in€the€criminal€justice€system€that€petitioner€hadÏaccumulated.€€That€experience€spans€more€than€two€decades,€including€a€charge€of€firstÏdegree€murder€in€1974,€a€charge€that€was€later€reduced.€€It€includes€nine€prior€felonyÏconvictions,€all€by€way€of€guilty€pleas,€and€several€other€misdemeanor€convictions.€€SoÏextensive€a€record,€it€can€reasonably€be€assumed€to€have€provided€appellant€with€aÏthorough€knowledge€of€plea€bargaining€tactics€and€sentencing€procedures.€€We€presume,Ïas€did€the€trial€court,€that€the€petitioner€knew€he€could€receive€separate€sentences€for€theÏsix€separate€crimes€with€which€he€was€charged.€€This€presumption€further€weakens€hisÏpresent€claim€as€to€his€understanding€about€the€possible€punishment.€€òòSeeóó€òòBailey€v.€Stateóó,Ð .T). Ð924€S.W.2d€918,€919€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995)€(citing€òòSheehan€v.€Stateóó,€411€So.€2d€824,Ð Ð/ +0 Ð828€(Ala.€Crim.€App.€1981),€for€the€proposition€that€ð ðmost€basic€logic€and€reflection€makesÏit€apparent€that€separate€offenses€merit€separate€punishmentsðð).€€€Additionally,€there€is€noÏevidence€that€the€Taylor€memo€detailing€petitionerððs€possible€maximum€sentences€for€theÏsix€felony€charges€posed€any€shock€to€lead€counsel.€€That€memo€indicated€a€possibleÏmaximum€sentence€of€102€years.€€Even€if€the€memo€had€been€accurate,€petitionerððs€trueÐ Ì84: Ðmaximum€sentence€was€not€far€off€this€number,€being€117€years€instead€of€the€102€yearsÏTaylor€calculated€in€his€memo.€€The€facts€also€showed€that€petitioner€simply€did€not€wantÏto€plead€in€December€and€be€incarcerated€during€the€holidays.€€ÌÌà ` àFinally,€petitioner€argues€that€he€should€not€have€been€placed€in€the€position€ofÏhaving€to€choose€between€going€to€trial€with€an€attorney€who€was€ð ðnot€mentally€orÏphysically€capable€of€going€to€trialðð€or€entering€a€plea€without€a€favorable€agreement€inÏplace.€€We€note€that€lead€counsel€was€sharp€enough€to€point€out€an€error€in€petitionerððsÏrecord€of€prior€convictions€prepared€by€the€State€to€the€court€at€the€sentencing€hearing.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú14Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р` ÐWe€also€note€that€co„counsel€was€present€when€petitioner€made€his€choice€to€enter€a€guiltyÏplea€rather€than€go€to€trial,€and€presumably€would€have€remained€in€court€for€the€trial.€€Co„¼counsel€did€not€consider€lead€counsel€so€incompetent€as€to€prohibit€co„counselððs€agreeing€ÌÌto€try€a€serious€felony€case€with€him€in€the€following€months.€ÌÌà ` àAlthough€the€record€appears€to€support€the€conclusion€that€counsel€identified€CountÏII€to€petitioner€as€a€Class€B€felony€rather€than€a€Class€A€felony,€we€find€instructive€the€factÏthat€counsel€met€with€the€prosecutor€four€times€in€October€and€December€prior€to€the€trialÏdate,€and€that€the€prosecutor€specifically€told€defense€counsel€that€the€punishment€for€theÏcocaine€charge€alone€was€forty€to€sixty€years€and€that€the€State€was€willing€to€settle€forÏforty€years.€€When€counsel€relayed€this€offer,€petitioner€admitted€that€he€considered€thisÏa€ð ðminimumðð€offer.€€If€that€is€true,€forty€years€is€a€minimum€only€for€a€Class€A€felony€for€aÏRange€III€offender,€which€is€what€General€Zimmerman€testified€he€told€counsel.€€Such€aÏsettlement€offer€is€ð ðreasonable,ðð€as€petitioner€admits€he€was€advised,€in€light€of€the€fact€thatÏthe€maximum€for€a€Class€A€felony€for€a€Range€III€offender€is€sixty€years.€€Petitioner€claimsÏto€have€been€advised€by€counsel€that€his€maximum€sentence€was€only€fifty€years.€€It€isÏunclear€whether€petitioner€believed€this€figure€referred€to€his€maximum€for€Count€II€or€toÏhis€possible€maximum€consecutive€sentence.€€Either€way,€€petitioner€has€failed€to€meet€hisÏburden€of€showing€that€deficient€advice€of€counsel€prejudiced€petitioner€in€that€counselððsÐ 7P28 Ðadvice€caused€petitioner€to€reject€a€favorable€settlement€with€the€State.ÌÌà@¤¤*Dàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ H˜ Ðà ` à€The€record€supports€the€finding€of€the€trial€court.€€Petitioner€was€fully€aware€of€theÏconsequences€of€his€guilty€plea€and€his€plea€was€made€voluntarily€and€knowingly.€ÏPetitionerððs€rejection€of€a€favorable€settlement€has€not€been€proven€a€consequence€ofÏcounselððs€deficient€advice.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌà ` àÌÓÓÔ‡X`·XXDX`·Ôà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à________________________________________Ð è8 Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€€GLENN,€JUDGEÌÐ  ´ ÐÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ____________________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ____________________________________ÌJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÔ#†DX`·XXX`·Ë©#Ô