WPC) UNV %U: 0  w@ 4F 0NZ 0D L 0J8 0T 0^ 0h4 0r 0| 0 0 1u 0dU>yU*B)DC  AMM D3&Y 0@ B:w:v~ v/" AO(Q( 0D) D/[) B)(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX,cAZ"Arial Regular3|x(,A$  X6XXXXXXX6`   TRY 3'Letter3' 3' Letter3'T   DDUDDVDӀԡ ((34$ ,A!  X|XXXXXXX|`   TRY3'Letter3' 3' Letter3'T       0  (#$  0  C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\STANDARD.WPT2 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)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d&&&&7Border 1dd-'C << G  !  #d#$  % `   \R3'\  %   YYY FILED%XJune30,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  ....'dxd  !#d#$  % `   \R3'\       @ \R3'\      Thepetitionersnameappearsonthetranscriptandthepostconvictionpetitions JamesEdwardPedenandappearsonthestatesbriefandpreviousordersofthiscourt JamesE.Peden,Jr.Weusethenameasitappearsontheindictment, JamesE.Peden. { !#d#$  % `   \R3'\      @ \R3'\      Thepetitionerwasoriginallyindictedonnineteenseparatecounts.Thestatedismissedfourteencountsasaresultofthepleabargain.AllofthechargesrelatedtoanincidentthatoccurredonMarch6,1992.Awomanhadreportedtothepolicethatthepetitionerhadexposedhisgenitalstoher.Whenthepoliceattemptedtostopthepetitionersvehicle,hefled,swervingaroundapolicecarthatblockedhispathandcausinganumberofofficerstojumpoutoftheway.("$     d 0 !#d#$  % `   \R3'\      @ \R3'\      TheLincolnCountypublicdefenderinitiallyrepresentedthepetitioner.Afterthearraignment,thepetitionerretainedJackDearing,aprivateattorney. m !#d#$  % `   \R3'\      @ \R3'\      Petitionerhasnotraisedtheissueofvoluntarinessinthisappeal.Theissue,however,wasbeforethetrialcourt,andtherecordcontainstestimonyandthetrialjudgesfindingsontheissue.Becausethebrieffiledonpetitionersbehalfisascantthreepagesinlengthanddevelopsnoissueindetail,wehavechosentoreviewthetrialcourtsfindingonthevoluntarinessofpetitionersguiltypleaintheinterestofjustice.Tenn.R.App.P.2.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . $  % `   \R3'\     \RA'\\RA'\7|XXdd7  ` ` XR()'A1-j|`  `@Rߛ @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEÈ@ ATNASHVILLE @ APRIL,1997SESSION JAMESE.PEDEN,    )     )   Appellant,  ) No.01C019509CC00298     )vs.     ) LincolnCounty      ) STATEOFTENNESSEE ,   ) HonorableCharlesLee,Judge     )   Appellee.  )     )            FORTHEAPPELLANT:   FORTHEAPPELLEE:WILLIAMC.ROBERTS,JR.  JOHNKNOXWALKUPSuite1502,ParkwayTowers  AttorneyGeneral&ReporterNashville,TN37219     LISAA.NAYLOR     AssistantAttorneyGeneral     CriminalJusticeDivision     450JamesRobertsonParkway     Nashville,TN372430493      WILLIAMMICHAELMcCOWN     DistrictAttorneyGeneral     215E.College,P.O.Box904     Fayetteville,TN37334     WEAKLEYE.BARNARD     Asst.DistrictAttorneyGeneral     MarshallCo.Courthouse       Room407     Lewisburg,TN37091   OPINIONFILED:____________________ AFFIRMED CURWOODWITTJUDGE@  OPINION` XX    Thepetitioner,JamesE.Peden +   ׀appealspursuanttoRule3oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProcedurefromtheLincolnCountyCircuitCourtsdenialofpostconvictionrelief.OnJune2,1992,thepetitionerpleadedguiltytothreecountsofaggravatedassault,aClassCfelony,onecountoffelonyrecklessendangerment,aClassEfelony,andonecountofindecentexposure,aClassAmisdemeanor. ,   כInaccordancewiththepleaagreement,thetrialcourtsentencedthepetitionertoanaggregatesentenceoftenyearsasaRangeIoffender.Thepetitionerfilednodirectappeal. Thepetitionerfiledatimelypetitionforpostconvictionreliefallegingthathisguiltypleawasinvoluntaryandthathehadreceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.ThetrialcourtheldanevidentiaryhearingonJuly31,1995atwhichthepetitionerandthetwoattorneyswhohadrepresentedhimtestified. /   ׀ThetrialjudgeenteredhisorderdenyingthepetitiononAugust27,1995.Intheorder,thetrialjudgeconcludedthatcounselsperformanceexceededthatrequiredbyBaxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930(Tenn.1975),andthatthepetitionerhadvoluntarilyandknowinglyenteredhisguiltyplea. Inthisappeal,thepetitionercontendsonlythathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Heallegesthatcounselfailedtomakeaproperinvestigation,failedtoconsideralternativedefensesortrialstrategies,anddidnotmakearecordofdiscussionswithhisclientorprovidehimwithwrittennoticeofthelengthofhissentence.Aftercarefullyreviewingtherecordandtheapplicablelaw,wefindthattheevidenceintherecorddoesnotpreponderateagainstthetrialjudgesfindings,and,therefore,weaffirmthetrialcourtsdismissalofthepetitionforpostconvictionrelief. Inpostconvictionproceedings,thepetitionerhastheburdenofprovingthegroundsraisedinthepetitionbyapreponderanceoftheevidence.Clarkv.State,800S.W.2d500,506(Tenn.Crim.App.1990).Whenreviewingthedismissalofapostconvictionpetition,thiscourtmustaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtunlesstheevidenceintherecordpreponderatesagainstthecourtsfindings.Cooperv.State,849S.W.2d744,746(Tenn.1993).̜ InTennessee,theaccusedhasaconstitutionalrighttotheeffectiveassistanceofcounselatallcriticalstagesofacriminalprosecution.Tenn.Const.art.I,9;Powellv.Alabama,287U.S.45(1932);McKeldinv.State,516S.W.2d82,86(Tenn.1974).InordertoestablishineffectivenessunderthestandardestablishedbytheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtinStricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,104S.Ct.2052(1984),acriminaldefendantmustshowboththatcounselsperformancewasdeficientandthatthedeficiencyissufficienttoundermineconfidenceintheoutcomeoftheproceeding.466U.S.at694,104S.Ct.at2064.InTennessee,theappropriatetestfordeterminingwhethercounselprovidedeffectiveassistanceiswhetherhisadviceandserviceswerewithintherangeofcompetencedemandedoftrialattorneysincriminalcases.Baxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930,936(Tenn.1975). Thestandardisadjusted,however,inthecontextofaguiltyplea.Tosetasideaguiltypleabecauseofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,theattorneysperformancemustbedeficientasdefinedinStrickland.Tosatisfythe prejudicerequirement,thepetitionermustshowthat thereisareasonableprobabilitythat,butforcounselserrors,hewouldnothavepleadedguiltyandwouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial.Hillv.Lockhart,474U.S.52,59,106S.Ct.366,370(1985);Dixonv.State,934S.W.2d69,72(Tenn.Crim.App.1996). Therulesofappellatereviewarewellestablished.First,thiscourtcannotreweighorreevaluatetheevidence;norcanitsubstituteitsinferencesforthosedrawnbythetrialcourt.Statev.Harris,839S.W.2d54,75(Tenn.1992).Second,questionsconcerningthecredibilityofwitnesses,theweightandvaluetobegiventheirtestimony,andthefactualissuesraisedbytheevidencearemattersresolvedbythetrialcourt.Statev.Williams,657S.W.2d405,410(Tenn.1983).Third,thepetitionerhastheburdenofestablishingthattheevidenceintherecordpreponderatesagainstthefindingsofthetrialcourt.Butlerv.State,789S.W.2d898,900(Tenn.1990). Attheconclusionofthehearing,thetrialjudgefoundthatthepetitionerstestimonywasnotbelievable,andhespecificallyaccreditedcounselstestimony.Thetrialjudgefoundthatcounselconsultedwiththepetitionerforfiveorsixhourspriortotheentryofhisguiltyplea,thatheexplainedtheelementsoftheoffensesanddiscussedallpossibledefenseswiththepetitioner,andthatcounselmadenopromisesconcerningthelengthoftimethepetitionerwouldactuallyserve.Hefoundthatcounselinterviewedalloftheeyewitnessesandvictimsinthecaseandhadnotignoredorfailedtodiscoveranyexculpatoryevidence.Thetrialjudgenotedthatpetitionersretainedcounselwasexperiencedincriminaldefenseandthathewasabletonegotiateafavorablepleabargainonthepetitionersbehalf. Basedonthesefindings,thetrialcourtconcludedthattheadviceandservicesprovidedbycounselnotonlywerewithintherangeofcompetencedemandedofcriminaldefenseattorneysbutthattheyexceededtheapplicablestandards.Therecordsupportsthetrialcourtsfactualfindings.Counselstestimonywasrebuttedonlybythepetitionerhimself.Questionsconcerningthecredibilityofwitnesses,theweightandvaluetobegiventheirtestimony,andthefactualissuesraisedbytheevidencearemattersresolvedbythetrialcourt,Statev.Williams,657S.W.2d405,410(Tenn.1983),andthetrialjudgeaccreditedthetestimonygivenbythetwoattorneys.  Moreover,wecannotfindthatcounselwasineffectivebecauseheneglectedtoprovidehisclientwithwrittennoticeofthelengthofhissentenceorbecausehefailedtomakeawrittenrecordofhismeetingswiththepetitioner.Thepetitionersresponsesattheguiltypleasubmissionhearingdemonstratethatheknewexactlywhattheagreedsentencewasaccordingtothepleaagreement.Norcanweconceiveofanyprejudicethatmightaccruetothepetitionerbyhisattorneysfailuretonoteinhisfilethetime,lengthandsubstanceoftheirmeetings.Neithertheexistencenornonexistenceofsucharecordwoulddemonstratethat butforcounselserrors,hewouldnothavepleadedguiltyandwouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial.Hillv.Lockhart,474U.S.at59,106S.Ct.at370;Dixonv.State,934S.W.2dat72. Weaffirmthetrialcourtsconclusionthatthepetitionerreceivedeffectiveassistanceofcounselintheresolutionofthesecharges. Thetrialjudgealsofoundthatthepetitionersguiltypleawasvoluntaryandinaccordancewithconstitutionalrequirements. 0   ׀Thepetitionersresponsestothetrialjudgeindicatethathefullyunderstoodhisrightsandthatheacknowledgedthatneitherpromisesnorcoercionmotivatedhisplea.Atrialcourtsonlymethodtodeterminewhetherapleaismotivatedbyimproperpromisesorthreatsistoquestionthedefendant.Asthetrieroffact,thetrialjudgeisentitledtoweighalltheevidencepresentedattheevidentiaryhearingbasedonthepetitionersdemeanorandallofthecircumstances.ToniaLeeDavenportv.State,No.02C019307CC0151,slipop.at10(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,Feb.8,1995).Aftergivingthematterdueconsideration,thetrialjudgefoundthatthepetitionervoluntarilyandknowinglysurrenderedhisconstitutionalrights.Theevidenceintherecorddoesnotpreponderateagainstthatfinding. Thepetitionerhasnotmethisburdenofprovingtheallegationsinhispostconvictionpetitionbyapreponderanceoftheevidence.Hehasnotdemonstratedthatbutforcounselserrors,hewouldnothavepleadedguiltyandwouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial,orthathisguiltypleawasenteredinvoluntarily.Therefore,weaffirmthetrialcourtsdismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.      __________________________      CURWOODWITT,Judge______________________________GARYR.WADE,Judge______________________________DAVIDH.WELLES,Judge