WPC (Fu2w4P7({}dOzBTa[b"*u@fϸ,fMɶOǰgZRM &9S/;Vx;9R X:vzxE}UHG7IV.r[[ WQ>J_ .*%ͺ6*'hmrS[PpfŪ.χ#RzjRzd)ګV# P%ɮN= 2u{MBAŞdLtME_%t ښpf}}"wkzj"!f[5u>+Mq 4"Mr;>h?OcI[)Qjh?i!LhZN=O@va"aGǝۉ Gq2n,0YT#%A"zEQo uط#DYa7Mܗ"ߚ%@ 1z᎞}7_# F U:Q % 0G w@ 4 , ; ! U:) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Bc c c c c D3 0D AO F F 0D  D/P BHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh,  AZ"Arial RegularX(,$XoXXX {DgdEӀuM%3|x  X?XXX IX X?   Ad FILED X?X I  March18,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ,!X?XXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  7?XXdd7  r*<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  ATNASHVILLEFEBRUARY1999SESSION  JAMESMICHAELPITTS, h     )  8   `     h     ) `  Appellant, h     )C.C.A.No.01C019803CR00130    `     h     )vs. `     h     )DavidsonCounty    `     h     )STATEOFTENNESSEE, h     )HonorableDavidTorrenceWalterC.Kurtz,Judge p  `     h     ) `  Appellee. h     )(PostConviction) H  `     h     )FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE:  \  DALEM.QUILLEN   h     JOHNKNOXWALKUP 4 MICHAELJ.FLANAGAN h     AttorneyGeneral&Reporter  95WhiteBridgeRoad,Suite208Nashville,TN37205 h     DARYLJ.BRAND   `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN37243 `     h     JOHNZIMMERMAN `     h     Asst.Dist.AttorneyGeneral `    WashingtonSq.,Suite500 `     h     2222ndAvenueNorth `     h   Nashville,TN372011649  $# OPINIONFILED:_____________AFFIRMEDRULE20JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JUDGE    `   :5; Ї  OPINION     `  Thepetitioner,JamesMichaelPitts,appealstheDavidsonCounty ` CriminalCourtsdismissalofhis1997petitionforpostconvictionreliefinwhichheattackedhis1993convictiononmultiplecountsofdeliveryofcocaine.Inhispetition,petitionerallegesvariousinstancesoftheineffectiveassistanceoftrialcounsel,includingthefailuretofileatimelymotiontosuppressthedefendantspretrialstatement,thefailuretoadequatelypreparefortrial,thefailuretosupervisethedefendantinhisconversationswithlawenforcementofficers,thefailuretopreventtheintroductionattrialevidenceofthedefendantsothercrimesandpriorbadacts,thefailuretopresentevidenceontheissueofsentencingenhancement,andthefailuretoappearatthehearingonthemotionfornewtrial.Wehaveheardoralargumentandreviewedtherecordandapplicablelaw,andweaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtpursuanttoRule20oftherulesofthiscourt. `  Therecordcontainsatranscriptofthepostconvictionhearing.Thetranscriptandtherecordasawholefailtoestablishanyoftheallegationsofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Thetranscriptreflectsthatsomeoftheallegationswereexpresslywaivedduringthehearing.Notably,thepetitionerwasunabletoproveanymerittotheuntimelyfiledmotiontosuppresshispretrialstatement,trialcounselsfailuretopreparethepetitionerscase,counselsfailuretoappearatthehearingonthemotionfornewtrialorthat,ifhefailedtoappear,anyresultingprejudice,counselsresponsibilityforconversationsbetweenthepetitionerandlawenforcementofficers,orcounselsresponsibilityforanybreachofagreementbetweenthepetitionerandtheofficers.Hefailedtopresentanyevidencethat,ifpresentedattrial,couldhaveresultedinanydifferentresult.attrialorsentencing. `  Thepetitionerhadtheburdenofprovinghisallegationsbyclearandconvincingevidence.Tenn.CodeAnn.4039210(f)(1997).Thepostconvictioncourtsfindingsoffactareaffordedtheweightofajuryverdictandareconclusive 844: onappealunlesstheevidenceintherecordpreponderatesagainstthem.Statev.  Henley,960S.W.2d572,578(Tenn.1997).Wedonotreweighorreevaluatethe p evidence.Id.at579.Theburdenisontheappellanttodemonstratethatthe P  evidencepreponderatesagainstthepostconvictioncourtsfindings.Id.Inthis 0  case,thepetitionerfailedtocarryhisburdenbothatthetrialcourtlevelandonappeal,andmoreover,therewouldbenoprecedentialvaluetoafullopinioninthismatter. `  Accordingly,thematterisaffirmedpursuanttoRule20. `     h     _____________________________ `     h     JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JudgeCONCUR:______________________________DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge______________________________JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,Judge