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D4DXX67%bXXdd7    XX6TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  †r*<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxP,  rr*<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxP,  rINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  ATNASHVILLEFEBRUARY1999SESSION  STANLEYPOWELL,    ) D  h`    <     ) D C.C.A.No.01C019804CC00169 TL    Appellee,     ) D  @8  Ѐ   <     ) D GilesCounty  ,$   V.    <     )      <     ) D HonorableWilliamB.Cain,Judge      STATEOFTENNESSEE,    )  D       <   ) D (PostConvictionAggravatedKidnaping,      <     )  D AggravatedRape)   М   Appellant.    )   ̜ ̛ FORTHEAPPELLANT:     D FORTHEAPPELLEE: ^V HERSHELLKOGER   D JOHNKNOXWALKUP *" 131N.1stStreet <      D AttorneyGeneralandReporter  P.O.Box1148Pulaski,TN38478 <      D ELIZABETHB.MARNEY     <      D AssistantAttorneyGeneral   <      D 425FifthAvenueNorth   <      D 2dFloor,CordellHullBuilding   <      D Nashville,TN37243   <      D MIKEBOTTOMS   <      D DistrictAttorneyGeneral   <      D    <      D RICHARDDUNAVANT̜   <      D AssistantDistrictAttorney   <      D GilesCountyCourthouse   <      D Pulaski,TN38478OPINIONFILED:_______________D47S4D    X XӀAFFIRMED  705 М JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,†TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT  †\RA' Legal\   Judge ;4:g †TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT  †TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT  †TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT   X)#6XX#] DV 6   Ӝ†TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT  OPINION #6  DVF#XX6ԛ | t #6XX#hӜThepetitioner,StanleyPowell,appealsfromthetrialcourtsdismissalofhisclaimforpostconvictionrelief.PowellispresentlyservingϜthirteenyearsasarangeIIoffenderintheDepartmentofCorrectionforhisguiltypleatoaggravatedkidnapingandaggravatedrapeonJune27,1994.Thetrialcourtdismissedhispostconvictionpetitionfollowingahearingonthemerits.Afterareviewoftherecord,thebriefsofthepartiesandtheapplicablelaw,weaffirmthetrialcourtsdismissal.Thepetitionerclaimedathispostconvictionhearingthathisappointedcounselwasineffectiveforfailingtointerviewwitnessesandthathispleawasenteredintounknowinglyandinvoluntarily.̜Thetrialcourtreviewedthetranscriptofthehearinginwhichthedefendantpleadedguilty,andheardthetestimonyfromthePetitioner,hiscourtappointedcounselandthreeotherwitnesses,beforefindingasfollows: 4Thereisnothinginthepostconvictionreliefpetitionthathasanymerit,andthecredibilityofthedefendantinhistestimonytodayisnonexistent.Heknewatthetimethathewasfacingthepossibilityandstrongpossibilityofbeingdeclaredacareeroffender,followinghisextensivecriminalrecord,andthathecouldspendmany,manyyearsinthepenitentiary.4 G9UFollowingthisassessmentofthepetitionerscredibility,thetrialcourtclearlyplacedgreatweightuponthetestimonyofthepetitionerscourt x9p23 appointedcounselandverylittle,ifany,uponthetestimonyofthepetitioner.ThetestfordeterminingwhethertrialcounselprovidedeffectiveassistancetohisorherclientrestsonwhethercounselsperformanceisϜwithintherangeofcompetencedemandedofattorneysincriminalcases.ϜSeeBaxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930(Tenn.1975).Theburdenisonan   appellanttoshowthatrepresentationwasdeficientinthatcounselmadeerrorssoseriousthatsheorhewasnotfunctioningas counselasguaranteedbytheSixthAmendment.SeeStricklandv.Washington,466 xp U.S.668,687(1984).Whereadefendantpleadsguilty,hemustshowthatbutforcounselserrorshewouldnothavepleadedguiltyandwouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial.SeeHillv.Lockhart474U.S.52,59(1985);see H@ alsoStatev.Neal,810S.W.2d131,13839(Tenn.1991)(reiteratingthe 8 0 standardinHill). ("  Thetrialcourtsfindingsoffactinapostconvictionproceedingareaffordedtheweightofajuryverdictandareconclusiveonappealunlesstheevidenceintherecordpreponderatesagainstthem.   %  1      ׀SeeCaruthersv. )"$ State,814S.W.2d64,67(Tenn.Crim.App.1991);Butlerv.State,789 +$& S.W.2d898,899900(Tenn.1990).PetitionerPetitionerss񛀜bearsstheburdenofestablishingthattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthepostconvictioncourtsfindingsoffact.SeeBlackv.State,794S.W.2d752,755(Tenn. 1*, Crim.App.1990).Petitionerdidnotcarryhisburdeninthetrialcourtand hehasnotcarriedhisburdenhere. 5.0 Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtdismissingthepetitionerspost convictionreliefpetitionisthereforeAFFIRMED.    _____________________________JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JudgeC  XCONCUR: D______________________________DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge_______________________________JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JudgeD̜ p8h13