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V PeterD._Heil_,Nashville,Tennessee(onappeal)andLionelBarrett,Jr.,Nashville,Tennessee(attrial) 6 fortheappellant,DonnaJeanSexton. & PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;R.Stephen_Jobe_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;Joe !  C._Crumley_,Jr.,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andDavidE._Crockett_,AssistantDistrictAttorney "! General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. #" @@OO& OPINION #XXC#XCX v% $ #XXC #  XCXThepetitioner,DonnaJeanSexton,appealsasofrightfromtheorderoftheCarterCounty V'"& CriminalCourtwhichdismissesherpostconvictionpetitionforfailuretostateacolorableclaimfor F(#' relief.Shecontendsthatherpetitionadequatelystatesacolorableclaim.Thestateagrees.We 6)$( agree. &*v%)   Thepetitionerwasconvictedin1995offirstdegreemurderandaggravatedrobberybased ,V'+ uponhernolocontenderepleas,andshereceivedpursuanttoagreementaneffectivesentenceoflife ,F(, inthecustodyoftheDepartmentofCorrection.Thefactsstipulatedattheguiltypleahearingreflect -6)- thatthepetitioneraidedandabettedanotherpersoninarobberyofamarketduringwhichtheother  personstabbedthevictimtodeath.    Thepetitionerfiledaprosepetitionforpostconvictionreliefin1996whichinpartalleges  thefollowing: p @)II. P  8  8`   Thattheconvictionwasbasedonunlawfull[sic]inducedguiltyplea @  involuntarilyenteredwithoutunderstandingthenatureand 0  consequencesoftheplea. p ` x` x @pp(III. P  8  8`   Thatshewasaffordedineffectiveassistanceofcounselinthatthe @  courtwasnotmadeawarethatthePetitionerwasmentally 0  incapacitatedatthetimeofenteringthepleaagreement,anddidnot   understandtheproceedingasthey[sic]relatedtoherrightsand  sentence.` x` x @jj)IV.  8  8`   ThatduetotheCourtbeingunawareofhermentalstateatthetime  ofenteringintothepleaagreement,herrightswereviolatedinthat p shedidnotunderstandwhatshewaspleadingto,anddidnot ` intelligentlyenterintothepleaagreement.P` x` x Subsequently,thepetitionerfiledan additiontoherpetitionwhichinpartallegesthefollowing: 0 8  8`   1.ThatshewasaffordedineffectiveassistanceofCounselinthatthe ` CourtwasnotmadeawarethatthePetitionerwasmentally P incapacitatedatthetimeofenteringintosaidPleaAgreementanddid @ notunderstandtheproceedingsastheyrelatedtoherrightsand 0 sentence. ` x` x Theadditionalsocitescaselawrelevanttoinvoluntaryandunknowingguiltypleasandguiltypleas "  madebecauseoftheineffectiveassistanceofcounsel. #!   Indismissingthepetition,thetrialcourtnotedthatthepetitionerfailedtostatewhatmental % # disease,defectorconditioncausedtheallegedmentalincapacity.Italsoconcludedthatthepetition p&!$ failedtostatefactstosupporttheclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel. `'"%   Inconsideringwhetherapostconvictionpetitionstatesacolorableclaimforrelief,thetrial @)$' courtistotakethefactsallegedastrue.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030206(f). Acolorableclaim 0*%( isaclaim...that,iftakenastrue,inthelightmostfavorabletothepetitioner,wouldentitle  +p&) petitionertoreliefunderthePostConvictionProcedureAct.Tenn.Sup.Ct.R.28,2(H).The ,`'* petitionmustdisclosethefactualbasisforanygroundsforreliefanda bareallegationthata  constitutionalrighthasbeenviolatedandmereconclusionsoflawshallnotbesufficienttowarrant  anyfurtherproceedings.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030206(d).    Unquestionably,thepetitionersproseallegationsoffactarelimited.Also,thepetitioners p formercounselfailedtocomplywithhisobligationtoamendtheprosepetitionwhereappropriate `  ortocertifythatall_nonfrivolous_Ԁgroundsavailabletothepetitionerhavealreadybeenalleged.See P  Tenn.Sup.Ct.R.28,6(C)(2)(3)&AppendixC.However,weconcludethattheallegationsof @  mentalincapacitytounderstandeitherthenatureoftheagreementortheconsequencesofherpleas 0  andofhercounselsfailuretoadvisethetrialcourtofhermentalincapacityrelativetoherguilty  p  pleasstatecolorableclaimsforrelief.Thefailuretospecifythetypeofincapacityisnotfataltothe `  case.Thecaseshouldproceed. P    Inconsiderationoftheforegoing,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisreversedandthecaseis 0  remandedforfurtherproceeding.       `     h     ___________________________________     `     h     JOSEPHM.TIPTON,JUDGE