WPC  D>Z:YԼ@87!fuWx% sHA(/qbΦ+i+Y? a'mQD;FэuSfdFCꊃ8(M6觘ħaɊЬ Nu&-lJU+QVE͉ @ot`zcKO#3 U8{o;5#t!t^gGuHJdZ53/Bdm%Kё'Ơ@.rMKJgɆ^, X1ldCwuP.U. )ͥ8m H5_S>na߅i-E?_Yz%k:εz< 3"Jl8{۴+RŠfя(AҢ6dgqL~n|ˣJG5<\# f>} iY %F w@L 0 U:h 4  U:  e 0 l 0DU: U:#]U:{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ B D3 0D AOI 0D^ D/ B X ]^D_D`aEbcdUeefӀ(`$TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7GXXdXXd7  ,cAZ"Arial Regularh&3|xq,  AZ"Arial Regular [ XX   `   1    First,wenotethattheappellantfailedtoargueorciteanyauthorityinhisbriefwith  respecttothereleaseeligibilitydate.# p#SeeThomasW.Heatonv.State,No.03C019511CR  00353(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,March11,1997)(waivingissueforfailuretoincludeargumentorcitetoauthorityinbrief)# J#;Tenn.R.App.P.27(a)(7)# c#.However,thisissuewas ` X addressedinthepetitionforpostconvictionreliefandbythepostconvictioncourt.Additionally,wenotethatatthepostconvictionhearingandinhisbrieftheappellantcontendsthattrialcounsel   wasineffectivebaseduponinadequatepreparationandinvestigation.Theappellantfailedtoraisethisissueinhispetitionforpostconvictionreliefnordidthetrialcourtaddressthisissueinitsfindings.Issuesnotraisedinapetitionforpostconvictionreliefcannotberaisedforthefirsttimeonappeal.SeeWillieL.Peguesv.State,No.02C019705CR00182(Tenn.Crim.App.at   Jackson,Apr.6,1998),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Feb.1,1999).Accordingly,thisissueis   waived.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f)(1997).((3$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdXXd7    `   0  (#$  0  ,cAZ"Arial Regular XX  @T@R[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdXXd7 @  `   1    qFirst,wenotethattheappellantfailedtoargueorciteanyauthorityinhisbriefwith  respecttothereleaseeligibilitydate.#q$#qSeeThomasW.Heatonv.State,No.03C019511CR  00353(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,March11,1997)(waivingissueforfailuretoincludeargumentorcitetoauthorityinbrief)#q#;qTenn.R.App.P.27(a)(7)#q#.However,thisissuewas ` X addressedinthepetitionforpostconvictionreliefandbythepostconvictioncourt.Additionally,qwenotethatatthepostconvictionhearingandinhisbrieftheappellantcontendsthattrialcounsel   wasineffectivebaseduponinadequatepreparationandinvestigation.Theappellantfailedtoraisethisissueinhispetitionforpostconvictionreliefnordidthetrialcourtaddressthisissueinitsfindings.Issuesnotraisedinapetitionforpostconvictionreliefcannotberaisedforthefirsttimeonappeal.SeeWillieL.Peguesv.State,No.02C019705CR00182(Tenn.Crim.App.at   Jackson,Apr.6,1998),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Feb.1,1999).Accordingly,thisissueis   waived.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f)(1997).,  AZ"Arial Regular XXXX XX   Ad FILED     June30,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr. AppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular d'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdXXd7   feef  fr*<,(j 8 `@E  tt0"Hrߛf@. . INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATKNOXVILLE@%JUNESESSION,1999LONNIER.THOMPSON, h   ) | t  `     h   )  No.03C019809CC00319 h`  ` Appellant   h   ) TL   `     h   )  HAWKINSCOUNTY @8  vs. `     h   ) ,$   `     h   )  Hon.BenK.Wexler,Judge   STATEOFTENNESSEE, h   )    `     h   )  (PostConviction)    ` Appellee   h   )    FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee: zr  GeraldT.Eidson    h     PaulG.Summers  F> AttorneyforAppellant h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter 2* 107EastMain,Suite205 h   Rogersville,TN37857 h     ErikW.Daab    `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral  (#    `     h     CriminalJusticeDivision `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     2dFloor,CordellHullBuilding `     h     Nashville,TN372430493 x   (#  !z  `  `     h      `     h     C.BerkeleyBell,Jr.  4$,   `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral  `     h     DouglasGodbee  &#  `     h     Asst.DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     HawkinsCountyCourthouse `     h     MainStreet `     h     Rogersville,TN37857OPINIONFILED:򀀀 /(, AFFIRMED DavidG.Hayes  l4d-2 Judge  X5P.3S X^$XXX@+ OPINION    ` Theappellant,LonnieRayThompson,appealsthedismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionreliefbytheHawkinsCountyCriminalCourt.Onappeal,theappellantcontends,first,thatcounselwasineffectiveforfailingtorequestamentalevaluationand,second,thathisguiltypleaswereinvoluntarilyenteredbecausecounselfailedtoexplainthathewouldreceivea100%releaseeligibilitydate.e ee e  #  1       H@   ` Afterreview,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ` OnOctober28,1997,theappellantenteredguiltypleastotwocountsofaggravatedsexualbattery,aClassBfelony.ThetrialcourtsentencedtheappellantasarangeIstandardoffendertoeightyearsforeachcount.Thesesentenceswereorderedtobeservedconcurrently.Nodirectappealwastakenfromthesentence. ` InAprilof1998,theappellantfiledforpostconvictionrelief.Afterahearingonthemerits,thetrialcourtdeniedtheappellantspetition.Whenaclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounselisraised,theburdenisupontheappellanttoshow(1)thatcounselsperformancewasdeficientand(2)thatthedeficientperformanceprejudicedthedefense.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,687,104S.Ct. *#& 2052,2064(1984).Theappellantmustestablishbothdeficientperformanceandprejudiceinordertoprevail.Id.Areviewingcourtneednotconsiderthetwoprongs h.`'* ofStricklandinanyparticularorder.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.at697,104  S.Ct.at2069.Moreover,iftheappellantfailstoestablishoneprong,areviewingcourtneednotconsidertheother.Id.    ` Inpostconvictionproceedings,theappellantmustprovetheallegationscontainedinhispetitionbyclearandconvincingevidence.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f)(1997).Clearandconvincingevidencemeansevidenceinwhichthereisnoseriousorsubstantialdoubtaboutthecorrectnessoftheconclusionsdrawnfromtheevidence.SeeStatev.GaylenDewayneRhodes,No.02C019703CC00121  (Tenn.Crim.App.atJackson,Feb.10,1998),perm.toappealdenied,(Tenn.Oct.  19,1998)(citationomitted).Moreover,thefindingsoffactofatrialcourthavetheweightofajuryverdictandareconclusiveonappealunlesstheevidencepreponderatesagainstitsjudgment.Davisv.State,912S.W.2d689,697(Tenn.  1995).Thiscourtmaynotreweighorreevaluatetheevidenceorsubstituteitsinferencesforthosedrawnbythepostconvictioncourt.Questionsconcerningcredibilityofwitnessesandtheweightandvaluetobegiventheirtestimonyareforresolutionbythepostconvictioncourt.Blackv.State,794S.W.2d752,755(Tenn. %  Crim.App.1990).̀ ` Withrespecttotheappellantsallegationcofdeficientperformancec,hearguesthattrialcounselfailedtorequestamentalevaluation.Beyondtheappellantsuncorroboratedassertionthathereceivedcounselingatamentalhealthce\[nt[\]nter]^psychiatrictreatmentatKingstonMentalHealthfacilityforthreemonths^followinghisarrest,therecordcontainsabsolutelynoproofofapriorexistingmentalcondition.Itistheappellantsburdentoestablishbyclearandconvincingevidencethattherewasareasonableprobabilitythathewouldnothavepledguiltyhadcounselperformedassuggested.Inthiscase,theappellanthasfailedtomakethisshowingofprejudice. 926  ` Withregardtotheappellantssecondcontentionofineffectivenessofcounsel,thetrialcourt_stated_`enteredthefol`a`ow`ablowingfindingsb:8 ` Hislawyerexplainedittohim....Ifindinthis[sic]questionsaskedhimandthepleaofguiltythatthehundred(100)percentreleaseeligibilitywasbroughtupthreedifferenttimes....Idontknowhowmuchclearerthatcouldhavebeen....He[appellant]saysheneverheardanythingaboutthehundred(100)percenttillhegotbackinjail....Idontknowwhotoldhimwhatthathundred(100)percentmeant;butcertainlyapersonwithaG.E.D.oughttoknowthatahundred(100)percentmeansallofit. ` !` !  `  ` Inthepresentcase,theappellanthasfailedtocarryhisburdenofestablishinghisclaims.Moreover,wecannotconcludethattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthefindingsoffact.Asaresult,wefindnoerroroflawrequiringreversal. ` Thetrialcourtsjudgmentisaffirmed.#X|XXXO # xp dd `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   DAVIDG.HAYES,JudgeCONCUR:___________________________________JOHNH.PEAY,Judge___________________________________JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,Judge