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Ðunderstandingly,€and€voluntarily.€€òòHicks€v.€Stateóó,€983€S.W.2d€240,€246€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð †)Ö$) Ð1998)(citing€òòBoykin€v.€Alabamaóó,€395€U.S.€238,€244,€89€S.€Ct.€1709,€1713€(1969));€òòsee€alsoóó€òòStateÐ l*¼%* Ðv.€Mackeyóó,€553€S.W.2d€337,€341€(Tenn.€1977).€€To€determine€the€knowing€and€voluntary€natureÐ R+¢&+ Ðof€a€guilty€plea,€the€court€must€look€to€various€circumstantial€factors,€includingÐ ° Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àthe€relative€intelligence€of€the€defendant;€the€degree€of€hisÐ –æ Ðfamiliarity€with€criminal€proceedings;€whether€he€was€representedÐ |Ì Ðby€competent€counsel€and€had€the€opportunity€to€confer€withÐ b² Ðcounsel€about€the€options€available€to€him;€the€extent€of€adviceÐ H˜ Ðfrom€counsel€and€the€court€concerning€the€charges€against€him;€andÐ . ~ Ðthe€reasons€for€his€decision€to€plead€guilty,€including€a€desire€toÐ  d Ðavoid€a€greater€penalty€that€might€result€from€a€jury€trial.€€Ðú J` x` x ÐòòBlankenship€v.€€Stateóó,€858€S.W.2d€897,€904€(Tenn.€€1993).Ð à 0 ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€the€instant€case,€while€the€petitioner€does€have€some€mental€difficulties,€aÐ ¬ ü  Ðpsychological€examination€demonstrated€that€he€was€competent€to€stand€trial.€€The€petitionerÐ ’â  Ðconferred€with€counsel€several€times€over€the€course€of€proceedings,€and€counsel€explained€to€theÐ xÈ  Ðpetitioner€the€various€charges€and€all€available€options,€including€the€results€and€implications€ofÐ ^®  Ðthe€petitionerððs€psychological€examination.€€The€petitioner€also€had€some€familiarity€withÐ D”  Ðcriminal€proceedings,€particularly€because€he€had€previously€pled€guilty€to€assault€in€Alabama.€Ð *z  ÐThe€trial€court€questioned€the€petitioner€at€length€concerning€both€the€voluntariness€of€his€pleasÐ ` Ðand€whether€the€petitioner€understood€the€various€repercussions€stemming€therefrom.€€TheÐ öF Ðpetitioner€told€the€trial€court€repeatedly€that€his€pleas€were€voluntary€and€that€he€understood€hisÐ Ü, Ðguilty€pleas€and€the€rights€he€was€thereby€forfeiting.Ð Â ÐÌà  àà ` àHowever,€the€petitioner€now€contends€that€his€pleas€were€neither€knowing€norÐ ŽÞ Ðvoluntary€because€his€concern€about€the€possible€imposition€of€the€death€penalty€was€the€keyÐ tÄ Ðfactor€in€his€decision€to€plead€guilty.€€This€court€has€€previously€established€that€ð ða€guilty€plea€isÐ Zª Ðnot€rendered€involuntary€by€the€fact€that€the€accused€is€faced€with€an€election€between€a€possibleÐ @ Ðdeath€sentence€on€a€plea€of€not€guilty€and€a€lesser€sentence€upon€a€guilty€plea.ðð€€òòBratton€v.€Stateóó,Ð &v Ð477€S.W.2d€754,€757€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1971).€€Nevertheless,€the€petitioner€claims€that€theÐ  \ Ðpossible€imposition€of€the€death€penalty€should€not€have€been€a€factor€in€his€decision€to€pleadÐ òB Ðguilty€because€he€was€not€informed€by€counsel€that,€due€to€his€possible€mental€retardation,€heÐ Ø( Ðmay€have€been€ineligible€for€the€death€penalty.€€Contrary€to€the€petitionerððs€claim,€Mr.€RundeÐ ¾ Ðtestified€that€he€fully€informed€the€petitioner€about€the€results€of€his€psychological€examinationÐ ¤ô Ðand€the€implications€of€those€results.€€Ô‡ X$<XXX$<ÔThe€post„conviction€court€determined€that€the€petitionerððsÐ Š Ú Ðtrial€counsel€was€more€credible,€a€determination€that€is€not€subject€to€review€by€this€court.€€òòSeeóóÐ p!À  ÐòòÔ#†X$<XX X$<C#ÔBurnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€at€461Ô‡ X$<XXX$<ÔÔ#† ¼L »X X$<)2#ÔÔ‡ X$<X» ¼L Ô.Ô#†X$<XX X$<4D#ÔÔ#†¼L »XX$!% ÐÌÔ#†X$<XX X$<(G#Ôà  àò òb.à0 ` àIneffective€Assistance€of€Counseló óк' #'` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àÔ‡ X$<XXX$<ÔThe€petitioner€next€argues€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€to€pursueÐ  (ð#( Ða€hearing€on€the€issue€of€the€petitionerððs€mental€retardation.€€The€petitioner€contends€that,€if€heÐ †)Ö$) Ðhad€been€ineligible€for€the€death€penalty€due€to€mental€retardationÔ#†X$<XX X$<øG#ÔÔ‡ X$<XXX$<Ô,€he€would€not€have€pled€guiltyÐ l*¼%* Ðto€the€murders€of€Della€Mae€Richter€and€Patricia€Sue€WeaverÔ#†X$<XX X$!% Ððð€39„13„203(a).€€In€this€case,€the€petitionerððs€trial€counsel€concluded€that€it€would€be€extremelyÐ Ô&$"& Ðdifficult€to€prove€deficits€in€the€petitionerððs€adaptive€behavior,€i.e.,€the€petitionerððs€inability€ð ðtoÐ º' #' Ðbehave€so€as€to€adapt€to€surrounding€circumstances.ðð€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€893€S.W.2d€908,€917Ð  (ð#( Ð(Tenn.€1994).€€The€petitioner€could,€and€did,€hold€a€job€for€significant€periods€of€time;€he€wasÐ †)Ö$) Ðmarried€to€the€same€woman€for€a€number€of€years€and€was€by€all€accounts€a€good€father€to€hisÐ l*¼%* Ðchildren;€he€served€in€the€United€States€Army€and€was€discharged€for€physical€reasons,€notÐ R+¢&+ Ðmaladaptive€ones;€and,€he€was€able€to€pass€his€driverððs€license€test.€€TheÔ‡ X$<XXX$<Ô€Ô#†X$<XX X$<Â^#Ôpetitionerððs€trial€counselÐ ° Ðfelt€that€all€of€these€factors€would€weigh€against€any€finding€of€mental€retardation.€€Moreover,Ð –æ Ðthe€Stateððs€case€was€strong,€and€trial€counsel€was€concerned€that,€if€the€petitioner€failed€toÐ |Ì Ðestablish€his€mental€retardation€and€proceeded€to€trial,€the€petitioner€would€risk€the€imposition€ofÐ b² Ðthe€death€penalty.Ô‡ X$<XXX$<Ô€€Notwithstanding€these€concerns,€the€petitionerððs€trial€counsel€still€arranged€forÐ H˜ Ða€hearing€concerning€the€petitionerððs€mental€retardation.€€However,€the€petitioner€chose€to€pleadÐ . ~ Ðguilty€before€the€scheduled€hearing.€€In€light€of€the€petitionerððs€knowing€and€voluntary€guiltyÐ  d Ðplea,€there€was€no€need€for€a€hearing€on€the€issue€of€mental€retardation.€€In€sum,€the€petitionerÐ ú J Ðhas€failed€to€demonstrate€that€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€pursue€the€scheduled€hearingÐ à 0 Ðnor€does€he€attempt€to€show€how€he€was€prejudiced€by€this€failure.€€This€issue€is€also€withoutÐ Æ   Ðmerit.Ð ¬ ü  ÐÔ#†X$<XX X$<­`#ÔÌà  àà ` àÔ‡ X$<XXX$<Ôà@44"ìàò òòòIII.€€Conclusion.óóó óˆÐ xÈ  Ðà  àà ` àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court.Ô#†X$<XX X$<Þc#ÔÔ#†¼L »XX$<ãY#ÔÐ ^®  ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð |Ì Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àóóNorma€McGee€Ogle,€Judge