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óĢPetitioner,€Sammy€S.€Bonds,€appeals€the€trial€courtššs€denial€of€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€Š Ä ŠPetitionerššs€ņņpro€seóó€petition€alleges€that€he€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€We€rejectŠ ° ŠPetitionerššs€argument€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Š œģ ŠĢą@——ģąņ ņTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3,€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmedó óˆŠ tÄ ŠĢņņThomas€T.€Ō_ŌWoodallŌ_Ō,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€ņņJoseph€M.€Ō_ŌTiptonŌ_Ōóó€and€ņņJohnŠ Lœ ŠEverett€Williams,€JJ.óó,€joined.Š 8ˆ ŠĢJeff€Mueller,€Jackson,€Tennessee€(on€appeal);€and€Roger€Ō_ŌStanfieldŌ_Ō,€Jackson,€Tennessee€(at€guiltyŠ ` Šplea€hearing)€for€the€Appellant,€Sammy€S.€BondsŠ üL ŠĢPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€P.€Robin€Dixon,€Jr.,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Š Ō$ ŠJames€G.€Ō_ŌWoodallŌ_Ō,€District€Attorney€General;€Alfred€L.€Earls,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General;Š Ą Šand€Jody€S.€Pickens,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Š ¬ü ŠĢą@66'ģąņ ņOPINIONó óˆŠ „!Ō  ŠĢņ ņI.€€Post„Conviction€Hearingó óŠ \#¬" ŠĢą  ąOn€July€11,€2000,€Petitioner€pled€guilty€to€especially€aggravated€Ō_ŌkidnappingŌ_Ō,€aggravated€rape,Š 4%„ $ Šand€aggravated€assault.€€In€exchange€for€his€guilty€pleas,€he€received€an€effective€sentence€of€fifteenŠ  &p!% Šyears.€€No€direct€appeal€of€his€convictions€was€filed.€€On€July€9,€2001,€Petitioner€filed€a€petition€forŠ  '\"& Špost„conviction€relief,€claiming€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€In€his€petition,€he€alleges€that€heŠ ų'H#' Šprovided€his€appointed€trial€counsel,€Roger€Ō_ŌStanfieldŌ_Ō,€with€a€letter€that€was€sent€to€Petitioner€by€theŠ ä(4$( Švictim.€€Petitioner€argues€that€he€urged€trial€counsel€to€use€the€letter€to€attack€the€victimššs€credibilityŠ Š) %) Šat€trial.Š ¼* &* ŠĢą  ąAt€the€post„conviction€hearing,€Petitioner€testified€that€he€discussed€the€letter€with€trialŠ ”,ä', Šcounsel.€€Petitioner€indicated€that€the€significance€of€the€victim's€letter€was€to€show€that€she€was€notŠ €-Š(-ż6 ŠŌ_Ōin€favor€of€having€charges€pressed€against€Petitioner.€€Petitioner€also€testified€that€he€asked€trialŠ ° Šcounsel€to€interview€his€parents€regarding€their€having€witnessed€the€victim€leaving€his€house€on€theŠ œģ Šnight€of€the€alleged€crimes,€but€his€parents€told€him€that€his€counsel€never€contacted€them.€€HeŠ ˆŲ Štestified€that€counsel€reviewed€his€statement€to€police€with€him€and€discussed€two€pretrial€motionsŠ tÄ Šwith€him,€but€Petitioner€did€not€understand€the€motions.€€Petitioner€also€testified€that€he€acceptedŠ `° Šthe€State's€offer€because€of€his€statement€to€police,€in€which€he€admitted€to€having€tried€to€scare€theŠ L œ Švictim.Š 8 ˆ ŠĢą  ąTrial€counsel€represented€Petitioner€for€a€period€of€about€three€months,€from€his€appointmentŠ  ` Šin€April,€2000,€until€Petitioner€entered€his€guilty€pleas€in€July,€2000.€€At€the€post„conviction€hearing,Š ü L  Štrial€counsel€testified€that€in€the€course€of€his€representation€of€Petitioner,€he€met€with€Petitioner€onŠ č 8  Šsix€separate€occasions€for€a€total€of€seven€or€more€hours.€€He€testified€that€Petitioner€expressed€aŠ Ō$  Šdesire€to€plead€guilty€from€the€outset€in€light€of€the€Stateššs€overwhelming€evidence€against€him.€€HeŠ Ą  Štestified€that€he€and€Petitioner€discussed€the€victimššs€letter€on€several€occasions.€€While€the€letterŠ ¬ü  Šstated€that€the€victim€š šstill€love[d]šš€Petitioner,€and€that€she€did€not€intend€for€Petitioner€to€beŠ ˜č  Šprosecuted,€it€also€stated€that€Petitioner€š šscared€[her]€stupid,šš€and€š š[he]€just€couldnššt€wait€[for€themŠ „Ō  Što€be€together].šš€€Trial€counsel€testified€that€he€interviewed€the€victim€regarding€the€letter,€and€sheŠ pĄ Šnever€recanted€her€statements€implicating€Petitioner€in€the€crimes.€€Had€Petitionerššs€case€proceededŠ \¬ Što€trial,€counsel€intended€to€use€the€victimššs€letter€to€establish€an€ongoing,€consensual€sexualŠ H˜ Šrelationship€between€the€victim€and€Petitioner€and€to€discredit€the€testimony€of€the€victim€at€trial.€Š 4„ ŠThe€case€never€proceeded€to€trial,€however,€because€Petitioner€accepted€the€Stateššs€plea€offer.Š  p ŠĢą  ąAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€post„conviction€court€found€that€Petitioner€did€notŠ ųH Šestablish€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€that€trial€counsel€had€provided€ineffective€assistance,€andŠ ä4 Šthat€Petitioner€š šhad€complete€and€thorough€discussions€with€his€counsel;€that€he€weighed€all€theŠ Š  Šoptions;€and€that€he€chose€.€.€.€to€accept€a€negotiated€plea€for€the€reasons€indicated.€€Itššs€only€afterŠ ¼  Štime€and€after€additional€thought€he€decided€he€might€rather€do€something€different.šš€€We€are€boundŠ Øų Šby€the€findings€of€the€post„conviction€court€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€ņņSeeóó€ņņButlerŠ ”ä Šv.€Stateóó,€789€S.W.2d€898,€899€(Tenn.€1990).€€This€Court€will€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidenceŠ €Š Šor€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€of€the€post„conviction€court.€€ņņSeeóó€ņņHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2dŠ l¼ Š572,€578€(Tenn.€1997).Š X Ø ŠĢņ ņII.€€Ineffective€Assistance€of€Counseló óŠ 0"€  ŠĢą  ąWe€review€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€under€the€standards€set€forth€in€ņņBaxterŠ $X" Šv.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930€(Tenn.€1975),€and€ņņStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,Š ō$D # Š80€L.€Ed.€2d,€674€(1984).€€The€burden€of€proof€is€on€the€Petitioner€to€establish€that€counselššsŠ ą%0!$ Šperformance€was€deficient€and€the€deficiency€prejudiced€his€defense.€€ņņStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€687,Š Ģ&"% Š104€S.€Ct.€at€2064;€ņņDean€v.€Stateóó,€59€S.W.3d€663,€667€(Tenn.€2001).€€Petitioner€bears€the€burden€ofŠ ø'#& Šproving€both€a€deficiency€in€counsel's€performance€as€well€as€prejudice,€and€a€failure€to€prove€eitherŠ ¤(ō#' Šprong€provides€a€sufficient€basis€for€denying€relief.€€ņņGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€370€(Tenn.Š )ą$( Š1996).Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Šą  ąTo€prove€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€Petitioner€must€establish€that,€but€for€counselššsŠ ° Šerrors,€the€Petitioner€would€not€have€pled€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€on€going€to€trial.€€ņņHill€v.Š œģ ŠLockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59,€106€S.€Ct.€366,€370,€88€L.€Ed.€2d€203€(1985).€€We€must€determineŠ ˆŲ Šwhether€Petitioner€was€able€to€assist€counsel€in€preparing€his€defense,€to€consult€with€counsel,€andŠ tÄ Što€understand€the€nature€and€object€of€the€proceedings€against€him.€€ņņPlummer€v.€Stateóó,€2000€Tenn.Š `° ŠCrim.€App.€LEXIS€845,€No.€M1999„01406„CCA„R3„PC€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€OctoberŠ L œ Š27,€2000)€ņņperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó€(April€9,€2001).€€Counselššs€performance€must€have€been€withinŠ 8 ˆ Šthe€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€proceedings.€€ņņBaxteróó,€523€S.W.2d€at€936.Š $ t ŠĢą  ąOn€appeal,€Petitioner€asserts€that€certain€pretrial€motions€were€not€heard€prior€to€the€entryŠ ü L  Šof€his€guilty€pleas,€and€therefore,€his€decision€to€plead€guilty€was€not€knowingly€and€intelligentlyŠ č 8  Šmade.€€During€plea€negotiations,€trial€counsel€moved€for€the€suppression€of€Petitionerššs€statementŠ Ō$  Što€police€as€well€as€for€the€admission€of€evidence€to€show€the€prior€sexual€conduct€of€the€allegedŠ Ą  Švictim€pursuant€to€Rule€412€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Evidence.€€Petitioner€entered€into€a€pleaŠ ¬ü  Šagreement€with€the€State€before€either€motion€was€ruled€upon€or€heard€by€the€trial€court.€€PetitionerŠ ˜č  Šadmits€that€trial€counsel€explained€in€detail€the€purpose€of€the€motions,€but€Petitioner€did€notŠ „Ō  Šunderstand€the€potential€impact€of€their€grant€or€denial.€€Trial€counsel€testified€at€the€post„convictionŠ pĄ Šhearing€that€he€believed€that€the€probability€of€success€on€the€motion€to€suppress€was€low,€and€heŠ \¬ Šhad€discussed€that€possibility€with€Petitioner.€€He€filed€the€motion€during€plea€negotiations,€and€heŠ H˜ Šexplained€to€Petitioner€that€its€purpose€was€to€š šmaintain€pressure€and€dialogue€with€the€State.šš€€WithŠ 4„ Šregard€to€the€Rule€412€motion,€trial€counsel€felt€strongly€that€it€likely€would€have€been€granted,€andŠ  p Šhe€discussed€the€potential€outcomes€with€Petitioner,€but€the€motion€was€not€heard€because€the€StateŠ  \ Šmade€an€offer€that€Petitioner€agreed€to€accept.€€Petitioner€does€not€allege€counselššs€failure€to€file€pre„Š ųH Štrial€motions,€rather€he€argues€that€his€own€misunderstanding€about€the€consequences€of€the€motionsŠ ä4 Šcounsel€did€file€prevented€his€plea€from€being€voluntarily€and€intelligently€entered.€€He€admits€thatŠ Š  Štrial€counsel€explained€the€motions,€but€argues€that€he€did€not€understand€them.Š ¼  ŠĢą  ąThe€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€shows€that€the€trial€court€questioned€PetitionerŠ ”ä Šextensively€regarding€whether€or€not€Petitioner€understood€the€charges€against€him,€the€sentence€heŠ €Š Šwas€facing,€and€whether€his€pleas€were€knowing,€voluntary,€and€intelligent.€€Petitioner€testified€underŠ l¼ Šoath€that€he€was€entering€his€pleas€voluntarily€and€knowingly.€€The€trial€court€was€careful€to€makeŠ X Ø Šsure€Petitioner€understood€the€nature€and€effect€of€those€proceedings.€€The€record€shows€that€the€trialŠ D!” Šcourt€paused€the€proceedings€to€allow€Petitioner€to€speak€with€his€counsel€to€ensure€that€PetitionerŠ 0"€  Šfully€understood€the€charges€to€which€he€was€pleading€guilty€and€the€factual€basis€of€those€charges.€Š #l! ŠNothing€in€the€record€shows€that€Petitioner€was€dissatisfied€with€trial€counselššs€performance.€€At€theŠ $X" Šguilty€plea€hearing,€the€trial€court€asked€Petitioner,€š šAre€you€satisfied€with€your€attorney,€Mr.Š ō$D # ŠStanfieldššs,€representation€in€this€case?šš€to€which€Petitioner€responded,€š šIššm€very€satisfied.šš€€At€theŠ ą%0!$ Špost„conviction€hearing,€Petitioner€admitted€that€he€was€satisfied€with€counselššs€representation,€andŠ Ģ&"% Šthat€he€accepted€the€Stateššs€offer€because€of€the€statement€he€made€to€police€and€the€strength€of€theŠ ø'#& ŠStateššs€case.Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢą  ąAt€the€conclusion€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€the€trial€court€accepted€Petitionerššs€guilty€pleas,Š |*Ģ%) Šfinding€that€they€were€š šfreely,€voluntarily€and€intelligently€made€and€that€he€has€had€the€advice€ofŠ h+ø&* Šcounsel€with€whom€heššs€indicated€heššs€satisfied€.€.€.€.šš€€We€therefore€conclude,€based€upon€the€entireŠ ° Šrecord,€that€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€findings€of€the€post„conviction€court.Š œģ ŠĢą@FF%ģąņ ņCONCLUSIONó óˆŠ tÄ ŠĢą  ąFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€trial€court.Š L œ ŠĢĢą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ą___________________________________€Š  ` Šą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGE