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ÐÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPó óÐ Ô$# ÐAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌÌò òELIZABETH€B.€MARNEYó óÐ ŒÜ& ÐAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌCordell€Hull€Building,€2nd€FloorÌ425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌò òT.€MICHAEL€BOTTOMSó óÐ ö F, ÐDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌò òJESSE€DURHAMó óÐ ®#þ/ ÐAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌ10€Public€SquareÌP.O.€Box€1619ÌColumbia,€TN€€38402„1619Ð L'œ"3 ÐÒ(ä „¸ @ìì(ÒÌÌÌÌÌÌò òOPINION€FILED:€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ |.Ì)9 ÐÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌLEE€MOORE,ÌSPECIAL€JUDGEÐ  È62B Ðó óÑ7€†NXXdìXXdì7ÑÓÓà@qq*àò òòòOPINIONó óóóˆÐ ° ÐÌà ` àThe€petitioner,€Robert€Burns,€appeals€the€order€of€the€Maury€County€CircuitÏCourt€denying€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€Petitioner€is€currently€servingÏa€sentence€of€fifty€(50)€years€for€one€(1)€count€of€second€degree€murder.€€BecauseÏthe€offense€was€committed€with€a€firearm,€petitionerððs€sentence€was€enhanced€fiveÏ(5)€years€for€an€effective€sentence€of€fifty„five€(55)€years.€€Petitioner€filed€the€presentÏpetition,€claiming€that€he€received€ineffective€assistance€of€trial€and€appellateÏcounsel.€€On€appeal,€he€argues€that€counsel€was€ineffective€by€failing€to:€(1)€listenÏto€the€audiotape€of€defendantððs€preliminary€hearing;€(2)€request€a€special€juryÏcharge€on€mutual€combat;€(3)€submit€the€sentencing€hearing€transcript€as€part€of€theÏrecord€on€direct€appeal;€and€(4)€challenge€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€on€directÏappeal€regarding€venue.€€After€a€thorough€review€of€the€record€before€this€Court,€weÏfind€no€reversible€error.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌà@RR$àò òòòFACTUAL€BACKGROUNDó óóóˆÐ ° ÐÌà@««)àò òA.€€Trialó óˆÐ T#¤" Ðà ` àPetitioner€was€convicted€by€a€Maury€County€jury€of€one€(1)€count€of€secondÏdegree€murder€by€use€of€a€firearm.€€His€conviction€was€affirmed€by€this€Court.€€òòStateÐ ø&H"& Ðv.€Robert€Burnsóó,€C.C.A.€No.€89„117„III,€Maury€County€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filedÐ Ä($( ÐDecember€21,€1989,€at€Nashville).€€We€will€recite€the€facts,€in€part,€as€set€out€by€thisÏCourt€on€direct€appeal:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà ¸ àOn€Thanksgiving€morning,€November€26,€1987,€theÏdefendant's€sons,€Ronnie€Burns€and€Jerry€Burns,€went€hunting€withÏthree€other€young€men€on€property€adjacent€to€a€farm€owned€by€theÏvictim,€Virgil€Fuller.€€At€lunchtime,€they€reported€to€the€defendant€thatÏthey€had€heard€several€shots€fired€from€the€vicinity€of€the€FullerÏresidence.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ц2ö-3` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌñ¶ñœñ¶ñÌñ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñœñ¶ñÐ X5¨06 Ðñ±ññ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñœñ¶ññ±ñ‡ñ±ññ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñà8 ` àà ¸ àIn€response€to€his€son's€comments,€later€that€afternoon€theÏdefendant€armed€himself,€drove€to€the€victim's€trailer,€blew€his€car'sÏhorn,€and€walked€toward€the€trailer.€The€victim€placed€a€handgun€inÏthe€waistband€of€his€pants,€went€outside€and€said,€ð ðGet€out€of€here,ÏRobert€Burns.€I'm€not€going€to€argue€with€you.ððÐ ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà ¸ àAccording€to€Michelle€Lewis,€the€victim's€thirteen€year€oldÏstepdaughter,€the€victim€jumped€back€with€his€hands€up€just€as€theÏdefendant€fired.€The€victim€then€ran€behind€a€tree,€drew€his€weapon,Ïand€fired€two€shots.€When€the€defendant€got€inside€his€car,€the€victimÏreturned€to€his€residence€.€.€.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà ¸ àMedical€testimony€established€that€the€victim€died€from€bloodÏloss€resulting€from€a€single€gunshot€wound€to€the€abdomen.€ThereÏwas€an€exit€wound€in€the€back.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` à.€.€.€.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà ¸ àImmediately€after€the€shooting,€Sergeant€James€Johnston€ofÏthe€Maury€County€Sheriff's€Department€questioned€the€defendant€atÏhis€residence.€The€defendant€denied€knowing€anything€about€theÏshooting€and€claimed€that€he€had€been€in€his€hay€field.€Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà ¸ àIn€a€search€later€that€evening,€authorities€found€a€box€of€shellsÏin€the€defendant's€bedroom,€a€holster,€and€a€gun€underneath€some€tinÏbeside€his€garage.€The€pistol€had€four€live€rounds€and€one€spent€shellÏunder€a€cocked€hammer.€The€defendant€admitted€having€hidden€theÏweapon.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà ¸ àAfterwards,€the€defendant€admitted€that€he€shot€the€defendantÏbut€claimed€that€it€was€in€self-defense.€A€bullet€was€found€in€the€FullerÏresidence€near€the€door.€The€crime€laboratory€later€determined€thatÏit€had€been€fired€from€the€defendant's€gun.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà ¸ àAt€trial,€the€defendant€testified€that€the€defendant€cursed€him,Ïordered€him€to€leave,€and€shot€three€or€four€times€before€theÏdefendant€returned€fire€from€some€three€to€four€feet€away.€He€claimedÏthat€he€initially€lied€to€officers€because€he€was€scared.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌÓÓòòState€v.€Robert€Burnsóó,€No.€89„117„III,€1989€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€893,€at€*1„2.Ð º' #' Ðà@$àò òB.€€Post„Convictionó óˆÐ †)Ö$) Ðà ` àJerry€Colley€was€retained€to€represent€petitioner€at€trial.€€He€testified€that€hisÏlegal€career€spanned€forty„six€(46)€years€and€he€had€tried€over€100€murder€cases.€ÏHe€stated€that€he€met€with€the€petitioner€several€times€prior€to€trial€and€investigatedÏthe€case€thoroughly.Ìà ` àHe€acknowledged€that€he€failed€to€listen€to€the€audiotape€of€petitionerððsÏpreliminary€hearing,€and€his€secretary€made€an€error€in€the€transcript.€€When€heÏattempted€to€use€the€preliminary€hearing€transcript€to€impeach€a€stateððs€witness,€itÏwas€discovered€that€the€transcript€was€inaccurate.€€However€because€he€could€not€ñ¶ñœñ¶ññ²ñÌÐ ¾95; Ðñ²ñrecallñ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñ€the€witnessðð€preliminary€hearing€testimony€fully€prior€to€trial,€he€saw€no€reasonÏto€question€the€transcriptððs€accuracy.Ìà ` àHe€testified€that€he€was€unaware€of€why€he€did€not€request€that€the€trial€courtÏcharge€the€jury€on€mutual€combat.€€He€further€stated€that€he€did€not€contest€theÏsufficiency€of€the€evidence€on€appeal€because€he€thought€such€a€claim€would€haveÏbeen€frivolous.Ìà ` àPetitioner€testified€that€his€attorney€met€with€him€only€once€prior€to€trial.€€HeÏfurther€stated€that€he€informed€Colley€prior€to€trial€that€the€preliminary€hearingÏtranscript€was€erroneous,€but€Colley€disregarded€this€information.Ìà ` àThe€trial€court€found€that€counselððs€representation€was€not€only€effective,€butÏð ðoutstanding.ðð€€The€court€further€found€that€petitioner€suffered€no€prejudice€from€anyÏof€counselððs€alleged€deficiencies.€€Thus,€the€trial€court€denied€post„conviction€relief.€ÏFrom€this€ruling,€petitioner€now€brings€this€appeal.ÌÌà@#àò òòòSTANDARDS€FOR€REVIEWóóˆÐ Ø( Ðó óÌà ` àThe€trial€judge's€findings€of€fact€on€post„conviction€hearings€are€conclusiveÏon€appeal€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€òòButler€v.€Stateóó,€789Ð H#˜" ÐS.W.2d€898,€899€(Tenn.€1990);€òòAdkins€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€334,€341€(Tenn.€€Crim.Ð %d $ ÐApp.€1995).€€The€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€afforded€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict,Ïand€this€Court€is€bound€by€the€trial€courtððs€findings€unless€the€evidence€in€the€recordÏpreponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€578€(Tenn.Ð x*È%* Ð1997);€òòAlley€v.€Stateóó,€958€S.W.2d€138,€147€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòDixon€v.€Stateóó,Ð D,”', Ð934€S.W.2d€69,€72€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€This€Court€may€not€reweigh€orÏreevaluate€the€evidence,€nor€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trialÏjudge.€€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€at€578„79;€òòMassey€v.€Stateóó,€929€S.W.2d€399,Ð ¨1ø,2 Ð403€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996);€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€755€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð t3Ä.4 ÐApp.€1990).€€€Questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€witnesses€and€the€weight€andÏvalue€to€be€given€to€their€testimony€are€resolved€by€the€trial€court,€not€this€court.€€ñ¶ñœñ¶ñòòñ³ñÐ  7\28 ÐÐ Ø8(4: Ðñ³ñHenleyñ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñ€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€at€579;€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€755.€€The€burdenÐ ° Ðof€establishing€that€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise€is€on€petitioner.€€òòHenleyÐ |Ì Ðv.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€at€579;€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€755.Ð H˜ Ðò òÌà@F F àòòINEFFECTIVE€ASSISTANCE€OF€COUNSELóóó óˆÐ ì < ÐÌà ` àThis€Court€reviews€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€under€theÏstandards€of€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930€(Tenn.€1975),€and€òòStrickland€v.Ð \¬  ÐWashingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€104€S.Ct.€2052,€80€L.Ed.2d€674€(1984).€The€petitionerÐ (x Ðhas€the€burden€to€prove€that€(1)€the€attorneyððs€performance€was€deficient,€and€(2)Ïthe€deficient€performance€resulted€in€prejudice€to€the€defendant€so€as€to€depriveÏhim€of€a€fair€trial.€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€at€687,€104€S.Ct.€at€2064;Ð ŒÜ ÐòòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€369€(Tenn.€1996);€òòOverton€v.€Stateóó,€874€S.W.2dÐ X¨ Ð6,€11€(Tenn.€1994);€òòButler€v.€Stateóó,€789€S.W.2d€898,€899€(Tenn.€1990).Ð $t Ðà ` àThe€test€in€Tennessee€in€determining€whether€counsel€provided€effectiveÏassistance€is€whether€his€performance€was€within€the€range€of€competenceÏdemanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€at€936.€€TheÐ ˆ!Ø  Ðpetitioner€must€overcome€the€presumption€that€counselððs€conduct€falls€within€theÏwide€range€of€acceptable€professional€assistance.€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466Ð  %p $ ÐU.S.€at€689,€104€S.Ct.€at€2065;€òòAlley€v.€Stateóó,€958€S.W.2d€138,€149€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ì&<"& ÐApp.€1997);€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€929€S.W.2d€385,€389€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€Ð ¸($( ÐTherefore,€in€order€to€prove€a€deficiency,€a€petitioner€must€show€that€counselððs€actsÏor€omissions€were€so€serious€as€to€fall€below€an€objective€standard€ofÏreasonableness€under€prevailing€professional€norms.€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,Ð .l). Ð466€U.S.€at€688,€104€S.Ct.€at€2065;€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€at€579;€òòGoad€v.Ð è/8+0 ÐStateóó,€938€S.W.2d€at€369.Ð ´1-2 Ðà@ÈÈàò òA.€€Preliminary€Hearing€Transcriptó óˆÐ €3Ð.4 Ðà ` àPetitioner€contends€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€listen€to€theÏaudiotape€of€petitionerððs€preliminary€hearing€prior€to€trial.€€State€witness,€Michelle€ñ¶ñœñ¶ññ´ñÌÐ ð8@4: Ðñ´ñLewis,ñ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñ€testified€at€trial€that€her€stepfather€told€petitioner€before€he€was€shot,€ð ðGet€outÏof€here,€Robert€Burns.€€Iððm€not€going€to€argue€with€you.ðð€€During€cross„examination,Ïtrial€counsel€attempted€to€impeach€Lewis€with€the€transcript€of€her€preliminaryÏhearing€testimony,€wherein€it€was€transcribed€that€she€heard€Fuller€say,€ð ðGet€out€ofÏhere,€Robert€Burns,€or€Iððll€put€a€hole€in€you.ðð€€Lewis€denied€that€she€testified€in€thatÏmanner.Ìà ` àIn€a€jury„out€proceeding,€the€prosecution€informed€the€court€and€defenseÏcounsel€that€the€transcript€of€Lewisðð€preliminary€hearing€testimony€was€incorrect,€inÏthat€she€did€testify€that€Fuller€stated,€ð ðIððm€not€going€to€argue€with€youðð€instead€of€ð ðIððllÏput€a€hole€in€you.ðð€€Defense€counsel€argued€that€his€secretary€transcribed€theÏhearing€at€his€request,€and€the€transcript€was€mistakenly€inaccurate.€€DefenseÏcounsel€promptly€moved€for€a€mistrial,€which€was€denied€by€the€trial€court.€€UponÏthe€juryððs€return,€the€trial€court€gave€curative€instructions.€€The€disputed€portion€ofÏthe€audiotape€of€the€preliminary€hearing€was€then€played€for€the€jury.Ìà ` àPetitioner€appealed€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€mistrial€on€direct€appeal.€ÏThis€Court€affirmed€the€trial€courtððs€decision,€implicitly€holding€that€the€petitionerððsÏright€to€a€fair€trial€was€not€compromised.€€òòState€v.€Robert€Burnsóó,€No.€89„117„III,Ð p!À  Ð1989€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€893,€at€*3.Ìà ` àPetitioner€argues€that€trial€counselððs€failure€to€listen€to€the€preliminary€hearingÏtape€constituted€deficient€performance€which€resulted€in€prejudice€to€the€petitioner.€ÏWe€disagree.€€The€trial€court€found€that€counselððs€representation€of€petitioner€wasÏð ðoutstanding,ðð€and€this€Court€is€bound€by€that€finding€unless€the€evidenceÏpreponderates€otherwise.€€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€at€578.Ð 8,ˆ', Ðà ` àIn€any€event,€petitioner€has€not€established€prejudice.€€On€direct€appeal,€thisÏCourt€held€that€a€mistrial€was€not€mandated,€implicitly€concluding€that€defendantÏwas€not€denied€his€right€to€a€fair€trial.€€Furthermore,€the€trial€court€fully€instructed€theÏjurors€as€to€the€misunderstanding.€€Petitioner€has€not€established€that€the€allegedÏerror€deprived€him€of€his€right€to€a€fair€trial.Ìà ` àThis€issue€is€without€merit.Ìñ¶ñœñ¶ññµñÐ Ì84: Ðñµññ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñà@œœàò òB.€€Mutual€Combat€Jury€Instructionó óˆÐ ° Ðà ` àPetitioner€also€asserts€that€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€request€aÏspecial€jury€instruction€on€mutual€combat.€€He€maintains€that,€under€the€law€thatÏexisted€at€the€time€of€the€commission€of€the€offense,€a€homicide€committed€duringÏmutual€combat€is€voluntary€manslaughter.€€òòSeeóó€òòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€356€S.W.2d€405,Ð ì < Ð411€(Tenn.€1962).€€He€argues€that€the€evidence€supports€an€instruction€on€mutualÏcombat,€and€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€request€such€an€instruction.Ìà ` àð ðMutual€combat€has€been€defined€as€ððone€into€which€both€parties€enterÏwillingly,€or€in€which€two€persons,€upon€a€sudden€quarrel,€and€in€hot€blood,€mutuallyÏfight.ðððð€òòState€v.€Johnsonóó,€909€S.W.2d€at€464€(quoting€òòBlackððs€Law€Dictionaryóó€266Ð ì< Ð(6th€ed.€1990)).€€Mutual€combat€is€not€a€statutory€defense,€but€may€constituteÏð ðprovocationðð€which€would€reduce€the€degree€of€homicide.€€òòJohnsonóó,€909€S.W.2dÐ „Ô Ðat€464€(citations€omitted).Ìà ` àHowever,€the€evidence€in€this€case€would€not€support€an€instruction€onÏmutual€combat.€€òòSee,€e.g.,óó€òòState€v.€Bennettóó,€798€S.W.2d€783,€790€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð è8 ÐApp.€1990).€€ñ¶ñœñ¶ñThe€stateððs€theory€was€that€even€though€theñ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñ€victim€had€a€gun€tuckedÏinto€his€pants,€he€had€his€hands€in€the€air€at€the€time€he€was€shot.€€Furthermore,Ïpetitioner€testified€at€trial€that€he€did€not€try€to€shoot€the€victim.€€None€of€theÏtestimony€at€trial€gives€rise€to€an€inference€that€the€parties€engaged€in€ð ðmutualððÏfighting€ñ¶ñœñ¶ñprior€to€the€victim€being€shot.ñ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñ€€An€instruction€on€mutual€combat€ñ¶ñœñ¶ñwasñ¶ñ›ñ¶ññ¶ññ¶ñÏñ¶ñœñ¶ññ­ñhave›€been›Ïinappropriateñ­ññ®ñunnecessaryñ®ñ.ñ¶ñ›ñ¶ñ€€Therefore,€counsel€was€not€deficient€for€failing€to€request€such€anÏinstruction.Ìà ` àNevertheless,€petitioner€was€not€prejudiced€by€the€failure€to€request€anÏinstruction€on€mutual€combat.€€At€the€time€the€offense€was€committed,€a€homicideÏcommitted€during€mutual€combat€was€voluntary€manslaughter,€òòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€356Ð ä/4+0 ÐS.W.2d€at€411,€and€the€jury€was€properly€charged€as€to€voluntary€manslaughter.€ÏThe€jury€obviously€found€that€the€victimððs€actions€did€not€constitute€adequate€ñ·ñÌÌÌÐ à804: Ðñ·ñprovocation€which€would€reduce€the€homicide€to€voluntary€manslaughter.€€PetitionerÏhas€suffered€no€prejudice.Ìà ` àThis€issue€is€without€merit.Ìà@``&àò òC.€€Sentencingó óˆÐ  d Ðà ` àIn€his€next€issue,€petitioner€contends€that€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failingÏto€submit€the€sentencing€hearing€transcript€as€part€of€the€record€on€direct€appeal.€ÏOn€direct€appeal,€petitioner€argued€that€his€sentence€of€fifty„five€(55)€years€wasÏexcessive.€€However,€because€the€sentencing€hearing€transcript€was€not€includedÏin€the€record,€this€Court€was€precluded€from€considering€the€issue€on€its€merits€andÏdeemed€the€issue€waived.€€òòState€v.€Robert€Burnsóó,€No.€89„117„III,€1989€Tenn.€Crim.Ð è8 ÐApp.€LEXIS€893,€at€*3„4.€€Petitioner€claims€that€there€is€a€reasonable€probability€thatÏthis€Court€would€have€reduced€his€sentence€had€the€issue€been€determined€on€itsÏmerits.€€Therefore,€he€asserts€that€counsel€was€ñ¶ñœñ¶ñdeficientñ¯ñ,ñ¯ññ¶ñ›ñ¶ñ€and€he€suffered€prejudiceÏas€a€result.Ìà ` àAssuming,€arguendo,€that€counsel€was€deficient€for€failing€to€submit€theÏtranscript€of€the€sentencing€hearing€on€direct€appeal,€we€are€not€persuaded€thatÏpetitionerððs€sentence€would€have€been€modified.€€Petitioner€was€properly€sentencedÏunder€the€1982€Sentencing€Act.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„101,€et.€seq.Ð H#˜" Ð(1982).€€Under€the€1982€Act,€petitioner€was€sentenced€as€a€Range€II€offender,€asÏhe€was€adjudged€to€be€an€especially€aggravated€offender.€€An€ð ðespeciallyÏaggravated€offenseðð€is€ð ð[a]€felony€resulting€in€death€or€bodily€injury€or€involving€theÏthreat€of€death€or€bodily€injury€to€another€person€where€the€defendant€hasÏpreviously€been€convicted€of€a€felony€that€resulted€in€death€or€bodily€injury.ðð€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„107(1)€(Supp.€1987).€€Because€the€present€offense€was€secondÏdegree€ñ¶ñœñ¶ñmurderñ°ñ,ñ°ññ¶ñ›ñ¶ñ€and€petitioner€had€a€prior€conviction€of€voluntary€manslaughter,€heÏproperly€qualified€as€an€especially€aggravated€offender.Ìñ¹ññ¸ñÌÐ D5”06 Ð\ñ¸ññ¹ñà ` àFurthermore,€defendant€had€an€extensive€criminal€history,€including€various€ñºñÌÐ D5”06 Ðñºñmisdemeanors,€assault€on€a€police€officer€with€the€intent€to€commit€a€felony€andÏbeing€a€convicted€felon€in€possession€of€a€firearm,€all€in€addition€to€his€priorÏconviction€for€voluntary€manslaughter.€€Moreover,€defendant€had€a€prior€probationÏrevocation€in€1984.Ìà ` àDuring€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€noted€defendantððs€lengthyÏcriminal€history€in€addition€to€his€conviction€for€voluntary€manslaughter.€€The€trialÏcourt€also€recognized€that€defendant€had€a€previous€probation€revocation.€€Both€ofÏthese€are€appropriate€enhancement€factors€under€the€1982€Sentencing€Act.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„111(1),€(8)€(1982).€€The€trial€court€then€enhanced€petitionerððsÏsentence€from€the€minimum€thirty„five€(35)€years€to€fifty€(50)€years.Ìà ` àOur€review€of€the€record€indicates€that€the€trial€court€properly€considered€theÏsentencing€principles,€and€petitioner€received€an€appropriate€sentence.€€We,Ïtherefore,€conclude€that€petitioner€has€failed€to€establish€that€he€was€prejudiced€asÏa€result€of€counselððs€failure€to€submit€the€sentencing€hearing€transcript€as€part€of€theÏrecord€on€direct€appeal.Ìà ` àThis€issue€is€without€merit.Ìà@OO)àò òD.€€Venueó óˆÐ p!À  Ðà ` àPetitioner€finally€insists€that€counsel€was€deficient€on€appeal€for€failing€toÏchallenge€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€regarding€venue.€€He€contends€that€thereÏis€no€evidence€that€the€homicide€occurred€in€Maury€County;€thus,€he€would€haveÏreceived€a€new€trial€had€counsel€raised€the€issue.Ìà ` àThis€issue€was€not€raised€in€the€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€nor€at€theÏhearing€on€the€petition.€€This€Court€has€appellate€jurisdiction€only.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€16„5„108(a).€€Issues€not€raised€in€the€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€cannot€beÏraised€for€the€first€time€on€appeal.€€A€post„conviction€petition€ð ðmust€necessarily€restÏupon€and€be€determined€by€the€factual€allegations€it€contains.ðð€€òòLong€v.€Stateóó,€510Ð ¨1ø,2 ÐS.W.2d€83,€85€(Tenn.€€Crim.€App.€1974).€€This€issue€is,€therefore,€waived.Ìà ` àRegardless,€our€review€of€the€transcript€indicates€that€venue€was€establishedÏby€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€€The€evidence€showed€that€the€homicide€ñ»ñÌÐ Ø8(4: Ðñ»ñoccurred€at€Fullerððs€residence€on€Bear€Creek€Pike.€€€A€Tax€Assessorððs€map€wasÏintroduced€at€trial€which€shows€that€Bear€Creek€Pike€is€in€Maury€County.€ÏFurthermore,€the€jury€was€properly€charged€as€to€venue.€€Petitioner€has€notÏestablished€that€he€was€prejudiced€by€counselððs€alleged€deficiency.Ìà ` àThis€issue€has€no€merit.ÌÌà@xx(àò òòòCONCLUSIONó óóóˆÐ xÈ  ÐÌà ` àThe€record€fully€supports€the€trial€courtððs€determination€that€petitionerÏreceived€effective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€courtÏis€affirmed.ÌÌÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóò òÐ h Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àLEE€MOORE,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ 6&†!% ÐJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ ª,ú', ÐCURWOOD€WITT,€JUDGEó ó