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Ðbeer€together€at€a€tavern€near€the€military€reservation,€which€straddles€theÐ ´-)/ý ÐTennessee-Kentucky€state€line.€€According€to€the€state's€proof,€the€appellantÐ ° Ðand€his€co-defendant€returned€to€the€base€by€taxicab€after€the€murder€.€.€.€.Жæ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àOn€April€20€or€21,€1986,€Private€Poe€told€Private€Gregory€L.€GrayÐ |Ì Ðthat€he€had€been€involved€in€a€murder,€which€occurred€when€they€tried€toÐ b² Ð"roll"€a€soldier€to€get€his€money.€€On€the€morning€of€April€25,€1986,€PrivateÐ H˜ ÐGray€reported€what€Private€Poe€had€told€him€to€the€Criminal€InvestigationÐ . ~ ÐDivision€(CID)€at€Ft.€Campbell.€€Steve€Chancellor,€a€special€agent€with€theÐ  d ÐCID,€immediately€went€to€the€field€where€he€understood€the€homicide€hadÐ ú J Ðoccurred.€€There€he€found€Private€Marlow's€badly€decomposed€corpse.€€TheÐ à 0 Ðbody€was€located€about€600€feet€south€of€the€Tennessee-Kentucky€state€lineÐ Æ   Ðin€Montgomery€County.Ь ü ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àLater€that€morning,€based€upon€the€information€that€he€had,€Mr.Ð ’â  ÐChancellor€directed€other€military€officials€to€take€the€appellant€and€PrivateÐ xÈ  ÐPoe€into€custody€on€the€post€at€Ft.€Campbell.€€A€short€time€later€statementsÐ ^®  Ðwere€given€by€both,€admitting€the€robbery€and€beating€of€Private€Marlow€onÐ D”  ÐApril€4,€but€denying€the€murder.Ð*z ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€victim,€Private€Marlow,€met€David€Terrence€Ô_ÔMcIntireÔ_Ô,€aÐ ` ÐPersonnel€Sergeant€in€the€United€States€Army,€at€the€Air€Assault€Club€at€Ft.Ð öF ÐCampbell€early€in€the€evening€of€April€4,€1986.€€After€having€a€couple€ofÐ Ü, Ðbeers€there,€Sergeant€Ô_ÔMcIntireÔ_Ô€took€Private€Marlow€to€the€Red€Carpet€LoungeÐ Â Ðso€the€young€soldier,€who€had€recently€arrived€at€Ft.€Campbell,€could€meetÐ ¨ø Ðsome€young€men€of€his€age.€€When€they€arrived€at€the€lounge,€they€met€theÐ ŽÞ Ðappellant,€whom€Sergeant€Ô_ÔMcIntireÔ_Ô€knew,€and€Private€Poe,€whom€he€did€notÐ tÄ Ðknow.€€The€appellant€introduced€Sergeant€Ô_ÔMcIntireÔ_Ô€to€Private€Poe€and€he€inÐ Zª Ðturn€introduced€Private€Marlow€to€the€appellant€and€Private€Poe.€€The€groupÐ @ Ðdrank€several€pitchers€of€beer,€with€Private€Marlow€purchasing€two€of€themÐ &v Ðand€other€members€of€the€group€purchasing€the€others.Ð \` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àAt€about€8:30€or€8:45,€Sergeant€Ô_ÔMcIntireÔ_Ô's€wife€came€to€the€RedÐ òB ÐCarpet€Lounge,€got€him€and€took€him€home€in€her€vehicle.€€He€left€his€truckÐ Ø( Ðin€which€he€and€the€victim€had€driven€to€the€tavern.€€During€the€eveningÐ ¾ ÐPrivate€Marlow€became€intoxicated€and€left€the€tavern.€€He€was€found€byÐ ¤ô ÐPrivate€Poe€and€the€appellant€lying€in€the€back€of€Sergeant€Ô_ÔMcIntireÔ_Ô's€truck.Њ Ú` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àDuring€the€evening€the€victim€had€been€seen€with€some€money.€€TheÐ p!À  Ðappellant€and€his€co-defendant€induced€him€to€go€with€them€to€the€vacantÐ V"¦! Ðfield€where€they€beat€him€and€robbed€him.€€A€leather€thong€or€shoelace€wasÐ <#Œ" Ðtied€tightly€and€firmly€around€his€neck.€€When€his€corpse€was€discovered€theÐ "$r# Ðthong€was€tied€with€a€circumference€of€approximately€12€inches.€€TheÐ %X $ Ðvictim's€neck€size€was€15€to€15€ðð€inches.€€Major€Dennis€W.€Ô_ÔOberliesÔ_Ô,€M.D.,Ð î%>!% ÐChief€of€the€Department€of€Pathology€at€the€Ô_ÔBlanchfieldÔ_Ô€Army€CommunityÐ Ô&$"& ÐHospital€at€Ft.€Campbell,€testified€that€this€ligature€tied€that€tightly€around€theÐ º' #' Ðvictim's€neck€would€cause€unconsciousness€in€about€10€seconds€and€death€inÐ  (ð#( Ðfive€to€fifteen€minutes.І)Ö$)` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€victim's€left€jaw€was€fractured€in€two€places€and€three€teeth€wereÐ l*¼%* Ðmissing.€€Some€could€have€come€out€as€a€result€of€the€decomposition€of€theÐ R+¢&+ Ðcorpse.а` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIn€their€pre-trial€statements,€both€the€appellant€and€Private€Poe€freelyÐ –æ Ðadmitted€participating€in€the€assault€and€battery€of€the€victim€and€the€robbery.€Ð |Ì ÐHowever,€each€placed€responsibility€for€the€homicide€upon€the€other.€€TheÐ b² Ðappellant€also€testified€at€trial,€fully€admitting€his€participation€in€the€offense.€Ð H˜ ÐThe€appellant€took€$14.00€from€the€victim€and€gave€Private€Poe€$10.00€of€it.€Ð . ~ ÐPrivate€Poe€took€the€victim's€wallet€and€watch.€€The€wallet€was€discarded€atÐ  d Ðthe€edge€of€a€pond€near€a€construction€site.€€Because€they€had€blood€on€theirÐ ú J Ðshirts,€the€shirts€were€discarded€in€the€same€pond€where€the€wallet€was€found,Ð à 0 Ðand,€according€to€the€appellant,€they€returned€to€the€post€without€shirts.€€TheÐ Æ   Ðshirts€were€also€found€in€the€subsequent€search.€€The€victim's€partially€burnedÐ ¬ ü  ÐArmed€Forces€identification€card€was€found€in€a€corn€field,€just€as€theirÐ ’â  Ðstatements€indicated€that€it€could€be.ÐxÈ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àBoth€the€appellant€and€Private€Poe€stated€that€the€victim€was€aliveÐ ^®  Ðwhen€they€left€him€near€a€path€running€through€the€vacant€field.€€However,Ð D”  Ðhis€body€was€actually€30€to€40€feet€from€the€path€when€it€was€discoveredÐ *z  Ðthree€weeks€later.Ð`` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà  àÌòòState€v.€Jay€A.€Cameronóó,€No.€87-194-III,€€1988€WL€115731,€at€*3„*4€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.,€Nashville,€Ð  ÐNov.€1,€1988).Ð ¨ø Ðà  àN.€Reese€Ô_ÔBagwellÔ_Ô,€Jr.€and€John€M.€Richardson,€Jr.€were€appointed€to€represent€the€defendant.€Ð ŽÞ ÐFollowing€a€jury€trial€in€the€Montgomery€County€Circuit€Court,€the€defendant€and€Mr.€Poe€wereÐ tÄ Ðconvicted€of€first-degree€felony€murder.€€Mr.€Poe€received€the€death€penalty,€and€the€defendantÐ Zª Ðreceived€a€life€sentence.€€The€defendant€appealed,€but,€because€the€motion€for€new€trial€was€untimelyÐ @ Ðfiled,€this€Court€determined€that€the€trial€court€lacked€jurisdiction€to€consider€the€motion.€€The€CourtÐ &v Ðalso€affirmed€the€conviction€based€on€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Jay€A.€Cameronóó,Ð  \ Ð1988€WL€115731.€€The€defendant€petitioned€for€post„conviction€relief,€and€the€Circuit€Court€grantedÐ òB Ða€delayed€appeal€with€respect€to€the€issues€foreclosed€in€the€initial€appeal€due€to€the€failure€ofÐ Ø( Ðcounsel€to€file€a€timely€motion€for€new€trial.€However,€the€trial€court€refused€to€hear€the€otherÐ ¾ Ðallegations€in€the€post„conviction€petition€until€after€the€defendant€had€exhausted€his€delayed€appeal.€Ð ¤ô ЀThis€court€again€affirmed€the€conviction€in€the€defendantððs€delayed€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€€òòState€v.€Cameronóó,Ð Š Ú Ðâ â909€S.W.2d€836€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1995).€€The€trial€court€then€heard€the€defendantððs€post„convictionÐ p!À  Ðpetition,€and€denied€relief.€€That€judgment€is€the€subject€of€the€instant€appeal.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð ° Ðâ âà  àTo€sustain€his€post-conviction€petition,€the€appellant€must€prove€his€allegations€by€clear€andÐ –æ Ðconvincing€evidence.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-30-210(f).€€Upon€review,€this€Court€will€not€Ô_ÔreweighÔ_ÔÐ |Ì Ðor€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€We€give€deference€to€questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€theÐ b² Ðwitnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€their€testimony,€and€the€factual€issues€raised€by€theÐ H˜ Ðevidence€as€they€are€resolved€by€the€trial€court.€€òòState€v.€Henleyóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€578€(Tenn.€1997),Ð . ~ Ðòòcert.óó€òòdeniedóó,€525€U.S.€830,€119€S.€Ct.€82,€142€L.€Ed.€2d€64€(1998).€€Furthermore,€the€findings€of€factÐ  d Ðof€the€trial€judge€on€a€petition€for€post-conviction€relief€are€afforded€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict€andÐ ú J Ðare€conclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€evidence€in€the€record€preponderates€against€those€findings.€Ð à 0 ÐòòÔ_ÔTidwellÔ_Ô€v.€Stateóó,€922€S.W.2d€497,€500€(Tenn.€1996).Ð Æ   Ðà  àOn€appeal,€the€defendant€claims€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€(1)€for€failing€to€litigateÐ ¬ ü  Ða€severance€motion,€(2)€for€failing€to€adequately€prepare€for€trial,€and€(3)€for€failing€to€adequatelyÐ ’â  Ðprepare€the€defendant€to€testify.€€€Mr.€Ô_ÔBagwellÔ_Ô€explained€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€that€theÐ xÈ  Ðdecision€not€to€litigate€the€severance€motion€was€made€after€the€motion€was€filed€because,€uponÐ ° Ðreflection€and€further€discussion,€Mr.€Ô_ÔBagwellÔ_Ô€thought€that€the€defendant€would€compare€favorablyÐ –æ Ðto€his€Ô_ÔcodefendantÔ_Ô€in€front€of€the€jury,€thus€helping€the€defendant€avoid€the€death„penalty.€€The€trialÐ |Ì Ðcourt€found€that€trial€counsel€was€not€ineffective€for€failing€to€actively€litigate€the€severance€motionÐ b² Ðthat€defense€counsel€filed€at€the€defendantððs€request,€because€the€decision€was€a€strategic€one.€WeÐ H˜ Ðwill€not,€with€the€benefit€of€hindsight,€second„guess€trial€strategy€on€appeal.€€òòÔ_ÔStricklandÔ_Ô€v.Ð . ~ ÐWashingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€689,104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2065,€80€L.€Ed.€2d€674€(1984);òòóó€òòÔ_ÔHellardÔ_Ô€v.€Stateóó,Ð  d Ð629€S.W.2d€4,€8€(Tenn.€1982).€€òòóóCounsel€made€a€calculated€decision,€and€there€has€been€no€showingÐ ú J Ðof€ineffectiveness.€€òòSeeóó€òòKing€v.€Stateóó,€989€S.W.2d€319,€333„34€(Tenn.€1999)Ó SÓÔ#†X(tXXX(t‰ #ÔÔ‡X(tXXX(tÔÓÈÓ,€òòcert.óó€òòdeniedóó,€120€S.€Ct.Ð à 0 Ð181,€145€L.€Ed.€2d€153€(1999).€€Ó SÓÔ#†X(tXXX(tý9#ÔÔ‡X(tXXX(tÔÓÈÓIndeed,€the€defendant,€who€was€apparently€a€full€partner€in€theÐ ¨ ø  Ðcommission€of€this€heinous€crime,€received€a€life€sentence,€while€his€Ô_ÔcodefendantÔ_Ô€received€the€deathÐ Ž Þ  Ðpenalty.Ð tÄ  Ðà  àThe€trial€court€also€found€that€the€petitioner€failed€to€show€that€trial€counselððs€preparationÐ Zª  Ðwas€deficient.€€Although€the€defendant€claimed€that€his€attorneys€spent€less€than€eight€(8)€hours€withÐ @  Ðhim,€Mr.€Ô_ÔBagwellÔ_Ô€remembered€speaking€with€the€defendant€on€multiple€occasions,€and€heÐ &v  Ðremembered€Mr.€Richardson€spending€time€with€the€defendant.€€Although€Mr.€Richardson€could€notÐ  \  Ðremember€how€much€time€he€spent€with€the€defendant,€the€attorneyððs€expense€report,€included€asÐ òB Ðpart€of€the€record,€indicates€that€Mr.€Richardson€spent€almost€three€hundred€(300)€hours€preparingÐ Ø( Ðfor€and€trying€the€case.€€The€record€also€indicates€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔBagwellÔ_Ô€filed€between€thirty€(30)€andÐ ¾ Ðthirty„five€(35)€pre„trial€motions.€€In€short,€the€defendant€did€not€present€any€evidence€that€hisÐ ¤ô Ðattorneys€were€unprepared€for€trial.€€òòSeeóó€òòHarris€v.€Stateóó,€947€S.W.2d€156,€165€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.Ð ŠÚ Ð1996).Ð pÀ Ðà  àFinally,€the€defendant€has€not€shown€that€his€attorneys€failed€to€adequately€prepare€him€toÐ V¦ Ðtestify.€€Mr.€Richardson€testified€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€that,€originally,€€the€defendant€wasÐ <Œ Ðnot€supposed€to€testify,€but€during€the€trial€it€became€apparent€that€he€would€have€to€testify.€Ð "r ÐAlthough€Mr.€Ô_ÔBagwellÔ_Ô€could€not€specifically€remember€who€prepared€the€defendant€to€testify,€heÐ X Ðthought€both€attorneys€would€have€helped€prepare€the€defendant€before€he€testified.€€The€defendantÐ î> Ðand€Mr.€Richardson€remembered€Mr.€Ô_ÔBagwellÔ_Ô€preparing€the€defendant€to€testify,€but€neither€couldÐ Ô$ Ðrecall€exactly€how€much€time€was€spent€preparing€his€testimony.€€The€defendant€has€failed€toÐ º  Ðdemonstrate€that€he€was€inadequately€prepared€by€his€attorneys€to€testify€in€his€own€behalf.€€He€hasÐ  ð Ðalso€failed€to€show€how€his€testimony€would€have€differed€with€additional€preparation.€€In€short€theÐ †Ö Ðdefendant€has€not€demonstrated€deficient€performance€on€the€part€of€his€attorneys€with€respect€to€thisÐ l ¼ Ðissue.Ð R!¢  Ðà  àIn€view€of€the€foregoing€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.Ð 8"ˆ! ÐÔ#†X(tXXX(tÀ:#ÔÔ#†¼AH»XX(tj #ÔÔ€X(tX»¼AHÔÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________Ð ê$: $ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€Ô_ÔJUDGEÔ_Ô