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ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ é 9 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€97„D„2821€€€€Cheryl€Blackburn,€JudgeÐ Ó # ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‘á  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2002„02416„CCA„R3„PC€„€Filed€February€Ô_Ô14,Ô_Ô€2005Ð ŠÚ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<]` AßÐ ^®  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ‡X#öXXXÀ¯ÔOn€November€19,€1998,€the€petitioner€was€convicted€by€a€jury€of€first€degree€murder.€€He€wasÐ V¦  Ðsentenced€to€life€in€prison€with€the€possibility€of€parole.€€The€petitioner€appealed€to€this€Court,€andÐ ? Ðwe€affirmed€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€òòState€v.€Jerry€D.€Ô_ÔCarneyÔ_Ôóó,€M1999„01139„CCA„R3„CD,Ð (x Ð2000€WL€1335770,€at€*1„2€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€at€Nashville,€Sept.€15,€2000)€òòpermóó.€òòtoóó€òòappealóó€òòdeniedóóÐ a Ð(Tenn.€2001).€€The€petitioner€then€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€The€post„convictionÐ úJ Ðcourt€denied€this€petition.€€The€petitioner€appeals€the€post„conviction€courtððs€decision.€€We€affirmÐ ã3 Ðthe€decision€of€the€post„conviction€court.Ð Ì ÐÔ#†XÀ¯XXX#öË#ÔÔ#†¼Ÿ9»XXÀ¯œ#ÔÔ‡XÀ¯X»¼Ÿ9ÔÓ¿ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€Affirmed.Ð žî Ðó óÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Ÿ9»àXÀ¯–#ÔÔ‡XÀ¯X.¼Ÿ9ÔJerry€L.€Smith,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€G.€Hayesóó€and€òòThomas€T.Ð qÁ ÐÔ_ÔWoodallÔ_Ôóó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð Zª ÐÌCynthia€F.€Ô_ÔBurnesÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Jerry€D.€Ô_ÔCarneyÔ_Ô.Ð ,| ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Jennifer€L.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð þN ÐVictor€S.€Johnson,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Roger€D.€Moore,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ç 7  ÐGeneral,€€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð Ð! ! ÐÔ#†¼Ÿ9»XXÀ¯c #ÔÔ‡XÀ¯X»¼Ÿ9Ôà  à¹Ó4 Óà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Ÿ9»XXÀ¯\ #ÔÔ‡XÀ¯X»¼Ÿ9ÔÐ ¢#ò# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Ÿ9»XXÀ¯Ú #ÔÓ  Óò òòòÔ‡¼~˜ »»¼Ÿ9Ôà@ÃÃ!ìàóóó óà@@ÈÈ!ìàÔ€X#öX »¼~˜ÔòòFactual€BackgroundóóˆÐ u%Å % ÐÌÌà  àà ` àÌÓÓà  àIn€the€opinion€stemming€from€the€direct€appeal,€our€Court€stated€the€following€facts:Ð )i$) ÐÓû ÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÌà ` àOn€the€night€of€August€13,€1997,€the€appellant,€Jerry€Ô_ÔCarneyÔ_Ô,€was€ð ðridingÐ Ô+$', Ðaroundðð€Nashville€and€drinking€beer€with€his€friends€Eric€Bradshaw,€Mike€Shane,Ð ½, (- ÐJimmy€Womack,€and€Melia€Ô_ÔGribbleÔ_Ô.€Erin€Harris,€another€friend,€paged€the€appellantÐ ¦-ö(.ý° Ðand€requested€that€he€pick€her€up€at€716€Virginia€Avenue.€On€the€way€to€VirginiaÐ ° ÐAvenue,€Bradshaw€remarked€that€he€believed€that€someone€who€had€a€problem€withÐ ™é Ðhis€brother,€someone€named€ð ðShaneðð€or€ð ðShawn,ðð€lived€at€that€address.Ð ‚Ò ÐÌà ` àUpon€arriving€at€the€residence,€the€four€males€exited€the€car€and€beganÐ T¤ Ðurinating€in€the€front€yard.€Bill€Massey€and€Craig€Cartwright€walked€out€of€theÐ =  Ðresidence€to€investigate.€The€appellant€began€asking€several€people,€ð ðWho€isÐ & v ÐShane?ðð€Cartwright€responded€that€he€was€Shane.€Upon€hearing€Cartwright€identifyÐ  _ Ðhimself€as€Shane,€the€appellant€quickly€walked€back€to€the€vehicle€and€sat€in€theÐ ø H Ðback€seat€behind€the€driver.Ð á 1  ÐÌà ` àMassey€approached€the€car€on€the€driverððs€side€and€noticed€a€gun€on€the€seatÐ ³  Ðnear€the€appellant.€Massey€asked€if€the€appellant€had€a€problem.€€The€appellantÐ œì  Ðreplied€that€there€was€no€problem.€Massey€then€requested€one€of€the€beers€that€wasÐ …Õ  Ðlocated€in€the€back€seat.€The€appellant€handed€Massey€a€beer.€€As€soon€as€MasseyÐ n¾  Ðtouched€the€beer,€the€appellant€grasped€the€gun€with€both€hands.€Massey€threw€downÐ W§  Ðthe€beer€and€grabbed€the€appellant,€hoping€to€disarm€him.€Cartwright€had€moved€toÐ @ Ðthe€passenger€side€of€the€car.€Although€Massey€was€in€direct€contact€with€theÐ )y Ðappellant,€the€appellant€never€looked€at€Massey.€Instead,€the€appellant€pulled€theÐ b Ðslide€of€the€gun€back€twice€and€fired€six€shots€into€Cartwright€who€was€standing€nearÐ ûK Ðthe€open€passenger€door.Ð ä4 ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant,€Bradshaw,€Shane,€Womack,€Ô_ÔGribbleÔ_Ô,€and€Harris€sped€away€inÐ ¶ Ðthe€car€to€Bradshawððs€house.€The€appellant€took€a€shirt€and€wiped€the€car,€inside€andÐ Ÿï Ðout,€in€order€to€destroy€evidence.€He€also€removed€a€decal€from€the€back€glass€of€theÐ ˆØ Ðcar€and€tried€to€remove€all€of€the€spent€shell€casings€from€the€car.€The€appellantÐ qÁ Ðentered€Bradshawððs€house,€removed€his€bloody€clothes,€and€soaked€them€in€waterÐ Zª Ðin€the€bathtub.€He€then€went€to€sleep€and€slept€until€the€next€day€when€he€was€pickedÐ C“ Ðup€by€the€police€for€questioning.Ð ,| ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant€testified€that€he€shot€Cartwright€in€self-defense.€The€appellantÐ þN Ðstated€that€he€was€afraid€of€Massey€and€Cartwright€because€they€were€much€largerÐ ç 7 Ðthan€he.€The€appellant€claimed€that€Massey€had€grabbed€the€appellant€by€the€shirtÐ Ð!   Ðcollar€prior€to€the€appellantððs€retreat€to€the€car.€The€appellant€alleged€that€he€fearedÐ ¹" ! ÐMassey€or€Cartwright€would€hurt€him€or€try€to€take€his€gun€and€use€it€against€him.Ð ¢#ò" ÐÌà ` àA€jury€convicted€the€appellant€of€first€degree€murder€on€November€19,€1998.Ð t%Ä $ ÐThe€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant€to€a€term€of€life€in€prison,€with€the€possibilityÐ ]&­!% Ðof€parole.Ð F'–"& ÐÌÌÓ X§ÓÓ X™ÓòòState€v.€Jerry€D.€Ô_ÔCarneyÔ_Ôóó,€M1999„01139„CCA„R3„CD,€2000€WL€1335770,€at€*1„2€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.Ð *Q%) Ðat€Nashville,€Sept.€15,€2000)€òòpermóó.€òòtoóó€òòappealóó€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€2001).€€Following€his€conviction,€theÐ ê*:&* Ðpetitioner€appealed€to€our€Court.€€òòId.óó€€We€affirmed€the€petitionerððs€conviction.€€òòId.óóÐ Ó+#'+ Їà  àThe€petitioner€filed€his€pro€se€Petition€for€Post„conviction€Relief€August€21,€2001.€€AnÐ ° ÐAmended€Petition€for€Post„conviction€Relief€was€filed€by€counsel€on€December€19,2001.€€On€JulyÐ ™é Ð15,€2002,€the€trial€court€denied€the€petitionerððs€Petition€for€Post„conviction€Relief.€€The€petitionerÐ ‚Ò Ðnow€appeals€this€decision.Ð k» ÐÌòòÓ  Óò òSTANDARD€OF€REVIEWó óóóÐ =  ÐÌÓ» Óà  àÔ#†XÀ¯XXX#öJ #ÔÔ‡XÀ¯XXXÀ¯ÔThe€post„conviction€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€conclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€evidenceÐ  ` Ðpreponderates€otherwise.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).€€During€our€reviewÐ ù I Ðof€the€issue€raised,€we€will€afford€those€findings€of€fact€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict,€and€this€CourtÐ â 2  Ðis€bound€by€the€post„conviction€courtððs€findings€unless€the€evidence€in€the€record€preponderatesÐ Ë   Ðagainst€those€findings.€€òòSeeóó€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€578€(Tenn.€1997);€òòAlley€v.€Stateóó,€958Ð ´  ÐS.W.2d€138,€147€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1997).€€This€Court€may€not€Ô_ÔreweighÔ_Ô€or€re„evaluate€the€evidence,Ð í  Ðnor€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€post„conviction€court.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔHoneycuttÔ_Ôóó,Ð †Ö  Ð54€S.W.3d€762,€766€(Tenn.€2001).€€However,€the€post„conviction€courtððs€conclusions€of€law€areÐ o¿  Ðreviewed€under€a€purely€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€standard€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòSeeóó€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,Ð X¨  Ð40€S.W.3d€450,€458€(Tenn.€2001).Ô#†XÀ¯XXXÀ¯7!#ÔÔ‡X#öXXXÀ¯ÔÐ A‘ ÐÌòòÓ  Óò òCALLING€OF€JURORSó óóóÐ c ÐÓ &ÓÌà  àThe€petitioner€first€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€allowing€the€petitioner€to€call€twoÐ æ6 Ðjurors€as€witnesses€at€the€hearing€on€his€Petition€for€Post„conviction€Relief.€€According€to€theÐ Ï Ðpetitioner€there€were€two€jurors€on€his€jury€who€were€married,€Mr.€and€Mrs.€Ô_ÔStoltzÔ_Ô.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔStoltzÔ_Ô€wasÐ ¸ Ðactually€on€the€jury€of€twelve€(12)€that€deliberated€and€Mrs.€Ô_ÔStoltzÔ_Ô€sat€as€an€alternate.€€In€his€brief,Ð ¡ñ Ðthe€petitioner€argues€that€on€the€evening€after€the€jury€charge€and€before€the€jury€deliberation,€theÐ ŠÚ ÐÔ_ÔStoltzesÔ_Ô€could€have€discussed€the€case,€which€would€have€been€communication€with€a€non„juror.Ð sà ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€made€the€following€findings€with€regard€to€this€issue:Ð E• ÐÓ XÓÓ XÓÌThe€Court€denied€the€Petitionerððs€request€to€call€Mr.€and€Mrs.€Ô_ÔStoltzÔ_Ô,€citing€RuleÐ g Ð606(b)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Evidence,€and€found€that€this€issue€is€not€properlyÐ  P Ðbefore€the€Court€on€a€Petition€for€Post„Conviction€Relief.€€This€Court€notes€that€Mrs.Ð é 9 ÐÔ_ÔStoltzÔ_Ô€was€an€alternate€juror,€who€did€not€participate€in€jury€deliberations.€Ð Ò!"  ÐFurthermore,€this€issue€was€waived,€as€it€was€not€presented€on€appeal.Ð »" ! ÐÌÌÓ Xº*ÓÓ X¬*Óà  àAs€stated€by€the€trial€court,€this€issue€was€not€presented€in€the€petitionerððs€direct€appeal€fromÐ v%Æ $ Ðhis€conviction.€In€a€post-conviction€proceeding,€ð ð[a]€ground€for€relief€is€waived€if€the€petitionerÐ _&¯!% Ðpersonally€or€through€an€attorney€failed€to€present€it€for€determination€in€any€proceeding€before€aÐ H'˜"& ÐÔ_Ôcourt€of€competent€jurisdiction€in€which€the€ground€could€have€been€presented€unlessðð€the€claim€isÐ 1(#' Ðbased€upon€a€newly„recognized€constitutional€right€with€retroactive€application€or€the€ground€wasÐ )j$( Ðnot€presented€as€the€result€of€state€action€in€violation€of€the€federal€or€state€constitution.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ *S%) ÐAnn.€ðð€40-30-106(g);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Bensonóó,€973€S.W.2d€202,€208€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998).€€Ð ì*<&* ÐÐ Õ+%'+ Ðà  àAt€the€post„conviction€hearing,€trial€counsel€testified€that€he€had€no€independent€recollectionÐ ° Ðthat€there€was€a€husband€and€wife€on€the€jury.€€He€did€state€that€it€was€included€on€a€list€of€what€heÐ ™é Ðwas€going€to€assign€as€error.€€There€was€no€testimony€as€to€why€he€did€not€bring€the€issue€on€appeal.€Ð ‚Ò ÐThe€issue€is€definitely€not€a€newly„recognized€constitutional€right€with€retroactive€application€andÐ k» Ðthere€was€no€evidence€presented€that€the€ground€was€not€presented€as€a€result€of€state€action.€Ð T¤ ÐTherefore,€this€issue€is€waived.Ð =  ÐÌòòÓ  Óò òAPPOINTED€COUNSELó óóóÐ  _ ÐÓO3ÓÌà  àThe€petitioner€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€holding€a€hearing€to€rule€on€motionsÐ â 2  Ðto€remove€the€petitionerððs€post„conviction€counsel.€€In€support€of€his€argument€that€the€post„Ð Ë   Ðconviction€court€should€have€held€a€hearing,€the€petitioner€argues€that€his€post„conviction€counselÐ ´  Ðwas€not€prepared€for€his€post„conviction€hearing.€€The€standard€of€review€for€this€particular€issueÐ í  Ðis€whether€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion.€€òòSeeóó€òòLeslie€v.€Stateóó,€36€S.W.3d€34,€37€(Tenn.€2000).Ð †Ö  ÐÌà  àOn€January€7,€2002,€the€petitionerððs€post„conviction€counsel€filed€a€motion€to€be€relieved€asÐ X¨  Ðcounsel€of€record.€€On€January€16,€2002,€the€petitioner€acting€òòproóó€òòseóó€also€filed€a€motion€requestingÐ A‘ Ðthe€removal€of€his€post„conviction€counsel.€€This€motion€stated:Ð *z ÐÌÓ'„°¸ ˜X°œX'ÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ XÓWHEREFORE€PREMISES€CONSIDERED€Movant€prays€that€[sic]€thisÐ üL ÐHonorable€Courtððs€relief€in€the€following,Ð å5 Ð1.€That€Petitioner€be€brought€in€person€to€Court,€so€that€Petitioner€can€explainÐ Î Ðto€this€Honorablr€[sic]€Court€why€Petitioner€is€respectfully€requesting€appointmentÐ · Ðof€New€Counsel.Ð  ð Ð2.€That€Petitioner€be€allowed€to€explain€and€show€to€this€Honorable€Court€theÐ ‰Ù Ðlack€of€communication,€cooperation€and€the€disrespectful,€unethical€and€threateningÐ r Ðcomments€made€towards€the€Petitioner€by€[post„conviction€counsel],€his€currentÐ [« Ðcounsel.Ð D” Ð3.€A€brief€hearing€regarding€the€merits€of€this€Motion.Ð -} Ð4.€Relief€as€deemed€appropriate€by€this€Honorable€Court.Ð f ÐÓ Xœ7ÓÓ XŽ7ÓÓ+ °œX„°¸ ˜Xg7+ÓÐ ÿO ÐThe€trial€court€held€the€post„conviction€hearing€on€May€29„30,€2002.€€At€the€hearing,€theÐ è 8 Ðpetitionerððs€post„conviction€counsel€brought€up€the€motions€to€be€relieved€as€counsel,€and€the€trialÐ Ñ!!  Ðcourt€stated€that€the€post„conviction€counsel€would€not€be€relieved.€€In€an€order€filed€July€15,€2002,Ð º" ! Ðthe€trial€court€granted€the€motions€and€relieved€the€petitionerððs€post„conviction€counsel€as€counselÐ £#ó" Ðof€record€and€appointed€new€counsel€for€the€appeal.€€Ð Œ$Ü# ÐÐ u%Å $ ÐIn€his€amended€brief,€the€petitioner€supports€his€argument€by€listing€the€ways€in€which€hisÐ ^&®!% Ðpost„conviction€counsel€was€not€prepared€for€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€The€State€then€argues€inÐ G'—"& Ðits€brief€that€the€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€effective€assistance€of€counsel€for€post„convictionÐ 0(€#' Ðproceedings.€€In€his€reply€brief,€the€petitioner€then€argues€that€ð ðby€an€unwanted€and€unprepared€post„Ð )i$( Ðconviction€counsel€being€forced€on€the€appellant€during€the€post„conviction€proceeding,€he€wasÐ *R%) Ðdenied€a€full,€fair€and€meaningful€hearing.ðð€€The€petitioner€points€to€his€testimony€during€the€post„Ð ë*;&* Ðconviction€hearing€during€which€he€stated:Ð Ô+$'+ ÐÓ XÓÓ XÓÐ ° ÐTruthfully,€I€have€had€no€cooperation€on€[post„conviction€counselððs]€part.€Ð ™é ÐHe€filed€a€motion€to€be€relieved€as€counsel€and€appoint€me€a€new€counsel€JanuaryÐ ‚Ò Ð7.€€I€filed€one€January€15€requesting€the€same€action.€€We€are€not€compatible.€€IððveÐ k» Ðhad€no€cooperation€with€him.€€We€have€had€several€arguments€through€letters.€€IððveÐ T¤ Ðdone€written€the€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€on€him,€so€truthfully,€I€donððtÐ =  Ðeven€feel€that€Iððm€having€a€fair€hearing€today.€€Ainððt€no€one€prepared.€€These€areÐ & v Ðserious€Constitutional€violations€that€has€an€innocent€man€sitting€there€the€rest€of€hisÐ  _ Ðnatural€life€in€prison€for€a€crime€he€is€not€guilty€of€by€law€and€evidence€.€.€.€.Ð ø H ÐÓ XÝ@ÓÓ XÏ@ÓÐ á 1  ÐThe€State€is€correct€in€its€assertion€that€there€is€no€constitutional€right€to€representation€byÐ Ê   Ðcounsel€in€post„conviction€proceedings€and€therefore,€no€right€to€effective€assistance€of€counsel€inÐ ³  Ðpost„conviction€proceedings.€€òòHouse€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€705,€712€(Tenn.€1995).€€However,€thereÐ œì  Ðis€a€statutory€right€to€counsel.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„207(b)(1).€€ð ðThe€appointment€ofÐ …Õ  Ðcounsel€assists€in€ensuring€that€a€petitioner€asserts€all€available€grounds€for€relief€and€fully€and€fairlyÐ n¾  Ðlitigates€these€grounds€in€a€single€post„conviction€proceeding.ðð€€òòLeslie€v.€Stateóó,€36€S.W.3d€34,€36Ð W§  Ð(Tenn.€2000).€€In€òòStokes€v.€Stateóó,€146€S.W.3d€56€(Tenn.€2004),€our€supreme€court€quoted€òòHouse€v.Ð @ ÐStateóó,€911€S.W.2d€705€(Tenn.€1995)€in€its€analysis€and€stated,€ð ðAll€that€due€process€requires€in€theÐ )y Ðpost„conviction€setting€is€that€the€defendant€had€ð ðððthe€òòopportunityóó€to€be€heard€at€a€meaningful€timeÐ b Ðand€in€a€meaningful€manner.ðððð€€òòHouseóó,€911€S.W.2d€at€711€(quoting€òòMathews€v.€Eldridgeóó,€424€U.S.Ð ûK Ð319,€333,€96€S.Ct.€893,€47€L.Ed.€18€(1976)).ððòòóó€€òòStokesóó,€146€S.W.3d€at€61€(emphasis€in€original)Ð ä4 ÐÐ Í ÐIn€òòLeslieóó,€our€supreme€court€stated€the€obligations€of€post„conviction€counsel:Ð ¶ ÐÓ XÓÓ XÓÐ Ÿï Ðà ¸ àWe€have€summarized€the€obligations€and€responsibilities€of€a€post„Ð ˆØ Ðconviction€attorney€as€follows:Ð qÁ ÐÐ Zª ÐÓ XsJÓÓ °ÓÓ XJÓÓ °ÓAppointed€or€retained€counsel€shall€be€required€to€review€theÐ C“ Ðpro€se€petition,€file€an€amended€petition€asserting€other€claims€whichÐ ,| Ðpetitioner€arguably€has€or€a€written€notice€that€no€amended€petitionÐ e Ðwill€be€filed,€interview€relevant€witnesses,€including€petitioner€andÐ þN Ðprior€counsel,€and€diligently€investigate€and€present€all€reasonableÐ ç 7 Ðclaims.Ð Ð!   ÐÐ ¹" ! ÐÓ °‚KÓÓ °bKÓÓ XBÓÓ XBÓTenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€28,€ðð€6(C)(2).€€Counsel€is€also€to€file€a€certificationÐ ¢#ò" Ðindicating€that€he€or€she€has€thoroughly€investigated€the€possible€constitutionalÐ ‹$Û# Ðviolations€with€the€petitioner,€and€has€raised€all€non„frivilous€constitutional€groundsÐ t%Ä $ Ðwarranted€by€existing€law€or€a€good€faith€argument€for€the€extension,€modification,Ð ]&­!% Ðor€reversal€of€existing€law.€€Tenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€28,€ðð€6(C)(3),€app.€C.Ð F'–"& ÐÓ XžMÓÓ X°MÓÐ /(#' ÐÓ XÓ36€S.W.3d€at€38.Ð )h$( ÐÌÓ XôOÓWe€have€reviewed€the€record€with€regard€to€the€petitionerððs€post„conviction€counselððsÐ ê*:&* Ðperformance.€€Post„conviction€counsel€filed€an€amended€petition€and€presented€all€reasonable€claimsÐ Ó+#'+ Ðin€that€petition.€€Also,€petitionerððs€post„conviction€counsel€filed€the€certification€required€byÐ ° ÐTennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€28,€section€6(c)(3),€app.€C€stating€that€he€discussed€possibleÐ ™é Ðconstitutional€arguments€with€the€petitioner€and€raised€all€non„frivolous€grounds.€€At€the€beginningÐ ‚Ò Ðof€the€hearing,€the€petitionerððs€post„conviction€counsel€asked€the€trial€court€about€subpoenas€for€theÐ k» Ðtwo€jurors€in€question€and€adequately€examined€the€petitioner€and€cross„examined€trial€counsel.€Ð T¤ ÐThis€is€support€for€adequate€investigation€and€interviewing€of€witnesses.€€Therefore,€the€petitionerððsÐ =  Ðpost„conviction€counsel€met€the€guidelines€set€out€by€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court.Ð & v ÐÐ  _ ÐIn€addition,€we€find€that€the€petitionerððs€grounds€for€post„conviction€relief€were€fully€andÐ ø H Ðfairly€heard€by€the€trial€court.€€The€petitioner€was€given€wide€latitude€in€his€testimony€and€wasÐ á 1  Ðallowed€to€make€statements€of€his€own€accord€in€addition€to€answering€questions€on€both€direct€andÐ Ê   Ðcross„examination.€€The€petitioner€was€definitely€given€the€opportunity€to€be€heard€at€a€meaningfulÐ ³  Ðtime€in€a€meaningful€manner.Ð œì  ÐÐ …Õ  ÐIn€òòStokesóó,€our€Supreme€Court€concluded€that€there€was€no€due€process€violation€becauseÐ n¾  Ðthere€is€no€right€to€effective€assistance€of€counsel€for€post„conviction€proceedings€and€ð ðthe€petitionerÐ W§  Ðwas€afforded€a€full€evidentiary€hearing€and€full€review€in€his€first„tier€post„conviction€appeal.ðð€€146Ð @ ÐS.W.3d€at€61.€€The€same€is€true€in€this€case.€€The€petitioner€was€also€afforded€a€full€evidentiaryÐ )y Ðhearing€and€this€case€is€his€first„tier€post„conviction€appeal.Ð b ÐÐ ûK ÐFor€the€reasons€stated€above,€we€conclude€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€inÐ ä4 Ðdenying€the€petitioner€an€evidentiary€hearing€to€determine€whether€his€post„conviction€counselÐ Í Ðshould€have€been€relieved.€€Therefore,€this€issue€is€without€merit.òòÐ ¶ ÐóóÐ Ÿï ÐòòÓ  Óò òINEFFECTIVE€ASSISTANCE€OF€COUNSELó óóóÐ †Ö ÐÓ