WPCF (8od@nA0Wk65vAZJlS4f*,GnQJM0OUق@:my[B)\57b %\^ b 0nU,NwD4H\ zk m U@ #   ] ##N 0DE//1111111111111111111111b999999999999999999999999999999999999 0AAAA B,, 0I D5 D-" 0KOO AS 0 0DW Ai0-s (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularPH,:i+003|x C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptU(9 Z(Times New Roman HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 6,,,,0Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0   - -(|G2$ !.8dd8         0   d(|3s$ !.8dd8     VVVV)!dxdx)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3s$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _  8PaXXdd8  @tt INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE# #Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefsAugust14,2002 L XPaX #XXPa#MICHAELA.CARTERv.STATEOFTENNESSEEXPaX  J @@ DirectAppealfromtheCriminalCourtforDavidsonCounty  J @@No.2000A183SethNorman,Judge  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200103065CCAR3PCFiledSeptember16,_2002_   AV) ` dE<|` A }     ThepetitioneroriginallypledguiltytoaggravatedrobberyonJune1,2000.Hesoughtpost x  convictionreliefalleginghereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselwhichledtoaninvoluntary d guiltyplea.Followingahearing,thetrialcourtdismissedthepetition.Weaffirm. P #XXPa{#XPaX Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCriminalCourtAffirmed#XXPa:#XPaX  (x   #XXPa#XPaXJoeG.Riley,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDavidG.Hayes#XXPaT#XPaXԀandNormaMcGee P Ogle,JJ.,joined.#XXPa#XPaX < #XXPan#XPaX  MikeAnderson,Nashville,Tennessee,#XXPa#XPaXԀfortheappellant,MichaelA.Carter.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;DavidH._Findley_#XXPa8 #XPaX,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;  VictorS.Johnson,III,#XXPa #XPaXԀDistrictAttorneyGeneral;andPamelaSueAndersonandKathy_Morante_,#XXPa #XPaX  AssistantDistrictAttorneysGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. t %#XXPaI #XPaX   OPINION #XXPa #XPaX 8!  6 #XXPao #  XPaX  Thepetitionercontendshereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselbecausecounselallowed #`" himtoenteraguiltypleatoaggravatedrobberyafterlearningpetitionerhadbeentakingmedication. #L# Hecontendsthisrenderedhisguiltypleainvoluntaryandunknowing.Thepetitioner'sclaimof $8 $ involuntarinessofhispleaissocloselyconnectedtohisclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel %$!% thatweshalltreatitasoneissue.Wefindnomerittopetitioner'scontentions. &"&  A.StandardofReview  (#(  XPaXXXPa  Thejudge'sfindingsoffactonpostconvictionhearingsareconclusiveonappealunlessthe p*%* evidencepreponderatesotherwise.Statev.Burns,6S.W.3d453,461(Tenn.1999).Thetrial \+&+ courtsfindingsoffactareaffordedtheweightofajuryverdict,andthiscourtisboundbythetrial H,', courtsfindingsunlesstheevidenceintherecordpreponderatesagainstthosefindings.Henleyv. 4-(-4 _State,960S.W.2d572,578(Tenn.1997);Alleyv.State,958S.W.2d138,147(Tenn.Crim.App.  1997).Theburdenofestablishingthattheevidencepreponderatesotherwiseisonpetitioner.  Henley,960S.W.2dat579.  #XPaXX XPa# XPaXXXPa  ThiscourtreviewsaclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounselunderthestandardsofBaxter ` v.Rose,523S.W.2d930(Tenn.1975),andStricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,104S.Ct. L  2052,80L.Ed.2d674(1984).Thepetitionerhastheburdentoprovethat(1)theattorneys 8  performancewasdeficient,and(2)thedeficientperformanceresultedinprejudicetothepetitioner $ t soastodeprivehimofafairtrial.Strickland,466U.S.at687,104S.Ct.at2064;Goadv.State,  ` 938S.W.2d363,369(Tenn.1996);Butlerv.State,789S.W.2d898,899(Tenn.1990).Thefailure  L  toproveeitherdeficiencyorprejudicejustifiesdenialofrelief;therefore,thecourtneednotaddress  8  thecomponentsinanyparticularorderorevenaddressbothifoneisinsufficient.Goad,938S.W.2d $  at370.     ThetestinTennesseetodeterminewhethercounselprovidedeffectiveassistanceiswhether   hisorherperformancewaswithintherangeofcompetencedemandedofattorneysincriminalcases.   Baxter,523S.W.2dat936.Thepetitionermustovercomethepresumptionthatcounselsconduct p fallswithinthewiderangeofacceptableprofessionalassistance.Strickland,466U.S.at689,104 \ S.Ct.at2065;Statev.Honeycutt,54S.W.3d762,769(Tenn.2001). H #XPaXX XPa# XPaXXXPa B.PostConvictionHearing   p   #XPaXX XPa#Petitioner'strialcounselwastheonlywitnesstotestifyatthepostconvictionhearing.Trial H counseltestifiedshelearnedthepetitionerhadbeentakingTrazodoneandThorazineonthemorning 4 hesubmittedhisguiltyplea.Nevertheless,counselsawnoindicationthatpetitionerdidnot   understandwhathewasdoingorwasincompetent.Trialcounseladditionallytestifiedshediscussed   theevidencewiththepetitioner;shewouldnotallowaclienttopleadguiltyiftheclientdidnot  understandtheagreement;shemetwiththepetitionerseventimesoveraperiodoffivedays;and  shesawnothingtoindicatethepetitionerhadanymentalproblems,neededamentalevaluation,or  wasincompetent. l   Thepostconvictioncourtaccreditedcounselstestimonythatthepetitionerwas totally D! coherentand...knewwhathewasdoingatthetime[ofentryofhisplea].Thecourtdismissed 0"  thepetition. #l!  C.Analysis  $D #   Thepetitionercontendshereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselbecausetrialcounsel &"% allowedhimtoenteraguiltypleaafterlearninghewastakingmedication,namely,Trazodoneand '#& Thorazine.Thepetitionerofferednoproofatthepostconvictionhearing.Accordingly,theonly (#' evidencesubmittedatthehearingwasthetestimonyoftrialcounselwhostatedthepetitionerwas )$(  competentandunderstoodthenatureofhisguiltyplea.Thepetitionerfailedtoofferanyproof |*%) regardingtheeffect,ifany,themedicationwouldhaveonhisabilitytocompetentlyenteraguilty  plea.Petitionerhasnotprovenanydeficiencybytrialcounselnorprejudice.    XPaXXXPa  Theevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthefindingsofthetrialcourt.Weaffirm.#XPaXX XPa!"# t      `     h     ___________________________________  `    `     h     JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE