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ÑÔ€¼TM»»»ÔÑ8€ÁXXdì»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡îX,TMÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@WW$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEÔ#†¼TM»îîX, #ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€September€25,€2001Ð üL ÐÔ‡XÁX»¼TMÔÌò òÔ#†¼TM»XXÁ##ÔROSHAUN€COLBERTòòóó€v.€STATE€OF€TENNESSEEòòóóÔ‡XÁX»¼TMÔó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Knox€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€70067€€€€€€Ray€L.€Jenkins,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E2001„00426„CCA„R3„PC€Ð ¥õ  ÐOctober€9,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ‘á  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner,€Ô_ÔRoshaunÔ_Ô€Colbert,€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€his€petition€for€post„convictionÐ xÈ  Ðrelief,€claiming€that€he€received€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€He€contends€that€he€pled€guiltyÐ d´ Ðbecause€his€attorney€guaranteed€him€that€he€would€be€released€from€prison€after€serving€only€fiveÐ P  Ðyears€of€his€twenty„year€effective€sentence.€€We€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€petition.Ð <Œ ÐÓÀÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼TM»àXÁš#ÔÔ‡XÁX.¼TMÔJoseph€M.€Tipton,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoe€G.€Rileyóó€and€òòAlan€E.Ð ì< ÐGlenn,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌAlbert€J.€Newman,€Jr.,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Roshaun€Colbert.Ð ° ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Thomas€E.€Williams,€III,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ ˆØ ÐGeneral;€Randall€E.€Nichols,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Robert€L.€Jolley,€Jr.,€Assistant€DistrictÐ tÄ ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€TennesseeÐ `° ÐÓTÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼TM»XXÁƒ#ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼TMÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌÓ  Óà  àOn€July€15,€1999,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€to€attempted€second€degree€murder,€a€Class€BÐ #`" Ðfelony;€four€counts€of€aggravated€assault,€a€Class€C€felony;€reckless€endangerment,€a€Class€E€felony;Ð ü#L# Ðcarrying€a€weapon€on€school€property,€a€Class€E€felony;€escape,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor;€andÐ è$8 $ Ðcarrying€a€weapon€with€intent€to€go€armed,€a€Class€C€misdemeanor.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€himÐ Ô%$!% Ðas€a€Range€I,€standard€offender€to€an€effective€sentence€of€twenty€years€in€the€Department€ofÐ À&"& ÐCorrection,€with€the€defendant€becoming€eligible€for€parole€after€serving€thirty€percent€of€hisÐ ¬'ü"' Ðsentence.€€The€petitioner€contends€that€he€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€€and€that€the€onlyÐ ˜(è#( Ðreason€he€pled€guilty€was€because€his€attorney€promised€him€that€he€would€be€out€of€prison€in€fiveÐ „)Ô$) Ðyears.€€He€claims€that€if€had€he€known€he€might€have€to€serve€more€than€five€years€of€his€sentence,Ð p*À%* Ðhe€would€have€gone€to€trial.Ô#†¼TM»XXÁ8 #ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼TMÔÐ \+¬&+ Ðâ âÐ H,˜',ý Ðà  àAt€the€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that€an€attorney€was€appointed€to€representÐ ° Ðâ âhim€at€trial.€€He€said€that€his€trial€attorney€told€him€that€if€he€pled€guilty,€he€would€receive€a€twenty„Ð œì Ðyear€sentence,€but€with€time€already€served,€he€would€be€out€of€prison€in€five€years.€€He€said€thatÐ ˆØ Ðbased€on€his€attorneyððs€ð ðguarantee,ðð€he€pled€guilty.€€Ô#†¼TM»XXÁâ#ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼TMÔHe€said€that€when€he€got€to€Brushy€MountainÐ tÄ ÐState€Prison€on€August€3,€1999,€he€learned€for€the€first€time€that€there€was€no€guarantee€that€heÐ `° Ðwould€be€out€in€five€years€and€that€he€ð ðcould€do€12€years€on€that€20.ðð€€He€said€that€had€he€knownÐ L œ Ðhe€might€not€get€out€of€prison€in€five€years,€he€would€have€gone€to€trial.€€On€cross„examination,€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðpetitioner€stated€that€at€his€guilty€plea€hearing,€the€trial€court€told€him€that€he€was€receiving€a€twenty„Ð $ t Ðyear€sentence€and€that€the€trial€court€never€discussed€a€potential€release€date.€€He€said€that€he€did€notÐ  ` Ðknow€if€the€trial€court€told€him€that€he€would€have€to€serve€thirty€percent€of€his€sentence€before€heÐ ü L  Ðbecame€eligible€for€parole.€€However,€he€acknowledged€that€he€wrote€on€his€post„conviction€petitionÐ è 8  ÐÔ#†¼TM»XXÁ#ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼TMÔthat€the€length€of€his€sentence€was€ð ð20€yrs.€at€30%.ðð€Ð Ô$  Ðà  àÌà  àThe€petitionerððs€trial€attorney€testified€that€he€had€been€licensed€to€practice€law€since€1967Ð ¬ü  Ðand€represented€the€petitioner€for€over€a€year.€€He€said€that€he€talked€with€the€petitioner€many€timesÐ ˜è  Ðabout€the€sentence€the€petitioner€would€receive€if€he€pled€guilty.€€He€said€that€he€told€the€petitionerÐ „Ô  Ðthat€the€trial€court€would€sentence€him€to€twenty€years€and€that€he€would€have€to€serve€thirty€percentÐ pÀ Ðof€that€sentence€before€he€would€be€eligible€for€parole.€€He€said€that€he€told€the€petitioner€that€itÐ \¬ Ðwould€be€up€to€the€parole€board€as€to€when€the€petitioner€would€be€released€from€prison.€€He€saidÐ H˜ Ðthat€he€told€the€petitioner€he€might€be€released€early€if€the€petitioner€had€good€behavior.€€He€said€thatÐ 4„ Ðhe€told€the€petitioner€that,€given€the€amount€of€time€he€had€already€served,€it€was€possible,€evenÐ  p Ðprobable,€that€he€would€be€released€early.€€He€testified€that€he€said€something€to€the€petitioner€aboutÐ  \ Ðfive€years,€but€he€did€not€guarantee€that€the€petitioner€would€be€out€of€prison€after€serving€only€fiveÐ øH Ðyears.€€The€attorney€said€that€he€appeared€in€the€courtroom€with€the€petitioner€when€the€petitionerÐ ä4 Ðpled€guilty€and€that€it€was€clear€to€him€that€the€petitioner€understood€that€he€would€not€be€eligibleÐ Ð  Ðfor€parole€until€he€served€thirty€percent€of€this€twenty„year€sentence.€€He€said€that€he€told€theÐ ¼  Ðpetitioner€that€some€of€his€sentences€had€to€run€consecutivelyÔ#†¼TM»XXÁû#ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼TMÔ€and€that€he€never€told€the€petitionerÐ ¨ø Ðthat€all€of€his€sentences€would€run€concurrently.€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àThe€state€introduced€into€evidence€a€transcript€of€the€petitionerððs€guilty€plea€hearing.€€In€thatÐ l¼ Ðhearing,€the€state€announced€the€plea€to€the€trial€court,€and€the€following€exchange€occurred:Ð X ¨ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[The€State]:€€Your€Honor,€this€would€be€a€total€sentence€of€20€yearsÐ 0"€  Ðas€a€Range€I,€Standard€Offender.€€These€sentences€are€to€be€served.Ð#l!` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€€Is€that€the€agreement?Ðô$D #` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[Defense€Counsel]:€€That€is€the€agreement€with€regard€to€all€of€theÐ Ì&"% Ðindictments,€your€Honor.и'#&` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€€Okay.€€All€right,€Mr.€Colbert„„yes,€sir.Ð)à$(` x` x Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Defendant:€€The€sentence€Iððm€getting,€and€all„„I€just€going€to€beÐ ° Ðâ âdoing€time€serve„„until„„all€my€charges€ran€together.€€Just€one€20„„youÐ œì Ðknow,€20„year€sentence?ЈØ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€€Yes.Ð`°` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Defendant:€€So€I€just€complete€the€sentence€on€the€20€and€I€getÐ 8 ˆ Ðout„„you€know€what€Iððm€saying„„for€the€rest€of€the€charges?€€I€ainððtÐ $ t Ðsaying€Iððll€be€doing€one€time,€then€I€finish€this€time€and€then€start€onÐ  ` Ðanother€time.€€It€ainððt€going€to€be€nothing€like€that,€is€it?Ðü L ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€€No,€no;€no,€no.ÐÔ$ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Defendant:€€Itððs€just€one€sentence?Ьü ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€€These€will€all€be€run€end€on€each€other.€€You€understandÐ „Ô  Ðwhat€I€mean?€€You€serve€the€12„year€sentence€at€thirty€percent,€andÐ pÀ Ðthe€5„year€sentences€at€30€percent.€€They€just€run„„itððs€an€effectiveÐ \¬ Ðsentence€of€20€years.€€And€you€would€serveð!ðÐH˜` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Defendant:€€So€itððs€running€together;€it€ainððt€running€wild?Ð p` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€€„„you€would€serve€30€percent€and€then€you€would€beÐ øH Ðeligible€for€release.€€Okay?Ðä4` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Defendant:€€Parole.€€Okay.м ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€€All€right.€€Now,€you€feel€free€to€ask€me€any€question€asÐ ”ä Ðwe€go€along„„you€may€be€seated€if€you€wish.€€Okay.ЀÐ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àNow,€Mr.€Colbert,€youððve€heard„„in€fact,€Iððll€go€over€all€ofÐ X ¨ Ðthese€before€we€get€to€that€point.€€Youððve€heard€the€statement€by€theÐ D!” ÐAttorney€General€in€all€of€these€cases.€€Is€that€your€understanding€ofÐ 0"€  Ðthe€agreement?Ð#l!` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Defendant:€€Yes.Ðô$D #` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€€You€want€me€to€approve€that€agreement,€I€take€it?€€YouÐ Ì&"% Ðwant€me€to€okay€that€sentence?и'#&` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Defendant:€€Yes.€€I„„I€agree€with€it.Ð)à$(` x` x Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) ÐÔ_ÔTheÔ_Ô€trial€court€then€explained€the€sentences€and€asked€the€petitioner€if€he€was€giving€his€plea€freelyÐ ° Ðâ âand€voluntarily.€€The€petitioner€nodded€affirmatively.Ð œì ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€denied€the€post„conviction€petition,€finding€that€the€petitioner€did€not€receiveÐ tÄ Ðineffective€assistance€of€counselÔ#†¼TM»XXÁ#ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼TMÔ€and€that€he€knowingly€and€understandingly€entered€his€plea.€€TheÐ `° Ðtrial€court€believed€the€trial€attorneyððs€testimony€over€that€of€the€petitioner.€€It€stated€that€theÐ L œ Ðattorneyððs€testimony€conformed€with€the€transcripts€and€that€the€testimony€of€the€petitioner€at€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðevidentiary€hearing€ð ðis€either€the€product€of€a€slippery€memory€or€outright€mendacity.ðð€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€argues€that€he€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€because€his€defenseÐ ü L  Ðattorney€guaranteed€him€that€if€he€pled€guilty,€he€would€be€out€of€prison€in€five€years.€€The€stateÐ è 8  Ðargues€that€the€petitioner€has€not€met€his€burden€of€proving€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€WeÐ Ô$  Ðagree€with€the€state.Ð À  ÐÌà  àUnder€the€Sixth€Amendment,€when€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€is€made,€theÐ ˜è  Ðburden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€show€(1)€that€counselððs€performance€was€deficient€and€(2)€that€theÐ „Ô  Ðdeficiency€was€prejudicial€in€terms€of€rendering€a€reasonable€probability€that€the€result€of€the€trialÐ pÀ Ðwas€unreliable€or€the€proceedings€fundamentally€unfair.€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,Ð \¬ Ð687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984);€òòseeóó€òòLockhart€v.€Fretwellóó,€506€U.S.€364,€368„72,€113€S.€Ct.€838,Ð H˜ Ð842„44€(1993).€€The€òòStricklandóó€standard€has€been€applied€to€the€right€to€counsel€under€Article€I,Ð 4„ ÐSection€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.€€òòState€v.€Melsonóó,€772€S.W.2d€417,€419€n.2€(Tenn.€1989).€Ð  p ÐWhen€a€petitioner€claims€that€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€resulted€in€a€guilty€plea,€the€petitionerÐ  \ Ðmust€prove€that€counsel€performed€deficiently€and€that€but€for€counselððs€errors,€the€petitioner€wouldÐ øH Ðnot€have€pled€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€upon€going€to€trial.€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59,Ð ä4 Ð106€S.€Ct.€366,€370€(1985).Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àIn€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975),€our€supreme€court€decided€thatÐ ¨ø Ðattorneys€should€be€held€to€the€general€standard€of€whether€the€services€rendered€were€within€theÐ ”ä Ðrange€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.€€Further,€the€court€stated€that€the€rangeÐ €Ð Ðof€competence€was€to€be€measured€by€the€duties€and€criteria€set€forth€in€òòBeasley€v.€United€Statesóó,Ð l¼ Ð491€F.2d€687,€696€(6th€Cir.€1974)€and€òòUnited€States€v.€DeCosteróó,€487€F.2d€1197,€1202-04€(D.C.€Cir.Ð X ¨ Ð1973).€€Also,€in€reviewing€counsel's€conduct,€a€ð ðfair€assessment€of€attorney€performance€requiresÐ D!” Ðthat€every€effort€be€made€to€eliminate€the€distorting€effects€of€hindsight,€to€reconstruct€theÐ 0"€  Ðcircumstances€of€counselððs€challenged€conduct,€and€to€evaluate€the€conduct€from€counselððsÐ #l! Ðperspective€at€the€time.ðð€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€689,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2065;€òòseeóó€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629Ð $X" ÐS.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àIn€a€post-conviction€case,€the€burden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€prove€by€clear€and€convincingÐ Ì&"% Ðevidence€his€grounds€for€relief.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-30-210(f).€€On€appeal,€we€are€bound€by€theÐ ¸'#& Ðtrial€court's€findings€of€fact€unless€we€conclude€that€the€evidence€in€the€record€preponderates€againstÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthose€findings.€€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€456€(Tenn.€2001).€€We€review€the€trial€court'sÐ )à$( Ðconclusions€of€law--such€as€whether€counselððs€performance€was€deficient€or€whether€that€deficiencyÐ |*Ì%) Ðwas€prejudicial--under€a€purely€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€standard.€€òòId.óó€at€457.Ð h+¸&* Їà  àIn€the€present€case,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€petitionerððs€attorney€represented€himÐ ° Ðeffectively,€noting€that€the€attorney€told€the€petitioner€that€it€was€possible€that€he€would€be€releasedÐ œì Ðin€five€years€but€that€he€could€not€guarantee€it.€€Furthermore,€the€petitioner€acknowledged€on€cross„Ð ˆØ Ðexamination€that€the€trial€court€told€him€that€he€was€receiving€a€twenty„year€sentence.€€The€transcriptÐ tÄ Ðof€the€guilty€plea€hearing€shows€that€the€trial€court€instructed€the€defendant€that€he€was€receiving€anÐ `° Ðeffective€sentence€of€twenty€years€and€would€not€be€eligible€for€parole€until€he€had€served€thirtyÐ L œ Ðpercent€of€that€sentence.€€The€transcript€reveals€that€the€petitioner€was€only€concerned€aboutÐ 8 ˆ Ðreceiving€one,€twenty„year€sentence€and€that€he€entered€his€guilty€plea€fully€aware€that€he€could€serveÐ $ t Ðmore€than€five€years€in€prison.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€theÐ è 8  Ðpetitionerððs€post„conviction€petition.€Ð Ô$  ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÔ#†¼TM»XXÁ|,#ÔòòóóÔ€XÁX»¼TMÔ__________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGE