ÿWPCý Q6é.µ¤Š¤+Êœ¦IÇÌÏ¿æýÏõEýQ6mf•ƒW¸HÌ"òÒ™ BµXåÚ?¡ÚÐ8€Û|™Ÿ6ȳÖ6JæÎ.µÒ$Ÿ›Í4b!9îäÐF³ÙˆVÖ»Rg \ó Ü*"¬[E¶ZPÔÝí¶€i¸µ£`Ähy`ŒCdU²€ûÌŸÖB¾¿4÷?­Ð=4v.®2Ë®Xž>³ÃÅeõ{F[‘×?y'Û\¥;Žðúïã'ƒ$Kä¾ï2 îï¾–<0¶õ¸KŽ>ñQ$i‡á1yÀå¤I p0ôh’çúÂô…°*¤«7½¿²(£ªs. ®ië‹\€8g1¸¦C(~®šÇ‚Ó¡r3å³óÇ/ðUÓçÿ[Ïó8R´¤Gsô=¬Ž¢Í/ÉÞµÅï«róh¯ž“ÄPëó®¹eÙ³ln;ˆ¢KÐàIÝ>mž×°ã‡“z%tmPï_µ÷ƒGœÄlŸê:*¥ÆTöN FV¯QSÂûQž¿Zmlº±Ýcñsˆ»€òèóŽ¿&ûœ—mDj²lÉs}½#Ýâ½Ãë°¬%ö¿Öq§T’/¡J±ÇWµ&úÊÎ~“Ÿg±#øÝb êJ¢r¼ W| P´½¤Ñ) %>w@D 0Ü„U:`4š®Ù½– U:ž 0 Ø 0Dø ¦<U:â AQ(mU:••••••••••••••• BÏÆì 0D² 0Dö 0D:: D/~~ B­ D3ÊX 3E4E5U6U7U8D9: D;Ó€G(´`$¡¡Ñ°ÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€‰GXXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñ,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regularn~<$+3|xG ÏÔ‡ô3×ôXXÔÝ ƒ g‰ÿÝÑ@°ÑÒ°ÒÑT@R[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7À¼àXXdædæ7ÑÑ @ Ñà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€facts€underlying€the€charge€of€attempted€aggravated€sexual€battery€reveal€that,€onÐ  ÐMarch€28,€1996,€the€appellant€went€to€the€home€of€Vincent€Robertson,€where€he€and€RobertsonÏproceeded€to€smoke€crack€cocaine€all€night€long.€€The€next€morning,€Robertson€and€the€appellantÏleft.€€Soon€thereafter,€knowing€that€Robertson€and€his€wife€were€not€at€home,€the€appellantÏreturned€and€forcibly€entered€the€house.€€Robertsonððs€eleven€year€old€stepdaughter€and€five€yearÏold€stepson€were€in€the€house€watching€television.€€The€appellantððs€conviction€stems€from€hisÏconduct€of€sitting€in€the€girlððs€lap€and€placing€his€hand€underneath€her€shirt€for€purposes€of€sexualÏcontact., øð AZ"Arial Regular(Ð(3g‰$¤¤Ý ƒ`!ÝÑ°ÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€¼àXXdædæ7ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ýà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó œÔ‡ ôÃáôXXÔÝ ƒ ‹ØÿÝÑT@R[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÔ€ ôÃáôôôÃáÔÒ°Òà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€facts€underlying€the€charge€of€attempted€aggravated€sexual€battery€reveal€that,€onÐ  ÐMarch€28,€1996,€the€appellant€went€to€the€home€of€Vincent€Robertson,€where€he€and€RobertsonÏproceeded€to€smoke€crack€cocaine€all€night€long.€€The€next€morning,€Robertson€and€the€appellantÏleft.€€Soon€thereafter,€knowing€that€Robertson€and€his€wife€were€not€at€home,€the€appellantÏreturned€and€forcibly€entered€the€house.€€Robertsonððs€eleven€year€old€stepdaughter€and€five€yearÏold€stepson€were€in€the€house€watching€television.€€The€appellantððs€conviction€stems€from€hisÏconduct€of€sitting€in€the€girlððs€lap€and€placing€his€hand€underneath€her€shirt€for€purposes€of€sexualÏcontact.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular !"#%Cþÿ<< Cÿÿ Ý ƒ!¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€X,”XXXÔÔ€hNXX,”ÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X,”XhNÔÐ  ÐÌò òOctober€19,€1998Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ô3×ôXX,”ÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular dƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó'''÷ÿ dxdüÿP Pd'ÿÿdxdÝ ƒ`!ÝÑ°ÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€,”XXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ýñ;ññ2ñ›ñ2ññ;ñÓ ÔþÓò òñGññ;ñßr€(<,(j 8` `€€@EÈ ` ttx$ð Õrßñ;ññGññGññGññGññ;ñ›ñ;ññGññGññGññGñ›ñGññGñ›ñGñà@. . ®àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÌñGññGñà@**)®àAT€JACKSONˆÌñGñœßt€(>.*jx…Ç` `€€@EL§ ` ttx$„à( › tß›ñGñà@ÈÈ$®àOCTOBER€SESSION,€1998ˆÌÌÌÌÌANTHONY€COLE,à  àà h àà À à)Ð | t Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àNo.€02C01„9711„CC„00445Ð h` Ðà ` àAppellantà  àà h àà À à)Ð TL  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àDYER€COUNTYÐ @8  Ðvs.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)Ð ,$  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHon.€LEE€MOORE,€JudgeÐ   ÐSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à h àà À à)Ð ü  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  à(Post„Conviction)Ð ðè  Ðà ` àAppelleeà  àà h àà À à)Ð ÜÔ  Ðó óÌÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à  àà h àà À àà  àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:Ð zr ÐÌò òWilliam€K.€Randolphó óà h àà À àò òà  àJohn€Knox€Walkupó óÐ F> ÐP.€O.€Box€611à  àà h àà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ 2* ÐDyersburg,€TN€€38025„0611à À àÐ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò òà  àPeter€M.€Coughlanà x àó óÐ þö Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€Generalà Ð àà (# àÐ êâ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à2d€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à x àà Ð àà (# àÐ ‚!z Ðà ` àÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àC.€Phillip€Bivensó óÐ 4$,  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àP.€O.€Box€507Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDyersburg,€TN€€38024ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ j+b$( ÐÌÌAFFIRMED€œñ4ñPURSUANT€›TO€›RULE€›ñ4ññ3ñ20ñ3ñ›ÌÌÌÌò òDavid€G.€Hayesó óÐ ´1¬*/ ÐJudgeÐ   2˜+09 ÐÓÓà@+®àòòò òOPINIONóóó óˆÐ  ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant,€Anthony€Cole,€appeals€the€order€of€the€Circuit€Court€of€DyerÏCounty€denying€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€On€January€16,€1997,€theÏappellant€pled€guilty,€as€a€range€I€offender,€to€one€count€of€attempted€aggravatedÏsexual€battery.ñ2ñ׃×ñ2ññ2ñ׃ ×ñ2ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Pursuant€to€the€plea€agreement,€the€appellant€received€a€sentenceÐ   Ðof€six€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€The€appellant€collaterally€attacks€hisÏconviction€for€aggravated€sexual€battery€upon€grounds€that€his€trial€counsel€wasÏineffective€and€that€his€guilty€plea€is€invalid.€€ÌÌà ` àAfter€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€post„convictionÏrelief.ÌÌÌà@ff)®àò òBackgroundó óˆÐ < 4 ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant€filed€the€instant€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€on€May€1,Ï1997.€€An€amended€petition€was€filed€on€July€8,€1997.€€The€petition€alleges,€in€partsÏchallenged€herein,€that€the€guilty€plea€was€invalid€because€the€trial€court€failed€toÏsign€the€guilty€plea€form€and€that€retained€counsel€was€ineffective€for€(1)€failing€toÏadvise€the€appellant€of€the€minimum€and€maximum€punishments€for€the€chargedÏoffense;€(2)€failing€to€file€pre„trial€motions;€(3)€misinforming€the€appellant€as€to€theÏrange€of€punishment€sought€by€the€State;€and€(4)€failing€to€advise€the€appellantÏregarding€the€statutory€requirement€that€sex€offenders€complete€a€sexual€abuseÏtreatment€program€as€a€prerequisite€for€parole.€€€Ð @28+0 Їà ` àA€hearing€on€the€merits€was€subsequently€held,€after€which€the€trial€courtÏdenied€the€appellant€post„conviction€relief,€specifically€finding€that:ÌÓÓà8 ` à.€.€.€It€appears€that€the€presiding€Judge€did€not€sign€the€form€inÏquestion€although€the€Petitioner,€his€attorney€and€the€District€AttorneyÏGeneral€signed€the€form.€€The€presiding€Judge€did,€however,€properlyÏexecute€the€ð ðJudgmentðð.€€There€was€also€a€transcript€of€evidenceÏdealing€with€the€acceptance€of€the€guilty€plea.€€The€Court€finds€thisÏissue€to€be€without€merit.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` àAll€other€issues€involved€in€the€Petitionerððs€Petition€.€.€.€deal€withÏwhether€or€not€there€was€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€.€.€.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à.€.€.€Just€prior€to€Petitionerððs€guilty€plea€[trial€counsel]€had€successfullyÏtried€an€Aggravated€Burglary€case€involving€the€Petitioner€where€theÏjury€reduced€the€charge€to€a€lesser€included€offense.€.€.€.€€.€.€.He€alsoÏindicated€that€he€and€his€client€had€received€a€notice€of€enhancedÏpunishment.€€He€felt€that€Mr.€Cole€had€serious€exposure€in€partÏbecause€of€a€past€conviction,€also,€during€his€Aggravated€BurglaryÏcase,€Petitioner€evidently€had€done€very€poorly€under€cross„¼examination€regarding€prior€convictions.€€.€.€.€He€indicated€that€if€Mr.ÏCole€were€convicted€that€he€would€be€looking€at€a€sentence€ofÏapproximately€twelve€years.€€The€District€Attorney€General€had€sent€aÏnotice€of€a€Range€III€Punishment€and€evidently€had€made€an€offer€in€aÏplea€bargain€to€settle€together€the€Aggravated€Burglary€and€theÏAggravated€Sexual€Battery€cases€if€both€cases€were€settled.€€WhenÏthe€defendant€did€not€agree€to€settle€the€Aggravated€Burglary€case,Ïthe€plea€offer€on€the€Aggravated€Sexual€Battery€was€withdrawn.€ÏAccording€to€the€testimony€of€trial€counsel,€he€advised€his€client€thatÏhe€was€looking€at€a€possible€Range€III€Punishment€and€he€realisticallyÏfelt€that€Mr.€Cole€had€exposure€of€twelve€to€twenty€years.€€.€.€.€HeÏindicated€that€no€motions€had€been€filed€because€there€was€no€reasonÏto€file€any€motions.€€.€.€.Trial€counsel€indicated€that€at€one€point€thereÏwas€an€offer€for€a€plea€agreement€on€both€the€Aggravated€BurglaryÏand€the€Aggravated€Sexual€Battery€cases.€€He€indicated€that€PetitionerÏknew€that€the€plea€offer€had€been€withdrawn€after€the€Petitioner€hadÏgone€to€trial€on€the€Aggravated€Burglary€case.€€Trial€counsel€indicatedÏthat€he€felt€that€the€Petitioner€still€wanted€to€go€to€trial€until€he€talkedÏwith€his€mother€on€the€day€of€the€trial.€€After€there€was€a€discussionÏabout€the€plea€offer€of€Attempted€Aggravated€Sexual€Battery,€theÏPetitioner€decided€he€wanted€to€enter€a€plea€of€guilty.€€Trial€counselÏindicates€that€he€did€not€try€to€influence€the€decision€of€the€Petitioner.€Ï.€.€.Trial€counsel€indicated€that€he€had€received€the€plea€offer€for€sixÏyears€long€before€the€trial€and€advised€petitioner€about€the€offer€someÏtwo€or€three€times€prior€to€January€15,€1997.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` àPetitioner€indicated€.€.€.€that€trial€counsel€advised€him€that€the€DistrictÏAttorney€General€would€not€go€back€to€his€offer€of€a€plea€agreementÏprior€to€the€trial€of€the€Aggravated€Sexual€Battery€case.€€.€.€.€HeÏindicated€that€he€still€wanted€to€go€to€trial€but€felt€like€he€had€no€helpÏfrom€his€trial€counsel.€€He€also€stated€that€trial€counsel€told€him€that€ifÏhe€accepted€the€plea€offer€of€the€six€year€sentence,€he€would€probablyÏbe€out€of€jail€in€eighteen€months€to€two€years.€€He€now€indicates€thatÏhe€will€have€to€serve€his€full€six€year€sentence€because€it€involves€aÏsex€offense.€€He€indicated€that€he€did€not€want€to€go€to€trial€with€hisÏtrial€counsel€because€of€fear€that€he€might€get€fifteen€to€twenty€yearsÏalthough€he€states€he€would€have€gone€to€trial€if€he€had€a€good€lawyer.€Ð >:639 ÐTrial€counsel€was€employed€by€the€defendant.€€Petitioner€seemedÏconcerned€that€he€had€a€previous€plea€offer€for€two€years€at€thirty„fiveÏpercent,€and€that€he€did€not€know€about€the€plea€offer€of€six€years€untilÏthe€day€before€the€trial.€€.€.€.€€On€cross„examination,€PetitionerÏindicated€that€he€had€seen€the€enhancement€notice€at€the€BurglaryÏtrial.€€He€had€entered€some€six€guilty€pleas€prior€to€the€one€in€questionÏand€knew€the€procedure.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à.€.€.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` àPetitioner€first€indicates€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€to€fileÏpre„trial€motions.€€The€evidence€is€clear€that€trial€counsel€had€availableÏthe€entire€file€material€of€the€District€Attorney€General,€and€that€it€wasÏnot€necessary€that€any€pre„trial€motions€be€filed.€€There€is€no€evidenceÏin€the€record€that€Petitioner€was€prejudiced€in€anyway€by€failure€of€trialÏcounsel€to€file€any€pre„trial€motions.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à.€.€.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` àPetitioner€next€alleges€that€during€discussion€regarding€pleaÏnegotiations€that€trial€counsel€advised€him€that€he€was€looking€atÏRange€III€punishment€when€it€should€have€been€Range€œII.ñ8ñ.ñ8ñ›€TheÏtranscript€of€evidence€.€.€.€clearly€shows€.€.€.€that€the€presiding€JudgeÏadvised€the€Petitioner€of€the€minimum€sentence€for€the€offense€andÏthe€maximum€sentence.€€The€presiding€judge€also€advised€him€that€theÏState€had€given€notice€upon€a€conviction€a€Aggravated€Sexual€BatteryÏthat€the€State€would€be€seeking€punishment€in€Range€II,€and€theÏpresiding€Judge€advised€the€Petitioner€that€the€minimum€sentence€inÏRange€II€would€have€been€twelve€years.€€The€petitioner€indicated€inÏresponse€to€questioning€by€the€presiding€Judge€that€he€understood€theÏrange€of€punishments.€€It€is€clear€also€that€he€was€aware€of€his€right€toÏa€trial€by€jury.€€.€.€.This€issue€is,€therefore,€without€merit.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à.€.€.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` àThe€Court€concludes€that€the€performance€of€trial€counsel€was€withinÏthe€range€of€competence€demanded€in€criminal€cases.€œñ9ñ€ñ9ñ.›€.€.ÏFurthermore,€Petitioner€has€failed€to€demonstrate€any€prejudiceÏcaused€by€the€actions€of€counsel,€or€that€there€is€a€reasonableÏprobability€that€the€result€of€the€proceedings€would€have€been€differentÏif€counsel€had€acted€otherwise€.€.€œ.ñ:ñ€ñ:ñ›€.€Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌÓÓÌÌà@*®àò òAnalysisó óˆÐ \0T). ÐÌà ` àPost„conviction€relief€shall€be€granted€when€the€conviction€or€sentence€is€voidÏor€voidable€because€of€an€abridgement€of€a€constitutional€right.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÏ40„30„203€(1997).€€Failure€by€the€trial€judge€to€sign€the€guilty€plea€form,€even€if€itÏhad€occurred,€neither€invalidates€the€guilty€plea€nor€impinges€upon€a€constitutionalÐ d9\28 Ðright.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€11.€€Thus,€this€claim€is€not€cognizable€in€a€post„Ð  Ðconviction€hearing€and€is€without€merit.€€ÌÌà ` àAdditionally,€in€order€to€succeed€on€a€post„conviction€claim€allegingÏineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€the€appellant€bears€the€burden€of€showing,€byÏclear€and€convincing€evidence,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f)€(1997),€that€theÏservices€rendered€by€trial€counsel€were€deficient€and€that,€but€for€the€deficientÏperformance,€the€results€of€the€proceeding€would€have€been€different.€€òòStrickland€v.Ð œ”  ÐWashingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687€104€S.Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984).€€The€post„convictionÐ h` Ðcourt€found€that€counsel€was€not€deficient€and€that€counselððs€actions€did€notÏprejudice€the€appellant.€€€When€this€court€undertakes€review€of€a€lower€court'sÏdecision€on€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€the€lower€court's€findings€of€fact€areÏgiven€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict€and€are€conclusive€on€appeal€absent€a€finding€thatÏthe€evidence€preponderates€against€the€judgment.€€òòSeeóó€€òòDavis€v.€Stateóó,€912€S.W.2dÐ d\ Ð689,€697€(Tenn.€1995).€€Ô‡ XoXXXÔAfter€reviewing€the€record,€we€conclude€that€the€evidenceÐ 0 ( Ðdoes€not€preponderate€against€the€excellent€findings€entered€by€the€post„convictionÏcourt.€Ô#†X<áXX Xo2#Ô€Although€otherwise€fully€addressing€the€allegations€raised€by€the€petition,€theÐ ô#ì  Ðpost„conviction€court€failed€to€expressly€address€the€appellantððs€contention€that€trialÏcounsel€failed€to€inform€him€of€the€mandatory€sexual€offender€treatment€programÏwhich€must€be€completed€prior€to€parole€eligibility.€€€However,€the€transcript€of€theÏguilty€plea€hearing€reveals€that€the€trial€court€so€informed€the€appellant€as€to€thisÏrequirement.€€Thus,€the€appellant€has€not€met€his€burden€as€to€this€allegation.€€€Ô‡ XoXXX<áÔ€Ô#†X<áXX Xo5#ÔÐ -&* ÐÌà ` àAs€a€result,€we€find€no€error€of€law€requiring€reversal.€€The€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court€dismissing€the€appellantððs€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€is€affirmedÔ‡ XoXXX<áÔ.Ô#†X<áXX Xo6#ÔÐ „2|+0 Ðœñ5ñÌñ5ññ:ñ›ñ:ññ5ñÌñ5ññ:ñ›ñ:ññ5ñÌñ5ññ:ñ›ñ:ññ5ñÐ Ì9Ä28 Ðñ5ññ:ñ›ñ:ñ‡ñ6ñÌñ6ññ:ñ›ñ:ññ6ñÌñ6ññ:ñ›ñ:ññ6ñÌñ6ññ:ñ›ñ:ññ6ñÌñ6ññ:ñ›ñ:ññ6ñÌñ6ñ›à ` àÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JudgeÌÌÌœñ7ñÌñ7ññ:ñ›ñ:ññ7ñÌñ7ñ›ÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌÌ_________________________________________ÌJOHñ1ñN€H.€PEAY,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_________________________________________ÌL.€T.€LAFFERTY,€Special€Judgeñ1ñÌ