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Ðà@@øøìàNo.€P„22250€€€€€€James€C.€Ô_ÔBeasleyÔ_Ô,€Sr.,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2000„02813„CCA„R3„PC€„€Filed€November€9,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner,€Thomas€T.€Cummings,€pled€guilty€in€the€Shelby€County€Criminal€Court€to€secondÐ xÈ  Ðdegree€murder.€€Pursuant€to€a€negotiated€plea€agreement,€he€was€sentenced€as€a€violent€offender€toÐ d´ Ðtwenty„five€years€incarceration,€to€be€served€at€one€hundred€percent€(100%)Ô#†¼kA»XX/­#ÔÔ‡X/X»¼kAÔ,€in€the€TennesseeÐ P  ÐDepartment€of€Correction.€€The€petitioner€timely€filed€for€post„conviction€relief,€alleging€that€heÐ <Œ Ðreceived€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€and€that€his€plea€was€not€knowing€and€voluntary€becauseÐ (x Ðhis€attorney€erroneously€advised€him€that€he€would€be€required€to€serve€only€eighty„five€percentÐ d Ð(85%)€of€his€sentence€before€becoming€eligible€for€parole€and€that€his€sentence€could€be€reduced€anÐ P Ðadditional€fifteen€percent€(15%)€for€ð ðgood€behavior.ðð€On€appeal,€the€petitioner€challenges€the€post„Ð ì< Ðconviction€courtððs€conclusion€that€he€received€effective€assistance€of€counsel.€€After€a€review€of€theÐ Ø( Ðrecord,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court.€Ô#†¼kA»XX/l#ÔÔ‡X/X»¼kAÔÐ Ä ÐÓ ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ œì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼kA»àX/ë #ÔÔ‡X/X.¼kAÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòThomas€T.€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ôóó€andÐ tÄ ÐòòRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð `° ÐÌAlicia€A.€Howard,€Memphis,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Thomas€T.€Cummings.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Laura€Ô_ÔMcMullenÔ_Ô€Ford,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ #`" ÐGeneral;€John€W.€Ô_ÔPierottiÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Dan€Woody,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ü#L# ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð è$8 $ ÐÓ¡ ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼kA»XX/Ð #ÔÔ‡X/X»¼kAÔÐ À&"& ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼kA»XX/û #ÔÔ‡X/X»¼kAÔÓ  Óà@ìàòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundó óóóÔ#†¼kA»XX/Y#ÔÔ€X/X»¼kAԈР˜(è#( Ðà  àà ` àOn€December€2,€1998,€the€petitioner€was€indicted€on€a€charge€of€first€degree€murderÐ „)Ô$) Ðfollowing€the€shooting€death€of€a€deputy€jailer€in€Shelby€County.€€The€victim€was€shot€in€the€frontÐ p*À%* Ðyard€of€his€home€as€the€result€of€an€alleged€ð ðhitðð€placed€on€him€by€a€street€gang€known€as€theÐ \+¬&+ ÐTraveling€Vice€Lords.€€The€petitioner€made€several€statements€to€law€enforcement€authoritiesÐ H,˜', Ðoutlining€his€involvement€in€the€offense.€Three€of€the€petitionerððs€co„defendants€were€convicted€byÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÑOYÑâ âѰ°Ñâ âÑ  ÑÔ_Ôa€jury€of€first€degree€murder€and€sentenced€to€life€imprisonment€without€the€possibility€of€parole.€Ð ° ÐA€fourth€co„defendant€pled€guilty€to€a€lesser€offense€and€received€a€fifteen„year€sentence.€€TheÐ œì Ðpetitioner€ultimately€pled€guilty€to€second€degree€murder€and€was€sentenced€to€serve€one€hundredÐ ˆØ Ðpercent€(100%)€of€his€twenty„five€year€sentence€in€confinement.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€evidence€presented€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€consisted€of€the€testimony€ofÐ L œ Ðthe€petitioner€and€his€trial€counsel.€€The€petitioner€testified€that€he€would€not€have€pled€guilty€if€heÐ 8 ˆ Ðhad€understood€the€terms€of€the€plea€agreement.€€He€insists€that€his€attorney€advised€him€that€heÐ $ t Ðwould€be€eligible€for€parole€after€serving€eighty„five€percent€(85%)€of€his€sentence€and€that€hisÐ  ` Ðsentence€could€be€reduced€an€additional€fifteen€percent€(15%)€for€ð ðgood€days.ðð€However,€heÐ ü L  Ðdiscovered€after€his€incarceration€that€he€was€not€eligible€for€parole€and€that€he€would€not€be€eligibleÐ è 8  Ðfor€sentence€reduction€credits€until€after€he€had€served€eighty„five€percent€(85%)€of€his€sentence.€Ð Ô$  ÐThe€petitioner€acknowledged€that€the€trial€court€advised€him€at€the€guilty€plea€hearing€ð ðthat€I€wouldÐ À  Ðget€credit€for€good€behavior,€but€he€said€that€itððs€going€to€be€at€one[]hundred€percent€and€that€I€wouldÐ ¬ü  Ðnot€get€parole.ðð€€He€also€conceded€that€he€understood€what€the€trial€judge€told€him€regarding€hisÐ ˜è  Ðsentence.€€Moreover,€the€petitioner€testified€that€his€trial€counsel€read€the€plea€documents€to€himÐ „Ô  Ðð ðfront€and€backðð€before€he€signed€them.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€admitted€that€he€never€told€the€trial€court€or€his€attorney€that€he€did€notÐ H˜ Ðunderstand€the€terms€of€his€plea€agreement.€€However,€he€contends€that€the€proceedings€were€movingÐ 4„ Ðso€quickly€that€he€did€not€have€the€opportunity€to€express€his€concerns.€€Additionally,€the€petitionerÐ  p Ðalleges€that€he€was€pressured€to€plead€guilty€because€his€attorney€and€the€trial€court€advised€him€thatÐ  \ Ðthe€plea€offer€was€only€available€that€day.€€He€admitted€that,€at€the€time€of€his€guilty€plea€hearing,Ð øH Ðhis€trial€date€had€not€been€set€and€he€knew€that€his€attorney€had€time€to€investigate€and€develop€hisÐ ä4 Ðcase.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€further€support€for€his€claim€of€ineffective€assistance,€the€petitioner€alleges€thatÐ ¨ø Ðhis€trial€counsel€should€have€scheduled€a€psychological€evaluation€for€him.€The€petitioner€testifiedÐ ”ä Ðthat€he€is€unable€to€read€or€write€and€that€he€did€not€attend€school€regularly€after€the€seventh€orÐ €Ð Ðeighth€grade.€€He€contends€that€a€psychological€evaluation€would€have€provided€sufficient€evidenceÐ l¼ Ðto€suppress€his€confession.€€However,€the€petitioner€also€admitted€that€he€was€aware€that€the€threeÐ X ¨ Ðco„defendants€who€had€gone€to€trial€had€received€a€sentence€of€life€without€the€possibility€of€parole.€Ð D!” ÐHe€was€concerned€that€he€would€receive€a€life€sentence€and,€at€the€time,€believed€that€the€plea€wasÐ 0"€  Ðin€his€best€interest.€€He€thought€that€the€plea€was€his€only€chance€of€ever€getting€out€of€theÐ #l! Ðpenitentiary.€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€response€to€the€petitionerððs€testimony,€the€State€offered€the€testimony€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðpetitionerððs€trial€counsel.€Counsel€testified€that€he€had€practiced€law€for€eight€years€and€thatÐ Ì&"% Ðapproximately€eighty€or€ninety€percent€(80€or€90%)€of€his€practice€was€in€the€area€of€criminal€law.€Ð ¸'#& ÐHe€was€also€certified€to€handle€capital€cases.€€Counsel€testified€that€he€was€aware€that€the€petitionerÐ ¤(ô#' Ðis€illiterate;€therefore,€he€very€carefully€explained€the€plea€documents€to€the€petitioner.€€HeÐ )à$( Ðemphasized€that€he€read€all€of€the€documents€to€the€petitioner€ð ðline€by€lineðð€and€specificallyÐ |*Ì%) Ðexplained€to€the€petitioner€that€he€would€have€to€serve€eighty„five€percent€(85%)€of€his€sentenceÐ h+¸&* Ðbefore€he€would€be€eligible€for€ð ðgood€credit€time.ðð€Counsel€explained€to€the€petitioner€that€he€didÐ ° Ðnot€have€to€accept€the€proposed€plea€agreement€and€reminded€him€that€they€would€have€time€toÐ œì Ðprepare€for€trial.€Counsel€recalled€that€the€trial€court€had€advised€him€that€he€would€be€given€all€theÐ ˆØ Ðtime€necessary€to€prepare€for€trial.€€Counsel€also€remembered€that€the€petitioner€had€several€days€toÐ tÄ Ðconsider€the€agreement€and€discuss€it€with€his€family.Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àCounsel€admitted€that€he€erroneously€advised€the€petitioner€that€he€would€be€eligibleÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€parole€after€serving€eighty„five€percent€(85%)€of€his€sentence.€€Counsel€observed€that,€at€theÐ $ t Ðguilty€plea€hearing,€the€trial€court€corrected€counselððs€error€and€explained€to€the€petitioner€before€hisÐ  ` Ðplea€was€entered€that€the€petitioner€would€never€be€eligible€for€parole€and€would€be€required€to€serveÐ ü L  Ðone€hundred€percent€(100%)€of€his€sentence€in€confinement.€€Counsel€stated€that€the€petitioner€didÐ è 8  Ðnot€appear€surprised€by€the€trial€courtððs€comments€because€ð ðeverybody€kept€reiterating€that€it€wasÐ Ô$  Ðat€a€hundred€percent.ðð€€He€said€that€the€petitioner€was€repeatedly€told€that€he€would€never€be€releasedÐ À  Ðprior€to€serving€eighty„five€percent€(85%)€of€his€sentence.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àCounsel€testified€that,€when€he€became€aware€of€petitionerððs€illiteracy,€he€asked€thatÐ „Ô  Ðthe€petitioner€be€evaluated.€€The€trial€court€approved€funds€for€the€evaluation,€and€a€psychologist€was€Ð pÀ Ðretained;€however,€the€petitioner€had€not€been€evaluated€at€the€time€he€pled€guilty.€€Counsel€Ð \¬ Ðexplained€that,€even€if€the€petitionerððs€statements€had€been€suppressed,€the€State€had€witnesses€whoÐ H˜ Ðcould€place€the€petitioner€at€the€scene€of€the€murder€with€a€gun€in€his€hand.€€Counsel€believed€thatÐ 4„ Ðthe€plea€was€in€the€petitionerððs€best€interest.€€He€stated€that€the€petitioner€was€aware€that€three€of€hisÐ  p Ðco„defendants€had€been€convicted€by€a€jury€and€sentenced€to€life€imprisonment€without€theÐ  \ Ðpossibility€of€parole.€€Petitioner€thought€that€accepting€the€proposed€plea€would€be€the€only€chanceÐ øH Ðhe€had€to€ever€get€out€of€the€penitentiary.Ð ä4 Ѐ€€€€€Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àFollowing€the€post„conviction€hearing,€the€post„conviction€court€made€detailedÐ ¼  Ðfindings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€concluding€that€the€petitioner€had€failed€to€establish€by€clearÐ ¨ø Ðand€convincing€proof€that€he€had€been€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel€or€that€his€guilty€pleaÐ ”ä Ðwas€not€knowingly€and€voluntarily€entered.Ð €Ð ÐÌà@éé$ìàòòò òII.€€Analysisó óóóˆÐ X ¨ Ðà  àà ` àThe€sole€issue€on€appeal€is€whether€the€post„conviction€court€erred€in€finding€that€theÐ D!” Ðpetitioner€received€effective€assistance€of€counsel.€€In€post„conviction€proceedings,€the€petitioner€hasÐ 0"€  Ðthe€burden€of€proving€the€grounds€raised€in€the€petition€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€Tenn.Ð #l! ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f)€(1997).€€A€post„conviction€courtððs€factual€findings€are€subject€to€a€deÐ $X" Ðnovo€review€by€this€court;€however,€we€must€accord€these€factual€findings€a€presumption€ofÐ ô$D # Ðcorrectness€that€may€be€overcome€only€if€the€evidence€preponderates€against€those€findings.€òòSeeóóÐ à%0!$ ÐòòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€458€(Tenn.€2001);€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).€Ð Ì&"% ÐA€post„conviction€courtððs€conclusions€of€law,€such€as€whether€counselððs€performance€was€deficientÐ ¸'#& Ðor€whether€that€deficiency€was€prejudicial,€are€subject€to€a€purely€de€novo€review€by€this€court,€withÐ ¤(ô#' Ðno€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòFieldsóó,€40€S.W.3d€at€458.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð )à$( Ðâ âà  àà ` àà ¸ à€€€€€€€€€€Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àIn€order€to€prove€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€the€petitioner€bears€the€burden€ofÐ ° Ðâ âshowing€both€that€his€counselððs€performance€was€deficient€and€that€counselððs€deficient€performanceÐ œì Ðprejudiced€the€outcome€of€the€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687,€104€S.€Ct.Ð ˆØ Ð2052,€2064€(1984).€€This€is€a€two„pronged€test:Ð tÄ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àFirst,€the€defendant€must€show€that€counselððs€performance€wasÐ `° Ðdeficient.€€This€requires€showing€that€counsel€made€errors€so€seriousÐ L œ Ðthat€counsel€was€not€functioning€as€the€ð ðcounselðð€guaranteed€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðdefendant€by€the€Sixth€Amendment.€Second,€the€defendant€mustÐ $ t Ðshow€that€the€deficient€performance€prejudiced€the€defense.€€ThisÐ  ` Ðrequires€showing€that€counselððs€errors€were€so€serious€as€to€depriveÐ ü L  Ðthe€defendant€of€a€fair€trial,€a€trial€whose€result€is€reliable.Ðè 8 ` x` x ÐòòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€687,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2064.€€Moreover,€when€a€petitionerððs€ineffective€assistanceÐ Ô$  Ðclaim€is€made€in€the€context€of€a€conviction€stemming€from€a€guilty€plea,€he€must€prove€a€reasonableÐ À  Ðprobability€that,€were€it€not€for€deficiencies€in€his€counselððs€performance,€he€would€not€have€pledÐ ¬ü  Ðguilty€but€instead€would€have€insisted€on€going€to€trial.€€òòSeeóó€òòShazel€v.€Stateóó,€966€S.W.2d€414,€416Ð ˜è  Ð(Tenn.€1998)€(quoting€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59,€106€S.€Ct.€366,€370„71€(1985)).Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€deficiency€prong€of€the€test€is€satisfied€by€showing€that€counselððs€actions€orÐ \¬ Ðdecisions€ð ðf[e]ll€below€an€objective€standard€of€reasonableness€under€prevailing€professionalÐ H˜ Ðnorms.ðð€€òòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€369€(Tenn.€1996)€(citing€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€688,€104Ð 4„ ÐS.€Ct.€at€2065,€and€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975)).€€The€prejudice€prong€of€theÐ  p Ðtest€is€satisfied€by€showing€a€ð ðreasonable€probabilityðð€that€the€outcome€of€the€proceeding€would€haveÐ  \ Ðbeen€different€had€it€not€been€for€counselððs€deficiencies€in€performance.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€694,Ð øH Ð104€S.€Ct.€at€2068.€€When€analyzing€a€petitionerððs€allegations€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,Ð ä4 Ðthis€court€must€indulge€a€strong€presumption€that€the€conduct€of€counsel€fell€within€the€range€ofÐ Ð  Ðreasonable€professional€assistance,€òòseeóó€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€690,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2066,€and€may€notÐ ¼  Ðsecond„guess€the€tactical€and€strategic€choices€made€by€trial€counsel€unless€those€choices€wereÐ ¨ø Ðuninformed€because€of€inadequate€preparation.€€òòSeeóó€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629€S.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€post„conviction€court€concluded€in€its€detailed€findings€of€fact€and€conclusionsÐ l¼ Ðof€law€that€the€petitioner€failed€to€establish€by€clear€and€convincing€proof€that€his€counsel€wasÐ X ¨ Ðineffective€or€that€he€had€suffered€prejudice€as€a€result€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€The€courtÐ D!” Ðnoted€that€the€petitionerððs€testimony€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€differed€little€from€that€of€his€trialÐ 0"€  Ðcounsel.€€The€primary€difference€related€to€the€claim€that€petitioner€did€not€understand€that€he€wouldÐ #l! Ðbe€required€to€serve€eighty„five€percent€(85%)€of€his€sentence€before€he€became€eligible€for€sentenceÐ $X" Ðreduction€credits.€€The€record€reflects€that€petitionerððs€counsel€advised€the€trial€court€that€petitionerÐ ô$D # Ðwas€illiterate€and€that€counsel€had€carefully€reviewed€the€plea€documents€with€the€petitioner.€Ð à%0!$ ÐAlthough€the€post„conviction€court€noted€that€trial€counsel€had€incorrectly€advised€petitioner€that€heÐ Ì&"% Ðwould€be€eligible€for€parole€after€serving€eighty„five€percent€(85%)€of€his€sentence,€the€post„Ð ¸'#& Ðconviction€court€concluded€that€the€trial€court€thoroughly€advised€the€petitioner€regarding€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðrequirements€of€his€sentence.€€The€post„conviction€court€further€noted€the€following€colloquyÐ )à$( Ðbetween€the€trial€court€and€the€petitioner:Ð |*Ì%) Ѐ€€Ð h+¸&* Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court:€All€right,€now,€there€is€no€parole€for€Murder,€there€is€noÐ ° Ðparole€for€Murder€in€the€Second€Degree€or€First€Degree€and€theÐ œì ÐParole€Board€will€never€meet€to€discuss€your€case,€theyððll€neverÐ ˆØ Ðconsider€your€case.€€The€law€says,€though,€that€after€youððve€servedÐ tÄ Ðeighty„five€[percent]€of€this€sentence,€they€can€consider€you,€theÐ `° ÐDepartment€of€Correction,€not€the€Parole€Board,€can€consider€you,€forÐ L œ Ðgiving€you€credits€for€being,€good€behavior€and€good€time,€so€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðyou€may€not€have€to€serve€the€entire€twenty„five€years€if€you€are€onÐ $ t Ðgood€behavior€then€you€will€get€credits.€€But,€they€may€decide€not€toÐ  ` Ðgive€you€any€credit€at€all€and€you€will€have€to€do€the€twenty„fiveÐ ü L  Ðyears€day€for€day.€€Do€you€understand€that?Ðè 8 ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àPetitioner:€Yes,€sir.ÐÀ ` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€acknowledged,€and€the€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€reflects,€thatÐ ˜è  Ðpetitioner€was€informed€several€times€by€the€trial€court€that€he€would€never€be€eligible€for€parole€andÐ „Ô  Ðwould€be€required€to€serve€one€hundred€percent€(100%)€of€the€sentence€in€confinement.€Each€time,Ð pÀ Ðthe€petitioner€responded€that€he€understood.€€In€summary,€the€evidence€at€the€post„conviction€hearingÐ \¬ Ðsupports€the€findings€and€conclusions€reached€by€the€post„conviction€court.Ð H˜ ÐÌà@MM"ìàòòò òIII.€€Conclusionó óóóˆÐ  p Ðà  àà ` àAfter€a€careful€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„convictionÐ  \ Ðcourt.Ð øH ÐÌÌÌ€€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌ€€€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð X ¨ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE