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ÐÔ‡XZÉX»¼UÔÌò òÔ#†¼U»XXZÉ#ÔJONATHAN€DAVISòòóó€v.€STATE€OF€TENNESSEEÔ‡XZÉX»¼UÔó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€as€of€Right€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Maury€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€8,455€€€€€€Robert€L.€Jones,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2000„01158„CCA„R3„PC€„€Filed€August€16,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner,€Jonathan€Davis,€was€convicted€in€the€Maury€County€Circuit€Court€of€two€counts€ofÐ xÈ  Ðfelony€murder€and€one€count€of€attempted€aggravated€robbery.€€He€received€consecutive€sentencesÐ d´ Ðof€life€imprisonment€for€the€felony€murder€convictions€and€three€years€imprisonment€for€theÐ P  Ðattempted€aggravated€robbery€conviction.€€On€direct€appeal,€this€court€affirmed€the€petitionerððsÐ <Œ Ðconvictions€and€sentences.€€òòSeeóó€òòWilliam€Edward€Watkinsóó,€No.€01C01„9701„CC„00004,€1997€WLÐ (x Ð766462€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€at€Nashville,€December€12,€1997),€òòÔ_Ôperm.toÔ_Ô€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1998).€Ð d ÐSubsequently,€the€petitioner€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€alleging€the€ineffectiveÐ P Ðassistance€of€both€trial€and€appellate€counsel.€On€appeal,€the€petitioner€contests€the€post„convictionÐ ì< Ðcourtððs€denial€of€his€petition€for€relief.€€Upon€review€of€the€record€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€we€affirmÐ Ø( Ðthe€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court.Ð Ä ÐÓ«ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ œì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼U»àXZÉ„#ÔÔ‡XZÉX.¼UÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€H.€Welles€óóand€òòAlanÐ tÄ ÐE.€Glenn,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð `° ÐÌPaul€J.€Bruno,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Jonathan€Davis.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Jennifer€L.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð #`" ÐMike€Bottoms,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Robert€Sanders,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,Ð ü#L# Ðfor€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð è$8 $ ÐÓð ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼U»XXZÉ #ÔÔ‡XZÉX»¼UÔÐ À&"& ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼U»XXZÉÞ #ÔÔ‡XZÉX»¼UÔÓ  Óà@(( ìàò òòòI.€Factual€Backgroundóóó óÔ#†¼U»XXZÉ< #ÔÔ€XZÉX»¼UԈР˜(è#( Ðà  àà ` àIn€the€direct€appeal€of€the€petitionerððs€convictions,€this€court€summarized€the€factsÐ „)Ô$) Ðas€follows:€€à ` àÐ p*À%* Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔOn€March€28,€1994,€Watkins€borrowed€a€gun€from€Lamont€Orr.€€HeÐ \+¬&+ Ðmet€some€friends€at€Columbia€Gardens€Apartments,€and€they€beganÐ H,˜', Ðdiscussing€a€proposed€plan€to€rob€the€Ô_ÔRichlandÔ_Ô€Inn.€€DavisÐ 4-„(-ý÷ ÐÔ_Ôapproached€the€group€and€agreed€to€rob€the€Richland€Inn.€€WatkinsÐ ° Ðgave€Davis€the€.22€caliber€handgun€and€a€ski€mask,€and€they€bothÐ œì Ðwalked€towards€the€motel.€€The€others€in€the€group€decided€that€theyÐ ˆØ Ðdid€not€want€to€participate€in€any€criminal€activity€and€stayed€behind.ÐtÄ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àElwood€Sinson,€a€guest€at€the€Richland€Inn,€was€meeting€a€businessÐ L œ Ðassociate€in€his€room€on€the€ground€floor.€€As€he€was€waiting€for€hisÐ 8 ˆ Ðassociate€to€open€the€door,€he€saw€Davis€jump€from€a€brick€wall€onÐ $ t Ðthe€side€of€the€parking€lot€and€walk€towards€him.€€Davis€quickenedÐ  ` Ðhis€speed€and€aimed€the€gun€at€Sinson€and€said,€"your€money€or€yourÐ ü L  Ðlife."€€€Sinson€was€able€to€get€inside€the€motel€room€before€DavisÐ è 8  Ðcould€do€anything€further.ÐÔ$ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àAfter€the€failed€robbery€attempt€at€the€Richland€Inn,€Watkins€andÐ ¬ü  ÐDavis€decided€to€rob€Lamont€Orr.€€They€went€to€Orr's€trailer,€whereÐ ˜è  Ðhe€lived€with€his€girlfriend,€Elizabeth€Smith.€€Orr€left€with€them€whenÐ „Ô  ÐWatkins€and€Davis€told€him€that€they€were€going€to€participate€in€aÐ pÀ Ðcocaine€transaction.€€Orr€drove€Watkins€and€Davis€to€the€parking€lotÐ \¬ Ðof€Brown's€School.€€Upon€arrival€at€the€parking€lot,€Davis€without€anyÐ H˜ Ðprovocation€shot€Orr€in€the€head.€€Orr€was€also€shot€a€second€time€inÐ 4„ Ðthe€head€and€died€as€a€result€of€these€wounds.€€Although€Orr€was€seenÐ  p Ðwith€15-20€rocks€of€crack€cocaine€earlier€that€day,€no€drugs€wereÐ  \ Ðfound€on€his€person€after€his€death.ÐøH` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àBecause€Smith€had€seen€Orr€leave€with€them,€Watkins€and€DavisÐ Ð  Ðreturned€to€the€trailer.€€Smith€was€fatally€shot€once€in€the€head.€Ð ¼  ÐEarlier€that€evening,€Smith€was€seen€with€$100.€€No€money€wasÐ ¨ø Ðfound€at€the€trailer€after€the€homicide,€and€there€was€also€evidenceÐ ”ä Ðthat€some€cocaine€was€missing€from€the€trailer.€€Davis€wasÐ €Ð Ðsubsequently€seen€wearing€rings€which€he€claimed€he€had€taken€fromÐ l¼ ÐSmith.ÐX ¨` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWatkins€was€arrested€two€days€later€on€an€unrelated€forgery€charge.€Ð 0"€  ÐAfter€being€questioned€on€the€murders,€Watkins€gave€a€statementÐ #l! Ðimplicating€himself€and€Davis€in€the€attempted€robbery€of€Sinson€andÐ $X" Ðthe€homicides€of€Orr€and€Smith.€€Davis€subsequently€confessed€to€theÐ ô$D # Ðcrimes€as€well.Ðà%0!$` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àAfter€a€joint€jury€trial,€both€defendants€were€convicted€of€one€(1)Ð ¸'#& Ðcount€of€attempted€aggravated€robbery€and€two€(2)€counts€of€firstÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdegree€felony€murder.€€For€both€defendants,€the€trial€court€imposedÐ )à$( Ðconsecutive€sentences€of€life€imprisonment€for€each€count€of€felonyÐ |*Ì%) Ðmurder€and€three€(3)€years€for€attempted€aggravated€robbery.Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉÅ#ÔÐh+¸&*` x` x ÐòòWatkinsóó,€No.€01C01„9701„CC„00004,€1997€WL€766462,€at€**1„2.Ð ° ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€was€represented€at€trial€by€Attorney€Richard€Clark.€€However,€priorÐ ˆØ Ðto€a€hearing€on€the€petitionerððs€motion€for€a€new€trial,€Attorney€Clark€was€disbarred€forÐ tÄ Ðmisappropriation€of€client€funds.€€Thereafter,€the€petitioner€was€represented€by€Attorney€GaryÐ `° ÐHowell€at€the€motion€for€new€trial€and€on€appeal.€€This€court€affirmed€the€judgment€of€the€trial€courtÐ L œ Ðon€direct€appeal,€and€our€supreme€court€denied€the€petitionerððs€application€for€permission€to€appeal.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐSubsequently,€the€petitioner€filed€for€post„conviction€relief€alleging€that€he€received€ineffectiveÐ $ t Ðassistance€of€both€trial€and€appellate€counsel.€€The€post„conviction€court€denied€the€petitionerððs€claimÐ  ` Ðfor€relief.€€It€is€from€this€ruling€that€the€petitioner€now€appeals.Ð ü L  ÐÌà@éé$ìàò òòòII.€€AnalysisˆÐ Ô$  Ðà  àà ` àóóó óBecause€the€petitioner€filed€his€post„conviction€petition€after€May€10,€1995,€he€mustÐ À  Ðprove€all€factual€allegations€contained€therein€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€in€order€to€obtainÐ ¬ü  Ðrelief.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f)€(1997).€€In€other€words,€the€petitioner€must€demonstrate€thatÐ ˜è  Ðthere€is€ð ðno€serious€or€substantial€doubt€about€the€correctness€of€[his]€conclusions€drawn€from€theÐ „Ô  Ðevidence.ðð€òòóó€òòHodges€v.€S.C.€Toof€&€Co.óó,€833€S.W.2d€896,€901€n.3€(Tenn.€1992);€òòÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔsee€alsoóóÔ#†XZÉXXXZÉç##Ô€òòState€v.Ð pÀ ÐHolderóó,€15€S.W.3d€905,€911€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999),€òòÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉ$#Ô€(Tenn.€2000).€€It€isÐ \¬ Ðthe€duty€of€the€post„conviction€court€to€resolve€all€issues€regarding€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€theÐ H˜ Ðweight€and€value€to€be€accorded€their€testimony,€and€the€factual€questions€raised€by€the€evidence.€Ð 4„ ÐòòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€579€(Tenn.1997)òòóó.€On€appeal,€this€court€accords€the€post„convictionÐ  p Ðcourtððs€findings€of€fact€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict,€and€those€findings€are€binding€on€this€courtÐ  \ Ðunless€the€evidence€in€the€record€preponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòId.óó€at€578.€òòóóÐ øH ÐÌà  àà ` àTennessee€case€law€has€established€that€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counselÐ Ð  Ðis€a€mixed€question€of€law€and€fact.€€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).€€Our€supremeÐ ¼  Ðcourt€has€further€explained€that,€on€appeal,€a€post„conviction€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€reviewedÐ ¨ø Ðde€novo€with€a€presumption€of€correctness,€while€its€conclusions€of€law€are€reviewed€purely€de€novo.€Ð ”ä ÐÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔòòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€458€(Tenn.€2001).€€Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉs)#ÔÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔòòÐ €Ð ÐóóÔ#†XZÉXXXZÉî)#ÔÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔÌà  àà ` àIn€order€to€obtain€relief€because€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€the€petitionerÐ X ¨ Ðmust€prove€not€only€ð ðthat€counselððs€performance€was€deficientðð€but€also€ð ðthat€the€deficiencyÐ D!” Ðprejudiced€the€defense.ðð€€òòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€369€(Tenn.€1996)€(citing€€òòStrickland€v.Ð 0"€  ÐWashingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984)).Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉK*#ÔÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔ€€Counselððs€performance€is€notÐ #l! Ðdeficient€ifÔ#†XZÉXXXZÉO,#ÔÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔ€such€performance€fell€within€the€range€of€competence€required€of€attorneys€in€criminalÐ $X" ÐcasesÔ#†XZÉXXXZÉÓ,#ÔÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔ.€€òòBaxter€v.Ô#†XZÉXXXZɆ-#ÔÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔ€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉ×-#ÔÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔTenn.€1975).€€Additionally,€Ð ô$D # Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[t]o€establish€prejudice,€the€petitioner€must€demonstrate€ð ðthat€there€isÐ à%0!$ Ða€reasonable€probability€that,€but€for€counselððs€unprofessional€errors,Ð Ì&"% Ðthe€result€of€the€proceeding€would€have€been€different.ðð€€AÐ ¸'#& Ðprobability€is€ð ðreasonableðð€if€it€is€ð ðsufficient€to€undermine€confidenceÐ ¤(ô#' Ðin€the€outcomeðð€of€the€proceeding.€€Ð)à$(` x` x ÐòòCampbell€v.€Stateóó,€904€S.W.2d€594,€597€(Tenn.€1995)€(quoting€òòOverton€v.€Stateóó,€874€S.W.2d€6,€11Ð |*Ì%) Ð(Tenn.€1994)).€€This€court€need€not€review€both€elements€if€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€prove€oneÐ h+¸&* Ðelement;€€i.e.,€if€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€prove€prejudice,€this€court€need€not€decide€if€theÐ ° Ðattorneyððs€performance€has€been€deficient.€€òòSeeóó€òòÔ#†XZÉXXXZÉ8.#ÔBurnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€at€461;€òòMichael€J.€Boyd€v.€Stateóó,Ð œì ÐNo.€02C01„9406„CR„00131,€1996€WL€75351,€at€*6€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€February€21,Ð ˆØ Ð1996),€òòaffirmed€byóó€òòState€v.€Boydóó,€959€S.W.2d€557€(Tenn.€1998).Ô‡XZÉXXXZÉÔÐ tÄ ÐÌà@@ @ ìàA.€€Ineffective€Assistance€of€Trial€CounselˆÐ L œ Ðà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€contends€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€the€following€respects:€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(1)€trial€counsel€refused€to€allow€the€petitioner€to€testify€in€his€ownÐ $ t Ðbehalf€during€trial;€Ð `` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)€trial€counsel€should€have€called€Donnie€Ragsdale€as€a€witness€atÐ ü L  Ðthe€petitionerððs€trial;€Ðè 8 ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(3)€trial€counsel€failed€to€adequately€investigate€the€petitionerððs€case;ÐÔ$ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(4)€trial€counsel€did€not€try€to€ð ðwinðð€the€petitionerððs€trial€and€insteadÐ À  Ðmerely€tried€to€ð ðget€grounds€for€an€appealðð;Ьü ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(5)€trial€counsel€did€not€ensure€the€petitionerððs€presence€for€two€courtÐ ˜è  Ðdates;€andÐ„Ô ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(6)€trial€counsel€was€taking€the€anti„depressant€drug€Zoloft€duringÐ pÀ Ðtrial,€which€indicates€his€ineffectiveness.Ð\¬` x` x ÐWe€will€address€each€of€these€contentions€in€turn.Ð H˜ Ðà  àà ` àÌÔ#†XZÉXXXZÉ93#Ôà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€maintains€that€the€outcome€of€his€trial€would€have€been€different€hadÐ  p Ðhe€testified€at€trial.€€The€petitioner€explained€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€that€he€would€haveÐ  \ Ðtestified€that€his€statement€to€the€police€was€coerced.€€Additionally,€the€petitioner€maintained€thatÐ øH Ðhe€would€have€testified€at€trial€that€ð ð[the€murders€were]€a€last„minute€thing€on€my„„on€my€behalf.Ð ä4 Ð.€.€.€they€just€basically€wanted€me€to€follow€along€and€just€be€a€lookout,€but€at€the€last€moment,€itÐ Ð  Ðturned€in€to€be€a€little€blood€bath.ðð€€Notably,€the€petitioner€conceded€that,€prior€to€trial,€he€filed€atÐ ¼  Ðleast€one€motion€to€suppress€his€statement€to€the€police€and€explained€the€circumstances€surroundingÐ ¨ø Ðthe€statement€to€the€trial€court€during€a€proceeding€on€that€motion;€nevertheless,€the€trial€court€ruledÐ ”ä Ðthat€the€statement€was€admissible€at€trial.€€Furthermore,€on€direct€appeal,€this€court€found€that€theÐ €Ð Ðpetitionerððs€confession€was€voluntary.€€òòWatkinsóó,€No.€01C01„9701„CC„00004,€1997€WL€766462,€atÐ l¼ Ð**6„8.€Moreover,€the€petitionerððs€version€of€events€would€not€have€exculpated€him€from€beingÐ X ¨ Ðcriminally€responsible€for€his€co„defendantððs€actions€and€would€have€essentially€been€a€confessionÐ D!” Ðto€the€crimes€for€which€he€was€being€tried.€€òòSeeóó€òòCharles€E.€Dorse,€Jr.€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9706„CR„Ð 0"€  Ð00205,€1998€WL€118148,€at€*6€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€March€18,€1998);€òòÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔsee€alsoóóÔ#†XZÉXXXZÉŽ?#Ô€Tenn.€CodeÐ #l! ÐAnn.€ðð€39„11„402€(1997).€€Accordingly,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€prove€that€he€was€prejudiced€byÐ $X" Ðany€alleged€deficiency€of€trial€counsel€for€failing€to€have€the€petitioner€testify€at€trial.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€also€alleges€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€by€not€calling€DonnieÐ Ì&"% ÐRagsdale׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€to€testify€on€his€behalf€at€trial.€€Ragsdale€testified€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€that€priorÐ ¸'#& Ðto€the€petitionerððs€trial,€he€was€incarcerated€with€the€petitionerððs€co„defendant,€William€Watkins,€andÐ ¤(ô#' Ðheard€Watkins€confess€to€a€murder.€€However,€as€the€post„conviction€court€noted,€the€petitioner€wasÐ )à$( Ðconvicted€of€two€separate€murders,€and€Ragsdale€was€unable€to€identify€the€murder€to€whichÐ ° ÐWatkins€had€been€referring.€€Moreover,€the€post„conviction€court€found€that,€because€of€RagsdaleððsÐ œì Ðcriminal€history€of€seven€theft€convictions€and€two€aggravated€burglary€convictions€and€because€ofÐ ˆØ Ðhis€inconsistent€testimony€at€the€post„conviction€hearing,€Ragsdale€was€not€credible€as€a€witness.€Ð tÄ ÐòòSeeóó€òòHindman€v.€Stateóó,€672€S.W.2d€223,€224€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1984);€òòMichael€Todd€Drinnon€v.Ð `° ÐStateóó,€No.€E1999„2001„CCA„R3„PC,€2000€WL€1478568,€at€*8€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,Ð L œ ÐOctober€6,€2000),€€òòÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉF#Ô€(Tenn.€2001).€€We€agree€with€the€post„conviction€courtÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€prove€that€he€was€prejudiced€by€trial€counselððs€failure€to€call€RagsdaleÐ $ t Ðas€a€witness€at€trial.€Ð  ` Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€also€contends€that€trial€counsel€failed€to€properly€investigate€his€caseÐ è 8  Ðand€that€counsel€advised€the€petitioner€that€he€was€not€trying€to€ð ðwinðð€the€petitionerððs€case€but€wasÐ Ô$  Ðonly€trying€to€ð ðsave€grounds€for€an€appeal.ðð€€Additionally,€the€petitionerððs€mother€testified€at€theÐ À  Ðpost„conviction€hearing€that€trial€counsel€was€not€trying€to€ð ðwinðð€the€petitionerððs€case.€€Even€if€theÐ ¬ü  Ðpetitionerððs€contention€is€true,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€demonstrate€what€more€counsel€could€haveÐ ˜è  Ðdone€in€furtherance€of€his€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€John€C.€Garrisonóó,€No.€03C01„9702„CC„00047,€1998Ð „Ô  ÐWL€103318,€at€*13€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€February€27,€1998),€òòÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔperm.€to€appeal€grantedóó,Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉáJ#ÔÐ pÀ Ð(Tenn.€1998);€òòcf.óó€òòState€v.€Casson€Marcel€McCoyóó,€No.€01C01„9603„CC„00109,€1997€WL€137422,Ð \¬ Ðat€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€March€27,€1997)€.€€The€petitioner€also€alleges€that€counsel€didÐ H˜ Ðnot€ask€questions€that€were€suggested€by€the€petitioner€to€impeach€witnesses€at€trial.€€However,€notÐ 4„ Ðonly€does€the€petitioner€fail€to€specify€the€questions€counsel€should€have€asked,€he€also€neglects€toÐ  p Ðidentify€the€witness(es)€to€whom€the€questions€should€have€been€posed.€€òòCfóó.€òòBarry€L.€Speck€v.€Stateóó,Ð  \ ÐNo.€W1999„00436„CCA„R3„PC,€2000€WL€1024605,€at€*5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€July€19,Ð øH Ð2000),€òòÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉ5N#Ô€(Tenn.€2001).€€Once€again,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€demonstrateÐ ä4 Ðprejudice.€òòóóÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àAdditionally,€the€petitioner€complains€that€trial€counsel€failed€to€ensure€theÐ ¨ø Ðpetitionerððs€presence€at€two€court€dates.€€However,€the€petitioner€was€unable€to€specify€whichÐ ”ä Ðproceedings€he€did€not€attend.€€Moreover,€even€if€counsel€were€deficient€in€this€regard,€the€petitionerÐ €Ð Ðhas€nonetheless€failed€to€establish€what€prejudice€he€suffered€by€not€being€present.€òòóóWe€also€note€thatÐ l¼ Ðthe€petitioner€has€not€included€in€the€record€a€transcript€of€any€proceeding€where€he€was€not€present.€Ð X ¨ ÐòòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(b);€òòState€v.€Ballardóó,€855€S.W.2d€557,€560„61€(Tenn.€1993).€€Thus,€theÐ D!” Ðpetitioner€has€failed€to€carry€his€burden€on€this€issue.€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àà ` àFinally,€the€petitioner€contends€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€because€counsel€wasÐ $X" Ðtaking€the€anti„depressant€drug€Zoloft€during€trial.€€However,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€allege€theÐ ô$D # Ðeffect,€if€any,€that€the€medication€had€on€counselððs€performance.€€Moreover,€the€petitionerððs€appellateÐ à%0!$ Ðcounsel€testified€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€that,€during€his€research€for€the€petitionerððs€appeal,Ð Ì&"% Ðhe€reviewed€a€transcript€of€the€trial€and€could€find€no€indication€that€trial€counsel€had€been€anythingÐ ¸'#& Ðless€than€alert€and€effective.€€òòCfóó.€òòGarrisonóó,€No.€03C01„9702„CC„00047,€1998€WL€103318,€at€*14;€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐòòThomas€Keith€Battle€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„9510„CR„00335,€1997€WL€13739,€at€*1€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð )à$( Ðat€Nashville,€January€16,€1997).€€In€sum,€on€every€issue€presented€to€this€court,€the€petitioner€hasÐ |*Ì%) Ðfailed€to€carry€his€burden€of€proving€the€ineffectiveness€of€trial€counsel.€€Ð h+¸&* Їà@zz ìàB.€€Appellate€CounselˆÐ ° Ðà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€also€alleges€that€he€received€the€ineffective€assistance€of€appellateÐ œì Ðcounsel.€€Specifically,€the€petitioner€contends€that€appellate€counsel€was€ineffective€because:Ð ˆØ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(1)€counsel€failed€to€submit€an€adequate€brief€to€this€court€on€directÐ tÄ Ðappeal;Ð`°` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)€counsel€failed€to€properly€investigate€appellate€issues;€ÐL œ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(3)€counsel€failed€to€meet€with€the€petitioner€prior€to€filing€hisÐ 8 ˆ Ðappellate€brief;€and€Ð$ t` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(4)€counsel€failed€to€notify€the€petitioner€regarding€his€right€to€appealÐ  ` Ðthe€decision€of€this€court€to€the€supreme€court€until€approximatelyÐ ü L  Ðtwenty€days€before€the€deadline.Ðè 8 ` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitionerððs€first€allegation€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€concerns€theÐ À  Ðinadequate€brief€submitted€by€appellate€counsel€to€this€court.€€The€petitioner€argues€that€counselÐ ¬ü  Ðfailed€to€properly€cite€any€authority€to€support€his€appellate€arguments€and€failed€to€properly€cite€toÐ ˜è  Ðthe€record.€€However,€this€court€has€previously€noted€that€such€behavior,€although€not€condoned€orÐ „Ô  Ðencouraged€by€the€appellate€courts,€will€not€be€deemed€ineffective€per€se.€€òòGarton€v.€Stateóó,€555Ð pÀ ÐS.W.2d€117,€119€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1976).€€It€is€clear€from€our€review€that,€despite€the€sparse€briefÐ \¬ Ðof€appellate€counsel,€on€direct€appeal€this€court€fully€explored€all€of€the€petitionerððs€contentions.€€òòId.óó€Ð H˜ ЀAdditionally,€the€petitioner€argues€that,€on€direct€appeal,€counsel€failed€to€raise€all€of€the€issuesÐ 4„ Ðcontained€in€the€petitionerððs€motion€for€new€trial.€€However,€our€courts€have€repeatedly€held€that€theÐ  p Ðdecision€regarding€which€issues€to€raise€on€appeal€is€a€strategic€one€that€may€not€be€second€guessedÐ  \ Ðin€a€post„conviction€proceeding.€€òòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€849€S.W.2d€744,€747€(Tenn.€1993);€òòDorseóó,€No.Ð øH Ð02C01„9706„CR„00205,€1998€WL€118148,€at€*7.€€Moreover,€ð ð[t]he€petitioner€does€not€suggest€aÐ ä4 Ðspecific€issue€that,€if€addressed€in€the€appellate€brief,€would€have€affected€the€result€of€the€appeal.ðð€Ð Ð  ÐòòCampbellóó,€904€S.W.2d€at€597.€€Accordingly,€the€petitioner€has€not€established€that€he€was€prejudicedÐ ¼  Ðby€appellate€counselððs€brief.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€also€contends€that€counsel€did€not€adequately€investigate€his€appellateÐ €Ð Ðissues€and,€specifically,€did€not€meet€with€the€petitioner€to€discuss€the€appellate€brief.€€AppellateÐ l¼ Ðcounsel€admitted€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€that€he€did€not€meet€with€the€petitioner€afterÐ X ¨ Ðspeaking€with€the€petitioner€regarding€the€appellate€procedure€following€the€motion€for€new€trial.€Ð D!” ÐHowever,€appellate€counsel€also€testified€that€he€was€unaware€of€any€assistance€the€petitioner€couldÐ 0"€  Ðhave€provided€in€the€preparation€of€his€brief€€òòSeeóó€òòPorterfield€v.€Stateóó,€897€S.W.2d€672,€678€(Tenn.Ð #l! Ð1995).òòóó€The€petitioner€has€failed€to€show€what€assistance€he€would€have€been€able€to€provide€or€thatÐ $X" Ðadditional€meetings€between€counsel€and€the€petitioner€would€have€resulted€in€a€different€outcome.€Ð ô$D # ÐÌÌà  àà ` àNext,€the€petitioner€alleges€that€he€received€insufficient€notice€of€his€right€to€appealÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€decision€of€this€court€to€the€supreme€court€and€did€not€receive€counselððs€help€in€appealing€thisÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcourtððs€decision.€€However,€it€appears€from€the€records€of€the€Clerk€of€the€this€Court€that€theÐ )à$( Ðpetitioner€was€nonetheless€able€to€request€permission€to€appeal,€which€request€was€denied.€Ð |*Ì%) ÐòòDelbridge€v.€Stateóó,€742€S.W.€2d€266,€267€(Tenn.€1987)€ð ð([C]ourts€may€take€judicial€notice€of€...€courtÐ h+¸&* Ðrecords€in€an€earlier€proceeding€of€the€same€case€and€the€actions€of€the€court€thereon.ðð).€Accordingly,Ð ° Ðwe€agree€with€the€post„conviction€court€that€the€petitioner€has€also€failed€to€prove€that€he€wasÐ œì Ðprejudiced€by€counselððs€actions€in€this€regard,€and,€therefore,€he€has€failed€to€establish€that€heÐ ˆØ Ðreceived€the€ineffective€assistance€of€appellate€counsel.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà@==ìàC.€€Stateððs€Failure€to€RespondˆÐ L œ Ðà  àà ` àFinally,€the€petitioner€argues€that,€because€the€State€failed€to€timely€respond€to€hisÐ 8 ˆ Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief,€the€trial€court€should€have€granted€his€petition.€€However,€thisÐ $ t Ðcourt€has€previously€indicated€that€the€Stateððs€failure€to€respond€to€a€post„conviction€petition€is€notÐ  ` Ðgrounds€for€granting€a€petitioner€post„conviction€relief.€€òòSeeóó€òòLoring€C.€Warner€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„Ð ü L  Ð9610„CR„00407,€1998€WL€22072,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€January€23,€1998).€Ð è 8  ÐMoreover,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„208(a)€(1997)€specifically€provides€that€ð ð[f]ailure€by€the€stateÐ Ô$  Ðto€timely€respond€does€not€entitle€the€petitioner€to€relief€under€the€Post-Conviction€Procedure€Act.ðð€Ð À  ÐAdditionally,€the€petitioner€has€not€demonstrated€how€he€was€prejudiced€by€the€Stateððs€failure€toÐ ¬ü  Ðrespond€in€a€timely€manner.€€òòSeeóó€òòRobert€Roger€Brewington€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„9808„CR„00327,Ð ˜è  Ð1999€WL€1129672,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€December€10,€1999),€€òòÔ‡XZÉXXXZÉÔperm.€to€appealÐ „Ô  Ðdeniedóó,Ô#†XZÉXXXZÉ«n#Ô€(Tenn.€2000).€€This€issue€is€without€merit.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà@MM"ìàò òòòIII.€€ConclusionˆÐ H˜ Ðóóó óà0  àà0` (#(#àFinding€no€error,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court.Ð4„` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà8 @ àÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð øH Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE