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ŠĢJohn€H.€Richardson,€Jr.,€Fayetteville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Rita€Davis.Š š#@# ŠĢPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€John€H.€Ō_ŌBledsoeŌ_Ō,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Š Ā%!% ŠWilliam€Michael€Ō_ŌMcCownŌ_Ō,€District€Attorney€General;€Ō_ŌWeakleyŌ_Ō€E.€Bernard,€Assistant€DistrictŠ «&ū!& ŠAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€the€State€of€Tennessee.Š ”'ä"' ŠĢą@55'ģąņ ņOPINIONó óˆŠ f)¶$) ŠĢņņóóą  ąPetitioner€pled€guilty€to€felony€failure€to€appear,€the€offense€in€this€case,€on€August€9,€1999.€Š 9+‰&+ ŠOn€August€18,€1999,€Petitioner€was€sentenced€to€six€years,€to€be€served€at€sixty€percent,€as€a€RangeŠ ",r', ŠIII€career€offender.€€Also€on€August€18,€1999,€Petitioner€was€sentenced€to€twenty„five€years€at€forty„Š  -[(- Šfive€percent€as€a€Range€II€persistent€offender€for€a€felony€drug€possession€conviction.€€No€directŠ ō-D).ż ŠŌ_Ōappeal€of€her€sentence€in€the€failure€to€appear€case€was€taken.€€On€August€4,€2000,€Petitioner€filedŠ ° Ša€ņņpro€seóó€petition€for€relief€from€her€conviction€and€sentence€in€the€failure€to€appear€case,€(1)Š ™é Šrequesting€a€delayed€direct€appeal€of€her€sentence;€and€(2)€alleging€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€Š ‚Ņ ŠShe€was€appointed€counsel,€and€an€evidentiary€hearing€was€conducted.€€Following€the€hearing,€theŠ k» Štrial€court€granted€Petitionerššs€request€for€a€delayed€appeal,€but€concluded€that€counsel€had€renderedŠ T¤ Šeffective€assistance,€and€therefore€denied€post„conviction€relief.€€Š =  ŠĢą  ąPetitioner€thereafter€appealed€to€this€Court,€challenging€her€six„year€sentence€and€the€trialŠ  _ Šcourtššs€denial€of€her€petition.€€ņņSee€State€v.€Rita€Davisóó,€No.€M2000„03227„CCA„R3„CD,€2001€WLŠ ų H Š1398138,€2001€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€882€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€November€9,€2001),Š į 1  Šņņperm.€to€app.€deniedóó€(Tenn.,€May€6,€2002).€€On€direct€appeal,€this€Court€affirmed€PetitionerššsŠ Ź   Šsentence,€but€reversed€the€trial€courtššs€denial€of€post„conviction€relief,€holding€that€it€was€error,Š ³  Šunder€ņņGibson€v.€Stateóó,€7€S.W.3d€47€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998),€to€consolidate€Petitionerššs€request€forŠ œģ  Ša€delayed€appeal€with€the€collateral€attack€of€her€conviction€and€sentence,€and€remanded€the€caseŠ …Õ  Šfor€dismissal€of€the€post„conviction€petition€without€prejudice.€€ņņóóŠ n¾  ŠĢą  ąOn€August€7,€2002,€Petitioner€filed€an€amended€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€allegingŠ @ Šineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€The€trial€court€conducted€another€hearing.€€The€issues€presentedŠ )y Šat€the€hearing€were:€(1)€whether€counsel€failed€to€properly€communicate€with€Petitioner€throughoutŠ b Šthe€proceedings;€(2)€whether€counsel€failed€to€adequately€advise€Petitioner€of€her€right€to€a€trial€byŠ ūK Šjury;€(3)€whether€counsel€advised€Petitioner€incorrectly€with€regard€to€the€range€of€sentence;€(4)Š ä4 Šwhether€counsel€failed€to€advise€Petitioner€of€the€range€of€punishment;€(5)€whether€counsel€coercedŠ Ķ ŠPetitioner€to€enter€her€plea€of€guilty;€and€(6)€whether€counselššs€performance€fell€below€an€objectiveŠ ¶ Šstandard€of€reasonableness€and€whether€he€provided€services€outside€the€range€of€competencyŠ Ÿļ Šdemanded€by€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.€€Petitioner€contended€that€her€plea€was€not€voluntarily€andŠ ˆŲ Šfreely€made€because€counsel€did€not€properly€advise€her€of€her€right€to€a€trial€by€jury€and€theŠ qĮ Špossible€range€of€punishment.€€Š ZŖ ŠĢņ ņą@ÉÉģąPost„Conviction€Hearingó óˆŠ ,| ŠĢą  ąA€full€evidentiary€hearing€was€conducted€on€September€20,€2002,€at€which€Petitioner€wasŠ ’O Šrepresented€by€counsel.€€At€the€hearing,€Petitioner€testified€that€she€was€convicted€and€sentenced€toŠ č 8 Štwenty„five€years€in€the€drug€possession€case€on€August€18,€1999.€€Petitioner€testified€that€she€alsoŠ Ń!!  Špled€guilty€to€the€charge€of€failure€to€appear€and€was€sentenced€to€six€years€at€sixty€percent€onŠ ŗ" ! ŠAugust€18,€1999.€€Petitioner€testified€that€the€reason€she€failed€to€appear€for€a€hearing€in€the€drugŠ £#ó" Špossession€case€was€because€she€had€been€confused€about€the€court€dates.€€Š Œ$Ü# ŠĢą  ąPetitioner€testified€that€attorney€Andrew€Jackson€Dearing,€III€represented€her€in€both€cases.€Š ^&®!% ŠShe€testified€that€she€met€with€Mr.€Dearing€only€once€before€her€trial€in€the€drug€possession€case.€Š G'—"& ŠPetitioner€testified€that€she€and€Mr.€Dearing€discussed€her€plea€of€guilty€to€the€charge€of€failure€toŠ 0(€#' Šappear€for€š šabout€three€minutesšš€between€being€sentenced€for€the€drug€possession€conviction€andŠ )i$( Špleading€guilty€to€failure€to€appear.€€Petitioner€testified€that€she€told€Mr.€Dearing€that€she€wantedŠ *R%) Što€go€to€trial€on€the€charge,€but€he€advised€her€to€š šplead€open.šš€€She€testified€that€when€she€enteredŠ ė*;&* Šher€plea,€she€š šhad€just€received€twenty„five€years€at€forty„five€percent€stacked€behind€eighteen€yearsŠ Ō+$'+ Šof€parole.šš€€Petitioner€testified€that€she€š šcouldnššt€thinkšš€and€she€š šwas€just€numb.šš€€PetitionerŠ ° Štestified€that€Mr.€Dearing€directed€her€to€answer€affirmatively€the€questions€asked€by€the€trial€courtŠ ™é Šat€the€plea€hearing,€but€Petitioner€š šwasnššt€really€thinking€about€what€[the€judge]€was€saying€becauseŠ ‚Ņ ŠI€had€just€got€sentenced€to€twenty„five€at€forty„five.šš€€Petitioner€admitted€that€she€read€the€pleaŠ k» Šacceptance€agreement.€€Š T¤ ŠĢą  ąPetitioner€testified€that€she€understood€that€an€š šopen€pleašš€would€allow€the€trial€court€toŠ & v Šdetermine€her€sentence.€€Petitioner€added€that€Mr.€Dearing€told€her€that€š šit€wonššt€carry€no€more€thanŠ  _ Ša€year.šš€€Petitioner€testified€that€Mr.€Dearing€did€not€advise€her€of€the€range€of€punishment€for€ClassŠ ų H ŠE€felony€failure€to€appear.€€Petitioner€admitted,€however,€that€at€the€hearing€on€her€first€post„Š į 1  Šconviction€petition,€she€testified€that€Mr.€Dearing€told€her€that€the€sentence€could€range€from€oneŠ Ź   Što€six€years.€€Petitioner€also€testified€that€Mr.€Dearing€told€her€that€she€š šdidnššt€have€no€chance€in€thisŠ ³  Šcourt,šš€and€that€š šthis€would€be€overturned€when€we€got€to€another€court.šš€€Petitioner€thought€Mr.Š œģ  ŠDearing€would€appeal€her€sentence€to€a€higher€court,€but€no€appeal€was€taken.€€Š …Õ  ŠĢą  ąPetitioner€stated€that€she€had€about€twenty„five€prior€convictions,€and€that€she€had€beenŠ W§  Šsentenced€as€a€career€offender€in€the€past,€prior€to€pleading€open€in€this€case.€€She€also€testified€thatŠ @ Šshe€had€accepted€a€six„year€sentence,€to€be€served€at€sixty€percent,€for€a€previous€conviction.€Š )y ŠPetitioner€testified€that€Mr.€Dearing€told€her€that€the€court€dates€were€š šmixed€up,šš€and€Petitioner€toldŠ b ŠMr.€Dearing€that€š šit€wouldnššt€have€mattered€anyway€because€I€am€a€parole€violator,€and€I€was€goingŠ ūK Što€be€put€in€jail€anyway.šš€€In€Petitionerššs€ņņpro€seóó€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€she€stated€thatŠ ä4 Šshe€failed€to€appear€not€š šout€of€a€blatant€disregard€of€the€law,€but€fear€that€she€would€be€tried€andŠ Ķ Šfound€guilty€of€drugs€found€in€her€car€that€were€not€hers.šš€€Š ¶ ŠĢą  ąPetitionerššs€sister,€Linda€Mays,€testified€that€she€helped€bond€Petitioner€out€of€jail€on€theŠ ˆŲ Šdrug€possession€charge.€€When€Petitioner€was€released€on€bond,€she€received€two€different€courtŠ qĮ Šdates.€€Ms.€Mays€testified€that€the€date€Petitioner€was€supposed€to€appear€for€a€hearing€on€the€drugŠ ZŖ Špossession€charge€had€changed€and€that€Petitionerššs€bondsman€had€notified€Ms.€Mays€of€the€change.€Š C“ ŠMs.€Mays€had€herself€taken€off€Petitionerššs€bond€because€of€the€date€change.€€She€no€longer€wantedŠ ,| Što€be€responsible€for€Petitionerššs€court€appearances.€€Š e ŠĢą  ąMr.€Dearing€testified€that€he€represented€Petitioner€in€the€jury€trial€on€the€drug€possessionŠ ē 7 Šcharge€and€at€the€plea€hearing€on€the€failure€to€appear€charge.€€He€testified€that€Petitioner€wasŠ Š!   Šarrested€during€a€traffic€stop€on€an€outstanding€warrant€for€failure€to€appear€in€court.€€Also€duringŠ ¹" ! Šthat€traffic€stop,€the€police€seized€narcotics,€leading€to€the€drug€possession€charge.€€Mr.€DearingŠ ¢#ņ" Štestified€that€the€two€charges€were€related,€and€he€discussed€both€charges€with€Petitioner€on€severalŠ ‹$Ū# Šoccasions.€€Mr.€Dearing€testified€that€Petitionerššs€failure€to€appear€case€had€been€continued,€and€theŠ t%Ä $ Šdate€had€been€changed.€€Mr.€Dearing€testified,€however,€regarding€the€failure€to€appear€charge€thatŠ ]&­!% Šš š[Petitioner]€candidly€admitted€that€she€didnššt€show€up€in€court€that€day€because€she€was€afraid€theŠ F'–"& Šjudge€was€going€to€put€her€in€jail,€and€she€never€wanted€to€go€to€trial€on€the€failure€to€appear.šš€€Š /(#' ŠĢą  ąMr.€Dearing€testified€that€Petitioner€indicated€š šfrom€the€very€beginningšš€that€she€wanted€toŠ *Q%) Šbe€tried€on€the€drug€charges€no€matter€what€the€State€offered.€€Mr.€Dearing€added€that€Petitioner€toldŠ ź*:&* Šhim,€š šššIf€I€can€get€rid€of€the€drug€case,€I€will€be€happy€to€take€six€years€š!š€more€than€happy€to€takeŠ Ó+#'+ Šsix€years€at€sixty€percent€on€the€failure€to€appear.šššš€In€the€failure€to€appear€case,€the€State€initiallyŠ ° Šoffered€Petitioner€six€years€at€forty„five€percent,€which€Petitioner€understood€and€chose€not€to€acceptŠ ™é Ševen€though€the€State€made€clear€that€it€would€terminate€all€offers€to€plea€if€a€motion€to€suppressŠ ‚Ņ Ševidence€seized€during€the€traffic€stop€was€filed.€€Mr.€Dearing€filed€a€motion€to€suppress.€€Š k» ŠĢą  ąMr.€Dearing€testified€that€he€explained€how€sentencing€ranges€are€determined€to€Petitioner.€Š =  ŠHe€also€discussed€the€possible€range€of€sentence€with€Petitioner€before€she€entered€her€plea.€€Mr.Š & v ŠDearing€directed€Petitioner€to€read€the€plea€agreement,€and€after€reading€it,€she€did€not€have€anyŠ  _ Šquestions.€€Mr.€Dearing€testified€that€according€to€the€Stateššs€enhancement€notice,€which€heŠ ų H Šreviewed€with€Petitioner,€Petitioner€had€fifteen€prior€felony€convictions.€€Petitioner€had€pled€guiltyŠ į 1  Što€prior€offenses€as€a€career€offender.€€Mr.€Dearing€advised€Petitioner€that€she€could€receive€sixŠ Ź   Šyears€at€sixty€percent,€and€she€appeared€to€understand.€€Finally,€Mr.€Dearing€testified€that€heŠ ³  Šadequately€communicated€to€Petitioner€the€elements€of€the€crime,€the€possible€defenses,€and€theŠ œģ  Špossible€punishments,€and€he€believed€that€Petitioner€understood.€€Mr.€Dearing€stated€that€he€did€notŠ …Õ  Šgive€Petitioner€any€advice€that€was€incorrect.€€Š n¾  ŠĢą  ąPetitioner€testified€that€š šthere€is€no€way€[she]€would€have€[taken]€six€years€at€sixty€percentŠ @ Šafter€just€[having€been]€sentenced€to€twenty„five€years€at€forth„five€percent.šš€€Mr.€Dearing€testified,Š )y Šhowever,€that€Petitioner€did€not€plead€open€to€the€failure€to€appear€charge€on€the€same€day€that€sheŠ b Šwas€sentenced€for€the€drug€possession€conviction.€€In€fact,€the€record€reveals€that€Petitioner€pledŠ ūK Šguilty€to€failure€to€appear€nine€days€prior€to€being€sentenced€in€both€cases.€€Petitioner€was€apparentlyŠ ä4 Šconvicted€of€drug€possession€on€July€15,€1999.€€That€is€the€day€on€which€the€jury€charge€was€read,Š Ķ Šand€the€presentence€report€also€shows€that€the€trial€on€the€drug€charge€occurred€on€July€15,€1999.€Š ¶ ŠThe€judgment€form€in€the€drug€possession€case€shows€that€Petitioner€was€sentenced€to€twenty„fiveŠ Ÿļ Šyears€August€18,€1999.€€Petitioner€was€also€sentenced€in€the€failure€to€appear€case€on€August€18,Š ˆŲ Š1999.€€The€petition€to€enter€a€plea€of€guilty€and€the€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€in€the€failureŠ qĮ Što€appear€case,€however,€are€dated€August€9,€1999.€€Although€Petitioner€was€sentenced€in€both€casesŠ ZŖ Šon€the€same€day,€she€entered€her€guilty€plea€to€failure€to€appear€prior€to€being€sentenced€to€twenty„Š C“ Šfive€years€on€the€drug€charge.€€Š ,| ŠĢą  ąFollowing€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€denied€post„conviction€relief.€€The€trial€court€found€thatŠ žN ŠPetitioner€was€sentenced€for€the€drug€offense€on€August€18,€1999,€but€that€she€entered€her€plea€ofŠ ē 7 Šguilty€to€the€offense€of€failure€to€appear,€on€August€9,€1999.€€The€court€concluded,€therefore,€thatŠ Š!   ŠPetitioner€understood€her€rights€when€she€entered€her€plea.€€The€court€stated,€š šI€think€what€happenedŠ ¹" ! Šis,€I€think€Ms.€Davis€was€in€shock€when€she€received€the€sentence€that€she€did€on€that€Class€BŠ ¢#ņ" Šfelony,€but€that€shock€did€not€cause€her€to€enter€an€unknowing€or€involuntary€plea.šš€€The€court€alsoŠ ‹$Ū# Šfound€that€Petitioner€did€not€present€any€evidence€that€her€plea€was€coerced.€The€trial€courtŠ t%Ä $ Šconcluded€that€Petitionerššs€plea€was€voluntary€and€knowing€and€that€Mr.€Dearingššs€representationŠ ]&­!% Šof€Petitioner€š šsurpasse[d]€the€standards€enunciated€in€ņņBaxter€v.€Roseóó.šš€€ņņSee€Baxter€v.€Roseóó,€523Š F'–"& ŠS.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€Š /(#' ŠĢņ ņą@  !ģąStandard€of€Reviewó óˆŠ *Q%) Šā āŠ ė*;&* Šą  ąThe€post„conviction€courtššs€findings€of€fact€are€afforded€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict€and€areŠ ° Šā āconclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€against€them.€€ņņHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2dŠ ™é Š572,€578€(Tenn.€1997).€€This€court€may€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidence,€nor€substitute€itsŠ ‚Ņ Šinferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trial€judge.€€ņņIdóó.€at€578„79;€ņņMassey€v.€Stateóó,€929€S.W.2d€399,€403Š k» Š(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€Questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses€and€the€weight€andŠ T¤ Švalue€to€be€given€their€testimony€are€resolved€by€the€trial€court,€not€this€court.€ņņState€v.€Burnsóó,€6Š =  ŠS.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).€€Š & v ŠĢņ ņą@uuģąIneffective€Assistance€of€Counseló óˆŠ ų H ŠĢą  ąThis€Court€reviews€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€under€the€standards€of€ņņBaxterŠ Ė   Šv.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930€(Tenn.€1975),€and€ņņStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,Š “  Š80€L.€Ed.€2d€674€(1984).€€The€petitioner€bears€the€burden€of€proving€that€(1)€the€attorneyššsŠ ķ  Šperformance€was€deficient,€and€(2)€the€deficient€performance€resulted€in€prejudice€to€the€defendantŠ †Ö  Šso€as€to€deprive€him€of€a€fair€trial.€€ņņStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€687,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2064;€ņņGoad€v.€Stateóó,Š oæ  Š938€S.W.2d€363,€369€(Tenn.€1996).€€In€Tennessee,€the€test€for€determining€whether€counsel€providedŠ XØ  Šeffective€assistance€is€whether€his€performance€was€within€the€range€of€competence€demanded€ofŠ A‘ Šattorneys€in€criminal€cases.€€ņņBaxteróó,€523€S.W.2d€at€936.€€When€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€ofŠ *z Šcounsel€arises€out€of€a€guilty€plea,€the€petitioner€has€the€burden€of€showing€that€there€is€a€reasonableŠ c Šprobability€that€but€for€counselššs€errors,€he€would€not€have€entered€a€guilty€plea€and€would€haveŠ üL Šinsisted€on€going€to€trial.€€ņņHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59,€106€S.€Ct.€366,€370,€88€L.€Ed.€2d€203Š å5 Š(1985).€€Š Ī ŠĢą  ąThe€thrust€of€Petitionerššs€argument€is€that€she€pled€guilty€to€failure€to€appear,€out€of€š šshockššŠ  š Šat€having€received€a€twenty„five€year€sentence€for€her€drug€possession€conviction.€€We€conclude€thatŠ ‰Ł Šthe€record€supports€the€trial€courtššs€conclusion€that€Petitioner€entered€the€plea€prior€to€beingŠ rĀ Šsentenced€on€the€drug€charge.€€Additionally,€we€find€other€evidence€that€supports€the€conclusion€thatŠ [« ŠPetitionerššs€plea€was€voluntarily€and€knowingly€entered.€€Petitioner€read€and€signed€the€petition€toŠ D” Šenter€a€plea€of€guilty.€€The€guilty€plea€petition€states€that€defense€counsel€advised€Petitioner,€andŠ -} ŠPetitioner€understood€the€possible€punishment€for€the€offense€to€which€she€pled€guilty.€€It€clearlyŠ f Šstates€that€the€offense€is€a€Class€E€felony,€which€carries€a€range€of€punishment€of€one€to€six€years.€Š ’O ŠFurthermore,€Petitioner€is€no€stranger€to€the€court€system.€€She€testified€that€she€was€serving€aŠ č 8 Šlengthy€sentence€of€probation€at€the€time€she€was€sentenced€as€a€Range€II€offender€to€twenty„fiveŠ Ń!!  Šyears€for€possession€of€a€schedule€II€narcotic.€€She€also€testified€that€she€had€many€prior€felonyŠ ŗ" ! Šconvictions€and€had€been€sentenced€as€a€Range€III€offender€in€the€past.€€Petitioner€admitted€that€sheŠ £#ó" Štestified€at€the€hearing€on€the€first€post„conviction€petition€that€counsel€advised€her€that€the€possibleŠ Œ$Ü# Šrange€of€sentence€for€the€failure€to€appear€charge€was€one€to€six€years.€€We€agree€with€the€trialŠ u%Å $ Šcourtššs€conclusion€that€Petitioner€has€not€shown€that€counselššs€performance€was€deficient.€€Š ^&®!% ŠĢą  ąBecause€we€conclude€that€Petitioner€has€failed€to€establish€that€the€evidence€preponderatesŠ 0(€#' Šagainst€the€trial€courtššs€findings€that€counsel€was€effective€and€her€plea€was€voluntarily€andŠ )i$( Šknowingly€entered,€we€need€not€address€the€prejudice€prong€of€Petitionerššs€claim€of€ineffectiveŠ *R%) Šassistance€of€counsel.€€ņņSee€Goadóó,€938€S.W.2d€at€370.€€Š ė*;&* ŠŠ Ō+$'+ ŠÓ  Óņ ņCONCLUSIONŠ ° ŠÓ  Óó óĢą0  ąThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ŠƒÓ(#(# Šņ ņó óņņóóĢĢĢą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ą___________________________________€Š ' w Šą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGE