ÿWPC:  … 0VU <q 0W­ 0L ’P 0Câ 0C% 0Jh B² D3ÏÆ 0CÈ 0(  AM3 D+€«UN» %  0(w@74w 0T‹ 0^ß 0h= 0r¥ 0| 0†“ 0 1u© 0dB)‚DC« AMîU*;ßev~DvÓ AO•Æä 0Dª D/î B <ujÿÿ:Default ParaÓ  ÓÔ€ôôôÔÔQ€ô\  `$Times NewRomanQÔÔ€XXXÔÔQ€ô\  `$Times NewRomanQÔô\  `$Times NewRoman0¥ÿÿ.FooterÓ Üìü!(#ÓÔ€XXXÔÔQ€ô\  `$Times NewRomanQÔÓ;1Ü„¢úR ª Z² bºj #;ÓÔ€XXXÔÔQ€ô\  `$Times NewRomanQÔ:j¨ÿÿ8Page NumberÔ€ôôôÔÔQ€ô\  `$Times NewRomanQÔÓ>4Ü,J¢úR ª Z² bºj #>ÓÔ€XXXÔÔQ€ô\  `$Times NewRomanQÔ' IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE *Marilyn Hathaway 0 .   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àà àà àà àà àJohn€CarneyÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à204€Franklin€St.,€Suite€200Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àClarksville,€TN€€37040ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àArthur€BieberÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à204€Franklin€St.,€Suite€200Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àClarksville,€TN€€37040ÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€_______________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌL.€T.€LAFFERTY,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÓÓÇÒ  ÒÒ Î ÒÔ€ŠÔò òÑ7€mÁXXdðXXdð7Ñà@ àOPINIONÌó óà àThis€is€an€appeal€as€of€right€from€the€Montgomery€Circuit€Court€wherein€itÏis€alleged€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€permitting€the€defendant€to€set€aside€hisÏguilty€plea.€€The€defendant€had€entered€nine€guilty€pleas€to€variousÏmisdemeanors€and€felonies€and€to€an€admission€of€violation€of€probation€in€anÏunrelated€offense.€€The€trial€court€set€a€sentencing€hearing€and€in€the€interim€theÏdefendant€filed€a€pro€se€motion€to€set€aside€his€guilty€pleas.€€After€an€evidentiaryÏhearing€to€determine€the€merits€of€the€motion,€the€trial€court€denied€the€motionÏand€imposed€sentences€in€compliance€with€agreed€pleas.€€After€a€review€of€thisÏissue€and€the€entire€record€in€this€cause,€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€is€affirmed.Ìà àOn€€August€26,€1996,€the€defendant,€through€his€attorney€of€record,Ïentered€pleas€of€guilty€in€indictment€#36949€count€one€to€the€offense€of€evadingÏan€arrest,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor;€count€two€to€the€offense€of€stalking,€a€Class€AÏmisdemeanor;€count€three€to€the€offense€of€evading€an€arrest€by€use€of€a€vehicle,Ïa€Class€E€felony;€count€four€to€the€offense€of€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accident,€aÏClass€B€misdemeanor;€count€five€to€the€offense€of€driving€on€revoked€license,€aÏClass€B€misdemeanor;€count€six€to€the€offense€of€aggravated€robbery,€a€Class€BÏfelony;€count€seven€to€the€offense€of€aggravated€assault,€a€Class€C€felony;€and€inÏcount€eight€to€the€offense€of€kidnapping,€a€Class€C€felony.€€In€indictmentÏ#36892,€the€defendant€pled€guilty€to€driving€on€a€revoked€license,€a€Class€BÏmisdemeanor.€€Also,€the€defendant€admitted€to€a€violation€of€probation€in€causeÏ#33717,€involving€a€conviction€for€aggravated€burglary€receiving€four€years.€ÏSince€the€pleas€were€submitted€to€the€trial€court€to€determine€the€appropriateÏterms€of€imprisonment,€the€trial€court€set€a€sentencing€hearing€for€October€17,Í1996,€requesting€a€pre„sentence€report€and€victim€impact€statement.Ìà àOn€September€16,€1996,€the€defendant,€through€his€attorney,€filed€a€writtenÏmotion€to€withdraw€(via€an€attached€letter)€his€nine€pleas€of€guilty€enteredÏAugust€26,€1996.€€The€defendant€alleges€that€ð ðthe€defendant€has€never€beenÏinformed€of€any€possible€defensesðð€to€his€charges€and€his€decision€to€pleadÏguilty€was€quickly€entered€and€not€in€his€best€interest.€€Also,€the€defendantÏrequested€appointment€of€substitute€counsel.Ìà àThe€trial€court€conducted€an€evidentiary€hearing€on€December€11,€1996,€toÏconsider€the€merits€of€this€motion.Ìà àA€statement€of€the€facts€is€helpful€to€put€said€offenses€in€context.€€AÏtranscript€of€the€guilty€plea€proceedings€of€August€26,€1996,€was€introduced€asÏevidence€in€this€hearing.€€Mr.€Charles€Bloodworth,€assistant€Public€Defender€andÏcounsel€for€the€defendant,€set€out€the€facts€before€the€trial€court€to€support€theÏvarious€pleas,€including€a€little€history€of€the€defendantððs€relationship€with€theÏvictim€of€violent€offenses.€€The€defendant€became€infatuated€with€the€victim€ofÏthe€violent€offenses€long€before€their€occurrence.€€However,€the€victim€foundÏsomeone€else€and€evicted€the€defendant€from€her€home.€€This€eviction€did€notÏcool€the€defendantððs€amorous€blood€and€the€infatuation€continued.€Count€oneÏalleges€that€on€December€4,€1995,€the€defendant€went€by€the€victimððs€home.€€SheÏcalled€the€police€and€the€defendant€ran€away€(apparently€on€foot)€from€the€policeÏthus€leading€to€the€evading€arrest€charge.€€The€defendant€would€not€give€up.€€InÏcount€two,€between€December€5€and€21,€1996,€he€repeatedly€called€the€victim€onÏthe€phone€leading€to€the€stalking€charge.€€Specifically,€on€December€14,€1996,€theÏdefendant€really€compounded€his€problems.€€The€victim€had€asked€him€to€come€toÍthe€house,€he€did€not,€but€drove€by€the€house€and€lo€and€behold€the€police€areÏthere€and€the€car€chase€begins,€thus€the€evading€arrest€of€locomotion€(countÏthree).€€Unfortunately€for€the€defendant€he€is€not€a€good€driver,€thus€crashing€hisÏcar.€€But€that€does€not€stop€him.€€He€is€also€charged€with€leaving€the€scene€of€anÏaccident€(count€four)€and€driving€on€a€revoked€license€(count€five).Çà àBeginning€December€20,€1995,€the€defendant€really€begins€to€haveÏproblems,€when€he€goes€to€the€Showboat,€the€victimððs€employmentÏestablishment.€€The€defendant€must€resolve€this€relationship.€€Is€he€going€to€leaveÏher?€€Is€she€going€to€leave€him?€€Unfortunately€for€the€defendant€has€a€pistol€inÏhis€waistband€under€his€shirt.€€Unsatisfied€with€the€victimððs€responses,€theÏdefendant€pulls€the€pistol€and€says€ð ðGive€me€all€the€money,ðð€which€she€did.€€AsÏthe€defendant€leaves,€does€eternal€hope€thus€rise?€€He€turns,€throws€the€moneyÏon€the€counter€and€inquires,€ð ðIs€he€going€to€live€his€life€as€an€outlaw?ðð€SheÏresponds,€ð ðjust€go€away.ðð€€He€does€with€the€money.Ìà àOn€December€21,€1995,€this€wily€victim,€knowing€the€defendantððs€fatalÏattraction€for€her,€contacts€the€defendant€under€the€watchful€eyes€of€the€policeÏand€arranges€a€meeting€at€a€convenience€store.€€Amazingly,€the€defendant€showsÏup€and€gets€in€the€victimððs€car€(all€under€watchful€eyes)€and€when€approachedÏby€the€police,€the€defendant€pulls€his€pistol,€points€it€at€the€victim,€and€shouts,Ïð ðLet€us€go.€€Let€us€go.€€Iððll€shoot€her,€I€will.ðð€€Fortunately€for€everyone,€theÏdefendant€exercised€good€judgment€and€surrendered.€€Ìà àThe€defendant€by€admitting€his€guilt€in€these€offenses,€acknowledgedÏthese€offenses€would€violate€his€conditions€of€probation.Ìà àIn€support€of€the€motion€to€withdraw€the€pleas€of€guilty,€the€defendantÏtestified€that€after€he€had€reread€the€copy€of€the€charge€concerning€defenses,€hisÏattorney€never€advised€him€of€any€defenses€although€the€defendant€had€aÏdefense.€€The€defendant€presented€his€attorney€several€witnesses€in€support€of€aÏdefense,€but€the€attorney€failed€to€contact€them.€€The€defendant€believed€a€co„employee€of€the€victim€would€testify€that€the€victim€actually€stole€the€money€andÍset€him€up€and€the€victim€had€stolen€some€money€of€a€prior€occasion€and€anotherÏemployee€was€fired€for€this.€€The€defendant€believes€cameras€in€the€store€shouldÏhave€picked€up€the€robbery.€€The€defendant€acknowledged€his€attorneyÏexplained€the€nature€of€a€best€interest€plea€and€entered€such€plea€due€to€theÏduress€of€facing€50€years€or€longer.€€Overall,€the€defendant€alleges€the€attorneyÏfailed€to€conduct€a€proper€investigation.Ìà àThe€State€offered€the€defendantððs€attorney€to€explain€the€defendantððsÏcomplaints.€€Defense€counsel€had€been€appointed€to€represent€the€defendant€inÏthe€General€Sessions€Court.€€Counsel€represented€the€defendant€through€theÏpreliminary€hearing,€the€indictment€process,€and€the€entry€of€the€guilty€pleas.€ÏDefense€counsel€obtained€complete€discovery€from€the€State€and€as€part€of€hisÏinvestigation€found€no€video€camera€in€the€store,€or,€if€there€were,€no€tape€wasÏfurnished€to€the€defense.€€Defense€counsel€confirmed€the€defendant€gave€him€theÏname€of€a€ð ðMelody,ðð€last€name€unknown,€who€would€testify€the€victim€hadÏstolen€cash€from€a€cash€box€on€a€prior€occasion.€€Such€witness€would€be€utilizedÏto€impeach€the€honesty€of€the€victim.€€She€could€not€be€found.€€Defense€counselÏenlarged€on€the€Stateððs€theory€of€the€allegations€surrounding€the€stalking€andÏespecially€aggravated€kidnapping€charges.€€Also,€defense€counsel€had€hisÏinvestigator€attempt€to€talk€to€the€victim,€but€she€refused€to€talk€to€him.€€As€to€theÏwitness,€Jennifer€Kilbing,€this€witness€would€have€testified€that€the€victim€hadÏmentioned€she€was€going€to€stage€a€robbery€with€the€defendant.€€There€is€someÏconfusion€in€the€record€if€the€armed€robbery€of€December€20,€1995,€was€theÏfaked€robbery.€€The€defendant€informed€defense€counsel€that€the€robbery€of€theÏ20th€was€not€the€staged€robbery.€€Thus,€defense€€counsel€decided€he€could€notÍcall€Jennifer€Kilbing€as€a€witness€and€present€perjured€testimony.Ìà àAs€to€the€best€interest€plea,€defense€counsel€gave€to€the€defendant€threeÏpages€setting€out€the€charges,€applicable€punishment,€Stateððs€first€offer;€a€revisedÏsettlement€offer;€maximum€sentences€if€convicted€by€a€jury;€red€dates€andÏoptions.€€The€pages€were€introduced€into€evidence.€€On€August€26th,€the€victimÏappeared€for€trial€and€the€defendant€decided€to€plead€guilty.ÌÌà àBased€on€this€evidence,€the€trial€court€denied€the€defendantððs€request€toÏset€aside€these€guilty€pleas€under€the€standard€set€out€in€rule€32,€Tennessee€RulesÏof€Criminal€Procedure.€€The€trial€court€found€the€defendant€does€not€complain€ofÏany€òòMackey€óóviolations,€that€the€pleas€were€involuntary,€nor€were€there€anyÏcomplaints€the€District€Attorney€General€withheld€exculpatory€evidence.€€TheÏtrial€court€found€defense€counselððs€representation€to€be€competent€and€theÏdecision€not€to€utilize€Jennifer€Kilbing€was€a€matter€of€trial€strategy.€€This€CourtÏagrees€with€the€trial€courtððs€analysis€and€decision.Ìà àRule€32€(f)€governs€the€request€for€setting€aside€guilty€pleas.ÌÓ ` ¸ ŠXÓÓÓà àà à(f)€€ò òWithdrawal€of€Plea€of€Guilty.ó ó€€A€motion€to€Ìà àwithdraw€a€plea€of€guilty€may€be€made€upon€a€showing€by€Ìà àthe€defendant€of€any€fair€and€just€reason€only€before€sentence€Ìà àis€imposed;€but€to€correct€manifest€injustice,€the€court€after€Ìà àsentence,€but€before€the€judgment€becomes€final,€may€set€aside€Ìà àthe€judgment€of€conviction€and€permit€the€defendant€to€withdraw€Ìà àthe€plea.€ÌÌÓÓà àGenerally,€a€defendant€who€submits€a€guilty€plea€is€not€entitled€toÏwithdraw€the€plea€as€a€matter€of€right.€€òòState€v.€Turneróó,€919€S.W.2d€346€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1995).€€The€decision€to€allow€the€withdrawal€of€a€guilty€plea€is€withinÏthe€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court€and€may€not€be€overturned€on€appealÍabsent€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòHenning€v.€State,€óó201€S.W.€669€(Tenn.€1947);ÏòòState€v.€Davis,€óó823€S.W.2d€217€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€Ìà àThe€evidentiary€hearing€in€this€record€was€a€hybrid€hearing,€Rule€32(f)Ïproceeding€and€semi„petition€post€conviction€proceedings.€€The€trial€court€hasÏfound€the€defendantððs€pleas€freely€and€voluntarily€entered;€no€force€or€coercionÏin€the€pleas;€no€misrepresentations€made€by€defense€counsel€to€the€defendant;€noÏwithheld€exculpatory€evidence€by€the€State€and€no€violation€of€òòMackeyóóÏrequirements.€€The€Court€finds€in€this€record€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€Çdiscretion€in€refusing€to€allow€the€defendant€to€withdraw€his€pleas€of€guilty.€€TheÏjudgment€is€affirmed.Ìà àÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à___________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àL.€T.€Lafferty,€Special€JudgeÌÌò òCONCURó ó:ÌÌ____________________________ÌGary€Wade,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌ_____________________________ÌTÓ ` p€%¬&ÓÔ€XÔhomas€Woodall,€JudgeÌÓ ` ¸ ŠXÓÔ€ôÔ