WPC 2UN % 0( w@H4 0 0D1 0@u 0J 0T 0^[ 0h 0r! 0| 0 0 1u% 0d AQO 0D BY 0Dv D/ U> B' D3D U*w B) DC AM Z \ >8v~vv(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ 456D7D8D9e:;e<ӀHn~<$3|xH(6(2:$ !     `   0  (#$  0  ("$    2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X ! #%C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !   d($$   1  ''' dxd<  9p`(&Times New RomanP Pd""""'dxd<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d****7Border 1dd +C << G !&  !"  ))   YYY FILED)X June5,1998CecilCrowson,Jr.)AppellateCourtClerk   !#d#&   $             ݀Petitionertestifiedthathisattorneystoldhimhewouldbereleasedfromprisoninseven(7)tosevenandonehalf(7)years.RickyFlournoytestifiedthatpetitionersattorneytoldhimthatpetitionerwouldhavetoserveseven(7)toten(10)yearsbeforebeingreleased. 4 !#d#&   $             ݀However,throughouthistestimony,petitionermaintainedhisinnocenceofthemurderofhiswifeandtherapeofhisdaughter.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ellan Geneva  ellan Geneva ! . &        )\RA'\ћR,-+A1-j|_`  `@Rߛ @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATJACKSON@ MARCH1998SESSIONBRUCEWAYNEFLOURNOY, @ )@ ) NO.02C019611CC00391  Appellant,@ )@ ) MADISONCOUNTY VS. @ )@ ) HON.C.CREEDMcGINLEY,STATEOFTENNESSEE, @ ) JUDGEBYINTERCHANGE @ ) Appellee.@ ) (PostConviction)y FORTHEAPPELLANT:RUSSELLA.LARSON(AtHearing) 211E.MainStreetP.O.Box2163Jackson,TN383022163 PAMELAJ.DREWERY(OnAppeal) 1008W.ForestJackson,TN38301 FORTHEAPPELLEE:JOHNKNOXWALKUP AttorneyGeneralandReporter ELIZABETHT.RYAN AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 JAMESG.(JERRY)WOODALL DistrictAttorneyGeneral ALFREDLYNNEARLS AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral225MartinLutherKingDriveP.O.Box2825Jackson,TN383022825 OPINIONFILED:򀀀AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE 7v"XXdXXd7@ OPINION  Thepetitioner,BruceWayneFlournoy,appealstheorderoftheMadisonCountyCircuitCourtdenyinghispetitionforpostconvictionreliefafteranevidentiaryhearing.Petitionerwasconvicteduponhisguiltypleastofirstdegreemurderandaggravatedrapeandreceivedconcurrentsentencesoflifeimprisonmentandtwenty(20)years,respectively.Onappeal,petitionerclaimsthathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselandhisguiltypleaswerenotknowingly,intelligentlyandvoluntarilyentered.Afterathoroughreviewoftherecord,thebriefssubmittedbytheparties,andthelawgoverningtheissuespresentedforreview,itistheopinionofthisCourtthatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtshouldbeaffirmed.@ I  In1992,petitionerpledguiltytothefirstdegreemurderofhiswifeandtheaggravatedrapeofhisdaughter.Thetrialcourtsentencedhimtoconcurrenttermsoflifeimprisonmentandtwenty(20)years,respectively,fortheoffenses.Atthepostconvictionhearing,petitionerandhisbrother,Ricky,testifiedthatpetitionersattorneysinformedthemthatifpetitionerreceivedalifesentence,the lifesentencewouldbetwentyfive(25)yearsat30%andpetitionerwouldbeoutofprisoninapproximatelyseven(7)years. .   ׀Petitionerclaimsthatifhehadnotbeenmisinformed,hewouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial.Asaresult,hefurtherarguesthathisguiltypleawasinvoluntarybecausehisattorneysmisinformedhimregardinghissentence. Petitioneralsoassertsthathisattorneyswereineffectiveforallowinghimtopleadguiltytofirstdegreemurderwhentheevidencewouldnotsupportafirstdegreemurderconvictionifhehadgonetotrial.Petitionertestifiedthathehadbeendrinkingandsmokingmarijuanaonthedayinquestion;therefore,hecouldnothaveformedthespecificmensreaforfirstdegreemurder.Hecontendsthatthestatehadnoproofofpremeditationordeliberationand,becausethereisevidencethathekilledhiswifeasaresultofadomesticdispute,theevidencewouldmerelysupportaconvictionforseconddegreemurder,atbest. /    Atthepostconvictionhearing,defenseattorneysJohnVandenBoschandMikeMosiertestified.Bothstatedthattheyconductedathoroughinvestigationofthestatesevidenceagainstpetitioneronbothoffenses.Bothdeniedevertellingpetitionerorhisbrotherthathecouldbereleasedinseven(7)yearsifsentencedtolifeimprisonment.Theybelievedthatthestatewouldbeabletoproveitscaseonbothoffenses.Mosiertestifiedthat,inhisexperience,voluntaryintoxicationwasnotaviabledefensetofirstdegreemurder.Furthermore,theywereawareofawitnesswhomightnegateanintoxicationdefense.Bothwereparticularlyconcernedwithpetitionerreceivingthedeathpenalty,asthestatehadindicateditsintentiontoseekthedeathpenaltyonthefirstdegreemurdercharge. Initswrittenorderdenyingpostconvictionrelief,thetrialcourtfoundthatpetitionersguiltypleaswereknowinglyandvoluntarilyentered.Thecourtspecificallydeterminedthattheevidencedidnotsupportpetitionersclaimthathisattorneysmisinformedhimastotheamountoftimepetitionerwouldberequiredtoserveonalifesentence.Furthermore,thetrialjudgenotedthatheinformedpetitionerattheguiltypleathatasentenceforfirstdegreemurderwaseitherlifeimprisonmentordeathbyelectrocution.Thetrialcourtdetermined, itappearsthat[petitioners]pleaofguiltytolifeimprisonmentwasawellreasoned,wellinformedandcompetentdecision,madeafterfullconsultationwithcounselandafulldiscussionofallevidenceagainst[petitioner].Thecourtfurtherconcludedthatpetitionerreceivedeffectiveassistanceofcounselinthat thereisnothingintherecordthatwouldremotelysuggestthatthe[petitioner]wasnotaffordedhisconstitutionalrightstoeffectiveassistanceofcounsel.@ II  ThisCourtreviewsaclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounselunderthestandardsofBaxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930(Tenn.1975),andStricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,104S.Ct.2052,80L.Ed.2d674(1984).Thepetitionerhastheburdentoprovethat(1)theattorneysperformancewasdeficient,and(2)thedeficientperformanceresultedinprejudicetothedefendantsoastodeprivehimofafairtrial.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.at687,104S.Ct.at2064;Goadv.State,938S.W.2d363,369(Tenn.1996);Overtonv.State,874S.W.2d6,11(Tenn.1994);Butlerv.State,789S.W.2d898,899(Tenn.1990).InHillv.Lockhart,474U.S.52,106S.Ct.366,88L.Ed.2d203(1985),theSupremeCourtappliedthetwopartStricklandstandardtoineffectiveassistanceofcounselclaimsarisingoutofaguiltyplea.TheCourtinHillmodifiedtheprejudicerequirementbyrequiringadefendanttoshowthatthereisareasonableprobabilitythat,butforcounsel'serrors,hewouldnothavepleadedguiltyandwouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial.474U.S.at59,106S.Ct.at370. Thetestimonyofthepetitionerandhisattorneysconflictedoneverymaterialissueandfact.Thetrialcourtfoundthatpetitionerenteredknowingandvoluntaryguiltypleasandreceivedeffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Thetrialcourtaccreditedthetestimonyofdefensecounselandtherebyrejectedthetestimonyofpetitioner.Thetrialjudge'sfindingsoffactonpostconvictionhearingsareconclusiveonappealunlesstheevidencepreponderatesotherwise.Butlerv.State,789S.W.2d898,899(Tenn.1990);Adkinsv.State,911S.W.2d334,341(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Theburdenofestablishingthattheevidencepreponderatesotherwiseisonpetitioner.Henleyv.State,960S.W.2d572,579(Tenn.1997).Petitionerhasfailedtocarryhisburden.@ III  Onappeal,petitioneralsoclaimsthathisattorneyswereineffectiveforfailingtoattempttosuppressa confessionmadeinthepresenceoflawenforcementauthorities.Heinsiststhatthestatehadinitspossessionastatementdocumentingatelephonecallmadefromthe CIDofficewhereinpetitionerconfidedtohismotherthathehad messedup.Petitionerarguesthatthisstatementimplicatedhisconstitutionalrights,andtrialcounselweredeficientinfailingtoattempttosuppressit.However,thisissuewasnotpresentedinthepetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Further,thestatementisnotintherecordbeforethisCourt.We,therefore,declinetoconsiderthisasthisCourtisnotatlibertytospeculateastothecontentsofthestatement.Norwillwespeculateastotheimpactthe confessionhaduponthestatescaseforfirstdegreemurder.Moreover,petitionerhasnotshownthatamotiontosuppresswouldhavebeensuccessful.Thisissueiswithoutmerit. Forthesereasons,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.       򀀀        JOEG.RILEY,JUDGECONCUR:̀GARYR.WADE,PRESIDINGJUDGE 򀀀 JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE