WPCt 7# UN %k 0(q4 0bfnw@v 0D 0JU:D 0T~ 0^ 0h0 0r 0|  0 0 1u 0d 0@u D3 B U> U*C AQm  0D 0D D/ B; B)X DC AM 5F&v~#vHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLH(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($B\J# @ d3|x(Z(2$ !  X'XXX4   0  - - DDUGeӀ(#$  0  2 0Indent123  ,rAZ"Arial Regular2" 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("$    $$$$'dxd d<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial*+ ,-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ..' dxdP Pd% Line 7 d////7Border 1dd* 0C << G + !  #d#'  +"  ((   YYY FILED(X November13,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.(AppellateCourtClerk   !#d#'   $( 4          ݛTheappellantstrialcounseldiedpriortothepostconvictionhearing.Theappellant,however,hadfiledacomplaintagainsthiscounselwiththeBoardofProfessionalResponsibility.Theswornaffidavitistheattorneysresponsetotheappellantscomplaint. !#d#'   $( 4          Trialcounselswifeisalicensedattorney.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ion-F Geneva  ion-F Geneva ! . '  ݛ 4   4   \RA'\  \RA'\( 7VXXdd7  ќ*R120A1-j|Q`  `@Rߛ  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE    ATJACKSON    OCTOBER1997SESSION     ` D ` cDAVIDHASSELL, ) `  c  )C.C.A.No.02C019611CR00396 Appellant, )  )ShelbyCountyV. )  )HonorableW.FredAxley,Judge   ) STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )(PostConviction)  )̀ Appellee. )` FORTHEAPPELLANT: FORTHEAPPELLEE:̜ElbertE.Edwards,III JohnKnoxWalkupAttorneyatLaw AttorneyGeneral&Reporter46NorthThirdStreet,Suite824Memphis,TN38103 ElizabethB.Marney AssistantAttorneyGeneral 450JamesRobertsonParkway Nashville,TN372430493 WilliamL.Gibbons DistrictAttorneyGeneral C.AlandaHorne JudsonW.Phillips P.T.Hoover AssistantDistrictAttorneysGeneral 201PoplarAvenue,3rdFloor Memphis,TN38103OPINIONFILED:___________________ AFFIRMED PAULG.SUMMERS, Judge  @ OPINION   ` X Theappellant,DavidHassell,wasconvictedbyajuryoffirstdegreemurder.Hewassentencedtolifeimprisonment.Ondirectappealweaffirmedhisconviction.Hethenfiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefallegingthathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Aftera  hearing,thetrialcourtdeniedthepetition,findingthattheappellanthadfailedtoproveanyoftheallegationsinhispetition.Heappealsthedismissalofhispetition.Uponreview,weaffirm. Theappellantcontendsthathistrialcounselwasineffectiveforfailingtoadequatelyinvestigatehiscase.Specifically,hecontendsthathistrialcounselonlybrieflydiscussedhiscasewithhim,failedtocontacthiswitnesses,anderroneouslyadvisedhimnottotestifyattrial. Inorderfortheappellanttobegrantedreliefonthegroundsofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,hemustestablishthattheadvicegivenortheservicesrenderedwerenotwithinthecompetencedemandedofattorneysincriminalcasesandthat,butforhiscounselsdeficientperformance,theresultofhistrialwouldhavebeendifferent.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668(1984).Thepresumptionisthattheattorneyrenderedeffectiveassistance,andtheburdenisontheappellanttoproveboththattheassistancewasineffectiveandthatsuchineffectivenesscausedtheappellanttosufferprejudice.Hartmanv.State,896S.W.2d94,104(Tenn.1995).Inapostconvictionproceedinganappellantsuncorroboratedtestimonyisinsufficienttocarrythisburdenofproof.Statev.Kerley,820S.W.2d753,757(Tenn.Crim.App.1991). Atthepostconvictionhearing,aswornaffidavitfromtheappellantstrialcounselwasintroducedintoevidence. 3   ׀Thisaffidavitrecountstheactionshetookinpreparationfortheappellantstrial.Also,histrialattorneyswifetestifiedthatsheassistedhiminpreparingfortheappellantstrial. 4   ׀Finally,theprosecutingattorneytestified.Allofthesewitnessesindicatethattheappellantsattorneyengagedinextensivediscovery.Althoughtheappellantapparentlyfeltanimositytowardhisattorney,theattorneyadequatelyrepresentedtheappellantsbestinterestattrial.Wefindtheappellantsallegationsunsubstantiatedandquestionable. Thestatehadsubstantialevidenceagainsttheappellant.Therecordbeforeusrevealsthattheappellantscounselperformedeffectively.Theappellanthasfailedtocarryhisburden.Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.      ________________________________      PAULG.SUMMERS,JudgeCONCUR:______________________________JOHNH.PEAY,Judge______________________________DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge