ÿWPCå  "PòÒ³ÄÐò€J´Å¼‡ó мó’u0ûz±¼ùÑ…"Ã5(V3WkFþÐÙµõ‘øº;<Ä¿aÌ‚wS@åCZHŸJ´6Îÿú(=¤ µÇø »&Äh` Ïó©z«KÑóÀ4€E*"4nOþÛIVø9!zåË„n 8ªï(mÉØðÏÇ_£PNr§šÖ×+Ä1Ox(~f'zÇÕÓµp«é;wSª‡ùÛkV×Ó™ŽMhhsŸ¡a¨ôƒa~ÞÖEëÆL7o^tQÇ|ѽ w½ \õëIš…(¨õ>U€]=^çü,‡Ù7Ê1Ø£ÖóÅmƒ„6„þÓØøF2‰É>*!ë¢Ão+K_ùÛZá¡!m¤Æ«ÊHCÓþƒ»‚FÁ[Å‚¾  }Ò!ðésÁ§}éY$½2b…Žl $Wæ.½vÇšÝ]…ðPé¤.ú~²·•>:8¨Çœá-û %áKá—Ž­ ÁO ɺ•+q<ö5½¡å­ù°kr½ö…ð´î678uÁ.áb–J'Þµ»Äº}³wC½©”ù‘ã²!% ÐÌà  àIn€reviewing€counselððs€conduct,€a€ð ðfair€assessment€.€.€.€requires€that€every€effort€be€made€toÐ º' #' Ðeliminate€the€distorting€effects€of€hindsight,€to€reconstruct€the€circumstances€of€counselððs€challengedÐ  (ð#( Ðconduct,€and€to€evaluate€the€conduct€from€counselððs€perspective€at€the€time.ðð€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.Ð †)Ö$) Ðat€689,€104€S.Ct.€at€2065.€€The€fact€that€a€particular€strategy€or€tactic€failed€€or€hurt€the€defense,€doesÐ l*¼%* Ðnot,€standing€alone,€establish€unreasonable€representation.€€However,€deference€to€matters€of€strategyÐ R+¢&+ Ðand€tactical€choices€applies€only€if€the€choices€are€informed€ones€based€upon€adequate€preparation.€Ð 8,ˆ', ÐòòGoadóó,€938€S.W.2d€at€369;€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629€S.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).€€Ð ° ÐÌÌà@88$ìàò òIV.€€ANALYSISó óˆÐ b² ÐÌò òA.€€Failure€to€Call€Witnessesó óÐ . ~ ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€first€alleges€that€trial€counsel€was€deficient€because€he€failed€to€locate€andÐ ú J Ðinterview€essential€defense€witnesses.€€The€specific€witnesses€whose€absence€appellant€places€atÐ à 0 Ðissue€are€Consuela€Jones,€who€was€the€victimððs€sister,€and€Joseph€Holt,€who€was€appellantððs€uncle.€Ð Æ   ÐÌÌà  àFirst,€we€address€Consuela€Jones.€€When€an€appellant€contends€that€trial€counsel€failed€toÐ xÈ  Ðdiscover,€interview,€or€present€witnesses€in€support€of€his€defense,€these€witnesses€should€beÐ ^®  Ðpresented€by€the€appellant€at€the€evidentiary€hearing.€€òòòòóóBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€757€(Tenn.Ð D”  ÐCrim.€App.€1990);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòScott€v.€Stateóó,€936€S.W.2d€271,€273€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€As€aÐ *z  Ðgeneral€rule,€this€is€the€only€way€the€appellant€can€establish€that€(a)€a€material€witness€existed€whoÐ ` Ðcould€have€been€discovered€but€for€counselððs€neglect€in€the€investigation€of€the€case;€(b)€a€knownÐ öF Ðwitness€was€not€interviewed;€(c)€the€failure€to€discover€or€interview€a€witness€inured€to€his€prejudice;Ð Ü, Ðand€(d)€the€failure€to€have€a€known€witness€present€or€call€the€witness€to€the€stand€resulted€in€theÐ Â Ðdenial€of€critical€evidence€which€inured€to€the€prejudice€of€the€appellant.€€òòBlackóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€757.€Ð ¨ø ÐAlthough€the€appellant€asserts€that€Consuela€Jones€may€have€testified€that€she€removed€a€weaponÐ ŽÞ Ðfrom€the€victim€after€the€shooting,€she€never€testified€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€Neither€the€trialÐ tÄ Ðcourt€nor€this€court€may€speculate€as€to€what€her€testimony€may€have€been.€òòId.óó€€This€issue€is€withoutÐ Zª Ðmerit.Ð @ ÐÌà  àSecond,€as€to€Joseph€Holt,€the€post„conviction€court€found€that€trial€counselððs€efforts€to€findÐ  \ Ðhim€were€within€the€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.€€After€careful€review€ofÐ òB Ðthe€record,€we€agree.€€Additionally,€the€trial€court€concluded€that€appellant€was€not€prejudiced€byÐ Ø( ÐJoseph€Holtððs€failure€to€testify€at€the€trial€since€(1)€his€testimony€was€mostly€cumulative€of€otherÐ ¾ Ðdefense€witnesses;€(2)€he€was€a€thrice„convicted€felon€lacking€credibility;€and€(3)€he€was€related€toÐ ¤ô Ðappellant.€€Again,€we€agree.€€Therefore,€we€conclude€that€the€appellant€has€failed€to€demonstrate€anyÐ Š Ú Ðdeficiency€by€trial€counsel,€or€that€he€was€prejudiced€by€the€failure€to€produce€this€witness.€€ThisÐ p!À  Ðissue€is€without€merit.Ð V"¦! ÐÌò òÌÌÌB.€€Victimððs€Criminal€Recordó óÐ Ô&$"& ÐÌà  àThe€appellantððs€second€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€relates€to€trial€counselððsÐ  (ð#( Ðdecision€to€stipulate€to€the€introduction€of€the€victimððs€criminal€record.€€Appellant€contends€that€trialÐ †)Ö$) Ðcounsel€should€have€moved€for€a€mistrial€after€the€victim€failed€to€attend€the€second€day€of€trial.€Ð l*¼%* ÐInstead,€the€victimððs€criminal€record€was€introduced€by€stipulation€and€read€to€the€jury.€€AlthoughÐ R+¢&+ Ðappellant€claims€that€he€specifically€instructed€trial€counsel€to€refuse€stipulation,€counsel€testifiedÐ 8,ˆ', Ðto€the€contrary.€Ð ° ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€accredited€the€testimony€of€trial€counsel€that€the€matter€was€discussed€withÐ |Ì Ðappellant.€€The€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€that€finding.€€òòSeeóó€òòBurnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€at€461.€Ð b² ÐThe€trial€court€further€found€it€was€an€appropriate€tactical€decision.€€òòSeeóó€òòGoadóó,€938€S.W.2d€at€369.€Ð H˜ ÐWe€agree.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð . ~ ÐÌò òC.€€Weapon€AcquisitionÐ ú J Ðó óÌà  àAppellantððs€third€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€relates€to€trial€counselððsÐ Æ   Ðinterrogation€of€him€revealing€that€he€acquired€his€weapon€from€a€ð ðguy€on€the€street.ðð€€AppellantÐ ¬ ü  Ðtestified€that€he€told€trial€counsel€these€details€believing€them€to€be€ð ðconfidential,ðð€and€that€counselððsÐ ’â  Ðdecision€to€question€him€regarding€the€weaponððs€acquisition€was€prejudicial.€€Appellantððs€trialÐ xÈ  Ðcounsel€testified€that€it€was€a€tactical€decision€to€question€appellant€concerning€the€weapon€duringÐ ^®  Ðdirect€examination,€since€the€state€would€ask€about€it€on€cross„examination.€€The€trial€court€agreed,Ð D”  Ðfinding€it€to€have€been€a€tactical€decision.€€The€evidence€supports€this€conclusion.€€Additionally,Ð *z  Ðappellant€failed€to€prove€that€he€suffered€prejudice€due€to€trial€counselððs€action.€€Appellant€testifiedÐ ` Ðat€the€post„conviction€hearing€that€he€would€have€given€the€same€answer€if€the€question€had€beenÐ öF Ðasked€by€the€prosecution.€€Accordingly,€the€appellant€has€not€established€any€deficiency,€or€that€heÐ Ü, Ðwas€prejudiced.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð Â ÐòòóóòòóóÌÌà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ tÄ ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€demonstrate€that€he€received€ineffectiveÐ @ Ðassistance€of€counsel.à ¸ à€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð &v ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð òB Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÐ Ø( ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÔ#†X_‚XXX*”=#Ô