WPCh U.V %bn 0(KU:sw@4 0 0D U: 0J 0Tb 0^ 0h 0r| 0| 0j 0 1u 0d BYB)vDCU* AM YafE D3v~v\ 0@/ 0To AO 0D D/ BK<6X9`(CourierX 3|x<6X9`(CourierXx6X@`7X@($,  AZ"Arial Regular DDEӀԡ (I(2 T$  !  XyXXX `   0  (#$  0  ,cAZ"Arial Regular2 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 d% Line 7 d####7Border 1dd<  9p`(Arial-$C << G  !  %%   YYY FILED%XSeptember30,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk   \\RA'\""""'dxdPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ("$    (8$  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd  ! .      \RA'\  \RA'\%R&($A1-j|`  `@Rߛ  @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEÈ@ ATNASHVILLE @ AUGUST1997SESSION̜ RICKYD.HULSEY,   )      )   Appellant,   ) C.C.A.No.01C019609CC00399      )vs.      ) LincolnCounty      )̜ STATEOFTENNESSEE,  󀀀 ) HonorableCharlesLee,Judge      )  Appellee.   ) (PostConviction)      )            FORTHEAPPELLANT:    FORTHEAPPELLEE:̜HERSHELLD.KOGER    JOHNKNOXWALKUPAttorneyatLaw 0   0 AttorneyGeneral&Reporter̜P.O.Box1148̜Pulaski,TN384781    EUGENEJ.HONEA̜       AssistantAttorneyGeneral       CriminalJusticeDivision       450JamesRobertsonParkway       Nashville,TN372430493 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAELW.McCOWN0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DistrictAttorneyGeneral       WEAKLEYE.BARNARD       AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral       P.O.Box904       Fayetteville,TN37334OPINIONFILED:____________________ AFFIRMEDRULE20 CURWOODWITTJUDGE)7-XXdXXd7    ` 7 T XXdXXd7  @ OPINION   Thepetitioner,RickyD.Hulsey,appealstheLincolnCountyCircuitCourt'sdismissalofhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Thepetitionerwassentencedtoafiveyearincarcerativetermfollowinghisguiltypleastotheoffensesofaggravatedassaultandvandalism.Afterthepetitionerfiledhispostconvictionpetition,thelowercourtappointedcounsel,conductedahearing,anddeniedtherequestedreliefinawelldraftedordersettingforththedetailedfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.Inthisappeal,thepetitionerchallengesthelowercourt'sdeterminationshedidnotenterhisguiltypleasknowinglyandvoluntarilyandthathereceivedtheeffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Havingreviewedtherecord,weaffirmthejudgmentofthelowercourtpursuanttoRule20oftherulesofthiscourt.  InapostconvictionproceedingfiledafterMay10,1995,thepetitionerhastheburdenofestablishinghisclaimsbyclearandconvincingevidence.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f)(Supp.1996).Atrialcourt'sfindingsoffactfollowingapostconvictionhearinghavetheweightofajuryverdict.Brattonv.State,477S.W.2d754,756(Tenn.Crim.App.1971).Onappeal,thosefindingsareconclusiveunlesstheevidencepreponderatesagainstthejudgment.Butlerv.State,789S.W.2d898,900(Tenn.1990).  Inthecaseatbar,thelowercourtfoundthatthepetitionerfailedtocarryhisburdenofprovinghisallegations.Inthiscourt,hehaslikewisefailedtoestablishthattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthelowercourt'sfindings.Asaresult,wefindnoerroroflawrequiringreversal.Thelowercourt'sjudgmentisaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,CourtofCriminalAppealsRules.      _______________________________      CURWOODWITT,JUDGECONCUR:_______________________________JOEG.RILEYJR.,JUDGE_________________________________________WALKER,SPECIALJUDGE NOTE:NEEDJUDGEWALKER'SFULLNAME