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ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E2001„02646„CCA„R3„PCÐ ¥õ  ÐÔ_ÔOctober€9,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÐ ‘á  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner,€David€Andrew€Jackson,€Jr.,€was€convicted€by€a€jury€in€the€Criminal€Court€of€KnoxÐ xÈ  ÐCounty€of€six€counts€of€aggravated€sexual€battery,€Class€B€felonies,€and€two€counts€of€rape€of€aÐ d´ Ðchild,€Class€A€felonies.€€Prior€to€sentencing,€the€petitioner€also€pled€guilty€to€one€pending€count€ofÐ P  Ðaggravated€sexual€battery€and€two€pending€counts€of€rape€of€a€child.€€Pursuant€to€the€plea€agreement,Ð <Œ Ðthe€petitioner€received€an€effective€sentence€of€twenty€years€incarceration€in€the€TennesseeÐ (x ÐDepartment€of€Correction€to€be€served€at€one€hundred€percent€(100%).€€The€petitioner€timely€filedÐ d Ðfor€post„conviction€relief,€alleging€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€The€post„conviction€courtÐ P Ðdenied€his€petition.€€On€appeal,€the€petitioner€challenges€the€post„conviction€courtððs€finding€that€theÐ ì< Ðpetitioner€received€effective€assistance€of€counsel.€€After€reviewing€the€record€and€the€parties'€briefs,Ð Ø( Ðwe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court.Ð Ä ÐÓ ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ œì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼­»àXJá¿#ÔÔ‡XJáX.¼­ÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,óó€andÐ tÄ ÐòòDavid€H.€Welles,€J.óó,€joined.Ð `° ÐÌAlbert€J.€Newman,€Jr.,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Ô_Ôappellant,Ô_Ô€David€Andrew€Jackson,€Jr.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Thomas€E.€Williams,€III,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ #`" ÐGeneral;€Randall€E.€Ô_ÔNicholsÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Leland€Price,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ü#L# ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð è$8 $ ÐÓ ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼­»XXJáJ #ÔÔ‡XJáX»¼­ÔÐ À&"& ÐÌòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundó óóóÐ ˜(è#( ÐòòóóÔ#†¼­»XXJáh #ÔÔ€XJáX»¼­ÔÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€was€originally€charged€with€thirty„seven€counts€of€sex€offensesÐ „)Ô$) Ðâ âinvolving€four€different€children.€€On€September€13,€2000,€a€jury€convicted€the€petitioner€of€sixÐ p*À%*ýà Ðcounts€of€aggravated€sexual€battery€and€two€counts€of€rape€of€a€child€for€offenses€involving€Ô_ÔJ.R.Ô_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р° Ðâ âPrior€to€sentencing,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€to€one€pending€charge€of€aggravated€Ô_ÔsexualÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔbatteryÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€andÐ œì Ðtwo€pending€charges€of€rape€of€a€child.€€The€remaining€charges€were€dismissed.€€In€accordance€withÐ ˆØ Ðthe€plea€agreement,€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€petitioner€to€eight€years€incarceration€Ô_ÔforÔ_Ô€eachÐ tÄ Ðaggravated€sexual€battery€conviction€and€twenty€years€incarceration€at€one€hundred€percent€(100%)Ð `° ÐÔ_ÔfoÔ_ÔÔ_ÔrÔ_Ô€each€rape€of€a€child€conviction.€€The€trial€court€further€ordered€that€the€sentences€be€servedÐ L œ Ðconcurrently€for€a€total€effective€sentence€of€twenty€years€at€one€hundred€percent€(100%).Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€timely€filed€a€pro€se€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€and€the€post„Ð  ` Ðconviction€court€appointed€counsel€to€represent€the€petitioner.€€An€amended€petition€was€filed,Ð ü L  Ðalleging€that€the€petitioner€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€because€his€trial€counsel€failedÐ è 8  Ðto€investigate€the€facts€of€the€case,€failed€to€discuss€the€theories€of€defense€with€the€petitioner,Ð Ô$  Ðinsisted€that€the€petitioner€plead€guilty€to€the€charges€and€became€angry€when€the€petitioner€refused,Ð À  Ðfailed€to€prepare€for€trial,€failed€to€interview€potential€witnesses,€failed€to€advise€the€petitioner€of€theÐ ¬ü  ÐStateððs€evidence,€and€ignored€the€petitionerððs€request€to€strike€two€jurors€during€jury€selection.€€TheÐ ˜è  Ðpost„conviction€court€subsequently€held€an€evidentiary€hearing,€at€which€the€petitioner€and€his€trialÐ „Ô  Ðcounsel€testified.€€The€State€also€entered€into€evidence€a€transcript€of€the€submission€hearing,€aÐ pÀ Ðtranscript€of€the€voir€dire€proceedings,€a€copy€of€the€plea€agreement,€and€other€related€documents.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€the€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that,€during€the€course€of€counselððsÐ 4„ Ðrepresentation,€he€met€with€counsel€no€more€than€ten€times.€€The€petitioner€further€contended€that,Ð  p Ðwhen€he€did€meet€with€counsel,€counsel€failed€to€share€any€pleadings,€theories€of€defense,€or€theÐ  \ ÐStateððs€evidence€with€the€petitioner.€€However,€the€petitioner€then€testified€that€counsel€did€informÐ øH Ðhim€that€the€victims€were€planning€to€testify€and€that€the€State€was€going€to€call€witnesses€to€testifyÐ ä4 Ðthat€the€petitioner€had€confessed€in€their€presence.€€The€petitioner€also€conceded€that€he€was€awareÐ Ð  Ðthat€the€State€had€in€its€possession€a€blanket€and€a€tape€recording€of€a€conversation€between€theÐ ¼  Ðpetitioner€and€his€ex„wife€in€which€the€petitioner€admitted€that€he€committed€the€crimes.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€testified€that€counsel€advised€him€to€accept€the€plea€offer€made€by€theÐ €Ð ÐState€the€week€before€trial€and€that€counsel€ð ðgot€madðð€when€he€refused.€€Additionally,€the€petitionerÐ l¼ Ðtestified€that,€at€trial,€counsel€failed€to€call€witnesses€that€the€petitioner€wanted€to€testify€and€ignoredÐ X ¨ Ðthe€petitionerððs€request€to€strike€two€potentially€biased€jurors,€one€of€whom€was€a€victim€of€sexualÐ D!” Ðassault.€€However,€the€petitioner€conceded€on€cross„examination€that€the€witnesses€were€characterÐ 0"€  Ðwitnesses€with€no€first€hand€knowledge€of€the€alleged€crimes€and€that,€at€the€conclusion€of€juryÐ #l! Ðselection,€the€petitioner€signed€a€jury€acceptance€form.€€According€to€the€petitioner,€ð ðI€done€what€myÐ $X" Ðlawyer€told€me€to€do.ððÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àà ` àFinally,€the€petitioner€testified€Ô_ÔthatÔ_Ô€after€the€jury€convicted€him,€he€asked€counsel€toÐ Ì&"% Ðð ðwork€something€out.ðð€€The€petitioner€testified€that€counsel€approached€the€State€for€a€plea€andÐ ¸'#& Ðreturned€with€Ô_Ôan€offer€of€Ô_Ô€twenty€Ô_ÔyearsÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€However,€the€petitioner€testified€that€when€he€signed€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðagreement,€he€believed€that€the€offer€only€applied€to€the€tried€cases.€€The€petitioner€asserted€that€heÐ )à$( Ðdid€not€understand€that€he€was€pleading€guilty€to€any€additional€charges,€Ô_ÔorÔ_Ô€that€he€was€receivingÐ ° Ðconcurrent€twenty€year€sentences.€€Although€the€petitioner€conceded€that€both€counsel€and€the€trialÐ œì Ðcourt€reviewed€the€agreement€with€him€and€that€he€signed€the€plea€documents€setting€forth€the€termsÐ ˆØ Ðof€the€agreement,€the€petitioner€maintained€that€the€agreement€was€not€explained€to€him€in€a€way€thatÐ tÄ Ðhe€understood.€€He€contended€that€counsel€told€him€not€to€read€the€agreement,€but€to€ð ðjust€sign€it.ðð€Ð `° ÐThe€petitioner€testified€that€had€he€known€that€he€was€pleading€guilty€to€additional€charges€andÐ L œ Ðreceiving€additional€twenty€year€sentences,€he€would€not€have€signed€the€agreement,€but€would€haveÐ 8 ˆ Ðinsisted€on€going€to€trial€on€those€charges.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitionerððs€trial€counsel€testified€that€approximately€sixty€percent€(60%)€of€hisÐ ü L  Ðpractice€was€in€the€area€of€criminal€defense€and€that€he€had€been€handling€child€sexual€abuse€casesÐ è 8  Ðsince€1975.€€In€contradiction€to€the€petitionerððs€testimony,€counsel€€testified€that€he€sent€the€petitionerÐ Ô$  Ða€copy€of€every€pleading€and,€although€he€could€not€recall€the€exact€number€of€times€he€met€with€theÐ À  Ðpetitioner,€ð ðit€was€more€than€adequate.ðð€€Counsel€testified€that€he€advised€the€petitioner€of€all€the€Ð ¬ü  ÐStateððs€evidence,€including€not€only€the€blanket€and€tape,€but€also€sexual€paraphernalia€andÐ ˜è  Ðmagazines.€€Moreover,€counsel€testified€that,€ð ðbecause€of€some€unusual€matters€that€developed€inÐ „Ô  Ðreference€to€the€tape€recording[,]ðð€the€defense€was€able€to€get€evidence€from€the€State€beyond€theÐ pÀ Ðscope€of€discovery,€which€counsel€discussed€with€the€petitioner.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€regard€to€the€original€plea€offer,€counsel€testified€that€while€he€did€advise€theÐ 4„ Ðpetitioner€to€accept€the€offer,€it€was€the€petitionerððs€decision€to€make.€€Moreover,€counsel€insistedÐ  p Ðthat€he€was€prepared€to€go€to€trial€at€the€time€the€offer€was€made€and€rejected.€€When€asked€why€heÐ  \ Ðdid€not€call€the€witnesses€whom€the€petitioner€requested,€counsel€responded€that€he€made€a€strategicÐ øH Ðdecision€after€concluding€that€the€witnessesðð€testimony€would€not€benefit€the€petitioner.€€CounselÐ ä4 Ðfurther€testified€that€jury€selection€was€always€a€ð ðjoint€effortðð€between€counsel€and€his€client€and€thatÐ Ð  Ðhe€consulted€with€the€petitioner€as€to€each€potential€juror.€€Although€counsel€could€not€recall€whichÐ ¼  Ðjurors€had€been€excused,€counsel€stated€that€he€believed€the€trial€court€excused€the€sexual€assaultÐ ¨ø Ðvictim€for€cause.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àCounsel€testified€that€after€the€jury€convictions,€he€approached€the€State€about€aÐ l¼ Ðpossible€plea€offer.€€Counsel€testified€that€the€State€made€an€offer€to€settle€all€the€cases,€contingentÐ X ¨ Ðupon€the€petitioner€not€appealing€the€jury€convictions.€€When€asked€whether€he€believed€theÐ D!” Ðpetitioner€understood€the€terms€of€the€guilty€plea,€counsel€responded,Ð 0"€  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à.€.€.€I€know€he€did.€€He€understood€exactly€what€was€going€on€becauseÐ #l! Ðthereððs€two€documents.€.€.€.€One€is€the€court€plea€papers.€€The€secondÐ $X" Ðone€is€a€plea€agreement€that€we€had€reduced€to€writing€and€went€overÐ ô$D # Ðwith€[the€petitioner],€had€him€sign€it,€as€we€did€with€the€court€pleaÐ à%0!$ Ðpapers.€.€.€.€I€discussed€it€with€him,€and€he„€„he€signed€it€and€he€fullyÐ Ì&"% Ðunderstood€it.и'#&` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€testimony,€the€post„conviction€court€denied€the€petition€forÐ )à$( Ðpost„conviction€relief.€€Specifically,€the€post„conviction€court€found€that€the€petitioner€did€not€proveÐ |*Ì%) Ðby€clear€and€convincing€evidence€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective.€€The€post„conviction€courtÐ h+¸&* Ðdid€not€accredit€the€petitionerððs€testimony,€but€gave€greater€weight€to€the€testimony€of€trial€counsel,Ð ° Ðfinding€that€counselððs€preparation,€examination€of€the€witnesses,€and€voir€dire€were€all€within€theÐ œì Ðrange€of€competence€required€of€criminal€defense€attorneys.€€Because€the€post„conviction€courtÐ ˆØ Ðconcluded€that€the€petitioner€did€not€prove€deficient€performance,€the€court€did€not€address€theÐ tÄ Ðprejudice€prong.€€The€petitioner€appeals€the€denial€of€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.Ð `° ÐÌòòò òÓ  ÓII.€€Analysisóóó óÐ 8 ˆ ÐÓ  Óà  àà ` àIn€a€post„conviction€proceeding,€the€petitioner€bears€the€burden€of€proving€theÐ $ t Ðgrounds€raised€in€the€petition€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f)Ð  ` Ð(1997).€€ð ðEvidence€is€clear€and€convincing€when€there€is€no€serious€or€substantial€doubt€about€theÐ ü L  Ðcorrectness€of€the€conclusions€drawn€from€the€evidence.ðð€€òòHicks€v.€Stateóó,€983€S.W.2d€240,€245Ð è 8  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998).€€On€appeal,€òòóóa€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€presents€a€mixedÐ Ô$  Ðquestion€of€law€and€fact€subject€to€de€novo€review.€€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).€Ð À  ÐòòóóAs€such,€the€post„conviction€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€entitled€to€a€presumption€of€correctnessÐ ¬ü  Ðunless€the€evidence€preponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€458€(Tenn.Ð ˜è  Ð2001).€€The€credibility€of€the€witnesses€and€the€weight€and€value€to€be€afforded€their€testimony€areÐ „Ô  Ðquestions€to€be€resolved€by€the€post„conviction€court€and,€on€appeal,€the€burden€is€on€the€petitionerÐ pÀ Ðto€prove€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€post„conviction€courtððs€findings.€€òòHenley€v.Ð \¬ ÐStateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€579€(Tenn.€1997)òòóó.€€However,€a€post„conviction€courtððs€conclusions€of€law,Ð H˜ Ðsuch€as€whether€counselððs€performance€was€deficient€or€whether€that€deficiency€was€prejudicial,€areÐ 4„ Ðsubject€to€a€purely€de€novo€review€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòFieldsóó,€40€S.W.3d€at€458.Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€a€petitioner€seeks€post„conviction€relief€on€the€basis€of€ineffective€assistanceÐ øH Ðof€counsel,€ð ðthe€petitioner€bears€the€burden€of€proving€both€that€counselððs€performance€was€deficientÐ ä4 Ðand€that€the€deficiency€prejudiced€the€defense.ðð€€òòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€369€(Tenn.€1996)Ð Ð  Ð(citing€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984)).€€To€establishÐ ¼  Ðdeficient€performance,€the€petitioner€must€show€that€counselððs€performance€was€below€ð ðthe€rangeÐ ¨ø Ðof€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.ðð€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936Ð ”ä Ð(Tenn.€1975).€€To€establish€prejudice,€the€petitioner€must€show€that€ð ðcounselððs€errors€were€so€seriousÐ €Ð Ðas€to€deprive€the€defendant€of€a€fair€trial,€a€trial€whose€result€is€reliable.ðð€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€atÐ l¼ Ð687,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2064.€€In€the€context€of€a€conviction€stemming€from€a€guilty€plea,€ð ðthe€petitionerÐ X ¨ Ðmust€show€ððprejudiceðð€by€demonstrating€that,€but€for€counselððs€errors,€he€would€not€have€pleadedÐ D!” Ðguilty€but€would€have€insisted€upon€going€to€trial.ðð€€òòHicks€v.€Stateóó,€Ô_Ô983Ô_Ô€S.W.2d€at€246;€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòHillÐ 0"€  Ðv.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59,€106€S.€Ct.€366,€370€(1985).€€Furthermore,€Ð #l! Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[b]ecause€a€petitioner€must€establish€both€prongs€of€the€test,€a€failureÐ $X" Ðto€prove€either€deficiency€or€prejudice€provides€a€sufficient€basis€toÐ ô$D # Ðdeny€relief€on€the€ineffective€assistance€claim.€€Indeed,€a€court€needÐ à%0!$ Ðnot€address€the€components€in€any€particular€order€or€even€addressÐ Ì&"% Ðboth€if€the€[petitioner]€makes€an€insufficient€showing€of€oneÐ ¸'#& Ðcomponent.Ф(ô#'` x` x ÐòòGoadóó,€938€S.W.2d€at€370€(citing€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€697,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2069).Ð )à$( Ðâ â€òòóó€€€€Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àIn€his€brief,€the€petitioner€maintains€that€ð ðthe€evidence€supports€his€allegation€that€heÐ ° Ðâ âwanted€to€have€a€jury€trial€in€all€his€cases,€as€he€was€not€guilty€of€any€crime€and€only€accepted€aÐ œì Ð[twenty]€year€sentence€believing€he€[would€then]€have€a€jury€trial€on€his€remaining€cases.ðð€€WeÐ ˆØ Ðdisagree.€€The€only€evidence€in€the€record€indicating€that€the€petitioner€was€unaware€of€the€terms€ofÐ tÄ Ðthe€plea€agreement€consists€of€the€petitionerððs€own€testimony.€€According€to€the€transcript€of€theÐ `° Ðsubmission€hearing,€not€only€did€the€trial€court€explain€to€the€petitioner€that€the€agreement€includedÐ L œ Ðguilty€pleas€to€the€pending€charges,€but€the€State€went€over€in€detail€the€facts€of€each€case€to€whichÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€petitioner€was€pleading€guilty.€€When€asked€by€the€trial€court€if€he€understood€the€terms€of€theÐ $ t Ðagreement,€the€petitioner€answered€in€the€affirmative.€€Furthermore,€the€State€entered€into€evidenceÐ  ` Ða€copy€of€the€plea€agreement,€signed€by€the€petitioner,€which€indicated€that€the€petitioner€wasÐ ü L  Ðpleading€guilty€to€the€additional€charges.€€Because€the€petitioner€has€not€carried€his€burden€ofÐ è 8  Ðproving€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€post„conviction€courtððs€findings€of€fact,€we€areÐ Ô$  Ðbound€by€the€post„conviction€courtððs€conclusion€that€the€petitioner€received€effective€assistance€ofÐ À  Ðcounsel.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌÓ  Óòòò òIII.€€Conclusionó óóóÐ „Ô  ÐÓ  Óà  àà ` àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court.Ð pÀ ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð  \ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€Ô_ÔOGLE,€JUDGE