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PamelaJ._Drewery_,Jackson,Tennessee,fortheappellant,_Demario_Ԁ_Quentez_ԀJackson.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MarkE.Davidson,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; ` Jerry_Woodall_,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andAlEarls,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral,forthe L  appellee,StateofTennessee. 8!  @@OO& OPINION #@XX#XX@ #`" #@XX܇ #  XX@  TheDefendant,DemarioQuentezJackson,wasindictedfortwocountsofrapeofachild. $8 $ Hepleadedguiltytobothcountsaschargedandwassentencedpursuanttoapleaagreementto %$!% fifteenyearsoneachcount,tobeservedconcurrently.TheDefendantwassentencedasaRangeI, &"& standardoffenderbutisservingthesentencesatonehundredpercentpursuanttostatute.SeeTenn. '"' CodeAnn.3913523(c),4035501(i).TheDefendantfiledforpostconvictionreliefalleging (#( thathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounseland,asaresult,didnotknowingly,intelligentlyor )$) voluntarilyenterhisguiltyplea.Afterahearingthetrialcourtdeniedrelief,findingthatthe p*%* Defendanthadnotmethisburdenofprovingthathiscounselhadbeenineffectiveorthathisguilty \+&+ pleawasinvalid.TheDefendantnowappeals,arguingthathistrialcounselwasineffective in H,', allowing[him]topleadguiltytothesentenceandthathisguiltypleawasnotenteredknowingly, 4-(- voluntarilyorintelligentlyasaresultofhislawyersineffectiveness.Uponourreviewoftherecord  andrelevantlegalauthority,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.      InpostconvictionproceedingstheDefendanthastheburdenofprovinghisorherallegations t  byclearandconvincingevidence.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f).Here,thegistofthe ` Defendantscomplaintabouthisattorneyisthatshedidnotinformhimthathewouldhavetoserve L  hissentencesatonehundredpercent;thatis,thathewouldnotbeeligibleforearlyrelease. 8  However,thepostconvictiontrialcourtfoundthat $ t   8 ` [_t]he_Ԁproofclearlydemonstratesthatthedefendantwasadvisedofall  L  rightsbothinthemotiontoaccepthisguiltypleaandthathewas  8  advisedofthesentenceandthathewouldhavetoserve100%ofthat $  sentence.Itisfurtherclearfromthetranscriptthatthedefendantwas   advisedbythe[sentencing]Courtduringthepleahearingthathe   would[be]sentencedasa100%offender. ` x` x Thesefindingsoffactareconclusiveonappealunlesstheevidencepreponderatestothecontrary. p SeeNettersv.State,957S.W.2d844,847(Tenn.Crim.App.1997).ItistheDefendantsburden \ toillustratetothisCourthowtheevidencepreponderatesagainstthepostconvictioncourts H judgment.SeeBlackv.State,794S.W.2d752,755(Tenn.Crim.App.1990). 4   TheDefendanthasfailedtodemonstratethattheevidenceinthiscasepreponderatesagainst  \ thetrialcourtsfindings.Attheguiltypleahearing,atranscriptofwhichisincludedintherecord, H thetrialcourttwiceinformedtheDefendantthathewasbeingsentencedasaonehundredpercent 4 offenderonbothcases.TheDefendanttestifiedatthepleahearingthatheunderstoodhisplea   bargain;thathehadnoquestionsabouthisplea;andthathewassatisfiedwithhisattorney.The   Defendantsignedhispleaofguilty,onwhichwassetforth 15yearstoserveinTennessee  DepartmentofCorrection,100%offenderoneachcase.Atnopointduringthepleahearingdid  theDefendantraiseanyquestionsabouthiseligibilityforearlyreleaseorhowmuchtimehewould  actuallyhavetoserve. l     TheDefendanttestifiedathispostconvictionhearingthathehadbeen misledonboth D! cases;thathehadnotunderstoodhowmuchtimehewouldhavetoserve;andthathehadbeen 0"   unawareofwhat100percentreallymeant.Heexplained 15yearsat100percent,forayoung #l! man,ishardtodo....[_A]ll_ԀImaskingisifitispossible,thatIcouldgetaneasierpercentage.He $X" testifiedthathedidnotwantanewtrial,statingthatifhedid takethetrial,[hes]stillstuck.He $D # furthertestifiedthathehadpledguilty [_o]nly_Ԁbecauseitwasstatedto[him]that[he]wasalready, %0!$ youknowtherewasnoway[he]couldbeatthecaseanyway. &"%   WhenaDefendantcomplainsthathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselin (#' conjunctionwithenteringaguiltyplea,hebearstheburdenofshowingthathiscounselmadeerrors )$( soseriousthatheorshewasnotfunctioningascounselasguaranteedundertheSixthAmendment |*%) totheUnitedStatesConstitution.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,687(1984);Cooperv. h+&* State,849S.W.2d744,747(Tenn.1993).Hemustfurthershow thatthereisareasonable  probabilitythat,butforcounselserrorshewouldnothavepleadedguiltyandwouldhaveinsisted  ongoingtotrial.Hillv.Lockhart,474U.S.52,59(1985).    TheDefendantinthiscasefailedtoprovebyclearandconvincingevidenceeitherofthe ` prongsnecessarytodemonstrateineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Moreover,eveniftrialcounsel L  failedtocorrectlyinformtheDefendantabouthowmuchtimehewasgoingtohavetoserve,his 8  testimonyindicatesthathepledguiltynotbasedontheamountoftimehethoughthewasgoingto $ t spendinprison,butbecausehethoughthewouldbeunabletoprevailattrial. *#  1      ׀TheDefendanthas  ` likewisefailedtoprovethathedidnotenterhisguiltypleavoluntarily,intelligentlyandknowingly.  L  Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisthereforeaffirmed.  8  ̀0   `     h     ___________________________________ (#(#    `     h     DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE