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Ðfelony.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„210.€€The€trial€court€imposed€a€Range€I€sentence€of€20€years.Ð 6#†" ÐOn€appeal,€this€court€affirmed€the€conviction€but€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€Ô_ÔresentencingÔ_Ô.€€òòStateÐ "$r# Ðv.€King€David€Johnsonóó,€No.€01C01-9610-CC-00430€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.,€at€Nashville,€Oct.€24,€1997).€Ð %^ $ ÐPermission€to€appeal€to€our€supreme€court€was€denied€on€June€29,€1998.€€On€a€second€appeal€afterÐ ú%J!% ÐÔ_ÔresentencingÔ_Ô€by€the€trial€court,€this€court€modified€the€petitionerððs€sentence€to€17€years€due€to€theÐ æ&6"& Ðmisapplication€of€three€enhancement€factors.€€òòState€v.€King€David€Johnsonóó,€No.Ð Ò'"#' Ð01C01-9808-CC-00329€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.,€at€Nashville,€April€22,€1999).€€There€was€no€applicationÐ ¾($( Ðfor€permission€to€appeal€to€our€supreme€court.€€Ð ª)ú$) ÐÌà  àThe€conviction€was€based€upon€the€death€of€the€petitioner's€girlfriend,€Valerie€Duke,€whoÐ ‚+Ò&+ Ðdied€as€a€result€of€a€gunshot€to€the€forehead.€€Rhonda€Alexander,€a€witness€for€the€state€at€trial,Ð n,¾', Ðtestified€that€on€the€day€before€the€shooting,€she€overheard€the€petitioner€threaten€the€victim€at€herÐ Z-ª(-ý ÐÔ_Ôplace€of€employment€and€observed€him€throw€a€soft€drink€on€her.€€The€petitioner€acknowledged€thatÐ ° Ðhe€had€been€at€the€victim's€residence€the€night€of€the€shooting€after€receiving€a€telephone€call€fromÐ œì Ðthe€victim,€who€expressed€concern€that€a€window€in€her€house€would€not€close.€€The€petitionerÐ ˆØ Ðtestified€that€he€got€dressed,€armed€himself€with€a€Glock€nine„millimeter€semi„automatic€pistol,€andÐ tÄ Ðtraveled€to€€the€victim's€residence.€€Explaining€that€he€took€the€pistol€because€he€was€fearful€for€hisÐ `° Ðown€safety€while€driving€back€roads,€the€petitioner€claimed€that€he€loaded€the€gun€just€prior€toÐ L œ Ðentering€the€victim's€residence.€€He€testified€that€after€he€checked€the€window,€he€took€his€gun€fromÐ 8 ˆ Ðhis€waistband€and€walked€into€the€bathroom.€€The€petitioner€claimed€that€when€he€returned,€theÐ $ t Ðvictim€was€sitting€on€the€side€of€a€lower€bunk€bed€with€the€gun€in€her€hand.€€His€defense€at€trial€wasÐ  ` Ðthat€the€shooting€was€accidental.€€He€contended€that€the€victim€was€holding€the€gun€by€its€barrel€andÐ ü L  Ðthat€when€he€grabbed€for€the€weapon,€it€discharged€into€her€head.€€By€the€time€the€police€arrived€atÐ è 8  Ðthe€scene,€the€pistol€had€been€tucked€underneath€the€victim's€pillow.€€Investigators€found€no€tracesÐ Ô$  Ðof€gunshot€residue€on€the€hands€€of€the€victim€or€the€petitioner€and€found€no€fingerprints€on€theÐ À  Ðweapon.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àIn€this€petition€for€post-conviction€relief,€the€petitioner€alleged€that€his€trial€counsel€wasÐ „Ô  Ðineffective€for€failing€to€adequately€prepare€the€case€for€trial;€failing€to€timely€object€to€inadmissibleÐ pÀ Ðtestimony;€failing€to€call€favorable€witnesses;€and€failing€to€adequately€prepare€him€to€testify€at€hisÐ \¬ Ðsentencing€hearing.€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àAt€the€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that€he€saw€his€trial€counsel€only€threeÐ  p Ðtimes€before€trial.€€He€claimed€that€he€first€met€with€trial€counsel€for€approximately€30€minutes€atÐ  \ Ðthe€time€that€he€retained€him.€€The€petitioner€testified€that€he€met€with€counsel€a€second€time€beforeÐ øH ÐChristmas€of€1995€when€he€learned€that€the€trial€might€begin€the€following€week.€€The€petitionerÐ ä4 Ðrecalled€that€he€met€with€his€counsel€on€the€third€occasion€only€a€few€days€before€trial;€at€that€time,Ð Ð  Ðthe€two€discussed€jury€selection€and€character€witnesses.€€The€petitioner€complained€that€becauseÐ ¼  Ðhis€trial€counsel€never€rehearsed€his€testimony,€he€was€unprepared€to€testify.€€He€testified€that€he€andÐ ¨ø Ðhis€trial€counsel€never€communicated€after€the€sentencing€hearing.€€The€petitioner€claimed€that€phoneÐ ”ä Ðrecords€demonstrated€that€one€of€the€state's€witnesses€was€mistaken€or€untruthful,€but€that€trialÐ €Ð Ðcounsel€never€raised€the€issue.€€On€cross„examination,€the€petitioner€acknowledged€that€he€neverÐ l¼ Ðcomplained€to€his€counsel€about€the€lack€of€preparation€and€never€considered€dismissing€him€orÐ X ¨ Ðhiring€another€lawyer.€€Other€than€the€petitioner,€there€were€no€other€witnesses€at€the€evidentiaryÐ D!” Ðhearing.€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€proceeding,€the€trial€judge,€who€presided€at€trial,€ruled€that€theÐ $X" Ðpetitioner€received€the€effective€assistance€of€counsel.€€He€observed€that€the€evidence€could€haveÐ ô$D # Ðeasily€supported€a€conviction€for€first€degree€murder€and€concluded€that€trial€counsel€had€exhibitedÐ à%0!$ Ðunusual€skill€by€persuading€the€jury€to€return€with€a€lesser€verdict€of€second€degree€murder.€€Ð Ì&"% Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àÌà  àIn€a€post-conviction€proceeding,€the€petitioner€has€the€burden€of€proving€factual€allegationsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðby€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðð€40-€30-210(f).€€The€findings€of€fact€made€byÐ )à$( Ðâ âthe€trial€court€are€conclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€petitioner€is€able€to€establish€that€the€evidenceÐ |*Ì%) Ðpreponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòClenny€v.€Stateóó,€576€S.W.2d€12€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978);Ð ° ÐòòGraves€v.€Stateóó,€512€S.W.2d€603€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1973).€€Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àWhen€a€petitioner€seeks€post-conviction€relief€on€the€basis€of€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ tÄ Ðcounsel,€he€must€first€establish€that€the€services€rendered€or€the€advice€given€was€below€"the€rangeÐ `° Ðof€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases."€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936Ð L œ Ð(Tenn.€1975).€€Second,€he€must€show€that€the€deficiencies€"actually€had€an€adverse€effect€on€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðdefense."€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€693€(1984).€€The€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€theÐ $ t Ðbenefit€of€hindsight,€may€not€second-guess€a€reasonably€based€trial€strategy,€and€cannot€criticize€aÐ  ` Ðsound,€but€unsuccessful,€tactical€decision€made€during€the€course€of€proceedings.€€òòAdkins€v.€Stateóó,Ð ü L  Ð911€S.W.2d€334,€347€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€Such€deference€to€the€tactical€decisions€of€counsel,Ð è 8  Ðhowever,€applies€only€if€the€choices€are€made€after€adequate€preparation€for€the€case.€€òòCooper€v.Ð Ô$  ÐStateóó,€847€S.W.2d€521,€528€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).Ð À  ÐÌÓ  ÓÓ  Óà  àIn€our€view,€the€evidence€here€does€not€preponderate€against€the€findings€of€the€trial€court.€Ð ˜è  ÐThe€petitioner€acknowledged€that€his€trial€counsel€discussed€a€jury€selection€strategy€and€addressed€Ð „Ô  Ðthe€value€of€using€character€witnesses.€€More€importantly,€the€petitioner€was€unable€to€suggest€anyÐ pÀ Ðparticular€way€that€trial€counsel€could€have€better€prepared€him€to€testify.€€The€results€of€the€trialÐ \¬ Ðwere€favorable€to€the€defense€in€consideration€of€the€testimony€presented€at€trial.€€Of€further€note,Ð H˜ Ðthe€petitioner€has€been€unable€to€establish€how€more€preparation€for€either€his€trial€testimony€or€thatÐ 4„ Ðat€his€sentencing€hearing€could€have€altered€the€outcome€of€the€case.€€In€our€view,€the€petitioner€hasÐ  p Ðfailed€to€establish€how€any€of€the€alleged€deficiencies€adversely€affected€the€verdict.€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌÌ€¹Ó&Óà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ”ä Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE