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ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼E%»XXéN #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XéX»¼E%Ôà  àThe€petitioner,€Ô_ÔDaynelleÔ_Ô€M.€Kyle,€appeals€as€of€right€from€the€dismissal€by€the€Knox€CountyÐ ü#L# ÐCriminal€Court€of€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€He€was€convicted€in€October€1997€of€oneÐ è$8 $ Ðcount€of€possession€of€.5€grams€or€more€of€cocaine€with€intent€to€sell,€a€Class€B€felony,€and€receivedÐ Ô%$!% Ða€sentence€of€twelve€years,€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender,€in€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÐ À&"& ÐCorrection.€€The€petitionerððs€conviction€was€affirmed€by€this€court€on€direct€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.Ð ¬'ü"' ÐÔ_ÔDaynelleÔ_Ô€M.€Kyleóó,€No.€03C01„9808„CR„00273,€1999€WL€410312€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€June€22,€1999).€Ð ˜(è#( ÐÌÓ*°,XƒX× –X°œX*Óà  àOn€June€5,€2000,€the€petitioner€timely€filed€a€òòpro€seóó€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.Ð p*À%* ÐSubsequently,€counsel€was€appointed€and€an€amended€petition€was€filed€on€July€11,€2000.€€In€theÐ \+¬&+ Ðcombined€petitions,€the€following€allegations€were€presented:Ð H,˜', ÐÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(1)à × àthe€conviction€was€based€on€use€of€evidence€gained€pursuant€toÐ ° Ðan€unconstitutional€search€and€seizure;€Ðœì` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)à × àthe€conviction€was€based€on€use€of€evidence€obtained€pursuantÐ tÄ Ðto€an€unlawful€arrest;Ð`°` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(3)à × àthe€conviction€was€based€on€action€of€a€grand€or€petit€jury€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðwas€unconstitutionally€selected€and€impaneled;Ð$ t` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(4)à × àthe€petitioner€was€denied€due€process€of€law€by€failure€of€theÐ ü L  Ðprosecutor€to€correct€conflicts€in€the€testimony€of€the€StateððsÐ è 8  Ðwitnesses;€andÐÔ$ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(5)à × àthe€petitioner€was€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel€basedÐ ¬ü  Ðon€the€following€claims:€(a)€that€counsel€failed€to€fully€discuss€theÐ ˜è  Ðcase€or€any€theories€of€defense€with€the€petitioner;€(b)€that€counselÐ „Ô  Ðfailed€to€file€any€motions€to€challenge€an€illegal€search€and€unlawfulÐ pÀ Ðarrest;€and€(c)€that€counsel€failed€to€challenge€the€racial€makeup€ofÐ \¬ Ðeither€the€grand€jury€that€indicted€him€or€the€trial€jury€that€convictedÐ H˜ Ðhim.Ð4„` x` x Ðà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà  àAt€the€post„conviction€hearing,€the€petitionerððs€counsel€advised€the€court€that€they€wereÐ  \ Ðproceeding€only€as€to€the€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€namely,€how€many€times€trialÐ øH Ðcounsel€had€met€with€the€petitioner€prior€to€trial,€and€whether€counsel€was€adequately€prepared€forÐ ä4 Ðthe€trial.€€After€the€hearing,€where€both€the€petitioner€and€his€trial€counsel€testified,€the€post„Ð Ð  Ðconviction€court€dismissed€the€petition.€€The€petitioner€timely€appealed,€presenting€the€same€issuesÐ ¼  Ðon€appeal.€€After€examination€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€petition€for€post„Ð ¨ø Ðconviction€relief.€€€Ð ”ä ÐÌò òòòÓ  ÓDISCUSSIONóóó óÐ l¼ ÐÓžÓÌà  àThe€facts€of€this€case€have€been€set€out€fully€in€our€opinion€on€direct€appeal:Ð D!” ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà × àOfficer€Donna€Mynatt€of€the€Knoxville€Police€DepartmentÐ #l! Ðtestified€that€on€May€23,€1995,€she€and€some€other€officers€wereÐ $X" Ðconducting€surveillance€of€a€suspected€crack€house.€€Mynatt€and€theÐ ô$D # Ðother€officers€saw€several€people€go€into€the€crack€house€and€whenÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€people€came€out,€the€officers€stopped€them.€€Most€of€the€peopleÐ Ì&"% Ðwho€came€out€of€the€crack€house€had€approximately€.25€grams€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðcocaine€and€various€items€considered€to€be€drug€paraphernalia.Ф(ô#'` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà × àMynatt€testified€that€at€approximately€12:45€a.m.,€AppellantÐ |*Ì%) Ð[Daynelle€M.€€Kyle]€and€two€other€individuals€came€out€of€the€crackÐ h+¸&* Ðhouse€and€began€drinking€beer.€€Mynatt€then€approached€the€threeÐ ° Ðindividuals€and€stated,€"Hey,€I€want€to€talk€to€you€just€a€second."€€TheÐ œì Ðthree€individuals€then€began€running€in€different€directions.€€MynattÐ ˆØ Ðthen€radioed€for€backup€as€Officer€James€Quick€began€pursuit€ofÐ tÄ ÐAppellant.€€While€Quick€was€running€after€Appellant,€Mynatt€sawÐ `° ÐQuick€point€to€a€telephone€pole€past€which€he€had€ran.€€ShortlyÐ L œ Ðthereafter,€Appellant€stopped€running€and€laid€down€on€the€ground.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐQuick€then€put€handcuffs€on€Appellant.€€Quick€told€Mynatt€thatÐ $ t ÐAppellant€had€thrown€some€cocaine€on€the€ground€near€the€telephoneÐ  ` Ðpole.€€Quick€searched€Appellant€and€discovered€approximatelyÐ ü L  Ð$500.00€in€cash.Ðè 8 ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà × àMynatt€testified€that€after€she€and€Quick€put€Appellant€in€a€patrolÐ À  Ðcar,€they€returned€to€the€telephone€pole.€€The€officers€found€sixteenÐ ¬ü  Ðsmall€baggies€of€cocaine€in€a€larger€bag€of€cocaine.€€Mynatt€estimatedÐ ˜è  Ðthat€the€cocaine€had€a€street€value€of€$1,000.00.Ð„Ô ` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` à.€.€.€.Ð \¬ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà × àAppellant€testified€that€he€had€never€been€in€the€suspected€crackÐ 4„ Ðhouse.€€Appellant€testified€that€he€was€merely€in€the€area€when€he€sawÐ  p Ðtwo€black€men€running,€so€he€decided€to€run€for€his€own€protection.€Ð  \ ÐAppellant€denied€ever€having€possession€of€the€cocaine€and€he€statedÐ øH Ðthat€the€cash€he€had€in€his€possession€was€obtained€by€gambling.€Ð ä4 ÐAppellant€admitted€that€he€had€never€had€any€regular€employment.ÐÐ ` x` x ÐÌòòKyleóó,€1999€WL€410312,€at€*1„2.Ð ¨ø ÐÌÓ  Óòòò òANALYSISó óóóÐ €Ð ÐÌÓt%Óòòò òòòóóóóÓ  ÓGrounds€for€Post„Conviction€Proceedingó óÐ X ¨ ÐÓÉ%ÓÌà  àThe€grounds€on€which€a€prisoner€may€petition€the€court€for€post„conviction€relief€are€set€outÐ 0"€  Ðin€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„30„203:€€ð ðRelief€under€this€part€shall€be€granted€when€theÐ #l! Ðconviction€or€sentence€is€void€or€voidable€because€of€the€abridgment€of€any€right€guaranteed€by€theÐ $X" ÐConstitution€of€Tennessee€or€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States.ðð€€€The€Sixth€Amendment€to€theÐ ô$D # ÐUnited€States€Constitution€and€Article€I,€Section€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€are€sources€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðright€of€an€accused€to€effective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Our€supreme€court€has€determined€thatÐ Ì&"% Ðð ð[t]hese€two€constitutional€provisions€are€identical€in€import€with€the€result€that€a€denial€of€the€SixthÐ ¸'#& ÐAmendment€right€to€the€effective€assistance€of€counsel€is€simultaneously€a€denial€of€the€right€to€beÐ ¤(ô#' Ðheard€by€counsel,€as€provided€under€the€Constitution€of€Tennessee.ðð€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2dÐ )à$( Ð930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€Therefore,€in€order€to€determine€the€competence€of€counsel,€TennesseeÐ |*Ì%) Ðcourts€have€applied€standards€developed€in€federal€case€law.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€968€S.W.2d€900,Ð h+¸&* Ð905€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997)Ô‡XéXXXéÔ€(noting€that€the€same€standard€for€determining€ineffective€assistanceÐ ° Ðof€counsel€that€is€applied€in€federal€cases€also€applies€in€Tennessee).€Ð œì ÐÌà  àThe€U.S.€Supreme€Court€articulated€the€standard€in€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,Ð tÄ Ð104€S.€Ct.€2052,€80€L.€Ed.€2d€674€(1984),€which€is€widely€accepted€as€the€appropriate€standard€forÐ `° Ðall€claims€of€a€convicted€petitioner€that€counselððs€assistance€was€defective.€€The€standard€is€firmlyÐ L œ Ðgrounded€in€the€belief€that€counsel€plays€a€role€that€is€ð ðcritical€to€the€ability€of€the€adversarial€systemÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€produce€just€results.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€685,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2063.€The€òòStricklandóó€standard€is€a€two„prong€test:Ô#†XéXXXé~+#ÔÐ $ t ЀÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÔ‡XéXXXéÔFirst,€the€defendant€must€show€that€counselððs€performance€wasÐ ü L  Ðdeficient.€€This€requires€showing€that€counsel€made€errors€so€seriousÐ è 8  Ðthat€counsel€was€not€functioning€as€the€ð ðcounselðð€guaranteed€theÐ Ô$  Ðdefendant€by€the€Sixth€Amendment.€€Second,€the€defendant€mustÐ À  Ðshow€that€the€deficient€performance€prejudiced€the€defense.€€ThisÐ ¬ü  Ðrequires€showing€that€counselððs€errors€were€so€serious€as€to€depriveÐ ˜è  Ðthe€defendant€of€a€fair€trial,€a€trial€whose€result€is€reliable.Ô#†XéXXXé/#ÔÐ„Ô ` x` x ÐÌòòÔ‡XéXXXéÔId.óó€at€687,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2064.€€The€òòStricklandóó€Court€further€explained€the€meaning€of€ð ðdeficientÐ \¬ Ðperformanceðð€in€the€first€prong€of€the€test€in€the€following€way:Ð H˜ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIn€any€case€presenting€an€ineffectiveness€claim,€the€performanceÐ  p Ðinquiry€must€be€whether€counselððs€assistance€was€reasonableÐ  \ Ðconsidering€all€the€circumstances.€.€.€.€€No€particular€set€of€detailedÐ øH Ðrules€for€counselððs€conduct€can€satisfactorily€take€account€of€theÐ ä4 Ðvariety€of€circumstances€faced€by€defense€counsel€or€the€range€ofÐ Ð  Ðlegitimate€decisions€regarding€how€best€to€represent€a€criminalÐ ¼  Ðdefendant.Шø` x` x ÐÌòòId.óó€at€688„89,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2065.€€Petitioner€must€therefore,€establish€that€ð ðthe€advice€given€or€theÔ#†XéXXXéÑ1#ÔÐ €Ð ÐÔ‡XéXXXéÔservice€rendered€was€not€within€the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases[.]ðð€Ð l¼ ÐòòBankston€v.€Stateóó,€815€S.W.2d€213,€215€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ô#†XéXXXéÅ5#Ô€€Ô‡XéXXXéÔÐ X ¨ ÐÌà  àAs€for€the€prejudice€prong€of€the€test,€the€òòStricklandóó€Court€stated:€ð ðThe€defendant€must€showÐ 0"€  Ðthat€there€is€a€reasonable€probability€that,€but€for€counselððs€unprofessional€errors,€the€result€of€theÐ #l! Ðproceeding€would€have€been€different.€€A€reasonable€probability€is€a€probability€sufficient€toÐ $X" Ðundermine€confidence€in€the€outcome.ðð€€òòóó466€U.S.€at€694,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2068;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòOverton€v.Ð ô$D # ÐStateóó,€874€S.W.2d€6,€11€(Tenn.€1994)€(holding€that€petitioner€failed€to€establish€that€ð ðthere€is€aÔ#†XéXXXéÊ6#ÔÐ à%0!$ ÐÔ‡XéXXXéÔreasonable€probability€that,€but€for€counselððs€errors,€the€outcome€of€the€proceedings€would€have€beenÐ Ì&"% Ðdifferentðð).Ô#†XéXXXéž9#ÔÐ ¸'#& ÐÌà  àÔ‡XéXXXéÔCourts€need€not€approach€the€òòStricklandóó€test€in€a€specific€order€or€even€ð ðaddress€bothÐ )à$( Ðcomponents€of€the€inquiry€if€the€defendant€makes€an€insufficient€showing€on€one.ðð€€466€U.S.€at€697,Ð |*Ì%) Ð104€S.€Ct.€at€2069;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€370€(Tenn.€1996)€(stating€that€ð ðfailureÐ h+¸&* Ðto€prove€either€deficiency€or€prejudice€provides€a€sufficient€basis€to€deny€relief€on€the€ineffectiveÐ ° Ðassistance€claimðð).Ô#†XéXXXéŽ:#ÔÐ œì ÐÌà  àÔ‡XéXXXéÔBy€statute€in€Tennessee,€the€petitioner€at€a€post„conviction€relief€hearing€has€the€burden€ofÐ tÄ Ðproving€the€allegations€of€fact€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„Ð `° Ð210(f)€(1997).€€A€petition€based€on€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€is€a€single€ground€for€relief,Ð L œ Ðtherefore€all€factual€allegations€must€be€presented€in€one€claim.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„Ð 8 ˆ Ð206(d)€(1997).€Ô#†XéXXXéø<#ÔÔ‡XéXXXéÔ€ð ðA€bare€allegation€that€a€constitutional€right€has€been€violated€and€mere€conclusionsÐ $ t Ðof€law€shall€not€be€sufficient€to€warrant€any€further€proceedings.€€Failure€to€state€a€factual€basis€forÐ  ` Ðthe€grounds€alleged€shall€result€in€immediate€dismissal€of€the€petition.ðð€€òòId.óóÐ ü L  ÐÌà  àIn€this€matter,€the€post„conviction€court€did€not€set€out€written€findings€of€fact€andÐ Ô$  Ðconclusions€of€law,€as€required€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„30„211(b).€€However,€reversalÐ À  Ðis€not€necessarily€required€when€the€post„conviction€court€recites€from€the€bench,€as€occurred€here,Ð ¬ü  Ðits€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€€Higginsóó,€729€S.W.2d€288,€290„91€(Tenn.Ð ˜è  ÐCrim.€€App.€€1987);€òòState€v.€€Swansonóó,€680€S.W.2d€487,€489€(Tenn.€€Crim.€€App.€€1984).Ð „Ô  ÐÌÔ#†XéXXXé.?#Ôòòóóò òà  àà ` àà × àà  àClaim€of€Ineffective€Assistance€of€Counseló óÐ \¬ ÐÌà  àThe€sole€issue€argued€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€and€on€appeal€is€whether€the€petitionerÐ 4„ Ðreceived€effective€assistance€of€counsel€at€trial.€€As€articulated€by€post„conviction€counsel€at€theÐ  p Ðpost„conviction€hearing,€the€question€was€ð ðhow€many€times€[petitioner€and€trial€counsel]€had€all€metÐ  \ Ðand€whether€or€not€[the€petitioner]€believed€that€that€was€enough€time€to€properly€prepare€for€a€juryÐ øH Ðtrial.ðð€€The€petitioner€and€trial€counsel€were€the€only€two€witnesses€to€testify€at€the€post„convictionÐ ä4 Ðhearing.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAt€the€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that€he€had€a€fifth€grade€education€and€was€presentlyÐ ¨ø Ðlearning€how€to€read€and€write.€€He€said€that€someone€else€had€drawn€up€his€post„conviction€petition,Ð ”ä Ðand€he€did€not€understand€what€was€in€it.€€After€trial€counsel€was€appointed€to€represent€him,€heÐ €Ð Ðtalked€with€counsel€a€total€of€three€to€seven€times,€one€of€which€was€in€person.€€All€of€hisÐ l¼ Ðconversations€with€counsel€totaled€two€and€one„half€to€three€hours.€€He€gave€trial€counsel€ð ðsomeÐ X ¨ Ðnamesðð€of€witnesses€but€did€not€know€if€counsel€ever€talked€to€the€witnesses.€€He€could€notÐ D!” Ðremember€anyone€other€than€himself€testifying€on€his€behalf€at€the€trial.€€He€testified€that€trialÐ 0"€  Ðcounsel€was€not€properly€prepared€for€trial€because€they€had€not€fully€discussed€the€case.€€HeÐ #l! Ðadmitted€that€he€had€missed€one€meeting€with€counsel€because€he€did€not€have€a€ride.€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€petitioner€testified€that€trial€counsel€was€not€the€original€attorneyÐ à%0!$ Ðwho€represented€him.€€Initially,€the€petitioner€had€hired€Bill€Banks,€his€family€attorney€sinceÐ Ì&"% Ðchildhood,€to€represent€him.€€Banks€eventually€withdrew€because€of€the€petitionerððs€failure€to€payÐ ¸'#& Ðhim.€€Petitioner€then€hired€Darryl€Humphrey€to€represent€him€and€said€he€was€ð ðpaying€paymentsððÐ ¤(ô#' Ðto€Humphrey€even€though€Humphrey€also€withdrew€as€counsel€in€July€1997€because€of€theÐ )à$( Ðpetitionerððs€failure€to€pay€him.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€petitioner€further€testified€that€he€could€not€remember€the€last€time€he€had€met€with€trialÐ ° Ðcounsel€prior€to€trial€but€knew€he€had€met€with€him€once.€€He€said€he€gave€trial€counsel€the€first€andÐ œì Ðlast€names€of€some€witnesses€who€would€have€testified€on€his€behalf€at€trial.€€According€to€theÐ ˆØ Ðpetitioner,€these€witnesses€would€have€testified€that€they€and€the€petitioner€all€ran€from€the€policeÐ tÄ Ðin€the€same€direction€on€the€morning€of€the€incident€and€they€did€not€see€him€throw€down€any€drugs.€Ð `° ÐHe€said€he€gave€trial€counsel€the€names€of€Phyllis€Stanford€and€Nathaniel€Smith€and€said€they€wouldÐ L œ Ðhave€testified€on€his€behalf.€€The€petitioner€admitted€that€he€gave€counsel€their€names€before€the€trialÐ 8 ˆ Ðbut€did€not€give€him€their€addresses€or€phone€numbers€until€the€motion€for€new€trial.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àTrial€counsel€testified€that€he€had€been€practicing€law€since€1988€and€that€about€ninety„fiveÐ ü L  Ðpercent€of€his€private€practice€was€criminal€law.€€When€questioned€if€there€was€anything€unusualÐ è 8  Ðabout€the€petitionerððs€case,€counsel€responded€that€ð ð[i]t€was€his€word€against€the€officers.ðð€€HeÐ Ô$  Ðtestified€that€he€had€examined€the€scene€of€the€arrest€at€night€to€see€what€it€looked€like.€€He€alsoÐ À  Ðstated€that€he€had€received€discovery€information€from€the€State€and€from€the€petitionerððs€previousÐ ¬ü  Ðattorney€regarding€the€arrest€and€the€cocaine,€but€that€he€had€not€filed€any€suppression€motionÐ ˜è  Ðbecause€the€petitioner€claimed€the€cocaine€was€not€his.€€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àCounsel€acknowledged€that€he€had€met€with€the€petitioner€ð ðfor€an€hour€or€so€and€talked€onÐ \¬ Ðthe€phone€a€couple€of€timesðð€but€that€ð ð[the€petitioner]€didnððt€come€back€to€the€office€again,€though.ðð€Ð H˜ ÐRegarding€his€attempts€to€meet€with€the€petitioner,€counsel€testified:Ð 4„ ÐÌÓ€ (º½83ÓØ! !ØÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÝ‚3£ÕUÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  ÚQÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0× ` x` xàÝ  ÝOkay.€Did€you€try€to€get€him€to€come€in€to€discuss€the€case€withÐ  \ Ðyou?݃3£ÕU"VÝŒÐøH× x× x ÐŒÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x ÐØ! !ØÓ€ !(ʽ88ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÝ‚3£øWÝÔ2ʽÔÚ  ÚAÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0× ` x` xàÝ  ÝA€couple€of€times.€€Ýƒ3£øWEXÝŒÐÐ × x× x ÐŒÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x ÐÓ€ #(Ú½88!ÓØ! !ØÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÝ‚3£ÖYÝÔ2Ú½ÔÚ  ÚQÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0× ` x` xàÝ  ÝOkay.€And€did€you€see€him€when€he€was€in€jail€at€some€point?݃3£ÖY#Z݌Шø× x× x ÐŒÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x ÐØ! !ØÓ€ %(ê½88#ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÝ‚3£Ü[ÝÔ2ê½ÔÚ  ÚAÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0× ` x` xàÝ  ÝProbably.€Again,€I€donððt€have€a€direct€recollection,€but€I€assumeÐ €Ð ÐI€talked€to€him€while€he€was€in€jail.݃3£Ü[)\ÝŒÐl¼× x× x ÐŒÝ  Ýà  àà ` àà × àà  àà h àà À àÌà  àCounsel€further€testified€that€the€petitioner€did€tell€him€of€one€or€two€potential€witnesses,€butÐ D!” Ðwhen€asked€if€the€petitioner€supplied€the€necessary€information€concerning€the€witnesses,€counselÐ 0"€  Ðtestified€to€the€following:Ð #l! ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àAà0× ` x` xàHeð!ðhe€might€have€mentioned€a€name€or€two,€but€I€donððt€recallÐ ô$D # Ðactually€getting€any€phone€numbers€or€addresses€or€any€way€toÐ à%0!$ Ðcontact€them.€I€believe€I€told€him€to€have€them€come€into€theÐ Ì&"% Ðoffice,€and€he€said€theyððll€come€testify.€Yeah.и'#&× x× x ÐÌÓ€ (н88%ÓØ! !ØÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÝ‚3£á`ÝÔ2нÔÚ  ÚQÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0× ` x` xàÝ  ÝDid€you€ask€himð!ðwhen€he€told€you€about€these€folks,€did€you€askÐ )à$( Ðhim€if€he€had€addresses€and€phone€numbers€for€them?݃3£á`.aÝŒÐ|*Ì%)× x× x ÐŒÝ  ÝÐ h+¸&* ÐÑOaÑâ âѰ°Ñâ âÑ  Ñà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà0× ` x` xàà ` àA.à × àI€€most€likelyð!ð€I€donððt€have€a€direct€recollection€of€asking€him,Ð ° Ðbut€Iððm€sure€I€did,€ifð!ðif€he€told€me€names.Мì× x× x ÐÌÓ€ (š½88ÓØ! !ØÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÝ‚3£SdÝÔ2š½ÔÚ  ÚQÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0× ` x` xàÝ  ÝNow,€you€all€wereð!ðyou€all€were€getting€pretty€close€to€trial€hereÐ tÄ Ðat€that€time;€is€that€correct?݃3£Sd dÝŒÐ`°× x× x ÐŒÝ  ÝÌØ! !ØÓ€ (ª½88 ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÝ‚3£^fÝÔ2ª½ÔÚ  ÚAÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0× ` x` xàÝ  ÝAs€I€recall,€I€saw€him€early€on€at€the€office,€and€then€as€it€cameÐ 8 ˆ Ðcloser€to€trial,€I€didnððt€see€him€as€much.€He€was€not€in€jail€priorÐ $ t Ðto€trial.݃3£^f«f݌Р`× x× x ÐŒÝ  ÝÌCounsel€testified€that€no€witnesses€came€to€the€trial€to€testify€on€the€petitionerððs€behalf.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àFinally,€counsel€said€that€when€the€petitioner€showed€up€on€the€day€of€the€trial,€he€askedÐ À  Ðcounsel€what€the€case€was€set€for.€€Counsel€explained€that€the€case€had€been€set€for€trial€on€five€priorÐ ¬ü  Ðoccasions€and€that€he€expected€to€go€to€trial€on€that€date.€€Only€then,€did€counsel€learn€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðpetitionerððs€desire€to€testify.€€Counsel€said€that€the€petitioner€testified€at€trial€freely€and€voluntarily.Ð „Ô  ÐÌÓ€ '(ú½88ÓØ! !Øà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€post„conviction€court€announced€its€oral€findings€of€factÐ \¬ Ðand€conclusions€of€law.€€The€court€found€that€trial€counsel€had€relied€on€the€discovery€provided€byÐ H˜ Ðthe€petitionerððs€previous€attorney€and€that€the€necessary€motions€had€been€filed€on€the€petitionerððsÐ 4„ Ðbehalf.€€The€court€also€found€that€the€defendant€had€vaguely€testified€as€to€the€information€he€hadÐ  p Ðactually€given€trial€counsel€regarding€the€potential€witnesses,€and€that€counsel€had€no€means€to€findÐ  \ Ðthem.€€Additionally,€the€court€stated€that€it€ð ðwas€the€sixth€trial€settingðð€and€that€ð ðthe€case€ha[d]€beenÐ øH Ðcharacterized€as€a€swearing€contest€between€the€officers€and€the€defendant€that€the€narcotics€wereÐ ä4 Ðnot€his€.€.€.€.ðð€€The€court€further€said,€ð ðAt€any€rate,€it€appears€to€the€Court€to€be€a€case€of€ineffectiveÐ Ð  Ðassistance€of€the€defendant€in€the€trial€of€his€own€case.ðð€€The€court€ruled€that€the€petitioner€had€notÐ ¼  Ðprovided€ð ðeven€a€scintilla€of€proofðð€that€trial€counselððs€representation€had€been€ineffective€and€foundÐ ¨ø Ðthat€trial€counsel€had€not€violated€any€duty€owed€to€the€petitioner.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àWe€concur€in€the€post„conviction€courtððs€determination€that€the€petitioner€failed€to€show€thatÐ l¼ Ðtrial€counsel€was€ineffective.€€The€petitioner€has€failed€to€demonstrate€that€the€alleged€deficienciesÐ X ¨ Ðof€his€trial€counsel€would€have€made€any€difference€in€the€outcome€of€his€trial.€€We€cannot€speculateÐ D!” Ðwhat€the€petitionerððs€witnesses€might€have€said€at€trial€that€would€have€made€the€petitionerððs€trialÐ 0"€  Ðdefense€more€credible,€for€they€did€not€testify€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€Although€it€appearsÐ #l! Ðthat€the€petitioner,€himself,€is€largely€to€blame€for€the€fact€that€he€did€not€spend€more€time€with€trialÐ $X" Ðcounsel€preparing€his€trial€testimony,€he€has€failed€to€show€that€additional€preparation€would€haveÐ ô$D # Ðchanged€the€outcome€of€the€trial.€€He€testified€at€trial€as€to€his€version€of€the€facts,€but€the€jury€didÐ à%0!$ Ðnot€believe€him,€as€evidenced€by€their€verdict.€€Thus,€we€cannot€conclude€that€the€post„convictionÐ Ì&"% Ðcourt€erred€in€ruling€that€the€petitioner€did€not€establish€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective.€€òòSeeóó€òòBlackÐ ¸'#& Ðv.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€757€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÐ  )à$( Ðà  àà ` àà × àà  àà h àÌòòÔ‡XéXXXéÔò òÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONó óóóÐ œì ÐÓvÓÌà  àThe€record€supports€the€post„conviction€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€petition.€€Accordingly,€theÐ tÄ Ðjudgment€is€affirmed.à  àÔ#†XéXXXéäu#ÔÐ `° ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà × àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ü L  Ðà  àà ` àà × àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE