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ÔÔ€ ÔÝ  Ý›Ò ° ÒÒ 8 ÒÒ  ÒÒ 8 ÒÓ  ÓÑ7€€AXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓò òÑ  ÑÔ€!Ԝـ€ÙßR€$&#A1-j|` ç `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌ€€Ìà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌà@ àOCTOBER€1997€SESSIONÌÌÓÓJAMES€D.€LANE,à àà0 àà à)€€à àÌà àà àà àà àà à)à àNO.€¢01C01£„9611„CR„00468ó óÌà àAppellant,à àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àDAVIDSON€COUNTYÌ¢VS£.à àà àà àà àà à)ó óà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€THOMAS€H.€SHRIVER,€JUDGE€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ó óà àà àà àà àà àò ò)€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€¢£ÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à)¢£à à)à àó ó(Post„Conviction)Ìà àà àà àà àà àò ò)ó óà àÌà àAppellee.à àà àà àò ò)ó óÌÌÌÌò òÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à àòòà àà àFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:ÌÌJ.€ROBIN€MCKINNEY,€JR.¢£à àà àJOHN€KNOX€¢WALKUP£€ó óÌ214€2nd.€Ave.€N.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àAttorney€General€and€Reporter€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€SuiteÏ103€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ò òà àà àó óNashville,€TNÏ37201ò ò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ó ó€€€€€€€€€€€€ò ò€ELIZABETH€B.€MARNEYÌó óà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àò òVICTOR€S.€JOHNSON,€IIIÌà àà àà àà àà àà àó óDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò òPAMELA€S.€ANDERSONó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àWashington€Square,€Suite€500Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à222€2nd€Ave.€N.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37201„1649ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌò òOPINION€FILED:€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóó óÌÌò òÌAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌÌJOE€G.€RILEY,ÌÓÓJUDGEÌšòòÌÌÑ€'ÑÇØØÙ  ÙÑ7€€AXXdìXXdì7Ñà@ àOPINIONóóó óÌÌà àThe€appellant,€James€D.€Lane,€appeals€the€dismissal€of€his€petition€forÏpost„conviction€relief€by€the€Davidson€County€Criminal€Court.€€At€issue€is€whetherÏappellantððs€prior€guilty€plea€was€knowingly€and€voluntarily€entered,€and€whetherÏappellant€was€deprived€of€effective€assistance€of€counsel.€€We€affirm€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà@ àòòò òPROCEDURAL€HISTORYÌó óóóÌà àOn€October€25,€1993,€appellant€pled€guilty€to€two€counts€of€simple€robbery,Ïeach€a€Class€C€felony.€€He€was€sentenced€by€agreement€to€three€(3)€years€onÏeach€count€to€be€served€consecutively€on€community€corrections€after€an€initialÏfour€(4)€months€in€the€drug€and€alcohol€program€in€the€Corrections€Corporation€ofÏAmerica€institution.€€The€effective€sentence€was€six€(6)€years€on€communityÏcorrections.€€€In€exchange,€he€was€the€beneficiary€of€dismissed€charges€toÏinclude€one€count€of€abuse€of€an€elderly€person€and€one€count€of€abuse€of€aÏchild.€€After€his€incarceration€for€violations€of€his€community€corrections€sentence,Ïappellant€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€claiming€his€original€attorneyÏhad€failed€to€interview€€witnesses€and€had€used€his€motherððs€influence€toÏconvince€him€to€plead€guilty€to€the€original€charges.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€theÏpetition€after€an€evidentiary€hearing.€ò òÌó óÌà@ àò òòòSTANDARD€OF€REVIEWóóÌó óÌà àThe€trial€judge's€findings€of€fact€on€post„conviction€hearings€are€conclusiveÏon€appeal€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€òòButler€v.€Stateóó,€789ÏS.W.2d€898,€899„900€(Tenn.€1990);€òòAdkins€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€334,€354€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1995).€€The€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€afforded€the€weight€of€a€juryÏverdict,€and€this€Court€is€bound€by€the€trial€courtððs€findings€unless€the€evidence€inÏthe€record€preponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòDixon€v.€Stateóó,€934€S.W.2d€69,Ï72€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€This€Court€may€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€theÏevidence,€nor€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trial€judge.€€òòMasseyÏv.€Stateóó,€929€S.W.2d€399,€403€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996);€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794ÏS.W.2d€752,€755€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€€Questions€concerning€the€credibilityÏof€witnesses€and€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€to€their€testimony€are€resolvedÏby€the€trial€court,€not€this€court.€€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€755.€€The€burden€ofÏestablishing€that€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise€is€on€petitioner.€€òòIdóó.ÌÌà@ àòòò òPOST„CONVICTION€HEARINGÌó óóóÌà àThe€transcript€of€the€the€post„conviction€hearing€reveals€that€trial€counselÏfiled€a€motion€to€withdraw€the€guilty€plea€on€November€8,€1993,€concurrent€withÏhis€motion€to€withdraw€as€counsel.€€The€record€shows€that€appellant€decided€notÏto€seek€withdrawal€of€the€guilty€plea.€€Counsel€testified€that€appellantÏacknowledged€his€abandonment€of€the€motion€in€open€court.€€Appellant€€testifiedÍhe€could€not€recall.€€Ìà àIn€the€case€before€us,€the€trial€court€found€the€testimony€of€the€attorneyÏcredible€and€found€the€testimony€of€the€appellant€to€be€contradictory€to€pastÏproceedings.€€The€trial€court€found€that€counselððs€performance€met€the€standardsÏof€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930€(Tenn.€1975).€€The€trial€court€further€found€theÏguilty€plea€was€voluntarily€entered.€€There€is€nothing€in€the€record€toÏpreponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€findings.€€ÌÌà@ àò òòòABSENCE€OF€GUILTY€PLEA€TRANSCRIPTóóó óÌà àÌà àWe€note€that€there€was€no€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€proceeding€admittedÏinto€evidence€at€the€post„conviction€hearing,€and€there€is€no€supplement€to€theÏrecord.€€The€trial€judge€relied€on€his€memory€and€his€standard€procedure€inÏtaking€guilty€pleas.€€We€cannot€review€the€memory€of€the€trial€court,€and€thisÏdeficiency€would€generally€hamper€our€ability€to€effectively€review€the€record.€ÏHowever,€appellantððs€claim€of€undue€influence€by€his€mother€causing€him€toÏplead€guilty€was€negated€by€appellantððs€post„conviction€testimony€when€heÏadmitted€he€pled€guilty€of€his€own€free€will,€that€he€could€have€pled€ð ðnot€guilty,ððÏand€that€there€were€no€threats€or€promises€made€in€exchange€for€his€plea.€€HisÏmother,€who€was€also€his€victim€in€one€count€of€robbery,€died€prior€to€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€Ìà àThe€Post„Conviction€Procedures€Act€of€1995,€specifically€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ìðð€40„30„208(b),€does€not€expressly€òòmandateóó€that€the€district€attorney€generalÍobtain€ð ðrecords€or€transcripts,€or€parts€of€records€or€transcripts€that€are€material€toÏthe€questions€raised€.€.€.ðð;€rather€it€òòempowersóó€the€district€attorney€general€to€do€so.€ÏThe€filing€of€these€records€is€now€more€permissive€in€that€the€district€attorneyÏgeneral€ð ðòòmayóó€file€them€with€the€responsive€pleading€or€within€a€reasonable€timeÏthereafter.ðð€òòIdóó.€(emphasis€added).€€In€the€previous€codification€of€this€section,Ïthese€were€clearly€the€mandatory€responsibility€of€the€district€attorney€general.€ÏòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„114(b)€(1990);€òòAllen€v.€Stateóó,€854€S.W.2d€873,Ï875€(Tenn.€1993).€€Ìà àTenn.€R.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€28,€ðð€6€specifically€addresses€the€obligation€forÏprocurement€of€material€documentation.€€Within€thirty€days€of€filing€of€the€petition,Ïthe€judge€to€whom€the€case€is€assigned€must€review€the€petition€and€allÏdocuments€to€determine€whether€the€petition€states€a€colorable€claim.€€In€theÏevent€of€a€colorable€claim,€the€judge€shall€enter€a€preliminary€order€which:ÌÓÓà à(a)à8 àappoints€counsel,€if€petitioner€is€indigent;Ìà8 à(b)à8 àsets€a€deadline€for€the€filing€of€an€amended€complaint;Ìà8 à(c)à8 àdirects€disclosure€by€the€state€of€all€that€is€required€toÏbe€disclosed€under€Rule€16€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏCriminal€Procedure,€to€the€extent€relevant€to€theÏgrounds€alleged€in€the€petition,€and€any€otherÏdisclosure€required€by€the€state€or€federal€constitution;Ìà8 à(d)à8 àòòorders€the€state€to€respond€and,€if€appropriate,€to€fileÏwith€the€clerk€certain€transcripts,€exhibits,€or€recordsÏfrom€the€prior€trial€or€hearing;€óóandÌà8 à(e)à8 àmakes€other€orders€as€are€necessary€to€the€efficientÏmanagement€of€the€case.€œ›œÌ›ÌÓÓòòIdóó.€(emphasis€added).Ìà àThe€preliminary€order€herein€failed€to€follow€(d)€above,€and€no€transcriptÏwas€produced.€€However,€as€set€out€earlier€in€this€opinion,€the€error€wasÍharmless€due€to€appellantððs€post„conviction€testimony€which€indicated€that€hisÏplea€was€voluntarily€entered.€€òòSeeóó€òòHogan€v.€Stateóó,€C.C.A.€No.€01C01„9604„CC„0061,€Dickson€County€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filed€March€13,€1997,€at€Nashville).òòò òÌà àœ›à@ àCONCLUSIONó óóóÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ìà àÓÓÌÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïóóó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEó óÌÌÌÌÌò òÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌWILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUDGE€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ó ó