WPC #K:FaSgmc}& F7fnvR9 ,4A1hdx=cȸ[8WJXM oraՅp VB+yaҜmnj,.k{wF}&bn>m}4`~]#P&]5 &uPUI_~kkS:(bozP=|:nLڣpD1[gA 6__^3nJqvBk@+dlu.aJ",(r@*t`qD>H(,L®DY_o%{8MelRqUouG8TCwQ"a4fs<jאO\2fp6JzU?P}?0,*/Xv(9y]ke.Z|ȹ0גl AyRE8],UNF % 0( U: w@ 4< P _ g U:P  U:s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s B D3 0D AOA  0DV D/ B(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular DEEFGEHI)eJKeLӀVuM%3|xX  X9XXX r\X X9   Ad FILED X9X r\  November19,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular  X9XXX r\X X9   Ad FILED X9X r\  November13,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  KKKIIKIIX9XXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7pXXdd7  LLVLr *<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rLVVr *<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rVLL@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@FF'ATNASHVILLE@NN#OCTOBER1998SESSIONTHOMASLIGHT, @-) p C.C.A.NO.01C019712CC00577   ` @-) ` Appellant,@-) p LAWRENCE COUNTYNO.II18,790 II  2  @-) VS. @-) p HON.WILLIAMB.CAIN,    @-) p JUDGE     STATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)   @-) p AFFIRMEDRULE20  x   ` Appellee.@-) d @+ ORDER  L  ` Thepetitionerappealsthetrialcourt'sdenialofpostconvictionrelief.Hepreviouslyenteredabestinterestpleatoone(1)countofaggravatedsexualbatterywithanagreedsentenceofeight(8)yearsasaRangeI,standardoffender.Petitionercontendshisguiltypleawastheresultofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.HefurthercontendsthatthetrialcourterredacceptinghispleainMauryCountyIIwhenIIIItheindictmentwaspendingIIinLawrenceCounty. ` PetitionerallegeshewasinducedtopleadguiltybycounselwhotoldhimthatIIheIIwouldreceiveI񜛜ItheIImaximumIIsentenceifhewenttotrial.IIHefurtherallegescounselwasineffectiveforfailingtointerviewthevictim.PetitionertestifiedatthepostconvictionhearingthathewasmentallydisabledandonmedicationwhenheIIenteredIItheplea.Trialcounsel'stestimonydifferedfromtheIIpetitioner'sinallrelevantaspects.II ` Initially,wenotethepetitionerhasfailedtoprovedeficientperformance.Thestateoriginallyofferedpetitioneraten(10)yearsentence,buttrialcounselnegotiateditdowntoIItheminimumsentenceofeightII(8)IIyears.IITrialcounselcouldnotforcethestatetomakethevictimavailableforanIIinterviewII;IIhowever,IIcounselIItestifiedthatshereceivedacopyofthevictim'sstatementandthoroughlyrevieweditwithpetitioner.TrialcounselalsoIIsecuredIIanevaluationofpetitioner'sIIcompetencyII.IIHewasdeclaredIIbothcompetentIIandsane. :H6<G  ` Thetrialcourtfoundthepetitionerthoroughlyunderstood,andevenstatedseveraltimesontherecord,hewasenteringapleathathefeltwasinhisbestinterests.Thetrialcourtalsoaskedthepetitionerifhewasundertheinfluenceofalcoholordrugsatthepleahearing.ThepetitionerrespondedIInegatively.IIII ` IITheguiltypleawasenteredinMauryCountyalthoughtheindictmentwaspendinginLawrenceCounty.However,thiswasdiscussedatthetimeofentryoftheplea.ThepetitionerorallyagreedtotheentryofthepleainMauryCounty.AlthoughTenn.CodeAnn.4035214providesthatwaiverofvenueistobe inwriting,thefailuretoutilizeawrittenwaiverinthisinstancewasharmlesserrorinviewofthepetitionersKKJexpressJoralKKKKagreement.II ` Theevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthefindingsofthetrialcourt.Further,thepetitionerfailedtodemonstratethat,butforcounsel'sperformance,hewouldhaveinsistedupongoingtotrial. ` Accordingly,pursuanttoRule20oftheTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.Costsaretaxedtothestateastheappellantisindigent. ` AllofwhichissoIIORDERED.DEDEDNTERDEGFnterFGHNTERHD:DII `     h      p ________________________ (#(  `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGECONCUR:_________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE_________________________JOSEPHM.TIPTON,JUDGE