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ÐWilliam€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General;€Elaine€Sanders€and€Glen€C.€Ô_ÔBaityÔ_Ô,€Assistants€DistrictÐ ˜"è" ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.€Ð ‚#Ò# ÐÌà@55'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#† ¼ ¾»X X/ds #ÔÔ‡ X/dX» ¼ ¾ÔˆÐ V%¦ % ÐÌòòóóÔ#† ¼ ¾»X X/d' #ÔÔ€ X/dX» ¼ ¾Ôà  àThe€petitioner,€Eddie€Lee€Lowe,€appeals€the€Shelby€County€Criminal€Courtððs€denial€of€hisÐ *'z"' Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief€from€convictions€pursuant€to€guilty€pleas€to€second€degree€murderÐ (d#( Ðand€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€The€convicting€court€accepted€the€agreement€to€concurrentÐ þ(N$) Ðtwenty„five€year€sentences.€€The€petitioner€contends€that€he€received€the€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ è)8%* Ðcounsel€because€neither€his€juvenile€court€attorney€nor€his€trial€attorneys€preserved€his€right€to€appealÐ Ò*"&+ Ðhis€transfer€from€juvenile€court€to€criminal€court€for€trial€as€an€adult.€€We€affirm€the€trial€courtððsÐ ¼+ ', Ðdenial€of€the€petition.Ð ¦,ö'- ÐÐ -à(.ýE Ðà  àThe€petitionerððs€convictions€arise€out€of€the€August€31,€1996€robbery€and€shooting€death€ofÐ ° ÐÔ_ÔJames€Herndon.€€The€petitioner€confessed€to€the€offenses.€€On€September€25,€1996,€A.V.€McDowell,Ð šê Ða€licensed€attorney€and€juvenile€court€referee,€ruled€that€the€petitioner,€who€was€thirteen€at€the€timeÐ „Ô Ðof€the€offenses,€be€transferred€to€the€criminal€court€for€trial€as€an€adult.€€The€grand€jury€indicted€theÐ n¾ Ðpetitioner€for€premeditated€first€degree€murder,€felony€murder,€and€especially€aggravated€robbery,Ð X¨ Ðand€the€trial€court€appointed€the€public€defenderððs€office€to€represent€the€petitioner€at€trial.€€OnÐ B ’ ÐFebruary€18,€1997,€the€petitionerððs€trial€attorney€filed€a€motion€for€an€acceptance€hearing,€urging€theÐ , | Ðcourt€to€decline€to€accept€jurisdiction€over€the€petitioner€because€the€individual€who€adjudicated€theÐ  f Ðtransfer€hearing€was€not€a€judge.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€motion€because€it€had€not€been€filedÐ  P Ðwithin€the€ten€days€specified€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„159.Ð ê :  ÐÌà  àOn€the€day€of€trial,€the€petitioner€accepted€a€plea€offer€of€second€degree€murder€andÐ ¾  Ðespecially€aggravated€robbery€with€an€agreed€sentence€of€twenty„five€years€for€each€offense€to€runÐ ¨ø  Ðconcurrently.€€At€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€the€parties€stipulated€that€the€stateððs€proof€would€show€theÐ ’â  Ðfollowing€account€of€the€offense:€The€victim€was€with€Brandy€Smith€and€purchased€crack€cocaineÐ |Ì  Ðat€two€locations.€€When€they€ran€out€of€cocaine,€the€victim€drove€Ms.€Smith€to€the€NationalÐ f¶  ÐApartments€in€Memphis,€intending€to€buy€more.€€The€petitioner€and€Antonio€Watkins€approachedÐ P  Ðthe€driverððs€side€of€the€victimððs€truck.€€Mr.€Watkins€asked€the€victim€what€he€wanted.€€The€victimÐ :Š Ðsaid€that€he€wanted€change€for€a€one„hundred„dollar€bill€and€some€crack€cocaine.€€Mr.€WatkinsÐ $t Ðdoubted€that€the€victim€had€the€money€and€asked€him€to€show€it€to€him.€€When€the€victim€displayedÐ ^ Ðthe€money,€the€petitioner€drew€a€.22€caliber€revolver€and€grabbed€the€one„hundred€dollar€bill.€€TheÐ øH Ðpetitioner€and€the€victim€struggled€over€the€money,€and€the€petitioner€shot€the€victim.€€The€bulletÐ â2 Ðtraveled€through€the€victimððs€arm€and€into€his€chest,€where€it€punctured€his€pulmonary€artery,€a€lung,Ð Ì Ðand€the€aorta.€€The€two€continued€to€struggle,€but€the€victim€released€the€bill€when€the€petitioner€putÐ ¶ Ðthe€gun€to€the€victimððs€forehead.€€The€petitioner,€Mr.€Watkins,€and€several€bystanders€ran€from€theÐ  ð Ðscene.€€The€victim€asked€Ms.€Smith€to€drive€him€to€the€hospital.€€Because€Ms.€Smith€did€not€knowÐ ŠÚ Ðhow€to€operate€a€manual€transmission,€she€drove€while€the€victim€shifted€the€gears€for€one„half€mileÐ tÄ Ðuntil€the€victim€could€no€longer€function.€€Ms.€Smith€sought€help€at€a€nearby€house,€and€the€policeÐ ^® Ðcame.€€The€victim€bled€to€death€from€his€wound.€€Ms.€Smith€identified€the€petitioner€and€Mr.Ð H˜ ÐWatkins€as€the€assailants.€€Mr.€Watkinsðð€girlfriend€would€have€testified€that€on€the€night€of€theÐ 2‚ Ðoffense,€the€petitioner€told€her€that€he€shot€a€ð ðwhite€junky.ðð€€The€police€found€the€weapon€in€theÐ  l Ðpossession€of€a€man€who€said€he€bought€it€from€a€relative€of€the€petitioner.€€Tests€revealed€thatÐ !V Ðbullets€fired€from€this€gun€matched€the€one€removed€from€the€victimððs€body.€€The€petitionerÐ ð!@  Ðadmitted€that€this€was€the€same€gun€used€in€the€shooting.Ð Ú"*! ÐÌà  àAt€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€the€petitioner€told€the€court€that€he€was€fourteen€and€had€attendedÐ ®$þ# Ðschool€through€the€seventh€grade.€€The€petitioner€agreed€that€he€understood€that€if€he€went€to€trialÐ ˜%è $ Ðand€was€convicted,€€he€could€be€sentenced€to€life€in€prison€with€or€without€parole.€€He€agreed€thatÐ ‚&Ò!% Ðhe€understood€that€he€was€not€eligible€for€parole€due€to€the€violent€nature€of€his€offenses.€€The€courtÐ l'¼"& Ðexplained€the€petitionerððs€rights€to€a€trial€by€jury,€to€testify,€to€call€witnesses,€and€to€question€theÐ V(¦#' Ðstateððs€witnesses.€€The€petitioner€agreed€that€he€understood€these€rights€and€knew€that€he€was€givingÐ @)$( Ðthem€up€by€pleading€guilty.€€The€petitioner€agreed€that€he€understood€that€he€was€giving€up€the€rightÐ **z%) Ðto€appeal€his€transfer€from€juvenile€court.€€The€petitioner€agreed€that€he€was€satisfied€with€hisÐ +d&* Ðattorneyððs€representation.€€The€court€found€that€even€though€the€petitioner€was€fourteen€years€old,Ð þ+N'+ Ðhe€understood€what€he€was€doing€and€wanted€to€plead€guilty.€€It€found€that€the€guilty€pleas€wereÐ ° Ðfreely€and€voluntarily€entered€and€that€the€petitionerððs€attorney€had€represented€him€competentlyÐ šê Ðabove€and€beyond€what€the€law€required.Ð „Ô ÐÌà  àThe€petitionerððs€claims€relate€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„159(d),€which€sets€forth€the€reviewÐ X¨ Ðprocedures€for€a€juvenile€transferred€after€April€7,€1994,€for€trial€as€an€adult.€€The€statute€specifiesÐ B ’ Ðthat€civil€or€interlocutory€appeal€of€the€transfer€is€not€available.€€The€statute€provides€that€forÐ , | Ðtransfers€made€by€a€nonlawyer€judge,€the€juvenile€may€within€ten€days€seek€review€of€the€transferÐ  f Ðby€the€criminal€or€circuit€court.€€However,€it€does€not€provide€for€review€of€the€transfer€at€the€trialÐ  P Ðcourt€level€if€the€transferring€judge€is€a€licensed€attorney.Ð ê :  ÐÌà  àAt€the€post„conviction€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitionerððs€initial€trial€attorney€testified€thatÐ ¾  Ðhe€worked€with€the€Shelby€County€Public€Defenders€Office€and€that€the€trial€court€appointed€himÐ ¨ø  Ðto€represent€the€petitioner€on€February€3,€1997.€€He€said€that€his€supervisor€worked€with€him€on€theÐ ’â  Ðcase€and€took€over€for€him€when€he€left€the€Public€Defenders€Office.€€He€said€that€he€got€the€case€Ð |Ì  Ðone€or€two€months€after€the€petitionerððs€juvenile€court€transfer€hearing.€€He€said€that€the€individualÐ f¶  Ðrepresenting€the€Public€Defenders€Office€in€juvenile€court€was€not€affiliated€with€his€office.€€He€saidÐ P  Ðthat€his€office€had€no€notice€that€a€juvenile€had€been€bound€over€to€the€criminal€court€until€theÐ :Š Ðarraignment.€€Ð $t ÐÌà  àThe€attorney€testified€that€he€sought€a€trial€court€acceptance€hearing€to€review€the€transfer.€Ð øH ÐHe€said€that€he€argued€that€the€court€should€grant€the€petitioner€a€hearing€because€the€individual€whoÐ â2 Ðadjudicated€the€petitionerððs€transfer€was€not€a€judge.€€He€said€that€the€trial€court€agreed€with€thisÐ Ì Ðpoint€but€denied€the€motion€because€it€was€filed€outside€the€ten„day€limit.€€He€said€that€other€thanÐ ¶ Ðproceeding€to€trial,€he€had€no€way€to€preserve€the€issue€for€appeal€because€he€could€not€bring€anÐ  ð Ðinterlocutory€appeal€on€that€issue.€€He€said€that€he€did€not€attempt€to€preserve€the€issue€as€a€certifiedÐ ŠÚ Ðquestion€because€he€was€no€longer€on€the€case€at€the€time€the€petitioner€entered€his€guilty€pleas.€€HeÐ tÄ Ðsaid€that€he€left€the€case€before€the€hearing€on€the€petitionerððs€motion€to€suppress.€€€He€said€thatÐ ^® Ðbefore€he€left€the€case,€the€petitioner€received€an€initial€plea€offer€which€he€did€not€accept.€€He€saidÐ H˜ Ðthat€at€the€time€of€the€initial€offer,€he€told€the€petitioner€that€if€he€were€to€plead€guilty,€he€would€beÐ 2‚ Ðgiving€up€the€right€to€appeal€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€his€acceptance€hearing.€Ð  l ÐÌà  àThe€attorney€testified€that€he€got€copies€of€the€petitionerððs€juvenile€court€records€and€socialÐ ð!@  Ðfile.€€He€said€that€these€records€showed€that€Dr.€Rebecca€Caperton€had€determined€that€the€petitionerÐ Ú"*! Ðhad€an€Intelligence€Quotient€(IQ)€of€eighty,€which€is€borderline€mentally€retarded.€€He€said€thatÐ Ä#" Ðpursuant€to€his€motion,€the€trial€court€ordered€an€evaluation€of€the€petitioner€to€determine€hisÐ ®$þ# Ðcompetency€to€stand€trial€and€his€mental€capacity€at€the€time€of€the€offenses.€€He€said€that€he€alsoÐ ˜%è $ Ðrequested€that€the€mental€health€facility€assess€the€petitionerððs€IQ.€€He€said€that€this€evaluationÐ ‚&Ò!% Ðrevealed€that€the€petitionerððs€IQ€was€within€the€parameters€in€his€social€file,€showing€borderlineÐ l'¼"& Ðmental€retardation.Ð V(¦#' ÐÌÌà  àThe€petitionerððs€second€trial€attorney€testified€that€she€worked€with€the€Shelby€County€PublicÐ +d&* ÐDefenders€Office.€€She€said€that€she€assisted€in€the€petitionerððs€case€until€she€took€over€when€theÐ þ+N'+ Ðother€attorney€left€the€office.€€She€said€that€her€office€had€no€notice€of€the€petitionerððs€case€until€afterÐ ° Ðhe€was€indicted.€€She€said€that€she€received€the€tape€of€the€transfer€hearing€and€that€her€secretaryÐ šê Ðtyped€a€transcript€of€the€tape.€€The€trial€court€admitted€the€unofficial€transcript€of€the€transfer€hearingÐ „Ô Ðsolely€to€show€what€the€petitionerððs€attorneys€considered€when€they€advised€the€petitioner€on€hisÐ n¾ Ðplea€decision.€€€Ð X¨ ÐÌà  àThe€attorney€testified€that€she€discussed€the€motion€for€an€acceptance€hearing€with€the€otherÐ , | Ðpublic€defender.€€She€said€that€they€could€not€appeal€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€motion€at€the€timeÐ  f Ðand€that€they€expected€the€case€to€go€to€trial.€€She€said€that€the€state€had€initially€offered€theÐ  P Ðpetitioner€life€imprisonment€in€exchange€for€his€guilty€plea.€€She€said€that€the€stateððs€proof€of€theÐ ê :  Ðmurder€and€robbery€was€fairly€overwhelming.€€She€said€that€the€petitioner€had€confessed€to€theÐ Ô $  Ðcrimes€and€that€the€state€had€the€gun,€two€eyewitnesses,€and€the€co„defendant,€who€had€received€aÐ ¾  Ðten„to„fifteen„year€sentence€in€exchange€for€his€truthful€testimony€against€the€petitioner.€€She€saidÐ ¨ø  Ðthat€she€was€surprised€on€the€day€of€trial€when€the€state€was€willing€to€negotiate€a€plea.€€She€said€thatÐ ’â  Ðshe€thought€that€she€was€able€to€get€the€state€to€reduce€their€offer€from€life€to€twenty„five€years€onÐ |Ì  Ðthe€murder€charge€due€in€part€to€the€petitionerððs€age.€€She€said€that€the€petitioner€wanted€to€take€thatÐ f¶  Ðoffer.€€Ð P  ÐÌà  àThe€attorney€testified€that€before€the€petitioner€accepted€the€plea€offer,€she€discussed€his€trialÐ $t Ðrights€with€him€and€the€fact€that€he€would€waive€his€right€to€appeal€the€suppression€issue€if€he€pledÐ ^ Ðguilty.€€€She€said€that€she€did€not€remember€if€she€and€the€petitioner€discussed€the€fact€that€he€wouldÐ øH Ðbe€waiving€his€right€to€appeal€his€transfer€from€juvenile€court€if€he€accepted€the€plea€offer€but€thatÐ â2 Ðthe€trial€court€discussed€this€issue€with€the€petitioner€at€the€guilty€plea€hearing.€€She€said€that€sheÐ Ì Ðthought€that€the€petitioner€understood€his€rights€and€the€plea€agreement.€€She€said€that€she€wasÐ ¶ Ðfamiliar€with€the€procedural€rule€allowing€a€defendant€to€plead€guilty€while€preserving€a€certifiedÐ  ð Ðquestion€of€law€that€is€dispositive€of€the€case€and€agreed€to€by€the€state€and€the€trial€court.€€She€saidÐ ŠÚ Ðthat€at€the€time€of€the€petitionerððs€plea,€she€could€think€of€no€way€to€preserve€the€issue€of€theÐ tÄ Ðpetitionerððs€transfer€from€juvenile€court€and€still€get€the€benefit€of€the€plea€bargain.€€She€said€thatÐ ^® Ðshe€did€not€address€the€trial€court€about€certifying€a€question€of€law€on€the€transfer€issue.€€€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€attorney€testified€that€the€petitioner€was€the€youngest€person€in€the€state€to€be€transferredÐ  l Ðfrom€juvenile€court€and€charged€with€murder.€€She€said€that€before€the€petitionerððs€case,€the€lawÐ !V Ðprohibited€the€transfer€of€anyone€under€age€fourteen.€€She€said€that€the€amended€statute€dropped€thisÐ ð!@  Ðrestriction€for€certain€violent€offenses.€€She€said€that€the€petitioner€was€one€of€the€first€juveniles€toÐ Ú"*! Ðbe€transferred€under€the€amended€statute.€€She€said€that€she€thought€that€the€petitioner€should€haveÐ Ä#" Ðremained€in€the€juvenile€court€because€of€his€age€and€mental€condition.€€She€said€that€she€did€notÐ ®$þ# Ðbelieve€that€he€ever€understood€the€consequences€of€the€statement€that€he€gave€to€the€police.€€SheÐ ˜%è $ Ðsaid€that€although€the€petitioner€might€not€have€fit€the€requirement€that€he€be€committable€due€to€hisÐ ‚&Ò!% Ðmental€condition,€the€juvenile€court€should€have€considered€his€mental€condition€as€well€as€hisÐ l'¼"& Ðamenability€to€rehabilitation€in€relation€to€its€ruling€transferring€the€petitioner€to€criminal€court.Ð V(¦#' ÐÌà  àThe€parties€agreed€that€the€juvenile€court€judge€at€the€time€was€not€a€licensed€attorney€butÐ **z%) Ðthat€the€juvenile€referee€who€adjudicated€the€petitionerððs€transfer€hearing€was€a€licensed€attorney.€Ð +d&* ÐThe€petitioner€argued€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„159€was€unconstitutional€because€it€deniedÐ þ+N'+ Ðjuveniles€the€right€to€appeal€immediately€the€transfer€to€criminal€court€when€such€ruling€was€madeÐ ° Ðby€an€attorney.€The€trial€court€denied€the€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€holding€that€the€statuteÐ šê Ðwas€constitutional.€€The€court€found€that€the€petitionerððs€transfer€hearing€was€adjudicated€by€aÐ „Ô Ðlicensed€attorney€and€that€the€petitioner€had€no€right€to€a€transfer€acceptance€hearing€in€criminalÐ n¾ Ðcourt.€€Because€it€found€that€the€statute€was€constitutional€and€the€petitioner€had€no€right€to€anÐ X¨ Ðacceptance€hearing,€the€court€determined€that€it€did€not€need€to€decide€whether€the€petitioner€€waivedÐ B ’ Ðhis€right€to€challenge€the€denial€of€an€acceptance€hearing€by€pleading€guilty.€€It€found€that€becauseÐ , | Ðthe€statute€was€constitutional,€the€petitioner€was€not€prejudiced€by€his€attorneysðð€failure€to€contestÐ  f Ðits€constitutionality.€€It€further€found€that€because€the€petitioner€had€failed€to€show€prejudice,€he€hadÐ  P Ðnot€met€his€burden€of€proof.€€€€€€€Ð ê :  ÐÌà@  ìàò òINEFFECTIVE€ASSISTANCE€OF€COUNSELó óˆÐ ¾  ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€contends€that€he€received€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€in€juvenile€courtÐ ’â  Ðbecause€his€attorney€did€not€move€within€ten€days€for€an€acceptance€hearing€in€which€the€criminalÐ |Ì  Ðcourt€would€review€the€transfer.€€He€also€claims€that€he€received€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counselÐ f¶  Ðfrom€his€trial€attorneys.€€The€petitioner€does€not€argue€that€but€for€the€advice€of€counsel€regardingÐ P  Ðthe€appeal€of€his€transfer€from€juvenile€court,€he€would€not€have€pled€guilty.€€Instead,€he€claims€thatÐ :Š Ðhis€attorneys€did€not€preserve€his€right€to€appeal€his€transfer€to€criminal€court.€€The€state€contendsÐ $t Ðthat€the€petitioner€received€the€effective€assistance€of€counsel€and€that€he€has€failed€to€show€how€heÐ ^ Ðwas€prejudiced€by€the€failure€to€appeal€the€transfer.Ð øH ÐÌà  àWhen€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€is€made€under€the€Sixth€Amendment,€theÐ Ì Ðburden€is€upon€the€petitioner€to€show€(1)€that€counselððs€performance€was€deficient€and€(2)€that€theÐ ¶ Ðdeficiency€was€prejudicial€in€terms€of€rendering€a€reasonable€probability€that€the€result€of€the€trialÐ  ð Ðwas€unreliable€or€the€proceedings€fundamentally€unfair.€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,Ð ŠÚ Ð687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984);€òòseeóó€òòLockhart€v.€Fretwellóó,€506€U.S.€364,€368„72,€113€S.€Ct.€838,Ð tÄ Ð842„44€(1993).€€The€òòStricklandóó€standard€has€been€applied€to€the€right€to€counsel€under€Article€I,Ð ^® ÐSection€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.€€òòState€v.€Melsonóó,€772€S.W.2d€417,€419€n.2€(Tenn.€1989).€Ð H˜ ÐWhen€a€petitioner€claims€that€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€resulted€in€a€guilty€plea,€the€petitionerÐ 2‚ Ðmust€prove€that€counsel€performed€deficiently€and€that€but€for€counselððs€errors,€the€petitioner€wouldÐ  l Ðnot€have€pled€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€upon€going€to€trial.€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€464€U.S.€52,€59,Ð !V Ð106€S.€Ct.€366,€370€(1985).Ð ð!@  ÐÌà  àIn€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975),€our€supreme€court€held€that€attorneysÐ Ä#" Ðshould€be€held€to€the€general€standard€of€whether€the€services€rendered€were€within€the€range€ofÐ ®$þ# Ðcompetence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.€€Further,€the€court€stated€that€the€range€ofÐ ˜%è $ Ðcompetence€was€to€be€measured€by€the€duties€and€criteria€set€forth€in€òòBeasley€v.€United€Statesóó,€491Ð ‚&Ò!% ÐF.2d€687,€696€(6th€Cir.€1974)€and€òòUnited€States€v.€DeCosteróó,€487€F.2d€1197,€1202„04€(D.C.€Cir.Ð l'¼"& Ð1973).€€Also,€in€reviewing€counselððs€conduct,€a€ð ðfair€assessment€of€attorney€performance€requiresÐ V(¦#' Ðthat€every€effort€be€made€to€eliminate€the€distorting€effects€of€hindsight,€to€reconstruct€theÐ @)$( Ðcircumstances€of€counselððs€challenged€conduct,€and€to€evaluate€the€conduct€from€counselððsÐ **z%) Ðperspective€at€the€time.ðð€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€689,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2065;€òòseeóó€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629Ð +d&* ÐS.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).Ð þ+N'+ Їà  àWe€also€note€that€the€approach€to€the€issue€of€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€does€notÐ ° Ðhave€to€start€with€an€analysis€of€an€attorneyððs€conduct.€€If€prejudice€is€not€shown,€we€need€not€seekÐ šê Ðto€determine€the€validity€of€the€allegations€about€deficient€performance.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€697,Ð „Ô Ð104€S.€Ct.€at€2069.Ð n¾ ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€has€the€burden€in€the€trial€court€to€prove€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€theÐ B ’ Ðfactual€allegations€that€would€entitle€him€to€relief.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f).€€On€appeal,€weÐ , | Ðare€bound€by€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€unless€we€conclude€that€the€evidence€in€the€recordÐ  f Ðpreponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòSeeóó€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€755€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð  P Ð1990).€€In€this€respect,€the€petitioner,€as€the€appellant,€has€the€burden€of€illustrating€how€the€evidenceÐ ê :  Ðpreponderates€against€the€judgment€entered.€€òòId.óó€€òòòòóóóó€However,€we€review€the€trial€courtððs€conclusion€Ð Ô $  Ðregarding€the€effectiveness€of€counsel€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€because€it€involves€a€mixed€question€of€law€and€fact.€Ð ¾  ÐòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€SW€3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).Ð ¨ø  ÐÌà  àThe€juvenile€court€may€transfer€a€child€under€age€sixteen€to€the€criminal€court€to€be€dealtÐ |Ì  Ðwith€as€an€adult€if€the€child€is€alleged€delinquent€based€upon€conduct€constituting€first€degree€murderÐ f¶  Ðor€especially€aggravated€robbery,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„134(a)(1),€and€if€the€court€finds€thatÐ P  Ðreasonable€grounds€exist€to€believe€that:Ð :Š ÐÌà8  à(A)€The€child€committed€the€delinquent€act€as€alleged;Ð^Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(B)€The€child€is€not€committable€to€an€institution€for€the€mentally€retarded€or€theÐ â2 Ðmentally€ill;€andÐÌÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à(C)€The€interests€of€the€community€require€that€the€child€be€put€under€legal€restraintÐ  ð Ðor€discipline.ЊÚÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„134(a)(4).€€Once€the€juvenile€court€rules€that€the€juvenile€will€be€transferredÐ ^® Ðfor€trial€as€an€adult,Ð H˜ ÐÌà8  à[t]here€is€no€civil€or€interlocutory€appeal€from€a€juvenile€courtððs€disposition€pursuantÐ  l Ðto€ðð€37„1„134.€€If€and€only€if€a€nonlawyer€judge€presides€at€the€transfer€hearing€inÐ !V Ðjuvenile€court,€then€the€criminal€court,€upon€motion€of€the€child€filed€with€in€ten€(10)Ð ð!@  Ðdays€of€the€juvenile€court€order,€excluding€nonjudicial€days,€shall€hold€a€hearing€asÐ Ú"*! Ðexpeditiously€as€possible€to€determine€whether€it€will€accept€jurisdiction€over€theÐ Ä#" Ðchild;€provided,€that€if€no€such€motion€is€filed€with€the€criminal€court€within€the€ten„Ð ®$þ# Ðday€period,€excluding€nonjudicial€days,€such€child€shall€be€subject€to€indictment,Ð ˜%è $ Ðpresentment€or€information€for€the€offense€charged.€€.€.€.€Ð‚&Ò!%Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„159(d).€€Our€supreme€court€has€held€that€the€part€of€ðð€37„1„159(d)€that€Ð V(¦#' Ðeliminates€the€right€to€an€acceptance€hearing€except€in€cases€in€which€the€transfer€was€by€aÐ @)$( Ðnonlawyer€judge€does€not€violate€due€process.€€òòState€v.€Dardenóó,€12€S.W.3d€455,€459„60€(Tenn.Ð **z%) Ð2000).€€€€€€Ð +d&* ÐÐ þ+N'+ Ðà  àThe€petitioner€argues€that€his€juvenile€court€attorney€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€move€forÐ ° Ðan€acceptance€hearing€in€criminal€court€within€the€ten„day€period€specified€by€statute.€€At€theÐ šê Ðevidentiary€hearing,€the€parties€stipulated€that€a€licensed€attorney€adjudicated€the€petitionerððsÐ „Ô Ðtransfer.€€The€statute€expressly€provides€for€no€acceptance€hearing€when€a€lawyer€presides€at€theÐ n¾ Ðtransfer€hearing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„159(d).€€Because€the€petitioner€had€no€right€to€anÐ X¨ Ðacceptance€hearing,€his€juvenile€court€attorney€could€not€be€deficient€for€failing€to€seek€one.Ð B ’ ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€contends€that€even€if€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„159(d)€forecloses€the€right€toÐ  f Ðan€immediate€appeal€of€the€juvenile€courtððs€ruling€transferring€him€to€criminal€court,€it€does€notÐ  P Ðdeprive€him€of€his€right€to€appeal€that€ruling€altogether.€€The€petitioner€argues€that€a€juvenile€is€stillÐ ê :  Ðentitled€to€appellate€review€of€the€juvenile€courtððs€transfer€ruling€after€the€criminal€court€disposesÐ Ô $  Ðof€the€case€either€by€trial€or€plea.€€This€court€has€acknowledged€the€right€to€review.€€In€òòState€v.Ð ¾  ÐGriffinóó,€914€S.W.2d€564,€566€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),€it€stated€thatÐ ¨ø  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àit€appears€that€in€order€to€review€the€decision€of€the€lawyer€juvenileÐ |Ì  Ðjudge,€the€juvenile€in€criminal€court€must€òòeitheróó€(1)€enter€a€plea€of€notÐ f¶  Ðguilty€and€thus€preserve€the€issue€for€review,€if€convicted,€òòoróó€(2)Ð P  Ðreserve€the€issue€on€a€plea€of€guilty€or€nolo€contendere€pursuant€toÐ :Š ÐRule€37(b)(2)(i)€or€(b)(2)(iv)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€CriminalÐ $t ÐProcedure.€€The€second€alternative€assumes€that€the€decision€ofÐ ^ Ðwhether€the€juvenile€should€be€tried€as€an€adult€is€a€ð ðcertifiedÐ øH Ðquestion€of€lawðð€that€may€be€appealed€pursuant€to€Rule€37.€€òòSee€StateÐ â2 Ðv.€Kevin€L.€Motonóó,€No.€03C01„9104„CR„00129,€Hamilton€County,Ð Ì Ð.€.€.€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€filed€Feb.€6),€òòperm.óó€òòtoóó€òòappealóóÐ ¶ Ðòòdeniedóó,€(Tenn.,€June€22,€1992).Рð` x` x ÐÌFor€the€purpose€of€this€case,€we€also€assume€that€the€issue€of€the€transfer€from€juvenile€court€isÐ tÄ Ðdispositive€of€the€criminal€case.Ð ^® ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€contends€that€his€trial€attorneys€were€ineffective€for€failing€to€preserve€hisÐ 2‚ Ðright€to€appeal€the€validity€of€his€transfer€following€his€guilty€plea.€In€this€respect,€we€believe€thatÐ  l Ðthe€trial€attorneyððs€failure€to€preserve€the€issue€for€appeal€as€a€certified€question€was€notÐ !V Ðautomatically€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€A€guilty€plea€based€upon€the€reasonablyÐ ð!@  Ðcompetent€advice€of€counsel€may€not€be€attacked€because€of€the€possibility€that€the€eventualÐ Ú"*! Ðoutcome€of€an€issue€may€have€been€favorable€to€the€petitioner€had€he€or€she€proceeded€to€trial.€Ð Ä#" ÐòòMcMann€v.€Richardsonóó,€397€U.S.€768,€769„70,€90€S.€Ct.€1114,€1448€(1970).€€The€decision€to€pleadÐ ®$þ# Ðguilty€before€all€the€issues€are€resolved€necessarily€involves€the€making€of€difficult€choices€basedÐ ˜%è $ Ðupon€uncertain€judgments€and€predictions.€€òòId.óó€€Furthermore,€a€defendantððs€decision€to€plead€guilty€Ð ‚&Ò!% Ðmay€rest€upon€factors€that€go€beyond€the€legal€issues€involved€in€the€case€such€as€the€reduction€ofÐ l'¼"& Ðstress€on€the€defendant€and€his€or€her€family,€the€removal€of€uncertain€consequences€arising€fromÐ V(¦#' Ða€trial,€and€the€reduction€of€actual€exposure.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòId.óó€at€768„69,€90€S.€Ct.€at€1447.€€€Thus,€inÐ @)$( Ðorder€to€prove€the€prejudice€prong€of€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€687,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2064,€the€petitionerÐ **z%) Ðmust€establish€that€€a€reasonable€probability€exists€that€ð ðbut€for€counselððs€errors,ðð€he€would€not€haveÐ +d&* Ðpled€guilty€but€would€have€insisted€on€a€trial.€€òòHillóó,€474€U.S.€at€59,€106€S.€Ct.€at€370.€Ð þ+N'+ Їà  àRelative€to€a€certified€question,€we€conclude€that€the€petitioner€still€must€show€by€clear€andÐ ° Ðconvincing€evidence€that€he€would€not€have€pled€guilty€in€the€absence€of€the€certified€question€andÐ šê Ðwould€have€insisted€upon€proceeding€to€trial.€€€The€petitioner€did€not€testify€at€the€evidentiaryÐ „Ô Ðhearing€and€has€failed€to€present€any€evidence€of€this€contingency.€Instead,€the€record€reflects€thatÐ n¾ Ðthe€convicting€court€painstakingly€advised€the€petitioner€of€his€right€to€a€trial€and€explained€to€himÐ X¨ Ðthat€his€guilty€pleas€would€waive€review€of€his€transfer€from€juvenile€court.€€The€petitioner€agreedÐ B ’ Ðthat€he€understood€this.€The€petitionerððs€initial€trial€attorney€testified€that€he€advised€the€petitionerÐ , | Ðthat€by€pleading€guilty,€he€would€waive€the€opportunity€to€appeal€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€hisÐ  f Ðmotion€for€an€acceptance€hearing.€Despite€her€familiarity€with€the€rule€permitting€certified€questions,Ð  P Ðthe€petitionerððs€second€attorney€testified€that€at€the€time€of€the€plea,€she€could€think€of€no€way€toÐ ê :  Ðpreserve€the€issue€of€the€petitionerððs€transfer€from€juvenile€court€and€still€get€the€benefit€of€the€pleaÐ Ô $  Ðbargain.€€She€also€said€that€the€evidence€against€the€petitioner€was€fairly€overwhelming€and€that€sheÐ ¾  Ðwas€surprised€by€the€stateððs€willingness€to€negotiate€a€plea€on€the€day€of€trial.€€It€is€significant€to€noteÐ ¨ø  Ðthat€the€petitioner€was€fully€exposed€to€a€life€sentence€but€received€only€a€twenty„five„year€sentenceÐ ’â  Ðpursuant€to€the€agreement.€€These€circumstances€indicate€that€the€petitioner€wanted€to€plead€guiltyÐ |Ì  Ðdespite€the€fact€that€he€would€lose€his€opportunity€to€appeal€his€transfer€to€the€criminal€court€for€trialÐ f¶  Ðas€an€adult.€€Moreover,€no€evidence€indicates€that€the€prosecutor€would€have€accepted€a€certifiedÐ P  Ðappeal€as€part€of€the€plea€agreement.€€Thus,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€prove€how€he€was€prejudicedÐ :Š Ðby€trial€counselððs€failure€to€certify€a€question€regarding€his€transfer€from€juvenile€court.€€TheÐ $t Ðpetitioner€did€not€receive€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.Ð ^ ÐÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€Ð â2 Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief.Ð Ì ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð tÄ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGE€€€€€€€