WPC  &:tp6UfwH/n#%fjjq'ưW2v#}H"2N̢FA1˻?bF;1cݢ=6yQ?X 7=OsiWI%v8M_HUBreE7p3h3Rn0Fdmױ A\?.fv }[xIyv{."OxSxi 杸i۠W_|8|T"p  j#j' ~Arz345[}⚁ђ2`͞ZDdL4%+[̓NW7n]2QS4nUغ|OA#JysyY@uqiYҤԇAXZ;u18l}s/܆E'D 4z鵰H@=B=qc&ֺ}OLBbW.pBL{LAzO_Ɯ' y{.dܙ܄lyH& %F U:L 0( UN w@ 4< P _ g U:O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B D3 0D AO l l 0D2 D/v B X,  AZ"Arial Regular($(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular [\E]E^_D`abEcdӀuM%3|xm  XXXX \X X   Ad FILED XX \  November4,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ddXXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'Tdr *<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rߛd@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @FF'ATNASHVILLE@NN#OCTOBER1998SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.01C019709CR00426   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p DAVIDSONCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.CHERYLBLACKBURN,   ROYDALEMcGRIFF, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (MotiontoWithdrawGuiltyPlea) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L ROBERTJ.MENDES(ATHEARING) CumminsStation,Ste.507  209TenthAvenue,SouthNashville,TN37203 PETERD.HEIL(ONAPPEAL) >  P.O.Box40651 *z Nashville,TN37204  "!  FORTHEAPPELLEE: L! JOHNKNOXWALKUP  $# AttorneyGeneralandReporter CLINTONJ.MORGAN  & AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 VICTORS.JOHNSON,III   F, DistrictAttorneyGeneral MARYCAMPBELL  #/  GRADYMOORE  $0 МAssistantDist.AttorneysGeneralWashingtonSquare,Ste.500222SecondAvenue,NorthNashville,TN372011649 )n$5 (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 N0+; AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  83D  0 `   @'` (#` (#OPINION    ` Thedefendant,RoyDaleMcGriff,appealsthetrialcourtsorderdenyinghismotiontowithdrawhisguiltyplea.Afteracarefulreviewoftherecord,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.@, I.     ` Onthedatedefendantwasscheduledforjurytrial,defendantpledguiltytoattemptedrobberyandtwocountsofresistingarrest.Pursuanttothepleaagreement,hereceivedconcurrentsentencesoffouryearsforattemptedrobberyandsixmonthsforeachoffenseofresistingarrest.Althoughthedefendantstatedhewasnotguiltyoftheoffenses,hestateditwasinhisbestinteresttoentertheguiltyplea.Thedefendantwasextensivelyquestionedbythetrialcourtconcerninghisplea. ` Approximatelyoneweekaftertheplea,defendantfiledamotiontowithdrawtheguiltyplea.Heallegedhewasnotcompetenttoenterthepleaandsubsequentlyamendedthemotionallegingineffectiveassistanceofcounselledtohisplea. ` Atthehearingonhismotion,thedefendanttestifiedastohisdissatisfactionwiththefailureofhis\\counseltoprovid[e[himwithcertainwrittendocuments.Nofurthertestimonywas]]^^offeredbythedefendantrelatingtohismotiontowithdrawtheguiltyplea,andcounselstatedhewasrelyinguponthewrittenmotion. ` Thetrialcourtnotedthattheguiltypleawasvoluntarilyenteredonthemorningoftrialwitheveryonepreparedtogototrial.Infact,thejurywaspresentawaitingtobeginthetrial.Thetrialcourtconcludedthatdefendanthadnotprovenwithdrawaloftheguiltypleawasnecessarytocorrecta manifestinjustice.@, II.  `4/5  ` Adefendantmaywithdrawaguiltyplea tocorrectmanifestinjustice...aftersentence,butbeforethejudgmentbecomesfinal...Tenn.R.Crim.P.32(f).Uponenteringapleaofguiltypursuanttoapleaagreementinwhichthedefendant ;6= waivedhisrighttoappeal,thejudgmentbecamefinalonthedateofentryoftheplea.See_Passarellav.State__,891S.W.2d619,624(Tenn.Crim.App.1994)._```Tenn.R.Crim.P.37.`񛀜aaTherefore,themotiontowithdrawtheguiltyplea | wasuntimelysinceitwasfiledafterthejudgmentbecamefinal.SeeStatev. L QuentinL.Hall,C.C.A.No.02C019802CR00040,ShelbyCounty(Tenn.Crim.  l App.filedbbccAugust28,1998,atJackson).Theonlyavenueavailabletoadefendantinsuchasituationisthroughpostconvictionproceedings.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.    4030201etseq. ` Evenifthemotionweretimely,wewouldgrantnorelief.Amotiontowithdrawaguiltypleaaddressesitselftothesounddiscretionofthetrialcourtandwillnotbedisturbedonappealexceptuponashowingofanabuseofthatdiscretion.Statev.Turner,919S.W.2d346,355(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).The  defendantpresentednoevidencetosupporthisallegationofamanifestinjustice.Thetrialcourtdidnotabuseitsdiscretionindenyingthemotion. ` Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. `     h      p ____________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE b"! CONCUR: ____________________________ &N"&  PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE '4#'  ____________________________ JOSEPHM.TIPTON,JUDGE