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ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð #`" ÐÓ ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Õ»XXE O #ÔòòóóÐ è$8 $ ÐÓ  ÓÓÓÔ€XE X»¼ÕÔòòÔ‡XE XXXE ÔóóÌÓÓà  àAt€the€hearing€on€the€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€the€Defendantððs€trial€counsel,Ð ¬'ü"' ÐAssistant€Public€Defender€Ross€Alderman,€testified€that€he€represented€the€Defendant€on€the€chargesÐ ˜(è#( Ðbrought€against€him€from€the€evening€after€his€arrest€through€the€Defendantððs€guilty€plea.€€AssistingÐ „)Ô$)ýG ÐMr.€Alderman€on€the€case€were€Public€Defender€Karl€Dean€and€Assistant€Public€Defender€WendyÐ ° ÐTucker.€€Ô#†XE XXXE ‡ #ÔMr.€Alderman€explained€that€he€and€Mr.€Dean€and€Ms.€Tucker€each€spent€ð ða€significantÐ œì Ðamount€of€timeðð€working€on€the€Defendantððs€case.€€Ô‡XE XXXE ÔHe€testified€that€he€went€over€the€Stateððs€caseÐ ˆØ Ðwith€the€Defendant€which€included€some€physical€evidence€and€two€videotaped€confessions€by€theÐ tÄ ÐDefendant.€€Mr.€Alderman€and€his€team€evaluated€these€confessions€and€they€were€unable€to€developÐ `° Ða€ð ðsignificant€basisðð€on€which€to€move€for€their€suppression.€€Ô#†XE XXXE r#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE ÔÐ L œ ÐÌà  àMr.€Alderman€explained€that€he€discussed€the€case€with€the€Defendant€and€the€DefendantÐ $ t Ðalternated€between€wanting€to€plead€guilty€and€wanting€to€go€to€trial.€€Ô#†XE XXXE )#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE ÔMr.€Alderman€stated€that€theÐ  ` ÐDefendant€sometimes€maintained€his€innocence,€and€other€times€did€not.Ô#†XE XXXE @#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE Ô€€The€Defendant€also€toldÐ ü L  ÐMr.€Alderman€that€he€had€confessed€to€the€crimes€because€he€was€afraid€of€his€co„defendant,Ð è 8  Ðclaiming€that€his€co„defendant€had€actually€committed€the€murders,€and€that€the€Defendant€wasÐ Ô$  Ðafraid€he€would€kill€the€Defendantððs€family€if€the€Defendant€did€not€confess.€€On€another€occasion,Ð À  ÐMr.€Alderman€testified,€the€Defendant€ð ðwas€insisting€on€.€.€.€pleading€guilty€immediately€and€takingÐ ¬ü  Ða€larger€sentence€than€what€the€State€was,€at€that€time,€suggesting€they€might€offer.ðð€€TheÐ ˜è  ÐDefendantððs€anxiousness€to€plead€in€this€event€was€allegedly€based,€in€part,€on€his€desire€to€get€outÐ „Ô  Ðof€the€county€jail.€€Ô#†XE XXXE ù#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE ÔÐ pÀ ÐÌà  àMr.€Alderman€knew€that€his€client€was€learning€disabled€and€ð ðhad€a€hard€time€reading.ððÔ#†XE XXXE G#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE Ô€Mr.Ð H˜ ÐAlderman€also€testified€that€he€was€ð ðcertain€there€[were]€psychological€issues€that€needed€to€beÐ 4„ Ðexplored,ðð€and€made€arrangements€to€have€the€Defendant€evaluated€by€a€psychologist.€€TheÐ  p Ðpsychologist€suggested€that€the€Defendant€might€have€suffered€some€neuro„psychological€damageÐ  \ Ðor€some€organic€damage.€€Accordingly,€Mr.€Alderman€arranged€to€have€two€different€brain€scansÐ øH Ðperformed€on€the€Defendant.€€In€spite€of€these€efforts,€Mr.€Alderman€testified€that€he€was€ð ðnot€ableÐ ä4 Ðto€find€any€experts,€specifically,€who€would€give€us€any€information€that€would€support€an€insanityÐ Ð  Ðdefense.ðð€€Mr.€Alderman€further€testified€€that€he€ð ðcouldnððt€really€articulate€a€diminished€capacityÐ ¼  Ð[defense],€given€the€[murder€for€hire]€nature€of€the€offense.ðð€€Accordingly,€Mr.€Alderman€determinedÐ ¨ø Ðthat€neither€of€those€avenues€of€defending€his€client€was€available.€€Mr.€Alderman€testified€that,Ð ”ä Ðgiven€the€proof€in€the€case,€ð ðthe€defenses€were€really€going€to€have€to€be€either,€he€wasnððt€there€andÐ €Ð Ðdidnððt€do€it€or€he€shouldnððt€be€held€responsible,€even€though€he€did€do€it.ðð€€However,€the€alibiÐ l¼ Ðevidence€was€weak€and€other€evidence€corroborated€the€Defendantððs€confessions.€€Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àMr.€Alderman€testified€that€the€Defendant€was€ð ðimmatureðð€and€that€he€appeared€at€times€toÐ 0"€  Ðnot€be€ð ðfocusing€on€the€seriousness€of€some€of€the€issues.ðð€€At€these€times,€Mr.€Alderman€explained,Ð #l! Ðhe€would€have€to€take€time€explaining€the€seriousness€of€the€matter€to€his€client.€€He€was€able€toÐ $X" Ðhave€coherent€conversations€with€the€Defendant,€however.€€When€the€Defendant€appeared€not€toÐ ô$D # Ðunderstand€something,€Mr.€Alderman€would€try€to€explain€it€to€him.€€Mr.€Aldermanððs€assessmentÐ à%0!$ Ðof€the€case€was€that€the€Defendant€ð ðwould€be€convicted€of€first€degree€murder,ðð€and€he€informed€hisÐ Ì&"% Ðclient€of€that€conclusion.€€Mr.€Alderman€was€also€concerned€that€the€Defendant€might€be€a€candidateÐ ¸'#& Ðfor€the€death€penalty,€or€would€receive€consecutive€sentences€if€he€went€to€trial€and€was€convicted.Ð ¤(ô#' Ðâ âÐ )à$( Ðà  àÔ#†XE XXXE #ÔMr.€Alderman€testified€that€he€went€over€the€petition€to€enter€a€plea€of€guilty€with€theÐ ° ÐDefendant,€and€that€the€Defendant€signed€the€petition€in€his€presence.€€Mr.€Alderman€also€testifiedÐ œì Ðthat€he€felt€that€the€Defendant€understood€what€he€was€doing€when€he€entered€his€guilty€plea.€€€Ð ˆØ Ðâ âÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€and€stated€that€Mr.€Alderman€never€discussed€the€Stateððs€evidenceÐ `° Ðwith€him€and€that€he€did€not€understand€what€the€Stateððs€evidence€against€him€was.€€He€stated€thatÐ L œ Ðhis€confessions€to€the€police€were€false,€made€in€fear€of€his€co„defendant.€€He€explained€that€he€knewÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€his€co„defendant€killed€two€people€and€that€he€was€afraid€that€if€he€didnððt€ð ðdraw€the€heat€awayÐ $ t Ðfromðð€his€co„defendant,€that€his€co„defendant€would€kill€his€family.€€He€testified€that€he€told€€Mr.Ð  ` ÐAlderman€that€he€didnððt€kill€the€victims€and€that€he€had€confessed€falsely.€€He€also€admitted€tellingÐ ü L  ÐMr.€Alderman€that€his€statements€to€the€police€were€true,€in€order,€he€claimed,€ð ðto€get€out€of€thatÐ è 8  Ðcounty€jail.ðð€€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€Mr.€Alderman€never€discussed€a€diminished€capacity€defenseÐ ¬ü  Ðwith€him.€€He€admitted€telling€Mr.€Alderman€both€that€he€wanted€to€go€to€trial,€and€that€he€wantedÐ ˜è  Ðto€plead€guilty.€€On€the€day€he€pled,€he€testified,€Mr.€Alderman€told€him€he€would€be€receiving€aÐ „Ô  Ðsentence€of€one€hundred€two€years.€€He€stated€that€he€did€not€know€any€differently€until€severalÐ pÀ Ðmonths€before€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€He€admitted€that€Mr.€Alderman€went€over€the€pleaÐ \¬ Ðagreement€with€him€and€tried€to€explain€it€to€him,€but€stated€that€ð ðat€the€time,€I€really€wasnððt€there.ðð€Ð H˜ ÐHe€explained€that€Mr.€Alderman€ð ðwas€talking,€but€I€wasnððt€hearing.ðð€€He€testified€that€he€didnððtÐ 4„ Ðunderstand€what€Mr.€Alderman€told€him€about€the€plea,€but€that€he€didnððt€explain€his€confusionÐ  p Ðbecause€he€was€ð ðreal€nervousðð€around€his€lawyer€and€didnððt€want€Mr.€Alderman€to€think€that€he€wasÐ  \ Ðstupid.€€He€further€testified€that€he€was€too€confused€and€frightened€to€explain€his€lack€ofÐ øH Ðunderstanding€to€the€trial€court€during€his€plea€hearing.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àÔ‡XE XXXE ÔThe€Defendant€testified€that€all€of€his€schooling€had€been€in€special€education€schools.€€PriorÐ ¼  Ðto€the€hearing€on€his€post„conviction€petition,€the€Defendant€earned€a€GED€degree,€making€ð ðtheÐ ¨ø Ðlowest€score€in€the€whole€camp.ðð€€Ô#†XE XXXE ý*#ÔÐ ”ä ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination€the€Defendant€admitted€that€he€had€perjured€himself€during€his€pleaÐ l¼ Ðhearing€when€he€told€the€court€that€he€understood€his€plea.€€He€also€stated,€in€response€to€a€questionÐ X ¨ Ðby€the€trial€court€at€the€post„conviction€hearing,€that€he€had€filed€his€petition€on€the€advice€ofÐ D!” Ðsomeone€he€spoke€with€in€prison€to€ð ðtry€to€get€a€new€trial,€[so€he]€could€beat€[his]€charges.ððÐ 0"€  ÐÔ‡XE XXXE ÔÌà  àAfter€taking€the€Defendantððs€petition€under€advisement,€the€trial€court€issued€aÐ $X" Ðcomprehensive€order€denying€relief.€€Specifically,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€Defendant€ð ðfailed€toÐ ô$D # Ðshow€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€that€counsel€was€not€functioning€as€guaranteed€by€the€federalÐ à%0!$ Ðand€state€constitutions.ðð€€The€trial€court€accredited€Mr.€Aldermanððs€testimony€and€found€theÐ Ì&"% ÐDefendantððs€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€to€be€ð ðwithout€merit.ðð€€The€trial€court€furtherÐ ¸'#& Ðfound€the€Defendantððs€testimony€in€support€of€his€claim€that€he€did€not€knowingly€and€voluntarilyÐ ¤(ô#' Ðenter€his€guilty€pleas€ð ðnot€credible,ðð€finding€instead€that€ð ðthe€majority€of€the€petitionerððs€testimonyÐ )à$( Ðindicates€that€he€did€understand€the€nature€of€his€case€and€the€alternatives€from€which€he€couldÐ |*Ì%) Ðchoose.ðð€€Ô#†XE XXXE H.#ÔÐ h+¸&* Їà  àÔ‡XE XXXE ÔThe€Defendant€now€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€him€relief.€€To€sustain€aÐ ° Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief,€a€defendant€must€prove€his€or€her€factual€allegations€by€clear€andÐ œì Ðconvincing€evidence€at€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f);€òòMomon€v.€Stateóó,Ð ˆØ Ð18€S.W.3d€152,€156€(Tenn.€1999).€€Upon€review,€this€Court€will€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€theÐ tÄ Ðevidence€below;€all€questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€beÐ `° Ðgiven€their€testimony,€and€the€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€to€be€resolved€by€the€trialÐ L œ Ðjudge,€not€the€appellate€courts.€€òòMomonóó,€18€S.W.3d€at€156;€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€578„79Ð 8 ˆ Ð(Tenn.€1997).€€The€trial€judgeððs€findings€of€fact€on€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€are€affordedÐ $ t Ðthe€weight€of€a€jury€verdict€and€are€conclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€againstÐ  ` Ðthose€findings.€€òòMomonóó,€18€S.W.3d€at€156;€òòHenleyóó,€960€S.W.2d€at€578„79.€€Ô#†XE XXXE •2#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE ÔÐ ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€asserts€first€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€finding€that€he€received€the€effectiveÐ Ô$  Ðassistance€of€counsel€at€trial.€€Both€the€Sixth€Amendment€to€the€United€States€Constitution€andÐ À  ÐArticle€I,€ðð€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€guarantee€a€defendant€the€right€to€representation€byÐ ¬ü  Ðcounsel.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999);€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936Ð ˜è  Ð(Tenn.€1975).€€This€right€to€counsel€includes€the€right€to€effective€counsel.€€€€òòSeeóó€òòBurnsóó,€6€S.W.3dÐ „Ô  Ðat€461;€òòBaxteróó,€523€S.W.2d€at€936Ô#†XE XXXE n7#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE Ô;€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€686€(1984).Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àTo€determine€whether€counsel€provided€effective€assistance€at€trial,€the€court€must€decideÐ H˜ Ðwhether€counselððs€performance€was€within€the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€inÐ 4„ Ðcriminal€cases.€€òòBaxteróó,€523€S.W.2d€at€936;€òòHicks€v.€Stateóó,€983€S.W.2d€240,€245€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð  p Ð1998).€€To€succeed€on€a€claim€that€his€or€her€counsel€was€ineffective€at€trial,€a€defendant€bears€theÐ  \ Ðburden€of€showing€that€counsel€made€errors€so€serious€that€he€or€she€was€not€functioning€as€counselÐ øH Ðas€guaranteed€under€the€Sixth€Amendment€and€that€the€deficient€representation€prejudiced€theÐ ä4 Ðdefendant€resulting€in€a€failure€to€produce€a€reliable€result.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€687òòóó;€òòBurnsóó,€6Ð Ð  ÐS.W.3d€at€461;€òòHicksóó,€983€S.W.2d€at€245.òòóó€€To€satisfy€the€second€prong,€the€defendant€must€showÐ ¼  Ða€reasonable€probability€that,€but€for€counselððs€unreasonable€error,€the€fact€finder€would€have€hadÐ ¨ø Ðreasonable€doubt€regarding€the€defendantððs€guilt.€€òòSeeóó€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€694„95.€€ThisÐ ”ä Ðreasonable€probability€must€be€ð ðsufficient€to€undermine€confidence€in€the€outcome.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€694;€òòseeÐ €Ð Ðalsoóó€òòHarris€v.€Stateóó,€875€S.W.2d€662,€665€(Tenn.€1994);€òòOwens€v.€Stateóó,€13€S.W.3d€742,€750€(Tenn.Ð l¼ ÐCrim.€App.€1999).Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àThis€two€part€standard€of€measuring€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€also€applies€to€claimsÐ 0"€  Ðarising€out€of€the€plea€process.€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€57€(1985).€€The€prejudice€requirementÐ #l! Ðis€modified€so€that€the€defendant€ð ðmust€show€that€there€is€a€reasonable€probability€that,€but€forÐ $X" Ðcounselððs€errors,€he€would€not€have€pleaded€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€on€going€to€trial.ðð€€òòId.óóÐ ô$D # Ðat€59;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòHicksóó,€983€S.W.2d€at€246.Ô#†XE XXXE h:#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE ÔÐ à%0!$ ÐÌà  àWhen€reviewing€trial€counselððs€actions,€this€Court€should€not€use€the€benefit€of€hindsight€toÐ ¸'#& Ðsecond„guess€trial€strategy€and€criticize€counselððs€tactics.€€òòSeeóó€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629€S.W.2d€4,€9Ð ¤(ô#' Ð(Tenn.€1982);€òòOwensóó,€13€S.W.3d€at€749.€€Counselððs€alleged€errors€should€be€judged€at€the€time€theyÐ )à$( Ðwere€made€in€light€of€all€facts€and€circumstances.€€òòSeeóó€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€690;€òòHicksóó,€983Ð |*Ì%) ÐS.W.2d€at€246.Ð h+¸&* ЇÔ#†XE XXXE 6C#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE Ôà  àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€Defendant€had€been€Ð ° Ðà  àà8 ` àrepresented€by€three€experienced€and€competent€attorneys€who€spentÐ œì Ða€significant€amount€of€time€on€his€case.€€The€[Defendant]€wasÐ ˆØ Ðevaluated€by€medical€professionals.€€Counsel€explored€and€examinedÐ tÄ Ðall€possible€defenses€and€suppression€issues.€€After€a€careful€reviewÐ `° Ðof€the€evidence,€counsel€in€his€professional€judgment€determined€thatÐ L œ Ðthe€petitioner€had€little€chance€of€an€acquittal€if€his€case€went€to€trial.€Ð 8 ˆ Ð.€.€.€The€record€shows€that€the€State€had€an€overwhelming€case€againstÐ $ t Ðthe€[Defendant],€including€confessions€to€law€enforcement€officers.€Ð  ` ÐTherefore,€the€Court€finds€the€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ ü L  Ðcounsel€to€be€without€merit.Ðè 8 ` x` x ÐÌUpon€our€review€of€the€transcripts€of€the€guilty€plea€and€post„conviction€hearings,€we€agree€that€theÐ À  Ðproof€indicates€that€the€Defendant€received€excellent€representation€prior€to€and€in€conjunction€withÐ ¬ü  Ðhis€plea,€and€this€issue€is€therefore€without€merit.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€also€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€finding€that€his€guilty€plea€wasÐ pÀ Ðentered€knowingly€and€voluntarily.€€Again,€the€proof€supports€the€trial€courtððs€determination€that€theÐ \¬ ÐDefendant€pled€guilty€knowingly€and€voluntarily,€and€this€issue€is€therefore€also€without€merit.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€€€€€€€Ð  p Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à___________________________________€Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÔ#†XE XXXE ÀE#ÔÔ‡XE XXXE Ô€€Ð ¼  ÐÔ#†XE XXXE N#Ô