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ÐÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<½ ` AßÐ ¾   ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2000„03152„CCA„R3„PC€„€Filed€November€16,€2001Ð ¹  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<` AßÐ ‘á  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner,€Ô_ÔOudonÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPanyanouvongÔ_Ô,€appeals€from€the€dismissal€of€his€petition€for€post„convictionÐ ŒÜ  Ðrelief.€€After€the€appointment€of€post„conviction€counsel,€the€petitioner€expressed€dissatisfaction€withÐ xÈ  Ðhis€attorney€and€ultimately€refused€to€proceed€with€the€evidentiary€hearing.€€The€issue€is€whether€theÐ d´ Ðtrial€court's€summary€dismissal€was€erroneous.€€Because€the€petitioner€was€not€afforded€theÐ P  Ðopportunity€to€proceed€pro€se€and€was€not€specifically€admonished€of€the€perils€of€pro€seÐ <Œ Ðrepresentation,€the€judgment€of€dismissal€is€reversed€and€the€cause€is€remanded€for€furtherÐ (x Ðproceedings.Ð d ÐÓÒÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€Reversed;€Cause€Remandedó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼LU»àX¹Ó#ÔÔ‡X¹X.¼LUÔGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ôóó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJohn€Everett€Williams,€J.óó,Ð Ä Ðjoined.€€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€filed€a€concurring€opinion.Ô#†¼LU»XX¹£#ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔÐ ° ÐÌÔ_ÔOudonÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPanyanouvongÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔWhitevilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€pro€se€(on€appeal);€Ô#†¼LU»XX¹Þ #ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔGuy€R.€Ô_ÔDotsonÔ_Ô,€Sr.,€Murfreesboro,Ð ˆØ ÐTennessee€(at€trial),€for€the€appellant,€Ô_ÔOudonÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPanyanouvongÔ_Ô.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Elizabeth€B.€Ô_ÔMarneyÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð L œ Ðand€Paul€A.€Ô_ÔHolcombeÔ_Ô,€III,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓtÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼LU»XX¹Õ #ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔÐ #`" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼LU»XX¹^ #ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔÓ  Óà  àOn€November€16,€1999,€the€petitioner,€Ô_ÔOudonÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPanyanouvongÔ_Ô,€entered€a€plea€of€guilt€toÐ è$8 $ Ðsecond€degree€murder€as€a€Range€II€violent€offender.€€As€a€part€of€the€agreement,€the€indictment€forÐ Ô%$!% Ðfelony€murder€was€amended€to€a€charge€of€second€degree€murder.€€A€sentence€of€40€years€wasÐ À&"& Ðordered€to€be€served€at€100%.€€Related€charges€of€burglary€and€misdemeanor€theft€were€dismissed.€Ð ¬'ü"' ÐThe€petitioner€also€pled€guilty€to€six€counts€of€burglary€under€a€separate€indictment€and€receivedÐ ˜(è#( ÐRange€I,€concurrent€sentences€of€three€years€for€each€offense.€€The€burglary€sentences€were€orderedÐ „)Ô$) Ðto€be€served€concurrently€with€the€sentence€for€second€degree€murder.Ð p*À%* ÐÌà  àThe€second€degree€murder€conviction€was€based€upon€an€incident€which€took€place€onÐ H,˜', ÐJanuary€22,€1998,€when€the€petitioner,€Tony€Miller,€and€Phone€Ô_ÔChomsavanhÔ_Ô€burglarized€theÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôresidence€of€the€victim,€Sanger€Stabler.€€The€victim€was€shot€and€killed€during€the€course€of€theÐ ° Ðburglary.€€Both€Miller€and€Chomsavanh€acknowledged€participation€in€the€Stabler€burglary.€€TheÐ œì Ðpetitioner,€who€is€of€Laotian€origin€but€who€received€his€formal€education€in€this€country,€was€16Ð ˆØ Ðat€the€time€of€the€offense€and€18€at€the€time€he€entered€his€pleas€of€guilt.€€The€record€indicates€thatÐ tÄ Ðboth€Miller€and€Chomsavanh€were€prepared€to€testify€for€the€state€at€the€trial€of€the€petitioner.€€AtÐ `° Ðthe€time€of€his€plea,€the€petitioner€acknowledged€that€he€was€armed€with€a€stolen€.380€at€the€timeÐ L œ Ðof€the€burglary,€that€he€"panicked,"€and€that€he€shot€the€victim.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àOn€July€31,€2000,€approximately€eight€and€one„half€months€after€the€guilty€pleas,€theÐ  ` Ðpetitioner€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€contending,€among€other€things,€that€his€guiltyÐ ü L  Ðpleas€had€not€been€knowingly€and€voluntarily€entered€and€that€his€trial€counsel€had€been€ineffectiveÐ è 8  Ðand€had€coerced€the€guilty€pleas.€€The€trial€court€appointed€Guy€R.€Dotson,€Sr.,€to€represent€theÐ Ô$  Ðpetitioner€in€the€post„conviction€proceeding.€€Attorney€Dotson,€who€had€previously€served€as€DistrictÐ À  ÐAttorney€General€but€was€in€private€practice€at€the€time€of€these€offenses,€met€with€the€petitioner€andÐ ¬ü  Ð"advised€him€as€to€the€evidence€that€would€be€necessary€for€him€to€prevail."€€Afterwards,€theÐ ˜è  Ðpetitioner€informed€Attorney€Dotson€that€he€did€not€want€him€as€a€lawyer€and€"that€if€[the€trial€judgeÐ „Ô  Ðdid€not]€appoint€him€another€lawyer,€he[]€[was]€just€going€to€appeal€that."Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àShortly€before€the€scheduled€hearing,€the€petitioner€filed€an€affidavit€which,€among€otherÐ H˜ Ðthings,€contained€allegations€that€Attorney€Dotson€was€acting€"in€concert€with€the€state's€prosecutor"Ð 4„ Ðand€had€disagreed€with€his€claims€of€ineffective€assistance€from€his€trial€counsel.€€The€petitionerÐ  p Ðspecifically€asked€for€the€dismissal€of€Attorney€Dotson€and€the€appointment€of€a€substitute€attorney.Ð  \ ÐÔ#†¼LU»XX¹¼ #ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔWhen€questioned€by€the€trial€court,€the€petitioner,€who€was€aware€that€Attorney€Dotson€had€onceÐ øH Ðserved€as€District€Attorney€General,€said,€"I€am€not€proceeding€with€this€man€representing€me."€Ð ä4 ÐUpon€further€questioning€by€the€trial€judge,€the€petitioner€acknowledged€that€the€proceeding€mightÐ Ð  Ðbe€the€only€opportunity€he€would€have€for€post„judgment€relief.€€The€following€exchange€took€place:Ð ¼  ÐÌà8  àQ.à0` Ð Ð à[Trial€Judge]€€[Y]ou€don't€get€to€choose€your€appointed€attorney.€€I€appointedÐ ”ä Ðan€attorney.€€This€is€an€experienced€attorney.€€I'm€not€appointing€any€otherÐ €Ð Ðattorney€to€represent€you.€€There€is€no€basis€presented€to€me€in€fact€that€givesÐ l¼ Ðrise€to€you€not€going€forward€with€your€petition.€€If€you€fail€to€proceed€today,Ð X ¨ ÐI'm€dismissing€this€petition,€and€you€can€take€it€to€the€Court€of€CriminalÐ D!” ÐAppeals.€€Ð0"€ ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àA.à0` Ð Ð à[Petitioner]€Your€Honor,€I€am€not€proceeding€with€this€man€representing€me.€Ð$X"` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌAfterward,€the€trial€court€dismissed€the€petition€and€returned€the€petitioner€to€the€custody€of€the€stateÐ à%0!$ Ðpenitentiary,€directing€him€to€"proceed€in€whatever€way€you€desire."Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àIn€òòDouglas€v.€Californiaóó,€372€U.S.€353€(1963),€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€held€that€theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐFourteenth€Amendment€to€the€United€States€Constitution€guarantees€an€indigent€criminal€defendantÐ )à$( Ðthe€right€to€counsel€not€only€at€trial€but€also€in€the€first€appeal€of€right.€€In€òòEvitts€v.€Luceyóó,€469€U.S.Ð |*Ì%) Ð387€(1985),€the€right€to€such€appellate€counsel€was€held€to€necessarily€encompass€the€right€to€theÐ h+¸&* Ðeffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€This€right€to€trial€and€appellate€counsel€does€not,€however,€entitleÐ ° Ða€defendant€to€the€counsel€of€his€choice.€€òòWheat€v.€United€Statesóó,€486€U.S.€153€(1988);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòStateÐ œì Ðv.€Carruthersóó,€35€S.W.3d€516€(Tenn.€2000).Ð ˆØ ÐÔ#†¼LU»XX¹­#ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔÌÔ#†¼LU»XX¹£$#ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔà  àOur€state€courts€have€also€ruled€that€there€is€no€constitutional€right€to€counsel€in€a€post„Ð `° Ðconviction€proceeding.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Garrardóó,€693€S.W.2d€921€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1985).€€In€òòColemanÐ L œ Ðv.€Thompsonóó,€501€U.S.€722,€757€(1991),€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€ruled€that€because€thereÐ 8 ˆ Ðwas€no€right€to€post„judgment€counsel,€attorney€error€which€might€have€led€to€a€default€of€a€habeasÐ $ t Ðcorpus€claim€in€state€court€could€not€serve€to€excuse€the€default€in€a€later€federal€habeas€proceeding.Ð  ` ÐOur€supreme€court,€in€òòHouse€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€705,€712€(Tenn.€1995),€reached€the€same€result,Ð ü L  Ðholding€that€because€there€was€no€right€to€effective€post„conviction€counsel,€the€ineffectiveness€ofÐ è 8  Ðcounsel€in€a€prior€post„conviction€proceeding€could€not€be€considered€in€determining€theÐ Ô$  Ðapplicability€of€previous€determination€and€waiver€as€procedural€bars.€€Ð À  ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„30„206(e)€authorizes€trial€courts€to€appoint€counsel€in€post„Ð ˜è  Ðconviction€cases.€òòSee€alsoóó€òòSwanson€v.€Stateóó,€749€S.W.2d€731,€734€(Tenn.€1988)€(noting€that€whenÐ „Ô  Ða€colorable€claim€is€presented€in€a€pro€se€post„conviction€petition,€"dismissal€without€appointmentÐ pÀ Ðof€counsel€.€.€.€is€rarely€proper").€€When€a€petitioner€is€indigent,€he€is€entitled€to€an€attorney€duringÐ \¬ Ðthe€course€of€an€appeal€of€an€order€denying€post„conviction€relief.€€òòRecor€v.€Stateóó,€489€S.W.2d€64Ð H˜ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1972).€€Ô#†¼LU»XX¹æ$#ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔAs€in€the€case€of€a€pre„conviction€proceeding,€a€post„conviction€petitionerÐ 4„ Ðis€not€entitled€to€the€attorney€of€his€choice.€òòSeeóó€òòBrewer€v.€Stateóó,€4€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€265,€470€S.W.2dÐ  p Ð47,€49€(1970).€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àAn€indigent€person€is€"any€person€who€does€not€possess€sufficient€means€to€pay€reasonableÐ ä4 Ðcompensation€for€the€services€of€a€competent€attorney."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„14„201(1);€òòState€v.Ð Ð  ÐGardneróó,€626€S.W.2d€721,€723€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).€€Indigency€entitles€a€post„convictionÐ ¼  Ðpetitioner€to€the€appointment€of€counsel.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„215;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòOwens€v.€Stateóó,Ð ¨ø Ð908€S.W.2d€923€(Tenn.€1995).€€The€procedure€for€the€appointment€before€trial€as€provided€inÐ ”ä ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðððð€€40„14„201€to€„210€applies€to€post„conviction€proceedings.€€òòSeeóó€Ð €Ð ÐòòGoodner€v.€Stateóó,€484€S.W.2d€364€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1972).Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àBecause€there€is€no€constitutional€right€to€either€counsel€or€effective€counsel€in€post„Ð D!” Ðconviction€proceedings,€the€petitioner's€right€to€counsel€has€not€been€abridged€by€the€dismissal€ofÐ 0"€  Ðthe€petition.€€In€òòCarruthersóó,€our€supreme€court€recognized€that€a€defendant€in€a€criminal€case€mayÐ #l! Ðinvoluntary€waive€or€forfeit€his€constitutional€right€to€counsel€"by€utilizing€that€right€to€manipulate,Ð $X" Ðdelay,€or€disrupt€trial€proceedings."€€35€S.W.3d€at€549.€€In€that€case,€wherein€the€defendant€treatedÐ ô$D # Ða€series€of€appointed€lawyers€in€an€abusive€manner,€our€high€court€ruled€that€the€right€to€counselÐ à%0!$ Ð"may€not€be€used€as€a€license"€to€derail€the€administration€of€justice.€€òòId.óó;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòUnited€States€v.Ð Ì&"% ÐFlewittóó,€874€F.2d€669€(9òòthóó€Cir.€1989);€òòBerry€v.€Lockhartóó,€873€F.2d€1168€(8òòthóó€Cir.€1989).€€In€òòUnitedÐ ¸'#& ÐStates€v.€Whiteóó,€529€F.2d€1390,€1393€(8òòthóó€Cir.€1976),€the€right€to€counsel€was€described€as€"a€shield,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðnot€a€sword."òòóóÐ )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àWhile€one€may€forfeit€the€right€to€counsel€by€misconduct,€this€court,€citing€òòUnited€States€v.Ð ° Ðâ âMcDowellóó,€814€F.2d€245€(6òòthóó€Cir.€1987),€has€suggested€a€specific€procedure€for€those€who,€absentÐ œì Ðmisconduct€requiring€forfeiture,€might€voluntarily€waive€a€right€to€counsel€and€exercise€the€optionÐ ˆØ Ðof€self„representation.€€òòSeeóó€òòSmith€v.€Stateóó,€987€S.W.2d€871,€875€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998).€€DuringÐ tÄ Ðthe€trial€process,€every€person€has€a€constitutional€right€to€represent€himself.€€U.S.€Const.€amend.€VI;Ð `° ÐTenn.€Const.€art.€I,€ðð€9;€òòFaretta€v.€Californiaóó,€422€U.S.€806,€818„20€(1975).€€In€òòState€v.€Herrodóó,€thisÐ L œ Ðcourt€ruled€that€the€exercise€of€the€right€of€self„representation€is€based€upon€three€conditions:€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà8  à(1)à0` Ð Ð àThe€defendant€must€timely€assert€his€right€to€self„representation;€Ð `` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  à(2)à0` Ð Ð àthe€exercise€of€the€right€must€be€clear€and€unequivocal;€and€Ðè 8 ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  à(3)à0` Ð Ð àthe€defendant€must€knowingly€and€intelligently€waive€his€right€to€assistanceÐ À  Ðof€counsel.€€Ð¬ü ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌ754€S.W.2d€627,€629„30€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988).€€A€defendant€need€not€have€legal€training€orÐ „Ô  Ðexperience€in€order€to€competently€and€intelligently€elect€self„representation.€€òòFarettaóó,€422€U.S.€atÐ pÀ Ð835;€òòsee€generallyóó€òòSmith€v.€Stateóó,€987€S.W.2d€871€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998).Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àWhen€an€accused€desires€to€proceed€pro€se,€the€trial€judge€must€conduct€an€intensive€inquiryÐ 4„ Ðas€to€his€ability€to€represent€himself.€€òòState€v.€Northingtonóó,€667€S.W.2d€57€(Tenn.€1984).€€The€waiverÐ  p Ðof€the€right€to€counsel€must€be€knowingly€and€intelligently€made.€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€44(a);€€òòStateÐ  \ Ðv.€Armesóó,€673€S.W.2d€174,€177€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1984).€Ô#†¼LU»XX¹à+#ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼LUÔ€€òòÐ øH ÐÌà  àóóIn€òòCole€v.€Stateóó,€798€S.W.2d€261,€263€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990),€this€court€concluded€thatÐ Ð  Ða€post„conviction€petitioner€had€neither€a€constitutional€right€nor€a€statutory€right€to€self„Ð ¼  Ðrepresentation.€€Yet,€this€court€also€determined€that€a€supreme€court€rule€had€by€implicationÐ ¨ø Ðestablished€a€"common€law€right"€to€self„representation.€€By€virtue€of€Rule€13(1)€of€the€TennesseeÐ ”ä ÐSupreme€Court,€a€post„conviction€petitioner€"'has€a€right€to€be€represented€by€counsel€.€.€.€and€.€.€.€Ð €Ð Ðcounsel€will€be€appointed€.€.€.€if€he€so€desires.'"€òòColeóó,€798€S.W.2d€at€263€(quoting€Tenn.€S.€Ct.€R.Ð l¼ Ð13(1)).€€Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àHere,€the€record€establishes€that€the€petitioner€refused€to€proceed€with€his€appointed€counsel.€Ð 0"€  ÐWhen€a€post„conviction€petitioner€seeks€to€substitute€counsel,€he€has€the€burden€of€establishing€toÐ #l! Ðthe€satisfaction€of€the€trial€judge€good€and€valid€reasons€for€the€dismissal€of€his€attorney.€€WhetherÐ $X" Ðto€substitute€counsel€is€discretionary€with€the€trial€court.€€òòState€v.€Gilmoreóó,€823€S.W.2d€566,€568€Ð ô$D # Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€In€this€instance,€the€fact€that€Attorney€Dotson€had€previously€served€asÐ à%0!$ Ða€district€attorney€general€(but€not€at€the€time€that€the€petitioner€was€prosecuted)€would€not€be€a€basisÐ Ì&"% Ðfor€his€dismissal€as€counsel.€€The€record€does€not€indicate€any€abuse€of€discretion€by€the€denial€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðsubstitution.€€Moreover,€while€the€recorded€evidence€in€this€case€may€rise€to€the€level€of€absoluteÐ ¤(ô#' Ðforfeiture€of€counsel€(whether€statutorily€or€constitutionally€based),€the€trial€court€did€not€explicitlyÐ )à$( Ðdeclare€that€forfeiture€was€the€consequence€and,€while€the€petitioner€did€not€ask€to€proceed€pro€se,Ð |*Ì%) Ðit€did€not€advise€the€petitioner€of€the€alternative€of€self„representation€or€provide€an€accompanyingÐ h+¸&* Ðadmonition€as€to€the€perils€of€self„representation€in€a€post„conviction€setting.€€Under€these€specificÐ ° Ðfacts,€a€remand€is€appropriate€for€that€determination€before€an€absolute€dismissal€is€warranted.€€IfÐ œì Ðthe€petitioner€persists€in€his€view€that€he€will€not€proceed€with€his€appointed€counsel,€the€trial€courtÐ ˆØ Ðshould€afford€him€the€opportunity€to€proceed€pro€se.€€If€the€petitioner€refuses€to€proceed,€the€petitionÐ tÄ Ðmay€be€dismissed.€€If€he€chooses€to€represent€himself,€he€must€comply€with€all€relevant€rules€andÐ `° Ðstatutory€guidelines.€€The€trial€judge€"is€under€no€obligation€to€become€an€'advocate'€for€or€to€assistÐ L œ Ðand€guide€the€pro€se€layman€through€the€trial€thicket."€€òòUnited€States€v.€Pinkeyóó,€548€F.2d€305,€311Ð 8 ˆ Ð(10òòthóó€Cir.€1977).Ð $ t ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€trial€court's€order€of€summary€dismissal€is€reversed€and€the€cause€remanded.Ð ü L  ÐÌÌÌÔ#†¼LU»XX¹i=#ÔÔ€X¹X»¼LUÔà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¬ü  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE