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Ðvoluntarily€enter€guilty€pleas€because€he€was€under€the€influence€of€alcohol€at€the€time€of€the€pleas.€Ð P  ÐHe€also€claims€that€he€received€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€because€his€attorneys€did€notÐ <Œ Ðinvestigate€the€case€adequately.€€We€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€petitions.Ô#†¼»XXYùª#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼ÔÐ (x ÐÓ¦Óà  à€Ó›Óò òÐ d ÐÓ  ÓTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgments€of€the€Criminal€Courtó ó€ò òAffirmedó óÐ P ÐÓìÓÌòòÔ#†¼»àXYùg#ÔÔ‡XYùX.¼ÔJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJohn€Everett€Williamsóó€andÐ Ü, ÐòòAlan€E.€Glenn,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð È ÐÌLisa€B.€Morton,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€James€Eugene€Parks,€Jr.Ð  ð ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Brent€C.€Cherry,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð xÈ ÐRandall€Eugene€Ô_ÔNicholsÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€Marsha€Mitchell,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ d´ 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ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€seeks€relief€from€his€1998€guilty€pleas€to€ten€counts€of€aggravated€robbery,€aÐ $P# ÐClass€B€felony,€and€one€count€of€attempted€aggravated€robbery,€a€Class€C€felony.€€The€petitioner€wasÐ ì$< $ Ðcharged€in€1995€with€aggravated€robbery€and€in€1998€with€the€other€offenses.€€Pursuant€toÐ Ø%(!% Ðagreement,€on€August€25,€1998,€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€petitioner€as€a€Range€I,€standardÐ Ä&"& Ðoffender€to€an€effective€forty„year€sentence€for€the€1995€and€1998€offenses.€€The€petitioner€contendsÐ °'#' Ð(1)€that€he€was€incompetent€at€the€time€he€entered€the€guilty€pleas,€rendering€them€involuntary,€andÐ œ(ì#( Ð(2)€that€he€received€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€because€his€attorneys€failed€to€investigateÐ ˆ)Ø$) Ðthe€case€adequately.Ô#†¼»XXYùÎ #ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼Ô€Ð t*Ä%* ÐÔ#†¼»XXYù#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼ÔÌà  àAt€the€post„conviction€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that€at€the€time€of€the€guiltyÐ L,œ', Ðpleas€he€was€either€intoxicated€or€suffering€from€severe€alcohol€withdrawal.€€He€said€the€conditionÐ 8-ˆ(-ýÀ ÐÔ_Ômade€it€impossible€for€him€to€understand€the€plea€agreement.€€He€said€he€drank€about€one€fifth€ofÐ ° Ðgin€and€one€six„pack€of€Zima€per€day€before€he€went€to€jail.€€He€said€that€while€in€jail€he€drankÐ œì Ðhomemade€wine€but€that€this€was€much€less€alcohol€than€he€drank€before€going€to€jail.€€He€said€theÐ ˆØ Ðlessened€amount€of€alcohol€caused€his€hands€to€shake€and€his€thoughts€to€be€unclear.€€Ð tÄ Ðà  àÌà  àThe€petitioner€testified€he€met€with€his€attorney,€Aubrey€Davis,€three€times€for€about€twentyÐ L œ Ðminutes€each€time€before€entering€the€guilty€pleas.€€He€said€he€met€with€his€attorney€from€the€1995Ð 8 ˆ Ðoffense,€Paul€Hensley,€one€time€after€his€arrest€on€July€9,€1998.€€The€petitioner€said€Mr.€Davis€neverÐ $ t Ðdiscussed€the€case€with€him€except€to€tell€the€petitioner€he€was€friends€with€the€petitionerððs€motherÐ  ` Ðand€to€discuss€plea€negotiations€with€the€state.€€He€said€Mr.€Davis€told€him€he€could€be€sentencedÐ ü L  Ðto€one€hundred€years€if€he€went€to€trial.€€He€said€that€he€did€not€understand€the€difference€betweenÐ è 8  Ðconsecutive€and€concurrent€sentencing€at€the€time€of€his€guilty€pleas€and€that€he€did€not€rememberÐ Ô$  Ðeither€of€his€attorneys€explaining€the€difference€to€him.€€He€said€that€on€the€day€of€the€guilty€pleas,Ð À  Ðhe€was€very€passive€and€only€wanted€to€get€the€proceedings€over€with€so€he€could€lie€down.€€OnÐ ¬ü  Ðcross„examination,€the€petitioner€acknowledged€that€he€did€not€see€a€doctor€about€his€problems€fromÐ ˜è  Ðalcohol€withdrawal.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àAubrey€Davis€testified€that€he€had€been€an€assistant€public€defender€for€six€years€at€the€timeÐ \¬ Ðof€the€petitionerððs€guilty€plea€hearing€and€that€he€had€represented€many€clients€who€had€alcoholÐ H˜ Ðproblems€during€these€six€years.€€He€said€he€met€with€the€petitioner€five€to€six€times€before€the€guiltyÐ 4„ Ðplea€hearing.€€He€said€he€also€met€with€the€prosecuting€attorney€to€see€if€there€would€be€a€plea€offer.€Ð  p ÐHe€said€he€told€the€petitioner€he€could€be€sentenced€to€one€hundred€and€twenty€years€if€he€was€foundÐ  \ Ðguilty€at€trial.€€He€said€that€in€one€meeting€with€the€petitioner,€the€petitioner€told€him€to€resolveÐ øH Ðmatters€as€quickly€as€possible.€€Mr.€Davis€said€he€then€began€focusing€on€a€plea€agreement.€€Ð ä4 Ðà  àÌà  àMr.€Davis€testified€that€the€petitioner€mentioned€his€alcohol€use€but€said€he€did€not€haveÐ ¼  Ðwithdrawal€problems€after€the€first€couple€of€nights€in€jail.€€Mr.€Davis€said€that€he€never€saw€theÐ ¨ø Ðpetitioner€have€difficulty€concentrating€or€shake€excessively,€and€that€he€never€smelled€alcohol€onÐ ”ä Ðthe€petitionerððs€breath.€€He€said€he€discussed€different€trial€options€with€the€petitioner€and€advisedÐ €Ð Ðhim€about€the€witnessesðð€testimony€and€the€impact€of€his€statement€to€the€police€at€a€trial.€€He€saidÐ l¼ Ðthe€petitioner€always€seemed€clearheaded€during€their€discussions€and€did€not€seem€intoxicated€onÐ X ¨ Ðthe€day€of€the€guilty€pleas.€€He€said€that€he€gave€the€petitioner€the€best€representation€he€could€underÐ D!” Ðthe€circumstances€and€that€he€would€have€gone€to€trial€if€the€petitioner€had€requested€it.€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Mr.€Davis€admitted€having€approximately€one€hundred€active€casesÐ $X" Ðwhile€representing€the€petitioner.€€He€said€he€talked€to€the€detective€assigned€to€the€petitionerððs€case,Ð ô$D # Ðvisited€one€of€the€crime€scenes,€and€interviewed€at€least€six€witnesses€during€his€investigation.€€HeÐ à%0!$ Ðsaid€he€did€not€interview€more€witnesses€because€once€a€client€told€him€to€resolve€the€cases,€heÐ Ì&"% Ðshifted€his€focus€to€obtaining€a€plea€agreement.€€He€said€that€he€reviewed€the€arrest€warrant€with€theÐ ¸'#& Ðpetitioner€and€that€he€asked€the€petitioner€about€the€facts€described€in€the€warrant.€€He€said€he€lookedÐ ¤(ô#' Ðat€the€petitionerððs€statement€to€the€police€and€determined€there€was€no€way€to€get€it€suppressed.Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) ÐÑ OYÑâ  âѰ°Ñâ  âÑ  Ñà  àPaul€Hensley€testified€that€he€represented€the€petitioner€on€two€aggravated€robbery€chargesÐ ° Ðâ âfrom€1995.€€He€said€he€had€been€working€on€a€probation€offer€for€the€petitioner€until€the€petitionerÐ œì Ðwas€arrested€on€eleven€additional€charges€of€aggravated€robbery€in€1998.€€He€said€his€trial€strategyÐ ˆØ Ðchanged€at€that€point€because€of€the€overwhelming€evidence€against€the€petitioner€and€because€heÐ tÄ Ðsuspected€that€the€co„defendants€from€the€1995€offenses€were€going€to€testify€against€the€petitioner.€Ð `° ÐHe€said€that€he€met€with€the€petitioner€about€five€times€prior€to€his€1998€arrest€and€that€the€petitionerÐ L œ Ðdid€not€show€up€for€several€scheduled€meetings€during€this€time.€€He€said€they€discussed€strategy€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€petitionerððs€legal€goals€during€these€meetings.€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àMr.€Hensley€testified€that€the€petitioner€seemed€physically€fine€during€their€meetings€but€thatÐ ü L  Ðhe€did€smell€alcohol€on€his€breath€on€one€occasion.€€He€said€that€on€the€day€of€the€guilty€pleas,€theÐ è 8  Ðpetitioner€seemed€fine€and€that€he€did€not€smell€alcohol€on€the€petitioner.€€He€said€he€and€Mr.€DavisÐ Ô$  Ðworked€hard€to€get€the€best€offer€possible€for€the€petitioner.€€On€cross„examination,€he€said€that€heÐ À  Ðwould€have€gone€to€trial€if€the€petitioner€had€asked€but€that€ð ðthe€cards€were€kind€of€coming€down.ðð€Ð ¬ü  ÐHe€said€when€the€petitioner€went€to€jail€in€1998,€he€always€met€the€petitioner€with€Mr.€Davis€so€theyÐ ˜è  Ðcould€best€coordinate€their€representation€of€the€petitioner.€€He€acknowledged€he€had€approximatelyÐ „Ô  Ðone€hundred€active€cases€while€representing€the€petitioner.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àThe€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€reflects€that€the€petitioner€stated€he€was€twenty„nineÐ H˜ Ðyears€old,€had€attended€school€through€the€eleventh€grade,€and€could€read€and€write.€€He€agreed€thatÐ 4„ Ðhe€was€pleading€guilty€freely€and€voluntarily€and€that€no€one€was€forcing€him€to€plead€guilty.€€HeÐ  p Ðagreed€that€he€had€discussed€his€case€with€his€attorneys€and€acknowledged€that€he€had€no€complaintsÐ  \ Ðabout€his€attorneysðð€representation.€€He€said€he€had€no€questions€about€his€guilty€pleas.€€He€agreedÐ øH Ðthat€he€was€not€under€the€influence€of€alcohol€or€drugs€and€that€nothing€should€interfere€with€hisÐ ä4 Ðability€to€understand€what€was€going€on€at€the€hearing.€€Ô#†¼»XXYùÙ#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼ÔThe€trial€court€reviewed€with€the€petitionerÐ Ð  Ðhis€constitutional€rights€and€the€rights€the€petitioner€was€relinquishing€by€pleading€guilty.€€The€trialÐ ¼  Ðcourt€noted€that€the€petitioner€seemed€like€a€very€intelligent,€articulate€young€man.Ô#†¼»XXYùI-#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼Ô€€Ô#†¼»XXYùž.#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼ÔBoth€the€stateÐ ¨ø Ðand€the€trial€court€stated€the€petitioner€would€be€required€to€serve€an€effective€forty„year€sentenceÐ ”ä Ðfor€the€aggravated€robberies€and€the€attempted€aggravated€robbery.€Ô#†¼»XXYùâ.#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼Ôà  àÐ €Ð Ðà  àÌà  àAt€the€post„conviction€evidentiary€hearing,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€petitionerððs€attorneysÐ X ¨ Ðproperly€handled€and€investigated€the€case€and€that€they€went€the€ð ðextra€mileðð€for€the€petitioner.€€TheÐ D!” Ðtrial€court€found€that€its€statement€at€the€guilty€plea€hearing€that€the€petitioner€seemed€like€anÐ 0"€  Ðintelligent,€articulate€young€man€showed€that€he€made€voluntary€and€knowing€guilty€pleÔ#†¼»XXYù0#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼Ôas.€€It€foundÐ #l! Ðthat€the€petitionerððs€testimony€at€the€evidentiary€hearing,€particularly€the€petitionerððs€claim€that€heÐ $X" Ðdid€not€understand€what€he€was€doing€due€to€the€influence€of€alcohol,€was€not€credible.€€The€trialÐ ô$D # Ðcourt€denied€the€petition.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌÓ  Óà @ àò òI.€VOLUNTARINESS€OF€THE€GUILTY€PLEAó óÐ ¸'#& ÐÓ²3ÓÌà  àThe€petitioner€contends€that€his€guilty€pleas€were€not€voluntary€because€he€was€eitherÐ )à$( Ðâ âintoxicated€or€experiencing€severe€symptoms€of€alcohol€withdrawal€at€the€time€of€the€guilty€Ô_ÔpleaÐ |*Ì%) Ðhearing.€€The€state€contends€that€the€record€supports€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€the€pleas€wereÐ ° Ðvoluntary.€€We€agree€with€the€state.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àIn€a€post-conviction€case,€the€burden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€prove€his€grounds€for€relief€byÐ tÄ Ðclear€and€convincing€evidence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-30-210(f).€€On€appeal,€we€are€bound€by€theÐ `° Ðtrial€courtððs€findings€unless€we€conclude€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€those€findings.€Ð L œ ÐòòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€755€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1990).€€The€petitioner€has€the€burden€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðillustrating€how€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€judgment€entered.€€òòId.óó€€This€court€may€notÐ $ t ÐÔ_ÔreweighÔ_Ô€or€reevaluate€the€evidence,€nor€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trial€court.€Ð  ` ÐòòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€579€(Tenn.€1997).€€Questions€concerning€the€credibility€ofÐ ü L  Ðwitnesses€and€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€to€their€testimony€are€resolved€by€the€trial€court,€notÐ è 8  Ðthis€court.€€òòId.óóÐ Ô$  ÐÌà  àIn€order€for€a€conviction€based€upon€a€guilty€plea€to€comport€with€due€process,€the€plea€mustÐ ¬ü  Ðbe€voluntarily,€knowingly,€and€understandingly€entered.€€òòÔ_ÔBoykinÔ_Ô€v.€Alabamaóó,€395€U.S.€238,€242-44,Ð ˜è  Ð89€S.€CÔ#†¼»XXYùH2#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼Ôt.€1709,€1712€(1969).€€A€guilty€plea€is€not€voluntary€ð ðif€it€is€the€product€of€ðð[Ô_Ôi]gnoranceÔ_Ô,Ð „Ô  Ðincomprehension,€coercion,€terror,€inducements,€[or]€subtle€or€blatant€threats€.€.€.€.ðððð€€òòÔ_ÔBlankenshipÔ_ÔÐ pÀ Ðv.€Stateóó,€858€S.W.2d€897,€904€(Tenn.€1993)€(quoting€òòÔ_ÔBoykinÔ_Ôóó,€395€U.S.€at€242-43,€89€S.€Ct.€at€1712).€Ð \¬ ÐFurthermore,€if€an€accused€is€incompetent,€then€the€guilty€plea€is€involuntary.€€òòÔ_ÔBlankenshipÔ_Ôóó,€858Ð H˜ ÐS.W.2d€at€904.€€The€standard€for€assessing€the€validity€of€a€guilty€plea€is€ð ðwhether€the€plea€representsÐ 4„ Ða€voluntary€and€intelligent€choice€among€the€alternative€courses€of€action€open€to€the€defendant.ðð€òòóóÐ  p ÐòòNorth€Carolina€v.€Ô_ÔAlfordÔ_Ôóó,€400€U.S.€25,€31,€91€S.€Ct.€160,€164€(1970).€€To€assess€whether€a€guiltyÐ  \ Ðplea€was€voluntary,€we€must€ð ðconsider€all€of€the€relevant€circumstances€that€existed€when€the€pleaÐ øH Ðwas€entered.ðð€€òòState€v.€Turneróó,€919€S.W.2d€346,€353€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1995).€€These€circumstancesÐ ä4 Ðinclude:Ð Ð  ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°Òthe€relative€intelligence€of€the€defendant;€the€degree€of€his€familiarity€with€criminalÐ ¨ø Ðproceedings;€whether€he€was€represented€by€competent€counsel€and€had€theÐ ”ä Ðopportunity€to€confer€with€counsel€about€the€options€available€to€him;€the€extent€ofÐ €Ð Ðadvice€from€counsel€and€the€court€concerning€the€charges€against€him;€and€theÐ l¼ Ðreasons€for€his€decision€to€plead€guilty,€including€a€desire€to€avoid€a€greater€penaltyÐ X ¨ Ðthat€might€result€from€a€jury€trial.€€Ð D!” ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒòòÔ_ÔBlankenshipÔ_Ôóó,€858€S.W.2d€at€904.Ð #l! ÐÒ°"CÒÌÒ°Òà  àIn€the€present€case,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€petitioner€knowingly,€voluntarily,€andÐ ô$D # Ðintelligently€entered€his€guilty€pleas.€€Although€the€trial€court€said€it€did€believe€the€petitioner€whenÐ à%0!$ Ðhe€stated€he€had€an€alcohol€problem,€the€trial€court€found€the€petitionerððs€claim€that€he€did€notÐ Ì&"% Ðunderstand€the€consequences€of€his€guilty€pleas€until€he€was€no€longer€under€the€influence€of€alcoholÐ ¸'#& Ðincredible.€€The€record€does€not€preponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€findings.€€Although€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðpetitioner€had€an€alcohol€problem,€both€attorneys€testified€that€they€reviewed€the€stateððs€evidenceÐ )à$( Ðand€the€elements€of€the€offenses€with€him€and€that€he€seemed€clearheaded€at€that€time.€€The€guiltyÐ |*Ì%) Ðplea€transcript€reveals€that€the€court€carefully€reviewed€the€rights€that€the€petitioner€was€waiving€andÐ h+¸&* Ðconfirms€the€trial€courtððs€findings€that€the€petitioner€responded€appropriately€to€questions.€€TheÐ ° Ðpetitioner,€who€claims€to€have€abused€alcohol€since€the€age€of€nineteen,€reported€no€problems€to€anyÐ œì Ðmedical€personnel€while€in€jail€or€before€his€1998€arrest.€€Although€the€record€does€not€reveal€thatÐ ˆØ Ðthe€petitioner€had€any€significant€experience€with€criminal€proceedings,€the€petitioner€stated€at€theÐ tÄ Ðguilty€plea€hearing€that€he€understood€the€rights€that€he€was€waiving,€that€he€knew€that€the€decisionÐ `° Ðto€plead€guilty€was€his€alone,€and€that€he€was€not€under€the€influence€of€alcohol€or€drugs.€€Finally,Ð L œ Ðthe€trial€court€and€the€petitionerððs€attorneys€said€the€petitioner€was€articulate€and€seemed€normal€atÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€guilty€plea€hearing.€€Ð $ t Ðà  àÌà  àAs€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€has€noted,€a€petitionerððs€testimony€at€a€guilty€pleaÐ ü L  Ðhearing€ð ðconstitutes€a€formidable€barrierðð€in€any€subsequent€collateral€proceeding€because€ð ð[Ô_Ôs]olemnÔ_ÔÐ è 8  Ðdeclarations€in€open€court€carry€a€strong€presumption€of€verity.ðð€€òòÔ_ÔBlackledgeÔ_Ô€v.€Allisonóó,€431€U.S.Ð Ô$  Ð63,€73,€97€S.€Ct.€1621,€1629€(1977).€Ô#†¼»XXYù_;#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼Ô€The€trial€court€credited€the€petitionerððs€testimony€at€his€guiltyÐ À  Ðplea€hearing€over€his€post-conviction€testimony.€€Nothing€in€the€record€before€us€dispels€theÐ ¬ü  Ðreliability€of€the€petitionerððs€testimony€at€his€guilty€plea€hearing.Ô#†¼»XXYù$M#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼Ô€Ô#†¼»XXYùzN#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼ÔThe€petitioner€has€failed€to€proveÐ ˜è  Ðby€clear€and€convincing€evidence€that€his€guilty€pleas€were€involuntary.Ð „Ô  ÐÌò òà@b b ìàII.€€Ô_ÔINEFFECTIVEÔ_Ô€ASSISTANCE€OF€COUNSEL€ó óˆÐ \¬ Ðà  à€Ð H˜ Ðà  àThe€petitioner€contends€that€his€attorneys€failed€to€investigate€his€case€or€prepare€for€trialÐ 4„ Ðadequately,€resulting€in€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€As€evidence€of€their€lack€of€investigation,Ð  p Ðhe€points€to€the€fact€that€his€attorneys€had€large€caseloads€and€only€thirty€days€to€investigate,€prepare,Ð  \ Ðand€negotiate€before€concluding€plea€negotiations.€€He€summarily€argues€that€his€attorneysðð€failureÐ øH Ðto€try€to€suppress€his€statement€to€the€police€shows€their€preparation€was€inadequate.€€He€asserts€hisÐ ä4 Ðattorneys€did€not€discuss€his€case€with€him€before€his€guilty€pleas€and€faults€them€for€not€discussingÐ Ð  Ðthe€substance€of€his€cases€during€their€conversations.€€He€argues€that€the€cumulative€effect€of€theseÐ ¼  Ðdeficiencies€creates€a€reasonable€probability€that€he€would€not€have€pled€guilty€had€his€attorneysÐ ¨ø Ðrendered€effective€representation.€€The€state€responds€that€the€attorneys€were€not€ineffective.€€WeÐ ”ä Ðagree€with€the€state.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  à€Under€the€Sixth€Amendment,€when€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€is€made,€theÐ X ¨ Ðburden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€show€that€(1)€counselððs€performance€was€deficient,€and€(2)€theÐ D!” Ðdeficiency€was€prejudicial€in€terms€of€rendering€a€reasonable€probability€that€the€result€of€the€trialÐ 0"€  Ðwas€unreliable€or€the€proceedings€fundamentally€unfair.€€òòÔ_ÔStricklandÔ_Ô€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,Ð #l! Ð687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984);€òòseeóó€òòÔ_ÔLockhartÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔFretwellÔ_Ôóó,€506€U.S.€364,€368-72,€113€S.€Ct.€838,Ð $X" Ð842-44€(1993).€€The€òòÔ_ÔStricklandÔ_Ôóó€standard€has€been€applied€to€the€right€to€counsel€under€article€I,Ð ô$D # Ðsection€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔMelsonÔ_Ôóó,€772€S.W.2d€417,€419€n.2€(Tenn.€1989).€Ð à%0!$ ÐWhen€a€petitioner€claims€that€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€resulted€in€a€guilty€plea,€theÐ Ì&"% Ðpetitioner€must€prove€that€counsel€performed€deficiently€and€that€but€for€counselððs€errors,€theÐ ¸'#& Ðpetitioner€would€not€have€pled€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€upon€going€to€trial.€€òòHill€v.€Ô_ÔLockhartÔ_Ôóó,Ð ¤(ô#' Ð474€U.S.€52,€59,€106€S.€Ct.€366,€370€(1985).Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) ÐÔ_Ôà  àIn€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975),€our€supreme€court€decided€thatÐ ° Ðâ âattorneys€should€be€held€to€the€general€standard€of€whether€the€services€rendered€were€within€theÐ œì Ðrange€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.€€Further,€the€court€stated€that€the€rangeÐ ˆØ Ðof€competence€was€to€be€measured€by€the€duties€and€criteria€set€forth€in€òòBeasley€v.€United€Statesóó,Ð tÄ Ð491€F.2d€687,€696€(6th€Cir.€1974)€and€òòUnited€States€v.€DeCosteróó,€487€F.2d€1197,€1202-04€(D.C.€Cir.Ð `° Ð1973).€€Also,€in€reviewing€counselððs€conduct,€a€ð ðfair€assessment€of€attorney€performance€requiresÐ L œ Ðthat€every€effort€be€made€to€eliminate€the€distorting€effects€of€hindsight,€to€reconstruct€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðcircumstances€of€counselððs€challenged€conduct,€and€to€evaluate€the€conduct€from€counselððsÐ $ t Ðperspective€at€the€time.ðð€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€689,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2065;€òòseeóó€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629Ð  ` ÐS.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).€€Because€there€are€mixed€questions€of€law€and€fact,€we€review€the€trialÐ ü L  Ðcourtððs€conclusions€as€to€whether€counselððs€performance€was€deficient€and€whether€that€deficiencyÐ è 8  Ðwas€prejudicial€under€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€standard€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40Ð Ô$  ÐS.W.3d€450,€456€(Tenn.€2001).Ð À  Ðà  àÌà  àIn€the€present€case,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€show€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€thatÐ ˜è  Ðhe€would€not€have€pled€guilty€if€the€investigation€or€preparation€had€been€more€extensive.€€TheÐ „Ô  Ðpetitioner€has€also€failed€to€show€that€his€trial€attorneys€performed€ineffectively.€€The€fact€that€theÐ pÀ Ðattorneys€did€not€meet€with€the€petitioner€in€the€jail€more€than€three€to€six€times€does€not€necessarilyÐ \¬ Ðindicate€deficient€performance.€€The€attorneys€testified€that€they€interviewed€at€least€six€witnesses,Ð H˜ Ðdiscussed€the€case€with€the€lead€investigator,€and€visited€one€crime€scene.€€Moreover,€the€€attorneysÐ 4„ Ðsaid€they€fully€discussed€with€the€petitioner€his€rights€and€options€in€the€case.€€TÔ#†¼»XXYù½N#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼Ôhe€attorneys€saidÐ  p Ðthey€vigorously€sought€to€obtain€the€best€sentence€possible€for€the€petitioner€under€the€circumstances.€Ð  \ ÐThe€petitioner€did€not€present€any€evidence€that€any€greater€preparation€or€investigation€would€haveÐ øH Ðuncovered€anything€that€would€have€altered€his€pleas.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€record€also€does€not€indicate€that€the€petitioner€was€entitled€to€suppression,€€therebyÐ ¼  Ðbeing€prejudiced€by€his€attorneysðð€failure€to€address€the€issue.€€This€court€has€stated€that€if€arguableÐ ¨ø Ðgrounds€exist€to€suppress€incriminating€evidence,€then€an€attorney,€as€a€zealous€advocate€for€theÐ ”ä Ðclient,€should€move€to€suppress€that€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòRobert€C.€Bellafant€v.€Stateóó,€No.Ð €Ð Ð01C01-9705-CC-00183,€Maury€County,€slip€op.€at€10€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€May€15,€1998).€€Mr.€DavisÐ l¼ Ðtestified,€however,€that€there€was€nothing€available€to€challenge€regarding€the€petitionerððs€statementsÐ X ¨ Ðto€the€police.€€We€note€that€the€petitioner€did€not€claim€at€the€post-conviction€hearing€that€the€policeÐ D!” Ðobtained€the€statements€in€violation€of€his€constitutional€rights.€€Ô#†¼»XXYù÷c#ÔÔ‡XYùX»¼ÔThe€petitioner€has€not€shown€thatÐ 0"€  Ðhis€attorneys€were€ineffective.Ð #l! Ðà  àÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€the€judgments€of€the€trialÐ ô$D # Ðcourt.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌÌòòóóÔ#†¼»XXYù