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($$   1  ''' dxd dP Pd&&&&'dxd !  77` XX#bTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T      7   dXXd7C7r (<,(j 8` `@Ef ` ttx$,` r7CFCr(<,(j 8` `@Ef ` ttx$,` rCFFFF77FFFFFFFFFFFINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEFt(>.*jxH` `@E<G ` ttx$t tߛFATJACKSONAUGUSTSESSION,1998  ӜCHADDOUGLASPOOLE,  )  C.C.A.NO.02C019803CC00097 `  `     h   )  `  ` Appellant,   h   ) `   `     h   ) `     h   )  HARDEMANCOUNTY `  VS. `     h   )   `   `     h   )  HON.JONKERRYBLACKWOOD  `  М STATEOFTENNESSEE,   )  JUDGE  `  `     h   )  `  ` Appellee.   h   )  (PostConviction)  `    ONAPPEALFROMTHEJUDGMENTOFTHE P CIRCUITCOURTOFHARDEMANCOUNTY  P   FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: @  CHADDOUGLASPOOLE    JOHNKNOXWALKUP 0" ProSe    h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter (# P.O.Box1000Henning,TN380411000    DOUGLASD.HIMES %  `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     4255thAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN37243 `     h     ELIZABETHRICE `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     JERRYNORWOOD `     h     AssistantDistrictAttorney `     h     302MarketStreet `     h     Somerville,TN38068OPINIONFILED________________________REVERSEDANDREMANDEDDAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE  7 ./9   z#b OPINION #bz `     ` TheDefendantappealsasofrightfromthetrialcourtssummarydismissalofhisprosepetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Thetrialjudgedismissedthe  petitionwithoutappointingcounselandwithoutconductinganevidentiaryhearing.WebelievetheDefendantwasentitledtoanevidentiaryhearingtogivehimtheopportunitytoprovehisallegationsthathedidnotknowinglyandvoluntarilyenterhisguiltypleaandthathedidnotunderstandhisrightagainstϜselfincrimination.Wethereforereversethejudgmentofthetrialcourtandremandthiscaseforfurtherproceedings. ` TheDefendantwasconvicted,uponhispleasofguilty,ofClassEfelonytheft,twocountsofburglary,especiallyaggravatedburglary,andespeciallyaggravatedrobbery.TheDefendantappealedfromtheeffectivetwentyoneyearsentenceimposedbythetrialcourt,andthisCourtmodifiedthesentencetonineteenyears.Statev.ChadDouglasPoole,C.C.A.No.02C019506CC N' 00178,HardemanCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,Jan.31,1996).OurdecisionwasaffirmedbytheTennesseeSupremeCourt.Statev.Poole,945 .+!" S.W.2d93(Tenn.1997). ` OnFebruary6,1998,theDefendantfiledapetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Theprosepetitionallegedgenerallythathispleaswerenotknowinglyand 2)* voluntarilyenteredandthathedidnotunderstand2,2񛀜nordidthejudgeproperlyexplaintohim3,3hisrightagainstselfincrimination.Healsoallegedthathissentencewasillegal.OnFebruary25,1998,thetrialjudgeenteredanorder 8^/0 dismissingthepetitionforfailuretoassertacolorableclaimbecausethetranscriptfromtheguiltypleaproceedingindicatedthattheDefendantwasadvisedofhisrightagainstselfincrimination.Thecourtfurtherconcludedthatthetwentyoneyearsentenceasmodifiedtonineteenyearswasnotanillegalsentence.Thecourt*also*concludedthatthepetitiondidnotstateaclaimforwhichrelief needbegranted. ` Wemustrespectfullydisagreewiththeconclusionofthetrialcourtthatthispetitiondoesnotstateacolorableclaimforpostconvictionrelief.Althoughnotartfullydrawn,thepetitionallegesthattheguiltypleaswereenteredwithouttheDefendantsconsentandwithoutanunderstandingofthe pleanatureandϜconsequences+;+,;,񛀜thattheDefendantdidnothaveknowledgeofhis rightagainstselfincrimination-;-.;.thattheDefendantwasnot fullyandadequatelyinformedofhisrightnottobecompelledtoincriminatehimself/;/0;0񛀜4and4thatiftheDefendanthadknownofhisrightagainstselfincrimination,hewouldnothavepleadedguiltybutwouldhaveproceededtotrial.Althoughthepetitiondoesnotallegeineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,itclearlyallegesthathisguiltypleawasnotknowinglyandvoluntarilyentered. ` ThetranscriptoftheDefendantsguiltypleaproceedingisincludedintherecord.TheonlyexchangebetweenthetrialjudgeandtheDefendantconcerningtheDefendantsrightnottobecompelledtoincriminatehimselfisasfollows:11[TheCourt]:Andthatyoucouldnotbecompelledtoincriminate 4*, yourself,5 55  5unlessyouchoosetodoso?Bothofyouunderstandthat?̜6 ` 6[BothDefendants]:Yes,sir. 9p02  ` ThePostConvictionProcedureActprovidesthatifthefactsalleged[in `  thepetition],takenastrue,failtoshowthatthepetitionerisentitledtorelieforfailtoshowthattheclaimsforreliefhavenotbeenwaivedorpreviouslydetermined,thepetitionshallbedismissed.𛀀Tenn.CodeAnn.4030206(f).TheActalsoprovidesthatabareallegationthataconstitutionalrighthasbeenviolatedand   mereconclusionsoflawshallnotbesufficienttowarrantanyfurtherϜproceedings.𛀜Id.4030206(d).Inaddition,[f]ailuretostateafactualbasis   forthegroundsallegedshallresultinimmediatedismissalofthepetition,exceptthatifthepetitionwasfiledprose,thejudgemayenteranorderstatingthatthe  petitionermustamendthepetitionwithinfifteendaysorthepetitionwillbedismissed.Id. `  ` WebelievetheDefendantshouldhavebeengivenanevidentiaryhearingsothathewouldhavetheopportunitytotrytoprovehisallegationthathisguiltypleawasnotvoluntarily,understandingly,andknowinglyentered.WereadilyacknowledgethattheDefendantmayhaveadifficulttimeprovinghisallegationsbyclearandconvincingevidence,astheActrequireshimtodo.However,hispostconvictionreliefpetitionwasfiledinatimelyfashionwithouttheassistanceofcounselandtheActcontemplatesthefilingofonlyonepetition.Basedontheallegationsofhispetition,webelievethePostConvictionProcedureActgiveshimtheopportunitytobeheard. `     h    ` Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtdismissingthepostconvictionpetitionisreversedandthiscaseisremandedforfurtherproceedings. 9p02  `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE 9p02 ЇCONCUR:___________________________________JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE___________________________________JOHNK.BYERS,SENIORJUDGE