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ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Dyer€CountyÐ é 9 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€C„01„115€€€€€Lee€Moore,€JudgeÐ Ó # ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‘á  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2002„02151„CCA„R3„PC€€„€Filed€October€15,€Ô_Ô2003Ô_ÔÐ ŠÚ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<]` AßÐ ^®  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner€appeals€from€the€post„conviction€courtððs€denial€of€relief.€€He€contends€he€receivedÐ V¦  Ðineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€After€careful€review,€we€affirm€the€post„conviction€courtððs€denialÐ ? Ðof€relief.Ð (x ÐÓ²ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmedó óÐ úJ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ß»àX•”#ÔÔ‡X•X.¼ßÔJohn€Everett€Williams,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€G.€Hayesóó€andÐ Í ÐòòAlan€E.€Glenn,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ¶ ÐÌDean€P.€Dedmon,€Dyersburg,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Jimmy€Ray€Robinson.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€P.€Robin€Dixon,€Jr.,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€Ð Zª Ðand€C.€Phillip€Bivens,€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð C“ ÐÓRÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ß»XX•#ÔÔ‡X•X»¼ßÔÐ e ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ß»XX•æ#ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X•X»¼ßÔÓ XÓThe€petitioner,€Jimmy€Ray€Robinson,€was€indicted€on€two€counts€for€possession€of€aÐ è 8  ÐSchedule€II€controlled€substance€with€intent€to€sell€or€deliver€in€an€amount€over€.5€grams€andÐ Ñ!!! Ðpossession€of€a€Schedule€VI€controlled€substance€with€intent€to€sell€or€deliver€in€an€amount€overÐ º" " Ðone„half€ounce.€€The€petitioner€pled€guilty€in€May€of€2001,€to€the€first€count€in€exchange€for€aÐ £#ó# Ðsentence€of€ten€years€as€a€Range€I€offender€and€dismissal€of€Count€two.€€The€petitioner€filed€forÐ Œ$Ü$ Ðpost„conviction€relief€in€May€of€2002,€alleging€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€The€trial€courtÐ u%Å % Ðdenied€the€petitioner€relief€and€the€petitioner€timely€appeals€from€the€denial.€€Ð ^&®!& ÐÐ G'—"' Ðò òÓ XÓÓ  ÓFactsó ó€Ð 0(€#( ÐÓ¼ ÓÓ X® ÓÐ )l$) ÐAt€the€post„conviction€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that€he€was€an€addict,€that€theÐ *U%* Ðcontrolled€substances€in€his€possession€were€for€his€own€use,€and€that€he€was€not€a€drug€dealer.€€HeÐ î*>&+ Ðsaid€his€attorneys€visited€him€on€two€occasions;€once€by€the€district€public€defender€and€later€by€anÐ ×+'', Ðassistant€public€defender.€€The€petitioner€complained€that€these€conversations€only€involved€termsÐ À,(- Ðof€a€plea€bargain€offer€made€by€the€State.€€He€stated€that€the€public€defender€informed€him€that€ifÐ ©-ù(.ý Ðthe€case€was€tried,€the€petitioner€would€receive€a€sentence€of€fifteen€to€thirty€years.€€The€petitionerÐ ° Ðclaimed€he€was€coerced€by€this€prospect€into€entering€a€guilty€plea.€€His€primary€complaint€was€thatÐ ™é Ðno€defense€was€developed€to€show€that€the€drugs€he€possessed€were€for€his€own€personal€use.€€Ð ‚Ò ÐÐ k» ÐOn€cross„examination,€he€stated€that€his€wife€had€given€him€approximately€$1000,€their€jointÐ T¤ Ðincome€tax€refund.€€He€spent€approximately€$800€to€buy€the€drugs€and€had€$324€on€his€person€whenÐ =  Ðarrested.€€He€had€bought€4.6€grams€of€rock€cocaine,€1.5€grams€of€powder€cocaine,€and€ten€bags€ofÐ & v Ðmarijuana.€€The€total€weight€of€the€marijuana€was€in€excess€of€one„half€pound.€€A€search€at€his€houseÐ  _ Ðproduced€three€more€ounces€of€marijuana,€sandwich€bags€with€corners€torn€off,€and€gallon„size€bagsÐ ø H Ðwith€marijuana€residue.Ð á 1  ÐÐ Ê   ÐThe€only€other€witness€for€the€petitioner€was€Ô_ÔEttiaÔ_Ô€Mae€Swift,€with€whom€he€had€lived€fromÐ ³  Ð1982€to€1992.€€Ms.€Swift€testified€that€the€petitioner€was€an€addict,€but€she€had€not€known€him€toÐ œì  Ðsell€drugs.€€The€petitioner€had€stolen€items€from€her€to€obtain€money€to€purchase€drugs.Ð …Õ  ÐÐ n¾  ÐThe€petitionerððs€former€counsel,€the€district€public€defender,€testified€next€and€recounted€theÐ W§  Ðdiscussion€he€had€with€the€petitioner.€€He€recalled€that€the€circumstances€of€the€stop€were€discussed.€Ð @ ÐThe€petitioner€was€arrested€on€a€parole€violation€and€was€driving€a€large,€late„model€SUV€vehicle.€Ð )y ÐThe€petitioner€indicated€a€desire€to€participate€in€a€drug€rehabilitation€program.€€The€public€defenderÐ b Ðhad€some€prior€knowledge€of€the€petitionerððs€past€convictions€for€sale€of€marijuana€in€1989€and€saleÐ ûK Ðof€cocaine€in€1995.€€The€public€defender€outlined€the€range€of€punishment€which€the€petitioner€couldÐ ä4 Ðreceive.€€The€ranges€applicable€were€explained€as€eight€to€twelve€years€as€a€Range€I€offender€andÐ Í Ðtwelve€to€twenty€years€as€Range€II.€€In€response€to€the€petitionerððs€request€for€drug€rehabilitation,Ð ¶ Ðhis€counsel€explained€that€parole€violators€were€not€eligible€and€it€would€be€the€province€of€theÐ Ÿï ÐDepartment€of€Correction€as€opposed€to€the€trial€court.€€Counsel€specifically€denied€ever€suggestingÐ ˆØ Ða€possible€fifteen€to€thirty„year€sentence€would€result€from€conviction€at€trial.€€Counsel€did€allowÐ qÁ Ðthat€he€may€have€informed€the€petitioner€that€a€possible€twelve€to€twenty„year€sentence€would€beÐ Zª Ðconsecutive€to€whatever€amount€remained€on€his€ten„year€sentence€from€which€he€was€paroled.Ð C“ ÐÐ ,| ÐThe€assistant€public€defender€testified€concerning€his€conversation€with€the€petitioner.€€ThisÐ e Ðcounsel€stated€that€he€had€twelve€years€experience€as€an€assistant€district€attorney,€had€committedÐ þN Ðthe€ranges€of€punishment€to€memory,€and€would€not€have€stated€a€non„existent€fifteen€to€thirty„yearÐ ç 7 Ðrange.€€He€believed€that€the€petitioner€may€have€confused€the€consecutive€time€of€the€parole€and€newÐ Ð!   Ðsentence€as€thirty€years.€€He€felt€that€a€defense€of€possession€for€personal€use€would€have€been€futile.€Ð ¹" ! ÐHe€based€this€on€the€petitionerððs€past€convictions,€the€vehicle€he€was€driving,€the€sheer€amount€ofÐ ¢#ò" Ðdrugs€involved,€the€money€in€the€petitionerððs€possession,€and€the€absence€of€paraphernalia.€Ð ‹$Û# ÐNevertheless,€counsel€informed€the€petitioner€of€his€right€to€go€to€trial€and€face€the€potential€of€aÐ t%Ä $ Ðtwenty„year€sentence€consecutive€to€his€parole€sentence.€€After€these€discussions,€the€petitionerÐ ]&­!% Ðsigned€the€guilty€plea€forms€which€were€ultimately€submitted€to€the€trial€court€for€entry.Ð F'–"& ÐÐ /(#' ÐÐ )h$( ÐÐ *Q%) Ðò òÓ XÓÓ  ÓAnalysisó óÐ ê*:&* ÐÐ Ô+$'+ ÐÓ* ÓÓ X ÓThe€petitioner€alleges€that€his€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failure€to€investigate€the€facts€and€Ð ° Ðdevelop€a€defense€that€the€drugs€he€possessed€were€for€his€own€personal€use.€€As€a€consequence,€theÐ ™é Ðpetitioner€alleges€that€he€was€coerced€into€pleading€guilty€by€the€public€defender€and€assistant.€€TheÐ ‚Ò Ðpetitioner€based€his€coercion€charge€on€what€he€claimed€was€advice€that€he€was€potentially€facingÐ k» Ða€fifteen€to€thirty„year€sentence€due€to€enhancement.Ð T¤ ÐÐ =  ÐHaving€alleged€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€the€petitioner€bears€the€burden€in€the€post„Ð & v Ðconviction€court€of€proving€the€allegations€of€fact€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ  _ ÐAnn.€ðð€40„30„210(f).€€The€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€post„conviction€court€are€conclusive€and€willÐ ø H Ðnot€be€disturbed€unless€the€evidence€in€the€record€preponderates€against€them.€€òòSeeóó€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,Ð á 1  Ð40€S.W.3d€450,€458€(Tenn.€2001).Ð Ê   ÐÐ ³  ÐFor€a€petitioner€to€successfully€overturn€a€conviction€based€on€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ œì  Ðcounsel,€the€petitioner€must€first€establish€that€the€services€rendered€or€the€advice€given€was€belowÐ …Õ  Ðð ðthe€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.ðð€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2dÐ n¾  Ð930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€Second,€the€petitioner€must€show€that€the€deficiencies€ð ðactually€had€anÐ W§  Ðadverse€effect€on€the€defense.ðð€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€693,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€80Ð @ ÐL.€Ed.€2d€674€(1984);€òòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€370€(Tenn.€1996).€€A€petitioner€must€establishÐ )y Ðboth€prongs;€therefore,€failure€to€prove€either€deficiency€will€be€a€sufficient€basis€to€deny€relief.€€òòId.Ð b ÐÐ ûK ÐóóThe€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€the€benefit€of€hindsight;€the€petitioner€may€not€second„guessÐ ä4 Ða€reasonably€based€trial€strategy;€and€the€petitioner€may€not€criticize€a€sound,€but€unsuccessful,Ð Í Ðtactical€decision€made€after€adequate€preparation€for€the€case.€€òòAdkins€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€334,€347Ð ¶ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€847€S.W.2d€521,€528€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).Ð Ÿï ÐÐ ˆØ ÐSince€the€petitioner€pled€guilty,€he€must€show€that,€but€for€counselððs€errors,€he€would€notÐ qÁ Ðhave€pleaded€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€on€going€to€trial.€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59,€106Ð Zª ÐS.€Ct.€366,€370€(1985);€òòNichols€v.€Stateóó,€90€S.W.3d€576,€587€(Tenn.€2002).Ð C“ ÐÐ ,| ÐThe€post„conviction€judge,€after€a€summary€of€the€pertinent€facts€elicited€by€the€testimonyÐ e Ðat€the€post„conviction€hearing,€made€his€findings:Ð þN ÐÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ XÓ[T]he€Court€finds€and€the€conclusion€of€the€Court€is€that€Mr.€Robinson€has€failed€toÐ ç 7 Ðcarry€his€burden€of€proof€that€the€performance€of€his€attorneys€was€deficient,€or€thatÐ Ð!   Ðthe€performance€resulted€in€any€prejudice€to€him€so€as€to€deprive€him€of€a€fair€trialÐ ¹" ! Ðin€this€particular€case.€€Consequently,€the€Court€does€not€find€a€reasonableÐ ¢#ò" Ðprobability€that,€but€for€any€errors€made,€he€would€not€have€pleaded€guilty€andÐ ‹$Û# Ðwould€have€insisted€in€going€to€trial.€€The€Court€does€not€find€that€there€was€aÐ t%Ä $ Ðdeficient€performance.€€To€the€contrary,€the€Court,€from€the€proof€„„€it€sounds€likeÐ ]&­!% ÐMr.€Robinson€was€given€good€and€accurate€advice€as€to€the€issues€that€were€involvedÐ F'–"& Ðin€this€case,€and€that€he€was€advised€properly€as€to€the€issues€with€which€he€wasÐ /(#' Ðdealing.€€Consequently,€the€Court€feels€that€the€petition€should€be€denied.Ð )h$( ÐÌâ âÐ ê*:&* ÐÓ X¦,ÓÓ X˜,ÓÓ XŠ,ÓThe€petitioner€alleges€that€his€trial€counsel€failed€to€investigate€the€facts€surrounding€hisÐ ° Ðâ âoffense€and€to€fully€explore€the€defenses€available.€€Both€the€public€defender€and€his€assistantÐ ™é Ðtestified€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€in€rebuttal€of€these€charges.€€From€the€findings,€it€is€clear€thatÐ ‚Ò Ðthe€post„conviction€judge€accredited€the€testimony€of€the€public€defender€and€his€assistant.€€TheÐ k» Ðevidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€finding.Ð T¤ ЀÌThe€record€reflects€that€the€petitioner€was€thoroughly€questioned€during€the€entry€of€hisÐ & v Ðguilty€plea€and€answered€in€a€fashion€that€left€no€questions€as€to€his€knowing€and€voluntary€act.€€HisÐ  _ Ðsole€reservation€concerning€the€efforts€of€his€counsel€was€the€frustration€of€his€desire€to€participateÐ ø H Ðin€rehabilitation€therapy.€€Ð á 1  ÐÐ Ê   ÐThe€answers€given€by€the€petitioner€in€the€entry€of€his€guilty€plea€are€incompatible€with€hisÐ ³  Ðpost„conviction€claim.€€The€petitioner€voluntarily€pled€guilty€and€denied€any€coercion.€€HeÐ œì  Ðacknowledged€that€he€understood€the€terms€of€the€plea€bargain€and€desired€to€plead€guilty.€€TheÐ …Õ  Ðpetitioner€also€expressed€his€satisfaction€with€trial€counsel,€with€the€reservation€of€his€desire€toÐ n¾  Ðobtain€rehabilitative€services.€€We€note€that€this€aspect€was€beyond€the€power€of€the€petitionerððsÐ W§  Ðcounsel€and€the€trial€court€to€offer€or€enforce.Ð @ ÐÐ )y Ðò òÓ XÓÓ  ÓConclusionó óÐ b ÐÓ™7ÓÓ X‹7ÓÐ üL ÐWe€conclude€that€the€petitioner€received€competent€advice€and€service€by€his€counsel.€Ð å5 ÐFurther,€the€petitioner€was€not€coerced€into€pleading€guilty€but,€to€the€contrary,€acquiesced€toÐ Î Ðprudent€advice.€€We€affirm€the€post„conviction€courtððs€denial€of€the€petition€for€post„convictionÐ · Ðrelief.Ð  ð Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð r ÐÐ [« ÐÐ D” Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð -} Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€___________________________________€Ð f Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à€€€€€Ô_ÔJOHNÔ_Ô€EVERETT€WILLIAMS,€JUDGE