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à425€Fifth€Avenue€North€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àJ.€Michael€TaylorÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àDistrict€Attorney€General€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àJames€W.€Pope,€III€à ¤ àà ü! àà T$ àÐ ¸)X $ Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àFirst€American€BuildingÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àThird€and€Market€StreetsÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àDayton,€TN€€37321€ÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:__________________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÐ  ä9„06 ÐÓÓÑ7€O>XXdðXdì7Ñà@33-ÚàòòOPINIONóóˆÐ `  Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€petitioner,€Danny€E.€Rogers,€appeals€the€trial€court's€denial€of€hisÏpetition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€In€this€appeal€of€right,€the€single€issue€presentedÏfor€review€is€whether€the€petitioner€was€denied€his€right€to€effective€assistance€ofÏcounsel.€€Ìà Œ àà ä àÌà Œ àà ä àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€July€22,€1990,€the€petitioner,€a€juvenile€inmate€at€the€Taft€YouthÏCenter,€and€several€other€juvenile€inmates€attempted€to€escape.€€In€the€course€ofÏevents,€Officer€Donald€Gifford€was€seriously€injured€and€the€petitioner€was€chargedÏby€criminal€information€with€attempt€to€commit€second€degree€murder,€escape,€theftÏof€property,€and€conspiracy.€€During€the€escape,€the€petitioner€and€the€other€juvenileÏinmates€stole€a€car€and€were€able€to€drive€to€Bradley€County€before€they€wereÏcaptured.€€During€an€altercation€with€law€enforcement€in€Bradley€County,€theÏœpetitioner€was›€shot.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€petitioner€was€appointed€counsel,€John€Ben€Pectol,€and€on€AprilÏ8,€1991,€the€juvenile€court€transferred€the€case€to€the€Bledsoe€County€Circuit€Court.€ÏOn€September€10,€1991,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€to€attempt€to€commit€secondÏdegree€murder,€a€Class€B€felony,€for€which€he€received€a€Range€I,€ten„yearÏsentence.€€The€state€dropped€the€other€charges€in€Bledsoe€County.€€In€BradleyÏCounty,€the€defendant€had€been€indicted€on€several€other€charges€and€wasÏappointed€separate€counsel.€€A€negotiated€plea€was€entered€in€Bradley€County€atÏthe€same€time€the€petitioner€entered€the€plea€in€Bledsoe€County.€€à ¤ àÐ €4 +0 МР L6ì,2 Лà Œ àà ä àIn€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€the€petitioner€points€out€that€heÏand€four€of€his€five€codefendants€entered€guilty€pleas.€€The€other€codefendantsÏreceived€between€four€and€eight€years.€€The€petitioner€contends€that€his€guilty€pleaÏwas€neither€knowingly€nor€voluntarily€made€and€that€his€counsel€was€ineffective€asÏfollows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à[C]oercion€by€defense€legal€counsel;€[l]egal€counsel'sÏfailure€to€conduct€proper€pre„trial€discovery;€[f]ailure€ofÏtrial€counsel€to€file€proper€pre„trial€motions€on€behalf€ofÏthe€petitioner;€[f]ailure€to€inform€the€petitioner€of€...€rightsÏunder€both€the€state€and€United€States€Constitutions€....€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àThe€petitioner€has€specifically€complained€that€his€trial€counselÏprovided€information€that€if€he€did€not€accept€a€guilty€plea,€the€state€would€ask€for€aÏtwenty„year€sentence.€€The€petitioner€has€asserted€that€he€was€under€extremeÏmental€pressure€at€the€time€of€his€plea€due€to€assaults€and€racist€remarks€by€prisonÏofficials.€€He€has€submitted€that€he€had€"extremely€limited€consultation"€with€his€trialÏcounsel.€€Finally,€he€argues€that€because€defense€counsel€was€suspended€from€theÏpractice€of€law€soon€after€his€guilty€œplea€was€entered,›€there€is€no€"presumption€inÏfavor€of€proper€representation€of€counsel."€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€the€evidentiary€hearing,€it€was€established€that€on€œNovember€26,›Ï1991,€trial€counsel€had€been€suspended€from€the€practice€of€law€for€two€years€byÏthe€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€for€various€ethical€violations€not€directlyÏrelated€to€this€case:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(a)à < àFailure€to€adequately€communicate€with€clientsÐ è0ˆ', Мà8<ä Ð ä Ð àand›€keep€them€reasonably€informed;€Ð <x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(b)à < àFailure€to€provide€clients€with€files€whenÐ š3:*/ М›œà8<ä Ð ä Ð à›œrequested;›€Ð <x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(c)à < àFailure€to€zealously€pursue€the€preparation€andÐ L6ì,2 М›œà8<ä Ð ä Ð à›œfiling›€of€documents;€Ð <x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(d)à < àFailure€to€appear€at€hearings€and€depositions;€Ðþ8ž/5ä Ð ä Ð  Їà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(e)à < àMaking€misrepresentations,€false€statements,€andÐ `  М›œà8<ä Ð ä Ð à›œdeceitful›€comments€to€clients;€and€Ð <x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(f)à < àMaking€misrepresentations€in€court.Ð ²ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àOn€January€œñóñ19ñóññôñ20ñôñ,›€1995,€Attorney€Pectol€received€an€additionalÏsuspension€from€the€board€based€upon€income€tax€irregularities.€ñóñœñóñÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€the€evidentiary€hearing,€Pectol€testified€that€he€spoke€extensively€toÏthe€petitioner€prior€to€the€juvenile€transfer€hearing.€€At€the€same€time,€two€of€theÏother€attorneys€involved€in€the€case€met€with€codefendants.€€Pectol€claimed€that€heÏand€the€other€attorneys€asked€the€district€attorney€general€to€expedite€theÏdisposition€of€the€case€due€to€the€defendants'€claims€that€they€were€beingÏmistreated€at€the€Taft€Youth€Center.€€While€Pectol€could€not€recall€whether€he€hadÏwritten€to€the€defendant€about€the€state's€offer€of€plea€bargain,€it€was€his€recollectionÏthat€he€made€the€offer€by€telephone€and€talked€in€person€to€the€petitioner€before€theÏplea€was€entered.€€Pectol€insisted€that€he€discussed€with€the€petitioner€the€waiver€ofÏa€jury€trial€and€other€of€the€petitioner's€constitutional€rights.€€He€claimed€that€heÏadvised€the€petitioner€of€the€controlling€case€law€at€the€time,€the€possibility€ofÏconsecutive€sentences,€and€the€opportunities€for€parole.€€Pectol€contended€that€heÏexplained€to€the€petitioner€the€right€to€a€grand€jury€proceeding€and€the€alternative€ofÏproceeding€through€criminal€information.€€He€testified€that€the€petitioner€was€fullyÏaware€of€the€nature€of€the€guilty€plea€and€believed€the€plea€bargain€to€be€favorable,Ïespecially€because€the€ten„year€sentence€in€Bledsoe€County€was€to€be€concurrentlyÏserved€with€the€Bradley€County€sentence.€€Pectol€denied€ever€having€coerced€theÏpetitioner€to€accept€the€offer.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àPectol€claimed€that€he€prepared€for€the€case€by€reviewing€the€socialÏhistory€of€the€petitioner€which€was€in€the€possession€of€the€administration€at€the€œTaftÐ þ8ž/5 Ðñóñ›ñóñYouth€Center.›€€He€claimed€that€he€sought€assistance€from€the€petitioner'sÏgrandmother€prior€to€the€transfer€hearing.€€Pectol€investigated€to€the€extent€ofÏlearning€that€the€state€claimed€to€have€a€witness€in€addition€to€the€victim€who€wouldÏtestify€to€the€petitioner's€participation€in€the€assault.€€Pectol€described€the€petitionerÏas€familiar€with€the€criminal€justice€process€and€extraordinarily€street„wise.ÌÌà Œ àà 4 àà Œ àà ä àThe€petitioner,€who€had€an€eighth„grade€education,€testified€that€heÏhad€been€denied€parole€on€three€prior€occasions€since€his€conviction.€€He€claimedÏthat€he€was€under€the€impression€that€he€would€receive€a€three„year€sentence€underÏthe€plea€agreement€and€has€denied€that€his€trial€counsel€had€ever€providedÏinformation€on€the€possibilities€of€parole.€€The€petitioner€testified€that€his€trialÏcounsel€never€visited€at€the€prison,€never€interviewed€any€of€the€witnesses€provided,Ïand€never€discussed€the€nature€of€an€indictment,€the€statutory€elements€of€theÏcrime,€or€his€right€to€a€jury€trial.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€cross„examination,€the€petitioner€admitted€planning€his€escape€forÏseveral€weeks,€striking€the€prison€guard,€and€causing€a€serious€head€injury.€€UponÏquestioning,€he€acknowledged€that€he€understood€his€constitutional€rights,€theÏwaiver€of€those€rights,€and€the€nature€of€the€guilty€plea.€€He€conceded€that€he€hadÏan€effective€sentence€of€seven€years€for€his€Bradley€County€crimes€and,€at€the€timeÏof€this€plea,€realized€that€all€of€his€œremaining€Bledsoe›€County€charges€would€beÏreduced€or€dismissed.€€He€admitted€that€he€thought€the€plea€bargain€"was€a€prettyÏgood€deal."€€His€release€from€prison€had€been€delayed€because€of€"trouble€...€in€theÏsystem."€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€determined€that€theÏpetitioner€had€been€provided€the€effective€assistance€of€counsel€and€had€knowinglyÐ 8¸.4 Ðand€voluntarily€entered€his€plea€of€guilty:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àà < àThe€transcript€of€the€...€plea€proceedings€amplyÏœshowñéñ[s]ñéñ›€that€the€petitioner€was€fully€aware€of€what€heÏwas€doing,€acknowledged€that€he€was€satisfied€with€hisÏattorney's€representation€and€was€entering€his€pleaÏvoluntarily.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àœñêñà < àñêñThe›€Petitioner€now€seeks€to€set€aside€hisÏconvictions€basically€because€his€attorney€wasÏsubsequently€suspended€from€the€practice€of€law€in€thisÏState.€€The€suspension€grew€out€of€incidents€not€relatedÏto€the€Petitioner's€case.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àœñëñà < àñëñAt›€the€Post„Conviction€hearing€in€this€matter,€bothÏthe€Petitioner€and€his€counsel€testified.€€It€is€clear€fromÏthe€proof€that€Mr.€Pectol€was€fully€aware€of€the€state'sÏcase€against€his€client€and€realized€that€his€client's€bestÏavenue€was€to€try€to€obtain€the€most€favorable€pleaÏagreement€that€he€could€rather€than€risk€a€conviction€ofÏthe€Class€A€Felony€of€Attempted€First€Degree€Murder.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àœñìñà < àñìñThe›€petitioner€himself€acknowledged€that€he€knewÏhe€was€getting€a€good€deal,€but€basically€becameÏdissatisfied€when€he€was€not€granted€parole....€€As€heÏstated,€he€œ"ñíñ€ñíñfigured›€he€could€get€a€writ"€if€he€didn't€getÏparoled€when€he€thought€he€should.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àœñîñà < àñîñWhile›€Mr.€Pectol's€suspension€was€unfortunate€forÏhim,€it€certainly€did€not€affect€his€representation€of€theÏPetitioner€...€[which]€was€well€within€the€standardÏrequired....€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àIn€order€for€the€petitioner€to€be€granted€relief€on€grounds€of€ineffectiveÏcounsel,€he€must€establish€that€the€advice€given€or€the€services€rendered€were€notÏwithin€the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases€and€that,Ïbut€for€his€counsel's€deficient€performance,€the€result€of€his€trial€would€have€beenÏdifferent.€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930€(Tenn.€1975);€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,Ð 0¢&+ Ð466€U.S.€668€(1984).€€This€two„part€standard,€as€it€applies€to€guilty€pleas,€is€metÏwhen€the€petitioner€establishes€that,€but€for€his€counsel's€errors,€he€would€not€haveÏpled€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€on€trial.€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59€€(1985).€Ð f5,1 МñïñÐ  27Ò-3 Ðñïñ›œñðñÌñðñ›à Œ àà ä àThe€burden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€show€that€the€evidenceÏpreponderated€against€the€findings€of€the€trial€judge.€€òòClenny€v.€Stateóó,€576€S.W.2dÐ , Ì Ð12€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978).€€Otherwise,€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€trial€courtÏare€conclusive.€€òòGraves€v.€Stateóó,€512€S.W.2d€603€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1973).€€InÐ Äd ÐòòBoykin€v.€Alabamaóó,€395€U.S.€238€(1969),€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€ruledÐ 0 Ðthat€the€record€must€affirmatively€show€a€knowing€and€voluntary€guilty€plea.€€In€order€Ïto€meet€the€constitutional€mandate,€the€plea€must€represent€"a€voluntary€andÏintelligent€choice€among€the€alternative€courses€open€to€the€defendant."€€òòNorthÐ ô”  ÐCarolina€v.€Alfordóó,€400€U.S.€25,€31€(1970).€€Ð À` ÐÌà Œ àà ä àThe€performance€of€trial€counsel€may€not€have€merited€admiration.€ÏDespite€that,€however,€no€prejudice€resulted.€€That€is,€the€petitioner€was€unable€toÏestablish€that€but€for€any€deficiencies€on€the€part€of€his€trial€counsel's€performance,Ïhe€would€not€have€pled€guilty€or€would€have€insisted€on€a€trial.€€The€proof€clearlyÏestablishes€that€the€guilty€plea€was€knowingly€and€voluntarily€made.€€The€pleaÏbargain€was€favorable,€perhaps€better€than€the€petitioner€deserved.€€Because€heÏalready€had€a€seven„year€sentence,€the€effective€sentence€was€extended€by€onlyÏthree€years€even€though€the€petitioner€admitted€that€he€had€attempted€to€commit€the€Ïmurder€of€a€prison€guard.€€He€was€fortunate€to€have€the€charges€of€theft,€escape,Ïand€conspiracy€dismissed€by€the€state.€€The€transcript€confirms€the€trial€court'sÏfinding€that€the€defendant€was€fully€aware€of€his€rights€and€had€gladly€accepted€theÏoffer€by€the€state.€€It€is€unfortunate€that€the€petitioner€has€failed€in€his€attempts€toÏgain€parole€but€that€appears€to€be€of€his€own€doing.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.€ÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à________________________________Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àGary€R.€Wade,€Judge€œñññÐ þ8ž/5 Ðñññ›œñòñ‡ñòñ›‡CONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌCurwood€Witt,€Judge€