WPC nP9;V$d,3{fT ҜeCbOt"11ğZr!5}Ah8 /@7zB -tTYƠk!w j ؅9_Khѵ<"-fx Y 8׆S8&I:Pm8d>wKS/st6TZZs+&2)a % 0UB 4  n U: f D "L wn Ir 0N 0D U:MN^  m BYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY AQv 0  0  0D D3HP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0<( 9Z &Courier RegularX($  7'CXXdXXd7    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpi{Z='3|x<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@,rAZ"Arial Regular \\RA' Legal\     ? $  iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXiX   1    _XOXXX֔XXOThepetitionersbriefindicates,withoutexpresslystating,aconcernaboutthepetitioners  trialattorneysapproachattheguiltstage,butitgivesnoparticularsotherthanacommentthatthe  decisionnottopursueaselfdefensestrategywasatrialtactic.Asthetrialattorneytestifiedatthe | evidentiaryhearing,undertheevidenceinthecase, aselfdefenseargument...wasalmostfrivolous, B : justalmosttotallynonprevalent.((2;$ !  8XXdd8    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi  X   0  (#$  0  ,  AZ"Arial Regular"' U  ["  iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi  _ XlXXX &X Xl   Ad FILED XlX &  September2,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdA  dZ[\]_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  8XXdd8    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi  (3$ !  8XXdd8    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi  ($$   1  'dxd !  8XXdd8    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi  _XTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T † : XlXXX8 l XXdXXd8_vY_@0,j:`  `@E ` 8ttxPR  v__Ԁ8 @ D INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @%DATNASHVILLE@@66-R   JULY1999SESSIONLUCIENSHERROD h   )   80 Ѐ    h   )    Appellant, h   )  No.01C019808CR00328       h   )       h   )  DavidsonCounty   v.    h   )       h   )  HonorableSethNorman,Judge       h   )STATEOFTENNESSEE, h   )  (PostConviction) h`     h   ) Appellee. h   ) 4, FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee:  GregoryD.Smith   h     PaulG.Summers  OnePublicSquare,Suite321    AttorneyGeneralofTennessee ~v Clarksville,Tn37040 h      p and d\     h     LucianD.Geise   x   (#  JB     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneralofTennessee    h     425FifthAvenueNorth x   !     h     Nashville,TN37243    h         h     VictorS.Johnson,III    h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral    h      p and    h     JonSeaborg̀    h     AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral `'X $     h     WashingtonSquare,Suite500    h     2222ndAvenueNorth    h     Nashville,TN372011649OPINIONFILED:____________________AFFIRMEDJosephM.TiptonJudge >:639 Ї@)D OPINION 0  %%  Thepetitioner,Lucien_Sherrod_,appealsasofrightfromtheDavidson   CountyCriminalCourtsorderdenyinghimpostconvictionrelieffromhis1994 l d convictionforfirstdegreemurderandtheresultingsentenceoflifeinprisonwithoutthe 80 possibilityofparole.Thetrialcourtgrantedthepetitioneradelayedappealofthis   courts_affirmance_Ԁofhisconviction.SeeStatev.LucienSamuel_Sherrod_,01C019505   CR00157,DavidsonCounty(Tenn._Crim_.App.Jan._30,_Ԁ1997).Thepetitioner   contends(1)thathereceivedtheineffectiveassistanceofcounseland(2)thatwe h` shouldvacateandreinstatethiscourtsjudgmentinthedirectappealinorderthathe 4, mayseekreviewbytheTennesseeSupremeCourt.Weaffirmthetrialcourt.   Thepetitionerwasconvictedformurderinghisestrangedwife,whohad  filedfordivorce.Shewasfoundinherplaceofbusinesswithatleasttwentyfivestab d\ andcutwounds.Shehadsixstabwoundstothebackofthebody.Onewentthrough 0 ( herspineintoalungwhiletwowentthroughherribsintoherlungs.Anotherwound ! penetratedheresophagus.Thepathologisttestifiedthatthevictimreceivedmostofthe #  woundswhileshewaslyingonthefloor,andthewoundswouldhaverequired %" considerableforce. `'X $  Thepetitionerprimarilycontendsthathistrialattorneyinadequately *#( preparedforandpresentedevidenceatthesentencinghearing. #  1      ׀Attheevidentiary ,%* hearing,thepetitionercomplainedaboutthelackofpreparationforthesentencing .',  hearing.Hesaidtheattorneydidnottalktorelatives,employers,orneighborhood \0T). friends.Hesaidhethoughthehadpsychologicalproblems,buthisattorneyonly  arrangedashortvisitforanevaluation.    Thetrialattorneytestifiedthathisprimaryaimwastotrytonegateany l d premeditationanddeliberationevidencesoastoreducetheoffensetoseconddegree 80 murder.Asforsentencing,theattorneystatedthathewasnotawareofthepetitioner   havingclosefamilymembers.Hesaidherecalledthatthepetitionerwasonhisown   duringthatperiodoftime.Also,hestatedthathedidnotbelievethecasecalledfora   mitigationexpert,partlybecausehebelievedtherewasverylittlemitigationtopursue. h` Theattorneyadmittedthatheinadvertentlymissedthedeadlineforappealingthis 4, courtsdecisioninthedirectappealtotheTennesseeSupremeCourt.   Thetrialcourtfoundthatthedefendantstrialattorneywasnotineffective  atthesentencingphase.Thetrialcourtalsofoundthatthetrialattorneyinadvertently d\ failedtoseekappellatereviewbyoursupremecourtandorderedthatthepetitionerbe 0 ( grantedadelayed_T.R.A.P._Ԁ11appeal.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030213.The ! petitionerdidnotfilea_T.R.A.P._Ԁ11appealbutratherappealedthetrialcourtspost #  convictiondeterminationtothiscourtandrequestedthatweaffirmthetrialcourtsgrant %" ofadelayedappeal. `'X $  UndertheSixthAmendment,whenaclaimofineffectiveassistanceof *#( counselismade,theburdenisuponthepetitionertoshow(1)thatcounsels ,%* performancewasdeficientand(2)thatthedeficiencywasprejudicialintermsof .', renderingareasonableprobabilitythattheresultofthetrialwasunreliableorthe \0T). proceedingsfundamentallyunfair._Strickland_Ԁv.Washington,466U.S.668,687,104S. (2 +0 Ct.2052,2064(1984);see_Lockhart_Ԁv._Fretwell_,506U.S.364,36872,113S.Ct.838, 3,2  84244(1993).The_Strickland_standardhasbeenappliedtotherighttocounselunder 5.4  :      ArticleI,Section9oftheTennesseeConstitution.Statev._Melson_,772S.W.2d417,  419n.2(Tenn.1989).    InBaxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930,936(Tenn.1975),oursupremecourt l d decidedthatattorneysshouldbeheldtothegeneralstandardofwhethertheservices 80 renderedwerewithintherangeofcompetencedemandedofattorneysincriminal   cases.Further,thecourtstatedthattherangeofcompetencewastobemeasuredby   thedutiesandcriteriasetforthin_Beasley_Ԁv.UnitedStates,491F.2d687,696(6thCir.   1974)andUnitedStatesv._DeCoster_,487F.2d1197,120204(D.C.Cir.1973).Also, h` inreviewingcounselsconduct,a fairassessmentofattorneyperformancerequires 4, thateveryeffortbemadetoeliminatethedistortingeffectsofhindsight,toreconstruct  thecircumstancesofcounselschallengedconduct,andtoevaluatetheconductfrom  counselsperspectiveatthetime._Strickland_,466U.S.at689,104S.Ct.at2065;see  _Hellard_Ԁv.State,629S.W.2d4,9(Tenn.1982). d\  Wealsonotethattheapproachtotheissueoftheineffectiveassistance ! ofcounseldoesnothavetostartwithananalysisofanattorneysconduct.Ifprejudice #  isnotshown,weneednotseektodeterminethevalidityoftheallegationsabout %" deficientperformance._Strickland_,466U.S.at697,104S.Ct.at2069. `'X $   Inapostconvictioncase,theburdenisonthepetitionertoprovehis *#( groundsforreliefbyclearandconvincingevidence.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f). ,%* Onappeal,weareboundbythetrialcourtsfindingsunlessweconcludethatthe .', evidencepreponderatesagainstthosefindings.Blackv.State,794S.W.2d752,755 \0T). (Tenn._Crim_.App.1990).Thepetitionerhastheburdenofillustratinghowtheevidence (2 +0 preponderatesagainstthejudgmententered.Id. 3,2   5.4  First,weconcludethatthepetitionerhasnotshownthattheevidence   preponderatesagainstthetrialcourtsfindingthathereceivedtheeffectiveassistance  ofcounsel.Althoughthepetitionerclaimsthathisattorneywasineffectiveforfailingto   presentmitigationevidenceatthesentencinghearing,thepetitionerdidnotpresent l d suchevidenceattheevidentiaryhearing. Whenapetitionercontendsthattrialcounsel 80 failedtodiscover,interview,orpresentwitnesses...thesewitnessesshouldbe   presentedbythepetitionerattheevidentiaryhearing.Black,794S.W.2dat757.   Havingfailedtodoso,thepetitionerhasnotestablishedprejudice.Id.at758.    Next,thepetitionerasksustovacateandreinstatethiscourtsjudgment 4, inthedirectappealinordertogivehimtimetoapplytotheTennesseeSupremeCourt  forpermissiontoappeal.Thestateacknowledgesthatthetrialcourtappropriately  grantedthepetitioneradelayedappeal,butitassertsthattheissueisnotproperly  beforeus.Thestatecontendsthatthepetitionershouldhavefiledhisapplicationfor d\ permissiontoappealwithinsixtydaysofthetrialcourtsordergrantingadelayed 0 ( appeal.PursuanttoRule28,9(D),Tenn.S.Ct.,thepetitionerhadsixtydaysfromthe ! trialcourtsdeterminationwithinwhichtoseeksupremecourtreviewpursuanttoRule #  11,_T.R.A.P._ԀThattimehaspassed.However,webelievethatweretainthejurisdiction %" throughthispostconvictionappealtograntthedelayedappealpursuanttoRule28, `'X $ 9(D),aswell,underthetrialcourtsfindingsoffact.Therefore,intheinterestofjustice, ,)$"& wegrantthepetitioneradelayedappealinStatev.LucienSamuel_Sherrod_,No. *#( 01C019505CR00157,DavidsonCounty(Tenn._Crim_.App.JAN._30,_Ԁ1997). ,%*  Inconsiderationoftheforegoingandtherecordasawhole,weaffirmthe \0T). trialcourtsdenialofpostconvictionreliefandthegrantofadelayedappealtothe (2 +0 TennesseeSupremeCourt. 3,2     h  r8j17     h      p   __________________________      h      p   JosephM._Tipton_,Judge  CONCUR:   ___________________________ l d James_Curwood_Ԁ_Witt_,Jr.,Judge R J ___________________________   JohnEverettWilliams,Judge