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ÔÔ€ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓ  ÓÔ€ ÔÝ  Ý›ØØÙ  ÙÑ€ ÑÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ7€0XXdìdÈ7ÑÞ ÞÌà@ àò òÔ€!ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÓ` °‡XœÈ“XÓà@ àMAY€1998€SESSIONÌÌÌÌJOHN€A.€STINNETT,€JR.,à à€€€à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àC.C.A.€NO.€01C01„9709„CC„00437Ìó óà àAppellant,€€à àà àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àRUTHERFORD€COUNTYó óÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à à(No.€F„39220€Below)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à à€€€€€à àà à)à àThe€Hon.€James€K.€Clayton,ÏJr.Ìó óà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)ó óÌà àAppellee.€€€à àà àà àà àò ò)à à(Denial€of€Post„Conviction€Relief)ÌÌÌÌÌó óòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à àà àà àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:ÌÌROBERT€O.€BRAGDONà àà àà àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌSuite€8,€1535€W.€Northfield€Blvd.à àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌMurfreesboro,€TN€37129Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà àà àà àà àDEBORAH€A.€TULLISÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCordell€Hull€Building,€Second€FloorÌà àà àà àà àà àà à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€C.€WHITESELL,€JR.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJOHN€W.€PRICE,€IIIÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à303€Rutherford€County€Judicial€BuildingÌà àà àà àà àà àà àMurfreesboro,€TN€37130€€ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€_______________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€PURSUANT€TO€RULE€20ÌÌÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEò òÌÇÑ 8 ÑÑ 8 ÑÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌà àà àThe€petitioner,€John€A.€Stinnett,€Jr.,€appeals€the€trial€court's€denial€of€hisÏpetition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€In€this€appeal€of€right,€the€petitioner€contends€that€hisÏpleas€were€neither€knowingly€nor€voluntarily€made€due€to€the€ineffective€assistance€ofÏhis€attorney.€€Based€on€our€review€of€the€briefs€and€of€the€entire€record€in€this€cause,Ïwe€conclude€that€this€is€an€appropriate€case€for€affirmance€under€Rule€20,€TennesseeÏCourt€of€Criminal€Appeals€Rules.ÌÌà àà àAfter€being€indicted€on€charges€of€first„degree€murder€and€conspiracy€toÏcommit€first„degree€murder,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€to€second„degree€murder€andÏespecially€aggravated€kidnapping€and€was€sentenced€as€a€Range€I,€standardÏoffender,€to€consecutive€20„year€sentences€in€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÏCorrection.€ÌÌà àà àThe€issue€raised€in€this€appeal€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€denyingÏpost„conviction€relief€based€on€the€petitionerððs€claim€that€his€guilty€plea€was€notÏknowing€and€voluntary.€€Specifically,€the€petitioner€contends€that€he€did€notÏunderstand€his€rights€and€felt€compelled€to€plead€guilty€because€trial€counselÏthreatened€to€resign€if€the€case€went€to€trial€and€because€trial€counsel€told€theÏpetitioner€that€he€could€receive€post„conviction€relief€on€his€guilty€plea€for€especiallyÏaggravated€burglary.ÌÌà àà àIn€order€to€receive€post„conviction€relief€on€the€basis€of€ineffectiveÍassistance€of€counsel,€the€petitioner€must€first€establish€that€the€services€rendered€orÏthe€advice€given€was€below€"the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€inÏcriminal€cases."€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€Second,€he€mustÏshow€that€the€deficiencies€"actually€had€an€adverse€effect€on€the€defense."€€òòStricklandÏv.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€693,€104€S.Ct.€2052,€2067,€80€L.Ed.2d€674€(1984).€ÏMoreover,€the€petitioner€has€the€burden€to€show€that€the€evidence€preponderatesÏagainst€the€findings€of€the€trial€court.€€òòClenny€v.€Stateóó,€576€S.W.2d€12,€14€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.€1978).€€Otherwise,€the€findings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court€are€conclusive.€€òòGraves€v.ÏStateóó,€512€S.W.2d€603,€604€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1973).€€In€post„conviction€claims,€theÏcredibility€of€the€witnesses€and€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€their€testimony€isÏwithin€the€exclusive€authority€of€the€trial€court.€€òòTaylor€v.€Stateóó,€875€S.W.2d€684,€686Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).ÌÌà àà àAt€a€hearing€on€the€post„conviction€petition,€trial€counsel€and€theÏpetitioner€testified.€€The€proof€showed€that€trial€counsel,€who€had€practiced€law€for€overÏ30€years€at€the€time€of€this€appointment,€negotiated€a€plea€agreement€for€theÏpetitioner.€€Of€the€four€defendants€involved€in€the€case,€the€petitioner€received€the€leastÏsevere€sentence€due€to€his€earlier€cooperation.€€Trial€counsel€advised€the€petitioner€toÏaccept€the€plea€agreement€because€he€believed€it€was€in€the€petitionerððs€best€interestÏbased€on€the€stateððs€case€against€the€petitioner,€including€the€petitionerððs€statement€toÏthe€police.€€Noting€that€it€would€have€been€unethical,€trial€counsel€testified€that€heÏnever€told€the€petitioner€he€would€withdraw€from€the€case€if€the€petitioner€refused€toÏplead€guilty.€€He€also€testified€that€he€would€have€advised€the€petitioner€of€hisÍconstitutional€rights.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€petitioner€testified€that€he€pled€guilty€to€especially€aggravatedÏkidnapping€because€he€thought€trial€counsel€would€remove€himself€from€the€case€andÏbecause€trial€counsel€told€him€that€he€would€obtain€post„conviction€relief€from€the€plea.ÏFinding€that€the€petitioner€was€not€a€credible€witness,€the€trial€court€denied€relief€andÏmade€the€following€findings:ÌÌÓÓà8 àIt€is€the€Courtððs€finding€that€[trial€counselððs]€representation€was€adequateÏand€effective.€€The€Court€also€finds€that€the€defendant€entered€the€plea€ofÏguilty€under€oath€and€stated€that€he€understood€and€agreed€to€theÏconditions€of€his€plea€agreement.€€Therefore,€the€plea€was€voluntary€andÏwas€not€coerced.€€ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àThe€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€findings,Ïand€it€follows€that€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€demonstrate€that€his€pleas€were€notÏvoluntarily€or€knowingly€entered.€€In€òòBoykin€v.€Alabamaóó,€395€U.S.€238,€89€S.Ct.€1709,Ï23€L.Ed.2d€274€(1969),€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€ruled€that€defendants€shouldÏbe€advised€of€certain€of€their€constitutional€rights€before€entering€pleas€of€guilt,Ïincluding€the€right€against€self„incrimination,€the€right€to€confront€witnesses,€and€theÏright€to€a€trial€by€jury.€€òòIdóó.€at€243.€€The€overriding€requirement€under€òòBoykinóó€is€that€theÏguilty€plea€must€be€knowingly€and€voluntarily€made.€€òòIdóó.€at€242„44.€€If€the€proofÏestablishes€that€the€petitioner€was€aware€of€his€constitutional€rights,€he€is€entitled€to€noÏrelief.€€òòJohnson€v.€Stateóó,€834€S.W.2d€922,€926€(Tenn.€1992).€ÌÌà àà àAs€we€have€previously€determined,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€meet€hisÏburden€of€showing€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€court's€findings.€ÏThe€trial€court€found,€and€we€have€agreed,€that€the€petitioner's€trial€counsel€did€notÏthreaten€to€withdraw€from€the€case€if€the€petitioner€refused€to€enter€a€guilty€plea,€norÏdid€he€tell€the€petitioner€that€the€conviction€for€aggravated€kidnapping€would€beÏoverturned€by€a€post„conviction€petition.€€The€hearing€on€the€petitionerððs€guilty€pleasÏreflects€that€the€trial€court€advised€the€petitioner€of€his€constitutional€and€appellateÏrights€and€the€fact€that€he€was€waiving€those€rights€by€pleading€guilty.€€The€petitionerÏindicated€at€the€guilty€plea€hearing€that€he€understood€his€rights€and€that€he€wasÏvoluntarily€and€knowingly€waiving€said€rights.€€The€trial€court€did€not€find€theÏpetitionerððs€explanations€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€to€be€credible,€and€theÏevidence€does€not€preponderate€against€that€finding.ÌÌà àà àAccordingly,€from€the€record€before€this€Court,€we€do€not€find€that€theÏevidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€the€petitioner€receivedÏeffective€assistance€of€counsel€and€that€the€petitionerððs€pleas€were€knowing€andÏvoluntary.€ÌÌà àà àIT€IS,€THEREFORE,€ORDERED€that€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€isÏaffirmed€pursuant€to€Rule€20,€Tennessee€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€Rules.€€BecauseÏthe€petitioner€is€indigent,€costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€state.ÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ________________________________ÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌ________________________________ÌDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGEÔ€ Ô