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Ðon€direct€appeal,€the€post„conviction€court€dismissed€the€post„conviction€petition€on€the€merits,€despite€the€fact€that€theÐ 8ˆ Ðsixty„day€period€for€filing€an€application€for€permission€to€appeal€to€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€had€not€yet€run.€€Tenn.Ð üL ÐR.€App.€P.€11(b).€€The€petitioner€appealed€the€post„conviction€courtððs€dismissal€of€his€petition.€€This€court€subsequentlyÐ À Ðaffirmed€the€dismissal€of€the€petition,€concluding€that€the€petition€had€been€prematurely€filed.€€However,€because€theÐ „Ô Ðpost„conviction€courtððs€order€of€dismissal€was€based€upon€the€determination€of€issues€on€the€merits,€this€court€remandedÐ H ˜ Ðto€the€trial€court€for€the€modification€of€the€judgment€to€reflect€that€the€basis€for€the€dismissal€was€premature€filing.€€€òòSeeóóÐ  \ ÐòòTerry€Franklin€Ô_ÔStogdillÔ_Ô€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„9904„CR„00136,€1999€Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€LEXIS€1222€(Knoxville,€Dec.€16,Ð Ð  Ð1999).€€The€petitioner€timely€filed€the€instant€petition€on€January€24,€2000.€€òòóó˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt ˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt ¢Ý ƒRúÙ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€€In€1995,€former€sections€40„30„101ð!ð124€were€repealed€and€the€chapter€renumbered€the€sections€40„30„Ð ° Ð201ð!ð222.€€1995€Tenn.€Pub.€Acts,€ch.€207,€ðð€1.€€The€2003€bound€volume€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€designates€theÐ tÄ Ðsections€as€40„30„101ð!ð122.˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5C:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised 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Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner,€Terry€Franklin€Ô_ÔStogdillÔ_Ô,€was€convicted€by€a€jury€in€the€Claiborne€County€CriminalÐ xÈ  ÐCourt€of€one€count€of€rape€of€a€child€and€one€count€of€incest.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€petitionerÐ d´ Ðto€an€effective€twenty€year€sentence€to€be€served€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€Ð P  ÐFollowing€an€unsuccessful€appeal€of€his€convictions,€the€petitioner€timely€filed€a€petition€for€post„Ð <Œ Ðconviction€relief.€€The€petitioner€now€appeals€the€dismissal€of€his€petition.€€Upon€review€of€theÐ (x Ðrecord€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court.Ð d ÐÓÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼q»àXZA½#ÔÔ‡XZAX.¼qÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,óó€andÐ Ä ÐòòDavid€H.€Welles,€J.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌRobert€W.€Scott,€Ô_ÔJacksboroÔ_Ô,€Tennessee€(on€appeal),€and€Benjamin€S.€Ô_ÔPressnellÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔTazewellÔ_Ô,€TennesseeÐ ˆØ Ð(at€trial),€for€the€appellant,€Terry€Franklin€Ô_ÔStogdillÔ_Ô.Ð tÄ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Renee€W.€Turner,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð L œ ÐWilliam€Paul€Phillips,€District€Attorney€General;€and€John€W.€Ô_ÔGallowayÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€Assistant€DistrictÐ 8!ˆ  ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð $"t! ÐÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼q»XXZA®#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÐ ü#L# ÐÌòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundóóó óÐ Ô%$!% ÐÌÓ  Óà  àOn€December€15,€1994,€the€petitioner€was€convicted€by€a€jury€of€one€count€of€rape€of€a€childÐ ¬'ü"' Ðand€one€count€of€incest.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€petitioner€to€an€effective€sentence€of€twentyÐ ˜(è#( Ðyears€incarceration.€€The€petitioner€subsequently€filed€a€direct€appeal,€challenging€the€denial€of€hisÐ „)Ô$) Ðmotion€to€suppress,€the€denial€of€his€motion€for€a€continuance€to€obtain€a€forensic€evaluation,€theÐ p*À%* Ðâ âdenial€of€his€motion€to€require€the€State€to€elect€offenses,€and€his€sentence.€€This€court€affirmed€theÐ \+¬&+ý ÐÔ_Ôpetitionerððs€convictions€and€sentences.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô#†¼q»XXZA„ #ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔ€€òòState€v.€Terry€Franklin€Stogdillóó,€No.€03C01„9507„CC„Ð ° Ðâ â00188,€1998€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€614€(Knoxville,€June€10,€1998);€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ð œì Ðconcurring€in€results€only€(Tenn.€1999).Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àThereafter,€the€petitioner€timely€filed€a€pro€se€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€alleging,Ð `° Ðamong€numerous€other€grounds,€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€and€the€failure€of€the€trial€courtÐ L œ Ðto€require€the€State€to€elect€offenses.€€The€post„conviction€court€appointed€counsel€and€held€anÐ 8 ˆ Ðevidentiary€hearing.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€post„conviction€court€dismissed€theÐ $ t Ðpetition.€€On€appeal,€the€petitioner€challenges€the€dismissal€of€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€Ð  ` ÐSpecifically,€the€petitioner€contends:€Ð ü L  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àI.à0¸ ` x` xàà ` àà0¸ ¸ x¸ xà[The€petitioner]€was€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel€asÐ è 8  Ða€result€of€the€failure€of€counsel€to€develop€the€insanityÐ Ô$  Ðdefense€at€trial€or€in€the€alternative,€document€evidence€of€thisÐ À  Ðdefense€in€order€to€show€prejudice€against€[the]€petitioner€thatÐ ¬ü  Ðresulted€from€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€his€motion€for€aÐ ˜è  Ðcontinuance€for€the€purpose€of€obtaining€a€psychiatricÐ „Ô  Ðexamination.ÐpÀ¸ x¸ x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àII.à0¸ ` x` xàà ` àà0¸ ¸ x¸ xàThe€trial€court€committed€reversible€error€in€denying€[theÐ \¬ Ðpetitionerððs]€motion€and€request€to€require€the€State€to€electÐ H˜ Ðat€the€close€of€its€proof€as€to€the€particular€incident€for€whichÐ 4„ Ða€conviction€in€each€count€was€being€sought.Ô#†¼q»XXZA!#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÐ p¸ x¸ x ÐÔ#†¼q»XXZAõ#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÌà  àAt€the€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that€trial€counsel€presented€no€evidence€atÐ øH Ðtrial€and€called€no€witnesses€to€testify€on€his€behalf.€€The€petitioner€claimed€that€he€asked€to€testifyÐ ä4 Ðat€trial,€but€trial€counsel€told€him,€ð ðIððm€not€going€to€put€you€on€the€stand,€[because]€you€couldnððt€takeÐ Ð  Ðit.ðð€€The€petitioner€stated,€ð ðI€sat€back€and€be€quiet€.€.€.€like€[trial€counsel]€told€me€to€do.ððÐ ¼  ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€testified€that€overall€trial€counsel€performed€adequately.€€However,€theÐ ”ä Ðpetitioner€complained€that€trial€counsel€should€have€questioned€the€victim€on€cross„examinationÐ €Ð Ðregarding€inconsistencies€in€her€testimonies€at€the€preliminary€hearing€and€at€trial.€€He€furtherÐ l¼ Ðasserted€that€trial€counsel€should€have€asked€about€the€two€other€individuals€who€the€victim€allegedÐ X ¨ Ðhad€sexually€abused€her.€€Nevertheless,€the€petitioner€subsequently€testified€that€he€could€not€recallÐ D!” Ðwhether€trial€counsel€had€addressed€these€issues€at€trial.Ð 0"€  Їà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€petitioner€acknowledged€that€trial€counsel€visited€him€once€whileÐ ° Ðthe€petitioner€was€in€jail€and€twice€while€the€petitioner€was€released€on€bond.€€The€petitioner€alsoÐ œì Ðacknowledged€that€trial€counsel€was€well„informed€of€the€facts€of€the€case.€€The€petitioner€wasÐ ˆØ Ðunable€to€recall€alleging€in€his€petition€that€trial€counsel€failed€to€develop€a€defense€strategy;Ð tÄ Ðhowever,€he€conceded€that€his€ð ðinmate€adviserðð€prepared€the€petition.€€The€petitioner€claimed€that,Ð `° Ðhad€trial€counsel€allowed€him€to€present€the€testimony€of€witnesses,€he€would€have€called€as€aÐ L œ Ðcharacter€witness€his€friend,€Robert€Carroll.€€According€to€the€petitioner,€Carroll€would€have€testifiedÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€ð ðhe€never€knowed€of€anything€like€that€ever[]€happening€before.ðð€€The€petitioner€acknowledgedÐ $ t Ðthat€he€did€not€know€how€an€expert€witness€would€have€shown€at€trial€that€the€petitioner€was€underÐ  ` Ðthe€influence€of€drugs€when€he€was€questioned€by€the€police.€€Moreover,€the€petitioner€conceded€thatÐ ü L  Ðhis€ex„wife€testified€that€during€questioning€by€the€police€the€petitioner€was€under€the€influence€ofÐ è 8  Ðdrugs.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àTrial€counsel,€the€assistant€public€defender€appointed€to€represent€the€petitioner€at€trial,Ð ¬ü  Ðtestified€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€that€he€had€previously€ð ðtr[ied]€a€large€number€of€serious€Class€AÐ ˜è  Ðand€B€[f]elonies€involving€child€sex€abuse.ðð€€He€related€that€he€discussed€the€facts€of€the€case€withÐ „Ô  Ðthe€petitioner,€and€that€the€State€provided€sufficient€discovery€for€trial€counsel€to€prepare€for€trial.€Ð pÀ ÐTrial€counsel€stated€that€the€victimððs€statement€to€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€(DCS)€andÐ \¬ Ðher€statement€at€the€preliminary€hearing€were€inconsistent€and€that€he€questioned€the€victim€at€trialÐ H˜ Ðregarding€these€inconsistencies.€€However,€trial€counsel€explained€that€in€his€experience,€althoughÐ 4„ Ðchildrenððs€statements€and€testimonies€are€generally€inconsistent,€they€may€nevertheless€be€credible.Ô#†¼q»XXZAV#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qԀР p ÐÌà  àTrial€counsel€testified€that€prior€to€trial€he€filed€a€motion€to€suppress€the€petitionerððsÐ øH Ðstatement€to€the€police,€alleging€that€the€petitioner€was€on€medication€at€the€time€of€questioning.€Ð ä4 ÐTrial€counsel€stated€that€he€simultaneously€filed€a€motion€for€a€continuance.€€Trial€counsel€explainedÐ Ð  Ðthat€this€motion€was€based€upon€medical€records€which€raised€a€concern€about€the€petitionerððsÐ ¼  Ðcompetence€to€stand€trial.€€However,€following€a€hearing,€the€trial€court€denied€the€motions.€€TrialÐ ¨ø Ðcounsel€testified€that€he€challenged€the€denial€of€the€motions€on€direct€appeal,€but€this€court€affirmedÐ ”ä Ðthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àTrial€counsel€testified€that€the€petitionerððs€defense€at€trial€was€that€ð ðhe€didnððt€do€it,ðð€and€theÔ#†¼q»XXZAa&#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÐ X ¨ Ðpreparation€of€the€defense€was€not€hampered€by€receiving€the€victimððs€statement€to€DCS€the€dayÐ D!” Ðbefore€trial.€€Trial€counsel€further€stated€that€his€preparation€was€not€hampered€by€the€Stateððs€filingÐ 0"€  Ðthe€bill€of€particulars€shortly€before€trial.€€He€explained,€ð ðItððs€very€rare€that€you€can€get€a€specificÐ #l! Ðdate€[in€cases€involving€the€sexual€abuse€of€children].ððÔ#†¼q»XXZAG*#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔ€€Trial€counsel€denied€telling€the€petitionerÐ $X" Ðthat€he€could€not€call€witnesses€to€testify€on€his€behalf.€€Regarding€the€petitionerððs€claim€that€trialÐ ô$D # Ðcounsel€did€not€allow€him€to€testify,€trial€counsel€stated,Ð à%0!$ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àI€can€say€that€I€would€never€had€told€him,€no,€you€cannot€testify€underÐ Ì&"% Ðany€circumstances.€.€.€.€But€I€would€have€weighed€the€pros€and€consÐ ¸'#& Ðand€then€if€he€wanted€to€testify€after,€you€know,€my€advice,€thenÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcertainly€I€would€have€called€him€as€a€witness€if€thatððs€what€heÐ )à$( Ðâ âwanted.Ð|*Ì%)` x` x ÐAccording€to€trial€counsel,€the€petitioner€testified€at€the€hearing€on€the€motion€to€suppress€and€didÐ ° Ðâ ânot€ð ðdo€well.ððÔ#†¼q»XXZAQ,#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÐ œì ÐÓ  Óòòò òÌII.€€Analysisóóó óÐ tÄ ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àIn€a€post„conviction€proceeding,€the€petitioner€bears€the€burden€of€proving€the€grounds€raisedÐ L œ Ðin€the€petition€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f)€(1997).׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р8 ˆ Ðð ðEvidence€is€clear€and€convincing€when€there€is€no€serious€or€substantial€doubt€about€the€correctnessÐ $ t Ðof€the€conclusions€drawn€from€the€evidence.ðð€€òòHicks€v.€Stateóó,€983€S.W.2d€240,€245€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð  ` ÐApp.€1998).€€Issues€regarding€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€be€accorded€theirÐ ü L  Ðtestimony,€and€the€factual€questions€raised€by€the€evidence€adduced€at€trial€are€to€be€resolved€by€theÐ è 8  Ðpost„conviction€court€as€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€579€(Tenn.€1997).€Ð Ô$  ÐTherefore,€we€afford€the€post„conviction€courtððs€findings€of€fact€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict,€withÐ À  Ðsuch€findings€being€conclusive€on€appeal€absent€a€showing€that€the€evidence€in€the€recordÐ ¬ü  Ðpreponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòId.óó€at€578.òòòòóóóóÐ ˜è  ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€a€òòóóclaim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€presents€a€mixed€question€of€law€andÐ pÀ Ðfact€subject€to€de€novo€review.€€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).€€òòóóAs€such,€the€post„Ð \¬ Ðconviction€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€entitled€to€a€presumption€of€correctness€unless€the€evidenceÐ H˜ Ðpreponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€458€(Tenn.€2001).€€However,Ð 4„ Ða€post„conviction€courtððs€conclusions€of€law,€such€as€whether€counselððs€performance€was€deficientÐ  p Ðor€whether€that€deficiency€was€prejudicial,€are€subject€to€a€purely€de€novo€review€with€noÐ  \ Ðpresumption€of€correctness.€€òòId.óóÐ øH ÐÌà  àWhen€a€petitioner€seeks€post„conviction€relief€on€the€basis€of€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ Ð  Ðcounsel,€ð ðthe€petitioner€bears€the€burden€of€proving€both€that€counselððs€performance€was€deficientÐ ¼  Ðand€that€the€deficiency€prejudiced€the€defense.ðð€€òòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€369€(Tenn.€1996)Ð ¨ø Ð(citing€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984)).€€Ð ”ä Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àBecause€a€petitioner€must€establish€both€prongs€of€the€test,€a€failureÐ €Ð Ðto€prove€either€deficiency€or€prejudice€provides€a€sufficient€basis€toÐ l¼ Ðdeny€relief€on€the€ineffective€assistance€claim.€€Indeed,€a€court€needÐ X ¨ Ðnot€address€the€components€in€any€particular€order€or€even€addressÐ D!” Ðboth€if€the€[petitioner]€makes€an€insufficient€showing€of€oneÐ 0"€  Ðcomponent.Ð#l!` x` x ÐòòId.óó€at€370òòóó.€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àTo€establish€constitutionally€deficient€performance,€the€petitioner€must€demonstrate€thatÐ à%0!$ Ðcounselððs€representation€fell€below€an€objective€standard€of€reasonableness.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.Ð Ì&"% Ðat€687„88,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2064;€òòBurnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€at€462.€€Specifically,€the€petitioner€must€show€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðcounselððs€performance€was€not€within€ð ðthe€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminalÐ ° Ðcases.ðð€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€To€establish€prejudice,€the€petitionerÐ œì Ðmust€show€that€ð ðthere€is€a€reasonable€probability€that,€but€for€counselððs€unprofessional€errors,€theÐ ˆØ Ðresult€of€the€proceeding€would€have€been€different.€€A€reasonable€probability€is€a€probabilityÐ tÄ Ðsufficient€to€undermine€confidence€in€the€outcome.ÓÓðð€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€694,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2068;Ð `° Ðòòsee€alsoóó€òòDean€v.€Stateóó,€59€S.W.3d€663,€667€(Tenn.€2001).Ô#†¼q»XXZAî/#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÐ L œ ÐÌà  àÔ#†¼q»XXZA÷@#ÔòòóóÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔThe€petitioner€contends€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€raise€at€trial€the€issueÐ $ t Ðof€the€petitionerððs€mental€state€or,€in€the€alternative,€to€document€evidence€of€this€defense€in€orderÐ  ` Ðto€demonstrate€prejudice€resulting€from€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€petitionerððs€motion€for€aÐ ü L  Ðcontinuance€to€obtain€a€psychiatric€evaluation.€òòóó€The€State€asserts€that€the€petitioner€failed€toÐ è 8  Ðintroduce€evidence€on€this€issue€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€and,€thus,€has€failed€to€demonstrateÐ Ô$  Ðprejudice€resulting€from€trial€counselððs€alleged€deficient€performance.€€We€agree.Ð À  ÐÌÔ#†¼q»XXZAaA#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔà  àð ðWhen€a€petitioner€contends€that€trial€counsel€failed€to€discover,€interview,€or€presentÐ ˜è  Ðwitnesses€in€support€of€his€defense,€these€witnesses€should€be€presented€by€the€petitioner€at€theÐ „Ô  Ðevidentiary€hearing.ðð€€òòBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€757€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€òòóó€Ô#†¼q»XXZAoD#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔGenerally,Ð pÀ Ðð ðthis€is€the€only€way€the€petitioner€can€establish€that€(a)€a€material€witness€existed€and€the€witnessÐ \¬ Ðcould€have€been€discovered€but€for€counselððs€neglect€in€his€investigation€of€the€case,€(b)€a€knownÐ H˜ Ðwitness€was€not€interviewed,€(c)€the€failure€to€discover€or€interview€a€witness€inured€to€his€prejudice,Ð 4„ Ðor€(d)€the€failure€to€have€a€known€witness€present€or€call€the€witness€to€the€stand€resulted€in€theÐ  p Ðdenial€of€critical€evidence€which€inured€to€the€prejudice€of€the€petitioner.ðð€€òòId.óó€€At€the€evidentiaryÐ  \ Ðhearing,€the€petitioner€failed€to€present€the€testimony€of€a€mental€health€expert€regarding€his€mentalÐ øH Ðstate.€€In€fact,€at€the€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitioner€offered€no€testimony€or€argument€on€thisÐ ä4 Ðissue.€€Accordingly,€we€conclude€that€Ô#†¼q»XXZAF#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔthe€petitioner€has€failed€to€show€that€he€was€prejudiced€by€trialÐ Ð  Ðcounselððs€alleged€deficient€performance.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ô#†¼q»XXZAóI#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÐ ¼  ÐÔ#†¼q»XXZAÔJ#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÌà  àNext,€the€petitioner€contends€that€ð ðthe€trial€court€committed€reversible€error€in€denying€[theÐ ”ä Ðpetitionerððs]€motion€.€.€.€to€require€the€State€to€elect€at€the€close€of€its€proof€as€to€the€particularÐ €Ð Ðincident€for€which€a€conviction€in€each€count€was€being€sought.ðð€€The€petitioner€submits€that,€dueÐ l¼ Ðto€this€error,€his€convictions€must€be€reversed€and€the€cases€remanded€for€a€new€trial.€€The€StateÐ X ¨ Ðasserts€that€the€trial€court€properly€denied€post„conviction€relief€on€this€ground€because€the€claim€hadÐ D!” Ðbeen€previously€determined€and,€thus,€was€not€appropriate€for€post„conviction€review.€€We€agree.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„30„206(f)€(1997)€provides€that€ð ð[i]f€the€facts€allegedÐ $X" Ð[in€the€petition€for€post„conviction€relief],€taken€as€true,€fail€to€show€that€the€petitioner€is€entitled€toÐ ô$D # Ðrelief€or€fail€to€show€that€the€claims€for€relief€have€not€been€waived€or€previously€determined,€theÐ à%0!$ Ðpetition€shall€be€dismissed.ðð€€In€other€words,€issues€that€have€been€previously€determined€on€directÐ Ì&"% Ðappeal€cannot€support€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€òòState€v.€Harrisóó,€947€S.W.2d€156,€174„75Ð ¸'#& Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€ð ðA€ground€for€relief€is€previously€determined€if€a€court€of€competentÐ ¤(ô#' Ðjurisdiction€has€ruled€on€the€merits€after€a€full€and€fair€hearing.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(h)Ð )à$( Ð(1997).€€In€the€instant€case,€the€issue€of€requiring€the€State€to€elect€offenses€was€raised€at€trial,€at€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðhearing€on€the€motion€for€new€trial,€and€on€direct€appeal.€€The€trial€court€found€that€the€State€wasÐ h+¸&* Ðð ðnot€.€.€.€required€to€elect€in€this€case.ðð€€On€direct€appeal,€a€panel€of€this€court€determined€that€ð ð[t]heÐ ° Ðlack€of€indictment€specificity€and€the€evidence€of€multiple€offenses€warranted€[S]tate€election.ðð€Ð œì ÐòòTerry€Franklin€Stogdillóó,€1998€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€614,€at€**31„32.€€However,€the€panelÐ ˆØ Ðconcluded€that€based€upon€the€circumstances,€the€failure€to€elect€was€harmless€beyond€a€reasonableÐ tÄ Ðdoubt.€€òòId.óó€at€*34.€€Accordingly,€this€issue€has€been€previously€determined€and€cannot€be€a€basis€forÐ `° Ðpost„conviction€relief.Ð L œ ÐÔ#†¼q»XXZA+K#ÔÔ‡XZAX»¼qÔÌÓ  Óòòò òIII.€€Conclusionóóó óÐ $ t ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court.Ð ü L  ÐòòóóÔ#†¼q»XXZAQU#ÔÔ€XZAX»¼qÔÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE