WPC  6MVKaAoFx}IWm͏ %U.nX 0P4l 0 0Dw@`  mU:U:%3U:X X X X X X X X X X X X X AQ  0D 0D 0D1 Bu D/ B D3 <6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX%2A`ArialTT3|X <6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@%2A`ArialTTt10cpiXXX2PQXP(($D  n~<$ (D(3$ !D      0  (#$  0   m Dn Vo Ep q Dr s t Du Ӏ HU,rAZ"Arial Regular"Arial Regular  !"  X% XXXZp  XX%   Ad FILEDX% X Zp   July14,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.  XX%AppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular !"#%C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1   d''' dxdP Pd$$$$'dxd !D   ` Xu u 7vdXXd7  TR[A'Legal3'A' Legal3'T  XyXXX%  zXXy u r(<,(j 8` `@Ef ` ttx$ ` ru    u u      t(>.*jx` `@E` ` ttx$&` tߛ   INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@}};;ATJACKSON  @8;JUNE1998SESSION̜  THOMASMICHAELSTONE,   T )  C.C.A.NO.02C019711CC00433       L      T )    $    Appellant,  򀀀   T ) (     L      T )  HENRYCOUNTY  ,  Т VS.    L      T ) 0     L      T )  HON.JULIANP.GUINN, 4  STATEOFTENNESSEE,   T )  JUDGE 8    L      T )  Appellee.      T )  (Postconviction)  @  ̜*z  ONAPPEALFROMTHEJUDGMENTOFTHE  L  CRIMINALCOURTOFHENRYCOUNTY #z*#ԛ L М  FORTHEAPPELLANT:     T   FORTHEAPPELLEE:  T ̜ VICKIH.HOOVER     T   JOHNKNOXWALKUP "\  123N.PoplarSt.,Ste.A   T   AttorneyGeneral&Reporter #` Paris,TN38242   L      T   PETERM.COUGHLIN  %h    L      T   Asst.AttorneyGeneral̀   L      T   4255thAvenueNorth !  d#  'p    L      T   Nashville,TN37243   L      L      T   ROBERTRADFORD  *|!!    L      T   DistrictAttorneyGeneral   L      T   P.O.Box686   L      T   Huntingdon,TN38344   L      T      L      T      \    !  d#     L   OPINIONFILED:____________________̜ AFFIRMED  6,,  DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE  8..   :00 XH z@:; OPINION `     zH  TheDefendant,ThomasMichaelStone,wasindictedforrapeofachild, 0  rape,andincest,andconvictedbyajuryofallthreecharges.Theconvictionswereaffirmedondirectappeal.Statev.ThomasMichaelStone,C.C.A.No. @ Т02C019503CC00063,HenryCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,Dec.13,1995).InthispostconvictionreliefproceedingfiledonOctober10,1996,theDefendantcontendsthathereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselattrialandonappeal.Afteranevidentiaryhearing,thepostconvictioncourtdeniedrelief.Uponourreviewoftherecord,weaffirm. TheDefendantspecificallyallegesthathistrialcounselwasineffectiveinthefollowingparticulars: (1)Failingtoobjecttoallegedhearsaytestimony; (2)Failingtocallalabtechnicianasawitness; (3)Failingtocallcharacterwitnesses; (4)FailingtoattackthecredibilityoftwooftheStateswitnesses;0 (5)FailingtoeffectivelycrossexaminethevictimandtheStatesexpertπwitness;  2% 2%  (6)Failingtoofferanindependentexpertwitness; (7)Failingtomoveforachangeofvenue;0 (8)Failingtomovetodismisstheindictmentandtoobjecttotheπamendedindictment;  2% 2%  (9)Failingtomovetoseverthecharges;and̜o  o u u p 񀀀p p p (10)Failingtoassisthiminpreparinghisappeal. 6x-, ЇӜ Attheevidentiaryhearing,thetrialcourtheardtestimonyfromtheϜDefendant'strialcounsel(whoalsofiledhisdirectappeal),theDefendant'smother,andtheDefendant.Thetrialcourtalsoreviewedthetranscriptofthetrial.IndenyingtheDefendant'sclaimforrelief,thecourtruledthatnoinadmissiblehearsayhadbeenadmittedasalleged;thatthefailuretocallthelabtechnicianwasirrelevant;thattheprejudicialeffectofthefailuretocallcharacterwitnesseshadnotbeenproved;thatthecredibilityofoneofthereferencedwitnesseshadbeensufficientlyimpeachedandthattheallegedimpeachmentevidenceagainsttheotherhadnotbeenproven;thatdefensecounselscrossexaminationwasproper;thattheprejudicialeffectofnotcallinganindependentexpertwitnesshadnotbeenproved;thattheDefendanthadnotprovep p nanyerrorintheappeal;thatcounselhadnogroundsforachangeofvenueorforaseveranceofcharges;andthatdefensecounselhadnoterredwithrespecttochallengingtheindictment.Inconclusion,thetrialcourtstatedthat trialcounselsperformanceineveryaspectofthistrialmetandexceededthatrangeofcompetencedemandedofattorneysincriminalcases. WefirstnotethatinreviewingtheDefendantsSixthAmendmentclaimof +"" ineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,thisCourtmustdeterminewhethertheadvicegivenorservicesrenderedbytheattorneyarewithintherangeofcompetencedemandedofattorneysincriminalcases.Baxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930,936 1x(( (Tenn.1975).Toprevailonaclaimofineffectivecounsel,aDefendant mustshowthatcounselsrepresentationfellbelowanobjectivestandardofreasonablenessandthatthisperformanceprejudicedthedefense.Theremustbeareasonable 7H.. probabilitythatbutforcounselserror,theresultoftheproceedingwouldhavebeendifferent.Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,68788,692,694(1984); P  Bestv.State,708S.W.2d421,422(Tenn.Crim.App.1985).Wenotefurtherthat @  Мinthispostconvictionreliefproceedingp p ,theDefendanthastheburdenofprovingtheallegationsinhispetitionbyclearandconvincingevidence,Tenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f);andthefactualfindingsofq theq r ar trialcourtafters ans evidentiaryhearingt st areconclusiveonappealunlesstheevidencepreponderatesagainstthejudgment.Statev.Buford,666S.W.2d473,475(Tenn.Crim.App.1983).#P#ԛ    Inthiscase,theDefendantallegedthathistriallawyerwasdeficientby,amongotherthings,failingtocallcertainwitnesses.Becausehedidnotcallthesewitnessestotestifyatthepostconvictionevidentiaryhearing,however,headducednoproofastohowtheywouldhavebeenhelpfultohiscase.Accordingly,hehasfailedtoproveanyprejudiceresultingfromhislawyersdecisionnottocallthemattrial.Theseallegationsare,therefore,withoutmerit.TheremainingconductofwhichtheDefendantcomplainsamounttotacticaldecisionsand/orstrategycalls.ThisCourtshouldnotsecondguesstrialcounselstacticalandstrategicchoicesunlessthosechoiceswereuninformedbecauseofinadequatepreparation,Hellardv.State,629S.W.2d4,9(Tenn.1982);andcounselshould P-#$ notbedeemedtohavebeenineffectivemerelybecauseadifferentprocedureorstrategymighthaveproducedadifferentresult.Williamsv.State,599S.W.2d276, `1(( 280(Tenn.k k Criml l .App.1980).TheDefendanthassimplyfailedtoclearlyandconvincinglyprovethathislawyersperformancewastheresultofinadequaten  p5,, n preparationorthathefailedinm  x7.. m anyotherrespecttomeetthe objectivestandardofreasonableness.Theseallegationsarethereforealsowithoutmerit.g #&#g  Thetrialcourthavingcorrectlydeniedrelief,weaffirmthejudgmentbelow.` 0 0 2% 2%0L 2% 2%0L2%L2%02%2% 2%2%    L     _________________________   L     DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE̜CONCUR:̜___________________________̜PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE____________________________JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE̛