WPC@  GJCtqHu&0\Z, |!g%'Nau,wXR d )L >Ɖ/ 0nł*vgg^v@ u$j3{7W'A^TjˮR>\uA*Bi] ukͲZ3ϨHaD%~Zwk8y\*#X ^]? [{ [:jdsF& BfPyY }XEc$ߒaϫaH}^;;yzïWg@}`LϟѦ=Qh`6KNТ!5CEWS]9̫x ` % 0(U:w@44HW(_U: AQ 0D 0D 0D`` D/ B B D3 (9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular EEeӀn~<$3|x  !"   XXXX ^X X   Ad FILED XX ^   November9,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr. ]X XAppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular !"#%C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ''' dxd dP Pd&&&&'dxd !  XXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'Tќr (<,(j 8` `@E` ttx$ r@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@(ATJACKSON@"SEPTEMBER1998SESSIONJESSELEVENTTHARPE, @-) p C.C.A.NO.02C019803CC00069   ` @-) ` Appellant,@-) p HENRY COUNTYNO.12642   2  @-) VS. @-) p HON.JULIANP.GUINN,    @-) p JUDGE     t (>.*jx` `@Eic` ttx$ tߛSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)   @-) p AFFIRMEDRULE20  x   ` Appellee.@-) d @+ ORDER  L  ` Thepetitionerappealsthetrialcourt'sdenialofpostconvictionrelief.Hepreviouslypledguiltytoeight(8)countsofaggravatedrobberyandreceivedanagreedeffectivesensentenceofsixteen(16)yearsasaRangeI,standardoffender. ` Petitionercontendsthathewasinducedtopleadguiltybyduetotheineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Hetestifiedtrialcounselfailedtoadequatelyinvestigate,failedtoproperlyresearchthelawanderroneouslytoldhimthatsixteen(16)yearswastheminimumsentenceforaggravatedrobbery.Trialcounselstestimonycontradictedthepetitionerstestimonyinallmaterialasrespectsasdidtheaffidavitsignedbythepetitioneronthedateoftheguiltyplea. ` Initially,wenotethepetitionerhasfailedtoincludeatranscriptoftheguiltypleahearing.Itistheappellantsdutytohavepreparedanadequaterecordinordertoallowameaningfulreviewonappeal.Tenn.R.App.P.24;Statev.Ballard,855 d.). S.W.2d557,560(Tenn.1993);Statev.Bunch,646S.W.2d158,160(Tenn.1983); 00+0 Statev.Carey,914S.W.2d93,97(Tenn.Crim.App.1995);Statev.Goodwin,909 1L-2 S.W.2d35,43(Tenn.Crim.App.1995);Statev.Banes,874S.W.2d73,82(Tenn. 3/4 Crim.App.1993).Thus,theissueiswaived. ` Weretheissuenotconsideredwaived,wewouldstillaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.Thetrialcourtfoundthepetitionerwasthoroughlyadvisedofhisalternativesfollowingproperresearchofthelawandaproperinvestigationofthe :H6< factsbythethree(3)attorneyswhoworkedonhiscase.Thetrialcourtfurtherfoundthepleaswereknowingandvoluntary.Thetrialcourtconcludedbystating, nothingintherecordevenremotelysuggestsanabridgementofanyrightguaranteedthepetitionerbytheconstitutionsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaortheStateofTennessee.Theevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthefindingsofthetrialcourt. ` Accordingly,pursuanttoRule20oftheTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.Costsaretaxedtothestateastheappellantisindigent. ` AllofwhichissoORDERED.  `     h      p _________________________ (  `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGECONCUR:_________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE_________________________DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE