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ÐTom€P.€Thompson,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Robert€Ô_ÔHibbettÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ #`" ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ü#L# ÐÓG ÓÌÓÓà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼VÍ»XXqv #ÔÔ‡XqX»¼VÍÔÐ Ô%$!% ÐòòóóÔ#†¼VÍ»XXq< #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XqX»¼VÍÔÌà@øø ìàI.€FACTUAL€BACKGROUNDˆÐ „)Ô$) ÐÌà@WWìàA.€Guilty€Plea€HearingˆÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ô‡à  àOn€January€22,€1999,€the€Petitioner€pled€guilty€to€second€degree€murder,€and€pursuant€to€theÐ ° Ðplea€agreement,€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€Petitioner€to€fifteen€years€incarceration.€€At€the€pleaÐ ˆØ Ðhearing,€the€following€dialogue€transpired€between€the€trial€court€and€the€Petitioner:Ð `° ÐÓÓà8  àQ.€Tell€us€your€full€legal€name,€Mr.€Weir?Ð8 ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àA.€Charjoray€P.€Weir.Ð$ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àQ.€Case€number€98„1597.€€Iððm€looking€at€a€Request€for€Acceptance€of€a€Plea€ofÐ  ` ÐGuilty,€Petition€to€Waive€Trial€by€Jury€and€to€Waive€an€Appeal.€€Is€that€yourÐ ü L  Ðsignature€on€this€document?Ðè 8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àA.€Yes,€sir.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àQ.€Did€you€go€over€it€and€read€it€before€you€signed€it?ÐÀ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àA.€Yes,€sir.Ьü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àQ.€Did€you€talk€to€your€lawyer€about€it?Иè Ð Ð  Ðà8  àA.€Yes,€sir.Ð„Ô Ð Ð  Ðà8  àQ.€Do€you€have€any€questions€you€want€to€ask€your€attorney€or€to€ask€me€about€whatÐ pÀ Ðyouððre€doing€here?Ð\¬Ð Ð  Ðà8  àA.€No,€sir.ÐH˜Ð Ð  Ðà8  àQ.€Are€you€under€the€influence€of€any€type€of€drug,€medicine€or€anything?Ð4„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àA.€No,€sir.Ð pÐ Ð  Ðà8  àQ.€So€you€feel€like€you€know€what€youððre€doing?Ð \Ð Ð  Ðà8  àA.€Yes,€Sir.ÐøHÐ Ð  Ðà8  àQ.€And€is€your€plea€of€guilty€voluntary?Ðä4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àA.€Yes,€sir.ÐÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àQ.€How€old€are€you?м Ð Ð  Ðà8  àA.€Twenty.Ó¸ÓШøÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àFollowing€the€above€dialogue,€the€prosecution€stated€what€it€would€attempt€to€prove€if€theÐ X ¨ Ðcase€were€taken€to€trial.€€The€trial€court€then€told€the€Petitioner€that€he€did€not€have€to€plead€guilty,Ð 0"€  Ðthat€he€had€the€right€to€a€trial.€€The€court€also€told€the€Petitioner€that€if€the€case€were€taken€to€trial,Ð $X" Ðhe€would€have€the€opportunity€to€cross„examine€the€Stateððs€witnesses€and€the€right€to€subpoena€hisÐ à%0!$ Ðown€witnesses.€€The€Petitioner€stated€that€he€wished€to€waive€his€right€to€a€trial€and€plead€guilty.€Ð ¸'#& ÐHe€maintained€that€he€understood€his€sentence.€€Ð )à$( ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà@””ìàB.€Post„Conviction€HearingˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àThe€following€proof€was€presented€at€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€post„conviction€relief.€Ð `° ÐCounsel€who€represented€the€Petitioner€at€the€time€of€his€guilty€plea€testified€that€she€had€workedÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€the€public€defenderððs€office€for€three€years.€€She€recalled€that€during€her€time€at€the€publicÐ  ` Ðdefenderððs€office,€she€only€worked€on€one€other€homicide€case€besides€the€Petitionerððs€case.€€SheÐ è 8  Ðtestified€that€she€had€never€taken€a€homicide€case€to€trial.€€Counsel€testified€that€in€addition€toÐ À  Ðworking€for€three€years€in€the€public€defenderððs€office,€she€also€was€in€private€practice€for€a€year.€Ð ˜è  ÐShe€stated€that€during€her€year€in€private€practice,€she€only€worked€on€one€criminal€case.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àCounsel€testified€that€she€had€reviewed€the€Petitionerððs€file€prior€to€the€hearing.€€SheÐ  p Ðacknowledged€that€the€Petitioner€was€indicted€in€October€1998.€€Counsel€testified€that€she€met€withÐ øH Ðthe€Petitioner€on€December€11,€1998€at€River€Bend,€but€she€could€not€recall€how€long€the€meetingÐ Ð  Ðlasted.€€She€stated€that€at€this€first€meeting,€she€obtained€and€took€notes€on€ð ðbasic€informationððÐ ¨ø Ðregarding€the€offense€resulting€in€the€Petitionerððs€incarceration.€€Counsel€did€not€recall€if€she€metÐ €Ð Ðwith€the€Petitioner€again€while€he€was€at€River€Bend.€€Counsel€testified€that€she€thought€she€metÐ X ¨ Ðwith€the€Petitioner€on€another€occasion,€possibly€at€the€jail.€€She€testified€that€her€notes€indicated€thatÐ 0"€  Ðshe€met€with€the€Petitioner€on€at€least€two€occasions€prior€to€the€court€date.€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àCounsel€testified€that€her€notes€indicated€that€on€December€11,€1998€she€discussed€a€pleaÐ ¸'#& Ðoffer€with€the€Petitioner.€€She€stated€that€she€ð ðmust€have€talked€to€him€quite€a€while€because€[they]Ð )à$( Ðwould€have€talked€about€a€lot€of€different€things.ðð€€Counsel€testified€that€she€was€ð ðsure€that€[she]Ð h+¸&* Ðmust€haveðð€discussed€the€indictment€with€the€Petitioner€because€that€is€her€ð ðstandard€procedure.ðð€Ð ° ÐShe€stated,€ð ðIn€fact€Iððm€sure€we€probably€did€that€the€very€first€time€we€met,€because€what€I€wouldÐ ˆØ Ðalways€do€when€I€would€meet€with€a€client€initially€is,€whether€it€was€a€complaint€or€indictment€IÐ `° Ðwould€always€.€.€.€read€it€aloud€to€them€and€discuss€with€them€what€the€charge€was,€what€the€stateÐ 8 ˆ Ðwould€have€to€prove€against€them,€what€the€possible€punishment€would€be,€and€I€would€usually€.€.Ð  ` Ð.€maybe€discuss€.€.€.€what€offer€might€come€from€the€state.ðð€€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àCounsel€testified€that€if€she€was€preparing€for€a€trial€in€a€homicide€case,€there€would€be€ð ðanÐ ˜è  Ðin„depth€investigation€of€all€the€facts.ðð€€However,€she€stated€that€such€an€investigation€is€not€alwaysÐ pÀ Ðnecessary€when€a€defendant€wants€to€plead€guilty.€€Counsel€testified€that€she€would€refer€cases€toÐ H˜ Ðinvestigators€rather€than€investigating€herself.€€She€stated€that€some€of€her€notes€in€this€case€appearedÐ  p Ðto€be€ð ðwritten€either€by€Larry€or€Gary€Macðð€Foster.€€From€her€notes,€counsel€determined€that€FosterÐ øH Ðmust€have€been€with€her€at€River€Bend.€€à À àÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àCounsel€testified€that€she€questioned€the€Petitioner€about€witnesses,€and€the€Petitioner€saidÐ €Ð Ðthat€he€thought€the€victim€beat€him€with€brass€knuckles€two€weeks€prior€to€the€offense€in€this€case.€Ð X ¨ ÐShe€stated€that€she€had€a€list€of€witnesses€as€to€the€alleged€brass€knuckles€beating€and€that€MarcusÐ 0"€  ÐCarey€was€one€of€those€witnesses.€€Counsel€acknowledged€that€there€was€nothing€in€her€notes€toÐ $X" Ðindicate€that€any€investigation€was€done€regarding€Carey,€that€any€phone€calls€were€made€to€Carey,Ð à%0!$ Ðor€that€any€statement€was€taken€from€Carey.€€She€testified€that€also€on€the€list€of€witnesses€wereÐ ¸'#& ÐKendra€Bass,€LaShelta€Cason,€Billy€Clark,€Ethel€Neal,€Betty€Petty,€and€a€boy€named€Booky€orÐ )à$( ÐBucky.€€Counsel€stated€that€the€name€Lavoris€Martin€was€in€Gary€Macððs€notes.€€She€testified€that€sheÐ h+¸&* Ðcould€not€find€in€her€notes€the€name€Maurice€McGowan.€€Counsel€testified€that€Latoya€AndersonÐ ° Ðwas€also€listed€in€her€notes€as€a€witness.€€She€testified€that€she€did€not€see€anything€in€her€notes€thatÐ ˆØ Ðreflected€that€she€had€talked€to€any€of€the€witnesses.€€Counsel€testified,ð ðThe€[D]efendant€in€this€caseÐ `° Ðpled€so€quickly€we€didnððt€prepare€the€case€for€trial.ðð€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àCounsel€testified€that€the€Petitioner€did€not€always€want€to€plead€guilty,€but€the€PetitionerÐ è 8  Ðnever€told€her€that€he€wanted€to€go€to€trial.€€She€testified€that€the€Petitioner€told€her€that€the€victimÐ À  Ðhad€a€gun.€€Counsel€agreed€that€there€was€a€short€time€from€the€indictment€until€the€guilty€plea€inÐ ˜è  Ðthis€case.€€She€stated€that€she€did€not€confer€with€the€attorney€that€represented€the€Petitioner€inÐ pÀ Ðgeneral€sessions.€€According€to€counselððs€notes,€the€Petitioner€waived€his€right€to€a€preliminaryÐ H˜ Ðhearing.€€Counsel€agreed€that€the€Petitioner€only€had€the€benefit€of€what€the€Stateððs€case€would€beÐ  p Ðwhen€making€his€plea€and€not€the€benefit€of€a€preliminary€hearing€or€any€investigation€from€theÐ øH Ðpublic€defenderððs€office.€€She€stated€that€she€did€not€know€if€it€would€have€been€helpful€for€theÐ Ð  ÐPetitioner€to€have€had€the€benefit€of€investigators€talking€to€some€of€the€potential€witnesses.€€CounselÐ ¨ø Ðacknowledged€that€she€filed€a€motion€for€discovery,€but€she€did€not€specifically€recall€any€otherÐ €Ð Ðmotions.€€Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àCounsel€did€not€recall€discussing€with€the€Petitioner€options€regarding€suppressing€hisÐ $X" Ðstatement.€€She€testified€that€it€would€have€been€part€of€her€ð ðnormal€procedureðð€to€advise€defendantsÐ à%0!$ Ðof€the€elements€of€each€charge,€but€she€stated€that€she€would€not€have€necessarily€documented€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðshe€did€so.€€She€testified€that€she€did€not€speak€to€any€witnesses€regarding€the€brass€knuckle€incident.€Ð )à$( ÐCounsel€acknowledged€that€two€guns€and€a€knife€were€found€in€the€victimððs€car,€but€she€did€not€talkÐ h+¸&* Ðto€anyone€to€verify€how€the€guns€got€there.€€She€testified€that€the€Petitioner€did€not€tell€her€about€anyÐ ° Ðthreats€that€were€made€against€him.€€Counsel€testified€that€it€would€have€been€part€of€her€ð ðnormalÐ ˆØ Ðprocedureðð€to€talk€to€the€Petitioner€about€the€requirements€of€entering€a€knowing€plea€.€€€Ð `° ÐÌà  àCounsel€testified€about€her€discussions€with€the€Petitioner€regarding€his€plea€agreement.€Ð  ` ÐAlthough€she€could€not€recall€exactly€what€was€discussed,€she€stated€the€following:Ð è 8  ÐÓÓà8  àI€would€have€gone€over€.€.€€what€kind€of€evidence€[the€State]€had€against€him,€whatÐ À  Ðthe€[S]tate€would€have€to€prove€and€then€I€would€explain€to€him€.€.€.€what€the€possibleÐ ¬ü  Ðpunishments€for€that€was,€if€he€went€to€trial€and€was€found€guilty.€€Then€I€wouldÐ ˜è  Ðdiscuss€the€plea€and€everything€having€to€do€with€.€.€.€second€degree€murder€.€.€.€whatÐ „Ô  Ðhe€would€be€pleading€to,€the€knowing€killing€of€another.€€And€that€he€would€get€theÐ pÀ Ðminimum€of€the€range,€fifteen€to€twenty„five.€€That€the€DA€had€offered€the€minimumÐ \¬ Ðof€fifteen,€but€that€.€.€.€he€would€have€to€serve€eighty„five€percent€of€that€before€heÐ H˜ Ðwould€ever€be€considered€for€any€type€of€parole.Ó6ÓÐ4„Ð Ð  ÐShe€stated€that€although€she€could€not€recall,€she€was€ð ðsure€[she]€must€haveðð€discussed€with€theÐ  \ ÐPetitioner€how€provocation€and€voluntary€manslaughter€would€have€affected€the€case.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àRegarding€the€actual€plea€agreement,€counsel€stated€that€she€always€read€the€plea€agreementsÐ ”ä Ðto€defendants€and€then€asked€them€if€they€understood€everything.€€She€stated,€ð ðI€never€let€anybodyÐ l¼ Ðplead€that€didnððt€understand€what€they€were€getting€themselves€into.ðð€€Counsel€testified€that€she€wasÐ D!” Ðð ðsureðð€she€did€legal€research€on€the€case.€€She€could€not€recall€how€much€time€she€spent€on€the€case.€Ð #l! ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€counsel€testified€that€she€is€an€associate€dean€at€the€Nashville€SchoolÐ Ì&"% Ðof€Law€and€that€she€had€been€there€for€a€little€over€a€year.€€She€testified€that€she€worked€on€ð ðwellÐ ¤(ô#' Ðover€a€thousand€criminal€casesðð€while€she€was€at€the€public€defenderððs€office.€€Counsel€stated€thatÐ |*Ì%) Ðthere€was€handwriting€in€the€Petitionerððs€file€other€than€her€own.€She€stated€that€Gary€Mac€FosterÐ ° Ðprobably€helped€with€the€Petitionerððs€case.€€She€did€not€recall€if€Foster€met€with€any€of€the€witnessesÐ ˆØ Ðin€this€case.€€Counsel€testified€that€she€discussed€the€possibility€of€a€self„defense€claim€with€theÐ `° ÐPetitioner.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àCounsel€testified€that€she€was€appointed€to€this€case€at€the€end€of€November€1998,€and€thatÐ è 8  Ðshe€met€with€the€Petitioner€on€December€11,€1998.€€According€to€counsel,€the€State€made€a€plea€offerÐ À  Ðshortly€after€her€first€meeting€with€the€Petitioner.€€She€noted€that€the€Petitioner€was€originallyÐ ˜è  Ðcharged€with€first€degree€murder,€and€the€offer€was€for€the€Petitioner€to€plead€to€second€degreeÐ pÀ Ðmurder€and€serve€fifteen€years€in€prison.€€Counsel€testified€that€the€offer€was€presented€to€theÐ H˜ ÐPetitioner€on€January€15,€1999€in€the€Wilson€County€jail.€€Ð  p ÐÌà  àCounsel€testified€that€it€was€the€Petitionerððs€decision€to€accept€the€offer€by€the€State€and€thatÐ Ð  Ðshe€did€not€tell€him€to€take€the€offer.€€She€stated€that€she€was€willing€to€take€the€Petitionerððs€case€toÐ ¨ø Ðtrial.€€Counsel€did€not€recall€the€Petitioner€saying€that€he€did€not€understand€anything€about€the€pleaÐ €Ð Ðagreement.€€She€maintained€that€if€the€Petitioner€had€said€that€he€did€not€understand€the€pleaÐ X ¨ Ðagreement,€she€would€not€have€let€him€plea.€€Counsel€testified€that€the€Petitioner€never€indicated€thatÐ 0"€  Ðhe€did€not€understand€any€part€of€the€plea€process€or€that€he€did€not€want€to€plead€guilty.€€She€statedÐ $X" Ðthat€the€Petitioner€having€any€complaints€about€her€not€interviewing€witnesses.€€She€also€did€notÐ à%0!$ Ðrecall€any€family€members€suggesting€that€the€Petitioner€not€plead€guilty.€€Counsel€stated€that€allÐ ¸'#& Ðdiscovery€was€completed€before€the€plea€agreement.€€Ð )à$( ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àMarcus€Carey€testified€that€he€was€a€witness€to€the€shooting€in€this€case.€€According€to€Carey,Ð ° Ðhe,€the€Petitioner,€LaShelta€Cason,€and€Kendra€Bass€were€standing€on€the€Petitionerððs€motherððs€frontÐ ˆØ Ðporch€about€to€leave€to€go€to€the€movies.€€He€recalled€that€they€then€ð ðsaw€[the€victim]€come€up€theÐ `° Ðhill€in€the€projects.ðð€€Carey€testified€that€he€knew€that€the€Petitioner€and€the€victim€had€been€in€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðprior€altercation,€so€he€told€the€Petitioner€that€they€should€leave.€€He€testified€that€they€stopped€atÐ  ` ÐBassðð€house€and€he€and€the€Petitioner€went€inside€so€Carey€could€get€a€jacket€and€a€ð ðcold€drink.ðð€Ð è 8  ÐCarey€testified€that€when€they€came€out€of€the€house,€he€ð ðheard€Kendra€saying€something,ðð€so€he€toldÐ À  Ðthe€Petitioner€to€ð ðget€in€the€car€and€donððt€even€worry€about€it.ðð€€He€recalled€that€the€ð ðwhole€timeððÐ ˜è  Ðthey€were€getting€in€the€car,€Bass€ð ðwas€doing€some€arguing€or€some€talking€to€somebody€down€theÐ pÀ Ðstreet.ðð€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àCarey€testified€that€as€he€was€trying€to€get€in€the€car,€the€victimððs€mother€ð ðwalked€up€theÐ øH Ðstreetðð€and€Bass€and€Cason€go€inside€the€house.€€He€stated€that€the€next€thing€he€knew,€the€PetitionerÐ Ð  Ðand€the€victim€were€arguing.€€Carey€testified€that€the€victim€appeared€to€be€ð ðreaching€for€somethingÐ ¨ø Ðor€trying€to€grab€[the€Petitioner]€or€something€like€that.ðð€€Carey€testified€that€prior€to€the€altercation,Ð €Ð Ðhe€had€seen€the€victim€in€his€car€possibly€looking€for€something.€€Carey€stated€that€he€heard€a€shotÐ X ¨ Ðand€looked€up€to€see€the€victim€walking€down€the€sidewalk€and€the€Petitioner€and€his€uncle€ð ðfightingÐ 0"€  Ðover€the€gun.ðð€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àCarey€testified€that€the€Petitioner€did€not€appear€to€be€the€aggressor€in€the€situation.€€HeÐ ¸'#& Ðstated€that€they€ð ðasked€[the€victim]€nicely€not€to€come€up€the€street€and€when€he€came€up€the€streetÐ )à$( Ðthatððs€when€[the€Petitioner€and€the€victim]€started€arguing,€and€all€this.ðð€€Carey€noted€that€the€victimÐ h+¸&* Ðwas€bigger€than€the€Petitioner€and€that€the€Petitioner€was€ð ðscaredðð€of€the€victim.€€On€cross„Ð ° Ðexamination,€he€testified€that€he€never€saw€the€victim€with€a€weapon.€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àKendra€Bass€testified€that€she€had€known€the€Petitioner€for€most€of€her€life.€€She€stated€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðshe€lived€with€her€husband€Marcus€Carey.€€Bass€testified€that€on€the€night€of€the€offense,€she,€theÐ  ` ÐPetitioner,€Carey,€and€Cason€were€all€getting€ready€to€go€out€to€eat.€€She€recalled€that€the€foursomeÐ è 8  Ðstopped€at€her€house€ð ðto€get€a€coke.ðð€€Bass€reported€that€as€they€were€entering€the€house,€ð ðwordsÐ À  Ðstarted€going€back€and€forth.ðð€€She€testified€that€the€Petitioner€and€the€victim€were€arguing€and€thatÐ ˜è  Ðshe€said,€ð ðjust€leave€us€alone,€donððt€nobody€start€shooting€or€whatever€.€.€.€.ðð€€Bass€testified€that€sheÐ pÀ Ðwas€unlocking€the€door€to€her€house€when€she€observed€the€victim€walk€to€his€car€and€go€throughÐ H˜ Ðhis€trunk.€€She€reported€that€she€went€into€the€house€and€called€911.€€Bass€testified€that€she€did€notÐ  p Ðgo€back€outside.€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àBass€testified€that€she€gave€a€statement€to€police.€€However,€she€stated€that€she€was€neverÐ ¨ø Ðcontacted€by€anyone€else€for€information€about€the€incident.€€Bass€testified€that€she€would€have€beenÐ €Ð Ðwilling€to€talk€about€what€she€had€observed.€€On€cross„examination,€Bass€acknowledged€that€she€didÐ X ¨ Ðnot€witness€the€actual€shooting.€€She€also€stated€that€she€did€not€see€the€victim€with€a€gun.€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àLaShelta€Cason€testified€that€on€the€night€of€the€offense,€she,€the€Petitioner,€Carey,€and€BassÐ à%0!$ Ðwere€all€about€to€go€out.€€She€testified€that€she€was€dating€the€Petitioner€at€the€time.€€According€toÐ ¸'#& ÐCason,€before€going€out,€they€stopped€at€Bassðð€house€to€get€something€to€drink.€€She€stated,€ð ðWe€allÐ )à$( Ðgot€out€of€the€car,€[and]€a€conflict€got€started€between€[the€Petitioner]€and€[the€victim].ðð€€CasonÐ h+¸&* Ðtestified€that€Bass€went€inside€the€house€to€call€the€police,€and€Cason€followed€her.€€She€reported€thatÐ ° Ðit€did€not€appear€as€if€the€Petitioner€wanted€to€ð ðstart€somethingðð€with€the€victim.€€CasonÐ ˆØ Ðacknowledged€that€the€victim€was€quite€a€bit€bigger€than€the€Petitioner.€€Ð `° ÐÌà  àCason€testified€that€the€gave€a€statement€to€police,€but€was€not€contacted€by€defense€counsel.€Ð  ` ÐShe€stated€that€she€would€have€been€willing€to€provide€defense€counsel€with€information€about€theÐ è 8  Ðincident.€€On€cross„examination,€Cason€acknowledged€that€she€did€not€actually€see€the€shooting€andÐ À  Ðthat€she€did€not€see€the€victim€with€a€weapon.€€She€also€stated€that€she€did€not€see€the€Petitioner€withÐ ˜è  Ða€weapon.€€Cason€testified€that€before€the€shooting,€she€saw€the€victim€looking€through€his€car.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àThe€Petitioner€testified€that€he€was€twenty„three„years„old€at€the€time€of€the€post„convictionÐ  p Ðhearing.€€He€testified€that€another€attorney€represented€him€at€the€general€sessions€level.€€He€statedÐ øH Ðthat€the€first€time€he€met€counsel€was€while€he€was€in€River€Bend.€€The€Petitioner€recalled€that€a€manÐ Ð  Ðaccompanied€counsel€to€the€prison.€€He€testified€that€he€tried€to€ask€counsel€about€his€case€and€theÐ ¨ø Ðpossibility€of€a€self„defense€argument.€€The€Petitioner€stated,€the€ð ðonly€thing€they€kept€telling€me€ifÐ €Ð ÐI€go€to€trial€Iððm€going€to€get€a€life€sentence€and€so€I€needed€to€take€fifteen€years€at€eighty„fiveÐ X ¨ Ðpercent.€€He€recalled€that€he€met€with€counsel€for€approximately€an€hour€on€that€day.€€The€PetitionerÐ 0"€  Ðtestified€that€he€told€counsel€about€potential€witnesses€and€told€her€about€a€prior€incident€where€theÐ $X" Ðvictim€allegedly€hit€the€Petitioner€with€brass€knuckles.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€Petitioner€testified€that€he€also€talked€to€counsel€on€the€day€that€he€accepted€the€pleaÐ )à$( Ðagreement.€€He€stated€that€the€first€time€he€appeared€in€court€before€Judge€Bond€was€when€heÐ h+¸&* Ðaccepted€the€plea€agreement.€€The€Petitioner€reported€that€the€first€time€he€heard€of€the€offer€was€Ð ° Ðthe€day€he€accepted€the€plea€agreement.€€He€maintained€that€he€did€not€meet€with€counsel€betweenÐ ˆØ Ðthe€visit€at€River€Bend€and€when€he€pled€guilty.€€The€Petitioner€stated€that€before€he€accepted€theÐ `° Ðplea,€counsel€talked€to€him€about€the€offer.€€However,€he€contends€that€he€did€not€understandÐ 8 ˆ Ðð ðbecause€the€only€thing€that€was€on€[his]€mindðð€was€the€thought€that€if€he€went€to€trial€he€was€goingÐ  ` Ðto€get€a€life€sentence.€€The€Petitioner€testified€that€he€continued€to€ask€counsel€about€the€possibilityÐ è 8  Ðof€a€self„defense€argument.€€He€testified€that€on€the€day€he€pled€guilty,€he€spoke€to€counsel€for€aboutÐ À  Ðthirty€minutes.€€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àThe€Petitioner€testified€that€he€never€saw€the€indictment.€€He€stated€that€counsel€did€notÐ H˜ Ðexplain€to€him€how€self„defense€would€work€or€the€elements€of€voluntary€manslaughter.€€TheÐ  p ÐPetitioner€maintains€that€he€was€never€told€that€he€could€be€convicted€of€a€lesser€offense€if€heÐ øH Ðproceeded€to€trial.€€He€maintains€that€he€would€not€have€pled€guilty€if€he€had€been€informed€that€heÐ Ð  Ðmight€have€been€convicted€of€a€lesser€offense€at€trial.€€He€stated€that€he€did€not€believe€he€had€anyÐ ¨ø Ðother€options€other€than€accepting€the€fifteen€year€plea€agreement.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àRegarding€the€night€of€the€offense,€the€Petitioner€testified€that€he,€Cason,€Carey€and€BassÐ 0"€  Ðwere€about€to€go€out€to€dinner€and€the€movies.€€He€reported€that€the€foursome€was€at€his€motherððsÐ $X" Ðhouse€when€they€saw€the€victim€drive€ð ðup€the€hill.ðð€€The€Petitioner€stated€that€the€foursome€went€toÐ à%0!$ ÐBassðð€house€to€get€something€to€drink.€€According€to€the€Petitioner,€when€they€came€outside,€theÐ ¸'#& Ðvictimððs€mother€began€telling€the€Petitioner€that€he€should€have€left€her€son€alone.€€The€PetitionerÐ )à$( Ðtestified€that€Carey€told€him€to€get€in€the€car.€€He€stated€that€he€was€going€to€get€in€the€car,€but€theÐ h+¸&* Ðvictim€and€his€mother€kept€walking€towards€him.€€The€Petitioner€reported€that€he€said€something€toÐ ° Ðthe€victim€which€ð ðgot€him€hot.ðð€€He€reported€that€he€stepped€out€into€the€street€and€was€surroundedÐ ˆØ Ðby€the€victim,€the€victimððs€mother,€and€the€victimððs€uncle.€€Ð `° ÐÌà  àThe€Petitioner€testified€that€they€were€ð ðhaving€wordsðð€when€he€saw€the€victim€ð ðreach€for€aÐ  ` Ðgun.ðð€€He€stated€that€he€believed€that€his€actions€were€taken€in€self„defense.€€The€Petitioner€testifiedÐ è 8  Ðthat€he€saw€the€victimððs€nephew€ð ðBookieðð€pick€up€the€victimððs€gun€and€leave€after€the€shooting.€€HeÐ À  Ðtestified€that€ð ðnobody€[was]€interviewed€about€nothing.ðð€€He€maintained€that€he€was€not€advisedÐ ˜è  Ðregarding€lesser„included€offenses€and€what€the€State€had€to€prove€in€his€case.€€He€also€stated€thatÐ pÀ Ðcounsel€did€not€review€the€range€of€punishment€that€he€could€face.€€When€asked€if€he€made€aÐ H˜ Ðknowledgeable€choice€to€plead€guilty,€the€Petitioner€stated,€ð ðI€was€scared,€sir.€€I€was€scared€becauseÐ  p ÐI€didnððt€want€to€get€no€life€sentence.€€I€had€two€kids€I€had€to€get€home€to,€so€I€took€the€fifteen,€whatÐ øH Ðthey€was€telling€me€to€take.ðð€€He€testified€that€he€did€not€feel€like€counsel€properly€represented€him.€Ð Ð  ÐThe€Petitioner€reported€that€he€did€not€have€the€benefit€of€knowing€what€the€witnesses€would€testifyÐ ¨ø Ðto€at€trial€or€the€benefit€of€any€investigation€by€the€defense.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€Petitioner€acknowledged€that€he€shot€the€victim€but€claimed€it€wasÐ 0"€  Ðin€self„defense.€€He€agreed€that€none€of€witness€that€testified€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€saw€theÐ $X" Ðvictim€with€a€weapon.€€The€Petitioner€viewed€in€court€a€copy€of€the€plea€agreement.€€HeÐ à%0!$ Ðacknowledged€that€it€was€signed€on€January€15,€1999.€€He€also€acknowledged€that€he€pled€guilty€onÐ ¸'#& ÐJanuary€22,€1999.€€The€Petitioner€then€tried€to€say€that€he€pled€guilty€on€the€same€day€that€he€signedÐ )à$( Ðthe€agreement.€€He€stated€that€if€he€did€sign€on€a€different€day,€he€did€ð ðnot€remember€seeing€it.ðð€€Ð h+¸&* Їà  àThe€Petitioner€admitted€that€when€he€pled€guilty,€he€told€the€trial€court€that€he€understoodÐ ° Ðthe€plea€agreement.€€However,€he€testified€that€he€had€problems€reading€the€document€and€only€pleadÐ ˆØ Ðbecause€counsel€informed€him€that€otherwise€he€would€be€facing€life€imprisonment.€€He€testified€thatÐ `° Ðhe€told€the€trial€court€that€he€had€read€the€document€because€he€was€ð ðscared.ðð€€The€Petitioner€alsoÐ 8 ˆ Ðadmitted€that€he€told€the€trial€court€that€he€had€talked€to€counsel€about€the€plea€agreement.€€TheÐ  ` ÐPetitioner€acknowledged€that€he€told€the€trial€court€that€he€did€not€have€any€questions€regarding€theÐ è 8  Ðplea€agreement.€€The€Petitioner€stated,€ð ðAt€the€time€I€guess€I€knew€what€I€was€doing,€I€took€theÐ À  Ðfifteen,€it€wasnððt€no€life€sentence.ðð€€He€also€stated€that€his€plea€ð ðwas€voluntary€with€the€evidence€[he]Ð ˜è  Ðknew.ðð€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àOn€re„direct,€the€Petitioner€testified€that€he€told€the€trial€court€that€he€read€the€plea€agreementÐ  p Ðbecause€he€did€not€want€anyone€to€know€that€he€could€not€read.€€The€Petitioner€testified€that€counselÐ øH Ðð ðread€it€back€there€and€told€[him]€what€[he]€had€to€do€on€it€and€stuff.ðð€€He€stated€that€he€was€awareÐ Ð  Ðthat€he€might€have€been€convicted€of€a€lesser„included€offense,€but€then€stated€that€he€did€not€knowÐ ¨ø Ðthat€at€the€time.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà@’’$ìàII.€ANALYSISˆÐ 0"€  ÐÌà  àThe€Petitioner€argues€that€due€to€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€he€did€not€enter€aÐ à%0!$ Ðvoluntary€and€knowing€guilty€plea.€€Specifically,€contends€that€he€was€not€properly€advised€as€to€theÐ ¸'#& Ðevidence€against€him€and€the€possibilities€of€self„defense€and€a€trial.€€Ô‡XqXXXqÔIn€order€to€obtain€post„Ð )à$( Ðconviction€relief,€a€petitioner€must€show€that€his€or€her€conviction€or€sentence€is€void€or€voidableÐ h+¸&* Ðbecause€of€the€abridgment€of€a€constitutional€right.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„203.€€The€petitionerÐ ° Ðbears€the€burden€of€proving€factual€allegations€in€the€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€by€clear€andÐ ˆØ Ðconvincing€evidence.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„30„210(f).€Ô#†XqXXXqçz#ÔÔ‡XqXXXqÔ€A€post„conviction€courtððs€factual€findings€are€subject€toÐ `° Ða€òòdeóóòò€òòóónovoóó€review€by€this€Court;€however,€we€must€accord€these€factual€findings€a€presumption€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðcorrectness,€which€is€overcome€only€when€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€contrary€to€the€post„Ð  ` Ðconviction€courtððs€factual€findings.€€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€456€(Tenn.€2001).€€A€post„Ð è 8  Ðconviction€courtððs€conclusions€of€law€are€subject€to€a€purely€òòdeòòóó€óóòònovoóó€review€by€this€Court,€with€noÐ À  Ðpresumption€of€correctness.€€òòId.óó€at€457.Ô#†XqXXXqø|#ÔÔ‡XqXXXqÔ€€The€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€has€held€that€the€issue€ofÐ ˜è  Ðineffective€assistance€of€counsel€is€a€mixed€question€of€law€and€fact€and,€as€such,€is€subject€to€òòdeóóÐ pÀ Ðòònovoóó€review.€€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).òòóóÔ#†XqXXXqÁ#ÔÔ‡XqXXXqԀРH˜ ÐÔ#†XqXXXq#ÔÔ‡XqXXXqÔÌà  àThe€right€of€a€criminally€accused€to€representation€is€guaranteed€by€both€the€SixthÐ øH ÐAmendment€to€the€United€States€Constitution€and€Article€I,€Section€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.€Ð Ð  ÐòòId.óó;€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€This€right€to€representation€includes€theÐ ¨ø Ðright€to€ð ðreasonably€effectiveðð€assistance.€€òòBurnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€at€461.€€òòóóIn€reviewing€a€claim€ofÐ €Ð Ðineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€this€Court€must€determine€whether€the€advice€given€or€servicesÐ X ¨ Ðrendered€by€the€attorney€are€within€the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.€Ð 0"€  ÐòòBaxteróó,€523€S.W.2d€at€936.€€To€prevail€on€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€a€petitionerÐ $X" Ðmust€show€that€ð ðcounselððs€representation€fell€below€an€objective€standard€of€reasonableness,ððÐ à%0!$ ÐòòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€688€(1984),€and€that€this€performance€prejudiced€theÐ ¸'#& Ðdefense,€resulting€in€a€failure€to€produce€a€reliable€result.€€òòId.óó€at€687òòóó;€òòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€849€S.W.2dÐ )à$( Ð744,€747€(Tenn.1993).€€To€satisfy€the€requirement€of€prejudice,€a€petitioner€must€show€a€reasonableÐ h+¸&* Ðprobability€that,€but€for€counselððs€unreasonable€error,€the€fact€finder€would€have€had€reasonableÐ ° Ðdoubt€regarding€the€petitionerððs€guilt.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€695.€€This€reasonable€probability€mustÐ ˆØ Ðbe€ð ðsufficient€to€undermine€confidence€in€the€outcome.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€694;€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòHarris€v.€Stateóó,€875Ð `° ÐS.W.2d€662,€665€(Tenn.€1994).Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àThis€standard€also€applies€to€claims€arising€out€of€the€plea€process.€€òòHill€v.€Lockhartóó,€474Ð è 8  ÐU.S.€52,€58€(1985).€€To€satisfy€the€requirement€of€prejudice€in€a€case€involving€a€guilty€plea,€theÐ À  Ðpetitioner€must€demonstrate€a€reasonable€probability€that,€but€for€counselððs€errors,€he€or€she€ð ðwouldÐ ˜è  Ðnot€have€pleaded€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€on€going€to€trial.ððòòóó€€òòId.óó€at€59.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àWhen€evaluating€an€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€claim,€the€reviewing€court€should€judgeÐ  p Ðthe€attorneyððs€performance€within€the€context€of€the€case€as€a€whole,€taking€into€account€all€relevantÐ øH Ðcircumstances.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€690òòóó;€òòState€v.€Mitchellóó,€753€S.W.2d€148,€149€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð Ð  ÐApp.€1988).€€The€reviewing€court€must€evaluate€the€questionable€conduct€from€the€attorneyððsÐ ¨ø Ðperspective€at€the€time.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€690;€òòCooperóó,€849€S.W.2d€at€746;€òòHellard€v.€Stateóó,Ð €Ð Ð629€S.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).€€€In€doing€so,€the€reviewing€court€must€be€highly€deferential€andÐ X ¨ Ðð ðshould€indulge€a€strong€presumption€that€counselððs€conduct€falls€within€the€wide€range€ofÐ 0"€  Ðreasonable€professional€assistance.ðð€€òòBurnsóó,€6€S.W.3d€at€462.€€Counsel€should€not€be€deemed€to€haveÐ $X" Ðbeen€ineffective€merely€because€a€different€procedure€or€strategy€might€have€produced€a€differentÐ à%0!$ Ðresult.€€òòWilliams€v.€Stateóó,€599€S.W.2d€276,€279„80€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980).à x àÐ ¸'#& Ðâ âÐ )à$( Ðà  àIn€order€to€satisfy€constitutional€standards,€a€plea€of€guilt€must€be€entered€knowingly,Ð ° Ðâ âvoluntarily€and€intelligently.€€òòSeeóó€òòBoykin€v.€Alabamaóó,€395€U.S.€238,€243€(1969).€€This€includes€anÐ ˆØ Ðintentional€relinquishment€or€abandonment€of€known€constitutional€rights,€including€the€right€againstÐ `° Ðcompulsory€self-incrimination,€the€right€to€confront€witnesses,€and€the€right€to€a€trial€by€jury.€€òòBatesÐ 8 ˆ Ðv.€Stateóó,€973€S.W.2d€615,€624€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€òòóóð ððð[T]he€standard€was€and€remains€whetherÐ  ` Ðthe€plea€represents€a€voluntary€and€intelligent€choice€among€the€alternative€courses€of€action€openÐ è 8  Ðto€the€defendant.ðððð€€òòPowers€v.€Stateóó,€942€S.W.2d€551,€556€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996)€(quoting€òòAlfordóó,Ð À  Ð400€U.S.€at€31).€€ð ðWhen€a€competent€petitioner€knowingly€and€voluntarily€chooses€a€lawful€courseÐ ˜è  Ðof€action€or€defense€strategy,€counsel€is€essentially€bound€by€that€decision.ðð€€òòZagorski€v.€Stateóó,€983Ð pÀ ÐS.W.2d€654,€658„59€(Tenn.€1998).Ô#†XqXXXqw#ÔÔ‡XqXXXqԀРH˜ ÐÌà  àIn€determining€whether€the€petitionerððs€guilty€pleas€were€knowing€and€voluntary,€this€CourtÐ øH Ðmust€look€at€the€totality€of€the€circumstances.€€òòState€v.€Turneróó,€919€S.W.2d€346,€353€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð Ð  ÐApp.€1995);€òòChamberlain€v.€Stateóó,€815€S.W.2d€534,€542€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€In€doing€so,€weÐ ¨ø Ðmay€review€any€relevant€evidence€in€the€record,€including€the€post-conviction€proceedings.€Ð €Ð ÐòòTurneróó,€919€S.W.2d€at€353.€€Ð X ¨ ÐÓÓà8  à[A]€court€charged€with€determining€whether€[the]€pleas€were€ð ðvoluntaryðð€andÐ 0"€  Ðð ðintelligentðð€must€look€to€various€circumstantial€factors,€such€as€the€relativeÐ #l! Ðintelligence€of€the€defendant;€the€degree€of€his€familiarity€with€criminal€proceedings;Ð $X" Ðwhether€he€was€represented€by€competent€counsel€and€had€the€opportunity€to€conferÐ ô$D # Ðwith€counsel€about€the€options€available€to€him;€the€extent€of€advice€from€counselÐ à%0!$ Ðand€the€court€concerning€the€charges€against€him;€and€the€reasons€for€his€decision€toÐ Ì&"% Ðplead€guilty,€including€a€desire€to€avoid€a€greater€penalty€that€might€result€from€a€juryÐ ¸'#& Ðtrial.Ф(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌÓ¬–ÓòòBlankenship€v.€Stateóó,€858€S.W.2d€897,€904€(Tenn.€1993).Ð |*Ì%) Їà  àIn€this€case,€the€post„conviction€court€concluded€that€the€Petitioner€received€effectiveÐ ° Ðassistance€of€counsel€and€that€he€consequently€entered€his€pleas€knowingly€and€voluntarily.€€TheÐ ˆØ Ðrecord€indicates€that€before€accepting€the€Petitionerððs€guilty€plea,€the€trial€court€asked€the€PetitionerÐ `° Ðif€he€read€his€plea€agreement,€if€he€talked€to€counsel€about€the€plea,€and€if€he€understood€his€plea.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐThe€Petitioner€responded€affirmatively€to€these€questions.€€The€Petitioner€was€then€informed€of€theÐ  ` ÐStateððs€factual€allegations€and€his€right€to€a€trial.€€The€Petitioner€maintained€that€he€understood€hisÐ è 8  Ðsentence€and€pled€guilty.€€Ð À  ÐÌà  àWe€find€nothing€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€finding€that€counsel€wasÐ pÀ Ðeffective€and€that€the€Petitionerððs€guilty€plea€was€entered€knowingly€and€voluntarily.€€According€toÐ H˜ Ðthe€trial€court,€there€is€nothing€unusual€about€a€lawyer€not€writing€everything€that€is€said€to€aÐ  p Ðdefendant€in€his€or€her€notes.€€The€trial€court€stated€that€the€Petitioner€appeared€to€have€understoodÐ øH Ðhis€plea€agreement.€€Ô#†XqXXXqY”#ÔÔ‡XqXXXqÔAlthough€counsel€could€not€specifically€recall€some€of€her€conversations€withÐ Ð  Ðthe€Petitioner,€she€maintained€that€it€was€her€normal€procedure€with€defendants€to€read€theÐ ¨ø Ðindictment,€discuss€the€charges,€discuss€what€the€State€would€have€to€prove,€and€discuss€possibleÐ €Ð Ðpunishments.€€She€also€testified€that€in€the€case€of€plea€agreements,€she€would€always€go€over€theÐ X ¨ Ðplea€agreement€with€the€defendants€and€make€sure€that€they€understood€what€everything€meant.€€WeÐ 0"€  Ðagree€with€the€trial€court€that€there€is€nothing€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€counsel€was€deficient€inÐ $X" Ðthis€case€or€that€the€Petitionerððs€plea€was€not€entered€knowingly€and€voluntarily.€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.Ð ° ЀÔ#†XqXXXqrŸ#ÔÔ‡XqXXXqÔÐ ˆØ ÐÔ#†XqXXXqC£#ÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE