WPC&! VZ^}x-^`78HiA1-VBDEg]$hmn}iBsDߵ}Uv{ig!ZWY qK,p(4N!2,@Ȯ0gʁL^Vm#\l6|!Uc[#2 ߤң ڮRMc4|z1 hW'HbȲ.MA@%οBNzeobDTнi{v;su}M~g=S%8 yTV,r!3n_=Fr-\a:Z\ +ʟ:%R|O4LqE~SG}- >wRtՖfn{wzsqMbrb ?ҡ}qv,:wDMØ@Wx2y5xb:s᫿@ӈY*ub } u` %@wF 0JU:& 4` t #! N U : U: U, 0!F 0Dg  ^   m 0jjjjzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz AQ 0 B 0D D3 X(`$TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7GXXdXXd7  ,cAZ"Arial RegulartpO'3|xHP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0,  AZ"Arial Regular,cAZ"Arial Regular+K AZArial ((3$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8̓XXdd8    `   0  (#$  0    *$ `   4    _ XQXXX bX XQApparently,atthetimeoftheguiltypleastheappellantwasonparole.ad'L    *$ `   1    _ XQXXX bX XQTherecordcontainsjudgmentsforsixoftheappellantscrimes:#b ba# bbthreecountssaleof  cocaine,ClassBfeloniesreceivingtwentyyearsoneachcount;possessionofcocainewithintent  tosell,aClassBfelonyreceivingtwentyyears;saleofcocaine,aClassCfelonyreceivingten | years;anddrivingwhileanhabitualmotorvehicleoffender,aClassEfelonyreceivingfouryears. B : #b b# bbAlthoughthejudgmentsoftheremainingconvictionsarenotcontainedintherecord,the   indictmentsandthetranscriptfromtheguiltypleahearingdemonstratethattheappellantalsopled   guiltytoanothercountofpossessionofcocainewithintenttodistribute,aClassCfelonyreceiving | t 10years,andvariousothermisdemeanors,involvingdrugandtrafficoffenses.T#b b# bbheplea : 2 agreementprovidedthattheappellantwouldbesentencedasaRangeIIoffenderwhenin   actualitytheappellantwasaRangeIIIoffender.Inhispetition,theappellantseekspost    convictionreliefrelatedonlytothesevenfelonyconvictions.#b b# bbԀ#b bI# bbԀ#b b# bbԀ#b b#U(3a$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8̓XXdd8     ~  *$ `   3    _bXX bbConstitutionalprotectionsareintendedasrestraintsagainsttheactivitiesofsovereign  authorityandmaynotbeinvokedbyonecitizenagainstanotherabsentgovernmental  participation.Becausenostateactionisestablished,thisclaimabridgesnoconstitutionalright | andisnotcognizableinapostconvictionproceeding.U.S.Const.Amend.14Sect.1.;Tenn. B : CodeAnn.4030203.  [a"  _}XX   Ad FILEDX̓X}  October31,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAY    *$ `   2    bXXTheincarceratedpetitionerapparentlymailedthepetitiononJanuary8,1998. A  postconvictionpetitionfiledbyaprosepetitionerwhoisincarceratedisfiledwhenitisreceived  byappropriateprisonauthoritiesformailing.Sup.Ct.Rules,Rule282(G). |  bbԀZ[]_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3a$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8̓XXdd8    d($$   1  \\\\'dxd `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8̓XXdd8   _  _@. . INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  xY_B2.jz_`  `@E'` 8ttxP_ x@**)ATJACKSON  @MM#SEPTEMBERSESSION,1999   x    BRIANORLANDUS h   * TL  WILLIAMSON,   h   * @8   `     h   *  No.02C019810CR00305 ,$   ` Appellant,   h   *    `     h   *  SHELBYCOUNTY   vs. `     h   *    `     h   *  Hon.W.FredAxley,Judge   STATEOFTENNESSEE, h   *   `     h   *  (PostConviction)   ` Appellee.   h   *   FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee: >6  JeffreyS.Glatstein  h     PaulG.Summers    200JeffersonAvenue h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter  Suite202   Memphis,TN38103 h     R.StephenJobe    `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral  (#     `     h     CriminalJusticeDivision `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     2dFloor,CordellHullBuilding `     h     Nashville,TN372430493 x   (#  F$>   `  `     h      `     h     WilliamL.Gibbons  &#  `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     RosemaryS.Andrews  )"&  `     h     Asst.DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     201PoplarAvenue,ThirdFloor `     h     Memphis,TN38103OPINIONFILED:򀀀 0). AFFIRMED DavidG.Hayes, Judge J6B/4   67.05 _ XQXXX@+ #XQXX XQ# XQXXXQOPINION   `  Theappellant,BrianOrlandusWilliamson,appeals#XQXX XQ[# XQXXXQfromthedenialofhis   petitionforpostconvictionreliefbytheShelbyCountyCriminalCourt.OnJanuary l d 15,1997,pursuanttoanegotiatedpleaagreement,theappellantenteredguilty 80 pleastothirteenoffenses  #  1      ׀resultinginaneffectivesentenceoftwentyyears.On   appeal,theappellantcollaterallychallengeshisconvictionsupongrounds(1)that   hispleaswereinvoluntarilyenteredand(2)thathereceivedtheineffective   assistanceofcounsel. h`  ` Followingreview,weaffirmthejudgmentofthepostconvictioncourt. (#   @) BACKGROUND    ` OnJanuary16,1998,theappellantfiledaprosepetitionforpostconviction d\ relief.   #  2      ׀Aftercounselwasappointed,anamendedpetitionwasfiledinMarchof 0 ( 1998.Inhisclaimofineffectiveassistance,theappellantseeksreliefupongrounds ! (1)failingtoconsultwiththeappellantand sufficientlyexplain trialprocedures,.. #  .trialstrategy,anddefenses;(2)failingtoproperlyinvestigateandinterviewtwo %" witnesses;and(3)failingtofileamotiontosuppressavideowhichdepictedthe *#( appellantandhisinvolvementinthedrugtransaction.Inhissecondissue,the ,%* appellantarguesthathewascoercedintopleadingguiltyandthushispleaswere  involuntarybasedupon(1)counselsfailuretoexplainthenatureandconsequences  oftheguiltypleas;(2)coercionfromappellantsfamilyafterviewingthevideotape   ofthedrugtransaction;  #  3      ׀and(3)relianceuponcounselsrepresentationthathis l d  paroletimewouldrunconcurrentwithhisnegotiatedtwentyyearsentence.F  #  4      ׀ 80 Despitethefactthat,onthedateofsentencing,theappellantspriorcriminalhistory   includedconvictionsforfivefeloniesandthreemisdemeanors,hearguesthathis   guiltypleaswereinvoluntarilyenteredinthathewas evernewtothejusticesystem   andnotauware[sic]of[his]rights. h`  ` AhearingonthemeritswasheldonJuly23,1998,atwhichonlythe  appellantandtrialcounseltestified.Atthehearingtheappellanttestifiedthathe  pleadguiltybecausetrialcounseladvisedhimthat,ifhewenttotrial,hewould  receivefortytosixtyyears.Additionally,theappellantrelatedthathispleawasin d\ partbaseduponrelianceofcounselsrepresentationthathis paroletimewouldrun 0 ( concurrentwithhispendingcharges.Regardingineffectiveassistance,the ! appellantreiteratedhisclaimthatcounseldidnotproperlyinvestigatehiscase #  includingtwowitnesseswhowouldhaveprovidedhimwithanalibi.Theappellant, %" however,admittedthatheneverprovidedtocounselthenamesofthosetwo `'X $ witnessesnorwerethosewitnessescalledtotestifyatthepostconvictionhearing. ,)$"& Oncrossexamination,theappellantacknowledgedthat,attheguiltypleahearing, *#( headvisedthecourt, [H]e[trialcounsel]representedmerealwell...[H]edidallhe ,%* could.Atthehearing,counselrefutedtheappellantsallegationsthatappellantwas .', advisedthathis paroletimewouldrunconcurrentlywiththependingchargesor \0T). thattheappellantspleaswereinanywaycoerced.Counseltestifiedthatnomotion (2 +0 tosuppressthevideotapeswasfiledbecausetherewerenogroundsfor  suppression.Withregardtotheineffectiveassistanceofcounselclaim,thepost  convictioncourtfound:   8 ` Petitionerfailstoshowcounselwasnotfunctioningasguaranteedby l d theSixthandFourteenthAmendments.[Counsel]metwithPetitioner R J onapproximatelytenoccasionstodiscusshiscase.Aftercareful 80 reviewoftheevidence,[counsel]inhisprofessionaljudgment   determinedthatPetitionerhadlittlechanceofanacquittalifhiscase   wenttotrial.CounselconcludedthatPetitionerhadnodefensesdue   totheincriminatingnatureofthevideotapeevidencenorwerethere   groundsforthesuppressionofthisevidence. ` !` ! 8 ` ... ` !` ! Withregardtotheappellantsclaimthathisguiltypleaswereinvoluntarilyentered, h` thepostconvictioncourtfurtherobserved: 4, 8 ` ThereisnomerittothePetitionerscontentionthathisguiltypleawas  notenteredvoluntarilyandintelligently.[Thetrialcourt]diligently  apprisedPetitionerofhisconstitutionalrightsbeforeacceptinghis  guiltyplea....Petitionerthentold[thetrialcourt]thathispleawasnot  theresultofanysortofcoercion...,misunderstandingofthe  implicationsofhisguiltyplea,orthatthepleawasenteredasaresult ~v ofanythinglessthanPetitionersownfreewill.d\` !` ! 8 ` ...JB` !` ! 8 ` Furthermore,Petitionerfailstoshowhewasprejudiced.Before[the ! trialcourt]acceptedtheguiltyplea,Petitionerrecognizedthathe ! understoodtheramificationsofenteringaguiltyplea,andthatnoone " hadcoercedhisplea.Petitionerhascompletelyfailedhisburdenof #  provingfactswhichwouldsupportafindingthathewouldratherhave $! gonetotrialhadhebeenotherwiseadvised.%"` !` !  ` Inordertosucceedonapostconvictionclaim,theappellantbearsthe F(>!% burdenofshowing,byclearandconvincingevidence,theallegationssetforthinhis * #' petition.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030210(f)(1997).Whenthiscourtundertakes +$) reviewofalowercourtsdecisiononapetitionforpostconvictionrelief,thelower -&+ courtsfindingsoffactaregiventheweightofajuryverdictandareconclusiveon v/n(- appealabsentafindingthattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthejudgment.See B1:*/ Davisv.State,912S.W.2d689,697(Tenn.1995). 3,1  ` Toprevailonaclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,acriminal 6/5 defendantmustshowtwothings:(1)thelawyersperformancefellbelowan r8j17  objectivestandardofreasonableness,Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668, >:639 687688,104S.Ct.2052,206465(1984);Baxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930,936  (Tenn.1975);and(2) thereisareasonableprobabilitythat,butforcounsels  unprofessionalerrors,theresultoftheproceedingwouldhavebeendifferent.   Strickland,466U.S.at694,104S.Ct.at2068.Effectivenessofcounselisamixed l d questionoflawandfact.Id.at698,104S.Ct.at2070.InHillv.Lockhart,474U.S. 80 52,106S.Ct.366(1985),theCourtheldthatStricklandsanalysisappliesequallyto   casesresolvedbyaguiltyplea.InHillv.Lockhart,theCourtstatedthat inorderto   satisfytheprejudicerequirement,thedefendantmustshowthatthereisa   reasonableprobabilitythat,butforcounselserrors,hewouldnothavepleaded h` guiltyandwouldhaveinsistedongoingtotrial.Id.474U.S.at59,106S.Ct.at 4, 370.   ` Theestablishedtestfordeterminingthevalidityoftheguiltypleais whether  theplearepresentsavoluntaryandintelligentchoiceamongthealternativecourses d\ ofactionopentothedefendant.Id.at56,106S.Ct.at369(citingNorthCarolinav. 0 ( Alford,400U.S.25,31,91S.Ct.160,164(1970)(othercitationsomitted)).Wefind ! thatthistestwasmetinthiscase. #   ` Weconcludethattherecordfullysupportsthefindingsofthepostconviction `'X $ courtthattheappellanthasnotprovenbyclearandconvincingevidencethat ,)$"& counselwasineffectiveorthathisguiltypleaswereinvoluntarilyentered. *#(  ` Accordingly,thejudgmentofthepostconvictioncourtindismissingthe 3,2 appellantspetitionisaffirmed. 5.4  X9P28 #XQXX XQ# `     h   ____________________________________   `     h    XQXXXQDAVIDG.HAYES,Judge  CONCUR: l d __________________________________________   JOEG.RILEY,Judge   ___________________________________________ h` THOMAST.WOODALL,Judge#XQXX XQ/9#