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ASyÆÌ 0¤’ 0D6 A«z»È~d-s (`£ª$¡¡Ñ€.ÑÑ8€½­»»d»»d8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  Ó(í€"  Z6Times New Roman RegularYo†)1'¯¡Backup3|x ˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ ŽÝ ƒRx2$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¤åò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ_ÔIn€the€direct€appeal,€this€court€spelled€the€petitionerððs€name€ð ðMarcusðð€Lamont€Ô_ÔWilloughbyÔ_Ô.€€The€post„Ð ° Ðconviction€pleadings€spell€his€first€name€ð ðMarkus.ðð€€We€use€the€latter€in€this€opinion.(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(ÈhH  Z‹6Times New Roman Regular(ÖÃ9 Z‹(Times New Roman ˜HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ0 ñÝ ƒRx2$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¤åò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€post„conviction€record€indicates€the€petitionerððs€case€was€transferred€from€juvenile€court€to€circuit€court. - ù-(|G2x2$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¾ò»»Ô d(|3¿c$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3¿c$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€-»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÔ€¼-»»»ÔÑ8€_‘XXdì»»d8ÑÑ  Ñà@ttìàÔ‡îÌ-ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@õõ%ìàAT€JACKSONÔ#†¼-»îîÌ #ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓAssigned€on€Briefs€September€10,€2002Ð üL ÐÔ‡X_‘X»¼-ÔÌÔ#†¼-»XX_‘ #Ôò òMARKUS€LAMONT€Ô_ÔWILLOUGHBYÔ_Ô€v.€STATE€OF€TENNESSEEÔ_Ô׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€òòóóÔ‡X_‘X»¼-Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌò òDirect€ó óà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Madison€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€C„00„117€€€€€€Ô_ÔClayburnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPeeplesÔ_Ô,€Judge€by€InterchangeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2002„00096„CCA„R3„PC€€„€Filed€November€1,€2002Ð ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner€appeals€the€trial€court's€denial€of€post„conviction€relief.€€He€argues€trial€counsel'sÐ xÈ  Ðfailure€to€investigate€and€present€an€alibi€defense€deprived€him€of€the€effective€assistance€of€counselÔ#†¼-»XX_‘#ÔÐ d´ ÐÔ€X_‘X»¼-Ôat€his€original€trial.€€We€find€no€merit€to€his€argument€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð P  ÐÓuÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmedó óÐ (x ÐÌòòÓ  ÓJoe€G.€Riley,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€and€òòDavid€G.Ð P ÐHayes,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ì< ÐÌÔ_ÔRamsdaleÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔO'DeNealÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€Jackson,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Markus€Lamont€Ô_ÔWilloughbyÔ_Ô.€Ð Ä ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Braden€H.€Ô_ÔBoucekÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð œì ÐJames€G.€(Jerry)€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Alfred€Lynn€Earls,€Assistant€DistrictÐ ˆØ ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð tÄ ÐÓ¯ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÐ L œ ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThe€petitioner€was€convicted€of€first€degree€felony€murder,€especially€aggravated€€burglary,Ð $"t! Ðconspiracy€to€commit€especially€aggravated€burglary,€and€theft€over€$500,€and€received€an€effectiveÐ #`" Ðlife€sentence.€€On€direct€appeal,€the€especially€aggravated€burglary€conviction€was€reduced€toÐ ü#L# Ðaggravated€burglary;€otherwise,€the€judgments€were€affirmed.€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔMontezÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔAntuanÔ_Ô€Adams,Ð è$8 $ ÐRicardo€Maxwell,€and€Marcus€Lamont€Ô_ÔWilloughbyÔ_Ôóó,€C.C.A.€No.€02CO1„9709„CC„00352,€1998Ð Ô%$!% ÐTenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€LEXIS€903,€at€**1„2€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€Sept.€1,€1998,€at€Jackson),€òòperm.€to€app.Ð À&"& Ðâ âdenied€óó(Tenn.€1999).€€The€proof€at€trial€established€the€petitioner,€who€was€a€juvenile€when€theÐ ¬'ü"'ýà ÐÔ_Ôcrimes€occurred,׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€his€co„defendants€were€committing€a€burglary€in€the€home€of€victim€AntonioÐ ° Ðâ âGivens€when€Givens€returned€home€at€approximately€midnight;€the€petitioner€shot€and€killed€Givens.€Ð œì ÐòòId.óó€at€**5„8.Ð ˆØ ÐÌÌà@® ® ìàò òPOST„CONVICTION€RELIEF€HEARINGó óˆÐ L œ ÐÌà  àDuring€the€post„conviction€relief€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€trial€counsel€met€with€himÐ $ t Ðonly€once,€two€days€prior€to€trial,€to€discuss€his€case.€€He€stated€he€told€his€attorney€he€was€not€at€theÐ  ` Ðcrime€scene.€€The€petitioner€said€he€told€his€trial€attorney€that€Lawanda€Reeves,€Rashad€Reeves,Ð ü L  ÐLakesha€Douglas,€and€Tanis€Bowers€could€confirm€his€alibi.€€The€petitioner€said€his€attorney€toldÐ è 8  Ðhim€they€could€not€present€Tanis€Bowers'€testimony€because€Bowers€had€a€prior€criminal€record.€€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àPetitioner's€trial€attorney€testified€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€that€he€met€with€theÐ ¬ü  Ðpetitioner€as€many€as€four€times€to€discuss€the€case.€€He€stated€he€obtained€full€discovery€from€theÐ ˜è  Ðdistrict€attorney€and€interviewed€all€the€witnesses€listed€on€the€indictment.€€The€attorney€stated€heÐ „Ô  Ðspoke€with€a€potential€alibi€witness,€Latasha€Starks,€but€she€was€unable€to€confirm€the€petitioner'sÐ pÀ Ðalibi.€€The€attorney€stated€the€petitioner€told€him€he€was€with€his€girlfriend,€Lawanda€Reeves,€at€theÐ \¬ Ðtime€the€crime€was€committed.€€The€attorney€said€his€efforts€to€contact€Reeves€were€unsuccessful.€Ð H˜ ÐHe€said€the€petitioner€did€not€tell€him€Tanis€Bowers€was€an€alibi€witness.€€€€€€€€€€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner's€mother,€Linda€Jean€Willoughby,€testified€she€met€with€trial€counselÐ  \ Ðapproximately€seven€to€ten€times€in€his€office€to€discuss€her€son's€case.€€She€said€she€knew€of€at€leastÐ øH Ðthree€occasions€when€trial€counsel€met€with€the€petitioner.€€She€also€stated€she€met€Lawanda€ReevesÐ ä4 Ðone€time,€which€was€prior€to€trial,€in€an€effort€to€get€Reeves€to€come€to€court.€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àTanis€Bowers€testified€the€defendant€was€at€Bowers'€home€on€the€day€of€the€crime,€but€thatÐ ¨ø Ðthe€defendant€left€around€dusk.€€He€said€the€defendant€returned€later€when€Bowers€was€asleep€andÐ ”ä Ðwoke€him€up€by€knocking€on€his€window,€but€he€did€not€know€what€time€that€occurred.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€argues€his€trial€counsel€did€not€provide€him€effective€assistance€because€heÐ X ¨ Ðfailed€to€adequately€investigate€the€case€and€present€an€alibi€defense.€€He€contends€trial€counselÐ D!” Ðfailed€to€adequately€interview€him€about€the€facts€of€his€case€prior€to€trial,€and€he€failed€to€interviewÐ 0"€  Ðand€present€the€testimony€of€alibi€witnesses€provided€to€him€by€the€petitioner.€€In€denying€theÐ #l! Ðpetition€for€post„conviction€relief,€the€post„conviction€court€found€trial€counsel's€performance€"metÐ $X" Ðand€exceeded€the€standards€required€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases."€€The€post„conviction€courtÐ ô$D # Ðspecifically€found,€òòinter€aliaóó,€counsel€met€with€the€petitioner€several€times,€discussed€the€case€inÐ à%0!$ Ðdetail€with€the€petitioner,€met€with€all€potential€witnesses€he€could€locate,€and€used€a€competent€trialÐ Ì&"% Ðstrategy.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌÐ )à$( Ðà@ìì*ìàˆàH  ìàò òINEFFECTIVE€ASSISTANCE€OF€COUNSELó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àÔ‡X_‘XXX_‘ÔSince€the€petitioner€alleged€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€it€was€petitionerððs€burden€in€theÐ ˆØ Ðpost„conviction€court€to€prove€the€allegations€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€in€order€to€get€relief.€Ð tÄ ÐòòóóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f).òòóó€€We€are€required€to€affirm€the€post„conviction€courtððs€findingsÐ `° Ðunless€the€petitioner€proves€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€those€findings.€€òòóóòòState€v.€Burnsóó,Ð L œ Ð6€S.W.3d€453,€461€(Tenn.€1999).€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àIn€order€to€prove€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€the€petitioner€must€prove€(1)€that€counsel'sÐ  ` Ðperformance€was€deficient,€and€(2)€that€the€deficiency€was€prejudicial€in€terms€of€rendering€aÐ ü L  Ðreasonable€probability€that€the€result€of€the€trial€was€unreliable€or€the€proceedings€wereÐ è 8  Ðfundamentally€unfair.€€òòóóòòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2064,€80€L.Ð Ô$  ÐEd.€2d€674€(1984)òòóóòòóó.€Ð À  ÐÔ#†X_‘XXX_‘ù#ÔÔ‡X_‘XXX_‘ÔÌà  àÔ#†X_‘XXX_‘"#ÔÔ‡X_‘XXX_‘Ôð 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);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòScottÐ pÀ Ðv.€Stateóó,€936€S.W.2d€271,€273€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€As€a€general€rule,€this€is€the€only€way€theÐ \¬ Ðpetitioner€can€establish€that€(1)€a€material€witness€existed€who€could€have€been€discovered€but€forÐ H˜ Ðcounselððs€negligent€investigation€of€the€case;€(2)€a€known€witness€was€not€interviewed;€(3)€theÐ 4„ Ðfailure€to€discover€or€interview€the€witness€caused€him€prejudice;€or€(4)€the€failure€to€present€aÐ  p Ðknown€witness€resulted€in€the€denial€of€critical€evidence€which€caused€the€petitioner€prejudice.€Ð  \ ÐòòBlackóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€757.€€Neither€the€trial€court€nor€this€court€can€speculate€on€what€a€witnessððsÐ øH Ðtestimony€òòmightóó€have€been€if€introduced€by€counsel.€€òòId.Ð ä4 ÐÌÌà@òò&ìàóóò òANALYSISó óˆÐ ¨ø ÐÔ#†X_‘XXX_‘Ü"#Ôà  àÌà  àIn€the€instant€case,€the€petitioner€testified€trial€counsel€met€with€him€only€one€time€to€discussÐ €Ð Ðhis€case,€and€this€meeting€occurred€two€days€prior€to€trial.€€However,€the€testimony€of€trial€counselÐ l¼ Ðand€the€petitioner's€mother€indicated€trial€counsel€met€with€the€petitioner€at€least€three€times.€Ð X ¨ ÐFurther,€their€testimony€established€trial€counsel€met€with€the€petitioner's€mother€on€numerousÐ D!” Ðoccasions€to€discuss€the€petitioner's€case.€€The€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€post„Ð 0"€  Ðconviction€courtððs€finding€that€trial€counsel€met€with€the€petitioner€on€several€occasions€andÐ #l! Ðdiscussed€the€case€with€him€in€detail.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€further€contends€trial€counsel€ineffectively€failed€to€present€the€testimony€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðalibi€witnesses€Lawanda€Reeves,€Rashad€Reeves,€Lakesha€Douglas,€and€Tanis€Bowers.€€Trial€counselÐ Ì&"% Ðtestified€the€petitioner€told€him€he€was€with€Lawanda€Reeves€at€the€time€the€crime€was€committed.€Ð ¸'#& ÐThe€attorney€stated€he€attempted€to€contact€her,€but€was€unable€to€reach€her.€€Further,€the€petitioner'sÐ ¤(ô#' Ðmother€testified€she€met€Reeves€on€only€one€occasion€and€tried€to€get€her€to€come€to€court;€it€isÐ )à$( Ðapparent€that€her€efforts€were€also€unsuccessful.€€The€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðpost„conviction€courtððs€finding€that€trial€counsel€met€with€all€witnesses€he€was€able€to€locate.€€TheÐ h+¸&* Ðpetitioner€did€not€present€the€testimony€of€Lawanda€Reeves,€Rashad€Reeves,€or€Lakesha€DouglasÐ ° Ðduring€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€We€are€unable€to€assume€their€testimony€would€have€supportedÐ œì Ðan€alibi€defense€for€the€petitioner.€€òòSee€óóòòBlackóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€757.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àTrial€counsel€testified€the€petitioner€did€not€advise€him€Tanis€Bowers€was€an€alibi€witness.€Ð `° ÐThe€post„conviction€court€implicitly€accredited€this€testimony.€€Thus,€trial€counsel€was€not€deficientÐ L œ Ðin€failing€to€contact€him.€€€Further,€while€Tanis€Bowers€did€testify€at€the€post„conviction€hearing,€heÐ 8 ˆ Ðwas€unable€to€confirm€that€the€petitioner€was€with€him€near€midnight,€the€approximate€time€theÐ $ t Ðcrimes€were€committed.€€Thus,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€establish€prejudice.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àGiven€these€facts,€we€cannot€conclude€the€post„conviction€court€erred€in€denying€post„Ð è 8  Ðconviction€relief.€€We€agree€with€the€post„conviction€court€that€the€evidence€indicates€the€defendantÐ Ô$  Ðwas€not€denied€the€effective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Therefore,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÐ À  Ðcourt.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  à€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àòòóó______________________________________€Ð \¬ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGE