ÿWPCW ØUËÇî±NŶK&{XÇÍìÓÆ[öÚ©sZ—ÐW½{ˆVLô‡þ{}ß<П:çqxævþÙ7rq”NвÃD'øðôºÞ[³zäer™ ´]Zƾê›Þÿ4óßkj/ "Ï3ÒÍ£0¬÷åÕ¢¡5Î y­rÄÿ©šD{ëÄÂt(fd˜êÈäP6¹ßg®A~©–~qñ€òòId.óó€at€59.ñ>ññ?ñ€òòñ?ññ@ñHillóóñ@ññAñ,€474€U.S.€at€59.ñAññ@ññ?ñóóñ?ññ@ñ›Ð °  ÐÌà ` àIn€reviewing€the€case€now€before€us,€we€observe€initially€that€the€record€onÏappeal€does€not€contain€a€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€proceeding.€€It€isÏPetitionerððs€duty€to€preserve€an€adequate€record€for€purposes€of€appeal.€€€Tenn.ÏR.€App.€P.€24(b);€òòState€v.€Bennettóó,€798€S.W.2d€783,€790€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð À` Ð1990).€€Although€Petitioner€has€failed€to€fully€preserve€for€appeal€the€proceedingsÏin€the€court€below,€we€believe€that€there€is€adequate€information€in€the€recordÏbefore€us,€including€excerpts€from€the€guilty€plea€proceeding€quoted€by€the€post„¼conviction€judge,€upon€which€to€base€our€decision.€€We€note,€however,€that€ourÏdecision€is€based€solely€upon€the€record€before€us.Ì€€Ìà ` àIn€arguing€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€Petitioner€first€claims€that€hisÏattorney€failed€to€explain€sentencing€ranges€to€him.€€However,€it€is€clear€from€theÏrecord€that€Petitioner€was€offered€ample€opportunities€and€sufficient€informationÏto€understand€the€terms€of€his€sentence€and€plea€agreement.€€At€the€post„¼conviction€hearing,€Petitionerððs€attorney€testified€that€she€met€with€PetitionerÏseveral€times€before€he€œpleñBñañBñdñCñed.ñCññDñ›€andñDññEñ€ñEñ›€œñFñShe€sñFññGññFñdñFññGññHñtated€ñHñthat›€she€did€explain€sentencingÏranges€to€him,€including€the€difference€between€Range€I€and€Range€II€and€whyÏâ âthat€was€part€of€the€plea€agreement.€€She€also€testified€that€she€explained€toÐ à7€.0 ÐPetitioner€what€was€meant€by€ð ðtwenty„eight€years€at€thirty„five€percentðð€and€thatÏPetitioner€indicated€to€her€that€he€understood.Ìâ  Ìà ` àIn€addition,€the€trial€judge€œñJñclarified€ñJññJñ›ñJññIñwent€over€ñIñPetitionerððs›€plea€agreement€œñKñwith€himÏñKñbefore›ÏPetitioner€œpleñLñañLñdñNññMñwdñMññNññOñedñOñ›€guilty.€€Petitioner€admitted€that€he€remembered€the€€dialogueÏin€which€he€engaged€with€the€trial€judge€before€making€his€plea.€€During€thisÏdiscussion,€Petitioner€stated€he€understood€that€he€was€receiving€a€sentence€ofÏtwenty„eight€years,€that€he€would€be€classified€as€a€multiple€œoffenderñPñ,ñPñ›€and€that€heÏmust€serve€thirty„five€percent€of€his€sentence€before€being€eligible€for€releaseÏclassification.€€The€judge€continued€his€questioning:ÌÓiÓà8 ` àQUESTION:€€And€youððre€going€to€have€to€serve€thirty„five€percentÏbefore€youððre€eligible€for€release€classification.€€You€understandÏthat?Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àANSWER:€€Right.Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àQUESTION:€€Do€you€understand€that€you€may€or€may€not€beÏreleased€after€thirty„five€percent?Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àANSWER:€€Huh?Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àQUESTION:€€Do€you€understand€that€you€may€or€may€not€beÏreleased€after€thirty„five€percent?Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àANSWER:€€No,€I€didnððt€understand€that.Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àQUESTION:€€Well,€do€you€understand€œthat€that›ððs€the€various€creditÏ[sic]€that€youððll€receive€during€your€incarceration.€€Do€you€understandÏthat?€€That€the€Court€can€make€no€promises€exactly€when€youððll€beÏreleased.€€Do€you€understand€that?Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àANSWER:€€Okay.Ð ` ü!` ü! МñQñÌñQñ›ÌÓÓà ` àWhen€Petitioner€was€called€to€testify€at€the€post„conviction€hearing,€he€wasÏasked€whether€his€attorney€explained€sentencing€ranges€to€him.€€He€first€statedÏthat€he€could€not€recall€whether€she€had€done€so.€€However,€under€continuedÏquestioning,€he€changed€his€mind€and€stated€that€she€did€not€do€so.Ì€€Ìà ` àPetitioner€also€argues€that€his€attorney€failed€to€adequately€investigate€hisÏmental€condition.€€The€record€shows€otherwise.€€Petitionerððs€trial€counsel€testifiedÐ Ø8x/1 Ðthat€during€her€numerous€visits€with€Petitioner€prior€to€his€plea,€she€never€had€anyÏindication€that€Petitioner€suffered€mental€problems.€€In€fact,€she€testified€that€sheÏand€a€mitigation€specialist€from€the€Public€Defenderððs€office€asked€Petitioner€andÏhis€family€numerous€and€specific€questions€about€Petitionerððs€mental€health,€andÏno€one€informed€her€of€any€mental€health€problems€or€indicated€that€PetitionerÏmight€not€be€competent€to€enter€his€plea.ÌÌà ` àPetitionerððs€testimony€that€he€ð ðthoughtðð€he€informed€his€attorney€of€hisÏsuicide€attempts€presents€a€classic€question€of€fact€for€resolution€by€the€post„¼conviction€judge.€€Having€heard€testimony€from€both€sides,€the€judge€concludedÏthat€Petitionerððs€testimony€was€not€reliable:ÌÓÓà8 ` à[The€Petitioner]€doesnððt€appear€to€be€any€one€[sic]€whoððs€mentally€illÏto€the€Court,€just€somebody€who€is€manipulative€and€attempting€toÏplay€ð ðMr.€Pitiful,ðð€at€this€point€in€time.€€Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àà ¸ àHe€has€been€characterized€by€his€family€as€being€without€theÏtruth€in€him.€€And€it€is€clear€by€looking€at€the€transcript€that€all€ofÏthese€things€that€he€claims€did€not€occur,€were,€in€fact,€discussed€onÏthe€record.€€If€not€by€his€attorney,€at€least€in€his€presence€with€theÏattorney€contributing€to€that,€along€with€the€Court€and€theÏprosecution.€€He€says€he€doesnððt€remember.€€Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àà ¸ àNow,€no€one€tells€Ms.€Thomas€these€things.€€And€he€indicatesÏthat€he€never€told€her€these€things.€€So€how€is€she€suppose€[sic]€toÏdevelop€this€intuitive€sense€that€heððs€got€mental€illnesses€that€wouldÏrise€to€the€level€of€either€competency€[sic]€or€insanity?Ð ` ü!` ü! Ѐ€œñRñÌñRñ›ÌÓÓà ` àIn€conclusion,€viewing€the€actions€of€Petitionerððs€attorney€in€light€of€all€factsÏand€circumstances€at€the€time€of€his€plea,€we€cannot€find€any€deficiency€inÏPetitionerððs€representation€prior€to€or€during€his€guilty€plea€proceeding.€€However,Ïeven€assuming€that€Petitionerððs€representation€was€ineffective,€Petitioner€hasÏfailed€to€demonstrate€prejudice.€€Petitioner€has€simply€failed€to€show€that€had€hisÏâ âattorneyððs€actions€and€advice€been€different,€there€is€a€reasonable€probability€thatÐ è6ˆ-/ Ðhe€would€not€have€œpleñSñañSñdñTñedñTñ›€guilty€and€insisted€on€going€to€trial.€€òòSeeóó€òòStricklandóó,Ð `  Ð466€U.S.€at€690;€òòCooperóó,€849€S.W.2d€at€746.Ð P ð Ðâ âÌà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€accordingly€affirmed.ÌÓ‡Ó€€€ÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGE