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ÐÌò òÓ  ÓFactsÐ ü#L# ÐÓ# ÓÌà  àó óPetitioner€was€convicted€by€jury€of€one€count€of€first€degree€murder€and€sentenced€to€lifeÐ Ô%$!% Ðimprisonment€with€the€possibility€of€parole.€€On€direct€appeal€alleging€insufficiency€of€the€evidence,Ð À&"& Ðthis€Court€affirmed€the€lower€court.€€òòState€v.€Kelvin€Lee€Youngóó,€No.€02C01„9809„CC„00287,€1999Ð ¬'ü"' ÐWL€1095676€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.,€Oct.€6,€1999),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó€(Tenn.€Apr.€10,€2000).€Ð ˜(è#( ÐPetitionerððs€claim€for€post„conviction€relief,€alleging€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€wasÐ „)Ô$) Ðdismissed.Ô#†¼-»XXP‘ê #ÔÔ‡XP‘X»¼-Ô€€Petitioner€now€appeals€to€this€Court€alleging€the€denial€of€relief€by€the€post„convictionÐ p*À%* Ðcourt€was€in€error.Ð \+¬&+ ÐÌÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ô‡òòóóÔ#†¼-»XXP‘#ÔÔ€XP‘X»¼-Ôò òà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àIssueаÀ(#À(# ÐÌó óÓ XÓThe€broad€issue€in€this€appeal€is€whether€petitioner€was€denied€effective€assistance€ofÐ ˆØ Ðcounsel.€€More€specifically,€petitioner€raises€the€following:Ð tÄ ÐÓ€ (¦Ù83ÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£AÝÔ2¦ÙÔ(Ú  Ú1Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝWas€trial€counsel€ineffective€by€failing€to€exhaust€all€efforts€to€locateÐ `° Ðwitnesses;݃3£AnÝŒÐL œ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£sÝÔ2¦ÙÔ(Ú  Ú2Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝDid€trial€counsel€give€petitioner€adequate€time€for€petitioner€to€make€anÐ 8 ˆ Ðinformed€decision€as€to€whether€he€should€testify€in€his€own€behalf;݃3£s ÝŒÐ$ t` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£ßÝÔ2¦ÙÔ(Ú  Ú3Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝDid€trial€counsel€properly€use€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€ProcedureÐ  ` Ðdiscovery€rules;݃3£ß ÝŒÐü L ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£ÝÔ2¦ÙÔ(Ú  Ú4Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝDid€trial€counsel€properly€investigate€petitionerððs€alibi€defense;€and݃3£CÝŒÐè 8 ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£)ÝÔ2¦ÙÔ(Ú  Ú5Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0 ` àÝ  ÝDid€trial€counsel€fail€to€pursue€the€pre„trial€motion€for€the€jury€to€view€theÐ Ô$  Ðcrime€scene.݃3£)VÝŒÐÀ ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÓ X3ÓÓ X%ÓÓ XÓÐ ¬ü  ÐÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ôòòóóò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àPost„Conviction€CourtÐ ˜è  ÐÐ „Ô  Ðó óAt€the€post„conviction€hearing,€petitioner€testified€that,€during€the€course€of€the€criminalÐ pÀ Ðinvestigation,€he€gave€a€statement€to€Officer€Golden,€an€investigator€with€the€Jackson€PoliceÐ \¬ ÐDepartment,€that€he€was€not€at€the€crime€scene,€but€was€with€his€girlfriendò ò€ó óand€son.€€He€testified€hisÐ H˜ Ðgirlfriend€would€have€been€able€to€corroborate€his€alibi.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ò òÐ 8ˆ ÐÐ $t Ðó óHe€also€testified€that€a€key€State€witness,€Ms.€Bruce,€who€testified€at€trial€that€she€witnessedÐ ` Ðpetitioner€at€the€crime€scene,€would€have€been€physically€unable€to€view€the€crime€scene€from€herÐ üL Ðapartment.€He€claimed€his€counsel€did€not€pursue€that€possibility€strongly€enough.ò ò€€ó óAdditionally,€heÐ è8 Ðtestified€his€counsel€failed€to€present€key€witnesses,€including€his€private€investigator.ò ò€€ó óPetitioner€didÐ Ø( Ðnot€produce€Ms.€Bruce€or€any€additional€witnesses€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.ò òÐ È ÐÐ ´ Ðó óOn€cross„examination,€petitioner€testified€he€had€many€consultations€with€his€counsel.€€HeÐ  ð Ðadmitted€that€at€trial,€he€testified€that€he€was€satisfied€with€his€counsel€and€satisfied€with€the€decisionÐ ŒÜ Ðcounsel€made€for€him€not€to€testify€on€his€own€behalf.€€He€stated€he€made€these€decisions€becauseÐ xÈ Ðhe€trusted€his€counsel.€€Petitioner€admitted€his€attorney€did€cross„examine€the€Stateððs€witness,€Ms.Ð d ´ ÐBruce.ò òÐ P!  Ðòòó óóóÐ <"Œ  ÐTrial€counsel€testified€he€did€move€to€have€the€jury€view€the€crime€scene€in€order€to€showÐ $#t! Ðthat€the€witness,€Ms.€Bruce,€would€have€been€physically€unable€to€see€the€shooting€from€herÐ $`" Ðapartment€but€felt€that€her€testimony€was€so€bad€and€inconsistent€that€she€would€be€discredited,€andÐ ü$L # Ðthere€was€no€need€to€view€the€scene.Ð è%8!$ ÐÐ Ô&$"% ÐTrial€counsel€testified€he€had€not€been€made€aware€of€a€potential€alibi€defense€until€it€wasÐ À'#& Ðbrought€up€during€the€trial.€€He€testified€that€the€strategy€of€the€defense€had€been€that€petitioner€wasÐ ¬(ü#' Ðat€the€crime€scene€but€was€not€the€shooter.€€He€felt€that€presenting€an€alibi€defense€at€that€time€wouldÐ ˜)è$( Ðbe€inconsistent€with€the€trial€strategy€they€had€implemented.€€He€further€testified€that€he€had€askedÐ ° Ðpetitioner€at€length€if€there€had€been€any€statements€made€prior€to€the€trial€and€that€petitioner€hadÐ œì Ðtold€him€he€could€not€recall€having€made€any.€€Additionally,€counsel€testified€he€did€no€furtherÐ ˆØ Ðinvestigation€into€a€potential€alibi€defense€prior€to€trial€because€he€had€relied€upon€the€statementsÐ tÄ Ðof€petitioner,€the€fact€his€investigator€did€not€turn€up€any€alibi€defense€evidence,€as€well€as€theÐ `° Ðcontents€of€the€file€he€had€been€given€on€the€case,€which€did€not€contain€any€evidence€that€a€potentialÐ L œ Ðalibi€defense€existed.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÐ $ t ÐWhen€asked€about€his€communications€with€petitioner,€counsel€testified€that€he€did€have€aÐ  ` Ðhard€time€communicating€with€petitioner€but€that€petitioner€was€aware€of€the€court€dates.€€CounselÐ ü L  Ðstated€he€knew€this€because€he€had€left€messages€with€petitionerððs€sister€and€that€petitioner€did€showÐ è 8  Ðup€to€meet€counsel€later€that€day.Ð Ô$  ÐÐ À  ÐOn€cross„examination,€counsel€again€indicated€he€had€not€been€made€aware€of€any€potentialÐ ¬ü  Ðalibi€defense€until€during€the€trial.€€He€reiterated€that€the€defense€strategy€had€always€been€thatÐ ˜è  Ðpetitioner€had€been€at€the€crime€scene€but€was€not€the€shooter.€€He€testified€he€felt€the€Stateððs€caseÐ „Ô  Ðwas€weak€and,€after€discussion€with€petitioner,€decided€not€to€put€on€any€proof.òòò òóóÐ pÀ ÐÐ \¬ Ðó óThe€third€and€final€witness€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€was€Officer€Golden,€who€testifiedÐ H˜ Ðthatò ò€ó óhe€had€taken€an€alibi€statement€from€petitioner,€that€statement€being€that€petitioner€was€not€atÐ 4„ Ðthe€crime€scene€but€was€with€his€girlfriend.€€Officer€Golden€testified€he€made€attempts€to€locate€theÐ $t Ðgirlfriend€at€the€address€he€had€been€given,€but€was€unable€to€find€her€after€several€attempts€of€goingÐ ` Ðby€and€knocking€at€her€apartment.€€On€cross„examination,€Officer€Golden€testified€he€made€noÐ üL Ðadditional€efforts€to€locate€the€girlfriend.Ð è8 ÐÐ Ô$ ÐThe€post„conviction€court€found€that€counsel€did€meet€with€petitioner€to€discuss€the€case.€Ð À ÐPetitioner€testified€to€his€thorough€discussion€of€the€case€with€his€counsel€and€indicated€hisÐ ¬ü Ðsatisfaction.€€The€post„conviction€court€found€that€petitioner€had€a€responsibility€to€be€open€with€hisÐ ˜è Ðcounsel,€and€that,€in€discussions€with€his€trial€counsel,€petitioner€had€indicated€that€he€was€at€theÐ „Ô Ðcrime€scene€but€had€not€been€the€shooter€and€that€counsel€proceeded€based€on€that€information.Ð pÀ ÐÐ \ ¬ ÐThe€post„conviction€court€found€that€petitioner€chose€not€to€testify€in€his€own€defense€andÐ H!˜ Ðknew€there€were€no€other€defense€witnesses€available€to€testify.€€It€further€found€that€counsel€cross„Ð 4"„  Ðexamined€witnesses,€explored€their€inconsistent€statements,€and€made€a€proper€decision€not€to€pursueÐ  #p! Ðthe€motion€to€view€the€crime€scene.Ð  $\" Ðò òÐ ø$H # Ðó óThe€post„conviction€court€found€that€counsel€fairly€relied€on€petitionerððs€statements,€madeÐ à%0!$ Ðfull€discovery,€and€attempted€to€contact€all€witnesses.€€It€further€found€that€petitioner,€who€raised€anÐ Ì&"% Ðalibi€defense,€failed€to€produce€any€alibi€witnesses€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.Ð ¸'#& ÐÐ ¤(ô#' ÐIn€sum,€the€post„conviction€court€found€that€petitioner€and€counsel€had€thorough€discussionsÐ )à$( Ðâ âabout€the€case,€made€tactical€decisions€based€on€those€discussions,€and€proceeded€properly.€€It€€foundÐ |*Ì%) Ðno€showing€that€counsel€did€anything€that€would€have€made€a€difference€on€the€outcome€of€the€trial,Ð ° Ðand,€accordingly,€dismissed€petitionerððs€claim€for€post„conviction€relief.€€Ð œì Ðâ âÐ ˆØ Ðò òÔ#†XP‘XX XP‘­#Ôà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àStandard€of€ReviewÐ tÄ ÐÐ `° Ðó óÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘ÔFor€a€petitioner€to€successfully€overturn€a€conviction€based€on€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ L œ Ðcounsel,€the€petitioner€must€first€establish€that€the€services€rendered€or€the€advice€given€was€belowÐ 8 ˆ Ðð ðthe€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.ðð€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2dÐ $ t Ð930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€Second,€the€petitioner€must€show€that€the€deficiencies€ð ðactually€had€anÐ  ` Ðadverse€effect€on€the€defense.ðð€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€693,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€80Ð ü L  ÐL.€Ed.€2d€674€(1984).€€Should€the€petitioner€fail€to€establish€either€factor,€the€petitioner€is€not€entitledÐ è 8  Ðto€relief.€€Our€supreme€court€described€the€standard€of€review€as€follows:Ð Ô$  ÐÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓ XÓBecause€a€petitioner€must€establish€both€prongs€of€the€test,€a€failure€to€prove€eitherÐ À  Ðdeficiency€or€prejudice€provides€a€sufficient€basis€to€deny€relief€on€the€ineffectiveÐ ¬ü  Ðassistance€claim.€€Indeed,€a€court€need€not€address€the€components€in€any€particularÐ ˜è  Ðorder€or€even€address€both€if€the€defendant€makes€an€insufficient€showing€of€oneÐ „Ô  Ðcomponent.€€Ð pÀ ÐÒ°Ú6ÒÒ°Ì6ÒÓ Xè6ÓòòÓ XÓGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€370€(Tenn.€1996)€(citing€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€697,€104€S.€Ct.€atÐ \¬ Ð2069).€€The€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€the€benefit€of€hindsight;€the€petitioner€may€not€second-guessÐ H˜ Ða€reasonably€based€trial€strategy;€and€the€petitioner€may€not€criticize€a€sound,€but€unsuccessful,Ð 4„ Ðtactical€decision€made€after€adequate€preparation€for€the€case.€€òòòòóóAdkins€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€334,€347Ð  p Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòseeóó€òòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€847€S.W.2d€521,€528€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€Ð  \ ÐÓ Xó8ÓÐ øH ÐThe€petitioner€bears€the€burden€of€proving€his€allegations€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€Ð ä4 ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f).€€The€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€post„conviction€court€areÐ Ð  Ðconclusive€and€will€not€be€disturbed€unless€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€preponderatesÐ ¼  Ðagainst€them.€€òòSeeóó€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€457€(Tenn.€2001).€€Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘p3#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘ÔÐ ¨ø ÐÐ ”ä Ðò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAnalysisó óÐ €Ð Ѐ€Ð l¼ ÐPetitioner€contends€he€was€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel€because€his€trial€attorney:Ð X ¨ Ð(1)€failed€to€exhaust€all€efforts€to€locate€defense€witnesses;€(2)€failed€to€give€petitioner€adequate€timeÐ D!” Ðto€make€an€informed€decision€whether€to€testify€on€his€own€behalf;€(3)€failed€to€properly€utilize€theÐ 0"€  ÐTennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure€discovery€rules;€(4)€failed€to€properly€investigate€petitionerððsÐ #l! Ðalibi€claim;€and€(5)€failed€to€pursue€a€pre„trial€motion€to€have€the€jury€view€the€crime€scene.€€TheÐ $X" Ðpost„conviction€court€found€that€petitioner€had€not€been€rendered€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€Ð ô$D # ÐWe€agree€and€will€address€each€contention€in€order.Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘k=#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘ÔÐ à%0!$ ÐÐ Ì&"% ÐPetitionerððs€first€contention€is€that€his€counsel€failed€to€exhaust€all€efforts€to€locate€defenseÐ ¸'#& Ðwitnesses.€€However,€petitioner€failed€to€present€a€single€witness€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€TheÐ ¤(ô#' Ðburden€is€on€petitioner€to€prove€both€inadequacy€of€performance€of€counsel,€as€well€as€prejudiceÐ )à$( Ðfrom€that€inadequacy.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€693;€Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘\A#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘ÔòòBaxteróó,€523€S.W.2d€at€936.Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘lC#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ô€€The€only€way€toÐ |*Ì%) Ðestablish€the€existence€of,€the€discoverability€of,€and€the€potential€prejudicial€value€stemming€fromÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€failure€to€present€certain€witnesses€is€to€present€those€witnesses€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.Ð ° ÐòòState€v.€Blackóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€757€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€We€conclude€that€petitioner€hasÐ œì Ðfailed€to€meet€his€burden€on€this€contention.Ð ˆØ ÐPetitionerððs€second€contention€is€that€his€trial€counsel€failed€to€give€him€adequate€time€toÐ tÄ Ðmake€an€informed€decision€whether€to€testify€on€his€behalf.€€Our€supreme€court€has€determined€aÐ `° Ðcriminal€defendantððs€right€to€testify€is€a€fundamental€constitutional€right€guaranteed€by€both€ArticleÐ L œ ÐI,€Section€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€and€by€the€Fifth€and€Fourteenth€Amendments€of€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐUnited€States€Constitution.€€òòMoman€v.€Stateóó,€18€S.W.3d€152,€155€(Tenn.€1999).€€Being€fundamental,Ð $ t Ðthis€right€may€only€be€waived€by€the€defendant.€€òòId.óó€at€161.€€To€ensure€that€defense€attorneys€do€notÐ  ` Ðunilaterally€deprive€criminal€defendants€of€this€fundamental€right,€the€following€procedure€isÐ ü L  Ðrequired€in€every€trial€where€the€defendant€does€not€testify:€€defense€counsel€shall€request€a€hearing,Ð è 8  Ðoutside€the€presence€of€the€jury,€to€inquire€whether€the€defendant€has€made€a€knowing,€voluntary,Ð Ô$  Ðand€intelligent€waiver,€and€have€that€inquiry€placed€on€the€record.€€This€hearing€must€show,€at€aÐ À  Ðminimum,€that€defendant€knows€and€understands€that:€€(1)€he€or€she€has€the€right€not€to€testify,€andÐ ¬ü  Ðif€he€or€she€does€not€testify,€then€the€jury€(or€court)€may€not€draw€any€inferences€from€that€failureÐ ˜è  Ðto€testify;€(2)€defendant€has€the€right€to€testify;€and€if€he€or€she€€wishes€to€exercise€that€right,€no€oneÐ „Ô  Ðcan€prevent€him€or€her€from€testifying;€and€(3)€defendant€has€consulted€with€his€or€her€counsel€inÐ pÀ Ðmaking€the€decision€whether€to€testify,€that€defendant€has€been€advised€of€the€advantages€andÐ \¬ Ðdisadvantages€of€testifying,€and€that€he€or€she€has€voluntarily€and€personally€waived€the€right€toÐ H˜ Ðtestify.€€€òòId.óó€at€162.€òòóó€The€post„conviction€court€found€that€trial€counsel€met€with€petitioner€onÐ 4„ Ðnumerous€occasions€in€preparation€for€trial,€that€they€discussed€all€the€facts€and€defenses€involved,Ð  p Ðand€that€petitioner€chose€not€to€testify€on€his€behalf€after€those€discussions.€€During€the€trial€ofÐ  \ Ðpetitioner,€trial€counsel€called€petitioner€to€the€stand€for€the€special€purpose€of€addressing€his€choiceÐ øH Ðnot€to€testify.€€During€that€testimony€the€following€colloquy€took€place:Ð ä4 ÐÓ$”,È’X°œX$ÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ XÓà0 4 àà  àQ:€à044Ð 4Ð à(From€trial€counsel):€And€during€that€three€years€(of€being€petitionerððs€à0@Rtioner€wàattorney),Ð Ð  Ðwe€have€had€many€consultations€concerning€the€details€of€this€case€and€theÐ ¼  Ðdefense€in€this€case€and€the€facts€that€I€thought€the€State€would€introduce€againstÐ ¨ø Ðyou€and€the€facts€I€thought€we€could,€if€we€desired,€to€introduce.Дä4Ð 4Ð  ÐÓ XÔOÓÓ XÆOÓÓ X¸OÓÓ( °œX”,È’X”O(ÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ$”,È’X°œX$ÓA:€€Yes,€sir.Ð €Ð ÐQ:à0 4 àAnd€do€you€feel€that€we€have€fully€consulted€on€this€case€as€best€we€can?Ðl¼4Ð 4Ð  ÐØ! !ØÓ€ (š½88ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£žSÝÔ2š½ÔÚ  ÚAÚ  Ú:Ô3  Ôà0 4 àÝ  ÝYes,€sir.݃3£žSËSÝŒÐX ¨4Ð 4Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝQ:à0 4 àAre€you€satisfied€with€the€consultation€weððve€had€in€this€case?ÐD!”4Ð 4Ð  ÐA:€€Yes,€sir.Ð 0"€  ÐQ:à0 4 àAt€this€point€it€is€our€option€whether€or€not€to€put€on€any€defense€proof€since€theÐ #l! ÐState€has€rested.€€Do€you€understand€that?Ð$X"4Ð 4Ð  ÐA:€à0 4 àYes,€sir.Ðô$D #4Ð 4Ð  ÐQ:€à0 4 àAnd€our€proof€would€consist€of,€at€this€point,€your€testimony,€should€you€desireÐ à%0!$ Ðto€testify.€€Do€you€understand€that?ò òÐÌ&"%4Ð 4Ð  Ðó óA:€à0 4 àYes,€sir.и'#&4Ð 4Ð  Ðà0 4 àà  àQ:€€And€you€and€I€have€discussed€that,€that€the€optionð!ðthat€you€cannot€be€requiredÐ ¤(ô#' Ðto€testify€by€anybody.€€You€understand€that?Ð)à$(4Ð 4Ð  ÐA:€à0 4 àYes,€sir.Ð|*Ì%)4Ð 4Ð  ÐQ:€€€The€state€canððt€require€you,€the€judge€canððt€require€you,€and€I€canððt€require€you.Ð h+¸&* ÐA:€€€Yes,€sir.Ð ° ÐQ:€à0 4 àThe€only€person€who€can€make€that€decision€one€way€or€the€other€is€yourself€afterÐ œì Ðconsulting€with€your€lawyer.€€You€understand€that?ЈØ4Ð 4Ð  ÐA:€à0 4 àYes,€sir.ò òÐtÄ4Ð 4Ð  Ðó óÓ X2RÓÓ X$RÓÓ XRÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ XÓQ:€à0 4 àAnd€you€and€I€have€consulted€about€the€pros€and€the€cons€of€you€testifying,€andÐ `° Ðafter€our€discussionð!ðand€also€based€on€the€testimony€thatððs€come€out€in€this€trialÐ L œ Ðthe€last€day€or€so,€after€our€discussion,€is€it€your€desire€to€testify€or€not€testify?Ð8 ˆ4Ð 4Ð  ÐA:€à0 4 àNot€testify.Ð$ t4Ð 4Ð  ÐQ:€à0 4 àDo€you€have€any€qualms€about€that€decision,€any€problems€with€that€decision?Ð `4Ð 4Ð  ÐA:€à0 4 àNo,€sir.ò òÐü L 4Ð 4Ð  Ðó óQ:€à0 4 àYou€understand€that€at€this€point,€without€testimony,€that€we€would€put€on€noÐ è 8  Ðproof€and€we€would€just€argue€that€the€State€has€not€proven€their€case?ÐÔ$ 4Ð 4Ð  ÐA:€à0 4 àYes,€sir.ÐÀ 4Ð 4Ð  ÐQ:€à0 4 àThatððs€your€decision€and€thatððs€what€you€want.Ьü 4Ð 4Ð  ÐA:€à0 4 àYes,€sir.Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘ÎC#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘ÔИè 4Ð 4Ð  ÐÌÓ XÀYÓÓ XÎYÓÓ XÜYÓÓ( °œX”,È’X@R(ÓThe€burden€is€on€petitioner€to€establish€there€was€a€failure€to€give€him€adequate€time€to€makeÐ pÀ Ða€knowing€and€€informed€decision€whether€to€testify.€€We€hold€that€petitioner€has€failed€to€meet€hisÐ \¬ Ðburden.Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘Ú]#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘ÔÐ H˜ ÐÐ 4„ ÐPetitionerððs€third€contention€is€that€his€trial€counsel€failed€to€properly€use€the€TennesseeÐ  p ÐCriminal€Procedure€discovery€rules.Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘_#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ô€€Similar€to€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€for€failureÐ  \ Ðto€present€witnesses,€when€a€petitioner€makes€a€claim€that€trial€counsel€failed€to€discover€something,Ð øH Ðsuch€evidence€in€support€of€that€claim€needs€to€be€presented€at€the€post„conviction€hearing.€€òòBlackóó,Ð ä4 Ð794€S.W.2d€at€757.€€The€only€evidence€presented€by€petitioner€was€a€written€statement€taken€byÐ Ð  ÐOfficer€Golden€containing€petitionerððs€alibi€statement.€The€post„conviction€court€found€that€trialÐ ¼  Ðcounsel€reasonably€relied€upon€his€clientððs€statements€and€disclosures€in€preparation€for€trial.€Ð ¨ø ÐCounsel€and€petitioner€discussed€the€matter€and€made€a€decision€not€to€use€the€prior€statement,€asÐ ”ä Ðsuch€would€be€inconsistent€with€the€tenor€of€their€defense,€namely€that€petitioner€was€at€the€crimeÐ €Ð Ðscene€but€was€not€the€shooter.€€Petitioner€failed€to€present€any€further€evidence€at€the€post„convictionÐ l¼ Ðhearing€to€show€that€the€outcome€of€the€trial€may€have€been€different€had€anything€else€beenÐ X ¨ Ðdiscovered€or€that€there€was€anything€else€to€be€discovered.€€We€hold€petitioner€has€failed€to€meetÐ D!” Ðhis€burden€that€he€was€prejudiced€by€any€alleged€failure€in€discovery.Ð 0"€  ÐÐ #l! ÐPetitionerððs€fourth€claim€is€that€counsel€was€ineffective€in€his€failure€to€further€investigateÐ $X" Ðpetitionerððs€alibi€defense.€€The€post„conviction€court€found€that€trial€counsel€and€petitioner€hadÐ ô$D # Ðthorough€discussions€about€the€case€and€chose€to€implement€the€trial€strategy€that€petitioner€was€atÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€scene€of€the€crime€but€was€not€the€shooter.€€Trial€counsel€was€not€even€made€aware€of€theÐ Ì&"% Ðpossibility€of€an€alibi€defense€until€midway€through€the€trial.€€The€post„conviction€court€found€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðpetitioner€had€the€responsibility€to€be€frank€and€open€with€his€attorney€and€that€petitioner€advisedÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhis€attorney€that€he€was€at€the€crime€scene.€€It€further€found€that€trial€counsel€reasonably€relied€uponÐ )à$( Ðthis€statement€of€petitioner€in€developing€the€above€trial€strategy.€€€Upon€finding€out€about€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðpossibility€of€an€alibi€defense€òòafter€óóimplementing€the€strategy€that€petitioner€was€at€the€scene,Ð h+¸&* Ðcounsel€tactically€chose€not€to€utilize€the€defense,€as€it€was€inconsistent€with€the€strategy€alreadyÐ ° Ðbeing€utilized.€Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘`#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ô€Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘k#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘ÔThe€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€the€benefit€of€hindsight;€the€petitioner€may€notÐ œì Ðsecond-guess€a€reasonably€based€trial€strategy;€and€the€petitioner€may€not€criticize€a€sound,€butÐ ˆØ Ðunsuccessful,€tactical€decision€made€after€adequate€preparation€for€the€case.€€òòòòóóAdkins€v.€Stateóó,€911Ð tÄ ÐS.W.2d€334,€347€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòseeóó€òòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€847€S.W.2d€521,€528€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð `° ÐApp.€1992).€Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘\k#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘ÔÐ L œ ÐÐ 8 ˆ ÐMoreover,€petitioner€failed€to€present€any€witnesses€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€to€supportÐ $ t Ðhis€alibi€defense.€€Absent€such€evidence,€this€Court€will€not€speculate€as€to€what€might€haveÐ  ` Ðhappened€had€this€occurred.€€òòBlackóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€757.Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘Šm#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ô€€The€failure€by€petitioner€to€present€alibiÐ ü L  Ðwitnesses€at€the€post„conviction€hearing€was€fatal€to€his€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counselÐ è 8  Ðfor€failing€to€pursue€an€alibi€defense.€€We€hold€petitioner€has€failed€to€meet€his€burden€of€provingÐ Ô$  Ðthat€any€failure€to€present€an€alibi€defense€was€prejudicial.Ð À  ÐÐ ¬ü  ÐPetitionerððs€final€contention€is€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€pursue€a€pre„Ð ˜è  Ðtrial€motion€to€have€the€jury€view€the€crime€sceneÔ#†XP‘XX XP‘o#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ô.€€The€post„conviction€court€found€that€trial€counselÐ „Ô  Ðcross„examined€the€Stateððs€witnesses€and€explored€any€prior€inconsistent€statements.€€Having€doneÐ pÀ Ðso,€trial€counsel€made€a€tactical€decision€that€it€was€not€necessary€to€have€the€jury€view€the€crimeÐ \¬ Ðscene,€as€he€felt€the€eyewitness€from€the€crime€sceneððs€€testimony€was€so€bad€and€inconsistent€thatÐ H˜ Ðshe€would€be€discredited,€and€there€was€no€need€to€view€the€scene.€€We€will€not€second€guess€a€validÐ 4„ Ðtrial€strategy.€Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘q#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ô€òòBlackóó,€794€S.W.2d€at€757Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘t#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ô.€€We€conclude€that€petitioner€has€failed€to€meet€his€burden.Ð  p ÐÐ  \ Ðò òÓ  ÓÓ XÓConclusionÐ øH ÐÓ XuÓÓ  ÓÐ ä4 ÐÓ  Óó óWe€agree€with€the€post„conviction€court€that€petitioner€was€not€given€ineffective€assistanceÐ Ð  Ðof€counsel.€€The€burden€is€on€petitioner€to€prove€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence€that€the€post„Ð ¼  Ðconviction€court€Ô#†XP‘XX XP‘€t#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ôwas€in€errorÔ#†XP‘XX XP‘¡v#ÔÔ‡ XP‘XXXP‘Ô€in€its€decision€that€his€counsel€was€adequate.€€Petitioner€has€failed€toÐ ¨ø Ðdo€so.€€Accordingly,€we€affirm€the€decision€of€the€post„conviction€court.ò òó óà0  àò òДä (# (# ÐÐ €Ð Ðó óÐ l¼ ÐÔ#†XP‘XX XP‘ïv#Ôò òÐ T ¤ ÐÐ