State of Tennessee v. Xavier C. Parks

On August 10, 2006, Petitioner, Xavier C. Parks, pleaded guilty in Hardeman County to a single count of aggravated burglary and he was sentenced to six years of incarceration as a Range I Standard Offender. Petitioner did not appeal the sentence. On November 6, 2006, Petitioner filed a pro se post-conviction petition. He used a form post-conviction petition provided by the State of Tennessee and simply checked the boxes beside two common grounds alleged in post-conviction proceedings: (1) “conviction was based on unlawfully induced guilty plea or guilty plea involuntarily entered without understanding of the nature and consequences of the plea;” and (9) “denial of effective assistance of counsel.” The petition contained no facts which would support these alleged grounds for collateral relief, and the post-conviction judge dismissed the petition for that reason.  We are constrained to agree with the post-conviction court and, therefore, affirm the dismissal.