WPCY # VU>a % 0UB 4  n U:  w@ U6& U.\ U* B) DC AK dk v~ vM B  D3= 0Dp AO 0D D/  B<HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 <( 9Z &Courier RegularX($  7'CXXdXXd7    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiԡ 3|xn<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@,rAZ"Arial Regular \]E^_D`aUbEcPdeӀ<  9p`(Courier New<  9p`(Courier<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d7Border 1ddC << G Z !  #d#  #d#  ` X     YYY FILEDXNovember27,1996CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   inion Geneva  inion Geneva  d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! .   #Xd##Xd#  ` X  ݛ         X \RA'\\RA'\7  XXdXXd7ќRA1-j|`  `@Rߛ 8 @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATNASHVILLE@   JANUARY1996SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE,  ) ̀    ) Appellee,  ) No.01C019506CC00178    )    ) BedfordCountyv.    )    ) Hon.CharlesLee,Judge    )ANTONIOERASMOALVARADO,) (AttemptedFelonyMurder,    )AggravatedAssault,Aggravated Appellant.  ) Rape,AggravatedBurglary)    @ CONCURRINGOPINION  Iconcurfullywiththemajorityopinion,giventhepresentstateofthelaw.However,IwouldhopethatoursupremecourtwouldrevisititsholdinginStatev.Kimbrough,924S.W.2d888(Tenn.1996),relativetotherebeingnocrimeofattempttocommitfelonymurder.Init,oursupremecourtnotesthatanattempttocommitacrimenecessarilyinvolvesanintendedactorresult.924S.W.2dat890.Italsonotesthatfelonymurder,atthetimeoftheoffense,requiredthatthekillingbecommittedrecklessly.Itthenreasonsthat itislogicallyandlegallyimpossibletoattempttoperpetrateanunintentionalkilling,stating,aswell, thatonecannotintendtoaccomplishtheunintended.Id.at892.Bythispath,thecourtconcludesthat theoffenseofattemptedfelonymurderdoesnotexistinTennessee.Id. However,ourcriminalcodeexpresslyprovidesthattheculpablementalstatereflectedbyan intentionalactlegallysufficestoestablishtheculpablementalstatesofcriminalnegligenceandrecklessness,aswell.Thatis,T.C.A.3911301(a)(2)states:  8  Whenthelawprovidesthatcriminalnegligencesufficestoestablishanelementofanoffense,thatelementisalsoestablishedifapersonactsintentionally,knowinglyorrecklessly.Whenrecklessnesssufficestoestablishanelement,thatelementisalsoestablishedifapersonactsintentionallyorknowingly.Whenactingknowinglysufficestoestablishanelement,thatelementisalsoestablishedifapersonactsintentionally.  AstheSentencingCommissionCommentsexplain,thelesserlevelsofculpabilityareincludedbylawinthegreatersothat apersonwhoactsintentionallyalsoactsknowingly,recklesslyandwithcriminalnegligence. Inotherwords,althoughafelonymurderrequiredonlyarecklesskilling,aconvictionmaybeobtainedeventhoughtheproofshowedthatthekillingwasintended.Itwouldmakenosensetoconcludethatthepresenceofamoreculpablementalstatewouldhaveanylegalbearingonthechancesforconviction.Similarly,thefactthatanattempttocommitacrimerequiresanintenttocommitthatcrime,whichmayonlyneeda recklessmentalstate,shouldnotbeviewedtobaraconvictionforattemptalthoughtheattemptnecessarilylimitsconvictionstocaseswherethedefendantsintentionisproven.Thefactthatthecrimeisnotcompletedshouldnotmakeanydifference. ThepotentialreachofKimbroughisfairlywideinthatitsreasoningwouldapplytoanattempttocommitanyoffensehavingareckless,criminallynegligent,orevennoculpablementalstateasanelement.Sucharesultshouldnotoccur.IamauthorizedtostatethatJudgeWadeconcursinthisopinion,aswell.      _____________________________      JosephM.CANTRELL,Judge