WPC Blc+ YʁHiJ Fz_ٰvzhTdzF".fA|hb.mPdF&xe%G$vݱpn!W甚s49 #jR ’'tʓsF'+$@R6X*3toh~* :N%/wp8Oް!34@+,}vr[LjZ3B`- g SK4=D (? X~*g>wt ag&e3vV +O./Q *7{ #$,fIr:sCaʋ`-DMN`B2= ^X&' Oլl A/Hxܓg$u_@/dEٜzn^⫎@E!}VQ).]ڵA҈A-E?U@AEBCDDDEFӀ '3|xQ(*(2$ !   `   0    XXXX X X   Ad FILED     August17,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr. z AppellateCourt  Clerk (#$  0   58  `   1    &U&XXAtfirstglance,defendantsbriefappearsunclearastowhetherheassignsaserrorthe  failuretogiveaninstructiononrecklessendangermentforbothattemptedfirstdegreemurderandaggravatedassault.Sinceheassertsinhisbriefthatrecklessendangermentis alesserincludedoffenseofassault,weassumetheallegederrorrelatesonlytothechargeofaggravatedassault.Regardless,itwouldappearthatrecklessendangermentisneitheralesserincludednorlessergradeoffenseofattemptedfirstdegreemurder.SeegenerallyStatev.Trusty,919S.W.2d305, B 312(Tenn.1996).#X X&&U_#,cAZ"Arial Regular d""""'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  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PioneerBankBuilding  801BroadStreet,Suite428Chattanooga,TN37402 r  FORTHEAPPELLEE: 2 PAULG.SUMMERS    AttorneyGeneralandReporter CLINTONJ.MORGAN  r AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 WILLIAMH.COXIII  !,% DistrictAttorneyGeneral MARKA.HOOTON  $( AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral600MarketStreet,Suite310Chattanooga,TN37402 2(#, (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 b/*2 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE̜=JUDGE=  72;  7vXXdXXd7@qq* OPINION    ` AHamiltonCountyjuryconvicteddefendant,JerryWayneAlexander,ofattempttocommitmurderintheseconddegreeandaggravatedassault.Thetrialcourtsentencedhimtotenandfiveyears,respectively,andorderedthetermstorunconcurrently.Inthisappealasofright,defendantraisestwoissues:8 ` (1)8 ` ` whetherthetrialcourterredbyfailingtoinstructthejury   onrecklessendangermentasalesseroffenseofaggravatedassault;and  x x 8 ` (2)8 ` ` whethertheevidencewassufficienttosupportthe l verdicts.  x x + Wefindnoreversibleerrorand AFFIRM thetrialcourtsjudgment.  @+ FACTS  r  ` OnJune18,1996,Chattanoogapoliceofficers,ToddRoyvalandGlennScruggs,wereonpatrolataHamiltonCountyhousingdevelopment.Theywerelookingfordefendantinordertoservearrestwarrantsunrelatedtothiscase.Soonaftertheystartedtheirshift,theysawdefendantinthefrontpassengerseatofagreenCutlass.RoyvalpulledthemarkedpatrolcarinbehindtheslowmovingCutlass,activatedhisbluelights,andsoundedthesirenseveraltimes.TheCutlassdidnotstopforsomedistance,butsubsequentlypulledintoaparkingareasurroundedonthreesidesbyapartmentbuildings. ` RoyvalstoppedthepatrolcaratananglefacingtheCutlasspassengersidedoor.HeandScruggsgotoutandstartedwalkingtowardstheCutlass.However,theystoppedwhentheysawdefendantreachdownandcomebackuptothewindowwithanSKS7.62millimeterassaultrifle. ` Defendantleveledtherifleandbeganfiringtowardtheofficers.Royvalwasonlyabouttenfeetfromthedefendantanddroppedtotheground.Scruggsscrambledtothebackofthepatrolcarforcover.Aninspectionofthepatrolcar 9&5; laterrevealedabulletholeinthereardriversidequarterpanel,approximatelytwelvetofourteeninchesfromwhereRoyvalwasstanding.BothofficersreturnedgunfireastheCutlasspulledawaywithdefendanthangingoutthewindow. ` RoyvalandScruggschasedtheCutlassuntilitstoppedandcontinuedthepursuitonfootwhenthesuspectsabandonedit.DefendantranintoanearbyapartmentwhereRoyvalandScruggsapprehendedhim.RoyvalfoundtheassaultrifleinthefrontseatoftheCutlasswithaliveroundjammedinthechamberandan offthemarketthirtyroundmagazineclipholdingtwentytwoadditionalrounds. ` Thedefensepresentednoproofattrial. ` Baseduponthisevidence,thejuryconvictedthedefendantoftheattemptedseconddegreemurderofOfficerRoyvalandaggravatedassaultuponOfficerScruggs.@- @FF%JURYINSTRUCTION  $"  ` Defendantclaimsthetrialcourtcommittedreversibleerrorbyfailingtochargerecklessendangermentasalesserincludedoffenseofaggravatedassault.   %  1      ׀ 0*%( Werespectfullydisagree.̜==??? 1-0 ? ` Firstly,wenotethisissuewasnotraisedinthemotionfornewtrial.Thus,itiswaived.SeeTenn.R.App.P.3(e).AlthoughthisCourthastheauthorityto  addressthisissueifitinvolves plainerror,seeTenn.R.Crim.P.52(b),we p concludethereisnoplainerror. ` Theindictmentchargedaggravatedassaultbyintentionallyorknowinglycausingthevictimtoreasonablyfearimminentbodilyinjurybyuseofadeadlyweapon.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3913102(a)(1)(B).Recklessendangermentis   recklessconductwhichplacesthevictimin imminentdangerofdeathorseriousbodilyinjury.Tenn.CodeAnn.3913103(a).Ifcommittedwithadeadlyweapon,recklessendangermentisaClassEfelony.Tenn.CodeAnn.3913103(b).Regardlessofwhetherrecklessendangermentisatruelesserincluded P offenseofaggravatedassault,itiscertainlyalessergradeoffenseandmustbe 0 chargedwhenjustifiedbytheevidence.See󛀜Statev.Cleveland,959S.W.2d548, ` 553(Tenn.1997). ` However,thetrialcourtdoesnothavetochargethejurywithalesserincludedorlessergradeoffensewheretherecordclearlyshowsthatthedefendantwasguiltyofthegreateroffense,andtherecordisdevoidofevidencepermittinganinferenceofguiltonthelesseroffense.Statev.Langford,___S.W.2d___,___ P(#& (Tenn.1999). Obviously,wherethereisnoproofintherecordwhichwouldsupporttheinstruction,nojuryinstructiononalesseroffenseneedbesubmittedtothejury.Statev.Elder,982S.W.2d87D7DE1,877E(Tenn.Crim.App.1998)(citing -@), Statev.Trusty,919S.W.2d305,311A)@@AB)B(Tenn.1996)). / +.  ` Plainerroror fundamentalerrorisrecognizedunderTenn.R.Crim.P.52(b).Statev.Stephenson,878S.W.2d530,553(Tenn.1994).Itmustaffecta p504  substantialrightwhichisarightof fundamentalproportionsintheindictmentprocess,arighttotheproofofeveryelementoftheoffense,andisconstitutionalin 0948 nature.Statev.Adkisson,899S.W.2d626,639(Tenn.Crim.App.1994).Itisan  egregiouserrorthatstrikesatthe fairness,integrityorpublicreputationofjudicialproceedings.Id.(citingUnitedStatesv.Rodriguez,882F.2d1059,1064(6thCir. p М1989)). ` Intheinstantcase,therecordunequivocallyestablishedthatthedefendantactedintentionallyandknowinglyandcausedOfficerScruggstofearimminentbodilyinjurybyfiringathimwithanassaultrifle.Thetrialcourtdidchargethelesseroffenseofsimpleassault.Thejuryoptedtofindthedefendantguiltyofaggravatedassaultanddeclinedtoconvictonsimpleassault.Thefailuretoinstructonrecklessendangermentdidnotstrikeatthefairness,integrityorpublicreputationoftheproceedings.IfthetrialcourtdiderrinrefusingtoinstructonrecklessϜendangerment,itclearlydidnotconstitute plainerror. ` Thisissueiswithoutmerit.@  SUFFICIENCYOFTHEEVIDENCE  "   ` DefendantchargesthattheevidencepresentedattrialwasinsufficienttoconvicthimoftheattemptedseconddegreemurderofRoyvalandtheaggravatedassaultuponScruggs. h  0*%(  ` Defendantclaimsthatthecaseagainsthim hingedtotallyuponthe[officers]testimonyandthattheir testimonymustbeanalyzedinlightoftheiremotionalstate.Thesecontentionsaremisguided.Greatweightisgiventothejuryverdictinacriminaltrial,anditaccreditsthestateswitnessesandresolvesallconflictsinthestatesfavor.Statev.Bigbee,885S.W.2d797,803(Tenn.1994);Statev. p504 Harris,839S.W.2d54,75(Tenn.1992).Onappeal,thisCourtdoesnotreweigh P726 orreevaluatetheevidence.Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978). 0948 NormaythisCourtsubstituteitsinferencesforthosedrawnbythetrieroffactfromcircumstantialevidence.Liakasv.State,199Tenn.298,305,286S.W.2d856,859  (1956).Tothecontrary,thisCourtisrequiredtoaffordthestatethestrongestlegitimateviewoftheevidencecontainedintherecordaswellasallreasonableandlegitimateinferenceswhichmaybedrawnfromtheevidence.Statev.Tuttle,914 0  S.W.2d926,932(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Furthermore,aguiltyverdictreplacesthepresumptionofinnocencewithapresumptionofguiltwhichappellantmustovercomeonappeal.Statev.Grace,493S.W.2d474,476(Tenn.1973).    ` TheproofattrialshowedthatOfficersRoyvalandScruggsstoppedavehicleinwhichdefendantwasapassenger.Theofficersapproachedwithintenfeetofthecarspassengerwindowwhentheysawdefendantlevelamilitarystyleassaultrifleatthem.Whendefendantfiredatthem,RoyvaldroppedtothegroundandScruggsranforcover.Thefrightenedofficersreturnedthegunfire.WhenRoyvalrecoveredtherifle,aliveroundwasjammedinitschamberwithsevenroundsmissingfromathirtyroundmagazine>,>clip. ` Giventhepresumptionofguiltandviewingtheevidenceinthelightmostfavorabletothestate,wefindtheoverwhelmingproofmorethansufficienttoupholddefendantsconvictions.Thisissueiswithoutmerit.̜ @xx(CONCLUSION  ,`'*  ` Basedupontheforegoing,we AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrialcourt. / +. Ӝ  :p59 ЇCC̛/(#____________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE    CONCUR: @   ____________________________  @  GARYR.WADE,PRESIDINGJUDGE ____________________________   DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE