ÿWPCs …# VUHa %© 0(¯4×ë 0lú 0Df ª ² w ² 0J¼ 0T 0^Z 0h¸ 0r 0|’ 0† 0” 1u$ U,™ 0dÅ U,)U6U B‹B)¨DCÑ AMU*a-‹ D3¸Rëv~= 0@»vÓû AOÎÆ 0Dã D/' BV˜HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPTÀÌÀääÀÀÌ0†<à09Z 0Courier (W1) RegularX($¡¡»~g x3|xN((3üÝ$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóCÓ€2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)< Œ 9p`(ModernP ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ< Œ 9p`(Monaco< Œ 9p`(Courier New d% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd€-&Cþÿ << Gÿÿ< Œ 9p`(Arial #Ý ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÔ€(ÔÔ€(ÔÓ  ÓÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€(XÔÌÌò òMarch€12,€1996ÌÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€(ôÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó$$$$'ÿÿdxd HÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÔ€#ôÔà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóThe€state€originally€sought€the€death€penalty€against€Etherton,€butÏin€exchange€for€his€testimony€he€pled€guilty€and€received€a€life€sentence.ÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHÚ(d'@("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  ÒStyl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑMonacoÑÑ ÑÒ  BA: T Monaco ÒÒ  BA: T Monaco Ò€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€""X„d&ÓÑ#€""Xd#ÑÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÓÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€¯XdÈdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÙ€€ÙßL€')&;+'h|` Å `€€Lßà@ àòòIN€THE€COURT€OFÏCRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEóóÌà@ àòòAT€KNOXVILLEóóÌà@ àNOVEMBER€1995€SESSIONÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à*à àC.C.A.€#€03C01„9502„CR„00055Ìà àAppellee,à àà àà à*à àCOCKE€COUNTYÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à*à àHon.€J.€Kenneth€Porter,€JudgeÌGENEVA€BROYLES,à àà à*à à(First€Degree€Murder)Ìà àAppellant.à àà à*ÌÌòòFor€Appellant:óóà àà àà àà àòòFor€Appellee:óóÌÓÓJohn€S.€Andersonà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌAttorneyà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌ205€Highway€66,€Suite€102ÌRogersville,€TN€€37857à àà àAmy€L.€Tarkingtonà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€JusticeÏDivisionà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€RobertsonÏParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAl€Schmutzer,€Jr.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àand€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJames€DunnÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àSevier€County€CourthouseÌà àà àà àà àà àà àSuite€301Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àSevierville,€TN€€37862ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÇà@ àòòOPINIONóóÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€defendant,€Geneva€Broyles,€was€convicted€of€firstÏdegree€murder.€€The€trial€court€imposed€a€sentence€of€lifeÏimprisonment.€€In€addition€to€her€challenge€to€the€sufficiencyÏof€the€evidence,€the€defendant€raises€the€following€issues€forÏappellate€review:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà0 à(1)€whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€theÏdefendant's€motion€for€a€continuance;ÌÌà8 àà0 à(2)€whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€allowingÏinto€evidence€a€photograph€of€the€victim;€and€ÌÌà8 àà0 à(3)€whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€allowingÏinto€evidence€a€syringe€found€in€the€victim'sÏcar.ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àWe€affirm€the€trial€court's€judgment.ÌÌà àà àThe€body€of€the€victim,€Irene€Nelson,€was€discoveredÏon€March€12,€1993,€but€was€not€identified€until€several€daysÏthereafter.€€The€cause€of€death€was€massive€bleeding.€€The€bodyÏhad€three€stab€wounds€and€three€.20€gauge€shotgun€wounds,€all€inÏthe€head,€neck,€and€chest€area.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant's€boyfriend€and€codefendant,€DennyÍEtherton,€testified€for€the€state.× ƒ+ ××  ×€€He€claimed€that€around€noonÏon€the€day€of€the€murder,€the€defendant€and€her€brother€RickyÏArwood,€and€Barbara€James€met€him€at€his€mother's€house.€ÏEventually,€all€went€to€Ms.€James'€house,€where€the€victim€hadÏbeen€staying€since€her€separation€from€her€boyfriend.€€All€shotÏpool,€drank,€and€used€drugs€at€Ms.€James'€house€until€the€victimÏarrived€with€a€man€named€Roy€Belcher.€€Because€the€victimÏclaimed€someone€in€Greeneville€wanted€to€kill€her,€theÏdefendant,€who€had€known€the€victim€since€high€school,€and€Ms.ÏJames€tried€to€change€her€appearance€by€cutting€and€dying€herÏhair.€€€ÌÌà àà àEtherton€testified€that€the€defendant€wanted€to€killÏthe€victim€"over€a€pot€deal€that€went€bad,€and€she€wa[s]n'tÏgoing€to€screw€over€her€no€more";€€He€claimed€that€the€defendantÏ"[s]aid€this€was€her€last€time,€and€she's€going€to€take€care€ofÏit."€€Etherton€testified€that€on€the€previous€day,€the€defendantÏhad€said€that€she€intended€to€inject€the€victim€with€insulin€andÏthen€get€rid€of€the€body.€€Although€his€testimony€wasÏcontradictory€about€whether€they€had€been€with€the€victim€theÍnight€before€the€murder,€Etherton€also€stated€that€on€the€nightÏbefore€the€murder€the€defendant€had€poured€liquid€morphine€inÏthe€victim's€beer€but€that€it€had€not€harmed€her.ÌÌà àà àLater€in€the€evening,€the€group€informed€the€victimÏthat€they€knew€a€cabin€where€she€would€be€safe.€€Just€beforeÏthey€left,€Ms.€James€gave€Etherton€a€.20€gauge€shotgun€and€RickyÏArwood€gave€the€defendant€a€knife.€€The€defendant,€the€victim,Ïand€Ms.€James€were€in€the€victim's€Volkswagen€following€EthertonÏand€Ricky€Arwood,€who€were€in€the€defendant's€truck.€€TheÏVolkswagen€stopped€and€Etherton€turned€around€to€check.€€When€heÏsaw€that€the€victim€and€the€defendant€were€arguing€and€fighting,ÏEtherton€took€the€gun€from€the€truck€and€fired€three€shots€intoÏthe€victim's€chest€and€head.€€He€described€the€last€two€shots€asÏan€attempt€to€prevent€the€identification€of€the€body.€€EthertonÏclaimed€that€he€killed€the€victim€only€because€the€defendantÏwanted€her€dead.ÌÌà àà àThe€body€was€left€at€the€scene.€€The€group€took€theÏVolkswagan€to€a€residence€belonging€to€one€of€Etherton'sÏfriends.€€The€defendant€and€Ms.€James€got€rid€of€the€victim'sÏbelongings.€€Later,€the€victim's€brother,€Buddy€King,€discoveredÍa€syringe€in€the€victim's€car.€€ÌÌà àà àDetective€Robert€Caldwell€testified€that€the€victimÏwas€identified€by€fingerprints.€€Two€.20€gauge€shotgun€shellÏcasings€found€near€the€victim's€body€matched€a€shell€found€atÏthe€home€of€Ms.€James.€€A€.20€gauge€shotgun€was€under€a€bed€atÏthe€James'€residence.€€Testing€established€that€the€two€shellsÏfound€near€the€body€were€fired€from€the€shotgun.€€ÌÌà àà àRicky€Arwood€also€testified€for€the€state.€€HeÏremembered€that€Etherton€had€a€shotgun€but€he€thought€they€wereÏdriving€a€brown€car,€rather€than€a€truck,€at€the€time€of€theÏshooting.€€Arwood,€who€claimed€that€he€was€on€medication€andÏunder€the€influence€of€alcohol,€remembered€Etherton€getting€outÏof€their€vehicle€and€then€hearing€three€loud€bangs.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€testified€that€she€had€experiencedÏdomestic€problems€of€her€own,€that€she€and€the€victim€wereÏlooking€for€a€safe€place,€and€that€she€had€no€idea€where€theyÏwere€going€on€the€night€of€the€murder.€€The€defendantÏacknowledged€that€Ms.€James€had€been€telling€her€that€the€victimÏwas€setting€her€up€on€something€to€do€with€drugs.€€The€defendantÍadmitted€that€when€they€stopped€the€car,€she€had€tried€toÏfrighten€the€victim€with€the€syringe€of€insulin,€claiming€it€wasÏtruth€serum.€€She€testified€that€the€victim€knocked€the€syringeÏout€of€her€hand€at€which€point,€Etherton€ordered€her€out€of€theÏcar€and€fired€three€shots.€€She€acknowledged€that€they€got€ridÏof€the€Volkswagen€and€that€she€had€helped€Ms.€James€dispose€ofÏthe€victim's€personal€effects.€€She€claimed€that€EthertonÏthreatened€her€and€that€she€had€maintained€a€relationship€withÏhim€out€of€fear.ÌÌà@ àIÌà àà àThe€defendant€first€asserts€that€there€wasÏinsufficient€corroboration€to€support€the€conviction€of€firstÏdegree€murder.€€ÌÌà àà àOn€appeal,€of€course,€the€state€is€entitled€to€theÏstrongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonableÏinferences€which€might€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,Ï571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€The€credibility€of€theÏwitnesses,€the€weight€to€be€given€their€testimony,€and€theÏreconciliation€of€conflicts€in€the€proof€are€matters€entrustedÏto€the€jury€as€triers€of€fact.€€òòByrge€v.€Stateóó,€575€S.W.2d€292,Í295€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978).€€When€the€sufficiency€of€theÏevidence€is€challenged,€the€relevant€question€is€whether,€afterÏreviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,Ïany€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essentialÏelements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.ÏWilliamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983),€òòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó,€465ÏU.S.€1073€(1984);€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€A€crime€may€also€beÏestablished€by€the€use€of€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.ÏTharpeóó,€726€S.W.2d€896,€899„900€(Tenn.€1987);€€òòMarable€v.€Stateóó,Ï203€Tenn.€440,€451„52,€313€S.W.2d€451,€457€(1958).€ÌÌà àà àA€defendant€cannot€be€convicted€upon€theÏuncorroborated€testimony€of€accomplices.€€òòSherrill€v.€Stateóó,€204ÏTenn.€427,€433„35,€321€S.W.2d€811,€814„15€(1959);€òòPrince€v.ÏStateóó,€529€S.W.2d€729,€732€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1975).€€AnÏaccomplice€is€defined€as€a€person€who€knowingly,€voluntarily,Ïand€with€common€intent€with€the€principal€offers€to€unite€in€theÏcommission€of€a€crime.€€òòClapp€v.€Stateóó,€94€Tenn.€186,€194„95,€30ÏS.W.€214,€216€(1895);€€òòLetner€v.€Stateóó,€512€S.W.2d€643,€647Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1974).€ÌÌà àà àThe€rule€is€that€there€must€be€some€fact€testified€toÍwhich€is€entirely€independent€of€an€accomplice's€testimony;€thatÏfact,€taken€by€itself,€must€lead€to€an€inference€that€a€crimeÏhas€been€committed€and€that€the€defendant€is€responsibleÏtherefor.€€òòState€v.€Fowleróó,€213€Tenn.€239,€245„46,€373€S.W.2dÏ460,€463€(1963).€€This€requirement€is€met€if€the€corroborativeÏevidence€fairly€and€legitimately€tends€to€connect€the€accusedÏwith€the€commission€of€the€crime€charged.€€òòMarshall€v.€Stateóó,Ï497€S.W.2d€761,€765„66€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1973).€€Only€slightÏcircumstances€are€required€to€furnish€the€necessaryÏcorroboration.€€òòGarton€v.€Stateóó,€206€Tenn.€79,€91,€332€S.W.2dÏ169,€175€(1960).€€To€be€corroborative,€the€evidence€need€not€beÏadequate€in€and€of€itself€to€convict.€€òòSeeóó€òòConner€v.€Stateóó,€531ÏS.W.2d€119,€125€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1975).ÌÌà àà àThe€codefendant€Etherton€testified€that€the€defendantÏwanted€to€kill€the€victim€because€she€thought€the€victim€wasÏsetting€her€up€on€a€drug€deal.€€He€claimed€that€the€defendantÏhad€planned€to€kill€the€victim€by€injecting€her€with€insulin€andÏthen€get€rid€of€the€body.€€That€the€defendant€acknowledgedÏhaving€insulin€and€a€syringe€on€the€night€of€the€murder€servedÏas€corroborating€evidence.€€Later,€the€syringe€was€discovered€inÏthe€victim's€car.€€Moreover,€Etherton€had€testified€that€theÍdefendant€had€a€knife€on€the€evening€of€the€murder€and€hadÏstruggled€with€the€victim€before€he€returned€to€theirÏautomobile.€€The€medical€examiner€testified€that€the€three€stabÏwounds€occurred€prior€to€the€gunshot€wounds.€€That,€in€part,Ïcorroborated€Etherton's€claim€that€he€had€shot€the€victim€onlyÏafter€the€other€attempts€had€failed.€€ÌÌà àà àUnder€these€circumstances,€the€defendant's€statementsÏand€the€medical€testimony€provide€sufficient€corroboration€ofÏthe€accomplice's€testimony.€€In€our€opinion,€a€rational€trier€ofÏfact€could€have€found€that€the€evidence€was€sufficient€toÏsupport€the€offense€of€first€degree€murder.€€òòSeeóó€òòJackson€v.ÏVirginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307€(1979).ÌÌà@ àIIÌà àà àNext,€the€defendant€claims€that€the€trial€court€erredÏwhen€it€denied€her€motion€for€a€continuance€made€just€before€theÏbeginning€of€the€trial.€€The€defendant€argues€she€was€too€ill€toÏassist€counsel€in€her€defense.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€law€is€well€settled.€€The€grant€or€denial€of€aÏcontinuance€rests€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trialÍcourt.€€òòState€v.€Sealsóó,€735€S.W.2d€849,€853€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1987).€€Its€determination€will€not€be€overturned€unless€there€isÏ"a€clear€showing€of€an€abuse€of€discretion,€to€the€prejudice€ofÏthe€defendant."€€òòWoods€v.€Stateóó,€552€S.W.2d€782,€784€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1977);€òòFrazier€v.€Stateóó,€3€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€696,€702,Ï466€S.W.2d€535,€537€(1970).ÌÌà àà àIt€is€not€disputed€that€the€defendant€suffered€fromÏphysical€disabilities€at€the€time€of€the€trial.€€At€the€time€ofÏtrial,€she€needed€to€have€a€liver€transplant.€€She€had€recentlyÏhad€an€eye€removed.€€Her€course€of€treatment€at€the€time€ofÏtrial€included€antibiotics€taken€intravenously.€€The€case€hadÏbeen€continued€on€several€occasions€due€to€the€continuing€natureÏof€her€medical€problems.€€At€the€last€continuance,€the€trialÏjudge€informed€the€defendant€that€absent€compelling€necessity,Ïshe€was€expected€to€be€ready€for€trial€at€this€setting.€€ÌÌà àà àAt€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€a€new€trial,€theÏtrial€court€made€the€following€statement€concerning€theÏdefendant's€competency:€ÌÓÓà8 àà0 à[S]he€was€in€far€better€shape€than€I€thought€sheÏwould€be,€she€really€was.€€She€had€a€good€day,Ïnot€only€just€a€good€day€but€she€was€alert,€sheÍwas€able,€she€was€competent,€she€was€aware,€sheÏwas€conversive€with€counsel,€she€conferred€withÏcounsel€throughout€the€trial€at€critical€pointsÏand€not€disruptive€at€all€in€any€fashion.€€SheÏdemeaned€herself€in€proper€fashion.€€She€wasÏhooked€up€to€an€IV.€€That€could€not€prejudiceÏher,€if€anything€it€engendered€whatever€sympathyÏyou€could€engender€for€someone€who€had€committedÏthe€odious€offenses€detailed€by€the€proof.ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àBased€upon€our€own€review€of€the€record,€we€cannotÏconclude€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€byÏdetermining€that€a€continuance€was€not€required€by€theÏdefendant's€physical€condition.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòState€v.€Robinsonóó,Ï622€S.W.2d€62,€74€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980).€€That€there€had€beenÏseveral€prior€continuances€suggested€that€the€trial€court€hadÏbeen€sensitive€about€the€defendant's€medical€condition.€€TheÏcontinuing€nature€of€the€illness€indicates€that€she€would€haveÏlikely€been€expected€to€have€some€problems€at€any€time€Ìthe€trial€was€set.€€Finally,€the€record€does€not€support€herÏclaim€that€she€could€not€assist€her€counsel.€€She€appears€toÏhave€been€able€to€testify€competently€on€her€own€behalf.€€ÌÌà@ àIIIÌà àà àThe€defendant€also€claims€that€the€trial€court€shouldÏhave€excluded€a€color€photograph€of€the€victim€because€it€wasÍ"gruesome€in€nature€and€served€no€purpose€but€to€inflame€theÏjury."€€The€state€responds€that€the€photograph€gave€the€jury€aÏbetter€understanding€of€the€type€of€wounds€inflicted€and€theÏmanner€in€which€they€occurred.ÌÌà àà àThe€admissibility€of€photographs€from€the€scene€of€theÏcrime€is€governed€by€Tennessee€Rule€of€Evidence€403€and€òòState€v.ÏBanksóó,€564€S.W.2d€947€(Tenn.€1978).€€The€evidence€must€beÏrelevant€and€its€probative€value€must€outweigh€any€prejudicialÏeffect.€€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€403;€òòState€v.€Banksóó,€564€S.W.2d€at€950„51.€€Whether€to€admit€the€photographs€is€within€theÏdiscretionary€authority€of€the€trial€court€and€will€not€beÏreversed€absent€a€clear€showing€of€an€abuse.€€òòState€v.€Allenóó,Ï692€S.W.2d€651,€654€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1985).ÌÌà àà àWhile€the€photograph€of€the€deceased€was€unpleasant,Ïit€demonstrated€the€close€proximity€of€two€shotgun€shell€casingsÏto€the€victim's€body.€€It€also€may€have€been€probative€as€toÏwhether€the€stab€wounds€preceded€the€shotgun€wounds.€€UnderÏthese€circumstances,€we€hold€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuseÏits€discretionary€authority€by€admitting€the€single€photographÏof€the€victim€at€the€scene.€€€ÌÌà@ àIVÌà àà àThe€defendant's€final€contention€of€error€is€thatÏthere€was€an€inadequate€chain€of€custody€for€the€admission€ofÏthe€syringe.€€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€901(a)€requires€that€tangibleÏevidence€be€authenticated€and€provides€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àThe€requirement€of€authentication€orÏidentification€as€a€condition€precedent€toÏadmissibility€is€satisfied€by€evidenceÏsufficient€to€the€court€to€support€aÏfinding€by€the€trier€of€fact€that€theÏmatter€in€question€is€what€its€proponentÏclaims.ÌÌÓÓIdentification€of€evidence€may€be€by€a€witness€or€by€theÏdemonstration€of€an€unbroken€chain€of€custody;€theÏidentification€need€not€be€absolutely€certain.€€òòState€v.€Woodsóó,Ï806€S.W.2d€205,€212€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990);€òòState€v.€Fergusonóó,Ï741€S.W.2d€125,€127€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€€It€is€sufficientÏif€the€circumstances€shown€establish€a€reasonable€assurance€ofÏthe€identity€of€the€item.€€òòRitter€v.€Stateóó,€3€Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï372,€378,€462€S.W.2d€247,€249„50€(1970).€€Whether€tangibleÏevidence€has€been€properly€authenticated€is€left€to€theÏdiscretion€of€the€trial€court.€€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€901(a);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóóÏòòRitter€v.€Stateóó,€3€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€372,€462€S.W.2d€247€(1970).€ÏThe€trial€court's€decision€will€not€be€disturbed€absent€aÍclearly€mistaken€exercise€of€that€discretion.€€òòState€v.€Baldwinóó,Ï867€S.W.2d€358,€361€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).ÌÌà àà àAt€trial,€the€defendant€acknowledged€that€she€hadÏintended€to€inject€the€victim€with€insulin,€but€explained€it€wasÏonly€to€frighten€her.€€The€syringe€was€admitted€through€AgentÏMorrell's€testimony.€€The€victim's€brother,€Buddy€King,Ïtestified€that€he€had€found€the€syringe€under€the€back€seat€asÏhe€was€cleaning€the€car.€€He€stated€that€he€immediately€turnedÏthe€syringe€over€to€Agent€Morrell.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€chain€of€custody€isÏinadequate€because€the€T.B.I.€had€the€car€for€a€substantialÏlength€of€time€without€finding€the€syringe€before€turning€theÏcar€over€to€King.€€That,€however,€addresses€only€the€credibilityÏof€the€evidence,€not€the€admissibility.ÌÌà àà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€isÏaffirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€Judge€ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJoe€D.€Duncan,€Special€Judge