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ÐIntelligence€Scale„Revised,€a€neuropsychological€examination,€the€CarlsonÐ `6-0 ÐPsychological€Survey,€and€the€Minnesota€Multiphasic€Personality€Inventory„Ð @8à.2 ÐRevised.€€Dr.€Engum€determined€that€the€appellant€possesses€an€I.Q.€of€82,€placingÐ `  Ðhim€in€the€borderline€range€of€intellectual€functioning.€€Dr.€Engum€conceded€that€theÐ @ à Ðappellant€is€not€retarded.€€Ð  À ÐÌà Œ àà ä àMoreover,€Dr.€Engum€concluded€that€the€appellant€is€not€insane,€i.e.,Ð à€ Ðhe€does€not€suffer€from€a€mental€disease€or€defect€which€impairs€his€ability€toÐ À`  Ðappreciate€the€wrongfulness€of€his€conduct€or€conform€his€conduct€to€theÐ  @  Ðrequirements€of€the€law.€€However,€Dr.€Engum€diagnosed€the€appellant€with€severalÐ €  Ðmental€diseases€or€defects,€including€cyclothymic€disorder,€either€an€organicÐ ` Ðpersonality€disorder€or€a€schizoid€personality€disorder,€and€a€cognitive€disorder.€€Dr.Ð @à ÐEngum€opined€that€the€appellantððs€level€of€intellectual€functioning€and€his€otherÐ  À Ðmental€defects€substantially€affected€his€judgment€at€the€time€of€the€murder.€Ð   ÐMoreover,€according€to€Dr.€Engum,€the€appellant€was€under€the€influence€ofÐ à€ Ðextreme€mental€or€emotional€distress€at€the€time€of€the€murder,€precluding€his€abilityÐ À!` Ðto€premeditate€the€murder.€€Dr.€Engum€explained:Ð  #@ ÐÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àRecognize€that€what€the€test€results€are€showing€are€firstÐ €%  Ðsomebody€with€limited€intellectual€ability,€okay?€€An€IQ€ofÐ p& Ð82.€.€.€.€Ð`' ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àSecond,€you€have€somebody€whose,€what€I€call€adaptiveÐ @)à" Ðskills€or€problem€solving€skills€are€quite€limited.€€This€isÐ 0*Ð # Ðan€individual€who€works€in€a€very€structured€andÐ  +À!$ Ðsequential€fashion,€he€doesnððt€understand€all€ofÐ ,°"% Ðcomplexities€of€interpersonal€interaction.Ð- #&ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àThird,€you€have€somebody€who€is€socially€inept,€not€realÐ à.€%( Ðsophisticated,€he€has€some€paranoid€tendencies,€he€hasÐ Ð/p&) Ða€strong€tendency€to€misperceive€what€other€peopleððsÐ À0`'* Ðintentions€are€towards€him.а1P(+ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àFourth,€he€is€somebody€who€„„€he€internalizes€andÐ 30*- Ðrepresses€a€lot€of€his€feelings€and€emotions,€and€itððsÐ €4 +. Ðpretty€much€like€a€pressure€cooker,€and€he€will€almostÐ p5,/ Ðdeny€that€other€people€are€abusing€him€or€misusing€him,Ð `6-0 Ðand€then€it€finally€gets€to€the€point€of€where€heððs€justÐ P7ð-1 Ðoverwhelmed€by€it€and€will€explode€.€.€.€.€€Most€of€the€timeÐ @8à.2 Ðhe€is€pretty€much€docile,€depressed,€dysphoric,Ð `  Ðwithdrawn,€but€when€the€pressure€build€up,€that€is€whenÐ P ð Ðhe€can€act€out€in€a€manner€that€he€did€towards€Ms.Ð @ à ÐMorris.Ð0 Ðä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓlMÓÌà Œ àà ä àDr.€Engum€conceded€that€his€conclusion€that€the€appellant€wasÐ ð Ðexperiencing€an€explosion€of€suppressed€emotions€at€the€time€of€the€murder€wasÐ Ðp  Ðbased€upon€the€appellantððs€account€of€the€murder.€€The€appellant€informed€Dr.Ð °P  ÐEngum€that,€on€the€day€of€the€murder,€he€was€searching€for€Ms.€Morris€in€order€toÐ 0  Ðcollect€money€he€had€loaned€to€her.€€He€denied€to€Dr.€Engum€that€he€intended€toÐ p Ðharm€the€victim€but€admitted€that€he€intended€to€threaten€her.€€When€the€appellantÐ Pð Ðlocated€Ms.€Morris,€ð ðthe€situation€escalate[d]€and€he€started€shooting.€€Again,€heÐ 0Ð Ðreached€that€boiling€point,€exploded,€and€unfortunately€with€lethal€consequences.ðð€€Ð ° ÐÌà Œ àà ä àDr.€Engum€qualified€his€testimony,€remarking€that,€if€the€appellant€hadÐ Ð p Ðpreviously€threatened€to€kill€Ms.€Morris,€this€fact€might€change€his€opinionÐ °"P Ðconcerning€the€degree€of€the€appellantððs€mental€or€emotional€distress.€Ð $0 ÐNevertheless,€Dr.€Engum€maintained€that€evidence€of€prior€threats€would€notÐ p& Ðnecessarily€preclude€his€ð ðpressure€cookerðð€theory.€€Dr.€Engum€concluded€that,€in€theÐ P(ð! Ðfuture,€the€appellant€ð ðmight€present€a€risk€to€[any]€individual€who€betrays€his€trust.ððÐ 0*Ð # ÐÌà@==,Úàò òòòAnalysisó óóóˆÐ ð-$' Ðò òI.à Œ àImprisonment€for€Life€Without€Possibility€of€Paroleó óÐ Ð/p&) Ðà Œ àà ä àò òa.à < àSentencing€Procedureó óÐ °1P(+ Ðà Œ àà ä àTenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„207€delineates€the€sentencing€procedure€inÐ 30*- Ðcases€of€first€degree€murder€when€the€State€declines€to€seek€the€death€penalty.€Ð p5,/ ÐFollowing€a€defendantððs€conviction€of€first€degree€murder,€the€trial€court€conducts€aÐ P7ð-1 Ðseparate€sentencing€hearing€during€which€a€jury€determines€whether€the€defendantÐ `  Ðshould€be€sentenced€to€life€or€life€without€parole.€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„207(a).€Ð @ à ÐAs€in€the€case€of€capital€proceedings,€ð ðevidence€may€be€presented€as€to€any€matterÐ  À Ðthat€the€court€deems€relevant€to€the€punishment€.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„Ð   Ð204(c);€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„207(a).€€This€evidence€may€pertain€to€ð ðthe€natureÐ à€ Ðand€circumstances€of€the€crime;€the€defendantððs€character,€background€history,€andÐ À`  Ðphysical€condition;€any€evidence€tending€to€establish€or€rebut€the€aggravatingÐ  @  Ðcircumstances€.€.€.€;€and€any€evidence€tending€to€establish€or€rebut€any€mitigatingÐ €  Ðfactors.ðð€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„204(c).€€Statutory€aggravating€and€mitigatingÐ ` Ðcircumstances€are€set€forth€in€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„204(i)€and€(j).€€Ð @à ÐÌà Œ àà ä àIn€sentencing€a€defendant,€the€jury€must€first€determine€whether€theÐ   ÐState€has€proven€at€least€one€statutory€aggravating€circumstance€beyond€aÐ à€ Ðreasonable€doubt.€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„207€(b),€(c).€€Only€if€the€juryÐ À!` Ðunanimously€finds€a€statutory€aggravating€circumstance€beyond€a€reasonable€doubtÐ  #@ Ðmay€the€jury€consider,€in€its€discretion,€€the€imposition€of€a€sentence€of€life€withoutÐ €%  Ðparole.€€òòId.óó€€In€order€to€impose€the€harsher€penalty,€the€jury€need€not€find€that€theÐ `'  Ðstatutory€aggravating€circumstances€outweigh€any€mitigating€circumstances€beyondÐ @)à" Ða€reasonable€doubt,€but€must€simply€weigh€and€consider€aggravating€and€mitigatingÐ  +À!$ Ðcircumstances.€€òòId.óó€at€(d).׃×Ý ƒ]#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð - #& ÐÌà Œ àà ä àFollowing€the€presentation€of€the€proof€in€this€case,€the€trial€courtÐ À0`'* Ðinstructed€the€jury€on€the€aggravating€circumstance€set€forth€in€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ððÐ `  Ð39„13„204(i)(2),€the€appellantððs€prior€conviction€of€a€felony€whose€statutory€elementsÐ @ à Ðinvolve€the€use€of€violence€to€the€person.€€The€trial€court€also€instructed€the€jury€onÐ  À Ðthe€following€mitigating€circumstances:Ð   ÐÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àNumber€1,€The€murder€was€committed€while€theÐ à€ Ðdefendant€was€under€the€influence€of€extreme€mental€orÐ Ðp  Ðemotional€disturbance.€[òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„Ð À`  Ð204(j)(2)].аP ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àNumber€2,€The€capacity€of€the€defendant€to€appreciateÐ 0  Ðthe€wrongfulness€of€his€conduct€or€to€conform€hisÐ €  Ðconduct€to€the€requirements€of€the€law€was€substantiallyÐ p Ðimpaired€as€a€result€of€mental€disease€or€defect,€whichÐ ` Ðwas€insufficient€to€establish€a€defense€to€the€crime,€butÐ Pð Ðwhich€substantially€affected€his€judgment.€€[òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð @à ÐCode.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„204(j)(8)].Ð0Ðä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àNumber€3,€The€defendantððs€family,€personal€andÐ ° Ðprofessional€relationships€and€any€effect€theseÐ   Ðrelationships€may€have€had€upon€him.Ððä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àNumber€4,€The€defendantððs€family,€military€and€personalÐ Ð p Ðbackground,€including€any€history€of€emotionalÐ À!` Ðdisturbance,€familial€instability€or€childhood€problems.а"Pä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àNumber€5,€The€defendantððs€mental,€emotional€andÐ $0 Ðpsychological€history€and€any€impact€this€may€have€hadÐ €%  Ðon€the€defendant.Ðp&ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àNumber€6,€The€defendantððs€conduct€when€arrested€andÐ P(ð! 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ÐÌà Œ àà ä àFollowing€its€deliberation€in€this€case,€the€jury€announced€that€it€hadÐ ,°"% Ðunanimously€sentenced€the€appellant€to€life€without€parole.€€Immediately€thereafter,Ð ð-$' Ðthe€trial€court€and€the€jury€foreperson€engaged€in€the€following€colloquy:Ð Ð/p&) ÐÓÓCourt:à8 ä àà8<ä Ð ä Ð àAnd€did€the€jury€find€a€statutory€aggravatingÐ °1P(+ Ðcircumstance,€and,€if€so,€is€that€listed€on€theÐ  2@), Ðdocuments?Ð30*-<x<x ÐJury€Foreperson:à8 < àThere€is€nothing€listed€there.Ѐ4 +.<x<x ÐThe€Court:à8 ä àà8<ä Ð ä Ð àAll€right.€€Members€of€the€Jury,€Iððm€going€toÐ p5,/ Ðask€you€to€step€back€into€the€jury€room€andÐ `6-0 Ðreread€the€portion€of€the€charge€that€says,Ð P7ð-1 ÐPunishment€of€Imprisonment€For€LifeÐ @8à.2 ÐWithout€Possibility€of€Parole€orÐ `  ÐImprisonment€For€Life.ÐP ð<x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àà8<ä Ð ä Ð àWe,€the€jury€unanimously€find€the€State€hasÐ 0 Ð Ðproven€the€following€listed€statutoryÐ  À Ðaggravating€circumstance€beyond€aÐ ° Ðreasonable€doubt.€€(Here€list€the€statutoryÐ   Ðaggravating€circumstance€so€found.)Ðð<x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àà8<ä Ð ä Ð àTennessee€law€provides€that€no€sentenceÐ Ðp  Ðof€imprisonment€for€life€without€possibility€ofÐ À`  Ðparole€shall€be€imposed€by€a€jury,€but€uponÐ °P  Ða€unanimous€finding€that€the€State€hasÐ  @  Ðproven€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€theÐ 0  Ðexistence€of€the€following€aggravatingÐ €  Ðcircumstance:Ðp<x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àà8<ä Ð ä Ð àThe€defendant€was€previously€convicted€ofÐ Pð Ða€felony,€other€than€the€present€charge,Ð @à Ðwhose€statutory€elements€involve€the€use€ofÐ 0Ð Ðviolence.€€The€State€is€relying€upon€theÐ  À Ðcrime€of€Attempt€to€Commit€Second€DegreeÐ ° ÐMurder,€as€a€felony€involving€the€use€ofÐ   Ðviolence€to€the€person.Ðð<x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àà8<ä Ð ä Ð àMembers€of€the€Jury,€the€Court€has€read€toÐ Ð p Ðyou€the€statutory€aggravating€circumstance,Ð À!` Ðwhich€the€law€requires€you€to€consider€ifÐ °"P Ðyou€find€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€thatÐ  #@ Ðthe€evidence€was€established.€€You€shallÐ $0 Ðnot€take€into€account€any€other€facts€orÐ €%  Ðcircumstances€as€the€basis€for€decidingÐ p& Ðwhether€imprisonment€for€life€withoutÐ `'  Ðpossibility€of€parole€would€be€appropriateÐ P(ð! Ðpunishment€in€this€case.Ð@)à"<x<x ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àà8<ä Ð ä Ð àIf€you€will,€at€this€time,€please,€step€backÐ  +À!$ Ðinto€the€jury€room€and€complete€the€verdictÐ ,°"% Ðform.Ð- #&<x<x ÐÌÓÓWhen€the€jury€returned€to€the€courtroom€once€more,€the€verdict€form€reflected€theÐ à.€%( Ðjuryððs€unanimous€finding€of€the€requisite€aggravating€circumstance.€€The€trial€courtÐ À0`'* Ðpolled€the€jurors€to€confirm€their€unanimity€with€respect€to€both€the€aggravatingÐ  2@), Ðcircumstance€and€the€sentence€of€life€without€parole.Ð €4 +. ÐÌà Œ àà ä àð ð[W]hen€a€jury€returns€an€incorrect€or€imperfect€verdict,€the€trial€courtÐ @8à.2 Ðhas€both€the€power€and€the€duty€to€send€them€back€to€the€jury€room€with€directionsÐ `  Ðto€amend€the€verdict€to€put€it€in€the€proper€form.ðð€€òòState€v.€Stephensonóó,€878€S.W.2dÐ @ à Ð530,€554€(Tenn.€1994).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Harrisóó,€989€S.W.2d€307,€314€n.7€(Tenn.Ð  À Ð1999);€òòState€v.€Nicholsóó,€877€S.W.2d€722,€730€(Tenn.€1994).€€In€òòState€v.€Jeffersonóó,Ð   Ð938€S.W.2d€1,€22€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996),€this€court€articulated€the€appropriateÐ à€ Ðprocedure€to€be€applied€by€a€trial€court€when€a€jury€returns€an€incorrect€or€imperfectÐ À`  Ðverdict:€Ð  @  ÐÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àThe€trial€court€should€advise€the€jury€that€the€courtÐ €  Ðcannot€accept€the€verdict,€direct€the€jury€to€either€rereadÐ p Ðthe€charge€given€by€the€court€or€the€court€can€give€aÐ ` Ðsupplemental€charge,€and€have€the€jury€retire€to€considerÐ Pð Ðits€verdict.Ð@àä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓ5‰ÓThe€trial€court€in€this€case€complied€with€this€procedure€and€properly€accepted€theÐ  À Ðresultant€verdict€of€the€jury.Ð   ÐÌà Œ àà ä àNevertheless,€the€appellant€argues€that,€because€the€trial€court€failedÐ À!` Ðto€ascertain€whether€the€jurors€had€unanimously€found€the€requisite€aggravatingÐ  #@ Ðcircumstance€òòbeforeóó€asking€the€jurors€to€return€to€the€jury€room€and€correct€theÐ €%  Ðverdict€form,€the€record€does€not€reflect€whether€the€jury€found€the€aggravatingÐ `'  Ðcircumstance€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€In€other€words,€the€appellant€posits€thatÐ @)à" Ðthe€jury,€in€amending€the€verdict€form,€may€have€simply€ð ðcomplet[ed]€the€form€as€theÐ  +À!$ ÐCourt€had€ordered€them€to€complete€it.ððÐ - #& ÐÌà Œ àà ä àHowever,€the€appellantððs€argument€completely€ignores€the€trial€courtððsÐ À0`'* Ðexplicit€supplemental€instruction€that,€in€order€to€impose€a€sentence€of€life€withoutÐ  2@), Ðparole,€the€jury€was€required€to€find€the€aggravating€circumstance€beyond€aÐ €4 +. Ðreasonable€doubt.€€Moreover,€the€appellantððs€argument€ignores€the€trial€courtððsÐ `6-0 Ðpolling€of€the€jury,€following€the€amendment€of€the€verdict€form,€to€ensure€that€theÐ @8à.2 Ðjurors€had€found€the€aggravating€circumstance€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€ThisÐ `  Ðissue€is€without€merit.Ð @ à ÐÌà Œ àà ä àò òc.à < àThe€Propriety€of€the€Sentenceó óÐ   Ðà Œ àà ä àWith€respect€to€the€propriety€of€the€appellantððs€sentence,€Tenn.€Code.Ð à€ ÐAnn.€ðð€39„13„207(g)€provides:Ð À`  ÐÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àA€sentence€of€imprisonment€for€life€without€possibility€ofÐ  @  Ðparole€shall€be€considered€appropriate€if€the€state€provedÐ 0  Ðbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt€at€least€one€(1)€aggravatingÐ €  Ðcircumstance€contained€in€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„Ð p Ð204(i),€and€the€sentence€was€not€otherwise€imposedÐ ` Ðarbitrarily,€so€as€to€constitute€a€gross€abuse€of€the€juryððsÐ Pð Ðdiscretion.Ð@àä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓ÷‘ÓThe€appellant€does€not€contest€that€the€State€proved€beyond€a€reasonable€doubtÐ  À Ðthe€aggravating€circumstance€that€the€appellant€was€previously€convicted€of€a€felonyÐ   Ðwhose€statutory€elements€involve€the€use€of€violence€to€the€person.€€Tenn.€Code.Ð à€ ÐAnn.€ðð€39„13„204(i)(2).€€In€fact,€the€parties€stipulated€the€appellantððs€prior€convictionÐ À!` Ðof€attempt€to€commit€second€degree€murder.€€Additionally,€the€Tennessee€SupremeÐ  #@ ÐCourt€has€previously€held€that€the€crime€of€attempt€to€commit€second€degree€murderÐ €%  Ðis€a€crime€whose€statutory€elements€involve€the€use€of€violence€within€the€meaningÐ `'  Ðof€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„13„204(i)(2).€€òòState€v.€Cribbsóó,€967€S.W.2d€773,€782„83Ð @)à" Ð(Tenn.€1998).€€However,€the€appellant€argues€that,€in€light€of€the€numerousÐ  +À!$ Ðmitigating€circumstances,€the€juryððs€imposition€of€a€sentence€of€life€without€paroleÐ - #& Ðwas€arbitrary€and€constituted€a€gross€abuse€of€discretion.€€We€disagree.Ð à.€%( ÐÌà Œ àà ä àInitially,€in€reviewing€the€juryððs€imposition€of€a€sentence€of€life€withoutÐ  2@), Ðparole,€neither€this€court€nor€the€appellant€may€resolve€questions€concerning€theÐ €4 +. Ðcredibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€be€accorded€the€evidence,€or€factual€Ð `6-0 ÐÐ @8à.2 Ðissues€raised€by€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Collieróó,€03C01„9602„CR„00072,€1997€WLÐ `  Ð9722,€at€*7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€March€4,€1997).€€€Rather,€the€jury€as€theÐ @ à Ðtrier€of€fact€was€entitled€to€assign€to€each€aggravating€or€mitigating€circumstanceÐ  À Ðwhatever€weight€it€deemed€appropriate.€€òòId.óó€€Keeping€this€principle€in€mind,€weÐ   Ðconclude€that€the€record€in€this€case€amply€supports€the€juryððs€verdict.Ð à€ ÐÌà Œ àà ä àIn€reaching€this€conclusion,€we€note€generally€that€the€evidenceÐ  @  Ðintroduced€by€the€appellant€in€mitigation€was€not€uniformly€helpful€to€the€appellant.€Ð €  ÐMoreover,€although€the€record€reflects€the€appellantððs€borderline€range€of€intellectualÐ ` Ðfunctioning€and€various€mental€defects,€Dr.€Engum€confirmed€that€the€appellant€isÐ @à Ðneither€retarded€nor€insane.€€Also,€the€record€does€not€otherwise€support€Dr.Ð  À ÐEngumððs€conclusion€that€the€appellant€committed€the€instant€offense€due€to€aÐ   Ðsudden€explosion€of€suppressed€emotions.€€Rather,€the€evidence€suggests€that,€dueÐ à€ Ðto€the€victimððs€rejection€of€the€appellant,€the€appellant€had€been€stalking€her€forÐ À!` Ðsome€time€and€planned€to€kill€her.€€Indeed,€even€the€appellantððs€version€of€eventsÐ  #@ Ðsupplied€an€additional€motive€for€the€murder:€the€victimððs€failure€to€repay€a€loan€byÐ €%  Ðthe€appellant.€€On€the€morning€of€the€murder,€the€appellant€was€searching€for€theÐ `'  Ðvictim,€carrying€a€fully€loaded€revolver.€€When€the€appellant€located€the€victim,€afterÐ @)à" Ðbriefly€conversing€with€her,€he€unloaded€his€revolver€into€the€victim€and€calmlyÐ  +À!$ Ðwalked€away.€€Finally,€even€if€the€appellantððs€judgment€was€impaired€at€the€time€ofÐ - #& Ðthe€murder,€we€cannot€say€that€the€jury€erred€in€according€more€weight€to€theÐ à.€%( Ðappellantððs€previous€lapse€in€judgment€when€he€stabbed€a€former€girlfriendÐ À0`'* Ðseventeen€times.Ð  2@), ÐÌà Œ àà ä àSimilarly,€we€agree€with€the€State€that€the€appellantððs€prior€convictionÐ `6-0 Ðand€the€circumstances€of€the€instant€offense€significantly€undercut€the€testimony€byÐ @8à.2 Ðthe€appellantððs€relatives€and€friends€concerning€the€appellantððs€good€character€asÐ `  Ðwell€as€other€mitigating€circumstances€arguably€raised€by€the€evidence.€Ð @ à ÐFurthermore,€Dr.€Engum€testified€that€the€appellant€was€likely€to€commit€violent€actsÐ  À Ðin€the€future.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòState€v.€Bogusóó,€No.€02C01„9506„CC„00169,€1998€WLÐ   Ð22031,€at€*7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.Ð à€ Ð1998)(because€the€jury€could€have€reasonably€believed€that€the€defendant€wouldÐ À`  Ðnot€conform€to€societyððs€laws,€this€court€could€not€conclude€that€the€jury€abused€itsÐ  @  Ðdiscretion€in€imposing€a€sentence€of€life€without€parole).€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð €  ÐÌà@¹¹+Úàò òòòConclusionó óóóˆÐ @à Ðà Œ àà ä àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð  À ÐÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àà ô àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ À!` Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àà ô àNorma€McGee€Ogle,€JudgeÐ °"P ÐÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ €%  ÐJerry€L.€Smith,€JudgeÐ p& ÐÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ  +À!$ ÐJoe€G.€Riley,€Judge