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ðPop€go€[sic]€òòtheóó€weasel.ðð€€(Emphasis€added.)€€Kindell€testified€at€trialÐ : Ú Ðthat€Defendant€actually€said,€ð ðthis€weasel,ðð€and€that€her€statement€was€incorrectly€transcribed.€ÏWe€find€no€distinction€in€language€that€is€significant€to€our€review. @Ý ƒ nÎ$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X4CXXXÔÔ€&¼‚ &X X4CÔÓ  Óà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  Úóó€€Ý  ÝDefendant€points€out€that€the€transcription€of€Kindellððs€initial€statement€to€policeÐ `  Ðcontains€the€statement,€ð ðPop€go€òòtheóó€weasel.ðð€€(Emphasis€added.)€€Kindell€testified€at€trial€thatÐ : Ú ÐDefendant€actually€said,€ð ðthis€weasel,ðð€and€that€her€statement€was€incorrectly€transcribed.€€WeÏfind€no€distinction€in€language€that€is€significant€to€our€review., øð AZ"Arial Regular!"#$&Cþÿ<< Cÿÿ Ý ƒ"¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€XƒA XXXÔÔ€Üi  XXƒAÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€XƒA X ÜiÔÐ  ÐÌò òJanuary€6,€1999Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ôÅ ô XXƒAÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular dƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó(('÷ÿ dxdüÿP Pd 'ÿÿdxdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýñ¦ñ›ñ¦ñÑ` °ÑÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€Š >ŠXXÔÔ€Š“SŠŠŠ >ÔÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€ÑÑ7€ …XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òñ¦ñßr€)<,(j 8` `€€@Eôf ` ttx$,` ð Úrß›ñ¦ñIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÐ `  ÐÌAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌOCTOBER€SESSION,€1998ÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à À à)à  àC.C.A.€NO.€03C01„9711„CR„00496Ð ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)ó óÐ ` Ðà ` àAppellee,à  àà h àà À àò ò)Ð `  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àKNOX€COUNTYÐ `  ÐVS.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àÐ `  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHON.€RICHARD€R.€BAUMGARTNERó óÐ `  Ðò òYASMOND€FENDERSON,ó óà À àò ò)à  àJUDGEó óÐ ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò ò)ó óÐ ` Ðà ` àAppellant.à  àà h àà À àò ò)à  àó ó(Second€Degree€Murder,€Conspiracy)€ò òÐ ` Ðó óÌÌÓ  ÓON€APPEAL€FROM€THE€JUDGMENT€OF€THEÌCRIMINAL€COURT€OF€KNOX€COUNTYÌÌÌòòÓ  ÓFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à h àà À àà  àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ð 0 Ð ÐÌœDONALD€A.€BOSCH›à h àà À àà  àœJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÐ  "À ÐBEVERLEY€S.€CORNETTà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ #¸ Ð2000€First€Tennessee€PlazaÌKnoxville,€TN€37929à h àà À àà  àMICHAEL€J.€FAHEY,€IIÐ %¨ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37243ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àRANDALL€E.€NICHOLSÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àFRED€BRIGHTÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCity„County€BuildingÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àKnoxville,€TN€37902›ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÐ  p7./S ÐÓ  ÓÔ€°U°ŠŠ“SÔò òòòÑ7€ qç ˆ ˆdXXdð7ÑOPINIONóóó óÔ€Š“Sа°UÔÐ `  ÐÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àThe€Defendant,€Yasmond€Fenderson,€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Rule€ofÏAppellate€Procedure€3(b),€appeals€as€of€right€from€his€convictions€for€secondÏdegree€murder€and€conspiracy€to€commit€second€degree€murder.€€The€sole€issueÏfor€review€is€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence.€€We€affirm€the€verdicts€of€the€jury€asÏapproved€by€the€trial€court.ÌÌà ` àThe€facts€of€this€case€pertain€to€a€killing€committed€during€an€attempt€byÏDefendant€to€recover€a€package€of€drugs€from€the€victim,€Major€Kindell.€€TheÏvictimððs€wife,€Linda€Kindell,€testified€at€trial€as€the€Stateððs€only€eyewitness€to€theÏevents€preceding€the€killing.€€According€to€Kindell,€on€the€evening€of€October€16,Ï1993,€she€asked€her€husband€to€go€to€the€grocery€store€to€buy€her€a€package€ofÏcigarettes.€€While€he€was€gone,€she€heard€a€knock€at€the€door.€€She€answeredÏthe€knock€but€did€not€open€the€door,€and€the€person€outside€asked€for€the€victim.€ÏKindell€told€the€visitor€that€her€husband€would€be€back€shortly.€€ÌÌà ` àSoon€after€the€victim€returned€home€from€the€store,€the€couple€heardÏanother€knock€at€the€door.€€The€victim€answered€the€door€while€Kindell€remainedÏupstairs.€€Kindell€became€curious€because€of€the€late€hour,€and€she€called€downÏto€œask€the›€victim€œwho›€had€come€in.€€The€victim€instructed€her€to€remain€upstairs,Ïbut€Kindell€grew€concerned.€€She€walked€to€the€stairs€and€saw€at€least€four€men,Ïpossibly€five,€talking€to€her€husband.€€Ìâ âÐ Î6n-. Ðà ` àKindell€proceeded€downstairs€to€determine€why€the€men€were€in€her€home,Ïâ âand€she€heard€her€husband€say,€ð ðMan,€I€didnððt€take€your€stuff.ðð€€One€member€ofÏthe€group,€œwhom›€Kindell€called€the€ð ðcommander,ðð€or€the€ð ðtalker,ðð€œtold€her,›€ð ðI€hadÏto€drop€something€because€it€got€hot,€and€your€husband€was€behind€me.ðð€€KindellÏtestified€that€she€named€this€perpetrator€the€ð ðcommanderðð€ð ð[œb]ecause›€he€did€allÏthe€talking€[and]€he€was€the€only€one€that€was€asking€questions.€€No€one€elseÏasked€any€questions€but€him.ðð€€This€man,€later€identified€by€Kindell€as€Defendant,Ïstood€approximately€three€or€four€feet€away€from€her.€€ÌÌà ` àAccording€to€Kindell,€Defendant€then€told€the€victim€he€wanted€to€searchÏthe€apartment€and€stated€that€he€wanted€to€begin€upstairs.€€As€the€victim€movedÏupstairs€with€Defendant€and€two€other€men,€Kindell€followed€and€observed€a€gunÏin€the€hand€of€the€man€in€front€of€her.€€The€fourth€man€followed€Kindell.€€AlthoughÏthe€victim€did€not€want€the€men€to€search,€Kindell€persuaded€him€to€permit€it.€ÏShe€testified,€ð ðI€said,€ððWell,€Major,€let€him€search.€€I€want€them€to€get€out€of€myÏhouse.€€Let€them€look€for€anything.€€Theyððve€got€guns.€€Let€them€look€anywhereÏthey€want€to€look.ðððð€€ÌÌà ` àDefendant€claimed€in€his€statement€to€police€that€he€ultimately€found€theÏitem€for€which€he€œsearched:€When›€asked€whether€he€ð ðgot€what€[he]€went€thereÏto€get,€Defendant€responded,€ð ðYeah.€€I€got€what€I€got€in.ðð€€However,€KindellÏtestified€that€œjust€before€the€killing,€Defendant›€said€to€the€victim,€ð ðIf€you€didnððt€getÏthe€dope,€you€do€know€who€got€it.ðð€€œThen,€stated€Kindell,›€Defendant€ð ðlooked€atÏMajor€and€he€turned€around€and€looked€at€me.€€He€said,€ððPop€go€[sic]€thisÏweasel!ðððð€€When€Defendant€made€this€statement,€the€man€with€the€rifle€askedÏDefendant,€ð ðDo€you€want€me€to€take€him€out?ðð€€Although€Kindell€ð ðcanððt€rememberÐ Ð9p02 Ðwhat€Defendant€said€or€whether€[he]€said€anything€right€then,ðð€she€observedÏDefendant€walk€out€of€the€room€past€the€gunman.€€The€gunman€then€raised€theÏgun€and€Kindell€jumped€into€the€bedroom€closet€screaming.€€From€the€closet€sheÏheard€two€or€three€shots€fired.ÌÌà ` àKindell,€afraid€that€the€perpetrators€remained€in€the€house,€refused€to€comeÏout€of€the€bedroom€closet€at€œher€husbandððs€first›€request€œto€do€so.›€€The€victimÏagain€asked€her€to€come€out€and€help€him,€and€Kindell€then€complied.€€She€sawÏœñ“ñtwo€puncture€wounds€on€ñ“ññ’ñthat€two›€holes€œhad›€punctured€ñ’ñthe€left€side€of€the€victimððs€chestñ”ñ,ñ”ññ•ñ;ñ•ñ€then€she€began›Ïscreaming,€ran€downstairs,€and€sat€in€a€chair.€€A€neighbor€entered€the€homeÏthrough€the€still„open€front€door€and€went€upstairs€to€attend€to€the€victim;€andÏshortly€thereafter€an€ambulance€arrived.€€The€victim€was€treated€at€the€UniversityÏof€Tennessee€Hospital€in€Knoxville€until€his€death€sixteen€days€later€on€NovemberÏ2,€1993.ÌÌà ` àUpon€cross„examination,€Kindell€admitted€that€she€identified€someoneÏother€than€Defendant€from€a€photograph€array€on€the€day€prior€to€trial.€€However,Ïthe€jury€also€heard€testimony€that€Kindell€had€not€slept€on€the€night€prior€to€trialÏbecause€she€had€been€traveling€from€West€Tennessee€to€Knoxville.€ÏFurthermore,€she€identified€Defendant€in€a€photograph€array€both€on€NovemberÏ3,€1993€and€also€later€on€the€day€prior€to€trial.€€At€trial,€Defendant€did€not€disputeÏhis€presence€in€the€victimððs€home€the€night€of€the€crime;€he€disputes€KindellððsÏcharacterization€of€his€role€œas€ñ–ñthe€ñ–ñleader€in›€the€offense.€€€€€ÌÌà ` àThe€State€introduced€Defendantððs€taped€statement€to€police€throughÏKnoxville€Police€Investigator€Stan€œMcCroskey›.€€In€the€statement€as€transcribed,Ð Ð9p02 ÐDefendant€denied€(1)€that€he€knew€the€gunman€was€armed,€(2)€that€he€orderedÏthe€victimððs€killing,€and€(3)€that€he€knew€why€the€gunman€shot€the€victim.ÌÌà ` àIn€this€appeal,€Defendant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€toÏsupport€convictions€for€second€degree€murder€and€conspiracy€to€commit€secondÏdegree€murder.€€Tennessee€Rule€of€Appellate€Procedure€13(e)€prescribes€thatÏð ð[œf]indings›€of€guilt€in€criminal€actions€whether€by€the€trial€court€or€jury€shall€be€setÏaside€if€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€finding€by€the€trier€of€factÏbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€œApp›.€P.€13(e).€€In€addition,€becauseÏconviction€by€a€trier€of€fact€destroys€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€imposesÏa€presumption€of€guilt,€a€convicted€criminal€defendant€bears€the€burden€ofÏshowing€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient.€€òòœMcBee›€v.€Stateóó,€372€S.W.2d€173,Ð °P Ð176€(Tenn.€1963);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Evansóó,€838€S.W.2d€185,€191€(Tenn.€1992)Ð   @ Ð(citing€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1976),€and€òòState€v.€Brownóó,Ð "0 Ð551€S.W.2d€329,€331€(Tenn.€1977));€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914Ð €$  Ð(Tenn.€1982);€òòHolt€v.€Stateóó,€357€S.W.2d€57,€61€(Tenn.€1962).Ð p& ÐÌà ` àIn€its€review€of€the€evidence,€an€appellate€court€must€afford€the€State€ð ðtheÏstrongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimateÏinferences€that€may€be€drawn€therefrom.ðð€€òòTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€at€914€(citingÐ 0.Ð$& ÐòòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978)).€€The€court€may€not€ð ðre„Ð  0À&( Ðweigh€or€re„evaluate€the€evidenceðð€in€the€record€below.€€òòEvansóó,€838€S.W.2d€atÐ 2°(* Ð191€(citing€òòCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€at€836).€€Likewise,€should€the€reviewing€courtÐ 4 *, Ðfind€particular€conflicts€in€the€trial€testimony,€the€court€must€resolve€them€in€favorÏof€the€jury€verdict€or€trial€court€judgment.€€òòTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€at€914.Ð à7€.0 ÐÐ Ð9p02 Ðà ` àSecond€degree€murder€is€a€ð ðknowing€killing€of€another.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€39„13„210(a)(1).€€The€legislature€has€defined€ð ðknowingðð€as€referring€to€ð ðaÏperson€who€acts€knowingly€with€respect€to€the€conduct€or€to€circumstancesÏsurrounding€the€conduct€when€the€person€is€aware€of€the€nature€of€the€conductÏor€that€the€circumstances€exist.ðð€€òòId.óóðð€39„11„302(b).€€In€addition,€ð ð[a]€person€actsÐ  À Ðknowingly€with€respect€to€a€result€of€the€personððs€conduct€when€the€person€isÏaware€that€the€conduct€is€reasonably€certain€to€cause€the€result.ðð€€òòId.óó€€€€Ð    Ðà ` à€€€€€€Ìà ` àIt€is€undisputed€that€Defendant€did€not€kill€the€victim;€the€jury€convicted€himÏbased€upon€his€criminal€responsibility€for€the€conduct€of€another.€€Under€theÏappropriate€section€of€our€criminal€responsibility€statute,€the€State€must€proveÏthat,€ð ð[œa]cting›€with€intent€to€promote€or€assist€the€commission€of€the€offense,€orÏto€benefit€in€the€proceeds€or€results€of€the€offense,€[Defendant]€solicit[ed],Ïdirect[ed],€aid[ed],€or€attempt[ed]€to€aid€another€person€to€commit€the€offense.ðð€ÏòòId.óó€ðð€39„11„402(2).€€Ð €$  ÐÌà ` àWe€conclude€that€the€State€presented€sufficient€evidence€to€permit€a€juryÏto€find€Defendant€criminally€responsible€for€second€degree€murder.€€The€victimððsÏwife,€Linda€Kindell,€testified€that€Defendant€acted€as€the€leader€of€the€group€ofÏmen€by€being€the€only€person€to€demand€return€of€his€drugs.€€Defendant€decidedÏthat€the€group€would€move€upstairs€and€search€for€the€missing€drugs,€and€heÏordered€Kindell€to€sit€down€in€the€bedroom.€€In€addition,€he€œñ˜ñasserted€ñ˜ññ˜ñ›ñ˜ññ—ñexpressed€ñ—ñownership›Ïœñ™ñofñ™ññšñoverñšñ›€the€package€of€drugs€by€telling€police€that€he€found€what€he€intended€toÏretrieve€at€the€house.€€Ô‡ Š‘ûŠŠŠSÔÐ ð5,. Ðâ âÐ à7€.0 Ðà ` àœñ›ñThe€jury€was€entitled€to€conclude€ñ›ññœñbñœñññBññased›€upon€the€later€dialogue€between€Defendant€and€the€gunman,€œñŸññžñTñžññŸññ ñtñ ññžñheÏâ âjury€was€entitled€to€conclude€Ô#†ŠSŠŠ Š‘ûŒ1#ÔÔ‡ Š‘ûŠŠŠSÔñžñthat›€Defendant€knew€the€shooter€was€armed.€Ð h  МMoreover,€Kindell›€testified€to€having€œstated,€to€everyone€present,€including›ÏœDefendant,›€œthat›€one€of€the€intruders€carried€a€gun.€€Furthermore,€the€jury€couldÏeasily€have€found€that€the€gunman€was€reasonably€certain€his€œshots›€would€causeÏthe€resultð"ðdeath€of€the€victim.€Ô#†ŠSŠŠ Š‘ûâ2#Ô€òòÔ‡ Š‘ûŠŠŠSÔSeeóó€òòState€v.€Meadeóó,€942€S.W.2d€561,€564„65Ð ˆ(  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996)€(evidence€sufficient€for€second€degree€murder€whereÏdefendant€shot€one€victim€five€or€six€times,€including€once€execution„style);€òòStateÐ  @ Ðv.€Freemanóó,€943€S.W.2d€25,€29€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996)€(evidence€sufficient€forÐ ¨H Ðsecond€degree€murder€where€defendant€fired€rifle€approximately€thirty„nine€timesÏinto€victimððs€vehicle€while€defendant€knew€vehicle€was€occupied);€òòState€v.€Baxteróó,Ð ¸X Ð938€S.W.2d€697,€701€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996)€€(evidence€sufficient€for€secondÏdegree€murder€where€defendant€stabbed€victim€in€stomach,€chased€victim,€rolledÏvictim€over,€and€stabbed€him€in€chest€holding€knife€with€both€hands);€òòState€v.Ð Ð#p ÐSummerallóó,€926€S.W.2d€272,€275€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995)€(evidence€sufficientÐ Ø%x Ðfor€second€degree€murder€where€defendant€threatened€victim€and€shortlyÏthereafter€shot€him);€òòState€v.€Maruja€Paquita€Colemanóó,€No.€01C01„9401„CR„Ð è)ˆ  Ð00029,€1997€WL€438169,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€July€31,€1997)Ï(evidence€œsufficient›€for€second€degree€murder€where€defendant€set€fire€to€victimÏafter€victim€had€chased€defendant€and€thrown€pepper€into€her€eyes).€€€€Ô#†ŠSŠŠ Š‘ûˆ4#Ô€€€€€€€€€Ð 0 && ÐÌà ` àRegarding€criminal€responsibility,€in€the€crucial€moments€before€the€killing,Ïâ âKindell,€the€only€testifying€eyewitness,€stated€that€Defendant€declared,€ð ðPop€œgoñ¡ñÐ ð5,, Ð[sic]ñ¡ñ›€this€weasel,ððñ¥ñœ×ƒ×ñ¥ññ¥ñ׃×ñ¥ñÝ ƒ AÝÔ€ Š‘ûŠŠŠSÔÔ€ Š‘ûŠŠ Š‘ûÔòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€turned,€and€walked€out€of€the€room€past€his€companions.€€AsÐ `  Ðâ âDefendant€passed€by,€the€gunman€asked,€ð ðDo€you€want€me€to€take€him€out?ðð€ÏAlthough€Kindell€did€not€hear€what,€if€anything,€Defendant€said€in€œresponseñ¢ñ;ñ¢ññ¥ñ›ñ¥ññ£ñ,ñ£ñ›€theÏjury€was€within€its€purview€to€conclude€either€that€Defendant€gave€an€affirmativeÏverbal€response€or€that€he€in€some€other€way€communicated€his€assent€to€theÏshooting.€€In€addition,€the€jury€could€have€appropriately€construed€the€term€ð ðPopÏgo€œñ¤ñ[sic]€ñ¤ñthis›€weaselðð€as€an€order€or€an€announcement€of€the€victimððs€fate.€€In€thatÏsense,€the€question€ð ðDo€you€want€me€to€take€him€out?ðð€served€as€verification€ofÏthe€direction.€€This€issue€lacks€merit.ÌÌà ` àNext,€Defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€to€convict€himÏof€conspiracy€to€commit€second€degree€murder.€€In€this€state,€ÌÓÓà8 ` à[t]he€offense€of€conspiracy€is€committed€if€two€(2)€or€more€people,Ïeach€having€the€culpable€mental€state€required€for€the€offense€whichÏis€the€object€of€the€conspiracy€and€each€facilitating€commission€ofÏan€offense,€agree€that€one€(1)€or€more€of€them€will€engage€inÏconduct€which€constitutes€such€an€offense.Ó5?ÓÐ ` ü!` ü! ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„12„103(a).€€Furthermore,€ð ð[n]o€person€may€be€convictedÏof€conspiracy€to€commit€an€offense€unless€an€overt€act€in€pursuance€of€suchÏconspiracy€is€alleged€and€proved€to€have€been€done€by€the€person€or€by€anotherÏwith€whom€the€person€conspired.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€39„12„103(d).€€Ð Ø-x$$ ÐÌà ` àThis€Court€has€stated,€ð ðThe€unlawful€confederation€may€be€established€byÏcircumstantial€evidence€and€the€conduct€of€the€parties€in€the€execution€of€theÐ ð3** Ðcriminal€enterprise.ðð€€òòRandolph€v.€Stateóó,€570€S.W.2d€869,€871€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð `  Ð1978).€€Based€upon€the€foregoing€discussion€of€statements€made€by€DefendantÏand€the€gunman€prior€to€the€shooting,€we€conclude€that€the€State€presentedÏsufficient€evidence€to€permit€a€jury€to€find€that€Defendant€and€the€gunman€formedÏan€agreement€to€commit€a€knowing€killing.€€òòCf.óó€òòState€v.€Randall€Scottóó,€No.€01C01„Ð €  Ð9307„CR„00240,€1996€WL€4318,€at€*8€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€Jan.€5,€1996)Ï(stating€that€ð ð[œa]lthough›€there€was€no€direct€proof€that€the€defendant€and€hisÏœcodefendants›€agreed€during€that€period€of€time€to€commit€the€œkidnapping›,€thatÏcan€be€properly€inferred€from€their€actsðð).€€In€addition,€commission€of€the€killingÏby€the€shooter,€a€member€of€the€agreement,€satisfied€the€overt€act€required€forÏconviction€of€conspiracy.€œ€This›€issue€also€lacks€merit.ÌÌà ` àIn€conclusion,€we€affirm€Defendantððs€convictions€for€second€degree€murderÏand€conspiracy€to€commit€second€degree€murder.ÌÌÓÓà ` à€€€à ¸ àœà  àà h àà À à_______________________________Ð Ø'x Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àñ¥ñ›ñ¥ñDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEñ¥ñ›ñ¥ñÌñ¥ñ›ñ¥ñÌñ¥ñ›ñ¥ñÌñ¥ñ›ñ¥ñÌñ¥ñ›ñ¥ñ__________________________________ÌTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGE›