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Ðò òC.€MICHAEL€ROBBINSó óà ¤ àà ü àà T àà ¬ àà  àà \ àà ´ àà ! àÐ ì'Œ" Ð46€North€Third€St.,€Suite€719à ü àà T àà ¬ àò òJERRY€Ô_ÔWOODALLÔ_Ôó óÐ Ò(r# ÐMemphis,€TN€38103à ¤ àà ü àà T àà ¬ àDistrict€Attorney€General€Ð ¸)X $ Ðà œ à(On€Appeal)à L àà ¤ àà ü àà T àÐ ž*>!% Ðà œ àà ô àà L àà ¤ àà ü àà T àà ¬ àò òDON€ALLENó óÐ „+$"& Ðò òDANIEL€J.€TAYLORó óà ¤ àà ü àà T àà ¬ àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ j, #' ÐAsst.€District€Public€Defenderà ü àà T àà ¬ àP.O.€Box€2825Ð P-ð#( Ðà œ à(At€Trial)à L àà ¤ àà ü àà T àà ¬ àJackson,€TN€38302à ´ àÐ 6.Ö$) ÐÌà œ àà ô àà L àà ¤ àà ü àà T àà ¬ àÌà œ àà ô àà L àà ¤ àÌOPINION€FILED:òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ Î1n(- ÐÌÌÌò òAFFIRMEDó ó€ò òAND€REMANDEDó óÐ f5,1 ÐÌÌò òJOHN€H.€Ô_ÔPEAYÔ_Ô,ó óÐ 8¸.4 ÐJudgeÐ þ8ž/5 ÐÐ  ä9„06 ÐÔ_ÔѰXÑÓ  Óà@‡‡:;àò òòòÔ‡¼á]»XXK!ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ#†XK!X»¼á]Ê#ԈР`  ÐÌó óóóÌà œ àà ô àÌÓÓà œ àà ô àThe€defendant€was€convicted€by€a€jury€of€second„degree€murder,€first„Ð  ¾ Ðdegree€felony€murder,€and€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€The€defendant€received€anÐ êŠ Ðeffective€sentence€of€life€imprisonment.€€The€trial€court€overruled€the€defendantððsÐ ¶V Ðsubsequent€motion€for€a€new€trial.€€The€defendant€now€appeals€and€contends€that€hisÐ ‚"  Ðconvictions€for€both€second„degree€murder€and€first„degree€felony€murder€violate€theÐ Nî  Ðprinciples€of€double€jeopardy€and€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€his€convictionÐ º  Ðfor€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€We€find€the€defendantððs€issues€to€be€without€merit.€Ð æ† ÐHowever,€we€remand€this€cause€to€the€trial€court€to€merge€the€second„degree€murderÐ ²R Ðconviction€with€the€felony€murder€conviction.€€à ¬ àà  àÐ ~ ÐÌà œ àà ô àThe€evidence€at€trial€established€that€on€the€morning€of€Friday,€FebruaryÐ ¶ Ð23,€1996,€the€victim,€driving€his€burgundy€Cadillac,€left€home€to€go€to€work.€€On€the€wayÐ â ‚ Ðto€work,€the€victim€picked€up€the€defendant,€a€co„worker,€and€gave€him€a€ride€to€work.€Ð ®"N ÐJoey€Carr,€the€defendantððs€stepbrother,€testified€that€he€was€at€home€later€that€afternoonÐ z$ Ðwhen€the€victim€brought€the€defendant€home.€€Mr.€Carr€testified€that€the€defendant€wentÐ F&æ  Ðinto€his€stepfatherððs€bedroom,€retrieved€something,€and€then€left€with€the€victim€in€theÐ (²" Ðvictimððs€Cadillac.€€Testimony€presented€at€trial€revealed€that€the€defendantððs€stepfather,Ð Þ)~ $ ÐJoey€Ingram,€kept€two€guns€stored€in€that€bedroom.€Approximately€one€hour€later,€theÐ ª+J"& Ðdefendant€returned€to€the€house,€alone,€driving€the€victimððs€Cadillac.€€The€defendantÐ v-$( Ðagain€went€into€his€stepfatherððs€bedroom.€€The€defendant€and€Mr.€Carr€then€left€theÐ B/â%* Ðhouse€in€the€victimððs€Cadillac.€€According€to€Mr.€Carr,€later€that€evening,€after€Mr.€CarrÐ 1®', Ðquestioned€the€defendant€several€times€with€regard€to€the€victim,€the€defendantÐ Ú2z). Ðconfessed€to€the€victimððs€murder.€€The€defendant€told€Mr.€Carr€that€he€had€shot€and€killedÐ ¦4F+0 Ðthe€victim€and€that€the€victimððs€body€was€located€in€a€ditch€beside€an€old€railroad€nearÐ r6-2 Ðtheir€house.€€The€defendant€told€Mr.€Carr€that€he€had€covered€the€victimððs€body€with€limbsÐ >8Þ.4 Ðand€leaves.€€After€the€defendantððs€confession,€the€defendant€and€Mr.€Carr€went,€in€theÐ  :ª06 Ðvictimððs€Cadillac,€to€the€mall,€a€basketball€game,€and€then€to€a€local€McDonaldððsÐ `  Ðrestaurant.€€The€defendantððs€presence€at€the€basketball€game€was€confirmed€at€trial€byÐ , Ì Ðthe€defendantððs€aunt.€€The€evidence€at€trial€established€that€that€evening€the€defendantÐ ø ˜ Ðdid€not€spend€the€night€at€his€typical€place€of€residence€or€at€Mr.€Carrððs€residence.Ð Äd ÐÌà œ àà ô àThe€victim€was€reported€missing€on€Saturday,€February€24,€1996,€after€hisÐ \ü  Ðfamily€was€unable€to€ascertain€his€whereabouts€via€the€victimððs€pager€or€cellular€phone.€Ð (È  ÐThe€evidence€established€that€it€was€very€unusual€for€the€victim€not€to€inform€a€familyÐ ô”  Ðmember€about€any€plans€he€had€to€stay€out.€€The€evidence€further€established€that€theÐ À` Ðvictim€never€allowed€anyone€to€drive€his€Cadillac€unless€the€car€needed€repair€and€thenÐ Œ, Ðonly€his€grandfather€was€allowed€to€drive€it.€€The€victimððs€mother,€Gwendolyn€Jackson,Ð Xø Ðtestified€that€the€victim€never€mentioned€a€girlfriend€during€the€time€period€near€his€death.Ð $Ä ÐÌà œ àà ô àTimothy€Gillispie,€the€defendantððs€brother,€testified€that€on€Saturday,Ð ¼ \ ÐFebruary€24,€1996,€the€defendant€arrived€at€Mr.€Gillispieððs€residence€at€approximatelyÐ ˆ"( Ð9:30€a.m.€€The€defendant€was€driving€the€victimððs€Cadillac.€€According€to€Mr.€Gillispie,€theÐ T$ô Ðvictim€was€not€with€the€defendant.€€The€defendant€parked€the€victimððs€Cadillac€in€front€ofÐ  &À  ÐMr.€Gillispieððs€residence€where€it€remained€for€the€rest€of€that€afternoon.€€The€evidenceÐ ì'Œ" Ðestablished€that€Mr.€Gillispie€drove€the€defendant€to€Mr.€Carrððs€residence€sometimeÐ ¸)X $ Ðbetween€10:00€a.m.€and€11:00€a.m.€and€all€three€young€men€spent€the€rest€of€theÐ „+$"& Ðafternoon€together.€€Both€Mr.€Carr€and€Mr.€Gillispie€testified€that€they€did€not€see€theÐ P-ð#( Ðvictim€at€all€that€day.Ð /¼%* ÐÌà œ àà ô àOn€Sunday,€February€25,€1996,€Officer€Joe€House€discovered€theÐ ´2T). Ðdefendant€in€possession€of€the€victimððs€Cadillac.€€The€defendant€told€Officer€House€thatÐ €4 +0 Ðhe€had€dropped€the€victim€off€at€the€victimððs€girlfriendððs€house.€€The€defendant€further€toldÐ L6ì,2 ÐOfficer€House€that€the€victim€had€asked€the€defendant€to€take€his€Cadillac€because€heÐ 8¸.4 Ðdid€not€want€it€to€be€parked€in€front€of€the€girlfriendððs€house€and€because€the€victim€didÐ ä9„06 Ðnot€want€the€car€to€be€broken€into.€€The€defendant€claimed€that€the€victim€was€supposedÐ `  Ðto€call€when€he€was€ready€for€the€defendant€to€return€his€Cadillac.€€The€defendant€wasÐ , Ì Ðnever€specific€about€the€time€he€left€the€victim,€the€apartment€the€victim€went€into,€or€theÐ ø ˜ Ðwoman€the€victim€went€to€visit.€€The€police€subsequently€turned€the€Cadillac€over€to€theÐ Äd Ðvictimððs€mother.€€Officer€House€testified€that€the€Cadillac€showed€no€apparent€signs€of€aÐ 0 Ðcrime.€Ð \ü  ÐÌà œ àà ô àOn€the€evening€of€Sunday,€February€25,€1996,€Mr.€Carrððs€stepmotherÐ ô”  Ðquestioned€him€regarding€the€victimððs€whereabouts.€€After€Mr.€Carr€told€her€about€theÐ À` Ðdefendantððs€confession,€the€police€were€notified.€€Mr.€Carr€subsequently€told€the€policeÐ Œ, Ðof€the€location€of€the€victimððs€body€according€to€the€defendant.€€Based€upon€thisÐ Xø Ðinformation,€the€police€began€a€search€of€a€nearby€railroad€bed.€€The€victimððs€body€wasÐ $Ä Ðfound€at€approximately€12:30€a.m.€on€Monday,€February€26,€1996,€covered€with€brushÐ ð Ðand€leaves.€€According€to€Dr.€OððBrien€Clarey€Smith,€the€victim€died€as€a€result€of€multipleÐ ¼ \ Ðinjuries.€€These€injuries€included€four€gunshot€wounds,€five€incised€wounds,€includingÐ ˆ"( Ðthree€incised€wounds€inflicted€after€the€victim€was€dead,€and€five€blunt€traumas€to€theÐ T$ô Ðvictimððs€head.€€Dr.€Smith€was€unable€to€conclude€the€exact€order€of€the€wounds€but€wasÐ  &À  Ðable€to€conclude€that€the€injuries€were€inflicted€in€a€very€short€period€of€time.€€Dr.€SmithÐ ì'Œ" Ðtestified€that€the€victim€had€been€dead€for€at€least€forty„eight€hours€and€up€to€seventy„twoÐ ¸)X $ Ðhours€before€his€body€was€discovered.Ð „+$"& ÐÌà œ àà ô àAfter€interviewing€Mr.€Carr,€the€police€took€possession€of€a€12€gaugeÐ /¼%* Ðshotgun€and€a€ð ð.38€Specialðð€revolver€located€in€Mr.€Carrððs€place€of€residence.€€TheseÐ è0ˆ', Ðguns€belonged€to€Joey€Ingram,€Mr.€Carrððs€father€and€the€defendantððs€stepfather,€andÐ ´2T). Ðwere€kept€in€Mr.€Ingramððs€bedroom.€€Subsequent€testing€by€the€TBI€Crime€LaboratoryÐ €4 +0 Ðrevealed€that€this€.38€revolver€was€the€gun€that€fired€at€least€two€of€the€bullets€used€in€theÐ L6ì,2 Ðvictimððs€murder.€€Ð 8¸.4 ÐÐ ä9„06 Ðà œ àà ô àIn€a€later€interview€with€the€police,€the€defendant€claimed€that€atÐ `  Ðapproximately€10:00€a.m.€on€Saturday,€February€24,€1996,€he€and€the€victim€went€to€theÐ , Ì Ðmall€and€purchased€a€compact€disc.€€The€defendant€stated€that€the€victim€then€drove€toÐ ø ˜ Ðhis€girlfriendððs€house€and€left€the€Cadillac€in€the€defendantððs€care.€€The€defendant€saidÐ Äd Ðhe€did€not€know€the€identity€of€the€victimððs€girlfriend€and€was€very€vague€about€herÐ 0 Ðaddress.€€The€defendant€ð ðguessedðð€that€the€victim€did€not€want€his€car€seen€at€theÐ \ü  Ðgirlfriendððs€residence.€€The€defendant€denied€that€he€was€at€a€basketball€game€on€theÐ (È  Ðevening€of€Friday,€February€23,€1996.à T àÐ ô”  ÐÌà œ àà ô àThe€defendant€first€contends€that€his€convictions€of€second„degree€murderÐ Œ, Ðand€first„degree€felony€murder€violate€the€principles€of€double€jeopardy.€€Specifically,€theÐ Xø Ðdefendant€argues€that€in€the€case€at€bar€the€offenses€of€felony€murder€and€second„Ð $Ä Ðdegree€murder€are€one€and€the€same€for€the€purposes€of€double€jeopardy€in€that€they€areÐ ð Ðboth€supported€by€the€same€evidence,€only€one€act€of€homicide€is€at€issue,€and€theÐ ¼ \ Ðlegislative€purpose€involved€in€the€offenses€is€the€same.€€The€defendant€states€further€Ð ˆ"( Ðthat,€although€merger€has€been€found€an€acceptable€remedy€in€other€similar€cases,€in€theÐ T$ô Ðcase€at€bar,€merger€is€inappropriate.€€€The€defendant€contends€that€since€second„degreeÐ  &À  Ðmurder€is€a€lesser€grade€offense€of€homicide€than€first„degree€felony€murder,€it€is€not€aÐ ì'Œ" Ðlesser€included€offense.€€In€addition,€the€jury€considered€first€a€count€of€premeditatedÐ ¸)X $ Ðmurder€and€found€the€defendant€not€guilty€but€found€the€defendant€guilty€of€second„Ð „+$"& Ðdegree€murder€instead.€€However,€the€jury€reconsidered€the€offense€of€first„degreeÐ P-ð#( Ðmurder€when€it€went€on€to€find€the€defendant€guilty€of€first„degree€felony€murder.€€òòSeeóóÐ /¼%* ÐT.C.A.€ðð39„13„202(a)(2).€€The€defendant€claims€this€reconsideration€twice€put€him€inÐ è0ˆ', Ðjeopardy€of€conviction€of€murder€in€the€first„degree.€€The€defendant€claims€that€theÐ ´2T). Ðsecond„degree€murder€conviction€and€the€first„degree€felony€murder€conviction€cannotÐ €4 +0 Ðbe€merged€ð ðwithout€tripling€the€jeopardy€to€which€defendant€has€been€subjected.ðð€€Ð L6ì,2 Ðà œ àà ô àÌÐ ä9„06 Ðà œ àà ô àInitially,€we€agree€with€the€defendant€that€his€convictions€for€both€second„Ð `  Ðdegree€murder€and€first„degree€felony€murder€for€only€one€act€of€homicide€subjected€himÐ , Ì Ðto€double€jeopardy.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Zirkleóó,€910€S.W.2d€874,€889€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€Ð ø ˜ ÐIn€order€to€satisfy€double€jeopardy€concerns,€the€trial€court€should€have€merged€theÐ Äd Ðlesser€offense€of€second„degree€murder€into€the€greater€offense€of€felony€murder.€€òòSeeóóÐ 0 ÐòòState€v.€Addisonóó,€973€S.W.2d€260,€267€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòState€v.€Banesóó,€874Ð \ü  ÐS.W.2d€73,€81€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòZirkleóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€889.€€However,Ð (È  Ðcontrary€to€the€defendantððs€assertions,€the€order€in€which€the€jury€considered€the€chargesÐ ô”  Ðin€the€case€at€bar€is€of€little€consequence€in€the€context€of€merger.€€It€is€logical€toÐ À` Ðconclude€that€a€jury€could€find€a€defendant€not€guilty€of€premeditated€first„degree€murderÐ Œ, Ðbut€instead,€find€him€guilty€of€a€ð ðknowingðð€murder,€and€then€also€find€that€the€defendantÐ Xø Ðcommitted€the€same€murder€in€the€perpetration€of€a€robbery.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðððð€39„13„Ð $Ä Ð210(a)(1);€„202(a)(2).€€This€Court€has€recently€affirmed€the€conviction€of€anotherÐ ð Ðdefendant€under€these€exact€circumstances.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Elisa€Cochranóó,€No.€03C01„Ð ¼ \ Ð9708„CR„00353,€McMinn€County€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filed€November€3,€1998,€atÐ ˆ"( ÐKnoxville)(defendant€indicted€for€premeditated€first„degree€murder€in€first€count€but€foundÐ T$ô Ðguilty€of€second„degree€murder;€in€second€count€defendant€found€guilty€of€first„degreeÐ  &À  Ðfelony€murder).€€As€such,€the€defendantððs€contention€that€merger€is€inappropriate€in€theÐ ì'Œ" Ðcase€at€bar€is€without€merit.€€In€light€of€the€foregoing,€the€proper€remedy€in€the€case€at€barÐ ¸)X $ Ðis€to€remand€the€cause€to€the€trial€court€so€that€it€may€enter€an€order€merging€theÐ „+$"& Ðdefendantððs€second„degree€murder€conviction€into€the€greater€offense€of€first„degreeÐ P-ð#( Ðfelony€murder.€€Ð /¼%* ÐÌà œ àà ô àThe€defendant€next€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€hisÐ ´2T). Ðconviction€for€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€Specifically,€the€defendant€argues€thatÐ €4 +0 Ðthere€is€no€evidence€connecting€the€victimððs€Cadillac€with€the€victimððs€murder.€€AccordingÐ L6ì,2 Ðto€the€defendant,€the€only€evidence€that€a€robbery€occurred€is€that€the€defendant€wasÐ 8¸.4 Ðfound€in€possession€of€the€victimððs€Cadillac€after€the€victimððs€death.€€Furthermore,€theÐ ä9„06 Ðdefendant€contends€that€if€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€a€conviction€forÐ `  Ðespecially€aggravated€robbery,€then€there€is€no€underlying€felony€to€justify€theÐ , Ì Ðdefendantððs€felony€murder€conviction.à T àà ¬ àÐ ø ˜ ÐÌà œ àà ô àA€defendant€challenging€the€sufficiency€of€the€proof€has€the€burden€ofÐ 0 Ðillustrating€to€this€Court€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€byÐ \ü  Ðthe€trier€of€fact€in€his€or€her€case.€€This€Court€will€not€disturb€a€verdict€of€guilt€for€lack€ofÐ (È  Ðsufficient€evidence€unless€the€facts€contained€in€the€record€and€any€inferences€which€mayÐ ô”  Ðbe€drawn€from€the€facts€are€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€toÐ À` Ðfind€the€defendant€guilty€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.€Tuggle,óó€639€S.W.2d€913,Ð Œ, Ð914€(Tenn.€1982).Ð Xø ÐÌà œ àà ô àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€weÐ ð Ðmust€review€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution€in€determiningÐ ¼ \ Ðwhether€ð ðany€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crimeÐ ˆ"( Ðbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319€(1979).€€We€do€notÐ T$ô Ðreweigh€or€re„evaluate€the€evidence€and€are€required€to€afford€the€State€the€strongestÐ  &À  Ðlegitimate€view€of€the€proof€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€all€reasonable€andÐ ì'Œ" Ðlegitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2dÐ ¸)X $ Ð832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).Ð „+$"& ÐÌà œ àà ô àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€toÐ /¼%* Ðbe€given€to€the€evidence,€as€well€as€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolvedÐ è0ˆ', Ðby€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€Court.€€òòCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€at€835.€€A€guilty€verdict€renderedÐ ´2T). Ðby€the€jury€and€approved€by€the€trial€judge€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€forÐ €4 +0 Ðthe€State,€and€a€presumption€of€guilt€replaces€the€presumption€of€innocence.€€òòState€v.Ð L6ì,2 ÐGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).Ð 8¸.4 ÐÐ ä9„06 Ðà œ àà ô àWe€note€that€guilt€may€be€predicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantialÐ `  Ðevidence,€or€a€combination€of€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Careyóó,Ð , Ì Ð914€S.W.2d€93,€95€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€In€addition,€the€jury€decides€the€weight€toÐ ø ˜ Ðbe€given€to€circumstantial€evidence€and€ð ð[t]he€inferences€to€be€drawn€from€suchÐ Äd Ðevidence,€and€the€extent€to€which€the€circumstances€are€consistent€with€guilt€andÐ 0 Ðinconsistent€with€innocence€are€questions€primarily€for€the€jury.ðð€€òòMarable€v.€Stateóó,€313Ð \ü  ÐS.W.2d€451,€457€(Tenn.€1958);€òòState€v.€Couryóó,€697€S.W.2d€373,€377€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð (È  Ð1985);€òòPruitt€v.€Stateóó,€460€S.W.2d€385,€391€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1970).à ! àÐ ô”  ÐÌà œ àà ô àIn€order€to€convict€a€defendant€of€especially€aggravated€robbery,€the€StateÐ Œ, Ðmust€prove€that€the€defendant€intentionally€or€knowingly€took€the€property€of€anotherÐ Xø Ðperson€by€violence€or€putting€the€victim€in€fear,€that€the€defendant€acted€with€the€intentÐ $Ä Ðto€deprive€the€owner€of€the€property,€that€the€robbery€was€accomplished€with€a€deadlyÐ ð Ðweapon,€and€that€the€victim€suffered€serious€bodily€injury.€€T.C.A.€ðððððð€39„13„401(a);€Ð ¼ \ Є403(a);€39„14„103.€€Ð ˆ"( ÐÌà œ àà ô àTaking€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€the€victim€droveÐ  &À  Ðthe€defendant€home€and€the€defendant€retrieved€a€revolver€from€his€stepfatherððsÐ ì'Œ" Ðbedroom.€€The€evidence€established€that€the€defendant€did€not€own€a€vehicle€at€that€time.€Ð ¸)X $ ÐThe€victim€and€the€defendant€traveled€to€a€nearby€wooded€area.€€The€defendant€thenÐ „+$"& Ðshot€the€victim€four€times,€struck€the€victim€five€times€in€the€head€with€some€sort€of€bluntÐ P-ð#( Ðobject,€stabbed€the€victim€in€the€chest,€and€inflicted€four€other€incised€wounds€upon€theÐ /¼%* Ðvictim.€€The€defendant€then€took€the€victimððs€Cadillac,€drove€home,€returned€the€revolverÐ è0ˆ', Ðto€its€original€storage€space,€and€drove€the€victimððs€Cadillac€to€various€activities€aroundÐ ´2T). Ðtown.€€The€defendant€continued€to€use€the€victimððs€Cadillac€until€police€took€the€car€andÐ €4 +0 Ðreturned€it€to€the€victimððs€mother.€€In€light€of€the€foregoing,€there€appears€to€be€ampleÐ L6ì,2 Ðevidence€from€which€a€jury€could€believe€the€defendant€wanted€the€victimððs€Cadillac,Ð 8¸.4 Ðkilled€the€victim,€and€then€appropriated€the€Cadillac€for€his€own€use,€thus€meeting€theÐ ä9„06 Ðstatutory€elements€of€especially€aggravated€robbery€and€supporting€a€conviction€for€first„Ð `  Ðdegree€felony€murder.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðððð€39„13„401(a);€„403(a);€„202(a)(2);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòStateÐ , Ì Ðv.€Buggsóó,€995€S.W.2d€102,€108€(Tenn.€1999)€(holding€that€a€jury€may€reasonably€inferÐ ø ˜ Ðfrom€a€defendantððs€actions€immediately€after€a€killing€that€the€defendant€had€the€intentÐ Äd Ðto€commit€the€felony€prior€to,€or€concurrent€with,€the€killing).€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð 0 ÐÌà œ àà ô àAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€defendantððs€convictions€for€first„degree€felonyÐ (È  Ðmurder,€second„degree€murder,€and€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€However,€to€protectÐ ô”  Ðagainst€double€jeopardy,€we€remand€this€cause€to€the€trial€court€for€an€order€of€mergerÐ À` Ðof€the€lesser€offense€of€second„degree€murder€into€the€greater€offense€of€first„degreeÐ Œ, Ðfelony€murder.€€€Ð Xø ÐÌÓÓà œ àà ô àà L àà ¤ àà ü àà T àà ¬ à_________________________________Ð ð Ðà œ àà ô àà L àà ¤ àà ü àà T àà ¬ àJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JudgeÐ Öv ÐÌÌÌCONCUR:Ð n# ÐÌÌÌ______________________________Ð '¦! ÐNORMA€M.€OGLE,€JudgeÐ ì'Œ" ÐÌÌÌ______________________________Ð „+$"& ÐALAN€E.€GLENN,€JudgeÐ j, #' ÐÌà œ àà ô àà L àà ¤ àÌà œ àà ô àÌÌà œ àà ô à