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ÔÔ€%ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ ` ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÝ  ݛр$ÑÑ7€XXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Ӝـ€ÙßL€()';+'h|` à. `€€Lß›IN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OFÏTENNESSEEÌÌAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌMAY€1996€SESSIONÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)à àC.C.A.ÏNO.€€03C01„9510„CR„00331Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppelleeà àà àà àà à)à àKNOXÏCOUNTYÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.ÏRAY€L.€JENKINS,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àJUDGEÌHUBERT€JOHNSON,à àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àFirst„degree€murder;€attemptedÌà àAppellantà àà àà àà à)à àfirst„degree€murder€ÌÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóóà àà àà àà àòòFOR€THEÏAPPELLEEóóÌÌRonald€P.€Smithà àà àà àà àà àCharlesÏW.€BursonÌP.O.€Box€1627.à àà àà àà àà àAttorneyÏGeneral€&€Reporter€€ÌKnoxville,€TN€€37901ÌòòOn€appealóóà àà àà àà àà àà àElizabethÏT.€RyanÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistantÏAttorney€General€€€€à àÌEllery€E.€Hill,€Jr.à àà àà àà àà à450ÏJames€Robertson€ParkwayÌ1103€VenidoÍDr.à àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌConcord,€TH€€37932à àà àà àà àà àÌòòAt€trialóóà àà àà àà àà àà àRandall€NicholsÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMichael€NassiosÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àRobert€JolleyÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCity„County€Bldg.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àKnoxville,€TN€€37902ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ€ÌÌOPINION€FILED€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌJOHN€K.€BYERSÌSENIOR€JUDGEÌÌÓ  Óò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌÓÓà àThe€defendant€was€convicted€by€a€jury€of€first„degree€murder€and€attemptedÏfirst„degree€murder.€€On€the€first€count,€he€was€sentenced€to€life€imprisonment;€onÏthe€second,€he€was€sentenced€to€15€years€in€prison€to€run€consecutively€to€hisÏserving€his€sentence€on€count€one.Ìà àThe€defendant€appeals,€raising€these€issues:Ì€€à à1.à àWhether€it€was€plain€error€for€the€attorney€general€to€improperlyÏimpeach€defendant€while€cross„examining€him€by€referring€to€his€post„arrestÏsilence,€the€misstatements€of€his€counsel€and€to€prior€bad€acts.Ìà à2.à àWhether€the€defendant€was€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel€byÏvirtue€of€counselððs€failure€to€object€to€the€stateððs€impeachment€questions.Ìà à3.à àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€by€failing€to€allow€the€defendant€ratherÏthan€his€attorney€to€cross„examine€a€witness.Ìà à4.à àWhether€there€is€sufficient€evidence€to€support€the€defendantððsÏconviction€for€attempted€first„degree€murder.Ìà à5à àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€failing€to€charge€criminally€negligentÏhomicide€and€self„defense.Ìà à6.à àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€imposing€consecutive€sentences.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ìà àA€few€weeks€prior€to€Deborah€Slighððs€death,€she€and€the€defendant€broke€offÏtheir€three„year€live„in€relationship€and€the€decedent€moved€in€with€her€parents,ÏAcquilla€Cantrell€and€Richard€Jackson.Ìà àAcquaintances€of€the€decedent,€Yolanda€Warren€and€Linda€Walker,€testifiedÏthat€on€November€23,€1993,€the€day€before€decedent€was€shot,€they€were€in€the€carÏwith€the€defendant.€€He€told€them€that€if€he€were€to€come€around€and€he€winked€hisÍeye,€they€should€get€out€of€the€way€because€ð ðwhatever€is€standing€is€going€to€fall.ðð€œ›ÏBoth€women€gave€very€similar€testimony€concerning€the€circumstances€in€whichÏthe€threat€was€made,€the€day€it€was€made€and€its€phrasing.€The€witnesses€testifiedÏthey€told€the€decedent€and€her€parents€about€the€defendantððs€threat.€Ìà àOn€November€24,€1992,€the€defendant€came€to€decedentððs€parentsðð€houseÏbetween€1:00€p.m.€and€2:00€p.m.€and€visited€with€them€and€the€decedent.€€Ms.ÏCantrell,€decedentððs€mother,€left€for€work€at€around€2:00€p.m.,€her€car€broke€downÏwithin€the€view€of€the€familyððs€porch€and€Mr.€Jackson,€decedentððs€stepfather,€droveÏhis€car€up€so€that€his€wife€could€take€his€car€to€work.€€The€decedentððs€parents€sawÏdefendant€leave€their€house€and€either€run€or€walk€briskly€to€his€car€and€driveÏaway.Ìà àLinda€Walker€was€sitting€on€a€sofa€in€the€living€room€near€the€entrance€ofÏdecedentððs€family€home.€€She€testified€the€decedent,€who€had€answered€theÏphone,€came€to€the€door€preparing€to€go€outside€at€the€same€time€the€defendant,Ïwho€had€been€on€the€porch,€came€to€the€door€to€come€inside.€€Defendant€entered,Ïholding€a€gun€in€his€right€hand.€€He€said,€ð ðBitch,€I€told€you,ðð€and€he€hit€decedent€inÏthe€forehead€with€the€gun€and€then€turned€decedent€around€and€shot€her€in€theÏback€of€her€head.Ìà àMs.€Walker€testified€the€defendant€then€approached€within€about€three€feetÏof€her,€stating,€ð ðBitch,€I€ought€to€kill€you€for€telling€it.ðð€€She€asked€him€not€to€shootÍher.€€She€leaned€forward€when€he€shot€and€lay€as€if€she€had€been€shot.€€TheÏdefendant€then€left€the€house.Ìà àThe€defendant€testified€that€when€he€entered€the€house,€decedent€came€outÏof€the€kitchen€with€something€in€her€right€hand.€€He€testified€she€said,€ð ðIððm€not€goingÏto€have€.€.€.€ð ð€and€she€raised€her€right€hand.€€He€testified€he€pushed€her€right€handÏto€the€left€and€the€gun€discharged.€€He€testified€that€he€pushed€her€hand€back€andÏhit€her€in€the€head€and€that€he€then€pulled€her€hand€behind€her€head.€€He€testifiedÏthat€while€he€and€decedent€were€struggling,€Ms.€Walker€who€was€standing€behindÏdecedent€also€grabbed€the€gun,€and€it€fired.€€The€gun€then€fell€on€the€floor€and,€theÏÑ  Ñdefendant€testified,€he€picked€it€up€and€left.€€He€testified€the€decedent€was€stillÏstanding€when€he€left€and€he€did€not€know€she€had€been€shot.Ìà àOn€the€following€day,€police€officers€arrested€the€defendant€in€Morristown€atÏthe€home€of€defendantððs€ex„wife.€€A€gun€was€taken€from€his€pants€pocket.€€Later€thatÏsame€day,€decedent,€who€had€been€in€critical€condition€since€the€shooting,€died.Ìà àDr.€Elizabeth€Hubbard,€a€pathologist,€performed€an€autopsy€upon€theÏdecedentððs€body.€€She€testified€decedent€had€a€contact€gunshot€wound€from€aÏgunshot€which€entered€in€the€back€of€the€head,€traveled€right€and€forwards€andÏlodged€adjacent€to€her€neck€and€her€right€ear.€€She€testified€decedent€died€fromÏthis€gunshot€wound.€€She€further€testified€decedent€had€extensive€hemorrhageÏoverlying€the€brain€in€two€areas€above€each€eye.Ìà àGary€Price,€an€officer€with€the€Knoxville€Police€Department,€testified€he€wentÏwith€other€officers€to€the€home€of€the€decedentððs€parents€on€November€25,€1993€toÏinvestigate€the€shooting.€€They€found€a€bullet€hole€in€the€wall€of€the€living€room.€€Mr.ÏPrice€testified,€based€on€his€observation€of€the€entrance€and€exit€holes,€the€bulletÏtraveled€on€a€slight€downward€angle€between€its€entrance€and€exit€from€the€wall.Ìà àOn€cross„examination,€the€prosecutor€asked€the€following€questions€of€theÏdefendant:ÌÓÓà0 àà àQ.€€Okay.€€Now,€you€mentioned€that€you€practiced€law€in€New€Jersey,Ïand€I€believe€Mississippi,€Federal€District€Court€here,€et€cetera?Ìà0 àà àA.€€Yes,€sir.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€In€fact,€sir,€you€pretty€much„„when€you€came€to€Knoxville,€youÏwere„„your€license€had€been€suspended€in€New€Jersey€for€approximately,€IÏbelieve,€seven€years€between€1982€and„„Ìà0 àà àMr.€Hill:€€Objection,€your€Honor.€€Relevance.Ìà àà àThe€Court:€€Overruled.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€„„and„„1982€and„„and€I€believe€it€was€re„instated€in€1991?Ìà0 àà àA.€€It€was€suspended€for€three€years.ÌÌÓ  Ó*€€*€€*ÌÌÓ  Óà0 àà àQ.€€Mr.€Johnson,€the€order€went€down€April€of€1991,€and€you€wereÏtaking€cases€in€1989€down€here€and€other€federal€courts€around€the€country.Ìà0 àà àA,€€No,€thatððs€not€correct.Ìà0 àà àQ,€€You€were€committing€fraud€about„„on€these€courts,€werenððt€you?Ìà0 àà àA.€€That€was„„thatððs€not€correct.€€There€is€not€one€case€that€I€have€everÏaccepted€until€after€I€was€re„instated.Ìà0 àà àÌÓ  Ó*€€*€€*ÌÓ  ÓÌà0 àà àQ.€€Okay.€€And€you€moved„„isnððt€it€right,€sir,€you€moved€into€a€hotelÏwith€a€couple€of€women?Ìà0 àà àA.€€No,€of€course€not.Ìà àà àQ.€€Thatððs€not€right?Ìà àà àA.€€No.Ìà àà àQ.€€Because€you€were€partying€with€them?Ìà àà àA.€€No,€thatððs€not€right.Ìà àà àQ.€€Thatððs€not€right?Ìà àà àA.€€No,€sir.ÌÌÓ  Ó*€€*€€*ÌÓ  ÓÌà0 àà àQ.€€You€keep€trying€to€say€Debbie€did„„did€drugs.€€What€did€you€do?Ìà0 àà àA.€€I€didnððt€do€anything,€counselor.€€I€donððt€even€drink.Ìà àà àQ.€€You€donððt€even€drink?Ìà àà àA.€€Except€wine.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€What€about€the€marijuana€you€had€growing€in€the€back€yard?Ìà àà àA.€€I€have€no€marijuana€growing€in€the€back€of€my€house.Ìà àà àQ.€€You€didnððt?Ìà àà àA.€€No,€sir.€€Nor€did€Debbie.Ìà àà àQ.€€Youððre€denying€that?Ìà àà àA.€€Yes,€sir,€I€am.Ìà àà àQ.€€Okay.€€You€didnððt€sell€any€marijuana€or€any€cocaine?Ìà0 àà àA.€€No,€sir,€never€did.€€Didnððt€have€to.€€I€made€enough€moneyÏpracticing€law,€counselor.ÌÓÓÌà àThese€remarks€by€the€State€couched€in€question€form,€but€not€shown€by€anyÏprevious€or€subsequent€evidence€to€be€true€or€relevant,€were€gratuitousÏinterjections€that€should€have€been€stricken€òòsua€sponteóó€by€the€judge€and€shouldÏhave€elicited€a€curative€instruction€to€the€jury.€€Further,€though€there€was€noÏobjection€made€by€the€defendant€at€the€time,€this€conduct€could€call€for€a€reversal€ofÏthis€case€because€the€conduct€exceeds€the€boundary€that€hard€blows€but€not€foulÏones€may€be€struck€by€the€state.€€òòSee€Berger€v.€United€Statesóó,€295€U.S.€78,€88,€79ÏL.€Ed.€1314,€55€S.€Ct.€629€(1935);€òòsee€alsoóó€EC€7„13;€€òòTenn.€Sup.€Ct.€Róó.€8,€Code€ofÍProfessional€Responsibility.€.€€If€the€evidence€of€guilt€was€not€so€overwhelming,€weÏwould€reverse€this€case€because€of€this€conduct.€€However,€we€are€not€inclined€toÏpunish€the€people€unnecessarily€for€this€conduct.€€We€assume€our€admonition€willÏbe€sufficient€to€show€to€the€state€that€these€types€of€testimonial€interrogations€areÏnot€permissible€under€the€guise€of€cross„examination.à àÌà àThe€prosecutor€also€improperly€commented€on€the€defendantððs€failure€toÏmake€a€statement€following€arrest:ÌÓÓÌà0 àà àQ.€€And€you„„sir,€is€there€any€particular€reason€when€the€police€askedÏyou,€as€your€lawyer€I€believe€asked€you€pursuant€to€direct€examination,€whatÏhappened€here,€Mr.€Johnson,€did€you€tell€them€what€youððre€telling€this€juryÏtoday?Ìà0 àà àA.€€The€police?Ìà àà àQ.€€Yes.€€Did€you€tell€them„„Ìà0 àà àA.€€I€have€a€right€not€to€make€any€statement,€and€I€chose€to€elect€not€toÏmake€€any€statement.€€I€have€that€right€as€a€person€accused€of€a€crime,€and€IÏchose€not€to„„make€that€right€as€stated.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€Well,€I€understand€you€have€that€right,€Mr.€Johnson.Ìà0 àà àA.€€Well,€I€exercised€it.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€I€understand€that€you€have€that€right,€but€that„„that€day€when€theÏpolice€came€and€got€you„„after€all,€you€hadnððt€done€anything,€right?Ìà0 àà àA.€€Right.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€Deborah€Sligh€attacked€you€with€a€gun,€right?Ìà0 àà àA.€€Right.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€You€didnððt€shoot€her?Ìà àà àA.€€Right.Ìà àà àQ.€€Right?Ìà àà àA.€€Right.ÌÌÌÓÓà àEvidence€of€pretrial€silence€should€be€admitted€with€caution€and€only€whereÏsuch€silence€is€patently€inconsistent€with€the€defendantððs€testimony.€€òòBraden€v.ÏStateóó,€534€S.W.2d€657,€660€(Tenn.€1976).€€In€so€stating,€the€Court€in€òòBradenóóÏreferred€to€a€prior€decision€in€which€the€prosecutor€was€allowed€to€showÏdefendantððs€silence€while€in€police€custody€after€he€had€testified€that€ð ð`he€was€bentÏupon€reporting€the€facts€of€this€burglary€as€soon€as€he€could€get€in€touch€withÏcertain€other€officers.ðððð€€òòId.óó€€In€this€case,€defendant€specifically€testified€that€heÏinvoked€his€Fifth€Amendment€right€not€to€make€a€statement.€€The€defendant€did€notÏobject€to€€these€questions;€therefore,€the€issue€is€waived.Ìà àOn€re„cross€examination€of€the€defendant,€the€following€exchange€tookÏplace:€ÌÓÓÌà0 àà àQ.€€Okay.€€Sir,€but€youððve€worked€very€closely€with€your„„with€yourÏattorney€in€the€preparation€of€this€case,€have€you€not?Ìà0 àà àA.€€Iððve€worked€with€him€as€I€would€any€attorney,€yes,€sir.€€ThatððsÏcorrect.Ìà àà àQ.€€And€as€you€would€any€attorney?Ìà àà àA.€€Yes,€sir.Ìà àà àQ.€€This€is€your€case,€Mr.€Johnson.Ìà àà àA.€€Thatððs€right.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€And€youððve€worked€closely€with€him,€because€itððs„„itððs€yourselfÏthatððs€on€the€line€here,€is€it€not?Ìà0 àà àA.€€Oh,€Iððm€not€denying€that.€€Youððre€right,€counselor.€€Youððre€right.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€Okay.€€You€worked€closely€together€with€him€in€the€defense€of€yourÏcase?Ìà àà àA.€€Obviously,€thatððs€correct.Ìà àà àQ.€€From€the€beginning?Ìà àà àA.€€Yes,€sir.Ìà àà àQ.€€Not€as€you€would€any€other€attorney,€right?Ìà0 àà àA.€€On€a€case€that€I€was€involved€in,€it€would€be€the€same,€I€wouldÏthink.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€Okay.€€All€right.€€Now„„and€he€has€filed€some€documents€pursuantÏto€you€all€discussing€the€case€together,€and€one€of€those€documents,€sir,€isÏthe€motion€for€expedited€bond€reduction€hearing,€is€it€not?Ìà0 àà àA.€€Thatððs€right.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€He€has€filed€that€motion.€€Okay.€€In€that€motion€he€was€complainingÏthat€your€bond€was€too€high,€right?Ìà0 àà àA.€€Right.Ìà0 àà àQ.€€And€he€was€trying€to€complain€that€in€some€other€cases€here€inÏKnox€County,€you€said€in€the€motion€that€was€filed,€ð ðA€white€female€wasÏrecently€charged€with€murder€in€the€second€degree,€having€caused€theÏdeath€of€a€white€male€by€battering€him€in€the€head€repeatedly€with€a€tire€iron,Ïand€her€bond€was€set€at€$10,000.€€The€instant€defendantðð„„assuming€theÏinstant€defendant€is€you„„ððcaused€the€death€of€the€decedent€in€this€instantÏmatter€by€gunshot,€either€in€a€state€of€temporary€insanity€or€in€the€course€ofÏthe€commission€of€an€assaultive€act.ððÌà0 àà àNow,€at€that€time€your€theory€was€that€you€did€this€while€you€wereÏsuffering€from€temporary€insanity.Ìà0 àà àA.€€No,€sir,€that€is€not€my€theory.€€Those€are€not€my€words.€€Thatððs€anÏapplication€filed€by€the€attorney.€€Those€are€not€my€words,€those€are€not€myÏtheories,€and€they€never€were€my€words€and€never€were€my€theories.ÌÓÓÌà àThe€preceding€questions€are€obviously€aimed€at€weakening€defendantððsÏcredibility€by€challenging€his€version€of€the€events€surrounding€the€shooting€of€theÏdecedent.€€Under€òòTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.óó€12.2(e),€ð ðEvidence€of€an€intention€as€to€whichÏnotice€was€given€under€subdivision€(a)€or€(b),€later€withdrawn,€is€not€admissible€inÏany€civil€or€criminal€proceeding€against€the€person€who€gave€notice€of€theÏintention.ðð€€Subdivisions€(a)€and€(b)€set€forth€the€requirement€that€a€defendantÏprovide€timely€written,€pre„trial€notice€of€an€intent€to€rely€on€the€defense€of€insanityÍand€to€introduce€expert€testimony€relating€to€a€mental€condition€of€the€defendantÏbearing€upon€the€issue€of€guilt.€€No€such€notice€was€provided€in€this€case.€ÏHowever,€we€find€that€the€rationale€behind€the€prohibition€also€prohibits€the€line€ofÏquestioning€presented€above.€€This€protection€against€references€to€defensesÏconsidered€and€discarded€by€the€defendant€applies€under€these€circumstances.€NoÏobjection€was€made€to€this€line€of€inquiry.Ìà àThe€general€test€to€be€applied€to€any€prosecutorial€misconduct€is€"whetherÏthe€improper€conduct€could€have€affected€the€verdict€to€the€prejudice€of€theÏdefendant."€€òòHarrington€v.€Stateóó,€215€Tenn.€338,€340,€385€S.W.2d€758,€759€(1965).€ÏWe€find€that€the€areas€of€cross„examination€of€which€we€do€not€approve,€in€the€faceÏof€the€evidence€of€guilt,€could€not€have€affected€the€verdict€to€the€prejudice€of€theÏdefendant.Ìà àThe€defendant€argues€that€his€counsel€was€ineffective,€and€his€SixthÏAmendment€right€to€counsel€was€violated.€€The€appropriate€test€for€determiningÏwhether€counsel€provided€effective€assistance€at€trial€is€whether€his€or€herÏperformance€was€within€the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€inÏcriminal€cases.€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1974).€€In€òòStrickland€v.ÏWashingtonóó,€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€held€that€a€convicted€defendantððsÏclaim€that€counselððs€assistance€was€so€defective€as€to€require€a€reversal€of€aÏconviction€requires€that€the€defendant€show,€first,€that€counselððs€performance€wasÍdeficient€and€second,€that€the€deficient€performance€prejudiced€the€defense€so€asÏto€deprive€the€defendant€of€a€fair€trial.€€466€U.S.€668,€687€(1984).€€In€order€to€showÏprejudice,€the€defendant€must€prove€that€there€is€a€reasonable€probability€that,€butÏfor€counselððs€unprofessional€errors,€the€result€of€the€proceedings€would€have€beenÏdifferent.€€òòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€694.€€Even€if€counsel€was€not€competent,€whichÏwe€do€not€find,€the€evidence€of€guilt€is€so€overwhelming€in€this€case€that€anyÏalleged€incompetency€did€not€affect€the€result€of€the€proceeding.Ìà àThe€defendant€argues€the€trial€court€should€have€instructed€the€jury€onÏcriminal€negligence€and€self„defense,€although€he€did€not€request€either€instructionÏat€the€trial.€€Generally,€the€trial€judge€must€charge€the€jury€on€lesser€included€andÏlesser€grade€offenses€even€where€there€is€no€request€for€such€an€instruction.€òòTenn.ÏCode€Annóó.€ðð€40„18„110(a).€€However,€where€the€record€shows€that€the€defendantÏwas€guilty€of€the€greater€offense€and€there€is€no€evidence€permitting€an€inference€ofÏguilt€of€the€lesser€offense,€failure€to€charge€on€the€lesser€offense€is€not€error.€€òòStateÏv.€Boydóó,€797€S.W.2d€589,€593€(Tenn.€1990).€€Here€there€is€no€evidence€in€theÏrecord€that€defendant€acted€with€criminal€negligence€as€it€is€defined€by€òòTenn.€CodeÏAnn.óó€ðð€39„11„302.€€His€version€of€the€facts€was€that€decedent€had€the€gun,€and€hisÏactions€were€only€aimed€at€preventing€the€decedent€from€ð ðcoming€up€towardðð€himÏwith€the€ð ðobjectðð€and€then€to€make€decedent€release€the€gun.Ìà àThe€evidence€in€this€case€is€not€sufficient€to€raise€an€inference€which€wouldÏrequire€an€instruction€on€self„defense.€€The€defendant€specifically€testified€that€theÏshooting€was€an€accident.€€Further,€he€did€not€testify€that€he€believed€that€he€was€inÏimminent€danger€of€death€or€serious€bodily€injury€at€the€time€the€shooting€occurred.€ÏThis€coupled€with€the€failure€of€the€defendant€to€request€an€instruction€on€self„defense,€leads€us€to€determine€there€was€no€error€in€the€trial€courtððs€not€giving€suchÏa€charge.€€òòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€39„11„611(a).Ìà àThe€defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€to€support€theÏconviction€for€attempted€first„degree€murder.€€A€jury€verdict€of€guilty,€whenÏsupported€by€the€trial€court,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€StateÏand€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€State.€€òòState€v.€Williams,óó€657€S.W.2d€405,Ï410€(Tenn.€1983).€€This€Court€does€not€reweigh€or€re„evaluate€the€evidence€and€isÏrequired€to€afford€the€State€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€proof€contained€inÏthe€record€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawnÏtherefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1985).€€The€evidence€inÏthe€record€is€certainly€sufficient€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€to€find€the€essentialÏelements€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.Ìà àWe€find€that€the€trial€court€did€not€err€in€not€allowing€defendant€to€cross„examine€the€eye„witness,€Linda€Walker,€rather€than€his€counsel.Ìà àThe€defendant€challenges€the€action€of€the€trial€court€in€running€his€15„yearÏsentence€for€attempting€to€commit€first„degree€murder€consecutively€with€his€lifeÏimprisonment€for€first„degree€murder.€€When€a€defendant€challenges€a€sentence,Ïthis€Court€must€conduct€a€òòde€novoóó€review€with€a€presumption€that€the€trial€courtððsÏdeterminations€are€correct.€€òòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€40„33„401(d).€€The€defendant€in€thisÏcase€was€clearly€a€dangerous€offender€whose€behavior€indicated€little€or€no€regardÏfor€human€life€and€no€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€when€the€risk€to€humanÏlife€was€high.€€òòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€40„35„115.€€The€sentence€he€received€reasonablyÏrelates€to€the€severity€of€the€offenses€committed€and€an€extended€sentence€isÏnecessary€to€protect€society€from€further€serious€criminal€conduct.€€òòState€v.ÏWilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933€(Tenn.€1995).€€This€defendant€shot€a€woman€withÏpremeditation€and€deliberation€and€then€shot€at€the€friend€who€had€warned€theÏdecedent€of€defendantððs€threats€and€who€had€witnessed€the€shooting.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court,€with€costs€to€the€defendant.ÌÌÓÓà àòòà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:òòÌÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJohn€H.€Peay,€JudgeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJerry€L.€Smith,€JudgeÌ