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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÙ€*ÙÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€ÔßR€$%#A1-j|2ÿ³` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌAT€JACKSONÌÌDECEMBER€1996€SESSIONÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€02„C„01„9607„CC„00237Ìà àà àAPPELLEE,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àGibson€CountyÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDick€Jerman,€Jr.,€JudgeÌMATTHEW€LYNN€KING,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à(Second€Degree€Murder)Ìà àà àAPPELLANT.à àà à)ÌÌÌÌÌFOR€THE€APPELLANT:à àà àà àà àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:ÌÌDwayne€D.€Maddox,€IIIà àà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌMaddox,€Maddox€&€Maddoxà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌ105€East€Main€Streetà àà àà àà à500€Charlotte€AvenueÌHuntingdon,€TN€38344à àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0497ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDeborah€A.€TullisÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àClayburn€L.€PeeplesÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à109€East€First€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àTrenton,€TN€38382„1841ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àGary€G.€BrownÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à109€East€First€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àTrenton,€TN€38382„1841ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€______________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÑ7€yÀXXdæXXdÖ7ÑÔ€„Ôò òÓ  ÓO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌÓÓÔ€XÔà àThe€appellant,€Matthew€Lynn€King,€(defendant),€was€convicted€of€murder€in€theÏsecond€degree,€a€Class€A€felony,€by€a€jury€of€his€peers.€€The€trial€court€found€theÏdefendant€was€a€standard€offender€and€imposed€a€sentence€consisting€of€confinementÏfor€fifteen€(15)€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€Two€issues€are€presented€forÏreview.€€The€defendant€contends€the€evidence€is€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€toÏsupport€his€conviction.€€He€further€contends€exculpatory€evidence€was€suppressed€byÏthe€state.€€After€a€thorough€review€of€the€record,€the€briefs€submitted€by€the€parties,€andÏthe€law€which€governs€the€issues€presented€for€review,€it€is€the€opinion€of€this€CourtÏthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€should€be€affirmed.Ìà àOn€the€morning€of€January€28,€1995,€the€defendant€went€to€the€home€of€AaronÏDudley.€€Maurice€Teague€was€visiting€Dudley€when€he€arrived.€€Teague€told€theÏdefendant€a€mutual€friend,€Kenny€Taylor,€had€taken€the€defendant's€motor€vehicle.Ìà àThe€defendant€and€Teague€took€Taylor's€vehicle,€a€white€Tracker,€to€get€TomÏDoster.€€Doster€informed€Teague€and€the€defendant€Taylor€had€taken€the€defendant'sÍgray€Cougar€to€Milan€to€purchase€crack€cocaine.€€The€defendant€expressed€concernÏfor€his€motor€vehicle€and€Taylor€because€the€Cougar's€transmission€needed€to€beÏrepaired.€€Also,€the€defendant€did€not€want€Taylor€purchasing€illicit€narcotics€whileÏoperating€his€motor€vehicle.Ìà àTeague,€Doster€and€the€defendant€travelled€to€Milan.€€They€saw€Taylor€and€CarlÏTownes€in€the€defendant's€motor€vehicle.€€They€were€in€a€neighborhood€reputed€forÏthe€sale€of€crack€cocaine.Ìà àTaylor€pulled€the€Cougar€into€a€driveway€of€a€residence€and€Teague,€who€wasÏdriving€the€Tracker,€parked€on€the€street€next€to€the€driveway.€€Teague€and€TaylorÏexited€the€vehicles€and€conversed€for€approximately€five€minutes.€€Taylor€agreed€toÏdrive€the€Cougar€to€the€residence€of€the€œdefendant›€in€McKenzie.€€Teague€and€TaylorÏhugged,€Teague€returned€to€the€Tracker,€and€Taylor€followed€him€to€the€vehicle.Ìà àTeague€got€into€the€driver's€side€of€the€Tracker.€€Taylor,€who€was€standing€onÏthe€Ñ7€YêXXdðXXdæ7Ñdriver's€side€of€the€Tracker,€leaned€into€the€vehicle€across€Teague€and€told€theÏdefendant€to€keep€his€nose€out€of€his€business.€€Otherwise,€Taylor€said€he€would€seeÏthe€defendant€suffer€bodily€harm.€€The€defendant€told€the€police€he€retrieved€a€pistolÏfrom€the€floorboard€of€the€Tracker€and€told€Taylor,€"Man,€you're€going€to€take€my€carÏhome."€€During€the€trial,€the€defendant€testified€he€may€have€uttered€the€statementÏattributed€to€him€in€the€statement,€but€he€retrieved€the€pistol€after€making€the€statement.Ìà àWhile€Taylor€was€leaning€into€the€Tracker€from€the€driver's€side€of€the€vehicle,Ïthe€defendant€retrieved€the€pistol€and€fatally€wounded€Taylor.€€Teague€grabbed€theÏpistol€while€it€was€in€the€defendant's€hand.€€According€to€the€defendant,€this€causedÏthe€pistol€to€discharge€a€second€time.€€The€projectile€struck€the€floorboard€of€theÍTracker.€€Taylor€went€into€the€yard€of€the€residence€and€died€from€the€gunshot€wound.Ìà àThe€defendant€told€Teague€to€leave€the€scene€of€the€shooting.€€Teague€refusedÏthe€request.€€The€defendant€drove€away€in€the€Tracker.€€He€was€apprehended€by€aÏpolice€officer€in€Trezevant€while€en€route€to€McKenzie.Ìà àAccording€to€the€defendant,€he€was€in€fear€for€his€life€when€he€pulled€the€triggerÏand€shot€Taylor.€€Doster€and€Teague€described€Taylor€as€overbearing€and€cocky.ÏMedical€evidence€established€Taylor€had€ingested€cocaine€a€short€time€before€he€wasÏkilled.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓI.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌò òà àó óThe€defendant€contends€the€evidence€is€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€toÏsupport€a€finding€by€a€rational€trier€of€fact€he€was€guilty€of€murder€in€the€second€degreeÏbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€He€argues€he€acted€in€self„defense.€€In€the€alternative,€heÏclaims€the€evidence€establishes€he€was€guilty€at€most€of€voluntary€manslaughter.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓA.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€thisÏCourt€must€review€the€record€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€at€trial€is€sufficientÏð ðto€support€the€finding€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€Tenn.€R.ÏApp.€P.€13(e).€€This€rule€is€applicable€to€findings€based€upon€direct€evidence,Ïcircumstantial€evidence,€or€a€combination€of€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòStateÍv.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€253€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1990).€€Ìà àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€this€Court€does€notÏreweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1990).€€Nor€may€this€Court€substitute€itsÏinferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.ÏStateóó,€199€Tenn.€298,€305,€286€S.W.2d€856,€859,€òòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó,€352€U.S.€845,€77€S.Ct.Ï39,€1€L.Ed.2d€49€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€Court€is€required€to€afford€the€State€ofÏTennessee€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€asÏwell€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€theÏevidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).Ìà àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€beÏgiven€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolvedÏby€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€Court.€€òòCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€at€835.€€In€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493ÏS.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973),€our€Supreme€Court€said:€ð ðA€guilty€verdict€by€the€jury,Ïapproved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€State€andÏresolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€State.ðð€Ìà àSince€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€replaces€itÏwith€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused,€as€the€appellant,€has€the€burden€œin›€this€CourtÏof€illustrating€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€by€the€trierÏof€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€This€Court€will€not€disturbÏa€verdict€of€guilt€due€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€unless€the€facts€contained€in€theÏrecord€are€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€to€find€that€theÏaccused€is€guilty€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€at€914.ÌÌœò òÓ  ÓÇB.ó ó›ÌÓ  ÓÌà àBefore€the€defendant€could€be€convicted€of€murder€in€the€second€degree,€theÏState€of€Tennessee€was€required€to€establish€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€theÏdefendant€(a)€unlawfully€killed€Taylor€and€(b)€œdid›€so€knowingly.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„210(a)(1).€€The€record€establishes€both€elements€of€this€offense.Ìà à€€€€The€defendant€admitted€he€retrieved€the€pistol€from€the€floorboard€of€theÏTracker,€insisted€the€victim€take€his€motor€vehicle€to€his€home€in€McKenzie,€and€thenÏshot€the€victim.€€The€victim€died€as€a€result€of€the€gunshot€wound.€€While€there€wasÏevidence€the€defendant€acted€in€self„defense,€the€jury€found€to€the€contrary.€€AsÏpreviously€stated,€the€resolution€of€conflicting€evidence€is€for€the€jury,€not€this€Court.€ÏThe€jury€saw€the€witnesses,€observed€their€demeanor,€and€assessed€their€credibility.€ÏObviously,€the€jury€did€not€believe€the€defendant€acted€in€self„defense€or€the€killingÏoccurred€during€the€heat€of€passion.Ìà àThe€evidence€is€clearly€sufficient€to€support€a€finding€by€a€rational€trier€of€fact€theÏdefendant€committed€murder€in€the€second€degree€by€killing€Taylor€beyond€aÏreasonable€doubt.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).ÌÌò òÓ  ÓII.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€defendant€filed€a€motion€seeking€the€entry€of€an€order€requiring€the€State€ofÏTennessee€to€furnish€him€with€exculpatory€evidence.€€The€motion€was€generic€„„€veryÏgeneral€„„€as€it€did€not€ask€for€the€production€of€a€specific€object€or€specific€information.€ÍIn€this€Court,€the€defendant€contends€his€right€to€due€process€of€law€was€violatedÏbecause€the€State€of€Tennessee€failed€to€"investigate€the€issue€of€ownership€of€theÏalleged€murder€weapon€and€fail[ed]€to€provide€that€information€to€the€defendant€afterÏproper€requests€were€made."€€While€the€defendant€apparently€had€the€serial€number€ofÏthe€murder€weapon,€he€argues€he€did€not€"have€the€ability€the€State€has€to€trace€serialÏnumbers€of€weapons,€and€the€information€may€have€even€been€readily€available€fromÏthe€victim's€family€upon€request."€€He€also€complains€he€had€to€take€the€witness€standÏto€establish€he€did€not€own€the€murder€weapon.Ìà à€€€€While€the€serial€number€of€the€murder€weapon€was€available€to€theÏdefendant,€it€appears€the€defendant€made€no€effort€or€attempt€to€trace€the€serialÏnumber.€€Also,€the€record€is€devoid€of€evidence€the€defendant€attempted€to€attain€thisÏinformation€from€the€victim's€family.€€If€the€defendant€had€made€an€attempt€to€obtainÏthis€information,€and€the€defendant€was€unsuccessful,€he€could€have€filed€a€specificÏmotion€to€obtain€the€ownership€of€the€murder€weapon€from€the€state.Ìà àThe€fallacies€in€the€defendant's€argument€are€numerous.€€First,€there€is€noÏindication€in€the€record€the€state,€or€any€investigating€agency,€possessed€the€name€ofÏthe€person€who€owned€the€murder€weapon.€€Second,€the€state€had€no€obligation€toÏconduct€an€investigation€to€determine€who€owned€the€murder€weapon.€€òòState€v.ÏBrownwellóó,€696€S.W.2d€362,€363€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1985).€€Third,€assuming€òòarguendoóóÏthe€state€had€the€information,€the€defendant€did€not€request€the€information;€€and€theÏdefendant€has€failed€to€establish€the€materiality€of€the€ownership€of€the€weapon.€€òòKylesÏv.€œWhitleyóó,€514›€U.S.€œ419,›€115€S.Ct.€1555,€131€L.Ed.2d€490€(1995).€€Fourth,€theÏdefendant€had€the€serial€number€and€made€no€effort€to€determine€who€owned€theÍmurder€weapon.Ìà àThis€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€JOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________Ìà àJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ____________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€JERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGE€€€€€