WPCs v,#٤qH .ӶM[[0QNJyNyjͪaq m;'!*˞YG0оFٽϭPrA3~ WЧҚJ^V!Nѿ`тw(Jujmntlyh I{!VJ.y$f e܅rZ9z$G? HNքY.ߎvY/YH0G8.9. 2Y5} $9rX?i(qo _GF~ԤLz1=sx8N+%A}xK4047jpC5GŽ|قu{0\3;\m\,\4 -_Bڐ޵ZhJ/_X, 61eVuڦ"~}5+Oh-͢R_hK]w,_&ƞP-v@QwYзoL$oGL# F UNQ % 0( U: b w@ 4O c r Nz 0| 0DB U:  m   U: B::::::::::: D3WWW 0D AO 0D D/' BVHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,6 AZ"Arial Regular- - >[ > >D >D > >D>>>>Ӏh&dTd3|x>(v(2$ !  XHGXXXXXHG 4   0  (#$  0  ,yAZ"Arial RegularU  XHGXXXXXHG   Ad FILED    August6,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr. AppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular d'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  >>_DXHGXXX75(XXdXXd7    TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  ___>>>>>r*<,(j 8 `@E  tt0"rߛ>INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  AT KNOXVILLE  MAY1999SESSION   DXXSTATEOFTENNESSEE,     T *  C.C.A.#03C019810CR00369  TL    Appellee,      T *  HAMILTONCOUNTY  ,$   VS.   L      T *  HonorableStephenM.Bevil,Judge    JOSEPHAZELLLEE,0     T *  (AttemptedAggravatedAssault)  &&   Appellant.     T *   FORTHEAPPELLANT:      T   FORTHEAPPELLEE:  ^V  TOMLANDIS L      T   PAULG.SUMMERS 0( 744McCallieAvenue,Suite327   T   AttorneyGeneral&Reporter  Chattanooga,TN37403     T          L      T   R.STEPHENJOBE !      L      T   AssistantAttorneyGeneral   L     0 T 0T&T&425FifthAvenueNorth &&    L      T 0  Nashville,TN372430493 && SD    [      c   WILLIAMH.COX,III    [      c   DistrictAttorneyGeneral    [      c   MARKA.HOOTON    [      c   AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral    [      c   600MarketStreet,Suite310    [      c   Chattanooga,TN37402OPINIONFILED:_______________Ӝ AFFIRMED > > >RULE20 >> > >>> >  X5P.3  >>> >  07(05 JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS, Judgea  928  4S   $& XXHG   OPINION  XHGX  $&  Thedefendant,JosephAzellLee,appealshisconvictionforattempted   aggravatedassault.Thedefendantwasindictedforaggravatedassaultandattemptedescape.Atthecloseofproofattrial,thetrialcourtgrantedthedefendantsmotionforajudgmentofacquittalontheaggravatedassaultcount.Nevertheless,thetrialcourtdidsubmittothejurythelesserincludedoffenseofattemptedaggravatedassault.Thedefendantarguesthattheproofattrialdidnotsupportattemptedaggravatedassaultandthatthetrialcourtthereforeerredininstructingthejuryonthatoffense.WefindnoerrorandAFFIRMthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. OnAugust29,1996,OfficerRonaldRiceoftheHamiltonCountySheriffsDepartmenttransportedthedefendantfromtheHamiltonCountyJail,wherehewasincarcerated,tothecountyhealthdepartmentforascheduledexamination.Afterthedefendantsexamination,Riceescortedthedefendantbacktothepolicecar.WhenRicemovedinfrontofthedefendanttoopenthepassengerdoor,thedefendantattackedhim.Duringtheensuingstruggle,thedefendantgrabbedRiceshandgun.Ricereactedbyimmediatelyplacingbothofhishandsontheweaponandholdingitdownintheholster.BecausebothofRiceshandswereoccupied,thedefendantwasabletostrikeRiceinthefaceseveraltimeswithhisfreehand.ThedefendantalsobitRiceonthebackduringthestruggle.Ultimately,Ricewasabletoattracttheattentionofanotherpoliceofficer,andthetwosubduedthedefendant. Thedefendantwasindictedandtriedbeforeajuryforaggravatedassault(byuseofadeadlyweapon)andattempttoescapefromapenalinstitution.Atthecloseofproof,thetrialcourtgrantedthedefendantsmotionforajudgment 816 ofacquittalontheaggravatedassaultcount.Nevertheless,thetrialcourtinstructedthejuryonthelesserincludedoffensesofattemptedaggravatedassaultandassault.Thejuryreturnedverdictsofguiltyforattemptedescapeandattemptedaggravatedassault,andthedefendantwassentencedasacareeroffendertosixmonthsandtwelveyearsrespectively. Thedefendantsargumentthatthetrialcourtshouldnothaveinstructedthejuryonattemptedaggravatedassaultbecausetheproofdidnotsupportthatoffenseiswithoutmerit.Thestateintroduced >s > > >i > >>uf>>f>>i>>cient>prooftosupporttheoffenseofattemptedaggravatedassault,andthetrialcourtwasrequiredtochargelesserincludedoffensessupportedbytheevidence.SeeStatev. h` Forbes,918S.W.2d431,449(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Theevidencesupports 4, thejurysverdict,andwefindnoerroroflawmandatingreversal.Therefore,pursuanttoRule20oftheCourtofCriminalAppeals,weAFFIRMthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.    @  @  @<  @  @ _____________________________ 4 DXJOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,Judge.CONCUR:̛̜̜_______________________________̜JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,Judge̜_______________________________ALANE.GLENN,Judge