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òJERRY€R.€KITCHENó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€AttorneyÏGeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€Center,€3rdÏFloorÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à201€Poplar€AvenueÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMemphis,€TN€38103ÌÌÌÌò òOPINION€FILED:€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌJOE€G.€RILEY,ÌJUDGEÇÑ7€E XXdìXXdì7ÑÓÓà@ àòòOPINIONóóó óÌÌà àThe€defendant,€Tommy€L.€Poindexter,œ× ƒ2 ××  ×€›was€convicted€by€a€ShelbyÏCounty€jury€of€conspiracy€to€commit€first€degree€murder€and€criminally€negligentÏhomicide.€€He€was€sentenced€to€consecutive€sentences€of€twenty„four€(24)Ïyears€for€the€offense€of€conspiracy€to€commit€first€degree€murder€and€three€(3)Ïyears€for€the€offense€of€criminally€negligent€homicide.€€On€appeal,€heÏchallenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence€for€conspiracy€to€commitÏfirst€degree€murder.€€He€further€argues€that€the€sentence€of€twenty„four€(24)Ïyears€is€excessive,€and€the€trial€court€erred€in€imposing€consecutive€sentences.€ÏHe€does€not€appeal€his€conviction€œor›€sentence€for€criminally€negligentÏhomicide.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà@ àò òòòFACTSó óóóÌÌà àIn€the€early€morning€hours€of€September€17,€1994,€Mashaun€Harris,ÏKeith€Thomas,€Derrick€Dante,€Terry€Poindexter€and€defendant€were€outside€ofÏRobððs€Lounge€in€downtown€Memphis.€€œAs›€œMarcus€Brown›€was€standing€next€toÏhis€car,€Harris€approached€him€œand›€stole€his€necklace.€€As€Harris€wasÏattempting€to€get€in€a€car,€Brown€shot€Harris€in€the€back.€€Defendant€and€theÏothers€drove€Harris€to€the€Regional€Medical€Center€(the€Med)€in€Memphis.Ìà àGrady€Harrison,€a€security€officer€at€the€Med,€noticed€two€œmales›€bringingÏHarris€into€the€hospital.€€Harrison€overheard€one€of€the€males€telling€the€otherÏone,€ð ðletððs€go€get€these€bitches.ðð€€The€two€males€subsequently€left€the€hospital.Ìà àLater€that€evening,€the€defendant,€his€œbrother›€Terry,€Xavier€Bennett,ÏFrederick€Stepton,€Kevin€Porterfield,€Eldrick€Stephans,€Harry€Dillard,€WarrickÏMcBride,€and€Michael€Thaddius€armed€themselves€with€various€types€ofÏweapons€and€headed€for€the€Ridgecrest€Apartments€in€order€to€ð ðgetðð€the€personÏwho€shot€œÌÌHarris,›€i.e.,€Brown.€€Although€Brown€did€not€live€at€the€Ridgecrest€Apartments,Ïhe€had€been€there€earlier€that€afternoon€with€his€roommate.Ìà àDefendant,€Stephans,€McBride,€Thaddius€and€Dillard€traveled€to€theÏRidgecrest€Apartments€in€a€œcar.›€€All€five€men€were€dressed€in€dark€clothing€andÏwere€œarmed.›€€Defendant€was€carrying€an€œAK„47€assault€weapon.›€€TheyÏapproached€Prentiss€Walton€and€Eric€Isom,€who€were€standing€outside€byÏIsomððs€car.€€The€five€men€began€shooting€at€Walton€and€Isom.€€Melba€Frost,€aÏresident€at€the€Ridgecrest€Apartments,€overheard€some€of€the€men€sayingÏthings€such€as,€ð ðI€got€himðð€and€ð ðletððs€get€himðð€during€the€shooting.Ìà àAt€approximately€the€same€time,€Alonzo€Wallace€was€returning€to€hisÏhome€at€the€Ridgecrest€Apartments.€€He€stopped€his€car€and€attempted€to€avoidÏthe€gunfire.€€When€the€shooting€subsided€for€a€moment,€Wallace€backed€his€carÏinto€a€parking€spot.€€Someone€began€to€shoot€at€his€car.€€Wallace€œwasÏwounded,€got›€out€of€his€car,€ran€to€his€apartment€and€collapsed€by€his€mailbox.Ìà àBennett,€Stepton,€Porterfield€and€Terry€Poindexter€drove€in€a€œseparate›Ïcar€to€the€œapartment›€complex.€€By€the€time€they€œreached›€the€œcomplex,›€they€couldÏalready€hear€shots€being€fired.€€Bennett,€Stepton€and€Porterfield€got€out€of€theirÏcar€and€fired€their€weapons€at€some€people€standing€on€a€second€floor€balcony.Ìà àSubsequently,€defendant€visited€Harris€in€the€hospital.€€During€hisÏconversation€with€Harris,€defendant€said,€ð ð[w]e€got€them.€€We€sprayed€themÏœbitches.ðð€€After€Harris€was€released€from€the€hospital,€defendant€told€him€that€heÏkilled€those€ð ðfolksðð€at€the€Ridgecrest€Apartments€and€that€he€was€shooting€anÏAK„47.›Ìà àWallace€died€as€a€result€of€a€gunshot€wound€to€the€chest.€€The€bulletÏrecovered€from€his€body€was€consistent€with€that€being€fired€from€an€AK„47.Ìà àDefendant€was€indicted€along€with€œothers›€for€the€conspiracy€to€commit€aÏfelony,€to€wit:€murder€in€the€first€degree€of€Marcus€Brown.€€He€was€also€indictedÏfor€the€first€degree€murder€of€Alonzo€Wallace.€€The€jury€convicted€him€ofÏconspiracy€to€commit€first€degree€murder€œof€Brown€and›€criminally€negligentÏœhomicide€of€Wallace.›€€He€was€sentenced€as€a€Range€I,€Standard€Offender€toÏtwenty„four€(24)€years€for€the€conspiracy€charge.€€That€sentence€was€œordered€to›Ïrun€œconsecutively›€to€a€sentence€of€three€(3)€years€for€criminally€negligentÏhomicide.€€From€the€conviction€and€sentence€for€conspiracy,€defendant€bringsÏthis€appeal.ÌÌà@ àò òòòSUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEó óóóÌÌà àDefendant€asserts€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€a€finding€ofÏguilt€of€conspiracy€to€commit€murder€in€the€first€degree.€€He€claims€that€there€isÏno€evidence€in€the€record€to€suggest€that€he€went€to€the€Ridgecrest€ApartmentsÏto€kill€Brown.€€He€further€argues€that€the€juryððs€finding€of€guilt€of€conspiracy€isÏinconsistent€with€the€finding€that€he€was€guilty€of€the€criminally€negligentÏhomicide€of€Wallace.€€Therefore,€he€maintains€that€the€verdict€is€contrary€to€theÏlaw€and€the€œevidence.Ìà@ àò òA.ó ó›Ìà àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€courtÏmust€review€the€record€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€during€the€trialÏwas€sufficient€œð ðto›€support€the€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€aÏreasonable€œdoubt.ð𛀀Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€This€rule€is€applicable€to€findings€ofÏguilt€predicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence€or€a€combinationÏof€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,19€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1996).Ì€à àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€does€not€reweighÏor€re„evaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ï1978).€€Nor€may€this€court€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€ofÏfact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€199€Tenn.€298,€305,€286ÏS.W.2d€856,€859€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€court€is€required€to€afford€theÏState€of€Tennessee€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€inÏthe€record€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€beÏdrawn€from€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€926,€932€(Tenn.€Crim.ÍApp.1995).Ìà àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€andÏvalue€to€be€given€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€theÏevidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€court.€€òòIdóó.€€In€òòState€v.€œGraceóó,›€theÏTennessee€Supreme€Court€stated,€œð ð[a]›€guilty€verdict€by€the€jury,€approved€by€theÏtrial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€State€and€resolves€allÏconflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€œState.ðð€€€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).›Ìà àBecause€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€andÏreplaces€it€with€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€courtÏof€illustrating€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€byÏthe€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982);€òòState€v.ÏGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€at€œ476.Ìà@ àò òB.ó ó›Ìà àA€defendant€commits€the€crime€of€conspiracy€if:ÌÓÓà8 àœ(a)€.€.€.€two›€(2)€or€more€people,€each€having€the€culpable€mentalÏstate€required€for€the€offense€which€is€the€object€of€the€conspiracyÏand€each€acting€for€the€purpose€of€promoting€or€facilitatingÏœcommission›€of€an€offense,€agree€that€one€(1)€or€more€of€them€willÏengage€in€conduct€which€constitutes€such€œoffense.ÌÌà à.€.€.€ÌÌà8 à(d)€€No€person€may€be€convicted€of€conspiracy€to€commit€anÏoffense€unless€an€overt€act€in€pursuance€of€such€conspiracy€isÏalleged€and€proved€to€have€been€done€by€the€person€or€byÏanother€with€whom€the€person€conspired.›ÌÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ39„12„103.›€€œAt€the€time€of€the€homicide,€first›€degree€murderÏœwas›€defined€as€the€œð ðintentional,€premeditated›€and€œdeliberate›€killing€of€another.ðð€ÍTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ39„13„202(a)(1)(1991).Ìà@ àò òC.ó ó›Ìà àIn€the€case€òòsub€judiceóó,€we€find€that€there€is€sufficient€evidence€in€theÏrecord€to€support€a€finding€that€defendant€conspired€to€kill€Marcus€Brown.€€AfterÏœdefendantððs€friend€Harris›€was€shot,€a€security€guard€heard€two€of€œHarrisðð›Ïcompanions€say,€ð ðletððs€go€get€these€bitches.ðð€€Later€that€evening,€defendant€andÏeight€(8)€others€armed€themselves€with€weapons€to€find€Brown.€€Their€plan€wasÏto€ð ðgetðð€the€guy€who€shot€Harris.€€Defendant€subsequently€admitted€to€HarrisÏthat€they€had€ð ðsprayed€them€œbitches.ðð€€He€admitted€to€killing€the€ð ðfolksðð€at€theÏRidgecrest€Apartments€and€that€he€was€carrying€an€AK„47.€€Although€his€co„conspirators€testified€that€they€did€not€intend€to€kill€Brown,€the€jury€couldÏlogically€infer€that€they€intended€to€kill€Brown€due€to€their€stated€intentions€andÏviolent€conduct.€€Further,€the€defendant€and€the€co„conspirators€committed€overtÏacts€in€furtherance€of€the€conspiracy.€›Ìà àœAlthough€the€verdicts€are€not€necessarily€inconsistent,€any›€seemingÏinconsistency€œis›€irrelevant.€€There€is€no€requirement€of€consistency€in€a€juryÏverdict.€€òòWiggins€v.€Stateóó,€498€S.W.2d€92,€93„94€(Tenn.€1973);€òòState€v.€Gennoeóó,Ï851€S.W.2d€833,€836€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992);€òòState€v.€Hicksóó,€835€S.W.2d€32,Ï36€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€This€issue€has€no€merit.ÌÌà@ àò òòòSENTENCINGóóó óÌÌà àIn€his€final€assignment€of€error,€defendant€claims€that€the€trial€courtÍimposed€€an€excessive€sentence€for€the€conspiracy€charge.€€He€further€arguesÏthat€the€trial€court€improperly€imposed€consecutive€sentences.€€However,€theÏtranscript€of€the€sentencing€hearing€is€absent€from€the€record.€€It€is€theÏappellantððs€duty€to€have€prepared€an€adequate€record€in€order€to€allow€aÏmeaningful€review€on€appeal.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24;€òòState€v.€Ballardóó,€855€S.W.2dÏ557,€560€(Tenn.€1993);€òòState€v.€Bunchóó,€646€S.W.2d€158,€160€(Tenn.€1983);ÏòòState€v.€Careyóó,€914€S.W.2d€93,€97€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Goodwinóó,Ï909€S.W.2d€35,€43€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Banesóó,€874€S.W.2d€73,€82Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€When€no€evidence€is€preserved€in€the€record€forÏreview,€we€are€precluded€from€considering€the€issue.€€òòState€v.€Robertsóó,€755ÏS.W.2d€833,€836€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988).Ìà àMoreover,€this€issue€is€waived€since€the€defendant€has€failed€to€makeÏappropriate€references€to€the€record.€€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Rule€10(b);€òòState€v.ÏTurneróó,€919€S.W.2d€346,€358€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Hillóó,€875€S.W.2dÏ278,€283„84€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòState€v.€Killebrewóó,€760€S.W.2d€228,€231Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988);€òòsee€alsoóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€27(a)(7)€and€(g).€€This€issueÏis€without€merit.ÌÌœÌÌ›à@ àò òòòCONCLUSIONó óóóÌÌà àWe€find€that€there€is€sufficient€evidence€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€toÍconclude€that€defendant€is€guilty€of€conspiracy€to€commit€first€degree€murder.€ÏFurthermore,€any€issue€regarding€sentencing€has€been€waived€as€the€recordÏdoes€not€contain€a€transcript€of€the€sentencing€hearing.€€Accordingly,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌœÌÌÌCONCUR:›ÌÌÌÌœ€›ÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEó ó