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ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2001„02076„CCA„R3„CD€€Ô_Ô„Ô_Ô€Filed€October€31,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ‡X@1XXX@1ÔThe€appellant,€Rickie€Reed,€was€convicted€by€a€jury€in€the€Shelby€County€Criminal€Court€of€oneÐ xÈ  Ðcount€of€second€degree€murderÔ#†X@1XXX@1#ÔÔ‡X@1XXX@1ÔÔ#†¼ »XX@1ž#ÔÔ‡X@1X»¼ Ô,€one€count€of€attempted€second€degree€murderÔ#†X@1XXX@1î#ÔÔ‡X@1XXX@1ÔÔ#†¼ »XX@10#ÔÔ‡X@1X»¼ Ô,€and€one€count€ofÐ d´ Ðreckless€aggravated€assault.€€The€trial€court€merged€the€reckless€aggravated€assault€conviction€into€Ð P  Ðthe€attempted€second€degree€murder€conviction.€€Following€a€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€courtÐ <Œ Ðimposed€a€sentence€of€twenty„three€years€incarceration€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€CorrectionÐ (x Ðfor€the€second€degree€murder€conviction€and€a€sentence€of€twelve€years€incarceration€for€theÐ d Ðattempted€Ô#†¼ »XX@1á#ÔÔ‡X@1X»¼ ÔÔ#†X@1XXX@1Ÿ#ÔÔ‡X@1XXX@1Ôsecond€degree€murder€conviction,€with€the€sentences€to€be€served€consecutively.€€In€thisÐ P Ðappeal€of€right,€the€appellant€alleges€that€the€evidence€was€not€sufficient€to€support€his€convictionsÐ ì< Ðof€second€degree€murder€and€attempted€second€degree€murderÔ#†X@1XXX@1j #ÔÔ‡X@1XXX@1ÔÔ#†¼ »XX@1( #ÔÔ‡X@1X»¼ Ô.€€We€affirm€the€judgments€of€the€trialÐ Ø( Ðcourt.€Ô#†X@1XXX@1Î #ÔÔ#†¼ »XX@1 #ÔÔ‡X@1X»¼ ÔÐ Ä ÐÓÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgments€of€the€Criminal€Court€are€Affirmed.ó óÐ œì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ »àX@1¸ #ÔÔ‡X@1X.¼ ÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJohn€Everett€Williamsóó€andÐ tÄ ÐòòAlan€E.€Glenn,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð `° ÐÌCharles€W.€Gilchrist,€Jr.,€Memphis,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Rickie€Reed.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Jennifer€L.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð #`" ÐWilliam€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Paul€F.€Goodman€and€Mike€Davis,€AssistantÐ ü#L# ÐDistrict€Attorneys€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð è$8 $ ÐÓp ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ »XX@1Ÿ #ÔÔ‡X@1X»¼ ÔÐ À&"& ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ »XX@1#ÔÔ‡X@1X»¼ ÔÓ  Óà@ìàòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundó óóóÔ#†¼ »XX@1ß#ÔÔ€X@1X»¼ ԈР˜(è#( Ðà  àà ` àÔ‡X@1XXX@1ÔThe€appellantððs€convictions€resulted€from€a€ð ðrolling€gun€battleðð€between€two€rivalÐ „)Ô$) Ðgangs€which€occurred€in€the€residential€streets€of€Memphis.€€On€the€evening€of€€July€25,1999,€KathyÐ p*À%* Ðâ âBranch€had€been€talking€with€her€brother€and€her€brother„in„lawÔ#†X@1XXX@1®#ÔÔ‡X@1XXX@1Ô€while€sitting€on€her€front€porch€atÐ \+¬&+ýà ÐÔ_Ô2195€Marble€Street€in€Memphis.€€After€the€men€left,€Kathy׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€walked€inside€her€house€to€smoke€aÐ ° Ðâ âcigarette.€€Shortly€after€entering€the€house,€shooting€began€and€Kathy€realized€that€a€lamp€in€herÐ œì Ðliving€room€had€been€struck€by€a€bullet.€€Immediately€thereafter,€ð ðthey€were€shooting€at€every€roomÐ ˆØ Ðat€my€house.ðð€€Kathy€recalled€that€after€the€lamp€was€struck,€the€lights€went€out€and€the€houseÐ tÄ Ðbecame€dark€inside.€€She€ran€through€the€house,€but€could€not€get€away€from€the€gunfire.€€KathyððsÐ `° Ðtwo€children€were€asleep€in€a€bedroom€which€was€also€struck.€€€After€the€gunfire€ceased,€KathyÐ L œ Ðdiscovered€that€she€had€been€shot€five€times.€€Ð 8 ˆ Ѐ€€Ð $ t Ðà  àà ` àSandra€Branch€also€lived€on€Marble€Street,€just€two€houses€down€from€her€sister,Ð  ` ÐKathy.€€Sandraððs€four€daughters€and€her€only€son,€Fredrick,€lived€with€her.€€On€the€evening€of€JulyÐ ü L  Ð25,€1999,€Sandra€was€at€home€when€her€nephew€ran€to€her€door€and€shouted,€ð ðMy€mama€has€beenÐ è 8  Ðshot.ðð€€Sandra€immediately€went€to€her€sisterððs€house,€where€she€found€Kathy€ð ðlaying€in€a€pool€ofÐ Ô$  Ðblood.ðð€€Ð À  Ѐ€€Ð ¬ü  Ðà  àà ` àAt€trial,€Quentius€Nesbitt€testified€regarding€the€events€of€July€25,€1999.€€AccordingÐ ˜è  Ðto€Nesbitt,€he€and€Byron€Perry€were€riding€around€in€Perryððs€blue€Chevrolet€Cavalier€while€smokingÐ „Ô  Ðmarijuana.€€Perry,€who€was€driving,€had€a€gun.€€As€they€were€traveling€down€Brown€Avenue€fromÐ pÀ ÐMcLean,€they€saw€a€house€located€at€the€corner€of€Evergreen€and€Brown.€€They€stopped€and€put€theÐ \¬ Ðcar€in€park.€€Perry€fired€two€shots€at€the€house.€€Nesbitt€stated€that€they€did€not€go€into€the€house,€norÐ H˜ Ðdid€they€see€anyone€outside.Ð 4„ Ѐ€€Ð  p Ðà  àà ` àAfter€the€shots€were€fired,€Nesbitt€and€Perry€got€back€into€the€car€and€drove€to€MarbleÐ  \ ÐStreet.€€They€then€parked€the€car€and€went€inside€an€abandoned€house€located€next€door€to€the€houseÐ øH Ðin€which€Fredrick€Branch,€known€as€ð ðBaldy,ðð€€lived.€€Antropolez€Burchett,€known€as€ð ðTrop,ðð€andÐ ä4 ÐKeith€Brown,€known€as€ð ðTT,ðð€were€already€inside€the€house.€Nesbitt€stayed€at€the€house€forÐ Ð  Ðapproximately€one€hour€and€then€walked€home.€€As€Nesbitt€left€the€house,€he€saw€Fredrick€BranchÐ ¼  Ðsitting€on€the€front€porch.Ð ¨ø Ðà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àAfter€arriving€home,€Nesbitt€went€to€sleep.€€ð ðAbout€an€hour€or€two€later,ðð€Perry,Ð €Ð ÐBurchett,€Brown,€and€Fredrick€Branch€knocked€on€his€door€and€told€him€that€ð ðLittle€Mamaðð€hadÐ l¼ Ðbeen€shot.€€Nesbitt€explained€that€Kathy€Branch€was€known€as€ð ðLittle€Mama.ðð€€Nesbitt€grabbed€someÐ X ¨ Ðrubber€gloves€for€the€group€and€they€ð ðhopped€in€the€car.ðð€€Nesbitt€gave€each€person€two€gloves€ð ðsoÐ D!” Ðwe€wouldnððt€have€nothing€on€us.€€No€fingerprints€or€nothing.ððÐ 0"€  Ѐ€€Ð #l! Ðà  àà ` àNesbitt€noted€that€everyone€in€the€car€had€a€gun.€€Perry€gave€him€a€.45€caliberÐ $X" Ðautomatic€handgun;€Perry€retained€a€sawed„off€shotgun,€and€Fredrick€Branch€had€a€nine€millimeterÐ ô$D # Ðpistol.€€There€was€also€a€.38€Derringer€in€the€car.€€The€group€drove€to€Kathy€Branchððs€house€onÐ à%0!$ ÐMarble€Street,€arriving€as€she€was€being€placed€in€an€ambulance.€€Soon€after,€the€group€left€andÐ Ì&"% Ðdrove€around€in€the€Evergreen€area,€near€the€house€Perry€had€shot€into€earlier€in€the€evening.Ð ¸'#& Ѐ€€Ð ¤(ô#' Ðà  àà ` àAs€they€were€driving€down€Merchant€Street€in€the€Cavalier,€Nesbitt€saw€a€blueÐ ° ÐLincoln€backed€into€a€driveway,€with€the€front€of€the€vehicle€facing€the€street.€€Nesbitt€then€heardÐ œì Ðshots.€€Although€he€did€not€see€the€shots€fired,€Nesbitt€assumed€that€the€shots€were€fired€from€theÐ ˆØ ÐLincoln.€€The€Lincoln€immediately€pulled€out€of€the€driveway€and€got€in€front€of€the€Cavalier.€€AÐ tÄ ÐNissan€with€tinted€windows€got€behind€the€Cavalier€and€Nesbitt€saw€and€heard€shots€coming€fromÐ `° Ðthe€Nissan,€explaining,€ð ðYou€know,€you€can€see€the€little€fire€coming€from€the€car€or€whatever.ðð€Ð L œ ÐEventually,€after€several€turns,€the€group€drove€back€toward€Brown€Street€and€lost€sight€of€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐLincoln€and€the€Nissan.€€Nesbitt€recalled€that€when€they€reached€Brown,€he€heard€Fredrick€BranchÐ $ t Ðsay€that€he€had€been€shot.€€They€immediately€€proceeded€to€the€home€of€Fredrickððs€aunt€on€LexingtonÐ  ` ÐCircle€and€parked€in€the€driveway.€€Nesbitt€went€inside€the€house€and€asked€Fredrickððs€aunt€to€callÐ ü L  Ðan€ambulance.€€While€Nesbitt€was€inside,€Perry,€known€as€€ð ðLittle€B,ðð€hid€the€guns€ð ðsomewhere€inÐ è 8  Ðthey€auntieððs€back€yard.ðð€€Nesbitt€admitted€that€he€pled€guilty€to€charges€resulting€from€the€shootingÐ Ô$  Ðat€1754€Brown€and€received€a€two„year€sentence.Ð À  ÐÌà  àà ` àAntropolez€Burchett€testified€that,€on€July€25,€1999,€he€was€playing€Nintendo€atÐ ˜è  ÐChristopher€Watsonððs€house€on€Marble€Street€when€he€heard€a€ð ðshooting€going€on.ðð€€BurchettÐ „Ô  Ðcontinued€playing€until€Watson€came€into€the€room€and€told€him€that€ð ðLittle€Mamaðð€had€been€shot.€Ð pÀ ÐBurchett€and€Watson€immediately€went€to€Kathy€Branchððs€house.€€When€they€arrived€at€the€house,Ð \¬ ÐBurchett€saw€ð ðblood€and€bullet€holes,€a€lot€of€folks€around.ðð€€Burchett€then€proceeded€to€FredrickÐ H˜ ÐBranchððs€home€and€told€him€that€his€aunt€had€been€shot.€€Fredrick€began€crying€and€said€ð ðit€messedÐ 4„ Ðup.ðð€Shortly€thereafter,€Keith€Brown€went€to€Perryððs€house€and€told€Perry€about€the€shooting.€Ð  p Ѐ€€€Ð  \ Ðà  àà ` àShortly€thereafter,€Perry€drove€to€Kathy€Branchððs€house€on€Marble€Street€andÐ øH Ðannounced€that€he€knew€who€had€shot€her.€€Burchett,€Brown,€Nesbitt,€and€Fredrick€Branch€got€intoÐ ä4 ÐPerryððs€blue€Cavalier€and€drove€through€Evergreen.€€Perry€and€Nesbitt€fired€shots€at€a€house€onÐ Ð  ÐEdward€Street,€near€Evergreen.€€Burchett€explained€that€the€individuals€who€shot€Kathy€lived€in€theÐ ¼  ÐEvergreen€area.€€€As€the€group€drove€down€the€street,€a€Lincoln€pulled€in€front€of€Perryððs€CavalierÐ ¨ø Ðand€a€white€car€followed€behind€the€Cavalier.€€Perry€shot€at€the€Lincoln€and€drove€up€on€a€curb€toÐ ”ä Ðget€away.€€The€white€car€continued€to€follow,€shooting€into€the€Cavalier.€€When€Fredrick€Branch€saidÐ €Ð Ðthat€he€had€been€shot,€they€drove€to€the€home€of€Fredrickððs€aunt.€Ð l¼ Ѐ€€Ð X ¨ Ðà  àà ` àCaptain€Phil€Nason€of€the€Memphis€Police€Department€was€working€the€evening€shiftÐ D!” Ðon€July€25,€1999.€€€Following€a€call€concerning€a€shooting,€he€was€dispatched€to€a€location€onÐ 0"€  ÐLexington€Circle.€€Upon€arrival,€he€found€Fredrick€Branchððs€body€in€the€back€seat€of€a€1988Ð #l! ÐChevrolet€Cavalier.€€Underneath€Fredrickððs€body,€Captain€Nason€discovered€two€live€nine€millimeterÐ $X" Ðbullets.Ð ô$D # Ѐ€€Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àIn€July€1999,€Lieutenant€Howell€Starnes€was€a€sergeant€with€the€Memphis€PoliceÐ Ì&"% ÐDepartment€assigned€to€the€night„shift€detective.€€On€July€25,€Lieutenant€Starnes€received€a€callÐ ¸'#& Ðregarding€a€shooting€at€2195€Marble€Street.€€Lieutenant€Starnes€was€advised€that€as€a€result€of€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðshooting€a€female€victim,€Kathy€Branch,€was€transported€to€the€hospital€in€critical€condition.Ð )à$( ÐFollowing€a€visit€to€the€hospital€to€obtain€an€update€on€Kathy€Branchððs€condition,€he€drove€to€MarbleÐ |*Ì%) ÐStreet.€€Shortly€after€he€arrived€at€Marble€Street,€€Lieutenant€Starnes€was€advised€of€another€shootingÐ h+¸&* Ðwhich€had€occurred€on€Lexington€Circle€and€was€possibly€related€to€the€Marble€Street€shooting.€€HeÐ ° Ðwas€directed€to€proceed€to€Lexington€Circle,€secure€the€scene,€and€determine€if€the€shootings€wereÐ œì Ðrelated.Ð ˆØ Ѐ€€Ð tÄ Ðà  àà ` àUpon€his€arrival€at€Lexington€Circle,€Lieutenant€Starnes€was€informed€that€the€body€Ð `° Ðfound€in€the€back€seat€of€the€car€was€the€nephew€of€the€ð ðlady€who€had€been€shot€on€Marble.€€So€theyÐ L œ Ðwere€going€to€be€related.ðð€€Lieutenant€Starnes€was€next€dispatched€to€Marble€Street€to€assist€withÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€processing€of€the€scene€and€to€take€photographs.€€After€completing€his€duties€at€Marble€Street,Ð $ t ÐLieutenant€Starnes€went€to€an€area€around€the€1100€Block€of€North€McLean,€near€Edward.€€There,Ð  ` Ðhe€found€four€ð ðspent€rounds,€assault„rifle€rounds€on€the€ground€there.ððÐ ü L  Ѐ€€Ð è 8  Ðà  àà ` àLieutenant€Starnes€further€described€the€scene€inside€Kathy€Branchððs€home€followingÐ Ô$  Ðthe€shooting.€€Due€to€the€extent€of€the€damage€to€the€house,€he€concluded€that€the€bullets€wereÐ À  Ðprobably€from€a€high„powered€weapon.€€Significantly,€he€noted€that€the€bullets€passed€through€theÐ ¬ü  Ðhard€metal€part€of€the€iron€front€door.€€He€related€that€the€house€ð ðwas€riddled€with€bullet€holes.ðð€€Ð ˜è  ÐLieutenant€Starnes€concluded€that€the€damage€could€have€been€caused€by€an€SKS€or€an€AK„47€rifle;Ð „Ô  Ðhowever,€he€did€not€believe€the€damage€could€have€been€caused€by€a€nine€millimeter€pistol€or€a€.45Ð pÀ Ðcaliber€handgun.Ð \¬ Ѐ€€Ð H˜ Ðà  àà ` àLieutenant€Gerry€Blum€of€the€Memphis€Police€Department€was€assigned€theÐ 4„ Ðresponsibility€of€preparing€and€presenting€to€the€Shelby€County€District€Attorneyððs€office€the€caseÐ  p Ðinvolving€the€death€of€Fredrick€Branch.€€As€the€ð ðsigned€case€officer,ðð€Blum€spoke€with€the€appellantÐ  \ Ðon€July€27,€1999,€about€the€appellantððs€involvement€in€the€shootings.€€The€appellant,€also€known€asÐ øH Ðð ðPoo,ðð€had€an€eleventh€grade€education€and€was€literate.€€The€appellant€was€given€an€advice€of€rightsÐ ä4 Ðform€which€the€appellant€read€and€signed.€€The€appellant€then€made€and€signed€a€statement€in€whichÐ Ð  Ðhe€admitted€his€involvement€in€the€shootings.€€According€to€the€appellant:Ð ¼  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIt€was€about€10€p.m.,€on€7/25/99,€D[i]on€who€goes€by€the€name€ofÐ ¨ø Ðð ðPretty[,ðð]׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€came€by€my€house€on€Coppock€and€he€had€told€meÐ ”ä ÐBlackððs€house€on€Brown€Street,€got€shot€up.€€Then,€he€told€me€toÐ €Ð Ðcome€go€with€them.€€We€went€over€to€Blackððs€house.€€When€we€gotÐ l¼ Ðto€Blackððs€house€it€was[]€me,€D[i]on,€Black,€Lilðð€Ugly,€Levi€andÐ X ¨ ÐBlackððs€girlfriend€was€there.€€There€was€already€guns€there.€€I€had€gotÐ D!” Ðthe€SK,€D[i]on,€got€a€black€.9mm,€and€Black,€had€a€black€.9mm.€€€Me,Ð 0"€  ÐD[i]on€and€Black,€got€into€Blackððs€girlfriendððs€silver€Nissan.€€LilððÐ #l! ÐUgly,€Levi€and€Pokey€got€into€Pokeyððs€white€Kia.€€They€followed€usÐ $X" Ðto€Marble€Street.€€D[i]on€told€us,€ð ðThis€is€the€house,€here.ðð€€Then,€weÐ ô$D # Ðbegan€to€shoot€at€the€house.€€I€shot€the€SKS,€D[i]on€shot€the€.9mm,Ð à%0!$ ÐLevi€shot€a€.9mm.€€I€donððt€know€who€was€shooting€in€the€other€car.€Ð Ì&"% ÐWe€were€leaving€and€then€we€had€a€wreck€with€a€blue€Lincoln€thatÐ ¸'#& ÐLilðð€Ugly€was€driving.€€He€ran€into€us€and€then,€we€left€and€went€backÐ ¤(ô#' Ðto€Blackððs€house.€€We€parked€our€car€on€the€other€side€of€EvergreenÐ ° Ðand€walked€around€to€D[i]onððs€house.€€We€left€all€the€guns€in€the€fieldÐ œì Ðacross€from€D[i]onððs€house.€€We€sat€out€there€for€a€while.€€AboutÐ ˆØ Ðthirty€minutes€after€we€shot€up€the€house,€we€heard€some€shotsÐ tÄ Ðcoming€like€from€around€Blackððs€house.€€Me,€D[i]on,€and€Levi€wasÐ `° Ðgetting€in€the€silver€Nissan€to€go€to€Blackððs€house.€€Black€and€LilððÐ L œ ÐUgly€jumped€in€the€Lincoln.€€As€we€were€pulling€off,€a€blue€ChevyÐ 8 ˆ Ðwith€tinted€windows€rode€pass€me,€D[i]on€and€went€to€the€blueÐ $ t ÐLincoln€and€started€shooting€in€it.€€Levi€ran€and€got€the€SK.€€He€gaveÐ  ` Ðit€to€me€and€we€went€down€Evergreen.€€We€see€the€blue€ChevyÐ ü L  Ðshootinðð€at€the€blue€Lincoln,€so€we€made€a€left€down€Edwards.€€When€Ð è 8  Ðwe€get€to€McLean,€the€blue€Chevy€was€coming€down€and€startedÐ Ô$  Ðshooting€at€us.€€I€started€shooting€the€SK€and€Levi€was€shooting€theÐ À  Ð.9mm.€€The€car€got€away€and€we€turned€around€and€went€back€toÐ ¬ü  ÐBlackððs€house.€€Black€got€all€the€guns€and€said€he€was€going€to€get€ridÐ ˜è  Ðof€all€the€guns.€€We€left€and€went€back€to€D[i]onððs€house.Ð„Ô ` x` x Ѐ€€Ð pÀ Ðà  àà ` àAdditionally,€in€his€statement€the€appellant€estimated€that€he€fired€approximately€tenÐ \¬ Ðshots€at€the€blue€Cavalier.€€He€alleged€that€he€did€not€know€the€occupants€of€the€house€on€MarbleÐ H˜ ÐStreet€or€the€occupants€of€the€blue€Cavalier.€€However,€he€did€admit€that€he€was€a€member€of€theÐ 4„ Ðgang€known€as€the€ð ðGangster€Disciplesðð€and€the€occupants€of€the€Cavalier€were€members€of€theÐ  p Ðð ðVice€Lords.ððÐ  \ Ѐ€€Ð øH Ðà  àà ` àDr.€OððBrian€Cleary€Smith,€the€Shelby€County€Medical€Examiner,€testified€regardingÐ ä4 Ðthe€autopsy€performed€on€Fredrick€Branch.€€Dr.€Smith€related€that€the€victim€died€from€a€gunshotÐ Ð  Ðwound€to€the€back.€€The€left€side€of€the€victimððs€back€received€a€series€of€injuries€from€the€passageÐ ¼  Ðof€a€bullet€and€there€was€also€an€injury€to€the€elbow.€€Dr.€Smith€concluded€that€ð ðitððs€possible€for€oneÐ ¨ø Ðbullet€to€have€produced€all€four€wounds.ðð€€€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€trial,€the€appellant€testified€that€on€July€25,€1999,€Dion€Vance€and€ð ðBlackðð€pickedÐ l¼ Ðup€the€appellant€and€the€group€drove€to€Blackððs€house.€€€Dion€Vance€and€Black€told€the€appellantÐ X ¨ Ðthat€a€house€on€Marble€Street€ð ðgot€shot€up.ðð€€€The€appellant€believed€that€Black€was€involved€in€theÐ D!” Ðincidents€because€ð ðsome€guys€came€over€to€the€house,€supposed€to€have€robbed€him€for€some€moneyÐ 0"€  Ðand€some€rims€and€some€guns.ðð€€However,€the€robbery€was€foiled€when€a€neighbor€drove€by€theÐ #l! Ðscene.€€The€individuals€became€frightened,€abandoned€the€planned€robbery€and€ð ðso€they€shot€up€theÐ $X" Ðhouse.ðð€€The€appellant€was€unable€to€identify€the€individuals.€€The€appellant€stated€that€he€did€notÐ ô$D # Ðknow€the€occupants€of€the€house€at€Marble€Street,€and€he€had€never€met€the€victim,€Kathy€Branch.€Ð à%0!$ ÐHe€was€not€attempting€to€kill€Kathy€Branch€but€thought€that€he€was€shooting€at€a€drug€house.€€TheÐ Ì&"% Ðappellant€admitted€that€he€shot€ð ðfour€round[s]ðð€into€the€house€on€Marble€Street.€€The€appellant€hadÐ ¸'#& Ðan€SKS€rifle€and€Dion€Vance€and€Black€each€had€nine€millimeter€pistols.€Ð ¤(ô#' Ѐ€€Ð )à$( Ðà  àà ` àAfter€leaving€Marble€Street,€the€group€returned€to€Dion€Vanceððs€house€and€put€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðguns€in€a€field€across€the€street.€€Shortly€thereafter,€at€approximately€1:30€a.m.,€they€heard€gunshotsÐ h+¸&* Ðcoming€from€the€area€of€Blackððs€house,€which€was€located€nearby€on€Brown€Avenue.€€Lilðð€Ugly,Ð ° ÐBlack,€Boonky,€and€Clyde€ran€to€the€blue€Lincoln€and€the€appellant,€Dion€Vance€and€Levi€got€intoÐ œì Ðthe€Nissan,€intending€to€drive€to€Brown€Avenue.€€A€blue€Cavalier€came€by,€got€behind€the€Lincoln,Ð ˆØ Ðand€fired€shots,€striking€the€Lincoln€five€times.€€According€to€the€appellant,€ð ðLevi€went€got€the€SK.€Ð tÄ ÐWe€got€in€the€car.€€He€passed€it€to€me.€€D[i]on€still€had€his€gun.ððÐ `° ЀÌà  àà ` àAfter€this€encounter,€Dion€Vance€decided€to€ð ðcheck€on€[his]€cousin.ðð€€The€group€inÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€Nissan€drove€to€Edwards€Avenue€where€they€encountered€the€Cavalier.€€The€individuals€in€theÐ $ t ÐCavalier€fired€shots€at€the€Nissan.€€The€appellant€explained,€ð ðD[i]on€let€off€some€rounds.€€He€hit€theÐ  ` Ðsidewalk€so€he€quit€shooting€to€straighten€the€car€up.€.€.€.€€So€by€the€time€he€yanked€the€car€around,Ð ü L  Ðthe€Cavalier,€it€was€a€stretch€on€down€so€I€let€off€some€rounds.ðð€€The€appellant€was€uncertain€of€theÐ è 8  Ðnumber€of€shots€he€fired.€He€estimated€that€the€vehicles€were€approximately€fifty€yards€apart€whenÐ Ô$  Ðhe€fired€the€shots,€but€only€ten€to€twenty€yards€apart€when€Dion€Vance€fired€at€the€Cavalier.€€TheÐ À  Ðappellant€did€not€know€if€any€shots€struck€the€Cavalier.€€After€the€shooting,€the€group€returned€toÐ ¬ü  ÐBlackððs€house.€€Black€took€the€guns€and€stated€that€he€would€ð ðtake€careðð€of€them.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€contended€that€he€fired€shots€at€the€Cavalier€because€he€was€afraid.€€HeÐ pÀ Ðstated€that€when€he€was€younger,€he€had€been€ð ðcarjackedðð€and€was€shot€three€times.€The€appellantÐ \¬ Ðalleged€that€the€shooting€on€Marble€Street€was€intended€to€put€drug€dealers€out€of€business€and€alsoÐ H˜ Ðto€get€revenge€for€the€shooting€at€Blackððs€house.€€The€appellant€admitted€that€he€was€a€member€ofÐ 4„ Ðthe€Gangsterððs€Disciples€and€further€explained€that€Black€was€the€Chief€of€Security€for€the€gang.€Ð  p ÐÌà@éé$ìàòòò òII.€€Analysisóóó óˆÐ øH ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @ àÓ|]Óà  àà ` àOn€appeal,€the€appellant€alleges€that€the€evidence€is€not€sufficient€to€sustain€hisÐ ä4 Ðconvictions€of€second€degree€murder€and€attempted€second€degree€murder.€€Specifically,€regardingÐ Ð  Ðhis€conviction€for€second€degree€murder,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€evidence€does€not€showÐ ¼  Ðbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt€whether€the€appellant€or€someone€else€fired€the€fatal€bullet€that€struckÐ ¨ø ÐFredrick€Branch.€€Moreover,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€evidence€fails€to€show€that€he€actedÐ ”ä Ðð ðknowingly.ðð€€€As€to€his€conviction€for€attempted€second€degree€murder,€the€appellant€argues€thatÐ €Ð Ðð ð[t]he€proof€presented€at€trial€showed€that€[the€appellant]€did€act€in€a€reckless€manner€by€firingÐ l¼ Ðmultiple€shots€into€the€house[;]€however,€the€proof€was€insufficient€to€sustain€a€verdict€of€guilty€forÐ X ¨ ÐCriminal€Attempt:€Second€Degree€Murder.ððÐ D!” Ѐ€€Ð 0"€  Ðà  àà ` àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€the€standard€is€whether,Ð #l! Ðafter€reviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€any€rational€trier€of€factÐ $X" Ðcould€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.Ð ô$D # ÐVirginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979).€€In€its€review€of€the€evidence,€an€appellateÐ à%0!$ Ðcourt€must€afford€the€State€ð ðthe€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€reasonableÐ Ì&"% Ðand€legitimate€inferences€that€may€be€drawn€therefrom.ðð€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914Ð ¸'#& Ð(Tenn.€1982).€€€Questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€beÐ ¤(ô#' Ðgiven€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence,€are€resolved€by€the€trier€ofÐ )à$( Ðfact,€not€this€court.€€òòState€v.€Morrisóó,€24€S.W.3d€788,€795€(Tenn.€2000).Ð |*Ì%) Ѐ€€Ð h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àSecond€degree€murder€is€the€ð ðknowing€killing€of€another.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„Ð ° Ð210(a)(1)€(1997).€€A€person€acts€knowingly€with€respect€to€a€result€of€the€personððs€conduct€when€theÐ œì Ðperson€is€aware€that€the€conduct€is€reasonably€certain€to€cause€the€result.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„Ð ˆØ Ð302(b)€(1997).€€Therefore,€to€support€a€second€degree€murder€conviction,€the€State€had€only€toÐ tÄ Ðestablish€that€the€killing€of€Fredrick€Branch€was€knowing€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.Ð `° ÐSummerallóó,€926€S.W.2d€272,€275€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€The€evidence€at€trial€established€thatÐ L œ Ðthe€appellant€and€Dion€Vance€were€in€pursuit€of€a€Chevrolet€Cavalier€in€which€Fredrick€Branch€wasÐ 8 ˆ Ða€passenger.€€The€appellant€admitted€that€he€repeatedly€fired€into€the€Cavalier,€using€a€high„poweredÐ $ t Ðassault„type€weapon.€€The€appellant€estimated€that€he€fired€approximately€ten€shots€at€the€Cavalier.€Ð  ` ÐHe€admitted€that€the€shooting€took€place€in€a€residential€neighborhood€and€that€he€was€trying€to€hitÐ ü L  Ðthe€Cavalier€when€he€fired€the€shots.€€At€least€one€bullet€struck€and€killed€Fredrick€Branch.€€WhetherÐ è 8  Ðthe€bullet€which€killed€Fredrick€Branch€came€from€the€appellantððs€gun€or€Dion€Vanceððs€gun€isÐ Ô$  Ðirrelevant.€€The€Stateððs€theory€was€that€the€appellant€and€Dion€Vance€were€both€criminallyÐ À  Ðresponsible€for€the€conduct€of€the€other.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„11„402(2)€(1997)Ð ¬ü  Ðprovides:Ô#†X@1XXX@1!#ÔÔ‡X@1XXX@1Ô€€Ð ˜è  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA€person€is€criminally€responsible€for€an€offense€committed€by€theÐ „Ô  Ðconduct€of€another€if[,]€.€.€.€[a]cting€with€intent€to€promote€or€assistÐ pÀ Ðthe€commission€of€the€offense,€or€to€benefit€in€the€proceeds€or€resultsÐ \¬ Ðof€the€offense,€the€person€solicits,€directs,€aids,€or€attempts€to€aidÐ H˜ Ðanother€person€to€commit€the€offense.€€€Ð4„` x` x ÐFurthermore,€ð ð[a]€person€can€act€knowingly€irrespective€of€his€or€her€desire€that€the€conduct€or€resultÐ  p Ðwill€occur.ðð€€òòState€v.€Grayóó,€960€S.W.2d€598,€604€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòState€v.€Rutherfordóó,€876Ð  \ ÐS.W.2d€118,€120€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€The€proof€adduced€at€trial€revealed€that€the€appellantÐ øH Ðdeliberately€shot€into€a€moving€vehicle€with€a€high€powered€assault€weapon,€clearly€aware€that€hisÐ ä4 Ðactions€could€result€in€the€death€of€an€individual.€€Based€upon€the€evidence€presented,€the€jury€couldÐ Ð  Ðhave€found€the€essential€elements€of€second€degree€murder€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.Ð ¼  Ѐ€€Ð ¨ø Ðà  àà ` àIn€examining€the€appellantððs€conviction€for€attempted€second€degree€murder,€we€noteÐ ”ä Ðthat€criminal€attempt€occurs€when€a€person€acting€with€the€kind€of€culpability€otherwise€required€forÐ €Ð Ðthe€offense:Ð l¼ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(1)€Intentionally€engages€in€action€or€causes€a€result€that€wouldÐ X ¨ Ðconstitute€an€offense€if€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€conductÐ D!” Ðwere€as€the€person€believes€them€to€be;Ð0"€ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)€Acts€with€intent€to€cause€a€result€that€is€an€element€of€the€offense,Ð $X" Ðand€believes€the€conduct€will€cause€the€result€without€further€conductÐ ô$D # Ðon€the€personððs€part;€orÐà%0!$` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(3)€Acts€with€intent€to€complete€a€course€of€action€or€cause€a€resultÐ ¸'#& Ðthat€would€constitute€the€offense,€under€the€circumstancesÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsurrounding€the€conduct€as€the€person€believes€them€to€be,€and€theÐ )à$( Ðconduct€constitutes€a€substantial€step€toward€the€commission€of€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðoffense.Ðh+¸&*` x` x ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„12„101(a)(1)„(3)€(1997).Ð ° Ѐ€€Ð œì Ðà  àà ` àWe€conclude€that€the€State€presented€ample€evidence€from€which€a€rational€jurorÐ ˆØ Ðcould€have€concluded€that€the€appellant€òòóóòòknowinglyóó€attempted€to€kill€Kathy€Branch.€€Construing€theÐ tÄ Ðevidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€the€record€reveals€that€the€appellant€admitted€thatÐ `° Ðhe€shot€into€Kathy€Branchððs€€house,€using€an€assault„type€weapon.€€The€appellant€contended,€ð ðWeÐ L œ Ðthought€they€were€selling€drugs€at€the€house€and€thatððs€why€we€went€over€there€to€shoot€up€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðhouse.ðð€€€Kathy€Branch€testified€that€the€lights€were€on€in€the€house€when€the€shooting€began.Ð $ t ÐDescribing€the€shooting,€she€recalled,€ð ðthey€were€shooting€at€every€room€at€my€house.ðð€She€wasÐ  ` Ðstruck€by€five€bullets,€receiving€injuries€to€the€breast,€stomach,€hand,€and€leg.€€€PhotographsÐ ü L  Ðintroduced€at€trial€showed€damage€to€every€room€in€the€house,€including€the€bedroom€where€herÐ è 8  Ðchildren€were€sleeping.€€Again,€the€evidence€is€sufficient€for€a€rational€jury€to€conclude€that€theÐ Ô$  Ðappellant€knowingly€attempted€to€kill€Kathy€Branch.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð À  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ¬ü  Ðà@MM"ìàòòò òIII.€€Conclusionó óóóˆÐ ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àIn€summary,€€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€appellantððs€convictions€forÐ „Ô  Ðsecond€degree€murderÔ#†X@1XXX@1ål#ÔÔ‡X@1XXX@1Ô€and€attempted€second€degree€murder.€€Accordingly,€the€judgments€of€the€trialÐ pÀ Ðcourt€are€affirmed.Ô#†X@1XXX@1s}#ÔÐ \¬ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð  \ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE