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Ðstore€by€a€male€friend.€€He€dropped€Ms.€Jackson€off€at€the€store€and€she€proceededÐ 4-0 Ðinside€the€store€to€ð ðget€[her]€a€cup€of€ice.ðð€€The€appellant,€who€apparently€was€in€theÐ è5à.2 Ðimmediate€vicinity,€saw€Ms.€Jackson€and€followed€her€into€the€store.€€Ms.€JacksonÐ È7À04 Ðimmediately€informed€the€cashier€ð ðto€call€the€police€because€heððs€nagging€me€andÐ ¨9 26 Ðhe€donððt€[sic]€supposed€to€be€around€me.ðð€€The€appellant€left.€€The€cashier€lockedÐ  Ðthe€door€and€called€the€police.€€However,€approximately€five€minutes€later€theÐ èà Ðcashier€had€to€unlock€the€door€as€other€customers€were€trying€to€enter.€€As€soon€asÐ È À Ðthe€door€was€unlocked,€the€appellant€rushed€into€the€store€and€ð ðcame€at€[Ms.Ð ¨   ÐJackson]€with€a€butcher€knife.ðð€€Ms.€Jackson€moved€in€an€attempt€to€protect€herself,Ð ˆ€ Ðhowever,€her€attempt€was€futile€as€the€appellant€stabbed€her€in€the€arm.€€TeresaÐ h`  ÐMcMillan,€the€cashier€at€the€Conoco€convenience€store,€corroborated€the€account€ofÐ H@  Ðevents€provided€by€Ms.€Jackson.€Ð (  ÐÌà ` àChattanooga€Police€Officer€James€Hixson€was€on€patrol€the€night€of€theÐ èà Ðstabbing€and€responded€to€a€dispatch€to€the€incident€at€the€convenience€store.€Ð ÈÀ ÐUpon€arriving€at€the€scene€and€entering€the€store,€he€ð ðnoticed€a€large€amount€ofÐ ¨  Ðblood€on€the€floor.€.€.ðð€and€ð ðMs.€Jackson€standing€there€.€.€.€[with]€a€towel€wrapped€Ð ˆ€ Ðaround€her€arm.€.€.€.ðð€€Ms.€Jackson€informed€Officer€Hixson€that€the€appellant€hadÐ h` Ðstabbed€her.€€She€provided€Officer€Hixson€with€a€physical€description€of€theÐ H!@ Ðappellant.€€Other€officers€located€the€appellant€ð ðright€down€the€block.ðð€€€At€the€timeÐ (#  Ðhe€was€apprehended€by€the€police€officers,€the€appellant€had€disposed€of€the€€knifeÐ %  Ðused€in€the€attack.Ð è&à" ÐÌà ` àDetective€David€Sowder€with€the€Hamilton€County€Sheriffððs€DepartmentÐ ¨* #& Ðtestified€that€the€appellant€eventually€led€him€to€the€location€in€a€nearby€yard€whereÐ ˆ,€%( Ðhe€had€disposed€of€the€knife.€€Detective€Sowder€stated€that€the€appellant€was€veryÐ h.`'* Ðcooperative€and€provided€a€statement.€€In€the€statement,€the€appellant€admitted€thatÐ H0@), Ðhe€stabbed€Linda€Jackson,€his€girlfriend,€at€the€Conoco€convenience€market€andÐ (2 +. Ðthat€he€ð ðdid€it€out€of€love.ðð€€He€explained€that€Linda€was€married€and€that€they€wereÐ 4-0 Ðhaving€an€affair.€€The€appellant€also€asserted€that€Linda€was€ð ðcarrying€his€child.ðð€Ð è5à.2 ÐDuring€his€statement,€the€appellant€began€crying€and€stated€that€ð ð[he]€would€neverÐ È7À04 Ðdo€it€again.ðð€€Ð ¨9 26 Їà ` àAdditionally,€the€appellant€stated€that€he€ð ðhung€outðð€at€the€Conoco€market,Ð  Ðalthough€he€had€previously€been€warned€to€stay€away€from€the€store.€€He€did€notÐ èà Ðknow€that€Linda€Jackson€was€going€to€be€at€the€store.€€When€Ms.€Jackson€got€out€ofÐ È À Ðthe€car€of€another€man,€the€appellant€approached€her€and€tried€to€talk€to€her.€€SheÐ ¨   Ðresponded€that€she€didnððt€want€to€be€bothered€and€entered€the€store.€€The€appellantÐ ˆ€ Ðwithdrew.€€Shortly€thereafter,€the€appellant€reentered€the€store;€this€time€ð ð[he]€lost€it,Ð h`  Ð[he]€just€couldnððt€take€it,ðð€and€ð ðstuck€her.ðð€€The€appellant€then€walked€out€of€the€storeÐ H@  Ðand€left.€€He€explained€that€he€carried€the€knife€on€his€person€at€all€times€forÐ (  Ðprotection.€€He€also€agreed€that,€ð ðat€the€time,€he€was€trying€to€kill€her.ðð€€Ð  ÐÌà ` àThe€night€of€the€incident,€Ms.€Jackson€underwent€surgery€on€her€hand.€€Ms.Ð ÈÀ ÐJackson€explained€that,€as€the€result€of€the€stabbing,€she€can€no€longer€ð ðmake€a€fullÐ ¨  Ðfist€and€[she]€canððt€hardly€lift€nothing€[sic],€and€when€it€get€[sic]€real€cold,€it€achesÐ ˆ€ Ðreal€bad.ððÐ h` ÐÌà ` àAt€the€close€of€the€Stateððs€proof,€defense€counsel€moved€for€a€directedÐ (#  Ðverdict€as€to€the€charge€of€attempted€first€degree€murder.€€€The€trial€court€sustainedÐ %  Ðthe€motion€and€ordered€that€the€trial€proceed€on€the€charge€of€attempted€secondÐ è&à" Ðdegree€murder.€€After€deliberations,€the€jury€announced€their€verdict€finding€theÐ È(À!$ Ðappellant€guilty€of€attempted€second€degree€murder.Ð ¨* #& ÐÌÌà@*®àò òAnalysisó óˆÐ H0@), ÐÌà ` àIn€his€only€issue,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient,€as€aÐ 4-0 Ðmatter€of€law,€to€support€a€conviction€for€attempted€second€degree€murder.€€HeÐ è5à.2 Ðconcedes€that,€at€best,€he€is€only€guilty€of€attempted€voluntary€manslaughter.€€The€Ð È7À04 ÐÐ ¨9 26 Ðtrial€court€charged€the€jury€on€both€offenses€and€the€jury€found€the€appellant€guilty€ofÐ  Ðattempted€second€degree€murder.Ð èà ÐÌà ` àWhen€a€defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€weÐ ¨   Ðmust€review€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution€inÐ ˆ€ Ðdetermining€whether€ð ðany€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essentialÐ h`  Ðelements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.Ð H@  Ð307,€317,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979).€€We€do€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€theÐ (  Ðevidence€and€are€required€to€afford€the€State€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€theÐ  Ðproof€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferencesÐ èà Ðwhich€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ð ÈÀ Ð1978).Ð ¨  ÐÌà ` àA€defendant€challenging€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€has€the€burden€ofÐ h` Ðillustrating€to€this€court€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdictÐ H!@ Ðreturned€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€This€court€will€not€disturb€a€verdict€of€guilt€for€lack€ofÐ (#  Ðsufficient€evidence€unless€the€facts€contained€in€the€record€and€any€inferencesÐ %  Ðwhich€may€be€drawn€from€the€facts€are€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€for€a€rationalÐ è&à" Ðtrier€of€fact€to€find€the€defendant€guilty€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,Ð È(À!$ Ð639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).Ð ¨* #& ÐÌà ` àIn€this€case,€the€appellant€was€convicted€of€attempted€second€degreeÐ h.`'* Ðmurder.€€Second€degree€murder€is€the€ð ðknowing€killing€of€another.ðð€€Tenn.€CodeÐ H0@), ÐAnn.€ðð€39„13„210(a)(1)€(1997).€€A€person€acts€knowingly€with€respect€to€a€result€ofÐ (2 +. Ðthe€personððs€conduct€when€the€person€is€aware€that€the€conduct€is€reasonablyÐ 4-0 Ðcertain€to€cause€the€result.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„106(a)(20)€(1997).€€Ô#†X†úXX Xx©û#ÔAttemptedÐ è5à.2 Ðsecond€degree€murder€may€be€proven€by€showing€that€the€defendant€ð ðintentionallyÐ Ì7Ä04 Ðacted€with€the€requisite€culpability€to€commit€the€offense€of€murder€in€the€secondÐ ˜926 Ðdegreeðð€and€the€defendant€ð ðcould€have€been€convicted€of€murder€in€the€secondÐ  Ðdegree€.€.€.€if€he€had€actually€killed€the€victims.ðð€€òòSeeóó€€òòState€v.€Dale€Nolanóó,€No.Ð ÔÌ Ð01C01„9511„CC„00387€€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€Jun.€26,€1997),€òòperm.€toÐ   ˜ Ðappeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€Mar.€2,€1998)€(citations€omitted).€€òòSee€generallyóó€€Tenn.€CodeÐ l d ÐAnn.€ðð€39„12„101€(a)(1),€(2),€(3)€(1997).€€€òòóó€The€appellant€argues€that€the€evidenceÐ 80 Ðsupports€only€a€conviction€for€attempted€voluntary€manslaughter.€€VoluntaryÐ ü  Ðmanslaughter€is€ð ðthe€intentional€or€knowing€killing€of€another€in€a€state€of€passionÐ ÐÈ  Ðproduced€by€adequate€provocation€sufficient€to€lead€a€reasonable€person€to€act€inÐ œ”  Ðan€irrational€manner.ðð€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„211(a)€(1997).Ð h` ÐÌà ` àÔ‡ Xx©XXX†úÔWhether€the€acts€of€the€appellant€constitute€a€ð ðknowingðð€attempt€(secondÐ ø Ðdegree€murder)€or€an€attempt€due€to€ð ðadequate€provocationðð€(voluntaryÐ àØ Ðmanslaughter)€is€a€question€for€the€jury.€€òòState€v.€Johnsonóó,€909€S.W.2d€461,€464Ð À¸ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1995).€€The€proof€at€trialÐ  ˜ Ðestablished€that€the€appellant€confronted€the€victim€at€the€Conoco€market€after€heÐ € x Ðsaw€her€exit€the€vehicle€of€another€man.€€Ms.€Jackson€sought€assistance€from€theÐ `"X Ðstore€cashier€and€the€appellant€retreated.€€Sometime€thereafter,€the€appellantÐ @$8  Ðreentered€the€store€and€stabbed€the€victim.€€There€is€no€proof€that€the€victim€said€orÐ  &" Ðdid€any€thing€to€provoke€the€appellant.€€Additionally,€he€later€admitted€to€DetectiveÐ (ø $ ÐSowder€that€he€was€trying€to€kill€the€victim€at€the€time€of€the€incident.€€Ð à)Ø"& ÐÌà ` àAccordingly,€we€conclude,€as€a€matter€of€law,€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient€toÐ  -˜&* Ðsupport€a€finding€by€the€jury€that€the€appellant€is€guilty€of€attempted€second€degreeÐ €/x(, Ðmurder.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€The€judgment€is€affirmed.Ô#†X†úXX Xx©‘7#ÔÐ `1X*. ÐÌÌÌÐ ¤8œ16 ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ð ÐÈ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JudgeÐ ¶®  ÐÌÌÌÌCONCUR:Ð 4, ÐÌÌÌÌ________________________________________Ð ²ª ÐALAN€E.€GLENN,€JudgeÐ ˜ ÐÌÌÌ________________________________________Ð 0 ( ÐJOE€H.€WALKER,€III,€Special€Judge