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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€!!X„d&ÓÑ#€!!Xd#ÑÔ€"ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÙ€€Ùò òßL€%&$;+'h|`   `€€Lßà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OFÏCRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌà@ àMARCH€SESSION,Ï1995Ìó óÌÌÌÌò òWILLIAM€CARLOS€THOMASó óà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€01C01„9412„CR„00413Ìà àAppellantà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àWILSONÏCOUNTYÌvs.à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€ò òJ.€O.ÏBONDó ó,€JudgeÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEó ó,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à à(Post„Conviction)Ìà àAppelleeà àà àà à)ÌÌÌÌòòò òFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòForÏthe€Appelleeóó:ó óÌÌON€APPEAL:à àà àà àà àò òCharles€W.€Bursonó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌò òRichard€J.€Brodheadó óà àà àà àÌCedars€Centerà àà àà àà àò òSharon€S.€Selbyó óÌ307€West€Main€Streetà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌLebanon,€TN€€37087à àà àà àCriminal€JusticeÏDivisionà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€JamesÏRobertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à àà àà àà àÌò òà àà àà àà àà àà àTom€P.€Thompson,€Jr.ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à111€Cherry€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àLebanon,€TN€€37087à àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌò òAFFIRMEDó óÌÌÌÌò òDavid€G.€Hayesó óÌJudgeÇÓÓà@ àò òòòÔ€"„ÔOpinionÔ€"XÔó óóóÌà àThe€appellant,€William€Carlos€Thomas,€appeals€from€an€order€entered€byÏthe€Criminal€Court€for€Wilson€County€dismissing€his€petition€for€post„convictionÏrelief.€€The€appellant€raises€the€following€twelve€issues€for€our€review:ÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÓÓ€(1)à8 àimproper€use€of€prior€convictions€to€permit€impeachment€ofÏthe€appellant;ÌÌ€(2)à8 àsystematic€exclusion€of€African„Americans€from€the€juryÏpanel;ÌÌ€(3)à8 àjury€taint,€based€upon€a€juror's€description€to€the€jury€of€theÏappellant's€past€convictions;ÌÌ€(4)à8 àjury€taint,€based€upon€a€juror's€statement€to€the€jury€that,Ïafter€hearing€proof,€he€believed€that€he€was€present€at€theÏscene€of€the€crime;ÌÌ€(5)à8 àsufficiency€of€the€evidence;ÌÌ€(6)à8 àimproper€admission€of€hearsay€statements€from€anÏanonymous€caller,€implicating€the€appellant;ÌÌ€(7)à8 àimproper€admission€of€hearsay€statements€concerningÏphotographic€line„up;ÌÌ€(8)à8 àimproper€communication€by€prospective€jurors€to€the€juryÏpanel€concerning€appellant's€prior€criminal€history;ÌÌ€(9)à8 àimposition€of€excessive€sentences;ÌÌ(10)à8 à"whether€the€[d]efendant€was€deprived€of€his€right€toÏcompetent€representation;"ÌÌ(11)à8 à"whether€error€of€prejudicial€dimensions€was€committed€byÏthe€fact€the€attorney€representing€the€[d]efendant€neverÏmoved€for€a€mistrial€and€total€replacement€of€the€jury€panelÏafter€the€jury€had€become€tainted€by€the€revelations€of€theÍjurors,€Joe€Hamilton€and€Richard€Dotson;"€andÌÌ(12)à8 à"whether€error€of€prejudicial€dimensions€was€committed€byÏthe€trial€attorney€failing€to€object€to€the€admission€of€theÏD.N.A.€test€which€was€performed€some€year€after€theÏalleged€incident."ÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àÌà àAfter€reviewing€the€record,€we€affirm€the€post„conviction€court's€judgment.ÌÌÌÌÑ   ÑÑ X Ñà@ àòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundó óÌÌà àóóThis€case€arises€out€of€the€brutal€abduction,€beating,€rape,€andÏsubsequent€shooting€of€Mrs.€Bonnie€Bundy.€€Mrs.€Bundy€lost€the€sight€in€oneÏeye€as€a€result€of€the€incident.€€The€appellant€was€indicted€by€the€Wilson€CountyÏGrand€Jury€for€aggravated€kidnapping,€aggravated€rape,€assault€with€intent€toÏcommit€first€degree€murder,€and€grand€larceny.€€The€appellant€was€convicted€onÏall€charges€and€received€three€consecutive€life€sentences€for€the€first€threeÏoffenses€and€a€concurrent€ten„year€sentence€for€grand€larceny€of€the€victim'sÏautomobile.ÌÌà àOn€direct€appeal,€this€court€affirmed€the€convictions€but€modified€the€lifeÏsentences€imposed€for€aggravated€rape€and€aggravated€kidnapping€to€reflectÏconcurrent€rather€than€consecutive€sentencing.€The€appellant€is€now€effectivelyÏserving€two€consecutive€life€sentences.€€In€arriving€at€our€decision€on€directÏappeal,€this€court€reached€the€following€conclusions:€First,€the€jury€had€before€itÍsufficient€evidence€to€convict€the€appellant€of€all€four€counts€of€the€indictment.€ÏSecond,€the€record€does€not€support€a€finding€that€African„Americans€wereÏsystematically€excluded€from€the€jury€venire.€€Third,€alleged€statements€to€jurorsÏconcerning€the€appellant's€prior€criminal€record€and€a€dismissed€juror'sÏpresence€at€the€crime€scene€did€not€fatally€taint€the€jury.€€Fourth,€the€trial€courtÏdid€not€err€in€admitting€hearsay€statements€€from€an€anonymous€informant,Ïimplicating€the€appellant.€€Fifth,€the€admission€of€hearsay€statements€identifyingÏthe€appellant€in€a€photo€line„up€was€harmless€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€ÏSixth,€the€appellant's€failure€to€testify€defeated€his€standing€to€challenge€the€trialÏcourt's€ruling€that€evidence€of€three€prior€rape€convictions€could€be€used€forÏimpeachment€purposes.€€Finally,€regarding€the€issue€of€excessive€sentences,Ïtwo€of€the€sentences€were€modified€to€reflect€appropriate€sentencingÏconsiderations.ÌÌÑ  ÑÑ ° ÑÌÌà àThe€appellant€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€on€July€27,€1992.€ÏThe€post„conviction€court€granted€leave€to€amend€the€petition€on€March€7,€1994.€ÏThe€amended€petition€alleges€numerous€grounds€for€relief€including€ineffectiveÏassistance€of€counsel.€€The€appellant€contends€that€trial€counsel€performedÏincompetently€in€two€ways:€First,€counsel€failed€to€properly€object€to€"jury€taint."€ÏSecond,€counsel€failed€to€object€to€the€introduction€of€DNA€evidence.€€OnÍSeptember€13,€1994,€the€post„conviction€court€conducted€a€hearing€on€theÏpetition.ÌÌà àAfter€receiving€the€testimony€of€the€appellant€and€reviewing€the€post„conviction€counsel's€statement€of€the€issues,€the€post„conviction€courtÏdismissed€the€appellant's€petition.€€The€court€ruled€that€appellant's€enumeratedÏissues€one€through€nine€were€the€identical€issues€which€the€appellant€hadÏraised€on€direct€appeal€and,€thus,€have€been€previously€determined.€€As€to€theÏremaining€claims,€alleging€ineffectiveness€of€trial€counsel,€the€court€ruled€that,Ïalthough€"worded€a€different€way,"€issues€ten,€eleven,€and€twelve€are€simply€aÏ"rehashing"€of€the€record.€€Finding€all€issues€to€be€previously€determined,€theÏpost„conviction€court€dismissed€the€appellant's€petition.€€€The€appellant€nowÏseeks€our€review€of€the€post„conviction€court's€ruling.ÌÌÌà@ àòòò òII.€€Review€of€Appellant's€Issues€One€Through€Nineóóó óÌà àòòÌà àóóUpon€review,€we€agree€with€the€post„conviction€court's€findings€that€theÏappellant's€enumerated€issues€one€through€nine€have€been€previouslyÏdetermined€on€direct€appeal.€€òòState€v.€William€Carlos€Thomasóó,€No.€01„C„9102„CR„00040€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€Aug.€2,€1991).€€Post„conviction€courtsÏlack€jurisdiction€to€address€claims€that€have€been€"previously€determined."€ÍTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€€40„30„111€(1990).€€"Previous€determination"€occurs€when€aÏcourt€of€competent€jurisdiction€has€ruled€on€the€merits€of€an€issue€"after€a€fullÏand€fair€hearing."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„112(b)(2)(1990);€òòHarvey€v.€Stateóó,Ï749€S.W.2d€478,€479€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ï(Tenn.1988).€€€Thus,€we€conclude€that€the€enumerated€issues€one€through€nineÏare€without€merit.ÌòòÌò òÌà@ àIII.€€Waiver€of€Issuesóóó óÌÌà àInitially,€we€note€that€appellant's€issues€(10),€(11),€and€(12),€based€onÏclaims€of€ineffective€counsel,€are€considered€waived€for€failure€to€comply€withÏRule€27,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€€First,€appellant€fails€to€state€issue€(10)× ƒ' ××  ×€in€the€formÏrequired€by€Rule€27(a)(4),€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€€Appellant's€issue€(10)€is€too€generalÏin€scope€and€leaves€this€court€to€speculate€about€the€factual€allegationsÏsupporting€this€issue.€€òòSeeóó€€òòHarveyóó,€749€S.W.2d€at€479.€€Furthermore,€theÏappellant€has€not€identified€the€alleged€objectionable€conduct,€he€has€notÏproperly€briefed€the€issue,€and€he€has€not€made€any€reference€to€the€record.€ÏTenn.€R.€App.€P.€27(a)(7);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€27(g).€€Issue€(10)€is€thereby€waived.ÌÌà àAppellant's€issue€(11)× ƒ( ××  ×€is€waived€for€failure€to€properly€brief€the€issue€inÏaccordance€with€Rule€27(a)(7),€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€€Also,€appellant€has€failed€toÏmake€references€to€the€record€as€required€by€Rule€27(g),€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.ÌÌà àFinally,€we€add€that€appellant€has€waived€issue€(12).× ƒ) ××  ×€€Appellant€did€notÏraise€issue€(12)€in€either€his€original€petition,€his€amended€petition,€or€at€hisÏsecond€post„conviction€hearing.× ƒ+ ××  ×€€Appellant€has€also€failed€to€make€anyÏreference€to€the€record,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€27(g),€notwithstanding€the€fact€that€hisÏbrief€states€€".€.€.€the€entire€trial€record€is€replete€with€proof€of€the€ineffectivenessÏof€the€trial€counsel."€€ÌÌÜÜÌÓ ` p›XÓòòò òà@ àIV.€€Ineffective€Assistance€of€Counselóóó óÌÌà àDespite€the€waiver€of€these€propositions,€we€choose€to€address€issuesÏ(11)€and€(12)€on€their€merits.€€In€order€to€reverse€a€conviction€based€onÏineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€the€appellant€has€the€burden€of€establishingÏ(1)€deficient€representation€and€(2)€prejudice€resulting€from€that€deficiency.€ÏòòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€686,€104€S.Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984);ÏòòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€847€S.W.2d€521,€527€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€"DeficientÏrepresentation"€occurs€when€counsel€renders€services€that€fall€below€the€rangeÏof€competence€demanded€of€criminal€attorneys.€€òòBankston€v.€Stateóó,€815€S.W.2dÏ213,€215€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€"Prejudice,"€on€the€other€hand,€is€aÏreasonable€likelihood€that€the€outcome€would€have€been€different€but€for€theÏdeficient€representation.€€òòCooperóó,€847€S.W.2d€at€527.€€Because€we€consider€itÏdispositive,€we€address€only€the€prejudice€prong€of€the€test.ÌÌÌà àIn€issue€(11),€the€appellant€contends€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€inÏnot€moving€for€a€mistrial€upon€learning€that€jurors€Joe€Hamilton€and€RichardÏDotson€had€communicated€extraneous€information€to€other€members€of€the€jury,Ïthereby€tainting€the€entire€jury.€€However,€the€record€does€not€support€theÏappellant's€contention€that€the€jurors'€communications€of€extraneousÏinformation€were€prejudicial.€€ÌÌà àOn€direct€appeal,€after€fully€examining€the€record,€this€court€made€theÍfollowing€observations€concerning€extraneous€communications€to€other€jurorsÏby€Joe€Hamilton:ÌÒ ` ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓVoir€dire€examination€was€done€on€an€individual€basisÏoutside€the€presence€of€other€jurors.€€Prospective€juror,€JoeÏHamilton,€stated€that€he€had€read€an€earlier€newspaperÏarticle€indicating€that€the€appellant€had€three€priorÏconvictions,€served€eleven€(11)€years€and€was€on€parole.€ÏHe€further€stated€that€he€had€heard€the€article€discussed€byÏprospective€jurors.€€He€was€excused€and€did€not€serve€onÏthe€jury.ÌÌAppellant€has€made€no€showing€that€any€of€the€final€juryÏpanel€had€knowledge€of€this€information.ÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌòòThomasóó,€No.€01„C„9102„CR„00040.€€With€respect€to€communications€byÏRichard€Dotson,€this€court€remarked:ÌÒ ` ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓAfter€the€state€completed€its€proof,€juror€Richard€Dotson,€outÏof€the€presence€of€the€other€jurors,€stated€to€the€court€that,Ïafter€hearing€the€proof,€he€believed€that€he€was€present€atÏ[the€crime€scene]€on€the€night€of€the€crime.€€He€further€statedÏthat€he€remembered€seeing€a€car€"bucking."€€He€said€thatÏhe€had€related€the€fact€that€he€was€at€the€store€and€saw€theÏcar€"bucking"€to€other€jurors.€€However,€he€acknowledgedÏthat€he€had€stated€nothing€about€the€guilt€or€innocence€ofÏthe€appellant.€€Although€the€juror€related€that€heÏremembered€seeing€a€black€person€driving€the€[victim's]Ïcar,€he€did€not€relate€this€to€any€other€jurors.ÌÌThe€trial€judge€stated€that€he€felt€the€information€related€byÏjuror€Dotson€to€the€other€jurors€was€harmless€and€defenseÏcounsel€stated,€"Yes,€sir."€€All€agreed€that€juror€DotsonÏwould€be€excused€and€replaced€by€the€alternate.€ÏFurthermore,€all€agreed€that€the€jury€would€be€told€not€toÏspeculate€as€to€the€reason€for€juror€Dotson's€excusal.€€ThisÏwas€done€...ÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌòòIdóó.€€The€post„conviction€court€found€and€we€agree€that€the€facts€before€theÏappellate€court€on€direct€appeal€were,€alone,€insufficient€to€establish€prejudice.ÛÛ× ƒ, ××  ×ÏThe€post„conviction€court€explicitly€invited€defense€counsel€to€"bring€[furtherÏproof]€forward€so€that€we€can€hear€it."€€The€appellant€declined€the€court'sÏinvitation.€€Moreover,€the€post„conviction€court€had€postponed€the€hearing€fromÏan€earlier€date€in€order€to€allow€the€appellant€to€supplement€his€petition€andÏcomplete€any€necessary€preparations.€€The€appellant€cannot€now€complain€thatÏhe€failed€to€fully€avail€himself€of€this€opportunity.€€Thus,€we€conclude€that€theÏappellant€has€failed€to€carry€his€burden€of€demonstrating€prejudice.€€In€otherÏwords,€because€the€record€reveals€no€jury€taint,€a€properly€lodged€objection€byÏtrial€counsel€could€not€have€resulted€in€mistrial.€€Thus,€counsel's€failure€to€objectÏcould€not€have€affected€the€trial's€outcome.€ÌÌà àIn€issue€(12),€the€appellant€contends€that€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€forÏfailing€to€object€to€DNA€evidence€introduced€at€trial.ÜÜÛÛ× ƒ. ××  ×€€We€agree€with€appellant'sÍstatement€that€this€evidence€"in€no€way€connected€this€defendant"€to€the€crimesÏcharged,€other€than€demonstrating€that€appellant€is€within€the€twenty€percent€ofÏthe€general€population€that€could€have€perpetrated€these€crimes.× ƒ/ ××  ×€€We€concludeÏthat€the€appellant€has€failed€to€establish€prejudice€resulting€from€trial€counsel'sÏalleged€failure€to€object€to€the€admission€of€forensic€evidence.ÌÌÌò òà@ àòòV.€€Conclusionóóó óÌÌà àIn€summary,€we€conclude€that€the€petition€for€post„conviction€reliefÏpresents€no€meritorious€issues.€€The€appellant€has€failed€to€demonstrate€anyÏprejudice€resulting€from€trial€counsel's€alleged€deficient€representation.€€AllÍother€issues€alleged€in€the€appellant's€petition€have€been€previouslyÏdetermined.€€For€these€reasons,€we€affirm€the€post„conviction€court's€dismissalÏof€the€appellant's€petition.ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àò òDavid€G.€Hayes,€Judgeó óÌÌÇÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_________________________________Ìò òJerry€Scott,€Presiding€Judgeó óÌÌÌÌÌ_________________________________Ìò òJoseph€M.€Tipton,€Judgeó óÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌòòÌà àÌóóà àà àà àà àà à