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A«e ˜HP LaserJet 4050ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ0»(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(`£ª$¡¡Ñ€.ÑÑ8€½­»»d»»d8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  Ó(í€"  Z6Times New Roman Regular(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman Regular Ý ƒRtÝ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôæýò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€While€the€petitionerððs€direct€appeal€was€pending,€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€ordered€his€trial€counsel€toÐ ° Ðcease€practicing€law.€Subsequently,€trial€counsel€and€the€petitioner€came€to€be€incarcerated€in€the€same€prison€facility.Ð tÄ ÐThere€trial€counsel€acted€as€the€petitionerððs€ð ðlegal€aideðð€in€the€formulation€of€the€petitionerððs€òòproóó€òòseóó€petition.ò òó ó ˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt ìÝ ƒRtÝ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôæýò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€The€record€reveals€that€prior€to€granting€this€request,€the€trial€court€had€the€petitioner€returned€for€a€hearingÐ ° Ðto€ð 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Ðin€his€brief€to€this€Court€concerning€this€claim.€He€has,€thus,€waived€the€matter€pursuant€to€Rule€10(b)€of€the€Court€ofÐ 8ˆ ÐCriminal€Appeals€of€Tennessee.Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 IÝ ƒRtÝ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôæýò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€In€all,€the€petitioner€alleges€approximately€ten€problems€related€to€the€instruction.€Many€of€these€overlap,€andÐ ° Ðmost€seem€connected€with€the€aforementioned€contentions.€With€regard€to€the€unrelated€assertions,€we€note€that€theÐ tÄ Ðpetitioner€essentially€failed€to€provide€supporting€authority€for€his€claims;€thus,€we€find€these€waived€under€Rule€10(b)Ð 8ˆ Ðof€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€of€Tennessee.€€ )Ý ƒRtÝ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôæýò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€Though€this€analysis€focuses€on€the€second€factor,€we€believe€that€otheròòóós€may€also€very€well€be€relevant€toÐ ° Ðprecluding€relief€in€this€situation.yG*ê:i¢Ø+003|x ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ ¯œS+â - 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àA€Sullivan€County€jury€convicted€the€petitioner€of€one€count€of€second€degree€murderÐ ŒÜ Ðinvolving€the€death€of€his€son.€For€this€offense€the€petitioner€received€a€sentence€of€twenty€years€asÐ xÈ Ða€Range€I,€standard€offender,€and€a€$50,000€fine.ò òó ó€€He€unsuccessfully€brought€a€direct€appealÐ d´ Ðchallenging€both€his€conviction€and€sentence.€Subsequently,€he€filed€a€òòproóó€òòseóó׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€post„convictionÐ P  Ðpetition€and€was€appointed€counsel€from€the€public€defenderððs€office.€ò òó óFollowing€an€evidentiaryÐ <Œ Ðhearing,€the€trial€court€took€this€matter€under€advisement€and€later€issued€a€detailed€order€dismissingÐ (x Ðthe€petition.ò òó ó€€Thereafter,€the€petitioner€requested€that€his€appointed€attorney€withdraw€from€the€caseÐ d Ðand€that€he€be€allowed€to€bring€his€appeal€òòproóó€òòseóó.ò òó ó€The€trial€court€granted€this€motion,׃ Ü×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€theÐ P Ðpetitioner€now€brings€this€appeal€raising€three€issues.€ò ò€ó óMore€specifically,€he€asserts€that€(1)€the€juryÐ ì< Ðinstructions,€when€viewed€overall,€effectively€denied€him€ð ða€fair€trial€and€a€reliable€verdict;ðð€(2)€theÐ Ü, ÐState€engaged€in€misconduct€and€denied€him€a€fair€trial€by€withholding€exculpatory€material;€andÐ È Ð(3)€the€prosecuting€officer€made€the€result€of€the€petitionerððs€trial€unreliable€because€the€officerÐ ´ Ðperjured€himself.€After€reviewing€these€issues,€we€find€that€all€have€been€waived€and/or€lack€merit.Ð  ð ÐWe,€therefore,€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€post„conviction€relief.Ô#†XiXXXi6#ÔÔ#†¼ME»XXi#ÔÔ‡XiX»¼MEÔÐ ŒÜ ÐÓ$ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ d!´  ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ME»àXi* #ÔÔ‡XiX.¼MEÔJerry€L.€Smith,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€and€òòJamesÐ <#Œ" ÐÔ_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ($x# ÐÌMichael€V.€Bailey,€Mountain€City,€Tennessee,€Pro€SeÐ &P!% ÐÐ ì&<"&ý ÐÔ_Ô‡Óà ÓÓ  ÓPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Elizabeth€B.€Marney,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð ° ÐGreeley€Wells,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Joseph€Eugene€Perrin,€Assistant€District€Attorney,€forÐ œì Ðappellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ˆØ ÐÌÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ME»XXi#ÔÔ‡XiX»¼MEԈРL œ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ME»XXi2#ÔÔ‡XiX»¼MEÔò òÔ‡XiXXXiÔó óÌÓ  Óòòò òFactual€Backgroundó óóó€€Ð  ` ÐÓ  Óà  àIn€deciding€the€petitionerððs€case€on€direct€appeal,€this€Court€summarized€the€facts€as€follows:Ð  P  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€defendant,€a€truck€driver,€fell€from€a€flatbed€trailer€and€injured€his€spine.€Ð Ø(  ÐThe€defendant€subsequently€underwent€disc€replacement€surgery€in€1992.€€He€wasÐ Ä  Ðprescribed€a€variety€of€drugs€following€surgery€including€Prozac,€an€anti-depressant,Ð °  ÐOrudus,€a€muscle€relaxer€and€pain€reliever,€Zantac,€a€digestive€aid,€Darvocet,€a€painÐ œì  Ðreliever,€and€Valium,€an€anti-anxiety€drug.ÐˆØ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àOn€June€8,€1994,€the€defendant€visited€his€doctor€and€refilled€hisÐ tÄ Ðprescriptions.€€He€subsequently€went€to€visit€his€mother€who€was€ill.€€While€visitingÐ `° Ðhis€mother,€the€defendant€took€each€of€the€aforementioned€drugs.€€When€theÐ Lœ Ðdefendant€arrived€home€later€that€afternoon,€he€took€an€additional€dose€of€Darvocet,Ð 8ˆ ÐValium,€and€Zantac€tablets.€€He€also€began€drinking€bourbon€whiskey.Ð$tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àPrior€to€the€evening€of€June€8th,€it€was€evident€the€defendant€and€his€youngestÐ ` Ðson,€Justin,€the€victim€in€this€case,€did€not€get€along.€€The€victim's€step-sister€testifiedÐ üL Ðthe€defendant€did€not€like€Justin,€and€the€defendant€had€threatened€to€"blow€hisÐ è8 Ð[Justin's]€brains€out"€a€few€days€before€Justin€was€murdered.€€On€other€occasions,€theÐ Ô$ Ðdefendant€had€threatened€Justin,€physically€assaulted€him,€and€destroyed€Justin'sÐ À Ðstereo.€€Jason,€the€defendant's€oldest€son,€told€the€jury€his€father€had€threatened€JustinÐ ¬ü Ðin€the€past.€€The€defendant€told€Justin,€"I€brought€you€into€this€world,€I€can€take€youÐ ˜è Ðout€of€this€world."ЄÔÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àOn€the€evening€in€question,€the€defendant€recounted€to€his€sons,€Jason€andÐ pÀ ÐJustin,€an€incident€which€upset€the€defendant.€€The€defendant€and€Justin€encounteredÐ \ ¬ Ðthe€defendant's€father-in-law€in€a€grocery€store.€€The€defendant€and€his€father-in-lawÐ H!˜ Ðargued€over€fifty€dollars€the€defendant€and€his€wife€owed€to€the€father-in-law.€€JustinÐ 4"„  Ðwalked€away€from€the€argument.€€This€angered€the€defendant€because€he€wantedÐ  #p! ÐJustin€to€stand€by€his€side€and€protect€him€because€his€physical€condition€would€notÐ  $\" Ðpermit€him€to€defend€himself.€€The€defendant€expressed€anger€as€he€recounted€theÐ ø$H # Ðincident.€€He€asked€Jason,€his€oldest€son,€if€he€would€have€stood€by€him€during€theÐ ä%4!$ Ðargument.ÐÐ& "%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àThe€defendant€subsequently€went€to€Jason's€room€to€listen€to€music.€€HeÐ ¼' #& Ðeventually€displayed€a€pistol,€cocked€it,€and€pointed€it€at€Jason.€€When€Jason€told€theÐ ¨(ø#' Ðdefendant€to€remove€the€pistol€from€his€room,€the€defendant€placed€the€pistol€in€hisÐ ”)ä$( Ðâ âpocket.€€He€told€Jason€"it's€not€for€you."€€€The€defendant€then€sat€in€a€bean€bag€chair.Ѐ*Ð%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àWhen€Justin€entered€Jason's€room,€Jason€and€the€defendant€were€listening€toÐ ° Ðâ âmusic.€€The€defendant€subsequently€arose€and€pulled€the€pistol€from€his€pocket.€€HeÐ œì Ðpointed€the€pistol€toward€the€floor.€€He€then€raised€the€pistol€and€pointed€it€at€Justin'sÐ ˆØ Ðgroin.€€A€few€seconds€later€the€defendant€pointed€the€pistol€at€Justin's€head.€€JustinÐ tÄ Ðasked€the€defendant,€"[A]re€you€going€to€shoot€me,€Dad?"€€Seconds€later€theÐ `° Ðdefendant€shot€the€victim€in€the€eye.€€This€gunshot€wound€resulted€in€the€victim'sÐ L œ Ðdeath.€€The€defendant€went€down€a€flight€of€stairs€and€exited€the€residence.€€HeÐ 8 ˆ Ðwalked€to€a€road€behind€his€residence€and€threw€the€pistol€on€the€ground.Ð$ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àThe€defendant€testified€he€and€his€sons€had€been€playing€with€the€gun.€€TheyÐ  ` Ðwere€"cutting€up"€and€"acting€stupid."€€€He€did€not€remember€a€shot€being€fired.€€HeÐ ü L  Ðonly€remembered€standing€in€a€road€behind€his€residence€and€hearing€his€wifeÐ è 8  Ðscream.€€His€defense€at€trial€was€he€did€not€commit€a€knowing€killing€because€he€wasÐ Ô$  Ðunder€the€influences€of€medication€and€alcohol.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌòòState€v.€Michael€Baileyóó,€No.€03„C„01„9601„CR„00028,€1997€WL€625278€at,€*1„2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð ˜è  Ðat€Knoxville,€Oct.€10,€1997).€Ð „Ô  Ðà  àTurning€to€the€proof€from€the€post„conviction€hearing,€much€of€the€testimony€revolvedÐ pÀ Ðaround€the€taking€of€a€blood€sample€at€the€hospital€and€the€results€of€a€blood€alcohol€content€test.Ð \¬ ÐAccording€to€Dr.€Curtis€Drumwright,€an€emergency€physician€on€duty€when€the€petitioner€arrivedÐ H˜ Ðat€Bristol€Regional€Medical€Center,€the€petitioner€came€to€the€facility€in€police€custody€complainingÐ 4„ Ðof€abdominal€pain.€ò òó óReferring€to€the€medical€record€of€this€visit,€Drumwright€recounted€that€he€hadÐ  p Ðordered€a€blood€sample€taken€at€the€request€of€the€police.ò òó ó€He€acknowledged€that€he€had€not€seen€theÐ  \ Ðblood€drawn€but€noted€that€the€report€reflected€a€blood€alcohol€content€of€.11.€ò ò€ó óHe€went€on€to€explainÐ øH Ðthat€the€petitioner€had€been€ð ðsomewhat€„„€under€the€influence;ðð€thus,€a€clinical€need€for€this€and€otherÐ è8 Ðtests€had€also€existed.׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ò ò€ó ó€Furthermore,€the€doctor€stated€that€he€had€not€seen€anyone€give€the€bloodÐ Ô$ Ðto€a€police€officer€nor€had€he€seen€the€petitioner€sign€a€consent€form€prior€to€the€drawing€of€theÐ Ä Ðblood.ò ò€ó ó€In€addition,€Karen€Proffitt,€the€medical€records€keeper€for€the€hospital,€testified€that€her€officeÐ ° Ðhad€not€directly€provided€these€related€records€to€the€Sullivan€County€Sheriffððs€Department€or€to€theÐ  ð Ðdistrict€attorneyððs€office.ò ò€ó ó€Also,€Lynn€Musselwhite,€the€custodian€of€the€hospitalððs€business€recordsÐ ŒÜ Ðstated€that€the€hospital€had€not€billed€the€sheriffððs€department€for€the€above„referenced€ethyl€alcoholÐ |Ì Ðtest.€€This€along€with€the€other€services€rendered€had€been€billed€to€the€petitioner.ò òó óÐ h ¸ Ðà  àThe€defense€then€called€the€petitioner.€ò òó óWhile€admitting€that€the€jury€instructions€€ð ðcould€beÐ T!¤ Ðtechnically€right,ðð€the€petitioner€asserted€that€they€were€not€sufficiently€clear€for€a€lay€person€toÐ @"  Ðunderstand.ò òó ó€€More€specifically,€he€alleged€that€the€instructions€emphasized€ð ðalcoholððs€not€a€defenseððÐ ,#|! Ðto€the€point€that€the€instruction€overshadowed€the€potential€for€intoxication€to€negate€a€mentalÐ $h" Ðelement€of€an€offense.ò ò€ó ó€Additionally,€the€petitioner€contended€that€he€had€signed€an€ð ðaltered€.€.€.€DUIÐ %T # Ðconsent€formðð€concerning€the€taking€of€blood€at€the€hospital.ò ò€ó ó€He€also€averred€that€Officer€RonnieÐ ô%D!$ ÐBledsoe,€who€had€taken€him€to€the€hospital,€had€carried€out€a€round€cardboard€container.ò òó ó€Based€uponÐ ä&4"% Ðhis€purportedly€having€worked€at€a€hospital€in€the€past,€the€petitioner€claimed€to€know€that€the€latterÐ Ð' #& Ðhad€contained€the€blood€sample,€though€he€provided€no€further€information€indicating€that€this€wasÐ ¼( $' Ðthe€case.ò ò€ó óIn€fact,€the€petitioner€at€first€claimed€to€have€heard€Bledsoe€tell€Detective€Louie€Eleas,€theÐ ° Ðprosecuting€officer€for€the€case,€about€the€blood€drawn,€but€later€the€petitioner€admitted€that€he€hadÐ  ð Ðnot€heard€anything€specifically€about€the€blood€sample€mentioned.ò òÐ ŒÜ Ðà  àó óLastly,€the€petitioner€called€his€trial€attorney.€At€the€time€of€the€trial,€this€witness€hadÐ xÈ Ðpracticed€law€for€three€years€and€stated€that€he€had€tried€forty€jury€trials€in€Tennessee€prior€to€theÐ d´ Ðpetitionerððs.ò òó ó€He€stated€that€he€had€prepared€three€jury€instruction€requests,€but,€presumably€becauseÐ P   Ðof€fatigue,€he€had€not€followed€through€on€them.ò òó ó€When€asked€by€the€trial€court€if€there€were€anyÐ < Œ Ðspecial€requests,€counsel€testified€that€he€said,€ð ðno.ððò òó ó€Furthermore,€when€the€trial€court€providedÐ ( x Ðcounsel€with€the€instructions€to€be€given€the€jury,€counsel€voiced€no€objection€to€them.ò òó ó€Nevertheless,Ð  d Ðat€the€post„conviction€hearing,€he€stated€his€opinion€that€the€instruction€given€was€incomprehensibleÐ  P  Ðto€the€jurors.€€€As€a€result€counsel€felt€that€he€had€provided€ineffective€assistance€in€not€objecting€toÐ ì <  Ðthe€instruction€at€trial€and€in€failing€to€raise€the€issue€in€the€petitionerððs€new€trial€motion.Ð Ø(  Ðà  àConcerning€the€test€of€the€first€vial€of€blood€taken€from€the€petitioner,€counsel€testified€thatÐ Ä  Ðhe€had€not€seen€the€test€results€at€the€time€of€trial.€€According€to€this€witness,€the€copy€he€hadÐ °  Ðreceived€of€the€medical€report€through€discovery€had€not€included€the€initial€page€of€the€report.€€HeÐ œì  Ðadded€that€when€he€had€taken€a€handwritten€release€form€bearing€the€petitionerððs€signature€to€theÐ ˆØ  Ðhospital€in€an€attempt€to€get€a€copy€of€the€record,€the€hospital€had€refused€to€provide€it€under€thoseÐ tÄ Ðcircumstances.€ò òó óNevertheless,€he€acknowledged€that€the€record€had€been€sent€to€the€trial€courtÐ `° Ðpursuant€to€a€subpoenaòòóó€and€had€become€Exhibit€70€presented€to€the€jurors.ò ò€ó ó€He€also€asserted€that€theÐ Lœ ÐState€had€improperly€withheld€a€modified€DUI€consent€form€signed€at€the€hospital.ò òó ó€ò òó ó€Among€otherÐ <Œ Ðclaims,€counsel€further€contended€that€the€State€had€presented€inaccurate€testimony€regardingÐ (x Ðwhether€the€petitioner€had€been€ð ðin€custodyðð€while€at€the€hospital.ò òó ó€Before€completing€his€testimony,Ð d Ðthis€former€attorney€admitted€that€he€stands€convicted€of€two€counts€of€theft€over€$60,000;€one€countÐ P Ðof€theft€over€$10,000;€one€count€of€theft€over€$1,000;€one€count€of€theft€over€$500;€and€forgery.ò ò€ó óÐ ì< ÐAfter€this€witness€the€petitioner€rested€his€case.Ð Ü, Ðà  àThe€State€then€called€Nancy€Harr€and€Detective€Louie€Eleas.€Harr€had€been€one€of€theÐ È Ðprosecutors€involved€in€preparing€and€conducting€the€petitionerððs€trial.€ò ò€ó óIn€this€capacity€she€hadÐ ´ Ðengaged€in€open€file€discovery€with€the€petitionerððs€trial€counsel׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€provided€him€with€copies€ofÐ ¤ô Ðð ðall€discovery€materials.ððò òó ó€Other€than€her€work€product,€Harr€stated,€ð ð[I]f€it€was€in€my€file€[defenseÐ à Ðcounsel]€had€it.ððò òó ó€She€underscored€that€she€had€not€seen€the€petitionerððs€medical€report€until€the€trialÐ |Ì Ðcourt€provided€her€with€a€copy€during€trial.ò ò€ó ó€In€addition,€she€claimed€that€she€had€not€thought€thatÐ h ¸ Ðthere€had€been€another€blood€test,€and€she€indicated€her€belief€that€Detective€Eleas€had€testifiedÐ X!¨ Ðtruthfully.ò òó óÐ D"”  Ðà  àTurning€to€Eleas,€the€detective€asserted€that€he€had€not€received€any€blood€sample€other€thanÐ 0#€! Ðthe€one€taken€from€the€petitioner€at€the€jail.ò òó ó€He€added€that€he€had€neither€requested€nor€had€heÐ $l" Ðbecome€aware€of€the€hospital€sampleððs€existence.€ò òó ó€Eleas€went€on€to€explain€that€when€medicalÐ %X # Ðpersonnel€draw€a€blood€sample€for€law€enforcement,€certain€forms€are€completed€as€an€aid€toÐ ô%D!$ Ðestablish€the€chain€of€custody;€however,€he€noted€that€he€had€not€heard€of€this€procedureððs€beingÐ à&0"% Ðneeded€or€done€in€this€case.ò ò€ó ó€Furthermore,€Eleas€provided€a€different€description€of€the€containersÐ Ì'#& Ðused€to€transport€blood€from€that€given€by€the€petitioner.ò òó ó€He€also€indicated€that€he€had€never€seenÐ ¼( $' Ða€ð ðDUI€type€releaseðð€document€allegedly€signed€by€the€petitioner.ò òó ó€Nevertheless,€though€he€hadÐ ° Ðinitially€claimed€that€the€petitioner€had€not€been€in€custody€while€at€the€hospital,€Eleas€ultimatelyÐ œì Ðadmitted€that€the€petitioner€probably€would€not€have€been€allowed€to€leave€had€the€petitioner€wishedÐ ˆØ Ðto€do€so.ò òó óÐ tÄ Ðà  àThe€trial€court€heard€this€and€other€evidence€before€subsequently€issuing€a€written€orderÐ `° Ðdenying€the€post„conviction€petition.€In€so€doing,€the€trial€court€made€extensive€findings€of€fact.Ð L œ ÐÌÌò òòòÓ  ÓPost„Conviction€Standard€of€ReviewÐ  ` ÐÌó óóóÓÜFÓà  àIn€analyzing€the€issues€raised,€we€first€note€that€a€petitioner€bringing€a€post-convictionÐ è 8  Ðpetition€bears€the€burden€of€proving€the€allegations€asserted€in€the€petition€by€clear€and€convincingÐ Ô$  Ðevidence.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f).€€Moreover,€the€trial€court's€findings€of€fact€ð ðareÐ À  Ðconclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€judgment.ðð€€òòTidwell€v.€Stateóó,€922Ð ¬ü  ÐS.W.2d€497,€500€(Tenn.€1996);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòCampbell€v.€Stateóó,€904€S.W.2d€594,€596€(Tenn.€1995).Ð ˜è  ÐÌÌÓ  Óò òòòPost„Conviction€Waiveróóó óÐ \¬ ÐÌÓ²IÓà  àWe€further€observe€that€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„30„206(g)€provides€theÐ 4„ Ðprovisions€governing€waiver€of€post„conviction€allegations.€According€to€this€statute:Ð  p ÐÌà8  àA€ground€for€relief€is€waived€if€the€petitioner€personally€or€through€an€attorney€failedÐ øH Ðto€present€it€for€determination€in€any€proceeding€before€a€court€of€competentÐ ä4 Ðjurisdiction€in€which€the€ground€could€have€been€presented€unless:€(1)€The€claim€forÐ Ð  Ðrelief€is€based€upon€a€constitutional€right€not€recognized€as€existing€at€the€time€ofÐ ¼  Ðtrial€if€either€the€federal€or€state€constitution€requires€retroactive€application€of€thatÐ ¨ø Ðright;€or€(2)€The€failure€to€present€the€ground€was€the€result€of€state€action€inÐ ”ä Ðviolation€of€the€federal€or€state€constitution.ЀÐÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(g)(1),(2).Ð X ¨ ÐÌÌÓ  Óòòò òJury€Instruction€Improprietyó óóóÐ #l! ÐÌÓ  Óà  àTurning€to€his€first€contention,€the€petitioner€alleges€that€the€jury€instructions€given€by€theÐ ô$D # Ðtrial€court€€ð ðfail[ed]€to€adequately€and€fairly€submit€the€issues€and€applicable€law€to€the€juryðð€therebyÐ à%0!$ Ðunconstitutionally€denying€him€a€fair€trial.€More€particularly,€the€petitioner€claims€that€the€juryÐ Ì&"% Ðinstructions€taken€as€a€whole€bore€the€same€flaw€that€formed€the€basis€for€the€reversal€in€òòPhipps€v.Ð ¸'#& ÐStateóó,€883€S.W.2d€138€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994),€òòrevððdóó€òòonóó€òòotheróó€òògroundsóó,€959€S.W.2d€538€(Tenn.Ð ¤(ô#' Ð1997).€€The€petitioner€also€raises€an€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€claim€related€to€this€issue.Ð )à$( Ðà  àAt€the€outset€we€find€that€the€direct€challenge€to€the€jury€instructions€has€been€waived€by€€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðpetitionerððs€failure€to€raise€it€on€direct€appeal.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(g).€The€petitionerÐ h+¸&* Ðneither€alleges€nor€proves€that€either€of€the€exceptions€forestalling€waiver€apply€in€this€situation.€Ð ° ÐNevertheless,€this€court€has€since€considered€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€claims€connected€withÐ œì Ðjury€instructions.€òòSeeóó,€òòe.góó.,€òòFred€Edmond€Dean€v.€Stateóó,€No.€E1998„00135„CCA„R3„PC,€2000€WLÐ ˆØ Ð337552,€at€*4„5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€Mar.€21,€2000)€òòapplic.óó€òògrantedóó€(Tn€11/13/00).€Thus,Ð tÄ Ðwe€address€this€issue€on€the€merits€relative€to€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.Ð `° ÐÌÌòòÓ  Óóóò òA.€Ineffective€Assistance€of€Counsel€„€Standard€of€Reviewó óÐ $ t ÐÌÓ»TÓà  àWhen€a€petitioner€seeks€post-conviction€relief€on€the€basis€of€ineffective€assistance,€theÐ ü L  Ðpetitioner€must€prove€ð ðthat€(a)€the€services€rendered€by€trial€counsel€were€deficient€and€(b)€theÐ è 8  Ðdeficient€performance€was€prejudicial.ðð€òòPowers€v.€Stateóó,€942€S.W.2d€551,€558€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð Ô$  Ð1996).€€To€satisfy€the€deficient€performance€prong€of€this€test,€the€petitioner€must€establish€that€theÐ À  Ðservice€rendered€or€the€advice€given€was€below€"the€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€inÐ ¬ü  Ðcriminal€cases."€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€Furthermore,€to€demonstrateÐ ˜è  Ðthe€prejudice€required,€the€petitioner€ð ðmust€show€that€there€is€a€reasonable€probability€that,€but€forÐ „Ô  Ðcounsel'sðð€deficient€performance,€ð ðthe€result€of€the€proceeding€would€have€been€different.ðð€Ð pÀ ÐòòStrickland€€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€694,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2068,€80€L.€Ed.€2d€674€(1984).€Ð \¬ Ð"Because€a€petitioner€must€establish€both€prongs€of€the€test€to€prevail€on€a€claim€of€ineffectiveÐ H˜ Ðassistance€of€counsel,€failure€to€prove€either€deficient€performance€or€resulting€prejudice€providesÐ 4„ Ða€sufficient€basis€to€deny€relief€on€the€claim."€€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€580€(Tenn.€1997).Ð  p ÐIndeed,€ð ða€court€need€not€address€the€components€in€any€particular€order€or€even€address€both€if€theÐ  \ Ð[petitioner]€makes€an€insufficient€showing€of€one€component."€€òòIdóó.Ð øH ÐÌÌò òÓ  ÓB.€Failure€to€Challenge€Alleged€Jury€Instruction€Erroró óÐ ¼  ÐÌÓÇ[Óà  àAs€aforementioned,€the€petitioner€acknowledges€that€the€instructions€given€in€his€case€mayÐ ”ä Ðhave€been€ð ðtechnically€correct;ðð€however,€he€claims€that€when€considered€as€a€whole,€the€charge€didÐ €Ð Ðnot€effectively€set€out€the€law€in€a€manner€understandable€by€lay€jurors.€According€to€the€petitioner,Ð l¼ Ðthe€trial€court€repeated€that€diminished€capacity€was€not€a€defense€without€clarifying€that€it€could€beÐ X ¨ Ðused€to€negate€a€mental€element€of€an€offense€leading€to€a€conviction€for€a€lesser€crime.€In€addition,Ð D!” Ðthe€petitioner€cites€a€similar€deficiency€regarding€the€voluntary€intoxication€charge.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р0"€  Ðà  àWithout€question€the€accused€in€a€criminal€trial€has€a€ð ðright€to€a€correct€and€complete€chargeÐ #l! Ðof€the€lawðð€applicable€to€the€case.€òòPhippsóó,€883€S.W.2d€at€142.€At€this€petitionerððs€trial,€the€courtÐ $X" Ðcharged€the€jurors€that€it€was€their€ð ðduty€to€carefully€consider€each€instruction€equally€in€light€of€andÐ ô$D # Ðin€harmony€with€the€others.ððò òó ó€The€trial€court€went€on€to€explain€that€the€jury€must€find€every€elementÐ à%0!$ Ðof€an€offense€proven€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€in€order€to€find€the€petitioner€guilty.ò ò€ó ó€Among€thoseÐ Ì&"% Ðelements€listed€for€second€degree€murder€(the€offense€of€which€the€petitioner€was€convicted)€wasÐ ° Ðð ðthat€the€killing€was€knowing.ððò ò€ó óThe€trial€court€defined€ð ðknowingðð€for€the€jury.€ò òó óFurthermore,€the€trialÐ œì Ðcourt€emphasized€that€ð ðthe€State€must€prove€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€the€required€culpable€mentalÐ ŒÜ Ðstate€of€the€defendant€before€he€can€be€found€guilty€of€any€offense€embraced€in€this€indictment.ððò òó óÐ xÈ ÐAlmost€immediately€thereafter€the€trial€court€admonished€that€the€petitioner€ð ðcan€only€be€foundÐ d´ Ðguilty€of€committing€the€offenses€embraced€in€this€indictment€if€he€acted€intentionally€or€knowingÐ P   Ð[sic],€with€respect€to€each€element€of€the€offense€.€.€.€.€Second€degree€murder€requires€that€the€act€beÐ < Œ Ðcommitted€intentionally€or€knowingly.ðð€ò òó óAfter€detailing€the€mental€elements€for€the€lesser€includedÐ ( x Ðoffenses,€the€trial€court€stated:€ð ðEvidence€as€to€a€defendantððs€diminished€mental€capacity€may€beÐ  d Ðconsidered€by€you€to€show€that€he€was€incapable€of€forming€the€specific€culpable€mental€stateÐ  P  Ðrequired€for€any€particular€criminal€offense.€It€is€a€question€for€the€jury€as€to€whether€such€evidenceÐ ì <  Ðexists€and€as€to€what€weight€it€should€be€given.ððò òó óÐ Ø(  Ðà  àThe€trial€court€next€set€out€numerous€definitions€relative€to€voluntary€and€involuntaryÐ Ä  Ðintoxication.€€First€the€court€explained€that€intoxication€generally€is€ð ðnot€a€defense€to€prosecutionÐ °  Ðfor€an€offenseðð€but€that€involuntary€intoxication€is€a€defense€ð ðif€as€a€result€of€the€involuntaryÐ œì  Ðintoxication,€the€person€lacked€substantial€capacity€either€to€appreciate€the€wrongfulness€of€theÐ ˆØ  Ðpersonððs€conduct€or€to€conform€that€conduct€to€the€requirements€of€the€law€allegedly€violated.ððò òó ó€€AfterÐ tÄ Ðmaking€it€clear€that€a€finding€of€involuntary€intoxication€could€lead€to€an€acquittal,€the€trial€courtÐ `° Ðcharged€the€jury€that€ð ð[i]ntoxication,€whether€voluntary€or€involuntary,€is€relevant€to€the€issue€of€theÐ Lœ Ðessential€element€of€the€defendantððs€culpable€mental€state.€ððò òó ó€Though€the€petitioner€complains€thatÐ 8ˆ Ðthe€trial€court€did€not€specifically€define€ð ðculpable€mental€state,ðð€the€court€did€follow€the€latterÐ $t Ðinstruction€with,€ð ð[i]n€this€case,€the€State€must€prove€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€the€requiredÐ ` Ðculpable€mental€state€of€the€defendant€which€is€if€he€acted€intentionally€or€knowingly,€with€respectÐ üL Ðto€each€element€of€the€offenseðð€in€order€to€sustain€a€second€degree€murder€conviction.€ò òó ó€In€addition,Ð è8 Ðthe€trial€courtò òó ó€specifically€stated:€ð ðIf€you€find€that€the€defendant€was€intoxicated€to€the€extent€thatÐ Ô$ Ðhe€could€not€have€possessed€the€required€culpable€mental€state,€then,€he€cannot€be€guilty€of€theÐ À Ðoffense€charged.ððò òó ó€€€Finally,€the€trial€court€reiterated:€ð ðIf€you€are€not€satisfied€beyond€a€reasonableÐ ¬ü Ðdoubt€that€the€defendant€possessed€the€culpable€mental€state,€then€you€must€find€him€not€guilty.ðð€ò òó óÐ ˜è Ðà  àContrary€to€the€petitionerððs€view,€we€find€that€the€above„outlined€instruction€fairly€andÐ „Ô Ðadequately€apprized€the€jury€of€the€law€in€an€understandable€manner.€The€situation€presented€hereÐ pÀ Ðis€distinguishable€from€òòState€v.€Phippsóó€and€from€òòState€v.€Hallóó,€958€S.W.2d€679€(Tenn.€1997)ð!ðcasesÐ \ ¬ Ðcited€by€the€petitioner.€In€òòPhippsóó,€the€trial€court€particularly€instructed€the€jury:Ð H!˜ ÐÌà8  àThe€defendant€contends€that€he€was€suffering€from€mental€conditions€known€as€postÐ  #p! Ðtraumatic€stress€disorder€[PTSD],€and€major€depression€at€the€time€of€theÐ  $\" Ðcommission€of€the€criminal€offense€giving€rise€to€this€case.€€I€charge€you€that€postÐ ø$H # Ðtraumatic€stress€disorder€and€major€depression€are€not€defenses€to€a€criminal€charge.€Ð ä%4!$ ÐInsanity€may€be€a€defense,€however,€the€defendant€makes€no€claim€that€he€was€insaneÐ Ð& "% Ðat€the€time€of€the€killing€giving€rise€to€this€case.м' #&Ð Ð  ÐÌòòPhippsóó,€883€S.W.2d€at€142.€The€opinion€makes€no€reference€to€instructions€potentially€tying€PTSDÐ ”)ä$( Ðand€the€major€depression€to€Phippsðð€culpable€mental€state;€however,€in€the€instant€case€the€linkÐ €*Ð%) Ðbetween€the€petitionerððs€alleged€diminished€capacity€and/or€intoxication€and€the€culpable€mentalÐ l+¼&* Ðstate€was€articulated€in€the€trial€courtððs€instructions.€Turning€to€òòHallóó,€we€find€it€even€less€applicableÐ ° Ðòòóóbecause€therein€the€supreme€court€did€not€wrestle€with€this€type€of€jury€instruction€issue,€but€ratherÐ œì Ðwith€the€admissibility€of€expert€testimony.€òòHallóó,€958€S.W.2d€at€688„92.€Thus,€though€diminishedÐ ˆØ Ðcapacity€is€discussed€in€connection€with€the€trial€courtððs€refusal€to€admit€particular€testimony,€òòHallóóÐ tÄ Ðis€inapplicable€in€this€case.Ð `° Ðà  àBased€upon€these€findings€and€the€record€presented,€we€conclude€that€counsel€did€not€provideÐ L œ Ðdeficient€performance€in€failing€to€raise€this€issue€previously.€As€such,€the€petitionerððs€ineffectiveÐ 8 ˆ Ðassistance€of€counsel€claim€lacks€merit.Ð $ t ÐÌÌÓ  Óò òòòAlleged€Brady€Violationsóóó óÐ è 8  ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThe€petitioner€next€contends€that€the€State€withheld€from€him€exculpatory€evidenceÐ À  Ðconsisting€of€the€first€page€of€a€medical€report,€a€modified€DUI€consent€form,€and€blood€drawn€atÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€hospital€on€the€night€of€the€murder.€Nevertheless,€again€the€petitioner€failed€to€raise€these€mattersÐ ˜è  Ðon€direct€appeal€and€does€not€prove€that€either€of€the€exceptions€forestalling€waiver€apply€in€thisÐ „Ô  Ðsituation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(g).׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€We€therefore€conclude€that€he€has€waived€these€Ð pÀ Ðcontentions.Ð \¬ Ðà  àFurthermore,€we€observe€that€even€if€the€petitioner€had€not€waived€these€concerns,€he€failedÐ H˜ Ðto€provide€the€requisite€clear€and€convincing€evidence€supporting€them.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð 4„ Ð30„210(f).€€In€òòBrady€v.€Marylandóó,€373€U.S.€83,€87,€83€S.€Ct.€1194,€1196-97,€10€L.€Ed.€2d€215€(1963),Ð  p Ðthe€Supreme€Court€held€that€"suppression€by€the€prosecution€of€evidence€favorable€to€an€accusedÐ  \ Ðupon€request€violates€due€process€where€the€evidence€is€material€either€to€guilt€or€to€punishment,Ð øH Ðirrespective€of€the€good€faith€or€bad€faith€of€the€prosecution."€òòóó€Additionally,€the€Tennessee€SupremeÐ ä4 ÐCourt€has€noted€that€to€establish€a€due€process€violation€under€òòBradyóó,€all€four€of€the€followingÐ Ð  Ðprerequisites€must€be€met:Ð ¼  ÐÌà8  à1.€€The€defendant€must€have€requested€the€information€(unless€the€evidence€isÐ ”ä Ðobviously€exculpatory,€in€which€case€the€State€is€bound€to€release€the€informationÐ €Ð Ðwhether€requested€or€not);Ðl¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  à2.€€The€State€must€have€suppressed€the€information;ÐX ¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  à3.€€The€information€must€have€been€favorable€to€the€accused;€andÐD!”Ð Ð  Ðà8  à4.€€The€information€must€have€been€material.Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌâ âòòIrick€v.€Stateóó,€973€S.W.2d€643,€657€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998).€€€Ð $X" Ðà  àLooking€to€the€second€prerequisite€alone,׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€we€find€insufficient€proof€establishing€that€theÐ ° Ðâ âState€ever€had€any€of€these€items€in€its€possession€or€that€the€State€attempted€to€prevent€the€petitionerÐ œì Ðfrom€acquiring€them.€Concerning€the€medical€report,€the€petitioner€was€aware€that€he€had€been€toÐ ˆØ Ðthe€hospital;ò òó ó€he€had€informed€his€attorney€of€that€fact;ò òó ó€the€report€was€the€petitionerððs€own;ò òó ó€the€fullÐ tÄ Ðreport€was€submitted€to€the€jury€at€trial€after€defense€counsel€had€subpoenaed€the€record€to€court;€ò òÐ `° Ðó óthe€hospitalððs€medical€records€keeper€testified€that€the€report€had€been€provided€to€the€publicÐ P   Ðdefender;ò òó ó€this€witness€further€stated€that€she€saw€no€indication€that€the€State€had€requested€or€beenÐ < Œ Ðprovided€these€documents;ò òó ó€and€former€Assistant€District€Attorney€Harr€related€that€she€had€firstÐ ( x Ðencountered€the€records€at€trial.ò òó ó€With€respect€to€the€alleged€modified€DUI€consent€form,€the€onlyÐ  d Ðproof€offered€to€support€its€existence€was€the€petitionerððs€testimony.€ò òó óFinally,€regarding€the€bloodÐ  P  Ðsample€itself,€proof€was€presented€showing€that€a€sample€had€been€ordered€andò òó ó€€that€the€hospital€hadÐ ì <  Ðtested€it;ò òó ó€however,€there€was€no€proof€that€this€sample€had€at€any€point€come€under€the€StateððsÐ Ø(  Ðcontrol.€€Faced€with€these€facts€and€for€the€aforementioned€reasons,€we€conclude€that€this€issue€doesÐ Ä  Ðnot€entitle€the€petitioner€to€relief.Ð °  ÐÌÌò òòòÓ  ÓPerjured€Statementsóóó óÐ tÄ ÐÌÓÔˆÓà  àLastly,€the€petitioner€contends€that€Detective€Louie€Eleas€lied€under€oath€during€the€trial.€Ð Lœ ÐWhile€a€portion€of€his€accusation€is€unclear,€the€petitioner€seems€to€contend€that€Eleas€testifiedÐ 8ˆ Ðfalsely€about€receiving€the€objects€discussed€in€the€previous€issue.€The€petitioner€also€avers€that€theÐ $t Ðdetective€lied€about€when€the€petitioner€came€into€custody.Ð ` Ðà  àOnce€more,€we€find€that€the€petitioner€has€waived€both€of€these€matters€by€failing€toÐ üL Ðpreviously€raise€them€or€provide€the€court€with€proof€of€one€of€the€exceptions€to€the€post„convictionÐ è8 Ðwaiver€provisions.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann€ðð€40„30„206(g).€Additionally,€regarding€the€blood€test€items,Ð Ô$ Ða€review€of€the€analysis€in€the€previous€issue€reveals€that€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€provide€clearÐ À Ðand€convincing€evidence€that€these€items€were€ever€in€the€Stateððs€possession€before€trial,€much€lessÐ ¬ü Ðthat€Eleas€perjured€himself€concerning€the€items.€€Finally,€although€Eleasðð€trial€testimony€reveals€thatÐ ˜è Ðhe€stated€petitioner€was€not€in€custody€during€the€hospital€visit,€and€Eleasðð€post„conviction€testimonyÐ „Ô Ðreveals€that€petitioner€was€in€custody,€the€discrepancy€appears€to€result€from€EleasððÐ pÀ Ðmisunderstanding€concerning€when€an€individual€is€legally€ð ðin€custody,ðð€rather€than€from€perjury.€Ð \ ¬ ÐThus,€even€if€this€issue€were€not€waived,€it€lacks€merit.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f).€TheÐ H!˜ Ðpetitioner€is€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€issue€as€well.Ð 4"„  ÐÌÌÌÌÓ  Óòòò òConclusionó óóóÐ Ð& "% Ðâ âÐ ¼' #& ÐÓÓà  àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€find€that€all€of€the€petitionerððs€allegations€are€waived€and/orÐ ° Ðâ âdo€not€merit€relief.€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.Ð œì ÐÌÔ#†XiXXXi³#ÔÔ#†¼ME»XXi‘#ÔÔ€XiX»¼MEÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð `° Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGE