ÿWPC!% …U .V %„bŠŽn­ž 0JK 0 (•U:½w@÷47 0™K 0Dä U:( 0Tb 0^¶ 0h 0r| 0|î 0†j 0ð 1u€ 0dõ 0NY§ B¯U *ÌB)öDC D3b AM•íâ 0@Ïf4uƒ©ì,rMŠv~×vÓU 0T(# AO|#ÆË# 0D‘$ D/Õ$ B%<þ6X9`(CourierX ù3|x‰«<þ6X9`(CourierXôxþ6X@ɹ`7ûX@2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô($¡¡, øð AZ"Arial Regular qErsEtuDvwExyÓ€…Úƒç"(I(2 ”$¤¤Ý ƒ !ÝÝ  ÝÒ°ÒÔ€X)ÁXXXÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô  ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓH–´4fnote_reffnote_refòòóó d< Œ 9p`(Arial% Line 7 d((((7Border 1dd""""'ÿÿdxd€-)Cþÿ << Gÿÿ ãÝ ƒ !ÝÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÔ€'ÔÔ€'ÔÓ  ÓÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€'XÔÌÌò òNovember€26,€1997ÌÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€'ôÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  Ò \Ñ\R AØ'\Ñ *Ý ƒ !ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÔ€'Ôà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThere€was€some€evidence€Wyatt€used€his€friendship€with€Huiet€as€aÏ"cover"€for€his€affair€with€Mrs.€Belcher.Ì yÝ ƒ !ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÔ€'Ôà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€defendant€contends€in€his€brief€that€a€discovery€request€was€made;Ïhowever,€no€request€appears€of€record.€€Unsupported€assertions€of€counsel€doÏnot€suffice€as€evidence€in€this€court.Ì âÝ ƒ !ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÔ€'Ôà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝWe€are€not€unmindful€that€the€defendant's€position€that€his€wife€or€HuietÏmay€have€committed€the€crime€is€belied€by€the€confession€he€gave€theÏinvestigating€officers€in€the€hours€following€the€crime,€in€which€he€said,€"I€didn'tÏmean€to"€and€repeatedly€insisted€Wyatt's€death€was€an€accident.Ì hÝ ƒ !ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÔ€'Ôà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝWith€the€consent€of€the€state,€the€defendant€presented€an€affidavit€ofÏJimmy€Wilkerson,€alleging€Wilkerson€was€the€vice€president€of€operations€ofÏService€Way€Motor€Freight,€Inc.,€in€which€capacity€he€was€the€custodian€of€theÏcompany's€business€records.€€According€to€those€records,€Slater€Belcher€wasÏemployed€by€Service€Way€from€April€4,€1990€until€May€21,€1993.€€Russell€MillsÏwas€employed€from€June€13,€1994€until€August€25,€1995,€and€he€worked€forÏService€Way€through€a€temporary€agency€prior€to€his€term€of€employment.€€LarryÏWyatt€was€employed€from€October€30,€1992€until€July€28,€1994,€after€which€timeÏhe€purchased€his€own€truck,€which€he€parked€on€Service€Way's€premises.Ì CÝ ƒ !ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÔ€'Ôà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€appellant€makes€a€cursory€allegation€attacking€the€sufficiency€of€theÏknowing€element€of€the€aggravated€assault€conviction.€€This€allegation€is€lessÏthan€one€sentence€long€and€contains€no€argument€or€citations.€€Because€theÏdefendant€has€failed€to€present€his€case,€he€has€waived€our€consideration€of€theÏissue.€€€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€27(a)(7);€Tenn.€Ct.€Crim.€App.€R.€10(b).€€ÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHØ(d'`Styl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÒ  ion-F Geneva ÒÒ  ion-F Geneva Ò(—8$——ÔªÔò òòòóóó óÔªÔ€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ !ÝÔ . ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÙ€€ÙÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€'ÔßR€+,)A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌÌò òÑ€Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌ€à@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌó óÌà@ àMAY€1997€SESSIONÌÌÌÌò òœSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,›à à€à àà àó ó)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àœAppellee,›à àà àà à)à àC.C.A.€No.€03C01„9608„CC„00299Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àBlount€Countyà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìò òœSLATER€BELCHER,›à àó óà àà à)à àHon.€D.€Kelly€Thomas,€Jr.,€JudgeÌò òà àà àà àà àó óà àà à)à àÌà àà àœAppellant.›à àà àà à)à à(First€Degree€Murder,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à€Aggravated€Assault)Ìà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌFOR€THE€APPELLANT:à àà àà àà àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:ÌÌKEVIN€W.€SHEPHERD€à àà àà àà àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌ(on€appeal€and€motion€for€new€trial)à0 àà0 àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌAttorney€at€Lawà0 àà0 àà0 àÌ404€Ellis€Ave.à àà àà àà àà àSANDY€R.€COPOUSÌMaryville,€TN€€37804à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌMACK€GARNER€(trial)à àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌDistrict€Public€Defenderà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à àÌÌNATALEE€STAATS€HURLEY€(trial)à0 àà0 àMIKE€FLYNNÌAssistant€District€Public€Defenderà0 àà0 àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌ318€Court€Streetà àà àà àà àà àBlount€County€CourthouseÌMaryville,€TN€€37804à àà àà àà àMaryville,€TN€€37804ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJERRY€CUNNINGHAMà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€at€LawÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à329€Cates€St.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMaryville,€TN€€37801ÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€____________________ÌÌÌò òAFFIRMEDó óÌÌÌCURWOOD€WITT€ÌJUDGEÌÌÌÑ€.ÑÇÑ7€ÂDXXdðXXdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓÓÑ7€ rS XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñà@ àò òòòOPINIONó óóóÌà àà àThe€defendant,€Slater€Belcher,€stands€convicted€of€the€first€degreeÏmurder€of€his€best€friend,€Larry€Wyatt,€and€the€aggravated€assault€of€his€wife,ÏDenise€Belcher.€€His€convictions€were€returned€by€a€jury€of€his€peers€in€theÏBlount€County€Circuit€Court€at€the€conclusion€of€a€five€day€trial.€€The€defendantÏis€currently€serving€a€life€sentence€for€the€murder€conviction€consecutively€to€aÏthree€year€sentence€for€the€aggravated€assault.€€In€this€direct€appeal,€BelcherÏraises€four€issues€for€our€review:ÌÒ ` ÒÒ  ÒÓÓ1.à0 àWhether€he€was€denied€his€constitutional€rights€by€defenseÏcounsel's€failure€to€pursue€any€pretrial€motions€on€hisÏbehalf,€specifically€including€failure€to€move€for€theÏsuppression€of€his€pretrial€statement€to€the€police.ÌÌ2.à0 àWhether€his€due€process€rights€were€violated€by€the€state'sÏfailure€to€disclose€information€as€required€by€òòBrady€v.ÏMarylandóó.ÌÌ3.à0 àWhether€he€was€deprived€of€a€fair€and€impartial€jury€by€theÏactions€of€the€jury€foreperson€in€concealing€materialÏinformation€during€voir€dire.ÌÌ4.à0 àWhether€the€evidence€presented€at€trial€is€sufficient€toÏsupport€his€convictions.ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àà àIn€February€1995,€the€defendant€and€his€wife,€Denise€Belcher,Ïlived€in€and€managed€an€apartment€complex€in€Maryville.€€The€defendant€alsoÏowned€a€tractor„trailer€truck€and€worked€as€a€truck€driver€through€Transis.€€TheÏBelchers€had€several€friends€in€their€apartment€complex,€including€Joan€Huiet,Ïwho€lived€across€the€hall€from€them,€and€David€Allen,€a€truck€driver€who€wasÍMs.€Huiet's€occasional€boyfriend.€€Larry€Wyatt,€a€frequent€visitor€to€theÏapartment€complex,€was€a€truck€driver€who€Slater€Belcher€described€as€his€bestÏfriend.€€Wyatt€was,€at€the€time€of€his€death,€engaged€in€an€affair€with€theÏdefendant's€wife.€€He€was€also€a€former€lover€of€Joan€Huiet,€although€the€twoÏcontinued€to€maintain€a€close€friendship.ÌÌà àà àAt€trial,€the€testimony€of€many€of€the€principal€witnesses€wasÏcontradictory€on€key€points.ÌÌà àà àPrior€to€February€26,€1995,€the€Belchers€were€experiencing€maritalÏdifficulties.€€According€to€Mrs.€Belcher,€the€marriage€had€reached€the€pointÏwhere€she€was€ready€either€for€the€defendant€to€leave€or€to€leave€herself.€€Mrs.ÏBelcher€knew€the€defendant€was€suspicious€of€her€relationship€with€Wyatt,€butÏso€far€as€she€knew,€he€had€no€definite€knowledge€of€it.€€Unknown€to€Mrs.ÏBelcher,€Allen€had€confirmed€the€defendant's€suspicions€about€the€affair€a€fewÏdays€before€February€26,€and€Huiet€had€likewise€confirmed€the€affair€onÏFebruary€25.€€Huiet€testified€the€defendant€was€anxious€over€the€situation€priorÏto€her€conversation€with€him.ÌÌà àà àDuring€the€day€of€February€25,€1995,€€the€Belchers€argued,Ïalthough€Mrs.€Belcher€testified€her€husband€did€not€then€accuse€her€of€havingÏan€affair€with€Larry€Wyatt.€€Sometime€in€the€afternoon€or€early€evening€hours,ÏMr.€Belcher€went€to€his€mother's€house€in€Powell€so€Mrs.€Belcher€could€thinkÍabout€what€the€two€needed€to€do€about€their€relationship.€ÌÌà àà àWithin€a€few€hours€of€the€defendant's€departure,€Larry€WyattÏarrived€at€the€building.€€Wyatt€agreed€to€take€Huiet€to€the€grocery€store.€€While€atÏthe€store,€Huiet€implored€Wyatt€to€come€clean€with€the€defendant€about€his€affairÏwith€Mrs.€Belcher.€€Hueit€informed€Wyatt€she€had€told€the€defendant€about€theÏaffair€between€Mrs.€Belcher€and€Wyatt€and€asked€him€to€warn€Mrs.€Belcher.€ÏHuiet€and€Wyatt€also€devised€a€warning€signal€whereby€Huiet€would€alert€WyattÏof€danger€by€telling€him€some€flags€she€was€supposed€to€pick€up€for€him€hadÏnot€come€in.ÌÌà àà àAfter€Wyatt€returned€from€the€grocery€store,€he€and€Mrs.€BelcherÏdecided€to€go€to€his€trailer€home€nearby.€€Before€Mrs.€Belcher€left€the€building,Ïshe€took€her€cordless€phone€to€Huiet€and€asked€Huiet€to€call€her€if€theÏdefendant€returned€home.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€later€returned€and€came€to€Huiet's€apartmentÏlooking€for€the€cordless€phone.€€Huiet€testified€this€occurred€around€11:00€orÏ11:30€p.m.€€According€to€Huiet,€the€defendant€was€upset€because€he€had€beenÏstopped€by€a€police€officer€on€the€way€home.€€He€asked€Huiet€whether€sheÏcould€get€in€touch€with€Mrs.€Belcher.€€Huiet€called€the€Wyatt€home€with€theÏdefendant€standing€at€her€side€and€confirmed€that€Mrs.€Belcher€was€there.€€ÌÌà àà àAlthough€Huiet's€testimony€is€inconsistent€on€the€sequence€ofÏevents,€at€some€point€in€the€evening,€she€went€across€the€hall€to€check€on€theÏdefendant€and€found€him€sitting€at€the€kitchen€table€with€bullets€and€a€gun.€€TheÏtwo€discussed€the€defendant's€suspicions€about€his€wife's€affair€with€his€bestÏfriend.€€The€defendant€was€very€upset€and€asked€Huiet€why€this€was€happeningÏand€what€was€wrong€with€him.€€He€took€the€bullets€and€threw€them€across€theÏroom,€stating€he€had€better€get€rid€of€them€before€he€blew€his€brains€out.€€HeÏalso€took€the€gun€and€placed€it€on€a€high€shelf€in€the€kitchen.€€Huiet€was€soÏconcerned€about€the€defendant€she€suggested€they€go€to€the€emergency€room.ÌÌà àà àWithin€approximately€45€minutes€of€Huiet's€first€phone€call€to€theÏWyatt€residence,€the€defendant€requested€she€make€a€second€phone€call€andÏtell€Wyatt€and€Mrs.€Belcher€he€was€on€his€way€home.€€Huiet€testified€theÏdefendant€wanted€to€get€his€wife€and€Wyatt€back€to€the€apartment€complex€soÏhe€could€talk€to€them.€€Before€she€made€the€phone€call,€Huiet€received€theÏdefendant's€solemn€word€on€his€children's€lives€and€his€Masonic€square€that€noÏharm€would€come€to€Wyatt€or€Mrs.€Belcher.€€While€talking€with€Wyatt,€sheÏrelayed€the€"secret€code"€that€his€flags€had€not€come€in.ÌÌà àà àAfter€making€the€call,€Huiet€went€into€her€apartment€to€take€aÏshower.€€She€heard€the€defendant's€Camaro€crank€up€and€leave.€€SheÏrecognized€the€car€by€its€distinctive€sound.€€Before€she€could€intercept€WyattÏand€Mrs.€Belcher,,€she€heard€voices€of€the€defendant€and€Mrs.€Belcher.€€SheÍcould€not€make€out€the€defendant's€words,€although€she€heard€Mrs.€BelcherÏsay,€"Nothing's€going€on"€or€"Oh,€nothing."€€Next,€she€heard€the€defendantÏcalling€Wyatt€out€of€hiding€and€accusing€him€of€behaving€cowardly€€The€nextÏthing€Huiet€knew,€her€door€popped€open€and€the€defendant€was€yelling€forÏAllen€to€help€him€carry€Wyatt's€body€to€the€car.€€Wyatt€was€lying€on€the€floor€justÏoutside€Huiet's€doorway.€€Huiet€testified€the€defendant€said,€"I€didn't€mean€toÏhurt€him."€€She€denied€making€a€previous€statement€that€the€defendant€said,€"IÏdidn't€mean€to€shoot€him.€€He€jumped€me."€€Huiet€claimed€she€had€not€heard€aÏgunshot€and€did€not€realize€the€seriousness€of€the€victim's€injury.€€Dressed€in€aÏnightgown,€Huiet€stepped€over€Wyatt's€body€in€her€doorway€and€ran€out€theÏback€door€to€the€apartment€building,€where€she€entered€a€taxi€cab€in€which€Mrs.ÏBelcher€was€seated.€€She€testified€Mrs.€Belcher€said,€"He€shot€him."€€She€andÏMrs.€Belcher€left€the€building€in€the€cab,€went€to€Allen's€ex„wife's€home,€whereÏHuiet€borrowed€some€clothing,€and€Allen's€ex„wife's€boyfriend€drove€them€backÏto€the€apartment€building.ÌÌà àà àDenise€Belcher€testified€that€after€receiving€the€second€call€fromÏHuiet,€she€and€Wyatt€agreed€to€go€back€to€the€apartment€building€so€she€couldÏ"face€the€music"€regarding€her€affair.€€When€they€arrived,€Mrs.€Belcher€did€notÏsee€the€Camaro,€so€she€assumed€the€defendant€was€not€yet€home.€€She€andÏWyatt€went€inside€the€building.€€While€they€were€in€the€hallway€outside€herÏapartment,€she€heard€someone€walking€on€her€living€room€floor€and€knew€herÏhusband€was€home.€€She€looked€back€over€her€shoulder,€but€Wyatt€was€noÍlonger€behind€her.€€When€she€turned€around,€the€defendant€was€in€front€of€her.€ÏThe€defendant€was€dazed€and€angry,€and€he€demanded€to€know€where€sheÏhad€been.€€He€was€holding€a€stick,€later€determined€to€be€an€axe€handle,€in€hisÏhands.€€The€two€walked€into€their€apartment,€and€argued€about€Mrs.€Belcher'sÏwhereabouts€and€activities,€and€the€defendant€hit€Mrs.€Belcher€on€her€upperÏright€arm€with€the€stick.€€The€defendant€€€went€through€the€front€door€into€theÏhallway.€€Mrs.€Belcher€fled€the€apartment,€running€out€the€back€door€andÏjumping€into€a€taxi€cab€that€was€dropping€off€a€passenger€at€the€building.€€SheÏadmitted€telling€the€cab€driver€her€husband€was€going€to€hurt€someone.€€HuietÏcame€to€the€door€of€the€building€and€yelled€for€Mrs.€Belcher€to€come€back€in.€ÏMrs.€Belcher€refused,€and€Huiet€ran€out€to€the€taxi.€€Mrs.€Belcher€denied€tellingÏHuiet€that€the€defendant€shot€Wyatt,€although€she€admitted€telling€her€someoneÏwas€going€to€get€hurt.€€She€denied€hearing€a€gunshot€prior€to€leaving€theÏbuilding.ÌÌà àà àDavid€Allen,€a€convicted€felon€on€probation,€was€sleepingÏthroughout€the€evening€on€Huiet's€sofa.€€Both€he€and€Huiet€testified€he€is€a€veryÏsound€sleeper.€€Nevertheless,€Allen€testified€he€was€awakened€by€theÏdefendant€earlier€in€the€evening.€€The€defendant€had€a€stick€and€told€Allen€heÏwas€going€to€"talk€to"€Wyatt€with€it.€€Later,€Allen€was€again€awakened€by€theÏdefendant,€who€asked€him€for€help€moving€Wyatt's€body.€€Wyatt€was€at€this€timeÏlying€face€down€in€the€doorway€with€his€head€to€the€side€and€a€pool€of€blood€byÏhis€head.€€Allen€had€not€heard€any€of€the€preceding€events,€€and€did€not€realizeÍWyatt€was€dead.€€He€helped€the€defendant€carry€Wyatt's€body€outside€and€loadÏthe€body€into€the€back€seat€of€Wyatt's€Camaro.€€The€defendant€told€Allen€to€meetÏhim€at€Kay's€Ice€Cream,€which€was€a€few€blocks€away.€€Allen€went€inside€theÏbuilding€to€get€his€keys€and€some€clothing,€then€drove€to€Kay's.€€The€defendantÏwas€in€the€parking€lot€waiting€for€Allen€when€he€arrived.€€The€defendant€got€intoÏAllen's€car,€hit€the€dashboard€very€hard,€and€was€"hyper."€€According€to€Allen,Ïthe€defendant€had€been€nervous€and€stressed€out€earlier€in€the€day.€€TheÏdefendant€handed€Allen€a€baseball€cap€and€a€towel€and€asked€him€to€get€rid€ofÏthem.€€Allen€felt€a€gun€wrapped€up€in€the€towel€and€realized€the€gravity€of€theÏsituation.€€He€took€the€defendant€back€to€the€apartment€building,€then€went€to€aÏconvenience€store€and€threw€the€items€the€defendant€had€given€him€into€aÏdumpster.€€Allen€was€concerned€that€he€would€be€sent€back€to€prison€becauseÏof€his€involvement,€so€he€went€to€a€friend's€house€to€ask€him€what€to€do.€€WithinÏa€short€time,€Allen€alerted€law€enforcement€of€his€knowledge€of€the€crime.ÌÌà àà àMeanwhile,€back€at€the€apartment€building,€Huiet€cleaned€the€floorÏin€the€hallway.€€She€testified€she€did€this€because€she€spilled€some€of€herÏmedical€supplies€earlier€in€the€evening.€€She€denied€noticing€any€blood,Ïalthough€Allen€testified€he€had€seen€a€pool€of€blood€in€the€hallway€after€theÏbody€was€moved.€€Huiet€said€the€hallway€was€"pitch€black"€and€she€could€notÏsee€what€she€was€doing.€€Ìà àà àThe€defendant,€Mrs.€Belcher€and€Huiet€congregated€in€Huiet'sÏapartment.€€Huiet€demanded€the€defendant€take€her€to€Wyatt,€and€the€threeÍwent€to€Kay's€Ice€Cream.€€Huiet€went€to€Wyatt's€vehicle€and€took€several€itemsÏfrom€the€body,€including€a€trucker's€log€book,€a€dollar,€some€keys€and€a€coat.€ÏAccording€to€Huiet,€the€defendant€told€his€wife€to€look€at€Wyatt€to€see€what€sheÏmade€him€do.€€Mrs.€Belcher€denied€her€husband€ever€made€this€statement.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€did€not€testify€at€trial,€although€his€recordedÏstatement€was€played€for€the€jury.€€In€the€statement,€the€defendant€said€he€cameÏhome€from€his€mother's€house€and€parked€his€car€down€the€road€because€heÏwanted€to€sneak€up€to€the€apartment€building€to€see€with€his€own€eyes€whetherÏhis€wife€was€having€an€affair€with€his€best€friend.€€Neither€his€wife€nor€WyattÏwere€there,€although€the€two€arrived€sometime€later.€€The€defendant€repeatedlyÏinsisted€Wyatt's€shooting€had€been€an€accident.€€He€said€he€encountered€WyattÏin€the€hall.€€Wyatt€slapped€him,€and€he€went€into€his€kitchen€to€get€the€gun€toÏscare€Wyatt.€€He€intended€no€harm,€although€he€wanted€Wyatt€to€leave€theÏapartment€building.€€When€he€returned,€Wyatt€grabbed€the€defendant,€whichÏscared€him.€€The€defendant€claimed,€"I€didn't€mean€to."€€He€also€claimed€the€gunÏwas€not€supposed€to€have€been€loaded.€€Although€the€defendant€admittedÏbeing€upset€at€seeing€his€wife€and€best€friend€together€as€they€entered€theÏapartment€building,€he€denied€shooting€Wyatt€out€of€anger.€€The€defendantÏclaimed€he€attempted€to€help€Wyatt€by€first€looking€for€his€cordless€phone€to€callÏfor€help,€and€later€attempting€to€drive€him€to€UT€Medical€Center.€€The€defendantÏclaimed€he€abandoned€the€trip€to€the€hospital€when€he€realized€his€friend€wasÏnot€responsive.€€He€left€the€car€in€a€brightly€lit€parking€lot€and€walked€home€toÍcontinue€the€search€for€his€telephone€to€call€for€help.€€During€the€interrogation,Ïhe€mentioned€nothing€of€Allen's€involvement€in€the€disposal€of€evidenceÏfollowing€the€crime.ÌÌà àà àOne€of€the€few€areas€about€which€there€was€no€controversy€wasÏwhether€the€defendant€had€been€upset€prior€to€these€crimes.€€Allen€talked€withÏthe€defendant€the€previous€morning€and€observed€that,€although€the€defendantÏusually€had€a€neat€appearance,€he€looked€as€if€he€was€about€to€have€a€nervousÏbreakdown.ÌHuiet€made€similar€observations€about€the€defendant€being€agitated€and€upsetÏon€the€evening€of€February€25.€€Mrs.€Belcher€admitted€she€and€the€defendantÏargued€during€the€day,€and€he€was€apparently€agitated€enough€to€use€profanity.€ÏMrs.€Belcher€also€admitted€her€husband€and€Wyatt€had€quarreled€a€few€nightsÏearlier€when€Wyatt€had€knocked€on€Huiet's€door€looking€for€Mrs.€Belcher.× ƒ/ ××  ×ÌÌà àà àBrandi€Presley,€Denise€Belcher's€14€year€old€daughter€and€theÏstep„daughter€of€the€defendant,€testified€she€found€a€bag€containing€severalÏitems€of€the€defendant's€clothing€and€Wyatt's€jacket€behind€the€Belchers'Ïwaterbed.€€These€items€were€turned€over€to€the€police.ÌÌà àà àCharles€Sterling,€a€Maryville€resident€who€lives€near€theÍapartment€building,€testified€that€at€2:00€a.m.€on€February€26,€he€saw€someoneÏpark€a€car€near€his€home.€Then€a€shadowy€figure€walked€away€from€it.€€BecauseÏhe€had€experienced€trouble€with€vandalism,€he€photographed€the€vehicle.€ÏWhen€he€learned€of€the€crimes,€he€turned€the€negative€over€to€the€police.€€AnÏenlargement€of€the€negative€revealed€the€vehicle€to€have€a€license€tag€numberÏregistered€to€the€defendant.€€Mr.€Sterling€noticed€the€car€was€gone€when€he€leftÏat€5:00€a.m.€€Kelly€Sterling,€the€wife€of€Charles€Sterling,€confirmed€the€time€theÏcar€arrived.€ÌÌà àà àVictoria€O'Hara,€a€tenant€of€the€apartment€building,€testified€sheÏawoke€at€2:14€a.m.€on€the€morning€of€February€26€when€she€heard€a€gunshot.€ÏShe€looked€at€her€clock,€then€went€back€to€sleep.€€A€day€or€two€later,€she€foundÏa€watch€by€the€dumpster€which€she€turned€over€to€the€police.€€The€watch€wasÏidentified€by€Wyatt's€son€as€belonging€to€his€father.€ÌÌà àà àSeveral€law€enforcement€officers€from€the€Blount€County€Sheriff'sÏDepartment€and€the€Maryville€Police€Department€testified€regarding€theirÏinvestigation€of€this€case.€€Significantly,€Maryville€Detective€David€Graves€foundÏa€blood€smear€on€a€wall€in€the€Belcher€apartment.€€Testing€by€the€TBI€lab€laterÏdetermined€the€blood€was€the€same€type€as€that€of€Wyatt.€€However,€GravesÏadmitted€the€defendant's€blood€had€not€been€typed€to€determine€whether€heÏmight€be€the€source€of€the€blood€found€in€his€apartment.€€Graves€further€testifiedÏthat€substances€found€on€the€steps€and€gravel€outside€the€building,€the€towelÍrecovered€from€the€convenience€store€dumpster,€and€the€defendant's€clothingÏfound€behind€the€waterbed€were€human€blood.€€The€samples€could€not€beÏtyped,€however,€due€to€their€age€by€the€time€they€reached€the€TBI€lab.€€HairsÏfound€on€the€baseball€cap€recovered€from€the€convenience€store€dumpster€wasÏscientifically€determined€to€match€Wyatt's€hair.€€ÌÌà àà àRaymond€Finney,€M.D.,€the€Blount€County€Medical€Examiner,Ïperformed€an€autopsy€of€Wyatt's€body.€€He€determined€that€Wyatt's€deathÏresulted€from€a€gunshot.€€Based€on€the€lack€of€injury€to€the€body€from€hot€gases,Ïpowder€burns€or€gun€barrel€contact,€Dr.€Finney€opined€the€wound€was€notÏinflicted€at€close€range.ÌÌà àà àGerald€Wilkes,€an€agent€with€the€FBI,€testified€the€.22€caliberÏweapon€recovered€from€the€dumpster€was€a€single€action€revolver,€a€weaponÏthat€would€have€to€be€cocked€and€then€the€trigger€depressed€separately€forÏeach€firing.€€He€performed€tests€on€the€weapon€and€determined€it€was€theÏweapon€used€to€shoot€Wyatt.€€He€further€determined€there€would€be€residueÏburns,€called€stippling€or€tattooing,€on€Wyatt's€body€or€clothing€if€the€weaponÏwas€fired€from€a€distance€of€five€feet€or€less.€€Chemical€processing€andÏmicroscopic€examination€of€Wyatt's€shirt€revealed€no€evidence€of€stippling€orÏtattooing.ÌÌà àà àFinally,€the€parties€stipulated€that€if€Blount€County€Sheriff's€DeputyÍJ.R.€Johnson€testified,€he€would€say€that€he€stopped€the€defendant€driving€aÏCamaro€on€Alcoa€Highway€traveling€toward€Maryville€at€11:56€p.m.ÌÌà@ àò òIó óÌà àà àThe€first€issue€we€are€called€upon€to€consider€is€whether€theÏdefendant€has€been€denied€his€constitutional€rights€through€trial€counsel'sÏfailure€to€pursue€pretrial€motions€on€his€behalf,€including€a€motion€to€suppressÏhis€pretrial€statement€to€the€police.€€Essentially,€this€is€an€allegation€of€ineffectiveÏassistance€of€counsel.€€We€note,€however,€the€defendant€failed€to€raise€thisÏissue€in€any€of€his€three€motions€for€a€new€trial.€€Therefore,€the€issue€is€waived.€ÏTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(e);€òòState€v.€Karl€Christopher€Davisóó,€No.€01C01„9202„CC„00062,€slip€op.€at€5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€Mar.€17,€1993).Ìà àà àÌà àà àMoreover,€as€we€have€repeatedly€noted€in€the€past,€the€practice€ofÏraising€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€claims€on€direct€appeal€without€anÏevidentiary€hearing€having€been€conducted€on€the€issue€is€"fraught€with€peril."€ÏòòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,€835€S.W.2d€600€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€In€thisÏcase,€the€defendant€failed€to€raise€the€issue€in€his€motions€for€new€trial€andÏsubmitted€no€proof€regarding€counsel's€performance.€The€trial€court€€had€œno›Ïopportunity€to€make€findings€of€fact€on€this€issue.€€As€such,€it€is€inappropriate€forÏus€to€consider€the€issue.€€Nevertheless,€our€abstention€from€considering€theÏissue€does€not€deprive€the€defendant€of€an€opportunity€to€have€this€issueÏreviewed€in€an€appropriate€post„conviction€proceeding€if€he€so€desires.€ÌÌà@ àò òIIó óÌà àà àNext,€the€defendant€alleges€his€due€process€rights€were€violatedÏbecause€the€state€failed€to€disclose€the€identity€of€a€witness€and€her€allegedlyÏexculpatory€statement,€contrary€to€the€requirements€of€òòBrady€v.€Marylandóó,€373ÏU.S.€83,€83€S.€Ct.€1194€(1963).€€At€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€new€trial,ÏElizabeth€Ostler€testified€she€lived€in€the€apartment€building€where€the€crimesÏoccurred.€€She€heard€a€loud€bang€between€1:30€and€2:00€a.m.€on€February€26.€ÏShe€reported€this€to€Det.€Graves€later€that€morning€while€he€was€processing€theÏcrime€scene.€€She€also€called€him€a€couple€of€weeks€later€and€reiterated€theÏinformation.€€Greg€Ostler€confirmed€his€wife€spoke€with€Det.€Ostler€on€FebruaryÏ26.€€Detective€Graves€had€no€notes€or€independent€recollection€of€speakingÏwith€Mrs.€Ostler.€€He€admitted€he€had€a€phone€message€from€Mrs.€Ostler€butÏcould€not€recall€whether€he€spoke€with€her.€€The€defendant€contends€Mrs.ÏOstler's€statement€is€exculpatory€because€it€contains€evidence€the€gunshot€wasÏfired€earlier€in€time€than€shown€at€trial,€potentially€inculpating€Mrs.€Belcher€asÏthe€shooter.€€The€state€counters€that€the€sequence€of€events,€rather€than€theÏtime€of€the€gunshot€itself€is€determinative€in€this€case,€and€the€Ostler€evidence€isÏonly€marginally€material€and€not€subject€to€òòBradyóó€disclosure.ÌÌà àà àIn€òòBrady€v.€Marylandóó,€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€held€thatÏthe€prosecution€has€the€duty€to€furnish€exculpatory€evidence€to€the€accusedÏupon€request.€€Any€"suppression€by€the€prosecution€of€evidence€favorable€to€anÍaccused€upon€request€violates€due€process€where€the€evidence€is€materialÏeither€to€guilt€or€to€punishment,€irrespective€of€the€good€faith€or€bad€faith€of€theÏprosecution."€€òòBradyóó,€373€U.S.€at€87,€83€S.€Ct.€at€1196„97.€€The€duty€to€discloseÏextends€to€all€"favorable€information"€regardless€of€whether€the€evidence€isÏadmissible€at€trial.€òòState€v.€Marshallóó,€845€S.W.2d€228,€232„33€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1992);€òòBranch€v.€Stateóó,€4€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€164,€168,€469€S.W.2d€533,€536Ï(1969).€€In€òòUnited€States€v.€Bagleyóó,€473€U.S.€667,€676,€105€S.€Ct.€3375,€3380,Ï87€L.€Ed.€2d€481€(1985),€the€Supreme€Court€held€that€both€exculpatory€andÏimpeachment€evidence€fall€under€the€òòBradyóó€rule.€€ÌÌà àà àBefore€an€accused€is€entitled€to€relief€under€this€theory,€he€mustÏestablish€several€prerequisites:€(a)€the€prosecution€must€have€suppressed€theÏevidence;€(b)€the€evidence€suppressed€must€have€been€favorable€to€theÏaccused;€and€(c)€the€evidence€must€have€been€material.€€òòSeeóó€òòBagleyóó,€473€U.S.Ïat€674„75,€105€S.€Ct.€at€3379„80;€òòBradyóó,€373€U.S.€at€87,€83€S.€Ct.€at€1196„97;ÏòòWorkman€v.€Stateóó,€868€S.W.2d€705,€709€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòState€v.ÏMarshallóó,€845€S.W.2d€228,€232;€òòStrouth€v.€Stateóó,€755€S.W.2d€819,€828€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1986).€€In€òòState€v.€Spurlockóó,€874€S.W.2d€602€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1993),€this€court€recognized€a€fourth€prerequisite€to€relief,€that€"the€accusedÏmust€make€a€proper€request€for€the€production€of€the€evidence,€unless€theÏevidence,€when€viewed€by€the€prosecution,€is€obviously€exculpatory€in€natureÏand€will€be€helpful€to€the€accused."€òòSpurlockóó,€874€S.W.2d€at€609€(citationsÏomitted).€ÌÌà àà àAssuming€the€Ostlers'€testimony€is€accepted€as€credible,€we€fail€toÏsee€how€this€evidence€is€material.€€As€the€trial€court€found€and€the€state€posits,Ïthe€sequence€of€events,€not€the€actual€time€they€occurred,€is€pertinent€in€thisÏcase.€€Additionally,€the€record€is€devoid€of€any€evidence€the€defense€requestedÏòòBradyóó€material.× ƒ0 ××  ×€€In€the€absence€of€a€request€for€exculpatory€material,€there€hasÏbeen€a€òòBradyóó€violation€only€if€the€evidence€in€question€is€obviously€exculpatoryÏin€nature.€€Mrs.€Ostler's€alleged€statement€to€Det.€Graves€fails€to€meet€thisÏstandard.€€Mrs.€Ostler's€testimony€sheds€no€light€on€the€critical€sequence€ofÏevents;€she€merely€places€a€time€on€one€of€the€events.€€The€trial€witnesses'€andÏMrs.€Ostler's€estimates€of€the€time€when€the€events€occurred€varied€by€as€muchÏas€approximately€two€hours.€€None€of€the€witnesses€who€estimated€the€time€Mrs.ÏBelcher€and€Huiet€left€the€apartment€building€were€able€to€give€a€preciseÏanswer.€€Because€of€the€uncertainty€of€that€evidence,€Mrs.€Ostler's€statementÏcannot€be€viewed€as€contradicting€the€evidence€actually€œpresented›€and€doesÏnot€indicate€that€Mrs.€Belcher€or€Huiet€could€be€the€killer€because€they€were€stillÏin€the€apartment€building€when€Wyatt€was€shot.× ƒ1 ××  ×€€There€has€been€no€òòBradyóóÏviolation.ÌÌà@ àò òIIIó óÌà àà àThe€defendant€next€claims€he€was€denied€a€fair€trial€becauseÏduring€voir€dire€the€jury€foreperson€concealed€material€information€regardingÏher€knowledge€of€the€case.€€The€state€argues€there€was€no€intentional€failure€toÏdisclose,€nor€was€there€any€concealment€or€misrepresentation€of€informationÏbearing€on€impartiality.€ÌÌà àà àChallenges€to€juror€qualifications€generally€fall€into€two€categoriesÏat€common€law€„„€propter€defectum€or€propter€affectum.€€òòPartin€v.€Hendersonóó,Ï686€S.W.2d€587,€589€(Tenn.€œApp.›€1984).€€Objections€based€on€generalÏdisqualifications,€such€as€alienage,€family€relationship€or€statutory€mandate,€areÏclassified€as€propter€defectum€and€must€be€challenged€prior€to€the€return€of€theÏjury€verdict.€€òòState€v.€Akinsóó,€867€S.W.2d€350,€355€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€OnÏthe€other€hand,€objections€based€on€bias,€prejudice€or€partiality€toward€a€partyÏare€classified€as€propter€affectum.€€òòDurham€v.€Stateóó,€182€Tenn.€577,€582,€188ÏS.W.2d€555,€559€(Tenn.€1945).€€Propter€affectum€challenges€may€be€made€afterÏthe€return€of€the€jury€verdict.€€òòState€v.€Furloughóó,€797€S.W.2d€631,€652€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1990).ÌÌà àà àThe€party€alleging€juror€bias€or€partiality€bears€the€burden€of€proofÏon€the€issue.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€669€S.W.2d€694,€700€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1983).€€When€a€juror€wilfully€conceals€or€fails€to€disclose€information€which€callsÍinto€question€her€impartiality,€a€presumption€of€prejudice€arises.€€òòDurhamóó,€182ÏTenn.€at€584,188€S.W.2d€at€559;€òòseeóó€òòHyatt€v.€Stateóó,€221€Tenn.€644,€646,€430ÏS.W.2d€129,€130€(Tenn.€1967)€(silence€on€an€issue€considered€a€negativeÏresponse).€ÌÌà àà àThe€evidence€regarding€the€juror€in€question,€Debbie€Mills,€wasÏdeveloped€at€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€new€trial.€€Mrs.€Mills€is€married€to€aÏtruck€driver,€Russell€Mills,€who€works€for€Transis.€€The€defendant€also€worked€forÏthis€company.€€€Mr.€Mills€previously€worked€at€Service€Way,€another€truckingÏcompany,€for€a€brief€time€with€Larry€Wyatt.€€The€defendant€also€worked€forÏService€Way,€although€he€left€before€Mr.€Mills€was€hired.€€On€the€evening€beforeÏjury€selection€began,€the€Millses€ate€dinner€at€a€Shoney's€restaurant€with€RobertÏand€Angie€Hubbard.€€Mr.€Hubbard€is€the€owner€of€Hubbard€Trucking.€€HubbardÏTrucking€leases€its€services€to€Transis.€€The€Hubbards€knew€the€defendant.€ÏDuring€dinner,€Mrs.€Mills€mentioned€that€she€had€been€summoned€for€jury€dutyÏthe€following€day.€€Mr.€Hubbard€mentioned€that€the€defendant's€trial€wasÏscheduled€to€start€the€next€day.€€Mrs.€Hubbard€claims€Mr.€Mills€responded€byÏsaying,€"Yeah,€you€know€Slater€Belcher,"€to€his€wife,€while€the€Millses€deny€this.€ÏMrs.€Mills€claims€the€defendant's€name€meant€nothing€to€her.€€According€to€Mrs.ÏHubbard,€Mrs.€Mills€also€said€she€had€always€wanted€to€serve€on€a€jury€in€aÏmurder€trial.€€ÌÌà àà àMr.€Mills€also€testified€he€heard€some€rumors€at€work€about€oneÍtruck€driver€shooting€another.€€He€told€his€wife€about€these€rumors,€although€heÏdid€not€know€the€names€of€those€involved.€€Mrs.€Mills€recalled€her€husbandÏtelling€her€one€trucker€from€Service€Way€"supposedly"€shot€another€trucker€fromÏService€Way.× ƒ2 ××  ×€€She€testified€she€was€unaware€a€fatality€resulted,€and€she€hadÏnot€followed€the€case€in€the€newspaper.€€ÌÌà àà àMrs.€Mills€testified€she€gave€truthful€answers€to€all€of€the€questionsÏposed€during€voir€dire.€€She€further€testified€she€based€her€verdict€on€theÏevidence€she€heard€in€the€courtroom.ÌÌà àà àIn€resolving€this€issue€against€the€defendant,€the€lower€courtÏobviously€accredited€the€testimony€of€Mr.€and€Mrs.€Mills€over€that€of€Mrs.ÏHubbard,€which€was€its€prerogative€to€do€as€the€finder€of€fact.€€Thereby,€theÏcourt€accepted€the€state's€evidence€as€rebutting€the€presumption€of€bias.€€In€thisÏcase,€we€are€required€to€give€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€trial€court€theÏweight€of€a€jury€verdict.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Burginóó,€668€S.W.2d€668€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1984).€€We€cannot€reverse€the€holding€unless€the€evidence€clearlyÍpreponderates€against€the€trial€court's€conclusion€that€the€juror€acted€withoutÏbias€and€performed€her€duties€with€impartiality.€€In€this€case,€the€evidence€doesÏnot€preponderate€against€the€conclusion€of€the€trial€court.€€Having€accepted€theÏMillses€as€credible,€the€court€reached€the€correct€conclusion.€€This€issue€isÏwithout€merit.ÌÌà@ àò òIVó óÌà àà àFinally,€the€defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidenceÏsupporting€his€two€convictions.€€When€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€ofÏthe€evidence,€an€appellate€courtððs€standard€of€review€is€whether,€afterÏconsidering€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€òòanyóóÏrational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyondÏa€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€324,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,Ï2791„92€(1979);€òòState€v.€Duncanóó,€698€S.W.2d€63,€67€(Tenn.€1985);€Tenn.€R.ÏApp.€P.€€13(e).€€This€rule€applies€to€findings€of€guilt€based€upon€direct€evidence,Ïcircumstantial€evidence,€or€a€combination€of€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€ÏòòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€253€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€€ÌÌà àà àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€should€notÏreweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€Questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,Ïthe€weight€and€value€of€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€theÏevidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,Í835€(Tenn.€1978).€€Nor€may€this€Court€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawnÏby€the€trier€of€fact€from€the€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€199€Tenn.€298,€305,€286ÏS.W.2d€856,€859€(1956);€€òòFarmer€v.€Stateóó,€574€S.W.2d€49,€51€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1978).€€On€the€contrary,€this€court€must€afford€the€State€of€Tennessee€theÏstrongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€allÏreasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€ÏòòCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€at€835.ÌÌà àà àMoreover,€a€criminal€offense€may€be€established€exclusively€byÏcircumstantial€evidence.€€€€òòDuchac€v.€Stateóó,€505€S.W.2d€237€(Tenn.€1973);€òòStateÏv.€Jonesóó,€901€S.W.2d€393,€396€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Lequireóó,€634ÏS.W.2d€608€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€However,€before€an€accused€may€beÏconvicted€of€a€criminal€offense€based€upon€circumstantial€evidence€alone,€theÏfacts€and€circumstances€"must€be€so€strong€and€cogent€as€to€exclude€everyÏother€reasonable€hypothesis€save€the€guilt€of€the€defendant."€€òòState€v.€Crawfordóó,Ï225€Tenn.€478,€470€S.W.2d€610€(1971);€òòJonesóó,€901€S.W.2d€at€396.€€€€In€otherÏwords,€"[a]€web€of€guilt€must€be€woven€around€the€defendant€from€which€heÏcannot€escape€and€from€which€facts€and€circumstances€the€jury€could€draw€noÏother€reasonable€inference€save€the€guilt€of€the€defendant€beyond€a€reasonableÏdoubt."€€òòCrawfordóó,€470€S.W.2d€at€613;€òòState€v.€McAfeeóó,€737€S.W.2d€304,€305Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).ÌÌ1.òòà0 àFirst€Degree€MurderóóÌà àà àOn€February€26,€1995,€the€definition€of€first€degree€murder€wasÏ"[a]n€intentional,€premeditated€and€deliberate€killing€of€another."€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€œ39„13„202›€(1991)€(amended€1995).€€In€this€case,€the€state€presentedÏcircumstantial€evidence€which,€if€accepted€by€the€trier€of€fact,€sufficientlyÏsupports€the€defendant's€conviction€of€first€degree€murder€of€Larry€Wyatt.€€PriorÏto€Wyatt's€death,€the€defendant€expressed€his€intent€to€"talk€to"€Wyatt€with€anÏaxe€handle.€€He€lured€Wyatt€to€the€apartment€building.€€While€waiting€for€WyattÏto€arrive,€the€defendant€hid€his€car€down€the€street.€€The€jury€could€logically€inferÏthe€defendant€was€laying€a€trap€for€Wyatt.€€According€to€the€defendant'sÏstatement,€he€was€upset€over€his€wife's€affair€with€Wyatt.€€After€Wyatt€arrived,ÏWyatt€hit€the€defendant.€€Belcher€did€not€respond€immediately,€but€retreated€toÏhis€apartment,€got€a€gun,€and€shot€Wyatt€from€a€distance€of€at€least€five€feet.€ÏThe€evidence€strongly€supports€the€conclusion€the€defendant€and€the€victimÏwere€alone€at€the€time€of€the€shooting.€€The€officers€who€interrogated€theÏdefendant€repeatedly€referred€to€the€defendant€having€shot€Wyatt,€and€in€theÏcourse€of€giving€a€full€statement,€the€defendant€never€denied€he€was€theÏshooter.€€The€defendant€admitted,€"I€didn't€mean€to,"€and€repeatedly€stated,€"ItÏwas€an€accident."€€He€made€a€similar€statement€to€Huiet€immediately€after€theÏcrime.€€A€rational€trier€of€fact€could€easily€interpret€these€statements€asÏconfessions€of€guilt.€€ÌÌà àà àWhile€the€defendant€interprets€the€evidence€much€differently,€weÏmust€adhere€to€a€review€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state.€€Moreover,€weÍare€constrained€not€to€consider€the€defendant's€wife's€testimony€at€the€hearingÏon€the€motion€for€new€trial€in€our€review€of€this€issue,€as€the€defendant€wouldÏhave€us€do.€€At€that€hearing,€Mrs.€Belcher€testified€she€knew€her€husband€hadÏnot€shot€Wyatt€and€then€asserted€her€Fifth€Amendment€privilege€when€askedÏhow€she€knew€this.€€We€are€limited€to€consideration€of€the€evidence€presentedÏto€the€jury.€€If€the€defendant€has€new€evidence€that€was€not€available€at€trial,€heÏmay€apply€to€the€trial€court€for€a€Writ€of€Error€Coram€Nobis.€€òòSee€generallyóó€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðððð€27„7„101€to€„108€(1980).€ÌÌ2.à0 àòòAggravated€AssaultóóÌà àà àAggravated€assault,€as€indicted€in€this€case,€is€knowingly€causingÏbodily€injury€to€another€through€the€use€of€a€deadly€weapon.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€39„13„102€(1991).€€The€defendant€argues€the€state's€evidence€was€insufficientÏto€prove€the€axe€handle€qualified€as€a€deadly€weapon€and€that€he€committedÏthe€crime€knowingly.ÌÌà àà àAccording€to€the€criminal€code,€"'Deadly€weapon'€means:€(A)€€AÏfirearm€or€anything€manifestly€designed,€made€or€adapted€for€the€purpose€ofÏinflicting€death€or€serious€bodily€injury,€or€(B)€€Anything€that€in€the€manner€of€itsÏuse€or€intended€use€is€capable€of€causing€death€or€serious€bodily€injury[.]"€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„106(5)€(Supp.€1996).€€"Serious€bodily€injury"€resultsÏfrom€bodily€injury€involving€"(A)€€A€substantial€risk€of€death;€(B)€€ProtractedÏunconsciousness;€(C)€€Extreme€physical€pain;€(D)€€Protracted€or€obviousÍdisfigurement;€or€(E)€€Protracted€loss€or€substantial€impairment€of€a€function€of€aÏbodily€member,€organ€or€mental€faculty."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„106(33)Ï(Supp.€1996).€€ÌÌà àà àIn€this€case,€the€state€exhibited€the€axe€handle€to€the€jury.€€TheÏstate€offered€further€proof€through€photographs€of€the€injury€that€resulted€to€Mrs.ÏBelcher's€arm€after€only€one€blow€from€the€axe€handle.€€One€of€the€photographsÏshows€Mrs.€Belcher's€upper€left€arm€with€a€solid€purple/blue€bruise€extendingÏcompletely€across€her€arm€from€side€to€side€and€extending€from€a€few€inchesÏbelow€her€shoulder€at€least€five€to€six€inches€down€toward€her€elbow.€€From€thisÏevidence,€the€jury€could€reasonably€conclude€the€axe€handle€was€capable€ofÏcausing€death€or€serious€bodily€injury€by€the€manner€of€its€use.€€òòCfóó.€€òòState€v.ÏDavid€Lee€Dycusóó,€No.€1,€slip€op.€at€4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Jackson,€Oct.€24,€1990)Ï(a€large€stick€and€martial€arts€fighting€sticks€considered€deadly€weapons).€€ÌÌà àà àWe€find€no€error€in€the€defendant's€conviction€of€aggravatedÏassault.× ƒ3 ××  ×ÌÌà àà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àCURWOOD€WITT,€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌJOSEPH€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÌÌÌ