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ÐÔ#†¼6ä»XXl˜¹#ÔÔ‡Xl˜X»¼6äÔÌÓŠÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONÐ è$8 $ Ðó óÔ#†¼6ä»XXl˜¤ #ÔÔ‡Xl˜X»¼6äÔÌò òFactual€Backgroundó óÐ À&"& ÐòòóóÔ#†¼6ä»XXl˜, #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€Xl˜X»¼6äÔÌÔ‡ Xl˜XXXl˜Ôà  àOn€January€15,€1998,€the€body€of€the€twenty„year„old€victim,€David€Stewart,€was€found€inÐ ˜(è#( Ða€vacant€parking€lot€near€Humes€High€School€in€Memphis€by€two€employees€of€Memphis€Light,€GasÐ „)Ô$) Ðand€Water.€€An€autopsy€revealed€that€the€cause€of€death€was€multiple€gunshot€wounds,€with€the€mostÐ p*À%* Ðsignificant€injuries€being€to€the€brain,€lungs,€and€a€blood€vessel€in€the€neck.€€Ð \+¬&+ Ðâ âÐ H,˜',ý Ðà  àWhen€the€Appellant,€Bonds,€was€eleven€years€old,€he€dated€Tamekia€Mosley€for€a€period€ofÐ ° Ðâ âapproximately€two€years.€During€this€period,€Mosley,€the€victim€and€the€Appellant€were€all€closeÐ œì Ðfriends.€€The€relationship€between€the€Appellant€and€Mosley,€however,€ended€in€1992€or€1993.€€Ð ˆØ ÐAfter€the€break„up,€the€victim€and€the€Appellant€remained€friends€but€neither€had€any€further€contactÐ tÄ Ðwith€Mosley.Ð `° ÐÌà  àSeveral€years€later,€in€December€of€1997,€Mosley€contacted€the€victim€and€requested€that€heÐ 8 ˆ Ðreunite€her€with€the€Appellant.€€The€victim€complied€and€the€relationship€between€the€Appellant€andÐ $ t ÐMosley€renewed.€€Unbeknownst€to€Mosley,€however,€the€Appellant€was€also€dating€Jennifer€Tyler,Ð  ` Ðthe€mother€of€his€two„year„old€daughter.€€After€Tyler€learned€of€the€Appellantððs€renewed€relationshipÐ ü L  Ðwith€Mosley,€ð ðnumerous€telephone€[and€confrontational]€conversationsðð€occurred€between€the€two.€Ð è 8  ÐThe€proof€established€that€Mosleyððs€telephone€number€was€given€to€Tyler€by€the€victim.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àOn€January€13òòóó,€1998,€Tyler€attempted€to€enter€the€Appellantððs€apartment€but€was€refusedÐ ¬ü  Ðentry€by€the€Appellant€because€Mosley€was€inside.€€On€this€occasion,€Tyler€engaged€the€AppellantÐ ˜è  Ðin€a€discussion€over€Mosleyððs€presence€at€the€apartment€and€was€overheard€telling€the€Appellant€to€Ð „Ô  Ðð ðtell€the€bitch€to€come€outside.ðð€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àOn€€January€14,€1998,€Mosley€spent€the€night€with€the€Appellant.€€As€she€was€leaving€theÐ H˜ Ðnext€day,€on€January€15,€1998,€she€found€a€message€written€in€lipstick€on€her€car€which€said,€ð ðGoÐ 4„ Ðaway€whoever;€Iððm€watching€you.ðð€€Mosley€went€back€inside,€told€the€Appellant€what€she€found,Ð  p Ðand€they€walked€outside€together€to€look€at€her€vehicle.€€Upon€seeing€the€message,€the€AppellantÐ  \ Ðbecame€angry€and€stated,€ð ðIððm€going€to€get€that€boy.ðð€€Mosley€told€the€Appellant€that€it€was€not€theÐ øH Ðvictimððs€fault€that€Tyler€wrote€on€her€car,€but€the€Appellant€insisted€that€the€victim€ð ðtalked€tooÐ ä4 Ðmuchðð€and€must€have€told€Tyler€what€Mosleyððs€car€looked€like€in€order€for€Tyler€to€know€whichÐ Ð  Ðvehicle€to€leave€the€message€on.€€The€Appellant€immediately€put€his€daughter€in€his€car€and€toldÐ ¼  ÐMosley€that€he€was€going€to€get€the€child€some€food.€Ð ¨ø Ѐ€à  àÐ ”ä Ðà  àAbout€two€hours€later,€Mosley€received€a€call€from€the€Appellant€who€said,€ð ðyou€donððt€haveÐ €Ð Ðto€worry€about€[the€victim]€anymore.ðð€€When€she€asked€what€he€meant,€he€said€he€had€to€go.€€LaterÐ l¼ Ðthat€night,€the€Appellant€again€called€Mosley.€€This€time€the€Appellant€explained€that€he€had€goneÐ X ¨ Ðby€the€victimððs€house,€picked€him€up,€and€drove€around€for€some€time€questioning€the€victim€aboutÐ D!” Ðwhat€he€had€told€Tyler.€€The€Appellant€further€stated€that€he€shot€and€killed€the€victim€in€a€vacantÐ 0"€  Ðparking€lot€near€Humes€High€School.€€The€Appellant€told€Mosley€that€the€victim€ð ðtalked€too€muchððÐ #l! Ðand€that€he€blamed€the€victim€for€their€prior€breakup€in€1993.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àLater€that€same€evening,€the€Appellant€stopped€by€Tylerððs€house€with€their€daughter.€€TheirÐ à%0!$ Ðdaughter€grabbed€a€piece€of€chair€shaped€like€a€gun€and€pointed€it€at€Tyler€saying,€ð ðpow„pow.ðð€€TheÐ Ì&"% ÐAppellant€said,€ð ðyour€boy€is€goneðð€and€explained€to€Tyler€that€he€had€gone€by€the€victimððs€houseÐ ¸'#& Ðearlier€that€day,€grabbed€him€and€shot€him€near€Humes€High€School.€€He€further€explained€that€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðvictim€felt€nothing€initially,€so€he€kept€shooting.€€Later,€when€Tyler€was€visiting€the€Appellant€in€jail,Ð )à$( Ðhe€again€stated,€ð ðyour€boy€is€gone.ðð€€At€trial,€Tyler€admitted€to€being€the€person€who€wrote€onÐ |*Ì%) ÐMosleyððs€car€and€verified€that€the€victim€did,€in€fact,€tell€her€the€make€and€model€of€MosleyððsÐ h+¸&* Ðvehicle.€€She€explained€that€she€was€angry€because€several€days€prior€to€the€incident€the€AppellantÐ ° Ðtold€her€that€he€and€Mosley€were€not€dating.€Ð œì ÐÌò òÓ  ÓANALYSISÐ tÄ ÐÌÓ  ÓÓ  ÓI.€€Sufficiency€of€the€EvidenceÐ L œ ÐÌó óÓ!Óà  àÔ#†Xl˜XX Xl˜Î #ÔÔ‡Xl˜XXXl˜ÔA€jury€conviction€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€with€which€a€defendant€is€cloakedÐ $ t Ðand€replaces€it€with€one€of€guilt,€so€that€on€appeal,€a€convicted€defendant€has€the€burden€ofÐ  ` Ðdemonstrating€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€Ð ü L  ÐIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€does€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€theÐ è 8  Ðevidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€Likewise,€it€is€not€the€duty€of€thisÐ Ô$  ÐCourt€to€revisit€questions€of€witness€credibility€on€appeal,€that€function€being€within€the€provinceÐ À  Ðof€the€trier€of€€fact.€€òòSee€generallyóó€òòState€v.€Adkinsóó,€786€S.W.2d€642,€646€(Tenn.€1990);€òòState€v.Ð ¬ü  ÐBurlisonóó,€868€S.W.2d€713,€718„19€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€Instead,€the€defendant€must€establishÐ ˜è  Ðthat€the€evidence€presented€at€trial€was€so€deficient€that€no€reasonable€trier€of€fact€could€have€foundÐ „Ô  Ðthe€essential€elements€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,Ð pÀ Ð319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979);€òòState€v.€Cazesóó,€875€S.W.2d€253,€259€(Tenn.€1994),€òòcert.€deniedóó,Ð \¬ Ð513€U.S.€1086,€115€S.€Ct.€743€(1995);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€Moreover,€the€State€is€entitled€to€theÐ H˜ Ðstrongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€inferences€which€may€be€drawnÐ 4„ Ðtherefrom.€€òòState€v.€Harrisóó,€839€S.W.2d€54,€75€(Tenn.€1992),€òòcert€denied,óó€507€U.S.€954,€113€S.€Ct.Ð  p Ð1368€(1993).Ô#†Xl˜XXXl˜¡!#ÔÔ‡ Xl˜XXXl˜ÔÐ  \ ÐÌà  àThe€Appellant€contends€that€the€evidence€presented€at€trial€was€insufficient€to€identify€himÐ ä4 Ðas€the€person€who€committed€the€crime.€€Specifically,€he€argues€that€the€ð ðAppellantððs€conviction€isÐ Ð  Ðbased€solely€upon€the€testimony€of€two€ex„girlfriends,€neither€of€whom€claim€to€have€seen€theÐ ¼  Ðkilling,€but€claim€that€[the]€Appellant€admitted€his€guilt€to€them€after€the€fact.ðð€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àThe€Appellant€was€convicted€of€first„degree€murder.€€In€order€to€sustain€a€conviction€for€first„Ð €Ð Ðdegree€murder,€the€State€must€show€that€the€perpetrator€intentionally€and€with€premeditation€killedÐ l¼ Ðanother.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„202(a)(1).€€Moreover,€as€the€Appellant€contends,€the€State€hasÐ X ¨ Ðthe€burden€of€proving€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€that€the€Appellant€is€the€person€who€murdered€theÐ D!” Ðvictim.€€In€the€present€case,€the€evidence€presented€at€trial€established€that€the€Appellant€was€upsetÐ 0"€  Ðwith€the€victim€for€giving€one€girlfriend€information€about€the€other€girlfriend.€€The€testimony€alsoÐ #l! Ðrevealed€that€two€hours€prior€to€the€victimððs€body€being€found€in€a€vacant€lot,€the€Appellant€toldÐ $X" ÐMosley€that€ð ðhe€was€going€to€get€that€boy,ðð€referring€to€the€victim.€€Both€Mosley€and€Tyler€testifiedÐ ô$D # Ðthat€the€Appellant€admitted€to€them€shortly€after€the€incident€that€he€had€killed€the€victim€byÐ à%0!$ Ðshooting€him€multiple€times€in€a€vacant€lot€behind€Humes€High€School.€€In€regard€to€this€testimony,Ð Ì&"% Ðit€is€not€our€prerogative€to€reassess€witness€credibility.€€€Two€employees€of€Memphis€Light,€Gas,€andÐ ¸'#& ÐWater,€along€with€officers€who€arrived€on€the€scene,€testified€that€the€victim€was€found€in€a€vacantÐ ¤(ô#' Ðlot€behind€Humes€High€School.€€The€medical€examiner€testified€that€the€victim€died€due€to€multipleÐ )à$( Ðâ âgunshot€wounds.€€Furthermore,€the€Appellantððs€child,€who€was€with€the€Appellant€the€entire€day€ofÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€murder,€began€acting€out€a€ð ðshooting€scene,ðð€something€her€mother€had€never€seen€her€do€before,Ð ° Ðwhen€the€Appellant€brought€her€by€the€motherððs€house€later€that€night.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€jurors€heard€testimony€against€the€Appellant€which€demonstrated€evidenceÐ tÄ Ðof€opportunity,€motive€and€the€introduction€of€independently€corroborated€inculpatory€statementsÐ `° Ðof€the€Appellant.€€The€Appellantððs€extra„judicial€admissions€furnish€direct€evidence€of€his€guilt€ofÐ L œ Ðthe€crime.€€These€facts€are€sufficient€to€permit€a€jury€to€properly€conclude€beyond€a€reasonable€doubtÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€the€Appellant€intentionally€and€with€premeditation€murdered€the€victim.Ð $ t ÐÌÌÓ  Óà @ àò òCONCLUSIONÔ#†Xl˜XX Xl˜ž(#Ôó óÐ è 8  ÐÌÓ  Óà  àAfter€reviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€we€find€the€evidenceÐ À  Ðpresented€at€trial€was€legally€sufficient€to€support€the€conviction€for€first„degree€murder.€€Thus,€weÐ ¬ü  Ðaffirm€the€judgment€of€the€Shelby€County€Criminal€Court.Ð ˜è  ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 4„ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE