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ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€John€H.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð ü#L# ÐWilliam€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General;€and€J.€Robert€Carter,€Jr.,€and€David€C.€Henry,Ð è$8 $ ÐAssistant€District€Attorneys€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð Ô%$!% ÐÓ= ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼X»XXÁl #ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼XÔÐ ¬'ü"' ÐÌI.€FACTSÐ „)Ô$) ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼X»XXÁ€#ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XÁX»¼XÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔà  àBrenda€Ô_ÔMcKinneyÔ_Ô€testified€that€she€was€driving€to€a€€Ô_ÔMapcoÔ_Ô€convenience€store€on€the€cornerÐ \+¬&+ Ðof€Ô_ÔAlcyÔ_Ô€Road€and€Ô_ÔBlakemoreÔ_Ô€Street€at€approximately€2:00€a.m.€on€July€15,€1996.€€She€observed€aÐ H,˜', Ðcar€ð ðcoming€diagonally€across€the€street.ðð€€Ô_ÔMcKinneyÔ_Ô€testified€that€she€then€saw€the€DefendantÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôð ðtrying€to€jump€out€or€.€.€.€hanging€out€[of]€the€car.ðð€€She€recalled€that€the€car€then€hit€a€pole,€that€theÐ ° ÐDefendant€ð ðwent€up€in€the€air€and€fell€on€the€ground,ðð€and€that€the€car€kept€going.€€McKinney€statedÐ œì Ðthat€she€got€out€of€her€car,€walked€over€to€the€Defendant,€and€asked€him€if€he€needed€help.€€SheÐ ˆØ Ðreported€that€the€Defendant€was€bleeding€and€pleading€for€help.€€McKinney€testified€that€a€man€thenÐ tÄ Ðran€from€the€direction€of€the€car€to€the€Defendant,€pulled€on€his€arm,€and€told€him€to€get€up.€€TheÐ `° ÐDefendant€told€the€man€that€he€could€not€get€up€and€that€he€needed€help.€€McKinney€testified€thatÐ L œ Ðthe€man€ð ðjust€panicked€and€started€saying,€Help,€help,€somebody€help€me.€€And€then€he€ran.ðð€Ð 8 ˆ ÐMcKinney€then€called€for€an€ambulance€and€police,€and€the€dispatcher€told€her€to€go€to€the€car€andÐ $ t Ðsee€if€anyone€was€inside.€€McKinney€testified€that€she€walked€to€the€car€and€observed€JohnasÐ  ` ÐVenzant,€the€victim€in€this€case,€lying€inside€the€car.€€She€recalled€that€the€passenger€door€was€open.€Ð ü L  ÐÔ#†XÁXX XÁ'#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔShe€testified€that€she€touched€the€victimððs€arm€and€determined€that€he€had€a€pulse.€€McKinney€waitedÐ è 8  Ðat€the€scene€until€police€arrived€and€relayed€to€them€what€had€happened.€€She€did€not€observe€eitherÐ Ô$  Ðthe€Defendant€or€the€man€who€ran€to€the€Defendant€after€the€accident€in€possession€of€a€gun,Ð À  Ðalthough€she€saw€a€gun€when€the€police€recovered€it.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àOfficer€W.€Mathena€testified€that€at€2:06€a.m.€on€July€15,€1996,€he€received€a€call€regardingÐ „Ô  Ðan€accident€at€the€intersection€of€Alcy€and€Blakemore.€€€When€he€arrived€at€the€scene,€he€saw€theÐ pÀ ÐDefendant€lying€in€the€street.€€Mathena€recalled€that€he€asked€the€Defendant€if€he€wanted€anÐ \¬ Ðambulance,€and€the€Defendant€responded€that€he€did.€€He€later€found€out€that€an€ambulance€wasÐ H˜ Ðalready€en€route€to€the€crime€scene.€€Mathena€then€observed€a€blue€Pontiac€Bonneville€with€theÐ 4„ Ðpassenger€door€open.€€He€testified€that€there€was€a€victim€inside€the€car€who€looked€as€if€he€ð ðhadÐ  p Ðbeen€shot€a€few€timesðð€and€who€was€ð ðcovered€with€blood.ðð€€He€also€observed€a€hubcap€and€aÐ  \ Ðbaseball€cap€in€the€street.€€Mathena€testified€that€after€speaking€to€a€female€witness,€he€put€out€aÐ øH Ðbroadcast€that€a€black€male€was€observed€running€from€the€scene€towards€the€ClementineÐ ä4 ÐApartments.€€Mathena€testified€that€Officer€Rogers€located€a€black€pistol€laying€in€a€grassy€area€nearÐ Ð  Ðthe€Pontiac.€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àOfficer€Eric€Rogers€also€responded€to€the€accident€call€at€Alcy€Road€and€Blakemore€Street.€Ð ”ä ÐWhen€Rogers€arrived,€he€observed€in€a€car€a€black€male€who€had€been€shot.€€Rogers€testified€thatÐ €Ð Ðwhile€he€was€at€the€scene,€he€located€a€gun€in€a€grassy€area€near€the€vehicle.€€Rogers€gave€the€gunÐ l¼ Ðto€Sergeant€Shemwell.€€Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àSergeant€Robert€Shemwell,€a€seventeen„year€veteran€of€the€Memphis€Police€Department€andÐ 0"€  Ða€member€of€the€Felony€Response€Bureau€of€that€Department,€went€to€the€crime€scene€at€Alcy€RoadÐ #l! Ðand€Blakemore€Street.€€Sgt.€Shemwell€testified€that€he€worked€the€crime€scene€with€Officer€McNabb,Ð $X" Ða€crime€scene€officer€who,€according€to€Sgt.€Shemwell,€died€several€years€before€the€trial€in€this€case.€Ð ô$D # ÐSgt.€Shemwell€stated€that€when€he€arrived€at€the€scene,€he€saw€a€deceased€victim€inside€a€car.€€Sgt.Ð à%0!$ ÐShemwell€testified€that€police€recovered€four€spent€cartridge€casings€and€one€spent€bullet€fragmentÐ Ì&"% Ðfrom€the€car.€€He€testified€that€a€spent€bullet€was€found€in€the€parking€lot€on€the€south€side€of€theÐ ¸'#& ÐMapco€store€and€that€broken€glass€was€also€found€in€the€Mapco€parking€lot.€€Sgt.€ShemwellÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdocumented€the€finding€of€a€nine„millimeter€pistol€found€in€the€grassy€area€on€the€southwest€cornerÐ )à$( Ðof€Alcy€Road€and€Blakemore€Street.€€He€stated€that€three€live€rounds€were€found€in€the€pistol.€€TheÐ |*Ì%) Ðpistol€was€later€turned€over€to€Officer€McNabb.€Ð h+¸&* Ї€€€à  àSergeant€James€L.€Fitzpatrick€organized€the€homicide€investigation€and€reviewed€findingsÐ ° Ðmade€by€the€individuals€who€investigated€the€scene€of€the€crime.€€He€testified€that€he€went€with€Sgt.Ð œì ÐGolden€to€the€hospital€and€obtained€a€statement€from€the€Defendant€and€that€he€also€assisted€inÐ ˆØ Ðobtaining€a€statement€from€Joseph€Russell,€who€was€also€charged€with€the€victimððs€murder.€Ð tÄ ÐFitzpatrick€reported€that€the€victim€was€identified€through€fingerprinting€and€prior€court€records.€Ð `° ÐThe€victimððs€pager€revealed€that€he€had€received€a€page€approximately€thirty„five€minutes€prior€toÐ L œ Ðthe€shooting€from€a€phone€number€belonging€to€Shemmika€Fullwiley,€a€friend€of€Russell.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐFitzpatrick€testified€that€the€Defendantððs€mother€identified€him€at€the€hospital.€€Fitzpatrick€alsoÐ $ t Ðtestified€that€he€was€told€by€Officer€McNabb€that€McNabb€had€conducted€a€paraffin€test€on€theÐ  ` ÐDefendant€to€determine€whether€the€Defendant€had€recently€fired€a€weapon.€€Fitzpatrick€reported€thatÐ ü L  Ðhe€never€received€any€results€from€the€test€and€that€no€such€test€results€could€be€located.€€FitzpatrickÐ è 8  ÐalsoÔ#†XÁXX XÁA#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔ€stated€that€he€could€not€be€sure€if€the€paraffin€test€was€ever€performed.€€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àDonald€L.€Carman€testified€that€he€is€a€special€agent€for€forensic€science€in€the€firearmsÐ ¬ü  Ðidentification€area€of€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation.€€He€stated€that€he€received€forÐ ˜è  Ðexamination€a€nine„millimeter,€semi„automatic€pistol,€which€he€determined€to€be€operational.Ð „Ô  ÐÔ#†XÁXX XÁ™)#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔCarman€testified€that€four€shell€casings€found€at€the€crime€scene€were€fired€from€a€nine„millimeterÐ pÀ Ðpistol.€€He€also€identified€a€copper€fragment€of€a€bullet€found€at€the€scene€as€having€been€fired€fromÐ \¬ Ðthe€pistol€which€he€examined.Ð H˜ ÐÌ€€à  àDr.€OððBrian€Cleary€Smith,€the€Shelby€County€Medical€Examiner,€performed€an€autopsy€onÐ  p Ðthe€victim€on€July€15,€1996.€€According€to€Smith,€the€victim€had€sustained€multiple€gunshot€woundsÐ  \ Ðto€the€head€and€neck€region,€to€the€top€of€the€right€shoulder,€and€to€the€left€arm.€€He€stated€that€heÐ øH Ðidentified€six€bullet€paths€within€the€victimððs€body€which€could€have€been€made€by€as€few€as€fiveÐ ä4 Ðdifferent€bullets.€€Smith€testified€that€he€recovered€three€bullets€from€the€body€and€turned€them€overÐ Ð  Ðto€the€Memphis€Police€Department.€€He€explained€that€three€of€the€bullets€injured€the€victimððs€spine,Ð ¼  Ðcausing€incapacitating€wounds.€€Smith€stated€that€the€weapon€that€was€used€on€the€victim€was€closeÐ ¨ø Ðenough€at€the€time€of€discharge€to€leave€powder€burns€on€the€victimððs€face.€€Smith€opined€that€if€theÐ ”ä Ðvictim€ð ðwas€the€driver€of€an€automobile€and€in€a€normal€driving€position€at€the€time€that€the€shotsÐ €Ð Ðwere€fired,€then€the€shots€would€come€from€back€to€front€and€from€the€right€to€the€left€primarily.ðð€Ð l¼ ÐAlthough€he€stated€that€he€could€not€eliminate€anyone€in€the€vehicle€as€the€shooter,€based€on€hisÐ X ¨ Ðautopsy€and€photographs€of€the€car,€he€was€ð ðable€.€.€.€to€establish€that€the€likelihood€of€the€weaponÐ D!” Ðbeing€discharged€came€more€from€the€rear€than€from€the€side.ðð€€Finally,€he€testified€that€the€victimÐ 0"€  Ðtested€positive€for€cocaine€and€marijuana,€and€two€packets€of€cocaine€were€found€on€the€victimððsÐ #l! Ðperson.Ô#†XÁXX XÁ›+#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔÐ $X" ÐÌà  àJoseph€Russell,€who€at€the€time€of€the€Defendantððs€trial€had€also€been€charged€with€theÐ à%0!$ Ðmurder€of€the€victim,€testified€that€in€1996€he€had€been€a€drug€dealer€for€eight€or€nine€years.€€RussellÐ Ì&"% Ðtestified€that€the€victim€was€his€drug€supplier€and€that€the€Defendant€was€another€local€drug€dealer.€Ð ¸'#& ÐRussell€stated€that€at€approximately€10:00€p.m.€on€July€14,€1996,€the€Defendant,€whom€Russell€hadÐ ¤(ô#' Ðnever€met€before,€approached€Russell€and€asked€to€purchase€a€quarter„ounce€of€crack€cocaine.€Ð )à$( ÐRussell€informed€the€Defendant€that€he€did€not€have€the€quantity€of€ð ðdopeðð€that€the€DefendantÐ |*Ì%) Ðrequested€and€would€have€to€contact€his€supplier.€€Ð h+¸&* Їà  àRussell€and€the€Defendant€then€got€a€ride€with€a€man€named€Sterling€Howard€to€theÐ ° Ðapartment€of€€Russellððs€friend,€Shemmika€Fullwiley,€and€her€roommate,€Stacey€Young.€€AccordingÐ œì Ðto€Russell,€he€and€the€Defendant€remained€at€Fullwileyððs€for€a€brief€period€of€time€drinking€beer€andÐ ˆØ Ðsmoking€marijuana.€€Russell€testified€that€while€there,€the€Defendant€pulled€out€a€pistol€and€laid€itÐ tÄ Ðon€a€table.€€Russell€reported€that€he€picked€up€the€pistol€and€told€the€Defendant€to€put€it€away.€Ð `° ÐRussell€then€paged€the€victim.€€According€to€Russell,€the€victim€called€Russell€a€few€minutes€later,Ð L œ Ðand€Russell,€the€victim€and€the€Defendant€agreed€to€meet€at€the€Mapco€station€because€the€victimÐ 8 ˆ Ðsaid€that€the€Clementine€apartment€complex€where€Fullwiley€and€Young€lived€was€ð ðhotðð€with€police.€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àRussell€testified€that€he€and€the€Defendant€then€walked€to€the€convenience€store.€€As€theyÐ ü L  Ðwere€walking,€the€Defendant€asked€Russell€how€much€money€he€owed€the€victim,€and€the€DefendantÐ è 8  Ðtold€Russell€that€he€should€not€pay€the€victim€what€he€owed€the€victim.€€They€arrived€at€the€MapcoÐ Ô$  Ðas€the€victim€was€walking€from€the€store€to€his€car.€€Russell€recalled€that€all€three€of€the€men€got€intoÐ À  Ðthe€vehicle€at€the€same€time.€€Russell€got€into€the€front€passenger€seat,€and€the€Defendant€got€intoÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€rear€seat€just€behind€Russell.€€Russell€testified€that€after€the€victim€got€into€the€car,€the€victimÐ ˜è  Ðstarted€the€car,€passed€a€quarter„ounce€of€crack€cocaine€to€Russell,€and€then€asked€the€Defendant€forÐ „Ô  Ðmoney.€€The€Defendant€asked€how€much€the€victim€wanted,€and€the€victim€replied€by€asking€howÐ pÀ Ðmuch€the€Defendant€had.€€According€to€Russell,€the€Defendant€stated€that€he€wanted€Russell€and€theÐ \¬ Ðvictim€to€give€him€ð ðeverything€thatððs€in€the€car,ðð€but€started€shooting€before€Russell€and€the€victimÐ H˜ Ðhad€a€chance€to€respond.€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àRussell€testified€that€when€the€shooting€started,€the€victim€ð ðjacked€back€in€the€car,ðð€and€theÐ  \ Ðcar€began€to€ð ðspeed€up€a€lot.ðð€€The€car€surged€across€the€street€and€crashed€into€a€fence.€€At€thisÐ øH Ðpoint,€Russell€jumped€out€of€the€car.€€Russell€stated€that€he€started€running€down€the€street€and€sawÐ ä4 Ðthe€Defendant€lying€in€the€street€by€a€curb.€€Russell€recalled€that€he€heard€the€Defendant€moan€andÐ Ð  Ðthen€saw€the€Defendant€stop€moving.€€Russell€testified€that€he€did€not€stop€to€help€the€Defendant.€Ð ¼  ÐHowever,€he€saw€a€woman€driving€down€the€street,€and€the€woman€asked€him€if€she€could€help.€Ð ¨ø ÐRussell€stated€that€he€told€her€to€call€the€police.€€Russell€reported€that€he€then€ran€back€toÐ ”ä ÐFullwileyððs,€where€he€ran€inside€and€ð ðthrowed€up€in€their€bathroom.ðð€€Russell€testified€that€he€didÐ €Ð Ðnot€remain€at€the€scene€because€he€was€ð ðscared.ðð€€Russell€stated€that€while€at€Fullwileyððs€apartment,Ð l¼ ÐFullwiley€noticed€blood€on€Russellððs€shirt.€€Russell€reported€that€two€days€after€the€incident,€he€sawÐ X ¨ Ðthe€incident€on€the€news€and€called€the€police.€€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àShemmika€Fullwiley€testified€that€on€July€14,€1996,€Russell€and€the€Defendant€came€to€herÐ #l! Ðapartment€at€about€11:30€p.m.€€She€recalled€that€her€roommate,€Stacey€Young,€was€present€at€theÐ $X" Ðtime.€€Fullwiley€stated€that€after€Russell€paged€the€victim€and€spoke€with€him€on€the€phone,€RussellÐ ô$D # Ðand€the€Defendant€left€around€midnight€to€meet€the€victim€at€a€nearby€Mapco€station.€€She€testifiedÐ à%0!$ Ðthat€Russell€and€the€Defendant€were€meeting€at€Mapco€ð ðto€get€some€drugs.ðð€€Fullwiley€testified€thatÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€Defendant€was€carrying€a€gun€on€his€person,€which€she€saw€when€he€and€Russell€left€theÐ ¸'#& Ðapartment€at€midnight.€€She€recalled€that€approximately€fifteen€minutes€later,€Russell€returned€to€herÐ ¤(ô#' Ðapartment€alone€and€immediately€ran€to€the€bathroom.€€According€to€Fullwiley,€Russell€wasÐ )à$( Ðð ðspooked,€shaking,€crying€.€.€.€[and]€vomiting.ðð€€Fullwiley€testified€that€Russell€repeatedly€told€herÐ |*Ì%) Ðand€Young€that€the€Defendant€shot€the€victim.€€Fullwiley€noticed€blood€on€Russellððs€shirt€and€askedÐ h+¸&* Ðhim€about€the€Defendant,€and€Russell€said€that€the€Defendant€ð ðcouldnððt€get€up.ðð€€Fullwiley€reportedÐ ° Ðthat€Russell€put€on€a€clean€shirt€and€instructed€her€to€put€the€dirty€one€in€a€plastic€bag.€€She€testifiedÐ œì Ðthat€Russell€wanted€her€to€throw€the€bloody€shirt€away,€but€she€did€not.€€Fullwiley€recalled€thatÐ ˆØ ÐRussell€left€her€apartment€around€1:30€a.m.€with€a€man€named€ð ðFrog.ðð€€She€recalled€that€two€daysÐ tÄ Ðlater,€detectives€visited€her€apartment€to€question€her€and€Young.Ð `° ÐÌà  àStacey€Young€testified€that€Russell€and€the€Defendant€came€to€her€apartment€on€the€eveningÐ 8 ˆ Ðof€July€14,€1996.€€She€stated€that€she€saw€the€Defendant€remove€a€gun€from€his€pocket€and€place€itÐ $ t Ðon€a€table€while€Russell€and€the€Defendant€were€in€the€apartment.€€When€someone€knocked€on€theÐ  ` Ðdoor,€Young€saw€Russell€put€the€gun€ð ðinside€[Youngððs]€chair.ðð€€Young€testified€that€she€saw€that€theÐ ü L  ÐDefendant€again€had€the€gun€when€Russell€and€the€Defendant€left.€€When€Russell€came€back€aloneÐ è 8  Ðto€the€apartment,€he€was€ð ðspooked,€paranoid.ðð€€She€testified€that€Russell€had€blood€on€the€back€ofÐ Ô$  Ðhis€shirt.€€Young€testified€that€Russell€said€that€the€Defendant€had€tried€to€rob€the€victim.€€AccordingÐ À  Ðto€Young,€Russell€said€that€the€Defendant€couldnððt€get€up.€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà@’’$ìàII.€ANALYSISˆÐ „Ô  ÐÌà@ìàA.€Sufficiency€of€the€EvidenceˆÐ \¬ ÐÌÓ XÓThe€Defendant€argues€that€insufficient€evidence€was€presented€at€trial€to€convict€him€ofÐ 4„ Ðfelony€murder€and€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€Ô#†XÁXX XÁº3#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€ofÐ  p Ðthe€evidence,€an€appellate€courtððs€standard€of€review€is€whether,€after€considering€the€evidence€inÐ  \ Ðthe€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essentialÐ øH Ðelements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e);€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443Ð ä4 ÐU.S.€307,€324€(1979);€òòState€v.€Duncanóó,€698€S.W.2d€63,€67€(Tenn.€1985).€€This€rule€applies€toÐ Ð  Ðfindings€of€guilt€based€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence,€or€a€combination€of€both€directÐ ¼  Ðand€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Pendergrassóó,€13€S.W.3d€389,€392„93€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999).Ð ¨ø ÐÐ ”ä ÐIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€should€not€re„weigh€or€re„evaluateÐ €Ð Ðthe€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€Nor€may€thisÐ l¼ ÐCourt€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Buggsóó,Ð X ¨ Ð995€S.W.2d€102,€105€(Tenn.€1999);€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€286€S.W.2d€856,€859€(Tenn.€1956)òòóó.€€QuestionsÐ D!” Ðconcerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€of€the€evidence,€as€well€as€allÐ 0"€  Ðfactual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòLiakasóó,€286€S.W.2d€at€859.òòóó€Ð #l! ÐòòóóThis€Court€must€afford€the€State€of€Tennessee€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidenceÐ $X" Ðcontained€in€the€record,€as€well€as€all€reasonable€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€Ð ô$D # ÐòòState€v.€Evansóó,€838€S.W.2d€185,€191€(Tenn.€1992).€€Because€a€verdict€of€guilt€against€a€defendantÐ à%0!$ Ðremoves€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€raises€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€convicted€criminalÐ Ì&"% Ðdefendant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€that€the€evidence€was€legally€insufficient€to€sustain€a€guiltyÐ ¸'#& Ðverdict.€€òòId.óó€Ô#†XÁXXXÁÄP#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔÐ ¤(ô#' ÐòòÓ XÓóóÌÔ#†XÁXX XÁ’Y#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔà  àÔ#†XÁXXXÁþY#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔSpecifically,€the€Defendant€contends€that€accomplice€testimony€presented€at€his€trial€was€notÐ |*Ì%) Ðsufficiently€corroborated.€€Ô#†XÁXX XÁLZ#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔA€criminal€defendant€cannot€be€convicted€solely€on€the€uncorroboratedÐ h+¸&* Ðtestimony€of€an€accomplice.€€òòState€v.€Bigbeeóó,€885€S.W.2d€797,€803€(Tenn.€1994).€€Ô#†XÁXXXÁ[#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔð ðAn€accompliceÐ ° Ðis€one€who€knowingly,€voluntarily,€and€with€a€common€intent€unites€with€the€principal€offender€inÐ œì Ðthe€commission€of€a€crime.ðð€€òòState€v.€Allenóó,€976€S.W.2d€661,€666€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).Ô#†XÁXXXÁ\#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔ€Ô#†XÁXXXÁO]#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔ€Ô#†XÁXXXÁ’]#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔInÐ ˆØ ÐòòBethany€v.€Stateóó,€this€Court€stated:Ð tÄ Ðà8  àThe€question€of€who€determines€whether€a€person€is€an€accomplice€depends€upon€theÐ `° Ðfacts€of€each€case.€€When€the€facts€of€a€witnessðð€participation€in€a€crime€are€clear€andÐ L œ Ðundisputed€it€is€a€question€of€law€for€the€court€to€decide.€€When€such€facts€are€inÐ 8 ˆ Ðdispute€or€susceptible€of€an€inference€that€a€witness€may€or€may€not€be€anÐ $ t Ðaccomplice,€it€then€becomes€a€question€of€fact€for€the€jury€to€decide.Ð `Ð Ð  Ð565€S.W.2d€900,€903€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Lawsonóó,€794€S.W.2d€363,€369Ð ü L  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).Ô#†XÁXXXÁÕ]#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔ€€ð ðWhether€the€testimony€of€an€accomplice€has€been€sufficientlyÐ è 8  Ðcorroborated€is€a€question€for€the€jury.ðð€€òòState€v.€Heflinóó,€15€S.W.3d€519,€524€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð Ô$  Ð1999).€€However,€corroborating€evidence€need€not€be€sufficient€in€and€of€itself€to€support€aÐ À  Ðconviction,€but€it€must€fairly€connect€the€defendant€with€the€commission€of€the€crime.€€òòState€v.Ð ¬ü  ÐGayloróó,€862€S.W.2d€546,€552€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€Ô#†XÁXXXÁa#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔ€Ô#†XÁXXXÁMc#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔÐ ˜è  ÐÌÔ#†XÁXXXÁc#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔà  àIn€this€case,€the€Defendant€was€convicted€of€especially€aggravated€robbery€and€murder€in€theÐ pÀ Ðperpetration€of€a€felony.€€Accomplice€testimony€established€that€the€Defendant€tried€to€rob€theÐ \¬ Ðvictim,€and€in€the€process,€shot€the€victim€numerous€times€in€the€head€and€shoulder€region.€€AfterÐ H˜ Ða€review€of€the€record,€we€believe€that€there€is€sufficient€corroboration€in€the€record€of€thisÐ 4„ Ðaccomplice€testimony.€€Sergeant€Robert€Shemwell€testified€that€four€spent€cartridge€casings€and€oneÐ  p Ðspent€bullet€fragment€were€recovered€from€inside€the€vehicle€in€which€the€Defendant,€Russell,€andÐ  \ Ðthe€victim€were€reportedly€riding€at€the€time€of€the€crime.€€Dr.€Smith€opined€that€if€the€victim€wasÐ øH Ðdriving€the€car,€the€gun€was€probably€fired€from€behind€him.€€The€record€reveals€that€after€forensicÐ ä4 Ðstudy,€the€shell€casings€and€fragments€were€determined€to€have€been€fired€from€the€weapon€thatÐ Ð  ÐOfficer€Eric€Rogers€found€in€a€grassy€area€near€the€car.€€Shemmika€Fullwiley€and€Stacey€YoungÐ ¼  Ðtestified€that€the€Defendant€had€a€gun€on€his€person€in€their€apartment€earlier€that€night.€€FullwileyÐ ¨ø Ðtestified€that€the€gun€shown€to€her€in€court€was€very€similar€to€the€gun€that€she€saw€the€DefendantÐ ”ä Ðlay€on€a€table€in€her€home€on€the€night€of€the€offense.€€Stacey€Young,€Fullwileyððs€roommate,€testifiedÐ €Ð Ðthat€when€Russell€ran€into€her€apartment€after€the€shooting,€he€said€that€the€Defendant€tried€to€robÐ l¼ Ðthe€victim.€€Fullwiley€claimed€that€Russell€said€that€the€Defendant€shot€the€victim.€€We€conclude€thatÐ X ¨ Ðthere€was€sufficient€evidence€to€corroborate€the€testimony€of€accomplice€Joseph€Russell.€Ð D!” ÐAccordingly,€the€evidence€presented€to€the€jury€is€sufficient€to€sustain€the€Defendantððs€convictions.€Ð 0"€  Ѐ€Ìà@ìàB.€€Lost€or€Destroyed€EvidenceˆÐ $X" ÐÌÓ XÓThe€Defendant€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€his€request€for€a€special€juryÐ à%0!$ Ðinstruction€on€the€loss€or€destruction€of€evidence€regarding€the€results€of€a€paraffin€test€allegedlyÐ Ì&"% Ðconducted€on€the€Defendant€to€determine€whether€he€had€recently€fired€a€weapon.€€The€TennesseeÐ ¸'#& ÐSupreme€Court€addressed€the€issue€of€lost€or€destroyed€evidence€in€òòState€v.€Fergusonóó,€2€S.W.3d€912,Ð ¤(ô#' Ð917€(Tenn.€1999).€€In€òòFergusonóó,€the€court€adopted€a€balancing€approach€to€determine€whether€aÐ )à$( Ðdefendantððs€right€to€a€fundamentally€fair€trial€has€been€affected€by€the€loss€and/or€destruction€ofÐ |*Ì%) Ðevidence.€€òòId.óó€at€917„18.€€Under€òòFergusonóó,€when€the€loss€or€destruction€of€evidence€occurs,€the€firstÐ h+¸&* Ðstep€is€to€determine€whether€the€State€had€the€duty€to€preserve€the€evidence€in€question.€€òòId.óó€€OnceÐ ° Ðthe€proof€demonstrates€the€existence€of€a€duty€to€preserve€the€evidence€in€question€and€the€stateððsÐ œì Ðfailure€in€that€regard,€the€court€should€examine€the€following:€(1)€the€degree€of€negligence€involved;Ð ˆØ Ð(2)€the€significance€of€the€missing€evidence,€taken€in€light€of€the€probative€value€and€reliability€ofÐ tÄ Ðsecondary€or€substitute€evidence€that€remains€available;€and€(3)€the€sufficiency€of€other€evidenceÐ `° Ðused€at€trial€to€support€the€conviction.€€òòId.óóÐ L œ ÐÐ 8 ˆ ÐIn€this€case,€unlike€òòFergusonóó,€it€is€unclear€that€the€evidence€that€the€Defendant€now€arguesÐ $ t Ðwas€lost€or€destroyed€even€existed.€€Sgt.€Fitzpatrick€testified€that€his€notes€indicated€that€OfficerÐ  ` ÐMcNabb€told€him€that€McNabb€conducted€a€paraffin€test€on€the€Defendant€to€determine€if€he€hadÐ ü L  Ðrecently€fired€a€weapon.€€However,€Fitzpatrick€testified€that€he€never€received€any€paraffin€testÐ è 8  Ðresults€and€that€no€test€results€were€located.€€Other€than€Fitzpatrickððs€testimony,€no€evidence€that€aÐ Ô$  Ðparaffin€test€was€ever€conducted€is€included€in€the€record.€€The€trial€court€determined€that€it€couldÐ À  Ðnot€be€shown€whether€or€not€the€paraffin€test€was€conducted€and,€therefore,€whether€any€test€resultsÐ ¬ü  Ðwere€actually€lost€or€destroyed€by€the€State.€€We€agree.€€After€a€review€of€the€record,€we€haveÐ ˜è  Ðconcluded€that€there€is€no€substantial€evidence€showing€that€the€test€was€ever€conducted.€Ð „Ô  ÐÐ pÀ ÐNevertheless,€we€also€conclude€that€even€if€such€a€test€was€conducted,€the€Defendant€hasÐ \¬ Ðfailed€to€demonstrate€that€his€right€to€a€fair€trial€was€affected€by€the€loss€and/or€destruction€of€theÐ H˜ Ðevidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòFergusonóó,€2€S.W.3d€at€917„18.€€Assuming€that€the€police€had€a€duty€to€preserve€anyÐ 4„ Ðtest€results,€no€evidence€was€presented€that€the€police€acted€in€a€grossly€negligent€manner.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€Ð  p ÐFurthermore,€we€find€that€there€was€an€abundance€of€evidence€that€the€Defendant€shot€the€victim.€Ð  \ ÐòòSeeóó€òòid.óó€€Accordingly,€we€believe€that€this€issue€is€without€merit.Ð øH ÐÐ ä4 ÐÓ XÓÔ& œ Ôà@¼¼$ìàC.€SentencingˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àFinally,€the€Defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing€him.€€Specifically,€theÐ ¨ø ÐDefendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€did€not€include€in€the€record€the€enhancement€and€mitigatingÐ ”ä Ðfactors€used€to€determine€the€length€of€the€sentence.€€Ô'œÐœyÔÔ#†XÁXX XÁèc#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔWhen€a€criminal€defendant€challenges€theÐ €Ð Ðlength,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€the€reviewing€court€must€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€reviewÐ l¼ Ðof€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€òòóóTenn.Ð X ¨ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption,€however,€ð ðis€conditioned€upon€the€affirmativeÐ D!” Ðshowing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€factsÐ 0"€  Ðand€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€the€event€that€the€recordÐ #l! Ðfails€to€show€such€consideration,€the€review€of€the€sentence€is€purely€òòdeóó€òònovoóó.€€òòState€v.€Sheltonóó,€854Ð $X" ÐS.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àIn€making€its€sentencing€determination,€the€trial€court,€at€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencingÐ Ì&"% Ðhearing,€determines€the€range€of€sentence€and€then€determines€the€specific€sentence€and€the€proprietyÐ ¸'#& Ðof€sentencing€alternatives€by€considering€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsentencing€hearing,€(2)€the€presentence€report,€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€toÐ )à$( Ðsentencing€alternatives,€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved,€(5)Ð |*Ì%) Ðevidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors,€(6)€anyÐ h+¸&* Ðstatements€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€the€defendant's€behalf€about€sentencing,€and€(7)€theÐ ° Ðpotential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€òòóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„210(a),€(b),€„103(5);€òòState€v.Ð œì ÐWilliamsóó,€920€S.W.2d€247,€258€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àThe€presumptive€sentence€to€be€imposed€by€the€trial€court€for€a€Class€B,€C,€D€or€E€felonyÔ#†XÁXXXÁA{#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔ€isÐ `° Ðthe€minimum€within€the€applicable€range€unless€there€are€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors€present.€Ð L œ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(c).€€The€presumptive€sentence€for€a€Class€A€felony€is€the€midpointÐ 8 ˆ Ðof€the€sentencing€range€unless€there€are€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors€present.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„Ð $ t Ð210(c).€€If€there€are€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors,€the€court€must€start€at€the€presumptiveÐ  ` Ðsentence,€enhance€the€sentence€as€appropriate€for€the€enhancement€factors,€and€then€reduce€theÐ ü L  Ðsentence€in€the€range€as€appropriate€for€the€mitigating€factors.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„210(e).€€The€weight€toÐ è 8  Ðbe€given€each€factor€is€left€to€the€discretion€of€the€trial€judge.€€òòSheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€at€123.€Ð Ô$  ÐHowever,€the€sentence€must€be€adequately€supported€by€the€record€and€comply€with€the€purposesÐ À  Ðand€principles€of€the€1989€Sentencing€Reform€Act.€€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€237€(Tenn.Ð ¬ü  Ð1986).Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àWhen€imposing€a€sentence,€the€trial€court€must€make€specific€findings€of€fact€on€the€recordÐ pÀ Ðsupporting€the€sentence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„209(c).€€The€record€should€also€include€anyÐ \¬ Ðenhancement€or€mitigating€factors€applied€by€the€trial€court.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„210(f).€€Thus,€if€the€trialÐ H˜ Ðcourt€wishes€to€enhance€a€sentence,€the€court€must€state€its€reasons€on€the€record.€€The€purpose€ofÐ 4„ Ðrecording€the€courtððs€reasoning€is€to€guarantee€the€preparation€of€a€proper€record€for€appellateÐ  p Ðreview.€€òòState€v.€Ervinóó,€939€S.W.2d€581,€584€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€Ô#†XÁXXXÁ…ƒ#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔÐ  \ ÐÌÔ#†XÁXXXÁèŠ#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔà  àEnhancement€factors€must€be€ð ðappropriate€for€the€offenseðð€and€ð ðnot€themselves€essentialÐ ä4 Ðelements€of€the€offense.ðð€€òòóóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114.€€Ð Ð  Ðà8  àThe€obvious€purpose€of€these€limitations€is€to€exclude€enhancement€factors€whichÐ ¼  Ðare€not€relevant€to€the€offense€and€those€based€on€facts€which€are€used€to€prove€theÐ ¨ø Ðoffense.€€Facts€which€establish€the€elements€of€the€offense€charged€may€not€also€beÐ ”ä Ðthe€basis€of€an€enhancement€factor€increasing€punishment.€€The€legislature,€inÐ €Ð Ðdetermining€the€ranges€of€punishment€within€the€classifications€of€offenses,Ð l¼ Ðnecessarily€took€into€account€the€culpability€inherent€in€each€offense.€€òòÐX ¨Ð Ð  ÐState€v.€Jonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597,€601€(Tenn.€1994).Ð D!” ÐÔ#†XÁXX XÁ@‹#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔÌÔ#†XÁXXXÁ#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€that€theÐ #l! Ðcourt€imposed€a€lawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€theÐ $X" Ðfactors€and€principles€set€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€areÐ ô$D # Ðadequately€supported€by€the€record,€then€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€ð ðeven€if€we€would€haveÐ à%0!$ Ðpreferred€a€different€result.ðð€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€Ô#†XÁXXXÁZ#ÔÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔTheÐ Ì&"% Ðdefendant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence€imposed.€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2dÐ ¸'#& Ðat€169.òòóóÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌÔ#†XÁXXXÁð‘#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔà  àIt€appears€from€the€record€that€the€trial€court€initially€merged€the€Defendantððs€convictions€forÐ |*Ì%) Ðfelony€murder€and€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€Thus,€the€trial€court€did€not€impose€a€sentence€orÐ h+¸&* Ðconduct€any€sentencing€analysis€regarding€the€especially€aggravated€robbery€conviction.€€UponÐ ° Ðreconsideration,€the€trial€court€decided€not€to€merge€the€two€convictions.€€€However,€the€trial€courtÐ œì Ðsimply€entered€a€judgment€stating€that€the€Defendant€was€sentenced€to€twenty„two€yearsÐ ˆØ Ðincarceration€for€the€especially€aggravated€robbery€conviction€and€that€the€sentence€was€to€runÐ tÄ Ðconcurrently€with€the€life€sentence€for€the€felony€murder.€€There€is€no€indication€in€the€record€thatÐ `° Ðthe€trial€court€ever€conducted€a€sentencing€analysis€to€determine€the€Defendantððs€proper€sentence€forÐ L œ Ðespecially€aggravated€robbery.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€did€not€specify€in€the€record€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€appliedÐ  ` Ðin€determining€the€length€of€the€Defendantððs€sentence€for€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð ü L  ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(f).€€In€addition,€the€trial€court€failed€to€place€in€the€record€any€findings€ofÐ è 8  Ðfact€supporting€the€sentence€imposed.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€40„35„209(c).€€Ô#†XÁXX XÁé’#ÔÔ‡ XÁXXXÁÔThe€record€is€virtually€void€of€anyÐ Ô$  Ðfindings€regarding€sentencing.€€Without€these€findings,€our€Court€is€without€a€proper€record€forÐ À  Ðappellate€review.€€òòSeeóó€òòErvinóó,€939€S.W.2d€at€584.€€We€therefore€remand€to€the€trial€court€for€a€newÐ ¬ü  Ðsentencing€hearing€and€to€make€appropriate€findings€regarding€the€length€of€the€DefendantððsÐ ˜è  Ðsentence€for€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€The€trial€court€should€set€out€specific€findings€of€factÐ „Ô  Ðand€conclusions€of€law€in€support€of€the€sentence€imposed.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àFor€the€reasons€stated€above,€we€AFFIRM€the€Defendantððs€convictions€and€REMAND€thisÐ H˜ Ðcase€to€the€trial€court€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing€to€determine€the€appropriate€length€of€theÐ 4„ ÐDefendantððs€sentence€for€especially€aggravated€robbery.€€Ð  p ÐÌÌÌÔ#†XÁXX XÁê˜#Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE