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1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ(ÖÃ9 Z‹(Times New Roman ˜HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman Regular Ý ƒR¿$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô§½ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€€The€various€parties€are€referred€to€in€the€following€ways€in€the€record:€Marcus€Ô_ÔDucalleÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHurstonÔ_Ô,€Jack€Holmes,Ð ° ÐMark€Holmes,€Taiwan€Mann,€Ô_ÔTywaunÔ_Ô€Mann,€Shaun€Cherry,€and€Ô_ÔShuanÔ_Ô€Cherry.€€We€have€used€the€spellings€containedÐ tÄ Ðin€the€indictments.(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó- ù-(|G2¿$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€•»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô§½ò»»Ô d(|3?r$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€•»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3?r$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€•»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€•»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼•»»»ÔÑ8€T©XXdì»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡î”•ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@õõ%ìàAT€JACKSONÔ#†¼•»îî”#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àMarch€6,€2001€SessionÐ üL ÐÔ‡XT©X»¼•ÔÌò òÔ#†¼•»XXT©!#ÔSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEòòóó€v.€MARCUS€Ô_ÔDUVALLEÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHURSTONÔ_ÔÔ‡XT©X»¼•Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€as€of€Right€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Madison€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€99„682€€€€€€Roy€B.€Morgan,€Jr.,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2000„01721„CCA„R3„CD€€Ô_Ô„Ô_Ô€Filed€August€13,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€appellant,€Marcus€Ô_ÔDuvalleÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHurstonÔ_Ô,€was€convicted€by€a€jury€in€the€Madison€County€CircuitÐ xÈ  ÐCourt€of€one€count€of€aggravated€assault.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant€as€a€Range€IIÐ d´ Ðmultiple€offender€to€eight€years€incarceration€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€OnÐ P  Ðappeal,€the€appellant€raises€the€following€issue€for€our€review:€whether€the€evidence€was€sufficientÐ <Œ Ðto€sustain€his€conviction€of€aggravated€assault.€€Upon€review€of€the€record€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,Ð (x Ðwe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ð d ÐÓ'ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼•»àXT©Ù#ÔÔ‡XT©X.¼•ÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,óó€andÐ Ä ÐòòDavid€H.€Wellesóó,€J.,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌJ.€Colin€Morris,€Jackson,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Marcus€Ô_ÔDuvalleÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHurstonÔ_Ô.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Kim€R.€Helper,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð `° ÐJames€C.€(Jerry)€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Jody€S.€Pickens,€Assistant€DistrictÐ L œ ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼•»XXT©°#ÔÔ‡XT©X»¼•ÔÐ #`" ÐòòóóÔ#†¼•»XXT©ã #ÔÔ‡XT©X»¼•ÔÓ  Óà0  àà ° àà@ìì*ì(#(#àˆÌà@ìàòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundóóó óˆÐ è$8 $ Ðà  àà ` àOn€May€24,€1999,€the€appellant,€Marcus€Ô_ÔDuvalleÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHurstonÔ_Ô,€went€to€the€residence€ofÐ Ô%$!% ÐJames€Holmes,€the€current€boyfriend€of€the€appellantððs€ex„girlfriend,€Ô_ÔTywoneÔ_Ô€Mann.Ô#†¼•»XXT©@ #ÔÔ€XT©X»¼•Ô€€Holmes€andÐ À&"& ÐMann€were€sitting€outside€the€house€on€the€porch€smoking€marijuana.€€The€appellant€explained€thatÐ ¬'ü"' Ðhe€wanted€to€ask€Mann€to€return€his€leather€jacket€that€she€had€gotten€from€him€while€they€wereÐ ˜(è#( Ðâ âdating.€€Heated€words€were€exchanged€by€the€parties,€and€Holmes€entered€the€house€to€ask€hisÐ „)Ô$)ý ÐÔ_Ôbrother,€William€S.€Cherry,€to€come€outside.€€Holmes€did€so€because€he€was€afraid€that€the€situationÐ ° Ðwould€escalate€into€a€fight.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àWhile€Holmes€was€inside€the€house,€an€altercation€between€the€appellant€and€MannÐ tÄ Ðensued.€€The€appellant€struck€Mann€in€the€head.€€When€Holmes€came€out€of€the€house,€he€observedÐ `° ÐMann€holding€her€head€and€crying.€€In€retaliation,€Holmes€picked€up€a€large€brick€and€threw€it€at€theÐ L œ Ðwindshield€of€the€appellantððs€maroon€Chevrolet€Blazer.€€At€trial,€Mann€testified€that€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[At€that€point,]€I€seen€[the€appellant]€trying€to€leave.€.€.€.When€IÐ $ t Ðlooked€up,€Mr.€Holmes€was€hitting€[the€appellant]€with€the€door€orÐ  ` Ðthrowing€him€into€the€truck€or€something.Ðü L ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à.€.€.€.€[Holmes]€was€at€the€truck€grabbing€[the€appellant,]€throwingÐ Ô$  Ðhim€on€the€truck.€.€.€.€€€James€was€throwing€him€on€the€truck€like„„Ð À  Ðwith€the€door.Ьü ` x` x ÐMoreover,€Holmes€testified€that,€ð ð[The€appellant]€was€going€back€to€the€truck.€.€.€.€€He€was€gettingÐ ˜è  Ðin€the€truck.€€He€was€getting€out,€but€I€ran€up€there€and€started€closing€the€door€on€him.€.€.€.€€ThatððsÐ „Ô  Ðwhen€we€started€fighting.ððÐ pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àCherry€soon€joined€in€the€fray.€€The€fight€ended€when€the€trio€noticed€that€HolmesÐ H˜ Ðwas€bleeding€from€several€stab€wounds.€€Neither€Holmes€nor€Cherry€actually€saw€the€appellant€withÐ 4„ Ða€knife.€€€However,€both€men€denied€possessing€a€weapon€during€the€fight.€€Mann€testified€that€sheÐ  p Ðð ðbelievedðð€she€saw€the€butt€of€a€knife€on€the€appellant€but€did€not€describe€the€exact€location€of€theÐ  \ Ðknife.€€The€appellant€also€received€some€stab€wounds€on€his€hand€and€lip.Ð øH ÐÌà  àà ` àA€jury€in€the€Madison€County€Circuit€Court€convicted€the€appellant€of€one€count€ofÐ Ð  Ðaggravated€assault,€a€class€C€felony.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant€as€a€Range€II€multipleÐ ¼  Ðoffender€to€eight€years€incarceration€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€On€appeal,€theÐ ¨ø Ðappellant€contests€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€supporting€his€conviction.Ð ”ä ÐÌòòò òà@éé$ìàII.€€Analysisóóó óÔ‡XT©XXXT©ÔˆÐ l¼ Ðà  àà ` àIn€determining€whether€a€conviction€rests€upon€sufficient€evidence,€this€court€willÐ X ¨ Ðgrant€the€State€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€adduced€at€trial€and€all€reasonableÐ D!” Ðinferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€that€evidence.€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.Ð 0"€  Ð1983).€€In€other€words,€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€court,€must€resolve€questions€concerning€witnessÐ #l! Ðcredibility€and€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€the€evidence€and€must€also€resolve€all€factual€issuesÐ $X" Ðraised€by€the€evidence.€òòState€v.€Pruettóó,788€S.W.2d€559,€561€(Tenn.€1990).Ô#†XT©XXXT©g#Ô€Ô‡XT©XXXT©ÔÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àà ` àAdditionally,€because€the€appellantððs€conviction€removes€the€presumption€of€hisÐ Ì&"% Ðinnocence€and€replaces€it,€on€appeal,€with€a€presumption€of€his€guilt,€the€appellant,€therefore,€bearsÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€burden€of€demonstrating€to€this€court€why€the€evidence€will€not€support€the€juryððs€findings.€€òòStateÐ ° Ðv.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€To€this€end,€the€appellant€must€establish€that€noÐ œì Ðreasonable€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonableÐ ˆØ Ðdoubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€Ð tÄ ÐMoreover,€this€court€may€not€overturn€a€jury€conviction€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€againstÐ `° Ðthe€appellantððs€guilt€and€in€favor€of€his€innocence.€€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€553€S.W.2d€920,€921„922€(Tenn.Ð L œ ÐCrim.€App.€1977).Ô#†XT©XXXT©s#ÔÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€order€to€sustain€the€appellantððs€conviction€of€aggravated€assault,€the€State€wasÐ  ` Ðrequired€to€prove€at€trial€that€the€appellant€Ð ü L  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[i]ntentionally€or€knowingly€commit[ted]€an€assault€as€defined€inÐ è 8  Ð[Tenn.€Code€Ann.]€ðð€39„13„101€and:ÐÔ$ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(A)€Cause[d]€serious€bodily€injury€to€another;€orÐÀ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(B)€Use[d]€or€display[ed]€a€deadly€weapon.€Ð¬ü ` x` x ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„102(a)(1)€(1997).€€A€person€commits€assault€when€that€personÐ ˜è  Ðintentionally,€knowingly,€or€recklessly€causes€bodily€injury€to€another,€or€causes€another€toÐ „Ô  Ðreasonably€fear€imminent€bodily€injury,€or€causes€physical€contact€with€another€and€a€reasonableÐ pÀ Ðperson€would€regard€the€contact€as€extremely€offensive€or€provocative.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„Ð \¬ Ð101(a)€(1997).€€€€Specifically,€the€indictment€charging€the€appellant€with€the€instant€offense€statedÐ H˜ Ðthat€the€appellant€ð ðdid€intentionally€and/or€knowingly€cause€bodily€injury€to€JAMES€HOLMES€byÐ 4„ Ðthe€use€of€a€deadly€weapon,€to€wit:€a€knife,€a€more€particular€description€of€which€to€the€GrandÐ  p ÐJurors€aforesaid€is€unknown.ððÐ  \ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€proof€adduced€by€the€State€at€trial€demonstrates€that€the€appellant,€Holmes,€andÐ ä4 ÐCherry€engaged€in€a€fight.€€Neither€Holmes€nor€Cherry€was€armed€with€a€weapon;€specifically,€bothÐ Ð  ÐHolmes€and€Cherry€testified€that€they€did€not€possess€a€knife€during€the€fight.€€Moreover,€MannÐ ¼  Ðtestified€that€she€believed€that€she€had€seen€the€butt€of€a€knife€on€the€person€of€the€appellant€priorÐ ¨ø Ðto€the€fight.€€During€the€fray,€in€which€only€the€appellant,€Holmes,€and€Cherry€participated,€theÐ ”ä Ðvictim,€Holmes,€was€stabbed€six€times.€€Holmes€was€hospitalized€for€treatment€of€his€injuries,€andÐ €Ð Ðhe€testified€that€he€still€bears€visible€scars€as€a€result€of€the€stabbing.€€From€this€evidence,€a€juryÐ l¼ Ðcould€have€reasonably€found€that€the€appellant€committed€an€aggravated€assault€upon€Holmes.€€òòSeeóóÐ X ¨ ÐòòState€v.€James€Wagneróó,€No.€03C01„9304„CR„00111,€1994€WL€137909,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€atÐ D!” ÐKnoxville,€April€20,€1994).Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àà ` àHowever,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€jury€erred€in€not€finding€that€he€stabbedÐ $X" ÐHolmes€in€self„defense.€€Ô‡XT©XXXT©ÔSelf„defense€is€essentially€a€fact€question€for€the€jury.€€òòState€v.€Cliftonóó,€880Ð ô$D # ÐS.W.2d€737,€743€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòState€v.€Ivyóó,€868€S.W.2d€724,€727€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð à%0!$ Ð1993).Ô#†XT©XXXT©´,#ÔÔ‡XT©XXXT©Ô€€As€such,€ð ðin€the€context€of€judicial€review€of€the€jury€verdict,€in€order€to€prevail,€theÐ Ì&"% Ð[appellant]€must€show€that€the€evidence€relative€to€justification,€such€as€self„defense,€raises,€as€aÐ ¸'#& Ðmatter€of€law,€a€reasonable€doubt€as€to€his€conduct€being€criminal.ðð€€òòÔ#†XT©XXXT©Þ-#ÔÔ‡XT©XXXT©ÔCliftonóó,€880€S.W.2d€at€743.Ô#†XT©XXXT©Y/#ÔòòóóÔ‡XT©XXXT©Ô€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐIn€determining€whether€an€appellant€acted€in€self„defense,€a€jury€must€determine€ð ðwhether€theÐ )à$( Ðâ â[appellantððs]€belief€in€imminent€danger€was€reasonable,€whether€the€force€used€was€reasonable,€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðwhether€the€[appellant]€was€without€fault.ðð€€òòState€v.€Thomas€Eugene€Lesteróó,€No.€03C01„9702„CR„Ð ° Ð00069,€1998€WL€334394,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€June€25,€1998).Ô#†XT©XXXT©¿/#ÔÔ‡XT©XXXT©ÔÐ œì Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„611(a)€(1997)€provides:Ô#†XT©XXXT©Ø1#ÔÔ‡XT©XXXT©ÔÐ tÄ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA€person€is€justified€in€threatening€or€using€force€against€anotherÐ `° Ðperson€when€and€to€the€degree€the€person€reasonably€believes€theÐ L œ Ðforce€is€immediately€necessary€to€protect€against€the€otherððs€use€orÐ 8 ˆ Ðattempted€use€of€unlawful€force.€€The€person€must€have€a€reasonableÐ $ t Ðbelief€that€there€is€an€imminent€danger€of€death€or€serious€bodilyÐ  ` Ðinjury.€€The€danger€creating€the€belief€of€imminent€death€or€seriousÐ ü L  Ðbodily€injury€must€be€real,€or€honestly€believed€to€be€real€at€the€time,Ð è 8  Ðand€must€be€founded€upon€reasonable€grounds.€€ÐÔ$ ` x` x ÐÔ#†XT©XXXT©„2#ÔÔ‡XT©XXXT©ÔòòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Fred€Edmond€Deanóó,€No.€03C01„9508„CC„00251,€1997€WL€7550,€at€*6€(Tenn.Ð À  ÐCrim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€January€10,€1997).€€Ô#†XT©XXXT©¶5#ÔFurthermore,€Ô‡XT©XXXT©Ôð ðonce€evidence€is€admitted€supportingÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€defense,€the€state€must€prove€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€that€the€defendant€did€not€act€in€selfÐ ˜è  Ðdefense.ðð€€òòState€v.€Amy€Boydóó,€No.€E1999„02218„CCA„R3„CD,€2000€WL€1376674,€at€*2€(Tenn.Ð „Ô  ÐCrim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€September€26,€2000),€òòÔ#†XT©XXXT©ª6#ÔÔ‡XT©XXXT©Ôperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ô#†XT©XXXT©E8#ÔÔ‡XT©XXXT©Ô€(Tenn.€2001).Ô#†XT©XXXT©¡8#ÔÐ pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€the€instant€case,€if€the€appellant€was€the€ð ðinitial€aggressorðð€because€of€his€illÐ H˜ Ðtreatment€of€Mann,€thenÔ‡XT©XXXT©Ô€ð ðself[„]defense€was€not€justified€unless€he€ððabandon[ed]€the€encounter€orÐ 4„ Ðclearly€communicate[d]€to€the€other€the€intent€to€do€so.ðð€€Whether€the€appellant€retreated€so€as€toÐ  p Ðjustify€a€self„defense€claim€is€a€factual€determination€for€the€jury.ðð€€òòState€v.€Michael€Ralph€Alfordóó,Ð  \ ÐNo.€02C01„9509„CC„00281,€1996€WL€551787,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€September€30,Ð øH Ð1996),€òòvacated€in€part€on€other€grounds€byóó€òòState€v.€Alfordóó,€970€S.W.2d€944€(Tenn.€1998)€(alterationÐ ä4 Ðin€original)€(citations€omitted).€Ô#†XT©XXXT©¥9#Ôòòó󀀀РР ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€jury€was€instructed€as€to€the€elements€of€aggravated€assault€and€as€to€theÐ ¨ø Ðjustification€of€self€defense.€€Obviously,€in€convicting€the€appellant€of€aggravated€assault,€the€juryÐ ”ä Ðdiscounted€the€appellantððs€claim€of€self„defense.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Fugateóó,€776€S.W.2d€541,€545„46Ð €Ð Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988).€€This€finding€is€entirely€within€the€purview€of€the€jury.€€òòState€v.€RobertÐ l¼ ÐGillespieóó,€No.€03C01„9710„CC„00455,€1999€WL€74252,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,Ð X ¨ ÐFebruary€17,€1999).€€In€discounting€the€appellantððs€claim€of€self„defense,€the€jury€may€haveÐ D!” Ðconcluded€that€the€appellant€was€not€justified€in€using€a€knife€in€self„defense.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€JamesÐ 0"€  ÐFrederick€Heltonóó,€No.€03C01„9406„CR„00220,€1995€WL€689733,€at€*5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€atÐ #l! ÐKnoxville,€November€22,€1995).€€Additionally,€the€jury€may€have€concluded€that€the€number€of€stabÐ $X" Ðwounds€indicates€that€the€appellant€was€not€acting€in€self„defense.€€òòÔ‡XT©XXXT©ÔState€v.€Jeffery€Bradfordóó,€No.Ð ô$D # Ð02C01„9309„CC„00226,€1994€WL€369560,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€July€13,€1994).Ô#†XT©XXXT©A#ÔÐ à%0!$ ÐAccordingly,€there€is€sufficient€evidence€in€the€record€to€refute€the€appellantððs€contention€that€heÐ Ì&"% Ðacted€in€self„defense.€€We€will€not€now€reweigh€the€evidence€and€substitute€our€judgment€for€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðof€the€jury.€€Therefore,€we€conclude€that€ð ðÔ‡XT©XXXT©Ôthe€evidence€was€sufficient€for€any€rational€trier€of€fact€toÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhave€found€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€that€the€defendant€did€not€act€in€self„defense.ðð€€òòId.óóÔ#†XT©XXXT©C#ÔÐ )à$( ÐÌà@MM"ìàò òòòIII.€€Conclusionó óóóˆÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð ° ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð tÄ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE