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Ðthe€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð #`" ÐÓ(ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼A»XX™j #ÔÔ‡X™X»¼AÔÐ è$8 $ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼A»XX™l #ÔÔ‡X™X»¼AÔÓ  Óà  àThe€salient€facts€in€this€case€were€summarized€by€the€trial€judge€in€his€Sentencing€Order€andÐ À&"& Ðadopted€verbatim€by€the€appellant€in€her€brief.€€We€also€adopt€them:Ð ¬'ü"' ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°Òà ` àOn€Thursday,€April€15,€1999,€at€approximately€four€oððclock€in€the€morning,Ð „)Ô$) Ðthe€Defendant€went€to€the€apartment€of€the€victim,€Carnomas€Manning.€€TheÐ p*À%* ÐDefendant€knocked€on€Ms.€Manningððs€door,€and€asked€for€some€money€theÐ \+¬&+ ÐDefendant€maintains€was€owed€her€by€the€victim.€€Ms.€Manning€responded€that€sheÐ H,˜', Ðdid€not€have€the€money.€€The€defendant€then€asked€if€she€could€come€in€for€a€drinkÐ 4-„(-ý Ðof€water.€€Ms.€Manning€allowed€the€Defendant€into€her€apartment€at€this€request.€Ð ° ÐAccording€to€the€victimððs€own€testimony,€the€victim,€who€was€seven€monthsÐ œì Ðpregnant,€sat€down€on€the€couch€in€the€front€room€of€the€apartment€and€dozed€off.€Ð ˆØ ÐShe€was€awakened€when€she€was€hit€by€the€Defendant€in€the€side€of€the€face€by€aÐ tÄ Ðquart€size€bottle€of€beer.€€The€defendant€immediately€began€to€stab€the€victim€withÐ `° Ðthe€broken€beer€bottle.€€According€to€the€victim,€the€Defendant€put€a€pillow€over€herÐ L œ Ðhead€to€muffle€her€screams,€then€opened€the€front€door€to€look€outside€and€see€ifÐ 8 ˆ Ðanyone€had€heard€the€fighting.€€The€Defendant€shut€the€door,€and€at€this€point€wentÐ $ t Ðinto€the€kitchen€and€retrieved€a€butcherððs€knife.€€The€Defendant€then€covered€theÐ  ` Ðvictim€with€a€bed€linen,€straddled€the€victimððs€stomach,€and€began€stabbing€her€withÐ ü L  Ðthe€butcherððs€knife.€€When€the€victim€stopped€struggling,€the€Defendant€tied€theÐ è 8  Ðvictimððs€hands€together,€and€also€bound€her€feet€together.€€She€then€dragged€theÐ Ô$  Ðvictim€into€her€own€bedroom€and€left€her€there.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€theÐ À  Ðabove€described€altercation€lasted€about€ten€minutes.€€At€this€point,€the€DefendantÐ ¬ü  Ðleft€the€victim€and€took€a€shower€in€the€victimððs€bathroom€while€the€victim€layÐ ˜è  Ðhelpless€and€bleeding€on€her€bed.€€The€Defendant€also€washed€her€clothes€at€theÐ „Ô  Ðvictimððs€apartment.€€When€she€got€out€of€the€shower,€the€Defendant€noticed€that€theÐ pÀ Ðvictim€was€struggling€to€free€herself€from€her€binds.€€The€Defendant€tightened€theÐ \¬ Ðties€on€both€the€hands€and€feet€of€the€victim,€and€then€ð ðhog„tiedðð€the€victim.€€TheÐ H˜ ÐDefendant€then€placed€a€towel€around€the€victimððs€neck,€and€two€plastic€bags€overÐ 4„ Ðthe€victimððs€head,€and€secured€them€in€place€by€wrapping€a€phone€cord€around€theÐ  p Ðvictimððs€neck.€€The€victim€testified€that€the€entire€time€this€was€happening,€theÐ  \ ÐDefendant€was€talking€to€the€victim.Ð øH ÐÌà ` àThe€Defendant€then€put€her€cigarette€out€on€the€victimððs€face,€and€left€theÐ Ð  Ðapartment.€€She€returned€only€a€few€minutes€later,€took€some€money€from€theÐ ¼  Ðvictimððs€purse,€then€left€the€apartment€again.€€The€victim€worked€to€free€herself€whenÐ ¨ø Ðthe€Defendant€left.€€However,€the€victimððs€terror€had€not€yet€ended.€€The€DefendantÐ ”ä Ðreturned€to€the€apartment€yet€again.€€Upon€returning€to€the€apartment,€the€DefendantÐ €Ð Ðsaw€that€the€victim€was€again€attempting€to€free€herself.€The€Defendant€took€a€meatÐ l¼ Ðcleaver€and€chopped€into€the€victimððs€forearm,€retied€her,€and€then€covered€the€victimÐ X ¨ Ðwith€covers€and€went€into€the€living€room.€€During€the€entire€ordeal,€the€victimððsÐ D!” Ðsmall€children,€ages€two€and€three€years€old,€were€in€the€apartment.€€The€victimÐ 0"€  Ðtestified€that€while€laying€on€the€bed,€she€could€hear€the€Defendant€in€her€living€roomÐ #l! Ðpicking€up€glass,€and€that€she€could€hear€her€two€children€crying.€€The€DefendantÐ $X" Ðreturned€to€the€bedroom,€and€began€talking€to€the€victim.€€The€Defendant€informedÐ ô$D # Ðthe€victim€that€she€didnððt€like€her€and€that€she€had€been€planning€this€for€a€while.€Ð à%0!$ ÐThe€Defendant€laughed€at€the€victim€and€told€her€she€wouldnððt€be€ð ðsuch€hot€stuffððÐ Ì&"% Ðanymore.€€The€victim€continued€to€try€to€talk€to€the€Defendant.€€She€asked€theÐ ¸'#& ÐDefendant€for€some€water.€€The€Defendant€returned€with€a€glass€of€water,€poured€itÐ ¤(ô#' Ðall€over€the€victimððs€body,€and€began€whipping€her€with€a€belt.€€When€the€victimÐ )à$( Ðstopped€moving,€the€Defendant€retired€to€the€living€room€to€watch€television€with€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðchildren.€€The€victim€described€in€detail€how€she€was€struggling€to€breath€[sic],€toÐ h+¸&* Ðloosen€herself,€and€ð ðactually€just€to€thinkðð.€€After€a€couple€of€hours,€the€DefendantÐ ° Ðreturned€to€the€bedroom,€and€fell€asleep€beside€the€victim.€€The€victim€continued€toÐ œì Ðstruggle€to€free€herself,€and€after€about€two€more€hours,€the€victim€was€able€toÐ ˆØ Ðremove€the€tie€that€bound€her€hands€and€feet€together.€€At€approximately€10:50€amÐ tÄ Ð[sic],€with€her€arms€still€tied€and€the€bags€still€wrapped€around€her€head,€the€victimÐ `° Ðmanaged€to€get€to€the€front€door,€escape€the€apartment,€and€fled€to€the€apartmentÐ L œ Ðmanagerððs€office.€€The€property€manager€cut€the€cords€from€the€victimððs€hands€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€plastic€from€her€face.€€After€telling€of€her€ordeal,€several€maintenance€men€wereÐ $ t Ðcalled€for€assistance.€€They€proceeded€to€the€victimððs€apartment.€€Once€they€entered,Ð  ` Ðthey€found€the€victimððs€two€young€children€in€the€living€room,€covered€in€blood,€butÐ ü L  Ðapparently€unharmed.€€At€this€point€the€Defendant€emerged€from€the€bedroom.€€TheÐ è 8  Ðmaintenance€men€held€her€in€the€apartment€until€two€uniformed€officers€arrived€andÐ Ô$  Ðtook€her€into€custody.€€When€arrested,€the€Defendant€had€$21.00€in€cash,€$20€ofÐ À  Ðwhich€she€took€from€the€victimððs€purse,€the€victimððs€identification,€and€theÐ ¬ü  Ðidentification€of€the€victimððs€deceased€mother.€€On€Friday,€April€16,€1999,€theÐ ˜è  ÐDefendant€gave€a€typed€written€signed€statement€of€admission€to€this€incident.Ð „Ô  ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°Òà  àOn€May€8,€2000,€the€defendant€entered€pleas€of€guilty€to€two€counts€of€attempted€first€degreeÐ \¬ Ðmurder,€one€count€of€especially€aggravated€robbery,€and€one€count€of€especially€aggravatedÐ H˜ Ðkidnaping,€all€Class€A€felonies.€€She€advised€the€court€that€she€was€entering€the€pleas€to€attemptedÐ 4„ Ðmurder€in€her€best€interest€pursuant€to€òòNorth€Carolina€v.€AlfordÔ#†¼A»XX™Ê #ÔÔ‡X™X»¼AÔóó,€400€U.S.€25,€91€S.Ct.€160,€27Ð  p ÐL.Ed.2d€162€(1970).€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€conducted€a€sentencing€hearing€on€August€14€and€31,€2000.€€The€stateÐ ä4 Ðpresented€the€testimony€of€five€witnesses,€including€the€victim.€€Information€from€a€neonatologistÐ Ð  Ðand€a€pediatrician€indicated€that€the€victimððs€seven„month€fetus€was€damaged€during€the€attack€onÐ ¼  Ðthe€victim,€resulting€in€the€birth€of€a€son€with€cerebral€palsy,€significant€brain€damage,€andÐ ¨ø Ðorthopedic€problems.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€testified€in€her€own€behalf€and€denied€statements€she€made€in€the€typedÐ l¼ Ðconfession.€€She€stated€that€she€had€been€drinking€continuously€for€several€hours€prior€to€theÐ X ¨ Ðincident.€€She€stated€that€she€did€not€remember€exactly€what€happened.€€She€denied€that€she€intendedÐ D!” Ðto€hurt€the€victim€or€her€children;€she€just€wanted€to€get€her€money€back.€€She€acknowledged€thatÐ 0"€  Ðshe€had€given€her€prior€statement€voluntarily.€€She€later€acknowledged€understanding€that€she€hadÐ #l! Ðhurt€the€victim.€€She€admitted€that€she€had€hit€the€victim€with€a€bottle.€€She€also€acknowledgedÐ $X" Ðhitting€her€with€her€fist.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€sentenced€the€defendant€to€serve€twenty„five€years€on€each€of€the€four€counts.€Ð Ì&"% ÐThe€two€attempted€murder€charges€were€run€consecutive€to€each€other.€€The€remaining€counts€wereÐ ¸'#& Ðrun€concurrent€to€each€other,€but€consecutive€to€the€attempted€murder€counts,€for€an€effectiveÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsentence€of€seventy„five€years.Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) ÐÔ‡ X™XXX™Ôà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length,€range€or€the€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€thisÐ ° Ðâ âcourt€has€a€duty€to€conduct€a€de€novo€review€of€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€theÐ œì Ðdeterminations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð40„35„401€(d).€€ThisÐ ˆØ Ðpresumption€is,€however,€€ð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÐ tÄ Ðconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823Ð `° ÐS.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àIn€conducting€a€de€novo€review€of€a€sentence,€this€court€must€consider€(a)€the€evidence,€ifÐ $ t Ðany,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;€(b)€the€presentence€report;€€(c)€the€principlesÐ  ` Ðof€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(d)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€theÐ ü L  Ðcriminal€conduct€involved;€(e)€any€statutory€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors;€(f)€any€statementsÐ è 8  Ðthat€the€defendant€made€on€his€or€her€own€behalf;€and€(g)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€forÐ Ô$  Ðrehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð40„35„102,€„103,€and€„210;€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€735Ð À  ÐS.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€imposedÐ „Ô  Ða€lawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€the€factors€andÐ pÀ Ðprinciples€set€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€made€findings€of€fact€adequately€supported€by€theÐ \¬ Ðrecord,€then€we€may€not€modify€this€sentence€even€if€we€would€have€preferred€a€different€result.€Ð H˜ ÐòòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð 4„ ÐÌÔ#†X™XX X™r/#ÔÔ#†¼A»XX™B(#ÔÔ‡X™X»¼AÔà  àThe€sentence€range€for€a€Range€I€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€A€felony€is€fifteen€to€twenty„Ð  \ Ðfive€years.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð40„35„112(a)(1).€€The€presumptive€sentence€for€a€€Class€A€felony€isÐ øH Ðthe€mid„point€of€the€range€if€there€are€no€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð40„Ð ä4 Ð35„210(c).€€If€the€court€finds€that€there€are€enhancement€factors€but€no€mitigating€factors,€the€trial€Ð Ð  Ðcourt€may€set€the€sentence€at€or€above€the€mid„point€range.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð40„35„210(d).€€Ð ¼  ÐÌÔ#†¼A»XX™Ë7#ÔÔ‡X™X»¼AÔà  àThe€appellant€acknowledges€that€she€presented€no€mitigating€evidence,€and€does€notÐ ”ä Ðchallenge€the€failure€of€the€trial€court€to€find€mitigating€factors.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€the€existence€of€seven€enhancement€factors€Ô#†¼A»XX™q:#ÔÔ€X™X»¼AÔunder€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð X ¨ Ððð40„35„114:€€(1)€previous€history€of€criminal€convictions€or€criminal€behavior€in€addition€to€thoseÐ D!” Ðnecessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range€(applied€to€all€counts);€(3)€the€offense€involved€moreÐ 0"€  Ðthan€one€victim€(applied€to€all€counts);€(4)€the€victim€was€particularly€vulnerable€because€of€age€orÐ #l! Ðphysical€or€mental€disability€(applied€to€all€counts);€(5)€the€defendant€treated€or€allowed€the€victimÐ $X" Ðto€be€treated€with€exceptional€cruelty€during€the€commission€of€the€offense€(applied€to€all€counts);Ð ô$D # Ð(6)€personal€injuries€inflicted€or€amount€of€damaged€property€sustained€by€the€victim€wasÐ à%0!$ Ðparticularly€great€(applied€to€the€counts€of€attempted€first€degree€murder);€(8)€previous€history€ofÐ Ì&"% Ðunwillingness€to€comply€with€the€conditions€of€a€sentence€involving€release€in€the€communityÐ ¸'#& Ð(applied€to€all€counts);€and€(9)€defendant€possessed€or€employed€a€firearm,€explosive€device,€or€otherÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdeadly€weapon€during€the€commission€of€the€offense€(applied€to€the€counts€of€attempted€first€degreeÐ )à$( Ðmurder).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€appellant€does€not€contest€the€application€of€six€of€the€enhancement€factors.€€We€agreeÐ ° Ðthat€those€factors€apply.€€The€appellant€questions€only€the€application€of€enhancement€factor€(3),€theÐ œì Ðexistence€of€multiple€victims.€€The€trial€court€relied€on€two€arguments€in€applying€this€enhancementÐ ˆØ Ðfactor:€€the€fact€that€the€victim€was€pregnant€at€the€time€of€the€attack,€causing€her€unborn€child€to€beÐ tÄ Ðinjured;€and€the€fact€that€her€two€other€children€were€witnesses€to€the€crime.Ð `° ÐÌà  àWe€agree€with€the€defendant€that€the€mere€witnessing€of€an€attack€on€the€victim€by€anotherÐ 8 ˆ Ðis€not€covered€by€this€interpretation€of€the€word€ð ðvictimðð.€€òòSee€State€v.€Alexanderóó,€957€S.W.2d€1Ð $ t Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€The€presence€of€the€victimððs€two€small€children€is€not€sufficient€to€makeÐ  ` Ðthis€enhancement€factor€applicable.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThis€court€has€also€held€that€the€multiple€victim€enhancement€factor€cannot€be€applied€whenÐ Ô$  Ðthe€defendant€is€convicted€of€separate€offenses€against€each€victim.€€òòSee€State€v.€Williamsonóó,€919Ð À  ÐS.W.2d€69,€82€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€Since€appellant€was€convicted€of€separate€counts€ofÐ ¬ü  Ðattempted€first€degree€murder€of€the€victim€and€her€unborn€child,€this€enhancement€factor€does€notÐ ˜è  Ðapply€to€those€counts.€€Thus,€the€trial€court€erred€in€using€this€factor€to€increase€the€appellantððsÐ „Ô  Ðsentences€on€those€counts.€€The€factor€also€should€not€have€been€used€to€enhance€the€convictions€forÐ pÀ Ðespecially€aggravated€kidnaping€and€especially€aggravated€robbery,€since€those€involved€only€oneÐ \¬ Ðvictim€„€Carnomas€Manning.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àBecause€the€trial€court€misapplied€one€enhancement€factor,€our€review€is€òòde€novo€óówithout€aÐ  p Ðpresumption€of€correctness.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€pled€guilty€to€four€Class€A€felonies.€€The€proper€statutory€starting€point€forÐ ä4 Ðdefendantððs€sentence€on€each€count€is€twenty€years.€€Even€without€the€use€of€factor€(3),€the€trialÐ Ð  Ðjudge€properly€applied€four€enhancement€factors€to€all€counts,€and€two€additional€enhancementÐ ¼  Ðfactors€to€the€attempted€murder€counts.€€We€conclude€that€the€existence€of€these€enhancement€factorsÐ ¨ø Ðis€sufficient€to€justify€imposing€the€maximum€sentence€of€twenty„five€years€on€each€count.€€ThisÐ ”ä Ðissue€has€no€merit.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€also€challenges€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences.€€A€trial€court€mayÐ X ¨ Ðorder€sentences€for€multiple€convictions€to€run€consecutively€if€it€finds€by€a€preponderance€of€theÐ D!” Ðevidence€that,€òòinter€aliaóó,Ð 0"€  ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓ  Ó.€.€.€Ð $X" ÐÓæLÓà ` à(2)€the€defendant€is€an€offender€whose€record€of€criminal€activity€is€extensive,Ð ô$D # Ð[or]Ð à%0!$ ÐÓ  Ó.€.€.€Ð Ì&"% ÐÓ§MÓà ` à(4)€the€defendant€is€a€dangerous€offender€whose€behavior€indicates€little€orÐ ¸'#& Ðno€regard€for€human€life,€and€no€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€when€risk€toÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhuman€life€is€high[.]Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) ÐÒ°ÒÒ°ÒTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð40„35„115(b).€€In€order€to€impose€consecutive€sentences€on€the€basis€that€theÐ ° Ðâ âdefendant€is€a€dangerous€offender,€the€trial€court€must€make€two€additional€findings:€€that€anÐ œì Ðextended€sentence€is€necessary€to€protect€the€public€against€further€criminal€conduct€by€theÐ ˆØ Ðdefendant,€and€that€the€consecutive€sentences€reasonably€relate€to€the€severity€of€the€offensesÐ tÄ Ðcommitted.€€òòSee€State€v.€Wilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933,€939€(Tenn.€1995).€€Moreover,€no€matter€whatÐ `° Ðbasis€the€trial€court€relies€upon€in€imposing€consecutive€sentences,€the€actual€length€of€the€sentenceÐ L œ Ðmust€be€ð ðjustly€deserved€in€relation€to€the€seriousness€of€the€offensesðð€and€ð ðno€greater€than€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðdeserved€for€the€offenses€committedðð.€€òòSee€óóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð40„35„102(1),€„€103(2);€òòsee€also€StateÐ $ t Ðv.€Laneóó,€3€S.W.3d€456,€460€(Tenn.€1999).Ð  ` ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€had€eight€prior€convictions,€including€several€for€theft.€€Thus,€the€court€wasÐ è 8  Ðjustified€in€finding€an€extensive€prior€criminal€record.€€Extensive€criminal€activity€alone€will€supportÐ Ô$  Ðconsecutive€sentencing.€€òòState€v.€Palmer,óó€10€S.W.3d€648,€649€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999);€òòState€v.Ð À  ÐChrismanóó,€885€S.W.2d€834,€839€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àThe€court€also€found€that€the€appellantððs€sustained€vicious€activity€over€an€extended€periodÐ „Ô  Ðindicated€no€regard€for€human€life,€making€her€clearly€a€dangerous€offender.€€The€trial€judge€noted:Ð pÀ ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒThis€is€one€of€the€most€violent,€vicious€crimes€this€court€has€ever€seen€.€.€.€I€mightÐ H˜ Ðadd,€this€is€the€most€severe€case€that€Iððve€handled€in€thirty€years€as€a€judge.Ð 4„ ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒThe€court€found€that€the€appellant€was€indifferent€to€the€ð ðhigh€probability€of€calamitousÐ  \ Ðconsequencesðð€to€the€victim€and€her€children.€€The€appellant€repeatedly€stabbed€the€pregnant€victimÐ øH Ðover€a€several„hour€period,€sat€on€her€chest€to€suffocate€her,€taunted€her,€and€refused€to€provide€help,Ð ä4 Ðall€while€the€victimððs€small€children€were€present.€€Persons€who€came€to€the€scene€described€anÐ Ð  Ðapartment€full€of€blood,€and€pieces€of€flesh€strewn€on€the€carpet.€€An€unborn€child€was€damaged€forÐ ¼  Ðlife.€€The€record€fully€supports€the€imposition€of€this€factor€to€support€consecutive€sentences.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àIn€summary,€we€find€that€the€sentence€lengths€were€appropriate,€the€extended€length€of€theÐ €Ð Ðconsecutive€sentences€reasonably€relate€to€the€severity€of€the€crimes,€and€a€lengthy€sentence€isÐ l¼ Ðnecessary€to€protect€the€public€against€further€criminal€conduct€by€the€appellant.€€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,Ð X ¨ Ð905€S.W.2d€933,€939€(Tenn.€1995).€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€allÐ D!” Ðrespects.Ð 0"€  ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à____________________________________Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCORNELIA€A.€CLARK,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÐ Ì&"% Ð