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Ðà@@øøìàNo.€98„10037€€James€C.€Ô_ÔBeaselyÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌNo.€W2000„02606„CCA„R3„CD€€Ô_Ô„Ô_Ô€Filed€November€2,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€appellant,€Charles€E.€Jones,€was€convicted€by€a€jury€in€the€Shelby€County€Criminal€Court€of€firstÐ xÈ  Ðdegree€murder€and€was€sentenced€to€life€imprisonment€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€Ð d´ ÐOn€appeal,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€not€sufficient€for€a€jury€to€find€him€guilty€ofÐ P  Ðfirst€degree€murder.€€Following€a€review€of€the€record€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€we€affirm€the€judgmentÐ <Œ Ðof€the€trial€court.€Ð (x ÐÔ#† ¼¸f»X Xùê£#ÔÔ‡ XùêX» ¼¸fÔÓùÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ P ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#† ¼¸f»à Xùê9#ÔÔ‡ XùêX. ¼¸fÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòThomas€T.€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ôóó€and€òò€Ð Ø( ÐRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€JJ.,€òòóóóójoined.Ð Ä ÐÌA.C.€Wharton,€Jr.,€Garland€Ô_ÔErgdenÔ_Ô,€Trent€Hall,€and€Robert€Ô_ÔParrisÔ_Ô,€Memphis€Tennessee,€for€theÐ œì Ðappellant,€Charles€E.€Jones.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€J.€Ross€Dyer,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð `° ÐWilliam€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General;€Paul€Goodman€and€Paula€Ô_ÔWulffÔ_Ô,€Assistant€DistrictÐ L œ ÐAttorneys€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓÚÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#† ¼¸f»X Xùê #ÔòòóóÔ‡ XùêX» ¼¸fÔÐ #`" ÐÓ  Ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô#† ¼¸f»X Xùê¯ #ÔÔ€ XùêX» ¼¸fÔà@ìàòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundó óóóˆÐ ü#L# Ðà  àà ` àOn€May€29,€1998,€Officer€Jeff€Ô_ÔDennisonÔ_Ô€of€the€Memphis€Police€Department€was€onÐ ì$< $ Ðpatrol€when€he€was€flagged€down€by€Hubert€Ô_ÔSturdivantÔ_Ô.€€Ô_ÔSturdivantÔ_Ô€advised€Officer€Ô_ÔDennisonÔ_Ô€thatÐ Ø%(!% Ðthere€was€a€dead€body€in€Ô_ÔSturdivantÔ_Ôððs€house€at€1357€Taylor€Street€in€Memphis.€€Officer€Ô_ÔDennisonÔ_ԀРÄ&"& Ðimmediately€radioed€for€assistance€and€was€followed€to€the€scene€by€Officer€Stephen€Ô_ÔThaggardÔ_Ô.€Ð °'#' ÐWhen€the€officers€arrived€at€the€scene,€they€saw€broken€glass€on€the€steps€and€porch€of€the€house.Ð œ(ì#( ÐAs€the€officers€stepped€onto€the€front€porch,€the€door€opened€and€the€appellant€stood€in€the€doorway.€Ð ˆ)Ø$) ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€the€appellant€opened€the€door,€the€officers€were€able€to€see€a€dead€body€rolledÐ `+°&+ Ðup€in€carpet€lying€on€the€living€room€floor.€€Officer€Ô_ÔDennisonÔ_Ô€immediately€ordered€the€appellant€toÐ L,œ', Ðget€down,€then€handcuffed€him,€and€placed€him€in€the€back€of€Officer€Ô_ÔThaggardÔ_Ôððs€car.€€Both€officersÐ 8-ˆ(-ýV ÐÔ_Ôobserved€that€the€appellant€was€calm€during€the€entire€episode€and€never€appeared€to€be€upset.€€TheÐ ° Ðappellant€had€scratches€on€his€neck,€blood€splatters€on€his€left€ear,€a€scratch€on€his€check,€bloodÐ œì Ðsplatters€in€his€hair,€and€a€cut€on€his€finger.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àà ` àOfficer€Thaggard€proceeded€into€the€house.€€He€testified€at€trial€that€the€victimððsÐ `° Ðbloody€head€was€sticking€out€of€the€carpet.€€He€saw€blood€splatters€in€the€living€room,€on€the€shades,Ð L œ Ðon€the€floor,€ð ðeverywhere„„itððs€blood€everywhere.ðð€€In€the€dining€area,€he€saw€blood€on€the€floor€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðmarks€on€the€floor€that€indicated€that€something€had€been€dragged€across€the€area.€€Next€to€theÐ $ t Ðvictim's€body,€Officer€Thaggard€discovered€a€bucket€of€soapy€water€with€a€rag€in€it.€€He€noted€thatÐ  ` Ðthe€water€was€red,€as€if€discolored€by€blood.€€A€garbage€can€in€the€room€contained€broken€glass€andÐ ü L  Ðblood.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€was€taken€from€the€scene€to€the€Regional€Medical€Center€(Med)€forÐ À  Ðexamination€and€treatment.€€Captain€Joseph€Eldridge€of€the€Memphis€Police€Department€interviewedÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€appellant€at€the€Med.€€Captain€Eldridge€recounted€that€he€advised€the€appellant€of€his€òòMirandaóóÐ ˜è  Ðrights€and€asked€the€appellant€if€he€wanted€to€give€a€statement.€€The€appellant€answered€affirmativelyÐ „Ô  Ðand€responded€that€he€had€killed€the€victim€because€she€had€ð ðdisrespectedðð€him€and€knocked€hisÐ pÀ Ðcrack€pipe€out€of€his€hand.€Captain€Eldridge€did€not€reduce€this€statement€to€writing.Ð \¬ Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€was€taken€from€the€Med€to€the€Criminal€Justice€Center.€€After€againÐ 4„ Ðbeing€advised€of€his€rights,€the€appellant€gave€a€written€statement.€€€The€appellant€related€that€he€metÐ  p Ðthe€victim€when€he€ð ðwent€to€the€dope€houseðð€to€buy€crack€cocaine.€€After€purchasing€the€crackÐ  \ Ðcocaine,€the€appellant€went€to€a€store€up€the€street€and€purchased€beer€and€cigarettes.€€The€victim,Ð øH Ðwho€was€standing€in€the€parking€lot€of€the€store,€began€following€the€appellant.€€The€appellantÐ ä4 Ðinvited€her€to€accompany€him€to€his€house.€€When€they€arrived€at€his€house,€the€two€drank€beer€andÐ Ð  Ðsmoked€ð ð$50€dollars€worth€of€crack.ðð€€After€smoking€crack€cocaine,€the€appellant€asked€the€victimÐ ¼  Ðto€have€sex€with€him.€€The€victim€agreed€and€removed€her€clothes.€€Later,€the€victim€became€angryÐ ¨ø Ðwhen€the€appellant€refused€to€give€her€more€crack€cocaine.€€According€to€the€appellant,€the€victimÐ ”ä Ðknocked€a€crack€pipe€from€the€appellantððs€hand€and€they€ð ðgot€to€wrestling.ðð€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€alleged€that€the€victim€had€a€box€cutter,€which€she€began€swinging€atÐ X ¨ Ðhim,€and€cut€him€on€the€finger.€€The€appellant€insisted€that€he€cut€the€victim€only€three€times€in€anÐ D!” Ðeffort€to€defend€himself.€€He€admitted€that€during€their€struggle,€the€victim€was€unclothed.€€HeÐ 0"€  Ðclaimed€that,€after€being€cut,€the€victim€attempted€to€jump€through€a€window.€€However,€there€wereÐ #l! Ðbars€on€the€window€and€she€was€unable€to€escape.€€He€contended€that€the€glass€from€the€broken€Ð $X" Ðwindow€caused€most€of€the€victimððs€injuries.à  àà p àÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€the€struggle€ended,€the€appellant€claimed€that€he€panicked€and€did€not€knowÐ Ì&"% Ðwhat€to€do€with€the€victim.€He€taped€the€victimððs€ankles€and€wrists€together€and€placed€a€garbageÐ ¸'#& Ðbag€on€the€upper€portion€of€her€body.€€He€then€rolled€the€body€inside€a€piece€of€carpet.€€AttemptingÐ ¤(ô#' Ðto€clean€up€the€blood,€he€placed€the€victimððs€clothes,€his€clothes,€a€wig,€and€the€broken€glass€in€aÐ )à$( Ðgarbage€bag.€€He€then€walked€out€onto€his€porch€and€smoked€a€cigarette.Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àà Ð àÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àThe€appellant€admitted€that€he€did€not€call€for€medical€assistance€for€the€victim€or€callÐ ° Ðthe€police.€€He€did€not€know€the€victimððs€name€and€explained€that€he€had€never€met€her€before€theÐ œì Ðday€of€the€incident.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àà ` àDr.€OððBrian€Cleary€Smith,€the€Shelby€County€medical€examiner,€testified€that€theÐ `° Ðautopsy€of€the€victim€revealed€eighty„three€separate€wounds€on€the€victimððs€body.€€He€describedÐ L œ Ðapproximately€sixty„eight€stab€and€incised€wounds€to€the€head,€neck,€torso,€and€extremities,€opiningÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€seven€of€the€wounds€were€fatal.€€The€primary€causes€of€death€were:€€a€stab€wound€through€theÐ $ t Ðesophagus;€a€€stab€wound€through€the€left€jugular€vein;€a€stab€wound€through€the€subclavicula€vein;Ð  ` Ða€stab€wound€to€the€right€lung;€a€stab€wound€involving€tissues€of€the€center€of€the€chest;€a€stabÐ ü L  Ðwound€to€the€left€lung;€and€a€stab€wound€to€the€back.€€He€concluded€that€the€wounds€were€consistentÐ è 8  Ðwith€injuries€from€a€box€cutter,€although€he€acknowledged€that€some€of€the€wounds€could€have€beenÐ Ô$  Ðcaused€by€broken€glass.€€However,€no€glass€was€found€in€any€of€the€victimððs€wounds.€€Additionally,Ð À  ÐDr.€Smith€reported€that€the€appellantððs€blood€was€tested€for€the€presence€of€cocaine.€€Dr.€SmithÐ ¬ü  Ðrelated€that€a€result€of€.1€or€.2€micrograms€of€cocaine€per€milliliter€is€considered€normal€street€levelÐ ˜è  Ðusage.€€The€appellantððs€test€results€showed€a€level€of€.13€micrograms€per€milliliter.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€trial,€the€jury€found€the€appellant€guilty€of€first€degreeÐ \¬ Ðmurder.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant€to€life€imprisonment€in€the€Tennessee€DepartmentÐ H˜ Ðof€Correction.Ð 4„ ÐÌà@éé$ìàòòò òII.€€Analysisó óóóˆÐ  \ Ðà  àà ` àThe€appellant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€underlying€his€convictionÐ øH Ðof€first€degree€murder.€€In€order€to€prevail,€the€appellant€must€demonstrate€to€this€court€that€noÐ ä4 Ðð ðrational€trier€of€factðð€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonableÐ Ð  Ðdoubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979);€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639Ð ¼  ÐS.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€In€other€words,€on€appeal,€the€State€isÐ ¨ø Ðentitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€inferences€which€may€beÐ ”ä Ðdrawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983).€€All€factual€issues€raisedÐ €Ð Ðby€the€evidence,€including€questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€witnesses€and€the€weight€and€valueÐ l¼ Ðto€be€given€the€evidence,€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact€and€not€the€appellate€courts.€€òòState€v.€Pruettóó,Ð X ¨ Ð788€S.W.2d€559,€561€(Tenn.€1990).€€These€standards€apply€to€convictions€based€upon€directÐ D!” Ðevidence,€circumstantial€evidence,€or€both.€€òòState€v.€Carruthersóó,€35€S.W.3d€516,€557€(Tenn.€2000),Ð 0"€  Ðòòcert.€deniedóó,€__€U.S.€__,€121€S.€Ct.€2600€(2001);€òòState€v.€Vannóó,€976€S.W.2d€93,€111„112€(Tenn.Ð #l! Ð1998)€(appendix).€€Thus,€as€in€the€case€of€direct€evidence,€the€weight€to€be€given€circumstantialÐ $X" Ðevidence€and€ð ððð[t]he€inferences€to€be€drawn€from€such€evidence,€and€the€extent€to€which€theÐ ô$D # Ðcircumstances€are€consistent€with€guilt€and€inconsistent€with€innocence,€are€questions€primarily€forÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€jury.ðððð€€òòMarable€v.€Stateóó,€313€S.W.2d€451,€457€(Tenn.€1958).€€In€addition,€because€convictionÐ Ì&"% Ðby€a€trier€of€fact€destroys€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€imposes€a€presumption€of€guilt,€aÐ ¸'#& Ðconvicted€criminal€appellant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient.€€òòSeeóóÐ ¤(ô#' ÐòòMcBee€v.€Stateóó,€372€S.W.2d€173,€176€(Tenn.€1963);€òòÔ‡XùêXX XùêÔsee€alsoÔ#† XùêXXXùê^4#Ôóó€òòState€v.€Buggsóó,€995€S.W.2d€102,€105„Ð )à$( Ð106€(Tenn.€1999).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àAt€trial,€the€State€must€prove€all€elements€of€first€degree€murder,€includingÐ ° Ðpremeditation,€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€