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ÐÓÐÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼|É»XX;åÿ#ÔÔ‡X;åX»¼|ÉÔÐ ü#L# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼|É»XX;å× #ÔÔ‡X;åX»¼|ÉÔÓ  Óà@ìàòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundó óóóÔ#†¼|É»XX;å5 #ÔÔ€X;åX»¼|ÉԈРÔ%$!% Ðà  àà ` àOn€the€night€of€February€23,€1998,€the€victim,€Ô_ÔLatoyaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTribbitÔ_Ô,€invited€her€currentÐ À&"& Ðboyfriend,€De€Carlo€Ô_ÔPitchfordÔ_Ô,€to€join€her€at€the€Mirage,€a€nightclub€in€Memphis.€€While€at€the€club,Ð ¬'ü"' ÐÔ_ÔPitchfordÔ_Ô€spoke€briefly€with€the€appellant,€who€had€previously€dated€Ô_ÔTribbitÔ_Ô€and€by€whom€theÐ ˜(è#( Ðappellant€had€a€child.€€Ô_ÔPitchfordÔ_Ô€and€the€victim€remained€at€the€club€until€approximately€1€a.m.€whenÐ „)Ô$) Ðthey€left€to€go€to€the€victimððs€home.Ð p*À%* ÐÌà  àà ` àShortly€after€retiring€for€the€night,€Ô_ÔPitchfordÔ_Ô€and€the€victim€heard€the€appellantÐ H,˜', Ðknocking€on€the€door€of€the€victimððs€house.€€The€victim€asked€Ô_ÔPitchfordÔ_Ô€to€answer€the€door€andÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôadvise€the€appellant€that€she€was€sleeping.€€Pitchford€followed€the€victimððs€instructions;€however,Ð ° Ðthe€appellant€insisted€that€the€victim€come€to€the€door.€€When€the€appellant€insisted€upon€speakingÐ œì Ðwith€the€victim,€she€refused€and€telephoned€the€appellantððs€mother€to€advise€her€of€the€appellantððsÐ ˆØ Ðactions.Ð tÄ ЀÌà  àà ` àPitchford€and€the€victim€then€watched€through€a€window€as€the€appellant€walkedÐ L œ Ðbacked€to€his€car,€turned€around,€and€then€returned€to€the€front€door.€€Pitchford€immediately€ran€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€back€door€and€was€attempting€to€leave€the€house€when€he€heard€a€loud€ð ðboom.ðð€€When€he€peekedÐ $ t Ðback€into€the€living€area,€he€saw€that€the€appellant€had€kicked€the€front€door€off€the€hinges€and€wasÐ  ` Ðentering€the€house€with€a€gun.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€remained€in€the€house€with€the€victim€for€about€five€minutes€before€theÐ Ô$  Ðappellantððs€mother€arrived.€€Shortly€after€the€appellantððs€mother€entered€the€house,€Pitchford€heardÐ À  Ðseveral€shots.€€The€appellant€then€left€the€house,€followed€by€his€mother.€€Pitchford€returned€to€theÐ ¬ü  Ðhouse€where€he€found€the€victim,€who€had€been€shot€multiple€times.€€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€was€arrested€a€short€time€later€at€the€home€of€his€aunt.€€He€was€takenÐ pÀ Ðto€the€police€station€where€he€was€advised€of€his€rights.€€The€appellant€then€gave€a€voluntaryÐ \¬ Ðstatement€outlining€his€role€in€the€victimððs€death.€€The€appellant€related€that€he€had€seen€the€victimÐ H˜ Ðat€the€Mirage€and€they€had€discussed€their€relationship.€€Before€he€left€the€club,€the€appellant€boughtÐ 4„ Ðflowers€for€the€victim€but€was€unable€to€find€her.€€He€left€the€club€at€approximately€1:30€a.m.€andÐ  p Ðdrove€by€the€victimððs€house.€€When€he€saw€that€the€door€was€padlocked,€he€decided€to€go€home.€Ð  \ ÐAfter€arriving€€home,€the€appellant€looked€at€photo€albums€containing€pictures€of€himself,€the€victim,Ð øH Ðand€their€child.€€He€took€a€picture€of€the€victim,€cut€it€into€pieces,€and€placed€the€pieces€into€anÐ ä4 Ðenvelope€along€with€a€letter€which€he€had€written€to€the€victim.€€He€then€decided€to€return€to€theÐ Ð  Ðvictimððs€home.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àà ` àAfter€he€left€his€house,€the€appellant€realized€that€he€did€not€have€his€gun€with€him.Ð ”ä ÐHe€returned€to€his€house,€retrieved€the€gun,€and€drove€to€the€victimððs€house.€When€the€victim€refusedÐ €Ð Ðto€let€him€into€the€house,€he€walked€back€to€the€car,€intending€to€leave.€€However,€as€he€was€leaving,Ð l¼ Ðhe€heard€the€victim€and€Pitchford€laughing,€and€he€changed€his€mind.€€He€got€out€of€his€car€and€wentÐ X ¨ Ðback€to€the€front€door.€€When€the€victim€refused€to€open€the€door,€he€kicked€it€off€its€hinges€and€wentÐ D!” Ðinside.€€The€victim,€who€was€hiding€under€the€bed,€came€out,€and€they€walked€to€the€kitchen.€€TheyÐ 0"€  Ðtalked€about€their€relationship€for€a€few€minutes.€€The€appellant€alleged€that€when€his€motherÐ #l! Ðarrived,€the€victim€grabbed€the€gun€he€was€holding€and€they€began€ð ðððtusslinðð€over€it.ðð€€He€claimedÐ $X" Ðthat€his€finger€was€on€the€trigger,€€he€heard€a€shot,€and€ð ðshe€let€go€of€the€gun€and€it€went€off€two€Ð ô$D # Ðmore€times.ðð€€€The€appellant€related€that€as€he€started€to€leave€the€kitchen,€ð ðI€said€to€myself,€if€sheÐ à%0!$ Ðainððt€dead,€I€was€gonna€make€sure€she€was.ðð€€The€appellant€then€shot€the€victim€in€the€ð ðjaw€or€ear.ðð€Ð Ì&"% ÐThe€victim€raised€her€head€and€said€ð ðnaw,ðð€and€the€appellant€shot€her€again€in€the€back€of€the€head.€Ð ¸'#& ÐThe€victim€died€of€multiple€gunshot€wounds.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà0  àà ° àà@éé$ì(#(#àò òòòII.€€Analysisóóó óˆÐ |*Ì%) Ðà@ìàA.€€Sufficiency€of€the€EvidenceˆÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àOn€appeal,€the€appellant€alleges€that€the€evidence€is€not€sufficient€to€support€hisÐ ° Ðconviction€of€second€degree€murder,€insisting€that€this€is€a€classic€case€of€voluntary€manslaughter.€Ð œì ÐThe€appellant€claims€that€he€acted€in€a€fit€of€passion€brought€about€by€seeing€his€ð ðparamourðð€withÐ ˆØ Ðanother€man,€causing€him€to€feel€ð ðcuckolded.ðð€€Therefore,€he€contends€that€a€rational€jury€could€onlyÐ tÄ Ðhave€concluded€that€he€was€guilty€of€voluntary€manslaughter,€not€second€degree€murder.Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€an€appellate€courtððsÐ 8 ˆ Ðstandard€of€review€is€whether,€after€considering€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€theÐ $ t Ðprosecution,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyondÐ  ` Ða€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€324,€Ô‡X;åXXX;åÔ99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789Ô#†X;åXXX;åå%#Ô€(1979);€òòState€v.Ð ü L  ÐDuncanóó,€698€S.W.2d€63,€67€(Tenn.€1985);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€This€rule€applies€to€findings€ofÐ è 8  Ðguilt€based€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence,€or€a€combination€of€both€direct€andÐ Ô$  Ðcircumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€253€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990),€òòoverruledÐ À  Ðon€other€grounds€byóó,€òòState€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1,€9€(Tenn.€2000).Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€should€not€re„weigh€orÐ „Ô  Ðreevaluate€the€evidence,€€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990),€nor€mayÐ pÀ Ðthis€court€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€the€evidence,òòóó€òòState€v.Ð \¬ ÐBuggsóó,€995€S.W.2d€102,€105€(Tenn.€1999);€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€286€S.W.2d€856,€859€(Tenn.€1956).€Ð H˜ ÐQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€of€the€evidence,€as€wellÐ 4„ Ðas€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€òòLiakasóó,€286€S.W.2d€atÐ  p Ð859.€€Again,€this€court€must€afford€the€State€of€Tennessee€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€theÐ  \ Ðevidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€all€reasonable€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€theÐ øH Ðevidence.€€òòState€v.€Evansóó,€838€S.W.2d€185,€191€(Tenn.€1992).€€Because€a€verdict€against€a€defendantÐ ä4 Ðremoves€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€raises€a€presumption€of€guilt,€a€convicted€criminalÐ Ð  Ðdefendant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€that€the€evidence€was€not€legally€sufficient€to€sustain€a€guiltyÐ ¼  Ðverdict.€òòId.óóÐ ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€this€case,€the€evidence,€taken€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€clearlyÐ €Ð Ðsupports€the€finding€by€the€jury€that€the€appellant€committed€second€degree€murder.€€Second€degreeÐ l¼ Ðmurder€is€defined€as€ð ð[a]€knowing€killing€of€another.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„210(a)(1)€(1997).€Ð X ¨ ÐWe€note€that€ð ð[a]€person€acts€knowingly€with€respect€to€a€result€of€the€personððs€conduct€when€theÐ D!” Ðperson€is€aware€that€the€conduct€is€reasonably€certain€to€cause€the€result.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„Ð 0"€  Ð302(b)€(1997).€In€contrast,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„211€(a)€(1997)€provides€that€ð ð[v]oluntaryÐ #l! Ðmanslaughter€is€the€intentional€or€knowing€killing€of€another€in€a€state€of€passion€produced€byÐ $X" Ðadequate€provocation€sufficient€to€lead€a€reasonable€person€to€act€in€an€irrational€manner.ððÐ ô$D # Ѐ€Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àAgain,€we€conclude€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€juryððs€determinationÐ Ì&"% Ðthat€the€appellant€committed€second€degree€murder.€€€The€evidence€shows€that€the€appellantÐ ¸'#& Ðencountered€the€victim€and€Pitchford€at€the€Mirage€club€on€the€evening€of€the€offense.€€He€had€aÐ ¤(ô#' Ðbrief,€unremarkable€conversation€with€Pitchford€and,€some€time€later,€spoke€with€the€victim.€Ð )à$( ÐTestimony€of€Pitchford€and€the€victimððs€mother€established€that€the€victim€and€Pitchford€had€beenÐ |*Ì%) Ðdating€for€more€than€two€years.€The€appellant€was€aware€of€their€relationship,€and€he€had€also€beenÐ h+¸&* Ðinvolved€in€other€relationships.€Pitchford€testified€that€when€the€appellant€came€to€the€door,€theÐ ° Ðappellant€did€not€appear€excited€but€was€acting€ð ðnormal.ðð€€Notably,€although€the€appellant€testifiedÐ œì Ðthat€he€was€upset,€he€admitted€that€when€he€left€his€home€to€go€to€the€victimððs€home,€he€realized€thatÐ ˆØ Ðhe€did€not€have€his€gun€and€returned€home€to€retrieve€it.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€the€appellant€entered€the€victimððs€home,€he€spoke€with€her€regarding€theirÐ L œ Ðrelationship.€€He€characterized€the€shooting€as€an€accident.€€Perhaps€most€telling€is€the€appellantððsÐ 8 ˆ Ðadmission€that,€after€the€initial€shots,€he€made€a€calculated€decision€to€kill€the€victim,€saying,€ð ðI€saidÐ $ t Ðto€myself,€€if€she€ainððt€dead,€I€was€gonna€make€sure€she€was.ðð€€After€shooting€the€victim,€theÐ  ` Ðappellant€threw€the€gun€into€the€river.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€jury€was€instructed€on€second€degree€murder,€voluntary€manslaughter,€andÐ Ô$  Ðreckless€homicide.€€They€obviously€rejected€the€appellantððs€argument€that€he€killed€the€victim€whileÐ À  Ðin€a€state€of€passion€produced€by€adequate€provocation.€€This€was€their€right.€€In€distinguishingÐ ¬ü  Ðsecond€degree€murder€from€voluntary€manslaughter,€this€court€has€said€that€the€degree€of€homicideÐ ˜è  Ðin€the€killing€is€for€the€jury€to€determine.€€òòWilson€v.€Stateóó,€€574€S.W.2d€52,€55€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð „Ô  Ð1978);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€38€S.W.3d€532,€539€(Tenn.€2001).€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð pÀ ÐÌà@õõìàB.€€Failure€to€Declare€a€MistrialˆÐ H˜ Ðà  àà ` àIn€his€next€issue,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€refused€to€grantÐ 4„ Ða€mistrial€after€improperly€instructing€the€jury.€€He€contends€that,€by€instructing€the€jury€that€theÐ  p Ðstatement€given€by€the€appellant€was€a€confession,€the€trial€court€used€language€which€was€anÐ  \ Ðimpermissible€comment€on€the€evidence.€Ð øH ÐÌà  àà ` àA€mistrial€should€be€declared€in€criminal€cases€only€in€the€event€that€a€manifestÐ Ð  Ðnecessity€requires€such€action.€€òòState€v.€Millbrooksóó,€819€S.W.2d€441,€443€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€Ð ¼  ÐIn€other€words,€a€mistrial€is€an€appropriate€remedy€when€a€trial€cannot€continue€or€a€miscarriage€ofÐ ¨ø Ðjustice€would€result€if€it€did.€€òòState€v.€McPhersonóó,€882€S.W.2d€365,€370€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€Ð ”ä ÐThe€decision€to€grant€a€mistrial€lies€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court,€and€this€court€willÐ €Ð Ðnot€interfere€with€the€exercise€of€that€discretion€absent€clear€abuse€appearing€on€the€face€of€theÐ l¼ Ðrecord.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Hallóó,€976€S.W.2d€121,€147€(Tenn.€1998)€(citing€òòState€v.€Adkinsóó,€786€S.W.2dÐ X ¨ Ð642,€644€(Tenn.1990)).€€Moreover,€the€burden€of€establishing€the€necessity€for€mistrial€lies€with€theÐ D!” Ðparty€seeking€it.€€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€929€S.W.2d€385,€388€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€record€reflects€that€the€trial€judge€gave€the€following€instructions€to€the€jury:Ð $X" Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àEvidence€of€a€confession€has€been€introduced€in€this€case.€€AÐ ô$D # Ðconfession€is€a€statement€by€the€defendant€that€he€engaged€in€conductÐ à%0!$ Ðwhich€constitutes€the€crime€charged€and€is€an€acknowledgment€ofÐ Ì&"% Ðguilt€itself.€€The€court€has€ruled€that€the€confession€is€admissible€inÐ ¸'#& Ðevidence,€but€it€is€your€duty€to€judge€its€truth.€€In€so€judging,€youÐ ¤(ô#' Ðshould€consider€the€circumstances€under€which€the€confession€wasÐ )à$( Ðobtained€as€well€as€any€evidence€which€contradicts€all€or€part€of€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðstatements€made.€€You€must€consider€all€the€statements€made€by€theÐ h+¸&* Ðdefendant,€whether€favorable€or€unfavorable€to€him,€and€you€must€notÐ ° Ðdisregard€any€of€them€without€good€reason.€€If€the€evidence€in€theÐ œì Ðcase€leads€you€to€believe€that€the€confession€or€any€part€of€it€is€untrueÐ ˆØ Ðor€was€never€made,€you€should€disregard€it€or€that€portion€which€youÐ tÄ Ðdo€not€believe.Ð`°` x` x Ѐ€€€€€€€€Ð L œ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àYou€are€the€sole€judge€of€what€weight€should€be€given€to€thoseÐ 8 ˆ Ðportions€of€the€confession€which€you€believe,€and€you€shouldÐ $ t Ðconsider€them€along€with€all€other€evidence€in€the€case€in€determiningÐ  ` Ðthe€defendantððs€guilt€or€innocence.Ðü L ` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` àArticle€VI,€section€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€specifically€provides€that€ð ð[t]heÐ Ô$  ÐJudges€shall€not€charge€juries€with€respect€to€matters€of€fact,€but€may€state€the€testimony€and€declareÐ À  Ðthe€law.ðð€€The€purpose€of€this€provision€is€to€avoid€giving€ð ðthe€jury€any€impression€as€to€[theÐ ¬ü  Ðjudgeððs]€feelings€or€...€mak[ing]€any€statement€which€might€reflect€upon€the€weight€or€credibility€ofÐ ˜è  Ðevidence€or€which€might€sway€the€jury.ðð€€òòState€v.€Suttlesóó€€767€S.W.2d€403,€407€(Tenn.€1989).€Ð „Ô  ÐNonetheless,€the€trial€judge€has€a€duty€to€give€a€complete€charge€of€the€law€applicable€to€the€factsÐ pÀ Ðof€the€case.€òòState€v.€Harbisonóó,€704€S.W.2d€314,€319€(Tenn.€1986).Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€are€unable€to€conclude€that€the€instructions€given€by€the€trial€court€were€improperÐ 4„ Ðor€that€the€court€erred€by€failing€to€declare€a€mistrial.€€The€trial€court€correctly€noted€that€evidenceÐ  p Ðof€a€confession€had€been€introduced.€€It€is€undisputed€that€the€appellant€admitted€to€police€officersÐ  \ Ðthat€he€shot€the€victim€six€times€and€his€statement€was€introduced€at€trial.€€The€details€surroundingÐ øH Ðthe€killing€were€explicitly€outlined€by€the€appellant€in€the€statement.€€The€trial€court€made€noÐ ä4 Ðcomments€regarding€its€opinion€of€the€statement.€€The€courtððs€instructions€clearly€advised€the€juryÐ Ð  Ðthat€it€was€their€duty€to€determine€the€truth€of€the€confession€and€the€circumstances€surrounding€it,Ð ¼  Ðand,€should€they€determine€that€the€confession€or€any€part€of€it€was€untrue,€they€should€disregard€it.Ð ¨ø ÐAdditionally,€the€jury€was€advised€that€they€were€the€sole€judge€of€what€weight€should€be€given€toÐ ”ä Ðthe€confession€and€that€all€other€evidence€in€the€case€should€be€considered€along€with€the€confessionÐ €Ð Ðin€determining€guilt€or€innocence.€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð l¼ ÐÌà@MM"ìàòòò òIII.€€Conclusionóóó óˆÐ D!” Ðà  àà ` àHaving€concluded€that€there€is€sufficient€evidence€to€support€the€conviction€and€thatÐ 0"€  Ðthe€trial€court€did€not€err€by€refusing€to€grant€a€mistrial,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð #l! ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE