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àAppellant.à h àà À à)Ð  ÐÌÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à  àà h àà À àà  àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:Ð ²ª ÐÌJ.€Colin€Morrisà  àà h àà À àà  àPaul€G.€SummersÐ ~v Ð112€W.€Baltimore,€Ste.€202à À àà  àAttorney€General€of€TennesseeÐ d\ ÐJackson,€TN€38301à  àà h àà À àà  àà p àandÐ JB Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJ.€Ross€DyerÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€General€of€Tennessee€¼à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à450€James€Robertson€Parkwayà Ð àà (# àÐ ü!ô Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJames€G.€(Jerry)€WoodallÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àandÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJames€W.€ThompsonÌ€€€€à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ F(>!% Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à225€Martin€Luther€King€Dr.,€P.O.€Box€2825Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJackson,€TN€38302„2825ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudgeÌÌÐ >:639‡ ЇÓÓà@õõ)Dàà@@õõ)Dàòòò òO€P€I€N€I€O€NˆÐ  ÐÌó óóóÔ€XæWXX XŒ·Ôà ¸ àThe€defendant,€Ô_ÔTarranÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKylesÔ_Ô,€appeals€as€of€right€from€his€convictions€by€aÐ ¸ ° Ðjury€in€the€Madison€County€Circuit€Court€for€felony€murder€and€especially€aggravatedÏrobbery,€a€Class€A€felony.€€He€was€sentenced€to€life€without€parole€for€the€felonyÏmurder€and€as€a€Range€II,€multiple€offender€to€thirty„five€years€for€the€especiallyÏaggravated€robbery.€€The€trial€court€ordered€the€sentences€to€be€served€consecutivelyÏin€the€custody€of€the€Department€of€Correction.€€The€defendant€essentially€raises€theÏsufficiency€of€the€evidence€as€his€only€issue.€€He€argues€that€Roy€Easley,€who€testifiedÏagainst€him,€was€an€accomplice€and€that€Mr.€Easleyððs€testimony€was€neither€credibleÏnor€corroborated.€€We€affirm€the€judgments€of€conviction.ÌÌà ¸ àAt€trial,€Ô_ÔAllineÔ_Ô€Savage€testified€that€she€had€dated€the€victim,€HowardÏMoore,€for€thirty„one€years.€€She€testified€that€on€January€14,€1995,€she€called€theÏvictimððs€house€several€times€but€got€no€answer.€€She€said€that€she€and€the€victimððsÏniece,€Ô_ÔEarlineÔ_Ô€Moore,€went€to€the€victimððs€house€to€find€him.€€She€said€they€knocked€onÏthe€victimððs€door€and€got€no€answer.€€She€testified€that€she€then€called€the€police€andÏthat€they€entered€the€victimððs€house€when€the€police€arrived.€€She€said€that€she€and€Ms.ÏMoore€found€the€victim€lying€on€the€bedroom€floor€with€blood€on€his€neck€and€chest.ÌÌà ¸ àÔ_ÔEarlineÔ_Ô€Moore€testified€that€she€accompanied€Ms.€Savage€to€the€victimððsÏhouse.€€She€said€that€she€found€the€victimððs€bloody€body€lying€on€the€floor.€€She€statedÏthat€she€noticed€the€victimððs€clothes€lying€outside€his€house€on€the€back€side€of€theÏproperty.€€She€testified€that€she€later€went€back€to€the€victimððs€house€and€noticed€thatÏhis€television€and€cable€converter€box€were€missing.Ìâ âÐ Ø5Ð.2 Ðà ¸ àDr.€Tony€R.€Emison,€the€Madison€County€Medical€Examiner,€testified€thatÏâ âalthough€he€was€not€the€medical€examiner€at€the€time€of€the€victimððs€death,€he€was€theÏcustodian€of€the€victimððs€records.€€He€testified€that€the€records€revealed€numerous€cutsÏon€the€victimððs€foot,€neck,€chin€and€hand.€€He€testified€that€the€victim€bled€to€death€fromÏthe€multiple€cuts.€€Dr.€Jerry€Francisco,€the€pathologist€who€performed€the€autopsy,Ïconcurred€in€the€cause€of€death.ÌÌà ¸ àMike€Turner,€an€investigator€with€the€Jackson€Police€Department,€testifiedÏthat€he€surveyed€the€crime€scene€and€took€photographs.€€He€testified€that€the€victimððsÏthroat€had€been€cut€and€that€he€saw€blood€everywhere.€€He€said€it€appeared€that€ññœññaññ›ññÏstruggle€ññœññtook€place€inññ›ññ€the€bedroom.€€He€said€he€saw€a€chest€of€drawers€with€theÏdrawers€pulled€out€as€if€someone€had€rummaged€through€them.€€He€said€that€he€alsoÏsaw€an€empty€television€stand.€€He€testified€that€he€found€a€cigarette€butt€in€theÏbathroom€adjacent€to€the€victimððs€bedroom€and€that€the€butt€was€standing€upright€onÏthe€side€of€the€bathtub.€€He€testified€that€he€also€found€a€knife€on€the€kitchen€counter.€ÏHe€identified€a€television€and€a€cable€box€that€were€later€recovered€by€the€Ô_ÔpoliceÔ_Ô,€andÏhe€testified€that€ññœññthey€found€noññ›ññ€ññœññuseful€latentññ›ññ€fingerprints€ññœññonññ›ññ€either€item.ÌÌà ¸ àDonna€Turner,€an€investigator€with€the€Jackson€Police€Department,Ïtestified€that€she€went€to€the€scene€and€gathered€anything€that€might€have€a€fingerprintÏon€it€to€send€to€the€FBI.€€She€said€that€fifty„one€latent€fingerprints€and€seven€latentÏpalmprints€were€discovered€but€none€matched€those€of€the€defendant€or€Roy€Ô_ÔEasleyÔ_Ô.€ÏOfficer€Turner€testified€that€she€sent€numerous€items€to€the€FBI€for€hair€and€fiberÏcollection,€along€with€known€hair€samples€from€the€defendant€and€Mr.€Easley.€€She€saidÏthat€no€hair€fibers€were€found€on€those€items.€€Officer€Turner€said€that€during€the€time€inÏâ âwhich€the€ññœññF.B.I.€was€analyzing€the€evidence,€sheññ›ññ€learned€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔEasleyÔ_Ô€wanted€toÐ è5à.2 ÐÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  ÑññÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  Ñññplead€guilty€in€the€case€and€give€a€statement.€€She€said€she€advised€the€FBI€lab€of€Mr.ÏññÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  ÑññEasleyððs€plea,€and€they€stopped€testing€the€samples€for€matches€to€Mr.€Easley.Ìâ âÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€€Ìà ¸ àOfficer€Turner€testified€that€she€spoke€with€the€defendant€regarding€hisÏversion€of€the€events.€€The€defendant€told€her€that€he€and€Mr.€Easley€went€to€theÏvictimððs€house€but€that€he€stayed€outside€and€stood€next€to€a€tree€while€Mr.€Easley€wentÏin€the€house.€€He€said€he€heard€a€noise€and€then€saw€Mr.€Easley€coming€out€of€theÏhouse.€€The€defendant€said€that€while€Mr.€Easley€was€in€the€house,€he€saw€a€light€comeÏon€and€assumed€that€someone€was€using€the€bathroom,€getting€a€garbage€bag€in€whichÏto€put€the€television,€or€washing€their€hands.€€He€said€that€when€Mr.€Easley€came€out€ofÏthe€house,€he€had€a€television€and€a€cable€converter€box.€€He€said€he€helped€Mr.ÏEasley€carry€the€television€and€cable€box€to€Dwight€Pearsonððs€house.€€He€said€they€putÏthe€items€in€an€abandoned€car€that€was€behind€the€house.€€The€defendant€said€that€Mr.ÏEasley€told€him€to€stay€with€the€items€while€Mr.€Easley€went€down€the€street€to€try€to€sellÏthem.€€The€defendant€told€Officer€Turner€that€when€Mr.€Easley€returned,€he€took€theÏtelevision€and€cable€box€to€a€house€down€the€street.€€He€said€that€when€Mr.€EasleyÏreturned€about€thirty€or€forty€minutes€later,€Mr.€Easley€said€he€sold€the€items€for€fortyÏdollars.€€The€defendant€said€that€he€did€not€get€any€of€the€money.ÌÌà ¸ àOfficer€Turner€testified€that€the€tree€ññœññbyññ›ññ€which€the€defendant€claimed€toÏññœññstandññ›ññ€while€Mr.€Easley€was€in€the€victimððs€house€was€about€two€hundred€and€eighty„¼four€feet€from€the€victimððs€house.€€She€testified€that€the€defendant€told€her€that€he€didÏnot€go€into€the€victimððs€house.€€She€testified€that€she€recovered€the€cable€box€fromÏJessie€Jacox€and€the€television€from€a€repair€shop.ÌÌà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€Officer€Turner€testified€that€Mr.€Easley€wasÏcharged€with€first€degree€murder€for€the€victimððs€death.€€She€ññœññsaid€that€the€defendantÐ È7À04 Ðtestified€against€Mr.€Easley€at€his€preliminary€hearing.ññ›ññ€€She€said€that€Mr.€Easley€pledÏguilty€to€facilitation€of€first€degree€murder€and€received€an€approximate€twenty„yearÏsentence€on€October€16,€1996.€€She€stated€that€one€month€later,€she€presented€theÏcase€against€the€defendant€to€the€grand€jury,€and€the€defendant€was€ññœññindicted.ññ›ññññœ›ññ€ÌÌà ¸ àOn€redirect€examination,€Officer€Turner€testified€that€she€saw€blood€on€Mr.ÏEasleyððs€boots€and€that€the€boots€were€sent€to€the€FBI.€€She€said€the€FBI€reported€thatÏthere€was€not€enough€blood€on€the€boots€to€perform€a€DNA€test.€€She€stated€that€sheÏdid€not€know€if€the€police€ever€found€the€clothing€the€defendant€was€wearing€on€theÏnight€of€the€offense.ÌÌà ¸ àJessie€Jacox€testified€that€on€the€night€of€the€incident,€Mr.€Ô_ÔEasleyÔ_Ô€came€toÏhis€house€at€midnight€and€asked€to€borrow€money.€€He€said€that€Mr.€Easley€told€him€heÏcould€keep€a€television€for€a€week€until€Mr.€Easley€could€pay€him€back.€€He€said€Mr.ÏEasley€told€him€that€the€television€was€at€ññœññð ðBlimpððsððññ›ññ€house.€€Mr.€Jacox€said€he€told€Mr.ÏEasley€to€get€the€television€so€he€could€look€at€it.€€Mr.€Jacox€said€that€Mr.€EasleyÏreturned€with€the€television€and€a€cable€box€and€that€he€loaned€money€to€Mr.€Easley.€ÏHe€testified€that€he€had€known€Mr.€Easley€for€a€long€time€and€ññœññtrustedññ›ññ€him.€€He€said€heÏdid€not€know€that€the€television€and€cable€box€were€stolen.€€He€testified€that€he€laterÏheard€about€a€murder€in€which€a€television€and€cable€box€were€stolen,€and€heÏimmediately€called€the€police.€€He€testified€that€the€television€was€at€a€repair€shop€butÏthat€he€got€the€television€and€the€cable€box€and€turned€them€over€to€the€police.ÌÌà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€Mr.€Jacox€testified€that€he€never€questioned€whyÏMr.€Easley€needed€to€borrow€money,€nor€did€he€question€Mr.€Easley€about€theÏtelevision€that€night.€€He€stated€that€he€was€not€afraid€to€refuse€to€loan€money€to€Mr.ÏEasley.€€He€said€he€did€not€know€the€defendant.€Ð È7À04 Їà ¸ àRoy€Easley€testified€that€he€had€been€in€jail€for€two€years€after€pleadingÏguilty€to€facilitation€of€first€degree€murder.€€He€said€that€he€had€not€been€sentenced€butÏthat€the€state€had€agreed€to€recommend€a€twenty„year€sentence€if€he€cooperated€andÏtestified€truthfully€at€the€defendantððs€trial.€€He€stated€that€before€this€case,€he€had€noÏfelony€record.€€He€admitted€being€addicted€to€cocaine€in€January€1995.€€Mr.€EasleyÏtestified€that€he€was€at€the€victimððs€house€when€the€victim€was€killed,€and€he€said€theÏdefendant€killed€the€victim.ÌÌà ¸ àMr.€Easley€testified€that€on€the€night€of€the€incident,€he€and€the€defendantÏused€forty€dollars€worth€of€drugs€at€a€dope€house€on€East€Chester€Street.€€He€said€thatÏwhen€they€ran€out€of€money,€he€decided€to€borrow€money€from€the€victim.€€He€said€heÏhad€worked€with€the€victim€and€had€borrowed€money€from€him€many€times.€€He€saidÏthat€he€and€the€defendant€went€to€the€victimððs€house€together€late€Friday€night.€€Mr.ÏEasley€testified€that€as€soon€as€they€arrived€at€the€victimððs€house,€he€went€to€use€theÏbathroom,€leaving€the€victim€and€the€defendant€together.€€He€said€he€did€not€discussÏborrowing€money€from€the€victim€because€the€victim€knew€why€he€was€there.€€He€saidÏthat€he€smoked€a€cigarette€while€in€the€bathroom€and€placed€the€butt€upside€down€onÏthe€bathtub.€€He€said€that€while€he€was€in€the€bathroom,€he€heard€a€noise€and€heardÏthe€victim€say,€ð ðStop€it.€ññœññ€Iññ›ññ€give€you€anything€you€want.€€I€give€you€anything€you€want.€ÏDonððt€hit€me€no€more.ððÌÌà ¸ àMr.€Easley€testified€that€when€he€left€the€bathroom€and€went€to€theÏvictimððs€bedroom,€he€saw€the€defendant€wrapping€up€the€victimððs€cable€box.€€He€said€heÏsaw€the€victim€lying€on€the€floor€with€blood€around€his€neck€and€on€his€shirt,€and€he€toldÏthe€defendant€that€they€had€to€get€out€of€the€house.€€He€said€the€victimððs€eyes€wereÏopen,€but€he€was€not€moving.€€He€said€that€he€helped€the€defendant€carry€the€televisionÏand€cable€box€to€a€wrecked€car€parked€behind€the€dope€house.€€He€said€he€left€theÐ È7À04 ÐÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  ÑññÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  Ñññtelevision€and€cable€box€with€the€defendant€while€he€went€to€Mr.€Jacoxððs€house.€€HeÐ  Ðsaid€that€Mr.€Jacox€told€him€that€he€would€buy€the€items€but€not€to€bring€anyone€withÏhim.€€He€said€that€he€took€the€television€and€cable€box€to€Mr.€Jacoxððs€house€but€got€noÏmoney€for€them€because€the€television€did€not€work.€€He€said€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔJacoxÔ_Ô€loaned€himÏten€dollars€and€that€he€and€the€defendant€spent€the€money€on€more€drugs€at€the€dopeÏhouse.€ÌÌà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€Mr.€Easley€testified€that€the€victim€did€not€lend€himÏany€money€that€night.€€He€stated€that€he€had€worked€with€the€victim€at€a€smallÏconstruction€company,€but€he€could€not€remember€the€name€of€the€company.€€He€saidÏthat€the€defendant€testified€against€him€at€his€preliminary€hearing€but€that€the€defendantÏhad€lied.€€Mr.€Easley€said€that€he€could€carry€the€television€from€the€dope€house€to€Mr.ÏJacoxððs€house€because€it€was€only€a€half„block€away.€€He€said€he€could€not€carry€theÏtelevision€from€the€victimððs€house€to€the€dope€house€alone€because€it€was€a€muchÏgreater€distance.€€He€said€he€pled€guilty€because€his€attorney€told€him€that€it€was€in€hisÏbest€interest.€€He€said€his€attorney€told€him€that€he€was€facing€the€death€penalty€or€lifeÏin€prison.€€He€said€his€attorney€did€not€tell€him€that€the€only€way€to€escape€thoseÏpossible€sentences€was€to€plead€guilty€to€facilitation.€€He€said€that€until€the€defendantððsÏtrial,€he€had€only€told€half€of€the€truth€because€he€feared€for€his€familyððs€safety.ÌÌà ¸ àKenny€Ray€Clark€testified€that€he€was€with€the€defendant€and€Mr.€EasleyÏon€the€night€of€the€incident€at€the€dope€house.€€He€said€he€saw€the€defendant€and€Mr.ÏÔ_ÔEasleyÔ_Ô€leave€to€borrow€money.€€He€said€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔEasleyÔ_Ô€always€borrowed€money€fromÏthe€victim€and€that€the€defendant€said€he€was€going€with€Mr.€Ô_ÔEasley€that€nightÔ_Ô.€€œHeññ€ññ›œññ€ññññ€ññsaid›Ïhe€later€discussed€the€incident€with€both€Mr.€Easley€and€the€defendant.€€He€said€Mr.ÏEasley€told€him€that€he€came€out€of€the€bathroom€and€saw€the€defendant€and€the€victimÏfighting.€€He€said€Mr.€Easley€told€him€that€he€saw€the€victim€fall€but€that€the€defendantÐ È7À04 Ðsaid€the€victim€was€not€hurt.€€He€said€Mr.€Easley€told€him€that€he€had€witnessed€theÏincident.€€ÌÌà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€Mr.€Clark€testified€that€the€defendant€told€him€twoÏor€three€different€versions€of€what€happened€that€night.€€He€said€that€in€one€version,€theÏdefendant€said€he€saw€Mr.€Ô_ÔEasleyÔ_Ô€kill€the€victim€and€said€he€was€in€the€house€when€theÏvictim€was€killed.€€Mr.€Clark€said€that€this€version€came€after€the€defendant€spoke€withÏan€investigator.€€He€said€that€in€another€version,€the€defendant€told€him€that€he€wasÏdown€the€street€and€heard€a€scuffle.€€Upon€the€foregoing€proof,€the€jury€convicted€theÏdefendant€of€felony€murder€and€especially€aggravated€robbery.€ÌÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óà ¸ àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€hisÏconvictions.€€He€contends€that€Mr.€Easley€was€an€accomplice€and€that€his€testimonyÏwas€ññœññneither€credible€nor€corroborated.ññ›ññ€€The€state€contends€that€the€evidence€isÏsufficient.ÌÌà ¸ àÔ‡ XŒîXXX¦kÔOur€standard€of€review€when€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€questionedÐ %  Ðon€appeal€is€ð ðwhether,€after€viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€theÏprosecution,€òòanyóó€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€theÐ  (˜!$ Ðcrime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.Ð l*d#& Ð2781,€2789€(1979).€€This€means€that€we€do€not€reweigh€the€evidence€but€presume€thatÏthe€jury€has€resolved€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€and€drawn€all€reasonable€inferencesÏfrom€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€state.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Sheffieldóó,€676€S.W.2d€542,€547Ð Ð/È(, Ð(Tenn.€1984);€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€Ô#†X¦kXX XŒîH#ÔÐ œ1”*. ÐÌœññÌññ›à ¸ àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€because€Mr.ÏEasleyððs€testimony€was€not€credible.€€He€argues€that€Mr.€Easley€lied€in€order€toÏpreserve€a€favorable€sentence€for€himself.€€Essentially,€the€defendant€is€asking€us€to€re„Ð 926 Ðweigh€the€evidence,€a€duty€that€is€not€the€function€of€this€court.€€The€jury€was€entitled€toÏaccredit€Mr.€Easleyððs€testimony.€€òòSeeóó€ññœññòòSheffieldóó,€676ññ›ññ€S.W.2d€at€547€ññœññ(holding€thatÐ èà Ðquestionññ›œññsññ›ññ€ññœññof€credibilityññ›ññ€of€the€witnesses€are€for€the€œññœññjuryññððññ).ññ›ññ›ÌÌà ¸ àThe€defendant€also€contends€that€Mr.€Easley€was€an€accomplice€and€thatÏhis€testimony€was€not€sufficiently€ññœññcorroborated.€€In€Tennessee,€a€conviction€may€not€beÏbased€upon€the€uncorroborated€testimony€of€an€accomplice.€€òòState€œv.ññ€ññBigbeeóó,›€885Ð H@  ÐS.W.2d€797,€803€(Tenn.€1994).ññ›ññ€€An€accomplice€is€an€individual€who€knowingly,Ïvoluntarily€and€with€common€intent€participates€with€the€ññœññprincipalññ›ññ€offender€in€theÏcommission€of€an€offense.€€òòState€v.€ññœññLawsonññ›ññóó,€794€S.W.2d€363,€369€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð èà Ð1990).€€€ð ðMere€presence€at€the€scene€of€a€crime€does€not€make€one€an€accomplice,€norÏdoes€the€mere€fact€that€one€was€indicted€for€the€same€offense€as€the€accused.ðð€€òòññœññLetnerññ›ññÐ ¨  Ðv.€Stateóó,€512€S.W.2d€643,€647€(1974).€€Accomplice€testimony€is€corroborated€if€ð ðððthere€isÐ ˆ€ Ðsome€other€evidence€fairly€tending€to€connect€the€defendant€with€the€commission€of€theÏcrime,€so€that€his€conviction€will€not€rest€entirely€upon€the€evidence€of€the€accomplice.ððððÏòòMarshall€v.€Stateóó,€497€S.W.2d€761,€765€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€ññœññ1973)ññ›ññ€ññœòòóóññ(quoting€òòClappññ›ññ€v.Ð (#  ÐStateóó,€94€Tenn.€186,€ññœññ195,ññ›ññ€30€S.W.€214,€217€(Tenn.€ññœññ1895)).ññ›ññ€€ð ðIt€is€not€necessary€that€theÐ %  Ðññœññcorroborationññ›ññ€extend€to€every€part€of€the€accompliceððs€evidence.ðð€€òòState€v.€ññœññHawkinsññ›ññóó,Ð è&à" Ð469€S.W.2d€515,€520€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1971).€€In€other€words,€corroboration€isÏsufficient€if€it€relates€to€some€material€fact€or€facts€from€which€the€jury€may€rationallyÏinfer€that€the€accomplice€is€testifying€ññœññtruthfully€about€the€defendant.ññ›ññ€€òòMarshallóó,€497Ð ˆ,€%( ÐS.W.2d€at€765.ÌÌà ¸ àViewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€we€questionÏwhether€Mr.€Easley€can€even€be€called€an€accomplice.€€If€the€jury€believed€hisÏtestimony,€he€was€not€knowingly€involved€in€the€killing.€€In€any€event,€we€conclude€thatÏhis€testimony€is€sufficiently€corroborated.€€The€defendant€told€ññœññOfficerññ›ññ€Turner€that€he€wasÐ È7À04 Ðwith€Mr.€Easley€on€the€night€of€the€incident€and€acknowledged€staying€with€theÏtelevision€and€cable€box.€€The€defendant€told€Kenny€Ray€Clark€that€he€and€Mr.€EasleyÏwere€going€to€the€victimððs€house€to€get€ññœññmoney.ññ›ññ€€ññœññHeññ›ññ€also€told€ññœññMr.€Clarkññ›ññ€that€he€wasÏinside€the€house€when€the€victim€was€killed.€€We€note€as€ññœññwellññ›ññ€that€ññœññOfficerññ›ññ€Turner€foundÏa€cigarette€butt€on€the€bathtub€exactly€as€ññœññMr.€Easleyññ›ññ€had€described€it.€€ññœññññThere›€was›€sufficientññññThe€ññññ›ññÏcorroboration€of€Mr.€Easleyððs€testimony€ññœññññto›€ññshowññ›œññññedññññ›ññ€that€the€defendant€went€with€ññœññMr.€ññ›ññEasleyÏto€the€victimððs€house€to€obtain€money,€that€the€defendant€was€in€the€house€when€theÏvictim€was€killed,€and€that€the€defendant€ññœññññwas›€watchingññññwatchedññññ›ññ€the€stolen€items€while€Mr.€EasleyÏsearched€for€a€buyer.€€ññœññFrom€ññthisññññtheirññ€corroboration,€theññ›ññ€jury€could€rationally€concludeÏbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt€that€Mr.€Easley€testified€truthfully€ññœññabout€the€defendantððsÏinvolvement€andññ›ññ€that€the€defendant€was€guilty€of€felony€murder€and€especiallyÏaggravated€robbery.ÌÌà ¸ àIn€consideration€of€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€theÏjudgments€of€convictions.€ÌÌÌÓÓà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à________________________________Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ________________________ÌDavid€G.€Hayes,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ________________________ÌL.T.€Lafferty,€Senior€JudgeÌÌ