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ÐÔ_ÔPittmanÔ_Ô.€€On€June€7,€1998,€Mr.€Ô_ÔPittmanÔ_Ô,€injured€with€a€gunshot€wound€to€his€thigh,€drove€his€car€toÐ #`" Ða€Memphis€hospital.€€Also€in€the€car€was€Paul€Spencer,€who€had€been€fatally€wounded€by€a€gunshotÐ ü#L# Ðthat€penetrated€his€lungs€and€heart.€The€defendant€was€indicted€and€tried€for€both€the€attempted€€first„Ð è$8 $ Ðdegree€murder€of€Mr.€Ô_ÔPittmanÔ_Ô€and€the€first„degree€murder€of€Mr.€Spencer.€€Although€the€jury€wasÐ Ô%$!% Ðunable€to€reach€a€verdict€on€the€charge€involving€Mr.€Spencer,€it€convicted€the€defendant€of€theÐ À&"& Ðattempt€to€murder€Mr.€Ô_ÔPittmanÔ_Ô.׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€ò òó óThe€trial€court€imposed€a€Range€I€sentence€of€21€years.€€TheÐ ¬'ü"' Ðdefendantððs€sole€issue€on€appeal€is€whether€the€convicting€evidence€is€legally€sufficient€to€supportÐ ˜(è#( Ðthe€verdict.Ð „)Ô$) ÐÐ p*À%*ýà ÐÔ_Ôà  àà ` àOur€rules€for€reviewing€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€issues€are€well€established.€€A€juryÐ ° Ðverdict,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€state€and€resolvesÐ œì Ðall€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€state.€€òòState€v.€Hatchettóó,€560€S.W.2d€627,€630€(Tenn.€1978);Ð ˆØ ÐòòState€v.€Townsendóó,€525€S.W.2d€842,€843€(Tenn.€1975).€€On€appeal,€the€state€is€entitled€to€theÐ tÄ Ðstrongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€or€legitimate€inferences€which€may€beÐ `° Ðdrawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€836€(Tenn.€1978).Ð L œ ÐÌà  àà ` àMoreover,€a€verdict€against€the€defendant€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€andÐ $ t Ðraises€a€presumption€of€guilt€on€appeal.€€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973);€òòAnglinòòóóÐ  ` Ðóóòòv.€Stateóó,€553€S.W.2d€616,€620€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1977).€€The€defendant€has€the€burden€ofÐ ü L  Ðovercoming€this€presumption.€€òòState€v.€Brownóó,€551€S.W.2d€329,€331€(Tenn.€1977).Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àà ` àMost€significantly,€when€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€challenged,€the€relevantÐ À  Ðquestion€for€an€appellate€court€is€whether,€after€reviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorableÐ ¬ü  Ðto€the€prosecution,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crimeÐ ˜è  Ðbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòóóTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13;€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,Ð „Ô  Ð2782€(1979).Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€is€pertinent€to€the€offense€for€which€the€defendant€was€convicted,€attempted€first„Ð H˜ Ðdegree€murder€is€committed€by€one€who€acts€intentionally€and€premeditatedly€to€kill€another€andÐ 4„ Ðbelieves€the€conduct€will€cause€the€result€without€further€conduct€on€the€personððs€part.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ  p ÐAnn.€ðð€39„13„202(a)(1)€(Supp.€2001)€(elements€of€first„degree€murder);€òòid.óó€ðð€39„12„101(a)(2)€(1997)Ð  \ Ð(definition€of€ð ðattemptðð).€Ð øH ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€victim,€Tamarcus€Pittman,€testified€that€he€and€Paul€Spencer€went€to€MegaÐ Ð  ÐMarket€on€Covington€Pike€on€Saturday,€June€6,€1998.€€They€had€a€brief€encounter€with€theÐ ¼  Ðdefendant,€whom€the€victim€had€known€in€the€past.€€In€a€statement€the€victim€gave€to€the€police,€heÐ ¨ø Ðsaid€the€encounter€occurred€inside€Mega€Market,€but€the€victim€testified€at€trial€that€the€encounterÐ ”ä Ðoccurred€outside€the€store.€€The€victim€did€not€elaborate€upon€the€nature€of€the€encounter.€TheÐ €Ð Ðdefendant€was€driving€his€gold„brown,€four„door€Oldsmobile€Cutlass€that€sported€ð ðCadillac€rims.ðð€Ð l¼ ÐMega€Market€is€located€within€a€short€distance€of€Covington€Pike€Mazda,€where€the€defendant€wasÐ X ¨ Ða€member€of€the€sales€staff.Ð D!” ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€victim€testified€that,€on€Sunday€June€7,€1998,€Paul€Spencer€and€the€victim€leftÐ #l! Ðthe€victimððs€residence€at€about€11:00€a.m.€€€Mr.€Spencer€was€driving€the€victimððs€Chevrolet,€and€theÐ $X" Ðvictim€rode€in€the€passenger€seat.€€At€about€1:00€p.m.,€they€were€headed€east€on€Raleigh„La€GrangeÐ ô$D # ÐAvenue,€driving€in€the€left€or€inside€lane.€€The€victim€saw€the€defendant€driving€in€the€oppositeÐ à%0!$ Ðdirection€on€Raleigh„La€Grange€in€his€gold„brown€Cutlass.€€Shortly€thereafter,€the€defendant€€turnedÐ Ì&"% Ðaround€and€came€up€swiftly€behind€the€victimððs€car,€overtaking€it€from€the€middle€lane,€to€theÐ ¸'#& Ðvictimððs€right.€€The€victim€testified€that€the€defendant€wore€a€white€shirt€and€tie€and€had€a€tag,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðperhaps€a€handicap€placard,€hanging€from€his€rear„view€mirror.€€As€the€defendant€pulled€up€alongÐ )à$( Ðthe€right€side€of€the€victimððs€car,€the€victim€saw€him€point€an€AK„47€assault€weapon€out€the€windowÐ |*Ì%) Ðtoward€the€victimððs€car.€€The€defendant€then€fired€a€burst€of€six€or€seven€shots€into€the€victimððs€car,Ð h+¸&* Ðstriking€both€occupants.€€The€victim,€who€was€wounded€in€the€thigh,€noticed€that€Mr.€Spencer€wasÐ ° Ðunable€to€drive€the€car.€€The€victim€commandeered€the€car€and€drove€to€the€hospital.€€Ð œì ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€victim€testified€that€neither€he€nor€Mr.€Spencer€was€armed.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€officers€arrived€at€the€hospital,€they€found€the€victimððs€car€with€bullet€holesÐ L œ Ðin€the€passenger€side.€€Later€in€the€day,€the€victim€took€the€officers€to€the€location€on€Raleigh„LaÐ 8 ˆ ÐGrange€where€the€shooting€occurred.€€In€the€street,€the€officers€found€six€spent€shell€casings€of€theÐ $ t Ðtype€and€caliber€fired€by€an€AK„47.€€The€location€was€about€a€mile€from€Covington€Pike€Mazda.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àà ` àBased€upon€the€victimððs€identification€of€the€defendant€as€the€shooter,€officers€wentÐ è 8  Ðto€the€defendantððs€home,€where€he€resided€with€his€wife€and€three€children.€€After€his€arrest€andÐ Ô$  Ðplacement€in€a€police€cruiser,€the€defendant€remarked,€€ð ðMy€lifeððs€over€now.ðð€€The€attending€officerÐ À  Ðtestified€that€he€had€not€previously€told€the€defendant€the€nature€of€the€charge€for€which€he€was€beingÐ ¬ü  Ðarrested.€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àà ` àPaul€Spencer€died€of€a€gunshot€wound€that€entered€his€body€on€his€left€side€andÐ pÀ Ðtraveled€through€vital€organs€toward€the€right€side€of€his€body.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendantððs€wife€testified€on€his€behalf€that,€on€the€morning€of€June€7,€1998,€sheÐ 4„ Ðattended€a€meeting€at€her€place€of€employment.€€The€defendant€stayed€home€and€kept€the€children.€Ð  p ÐMs.€Mitchell€returned€home€at€midday,€and€the€defendant€left€to€go€to€work€at€Covington€PikeÐ  \ ÐMazda€at€about€12:30€or€12:40€p.m.€€He€returned€from€work€about€6:30€p.m.€€She€was€unaware€thatÐ øH Ðthe€defendant€owned€or€possessed€any€firearms.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€produced€three€witnesses€who€were€members€of€the€sales€staff€atÐ ¼  ÐCovington€Pike€Mazda.€€These€witnesses€consistently€testified€that€each€of€them€served€on€shiftsÐ ¨ø Ðwith€the€defendant€on€both€Saturday,€June€6,€and€Sunday,€June€7,€1998.€€Although€they€could€notÐ ”ä Ðaccount€for€the€defendantððs€continued€presence€on€the€sales€lot€on€either€day,€none€of€them€wasÐ €Ð Ðaware€of€him€leaving€during€the€shift,€and€they€testified€that€salespersons€were€not€allowed€to€leaveÐ l¼ Ðthe€business€during€Saturday,€the€dealerððs€busiest€sales€day.€€The€witnesses€were€familiar€with€theÐ X ¨ Ðdefendantððs€gold„brown€Cutlass,€and€none€of€them€recalled€seeing€a€tag€or€a€handicap€placardÐ D!” Ðhanging€from€his€mirror.€€The€witnesses€agreed€that,€during€June€1998,€the€sales€staff€wore€solid„Ð 0"€  Ðcolor€golf€shirts€at€work€and€did€not€wear€dress€shirts€with€ties.€€On€Sundays,€the€sales€staff€€reportsÐ #l! Ðat€1:00€p.m.,€when€the€business€opens.€One€of€the€salesmen€testified€that,€on€Sunday,€June€7,€he€sawÐ $X" Ðthe€defendant€arrive€at€work€at€1:15€p.m.€€Generally,€the€sales€staff€witnesses€noticed€no€unusualÐ ô$D # Ðbehavior€or€demeanor€on€the€defendantððs€part€after€he€arrived€at€work€on€June€7.€€Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€did€not€testify€at€trial.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€points€to€several€discrepancies€in€the€victimððs€testimony.€€The€victimÐ )à$( Ðtestified€that€he€and€Mr.€Spencer€left€the€victimððs€home€at€11:00€a.m.€on€June€7,€but€he€was€unableÐ |*Ì%) Ðto€account€for€the€lapse€of€two€hours€until€the€1:00€p.m.€shooting,€other€than€to€say€that€they€wereÐ h+¸&* Ðð ðriding€around.ðð€€The€defendant€notes€that€the€victim€gave€inconsistent€accounts€about€where€theÐ ° ÐJune€6€encounter€with€the€defendant€occurred.€€Also,€in€a€pretrial€statement,€the€victim€indicated€heÐ œì Ðdid€not€know€what€the€defendant€was€wearing€on€June€7,€but€at€trial,€he€testified€that€the€defendantÐ ˆØ Ðwore€a€white€shirt€and€tie.€€The€defendant€points€to€the€testimony€that€salesmen€at€Covington€PikeÐ tÄ ÐMazda€wore€golf€shirts€and€not€dress€shirts€and€ties€in€June€1998.€Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€also€touts€the€absence€of€any€weapon€in€his€home€or€car.€€Finally,€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðdefendant€points€to€physical€evidence€which€he€says€belies€the€victimððs€account€of€the€shooting.€€TheÐ $ t Ðbullet€that€killed€Mr.€Spencer€entered€his€body€from€the€left€side€and€traveled€to€the€right€side;€theÐ  ` Ðbulletððs€path€is€at€odds€with€the€victimððs€description€that€the€defendant€shot€from€the€right€side€ofÐ ü L  Ðthe€victimððs€car€while€Mr.€Spencer€was€driving.€€The€defendant€posits€that€the€concentration€of€bloodÐ è 8  Ðon€the€right€side€of€the€victimððs€car€indicates€that€the€victim€was€driving€at€the€time€of€the€shooting.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àAlthough€we€can€understand€the€defendantððs€exuberance€in€highlighting€conflicts€inÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€evidence€and€his€belief€that€the€victim€was€not€a€credible€witness,€we€are€constrained€to€allowÐ ˜è  Ðthe€trier€of€fact€to€determine€the€credibility€and€weight€of€the€evidence€and€to€resolve€factualÐ „Ô  Ðconflicts.€€The€trial,€not€the€appeal,€is€the€arena€for€resolving€these€issues.€€When€we€discern€thatÐ pÀ Ðevidence€was€presented€that€reasonably€establishes€that€the€defendant€committed€the€offense,€as€we€Ð \¬ Ðdo€in€this€case,€our€task€is€concluded.€€Viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€stateÐ H˜ Ðand€indulging€the€state€the€benefit€of€reasonable€inferences€that€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence,Ð 4„ Ðthe€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€a€verdict€of€attempted€first„degree€murder.€Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.à  àÐ øH Ðà  àà ` àÌÌà  àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¨ø Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGE