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Ðdefendant€then€ð ðcussed€[him]€out.ððÐ ú-J)/ý Їà  àHolmes€testified€a€security€guard€intervened€and€instructed€the€parties€to€leave€the€club.€Ð ° ÐFurthermore,€the€club€was€closing€for€the€night.€€Holmes€stated€the€defendant€exited€the€club€first,Ð –æ Ðand€he,€Hugle,€Johnson,€and€Guinn€left€through€a€different€exit€and€were€the€last€people€to€exit€theÐ |Ì Ðclub.Ð b² ÐÌà  àHolmes€observed€Ô_ÔGuinnÔ_Ô€walk€to€a€parking€lot€on€one€side€of€the€building.€€Holmes€furtherÐ . ~ Ðstated€he€observed€the€defendant€and€a€woman€return€from€a€parking€lot€across€the€street€from€theÐ  d Ðclub€and€approach€Guinn.€€Holmes€testified€that€although€he€did€not€observe€the€defendant€with€aÐ ú J Ðgun€at€that€time,€he€believed€that€upon€exiting€the€club,€the€defendant€returned€to€his€vehicle€andÐ à 0 Ðretrieved€a€weapon.Ð Æ   ÐÌà  àHolmes€testified€the€defendant€and€Guinn€began€arguing,€while€Hugle€exited€the€club€andÐ ’â  Ðapproached€them.€€Holmes€stated€that€when€the€argument€ð ðpicked€up,ðð€he€approached€the€men€andÐ xÈ  Ðheard€Guinn€say,€ð ðI€said€I€apologize.ðð€€Holmes€then€separated€Guinn€and€Hugle€from€the€defendantÐ ^®  Ðand€instructed€Hugle€to€retrieve€his€vehicle.€€Holmes€stated€that€when€they€attempted€to€walk€awayÐ D”  Ðfrom€the€defendant,€the€defendant€followed€them.€€Holmes€further€stated€he€never€threatened€to€harmÐ *z  Ðthe€defendant.Ð ` ÐÌà  àHolmes€testified€he€observed€an€empty€bottle€lying€on€the€ground€and€further€observed€theÐ Ü, Ðdefendant€ð ðflinching€up€under€his€jacket,€like€heððs€fixing€to€pull€something€out.ðð€€Holmes€stated€thatÐ Â Ðonce€the€defendant€reached€inside€of€his€jacket,€he€picked€up€the€bottle€intending€to€protect€himselfÐ ¨ø Ðand€threw€it€at€the€defendant.€€Holmes€further€stated€that€at€the€same€moment,€the€defendantÐ ŽÞ Ðproduced€a€black€nine€millimeter€handgun€and€fired€one€shot€into€the€air.€€Meanwhile,€the€beer€bottleÐ tÄ Ðhit€the€defendant€in€the€face€and€shattered.€€The€defendant€took€one€step€backwards,€brushed€theÐ Zª Ðglass€from€his€face,€and€pointed€the€gun€at€Holmes.Ð @ ÐÌà  àHolmes€stated€he€and€the€defendant€struggled€for€the€gun,€and€the€defendant€shot€him€in€theÐ  \ ÐÔ#bdddÔside€of€his€stomach.€€While€they€continued€to€struggle€for€the€gun,€the€defendant€shot€Holmes€a€secondÐ òB ÐÔ#ddbdÔtime€causing€one€of€his€eardrums€to€burst.€€Holmes€testified€that€upon€being€shot€a€second€time,€heÐ Ø( Ðstopped€struggling€with€the€defendant.€€Holmes€stated€the€defendant€then€grabbed€his€shirt€with€hisÐ ¾ Ðother€hand,€pointed€the€gun€at€the€middle€of€his€chest,€and€shot€him€a€third€time.Ð ¤ô ÐÌà  àHolmes€testified€he€then€pushed€the€defendant€away€from€him€and€fell€to€the€ground.€Ð p!À  ÐHolmes€stated€the€defendant€approached€him,€and,€believing€the€defendant€intended€to€shoot€himÐ V"¦! Ðin€his€head,€Holmes€acted€as€if€he€were€dead.€€He€further€stated€that€upon€opening€his€eyes,€heÐ <#Œ" Ðobserved€the€defendant€standing€over€him,€pointing€the€gun€at€his€head,€and€looking€around€as€if€heÐ "$r# Ðwere€determining€a€means€of€escape.€€The€defendant€then€ran€behind€the€club.Ð %X $ ÐÌà  àHolmes€testified€he€remained€hospitalized€for€nine€days€following€the€shooting€and€sustainedÐ Ô&$"& Ðnumerous€internal€injuries,€which€required€surgery.€€Holmes€spoke€to€a€police€officer€the€followingÐ º' #' Ðday€and€identified€the€defendant€as€the€shooter.Ð  (ð#( ÐÌà  àFreddie€Davis€testified€she€went€to€Club€Mirage€with€her€friend,€Samantha€Jameson,€whoÐ l*¼%* Ðâ âwas€then€dating€Holmes.€€After€leaving€the€club,€she€heard€gunshots€and€saw€Holmes€lying€on€theÐ R+¢&+ Ðground.€€Davis€testified€that€as€she€and€Jameson€were€walking€toward€the€area,€she€observed€theÐ ° Ðdefendant€running€and€subsequently€driving€away€from€the€scene.Ð –æ Ðâ âÌà  àAlex€Hugle€testified€he,€Guinn,€Holmes,€and€Johnson€went€to€Club€Mirage.€€While€he€andÐ b² ÐHolmes€were€speaking€to€one€another€inside€the€club,€Guinn€approached€Holmes€and€informed€himÐ H˜ Ðof€an€altercation€with€the€defendant.€€The€defendant€then€approached€Guinn€and€argued€with€himÐ . ~ Ðwhile€Hugle€spoke€to€one€of€the€two€women€who€accompanied€the€defendant.€€Hugle€testified€thatÐ  d Ðalthough€he€was€unaware€of€the€subject€matter€of€the€argument,€he€heard€Guinn€apologize€to€theÐ ú J Ðdefendant.€€He€stated€a€security€guard€then€intervened€and€ordered€the€parties€to€leave€the€club.€Ð à 0 ÐApproximately€ten€minutes€later,€the€club€closed€for€the€night,€and€Hugle,€Guinn,€Holmes,€andÐ Æ   ÐJohnson€were€the€last€group€of€patrons€to€exit€the€club.Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌà  àHugle€stated€that€as€he€and€Guinn€were€walking€toward€their€vehicle,€Guinn€informed€himÐ xÈ  Ðthat€the€defendant€was€returning.€€Hugle€further€stated€the€defendant€and€a€woman€approached€themÐ ^®  Ðfrom€behind,€and€the€defendant€began€speaking€to€Guinn.€€Hugle€stated€that€as€he€and€the€womanÐ D”  Ðwere€attempting€to€ð ðbreak€it€up,ðð€Holmes€instructed€Ô_ÔGuinnÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔHugleÔ_Ô€to€go€to€their€vehicle.€€HugleÐ *z  Ðtestified€that€as€he€was€walking€toward€their€vehicle,€he€heard€a€gunshot€and€a€ð ðcrash,ðð€whichÐ ` Ðoccurred€simultaneously.€€He€stated€that€upon€turning€around,€he€observed€the€defendant€andÐ öF ÐHolmes€ð ðtussling,ðð€heard€three€additional€gunshots,€and€observed€Holmes€fall€to€the€ground.€€HugleÐ Ü, Ðtestified€that€when€Holmes€fell,€the€defendant€stepped€toward€Holmes,€looked€around€the€area,€andÐ Â Ðran€from€the€scene.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àChristopher€Guinn€testified€that€while€he€was€inside€of€the€club,€he€accidentally€bumped€intoÐ tÄ Ðthe€defendant€and€apologized.€€Guinn€stated€the€defendant€began€ð ðjabbing€off,ðð€and€a€woman€whoÐ Zª Ðaccompanied€the€defendant€told€Guinn€to€ignore€the€intoxicated€defendant.€€Guinn€then€walked€toÐ @ Ðthe€other€side€of€the€club,€and€the€defendant€followed€him.€€Guinn€stated€the€defendant€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔwasÔ_Ô€upsetÐ &v Ðand€began€arguing€with€him.€€When€Holmes€intervened,€a€security€guard€ordered€the€defendant€toÐ  \ Ðleave€the€club.Ð òB ÐÌà  àGuinn€testified€that€upon€exiting€the€club,€he€observed€the€defendant€and€a€woman€standingÐ ¾ Ðon€a€sidewalk€near€a€road€located€in€front€of€the€club.€€Guinn€stated€Holmes€instructed€him€to€walkÐ ¤ô Ðtoward€their€vehicle€and€to€ignore€the€defendant.€€The€defendant€then€approached€Guinn€from€behindÐ Š Ú Ðand€began€arguing€with€him.€€Guinn€testified€the€defendantððs€hand€was€inside€of€his€coat,€and€heÐ p!À  Ðbelieved€the€defendant€possessed€a€gun.€€The€defendant€followed€the€men€as€they€attempted€to€walkÐ V"¦! ÐÔ#bdddÔaway€from€him.€€Guinn€stated€Holmes€told€the€defendant€that€they€did€not€want€to€fight€him;€however,Ð <#Œ" ÐÔ#ddbdÔthe€defendant€continued€to€follow€them€and€ð ðhad€his€hand€closeðð€as€if€he€were€holding€a€gun.€€GuinnÐ "$r# Ðfurther€stated€he€and€the€other€men€did€not€possess€any€firearms.Ð %X $ ÐÌà  àGuinn€testified€that€as€the€defendant€was€producing€a€gun,€Holmes€picked€up€a€bottle€andÐ Ô&$"& Ðstruck€the€defendant€with€it.€€Guinn€stated€the€defendant€ð ðshook€offðð€the€glass;€the€defendant€andÐ º' #' ÐÔ#cdddÔHolmes€struggled€for€the€gun;€and€the€defendant€shot€Holmes.€€Guinn€further€stated€that€after€HolmesÐ  (ð#( ÐÔ#ddcdÔceased€struggling,€the€defendant€pulled€Holmes€closer€to€him,€shot€him€again,€and€pushed€him€onÐ †)Ö$) Ðthe€ground.€€The€defendant€stood€over€Holmes€and€then€fled.€€The€defendant€was€subsequentlyÐ l*¼%* Ðarrested.€Ð R+¢&+ ÐÐ 8,ˆ', Ðà  àThe€defendant€presented€the€testimony€of€Jeffrey€Martin,€who€stated€he€was€the€assistantÐ ° Ðmanager€of€Club€Mirage€as€well€as€a€friend€of€the€defendant.€€Martin€testified€that€while€exiting€theÐ –æ Ðclub€and€walking€to€his€vehicle€between€1:30€a.m.€and€3:00€a.m.,€he€observed€the€defendant€and€aÐ |Ì Ðwoman€standing€approximately€thirty€feet€away€and€speaking€to€three€men.€€Martin€stated€he€furtherÐ b² Ðobserved€a€man€standing€approximately€eight€feet€away€from€the€defendant€and€speaking€to€aÐ H˜ Ðwoman.€€Martin€testified€the€man€walked€away€from€the€woman,€picked€up€a€bottle,€and€struck€theÐ . ~ Ðdefendant€ð ðfrom€the€blind€sideðð€shattering€the€bottle.€€The€man€then€charged€the€defendant,€and€theyÐ  d Ðbegan€to€wrestle.€€Martin€stated€he€heard€one€gunshot,€observed€the€defendant€and€the€man€fall€toÐ ú J Ðthe€ground,€and€heard€two€additional€gunshots.Ð à 0 ÐÌà  àMartin€testified€he€did€not€see€the€defendant€produce€a€gun€and€did€not€know€who€had€beenÐ ¬ ü  Ðshot€until€the€defendant€arose€from€the€ground.€€The€defendant€then€ran€from€the€scene.€€MartinÐ ’â  Ðstated€he€did€not€remain€at€the€scene€and€wait€for€the€police€to€arrive€because€he€had€ð ðsome€specialÐ xÈ  Ðbusiness€[he]€was€taking€care€of.ððÐ ^®  ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€was€charged€with€attempted€second€degree€murder,€and€the€jury€convictedÐ *z  Ðhim€of€attempted€voluntary€manslaughter€as€a€lesser€offense.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€defendantÐ ` Ðto€eight€years€incarceration€as€a€Range€II€multiple€offender.Ð öF ÐÌÓ  Óò òI.€€SUFFICIENCYó óÐ Â ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThe€defendant€contends€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€his€conviction€for€attemptedÐ ŽÞ Ðvoluntary€manslaughter.€€We€disagree.Ð tÄ ÐÌò òA.€€Standard€of€Reviewó óÐ @ ÐÌÔ‡XOÎXXXOÎÔòòóóà  àWhere€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€challenged,€the€relevant€question€for€an€appellate€courtÐ  \ Ðis€whether,€after€viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€any€rationalÐ òB Ðtrier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€or€crimes€beyond€a€reasonableÐ Ø( Ðdoubt.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e);€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789,€61€L.Ð ¾ ÐEd.€2d€560€(1979);€òòState€v.€Abramsóó,€935€S.W.2d€399,€401€(Tenn.€1996).€The€weight€and€credibilityÐ ¤ô Ðof€the€witnessesðð€testimony€are€matters€entrusted€exclusively€to€the€jury€as€the€triers€of€fact.€€òòStateÐ Š Ú Ðv.€Sheffieldóó,€676€S.W.2d€542,€547€(Tenn.€1984);€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,€19€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð p!À  ÐApp.€1996).Ô#†XOÎXXXOÎØ9#ÔÐ V"¦! ÐÌò òB.€€Analysisó óÐ "$r# ÐÌà  àA€person€commits€criminal€attempt€when€he€or€she€acts€with€the€kind€of€culpabilityÐ î%>!% Ðotherwise€required€for€the€offense€and€Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌà8  à(1)€Intentionally€engages€in€action€or€causes€a€result€that€would€constitute€an€offenseÐ  (ð#( Ðif€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€conduct€were€as€the€person€believes€them€to€be;І)Ö$)Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(2)€Acts€with€intent€to€cause€a€result€that€is€an€element€of€the€offense,€and€believesÐ R+¢&+ Ðthe€conduct€will€cause€the€result€without€further€conduct€on€the€personððs€part;€orÐ8,ˆ',Ð Ð  Їà8  à(3)€Acts€with€intent€to€complete€a€course€of€action€or€cause€a€result€that€wouldÐ ° Ðconstitute€the€offense,€under€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€conduct€as€the€personÐ –æ Ðbelieves€them€to€be,€and€the€conduct€constitutes€a€substantial€step€toward€theÐ |Ì Ðcommission€of€the€Ô_Ôoffense.Ô_ÔÐb²Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„12„101(a).€€One€commits€voluntary€manslaughter€who€intentionally€orÐ . ~ Ðknowingly€kills€another€ð ðin€a€state€of€passion€produced€by€adequate€provocation€sufficient€to€leadÐ  d Ða€reasonable€person€to€act€in€an€irrational€manner.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€39„13„211(a).Ð ú J ÐÌà  àWhen€viewed€in€a€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€the€proof€presented€at€trial€establishedÐ Æ   ÐÔ#bdddÔthat€while€inside€the€club,€Guinn€accidentally€bumped€into€the€defendant€and€immediately€apologized.€Ð ¬ ü  ÐÔ#ddbdÔHowever,€despite€his€apology,€the€insistence€of€both€Guinn€and€Holmes€that€they€did€not€want€toÐ ’â  Ðfight,€and€their€numerous€attempts€to€walk€away€from€the€defendant,€the€defendant€continued€toÐ xÈ  Ðfollow€them€and€argue€with€Guinn.€€Holmes€and€Guinn€testified€that€when€they€saw€the€defendantÐ ^®  Ðoutside€of€the€club,€he€appeared€to€have€a€gun€in€his€coat€pocket.€€Ð D”  ÐÌà  àHolmes€testified€that€as€the€defendant€reached€into€his€jacket,€Holmes€picked€up€an€emptyÐ ` Ðbeer€bottle€and€struck€the€defendant€with€it.€€The€defendant€fired€one€shot€into€the€air.€€The€proofÐ öF Ðfurther€established€that€as€Holmes€and€the€defendant€struggled€for€the€gun,€the€defendant€shotÐ Ü, ÐHolmes€twice.€€The€defendant€then€shot€Holmes€again€after€Holmes€stopped€struggling€with€him.€Ð  ÐWe€conclude€the€evidence€presented€at€trial€is€sufficient€to€support€the€defendantððs€conviction€forÐ ¨ø Ðattempted€voluntary€manslaughter.Ð ŽÞ ÐÌà  àWe€further€conclude€the€proof€presented€at€trial€justified€the€juryððs€rejection€of€theÐ Zª Ðdefendantððs€claim€of€self„defense.€€Whether€a€defendant€acted€in€self„defense€is€a€question€for€theÐ @ Ðjury.€€òòState€v.€Goodeóó,€956€S.W.2d€521,€527€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€Although€Holmes€struck€theÐ &v Ðdefendant€with€a€bottle€and€struggled€with€him,€the€defendant€provoked€Holmesðð€use€of€force€byÐ  \ Ðcontinuing€to€pursue€the€victim€and€reaching€for€a€weapon.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Inlowóó,€52€S.W.3d€101,€109Ð òB Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2000)€(holding€self„defense€is€not€an€available€defense€where€the€defendantÐ Ø( Ðprovokes€the€initial€use€of€force).€€Further,€the€third€time€the€defendant€shot€Holmes€was€after€theÐ ¾ Ðstruggle€and€Holmes€was€defenseless.€€Accordingly,€this€issue€is€without€merit.Ð ¤ô ÐÌÓ  Óò òII.€€REDIRECT€EXAMINATIONó óÐ p!À  ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThe€defendant€maintains€the€trial€court€erred€in€permitting€the€state€to€ask€an€improperÐ <#Œ" Ðquestion€during€its€redirect€examination€of€the€victim.€€We€disagree.Ð "$r# ÐÌò òA.€€Trial€Proceedingsó óÐ î%>!% ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€was€tried€jointly€with€Deborah€Hart,€who€was€indicted€as€an€accessory€afterÐ º' #' Ðthe€fact.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€During€cross„examination,€co„defendant€Hartððs€attorney€elicited€testimony€from€HolmesÐ  (ð#( Ðthat€he€never€informed€the€police€that€upon€exiting€the€club,€he€observed€the€defendant€walkingÐ †)Ö$) Ðacross€the€street€toward€the€club;€that€he€never€gave€a€formal€statement€to€the€police;€and€that€he€didÐ ° Ðnot€speak€to€the€police€when€they€arrived€at€the€scene€of€the€shooting.Ð –æ ÐÌà  àDuring€redirect€examination,€the€prosecutor€asked€Holmes€the€following€question:Ð b² ÐÌà8  àQ:€Mr.€Holmes,€why€are€you€here€today?Ð. ~Ð Ð  ÐÌDefense€counsel€objected€based€upon€relevance,€and€the€trial€court€overruled€the€objection.€€TheÐ ú J Ðfollowing€colloquy€then€occurred:Ð à 0 ÐÌà8  àQ:€Why€are€you€here€today,€Mr.€Holmes?Ь ü Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àA:€Really€wantedð!ðSo€I€can€move€on€with€my€life,€you€know,€look€past€this.€€AndÐ xÈ  Ðjust,€you€know,€just€get€this€out.€€Because€ever€since€then,€itððs,€like,€been€holding€meÐ ^®  Ðdown.€€I€justð!ðI€donððt€know.€€I€really€donððt€know€why€the€argument€started,€orÐ D”  Ðnothing.€€And€I€just€really€want€to€know€why,€you€know.Ð*z Ð Ð  ÐÌò òB.€€Analysisó óÐ öF ÐÌà  àThe€scope€of€redirect€examination€is€within€the€trial€courtððs€discretion€and€will€not€beÐ Â Ðreversed€absent€an€abuse€of€that€discretion.€€òòState€v.€Barnardóó,€899€S.W.2d€617,€624€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ¨ø ÐApp.€1994).€€Based€upon€Holmesðð€testimony€elicited€on€cross„examination,€we€are€unable€toÐ ŽÞ Ðconclude€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€permitting€the€testimony€on€redirect€examination.€Ð tÄ ÐFurthermore,€we€conclude€the€defendant€was€not€prejudiced€by€this€testimony.Ð Zª ÐÌà@GG%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ &v ÐÌà  àBased€upon€our€review€of€the€record€and€applicable€law,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÐ òB Ðcourt.Ð Ø( ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à____________________________________€Ð p!À  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGE