WPC 6# UN %] 0(cw@4 m 0J 0TQ 0^ 0h  0rs 0| 0a 0 1uw 0d 0@P D3 B U> U* AQH  0D_ 0D D/ B B)3 DC\ AM 4 f v~vHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLHx9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($ pqrstDuvDw2exӀB\J#eskt03|xU2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X("$    """"'dxd d<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial*+ ,-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ..' dxdP Pd% Line 7 d////7Border 1dd* 0C << G * !  #d#'  +"  ((   YYY FILED(X October17,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.(AppellateCourtClerk  \\RA'\PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ion-F Geneva  ion-F Geneva ! . '  ݛ      8   7.XXdd7(\RA'\   ќ*R120A1-j|`  `@Rߛ ̀@ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATJACKSON@ SEPTEMBER1997SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE,0  )     ) NO.02C019611CR00418  Appellee,   )     ) SHELBYCOUNTY̢VS.     )             )      ) HON.CHRISCRAFT,JUDGEWILBERTK.ROGERS  )(A.K.A.PERSONROGERS), ࢣ0 ) (Seconddegreemurder)     )  Appellant.   ) FORTHEAPPELLANT:   FORTHEAPPELLEE:A.C.WHARTON,JR. ࢣ  JOHNKNOXWALKUP ShelbyCountyPublicDefender  AttorneyGeneralandReporter 򀀀 󀀀     WALKERGWINN (Onappeal)  SARAHM.BRANCH    TONYN.BRAYTON (Attrial)  AssistantAttorneyGeneralAssistantPublicDefenders  450JamesRobertsonParkway201PoplarAve.    Nashville,TN372430493Suite201      Memphis,TN38103   WILLIAMGIBBONS       DistrictAttorneyGeneral      AMYWEIRICH       AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral    201PoplarAve.      Suite301      Memphis,Tennessee38103       OPINIONFILED:򀀀 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE̚ ' (@ OPINION '3  7.XXdXXd7р (DefendantwasconvictedbyaShelbyCountyjuryofseconddegreemurderandsentencedtothirtythree(33)yearsasaRangeII,MultipleOffender.Defendantbringsoneissueforourreview:whetherthejudgmentshouldbemodifiedtocriminalattempttocommitmurderbecausethevictimsdeathdidnotoccurwithinayearandadayoftheallegedmortalwound.WefindthattheCriminalSentencingReformActof1989abolishedthiscommonlawdefenseandaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.@ FACTS  Althoughthesufficiencyoftheevidenceisnotatissue,areviewofthefactsisinstructive.LisaSledge,paramourofthevictim,JamesBowdery,testifiedthatonMay6,1994,shehadbeenentertainingthevictimduringtheafternoonoftheincidentwhenthedefendantarrivedtodohislaundry,astandardpractice.Sledge,Bowdery,andthedefendantplayedcardsanddrankuntilabout8:00p.m.SledgeandBowderywenttosleepintheupstairsbedroom.Defendantwasasleeponthedownstairssofa.Atsomepointbeforedaybreak,thedefendantcameintothebedroomaskingwherehismoneywas,stabbedthevictimwithabutcherknife,andleft.Ms.Sledgecalled911. Dr.JerryT.Francisco,apathologist,testifiedattrial.AlthoughthevictimdidnotdieuntilAugust7,1995,Dr.FranciscoattributedthecauseofdeathtothewoundssustainedonMay7,1994.HisreviewofthemedicalrecordsshowedthatBowderywasstabbedintheheart,whichcausedthehearttostop.Asaresult,hedevelopedcerebralhypoxia.Thisdeprivationofoxygentothebraincausedhimtobecomecomatose.Heremainedinthisvegetativestateanddevelopedakidneyinfection,whichisnotunusualforsuchpatients.HediedonAugust7,1995,approximatelysixteen(16)monthsafterthedefendanthadwoundedhim. Defendantpresentednoproof.   8   8 @ COMMONLAWDEFENSE  Thesoleissueonappealiswhethertheseconddegreemurderconvictionmustbemodifiedsincethevictimdidnotdiewithinayearandadayoftheinflictionofthemortalwound.The yearandadayrulewasthecommonlawrequirement.SeePercerv.State,118Tenn.765,103S.W.780(1907);Colev.State,512S.W.2d598(Tenn.Crim.App.1974). ThisCourthasconsideredthisquestionpreviouslyinStatev.Ruane,912S.W.2d766,774(Tenn.Crim.App.1995),andheldtheCriminalSentencingReformActof1989abolishedcommonlawdefenses.Affirmativedefensesarelistedbystatute,andthe yearandadayruleisnotlistedamongthosedefensesnowavailable.Id.;Tenn.CodeAnn.3911204.Furthermore,Tenn.CodeAnn.3911203(e)(2)specificallyabolishesallcommonlawdefenses.We,therefore,concludethe yearandadayruledefenseisnolongerviableinTennessee. Defendantscontentionthattheabolitionofthisdefenseisanexpostfactoviolationisalsowithoutmerit.Tenn.CodeAnn.3911203wentintoeffectin1989.Themortalwoundwasinflictedin1994. @ CONCLUSION  Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedinallrespects.        򀀀       JOEG.RILEY,JUDGECONCUR:򀀀JOEB.JONES,PRESIDINGJUDGE򀀀DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE    8