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4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÑ` °ÑÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€Š¶ŠXXÔÔ€Š`ŠŠŠ¶ÔÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€ÑÑ7€62XXdìXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òñPñßr€ *<,(j 8 `€€@E<f  tt0"t` ¨ØrßñPñIN›€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÐ `  ÐÌAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌDECEMBER€SESSION,€1998ÌÌÌÓ  ÓJOHNNY€CARL€WEAVER,à À à)à  àC.C.A.€NO.€03C01„9801„CR„00041Ð ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àó ó)Ð ` Ðà ` àAppellant,à  àà h àà À àò ò)Ð Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àKNOX€COUNTYÐ Xø  ÐVS.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHON.€RICHARD€R.€BAUMGARTNERó óÐ Xø  Ðò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,ó óà À àò ò)à  àJUDGEó óÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò ò)ó óÐ Xø Ðà ` àAppellee.à  àà h àà À àò ò)à  à(Post„Conviction€Relief)Ð Xø Ðó óÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌòòÓ  ÓFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à h àà À àà  àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ð 8Ø ÐÌLESLIE€M.€JEFFRESSà h àà À àà  àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÐ ( È ÐP.€O.€Box€2664à  àà h àà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ  !À ÐKnoxville,€TN€€37902„2664Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àTODD€R.€KELLEYÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue,€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àRANDALL€E.€NICHOLSÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àANDREW€JACKSON,€VIÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à400€Main€AvenueÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àKnoxville,€TN€€37902ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÐ  x5,-S ÐÓ  Óò òòòÔ‡„Cˆ„ŠŠ`ÔOPINIONóóó óÔ#†Š`Š„„Cˆn #ÔÐ `  ÐÌÓ  ÓÓÓÌà ` àOn€August€21,€1987,€a€Knox€County€jury€convicted€Appellant€JohnnyÏCarl€Weaver€of€third€degree€burglary,€grand€larceny,€and€being€a€habitualÏcriminal.€€On€November€10,€1987,€the€trial€court€sentenced€Appellant€to€lifeÏimprisonment€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€This€CourtÏsubsequently€affirmed€Appellantððs€convictions€and€sentence€on€December€8,Ï1988.€€Appellant€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€on€October€25,€1991,Ïand€an€amended€petition€on€March€25,€1994.€€The€post„conviction€court€heldÏan€evidentiary€hearing€on€the€petition€on€September€15,€1994,€and€dismissedÏthe€petition€on€January€12,€1998.€€Appellant€challenges€the€dismissal€of€hisÏpetition,€raising€the€following€issues:ÌÓÓà0 ` à1)€whether€Appellantððs€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€to€takeÏaction€to€preserve€an€audio€tape€that€might€have€contained€exculpatoryÏevidence;Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` à2)€whether€Appellantððs€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€to€file€aÏmotion€asking€the€trial€court€to€prohibit€the€State€from€directingÏwitnesses€not€to€talk€about€the€case€without€prior€approval€by€theÏprosecutor;€andÐ ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` à3)€whether€Appellantððs€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€to€object€toÏthe€trial€courtððs€statement€at€the€close€of€the€first€day€of€deliberationsÏthat€the€jury€should€return€the€next€day€and€deliberate€further€and€ð ðthenÏgive€us€a€report€one€way€or€the€œother.ððÐ ` T$` T$ ЛÌÓÆÓAfter€a€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€post„conviction€courtððs€dismissal€ofÏthe€petition.ÌÌà@ÑÑ*®àò òI.€€FACTSó óˆÐ |2)* ÐÌà ` àThe€record€indicates€that€on€May€8,€1986,€Doaneððs€Market€in€Knoxville,ÏTennessee€was€being€monitored€by€Sonitrol€Security€Company€to€the€extentÐ \8ü.0 Ðthat€sound€from€inside€the€market€was€audible€at€Sonitrolððs€monitoringÏlocation.€€Rebecca€Lenear,€the€Sonitrol€employee€€who€was€monitoring€theÏsecurity€system€on€that€date,€heard€some€glass€breaking€at€2:22€a.m.€€LenearÏthen€called€the€police€and€the€owner€of€the€market€to€report€what€she€hadÏheard.€€At€2:25€a.m.,€Lenear€called€the€police€again€to€report€that€at€least€twoÏpeople€were€in€the€market.€ÌÌà ` àShortly€thereafter,€Officer€Steve€Griffin€of€the€Knoxville€PoliceÏDepartment€arrived€at€the€market€and€saw€Appellant€come€out€of€the€marketÏwith€some€cigarettes€and€saw€another€individual€walking€away€from€theÏmarket.€€Appellant€then€dropped€the€cigarettes€and€ran.€€Officer€GriffinÏpursued€Appellant€and€found€him€hiding€under€a€car.ÌÌà ` àA€subsequent€inspection€revealed€that€the€door€of€the€market€had€beenÏbattered€to€allow€for€entry.€€The€police€also€discovered€that€some€food€stampsÏhad€been€taken€and€that€several€items€had€been€stacked€outside€the€market.€ÌÌà@üü(®àò òII.€€ANALYSISó óˆÐ P*ð " ÐÌà ` àArticle€I,€Section€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€provides€ð ðthat€in€allÏcriminal€prosecutions,€the€accused€hath€the€right€to€be€heard€by€himself€andÏhis€counsel.ðð€€Tenn.€Const.€art€I,€ðð€9.€€Similarly,€the€Sixth€Amendment€to€theÏUnited€States€Constitution€guarantees€that€ð ð[i]n€all€criminal€prosecutions,€theÏaccused€shall€enjoy€the€right€.€.€.€to€have€the€assistance€of€counsel€for€hisÏâ âdefense.ðð€€U.S.€Const.€amend.€VI.€€ð ðThese€constitutional€provisions€afford€toÐ ð7.0 Ðthe€accused€in€a€criminal€prosecution€the€right€to€effective€assistance€ofÏcounsel.ðð€€òòHenley€v.€Stateóó,€960€S.W.2d€572,€579€(Tenn.€1997).€€Ð P ð Ðâ âÌà ` àWhen€a€petitioner€seeks€post-conviction€relief€on€the€basis€of€ineffectiveÏassistance€of€counsel,€he€or€she€must€first€establish€that€the€services€renderedÏor€the€œadviñKñsñKññLñcñLñe›€given€was€below€ð ðthe€range€of€competence€demanded€ofÏattorneys€in€criminal€cases.ðð€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.Ð    Ð1975).€€Second,€he€or€she€must€show€that€the€deficiencies€ð ðactually€had€anÏadverse€effect€on€the€defense.ðð€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€693,Ð à€ Ð104€S.Ct.€2052,€2067ð!ð68,€80€L.Ed.2d€674€(1984).€€ð ðBecause€a€petitioner€mustÏestablish€both€prongs€of€the€test€to€prevail€on€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistanceÏof€counsel,€failure€to€prove€either€deficient€performance€or€resulting€prejudiceÏprovides€a€sufficient€basis€to€deny€relief€on€the€claim.ðð€€òòHenleyóó,€960€S.W.2d€atÐ   @ Ð580.€€ð ðIndeed,€a€court€need€not€address€the€components€in€any€particularÏorder€or€even€address€both€if€the€defendant€makes€an€insufficient€showing€ofÏone€component.ðð€€òòId.óó€€ð ðMoreover,€on€appeal,€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€theÐ p& Ðtrial€court€are€conclusive€and€will€not€be€disturbed€unless€the€evidenceÏcontained€in€the€record€preponderates€against€them.ðð€€òòAdkins€v.€Stateóó,€911Ð P*ð " ÐS.W.2d€334,€347€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€ð ðThe€burden€is€on€the€petitioner€toÏshow€that€the€evidence€preponderated€against€those€findings.ðð€€òòId.óóÐ 0.Ð$& ÐÌà@ÀÀ'®àò òA.€€Audio€Tapeó óˆÐ 2°(* ÐÌà ` àAppellant€first€contends€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€toÏtake€action€to€preserve€an€audio€tape€of€the€break„in€at€the€market€that€mightÏhave€contained€exculpatory€evidence.€€Specifically,€Appellant€argues€thatÐ à9€02 Ðbecause€he€has€maintained€all€along€that€he€did€not€break€into€the€market,€butÏmerely€entered€the€market€after€it€had€already€been€broken€into,€an€audio€tapeÏof€the€break„in€might€have€contained€evidence€that€would€have€exoneratedÏhim€as€the€person€who€broke€into€the€market.ÌÌà ` àIn€its€order€denying€Appellantððs€petition,€the€post„conviction€court€foundÏthat€the€only€voice€Lenear€heard€on€the€night€of€the€break„in€was€someone€yellÏð ðTake€that.ðð€€The€post„conviction€court€also€found€that€because€LenearÏtestified€at€trial€that€she€was€unsure€whether€the€incident€at€the€market€hadÏbeen€recorded,€it€was€not€clear€that€any€audio€tape€of€the€event€ever€existed.€ÏThe€post„conviction€court€also€found€that€because€Lenear€testified€that€if€theÏincident€had€been€recorded,€it€would€not€have€been€recorded€until€after€theÏglass€had€broken,€the€only€thing€on€an€audio€tape€would€have€been€the€singleÏverbal€statement€ð ðTake€that.ðð€€Thus,€the€lower€court€found€that€if€the€audioÏtape€had€ever€existed,€it€would€not€have€contained€anything€that€would€haveÏbeen€helpful€to€Appellant.ÌÌà ` àIn€this€case,€the€evidence€simply€does€not€preponderate€against€theÏpost„conviction€courtððs€findings€of€fact.€€Indeed,€Appellant€concedes€in€his€briefÏthat€the€alleged€audio€tape€may€have€never€existed.€€Further,€Appellant€alsoÏconcedes€that€there€is€no€evidence€that€the€alleged€tape€would€have€containedÏany€exculpatory€material.€€Rather,€Appellant€claims€only€that€it€might€have.€ÏBecause€Appellant€has€obviously€failed€to€demonstrate€that€his€counselððsÏalleged€deficiency€in€failing€to€secure€the€alleged€tape€€ð ðactually€had€anÏâ âadverse€effect€on€the€defense,ðð€the€post„conviction€court€was€correct€inÐ à7€.0 Ðdetermining€that€Appellant€was€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€basis.€€òòSeeóó€òòHenleyóó,Ð `  Ð960€S.W.2d€at€580.€€This€issue€has€no€merit.Ìâ âÌà@ðð(®àò òB.€€Witnessesó óˆÐ 0Ð ÐÌà ` àAppellant€also€contends€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€toÏfile€a€motion€asking€the€trial€court€to€prohibit€the€State€from€directing€witnessesÏnot€to€talk€about€the€case€without€prior€approval€by€the€prosecutor.€€ÌÌà ` àThe€record€indicates€that€shortly€before€trial,€Appellantððs€trial€counselÏinformed€the€trial€court€that€two€of€the€Stateððs€witness€had€declined€to€talk€toÏhim€and€stated€that€they€would€have€to€clear€it€with€the€district€attorneyððs€officeÏfirst.€€The€trial€court€then€stated€that€it€would€have€a€recess€so€that€AppellantððsÏtrial€counsel€could€talk€to€both€of€the€witnesses€before€they€testified.€At€theÏpost„conviction€hearing,€Appellant€stipulated€that,€if€called,€the€prosecutorÏwould€testify€that€he€merely€told€the€witnesses€ð ðthat€they€had€the€right€to€talk€orÏnot€to€talk€to€the€defense€attorney€as€it€is€their€wish.ðð€ÌÌà ` àThe€post„conviction€court€found€that€although€the€witnesses€had€initiallyÏdeclined€to€talk€to€Appellantððs€trial€counsel,€trial€counsel€did€have€theÏopportunity€to€talk€to€both€witnesses€before€they€testified.€€Thus,€the€post„¼conviction€court€concluded€that€Appellant€had€not€been€prejudiced€by€the€factÏthat€trial€counselððs€initial€efforts€to€interview€the€witnesses€had€beenÏunsuccessful.€ò òÐ 6 ,. Ðâ âó óÐ ð7.0 Ðà ` àAlthough€Appellant€maintains€that€his€trial€counsel€was€deficient€inÏâ âfailing€to€take€action€that€may€have€induced€the€witnesses€to€talk€to€himÏsooner,€Appellant€has€failed€to€indicate€how€he€was€prejudiced€by€this€allegedÏdeficiency.€€Indeed,€assuming€that€the€witnesses€would€have€agreed€to€talk€toÏAppellantððs€trial€counsel€if€he€had€taken€the€desired€action,€Appellant€hasÏfailed€to€indicate€what€his€counsel€could€or€would€have€done€differently€thanÏhe€did€after€interviewing€the€witnesses€shortly€before€trial.€€In€fact,€AppellantððsÏonly€complaint€is€that€by€having€to€interview€the€witnesses€right€before€trial,€hisÏtrial€counsel€did€not€have€ð ða€more€leisurely€interview€.€.€.€when€trial€pressuresÏare€not€so€great.ðð€€This€allegation€is€simply€insufficient€to€establish€prejudice.€ÏBecause€Appellant€has€failed€to€demonstrate€that€his€counselððs€allegedÏdeficiency€in€failing€to€ask€the€trial€court€to€prohibit€the€State€from€directingÏwitnesses€not€to€talk€about€the€case€without€prior€approval€ð ðactually€had€anÏadverse€effect€on€the€defense,ðð€the€post„conviction€court€was€correct€when€itÏdetermined€that€Appellant€was€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€basis.€€òòSeeóó€òòHenleyóó,Ð €$  Ð960€S.W.2d€at€580.€€This€issue€has€no€merit.ÌÌà@••!®àò òC.€€Instruction€to€the€Juryó óˆÐ P*ð " ÐÌà ` àAppellant€further€contends€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failingÏto€object€to€a€statement€that€the€trial€court€made€to€the€jury€at€the€close€of€theÏfirst€day€of€deliberations.ÌÌà ` àThe€record€indicates€that€at€the€end€of€the€first€day€of€jury€deliberations,Ïâ âthe€following€colloquy€occurred:Ð ð7.0 ÐÓÓà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€COURT:€All€right.€€Mr.€Tharpe,€I€understand€that€you€are€theÏâ âforeman€of€this€jury,€and€I€understand,€sir,€that€the€jury€has€been€unableÏto€reach€a€verdict€at€this€point;€is€that€correct?Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€FOREMAN:€Thatððs€right,€sir.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€COURT:€All€right.€€I€am€going€to€ask€thatð"ðwe€will€go€aheadÏand€break,€because€you€have€been€at€this€for€a€long€time€hereÏyesterday€and€today€both.€€I€am€going€to€ask€that€you€come€back€at€9Ïoððclock€in€the€morning€and€deliberate€a€little€further€on€the€case,€andÏthen€give€us€a€report€one€way€or€the€other.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€FOREMAN:€Thank€you,€sir.€œÐ ` T$` T$ ЛÌÓª5ÓShortly€after€the€jury€retired,€the€trial€court€made€the€following€comment:ÌÓÓà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€COURT:€The€foreman,€Mr.€Tharpe,€reported€to€Mr.€Keys,€theÏcourt€officer,€that€the€jury€has€been€unable€to€reach€a€verdict.€€And€heÏfurther€stated€that€he€feels€that€they€are€going€to€be€unable€to€reach€aÏverdict€in€this€case.€€However,€I€have€not€chosen€to€charge€them€further,Ïbut€I€have€asked€them€to€come€back€and€deliberate€again€in€theÏmorning.€€I€am€sure€that€they€will€not€come€back€real€soon.€.€.€.€If€they€doÏreport€to€me€again€in€the€morning€that€they€still€are€unable€to€reach€aÏverdict,€then€I€am€not€going€to€insist€that€they€deliberate€further,€afterÏthey€have€had€all€night€to€think€about€it€and€all€that.€€I€will€just€declareÏthe€jury€to€be€hung€at€that€time.€œÐ ` T$` T$ ЛÌÓ9ÓThe€next€morning,€the€jury€deliberated€from€9:00€a.m.€to€11:54€a.m.,€at€whichÏtime€the€jury€returned€with€the€verdict.€ÌœñLñ›ñLññCñÌñCñ›à ` àThe€post„conviction€court€found€that€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€recessÏat€6:00€p.m.€after€three€hours€of€deliberations€was€entirely€appropriate.€€InÏaddition,€the€post„conviction€court€found€that€the€trial€courtððs€direction€to€theÏjury€to€deliberate€further€the€next€morning€and€then€report€its€decision€ð ðoneÏway€or€the€otherðð€did€nothing€to€improperly€influence€the€jury€in€itsÏdeliberations.€€ÌÌà ` àAppellant€cites€òòKersey€v.€Stateóó,€525€S.W.2d€139€(Tenn.€1975),€for€theÐ 4 *, Ðproposition€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€to€object€to€the€trialÏcourtððs€statement€that€the€jury€should€deliberate€further€ð ðand€then€give€us€aÏreport€one€way€or€the€other.ðð€€Specifically,€Appellant€contends€that€the€trialÐ Ð9p02 Ðcourtððs€comment€amounted€to€the€kind€of€ð ðdynamiteðð€or€òòAllenóó€charge€that€wasÐ `  Ðcondemned€by€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€in€òòKerseyóó,€525€S.W.2d€at€144.€Ð P ð ÐThe€ð ðdynamiteðð€or€òòAllenóó€charge€was€taken€from€òòAllen€v.€United€Statesóó,€164Ð @ à ÐU.S.€492,€501,€17€S.Ct.€154,€157,€41€L.Ed.€528€(1896):ÌñDñÓÓñDñà0 ` à[T]hat€although€the€verdict€must€be€the€verdict€of€each€individual€juror,Ïand€not€a€mere€acquiescence€in€the€conclusion€of€his€fellows,€yet€theyÏshould€examine€the€question€submitted€with€candor€and€with€a€properÏregard€and€deference€to€the€opinions€of€each€other;€€that€it€was€theirÏduty€to€decide€the€case€if€they€could€conscientiously€do€so;€€that€theyÏshould€listen,€with€a€disposition€to€be€convinced,€to€each€other'sÏarguments;€€that,€if€much€the€larger€number€were€for€conviction,€aÏdissenting€juror€should€consider€whether€his€doubt€was€a€reasonableÏone€which€made€no€impression€upon€the€minds€of€so€many€men,Ïequally€honest,€equally€intelligent€with€himself.€€If,€upon€the€other€hand,Ïthe€majority€was€for€acquittal,€the€minority€ought€to€ask€themselvesÏwhether€they€might€not€reasonably€doubt€the€correctness€of€a€judgmentÏwhich€was€not€concurred€in€by€the€majority€.€.€.€œ.ñEñÐ ` T$` T$ ÐñEñ›ÌñDñÓQAÓñDñThe€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€found€this€type€of€instruction€impermissibleÏbecause€it€invades€the€province€of€the€jury€and€dilutes€the€requirement€ofÏunanimity€by€embarrassing€and€coercing€a€juror€into€surrendering€views€thatÏare€conscientiously€entertained.€€òòKerseyóó,€525€S.W.2d€at€144.€Ð €$  ÐÌà ` àWe€conclude€that€the€trial€courtððs€comment€in€this€case€is€simply€not€theÏtype€of€ð ðdynamiteðð€or€òòAllenóó€charge€that€was€condemned€in€òòKerseyóó.€€Instead,Ð P*ð " Ðthe€trial€courtððs€comment€is€similar€to€the€instructions€upheld€by€this€Court€inÏòòState€v.€Baxteróó,€938€S.W.2d€697€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996),€and€òòState€v.€Dickóó,Ð 0.Ð$& Ð872€S.W.2d€938€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€In€òòBaxteróó,€this€Court€held€that€a€trialÐ  0À&( Ðcourt€did€not€err€when€it€gave€the€following€instruction€to€a€jury€that€hadÏreported€that€it€had€been€unable€to€agree€on€a€verdict:ÌñFñÓÓñFñà0 ` àYouððve€actually€deliberated€a€relatively€short€period€of€time.€€Thatððs€lessÏthan€three€hours.€€Iððm€notð"ðdonððt€know€how€long€Iððm€going€to€have€youÏdeliberate.€€It€could€go€to€tomorrow.€€At€any€event,€Iððm€going€to€have€youÏcontinue€to€deliberate.€€Iððd€ask€thatð"ðthis€is€an€important€case.€€A€lot€ofÏtime€and€effort€has€been€put€into€the€case.€€I€would€hope€that€you€wouldÐ Ð9p02 Ðcontinue€and€attempt€to€come€to€a€verdict.€€In€any€event,€Iððm€going€toÏdischarge€you€to€continue€to€deliberate.€€œñGñÐ ` T$` T$ ÐñGñ›ÌñFñÓâHÓñFñ938€S.W.2d€at€703ð!ð05.€€This€Court€stated€that€the€trial€court€had€merelyÏordered€the€jury€to€continue€deliberating€and€had€not€directed€any€of€itsÏcomments€to€jurors€in€the€minority€or€urged€such€jurors€to€reevaluate€or€toÏcede€their€views€to€those€of€the€majority.€€òòId.óó€at€704.€€Similarly,€in€òòDickóó,€thisÐ ¸  ÐCourt€held€that€a€trial€court€did€not€err€when€it€made€the€following€comment€toÏthe€jury€after€the€jury€announced€that€it€was€unable€to€reach€a€verdict:ÌñHñÓÓñHñà0 ` àWell,€you€havenððt€been€out€that€long€really.€€€We€donððt€need€to€knowÏhow€youððre€individually€split,€guilty€or€innocent,€but€if€youððre€stillÏdiscussing€the€case,€and€you€need€to€discuss€it,€and€if€you€reach€a€pointÏthat€you€just€absolutely€know€that€youððre€not€going€to€be€able€to€doÏanything,€thatððs€when€you€need€to€let€us€know.€€€You€need€to€get€to€thatÏpoint,€or€to€the€point€where€youððve€reached€a€verdict,€then€you€need€toÏcome€back,€either€way.€€€But,€itððs€only€4€oððclock,€and€weððve€got€a€coupleÏor€three€good€hours€here€that€we€can€work€on€this,€and€have€plenty€ofÏtime€today.€€€So€you€all€take€your€time€and€go€through€it€and€discuss€it,Ïlook€at€the€charge€we€have€given€you€and€work€with€it,€because€that'sÏwhat€youððre€supposed€to€do.€€€Youððre€supposed€to€discuss€it,€take€votesÏand€that€type€thing.€€€If€you€all€will€do€that.€€€Go€back€and€haveÏrefreshments;€€are€there€cokes€and€œthings?ñIñÐ ` T$` T$ ÐñIñ›ÌñHñÓNMÓñHñ872€S.W.2d€at€946.ÌÌà ` àAs€in€òòBaxteróó€and€òòDickóó,€we€find€nothing€objectionable€in€the€trial€courtððsÐ X)ø! Ðcomment€in€this€case.€€There€was€nothing€improper€in€ordering€the€jury€toÏdeliberate€further€after€the€panel€reported€that€it€had€been€unable€to€agree€onÏa€verdict.€€The€trial€courtððs€comment€was€not€directed€at€any€juror€in€theÏminority,€nor€was€it€a€direction€to€any€jurors€that€they€should€concede€theirÏviews€in€order€to€achieve€unanimity.€€When€taken€in€context,€it€is€clear€that€theÏtrial€courtððs€instruction€to€ð ðdeliberate€a€little€furtherðð€and€then€give€ð ða€report€oneÏway€or€the€otherðð€could€not€be€construed€by€a€reasonable€juror€as€an€order€toÏreach€a€unanimous€verdict.Ð Ø8x/1 Їà ` àBecause€there€was€nothing€improper€about€the€trial€courtððs€comment€toÏthe€jury,€Appellantððs€trial€counsel€was€not€deficient€in€failing€to€object€to€theÏœcommentñMñ,ñMñ›€and€Appellant€was€not€prejudiced€thereby.€€Because€Appellant€hasÏfailed€to€show€that€his€counsel€was€deficient€in€failing€to€object€to€the€commentÏor€that€he€was€prejudiced€thereby,€the€post„conviction€court€was€correct€whenÏit€determined€that€Appellant€was€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€basis.€€òòSeeóóÐ °  ÐòòHenleyóó,€960€S.W.2d€at€580.€€This€issue€has€no€merit.Ð    ÐÌà ` àœñNñHaving€found€each€of€Appellantððs€alleged€errors€on€appeal€to€beÏmeritless,›€tñNññOñTñOñhe›€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court€is€AFFIRMED.ÌñIñœñIñÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGE