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à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àCordell€Hull€Building,€Second€FloorÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àPatience€BranhamÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àCriminal€Justice€ComplexÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ à201€Poplar€Street,€Suite€301Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àMemphis,€TN€€38103ÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:___________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÓÓÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÐ  f5,1 ÐÔ#†XÌYXXX.áE#ÔÑ7€ÌYXXdðXXdð7Ñà@33-ÚàòòOPINIONóóˆÐ `  Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant,€Christopher€A.€Williams,€was€indicted€for€first€degreeÏmurder,€felony€murder€and€attempted€aggravated€robbery€and€tried€as€an€adult.€ÏThe€first€trial€ended€in€a€mistrial.€€In€the€second€trial,€the€jury€could€not€reach€aÏverdict€on€either€of€the€murder€indictments€but€found€the€defendant€guilty€ofÏattempted€aggravated€robbery.€€The€defendant,€fourteen€years€old€at€the€time€of€theÏoffense,€was€sentenced€as€a€Range€I€offender€to€six€years€in€the€county€workhouseÏand€fined€$1,000.00.€€In€this€appeal€of€right,€the€defendant€challenges€theÏsufficiency€of€the€evidence.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àWe€find€no€error€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€about€9:30€P.M.€on€August€19,€1995,€Michael€Byrd€was€walking€toÏhis€Memphis€apartment€when€he€saw€the€victim,€Jerry€McNeal,€lying€motionless€onÏthe€ground.€€Initially,€Byrd€thought€the€victim€was€asleep€but,€as€he€walked€nearer,€Ïnoticed€blood€near€the€victim's€mouth.€€Byrd€then€called€the€police€and,€upon€theirÏarrival,€led€them€to€the€victim.€€Officer€Cham€Payne€determined€that€the€black€maleÏvictim€had€died,€having€been€shot€twice€in€the€back€and€once€in€the€right€calf.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€trial,€James€Hayes,€who€lived€in€a€nearby€apartment,€testified€thatÏhe€had€heard€three€shots€between€7:30€and€8:00€on€the€night€of€the€killing.€€He€wentÏoutside,€looked€through€a€fence,€and€saw€the€victim€lying€on€the€ground€near€aÏchurch€where€Byrd€later€discovered€the€body.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOfficer€Edward€Cash€testified€that€he€had€been€unsuccessful€inÏlocating€eyewitnesses€to€the€shooting€but€had€received€a€tip€from€Crime€StoppersÐ @8à.2 Ðimplicating€the€defendant.€€€Two€days€after€the€death€of€the€victim,€Officer€Cash€andÐ 8¸.4 ÐSergeant€Nichols€drove€to€the€home€of€the€defendant's€mother,€Gloria€Williams.€ÏOfficer€Cash€explained€that€ñ» ñœñ» ñthe€policeñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€were€conducting€a€murder€investigation€andÏthat€he€wanted€to€talk€with€the€defendant€at€his€office.€€Ms.€Williams€and€theÏdefendant€were€transported€to€the€police€station€in€an€unmarked€car.€€According€toÏthe€officer,€neither€Ms.€Williams€nor€the€defendant€indicated€any€reluctance€toÏcooperate€in€the€investigation.€€Officer€Cash€recalled€that€Ms.€Williams€"wanted€toÏfind€out€herself."€€The€defendant€and€his€mother€acknowledged€being€informed€ofÏtheir€rights€and€ñ» ñœñ» ññ² ñthat›€ñ² ñeachñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€signed€a€waiver€form.€€Officer€Cash€testified€that€the€defendantÏdid€not€appear€afraid€to€talk€and€that€he€made€the€following€statement€in€theÏpresence€of€his€mother€and€brother:ÌÓÓÓ$4„ƒX<—X°œX$Óà8 Œ àCash:à0<Œ (#Œ (#àOn€Saturday,€August€19,€1995€at€approximately€8:30€PM,Ð Xø Ðwhile€near€the€church€located€at€3510€Millbranch€did€youÏñ» ñœñ» ñshoñ³ ñ[o]ñ³ ñtñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€and€kill€a€male€black?Ð <(#<(# Ðà8 Œ àDefendant:à0<Œ (#Œ (#àI€shot€him€in€the€leg€and€then€as€he€ran€I€fired€three€moreÐ  ª Ðshots€in€the€direction€of€him,€to€scare€him€and€he€fell€toÏthe€ground€on€the€side€of€the€church,€but€I€didn't€think€IÏhad€killed€him.Ð <(#<(# Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àWhat€type€of€weapon€did€you€use€when€you€shot€thisÐ ¢!B Ðmale/black?Ð <€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àA€silver€with€brown€handles€.25€semi„automatic.Ðn#<€%<€% Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àWhere€did€you€get€this€gun?ÐT$ô<€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à < àFrom€a€ñ» ñœñ» ñdudñ´ ñ[e]ñ´ ññ» ñ›ñ» ñ€named€"Black."Ð :%Ú Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àWho€were€you€with€when€this€incident€occurred?Ð &À <€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àSame€man,€named€"Black."Ð'¦!<€%<€% Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àDescribe€"Black."Ðì'Œ"<€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àMale/black,€in€his€late€teens,€approximately€6'€5",€slim€build,Ð Ò(r# Ðapproximately€160€pounds,€with€short€jehrie€curl€combed€towardÏthe€back,€with€one€gold€upper€front€tooth.€€He€stays€in€the€rearÏof€the€Kingsgate€Apartments.Ð <€%<€% Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àWhat€was€"Black"€wearing€on€the€night€of€the€shooting?Ðj, #'<€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àBlack€knee„length€short€pants,€and€a€button„up€short€sleeveÐ P-ð#( Ðdark€colored€shirt.€€I€don't€remember€if€he€was€wearing€socks,Ïbut€he€had€black€tennis€shoes€on.€€I€believe€he€was€wearing€aÏgold€wrist€watch€on€his€right€arm.€€Ð <€%<€% Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àWhere€exactly€did€this€shooting€occur.Ðè0ˆ',<€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àThere€is€a€path,€ñ» ñœñ» ñknow[n]ñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€as€a€"cut,"€that€goes€from€theÐ Î1n(- ÐKingsgate€Apartments€toward€the€rear€parking€lot€of€a€church.Ð <€%<€% Ðà@ee/Úà***ˆÌà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àMe€and€"Black"€were€on€the€church€parking€lot€coming€from€theÐ €4 +0 ÐBP€gas€station€at€the€corner€of€Winchester€and€Millbranch€andÏas€we€got€to€the€"cut,"€we€saw€this€male/black€walking€from€theÏ"cut"€towards€us.€€Then€"Black"€said,€"Let's€rob€that€man."€€ThenÏ"Black"€gave€me€the€.25€semi„automatic€and€I€called€theÏmale/black€over€to€me€and€he€came€to€me.€€Then€I€put€the€pistolÐ þ8ž/5 Ðup€and€pointed€at€this€man's€upper€body.€€This€male/blackÏpushed€the€pistol€in€my€hand€down€toward€his€legs,€then€I€pulledÏthe€trigger€and€he€was€shot€in€the€leg.€€Then€this€male/blackÏstarted€running€towards€the€church.€€I€blasted€the€gun€three€(3)Ïmore€times.€€Then€the€man€was€still€running€and€I€ran€out€ofÏbullets€and€the€man€kept€running€to€the€side€of€the€church€andÏthe€male€black€fell€face€down€in€the€grass€on€the€side€of€theÏchurch.€€I€saw€him€on€the€ground€crawling,€then€me€and€"Black"Ïstarted€walking€through€the€"cut"€towards€the€KingsgateÏApartments€and€went€to€the€Honey„[Comb].Ð <€%<€% Ðà@ee/Úà***ˆÌà Œ àCash:à0 < àWhat€happened€to€the€pistol€...?ÐBâ <€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < à"Black"€put€the€pistol€in€the€bushes€along€side€of€a€brick€thatÐ (È  Ðwas€in€the€bushes.€€I€was€with€"Black"€when€he€hid€the€gunÏthere,€and€"Black"€said,€"This€is€the€stash€spot."Ð <€%<€% Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àDid€you€take€Sgts€Nichols€and€Cash€along€with€your€motherÐ Úz  Ðback€to€the€"stash€place"€which€we€learned€was€in€the€rear€ofÏ1828€Victory?Ð <€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àYes€I€did,€but€the€brick€was€there,€ñ» ñœñ» ññµ ñ€ñµ ñbutñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€the€[gun]€was€not€there.Ð Œ, Ð(alteration€in€original).Ð <€%<€% Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àDo€you€know€what€happened€to€this€weapon?ÐXø<€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àNo,€sir.Ð>Þ<€%<€% Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àDid€"Black"€fire€a€weapon€during€this€robbery€attempt€when€theÐ $Ä Ðmale/black€was€killed?Ð <€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àNo,€sir.€€Not€at€the€time€that€I€was€with€him.€Ðð<€%<€% Ðà@ee/Úà***ˆÌà Œ àCash:à0 < àDid€you€or€"Black"€obtain€any€valuables€from€this€male/blackÐ ¼ \ Ðthat€you€attempted€to€rob€and€then€shot?Ð <€%<€% Ðà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àNo,€sir.€Ðˆ"(<€%<€% Ðà@ee/Úà***ˆÌà Œ àDefendant:à0 < àI€didn't€think€I€killed€the€man,€I€shot€him€in€the€leg,€I€am€sorry€....ÐT$ô<€%<€% Ðà Œ àCash:à0 < àWe€will€ask€you€and€your€mother€to€read€this€...€and€if€you€find€itÐ :%Ú Ðto€be€true€and€correct€and€given€by€you€freely€and€voluntarily,Ïwithout€any€promises,€threats,€or€coercion€of€any€ñ» ñœñ» ñkindñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€...€we€willÏask€both€of€you€to€initial€the€bottom€right€hand€corner€of€the€firstÏthree€pages€and€both€of€you€to€sign€your€names€along€with€theÏdate€and€time€of€your€signatures€on€the€lines€provided€below€atÏthe€end€of€your€statement€on€page€four.Ð <€%<€% ÐÌÓÓOn€August€22,€1995,€at€12:29€A.M.,€the€defendant€and€his€mother€initialed€eachÏpage€and€signed€on€the€last€page€of€this€statement.€€ÌÌÓ*4„„X”–X4„ƒX<—X*Óà Œ àà ä àOfficer€Cash€testified€that,€after€the€interview,€the€defendantÏaccompanied€the€officers€to€the€place€he€claimed€to€have€hidden€the€gun.€€HeÏconfirmed€that€none€was€ever€found.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOfficer€Cash€acknowledged€that€although€the€defendant€was€onlyÐ þ8ž/5 Ðfourteen€years€old,€he€did€not€take€the€defendant€to€juvenile€court€or€to€a€juvenileÏcourt€intake€officer.€€He€denied€that€the€defendant€had€been€sick€ñ» ñœñ» ñjust€before€theñ» ñ›ñ» ñÏñ» ñœñ» ñinterrogation.ñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€€Officer€Cash€remembered€being€at€the€apartment€for€less€than€thirtyÏminutes€and€denied€handcuffing€the€defendant€or€placing€him€in€a€marked€patrolÏcar.€€€Officer€Cash€testified€that€the€defendant€had€neither€a€foreign€accent€nor€aÏspeech€impediment€but€recalled€that€Ms.€Williams,€who€is€from€Jamaica,€had€anÏaccent€and€expressed€concerned€about€the€situation.€€He€stated€that€she€had€neverÏrequested€an€attorney.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOfficer€Cash€testified€that€extensive€interviews€had€been€conductedÏbut€that€no€notes,€video€or€audio€tape€recordings€had€been€made.€€HeÏacknowledged€that€a€transcriptionist€is€generally€used€for€a€formal€written€statement,Ïbut€that€Sergeant€Nichols€had€transcribed€the€statement€in€this€instance.€€OfficerÏCash€maintained€that€the€answers€of€the€defendant€were€transcribed€verbatim.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOfficer€Cash€conceded€that€he€had€testified€incorrectly€on€directÏexamination€that€the€police€looked€for€the€murder€weapon€after€rather€than€beforeÏthe€defendant's€statement.€€He€acknowledged€that€the€statement€containedÏinformation€about€their€search€for€the€weapon.€€He€also€admitted€that€between€theÏday€of€the€shooting€and€taking€the€defendant€into€custody,€he€had€developed€a€list€ofÏfive€other€possible€suspects.€€Although€he€had€attempted€to€locate€the€others,ÏOfficer€Cash€recalled€interviewing€only€one€of€the€five.€€Officer€Cash€acknowledgedÏthat€the€defendant€had€ñ» ñœñ» ñnot€providedñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€any€facts€that€police€did€not€know€before€theÏinterview€except€for€the€identity€of€the€shooter.€€€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€redirect€examination€by€the€state,€Officer€Cash€explained€that€theÏdefendant€did€not€become€a€suspect€until€after€he€had€admitted€ñ» ñœñ» ñshootingñ¶ ñ€the€viñ¶ ññ· ññ¶ ñtiñ¶ ññ· ññ¸ ñctimñ¸ ñ.ñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€Ð 8¸.4 ÐHe€also€ñ» ñœñ» ññ¹ ñ€ñ¹ ñcorrectedñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€his€earlier€testimony€about€when€he€had€looked€for€the€murderÏweapon€and€confirmed€that€the€defendant's€mother€was€present€during€the€entireÏinterview.€€He€also€testified€that€the€defendant€was€allowed€to€eat€during€theÏinterrogation.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àDr.€Wendy€Gunther,€a€forensic€pathologist€with€the€Shelby€CountyÏForensic€Center,€performed€the€autopsy.€€ñ» ñœñ» ñSheñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€testified€that€the€cause€of€death€wasÏeither€of€the€two€lethal€gunshot€wounds€to€the€back.€€She€characterized€the€gunshotÏwound€to€the€leg€as€no€more€than€a€flesh€wound.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àGloria€Williams,€a€defense€witness,€testified€that€she€had€lived€in€theÏUnited€States€for€eleven€years€but€that€she€and€her€husband,€Barry€Joe€Williams,Ïwere€originally€from€Jamaica.€€She€stated€she€was€living€at€Kingsgate€Apartments€atÏthe€time€of€the€arrest€and€that€her€son,€who€was€in€the€seventh€grade,€had€failedÏsome€grades€due€to€a€speech€problem.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àMs.€Williams€maintained€that€the€two€officers€brought€the€defendantÏout€of€the€bathroom,€handcuffed€him,€and€put€him€into€an€unmarked€police€car.€€SheÏclaimed€that€she€never€asked€for€an€attorney€and€that€the€defendant€simply€"agreedÏto€everything€that€they€was€asking€him."€€Ms.€Williams€contended€that€the€officersÏdemanded€that€she€"sign€[the€written€statement]€right€here,€right€now,€right€there€andÏthat's€what€I€did."€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àMs.€Williams,€who€could€read€English€"a€little€bit,"€could€not€explainÏwhy€she€did€not€read€the€statement€before€signing,€saying,€"I€just€learned€my€lessonÏfrom€that€to€always€read."€€She€maintained€that€her€son€had€promised€her€that€heÏdid€not€shoot€the€victim.€€She€claimed€that€although€she€was€in€the€bedroom€at€theÐ 8¸.4 Ðtime,€she€believed€he€was€œñ¼ ñin€a€nearby€room€ñ¼ ñwatching›€a€Mike€Tyson€fight€onÏtelevision.€€On€cross„examination,€she€acknowledged€that€the€defendant€had€ledÏofficers€to€where€the€gun€had€been€hidden€but€that€it€was€not€there.€€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant,€sixteen€years€of€age€at€the€time€of€trial,€testified€that€heÏhad€difficulty€reading€and€writing.€€He€claimed€he€was€at€home€on€the€night€of€theÏshooting€and€had€asked€his€mother€to€order€the€Tyson€fight€on€pay„per„view.€€HeÏtestified€œñ½ ñthat€ñ½ ñthe›€fight,€scheduled€to€begin€at€7:30€P.M.,€came€on€at€8:00€P.M.€andÏlasted€only€eight€or€nine€seconds.€€The€defendant€denied€that€he€shot€the€victim.€€HeÏmaintained€that€he€had€instead€gone€directly€to€œñ¾ ña€ñ¾ ññ¿ ññ¾ ñ[ñ¾ ññ¿ ññÀ ñplace€called€ñÀ ñthe›€Honeycomb.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant€stated€that€he€knew€the€other€five€suspects€becauseÏthey€lived€in€Kingsgate€Apartments.€€He€denied€knowing€"Black"€and€claimed€thatÏthe€police€showed€him€a€picture€of€a€man€named€Mario,€who€was€supposed€to€beÏcalled€"Black."€€He€claimed€that€when€he€saw€the€photograph,€he€realized€he€ñ» ñœñ» ñdidÏknowñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€him.€€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant€testified€that€when€the€police€arrived,€he€was€throwingÏup€in€the€bathroom€because€he€had€been€drinking€that€day.€€The€defendant€claimedÏthat€the€officers€placed€him€in€handcuffs,€searched€his€room€and€the€bathroom,€andÏthen€œñÁ ñthey›€ñÁ ñplaced›€him€in€a€marked€police€car.€€He€contended€that€a€uniformed€officerÏdrove€him€to€the€station.€€He€testified€that€his€mother€had€ridden€in€a€separate€carÏwith€Officers€Cash€and€Nichols.€€He€claimed€that€he€was€very€nervous€and€thoughtÏhe€had€been€arrested€when€the€officers€began€their€interrogation.€€He€admitted€thatÏhe€signed€the€waiver€of€rights€form€but€claimed€he€had€not€read€it€and€did€not€realizeÏthat€he€could€have€had€a€lawyer.€€Ìœñà ññ ñhereñ ññà ñ›Ð 8¸.4 Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant€asserted€that€he€had€told€the€officers€where€a€gun€wasÏsupposed€to€be€hidden€and€had€taken€them€there.€€He€insisted€that€the€gunÏbelonged€to€Brodie€Moore,€one€of€the€other€suspects,€and€that€he€had€seen€it€earlierÏthat€day.€€He€stated€that€when€they€got€to€Kingsgate€to€look€for€the€hidden€gun,€itÏwas€not€there.€€The€defendant€denied€that€the€written€statement€accurately€reflected€Ïhis€actual€responses€to€the€questions,€maintaining€that€"I€don't€know€all€those€words.Ï...€I€couldn't€tell€them€that."€€The€defendant€denied€shooting€the€victim.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€cross„examination,€the€defendant€claimed€that€he€had€been€toldÏwhat€to€tell€officers€by€Brodie€Moore€and€had€done€so€only€to€protect€his€family.€€HeÏdenied€knowing€Brodie€ñ» ñœñ» ñMoore€wellñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€but€did€admit€that€he€had€seen€him€at€theÏHoneycomb,€a€place€where€people€go€to€drink,€do€drugs,€and€have€sex.€€TheÏdefendant€admitted€that€he€had€smoked€marijuana,€used€cocaine€and€drunk€alcoholÏwith€Brodie€Moore€in€the€past.€€The€defendant€admitted€that€he€was€familiar€with€theÏshortcut€where€the€body€was€found€but€insisted€that€he€had€not€been€there€on€theÏday€of€the€shooting.€€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€this€appeal,€the€defendant€contends€that€the€proof€did€not€show€thatÏthe€defendant€shot€and€robbed€the€victim,€only€that€the€victim€was€shot€and€killed.€ÏHe€maintains€that€there€is€absolutely€no€credible€evidence€that€the€victim€wasÏrobbed€and€maintains€that€his€confession€is€inherently€unreliable.€€He€argues€thatÏhis€statement,€which€was€obtained€in€violation€of€Rule€12(c)€of€the€Rules€of€JuvenileÏProcedure,€should€not€be€used€against€him.€€He€also€relies€on€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated,€section€37„1„127(c).€€Interestingly,€the€defendant€does€not€challenge€theÏtrial€court's€pre„trial€ruling€on€the€admissibility€of€his€confession€nor€did€he€includeÏthe€transcript€of€the€hearing€on€the€motion€to€suppress€in€the€record€on€appeal.€€ÌÐ 8¸.4 Ðà Œ àà ä àInitially,€Rule€12(c)€pertaining€to€intake€of€juveniles€in€delinquent€orÏunruly€cases,€provides€that€the€officer€"shall€immediately"€advise€the€child€of€his€orÏher€rights€and€obtain€counsel€for€the€child€if€the€parents€or€guardian€refuse€or€areÏunable€to€do€so.€€ñ» ñœñ» ññº ñTenn.€ñº ñR.ñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€Juv.€P.€12(c)(1),€(2),€(3).€€When€a€juvenile€is€taken€intoÏcustody,€the€officers€should€"within€a€reasonable€time"€(1)€release€the€child€to€hisÏparents€or€guardian€or€(2)€take€the€child€before€the€juvenile€court.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€37„1„115.€€Subsequent€provisions€provide€that€"[a]n€extra„judicial€statement,€ifÏobtained€in€the€course€of€the€violation€of€this€part€...€shall€not€be€used€against€[aÏchild]."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„127(c).€€This€rule€has€been€interpreted€to€meanÏthat€ñ» ñœñ» ñ"ððñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€37„1„127(c)€guarantees€only€that€a€juvenile's€statements€ñ» ñœñ» ñtaken€inñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€violation€ofÏðð€37„1„115€will€not€be€used€against€him€or€her€in€a€proceeding€in€juvenile€court."€ÏòòState€v.€Lundyóó,€808€S.W.2d€ñ» ñœñ» ñ444,€446ñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€(Tenn.€ñ» ñœñ» ñ1991)€(citing€òòCoyler€v.€Stateóó,€577Ð $Ä ÐS.W.2d€460,€462€(Tenn.€1979)).ñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€€Here,€the€defendant€was€tried€as€an€adult.€€InÏconsequence,€the€rule€does€not€preclude€use€of€the€incriminating€statement.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€testimony€of€Officer€Cash€was€soÏunreliable€that€no€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€returned€a€verdict€of€guilt.€€OnÏappeal,€of€course,€the€state€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€theÏevidence€and€all€reasonable€inferences€which€might€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.Ð ¸)X $ ÐCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€The€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€theÐ „+$"& Ðweight€to€be€given€their€testimony,€and€the€reconciliation€of€conflicts€in€the€proof€areÏmatters€entrusted€to€the€jury€as€trier€of€fact.€€òòByrge€v.€Stateóó,€575€S.W.2d€292,€295Ð /¼%* Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978).€€When€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€challenged,€theÏrelevant€question€is€whether,€after€reviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorableÏto€the€state,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€theÏcrime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.Ð L6ì,2 Ð1983);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€Ð 8¸.4 Їà Œ àà ä àRobbery€is€the€"intentional€or€knowing€theft€of€property€from€the€personÏof€another€by€violence€or€putting€the€person€in€fear."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„401.€ÏRobbery€is€aggravated€when€it€is€accomplished€with€a€deadly€weapon€or€seriousÏbodily€injury€occurs.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„402.€€A€person€commits€criminalÏattempt€who,€"acting€with€the€kind€of€culpability€otherwise€required€for€the€offense:€...Ï[a]cts€with€intent€to€complete€a€course€of€action€or€cause€a€result€that€wouldÏconstitute€the€offense,€under€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€conduct€as€theÏperson€believes€them€to€be,€and€the€conduct€constitutes€a€substantial€step€towardÏthe€commission€of€the€offense."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„12„101(a)(3).€€The€mentalÏstate€of€intentional€is€satisfied€"when€it€is€the€person's€conscious€objective€...€toÏengage€in€the€conduct€or€cause€the€result."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„302(a).€€AÏperson€acts€knowingly€"when€the€person€is€aware€that€the€conduct€is€reasonablyÏcertain€to€cause€the€result."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„302(b).€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àœHereñÄ ñ,ñÄ ñ›€the€defendant€confessed€that€he€and€"Black"€were€walkingÏthrough€a€shortcut€near€a€church€when€"Black"€said,€"Let's€rob€that€man."€€TheÏdefendant€admitted€that€he€took€the€gun€from€ñ» ñœñ» ñ"Black,"ñ» ñ›ñ» ñ€pointed€the€weapon€at€theÏvictim€and,€when€the€victim€resisted€by€pushing€the€gun€downward,€fired€a€shot€intoÏthe€victim's€leg.€€In€our€view,€each€of€the€elements€of€attempted€aggravated€robberyÏwas€satisfied.€€òòSeeóó€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307€(1979).€€The€jury€was€fullyÐ „+$"& Ðaware€of€the€controversy€surrounding€the€confession€and,€as€was€their€prerogative,Ïresolved€portions€of€the€dispute€favorably€to€the€state€and€some€favorably€to€theÏdefense.€€This€court€may€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€the€proof.€€ñ» ñœñ» ñòòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€286Ð è0ˆ', ÐS.W.2d€856€(Tenn.€1956).€€Ìñ» ñ›ñ» ñÌà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€ÌÐ 8¸.4 ÐÓÓà Œ àà ä àà ” àà ì àà D à__________________________________Ìà Œ àà ä àà ” àà ì àà D àGary€R.€Wade,€ñ» ñœñ» ñJudgeÌÌCONCUR:ñ» ñ›ñ» ñÌÌÌÌòò(See€Below)€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ ªJ ÐJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€Judge€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì€ÌÌÌ________________________________ÌJerry€L.€Smith,€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌThe€Honorable€Joe€B.€Jones€died€May€1,€1998,€and€did€not€participate€in€thisÏopinion.€€We€acknowledge€his€faithful€service€to€the€Tennessee€Court€of€CriminalÏAppeals,€both€as€our€colleague€and€as€our€Presiding€Judge.