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Ý ƒR]à$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¶ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔAfter€petitioner€had€testified€at€length€on€cross„examination€at€the€post„conviction€hearing,€the€prosecutingÐ ° Ðattorney€asked€him€why€he€told€the€investigator€in€his€statement€that€he€wanted€the€victim's€money,€which€was€contraryÐ tÄ Ðto€his€post„conviction€testimony.€€Petitioner€claimed€he€did€not€understand€the€prosecuting€attorney's€question.€€The€post„Ð 8ˆ Ðconviction€court€concluded€he€understood€the€question€and€was€refusing€to€answer.€€The€post„conviction€court€at€thatÐ üL Ðtime€abruptly€announced,€"The€petition€is€denied."€€A€panel€of€this€court€remanded€this€matter€for€findings€of€fact€andÐ À Ðconclusions€of€law.€€òòSeeóó€òòÔ_ÔAndradeÔ_Ô€Bruce€Williams€v.€Stateóó,€No.€M2001„00509„CCA„R3„PC€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Dec.€17,Ð „Ô Ð2001)€(order).€€The€post„conviction€court€then€filed€findings€and€conclusions€addressing€the€merits€of€Ô_Ôpetitioner'sÔ_Ô€claims.€Ð H ˜ ÐThe€abrupt€termination€of€the€post„conviction€proceeding€is€not€an€issue€in€this€appeal.€€Although€we€do€not€condoneÐ  \ Ðor€agree€with€the€abrupt€termination,€there€is€no€indication€petitioner€intended€to€present€further€testimony.€€Thus,€weÐ Ð  Ðare€unable€to€conclude€Ô_ÔpetitionerÔ_Ô€was€prejudiced€by€this€action.€€- ù-(|G2]à$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ »»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô¶ò»»Ô d(|3¿n$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ »»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3¿n$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ »»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ »»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÔ€¼ »»»ÔÑ8€\XXdì»»d8ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼ »»¼ Ôà@ttìàÔ‡îÃí ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼ »îîÃí+#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓAssigned€on€Briefs€September€10,€2002Ð üL ÐÔ‡X\X»¼ ÔÌò òÔ#†¼ »XX\*#ÔÔ_ÔANDRADEÔ_Ô€BRUCE€WILLIAMS,€JR.€òòóóv.€STATE€OF€TENNESSEEÔ‡X\X»¼ Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€95„C„2810€€€€€€Seth€Norman,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2002„00357„CCA„R3„PC€„€Filed€October€2,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓPetitioner€appeals€the€denial€of€his€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€He€was€originally€convictedÐ xÈ  Ðof€felony€murder€and€attempted€especially€aggravated€robbery€and€received€an€effective€life€sentence.€Ð d´ ÐHe€now€contends€he€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€at€his€jury€trial.€€We€concludeÐ P  Ðotherwise€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Ð <Œ ÐÓìÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ »àX\Ç#ÔÔ‡X\X.¼ ÔJoe€G.€Riley,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€and€òòDavid€G.Ð ì< ÐHayesóó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌDwight€E.€Scott,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Ô_ÔAndradeÔ_Ô€Bruce€Williams,€Jr.Ð ° ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Thomas€E.€Williams,€III,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ ˆØ ÐGeneral;€Victor€S.€Johnson,€III,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Ô_ÔKymberlyÔ_Ô€Haas,€Assistant€DistrictÐ tÄ ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.€€Ð `° ÐÌÓ*ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ »XX\Y#ÔÔ‡X\X»¼ ÔÐ $"t! ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ »XX\b #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X\X»¼ Ôà  àPetitioner€was€convicted€by€a€jury€in€Davidson€County€of€felony€murder€and€attemptedÐ ü#L# Ðespecially€aggravated€robbery€and€received€concurrent€sentences€of€life€imprisonment€and€ten€years,Ð è$8 $ Ðrespectively.€€His€convictions€and€sentences€were€affirmed€on€direct€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔAndradeÔ_ÔÐ Ô%$!% ÐBruce€Williams,€Jr.óó,€C.C.A.€No.€01C01„9803„CR„00104,€1999€Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€LEXIS€329€(Tenn.Ð À&"& Ðâ âÔ_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€Apr.€8,€1999,€at€Nashville),€òòperm.€to€app.€deniedóó€(Tenn.€1999).€€He€timely€sought€post„Ð ¬'ü"'ý ÐÔ_Ôconviction€relief,€alleging€ineffective€assistance€of€trial€counsel.€€The€petition€was€denied;׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€thisÐ ° Ðappeal€followed.€€Ð œì Ðâ âÌÌà@¥¥(ìàò òFACTSó óˆÐ `° ÐÌà  àWe€summarize€the€pertinent€facts€from€our€opinion€in€the€direct€appeal.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌÔ‡X\XXX\Ôà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àAround€9€p.m.€on€October€2,€1998€[sic],׃8 ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Tonya€Wynn,€aÐ  ` Ðresident€of€6th€Avenue€North€in€Nashville,€was€"sitting€[on€the€stepsÐ ü L  Ðof€her€residence]€and€waiting€on€the€light€company€to€come€and€cutÐ è 8  Ð[her]€lights€back€on."€While€awaiting€the€utility€company's€arrival,€sheÐ Ô$  Ðobserved€the€appellant€park€a€vehicle€in€front€of€her€house.€Ms.€WynnÐ À  Ðwas€familiar€with€the€appellant€because€he€dated€her€cousin,€CynthiaÐ ¬ü  ÐMalone.€When€the€appellant€got€out€of€the€vehicle,€he€was€carryingÐ ˜è  Ða€ski€mask€and€a€gun.€She€described€the€appellant's€clothing€as€"aÐ „Ô  Ðblack€khaki€shirt€and€some€black€khaki€pants."€The€appellant€walkedÐ pÀ Ðaround€the€corner€out€of€her€sight€into€a€vacant€lot€toward€the€7thÐ \¬ ÐAvenue€Market.€Immediately€thereafter,€Ms.€Wynn€heard€gunfire.€AÐ H˜ Ðfew€minutes€later€she€saw€the€appellant€return€to€the€vehicle€andÐ 4„ Ðleave.€Ms.€Wynn€recorded€the€license€plate€number€and€furnished€itÐ  p Ðto€the€police€Ð \` x` x Ѐ€€€€€€€€€Ð øH Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àOfficer€John€Batty€of€the€Nashville€Metro€Police€DepartmentÐ ä4 Ðalong€with€his€partner€Officer€Pat€Gibson€arrived€at€the€scene€to€findÐ Ð  ÐDarel€Douglas€lying€"semi-unconscious"€in€the€doorway€of€theÐ ¼  Ðmarket.€The€victim€told€Officer€Gibson€that€"he€was€near€the€phoneÐ ¨ø Ðbooth€.€.€.€and€somebody€approached€him€and€told€him€to€give€him€theÐ ”ä Ðf///---€money.€When€he€told€him€he€didn't€have€any€[money],€then€heÐ €Ð Ðwas€shot."€The€victim€stated€to€Officer€Gibson€that€he€did€notÐ l¼ Ðrecognize€his€assailant€who€was€wearing€a€ski€mask.€The€victim€wasÐ X ¨ Ðacquainted€with€Officer€Gibson€and€asked€the€officer€to€accompanyÐ D!” Ðhim€to€the€hospital.€The€victim€died€at€1€p.m.€the€following€day.€TheÐ ° Ðautopsy€report€established€that€the€victim€was€shot€three€times€withÐ œì Ðbullet€wounds€to€the€abdomen,€left€hip€and€back.ð  ðð  ð€ÐˆØ` x` x Ѐ€€€€€€€€€à0  àÐtÄ(#(# Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€investigation€developed€the€appellant€as€a€suspect€in€theÐ `° Ðshooting.€On€October€3,€1998€[sic],€the€detective€spoke€with€theÐ L œ Ðappellant€at€his€mother's€home€in€Nashville.€The€following€day,€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðappellant€voluntarily€came€to€the€police€station.€At€the€station,€he€wasÐ $ t Ðadvised€of€his€Fifth€Amendment€rights€which€he€acknowledged€byÐ  ` Ðsigning€a€waiver€of€rights€form.€The€appellant's€first€statement€wasÐ ü L  Ðrecorded€on€audiotape€and€played€for€the€jury.ð  ð€Ðè 8 ` x` x Ѐ€€€€€€€€€Ð Ô$  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIn€his€first€statement,€the€appellant€explained€that€TonyÐ À  ÐFitzgerald€had€robbed€Darel€Douglas€and€that€he€only€drove€theÐ ¬ü  Ðgetaway€car.€The€police€searched€for€a€Mr.€Fitzgerald€but€could€notÐ ˜è  Ðlocate€anyone€by€that€name.€Through€their€investigation,€the€officersÐ „Ô  Ðconcluded€that€the€robbery€and€murder€involved€only€one€assailant.Ð pÀ ÐThe€officers€again€spoke€with€the€appellant€on€October€5,€1998€[sic],Ð \¬ Ðat€his€place€of€employment.€The€officers€explained€to€the€appellantÐ H˜ Ðthat€Tony€Fitzgerald€did€not€exist€and€that€they€wanted€to€conduct€aÐ 4„ Ðfurther€interview.€The€appellant€admitted€that€Tony€Fitzgerald€wasÐ  p Ðfictitious.ð  ðð  ð€Ð \` x` x Ѐ€€€€€€€€€Ð øH Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àAgain,€on€October€5,€the€appellant€was€ò òMirandizedó ó€andÐ ä4 Ðsigned€a€waiver€of€rights€form.€He€stated€that€on€October€2,€heÐ Ô$ Ðborrowed€a€vehicle€from€a€friend€and€went€to€the€7th€Avenue€Market.Ð À ÐUpon€this€occasion,€the€victim€was€not€present.€However,€the€secondÐ ¬ü Ðtime€Douglas€was€present€and€the€appellant€admitted€to€holding€theÐ ˜è Ðgun€on€the€victim€and€telling€him€to€"set€it€[money]€out."€The€victimÐ „Ô Ðthrew€the€money€down.€The€appellant€stated€that€he€only€wanted€toÐ pÀ Ðshoot€him€in€the€leg€because€he€"knew"€the€victim€carried€a€gun;Ð \ ¬ Ðhowever,€his€hand€"jumped"€and€he€shot€the€victim€in€the€stomach.Ð H!˜ ÐThen,€he€shot€him€three€more€times.€The€appellant€related€that€he€wasÐ 4"„  Ðscared€of€Douglas.ð  ð€Ð #p!` x` x Ѐ€€€€€€€€€Ð  $\" Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€appellant€testified€that€one€week€prior€to€the€shooting,€heÐ ø$H # Ðand€Douglas€had€argued€at€a€car€wash.€Douglas€had€placed€a€gun€toÐ ä%4!$ Ðhis€head€and€threatened€to€kill€him€if€he€returned€to€"Salem€Town."Ð Ð& "% ÐThe€appellant€did€not€report€this€incident€to€the€police€because€he€wasÐ ¼' #& Ðafraid€of€retaliation€from€Douglas.€Because€of€this€incident,€theÐ ¨(ø#' Ðappellant€decided€that€he€wanted€to€"scare€him€[Douglas]€back.€.€.€.Ð ”)ä$( ÐAll€my€plans€was€to€do€was€just€rob€him,€just€scare,€not€to€shoot€orÐ €*Ð%) Ðkill€him€.€.€."Ðl+¼&*` x` x Ѐ€€€€€€€€€Ð ° Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€the€appellant€admitted€that€he€beganÐ œì Ðhis€preparations€for€the€robbery€five€hours€in€advance€by€securing€aÐ ˆØ Ðvehicle,€obtaining€a€gun,€and€cutting€holes€in€the€ski€mask.€HeÐ tÄ Ðadmitted€that€he€shot€the€victim€three€times€including€once€in€theÐ `° Ðback.€The€appellant€stated€that€he€was€only€trying€to€shoot€DouglasÐ L œ Ðbefore€Douglas€shot€him.€€In€his€statements€to€the€police,€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðappellant€never€said€that€he€saw€a€gun.€However,€at€trial,€he€claimedÐ $ t Ðthat€Douglas€had€a€gun.€No€weapon€was€found€by€the€police€at€theÐ  ` Ðcrime€scene.€The€appellant€admitted€that€after€he€had€shot€DouglasÐ ü L  Ðtwice,€Douglas€began€running€away.€The€appellant€then€shot€him€inÐ è 8  Ðthe€back.€"I€was€just€getting€him€back€for€what€he€did€to€me."€ÐÔ$ ` x` x ÐÔ#†X\XXX\c#Ôò òó óÌÌà@  ìàò òINEFFECTIVE€ASSISTANCE€OF€COUNSELˆÐ ˜è  ÐÌó óà  àPetitioner€contends€he€was€deprived€of€effective€assistance€of€counsel€due€to€trial€counsel'sÐ pÀ Ðfailure€to€do€the€following:€(1)€seek€dismissal€of€the€defective€indictment;€(2)€make€an€offer€of€proofÐ \¬ Ðregarding€evidence€of€the€victim's€violent€reputation;€(3)€object€to€prosecutorial€misconduct€duringÐ H˜ Ðfinal€argument;€and€(4)€object€to€the€jury€charge.€€Ð 4„ ÐÌÔ‡X\XXX\Ôà  àFor€a€petitioner€to€successfully€overturn€a€conviction€based€on€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ  \ Ðcounsel,€the€petitioner€must€first€establish€that€the€services€rendered€or€the€advice€given€was€belowÐ øH Ðð ðthe€range€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.ðð€€òòBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2dÐ ä4 Ð930,€936€(Tenn.€1975).€€Second,€the€petitioner€must€show€that€the€deficiencies€ð ðactually€had€anÐ Ð  Ðadverse€effect€on€the€defense.ðð€€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€693,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€80Ð ¼  ÐL.€Ed.€2d€674€(1984).€€Should€the€petitioner€fail€to€establish€either€factor,€the€petitioner€is€not€entitledÐ ¨ø Ðto€relief.€€òòGoad€v.€Stateóó,€938€S.W.2d€363,€370€(Tenn.€1996).€€The€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€theÐ ”ä Ðbenefit€of€hindsight;€the€petitioner€may€not€second-guess€a€reasonably€based€trial€strategy;€and€theÐ €Ð Ðpetitioner€may€not€criticize€a€sound,€but€unsuccessful,€tactical€decision€made€after€adequateÐ l¼ Ðpreparation€for€the€case.€€òòòòóóAdkins€v.€Stateóó,€911€S.W.2d€334,€347€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòseeóó€òòCooperÐ X ¨ Ðv.€Stateóó,€847€S.W.2d€521,€528€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€bears€the€burden€of€proving€his€allegations€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€Ð #l! ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f).€€The€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€post„conviction€court€areÐ $X" Ðconclusive€and€will€not€be€disturbed€unless€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€preponderatesÐ ô$D # Ðagainst€them.€€òòSeeóóòòóó€òòFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€457€(Tenn.€2001).€€òòóóÐ à%0!$ ÐÔ#†X\XXX\3,#ÔÌÌÌÌÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà@òò&ìàò òANALYSISó óˆÐ ° ÐÌò òA.€€Defective€Indictmentó óÐ ˆØ ÐÌà  àPetitioner€contends€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€by€not€seeking€dismissal€of€the€indictmentÐ `° Ðdue€to€its€omission€of€the€word€"unlawful"€in€the€felony€murder€count.€€The€indictment€alleged€theÐ L œ Ðpetitioner€"on€the€third€day€of€October,€1995...€and€before€the€finding€of€this€indictment,€recklesslyÐ 8 ˆ Ðdid€kill€Darel€Rodriguez€Douglas,€during€the€perpetration€of€or€attempt€to€perpetrate€robbery,€inÐ $ t Ðviolation€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€39„13„202,€and€against€the€peace€and€dignity€of€the€StateÐ  ` Ðof€Tennessee."€€The€omission€of€the€word€"unlawful"€was€not€fatal€to€the€indictment.€€The€referenceÐ ü L  Ðto€the€felony€murder€statute€gave€the€petitioner€sufficient€notice€of€the€charge.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Carteróó,Ð è 8  Ð988€S.W.2d€145,€149€(Tenn.€1999).€€Trial€counsel€was€not€deficient€in€failing€to€seek€dismissal€onÐ Ô$  Ðthis€basis,€nor€was€petitioner€prejudiced.€€€€Ð À  ÐÌà  àPetitioner€next€contends€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€not€seeking€dismissal€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðindictment€based€upon€its€unnecessary€allegation€that€he€"recklessly€killed€the€victim,"€whereas€theÐ „Ô  Ðòòmens€rea€óóof€"recklessly"€was€no€longer€a€requirement€of€the€offense€of€felony€murder.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð pÀ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€39„13„202(a)(2)€(Supp.€1995).€€Trial€counsel€explained€that€this€simply€added€anotherÐ \¬ Ðelement€that€the€state€had€to€prove;€therefore,€he€saw€no€reason€to€seek€dismissal€of€the€indictment.€Ð H˜ ÐAlthough€the€trial€court€was€not€required€to€charge€the€reckless€òòmens€reaóó,€it€did€so,€thereby€creatingÐ 4„ Ðan€additional€element€the€state€had€to€prove.€€òòóóThe€inclusion€of€the€word€"recklessly"€in€the€indictmentÐ  p Ðwas€mere€surplusage.€€òòState€v.€Kenneth€A.€Adams€and€Jeremiah€A.€Leavyóó,€C.C.A.€No.€02C01„9812„Ð  \ ÐCC„00377,€1999€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€1296,€at€*12€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Dec.€21,€1999,€atÐ øH ÐJackson),€òòperm.€to€app.€deniedóó€(Tenn.€2000);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Hopperóó,€695€S.W.2d€530,€535€(Tenn.Ð ä4 ÐCrim.€App.€1985)€(holding€that€allegation€of€the€element€of€"deliberation"€in€a€felony€murderÐ Ð  Ðindictment€was€mere€surplusage;€thus,€the€state€was€not€required€to€prove€this€allegation).€€TheÐ ¼  Ðinclusion€of€the€reckless€òòmens€reaóó€in€the€indictment€was€to€the€petitioner's€advantage.€€Trial€counselÐ ¨ø Ðwas€not€deficient,€nor€was€petitioner€prejudiced.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌò òB.€€Reputation€Evidenceó óÐ l¼ ÐÌà  àPetitioner€contends€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€in€failing€to€make€an€offer€of€proof€relatingÐ D!” Ðto€the€victim's€violent€reputation.€€On€direct€appeal,€this€court€concluded€the€issue€of€reputationÐ 0"€  Ðevidence€was€waived€due€to€trial€counsel's€failure€to€make€an€offer€of€proof.€€òòAndrade€BruceÐ #l! ÐWilliams,€Jr.óó,€òòóó1999€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€329,€at€*12.€€However,€we€also€concluded€the€victim'sÐ $X" Ðreputation€was€irrelevant€to€any€issue€in€the€case.€€òòIdóó.€at€*13.€€Thus,€had€an€offer€of€proof€of€theÐ ô$D # Ðvictim's€violent€reputation€been€made,€this€court€would€still€have€affirmed€the€trial€court's€rejectionÐ à%0!$ Ðof€such€evidence.€€Petitioner€was€not€prejudiced€by€trial€counsel's€failure€to€make€an€offer€of€proof.€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌò òC.€€Prosecutorial€Misconductó óÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àPetitioner€contends€the€prosecuting€attorney€in€her€final€argument€improperly€interjected€herÐ |*Ì%) Ðpersonal€opinions€and€her€own€definition€of€"reckless,"€and€trial€counsel€failed€to€object€or€raiseÐ h+¸&* Ðthese€issues€on€direct€appeal.€€During€final€argument,€the€prosecuting€attorney€stated€the€defendantÐ ° Ðpreselected€the€victim,€which€she€found€"very€frightening€and€very€chilling."€€With€regard€toÐ œì Ðpetitioner's€testimony€that€he€did€not€intend€to€kill€the€victim,€she€stated,€"I€don't€believe€that."€Ð ˆØ ÐFinally,€the€prosecuting€attorney€stated€that€"if€firing€a€gun€into€a€human€body€three€times€is€notÐ tÄ Ðreckless,€then€I€don't€know€the€definition€of€the€term."€€The€post„conviction€court€concluded€theseÐ `° Ðremarks€were,€at€most,€harmless.€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àThe€prosecuting€attorney's€expression€of€her€personal€opinion€that€she€did€not€believe€theÐ $ t Ðpetitioner's€testimony€was€clearly€improper.€€òòSee€óóTenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€8,€ò òCode€of€ProfessionalÐ  ` ÐResponsibilityó ó,€DR€7„106(C)(4).€€The€remaining€remarks€present€a€closer€question.€€Nevertheless,Ð  P  Ðwe€are€confident€that€none€of€the€remarks€inured€to€the€prejudice€of€the€petitioner.€€In€short,€had€thereÐ ð @  Ðbeen€objections€and€a€consideration€of€this€issue€on€direct€appeal,€petitioner€would€not€have€beenÐ Ü,  Ðsuccessful€in€securing€a€new€trial.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Middlebrooksóó,€995€S.W.2d€550,€559€(Tenn.€1999).€Ð È  ÐAccordingly,€petitioner€has€not€established€prejudice.€€Ð ´  ÐÌò òD.€€Jury€Instructionsó óÐ ŒÜ  ÐÌà  àFinally,€petitioner€argues€the€jury€instructions€erroneously€required€the€state€to€prove€theÐ d´ Ðòòmens€reaóó€of€"reckless"€for€felony€murder.€€He€contends€the€jury€was€misled€by€this€instruction,€andÐ P  Ðtrial€counsel€should€have€objected.€€As€previously€stated,€the€instructions€requiring€the€state€to€proveÐ <Œ Ðthe€unnecessary€òòmens€reaóó€of€"reckless"€was€to€petitioner's€advantage.€€Petitioner€has€not€establishedÐ (x Ðany€deficiency€by€trial€counsel€nor€prejudice.€€Ð d ÐÌÌà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆà0 p àÐØ(p(#p(# ÐÌà  àBased€upon€our€review€of€the€record,€we€are€unable€to€conclude€the€petitioner€receivedÐ ° Ðineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Accordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Ð œì ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 8"ˆ  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGE