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N.Cohenetal., TennesseeLawofEvidence 8.01[10]n.34(4thed.2000).Thismaywellbeoneofthose rare x occasionssincetheremarkimpliedlyassertedthatdefendanthadagunintendingtoshootthevictim.(#$  0   - -(|G2ˆ$ !.8d XXd8         0  bH d(|3 J$ !.8d XXd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3 J$ !.8d XXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8Dd d8     _  D8ttXXdd 8  ϤD@ttϤINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @%ATJACKSON#Ϥ+#Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefsNovember7,2001 L X(XϤ #ϤXX(&#STATEOFTENNESSEEv._DARROW_ԀLYNNWILLIAMSX(XϤ  J @@ DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtfor_Tipton_ԀCounty  J @@No.3739JosephH.Walker,Judge  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.W200101825CCAR3CD_ԄFiledNovember29,2001   AV) ` dE<|` A }     Defendantappealshisconvictionofseconddegreemurderfollowingajurytrial.Hepresentsthree x  issuesforourreview:(1)whethertheevidencewassufficienttosupporttheconviction;(2)whether d thetrialcourterredinfailingtoinstructthejurytodisregardcertainhearsaytestimony;and(3) P whetherthetrialcourterredinfailingtoruleondefendant'sobjectiontoaquestionaskedbythe < prosecutingattorney.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. (x  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed  P   #ϤX(#X(X.ϤJoeG.Riley,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,P.J.,andThomasT. ( Woodall,J.,joined.  C.MichaelRobbins,Memphis,Tennessee(onappeal);GaryF.Antrican,DistrictPublicDefender;  andDavidS.Stockton,AssistantDistrictPublicDefender(attrial),fortheappellant,DarrowLynn  Williams. t PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;P.RobinDixon,Jr.,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; L  ElizabethT.Rice,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andJamesW.Freeland,Jr.,AssistantDistrictAttorney 8!  General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. $"t!  OPINION #ϤXX(#X(XϤ $8 $ #ϤXX(: #  X(XϤ  ThedefendantshotandkilledLarryFayne,hisbrotherinlaw,onFebruary6,1999.The &"& defendantwasindictedbytheTiptonCountyGrandJuryforseconddegreemurder,convictedas '"' chargedatajurytrial,andsentencedto15years.Thisappealfollowed. (#(  4-(- _@( FACTS     OnFebruary6,1999,thedefendantandseveralotherguestsattendedapartyattheresidence  ofthedefendantssisterandherhusband,LarryFayne.Mostguestsweredrinkingalcoholic t beverages.Oneguest,DaleMason,jokedwiththedefendant,andthedefendantbecameangry. ` Masonexplainedhewasonlyjoking,andheandthedefendantshookhands.Shortlythereafter,the L  defendantlefttheresidence. 8    Thedefendantreturnedtotheresidenceinapproximately15minutes.Heenteredthekitchen  ` whereLarryFayneandothersweretalking.ThedefendantwasangryandaccusedFayneofhaving  L  him setup.ThedefendantthenknockedadrinkoutofFayneshand.Fayneswife,Lisa,whowas  8  thedefendantssister,immediatelypushedthedefendantoutthedoortellinghimtocalmdownand $  leavethehouse.LarryFayne,whowasstandingimmediatelybehindhiswife,toldthedefendant,    [t]hisismyhousetoo,youknow.Thedefendant,withapistoltohisside,thenfiredashotwhich   struckLarryFayneintheface.Faynewasstillstandingandbackedupintothekitchen.Shortly   thereafter,defendantraisedhishandandfiredanothershotwhichstruckFayneinthechest.Fayne   diedasaresultofthesegunshotwounds. p   Thedefendantwasthenseeninthebackyardoftheresidencewalkingincircles.However, H whenthepolicearrived,thedefendantfled.Hewaslatercapturedandarrested. 4 @  SUFFICIENCYOFTHEEVIDENCE  H   Defendantcontendstheevidenceisinsufficienttoestablisha knowingkilling.We   respectfullydisagree.    A.StandardofReview     Indeterminingthesufficiencyoftheevidence,thiscourtdoesnotreweighorreevaluatethe l evidence.Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978).Ajuryverdictapprovedbythetrial X  judgeaccreditsthestate'switnessesandresolvesallconflictsinfavorofthestate.Statev.Bigbee, D! 885S.W.2d797,803(Tenn.1994).Onappeal,thestateisentitledtothestrongestlegitimateview 0"  oftheevidenceandalllegitimateorreasonableinferenceswhichmaybedrawntherefrom.Id. #l! Accordingly,itistheappellatecourt'sdutytoaffirmtheconvictioniftheevidence,viewedunder $X" thesestandards,wassufficientforanyrationaltrieroffacttohavefoundtheessentialelementsof $D # theoffensebeyondareasonabledoubt.Tenn.R.App.P.13(e);Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307, %0!$ 319,99S.Ct.2781,2789,61L.Ed.2d560(1979);Statev.Cazes,875S.W.2d253,259(Tenn. &"% 1994). '#&   h+&* B.Analysis     Seconddegreemurderisthe knowingkillingofanother.Tenn.CodeAnn.3913  210(a)(1).Astothe knowingmentalstate,thestatemustprovebeyondareasonabledoubtthat t thedefendantwasawarethathisconductwasreasonablycertaintocausetheresult.Statev.Ducker, ` 27S.W.3d889,896(Tenn.2000);Tenn.CodeAnn.3911106(a)(20). L    Thedefendantcontendshewasemotionallyupsetandangryaboutoffensiveconductdirected $ t towardhim,whichhebelievedwascausedinpartbythevictim,LarryFayne.Hearguesthefirst  ` shotwasfiredwhilehishandwasdownbyhisside,althoughheacknowledgesthesecondshotwas  L  firedwhenhishandwasraised.Hecontendsheactedina stateofpassionproducedbyadequate  8  provocationsufficienttolead[him]toactinanirrationalmanner;therefore,heargueshecould $  onlybeguiltyofvoluntarymanslaughter.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3913211(a).     Whetheractsconstituteaknowingkilling,soastosupportseconddegreemurder,orakilling   duetoadequateprovocation,soastosupportaconvictionforvoluntarymanslaughter,isaquestion   forthejury.Statev.Johnson,909S.W.2d461,464(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Here,thedefendant p lefttheresidencebutcamebackshortlythereafterarmedwithapistol.Afterthedefendant \ physicallyconfrontedthevictim,defendantssisterpushedthedefendantoutthedoor.The H defendantthenfiredoneshotstrikingthevictiminthefaceand,whilethevictimwasstillstanding, 4 firedanothershotstrikingthevictiminthechest.Itwasthejurysprerogativetofindthatthekilling  p wasknowingandconvictthedefendantofseconddegreemurderasopposedtovoluntary  \ manslaughter.Theevidencewassufficienttosupporttheverdict. H @" HEARSAYEVIDENCE      Oneoftheguestsinthekitchentestifiedthat,justpriortothefirstshotbeingfired,thevictim  stated, [o]h,youregoingtoshootmenow?Defendantcontendsthiswasinadmissiblehearsay  and,althoughnoobjectionwasmade,thistestimonyconstitutedplainerror. l   Byfailingtomakeacontemporaneousobjectiontothetestimony,defendanthaswaivedthis D! issue.Statev.Thompson,36S.W.3d102,108(Tenn.Crim.App.2000).Furthermore,wereject 0"  defendantsclaimthattheadmissionofthistestimonywasplainerror.Iftheremarkwashearsay, #l! itclearlyqualifiedundertheexcitedutteranceexceptiontothehearsayrule. #  1      ׀SeeTenn.R.Evid. $X" 803(2);Statev.Gordon,952S.W.2d817,820(Tenn.1997).Thisissueiswithoutmerit. $D #  '#& @  FAILURETORULEUPONOBJECTION     StephanieRichardson,anothersisterofthedefendant,waspresentinthekitchenwhenthe  defendantreturnedtotheresidence.Shetestifiedsheimmediatelywentdownthehalltocall911 t whenshesawthedefendant.Theprosecutorthenasked, Didyoucallbecauseyouknowaboutyour ` brotherandwhathescapableof?Thewitnessresponded, No,I....Defensecounselobjected, L  cuttingthewitnessoffinthemiddleofhersentence.Shethentestifiedshecalled911because he 8  camebackmad.Defendantcontendsthetrialcourtsfailuretoruleupontheobjectionprejudiced $ t himbyimpermissiblyintroducingcharacterevidence.  `   Thewitnesstestifiedshecalled911becausethedefendantwasangry.Thiswasnotan  8  impermissiblecharacterreference,andthedefendantwasnotprejudicedinanywaybythefailure $  ofthetrialcourttoruleupontheobjection.Thisissueiswithoutmerit.   @FF% CONCLUSION      Wefindnoerrorintherecord;therefore,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. \    `     h     ___________________________________ 4    `     h     JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE