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ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Montgomery€CountyÐ é 9 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€40100263€€€€€€Michael€R.€Jones,€JudgeÐ Ó # ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‘á  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2002„02903„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€November€6,€Ô_Ô2003Ô_ÔÐ ŠÚ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<]` AßÐ ^®  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓFollowing€a€Montgomery€County€Circuit€Court€jury€conviction€of€attempted€second„degree€murder,Ð V¦  Ðthe€defendant,€Randall€L.€Wilmoth,€appeals€and€claims€that€his€conviction€resulted€from€the€denialÐ ? Ðof€effective€assistance€of€counsel,€that€insufficient€evidence€supports€the€conviction,€and€thatÐ (x Ðcumulative€errors€deprived€him€of€a€fair€trial.€€Discerning€no€errors€or€violations€of€the€defendantððsÐ a Ðrights,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð úJ ÐÔ#†¼˜é»XXÓW‚#ÔÔ‡XÓWX»¼˜éÔÓ­ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ Ì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼˜é»àXÓW#ÔÔ‡XÓWX.¼˜éÔJames€Curwood€Witt,€Jr.,€óóJ.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoe€G.€Rileyóó€andÐ Ÿï ÐòòNorma€McGee€Ogle,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ˆØ ÐÌEdward€Dewerff€(at€trial),€Clarksville,€Tennessee,€and€Patricia€L.€Snyder€(on€appeal),€Nashville,Ð Zª ÐTennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Randall€Lee€Wilmoth.Ð C“ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Helena€Walton€Yarbrough,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ e ÐGeneral;€John€Wesley€Carney,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Helen€Young,€Assistant€DistrictÐ þN ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ç 7  ÐÌÓÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼˜é»XXÓW¼#ÔÔ‡XÓWX»¼˜éÔÐ ¢#ò# ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àà ` àThe€victim€in€this€case,€27„year„old€Quinn€Mansfield,€testified€at€the€defendantððs€trialÐ u%Å % Ðthat€on€March€23,€2001,€he€resided€at€116„A€Hickory€Grove,€a€duplex€apartment,€in€Clarksville.€€Ð ^&®!& ÐHe€testified€that€in€approximately€late€January€2001,€the€defendant,€who€needed€a€place€to€live,Ð G'—"' Ðmoved€into€the€apartment.€€Although€the€two€men€had€engaged€in€a€homosexual€relationship,€theÐ 0(€#( Ðvictim€testified€that€for€the€month€prior€to€March€23€they€had€been€merely€friends€and€roommates.€Ð )i$) ÐÌà  àà ` à€The€defendant€was€employed€by€a€firm€performing€contract€communicationsÐ ë*;&+ Ðinstallations€at€nearby€Fort€Campbell.€€At€midday€on€March€23,€the€victim€talked€to€the€defendantÐ Ô+$', Ðby€phone€and€told€him€about€going€the€previous€night€to€the€bar€where€the€victim€€had€once€beenÐ ½, (- Ðemployed.€€He€testified€that€the€defendant€returned€home€from€work€about€5:00€or€5:30€p.m.,€andÐ ¦-ö(.ý ÐÔ_Ôthe€victim€showed€the€defendant€how€to€ð ðburnðð€compact€disks€on€the€defendantððs€new€computer.€Ð ° ЀThe€defendant€prepared€dinner;€the€pair€ate€together€and€engaged€in€idle€conversation.€€The€victimÐ ™é Ðtestified€that,€when€he€told€the€defendant€that€he€planned€to€reclaim€his€old€job€at€the€bar,€theÐ ‚Ò Ðdefendant€disapproved€because€he€did€not€get€along€with€the€barððs€owner.€€Nevertheless,€noÐ k» Ðargument€ensued,€and€the€defendant€told€the€victim€that€he€could€do€whatever€he€wanted.€€Ð T¤ ÐÌà  àà ` àLater€in€the€evening,€the€victim€said€that€he€was€going€to€take€a€shower€and€go€to€theÐ & v Ðbar.€€The€defendant€said€he€was€retiring€for€the€night.€€The€victim€testified€that€he€closed€theÐ  _ Ðbathroom€door€and€began€showering.€€The€defendant€entered€the€bathroom,€and€the€victim€told€himÐ ø H Ðto€leave.€The€victim€testified€that€the€defendant€told€him€not€to€worry€about€it,€and€then€the€fully„Ð á 1  Ðclothed€defendant€entered€the€shower€and€began€stabbing€the€victim€in€the€abdomen€with€a€knife.Ð Ê   ÐAs€the€victim€€turned€to€get€away,€the€defendant€cut€his€throat.€€Then,€as€the€victim€turned€again€andÐ ³  Ðbegan€screaming,€the€defendant€stuck€the€knife€down€the€victimððs€throat.€€Ultimately,€the€victimÐ œì  Ðescaped€and€ran€to€a€neighborððs€apartment€for€assistance.€€The€victim€then€went€to€a€hospital,€whereÐ …Õ  Ðhe€was€treated€for€four€days.€Ð n¾  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€victim€testified€that€his€intestines€extruded€from€the€abdominal€knife€wounds,Ð @ Ðthat€he€sustained€two€or€three€slices€to€his€neck,€and€that€the€back€of€his€throat€bled€and€hurt€fromÐ )y Ðthe€knife€insertion.Ð b ÐÌà  àà ` à€The€victim€testified€that€the€defendant€used€a€dull€chefððs€knife€that€he€had€taken€fromÐ ä4 Ðthe€bottom€of€a€kitchen€drawer.€€Also,€the€victimððs€dog,€which€had€the€run€of€the€house€and€wasÐ Í Ðprotective€of€the€victim,€was€whining€just€before€the€defendant€came€into€the€bathroom.€€€Ð ¶ ÐÌà  àà ` à€The€victim€admitted€on€cross„examination€that€he€had€filed€a€personal€injury€lawsuitÐ ˆØ Ðagainst€the€defendant.€€Also,€he€admitted€that€earlier€on€March€23,€2001,€he€had€smoked€marijuana.€Ð qÁ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€victimððs€neighbor,€Michael€Shrum,€testified€that€on€March€23,€200l,€he€heard€aÐ C“ Ðperson€screaming€and€the€dog€ð ðgoing€crazyðð€in€the€victimððs€apartment.€€Mr.€Shrum€was€about€to€callÐ ,| Ð911€when€the€victim€came€running€in,€wearing€only€a€towel€and€covered€in€blood.€€Mr.€Shrum€thenÐ e Ðcalled€911,€and€the€victim€waited€outside€for€the€medical€personnel€to€arrive.€€€Mr.€Shrum€did€notÐ þN Ðsee€the€defendant€around€the€apartment€at€that€time.Ð ç 7 ÐÌà  àà ` àClarksville€Police€Officer€William€Nalley€responded€to€the€March€23€call€at€116Ð ¹" ! ÐHickory€and€found€the€victim€standing€outside,€holding€in€part€of€his€intestines.€€A€knife€was€lyingÐ ¢#ò" Ðnearby.€€Ð ‹$Û# ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€did€not€testify€at€trial.€€The€jury€found€the€defendant€guilty€ofÐ ]&­!% Ðattempted€second„degree€murder.à h àà À àÐ F'–"& Ðà  à¹Ñ„°Ñà  àà ` àIn€the€defendantððs€first€issue,€he€complains€that€he€was€denied€his€right€to€effectiveÐ )h$( Ðassistance€of€trial€counsel.€€Specifically,€he€claims€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€becauseÐ *Q%) Ðcounsel€failed€to€argue€the€case,€failed€to€cross„examine€prosecution€witnesses,€and€conceded€guiltÐ ê*:&* Ðof€a€lesser„included€offense.€€The€state€counters€these€claims€by€positing€that€the€defendant€hasÐ Ó+#'+ Ðwaived€the€ineffectiveness€issue€by€failing€to€include€it€in€his€motion€for€new€trial€and€by€presentingÐ ¼, (, Ðan€insufficient€appellate€record€for€review€of€the€issue.€€Alternatively,€the€state€argues€that,€basedÐ ° Ðupon€the€record,€counselððs€representation€satisfied€constitutional€standards.€€We€agree€with€the€stateÐ ™é Ðthat€the€issue€has€been€waived,€and€moreover,€we€believe€that€our€pretermission€of€the€issue€betterÐ ‚Ò Ðserves€the€defendantððs€interests.Ð k» ÐÌà  àà ` àTo€be€sure,€the€defendant€was€constitutionally€entitled€to€effective€representation€byÐ =  Ðcounsel.€€òòSee€generally€Strickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€104€S.€Ct.€2052€(1984).€€The€burdenÐ & v Ðrests€upon€the€defendant€to€establish€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€by€clear€andÐ  _ Ðconvincing€evidence,€whether€he€presents€his€claim€in€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€or€onÐ ø H Ðdirect€appeal€of€his€conviction.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„110(f)€(2003);€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€6€S.W.3dÐ á 1  Ð453,€461„62€n.5€(Tenn.€1999).Ð Ê   ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Tennessee€appellate€courts€have€repeatedly€said€that€a€claim€of€ineffectiveÐ œì  Ðassistance€of€counsel€is€best€presented€in€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€òòSee,€e.g.,€State€v.Ð …Õ  ÐHoneycuttóó,€54€S.W.3d€762,€766€n.3€(Tenn.€2001);€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,€835€S.W.2d€600,€607€(Tenn.Ð n¾  ÐCrim.€App.€1992).€€We€have€cautioned€that€raising€the€issue€ð ðfor€the€first€time€in€the€appellate€courtÐ W§  Ðis€a€practice€fraught€with€peril.ðð€€òòAndersonóó,€835€S.W.2d€at€606.€€The€peril€associated€with€theÐ @ Ðpractice€has€two€dimensions.€€€First,€ineffective€assistance€can€rarely€be€established€without€anÐ )y Ðevidentiary€hearing.€€òòSee€Stricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€689„90,€694,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2065,€2067.€€Of€course,€Ð b Ðpost„conviction€procedures€afford€an€evidentiary€hearing€to€a€petitioner€with€colorable€claims.€òòSeeóóÐ ûK ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„30„109(a),€„110€(2003).€€Second,€€raising€the€issue€in€the€direct€appeal€couldÐ ä4 Ðresult€not€only€in€losing€on€appeal,€but€also€in€barring€the€claimant€from€raising€the€issue€later€in€theÐ Í Ðpost„conviction€arena.€€òòSee€id.óó€ðð€40„30„206(f),€(h)€(1997)€(providing€for€dismissal€of€post„convictionÐ ¶ Ðclaims€that€have€been€previously€determined).€€€€Ð Ÿï Ðà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àIn€the€present€case,€we€hold€that€the€defendant€has€waived€the€issue€on€appealÐ qÁ Ðbecause€he€failed€to€include€it€in€his€motion€for€new€trial.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(e).€€Via€thisÐ Zª Ðholding,€the€defendant€is€not€foreclosed€from€raising€the€issue€in€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€Ð C“ ÐòòSee€Kirby€George€Wallaceóó,€No.€01C01„9308„CC„00275,€slip€op.€at€5„7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,Ð ,| ÐNashville,€Sept.€15,€1994).Ð e ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€his€next€issue,€the€defendant€claims€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€hisÐ ç 7 Ðconvictions.€€We€must€disagree.Ð Ð!   ÐÌà  àà ` à€To€assess€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€the€appellate€court€determinesÐ ¢#ò" Ðwhether€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€aÐ ‹$Û# Ðreasonable€doubt.€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979);€òòStateóó€òòv.Ð t%Ä $ ÐShawóó,€37òò€óóS.W.3dòò€óó900òò,€óó902„03€(Tenn.€2001);€€òòState€v.€Keoughóó,€18€S.W.3d€175,€180-81€(Tenn.€2000).€Ð ]&­!% ÐThe€appellate€court€affords€the€prosecution€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€theÐ F'–"& Ðbenefit€of€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence,€and€weÐ /(#' Ðdefer€to€the€trier€of€fact€to€weigh€the€evidence€and€to€resolve€factual€issues,€including€credibilityÐ )h$( Ðissues.€€òòShawóó,€37€S.W.3d€at€902„03.€€Ð *Q%) ÐÌà  àà ` àA€person€commits€attempted€second„degree€murder€who,€intending€to€kill€another,Ð Ó+#'+ Ðengages€in€conduct€that€constitutes€a€substantial€step€toward€knowingly€killing€the€other€person.€Ð ¼, (, ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„210(a)€(1997)€(second„degree€murder);€òòid.óó€ðð€39„12„101(a)(3)€(1997)Ð ° Ð(attempt).Ð ™é ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€the€present€case,€the€defendant€complains€that€the€evidence€of€attempted€second„Ð k» Ðdegree€murder€emanated€solely€from€the€testimony€of€the€victim.€€However,€the€victimððs€testimonyÐ T¤ Ðclearly€established€the€elements€of€the€conviction€offense,€and€it€was€the€prerogative€of€the€jury€toÐ =  Ðaccredit€the€victimððs€testimony.€€The€victim€identified€the€defendant€as€the€assailant€and€describedÐ & v Ðthe€grievous€knife€wounds€inflicted€by€the€defendant€during€the€attack,€some€of€which€caused€theÐ  _ Ðextrusion€of€the€victimððs€intestines.€€Also,€the€defendant€sliced€the€victimððs€throat.€€The€jury€sawÐ ø H Ðphysical€evidence€of€these€wounds.€€Clearly,€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€the€evidenceÐ á 1  Ðshowed€that€the€defendant€took€a€substantial€step€in€knowingly€killing€the€victim.€€As€such,€theÐ Ê   Ðevidence€is€sufficient.Ð ³  ÐÌà  àà ` àFinally,€the€defendant€claims€that,€due€to€the€combination€of€trial€errors,€he€wasÐ …Õ  Ðdeprived€of€a€fair€trial.€€We€have€discerned,€however,€no€errors€to€be€combined.€€Accordingly,€weÐ n¾  Ðreject€this€claim.Ð W§  ÐÌà  àà ` àFinding€no€reversible€error,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ô#†¼˜é»XXÓW¼ #ÔÔ‡XÓWX»¼˜éÔÐ )y ÐòòóóÔ#†¼˜é»XXÓWb7#ÔÔ€XÓWX»¼˜éÔÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¶ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJames€Curwood€Witt,€Jr.,€Judge