WPC  8m\C,~$n!c5pq[rLhaHعBrFT\dɹKOqfn++X&dDE|G) Ѹ2  t3Y6um??jxP WO8g麨9oKj" 'Kc24;KQ59V~[#es1H+6BN0R0#joGh2 "1M009}4t.T}3 B1{UmS ۆ$_ F_'lp|Tʖ {8\ݱm,iD佦pys$71,C&%dN56DXUNI % 0DUFw@'4g{ 0 0DUDF^- AQ**U:T  B  0Dy 0D 0D  D/E E Bt D3 HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(L$X<4 9Z .Courier New Regular eaDEӀAq$%<%3|x(8(3=$ L!X   `   0  (#$  0  4.Courier New Regular ## u Xd# !"#%C<< C  !"  Xf;XXX9KXXf;   Ad FILEDXf;X9K   September28,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.XXf;AppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular dLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ''' dxdP Pd'dxd L!X   ќ` (XcXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  7 c Xdd7  =|XXdd=@DINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE `  t(>.*jx;` `@E/G ` ttx$g  tߛ@*DATJACKSONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, h     ) p ForPublication   `     h     ) ` Appellee,   h     ) p Filed: \   `     h     )v. `     h     ) p ShelbyCounty h  r(<,(j 8` `@E D` ttx$X> r `     h     )CLARENCEC.NESBIT h     ) p Hon.ArthurT.Bennett,Judge    `     h     ) p     ` Appellant. h     ) p No.02S019705CR00043 `  @  &DDISSENTINGOPINION d 7|XXd Xd7 `  Imustrespectfullydissentfromthepartofthemajority  opinionconcerningvictimimpactevidence.BecauseIacknowledgethatPaynev.Tennessee,501U.S.808,111S.Ct.2597,115L. t" Ed.2d720(1991),controlsisthelaw,IagreewiththemajoritysstatementthatvictimimpactevidenceisadmissibleifadducedwithintheconstraintsofdueprocessandTenn.R.Evid.403. Idisagree, x'$ however,withthemajoritysconclusionthatthevictimimpactevidenceusedinthiscasewasadducedwithinthoseconstraintsdidnotaffectthejurysverdicttothedefendantsprejudice. `  Althoughlegallyadmissible,thereasonsforexcludingvictimimpactevidencearestillcompellinginmyview.  /&.  Particularlytroublesomeistheissueofrelevance.Thisistrue 1X(0 becausethecharacterofthevictimandtheeffectonthevictimsfamilymaybewhollyunrelatedtotheblameworthinessofthedefendant.Boothv.Maryland,482U.S.496,504,107S.Ct.2529, 6\-6 7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  2534,96L.Ed.2d440,449(1987).Generally,victimimpact7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  evidenceisunsettlingbecauseitsuseencouragesthejuryto :0: 7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 c XXdXXd7  7 VK XXdXXd7  quantifythevalueofthevictimslifeandurgesthefindingthatmurderismorereprehensibleifthevictimissurvivedbyabereavedfamilythanifthevictimhadnofamilyatall.Seeid.  X at505,107S.Ct.at2534,96L.Ed.2dat450. `  Addressingtheparticularevidenceintroducedinthiscase,themajoritydescribesthefivepagesofvictimimpactevidenceas clearandconcise.However,asJudgeGaryR.WadeexplainedinhispartialdissentfromtheCourtofCriminalAppealssrulingbelow,thevictimimpactevidenceallowedinPayne l  andotherTennesseecasescomprisesonlyafewlinesoftestimony.Ithereforeviewthevictimmvictimimpactevidenceinthiscaseasprotractedand,consequently,pronetobeunfairlyprejudicial.Inaddition,theStatesrebuttalargumentwasbasedontheimpactofthevictimsdeathuponherfamily.Inthisargument,theStatepervasivelycharacterizedthevictimimpactevidenceasanaggravatingfactortobeweighedagainstthemitigatingproof.Themajorityconcedesthattheargumentwaserrorbutfindsthattheerrordidnotappeartohaveaffectedtheverdicttothedefendantsprejudice. `  I,likeJudgeWade,cannotconcludethattheStatesargument,consideredwiththelengthyvictimimpacttestimony,didnotaffecttheverdict.Insostating,Idrawnoconclusionsregardingthepenaltyimposed.Ifindonlythatajuryshouldbeallowedtoreconsiderthepenaltyunderthecorrectsentencingguidelines.Iwouldremandthiscaseforanewsentencinghearing.̀  h      p _______________________________ 9/9  `     h      p ADOLPHOA.BIRCH,JR.,Justice 9|0: