WPC  _51^ rBԊ u@9FFXZjN$όUIL}M#L9#Wq@^ / EvXZXB2тB}G4Pbu` BV1bVoʱJE#* bɼߨ[Z^osrQM9/mAzTpOȧeIxeIfyt*ϷiL2΃YZ/!=dY\ñV ~'Ί1/򏚩֮uypF˹3}YFlT)rRdʼn55NQu_@ g.*JC:CG"?-[7KCz9" ?L,4F旦s-=Z>| n1iy_)cM=xp& …QT\Dv ʴ 2Qt_̢W#UN % 0:U N _ ^ g ws 4w   m N b :  & E# # # # # # % - 5 = E M U ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] Be HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6,,,,0(@ Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,("  Z6Times New Roman Regular oG-s ,-B011S13|xU- - 0#Xd#  H\Opinion Summary12345678 d !USUS.,  _XXXXYXX_@ #XXY\#[\XXINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @WW$ATKNOXVILLE#XX[\#YXXԈ &   May2,2002Session L #XXYX# YXX%  HAROLDWAYNE_NICHOLS_Ԁv.STATEOFTENNESSEE%%  %r#XXY#  J @@ AppealbyPermission%  %ԀfromtheCourtofCriminalAppeals%    J CriminalCourt%:for%  Hamilton% ԀCounty  6 @@Nos.205863,213883213896% ! %!% " ԀD.KellyThomas,Jr.,Judge,ByDesignation%"   " @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.% # E199800562SCR11_PD_%#ԀFiledOctober7,_2002_   AV) ` dE<h` A i   %    _ADOLPHO_ԀA.BIRCH,JR.,J.,concurringanddissenting. P   Ifullyconcurin theconclusionofthemajoritythat_Nichols_'sconvictionsshouldbeaffirmed. (x Totheextent,however,thatthepetitioner'sallegationsofineffectiveassistanceofcounselmaybe d interpretedtoincludethefailuretoobjecttothemethodofproportionalityreview,Icontinueto P adheretotheviewsexpressedinalonglineofdissentsbeginningwithStatev._Chalmers_,28S.W.3d < 913,92325(Tenn.2000)(Birch,J.,concurringanddissenting),andelaborateduponinStatev. ( _Godsey_,60S.W.3d759,793800(Tenn.2001)(Birch,J.,concurringanddissenting).Thosedissents  suggest,essentially,thatthecomparativeproportionalityreviewprotocolcurrentlyembracedbythe  majorityisinadequatetoshield defendantsfromthearbitraryanddisproportionateimpositionofthe  deathpenalty.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3913206(c)(1997).Accordingly,whileIconcurinthe  _affirmance_Ԁof_Nichols_'sconvictions,Icannot,forthereasonsabovestated,concurintheimposition t ofthedeathpenaltyinthiscase.YXX ` %#XXY #  %     `     h     ___________________________________ 6#"    `     h     _ADOLPHO_ԀA.BIRCH,JR.,JUSTICE#XXXX=# "$r#  Z-(- _ 8XXdd8   _   `