the homicide at the A & W Motel. Detective Charvis confronted the
Defendant with information developed during the investigation, and the Defendant admitted
to being at the A & W Motel during the robbery. The Defendant told police that, while
Evans was in the room with the victim, she texted him when to enter the room. The
Defendant said that he and Hodges entered the room and Hodges began a fist fight with the
victim. The Defendant admitted to ownership of the .22 handgun but denied carrying the
gun into the victim’s room. Detective Charvis said the Defendant told detectives that “he
knew the robbery was going to happen and he was going along with it.” The Defendant
refused to allow police to record his statement.

       Timothy Finley, a Clarksville                              9
crime, and was with his co-defendants both before and after the commission of the crime),
perm. app. denied (Tenn. Oct. 10, 2005).

        The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, proves that the
Defendant planned and attempted to execute the robbery of the victim. The Defendant,
Hodges, Santos, and Evans met with the purpose of planning a robbery of the victim. The
four used the Defendant’s vehicle to drive to the A & W Motel and flee the scene following
the attempted robbery. After devising a plan, Santos and Evans dropped the Defendant