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Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àRoom€127,€Anderson€County€CourthouseÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à100€North€Main€Street€Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àClinton,€TN€€37716€ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:__________________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€ÌÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ  f5,1S ÐÓÓà@33-ÚàòòOPINIONóóˆÐ `  Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant,€Melvin€Jerome€Anderson,€was€convicted€of€a€sale€ofÏcocaine€greater€than€0.5€gram,€a€Class€B€felony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ñíññéñ€ñéññíññìññëñssñëññìññìñððñìññîñ€39„17„417.€ÏñîññïññëñÏñëññïñThe€trial€court€imposed€a€Range€I€sentence€of€ten€years€and€a€$50,000.00€fine.€€InÏthis€appeal€of€right,€the€single€issue€presented€for€review€is€whether€the€evidenceÏwas€sufficient€to€support€the€conviction.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€approximately€4:00€P.M.€on€October€11,€1996,€Oak€Ridge€PoliceÏSergeant€Mike€Uher€met€with€an€informant,€Bryan€Keith€Turner,€to€plan€a€cocaineÏpurchase€in€the€Scarboro€community.€€Turner,€who€was€compensated€by€the€policeÏat€an€hourly€rate€of€$10.00,€was€employed€as€an€informant,€according€to€SergeantÏUher,€because€he€had€a€prior€criminal€record€which€engendered€an€element€of€trustÏamong€illegal€drug€suppliers€in€the€area.€€Just€prior€to€the€offense,€Sergeant€UherÏsearched€Turner€and€his€vehicle,€supplied€him€with€$300.00€in€cash,€and€fitted€himÏwith€a€wireless€radio€device€to€allow€monitoring€of€the€planned€transaction.€ÏSergeant€Uher€followed€Turner€and€watched€through€binoculars€while€Turner€metÏwith€the€defendant,€purchased€cocaine,€and€then€returned€to€a€pre„arrangedÏmeeting€area.€€At€that€point,€Turner,€who€testified€at€trial€that€he€had€purchasedÏ$130.00€worth€of€"rocks"€from€the€defendant,€returned€the€illegal€drugs€to€SergeantÏUher.€€Later,€Carl€Smith,€a€forensic€chemist€with€the€TBI,€confirmed€that€theÏsubstance€Turner€had€acquired€amounted€to€2.1€grams€of€crack€cocaine.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àTurner's€wife,€Rahvonna,€was€present€during€the€transaction.€€At€trial,Ïshe€testified€that€she€had€driven€Turner€to€the€place€he€was€to€meet€the€defendant.€ÏShe€confirmed€that€Turner€did€not€talk€with€anyone€else€other€than€the€defendantÐ 8¸.4 Ðfrom€the€time€they€left€Sergeant€Uher€until€their€return.€€Oak€Ridge€Police€OfficerÏMark€Bell,€who€worked€with€a€narcotic€unit,€set€up€the€electronic€surveillanceÏequipment€for€the€transaction€and€monitored€the€receiver.€€He€also€searchedÏTurner's€vehicle€prior€to€the€transaction.€€Officer€Kristie€Brock€acted€as€the€evidenceÏtechnician.€€She€made€copies€of€the€cash€provided€Turner€and€searched€RahvonnaÏTurner€to€assure€that€she€was€not€in€possession€of€illegal€drugs€prior€to€theÏtransaction.€€After€the€transaction,€Officer€Brock€obtained€the€cocaine€from€Turner,Ïsealed€it,€and€delivered€it€to€the€TBI€Crime€Laboratory€in€Knoxville.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àJudy€McKnight€testified€for€the€defense€as€did€her€son,€RaymondÏLuster.€€Those€witnesses€claimed€that€the€defendant€was€aware€Turner€was€anÏinformant€in€the€summer€of€1996,€well€before€the€drug€transaction€supposedly€tookÏplace.€€The€defendant€did€not€testify€at€trial.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant€contends€that€because€the€informant€had€a€priorÏconviction€for€armed€robbery€and€had€a€"previous€drug€problem,"€he€was€notÏtrustworthy,€and€the€evidence€was€insufficient.€€He€argues€that€the€failure€on€the€partÏof€the€police€to€strip€search€Ms.€Turner€prior€to€the€transaction,€rather€than€merelyÏdoing€a€pat€down€search,€made€the€case€against€the€defendant€particularly€suspect.€ÏThe€defendant€asserts€that€Turner's€claim€of€cocaine€delivery€was€uncorroboratedÏby€any€other€witness.€€The€defendant€also€points€out€that€the€tape€recording€of€theÏtransaction€contained€"interference"€and€was€not€probative€of€guilt.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€appeal,€the€state€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€theÏevidence€and€all€reasonable€inferences€which€might€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.Ð €4 +0 ÐCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832€(Tenn.€1978).€€When€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€isÐ L6ì,2 Ðchallenged,€the€relevant€question€is€whether,€after€reviewing€the€evidence€in€the€lightÐ 8¸.4 Ðmost€favorable€to€the€state,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essentialÏelements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2dÐ , Ì Ð405€(Tenn.€1983);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€This€court€may€neither€reweigh€norÏreevaluate€the€evidence€offered€at€trial,€òòState€v.€Evansóó,€838€S.W.2d€185€(Tenn.Ð Äd Ð1992),€nor€may€this€court€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€factÏfrom€the€evidence.€€òòLikas€v.€Stateóó,€286€S.W.2d€856€(Tenn.€1956).Ð \ü  ÐÌà Œ àà ä àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„417(a)(3)€prohibits€the€sale€of€a€controlledÏsubstance.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„417(c)(1)€provides€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àA€violation€of€subsection€(a)€with€respect€to:€(1)€CocaineÏis€a€Class€B€felony€if€the€amount€involved€is€point€five€(.5)Ïgrams€or€more€of€any€substance€containing€cocaine....€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àHere,€the€state€offered€proof€on€each€and€every€element€of€the€offenseÏas€defined€by€the€statute.€€It€was€the€jury's€prerogative€to€accredit€the€testimony€ofÏthe€informant€Turner€and€reject€altogether€the€theory€offered€by€the€defense.€€TheÏlimited€scope€of€our€review€precludes€either€a€reevaluation€of€the€weight€of€theÏevidence€or€a€reconsideration€of€the€comparative€credibility€of€the€witness.€€Thus,Ïthe€proof€is€sufficient€to€support€the€conviction.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à________________________________Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àGary€R.€Wade,€Presiding€Judge€ñðñÌÌñðññññÌÐ  Î1n(- ÐñññCONCUR:ÌñóñÌñóñÌÌ_____________________________ÌDavid€H.€Welles,€JudgeÌÌÌñòñÐ þ8ž/5 Ðñòñ_____________________________ÌJoe€G.€Riley,€Judge€