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ÔÔ€,ÔÝ  Ý›Ñ X ÑÑ7€2"XXdÈdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ ` ÑÒ D ÒÒ ¦ ÒÓ  ÓœÔ€Ô›Þ ÞÌà àà àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE̜ـÙßR€/0.A1-j|ñýâ `€€@ÿRß›Ìà@ àAT€JACKSONÌÌÓ  Óà@ àOCTOBER€1996€SESSIONÌÌÌÌó óÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)ó óà àò òC.C.A.€NO.€ó ó€ò òœ02C01›„9510„CC„00326ó óÌà àà àAppellee,à àò ò€€€€€à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHENRY€COUNTYó óÌœVS›.à àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€JULIAN€P.€œGUINN›,ÌROBERT€LEE€BOYD,€JR.,à àà à)à àJUDGEÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)ó óÌà àà àAppellant.à àà àà àò ò)ó óà à(Second„Degree€Murder)ÌÌÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANT:óóà àà àà à€€€€€òòà àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:óóÌÌÌò òW.€JEFFERY€œFAGAN›ó óà àò òà àà àà àCHARLES€W.€œBURSON›ó óÌœAsst›.€District€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌ117€œForrest›€Ave.€NorthÌP.O.€Box€663ò òà àà àà àà àà àà àà àó óà àà àà àÌCamden,€TN€€38320à àà àà àò òà àSARAH€M.€BRANCHó óÌà àà àà àà à€à àà àà àCounsel€for€the€StateÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€Pkwy.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òROBERT€ð ðGUSðð€œRADFORD›ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€686Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHuntingdon,€TN€€38344Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌÌò òAFFIRMEDó óÌÌÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,ÌJudgeÑ Ü ÑÌÌÌà@ àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€defendant€was€indicted€on€November€7,€1994,€for€the€first„degreeÏmurder€of€Lisa€C.€Stewart.€€A€jury€convicted€him€of€second„degree€murder€and€finedÏhim€fifty€thousand€dollars€($50,000).€€After€a€hearing,€the€defendant€was€sentenced€toÏtwenty„five€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€In€this€appeal€as€of€right,€theÏdefendant€contends€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€justify€a€finding€of€guiltÏbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€After€a€review€of€the€entire€record,€we€find€that€thisÏissue€is€without€merit,€and€therefore,€his€conviction€is€affirmed.ÌÌà àà àOn€July€15,€1994,€at€approximately€2:50€a.m.€paramedics€from€theÏHenry€County€Ambulance€Service€answered€a€call€at€901€œMcClain›€Street€in€Paris,ÏTennessee.€€Upon€arrival,€they€saw€a€large€amount€of€blood€on€the€front€porch€of€theÍmobile€home€and€rather€than€enter€the€home,€decided€to€call€for€police€backup.€ÏWhen€the€police€arrived,€they€found€the€victim€lying€in€the€doorway€to€the€home.€€AÏlarge€pool€of€blood€surrounded€her€body.€€The€victim€was€conscious€at€the€time€andÏtold€the€paramedics€to€ð ðmake€sure€somebody€takes€care€of€my€childrenðð€and€that€ð ðheÏdid€it.ðð€€The€victim€made€no€other€statements.ÌÌà àà àUpon€entering€the€home,€police€discovered€the€victimððs€three€youngÏchildren€in€a€back€bedroom.€€Blood€was€splattered€throughout€the€home.€€OfficersÏfound€blood€on€the€walls,€in€the€hallway,€on€the€kitchen€floor,€on€the€bathroomÏcounter,€on€a€towel€that€had€been€put€in€the€trash€can,€in€the€bedroom€where€theÏchildren€were,€on€living€room€furniture€and€on€an€electric€iron.€€The€victim€wasÏtransported€to€the€hospital€where€she€died€a€short€time€later€due€to€loss€of€blood€as€aÏresult€of€incisions€to€the€right€forearm€and€the€skull.€€ÌÌà àà àAfter€investigating€the€crime€scene,€police€officers€went€to€theÏdefendantððs€parentsðð€home€where€they€picked€up€the€defendant€for€questioning.€ÏWhen€he€was€picked€up,€the€defendant€appeared€to€have€blood€on€his€clothing.€€HeÏwas€subsequently€arrested€for€the€victimððs€murder.ÌÌà àà àA€defendant€challenging€the€sufficiency€of€the€proof€has€the€burden€ofÍillustrating€to€this€Court€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdictÏreturned€by€the€trier€of€fact€in€his€or€her€case.€€This€Court€will€not€disturb€a€verdict€ofÏguilt€for€lack€of€sufficient€evidence€unless€the€facts€contained€in€the€record€and€anyÏinferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€facts€are€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€forÏa€rational€trier€of€fact€to€find€the€defendant€guilty€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.ÏœTuggle›óó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).ÌÌà àà àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convictingÏevidence,€we€must€review€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecutionÏin€determining€whether€ð ðòòanyóó€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essentialÏelements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.Ï307,€319,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€61€L.Ed.2d€560€(1979).€€We€do€not€reweigh€or€re„evaluateÏthe€evidence€and€are€required€to€afford€the€State€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€theÏproof€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€infer‚encesÏwhich€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ï1978).€Ìà àà àÌà àà àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€and€valueÏto€be€given€to€the€evidence,€as€well€as€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€areÏresolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€Court.€€òòCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835.€€A€guiltyÍverdict€rendered€by€the€jury€and€approved€by€the€trial€judge€accredits€the€testimonyÏof€the€witnesses€for€the€State,€and€a€presumption€of€guilt€replaces€the€presumption€ofÏinnocence.€€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).ÌÌà àà àAt€trial,€the€State€offered€into€evidence€the€defendantððs€taped€statementÏthat€was€taken€by€the€Paris€police€on€the€morning€of€the€murder.€€In€the€statement,€theÏdefendant€said€that€he€and€the€victim€had€been€living€together€since€1991,€but€thatÏhe€was€not€the€father€of€the€three€children.€€The€defendant€said€that€on€the€nightÏbefore€the€early€morning€murder,€he€and€the€victim€had€had€an€argument€overÏmoney.€€He€had€become€angry€when€he€discovered€that€the€victim€and€some€friendsÏhad€drunk€all€his€beer.€€He€said€he€and€the€victim€had€begun€to€fight€around€10:15Ïp.m.€€€He€said€he€had€pushed€her,€she€pushed€back;€he€smacked€her,€she€smackedÏhim;€she€cut€him€and€he€cut€her€back.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€stated€that€the€victim€had€cut€him€with€a€butcher€knifeÏand€they€had€wrestled€for€the€knife.€€He€further€stated€that€he€was€not€sure€where€heÏhad€cut€her€but€that€he€knew€she€was€bleeding.€€He€also€said€the€victim€had€hit€him€inÏthe€head€with€the€electric€iron.€€He€then€stated€that€he€only€remembered€cutting€herÏon€the€arm€and€that€he€had€decided€to€leave€the€house€and€walk€to€his€parentsððÏhome€to€avoid€further€altercations.€€He€left€the€victim,€knowing€that€she€was€bleedingÍand€knowing€that€she€did€not€have€a€telephone€to€use€to€call€for€help.€€Once€at€hisÏparentsðð€home,€the€defendant€asked€his€mother€to€send€an€ambulance€to€the€victimððsÏhome.€€His€mother€was€evidently€reluctant€at€first,€and€the€defendant€and€his€parentsÏdiscussed€making€the€call€for€some€time.€€Ultimately,€the€call€was€placed€shortlyÏbefore€3€a.m.ÌÌà àà àDr.€Charles€Harlan,€chief€medical€examiner€for€the€state,€testified€thatÏthe€victimððs€body€had€a€ten€and€a€half€inch€incision€behind€her€left€ear€that€cutÏthrough€the€scalp€and€to€the€bone.€€She€had€a€second€incision€on€her€right€arm€thatÏwas€six€inches€in€length€and€cut€through€the€layers€of€skin€and€body€fat.€€She€alsoÏhad€lacerations€on€her€head€and€on€the€bridge€of€her€nose.€€She€had€two€black€eyes.€ÏDr.€Harlan€testified€that€she€had€begun€to€lose€blood€immediately€upon€receiving€theÏinjuries.€€He€further€testified€that€from€the€time€she€was€wounded€she€could€haveÏremained€conscious€for€as€little€as€ten€minutes€or€as€much€as€two€hours.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€was€examined€at€East€Wood€Clinic€shortly€after€givingÏhis€statement€to€the€police.€€Dr.€James€W.€œMcGee›,€the€emergency€room€physician,Ïtestified€that€the€defendant€had€had€some€injuries€to€his€forearm.€€He€stated€that€theÏdefendant€had€had€three€very€straight€and€clean€cuts€that€went€through€the€first€layerÏof€skin€only.€€He€also€had€other€superficial€wounds€that€looked€like€scratches.€€NoneÍof€the€defendantððs€injuries€required€stitches.€€Dr.€œMcGee›€further€stated€that€becauseÏof€the€nature€of€the€injuries,€it€was€his€opinion€that€the€wounds€had€been€self„inflicted.ÌÌà àà àThe€State€also€presented€DNA€evidence€that€it€was€the€victimððs€bloodÏon€the€defendantððs€clothing€and€throughout€the€house.€€A€DNA€analysis€of€theÏvictimððs€blood€was€possible€despite€the€fact€that€she€had€received€severalÏtransfusions€of€blood€in€the€short€time€before€she€died.€€The€Stateððs€DNA€expertÏtestified€that€DNA€is€found€in€the€white€blood€cells€and€that€because€the€number€ofÏwhite€blood€cells€in€transfusions€is€small,€accurate€DNA€testing€is€available.€€TheÏDNA€analysis€revealed€that€€the€victimððs€blood€appeared€on€the€defendantððs€t„shirt,Ïhis€pants,€in€the€bathroom,€and€on€the€towel.€€It€also€revealed€that€the€blood€on€theÏelectric€iron€was€not€that€of€the€defendant€and€was€most€likely€that€of€the€victim.ÌÌà àà àUpon€offering€this€evidence,€the€State€rested.€€The€defendant€did€notÏtestify€nor€did€he€call€any€witnesses€to€testify.€€The€jury€returned€a€guilty€verdict€on€theÏoffense€of€second„degree€murder.€€The€defendant€now€argues€that€the€evidenceÏpresented€at€trial€was€insufficient€to€convict€him€because€of€alleged€inconsistenciesÏin€the€Stateððs€case.€€The€defendant€contends€that€the€uncertainty€as€to€the€time€theÏvictim€sustained€her€injuries€and€the€fact€that€the€victim€could€have€gone€next€door€toÏuse€her€neighborððs€phone€to€call€for€help€create€inconsistencies€such€that€theÍdefendantððs€conviction€cannot€stand.€€We€do€not€agree.€€€€€€€€à àà àÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€admitted€that€he€engaged€in€a€violent€altercation€withÏthe€victim.€€He€admitted€to€cutting€her€with€a€butcher€knife€and€leaving€her€in€herÏhome€where€there€was€no€telephone€despite€the€fact€that€he€knew€she€was€bleedingÏheavily.€€Viewing€this€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€it€supports€aÏconviction€for€second€degree€murder.€€ð ðAlthough€the€defendant€contends€thatÏconflicting€testimony€was€presented€at€trial,€such€factual€issues€.€.€.€are€resolved€byÏthe€jury.ðð€€òòState€v.€Thomas€œSinclair›óó,€No.€œ02C01›„9503„CC„00066,€Madison€County,Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filed€April€17,€1996,€at€Jackson).€€The€jury€resolved€theÏinconsistencies€against€the€defendant.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€has€failed€to€meet€his€burden€of€illustrating€to€this€CourtÏwhy€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€by€the€jury.€€Therefore,Ïthe€defendantððs€conviction€is€affirmed.ÌÌœ›ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà à____________________________Ìà àà à€à àà àà àà àà àJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JudgeÌÓÓÌCONCUR:ÌÌòòÓÓ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó€€€ÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JudgeÌÌÌÌÓÓòòÓÓ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó€€€ÌDAVID€G.€HAYES,€Judge€€ÌÌÌà à€€€