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ÐÓ  ÓÔ€°©D°ŠŠ€KÔò òòòOPINIONóóó óÔ€Š€Kа°©DÔÐ `  ÐÓ  ÓÓÓÌà ` àOn€February€11,€1997,€a€Robertson€County€jury€convicted€Appellant€TonyÏA.€Baker€of€two€counts€of€selling€cocaine.€€After€a€sentencing€hearing€on€April€11,Ï1997,€the€trial€court€sentenced€Appellant€as€a€Range€II€multiple€offender€to€a€termÏof€eight€years€imprisonment€for€each€count,€with€the€sentences€to€runÏconsecutively.€€Appellant€challenges€both€his€convictions€and€his€sentences,Ïraising€the€following€issues:Ìñ0ñÓÓñ0ñà0 ` à1)€whether€the€evidence€was€sufficient€to€support€his€convictions;Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` à2)€whether€the€trial€court€imposed€sentences€of€excessive€length;€andÐ ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` à3)€whether€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€imposed€consecutive€sentencing.ñ1ñÐ ` T$` T$ Ðñ1ñÌñ0ñÓ Óñ0ñAfter€a€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà@ÑÑ*®àò òI.€€FACTSó óˆÐ † & ÐÌà ` àDelores€Walton€testified€that€on€June€28€and€July€6,€1995,€she€was€workingÏas€a€confidential€police€informant€for€the€Nineteenth€Judicial€District€Drug€TaskÏForce.€€On€both€days,€Walton€called€Appellantððs€pager€number€and€when€heÏcalled€her€back,€she€told€him€that€she€wanted€to€buy€a€ð ðsixteenth.ðð€ÌÌà ` àWalton€testified€that€after€she€called€Appellant€on€June€28,€1995,€AppellantÏcame€to€Waltonððs€apartment€and€asked€what€she€wanted.€€When€Walton€toldÏAppellant€that€she€wanted€a€ð ðsixteenth,ðð€Appellant€placed€a€quantity€of€cocaineÏon€the€table.€€When€Walton€recognized€that€the€amount€was€not€a€full€ð ðsixteenth,ððÏshe€told€Appellant€that€she€would€pay€him€$60€for€the€amount.€€Appellant€thenÏplaced€some€additional€cocaine€on€the€table€and€Walton€paid€him€$80.€€WaltonÏtestified€that€when€Appellant€retrieved€the€additional€amount€of€cocaine,€sheÐ Æ9f01 Ðcould€see€that€Appellant€was€carrying€more€cocaine€than€the€amount€that€he€soldÏto€her.€€Walton€also€testified€that€she€paid€$80€to€Appellant€for€a€ð ðsixteenthðð€ofÏcocaine€on€July€6,€1995.€ÌÌà ` àWalton€testified€that€although€she€had€known€Appellant€for€several€years,Ïshe€had€never€used€drugs€with€him€at€any€time.€€Walton€also€testified€that€whenÏshe€purchased€cocaine€from€Appellant€on€June€28€and€July€6,€1995,€AppellantÏnever€gave€any€indication€that€he€wanted€to€use€the€cocaine€with€her.€ò òÐ ð  Ðó óÌà ` àAgent€William€Stanton€of€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation€testifiedÏthat€the€substance€Walton€obtained€from€Appellant€on€June€28,€1995,€was€.4Ïgrams€of€cocaine€base.€€Agent€Stanton€also€testified€that€the€substance€WaltonÏobtained€from€Appellant€on€July€6,€1995,€was€.5€grams€of€cocaine€base.€ò òÐ   @ Ðó óÌà ` àAppellant€testified€that€on€June€28,€1995,€he€took€some€drugs€to€Walton,Ïshe€gave€him€$60,€and€he€then€left€the€residence.€€Appellant€also€testified€that€onÏJuly€6,€1995,€he€took€some€cocaine€to€Walton,€she€paid€him€some€money€for€it,Ïand€he€then€left€the€residence.€€Appellant€testified€that€on€both€occasions,€heÏbelieved€that€he€and€Walton€would€smoke€the€cocaine€together.€ÌÌà@XX®àò òII.€€SUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEó óˆÐ  0À&( ÐÌà ` àAppellant€contends€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€support€hisÏconvictions€for€two€counts€of€selling€cocaine.€€We€disagree.Ìâ âÐ ð7.0 Ðà ` àWhen€an€appellant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€CourtÏâ âis€obliged€to€review€that€challenge€according€to€certain€well-settled€principles.€€AÏverdict€of€guilty€by€the€jury,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimonyÏof€the€Stateððs€witnesses€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€in€favor€of€theÏState.€€òòState€v.€Cazesóó,€875€S.W.2d€253,€259€(Tenn.€1994).€€Although€an€accusedÐ  À Ðis€originally€cloaked€with€a€presumption€of€innocence,€a€jury€verdict€removes€thisÏpresumption€and€replaces€it€with€one€of€guilt.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,Ð    Ð914€(Tenn.€1982).€€Hence,€on€appeal,€the€burden€of€proof€rests€with€Appellant€toÏdemonstrate€the€insufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence.€€òòId.óó€€On€appeal,€ð ðtheÐ à€ Ð[S]tate€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€as€well€as€allÏreasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€that€may€be€drawn€therefrom.ðð€€òòId.óó€€WhereÐ À` Ðthe€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€contested€on€appeal,€the€relevant€question€forÏthe€reviewing€court€is€whether€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€theÏaccused€guilty€of€every€element€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€ÏòòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789,€61€L.€Ed.€2d€560Ð €$  Ð(1979).€€In€conducting€our€evaluation€of€the€convicting€evidence,€this€Court€isÏprecluded€from€reweighing€or€reconsidering€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Morganóó,€929Ð `(  ÐS.W.2d€380,€383€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€Moreover,€this€Court€may€notÏsubstitute€its€own€inferences€ð ðfor€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€fromÏcircumstantial€evidence.ðð€€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð 0.Ð$& ÐApp.€1990).€€Finally,€Rule€13(e)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€ProcedureÏprovides,€ð ðfindings€of€guilt€in€criminal€actions€whether€by€the€trial€court€or€juryÏshall€be€set€aside€if€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€findings€by€the€trierÏof€fact€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ððÌâ âÐ à7€.0 Ðà ` àIn€this€case,€Appellant€was€convicted€of€two€counts€of€selling€cocaine.€€InÏâ âorder€to€prove€that€these€offenses€occurred,€the€State€was€required€to€prove€thatÏAppellant€knowingly€gave€cocaine€to€Walton€in€exchange€for€money.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð @ à ÐCode€Ann.€ðððð€39„17„417(a)(3),€(c)(2);€39„17„408(b)(4)€(1997€&€Supp.€1998).€ÏAppellant€concedes€that€on€both€June€28€and€July€6,€1995,€he€provided€WaltonÏwith€cocaine€in€exchange€for€money.€€Appellant€argues,€however,€that€theÏevidence€only€supported€convictions€for€casual€exchange€of€a€controlledÏsubstance.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„418(a)€(1997)€(ð ðIt€is€an€offense€for€aÐ ð  Ðperson€to€.€.€.€casually€exchange€a€controlled€substance.ðð).€€Specifically,ÏAppellant€contends€that€these€were€casual€exchanges€because€he€alleges€thatÏonly€a€small€amount€of€money€was€exchanged,€only€a€small€amount€of€cocaineÏwas€involved,€and€Appellant€believed€that€he€would€be€using€part€of€the€cocaineÏhimself.€€However,€in€òòState€v.€Careyóó,€914€S.W.2d€93,€96€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),Ð   @ Ðthis€Court€stated€that€a€ð ðcasual€exchangeðð€can€only€occur€ð ðwhen€the€transfer€ofÏthe€controlled€substance€is€made€without€design.ðð€€In€this€case,€the€StateððsÏevidence€shows€that€on€both€June€28€and€July€6,€1995,€Walton€called€AppellantððsÏpager€number,€Appellant€called€Walton€on€the€telephone,€Walton€told€AppellantÏthat€she€wanted€to€buy€a€ð ðsixteenth,ðð€Appellant€responded€by€bringing€a€quantityÏof€cocaine€to€Waltonððs€residence,€Walton€paid€$80€to€Appellant€for€the€cocaine,Ïand€Appellant€took€the€money€and€left.€€Moreover,€Walton€testified€that€AppellantÏnever€indicated€a€desire€to€œñ8ñsuñ8ññ9ñusñ9ñe›€the€cocaine€with€her.€€This€evidence€clearlyÏestablished€that€the€sale€of€cocaine€on€both€occasions€was€by€design€and€thus,Ïwas€not€a€casual€exchange.€€òòId.óó€€Ð 4 *, ÐÌà ` àAppellant€also€contends€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€support€hisÏconvictions€because€he€alleges€that€it€is€obvious€that€Walton€and€another€witnessÐ Ð9p02 Ðfor€the€State€were€not€telling€the€truth€during€their€testimony.€€However,€ð ð[t]heÏcredibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€to€be€given€their€testimony,€and€theÏreconciliation€of€conflicts€in€the€evidence€are€matters€entrusted€exclusively€to€theÏjury€as€the€triers€of€fact.ðð€€òòState€v.€Cribbsóó,€967€S.W.2d€773,€793€(Tenn.€1998).€Ð 0Ð ÐThe€jury€obviously€believed€the€Stateððs€witnesses,€and€any€further€review€of€theirÏcredibility€is€foreclosed.ÌÌà ` àThis€issue€has€no€merit.ÌÌà@ØØ"®àò òIII.€€LENGTH€OF€SENTENCESó óˆÐ Ðp ÐÌà ` àAppellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erroneously€imposed€longerÏsentences€than€he€deserves.€€We€disagree.ÌÌà ` àð ðWhen€reviewing€sentencing€issues€.€.€.€including€the€granting€or€denial€ofÏprobation€and€the€length€of€sentence,€the€appellate€court€shall€conduct€a€de€novoÏreview€on€the€record€of€such€issues.€€Such€review€shall€be€conducted€with€aÏpresumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€court€from€which€the€appeal€isÏtaken€are€correct.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1997).€€ð ðHowever,€theÏpresumption€of€correctness€which€accompanies€the€trial€courtððs€action€isÏconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÏconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€ÏòòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€conducting€our€review,€weÐ 4°*, Ðmust€consider€all€the€evidence,€the€presentence€report,€the€sentencing€principles,Ïthe€enhancing€and€mitigating€factors,€arguments€of€counsel,€the€defendantððsÏstatements,€the€nature€and€character€of€the€offense,€and€the€defendantððs€potentialÐ à9€02 Ðfor€rehabilitation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40-35-103(5);€40„35-210(b)€(1997€&€Supp.Ï1998);€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€ð ðThe€defendant€has€the€burden€ofÐ P ð Ðdemonstrating€that€the€sentence€is€improper.ðð€€òòId.óó€€Because€the€record€in€thisÐ @ à Ðcase€indicates€that€the€trial€court€properly€considered€the€sentencing€principlesÏand€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances,€our€review€is€de€novo€with€aÏpresumption€of€correctness.ÌÌà ` àIn€this€case,€Appellant€was€convicted€of€two€counts€of€selling€cocaine,€aÏClass€C€felony.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„17„417(a)(3),€(c)(2);€39„17„408(b)(4)Ð à€ Ð(1997€&€Supp.€1998).€€The€sentence€for€a€Range€II€offender€convicted€of€a€ClassÏC€felony€is€between€six€and€ten€years.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„112(b)(3)Ï(1997).€€When€both€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€are€applicable€to€aÏsentence,€the€court€is€directed€to€begin€with€the€minimum€sentence,€enhance€theÏsentence€within€the€range€as€appropriate€for€the€enhancement€factors,€and€thenÏreduce€the€sentence€within€the€range€as€appropriate€for€the€mitigating€factors.€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(e)€(1997).ÌÌà ` àIn€imposing€a€sentence€of€eight€years€for€both€of€Appellantððs€convictions,Ïthe€trial€court€determined€that€enhancement€factor€(1)€applied€because€AppellantÏhad€a€history€of€criminal€convictions€or€criminal€behavior€in€addition€to€thoseÏnecessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€sentencing€range.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð  0À&( Ððð€40„35„114(1)€(1997).€€The€trial€court€also€determined€that€enhancement€factorÏ(8)€applied€because€Appellant€had€a€previous€history€of€unwillingness€to€complyÏwith€the€conditions€of€a€sentence€involving€release€into€the€community.€€òòSeeóóÐ ð5,. ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(8)€(1997).€€In€addition,€the€trial€court€found€thatÏAppellantððs€education,€employment€history,€acceptance€of€responsibility,€andÐ Ð9p02 Ðremorse€were€entitled€to€some€weight€as€mitigators.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð `  Ð35„113(13)€(1997).€€In€fact,€the€trial€court€noted€that€if€it€had€not€been€for€thisÏmitigating€evidence,€the€court€would€have€imposed€nine€or€ten€year€sentences.€ÌÌà ` àAppellant€does€not€challenge€the€application€of€enhancement€factor€(1)€andÏwe€conclude€that€it€was€properly€applied.€€Indeed,€the€record€indicates€thatÏAppellant€has€three€prior€convictions€for€the€sale€of€cocaine€and€one€priorÏconviction€for€possession€of€cocaine.ñ7ñ׃×ñ7ññ7ñ׃ ×ñ7ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Similarly,€Appellant€does€not€challenge€theÐ ð  Ðapplication€of€enhancement€factor€(8).€€We€also€conclude€that€this€enhancementÏfactor€was€properly€applied€because€the€record€indicates€that€AppellantÏcommitted€the€offenses€in€this€case€while€he€was€on€supervised€probation.€ÌÌà ` àAppellant€does€challenge€the€trial€courtððs€failure€to€apply€mitigating€factorÏ(1),€that€Appellantððs€criminal€conduct€neither€caused€nor€threatened€seriousÏbodily€injury.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(1)€(1997).€€However,€this€CourtÐ €$  Ðhas€previously€held€that€this€factor€is€inapplicable€in€cases€involving€the€sale€ofÏcocaine.€€òòState€v.€Keelóó,€882€S.W.2d€410,€422€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€Even€ifÐ `(  Ðthis€factor€had€been€applied,€it€would€have€been€entitled€to€little€weight.€€òòSeeóóÐ P*ð " ÐòòState€v.€Hoyt€Edward€Carrollóó,€No.€03C01„9607„CC„00254,€1997€WL€457490€atÐ @,à"$ Ð*4€(Tenn.€Crim€App.,€Knoxville,€Aug.€12,€1997)€(holding€that€in€cases€involvingÏdrugs,€mitigating€factor€(1)€is€entitled€to€little€weight).€€Therefore,€we€conclude€thatÏthe€eight€year€sentences€are€entirely€appropriate€in€this€case.€€This€issue€has€noÏmerit.Ð 4 *, Їà@!®àò òIV.€€CONSECUTIVE€SENTENCINGó óˆÐ `  ÐÌà ` àAppellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€imposed€consecutiveÏsentencing.€€We€disagree.ÌÌà ` àConsecutive€sentencing€is€governed€by€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏsection€40-35-115.€€The€trial€court€has€the€discretion€to€order€consecutiveÏsentencing€if€it€finds€that€one€or€more€of€the€required€statutory€criteria€exist.€€òòStateÐ    Ðv.€Blackóó,€924€S.W.2d€912,€917€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€Further,€the€court€isÐ ð Ðrequired€to€determine€whether€the€consecutive€sentences€(1)€are€reasonablyÏrelated€to€the€severity€of€the€offenses€committed;€€(2)€serve€to€protect€the€publicÏfrom€further€criminal€conduct€by€the€offender;€€and€(3)€are€congruent€with€generalÏprinciples€of€sentencing.€€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933,€939€(Tenn.€1995).ñ7ñ׃×ñ7ññ7ñ׃×ñ7ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð ° P ÐÌà ` àIn€imposing€consecutive€sentencing,€the€trial€court€found€that€AppellantÏwas€an€offender€whose€criminal€record€was€extensive.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ €&  М40ñ:ñ9ñ:ñ„35„115(2)›€(1997).€€In€addition,€the€trial€court€also€noted€that€Appellant€hadÏcommitted€the€offenses€in€this€case€while€he€was€on€probation€for€previousÏconvictions.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ40ñ;ñ9ñ;ñ„35„115(6)›€(1997).€€As€previously€stated,Ð P,ð"$ ÐAppellantððs€criminal€record€consists€of€three€prior€convictions€for€the€sale€ofÏcocaine€and€one€prior€conviction€for€possession€of€cocaine.€€In€addition,€AppellantÏadmitted€during€the€sentencing€hearing€that€he€had€been€using€illegal€drugs€forÏapproximately€seven€years€before€he€committed€the€offenses€in€this€case.€WeÐ 4°*, Ðconclude€that€the€evidence€supports€a€finding€that€Appellant€is€an€offender€whoseÏcriminal€record€is€extensive.€€ÌÌà ` àIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€made€no€express€finding€that€the€òòWilkersonóó€testÐ 0Ð Ðwas€satisfied.€€As€previously€noted,€it€is€not€clear€whether€the€òòWilkersonóó€testÐ  À Ðapplies€in€this€case.€€However,€assuming€that€òòWilkersonóó€does€apply,€we€concludeÐ °  Ðthat€the€test€is€satisfied.€€First,€the€record€indicates€that€consecutive€sentencesÏare€necessary€in€order€to€protect€the€public€from€future€criminal€misconduct€onÏthe€part€of€Appellant.€€Indeed,€Appellant€was€previously€convicted€of€four€cocaine„¼related€offenses€that€were€committed€over€a€period€of€approximately€four€yearsÏand€he€has€been€convicted€of€two€more€cocaine„related€offenses€that€wereÏcommitted€while€he€was€on€supervised€probation.€€Further,€Appellant€admittedÏthat€he€used€illegal€drugs€for€approximately€seven€years,€even€after€he€hadÏparticipated€in€a€drug„rehabilitation€program.€€This€continuing€disrespect€for€theÏlaw€indicates€that€Appellantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation€is€poor.€€In€addition,€weÏconclude€that€consecutive€sentencing€is€reasonably€related€to€the€severity€of€theÏoffenses€and€is€congruent€with€general€principles€of€sentencing.€€In€short,€we€holdÏthat€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€when€it€imposed€consecutiveÏsentencing€in€this€case.€€This€issue€has€no€merit.ÌÌà ` àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.Ìñ5ñÌà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àÌÌÌÌñ5ñÓ  Óñ5ñà ` àÌÌñ5ñÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌñ6ñÌÌñ6ñÌÐ Ð9p02 ÐCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JUDGE