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Ðdrove€away.€€Ð €4 +0 ÐÌà Œ àà ä àOfficer€Cobb€and€his€partner,€Joe€Newborn,€pursued€the€defendant.€Ð 8¸.4 ÐThe€officers€had€the€blue€lights€of€the€squad€car€flashing€and€the€siren€on€in€an€effortÐ `  Ðto€bring€him€to€a€halt.€€The€defendant€did€not€heed€requests€to€pull€over€but€wasÐ , Ì Ðfinally€apprehended€when€traffic€congestion€blocked€his€path.€€Officers€asked€him€toÐ ø ˜ Ðturn€off€his€ignition€and€had€to€repeat€this€request€several€times€before€theÐ Äd Ðdefendant€complied.€€The€officers€observed€that€the€defendant€had€difficulty€gettingÐ 0 Ðhis€keys€out€of€the€ignition€and€putting€them€in€his€pocket.€€In€addition,€the€officerÐ \ü  Ðhad€to€ask€the€defendant€several€times€to€step€outside€of€his€car.€€There€was€a€delayÐ (È  Ðof€€twenty€to€thirty€seconds.€€Officers€Cobb€and€Newborn€testified€that€theÐ ô”  Ðdefendant's€speech€was€slurred,€his€eyes€were€bloodshot,€and€he€smelled€ofÐ À` Ðalcohol.€€When€Officer€Cobb€asked€the€defendant€if€he€had€been€drinking,€both€heÐ Œ, Ðand€Officer€Newborn€heard€the€defendant€admit€to€drinking€Jack€Daniels.Ð Xø ÐÌà Œ àà ä àRussell€E.€Young,€a€DUI€technician€with€the€Memphis€PoliceÐ ð ÐDepartment,€observed€the€defendant€at€the€scene€and€testified€that€he€believed€theÐ ¼ \ Ðdefendant€was€under€the€influence€of€some€substance€other€than€alcohol.€€He€askedÐ ˆ"( Ðthe€defendant€about€any€medication€he€was€taking€and€the€defendant€replied€that€heÐ T$ô Ðwas€taking€medication€for€depression.€€When€Officer€Young€also€asked€permission€Ð  &À  Ðto€administer€a€breathalyser€test,€the€defendant€initially€consented€but€later€withdrewÐ ì'Œ" Ðconsent.€€Ð ¸)X $ ÐÌà Œ àà ä àDr.€John€Purvis€Milnor,€III,€M.D.,€who€appeared€as€a€witness€for€theÐ P-ð#( Ðdefense,€testified€that€the€defendant€was€suffering€from€hypoglycemia€at€the€time€ofÐ /¼%* Ðhis€arrest.€€He€further€explained€that€during€a€hypoglycemic€episode€a€person€wouldÐ è0ˆ', Ðhave€slurred€speech€and€lack€the€ability€to€concentrate.€€According€to€Dr.€Milnor'sÐ ´2T). Ðtestimony,€a€person€could€function€in€such€a€state€but€would€only€be€able€to€doÐ €4 +0 Ðroutine€tasks.€€Dr.€Milnor€likened€the€state€to€sleepwalking€and€said€it€could€take€theÐ L6ì,2 Ðappearance€of€a€stupor.Ð 8¸.4 Їà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant€testified€that€he€had€been€under€the€care€of€a€doctorÐ `  Ðsince€June€1,€1996,€for€the€purpose€of€treating€heart€palpitations€and€had€just€begunÐ , Ì Ðtaking€medication.€€He€further€testified€that€after€getting€in€his€car€he€began€toÐ ø ˜ Ðperspire€a€lot€as€if€he€had€the€flu.€€He€claimed€that€he€could€not€recall€anything€aboutÐ Äd Ðthe€accident.Ð 0 ÐÌà Œ àà ä àOn€appeal,€the€state€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€theÐ (È  Ðevidence€and€all€reasonable€inferences€which€might€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.Ð ô”  ÐCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€The€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€theÐ À` Ðweight€to€be€given€their€testimony,€and€the€reconciliation€of€conflicts€in€the€proof€areÐ Œ, Ðmatters€entrusted€to€the€jury€as€triers€of€fact.€€òòByrge€v.€Stateóó,€575€S.W.2d€292,€295Ð Xø Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978).€€When€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€challenged,€theÐ $Ä Ðrelevant€question€is€whether,€after€reviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorableÐ ð Ðto€the€state,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€theÐ ¼ \ Ðcrime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319€(1979);€Ð ˆ"( ÐòòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983),€òòcert.€deniedóó,€465€U.S.€1073Ð T$ô Ð(1984);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).Ð  &À  ÐÌà Œ àà ä àHere,€the€defendant€was€convicted€of€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accidentÐ ¸)X $ Ðpursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„101.€€By€the€terms€of€the€statute,€a€driver€isÐ „+$"& Ðguilty€of€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accident€if€he€or€she€possesses€the€requisite€mensÐ P-ð#( Ðrea,€that€is,€if€the€driver€"knowingly"€flees.€€The€defendant€claims€that€the€evidence€isÐ /¼%* Ðinsufficient€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€to€find€that€he€possessed€the€requisite€mens€reaÐ è0ˆ', Ðbecause€he€could€not€have€acted€knowingly€while€having€a€hypoglycemic€episode.€Ð ´2T). ÐThe€state,€however,€put€on€evidence€that€the€defendant's€behavior€was€notÐ €4 +0 Ðconsistent€with€a€hypoglycemic€episode,€and€that,€while€under€the€influence€ofÐ L6ì,2 Ðalcohol,€he€was€fully€cognizant€at€the€time€of€the€collision.€Ð 8¸.4 Ðà Œ àà ä àIn€our€view,€the€evidence€was€sufficient€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€toÐ `  Ðconclude€that€the€defendant€acted€knowingly€by€leaving€the€scene€of€the€accident.€Ð , Ì ÐThe€jury€acted€within€its€prerogative€by€rejecting€the€defendant's€assertion€andÐ ø ˜ Ðaccrediting€certain€parts€of€the€testimony€offered€by€the€state.Ð Äd ÐÌà Œ àà ä àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„101€also€provides,€in€relevant€part,€that€"theÐ \ü  Ðdriver€of€any€vehicle€involved€in€an€accident€resulting€in€injury€to€...€any€person€shallÐ (È  Ðimmediately€stop€such€vehicle€at€the€scene€of€such€accident€...."€€The€defendantÐ ô”  Ðargues€that€he€could€not€be€convicted€of€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accident€becauseÐ À` Ðthere€was€no€testimony€that€Aline€Turner€suffered€injury.€€At€trial,€however,€Ms.Ð Œ, ÐTurner€testified€that€as€the€defendant's€car€struck€her€vehicle,€she€was€knockedÐ Xø Ðthrough€the€red€light€at€which€she€was€stopped.€€She€also€testified€that€when€theÐ $Ä Ðdefendant€asked€her€if€she€was€all€right€she€replied€"No."€€On€cross€examination,Ð ð ÐMs.€Turner€testified€that€she€had€pain€in€her€neck€and€back,€that€she€had€troubleÐ ¼ \ Ðmoving€her€neck,€and€that€the€pain€became€worse€after€she€stepped€out€of€the€car.€Ð ˆ"( ÐOfficer€Tracy€Lynn€Washington€testified€that€an€ambulance€was€called€to€the€sceneÐ T$ô Ðto€provide€treatment€for€Ms.€Turner.€€In€our€view,€this€testimony€was€sufficient€toÐ  &À  Ðestablish€Ms.€Turner€did€in€fact€suffer€an€injury€as€required€by€the€statute.€€TheÐ ì'Œ" Ðissue,€therefore,€is€without€merit.Ð ¸)X $ ÐÌà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€the€conviction€is€affirmed.Ð P-ð#( ÐÌÓÓ€à Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ à_____________________________Ð è0ˆ', Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Gary€R.€Wade,€Presiding€JudgeÐ Î1n(- ÐÐ  ´2T). ÐCONCUR:Ð `  ÐÌÌÌ_________________________Ð ø ˜ ÐJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÐ Þ ~ ÐÌÌÌ_________________________Ð v  ÐThomas€T.€Woodall,€Judgeà ì àà D àÐ \ü  Ðà Œ àà ä àÌà Œ àà ä àÌà Œ àà ä àÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ô”  Ðòòò òÌó óóóà@ÚÚ0Úà