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($$   1  ````'dxd d !  _XIXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T_vY_@0,j:`  `@E` 8ttxP  v__Ԁ@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @FF'ATNASHVILLE@$AUGUST1999SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.01C019812CC00484   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p BEDFORDCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.CHARLESLEE,   JASONKENNEDYFRAZIER, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (Theft) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L THOMASE.NANCE 200EastDepotStreet  P.O.Box103Shelbyville,TN37162   FORTHEAPPELLEE: L PAULG.SUMMERS  $ AttorneyGeneralandReporter ELIZABETHB.MARNEY   AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 WILLIAMMICHAELMcCOWN   F$ DistrictAttorneyGeneral MICHAELD.RANDLES  #' AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneralBedfordCountyCourthouseOnePublicSquare,Suite100Shelbyville,TN371603953 L'"+ (  @( )h$+  OPINIONFILED:򀀀 |.)1 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  5,19 _  8}XXdd8OPINION      ` ABedfordCountyjuryfounddefendantguiltyoftheftofpropertyover$1,000, . ~ aClassDfelony.Inthisappealasofright,defendantclaimstheevidencewas  J insufficienttosustaintheconviction.Wefindtheevidenceissufficienttosupport    theverdictand AFFIRM thejudgmentbelow.     FACTS  F    `  ` ThedefendantwasaroutesalespersonfortheAndersonAustinNews  Company(hereinafter Anderson),amagazinedistributorship.Hiscommission Z wasbaseduponthevalueofhisdeliveries,reducedbythemagazinesreturned &v tothedistributorship.Thefewermagazinesreturned,themorecommission B defendantwouldmake.   ` Andersonbecamesuspiciousofdefendantupondiscoveringa100% V"! increaseinKrogerssales.AsalesmanagerfolloweddefendantonApril10, "$r# 1998,andobservedhimthrowingmagazinesinadumpsterneartheKroger %>!% store.ThevicepresidentandtwosalesmanagersfromAndersonretrievedthe ' #' magazinesfromthedumpsterandtookthemtothewarehouse.They )$) determinedthattheretailvalueofthemagazineswas$1,606.13.Krogerwas R+&+ credited$1,171.69,theamounttheywerechargedforthediscardedmagazines. -n(- Themenconfrontedthedefendant,andheadmitteddumpingthemagazines. .:*/ Defendantwassubsequentlychargedwiththeftofpropertyover$1,000. 0,1  ` Thejurychargeincludeddefinitionsfortheftover$1,000,theftbetween N4/5 $500and$1,000,andtheftunder$500.Thejuryreturnedaguiltyverdictoftheft 6j17 over$1,000. 7639  `  95; Ї  DEFENDANTSCONTENTIONS      `  ` Thedefendantallegesthestatefailedtoputforthsufficientevidencetoprove H thestatutoryelementsoftheoffense.Defendantargues:(1)thepropertywas  d takenwiththeconsentoftheowner,and(2)duetoAndersons4050%markupon  0 themagazines,thevalueofthepropertywasactually$900orlessandnottheretail    amountof$1,606.13. x    SUFFICIENCYOFTHEEVIDENCE  ,    ` Whenanappellantchallengesthesufficiencyoftheevidence,thestandard t ofreviewiswhether,afterviewingtheevidenceinthelightmostfavorabletothe @ state,anyrationaltrieroffactcouldhavefoundtheessentialelementsofthecrime  \ beyondareasonabledoubt.Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307,318,99S.Ct.2781, ( 2789,61L.Ed.2d560(1979);Statev.Evans,838S.W.2d185,190-91(Tenn.  1992);Tenn.R.App.P.13(e).Onappeal,thestateisentitledtothestrongest p!  legitimateviewoftheevidenceandallreasonableorlegitimateinferenceswhich <#" maybedrawntherefrom.Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978). %X $ ThisCourtwillnotreweightheevidence,reevaluatetheevidence,orsubstituteits &$"& evidentiaryinferencesforthosereachedbythejury.Statev.Carey,914S.W.2d (#( 93,95(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Furthermore,inacriminaltrial,greatweightis l*%* giventotheresultreachedbythejury.Statev.Johnson,910S.W.2d897,899 8,', (Tenn.Crim.App.1995). .T).   ANALYSIS 4506 A.Consent  7P28    `  84:  ` Defendantclaimsthestatefailedtoprovethepropertywastakenwithoutthe  owner'sconsent.Attrial,theStatepresentedtestimonyfromthevicepresidentof | Andersonandbothofdefendant'ssupervisors.Allthreetestifiedtheynevergave H defendantpermissiontodiscardthemagazines.ItisalsoapparentthatKrogerdid  d notgiveitsconsenttodiscardthemagazines,sinceKrogerwouldsufferalossof  0 creditinexcessof$1,000.     ` Priorlawcontainednumerousseparateoffensesinvolvingtheft.SeeTenn. D  CodeAnn.3931103(1982)(grandandpetitlarceny);3931106(1982)(larceny ` fromtheperson);3931112,1113(1982)(receivingandconcealingstolenproperty); , 3931118(1982)(fradulentappropriationbyonehavingcustody);and3931121  (1982)(embezzlement).The1989CriminalCodeabolishedthedistinctionsamong t thesevariousoffensesanddenominatedthemasthesingleoffenseof theft. @ Tenn.Code.Ann.3914101(1997).Theactionsofthedefendantclearly  \ constitutedatheftunderTenn.CodeAnn.3914103(1997). (   B.ValueofProperty  p!     ` Defendantalsoclaimsthevalueofthemagazines,forpurposesofthetheft %X $ statute,shouldbethecostattributedtoAndersonandnottheretailvalueofthe &$"& magazines.Defendantelicitedtestimonyfromthecompany'sofficemanagerthat (#( therewasa4050%markuponmagazinesoverthecompany'scost.The l*%* defendantclaimsthisputsthevalueofthemagazinesat$900orless,belowthat 8,', necessarytoprovethechargedoffense. .T).  ` Thestatutorydefinitionofvalueisfairmarketvalueatthetimeandplaceof 1,2 theoffense.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3911106(a)(36)(A)(i).Thestatutestatesthat h3.4 whenthefairmarketvaluecannotbeascertained,thevalueisthecostof 4506 replacement.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3911106(a)(36)(A)(ii).Thedefendant 7P28 maintainsthereisnowaytodeterminethefairmarketvalueofthemagazines.He 84: arguesthatthemagazineswerenotgoingtoberesold,andeveniftheywere,  Andersonwouldonlylosetheamounttheypaidtopurchasethemagazinesfrom | thepublisher. H  ` Valuationisanissueforthejury,andtherewassufficientevidenceforthe  0 jurytodeterminethevalueoftheproperty.Testimonyindicatedtheretailvalueof    themagazineswas$1,606.13.Ifthedefendantscrimehadgoneundetected, x  Krogerwouldhavelost$1,171.69,sincethediscardedmagazineswouldnotbe D  returnedforpropercredit.Furthermore,uponreceivingthediscardedmagazines, ` AndersonissuedKrogeracreditforthisamount.Therefore,thejuryheardsufficient , evidencetoconcludethedefendantwasguiltyoftheftofpropertyover$1,000.    ` WefurtherconcludethatitisinsignificantinthiscasewhetherKrogeror @ Andersonwasactuallythe ownerofthemagazines.Inanyeventtherewas  \ clearlyatheftover$1,000invalue.Inaddition,theallegationintheindictmentthat ( thepropertybelongedtoAndersonwouldnotbeafatalvarianceevenifKroger  weredeterminedtobethe owner.SeeStaffordv.State,489S.W.2d46,47 p!  (Tenn.Crim.App.1972)(findingnofatalvariancewhereownernamedinindictment <#" wasagent,baileeortrusteeofactualowner);seegenerallyStatev.Moss,662 %X $ S.W.2d590,592(Tenn.1984). &$"&   ` Wefindnoreasontodisturbtheverdict.Theevidencewassufficientto 8,', sustaintheconviction.Thus,we AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrialcourt. .T).  `     h      p _________________________ 4506  `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  6j17 `- 84: Ї CONCUR: H  ____________________________     DAVIDG.HAYES,JUDGE   . ____________________________  , L.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGE   U/