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PÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€Ross€did€not€perform€the€medical€examination€on€P.S.€€However,€Julie€Rosof,€the€nurseÐ `  Ðpractitioner€who€examined€P.S.€was€ill€during€the€time€of€trial.€€Therefore,€the€parties€agreed€toÏallow€Ms.€Ross€to€testify€regarding€Rosofððs€findings.€ò òó ó FÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€Initially,€the€appellantððs€stay€in€the€United€States€was€limited€to€approximately€four€(4)Ð `  Ðto€six€(6)€months.€€After€he€developed€eyesight€problems€which€required€surgery,€the€appellantÏchose€to€remain€in€this€country€illegally.€ò òó ó ‚Ý ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€€The€appellant€testified€that€Mrs.€Kaur€and€her€sister€then€slapped€him€and€sexuallyÐ `  Ðassaulted€him€with€a€beer€bottle.€€The€appellant€admitted€that€he€did€not€inform€law€enforcementÏauthorities€about€this€assault.€€He€stated€that€he€was€afraid€that€he€would€be€deported€if€heÏreported€the€incident. !Ý ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  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` 8ttxP,` ð  rßñ2ññ<ññ<ñßr€*<,(j 8` `€€@Eôf ` 8ttxP,` ð  rßñ<ññ2ñ›ñ2ñIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌAT€NASHVILLEÌÌMAY€SESSION,€1999ÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à À à)à  àC.C.A.€NO.€01C01„9807„CR„00282Ð ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àó ó)Ð ` Ðà ` àAppellee,à  àà h àà À àò ò)Ð Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àDAVIDSON€COUNTYÐ Xø  ÐVS.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHON.€THOMAS€H.€SHRIVERó óÐ Xø  Ðò òANAND€FRANKLIN,ó óà h àà À àò ò)à  àJUDGEó óÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò ò)ó óÐ Xø Ðà ` àAppellant.à  àà h àà À àò ò)à  à(Direct€Appeal€„€Aggravated€Sexual€Ð Xø Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àBattery)Ð Xø Ðó óÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌòòÓ  ÓFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à h àà À àà  àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ð 8Ø ÐÌTERRY€J.€CANADYà h àà À àà  àMICHAEL€E.€MOOREÐ (!È Ð211€Printerððs€Alley€Buildingà À àà  àSolicitor€GeneralÐ  "À ÐSuite€400ÌNashville,€TN€€37201à h àà À àà  àLUCIAN€D.€GEISEÐ $° Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àVICTOR€S.€JOHNSONÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWILLIAM€REEDÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à222€2nd€Avenue,€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37201ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÐ  x6-./ ÐÓ  ÓÔ€°ji°ŠŠSÔò òòòÔ‡„0ê „°°jiÔOPINIONÔ#†°ji° „„0êò #Ôóóó óÔ€ŠSа°jiÔÐ `  Ðñ,ñÌÌñ,ñÌÓ  ÓÓÓñ*ññ)ñÔ‡ŠprŠŠŠ¢2Ôñ)ññ*ññ+ññ)ñÔ‡XÃx XŠŠ¢2Ôñ)ññ+ññ)ñÑ7€¬õXXdðXXdð7Ñà ` àà ¸ àà  àÌà ` àThe€appellant,€Anand€Franklin,€was€convicted€by€a€Davidson€County€juryÏof€one€(1)€count€of€aggravated€sexual€battery,€a€Class€B€felony.€€The€trial€courtÏsentenced€him€as€a€Range€I€offender€to€eight€(8)€years€incarceration.ñ-ñ׃ ×ñ-ññ-ñ׃×ñ-ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€OnÐ Œ, Ðappeal,€the€appellant€claims€that€the€evidence€presented€at€trial€was€insufficientÏto€establish€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€After€a€thorough€review€of€theÏrecord€before€this€Court,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€judgment.ÌÌà@.®àò òIó óˆÐ <Ü ÐÌà ` àIn€early€1990,€the€appellant€worked€for€the€victimððs€father€as€a€cook€in€hisÏrestaurant.€€Later€that€year,€the€appellant€began€babysitting€M.S.,ñ-ñ׃ ×ñ-ññ-ñ׃0×ñ-ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€the€victim,€andÐ !¼ ÐP.S.,€her€sister.€€M.S.€was€five€(5)€years€of€age€and€her€sister,€P.S.,€was€sevenÏ(7)€years€of€age.€€Subsequently,€both€girls€informed€their€aunt€that€the€appellantÏhad€been€doing€ð ðbad€stuffðð€to€both€of€them.€Ìà ` àAt€trial,€P.S.€testified€that€the€appellant€babysat€her€and€her€sister€whileÏtheir€mother€was€working€during€the€day€and€night.€€Because€their€furnace€wasÏbroken,€the€girls€had€to€sleep€by€the€fireplace€at€night€to€stay€warm.€€One€nightÏwhile€she€was€sleeping,€she€awoke€when€the€appellant€ð ðstuck€his€finger€in€[her]Ïpeepee.ðð€€She€noticed€that€her€underwear€had€been€pulled€down.€€P.S.€wasÏtwelve€(12)€years€old€at€the€time€of€trial.€Ð Œ2,)* Ðà ` àM.S.,€ten€(10)€years€of€age€at€the€time€of€trial,€testified€that,€on€oneÏoccasion,€the€appellant€placed€her€on€his€lap€and€ð ðput€his€finger€in€[her]€vagina.ðð€ÏShe€further€testified€that€she€awoke€one€night€and€felt€the€appellant€digitallyÏpenetrating€her€vagina.€€She€recalled€that€ð ðwhen€[she]€woke€up€like€[her]Ïunderwear€would€be€„„€uh€„„€like€half€down€and€half€up.ðð€ò ò€€ó óBoth€girls€testified€thatÐ  À Ðafter€the€sexual€assault,€it€was€painful€to€urinate.€Ìà ` àEach€child€testified€that€she€did€not€inform€her€mother€about€the€assaultÏbecause€she€was€frightened€and€believed€that€she€was€at€fault€for€the€sexualÏconduct.€€However,€in€late€1991,€the€girls€told€their€aunt€what€had€happened€toÏthem.€€After€learning€about€the€allegations€from€her€sister,€the€childrenððs€mother,ÏDarshan€Kaur,€confronted€the€appellant,€and€the€appellant€denied€having€sexualÏcontact€with€P.S.€and€M.S.€€Subsequently,€Mrs.€Kaur€took€her€children€for€aÏmedical€examination.€€Ìà ` àSue€Ross,€a€pediatric€nurse€practitioner€with€Our€Kids€Center,€conductedÏa€medical€examination€of€M.S.€in€connection€with€the€allegations€of€sexual€abuse.€ÏShe€testified€that€she€observed€that€the€childððs€hymen€was€ð ðscarredðð€at€the€sixÏoððclock€position.€Although€she€acknowledged€that€this€scarring€was€notÏnecessarily€caused€by€penetration,€she€stated€that€her€physical€examinationÏfindings€were€consistent€with€digital€penetration.€€In€addition,€she€testified€thatÏpain€during€urination€could€be€consistent€with€digital€penetration.€Ìà ` àRoss€also€testified€with€regard€to€the€medical€examination€of€P.S.ñ-ñ׃×ñ-ññ-ñ׃×ñ-ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€ThereÐ 00Ð&( Ðwas€evidence€of€ð ðscarringðð€around€the€six€oððclock€position€of€the€hymen.€ÏHowever,€Ross€testified€that€the€exam€was€ð ðnon„specificðð€in€that€it€was€notÏð ðindicative€of€some€sort€of€penetrating€injury.ðð€€Ð 6 ,. Ðà ` àThe€appellant€testified€on€his€own€behalf€at€trial.€€He€€was€a€resident€ofÏIndia€and€came€to€the€United€States€in€connection€with€his€work€as€a€missionaryÏfor€the€Seventh€Day€Adventist€Church.€€He€developed€problems€with€his€eyesightÏand€eventually€moved€to€Nashville€so€that€he€could€receive€an€operation€on€hisÏeye.€€In€February€1990,€he€began€working€at€India€Palace,€a€restaurant€inÏNashville.€€He€developed€a€friendship€with€the€proprietors€of€the€restaurant,€asÏwell€as€with€their€two€children.€€€He€often€took€care€of€the€children€at€theÏrestaurant€and€at€their€home.€€Ìà ` àThe€second€week€of€January€1991,€the€appellant€discontinued€hisÏemployment€at€India€Palace.€€He€maintained€contact€with€the€family,€however,Ïbecause€he€was€owed€approximately€$5,000€in€unpaid€salary,€and€Mrs.€Kaur€hadÏborrowed€over€$2,000€from€him.€€Whenever€he€requested€the€money€from€Mrs.ÏKaur,€she€became€angry€and€threatened€to€deport€him€to€India.ñ-ñ׃×ñ-ññ-ñ׃`×ñ-ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€last€timeÐ   @ Ðthe€appellant€could€recall€requesting€the€money€was€in€November€1991.€€OneÏmonth€later,€Mrs.€Kaurððs€children€telephoned€the€appellant€and€asked€him€to€visitÏthem€at€their€home.€€When€he€arrived,€Mrs.€Kaur€accused€him€of€sexually€abusingÏher€children.€ñ-ñ׃Ê×ñ-ññ-ñ׃×ñ-ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð `(  Ðà ` àThe€appellant€testified€that€he€was€never€alone€with€P.S.€and€M.S.,€and€aÏfamily€member€was€always€present€while€he€watched€the€children.€Essentially,Ïthe€appellant€testified€that€Mrs.€Kaur,€in€order€to€escape€her€$7,000€debt,Ïmanufactured€the€allegations€and€ð ðcoachedðð€her€daughters€into€accusing€theÏappellant€of€sexual€misconduct.€Ð 2°(* Ðà ` àJohn€Appling,€a€pediatrician,€also€testified€for€the€defense€at€trial.€€Dr.ÏAppling€stated€that,€upon€reviewing€the€medical€histories€and€photographs€takenÏof€M.S.€and€P.S.€during€their€medical€examinations,€he€found€no€evidence€ofÏpenetration€in€either€child.€€Furthermore,€he€testified€that€the€medicalÏexaminations€were€completely€inconsistent€with€the€childrenððs€versions€of€theÏsexual€contact.€Ìà ` àIn€rebuttal,€the€state€called€Suzanne€Starling,€also€a€pediatrician,€to€testify.€ÏDr.€Starling€stated€that€her€review€of€the€histories€and€photographs€revealedÏð ðnon„specificðð€findings.€€€However,€she€further€testified€that€each€girlððs€hymen€didÏnot€appear€normal.€Ìà ` àThe€appellant€was€charged€with€aggravated€rape€of€M.S.€in€Count€One€ofÏthe€indictment,€aggravated€rape€of€P.S.€in€Count€Two€of€the€indictment€andÏaggravated€rape€of€M.S.€in€Count€Four€of€the€indictment.ñ-ñ׃×ñ-ññ-ñ׃P×ñ-ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€state€dismissedÐ   @ ÐCount€Three€of€the€indictment,€which€charged€aggravated€sexual€battery.€€TheÏjury€acquitted€the€appellant€on€Counts€One€and€Two.€€However,€the€jury€found€theÏappellant€guilty€of€the€lesser€offense€of€aggravated€sexual€battery€of€M.S.€inÏCount€Four€of€the€indictment.€€From€his€conviction€for€aggravated€sexual€battery,Ïthe€appellant€now€brings€this€appeal.ÌÌà@rr-®àò òIIó óˆÐ 0.Ð$& ÐÌà ` àIn€his€sole€issue€on€appeal,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€evidence€isÏinsufficient€to€establish€his€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€He€argues€thatÐ 4°*, ÐM.S.ððs€testimony€is€inconsistent€and€contradictory,€and€there€is€no€affirmativeÏmedical€proof€establishing€that€the€child€was€sexually€assaulted.€€Therefore,€heÏclaims€that€no€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€him€guilty€beyond€aÏreasonable€doubt.Ìà@EE-®àò òA.ó óˆÐ  À Ðà ` àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€CourtÏmust€review€the€record€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€during€the€trial€wasÏsufficient€ð ðto€support€the€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonableÏdoubt.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€This€rule€is€applicable€to€findings€of€guiltÏpredicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence€or€a€combination€ofÏdirect€and€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,€19€(Tenn.Ð Ðp ÐCrim.€App.€1996).Ìà ` àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€does€not€reweighÏor€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ð  "@ Ð1978).€€Nor€may€this€Court€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trierÏof€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€199€Tenn.€298,€305,€286Ð €&  ÐS.W.2d€856,€859€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€Court€is€required€to€afford€the€stateÏthe€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€asÏall€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€ÏòòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€926,€932€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€ð ðA€guilty€verdictÐ @.à$& Ðby€the€jury,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnessesÏfor€the€State€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€State.ðð€€òòStateÐ  2À(* Ðv.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).€€Questions€concerning€theÐ 4°*, Ðcredibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€the€evidence€as€wellÏas€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€jury€as€the€trierÏof€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€at€932.Ð à9€02 Ðà ` àBecause€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€andÏreplaces€it€with€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€CourtÏof€illustrating€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€byÏthe€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982);€òòState€v.Ð 0Ð ÐGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€at€476.Ð  À Ðà@BB-®àò òB.ó óˆÐ °  Ðà ` àAggravated€sexual€battery€is€defined€as€ð ðunlawful€sexual€contact€with€aÏvictim€by€the€defendant€or€the€defendant€by€a€victimðð€where€ð ð[t]he€victim€is€lessÏthan€thirteen€(13)€years€of€age.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„13„502(a)(4),€39„13„¼504(a)€(Supp.€1990).€€Sexual€contact€is€defined€as€ð ðthe€intentional€touching€of€theÏvictimððs,€the€defendantððs,€or€any€other€personððs€intimate€parts,€or€the€intentionalÏtouching€of€the€clothing€covering€the€immediate€area€of€the€victimððs,€theÏdefendantððs,€or€any€other€personððs€intimate€parts,€if€that€intentional€touching€canÏbe€reasonably€construed€as€being€for€the€purpose€of€sexual€arousal€orÏgratification.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„501(6)€(Supp.€1990).Ìà@BB-®àò òC.ó óˆÐ €&  Ðà ` àWith€regard€to€Count€Four,€the€victim€testified€that€œñ)ññ1ñshe€ñ1ññ)ñwas›€sleeping€by€theÏfireplace€in€her€home€when€she€awoke€because€the€appellant€digitally€penetratedÏher.€€She€testified€that€her€underwear€had€been€partially€pulled€down,€and€she€feltÏthe€appellantððs€finger€touch€her.Ìà ` àThe€appellant€claims€that€M.S.ððs€testimony€was€inconsistent€andÏcontradictory€and,€therefore,€should€not€be€considered€to€support€his€conviction.€ÏSpecifically,€he€points€to€instances€where€the€victim€told€her€mother€and€SueÏRoss€that€the€appellant€did€not€sexually€assault€her.€€In€support€of€his€argument,Ïthe€appellant€cites€òòTaylor€v.€Nashville€Banner€Publishing€Co.óó,€573€S.W.2d€476,Ð 8 .0 Ð482€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1978),€which€reiterated€the€well„settled€law€that€contradictoryÐ ð902 Ðstatements€by€a€witness€in€connection€with€the€same€fact€have€the€result€ofÏð ðcanceling€outðð€each€other.€€The€rule€of€cancellation€applies€only€when€theÏinconsistency€is€unexplained€and€when€neither€version€of€her€testimony€isÏcorroborated€by€other€evidence.€€òòId.óó€at€483;€òòState€v.€Caldwellóó,€977€S.W.2d€110,Ð 0Ð Ð118€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€888€S.W.2d€446,€450€(Tenn.Ð  À ÐCrim.€App.€1993).Ìà ` àHowever,€this€Court€has€recently€held€that€the€rule€regarding€inconsistentÏstatements€only€apply€when€in€those€instances€where€the€witnessðð€òòswornóóÐ ð  Ðstatements€are€contradictory.€€òòState€v.€Roger€Dale€Bennettóó,€C.C.A.€No.€01C01„Ð à€ Ð9607„CC„00319,€1998€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€1328€at€*5,€Lawrence€CountyÏ(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filed€December€31,€1998,€at€Nashville).€€The€Court€observed,€ÌÓÓà8 ` àTennessee€law€has€traditionally€permitted€a€witnessððs€priorÏinconsistent€statement€to€be€used€to€impeach€the€witness.€€Neil€P.ÏCohen,€et€al.,€òòTennessee€Law€of€Evidenceóó,€ðð€613.1€at€312€(2nd€ed.Ð   @ Ð1992).€€The€evidence€is€not€substantive€evidence€but€is€admissibleÏonly€on€the€issue€of€the€witnessððs€credibility.€€òòId.óó€€In€this€case,€theÐ "0 Ðdefense€used€[the€witnessðð]€prior€statements€to€discredit€her€trialÏtestimony.€€A€prior€inconsistent€statement,€by€definition,€will€alwaysÏcontradict€trial€testimony€but€it€does€not€render€that€testimony€aÏnullity.€€A€witnessððs€prior€inconsistent€statements€raise€questions€ofÏcredibility.€€The€jury€determines€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses€andÏassesses€the€weight€of€their€testimony.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571Ð `(  ÐS.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€In€this€instance,€the€jury€chose€toÏaccept€[the€witnessðð]€explanation€for€the€discrepancies€andÏaccredited€her€trial€testimony.€€The€rule€concerning€a€witnessððsÏcontradictory€statements€does€not€apply€in€this€case.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌÓÓòòId.óó€at€*5.Ð 0.Ð$& Ðà ` àWe€find€this€reasoning€to€be€equally€persuasive€in€this€case.€€The€appellantÏrefers€to€prior€statements€by€the€victim€that€she€was€not€sexually€assaulted€by€theÏappellant.€€However,€these€statements€are€unsworn€statements€which€wouldÏnormally€be€excluded€as€hearsay.€€The€appellant€presented€these€priorÏstatements€at€trial€to€discredit€the€complaining€witness.€€The€victim,€merely€tenÏ(10)€years€of€age€at€the€time€of€trial,€explained€that€she€initially€denied€the€sexualÐ Ð9p02 Ðassaults€because€she€was€frightened€and€believed€that€she€was€at€fault.€€AfterÏconsidering€all€of€the€evidence€presented€at€trial,€the€jury€accredited€the€victimððsÏtrial€testimony,€and€this€Court€is€not€free€to€reevaluate€the€witnessðð€credibility€inÏthis€regard.€€The€witnessðð€statements€did€not€ð ðcancel€each€other€out.ððÌà ` àThe€victim€testified€that€the€appellant€digitally€penetrated€her€while€she€wasÏsleeping,€and€she€discovered€that€her€underwear€had€been€pulled€down.€€TheÏjury€could€have€rationally€found€that€the€state€proved€the€essential€elements€ofÏthe€offense€of€aggravated€sexual€battery.Ìà ` àThis€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌà@TT-®àò òIIIó óˆÐ À` ÐÌà ` àThe€evidence€is€sufficient€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€to€find€the€appellantÏguilty€of€aggravated€sexual€battery€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€Accordingly,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ñ)ññ*ññ)ñÔ#†XÃx XXX<¨t#Ôñ)ññ*ññ+ññ)ñÔ#†Š¢2Š XXÃx¦ #Ôñ)ññ+ñÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àÌÌÌÌÓ  Óà ` àÌÌÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àñ&ñJERRY€L.€SMITHñ&ññ&ñDAVID€H.€WELLESñ&ñ,€JUDGEÌÌÌÐ à9€02 ÐCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________Ìñ'ñDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGEñ'ñÌÌÌ___________________________________Ìñ(ñNORMA€MCGEE€OGLE,€JUDGEñ(ñ