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ÔÔ€ ÔÒ € ÒÒ X ÒÝ  Ý›Ñ  ÑÑ € ÑÑ7€Œ"XXdðdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\Ñœ›œÙ€€ÙßR€#$"A1-j|<` , `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌà@ àJULY€1996€SESSIONÌœÌÌÌ›ÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)à àNO.€01C01„9511„CR„00377Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppellantà àà àà àà à)à àDAVIDSON€COUNTYÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌV.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€SETH€NORMAN,€JUDGEÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌJAMES€A.€HEARN,à àà àà àà à)à à(Suppression)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppelleeà àà àà àà à)Ìà à€€€€€€€€€à àà àà àà àà à)ÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEà àà àà àà àFOR€THE€APPELLANTóóÌÌDonald€Dawsonà àà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌFirst€American€Center,€20th€Floorà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌ315€Deadrick€Streetà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌNashville,€Tennessee€37238„2075à àà àNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0493Ìà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àEllen€H.€PollackÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0485ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àVictor€S.€Johnson,€IIIÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌ€€€€€€€€€€à àà àà àà àà àà àWashington€Square,€Ste€500Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà àà àà àà à222€Second€Avenue,€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€Tennessee€37201„1649ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSharon€BroxÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWashington€Square,€Ste€500Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à222€Second€Avenue,€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€Tennessee€37201„1649ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:______ÌÑ   ÑÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌœWilliam›€M.€Barker,€JudgeÌÓÓà@ àòòOpinionóóÌà àThe€State€of€Tennessee€appeals€an€order€of€the€Davidson€County€CriminalÏCourt€sustaining€the€appelleeððs€motion€to€suppress€evidence.€€The€State€argues€onÏappeal€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€excluded€evidence€obtained€as€a€result€of€aÏvalid€search€of€the€appelleeððs€home.€€Having€reviewed€the€record€on€appeal,€weÏaffirm€the€action€of€the€trial€court.Ìà àOn€April€5,€1994,€at€approximately€7:00€p.m.,€officers€of€the€MetropolitanÏNashville€Police€Department€and€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation€went€to€theÏappelleeððs€residence€for€the€purpose€of€executing€a€search€warrant.× ƒ& ××  ×€€The€testimonyÍas€to€what€occurred€at€the€time€the€warrant€was€executed€is€conflicting.€€TheÏMetropolitan€Nashville€police€officer€in€charge€of€the€search,€James€P.€Buck,€testifiedÏthat€he€remained€in€the€front€yard€of€the€residence€while€a€TBI€team€made€the€initialÏentry,€followed€closely€by€a€chemical€disposal€team€from€the€Metropolitan€NashvilleÏPolice€Department.€€Buck€testified€that€when€the€TBI€team€reached€the€front€door€ofÏthe€residence,€a€member€of€that€team€announced,€ð ðPoliceðð€and€ð ðSearch€Warrant,ððÏpaused,€and€then€broke€down€the€appelleeððs€unlocked€front€door.€€A€battering€ramÏwas€used€to€break€through€the€doorway€into€the€house.€€The€TBI€team€wasÏimmediately€followed€by€a€chemical€disposal€team,€which€was€there€to€dispose€ofÏpotentially€volatile€substances€thought€to€be€present€in€connection€with€suspectedÏmethamphetamine€production.× ƒ' ××  ×ÌÑ  Ñà àThe€appellee,€on€the€other€hand,€testified€that€just€before€the€police€enteredÏhis€home,€he€and€two€friends€were€in€his€living€room€visiting€with€soft€music€playing€inÏthe€background.€€He€testified€that€he€and€his€friends€were€located€about€eight€to€tenÏfeet€from€the€front€door€and€could€have€easily€heard€if€the€police€had€announced€theirÏpresence€prior€to€entry€and€could€have€also€heard€a€knock€on€the€door€or€a€ring€of€hisÏdoorbell.€€He€testified€that€he€heard€nothing€prior€to€the€forced€entry.€€The€appelleeððsÍtwo€friends€also€testified€at€the€suppression€hearing,€confirming€the€appelleeððsÏtestimony.€€The€trial€court€chose€to€accredit€the€testimony€of€the€appellee€and€his€twoÏfriends€over€that€of€Officer€Buck€and€found€that€the€police€did€not€properly€knock€andÏannounce€their€presence€before€entering€the€house.€€Thus,€finding€the€search€wasÏexecuted€in€violation€of€Rule€41(e)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,Ïthe€trial€court€suppressed€the€evidence€obtained€as€a€result€thereof.€€Ìà àThe€State€does€not€contest€the€trial€courtððs€ruling€that€the€police€did€notÏproperly€knock€and€announce€before€entering€the€residence.€€Indeed,€the€only€issueÏraised€in€this€appeal€is€whether€the€search€fell€under€the€exigent€circumstancesÏexception€to€the€knock€and€announce€rule.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Leeóó,€836€S.W.2d€126€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1991).€€In€response,€the€appellee€contends€that€the€State€waived€its€rightÏto€raise€this€issue€on€appeal€because€it€did€not€œmake›€the€exigent€circumstancesÏargument€at€the€suppression€hearing.€€We€agree.Ìà àPursuant€to€Rule€12€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€theÏappellee€filed€a€timely€motion€to€suppress€the€evidence€obtained€as€a€result€of€theÏsearch.€€The€trial€court€thereafter€conducted€an€extensive€evidentiary€hearing€in€orderÏto€determine€whether€the€knock€and€announce€rule€was€violated.€€At€that€hearing,€theÏState€simply€contended€that€the€evidence€supported€a€finding€that€the€police€did€inÏfact€knock€and€announce€prior€to€the€police€entering€the€appelleeððs€home.€€At€no€timeÏduring€the€hearing€did€the€State€contend€that€exigent€circumstances€existed€whichÏwould€obviate€the€officersðð€duty€to€knock€and€announce€prior€to€a€forced€entry.€€IssuesÍthat€are€not€presented€or€litigated€in€the€trial€court€are€considered€waived€forÏpurposes€of€appeal.€€òòState€v.€Burtisóó,€664€S.W.2d€305,€310€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983);ÏòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Stricklandóó,€885€S.W.2d€85,€88€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€Ìà àBecause€the€State€failed€to€raise€the€issue€of€the€existence€of€exigentÏcircumstances€before€the€trial€court,€the€trial€court€obviously€made€no€finding€of€factÏon€that€issue.€€Therefore,€this€Court,€which€is€appellate€only,€is€precluded€fromÏmaking€such€a€factual€determination,€and€the€issue€is€therefore€waived.€€Ìà àThe€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUDGEÌÌCONCUR€BY:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÓ  Ó