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Ðthat€the€trial€court€erred€by€imposing€consecutive€sentences€for€the€two€aggravated€assaultÐ ’'â"( Ðconvictions.€€Ô#†¼p»XXgý #ÔÔ‡XgX»¼pÔWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€€Ô#†¼p»XXgQ#ÔÔ‡XgX»¼pÔÐ x(È#) ÐÌÌÌÌòòò òÓ  ÓFACTSòòÐ ö,F(. Ðó óóóóóÔ#†¼p»XXgÀ#ÔÔ‡XgX»¼pÔÐ Ü-,)/ý ÐÔ_ÔÓ  Óà  àThe€Stateððs€proof€revealed€the€following:Ð ° ÐÌà  àOn€July€11,€1998,€the€defendant€and€his€wife,€Jan€Hurst€(hereinafter€ð ðHurstðð),€were€havingÐ |Ì Ða€cookout.€€During€the€course€of€the€evening,€the€defendant€called€Mary€Joyce€Harris€and€ShelvaÐ b² ÐJones€and€invited€them€to€attend€the€cookout.€€During€the€telephone€conversation€with€Harris,€theÐ H˜ Ðdefendant€asked€Harris€to€stop€by€a€store€on€her€way€over€to€his€house€and€purchase€a€bottle€of€rum.€Ð . ~ ÐHarris€agreed,€but€informed€the€defendant€that€he€would€have€to€pay€her€back.€€Ð  d ÐÌà  àHarris€and€Jones€arrived€at€the€defendantððs€house€around€11:00€p.m.,€at€which€time€theÐ à 0 Ðdefendant€took€the€bottle€of€rum€into€the€kitchen€and€began€to€make€pina€coladas€for€Harris,€Jones,Ð Æ   ÐHurst,€and€himself.€€Between€midnight€and€1:00€a.m.,€Harris€presented€the€defendant€with€a€receiptÐ ¬ ü  Ðfor€the€rum.€€The€defendant€became€violent,€telling€Harris€that€she€would€ð ðget€[her]€g„„d„„„€motherÐ ’â  Ðf„„„ing€money€whenever€[he]€decide[d]€to€give€it€to€[her].ðð€Ð xÈ  Ðà  àÌà  àWhen€the€defendant€became€violent,€Harris€and€Jones€decided€to€leave€the€defendantððs€house.€Ð D”  ÐAs€Harris€and€Jones€got€into€the€car,€Hurst€got€into€the€back€seat€and€asked€Harris€to€drop€her€off€atÐ *z  Ðher€parentsðð€house.€€The€defendant€then€approached€the€car.€€An€argument€ensued€between€theÐ ` Ðdefendant€and€Harris,€which€ultimately€led€to€the€defendant€pulling€Harris€out€of€the€car.€€Harris€wasÐ öF Ðthen€thrown€to€the€ground,€and€the€defendant€began€to€hit€her€with€his€fists€and€kick€her€in€the€€face.€Ð Ü, ÐThe€defendant€then€returned€to€the€car€and€attempted€to€drag€Hurst€out€of€the€backseat.€€While€HurstÐ Â Ðclung€to€the€door€handle€of€the€vehicle,€the€defendant€began€to€hit€her€with€his€fists€and€kick€her€inÐ ¨ø Ðthe€face€and€chest.Ð ŽÞ ÐÌà  àAfter€the€defendant€stopped€his€attack€on€the€ladies,€he€went€back€into€the€house.€€While€theÐ Zª Ðdefendant€was€in€the€house,€Harris€and€Hurst€crawled€into€the€car€to€flee,€fearing€that€the€defendantÐ @ Ðwas€going€to€kill€them.€€As€the€two€were€driving€away€from€the€defendantððs€house,€the€defendant€gotÐ &v Ðinto€his€truck€and€chased€them.€€When€the€defendant€caught€up€with€their€car,€he€rammed€his€truckÐ  \ Ðinto€the€car€twice.€€The€back€window€shattered€and€the€rear€end€of€the€car€was€crushed.€€Ð òB ÐÌà  àThe€vehicular€attack€on€the€two€women€ended€when€Harris€pulled€into€a€driveway,€and€theÐ ¾ Ðdefendant€sped€away.€€Seconds€later,€Harris€saw€a€police€car€and€flagged€it€down.€€The€defendantÐ ¤ô Ðwas€not€seen€again€that€night,€but€was€arrested€the€next€day.Ð Š Ú ÐÌà  àHarris€and€Hurst€sustained€extensive€injuries€to€their€heads,€necks,€and€arms.€€In€addition,Ð V"¦! ÐHarris€required€sixty€stitches€to€close€one€laceration€below€her€mouth,€and€Hurst€sustained€aÐ <#Œ" Ðlaceration€above€her€eye.€€€€Ð "$r# ÐÌ€€€à  àThe€defendant€was€indicted€and€convicted€on€two€counts€of€aggravated€assault€(with€a€deadlyÐ î%>!% Ðweapon),€both€Class€C€felonies,€and€two€counts€of€simple€assault,€both€Class€A€misdemeanors.€€TheÐ Ô&$"& Ðdefendant€was€subsequently€sentenced€to€two€consecutive€five„year€sentences€for€the€aggravatedÐ º' #' Ðassaults€and€two€11€month€and€29€day€sentences€for€the€simple€assaults,€the€latter€two€sentencesÐ  (ð#( Ðrunning€concurrently€with€each€other€and€the€aggravated€assault€sentences.€€Ð †)Ö$) ÐÌÌÓ  Óò òDUAL€CONVICTIONS€„€SIMPLE€ASSAULT€AND€AGGRAVATED€ASSAULTó óÐ 8,ˆ', ЇÓ  Óà  àWe€first€address€whether€the€defendant€can€be€convicted€of€both€simple€assault€andÐ ° Ðaggravated€assault€on€each€of€the€victims.€€A€double€jeopardy€analysis€of€this€issue€requires€a€carefulÐ –æ Ðexamination€of€the€facts€and€circumstances€of€each€case.€€òòState€v.€Blackóó,€524€S.W.2d€913,€919Ð |Ì Ð(Tenn.€1975).€€This€court€has€previously€concluded€that€separate€injuries€inflicted€upon€anÐ b² Ðaggravated€assault€victim,€both€inside€the€house€as€well€as€outside€the€house€after€the€victimÐ H˜ Ðattempted€to€escape,€were€part€of€the€"same"€offense,€thereby€precluding€separate€convictions.€€òòStateÐ . ~ Ðv.€Pelayoóó,€881€S.W.2d€7,€13€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€However,€òòPelayoóó€noted€that€the€actions€ofÐ  d Ðthe€defendant€were€only€"separated€by€a€few€seconds€and€feet,"€and€separate€blows€inflicted€on€theÐ ú J Ðsame€victim€at€times€and€places€more€distinct€may€justify€multiple€convictions.€€òòIdóó.€€Ð à 0 ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€temporal€and€geographic€factors€in€the€subject€assaults€justify€multipleÐ ¬ ü  Ðconvictions.€€The€simple€assaults,€consisting€of€the€beating€of€each€victim€with€the€fists€as€well€asÐ ’â  Ðkicking,€took€place€just€outside€the€residence€of€the€defendant.€€Both€victims€were€then€able€to€leaveÐ xÈ  Ðthe€premises€in€an€automobile€after€the€defendant€went€inside€the€house.€€The€defendant€then€got€intoÐ ^®  Ðhis€truck,€which€he€eventually€used€as€a€deadly€weapon,€and€gave€chase€to€the€two€victims.€€TheÐ D”  Ðvictims€drove€some€distance€before€the€defendant€rammed€them€with€his€truck.€€Under€theseÐ *z  Ðcircumstances,€convictions€for€both€the€initial€simple€assault€and€the€subsequent€aggravated€assaultÐ ` Ðon€each€victim€are€justified.€€Ô#†¼p»XXgS#ÔÔ‡XgX»¼pÔÐ öF ÐÌÌÓ  ÓÔ#†¼p»XXg$'#ÔòòóóÔ€XgX»¼pÔò òI.€€SUFFICIENCY€OF€EVIDENCEó óÐ ¨ø Ðòòò òó óóóÓ€ (š½83ÓÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óò òA.€€Standard€of€Reviewó óÐ tÄ ÐÓ~(ÓÌà  àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€does€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€theÐ @ Ðevidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€A€jury€verdict€approved€by€the€trialÐ &v Ðjudge€accredits€the€State's€witnesses€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€State.€€òòState€v.€Bigbeeóó,Ð  \ Ð885€S.W.2d€797,€803€(Tenn.€1994).€€On€appeal,€the€State€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€viewÐ òB Ðof€the€evidence€and€all€legitimate€or€reasonable€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòIdòòóó.óó€ThisÐ Ø( Ðcourt€will€not€disturb€a€verdict€of€guilt€due€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€unless€the€defendantÐ ¾ Ðdemonstrates€that€the€facts€contained€in€the€record€and€the€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€therefromÐ ¤ô Ðare€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€to€find€the€accused€guilty€beyond€aÐ Š Ú Ðreasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,€19€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€Accordingly,€it€isÐ p!À  Ðthe€appellate€court's€duty€to€affirm€the€conviction€if€the€evidence,€viewed€under€these€standards,€wasÐ V"¦! Ðsufficient€for€any€rational€trier€of€fact€to€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€offense€beyond€aÐ <#Œ" Ðreasonable€doubt.€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e);€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,Ð "$r# Ð2789,€61€L.€Ed.€2d€560€(1979);€€òòState€v.€Cazesóó,€875€S.W.2d€253,€259€(Tenn.€1994).Ð %X $ ÐÌÓ  Óò òB.€à0 @ à€Analysisó óÐ Ô&$"& ÐÓ/ÓÌà  àThe€defendant€contends€that€evidence€presented€at€trial€was€insufficient€to€support€his€twoÐ  (ð#( Ðconvictions€for€aggravated€assault€and€two€convictions€for€simple€assault.€€€€We€disagree.Ð †)Ö$) ÐÌà  àA€person€commits€assault€who:Ð R+¢&+ ÐÐ 8,ˆ', ÐÓ*°,XƒXŒ –X°œX*Óà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(1)à Œ àIntentionally,€knowingly€or€recklessly€causes€bodily€injury€toÐ ° Ðanother;Жæ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)à Œ àIntentionally€or€knowingly€causes€another€to€reasonably€fearÐ b² Ðimminent€bodily€injury;€or€ÐH˜` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(3)à Œ àIntentionally€or€knowingly€causes€physical€contact€with€anotherÐ  d Ðand€a€reasonable€person€would€regard€the€contact€as€extremelyÐ ú J Ðoffensive€or€provocative.€Ðà 0` x` x ÐòòóóÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„101(a).€€Further,€a€person€commits€aggravated€assault€when€that€personÐ ¬ ü  Ðð ð[i]ntentionally€or€knowingly€commits€an€assault€as€defined€in€ðð€39„13„101€and€.€.€.€[u]ses€orÐ ’â  Ðdisplays€a€deadly€weapon[.]ðð€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„102(1)(B)òò.€€óóAn€automobile€can€be€aÐ xÈ  Ðdeadly€weapon.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tateóó,€912€S.W.2d€785,€787„88€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€€€€€€€Ð ^®  ÐÌà  àHarris€testified€that€the€defendant€drug€her€out€of€her€car,€threw€her€on€the€ground,€and€beatÐ *z  Ðher€with€his€fists,€and€kicked€her€in€the€face.€€Hurst,€the€second€victim,€testified€that€she€witnessedÐ ` Ðthe€defendant€severely€beating€Harris.€€Hurst€further€testified€that€after€the€defendant€stopped€hisÐ öF Ðattack€on€Harris,€the€defendant€severely€beat€her€with€his€fists€and€repeatedly€kicked€her€in€the€faceÐ Ü, Ðand€chest.€€In€addition€to€testimony€given€by€the€victims,€two€other€witnesses€testified€that€they€sawÐ Â Ðthe€defendant€beating€the€victims.€€€€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àHarris€and€Hurst€also€testified€that€they€knew€the€defendant€was€chasing€them€in€his€truck.€Ð tÄ ÐHarris€testified€that€as€a€result€of€the€car€being€rammed€from€behind€by€the€defendantððs€truck,€sheÐ Zª Ðwas€again€placed€in€great€fear€of€additional€injury.€€The€jury€could€further€conclude€that€Hurst€wasÐ @ Ðalso€in€great€fear€of€imminent€bodily€injury.€€€€Ð &v ÐÌà  àNumerous€photographs€revealed€the€severity€of€the€beatings€inflicted€upon€the€victims€by€theÐ òB Ðdefendant.€€Further,€photographs€also€showed€the€damage€done€to€the€car€when€the€defendantÐ Ø( Ðrammed€his€truck€into€it€two€times.Ð ¾ ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€testified€that€he€was€hit€by€something€in€the€back€of€the€head€and€ð ðjust€wentÐ Š Ú Ðnuts€.€.€.€[and€then]€went€to€swinging,€and€during€everything,€[he]€just€sort€of€blacked€out.ðð€€TheÐ p!À  Ðdefendant€claimed€that€his€actions€were€predicated€upon€self„defense.€€He€also€admitted€to€havingÐ V"¦! Ðstruck€the€back€of€the€car,€but€stated€that€it€was€not€intentional.€€The€jury€obviously€did€not€accreditÐ <#Œ" Ðthe€defendantððs€self„defense€claims,€nor€did€they€accredit€the€defendantððs€claim€that€his€truckÐ "$r# Ðaccidentally€struck€the€back€of€the€car.€€The€rejection€of€the€defendantððs€testimony€was€the€juryððsÐ %X $ Ðprerogative.Ð î%>!% ÐÌà  àAfter€a€review€of€the€evidence€presented€at€trial,€we€conclude€that€the€evidence€was€sufficientÐ º' #' Ðto€support€the€defendantððs€convictions.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð  (ð#( ÐÌÌÓ  Óò òII.€€SENTENCINGó óÐ R+¢&+ ÐÓ  ÓÐ 8,ˆ', Ðà  àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€imposing€consecutive€sentences€for€theÐ ° Ðtwo€aggravated€assault€convictions.€€We€disagree.€Ð –æ ÐÌÓ€ (ª½88ÓÓ  Óò òA.€€Standard€of€Reviewó óÐ b² ÐÓF@ÓÌà  àA€court€may€order€sentences€to€run€consecutively€if€the€court€finds€by€a€preponderance€ofÐ . ~ Ðthe€evidence€that:Ð  d ÐÌà  à.€.€.€.Ð à 0 ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(4)€[t]he€defendant€is€a€dangerous€offender€whose€behavior€indicatesÐ ¬ ü  Ðlittle€or€no€regard€for€human€life,€and€no€hesitation€about€committingÐ ’â  Ða€crime€in€which€the€risk€to€human€life€is€high;€[or]ÐxÈ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(6)€[t]he€defendant€is€sentenced€for€an€offense€committed€while€onÐ D”  Ðprobation[.]Ð*z ` x` x Ðà  àÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)òòóóòòóó.€€Furthermore,€in€the€event€the€trial€court€finds€the€defendant€is€aÐ öF Ðð ðdangerous€offender,ðð€it€must€also€determine€whether€the€consecutive€sentences€(1)€are€reasonablyÐ Ü, Ðrelated€to€the€severity€of€the€offenses€committed;€(2)€serve€to€protect€the€public€from€further€criminalÐ Â Ðconduct€by€the€offender;€and€(3)€are€congruent€with€general€principles€of€sentencing.€€òòState€v.Ð ¨ø ÐWilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933,€939€(Tenn.€1995).Ð ŽÞ ÐÌò òÓ  ÓB.€€Analysisó óÐ Zª ÐÓvEÓÌà  àFirst,€the€trial€court€relied€upon€the€defendant€being€on€community€corrections€at€the€timeÐ &v Ðof€these€offenses€as€one€basis€for€consecutive€sentencing.€€òòòòSeeóó€óóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(6).€Ð  \ ÐHowever,€community€corrections€cannot€be€treated€as€the€equivalent€of€probation€in€order€to€imposeÐ òB Ðconsecutive€sentences€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(6).€€òòState€v.€Pettusóó,€986€S.W.2d€540,Ð Ø( Ð545€(Tenn.€1999).€€As€such,€the€trial€court€erred€in€treating€community€corrections€as€the€equivalentÐ ¾ Ðof€probation€in€reaching€its€decision€to€sentence€the€defendant€to€consecutive€sentences.Ð ¤ô ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€also€found€the€defendant€to€be€a€ð ðdangerous€offender.ðð€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð p!À  Ððð€40„35„115(b)(4).€€The€trial€court€examined€the€severity€of€the€assaults€and€concluded€that€theÐ V"¦! Ðdefendant€had€little€or€no€regard€for€human€life,€and€had€no€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€inÐ <#Œ" Ðwhich€the€risk€to€human€life€was€high.€€òòSeeóó€òòidòòóó.óó€€The€trial€court€further€considered€the€severity€of€theÐ "$r# Ðoffenses€committed€by€the€defendant€and€implicitly€found€the€need€to€protect€the€public€from€furtherÐ %X $ Ðcriminal€conduct.€€òòSeeóó€òòWilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€at€939.€€As€a€result€of€its€analysis,€the€trial€courtÐ î%>!% Ðconcluded€that€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences€was€warranted€and€that€the€aggregateÐ Ô&$"& Ðsentence€of€ten€years€was€reasonably€related€to€the€severity€of€the€offenses.€€We€agree.€€Ð º' #' ÐÌà  àWhile€the€trial€court€erred€in€equating€community€corrections€with€probation,€the€trial€courtÐ †)Ö$) Ðproperly€found€the€defendant€to€be€a€dangerous€offender.€€This€was€an€ample€basis€for€the€impositionÐ l*¼%* Ðof€consecutive€sentences.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð R+¢&+ ÐÐ 8,ˆ', Ðò òòòÓ  ÓóóCONCLUSIONó óÐ ° ÐÌÓ  Óà  àBased€upon€our€review€of€the€trial€record,€sufficient€evidence€was€presented€at€trial€to€supportÐ |Ì Ðthe€defendantððs€convictions€for€two€counts€of€aggravated€assault€and€two€counts€of€simple€assault.€Ð b² ÐFurther,€the€trial€courtððs€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences€was€proper.€€The€convictions€andÐ H˜ Ðsentences€imposed€by€the€trial€court€are€affirmed.€€à  àÐ . ~ ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà Œ àà  àà h àà À à_____________________________________________Ð ¬ ü  Ðà  àà ` àà Œ àà  àà h àà À àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGEÔ#†XgXXXgs #ÔÓ> Ó