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Ð9€S.€Jefferson,€Suite€101ÌCookeville,€TN€38501à h àà À àà  àWilliam€Edward€Gibson€€€€€Ð â"Ú Ð(ON€APPEAL)à  à€à h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÐ È#À  Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àandÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àLillie€Ann€SellsÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à145€S.€Jefferson€Ave.Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCookeville,€TN€38501„3424ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudgeÌÌÌÌÐ >:639 ЇÓÓà@õõ)Dàòòò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óˆÐ  ÐÌà ¸ àThe€defendant,€Tracy€Hamilton,€appeals€as€of€right€following€herÏconviction€by€a€jury€in€the€Putnam€County€Criminal€Court€of€theft€of€property€valuedÏunder€five€hundred€dollars,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor.€€She€was€sentenced€to€elevenÏmonths€and€twenty„nine€days€with€forty„five€days€to€be€served€in€the€county€jail€and€theÏremainder€to€be€served€on€probation.€€She€was€fined€one€thousand€dollars.€€TheÏdefendant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€her€conviction€and€thatÏthe€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€conviction.ÌÌà ¸ àAt€the€trial,€Sharlene€Lawson€testified€that€in€March€1996,€she€worked€inÏloss€prevention€for€the€Wal„Mart€in€Putnam€County.€€She€said€that€on€March€27,€1996,Ïshe€saw€the€defendant€and€Alice€Mertz,€a€codefendant,€enter€the€store.€€She€said€theÏdefendant€put€her€purse€in€the€small€part€of€a€shopping€cart,€and€she€and€Mertz€went€toÏthe€Womenððs€Department.€€She€said€the€defendant€and€Mertz€picked€up€two€dresses,€Ïplaced€them€over€the€purse€in€the€cart,€and€went€to€the€Electronics€Department.€€SheÏsaid€that€electronics€are€in€an€enclosed€department.€€She€said€the€defendant€and€MertzÏpicked€up€five€videotapes€and€placed€them€in€the€small€part€of€the€cart€on€top€of€theÏclothes.€€She€said€the€women€went€to€the€end€of€the€electronics€aisle,€then€went€up€andÏdown€the€aisle€three€times.€€She€said€she€lost€sight€of€the€videotapes€and€could€seeÏonly€the€clothes.€€She€said€the€defendant€and€Mertz€pushed€the€cart€through€the€store,Ïand€she€followed€them€until€they€stopped€in€an€aisle.€€She€said€she€saw€Mertz€open€herÏjacket€and€drop€the€videotapes€into€the€defendantððs€purse.ÌÌà ¸ àMs.€Lawson€testified€that€she€had€called€for€members€of€management€toÏassist€her.€€She€said€that€when€two€members€of€management€walked€by€the€defendantÏand€Mertz,€the€defendant€put€her€purse€on€her€shoulder,€Mertz€closed€her€jacket,€andÏthe€women€walked€away€from€the€cart.€€She€said€she€told€management€that€she€hadÐ ˜706 Ðseen€concealment€and€wanted€to€stop€the€defendant€and€Mertz.€€She€said€theÏdefendant€and€Mertz€were€walking€fast€at€this€point.€€She€said€she€stopped€the€womenÏand€told€them€to€return€the€ñM ñœñM ñvideotapes.€€She€said€theñM ñ›ñM ñ€ñM ñœñM ñdefendantñM ñ›ñM ñ€told€her€she€was€goingÏto€put€the€videotapes€on€œñM ñœñM ñlayñV ñ€ñV ñaway.ñM ñ›ñM ñ›€€She€said€the€defendant€started€to€cause€aÏcommotion,€and€she€took€the€women€to€the€store€office€and€called€the€police.ÌÌà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€Ms.€Lawson€ñM ñœñM ñtestified€thatñM ñ›ñM ñ€the€dress€that€theÏdefendant€picked€up€would€have€fit€the€defendant.€€She€said€that€it€is€normal€forÏshoppers€to€put€things€in€their€carts,€and€there€is€nothing€wrong€with€shoppers€movingÏbetween€the€departments.€€She€said€that€it€is€not€uncommon€for€people€to€put€items€inÏtheir€carts€then€leave€the€carts.€€She€said€that€when€she€confronted€the€defendant,€theÏdefendant€was€approximately€one€hundred€feet€from€ñM ñœñM ñthe€layaway€counter.ñM ñ›ñM ñ€€She€saidÏshe€remembered€that€during€the€preliminary€hearing,€she€was€asked€to€fit€theÏvideotapes€into€the€defendantððs€purse,€and€she€had€a€difficult€time€making€them€fit.€ÌÌà ¸ àTammy€Dodson,€a€Wal„Mart€employee,€testified€that€Ms.€Lawson€askedÏher€to€help€watch€the€defendant€and€Mertz.€€She€said€she€waited€for€the€women€toÏcome€out€of€the€Electronics€Department€and€when€they€did,€she€saw€clothes€on€top€ofÏtheir€cart,€but€she€did€not€see€any€videotapes.€€She€said€she€followed€the€womenÏthrough€the€store€until€they€stopped€in€the€Housewares€Department.€€She€said€she€sawÏthe€defendant€open€her€purse€and€Mertz€open€her€coat.€€She€said€that€when€MertzÏopened€her€coat,€the€defendant€began€fumbling€with€the€top€part€of€the€cart.€€She€saidÏthat€when€she€and€Lawson€approached€the€women,€the€defendant€walked€briskly€awayÏfrom€the€cart.ÌÌà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€Ms.€Dodson€testified€that€videotapes€are€notÏsupposed€to€be€taken€out€of€ñM ñœñM ñthe€Electronics€Department,ñM ñ›ñM ñ€and€there€is€a€sign€in€the€storeÏthat€states€this€policy.€€She€said€that€videotapes€should€be€paid€for€in€the€ElectronicsÐ Œ7„06 ÐÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  ÑñV ñÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  ÑñV ñDepartment.€€On€redirect€examination,€she€said€that€when€she€and€Ms.€LawsonÏconfronted€the€defendant,€the€videotapes€were€in€the€process€of€coming€out€of€theÏdefendantððs€purse.ÌÌà ¸ àVirginia€Wilkerson,€a€Wal„Mart€employee,€testified€that€she€saw€theÏdefendant€and€Mertz€come€out€of€the€Electronics€Department€pushing€a€cart€withÏclothes€on€top€of€the€cart.€€She€said€she€saw€Mertz€open€her€coat,€and€the€defendantÏwas€fumbling€with€her€purse.€€She€said€that€when€Ms.€Lawson€and€Ms.€DodsonÏapproached€the€women,€the€defendant€put€her€purse€on€her€shoulder€and€acted€likeÏshe€was€going€to€run.€€On€cross„examination,€she€said€she€never€saw€the€defendant€putÏthe€videotapes€in€her€purse,€and€the€defendant€walked€away€quickly€when€confrontedÏby€Lawson€and€Dodson.ÌÌà ¸ àMichael€Hannah,€an€assistant€manager€at€Wal„Mart,€testified€that€he€sawÏthe€defendant€and€Mertz€in€the€Housewares€Department.€€He€said€that€when€he€walkedÏby€the€women,€he€did€not€see€any€videotapes,€and€the€women€walked€away€in€differentÏdirections€and€looked€anxious.€€He€said€that€after€Ms.€Lawson€confronted€theÏdefendant,€he€saw€the€videotapes€in€the€defendantððs€purse.€€He€said€the€purse€wasÏopen,€and€the€tapes€were€sticking€œoutñW ñ€the›€topñW ñ›€of€the€purse.€ÌÌà ¸ àSam€Harris€testified€that€he€represented€the€defendant€at€the€preliminaryÏhearing.€€He€said€that€Ms.€Lawson€was€the€only€witness€to€testify€at€the€preliminaryÏhearing,€and€she€identified€a€purse€the€defendant€brought€to€the€hearing€as€the€purseÏthe€defendant€was€carrying€at€Wal„Mart€on€the€day€of€the€incident.€€He€said€he€askedÏMs.€Lawson€to€put€the€videotapes€in€the€defendantððs€purse,€and€she€had€to€struggle€toÏmake€them€fit.€€He€said€it€took€Ms.€Lawson€between€twenty€seconds€and€a€minute€andÏone„half€to€get€the€videotapes€in€the€purse.€€He€said€that€Ms.€Lawson€had€to€use€bothÏhands,€and€it€was€a€tight€fit.Ð Œ7„06 Їà ¸ àThe€defendant€testified€that€she€and€Alice€Mertz€went€to€Wal„Mart,€andÏeach€picked€out€a€dress€in€their€respective€sizes€before€going€to€the€ElectronicsÏDepartment.€€She€said€she€had€two€children€and€collected€Disney€videotapes.€€She€saidÏshe€was€looking€for€the€òòPocahontasóó€videotape€that€day.€€She€stated€she€did€not€find€theÐ l d Ðvideotapes€in€electronics€but€rather€on€a€display€near€the€checkout.€€She€said€sheÏpicked€up€three€videotapes€and€put€them€in€the€cart€beside€her€purse,€then€she€andÏMertz€went€to€the€Housewares€Department.€€She€said€she€decided€to€put€theÏvideotapes€on€layaway€because€she€did€not€have€enough€money€to€pay€for€everything.€ÏShe€said€she€unzipped€her€purse€to€see€how€much€money€she€had,€and€Mertz€wasÏfumbling€with€her€jacket€pocket€to€see€how€much€money€Mertz€had.€€She€œsaidñX ñ€ñX ñ›œñX ñthatñX ñ›€MertzÏwas€eating€a€candy€bar€and€kept€taking€the€candy€bar€out€and€putting€it€back€in€herÏjacket€pocket.€€She€said€she€and€Mertz€were€suddenly€bombarded€by€security,€and€sheÏpicked€up€the€videotapes€and€her€purse.€€She€said€she€left€her€cart€sitting€in€the€aisleÏbecause€she€was€checking€to€see€if€she€had€enough€money.€€She€said€she€did€notÏintend€to€steal€the€videotapes.€€She€said€Ms.€Lawson€ripped€her€purse€at€the€preliminaryÏhearing€by€trying€to€make€the€videotapes€fit€in€it.ÌÌà ¸ àOn€cross„examination,€the€defendant€testified€that€when€she€went€to€theÏstore€office,€she€requested€that€the€police€be€called.€€She€said€she€refused€to€give€theÏstore€personnel€any€information€because€she€had€done€nothing€wrong.ÌÌà ¸ àIn€rebuttal,€the€state€called€Sharlene€Lawson.€€Ms.€Lawson€testified€thatÏthere€were€no€videotapes€located€outside€of€the€Electronics€Department€on€the€day€theÏdefendant€was€in€the€store.ÌÌÓ  Óò òI.€€SUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEÐ ô3ì,2 Ðó óÓ  Óà ¸ àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€herÐ Ì5Ä.4 Ðconviction€for€theft.€€Specifically,€she€argues€that€the€evidence€presented€isÐ ˜706 Ðcircumstantial,€and€there€is€no€proof€that€the€defendant€intended€to€steal€theÏvideotapes.€The€state€contends€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€conviction.ÌÌà ¸ àOur€standard€of€review€when€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€questionedÏon€appeal€is€ð ðwhether,€after€viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€theÏprosecution,€òòanyóó€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€theÐ ü  Ðcrime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.Ð ÐÈ  Ð2781,€2789€(1979).€€This€means€that€we€do€not€reweigh€the€evidence€but€presume€thatÏthe€jury€has€resolved€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€and€drawn€all€reasonable€inferencesÏfrom€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€state.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Sheffieldóó,€676€S.W.2d€542,€547Ð 4, Ð(Tenn.€1984);€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€Ð ø ÐÌà ¸ àViewing€the€evidence€in€this€light,€we€hold€that€it€is€sufficient.€€The€crime€ofÏtheft€of€property€requires€proof€that€the€defendant€knowingly€obtained€or€exercisedÏcontrol€of€property€without€the€ownerððs€consent€and€with€the€intent€to€deprive€the€ownerÏof€the€property.€€T.C.A.€ðð€39„14„103.€€The€proof€showed€that€the€defendant€and€MertzÏpicked€up€videotapes€and€placed€them€in€their€cart€on€top€of€the€clothing€they€hadÏpreviously€selected.€€They€stopped€the€cart€in€the€Housewares€Department,€and€MertzÏopened€her€jacket€and€deposited€the€videotapes€into€the€defendantððs€purse.€€WhenÏWal„Mart€employees€walked€by€the€defendant€and€Mertz,€the€women€left€the€cart€in€theÏaisle,€and€the€defendant€took€her€purse€and€quickly€began€to€walk€away€before€she€wasÏapprehended.€€Although€the€defendant€claims€she€did€not€intend€to€steal€the€videotapesÏand€was€taking€them€to€the€layaway€counter,€the€jury€was€entitled€to€discredit€herÏtestimony€and€accredit€the€testimony€of€the€stateððs€witnesses.€€The€evidence€isÏsufficient€to€support€a€finding€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€that€the€defendant€knowinglyÏobtained€or€exercised€control€over€the€videotapes€with€the€intent€to€deprive€Wal„Mart€ofÏthem.ÌÐ Œ7„06 ÐÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òII.€€SENTENCINGÐ  Ðó óÓ  Óà ¸ àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€imposed€an€excessiveÐ àØ Ðsentence€and€that€she€should€have€been€granted€full€probation.€€The€state€respondsÏthat€the€defendant€was€properly€sentenced.ÌÌà ¸ àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€Tim€Cook€testified€that€he€prepared€theÏdefendantððs€presentence€report.€€He€said€the€defendant€has€a€1995€conviction€for€theftÏand€was€on€probation€for€that€offense€when€she€committed€the€offense€in€the€presentÏcase.€€He€said€the€defendant€told€him€that€she€does€not€work€because€she€has€asthma€Ïand€that€she€receives€disability€payments.€€Cook€said€the€defendant€has€two€children.ÌÌà ¸ àTammy€Dodson€testified€that€the€year€before€the€sentencing€hearing,€theÏWal„Mart€in€Putnam€County€lost€approximately€five€hundred€twenty„four€thousandÏdollars€to€theft.€€She€said€she€was€familiar€with€the€defendant€because€managementÏhad€suspected€the€defendant€of€shoplifting€from€Wal„Mart€on€a€previous€occasion.€€SheÏrecommended€that€the€defendant€receive€the€maximum€sentence.€€On€cross„¼examination,€she€said€that€the€value€of€the€videotapes€was€around€one€hundred€dollars.ÌÌà ¸ àMichael€Hannah€testified€that€shoplifting€affects€every€employee€at€Wal„¼Mart€because€the€employees€receive€a€bonus€based€on€the€storeððs€profitability.€€He€saidÏthat€shoplifting€results€in€higher€prices€for€consumers.ÌÌà ¸ àThe€presentence€report€reflects€that€the€then€twenty„seven„year„oldÏdefendant€has€a€prior€conviction€for€theft€valued€under€five€hundred€dollars€in€1995€andÏthat€she€was€on€probation€for€that€offense€when€she€committed€the€offense€in€theÏpresent€case.€€The€report€reflects€that€the€defendant€quit€school€in€1986€and€has€hadÏno€other€education€or€training.€€It€states€that€the€defendant€said€she€has€asthma€andÏdraws€disability,€thus€she€has€no€work€history.€€€€€€€Ð ˜706 Їà ¸ àIn€sentencing€the€defendant,€the€trial€court€applied€the€followingÏenhancement€factors,€as€listed€in€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„114:ÌÓÓÓ  Óà8 ¸ à(1)€The€defendant€has€a€previous€history€of€criminalÏconvictions€or€criminal€behavior€in€addition€to€thoseÏnecessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range;Ð ¸ x¸ x ÐÌà8 ¸ à(2)€The€defendant€was€a€leader€in€the€commission€of€anÏoffense€involving€two€(2)€or€more€criminal€actors;Ð ¸ x¸ x ÐÌà8 ¸ à(8)€The€defendant€has€a€previous€history€ofÏunwillingness€to€comply€with€the€conditions€of€aÏsentence€involving€release€in€the€community.Ð ¸ x¸ x ÐÌÓÓÓ  ÓThe€trial€court€found€the€following€mitigating€factor,€as€listed€in€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„113:ÌÓÓà8 ¸ à(1)€The€defendantððs€criminal€conduct€neither€causedÏnor€threatened€serious€bodily€injury.Ð ¸ x¸ x ÐÌÓÓThe€trial€court€also€considered€in€mitigation€the€fact€that€the€defendant€has€smallÏchildren€at€home€and€has€health€problems.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„113(13).€€In€denying€fullÐ ÌÄ Ðprobation,€the€record€indicates€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€need€to€avoidÏdepreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€the€need€for€deterrence,€and€theÏdefendantððs€untruthfulness€at€trial.ÌÌà ¸ àGenerally,€appellate€review€of€sentencing€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€on€the€record€with€aÐ È#À  Ðpresumption€that€the€trial€courtððs€determinations€are€correct.€€T.C.A.€ðððð€40„35„401(d),€€Ì„402(d).€€As€the€Sentencing€Commission€Comments€to€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€note,€theÏburden€is€now€on€the€appealing€party€to€show€that€the€sentence€is€improper.€€We€noteÏthat€there€is€no€presumptive€minimum€sentence€provided€by€law€for€misdemeanors.€ÏòòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòState€v.€Creasyóó,€885€S.W.2d€829,€832€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€However,Ð Ä,¼%* Ðthe€sentence€must€comply€with€the€misdemeanor€sentencing€requirements€of€theÏCriminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Palmeróó,€902€S.W.2d€391,€393Ð \0T). Ð(Tenn.€1995).ÌÌà ¸ àThe€defendant€contends€that€her€sentence€is€excessive€and€that€sheÏshould€have€received€full€probation.€€However,€her€only€argument€is€that€œthere›€is€littleÐ Œ7„06 Ðevidence€to€support€the€trial€courtððs€ñT ñœñT ñconclusionñO ñ,€while€the€evidence€supports€her€positionÏthatñO ññQ ññO ñ€€ñO ññQ ññP ñ.›€.›€.›€.›€›€On›€the›€contrary,›€the›€evidence›€supports›€the›€position›€of›€the›€appellant›€.›€.›€.›€that›€under›€the›€facts›€of›€this›€case,ñP ññT ñ›ñT ñ€a€period€of€incarceration€would€not€serve€the€œpurposeñU ñsñU ñ›€of€the€1989€Sentencing€ñT ñœñT ñAct.ñR ñððñR ññT ñ›ñT ñ€ÏShe€does€not€explain€how€the€trial€court€erred€nor€why€her€sentence€does€not€serve€theÏñT ñœñT ñpurposeñS ñsñS ññT ñ›ñT ñ€of€the€Sentencing€Act.€€The€record€in€this€case€reflects€that€the€trial€courtÏfollowed€the€requirements€of€the€Sentencing€Act.€€The€applicable€enhancement€factorsÏmore€than€justify€the€sentence€imposed.€€The€defendant€has€failed€to€show€that€theÏsentence€is€improper.ÌÌà ¸ àIn€consideration€of€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€theÏjudgment€of€conviction.ÌÌÓÓà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à________________________________Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ_______________________ÌJohn€H.€Peay,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_______________________ÌNorma€McGee€Ogle,€Judge€€€Ì€ÌÌÓÓà ¸ à