WPC Xx!jS Hdrt쟶sXZ#Δ)©?*pi(D@KD(տ*8GJP& v,BSe?=T>+!FsoQ' )Ll!NŌ_|/.m}6E&7-#jc-T {ck9CCCM"H=CDo|CAQ1BŤ;q:u= 6a=zVEb7~g]\᧙Qv6YATR-{l-D:)ܠLv~bjQR)})5oHEӀf87s$!p^ $hDq)h:||jmw %'hG=5փit 'Hۧd;DB5 ,Kb[I_ vнLZ ῤa t5ܕGYp`UN@ % 0(U:w4 0zd 0D \?    #!  N ^ m W              Bmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm AQ 0D 0D 0D)) D3m(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular{Z='3|x(*(2$ !   `   0   Z $ `   1    Thetestimonyshoweddefendantsbloodethanolcontenttobe165mg/deciliter  whichthetechniciandescribedas high.Shefurthertestifiedthatalevelbetween50  and100mg/deciliterisconsidered toxic.(#$  0   R $ `   2    Ifdefendantwerefoundnearthepassengersideofthetruck,wenotethatthe  truckrolledoveranywherefromtwotofourtimes.Thelocationwheredefendantwas  foundwouldnotbedeterminativeofthisissue.   HP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0   8' U M ["  XiXXXYXXi  _  Ad FILEDXiXY  September24,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourt_ClerkdAx _ dZ[\]_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  """"'dxd !  _XiXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T_vY_@0,j:`  `@E` 8ttxP  v__@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @FF'ATNASHVILLE@$AUGUST1999SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.01C019812CC00486   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p BEDFORDCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.CHARLESLEE,   TROYRANDALLJOHNSON, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (Joyriding,DUI,DrivingOnRevoked d  `     h   ) p License) J (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: 2 GREGORYD.SMITH ContractAppellateDefender  OnePublicSquare,Suite321Clarksville,TN37040(OnAppeal) ANDREWJACKSONDEARINGIII  $t AssistantPublicDefender105SouthMainP.O.Box1119Fayetteville,TN373341119   "! (AtTrialandOnAppeal) #"  FORTHEAPPELLEE: 2" PAULG.SUMMERS   $ AttorneyGeneralandReporter CLINTONJ.MORGAN  r' AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 W.MICHAELMcCOWN  !,- DistrictAttorneyGeneral ROBERTG.CRIGLER  $0 AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneralOnePublicSquare,Suite100Shelbyville,TN371603953 L'"3 (  @( )h$3  OPINIONFILED:򀀀 |.)9 AFFIRMEDASMODIFIEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  5,1A _ 8XXXdd8  Pr@qq* OPINION    ` ABedfordCountyGrandJuryindicteddefendant,TroyRandallJohnson,for H theftofpropertyover$1000,drivingundertheinfluence(DUI)thirdoffense,and  d drivingonarevokeddriverslicense(DORL)thirdoffense.Afterajurytrial,hewas  0 convictedofjoyriding,DUIthirdoffense,andDORLthirdoffense,allClassA    misdemeanors.Thetrialcourtsentenceddefendanttoaneffectivesentenceof x  nineteenmonthsandfifteendays.Onappeal,defendantchallenges:(1)the D  sufficiencyoftheevidence,and(2)hissentences.Afterathoroughreviewofthe ` record,thisCourt MODIFIES thesentenceforDUItoconformtothestatutory , requirement,but AFFIRMS thetrialcourtsjudgmentinallotherrespects.  @+ FACTS   \  ` IntheearlymorninghoursofJanuary9,1998,defendantwasinvolvedina  onevehicleaccidentoffHighway64inBedfordCounty.Lawenforcement p!  personnelrespondedtothesceneandfoundlocalfarmerChuckHawkins1992 <#" GMCpickupatthebottomofaravine.Thetruckhadrolledseveraltimes,andthe %X $ injureddefendantwasfoundonthegroundaboutfifteenfeetbeyondthetrucks &$"& restingplace.Sheriffsdeputiesfoundbeercansatthesceneandsmelledalcohol (#( aboutdefendantsperson. l*%*  ` Attrial,thestatepresentedproofthatdefendantslicensewasinarevoked .T). status.Thestateswitnessesalltestifiedthatdefendantwastheonlypersoninthe / +0 vicinityoftheaccident.TruckownerHawkinstestifiedthatdefendant,whoworked 1,2 forhimsporadicallyforeightorninemonthsprecedingtheaccident,didnothave h3.4  permissiontousethetruckatanytime.Themedicallabtechnicianfromthe 4506 hospital,wheredefendantwastakenforhisinjuries,testifiedthattheethanol  contentofdefendantsbloodwasabovethe toxiclevel.   #  1       |   ` Thedefendantpresentednoproofattrial.  d @  SUFFICIENCYOFTHEEVIDENCE  x   ` Defendantchallengesthesufficiencyoftheevidenceusedtoconvicthimof ` joyriding,DUI,andDORL.Specifically,defendantarguesthattheevidenceagainst , himwaspurelycircumstantialandfailedtoestablishbeyondareasonabledoubt  thathewasthedriverofHawkinstruck. t  ` Whenanappellantchallengesthesufficiencyoftheevidence,thestandard  \ ofreviewiswhether,afterviewingtheevidenceinthelightmostfavorabletothe ( state,anyrationaltrieroffactcouldhavefoundtheessentialelementsofthecrime  beyondareasonabledoubt.Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307,318,99S.Ct.2781, p!  2789,61L.Ed.2d560(1979);Statev.Evans,838S.W.2d185,190-91(Tenn. <#" 1992);Tenn.R.App.P.13(e).Onappeal,thestateisentitledtothestrongest %X $ legitimateviewoftheevidenceandallreasonableorlegitimateinferenceswhich &$"& maybedrawntherefrom.Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978). (#( ThisCourtwillnotreweightheevidence,reevaluatetheevidence,orsubstituteits l*%* evidentiaryinferencesforthosereachedbythejury.Statev.Carey,914S.W.2d 8,', 93,95(Tenn.Crim.App.1995). .T).  ` Althoughtheevidenceofdefendantsguiltiscircumstantialinnature, 1,2 circumstantialevidencealonemaybesufficienttosupportaconviction.Statev. h3.4 Tharpe,726S.W.2d896,899900(Tenn.1987);Statev.Buttrey,756S.W.2d718, 4506 P     721(Tenn.Crim.App.1998).However,forthistooccur,thecircumstantial  evidencemustbeconsistentwithguiltoftheaccused,inconsistentwithinnocence, | andmustexcludeeveryotherreasonabletheoryorhypothesisexceptthatofguilt. H Tharpe,726S.W.2dat900.Whilefollowingtheaboveguidelines,thisCourtmust  d rememberthatthejurydecidestheweighttobegiventocircumstantialevidence  0 andthat [t]heinferencestobedrawnfromsuchevidence,andtheextenttowhich    thecircumstancesareconsistentwithguiltandinconsistentwithinnocenceare x  questionsprimarilyforthejury.Marablev.State,313S.W.2d451,457(Tenn. D  1958);seealsoStatev.Carter,970S.W.2d509,515(Tenn.Crim.App.1997). `  ` Inthisinstance,theproofshowedthatdefendantdidnothavepermissionto  useChuckHawkinsGMCpickup.Italsoshoweddefendantwastheonlyperson t foundatthesceneofaonevehicleaccidentinvolvingHawkinspickup.Therewere @ beercansinthetrucksproximity,andtheethanollevelindefendantsbloodstream  \ was toxic.Baseduponthisevidence,thejurychosetoconvictdefendantof ( joyriding,DUI,andDORL.   ` DeputyBodyKeeletestifiedasfollows: <#" 8 ` DEFENSE%>!%` `  8 ` COUNSEL:8` ` ...Is[defendant]ontheothersideofthe &$"& truck,awayfromtheroad,orisheclose ' #' totheroad?(#(   8 `  ` `  8 ` KEELE:8` ` Highway64runseastandwest.The l*%* vehiclecametoastopfacingsouth.The R+&+ rearofthetruckwasfacingnorth. 8,', [Defendant]wastothenorthbeforeyou -n(- gottothetruck,abouttentofifteenfoot .T). (sic)..:*/   8 ` DEFENSE0,1` `  8 ` COUNSEL:8` ` ...was[defendant]closetotheroad?1,2   8 ` KEELE:8` ` Hewasfurtherawayfromtheroadthan h3.4 thevehiclewas.N4/5    ` Defendantclaimsthatthistestimonyproveshewasfoundnearthe 7P28 passengersideofthetruckwhichiscontrarytothepremisethathedrovethetruck. 84: Thus,defendantargues, theevidence...justasstronglysupportstheconclusion  thatthetruckinquestionhit[him],orthat[he]wasapassengerinsaidvehicleas | itdoesthat[he]wasthedriver.Ourreadingofthisparticulartestimonydoesnot H leadustothesameconclusionsuggestedbydefendant.   #  2      ׀  d  ` Theweighttobegivencircumstantialevidenceandtheinferencestobe    drawnfromsuchevidencewerequestionsforthejury.Thejuryinthiscasefound x  theevidenceconsistentwithdefendantsguilt,andthetrialcourtdeclaredthe D  evidence overwhelminginitsdenialofdefendantsmotionforanewtrial. `  ` ThisCourtwillnotreweighnorreevaluatetheevidence.Theevidencewas  sufficienttosupportdefendantsconvictions.Thisissueiswithoutmerit. t @( SENTENCING  (  ` Inhissecondissue,defendantchallengesthemisdemeanorsentences p!  imposedbythetrialcourtas excessiveunderthefactsandcircumstancesofthis <#" case. %X $  ` Atthesentencinghearing,defendantscriminalhistorywasintroducedinto (#( evidencewithoutobjection.DefensecounselstipulatedtotwopriorDUIandtwo l*%* priorDORLconvictions.Thetrialcourtsentenceddefendanttotenmonthsfor 8,', joyriding,ninemonthsandfifteendaysforDUI,andninemonthsandfifteendays .T). forDORL.ThecourtorderedtheDUIandDORLsentencestorunconcurrentlywith / +0 eachotherbutconsecutivelytothejoyridingcharge. 1,2   h3.4  ` ThisCourtsreviewofthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtisdenovowith   apresumptionofcorrectness.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).Thispresumption | isconditioneduponanaffirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialjudge H consideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.  d Statev.Ashby,823S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991).  0  ` MisdemeanorsentencingiscontrolledbyTenn.CodeAnn.4035302, x  whichprovidesinpartthatthetrialcourtshallimposeaspecificsentenceconsistent D  withthepurposesandprinciplesofthe1989CriminalSentencingReformAct.See ` Statev.Palmer,902S.W.2d391,393(Tenn.1995).Themisdemeanoroffender , mustbesentencedtoanauthorizeddeterminatesentencewithapercentageofthat  sentencedesignatedforeligibilityforrehabilitativeprograms.Id. t  ` Wefurthernotethatthetrialcourthasmoreflexibilityinmisdemeanor  \ sentencingthaninfelonysentencing.Statev.Troutman,979S.W.2d271,273 ( (Tenn.1998).Oneconvictedofamisdemeanor,unlikeoneconvictedofafelony,  isnotentitledtoapresumptionofaminimumsentence.Statev.Baker,966S.W.2d p!  429,434(Tenn.Crim.App.1997);Statev.Creasy,885S.W.2d829,832(Tenn. <#" Crim.App.1994). %X $ @" A.LengthofSentences  (#(  ` ClassAmisdemeanorscarryamaximumsentenceofelevenmonthsand l*%* twentyninedays.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035111(e)(1).Ineachcase,thetrialcourt 8,', setdeterminatesentencesbelowthestatutorymaximum.Itenhancedthelength .T). ofeachsentenceduetodefendantshistoryofcriminalconvictions.SeeTenn. / +0 CodeAnn.4035114(1).Thecourtalsoconsidereddefendantsprevious 1,2 unwillingnesstocomplywiththeconditionsofreleaseintothecommunityinthathe h3.4 failedtoreporttoservetheprescribedjailtimeinaRutherfordCountyDUI.See 4506 Tenn.CodeAnn.4035114(8). 7P28  84: r      ` Theseareproperconsiderationsbythetrialcourtinsettingmisdemeanor  sentences.Thelengthofthesentencesimposedisproper. | @  B.ConsecutiveSentencing   d  ` Withregardtotheconsecutivenatureofthesesentences,acourtmayorder  0 sentencestorunconsecutivelyifthecourtfindsbyapreponderanceofthe    evidencethatthedefendantisadangerousoffenderwhosebehaviorindicateslittle x  ornoregardforhumanlife,andnohesitationaboutcommittingacrimewherethe D  risktohumanlifeishigh.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035115(b)(4).Thetrialcourt ` properlydeclareddefendanttobeadangerousoffendernotingthattheDUIwasa , crimeinvolvinggreatrisktohumanlife.Inthiscasethedefendantwasdrivingwith  a toxicbloodalcohollevelandwreckedthevehicle. t  ` Finally,thecourtisrequiredtodeterminewhethertheconsecutivesentences  \ (1)arereasonablyrelatedtotheseverityoftheoffensescommitted;and(2)serve ( toprotectthepublicfromfurthercriminalconductbytheoffender.Statev.  Wilkerson,905S.W.2d933,939(Tenn.1995).Althoughthetrialcourtdidnotrecite p!  thesefactors,wefindthroughourdenovoreviewthatthesentencescomportwith <#" theWilkersonrequirements. %X $  ` Impositionofconsecutivesentencinginthiscasewasproper. (#( @% C.DUISentence  8,',  ` Thetrialcourtsentenceddefendanttoninemonthsandfifteendaysat100% .T). fortheDUIoffense.Tenn.CodeAnn.5510403(c)providesthatDUIoffenders / +0 be requiredtoservethedifferencebetweenthetimeactuallyservedandthe 1,2 maximumsentenceonprobation.ApanelofthiscourtinStatev.Combs,945 h3.4 S.W.2d770(Tenn.Crim.App.1996),concludedthatthisstatute ineffect, 4506 mandatesamaximumsentenceforDUI,withtheonlyfunctionofthetrialcourt 7P28 beingtodeterminewhatperiodabovetheminimumperiodofincarceration 84: establishedbystatute,ifany,istobesuspended.Id.at774(emphasisadded).   ` Thus,weconcludethatthesentenceimposedinthiscasefortheDUI H convictionmustbeforelevenmonthsandtwentyninedayswithninemonthsand  d fifteendaysconfinementfollowedbyprobationforthebalanceofthesentence.  0 @xx( CONCLUSION  D   ` Basedupontheforegoing,we AFFIRMASMODIFIED thejudgmentofthe , trialcourt.  /(#____________________________   `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE    CONCUR: <#"  ____________________________  ' #' DAVIDG.HAYES,JUDGE (#(  ____________________________  -n(- L.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGE