WPC # VUNa % 0(w@4 1 0@ 0D U:. bh p 0Jx 0T 0^ 0ht 0r 0|N 0 0P 1u 0dU BU>B)DC=U* D3 AM* 0@BTv~v AO6 0D D/@ BoHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLH(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ DEEEӀԡ 3|x(Z(2,$ !  4 XxXXX   0  (#$  0  ,rAZ"Arial Regular- -2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X d<  9p`(&Times New Roman% Line 7 d''''7Border 1dd<  9p`(Arial$$$$'dxd-(C << G !  &  ))   YYY FILED)XJuly30,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  ("$     8 !#d#&   $ 4   )       ݀AlthoughSamuelMyersappealhasbeendenied,theevidenceinthiscaseoverwhelminglysupportshisconvictionsandhissentence.(Mr.Myershadbeenarrestedfornearly20offensesinlessthan2years,andapparentlyhewasoutonbondwhenhecommittedthecrimesinthiscase.)CounselforMr.MyersonappealisnottheattorneywhorepresentedMr.Myersattrial.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &  ݛ 4   4   \RA'\  ќ  )\RA'\R+,(A1-j|`  `@Rߛ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEATNASHVILLE      MAY1997SESSION        ) STATEOFTENNESSEE,   )      )C.C.A.No.01C019510CR00355 Appellee,    )         )DavidsonCountyV.      )      ) ALTHEAMYERS,    )HonorableJ.RandallWyatt,Judge SAMUELMYERS,     )      )(Possessionforsaleordeliveryof Appellants.    )over26gramsofcocaine       )possessionofdrugparaphernalia)      )FORTHEAPPELLANTS:   FORTHEAPPELLEE:        AltheaMyers:    CharlesW.BursonWilliamC.Roberts,Jr.   AttorneyGeneral&ReporterAttorneyatLaw404JamesRobertsonParkway  KarenM.YacuzzoSuite1502     AssistantAttorneyGeneralNashville,TN37201   CriminalJusticeDivision      450JamesRobertsonParkway      Nashville,TN372430493SamuelMyersGregoryD.Smith    VictorS.JohnsonIIIAttorneyatLaw    DistrictAttorneyGeneralOnePublicSquare,Suite321Clarksville,TN37040   CherylBlackburn      AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral      WashingtonSquare,Suite500      2222ndAvenueNorth      Nashville,TN372011649OPINIONFILED:__________________ AFFIRMED(ALTHEAMYERS)APPEALDISMISSED(SAMUELMYERS) ̜ JERRYL.SMITH Judge    ` X'0*X 7XXdXXd7OPINION    AppellantAltheaMyerswasconvictedofpossessionwithintenttodeliverorselltwentysixgramsormoreofacontrolledsubstancecontainingcocaineandpossessionwithintenttouseunlawfuldrugparaphernalia.ShewassentencedtoservesixtydaysandthenbeplacedintheCommunityCorrectionsProgramforfiveyears. Onappeal,AltheaMyersallegesthattheevidencewasinsufficienttosupportherconvictionofpossessionforsaleordeliveryofacontrolledsubstanceinexcessoftwentysixgrams.AltheaMyershusbandandcodefendant,SamuelMyers,failedtofileatimelynoticeofappealandnowasksthisCourtpursuanttoRule4(a)oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProceduretowaivethetimelyfilingofthenoticeofappeal.AfterconsiderationofMr.Myersrequest,bypercuriamorderofthisCourt,wedenyhisrequestforawaiveranddismisshisappeal. .   כWeaffirmAltheaMyersconviction. AltheaMyersarguesthatalthoughshewasanoccupantinthehouse,shewaslocatedfortytofiftyfeetawayfromthelocationofthedrugswhenthepoliceenteredthehouse.Also,shecontendsthatsheplayedonlyaminorroleintheoffense.̀ Greatweightisaccordedjuryverdictsincriminaltrials.Juryverdictsaccreditthestateswitnessesandresolveallevidentiaryconflictsinthestatesfavor.Statev.Williams,657S.W.2d405,410(Tenn.1983);Statev.Banes,874S.W.2d73,78(Tenn.Crim.App.1993).Onappeal,thestateisentitledtoboththestrongestlegitimateviewoftheevidenceandallreasonableinferenceswhichmaybedrawntherefrom.Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832(Tenn.1978).Moreover,guiltyverdictsremovethepresumptionofinnocence,enjoyedbydefendantsattrial,andreplaceitwithapresumptionofguilt.Statev.Grace,493S.W.2d474(Tenn.1973).Appellants,therefore,carrytheburdenofovercomingapresumptionofguiltwhenappealingjuryconvictions.Id. Whenappellantschallengethesufficiencyoftheevidence,thisCourtmustdeterminewhether,afterviewingtheevidenceinalightmostfavorabletotheprosecution,anyrationaltrieroffactcouldhavefoundtheessentialelementsofacrimebeyondareasonabledoubt.Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307(1979);Tenn.R.App.P.13(e);Statev.Duncan,698S.W.2d63(Tenn.1985);Theweightandcredibilityofawitnesstestimonyaremattersentrustedexclusivelytothejuryasthetriersoffact.Statev.Sheffield,676S.W.2d542(Tenn.1984);Byrgev.State,575S.W.2d292(Tenn.Crim.App.1978). Theevidenceadducedattrialindicatesthatpoliceofficersdiscoveredover51gramsofpowderandcrackcocaine,$1735incash,smallplasticbags,asetofelectronicscales,acocainegrinder,andaloadedgun.Thegunwasfoundintheappellantspurse,whichwasnexttoasetofcocainescalesthathadwarmcrackcocaineonthem.Furthermore,officersdiscoveredbakingsodaandpotsofboilingwater,whicharefrequentlyusedbytoconvertpowdercocaineintocrackcocaine.Also,policeofficerstestifiedthattheappellantwaswithherhusbandduringseveraldrugtransactions.Althoughshewasnotchargedwithanycrimeinvolvingthosetransactions,suchinstancesprovideevidenceofanintenttosell.  Afterreviewingtheevidenceinalightmostfavorabletothestate,weconcludetherecordamplysupportsthejurysverdict.Weaffirm.̛̜      ______________________________      JERRYL.SMITH,JudgeCONCUR:___________________________̜PAULG.SUMMERS,Judge___________________________̜DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge