ÿWPCÐ :CßÉùàeDšÛk‚÷^²7 §ñHªbx‚{Ç-°°ŽÙNë¿ôú=J2è=Ò"w°I@d±î,<ãv“ûTñûÉ^ˆ[WfеH)á¯q*,# hUNs %Á 0(ÇU:ïb)w@14q… 0Æ” 0DZ&žuĤ9 U:Ý U:               BQ Q 0Dn D3² ² ² ² AQå Æ6 0Dü 0D@ D/„ B³˜HP LaserJet 4HPPCL5MS,ü,,,,,ü0nLÜÏ(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡,“í|AZ‹"Arial Regular- ù- XDYZE[\E]^E_V`baÓ€V&3|xl(v(2û¯$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X·ÊXXXÔÔ€ôˆƒôXX·ÊÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó Ý ƒ(¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€X·ÊXXXÔÔ€¸1 XX·ÊÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X·ÊX ¸1ÔÐ  ÐÌò òApril€21,€1999Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ôˆƒôXX·ÊÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó kÝ ƒ û¯$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X·ÊXXXÔÔ€ôˆƒôXX·ÊÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€The€trial€court€also€revoked€Appellantððs€driving€privileges€for€three€(3)€years€and€imposed€a€fineÐ `  Ðof€$1,110€for€driving€under€the€influence€and€$50€for€driving€on€a€revoked€license. šÝ ƒ §Ö$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€Xw¸XXXÔÔ€ôHöôXXw¸Ôà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€Because€the€only€issue€at€trial€was€whether€Appellant€was€driving€the€vehicle€at€the€time€of€theÐ `  Ðaccident,€Appellant€agreed€to€plead€guilty€to€driving€on€a€revoked€license€if€the€jury€found€him€guilty€ofÏdriving€under€the€influence.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular d(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý'ÿÿdxd'(!)*Cþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó++'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÑ` °ÑÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€Š2¨ŠXXÔÔ€ŠÓŠŠŠ2¨ÔÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€ÑÑ7€ÆyXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òñañßr€& "<,(j 8` `€€@Eôf ` ttx$,` ð ÚrßñañIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÐ `  ÐÌAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌFEBRUARY€SESSION,€1999ÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à À à)à  àC.C.A.€NO.€03C01„9804„CR„00133Ð ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àó ó)Ð ` Ðà ` àAppellee,à  àà h àà À àò ò)Ð Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHAMILTON€COUNTYÐ Xø  ÐVS.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHON.€DOUGLAS€A.€MEYERó óÐ Xø  Ðò òMITCHELL€EDWARD€MINGIE,)à  àJUDGEó óÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò ò)ó óÐ Xø Ðà ` àAppellant.à  àà h àà À àò ò)à  à(Direct€Appeal€„€DUI€„€Revoked€à (# àÐ Xø Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àLicense)Ð Xø Ðó óÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌòòÓ  ÓFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à h àà À àà  àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ð 8Ø ÐÌCONRAD€FINNELLà h àà À àà  àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÐ (!È ÐP.€O.€Box€1476à  àà h àà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ  "À ÐCleveland,€TN€€37364„1476Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àELLEN€H.€POLLACKÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àBILL€COXÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPARKE€MASTERSONÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCity€and€County€Courts€BuildingÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àChattanooga,€TN€€37402ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÐ  x6-.S Ðñ`ñѰÑñ`ñò òòòÔ‡„ Ç„ŠŠÓÔÓ  Óà@44+®àOPINIONóóó óÔ#†ŠÓŠ„„ Çå #ÔÓӈР`  ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant,€Mitchell€Edward€Mingie,€was€convicted€by€a€HamiltonÏCounty€jury€of€one€(1)€count€of€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant,€fifthÏoffense.€€He€also€pled€guilty€to€one€(1)€count€of€driving€on€a€revoked€license.€€TheÏtrial€court€sentenced€Appellant€to€concurrent€terms€of€six€(6)€months€for€drivingÏon€a€revoked€license€and€eleven€(11)€months€and€twenty„nine€(29)€days€forÏdriving€under€the€influence.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€On€appeal,€Appellant€claims€that€the€evidence€wasÐ Èh Ðinsufficient€to€sustain€the€juryððs€verdict€for€driving€under€the€influence.€€After€aÏthorough€review€of€the€record€before€this€Court,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððsÏjudgment.ÌÌà@.®àò òIó óˆÐ x! ÐÌà ` àOfficer€Ragan€McDevitt€with€the€Hamilton€County€Sheriffððs€DepartmentÏtestified€as€follows.€At€approximately€9:30€p.m.€on€June€22,€1996,€he€wasÏdispatched€€to€the€scene€of€a€single€motor€vehicle€accident€in€Hamilton€County,ÏTennessee.€€When€McDevitt€arrived,€other€emergency€personnel€were€present,Ïand€Appellant,€his€wife,€and€his€fifteen€(15)€year€old€niece,€Jessica€Long,€wereÏstanding€outside€of€the€vehicle.€€When€McDevitt€inquired€as€to€how€the€accidentÏâ âoccurred,€Appellant€informed€the€officer€that€he€had€lost€control€of€the€vehicleÐ 1¨'( Ðwhile€maneuvering€a€curve€and€traveling€down€a€hill.€€Appellant€advised€theÏofficer€that€he€had€been€driving€the€vehicle€and€did€not€have€his€driverððs€license.Ìâ âà ` àThe€vehicle€involved€in€the€accident€was€a€Toyota€pickup€with€a€benchÏseat.€€When€McDevitt€questioned€the€passengers€as€to€their€relative€positions€inÏthe€truck€when€the€accident€occurred,€Cheryl€Mingie,€Appellantððs€wife,€advisedÏthe€officer€that€she€had€been€sitting€in€the€middle€of€the€seat.€€Jessica€stated€thatÏshe€was€sitting€next€to€the€passenger€door.€€Ìà ` àWhile€investigating€the€accident,€the€officer€noticed€that€Appellant€wasÏhaving€difficulty€keeping€his€balance.€€McDevitt€observed€that€Appellant€hadÏbloodshot€eyes€and€smelled€of€alcohol.€€Further,€McDevitt€noticed€that€AppellantððsÏspeech€was€slow€and€he€was€unstable€on€his€feet.€€€Officer€McDevitt€arrestedÏAppellant€for€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant€and,€while€escortingÏAppellant€to€the€police€car,€had€to€ð ðhold€on€to€him€to€keep€him€from€falling.ðð€Ìà ` àSubsequently,€Appellant€signed€an€implied€consent€form€and€acquiescedÏin€a€breathalyser€test.€€Appellantððs€blood€alcohol€content€was€found€to€be€0.17.€Ìà ` àAt€trial,€€Jessica€Long€testified€on€behalf€of€the€defense.€€She€stated€thatÏCheryl€Mingie,€not€Appellant,€had€been€driving€the€vehicle€at€the€time€of€theÏaccident.€€Jessica€testified€that,€when€Officer€McDevitt€inquired€as€to€who€was€theÏdriver€of€the€vehicle,€Appellant€responded,€ð ðIf€I€tell€you€I€was€driving€this€truck,€willÏyou€let€the€ladies€go?ðð€€On€cross„examination,€however,€Long€acknowledged€thatÏshe€failed€to€advise€anyone€that€Cheryl€Mingie€was€the€driver€of€the€vehicle€untilÏthe€day€of€trial,€which€was€approximately€eighteen€(18)€months€after€the€date€ofÏthe€incident.€Ìà ` àThe€jury€found€Appellant€guilty€of€driving€under€the€influence€of€anÏintoxicant.€€The€parties€submitted€the€issue€whether€Appellant€was€guilty€of€a€fifthÐ à7€.0 Ðoffense€to€the€trial€court.€€The€trial€court€found€Appellant€to€be€a€fifth€offender€ofÏdriving€under€the€influence.€€Appellant€also€pled€guilty€to€driving€on€a€revokedÏlicense.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€From€his€conviction€of€driving€under€the€influence,€Appellant€brings€thisÐ @ à Ðappeal.ÌÌà@rr-®àò òIIó óˆÐ °  ÐÌà ` àIn€his€sole€issue€on€appeal,€Appellant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€theÏconvicting€evidence.€€Specifically,€he€claims€that€he€cannot€be€convicted€solelyÏon€the€basis€of€his€uncorroborated€extra„judicial€confession.€€He€further€arguesÏthat€because€Jessica€Long€was€present€at€the€time€of€the€accident,€her€testimonyÏis€more€reliable€than€that€of€Officer€McDevitt.€€Therefore,€he€contends€that€theÏjury€should€have€afforded€Longððs€testimony€greater€weight€than€McDevittððs.Ìà@EE-®àò òA.ó óˆÐ  "@ Ðà ` àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€CourtÏmust€review€the€record€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€during€the€trial€wasÏsufficient€ð ðto€support€the€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonableÏdoubt.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€This€rule€is€applicable€to€findings€of€guiltÏpredicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence€or€a€combination€ofÏdirect€and€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,€19€(Tenn.Ð P.ð$& ÐCrim.€App.€1996).Ìà ` àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€does€not€reweighÏor€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ð  4À*, Ð1978).€€Nor€may€this€Court€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trierÏof€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€199€Tenn.€298,€305,€286Ð P ð ÐS.W.2d€856,€859€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€Court€is€required€to€afford€the€stateÏthe€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€asÏall€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€ÏòòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€926,€932€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€ð ðA€guilty€verdictÐ °  Ðby€the€jury,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnessesÏfor€the€State€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€State.ðð€€òòStateÐ ð  Ðv.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).Ð à€ Ðà ` àBecause€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€andÏreplaces€it€with€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€CourtÏof€illustrating€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€byÏthe€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982);€òòState€v.Ð   @ ÐGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€at€476.Ð "0 Ðà@BB-®àò òB.ó óˆÐ €$  Ðà ` àAppellant€maintains€that€the€state€did€not€present€sufficient€evidence€toÏcorroborate€his€confession€that€he€was€the€driver€of€the€vehicle.€€It€is€wellÏestablished€that€the€òòcorpus€delictióó€of€a€crime€may€not€be€proven€by€a€defendantððsÐ `*!" Ðextra„judicial€confession€alone.€€òòAshby€v.€Stateóó,€124€Tenn.€684,€139€S.W.€872,Ð P,ð"$ Ð875€(1911).€€To€establish€the€òòcorpus€delictióó€of€a€crime,€the€state€must€prove€twoÐ @.à$& Ðelements:€(1)€ð ð[t]hat€a€certain€result€has€been€produced,ðð€and€(2)€ð ð[t]hat€the€resultÏwas€created€through€criminal€agency.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ervinóó,€731€S.W.2d€70,€71„72Ð  2À(* Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1986).€The€elements€of€òòcorpus€delictióó€may€be€proven€byÐ 4°*, Ðcircumstantial€evidence.€€òòId.óó€at€72.Ð 6 ,. Ðà ` àIn€the€case€òòsub€judiceóó,€Appellant€informed€the€officer€that€he€was€the€driverÐ `  Ðof€the€vehicle€when€the€accident€occurred.€€This€inculpatory€statement€wasÏcorroborated€when€the€other€passengers€of€the€vehicle€informed€Officer€McDevittÏthat€Appellantððs€wife€was€sitting€in€the€middle€of€the€seat,€and€Jessica€was€by€theÏpassenger€door.€€Neither€Mrs.€Mingie€nor€Jessica€contradicted€AppellantððsÏstatement€that€he€was€the€driver€of€the€vehicle.€€Officer€McDevitt€testified€at€trialÏthat€he€received€ð ðno€indicationðð€from€the€passengers€that€Appellant€was€not€theÏdriver€of€the€vehicle.ÌÓÓà8 ` àÐ ` ü!` ü! ÐÓÓà ` àThe€question€whether€the€state€has€sufficiently€proven€the€òòcorpus€delictióóisÐ Øx Ða€question€for€the€jury.ñZñ€€ñZññ\ññ[ñ€ñ[ññ\ññ]ñ€ñ]ññ^ññ]ñ€ñ]ññ^ñòòErvinóó,€731€S.W.2dñXññVñ€ñVññXññYñ€añYññWñ€añWñt€71.€€Furthermore,€ð ð[o]nly€slightÐ Èh Ðevidence€of€the€òòcorpus€delictióó€is€necessary€to€corroborate€a€confession€and€thusÐ ¸X Ðsustain€a€conviction.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€72.€€We€conclude€that€the€state€presented€sufficientÐ ¨H Ðcorroborative€evidence€to€support€Appellantððs€conviction.Ìà ` àThis€issue€is€without€merit.Ìà@BB-®àò òC.ó óˆÐ x% Ðà ` àAppellant€further€asserts€that€because€Jessica€was€an€eyewitness€to€theÏincident,€her€testimony€deserves€greater€weight€than€that€of€Officer€McDevitt.€ÏHowever,€it€is€beyond€dispute€that€questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€theÏwitnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€factualÏissues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€jury€as€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòStateÐ 8/Ø%' Ðv.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€at€932.€€The€jury€was€able€to€observe€the€demeanor€of€bothÐ (1È') Ðwitnesses€and€assess€their€credibility€accordingly.€€Clearly,€the€jury€discreditedÏLongððs€testimony.€€This€Court€is€not€at€liberty€to€overturn€the€juryððs€determination.Ìà ` àThis€issue€has€no€merit.Ð ø6˜-/ Їñ_ñÐ  `  Ðñ_ñà@TT-®àò òIIIó óˆÐ `  ÐÌà ` àWe€conclude€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€AppellantððsÏconviction€for€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant.€€Accordingly,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÌÓ  Óà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌL.€TERRY€LAFFERTY,€SPECIAL€JUDGE