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($$   1  ````'dxd d !  __XIXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TxY_B2.jz`  `@E` 8ttxP x_@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @xx(ATJACKSON  @@%SEPTEMBER1999SESSION  STATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.02C019901CR00005   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p SHELBYCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.CHRISCRAFT,   LORENZON.PERRY, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (PossessionofCocaine d  `     h      p WithIntenttoDeliver) `     h      p   (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: 2 A.C.WHARTON ShelbyCountyPublicDefender   WALKERGWINN AssistantPublicDefender  d  201PoplarAvenue,Suite201  J  Memphis,TN381031947 0 (OnAppeal) CHARLESWALDMAN !2   147JeffersonAvenue "! Suite1102Memphis,TN381032218(AtTrial) % $  FORTHEAPPELLEE: 2$ PAULG.SUMMERS   & AttorneyGeneralandReporter PETERM.COUGHLAN  r) AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 WILLIAML.GIBBONS  !,/ DistrictAttorneyGeneral SCOTTD.GORDON  $2 AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral201PoplarAve.,Suite301Memphis,TN381031947 2(#6 (  @( )N%6  OPINIONFILED:򀀀 b/*< AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  62D _8uXXdd8  OPINION   W ` AShelbyCountyjuryfounddefendantguiltyofpossessionof.5gramsor H moreofcocainewithintenttodeliver.Inthisappealasofright,defendantclaims  d theevidencewasinsufficienttosustaintheconviction.Wefindtheevidenceis  0 sufficienttosupporttheverdictand AFFIRM thejudgmentbelow.      FACTS  `    ` OnFebruary12,1997,twopoliceofficerswiththeShelbyCountyorganized  crimeunitwerepatrollinganareaknownfordrugactivity.Theofficerswitnessed t awomangivedefendantanunknownamountofmoneyinexchangeforan @ unidentifiedsubstance.Theofficerspulledupbehindthedefendant,andoneofthe  \ officersexitedthevehicle.Whenthedefendantsawtheofficer,heranandthe ( officerpursuedhim.Thesecondofficerthenexitedthevehicle,toldthewomanto  remainwhereshewas,andwentaroundthebuildinginanattempttocutoffthe p!  defendantsescaperoute. <#"  ` Whilethedefendantwasbeingchased,oneoftheofficersobservedthe &$"& defendantthrowapackage.Afterapprehendingthedefendant,theofficerretrieved (#( thepackageandconductedafieldtestonthesubstancecontainedinthepackage. l*%* Thefieldtestwaspositiveforcocaine.Laboratorytestsdeterminedthesubstance 8,', tobe4.5gramsofcocaine. .T).  `   DEFENDANTSCONTENTIONS  h3.4    ` ThedefendantclaimsthattheStatefailedtoprovethepackagecontaining 7P28 cocainewasinthedefendantspossession.Thedefendantcontendsthatsince 84: officersneverfoundcocaineonhisperson,oronthatofthewomanwhoallegedly  gavehimmoney,norationaltrieroffactcouldfindhimguiltyofpossessionof | cocainewithintenttodeliver.Inaddition,defendantarguestheStatefailedto H provideanadequatechainofcustodytoshowthesubstancetestedwasfromthe  d packagefoundatthescene.  0 #XuXXXI#XXXXu   @` STANDARDSOFREVIEW  D  v  A.SufficiencyoftheEvidence  `    ` Althoughtheevidenceofdefendantsguiltiscircumstantialinnature,  circumstantialevidencealonemaybesufficienttosupportaconviction.Statev. t Tharpe,726S.W.2d896,899900(Tenn.1987);Statev.Buttrey,756S.W.2d718, @ 721(Tenn.Crim.App.1998).However,forthistooccur,thecircumstantial  \ evidencemustbeconsistentwithguiltoftheaccused,inconsistentwithinnocence, ( andmustexcludeeveryotherreasonabletheoryorhypothesisexceptthatofguilt.  Tharpe,726S.W.2dat900. p!   ` Whilefollowingtheaboveguidelines,thisCourtmustrememberthatthejury %X $ decidestheweighttobegiventocircumstantialevidenceandthat [t]heinferences &$"& tobedrawnfromsuchevidence,andtheextenttowhichthecircumstancesare (#( consistentwithguiltandinconsistentwithinnocencearequestionsprimarilyforthe l*%* jury.Marablev.State,313S.W.2d451,457(Tenn.1958);seealsoStatev. 8,', Gregory,862S.W.2d574,577(Tenn.Crim.App.1993);Statev.Coury,697S.W.2d .T). 373,377(Tenn.Crim.App.1985).#XuXXXU#XXXXu / +0  ` Whenreviewingthetrialcourt'sjudgment,thisCourtwillnotdisturbaverdict h3.4 ofguiltunlessthefactsintherecordandinferenceswhichmaybedrawnfromitare 4506 insufficientasamatteroflawforarationaltrieroffacttofindthedefendantguilty 7P28 beyondareasonabledoubt.Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307,318,99S.Ct.2781, 84: 2789,61L.Ed.2d560(1979);Tenn.R.App.P.13(e);Statev.Tuggle,639S.W.2d  913,914(Tenn.1982).#XuXXX#XXXXu |   B.ChainofCustody   d    ` Astothechainofcustody,thestateisnotrequiredtoestablishfactswhich    excludeeverypossibilityoftampering;however,thecircumstancesestablished x  mustreasonablyassuretheidentityoftheevidenceanditsintegrity.Statev. D  Baldwin,867S.W.2d358,361(Tenn.Crim.App.1993).Thisissueaddressesitself ` tothesounddiscretionofthetrialcourt,andthecourtsdeterminationwillnotbe , disturbedintheabsenceofaclearlymistakenexerciseofsuchdiscretion.Id.#XuXXX+!#XXXXu     ANALYSIS   \ l$ ` WefindtheStatepresentedsufficientevidencetosupportaconvictionfor  possessionof.5ormoregramsofcocainewithintenttodeliver.Giventheamount p!  ofcocainethatwasrecoveredandtherelevantfactssurroundingthedefendants <#" arrest,itcanbeinferredthatdefendantpossessedthecocainewiththeintentto %X $ deliver.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3917419. &$"&  ` Withregardtotheamount,SergeantWoodytestifiedthattheamountof l*%* cocaineinthepackagedefendantdiscardedwasmuchmorethanwouldbe 8,', possessedforpersonaluse.Thepackagerecoveredbypolicecontainedover4.5 .T). grams,whichiseightorninehundreddollarsworthofcrackcocaine.Thisamount, / +0 combinedwiththecircumstancessurroundingdefendantsarrest,providessufficient 1,2 evidenceforthejurytoinferdefendantpossessedover.5gramsofcocainewiththe h3.4 intenttodeliver. 4506  ` Thedefendantalsocontendstheevidencewasinsufficientbecausethestate 84: failedtoadequatelyestablishthatthesubstanceintroducedattrialwasthesame  substancethrownbythedefendantashefledfrompolice.Wedisagree. | Ѐ ` OfficerLawrence,theofficerwhoretrievedthepackagefromtheground,  d testifiedthathetookittothestation,testeditagain,weighedit,taggedthe  0 evidence,heatsealeditinanenvelopeandleftitinthepropertyroom.Aproperty    numberwasassignedtotheevidenceandplacedonthearrestwarrant.Lawrence x  testifiedthattheenvelopemarked Exhibit1"wasthesameoneherecoveredatthe D  timeofdefendantsarrest. `  `  ` SergeantWoodytestifiedthatheretrievedtheenvelopefromtheproperty  roomandtookasampletothetoxicologylab.Thesamplewaslabeledwiththe t samepropertynumberastheoriginalpackage.Heidentifiedexhibitoneasthe @ packagefromwhichthesamplewastakenandexhibittwoasthesamplewhichwas  \ tested.Theoriginalpackagewasreturnedtothepropertyroom. (  ` Thetoxicologistplacedthesampleintheevidenceroomuntilshetestedit. p!  Sheidentifiedexhibittwoasthesampleshetested.Thesamplewasreturnedto <#" thepropertyroomwhereitremaineduntiltrial. %X $      ` Thestatepresentedsufficientevidenceforthetrialcourttodeterminea (#( properchainofcustodyhadbeenestablished.Wefindnoreasontodisturbthat l*%* ruling. 8,',    CONCLUSION  1,2 0 ` Basedontheforegoing,we AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrialcourt. 4506 /(#____________________________ 84:  `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE    CONCUR: x   ____________________________  , DAVIDG.HAYES,JUDGE   ____________________________  ( THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE   #XuXXX3$#