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àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌRobert€W.€Newmanà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌAttorney€at€Lawà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493Ì308€West€Main€Streetà àà àà àà àÌMcMinnville,€TN€37110à àà àà àà àWilliam€M.€LockeÌ(Trial€Only)à àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€410Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMcMinnville,€TN€37110„0410ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àThomas€J.€MinerÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€410Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMcMinnville,€TN€37110„0410ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:______________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌØØÙ  Ùò òÓ  ÓÔ€ „ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÓ  ÓÔ€ XÔÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€appellant,€Greg€Pope€(defendant),€was€convicted€of€driving€while€under€theÏinfluence€(DUI),€third€offense,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor,€and€failing€to€yield€to€anÏemergency€vehicle,€a€Class€C€misdemeanor,€by€a€jury€of€his€peers.€€The€trial€courtÏimposed€a€sentence€consisting€of€an€$1,100€fine€and€confinement€for€eleven€monthsÏand€twenty„nine€days€in€the€Warren€County€Jail€in€the€DUI€case.€€The€court€suspendedÏall€but€six€months€of€this€sentence€and€placed€the€defendant€on€probation€after€hisÏrelease€from€imprisonment.€€The€court€imposed€a€sentence€consisting€of€confinementÏfor€thirty€(30)€days€in€the€Warren€County€Jail€for€failure€to€yield€to€an€emergencyÏvehicle.€€The€trial€court€suspended€this€entire€sentence€and€placed€the€defendant€onÏprobation.€€However,€the€two€sentences€are€to€be€served€consecutively.€€In€this€Court,Ïthe€defendant€contends€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€is€insufficient,€as€a€matterÍof€law,€to€support€his€conviction€for€DUI.€€After€a€thorough€review€of€the€record,€theÏbriefs€submitted€by€the€parties,€and€the€law€governing€the€issue€presented€for€review,€itÏis€the€opinion€of€this€Court€that€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€should€be€affirmed.Ìà àOn€the€afternoon€of€July€16,€1994,€the€defendant€stopped€David€L.€Rigsby.€€TheyÏexchanged€words.€€Rigsby€went€home.€€During€the€early€morning€hours€of€July€17,Ï1994,€the€defendant€and€a€female€companion€went€to€the€Rigsby€residence€on€a€fourÏwheeler.€€Mr.€Rigsby€told€the€defendant€to€leave€his€property€immediately.€€TheÏdefendant€complied€with€this€request.€€In€the€interim,€Mrs.€Brenda€Rigsby€called€theÏWarren€County€Sheriffððs€Department.€€She€told€the€dispatcher€a€person€driving€a€fourÏwheeler€and€a€female€companion€were€creating€a€disturbance€at€her€residence,€andÏthe€person€driving€the€four€wheeler€was€intoxicated.Ìà àWhile€Deputy€Sheriff€Webb€and€Officer€Grissom,€who€was€riding€with€Webb,Ïwere€responding€to€the€call,€they€saw€a€four€wheeler€vehicle€traveling€in€the€oppositeÏdirection.€There€was€a€female€companion€riding€with€the€driver.€€They€turned€aroundÏand€pursued€the€vehicle.€€Deputy€Webb€activated€the€emergency€lights,€but€theÏdefendant€failed€to€stop.€€He€then€activated€the€siren.€€Again,€the€defendant€refused€toÏstop.€€Finally,€the€defendant€came€to€an€abrupt€stop€in€the€middle€of€the€roadwayÏwithout€warning.€€Deputy€Webb€almost€hit€the€four€wheeler.€€The€defendant€turned€offÏthe€roadway€on€to€a€dirt€path€running€through€a€utility€right€of€way.€€The€police€cruiserÏcould€not€be€driven€along€the€path.€€The€officers€followed€the€four€wheeler€with€aÏœspotlight.›€€They€subsequently€saw€the€vehicle€strike€the€limbs€from€a€tree€top€and€stall.€ÏBoth€officers€ran€to€the€area€where€the€vehicle€was€located.€€While€the€defendant€wasÏable€to€get€the€vehicle€started€again,€Officer€Grissom€was€able€to€turn€the€motor€off.Ìà àBoth€officers€testified€the€defendant€was€intoxicated€and€his€ability€to€drive€theÏvehicle€was€impaired.€€The€officers€found€a€container€filled€with€a€mixture€of€vodka€andÏorange€juice.€€They€could€smell€an€odor€of€an€intoxicating€beverage€on€the€defendantððsÏbreath.€€The€defendant€stated€he€had€been€drinking€the€vodka€and€orange€juiceÏmixture.€€The€officers€also€testified€the€defendantððs€speech€was€slurred,€he€wasÏunsteady€on€his€feet€at€the€site€of€the€arrest€and€at€the€jail,€and€he€failed€the€fieldÏsobriety€tests€administered€by€Deputy€Webb.€€A€chemical€breath€test€revealed€a€bloodÏalcohol€content€of€.18%.Ìà àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€thisÏCourt€must€review€the€record€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€at€trial€is€sufficientÏ"to€support€the€finding€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt."€€Tenn.€R.ÏApp.€P.€13(e).€This€rule€is€applicable€to€findings€of€guilt€based€upon€direct€evidence,Ïcircumstantial€evidence,€or€a€combination€of€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòStateÏv.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€253€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1990).Ìà àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€this€Court€does€notÏreweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1990).€€Nor€may€this€Court€substitute€itsÏinferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.ÏStateóó,€199€Tenn.€298,€305,€286€S.W.2d€856,€859,€òòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó,€352€U.S.€845,€77€S.Ct.Ï39,€1€L.Ed.2d€49€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€Court€is€required€to€afford€the€State€ofÏTennessee€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€asÏwell€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€theÏevidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).Ìà àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€toÏbe€given€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€areÏresolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€Court.€€òòCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€at€835.€€In€òòState€v.ÏGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973),€our€Supreme€Court€said:€€"A€guilty€verdictÏby€the€jury,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€theÏState€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€State."Ìà àSince€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€replaces€itÏwith€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused,€as€the€appellant,€has€the€burden€in€this€CourtÏof€illustrating€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdicts€returned€by€theÏtrier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€This€Court€will€notÏdisturb€a€verdict€of€guilt€due€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€unless€the€factsÏcontained€in€the€record€are€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€toÏfind€that€the€accused€is€guilty€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€at€914.Ìà àThis€Court€realizes€there€is€evidence€in€the€record€the€defendant€drove€theÏvehicle€he€was€operating€in€a€normal€manner€and€at€a€reasonable€speed.€€In€short,Ïthere€were€no€signs€of€erratic€driving€on€his€part.€€However,€based€upon€the€rulesÏgoverning€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€finds€the€evidence€contained€inÏthe€record€is€sufficient€to€support€a€finding€by€a€rational€trier€of€fact€that€the€defendantÏwas€guilty€of€driving€while€under€the€influence€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€Tenn.€R.ÏApp.€P.€13(e).€òòSeeóó€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€61€L.Ed.2d€560Ï(1979).ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€JOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGE€€ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ______________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€WILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ______________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€THOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÌÌ