WPCc aUㅗ_ 8tŞR,2&LfFyRwRck׸%yF)}Ք_pXoflq1C>y/8B ɓĆ_`"GL -SዴvćiF /&ώ,UȈ3G EUh[=ez9zQQτ̄9Oyn(άɑh%8=/}%\PGe^dj{{OF r<4 @^1kX-c"&'DM{f.؞> 5-5^bZMGRT ܉xY rٲTl2,p]Du鷎a@J7mu m<6ǤGc<ryB}rky^R: =%}is5wk31bUX-zB#>cZM ,q- {b %\^ b 0nwU{N4H\ zk m #  +} 0DCNU+@ 1uE> 72@.r 72-++++++++++++++++++++bXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 0```` BKK 0h D3  D-? 0Kll AS  0 0Dt Aq( (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularJ~'3|x C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptUHP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 60  Rt*$      1  X4X  _Tenn.CodeAnn.5510403(a)(1)wasamendedin1998tomakeafourthorsubsequent  convictionof_DUI_ԀaclassEfelony.H.B.3242,100thGeneralAssembly,2dSess.,1998Tenn.Pub.  ActsCh.1046,2.Fortheamendedlawtoapply,atleastoneoftheviolationsofTenn.CodeAnn. | 5510401,drivingundertheinfluence,musthaveoccurredonorafterJuly1,1998.Id.The b offenseinthiscasewascommittedApril23,1998.Thereforethepriorlaw,whichmadeathirdor H subsequentconvictionof_DUI_ԀaclassAmisdemeanor,wasapplied.Tenn.CodeAnn.5510 . ~ 403(a)(1)(1997).Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0  (9 Z(Times New Roman 3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)i)04GIOU[cksy???????????1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)i) ##CXd#- -(|G2t*$ !.8Add8         0  X4X d(|3V$ !.8Add8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3V$ !.8Add8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8Add8     _A;D@HHINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @$ATNASHVILLE p     X4XA #AXX4\#  STATEOFTENNESSEEv.MORGANLEWISRAYX4XA   @k k  AppealasofRightfromtheCircuitCourtforBedfordCounty   @No.14414CharlesLee,Judge   @*AV) ` dE<= ` A߈ >   @ No.M199900531CCAR3CDDecidedJuly25,2000 3  AV) ` dE<` A O   MorganLewisRayappealshisconvictionbyajuryintheBedfordCountyCircuitCourtofone D  countofdrivingundertheinfluence,fifthoffense,aclassAmisdemeanor,andonecountofdriving *  onarevokedlicense,secondorsubsequentoffense,aclassAmisdemeanor.Thetrialcourtimposed  asentenceofelevenmonthsandtwentyninedaysincarcerationintheBedfordCountyJailfor  drivingundertheinfluence,requiringserviceofonehundredpercentofthesentence#AXX4#X4XA.Thetrialcourt  alsoimposedasentenceofelevenmonthsandtwentyninedaysincarcerationfordrivingona r revokedlicense,requiringserviceofseventyfivepercentofthesentence.Onappeal,theappellant X presentsthefollowingissueforreview:whethertheevidenceproducedattrialwassufficientto > supportbothconvictions.Followingareviewoftherecordandpartiesbriefs,weaffirmthe $t judgmentofthetrialcourt.  Z  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtisAffirmed.  & Ogle#AX4A#X4X.A,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichHayes,J.,andSmith,J.joined.  JohnE._Herbison_,Nashville,Tennessee,AndrewJackson_Dearing_,III,_Shelbyville_,Tennessee,for n theappellant,MorganLewisRay. T PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter,ElizabethT.Ryan,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,  !p! Robert_Crigler_,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. "V" @55' OPINION #AXX4' #X4XAԈ #"$ 0   0(#(#  @(#(# I.FactualBackground.  $ %    ` OnthenightofApril23,1998,DeputyDavidWilliams,Jr.,andReserveDeputy % & JohnHuffmanweredispatchedtoacaraccidentonElBethelRoad.Whentheyarrivedatthescene,#AXX4 #X4XA &!' theofficersdiscoveredanemptycar,whichhadbeendrivenofftheleftsideoftheroad#AXX4 #X4XAԀandwas j'"( positionedwiththedriverssidedooroverapond.Afenceposthadpenetratedthedriverssideof P(#) thewindshieldandwaslyingagainstthesteeringwheel.#AXX4x#X4XAԀTheofficersdiscoveredbloodinsidethe 6)$* car,primarilyonthedriversside.Therewasalsoatrailofbloodacrossthepassengerssideofthe *l%+ car. +R&,    ` Furtherinvestigationledtheofficerstotheresidenceoftheappellantsuncle.Two ,(. otherpolicemen,OfficerMelvin_Leeman_ԀandTrooper_DAngelo_Ԁ_Inman_,joinedtheofficersatthe -)/ ;D 84XXdd8   _residence.Inatrailerlocatedontheproperty,theylocatedElizabethFerrell,whomtheylater  learnedwasapassengerinthevehicle.Afterfurthersearchingtheproperty,DeputyHuffmanfound  theappellanthidingunderatruck.WhentheauthoritiesbegantoquestionMs.Ferrell,theappellant | stated, Leaveheralone.Iwasdriving.Ms.Ferrellalsodenieddrivingthewreckedvehicle, b assertingthatshewasonlyapassenger. H    ` Attrial,theappellantandMs.Ferrelldeniedeverstatingtothepolicethatthe  d appellantwasthedriver.TheytestifiedthatMs.Ferrellwasdrivingthevehiclebecausethe  J appellantwasteachingherhowtodrive.#AXX4#X4XAԀTheappellantadmittedtobeingintoxicatedwhenMs.  0 Ferrellaccidentallydroveofftheroad.TheappellantfurtherexplainedthatheandMs.Ferrellleft    thecartoseekmedicalattention,becausehisleftthumbwasinjuredandbleedingbadly.Finally,    theappellantadmittedthat,atthetimeoftheaccident,hislicensewasrevoked.      ` Thejuryfoundtheappellantguiltyofdrivingundertheinfluence(DUI),fifthoffense, ^  aclassAmisdemeanor,  #  1      ׀anddrivingonarevokedlicense,secondorsubsequentoffense,aclassA D  misdemeanor.Thetrialcourtsentencedtheappellanttoelevenmonthsandtwentyninedays *z  incarcerationintheBedfordCountyJailfordrivingundertheinfluenceandorderedtheappellant ` toserveonehundredpercentofthesentenceinincarceration#AXX4#X4XA.Thetrialcourtalsosentencedthe F appellanttoelevenmonthsandtwentyninedaysincarcerationfordrivingonarevokedlicenseand , orderedtheappellanttoserveseventyfivepercentofthesentenceinincarceration.#AXX4#X4XAԀFinally,thetrial  courtorderedtheappellanttoservehissentencesconsecutivelytoeachotherandtoapriorsentence.  @$ II.Analysis  t    ` Thesoleissueonappealiswhethertherewassufficientevidenceproducedattrial Z tosustaintheappellantsconvictionsofDUIanddrivingonarevokedlicense.X4XXX4InTennessee, @ appellatecourtsgiveconsiderableweighttoajuryverdictinacriminaltrial.Ajuryconviction &v essentiallyremovesthepresumptionofthedefendantsinnocenceandreplacesitwithapresumption  \ ofguilt,sothattheappellantcarriestheburdenofdemonstratingtothiscourtwhytheevidencewill B notsupportthejurysfindings.Statev.Tuggle,639S.W.2d913,914(Tenn.1982).Theappellant ( mustestablishthatno reasonabletrieroffactcouldhavefoundtheessentialelementsofthe  offensebeyondareasonabledoubt.Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307,319,99S.Ct.2781,2789  (1979);Tenn.R.App.P.13(e).      ` Thus,onappeal,theStateisentitledtothestrongestlegitimateviewoftheevidence V"! andallreasonableinferenceswhichmaybedrawntherefrom.Statev.Williams,657S.W.2d405, <#" 410(Tenn.1983).Putanotherway,questionsconcerningthecredibilityofwitnessesandtheweight "$r# andvaluetobegiventheevidence,aswellasallfactualissuesraisedbytheevidence,areresolved  bythetrieroffact,andnottheappellatecourts.Statev.Pruett,788S.W.2d559,561(Tenn.1990).#X4XXX4@##AXX4e#X4XA     ` X4XXX4Ԁ#X4XXX4###AXX4;##X4XATojustifyaconvictionofX4XXX4drivingundertheinfluence,theStatemustproveattrial H thattheappellantwas#AXX4##X4XA#X4XXX4)$#X4XXX4drivingorwasinphysicalcontrolofanautomobileonapublicroadof . ~ Tennesseewhileundertheinfluenceofanintoxicant.#X4XXX4%##AXX4$#X4XAԀX4XXX4Tenn.CodeAnn.#AXX4 &#X4XA#X4XXX4*&#X4XXX45510401(1)&(2)(1998)#X4XXX4&##AXX4&#X4XA.  d #AXX4@'#X4XAԀTojustifyaconvictionofdrivingonarevokedlicense,theStatemustprovethatthe#AXX4'#X4XAԀappellant  J droveamotorvehicleonapublichighwayofTennesseewhentheappellants#AXX48(#X4XAԀprivilegetodrivewas  0 revoked.Tenn.CodeAnn.55-50-504#AXX4(#X4XA(a)(1)(1998).#AXX4})#X4XAԀAttrial,theStateproducedtestimonythatEl    BethelRoadisapublicroadinTennessee.Theappellantadmittedduringcrossexaminationthat    hewasintoxicatedatthetimeoftheaccidentandthatonthenightinquestionhisdriverslicense   wasrevoked.#AXX4)#X4XAԀThesoleremainingelementrequiredtoestablishbothoffenseswasthattheappellant x  wasthepersondrivingthevehicleatthetimeoftheaccident. ^    #AXX4S+#X4XA   ` X4XXX4Theappellantarguesthatonlycircumstantialevidencesupportedafindingthathe *z  wasdrivingthevehicleonthenightinquestion.#X4XXX4,#However,X4XXX4"[l]ikeanyothercrime,driving ` undertheinfluenceofanintoxicantcanbeestablishedbycircumstantialevidence."#X4XXX4-##AXX4a,#X4XAԀX4XXX4Statev.Ford, F 725S.W.2d689,691#X4XXX4.##AXX4m.#X4XAԀ(Tenn.Crim.App.1986).X4XXX4#AXX4./#X4XAԀ#X4XXX4f/#SeealsoX4XXX4Statev.Lawrence,#X4XXX4/#X4XXX4#AXX4/#X4XAԀ849S.W.2d761,764 , (Tenn.1993)#X4XXX4T0##AXX40#X4XA;X4XXX4Statev.Harless,607S.W.2d492,493(Tenn.Crim.App.1980)#X4XXX4Q1##AXX401#X4XA.#AXX41#X4XAX4XXX4ԀWhenthe  evidenceiswhollycircumstantial,theevidence#X4XXX4a2##AXX4B2#X4XAX4XXX4Ԁ"mustbesostrongandcogentastoexclude  everyotherreasonablehypothesissavetheguiltofthedefendant."Statev.Crawford,470  S.W.2d610,612(Tenn.1971);#X4XXX423##AXX43#X4XAԀX4XXX4Statev.Epps,#X4XXX44#X4XXX4#AXX4j4#X4XAԀ989S.W.2d742,744745(Tenn.Crim.App.1998);#X4XXX44##AXX4)5#X4XA t Statev.Shaw,No.01C019312CR00439,1996WL611158,at*2(Tenn.Crim.App.at Z Nashville,October24,1996).When,asinthiscase,directevidenceordirectandcircumstantial @ evidencesupportsaconviction,theevidenceneednotexcludeeveryotherreasonablehypothesis. &v TheapplicablestandardissimplywhetheranyX4XXX4Ԁ reasonabletrieroffactcouldhavefoundthe  \ essentialelementsoftheoffensebeyondareasonabledoubt.Jackson,443U.S.at319,99S.Ct. B at2789.#X4XXX4|7##AXX45#X4XAԀInthiscase,contrarytotheappellantsassertion,theStateadduceddirectevidencein ( theformoftheappellantsprioradmissionthathewasthedriverofthevehiclethatnight.  #AXX48#X4XAConsideredincombinationwiththerestoftheevidenceproducedattrial,thisevidence  supportedfindingsbyareasonabletrieroffactthattheappellantwasguiltyofDUIanddriving   onarevokedlicense. p!     ` Moreover,hadtheStateproduced#AXX49#X4XAԀonlycircumstantialevidenceinthiscase,i.e.,if <#" theappellantsstatementhadnotbeenintroducedintoevidence,therewas,inanyevent, "$r# sufficientevidencetoX4XXX4excludeeveryotherreasonablehypothesisexcepttheguiltofthe %X $ defendant.#X4XXX4Q<##AXX4a;#X4XAԀX4XXX4SeeCrawford,470S.W.2dat612#X4XXX4:=##AXX4=#X4XA.Theappellantadmittedtohavinghisdrivers %>!% license#AXX4=#X4XAԀrevoked,tobeingintoxicated#AXX4X>#X4XA,andtobeinginthecarthatnight.TheStatedemonstrated, &$"& throughthetestimonyofthreeofficers,thatbloodinthecarwaslocatedprimarilyonthedrivers ' #' side,withtheexceptionofatrailofbloodacrossthepassengersside.#AXX4>#X4XAThedriverssidedoor (#( waspositionedoverapond,precludingthedriversexitthroughthatdoor#AXX4@#X4XA.#AXX4@#X4XAԀTherewastestimony )$) thattheappellantwasinjuredaroundthetimeoftheaccidentandthathisleftthumbbled l*%* profusely.AlthoughMs.Ferrelltestifiedthatshehadbloodonherarms,noneoftheofficersat R+&+ thescenerecalledseeingbloodanywhereonherperson.#AXX4A#X4XAX4XXX4Thisevidencealone,evenwithoutthe 8,', appellantsadmission,isenoughtoweaveawebofguiltaroundtheappellantfromwhichhe  cannotescapeandfromwhichthejurycoulddrawnootherreasonableinferenceexceptforhis  guiltbeyondareasonabledoubt.SeeCrawford,#X4XXX4B#X4XXX4#AXX4B#X4XAԀ470S.W.2dat613.#X4XXX4^D#X4XXX4#AXX4D#X4XAԀSeealsoStatev.Hall,#AXX47E#X4XA#X4XXX4D#X4XXX4Ԁ976 | S.W.2d121,140(Tenn.1998)#AXX4E#X4XA#X4XXX4E#X4XXX4.#X4XXX4F##AXX4UF#X4XA b @MM" III.Conclusion.  . ~    ` Fortheforegoingreasonsweaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.#AXX4F#X4XA  d #AXX4G#