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ÔÔ€ ÔÑ  ÑÑ#€!!Xd#ÑÑ#€!!Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÓ` °˜XÓÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ  ÑÑ Ü ÑÓÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€"Ô›Ñ7€ Œ« XXdæXXdÈ7ќـ€ÙßL€&'$;+'h|` ç `€€Lß›€à8 àà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINALÏAPPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEà@ à€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€AUGUST€1996€SESSIONÌÌÓÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à)à àÌ€à àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppellee,€à àà à)à àNo.€01C01„9601„CC„00021Ìà à€€€€€à àà à€€à à)Ìà àà àà àà à)à àCheatham€CountyÌv.à àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà à)à à€Hon.€Leonard€W.€Martin,€Judge€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà à)ÌJERRY€œD.›€REECE,à àà à€€€à à)à à€œ(Attempted€aggravated€sexual€battery)›Ìà àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€Ìà àAppellant.à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:ÌÌCarey€J.€Thompsonà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAttorney€General€of€TennesseeÌP.O.€Box€160à àà àà àà àà àandà àà àà àà àÌCharlotte,€TN€37036à àà àà àM.€Allison€ThompsonÌœ(AT€TRIAL€AND€ON€APPEAL)›à àà àCounsel€for€the€StateÏà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€RobertsonÏParkwayà àà àÌRon€Cosgroveà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌAssistant€Public€DefenderÌP.O.€Box€160à àà àà àà àDan€Mitchum€AlsobrooksÌCharlotte,€TN€37036à àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌ(AT€TRIAL)à àà àà àà àà àCourt€SquareÌà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€580Ìà àà àà àà àà àCharlotte,€TN€37036„0580Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àandÌà àà àà àà àà àJames€W.€KirbyÌà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà à105€Sycamore€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àAshland€City,€TN€37015ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÌà àThe€defendant,€Jerry€D.€Reece,€was€convicted€in€a€jury€trial€in€CheathamÏCounty€Circuit€Court€of€two€counts€of€attempted€aggravated€sexual€battery,€a€Class€CÏfelony.€€He€received€concurrent€three„year€sentences€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender.€ÏIn€this€appeal€as€of€right,€the€defendantððs€sole€contention€is€that€the€evidence€wasÏinsufficient€to€convict€him.€€We€disagree.ÌÌà àThis€case€involves€the€defendantððs€conduct€toward€two€girls,€J.A.,€ageÏten,€and€A.P.,€age€nine,€while€their€parents€were€on€an€errand€away€from€home.€€J.A.Ïtestified€that€she€and€A.P.€knew€the€defendant,€who€entered€their€home€for€theÏostensible€purpose€of€using€the€telephone.€€She€said€that€he€then€sat€down€on€theÍcouch€next€to€the€two€girls.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€smelled€of€beer.€€She€statedÏthat€each€of€them€was€wearing€a€nightshirt€and€underpants€and€were€sitting€under€aÏblanket€on€the€couch.€ÌÌà àJ.A.€testified€that€the€defendant€grabbed€the€collar€of€her€nightshirt,€pulledÏit€down,€and€tried€to€reach€down€the€shirt€with€his€other€hand.€€She€said€that€she€toldÏhim€to€stop€and€tried€to€push€him€away.€€She€said€that€A.P.€reached€over€and€pushedÏthe€defendantððs€hand€and€face€away.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€then€grabbed€theÏbottom€hem€of€A.P.ððs€shirt€and€tried€to€pull€it€up.€€J.A.€said€that,€at€some€point,€theÏdefendant€grabbed€her€arm€and€licked€it,€then€leaned€over€her€lap€and€ð ðwaggled€hisÏtongue€back€and€forth€like€a€dog.ðð€€She€said€that€she€and€A.P.€got€up,€dressed,€and€leftÏthe€house.€€She€said€they€told€their€parents€about€the€incident€as€soon€as€the€parentsÏreturned€home.€€ÌÌà àA.P.€testified€that€she€and€J.A.€were€under€a€blanket€on€the€couch.€€J.A.Ïstarted€pulling€the€blanket€off€her€and€she€told€J.A.€to€stop€because€she€did€not€haveÏany€pants€on.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€then€pulled€up€her€shirt€a€little€above€herÏbelly€button,€although€she€and€J.A.€tried€to€stop€him.€€He€told€her€that€she€had€pants€on.€ÏShe€said€that€she€was€only€wearing€underwear.€€She€testified€that€the€defendantÏð ðslappedðð€her€in€the€face,€but€not€hard€enough€to€hurt,€being€more€of€a€playful€slap.€€ÌÌà àA.P.€testified€that€the€defendant€said€something€to€J.A.€about€her€breasts,Ïcomparing€them€to€different€types€of€fruits.€€She€said€he€then€pulled€J.A.ððs€shirt€andÏlooked€into€it.€€ÌÌà àThe€defendant€contends€that€there€is€no€evidence€in€the€record€indicatingÏthat€he€ever€attempted€to€touch€the€victims€in€a€way€that€would€constitute€attemptedÏaggravated€sexual€battery.€€He€particularly€notes€that€the€evidence€only€showed€thatÏhe€pulled€the€bottom€of€A.P.ððs€shirt€above€her€stomach,€but€did€not€touch€herÏelsewhere.€€ÌÌà àOur€standard€of€review€when€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€isÏquestioned€€on€appeal€is€ð ðwhether,€after€viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€mostÏfavorable€to€the€prosecution,€òòanyóó€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essentialÏelements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,Ï319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979).€€This€means€that€we€may€not€reweigh€the€evidence,Ïbut€must€presume€that€the€jury€has€resolved€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€and€drawn€allÏreasonable€inferences€from€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€state.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Sheffieldóó,Ï676€S.W.2d€542,€547€(Tenn.€1984);€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ï1978).ÌÌà àAs€pertinent€to€this€case,€aggravated€sexual€battery€includes€unlawfulÏsexual€contact€by€a€person€with€a€victim€under€thirteen€years€old.€€T.C.A.€ðð€39„13„504(a)(4).€Sexual€contact€includes€ð ðthe€intentional€touching€of€the€victimððs€.€.€.€intimateÏparts,€or€the€intentional€touching€of€the€clothing€covering€the€immediate€area€of€theÏvictimððs€.€.€.€intimate€parts,€if€that€intentional€touching€can€be€reasonably€construed€asÏbeing€for€the€purpose€of€sexual€arousal€or€gratification.ðð€€T.C.A.€ðð€39„13„501(6).€Ïð ðIntimate€partsðð€includes€the€ð ðprimary€genital€area,€groin,€inner€thigh,€buttock€or€breastÏof€a€human€being.ðð€€T.C.A.€ðð€39„13„501(2).€€Also,€a€criminal€attempt€is€committed€whenÏa€person€ð ð[a]cts€with€intent€to€complete€a€course€of€action€or€cause€a€result€that€wouldÏconstitute€the€offense,€under€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€conduct€as€the€personÏbelieves€them€to€be,€and€the€conduct€constitutes€a€substantial€step€toward€theÏcommission€of€the€offense.ðð€€T.C.A.€ðð€39„12„101(a)(3).€ÌÌà àUnquestionably,€the€testimony€about€the€defendant€trying€to€put€his€handÏdown€the€front€of€J.A.ððs€shirt,€under€the€circumstances€described€by€both€œvictims,›Ïprovides€sufficient€evidence€from€which€the€jury€could€find€beyond€a€reasonable€doubtÏthat€the€defendant€attempted€to€touch€an€intimate€part€of€J.A.€for€the€purpose€of€sexualÏarousal€or€gratification.€€Also,€even€though,€as€the€defendant€claims,€his€actualÏtouching€relative€to€A.P.€was€limited€to€the€bottom€of€her€shirt,€we€believe€that€theÏevidence€is€sufficient€to€sustain€his€conviction€relative€to€her.€€In€this€respect,€we€do€notÍbelieve€that€the€defendantððs€conduct€toward€one€victim€must€be€considered€in€isolationÏfrom€the€conduct€toward€the€other€victim.€ÌÌà àWith€the€two€victims€in€similar€states€of€dress€and€under€the€sameÏblanket,€the€defendantððs€actions€as€described€by€the€victims€can€easily€be€interpretedÏas€an€attempt€to€involve€both€in€improper€activity.€€Success€with€one€would€aid€inÏsuccess€with€the€other.€€Under€such€circumstances,€the€pulling€up€of€A.P.ððs€shirt€couldÏbe€found€to€be€of€similar€character€to€the€defendantððs€actions€toward€J.A.€and€doneÏwith€similar€motive.€€Moreover,€one€could€easily€infer€that€the€level€of€the€victimsððÏresistance€was€sufficient€to€notify€the€defendant€that€they€were€not€willing€participants.€ÏEven€so,€the€defendantððs€actions€œwith€each›€constituted€substantial€steps€toward€hisÏcommission€of€aggravated€sexual€battery€upon€both.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Reevesóó,€916ÏS.W.2d€909,€912„14€(Tenn.€œ1996)€(discussing€what€constitutes€a€substantial€step€forÏcriminal€attempt).›ÌÌà àThe€judgments€of€conviction€are€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à______________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ____________________________ÌJohn€H.€Peay,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ____________________________ÌDavid€H.€Welles,€JudgeÌÌà à€