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àSavannah,€TN€€38372ÌÌÌ€€ÌOPINION€FILED€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÇà@ àòòOPINIONóóÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€defendant,€Brenda€J.€Smith,€was€convicted€of€bribery€and€drivingÏunder€the€influence.€€The€trial€court€imposed€consecutive€sentences€of€three€yearsÏand€11€months€and€29€days€respectively.€€Probation€was€granted€after€a€term€of€jailÏof€six€months€for€the€bribery€and€60€days€for€the€DUI.€€In€this€appeal€of€right,€theÏdefendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€on€the€bribery€offense€andÏclaims€that€the€trial€court€should€have€granted€a€new€trial€because€the€audio€tapesÏof€her€trial€had€been€lost.€€We€find€no€error€and€affirm€the€judgment.ÌÌà àà àPursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(c),€the€defendant€submitted€theÏfollowing€statement€of€evidence€in€lieu€of€a€transcript€of€the€trial:ÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à[Although€charged€with€two€counts€of€each€offense,€t]heÏjury€found€Ms.€Smith€guilty€in€Count€3,€bribery€[(December€7,Ï1993,€incident)]€...€and€Count€2,€DUI€[(November€30,€1993,Ïincident)]....ÌÌà@ à*€*€*ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à...Walstein€Jaggers€of€the€Savannah€Police€DepartmentÏ...€testified€that€on€November€30,€1993,€he€was€patrolling€onÏMain€Street€in€Savannah€when€he€noticed€a€white€HondaÏPrelude€run€through€a€red€light.€€Officer€Jaggers€got€in€behindÏthe€vehicle€and€engaged€his€blue€lights.€€The€vehicle€ran€off€theÏroad€twice€and€came€to€a€stop€on€Church€Street.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àOfficer€Jaggers€identified€Brenda€J.€Smith€as€the€driverÏof€the€vehicle.€€He€testified€that€she€was€disoriented€and€wasÍunable€to€stand€without€assistance.€€Officer€Jaggers€placed€Ms.ÏSmith€under€arrest€and€transported€her€to€the€Hardin€CountyÏHospital,€where€she€submitted€to€[a]€drug€screen€and€bloodÏalcohol€test.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à...Amy€Welch€...€testified€that€she€had€seen€the€whiteÏPrelude€leave€the€road€and€enter€a€ditch.€€On€crossÏexamination€Ms.€Welch€testified€that€Ms.€Smith€did€not€appearÏunsteady€or€particularly€disoriented.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àAgent€Brian€Huggins€of€the€24th€Judicial€District€TaskÏForce€...€testified€that€on€December€2,€1993,€he€received€aÏtelephone€call€from€Brenda€Smith€asking€[t]hat€he€get€a€D.U.I.Ïcharge€against€her€dropped€and€that€she€would€pay€him€to€getÏit€done.€€Agent€Huggins€reported€this€matter€to€the€SavannahÏChief€of€Police€....ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àAgent€Huggins€[recorded€subsequent]€...€telephone€callsÏfrom€the€defendant€and€...€agreed€that€the€two€of€them€wouldÏmeet€....€€At€this€meeting,€there€was€[a€taped]€conversationÏconcerning€the€amount€of€money€to€be€paid€and€whether€or€notÏit€could€be€taken€care€of.€€Agent€Huggins€testified€that€Ms.ÏSmith€paid€him€$200.00€cash€and€gave€him€a€post€dated€checkÏin€the€amount€of€$300.00.€€Ms.€Smith€requested€that€AgentÏHuggins€sign€a€receipt€for€the€money€and€check.€€AgentÏHuggins€promised€to€take€care€of€the€matter....ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à...Agent€Huggins€testified€that€Ms.€Smith€had€[also]Ïtelephoned€Officer€Jaggers[,€who€]€...€advised€Ms.€Smith€thatÏAgent€Huggins€was€handling€her€D.U.I.€charge.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àAgent€Huggins€stated€that€on€December€7,€1993,€heÏ[recorded]€another€call€from€Ms.€Smith.€€At€that€time€sheÏadvised€him€that€she€had€received€another€D.U.I.€charge€andÏthat€she€expected€him€to€get€it€dismissed....ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àIt€was€agreed€that€Agent€Huggins€and€Ms.€Smith€wouldÍmeet€on€December€7,€1993,€at€the€Wal„Mart€parking€lot€andÏthat€Ms.€Smith€would€pay€Agent€Huggins€$300.00.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àThis€[wired]€meeting€took€place€under€the€observation€ofÏ[the€police]....€€Agent€Huggins€testified€that€Ms.€Smith€gave€himÏthe€...€$300.00....€€Ms.€Smith€was€taken€into€custody.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àEach€tape€recording€was€played€for€the€jury€and€each€ofÏthe€...€documents€were€introduced€into€evidence.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àOn€cross€examination€Officer€Huggins€stated€that€he€hadÏ[met€with]€Ms.€Smith€...€on€numerous€occasions€to€[discuss]€...Ïinformation€of€drug€activity€involving€her€daughter's€boyfriend.€Ï...€Officer€Huggins€...€had€referred€to€Ms.€Smith€as€a€"flake"€[and]Ï...€stated€that€Ms.€Smith€had€a€general€reputation€for€beingÏsomewhat€"nutty."...€€Officer€Huggins€had€this€impression€at€theÏtime€he€was€investigating€this€case....ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à...Officer€Rick€Moore€of€the€Savannah€Police€DepartmentÏ...€testified€that€on€December€6,€1993€he€received€a€call€...€thatÏMs.€Smith€was€driving€under€the€influence.€€[He]€contacted€Ms.ÏSmith€on€Alabama€Street,€engaged€his€blue€lights€andÏfollowed€her€some€distance€to€Hardin€County€Bank€where€sheÏdid€pull€over.€€Officer€Moore€state[d]€that€...€Ms.€SmithÏperform[ed€poorly€on]€certain€Field€Sobriety€Test€...€and€wasÏarrested€for€D.U.I.€€[She]€...€submitted€to€a€blood€test.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à...[TBI]€Special€Agent€Jeff€D.€Crews[,]€...€introduced€theÏOfficial€Toxicology€report€concerning€the€incident€on€NovemberÏ30,€1993€...€[and]€...€testified€...€that€the€quantities€of€medicationÏfound€in€the€defendant€were€within€therapeutic€range.€€OnÏcross€examination,€€Agent€Fields€testified€that€he€could€notÏstate€with€any€certainly,€the€effects€of€the€medications€at€theseÏspecific€levels.€€ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à...[TBI]€Special€Agent€Terry€Fields€...€introduced€theÏOfficial€Toxicology€Report€concerning€the€incident€of€DecemberÍ6,€1993€...€€[and]€...€testified€...€that€some€of€the€medicationsÏwere€beyond€the€therapeutic€range.€€On€cross€examination,ÏAgent€Fields€testified€that€he€could€not€state€with€any€certainty,Ïthe€effects€of€the€medications€at€these€specific€levels.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*Ìà8 àà0 àà à...Nicole€Briley[,]...€the€daughter€of€the€defendant[,]...Ïtestified€that€on€the€morning€of€November€30,€1993,€she€andÏher€mother€had€gone€shopping€in€order€for€[her]€mother€to€buyÏher€a€birthday€present.€€She€stated€that€...€her€mother€had€justÏleft€her€prior€to€being€stopped€by€the€police€[and]€...€that€sheÏhad€observed€her€mother€driving€and€that€there€was€nothingÏerratic€or€unusual€concerning€her€ability€to€operate€herÏvehicle....ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àMs.€Briley€also€testified€that€her€mother€had€been€underÏtremendous€stress€in€the€months€preceding€her€arrest.€€SheÏfurther€stated€that€her€mother€had€been€involved€in€abusiveÏrelationships€and€that€her€mother€appeared€to€act€on€occasionÏwithout€an€appreciation€of€the€consequences.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à...Doris€Scott€...€testified€that€on€the€morning€ofÏNovember€30,€1993,€the€defendant,€her€daughter,€and€herÏgrandchild€shopped€in€her€store€for€approximately€one€hour.€ÏMs.€Scott€testified€that€she€did€not€observe€any€unusual€orÏerratic€behavior€on€the€defendant's€part.€€Ms.€Scott€was€askedÏspecifically€about€the€defendant's€speech€and€balance.€€Ms.ÏScott€noticed€nothing€unusual€about€her€behavior.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àSherry€Briley[,a€friend€of€the€defendant,]€...€testified€thatÏon€the€morning€of€December€6,€1993,€she€spoke€with€theÏdefendant€by€telephone€....€€Ms.€Briley€testified€that€she€noticedÏnothing€unusual€about€her€conversation€with€the€defendant.€ÏShe€indicated€that€the€defendant€sounded€rational,€her€speechÏwas€not€slurred€and€that€she€did€not€appear€to€be€under€theÏinfluence€of€any€medication.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à[Brenda]€Smith€testified€that€she€had€been€takingÏ"somas"€for€an€extended€period€of€time.€€She€stated€that€at€noÏtime€did€she€exceed€the€dosage€as€prescribed€by€herÏphysician.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àMs.€Smith€...€reiterated€the€prior€defenseÏwitnesses€and€stated€that€while€she€was€under€a€lot€ofÏstress€due€to€conditions€within€her€family,€her€drivingÏability€was€not€impaired€by€the€use€of€her€medications.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àConcerning€the€bribery€charges,€the€defendant€statedÏthat€she€had€known€Officer€Huggins€...€[and]€had€worked€withÏhim€relative€to€investigating€her€daughter's€boyfriend....€Ms.ÏSmith€...€felt€that€Officer€Huggins€had€offered€to€assist€herÏbecause€she€had€assisted€him€in€this€regard.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àThrough€tears,€the€defendant€said€that€her€life€was€inÏextreme€turmoil.€€She€was€suffering€physical€assaults€from€bothÏher€husband€and€[her]€daughter.€€The€father€of€her€child€hadÏthreatened€to€take€custody€away€from€her€and€that€the€thoughtÏof€being€sent€to€jail,€terrified€her.€€This€was€her€explanation€forÏhow€she€had€become€involved€in€the€bribery€charges.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à...Dr.€Lorne€Semarau[,]€...€an€expert€in€the€field€of€clinicalÏpsychology€...€began€seeing€the€defendant€in€February€1994.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àDr.€Semarau€testified€that€Ms.€Smith€had€given€him€aÏhistory€of€abusive€relationships€extending€well€back€in€herÏlife....€€Dr.€Semarau€described€her€behavior€as€extremelyÏagitated€and€that€she€had€been€basically€unresponsive€to€thisÏtherapy.€€He€stated€that€she€was€suffering€from€severeÏdepression€and€extreme€anxiety.€€He€felt€that€while€theseÏconditions€were€now€magnified€due€to€the€criminal€charges,Ïs[o]me€had€existed€for€a€considerable€period€of€time.€€ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àHe€went€on€to€state€that€he€believed€Ms.€Smith€wasÏaddicted€to€the€medication€that€had€been€prescribed€for€her.€ÏDr.€Semarau€testified€that€she€was€emotionally€unbalanced€toÏthe€point€of€not€being€concerned€about€the€consequences€ofÏher€actions.€€That€while€she€may€have€comprehended€what€sheÏwas€doing€and€even€understood€the€potential€consequences,Ïshe€was€nevertheless,€incapable€of€adapting€her€behaviorÏaccordingly.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àFinally,€Dr.€Semarau€stated€that€he€did€not€believe€thatÏthe€defendant€could€be€a€danger€to€herself€or€others€underÏcertain€conditions.€€The€defendant€had€threatened€to€take€herÏown€life€and€the€lives€of€other€individuals.€€Dr.€SemarauÏrecommended€long€term€therapy.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àFirst,€the€defendant€claims€that€the€state€did€not€introduce€either€lay€orÏexpert€testimony€to€rebut€"expert€testimony€as€to€her€diminished€capacity€at€the€timeÏof€the€offense€of€bribery."€€There€is€reference€in€the€defendant's€brief€to€the€issue€ofÏsanity€but€there€is€no€indication€in€the€record€that€the€defendant€gave€notice€of€orÏraised€an€insanity€defense€at€trial.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€12.2(a)€(defense€ofÏinsanity€requires€notice).€€The€defendant€contends€she€did€not€possess€theÏrequisite€mens€rea€because€of€her€distressed€emotional€state.€€She€points€out€thatÏa€witness€for€the€state€had€described€the€defendant€as€a€"flake"€and€"nutty."€€ThereÏwere,€however,€defense€witnesses€who€testified€that€the€defendant€was€acting€in€aÏnormal€way€on€the€dates€of€each€of€the€DUI€offenses.€€Moreover,€Dr.€LorneÏSemarau,€the€defense€expert,€held€the€opinion€that€while€the€defendant€"may€haveÍcomprehended€what€she€was€doing€and€even€understood€the€potentialÏconsequences,€she€was€nevertheless,€incapable€of€adapting€her€behaviorÏaccordingly."€€According€to€the€summary€of€the€evidence,€a€tape€of€the€actual€act€ofÏbribery€was€played€for€the€jury.€€That€tape€is€not€part€of€the€appellate€record.€ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 à...[D]iminished€capacity€is€not€a€defense€that€absolves€theÏaccused€from€culpability;€rather,€it€is€a€rule€of€evidence€whichÏallows€the€introduction€of€evidence€to€negate€the€existence€ofÏspecific€intent€when€a€defendant€is€charged€with€a€specificÏintent€crime.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*€ÌÌà8 àà0 à...€Tennessee,€like€the€majority€of€states€and€federal€circuits€thatÏhave€considered€the€issue,€does€not€accept€diminishedÏcapacity€as€a€defense,€that€is,€diminished€capacity€is€not€aÏmeans€"to€defeat€a€criminal€charge."€€€Black's€Law€DictionaryÏ377€(5th€ed.€1979)....€€[E]vidence€of€diminished€capacity€isÏrelevant€not€to€excuse€or€defeat€a€criminal€charge€but€to€lessenÏthe€offense€when€it€serves€to€negate€mens€rea.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*ÌÌà8 àà0 à...Consequently,€when€the€general€law€provides€that€"[n]oÏperson€may€be€convicted€of€an€offense€unless€...€[t]he€culpableÏmental€state€required€...€is€proven€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt,"ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€Sec.€39„11„201(a)(2)€(1991€Repl.),€evidenceÏtending€to€make€the€existence€of€that€mental€state€"moreÏprobable€or€less€probable"€is€relevant.€€Tenn.R.Evid.€401.€€AsÏsuch,€it€is€admissible.€€Tenn.R.Evid.€402.ÌÌà8 àà0 à...€While€the€law€presumes€sanity€it€does€not€presume€mensÏrea.€€Due€process€requires€that€the€government€prove€everyÍelement€of€an€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€In€reÏWinship,€397€U.S.€358,€363„64,€90€S.Ct.€1068,€1072„73,€25ÏL.Ed.2d€368€(1970).ÌÌÓÓòòState€v.€Phippsóó,€883€S.W.2d€138,€143„149€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).ÌÌà àà àOn€appeal,€of€course,€the€state€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimateÏview€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€inferences€which€might€be€drawnÏtherefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€The€credibility€ofÏthe€witnesses,€the€weight€to€be€given€their€testimony,€and€the€reconciliation€ofÏconflicts€in€the€proof€are€matters€entrusted€to€the€jury€as€triers€of€fact.€€òòByrge€v.ÏStateóó,€575€S.W.2d€292,€295€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978).€€When€the€sufficiency€of€theÏevidence€is€challenged,€the€relevant€question€is€whether,€after€reviewing€theÏevidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€haveÏfound€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.ÏWilliamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983),€òòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó,€465€U.S.€1073€(1984);€ÏTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€ÌÌà àà àBribery,€as€charged€in€the€indictment,€is€the€knowing€or€intentionalÏoffering,€conferring,€or€agreeing€to€confer€"any€pecuniary€benefit€upon€a€publicÏservant€with€the€intent€to€influence€the€public€servant's€vote,€opinion,€judgment,Íexercise€of€discretion,€or€other€action€in€the€public€servant's€official€capacity[.]"ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„16„102(a)(1).€€€Here,€there€was€testimony€that€the€defendantÏapproached€the€officer€about€getting€a€DUI€charge€dismissed€€in€exchange€forÏmoney.€€There€was€œexpert€€testimony›€of€possible€diminished€capacity;€yet,€thisÏwitness€œconceded›€that€the€defendant€may€have€known€what€she€was€doing€andÏunderstood€the€potential€consequences€of€her€acts.€€A€tape€of€the€offense€whichÏwas€available€to€the€jury€is€not€attached€to€the€appellate€record€and€is,€thus,€notÏavailable€for€our€review.€€Under€all€circumstances,€we€cannot€agree€with€theÏdefendant's€argument€that€there€was€no€evidence€to€support€the€jury's€finding€thatÏthe€defendant€possessed€the€necessary€criminal€intent€to€commit€the€crime€ofÏbribery.€€ÌÌà àà àNext,€the€defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€herÏmotion€for€a€new€trial.€€She€complains€that€she€did€not€learn€that€the€trial€tapes€hadÏbeen€lost€until€some€six€or€seven€months€after€the€case€had€been€concluded€andÏasserts€a€denial€of€due€process€because€her€counsel€could€not€possibly€recall,€inÏorder€to€adequately€prepare€a€statement€of€the€evidence,€the€details€of€the€trial.€ÏThe€trial€court€denied€the€motion€because€(1)€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€AppellateÏProcedure€provide€for€instances€when€no€transcript€is€available,€and€(2)€the€motionÏfor€new€trial€was€not€timely€filed.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(c).€€ÌÌà àà àTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€33(b)€requires€that€a€motion€for€a€new€trial€be€filedÏwithin€thirty€days€after€the€verdict€without€regard€to€when€the€judgment€is€enteredÏupon€the€verdict.€€òòSeeóó€òòalsoóó€Committee€Comments€to€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€33.€€Here,Ïthe€defendant€did€not€file€her€motion€for€a€new€trial€until€several€months€after€theÏjudgments€had€been€entered€and€the€notice€of€appeal€had€been€filed.€€The€motionÏwas,€therefore,€untimely.€€Further,€because€the€defendant€had€already€filed€a€noticeÏof€appeal,€the€trial€court€was€without€jurisdiction€to€hear€the€motion.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.ÏPeakóó,€823€S.W.2d€228,€228„30€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€Thus,€proceduralÏguidelines€preempt€our€consideration€of€the€issue.€€Moreover,€the€loss€of€the€tapesÏwould€not€have€served€as€a€meritorious€basis€for€a€new€trial.€€Defense€counsel€wasÏunable€to€identify€any€issues€of€consequence€which€were€unavailable€due€to€theÏlack€of€a€verbatim€transcript.€€A€statement€of€the€evidence€is€an€acceptable€meansÏof€preparing€a€record€on€appeal.€€Under€these€circumstances,€we€can€find€noÏprejudice€to€the€defense.€€ÌÌà àà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€Judge€ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€Judge€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJerry€L.€Smith,€Judge