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àà àà àROBERT€G.€CRIGLERÌà àà àà àà àà àà àGARY€M.€JONESÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌà àà àà àà àà àà àBedford€County€CourthouseÌà àà àà àà àà àà àShelbyville,€TN€€37160ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMED€PURSUANT€TO€RULE€20ÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÇÔ€%ŠÔà àÌà@ àÔ€%„Ôò òòòOPINIONóóó óÔ€%ŠÔÌÌÓÓà àAppellant€Joey€Lee€Smith€was€found€guilty€by€a€Bedford€County€CircuitÏCourt€jury€of€one€count€of€rape€of€a€child,€six€counts€of€aggravated€sexualÏbattery,€one€count€of€sexual€battery,€and€two€counts€of€reckless€endangerment.€ÏAs€a€Range€I€standard€offender,€Appellant€received€a€sentence€of€nineteenÏyears€imprisonment€for€rape€of€a€child,€nine€years€imprisonment€for€the€first€countÏof€aggravated€sexual€battery,€nine€years€imprisonment€for€the€second€count€ofÏaggravated€sexual€battery,€ten€years€for€each€of€the€remaining€counts€ofÏaggravated€sexual€battery,€one€year€imprisonment€for€sexual€battery,€and€oneÏyear€imprisonment€for€each€count€of€reckless€endangerment.€€The€trial€courtÏordered€the€sentences€to€be€served€concurrently€for€an€effective€sentence€ofÏnineteen€years.€€On€appeal,€Appellant€alleges€that€the€evidence€wasÏinsufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€to€support€his€sexual€offense€convictions.Ìà àÌà àAfter€a€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€courtÏpursuant€to€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€Rule€20.ÌÌà àThe€evidence€submitted€at€trial€and€accredited€by€the€juryððs€verdict€revealsÏthat€the€male€victim€of€the€rape€and€aggravated€sexual€batteries€was€ageÍeleven€at€the€time€of€the€crimes.× ƒ+ ××  ×€€Appellant,€age€twenty„five,€and€the€victimÏwere€friends.€The€victim€first€met€Appellant€when€Appellant€was€theÏneighborhood€paperboy.€€In€1993,€the€victim€began€his€own€paper€route.€ÏAppellant€would€help€the€victim€with€his€paper€route€by€driving€him€through€theÏroute.€€Around€April€15,€1994,€Appellant€showed€the€victim€a€document€which€heÏclaimed€was€a€will€and€told€the€victim€that€he€was€leaving€everything€to€theÏvictim€when€he€died.€The€victim€testified€that€the€sexual€abuse€began€in€AprilÏand€lasted€until€August.€€He€explained€that€every€instance€of€misconduct€wasÏthe€same.€€According€to€the€victim,€he€and€Appellant€would€go€into€AppellantððsÏbedroom€and€Appellant€would€lay€down€a€sheet€or€a€towel.€€Then€AppellantÏð ðwould€take€my€clothes€off€and€would€start€playing€with€me€and€take€his€clothesÏoff€and€would€stick€his€thing€between€my€legs.ðð€€The€victim€would€lay€on€hisÏstomach€while€Appellant€lay€on€top€of€him.€€Appellant€would€move€around€untilÏhe€ejaculated.€€Appellant€testified€to€a€total€of€six€occurrences.€€In€addition,€inÏJuly,€Appellant€required€the€victim€to€perform€fellatio€on€him.ÌÌà àThe€male€victim€of€the€sexual€battery€stated€that€he€was€sixteen€whenÏhe€spent€the€night€with€Appellant€in€January€1993.€€Before€the€victim€went€toÏbed,€he€saw€a€gun€in€Appellantððs€hands€and€then€observed€the€gun€on€aÍdresser€pointed€in€his€direction.€€Appellant€got€into€bed€with€the€victim€andÏbegan€running€his€hands€up€the€victimððs€leg.€€Then€Appellant€grabbed€theÏvictimððs€penis€and€squeezed€it,€at€which€œpoint›€the€victim€rolled€over€and€awayÏfrom€Appellant.Ìà àÌà àRape€of€a€child€is€ð ðthe€unlawful€sexual€penetration€of€a€victim€by€theÏdefendant€or€the€defendant€by€a€victim,€if€such€victim€is€less€œtha›œn›€thirteen€(13)Ïyears€of€age.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„522€(Supp.€1996).€€Sexual€battery€isÏð ðunlawful€sexual€contact€with€a€victim€by€the€defendant€or€the€defendant€by€aÏvictim€accompanied€by€any€of€the€circumstances€listed€in€ðð€39„13„503(a).ðð€€Of€œÌthe›€circumstances€listed€in€Section€39„13„503(a)€the€State€relied€upon€theÏcircumstance€found€at€subsection€(1)€in€its€prosecution€of€Appellant€for€sexualÏbattery,€i.e.€force€or€coercion€was€used€to€accomplish€the€act.ÌÌà àAggravated€sexual€battery€is€defined€at€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏSection€39„13„504€(Supp.€1996)€as€ð ðunlawful€sexual€contact€with€a€victim€byÏthe€defendant€or€the€defendant€by€a€victim€accompanied€by€any€of€the€followingÏcircumstances:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à(1)€Force€or€coercion€is€used€to€accomplish€the€act€andÏthe€defendant€is€armed€with€a€weapon€or€any€articleÏused€or€fashioned€in€a€manner€to€lead€the€victimÏreasonably€to€believe€it€to€be€a€weapon;Ìà8 àà8 à(2)€The€defendant€causes€bodily€injury€to€the€victim;Ìà8 àà8 à(3)€The€defendant€is€aided€or€abetted€by€one€(1)€orÏmore€other€persons;€andÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(A)€Force€or€coercion€is€used€toÏaccomplish€the€act;€orÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(B)€The€defendant€knows€or€has€reasonÏto€know€that€the€victim€is€mentallyÏdefective,€mentally€incapacitated€orÏphysically€helpless;€orÌà8 àà8 à(4)€The€victim€is€less€œtha›œn›€thirteen€(13)€years€of€age.ÌÓÓÌThe€State€relied€upon€subsection€(4)€in€its€prosecution€of€Appellant€forÏaggravated€sexual€battery.ÌÌà àIn€his€brief,€Appellant€alleges€that€the€evidence€submitted€at€trial€wasÏinsufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€to€sustain€his€convictions.€€However,€he€does€notÏstate€which€conviction€of€the€ten€he€challenges.€€He€simply€states€that€the€StateÏfailed€to€prove€that€he€acted€knowingly.€€Since€a€conviction€for€recklessÏendangerment€does€not€require€that€Appellant€œact›€knowingly,€we€must€œÌÌassume›€that€Appellant€challenges€only€his€sexual€offense€convictions€onÏsufficiency€grounds.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„103.ÌÌà àAppellant€was€convicted€on€one€count€of€rape€of€a€child,€six€counts€ofÏaggravated€sexual€battery,€and€one€count€of€sexual€battery.€€Each€of€theseÏstatutes€prohibits€unlawful€sexual€penetration€or€unlawful€sexual€contact.€ÍTherefore,€each€of€the€statutes€requires€a€showing€that€the€defendant€actedÏintentionally€or€knowingly.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„301(c)€(1991).€€AÏperson€acts€intentionally€ð ðwith€respect€to€the€nature€of€the€conduct€or€to€a€resultÏof€the€conduct€when€it€is€the€personððs€conscious€objective€or€desire€to€engage€inÏthe€conduct€or€cause€the€result.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„302(a).€€TheÏSentencing€Commission€Comments€state€ð ð[i]ntentional€conduct€or€an€intentionalÏresult€occurs€when€the€defendant€wants€to€do€the€act€or€achieve€the€criminalÏobjective.ðð€€A€person€acts€knowingly€ð ðwith€respect€to€the€conduct€or€toÏcircumstances€surrounding€the€conduct€when€the€person€is€aware€of€the€natureÏof€the€conduct€or€that€the€circumstances€exist.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„302(b).€€The€Sentencing€Commission€Comments€state€ð ð[a]€defendant€actsÏknowingly€.€.€.€when€he€or€she€is€aware€of€the€conduct€or€is€practically€certainÏthat€the€conduct€will€cause€the€result,€irrespective€of€his€or€her€desire€that€theÏconduct€or€result€will€occur.ððÌÌà àThe€evidence€presented€at€trial€revealed€that€in€practically€every€instanceÏof€misconduct,€Appellant€would€lay€a€sheet€or€towel€down€on€the€floor€of€hisÏbedroom,€take€off€the€victimððs€clothes,€take€off€his€clothes,€and€then€lay€on€top€ofÏthe€victim€who€would€be€on€his€stomach.€€Then€Appellant€would€œÌmove›€around€until€he€ejaculated.€€On€one€occasion,€Appellant€forced€the€victimÏto€perform€fellatio€on€him.€€The€second€victim€testified€that€Appellant€got€into€bedÍwith€him€and€began€running€his€hand€up€his€leg.€€Appellant€then€squeezed€theÏvictimððs€penis.€€Based€on€the€foregoing€evidence,€it€is€clear€that€Appellant€bothÏintentionally€and€knowingly€touched€or€penetrated€the€victims€in€a€sexualÏmanner.€€Accordingly,€we€affirm€the€convictions€and€sentences€pursuant€to€CourtÏof€Criminal€Appeals€Rule€20.ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGE