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X?XXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'Tr *<,(j 8 `@E tt0"Hrߛ@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @=='ATKNOXVILLE@CC%JULY1999SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.03C019808CR00299   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p ROANECOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.E.EUGENEEBLEN,   DONALDSCHWEITZER, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (FraudulentInsuranceClaim) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L CHARLESB.HILLII P.O.Box852  Kingston,TN37763   FORTHEAPPELLEE: L PAULG.SUMMERS  $ AttorneyGeneralandReporter MARVINS.BLAIR,JR.   AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 CHARLESE.HAWK   F$ DistrictAttorneyGeneral DENNISW.HUMPHREY  #' AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneralP.O.Box703Kingston,TN377630703 L'"+ (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 |.)1 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  62:  7IXXdXXd7@' OPINION    ` Defendant,DonaldSchweitzer,wasconvictedbyaRoaneCountyjuryoftheoffenseoffilingafraudulentinsuranceclaimunder$500invalue,aClassAmisdemeanor.Inthisappealasofright,thesoleissueiswhethertheevidencewassufficienttosupporttheverdict.We AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrialcourt.    @+ FACTS  p   ` ThestatesproofrevealedthatonSeptember5,1996,thetrailerinwhichdefendantresidedwasdeliberatelysetonfireanddamaged.Aneighbortestifiedthatdefendantsgirlfriendleftthetrailershortlybeforethedefendantleftthetrailer.ϜATheneighborheardan explosionsoundbetween2:00and3:00p.m.almostimmediatelyafterthedefendantleftthetrailer,andshesawa reddishorangeglowinthetrailerwindow.Sheobservedthedefendantremaininhistruckjustoutsidehisdriveway. ` Anotherneighbortestifiedthatshepassedthedefendantwhiledefendantwasleavingtheneighborhoodatapproximately3:00p.m.Sheobservedhimlookingbacktowardthetrailerwhichwassmoking. ` Oneoftheneighborsreportedthefiretotheauthorities.Thefirstpersontorespondwasadeputy/volunteerfirechiefwhoarrivedatapproximately3:15p.m. ` Theinsuranceinvestigatorandaninvestigatorfromthestatefiremarshallsofficetestifiedthatthefirewascausedbyaflammableliquidpouredonthefloorwhichwasignitedatthebackdoor.Itisundisputedthatthefirehadbeendeliberatelyset. 9 5;  ` Thelocalinsuranceagenttestifiedthatthedefendantcametohisoffice,reportedtheloss,andfiledaclaim.Thelocalagentthenfiledtheclaimwithaclaimsrepresentative. ` Thedefendanttestifiedthathelefttheresidenceat2:00or2:30p.m.anddidnotsetthefire.OtherwitnessestestifiedthatthedefendantwasattheBaneresidence,aconsiderabledistancefromthedefendantstrailer,atapproximately3:00p.m.Anotherneighborsawthedefendantatapproximately2:30p.m.atherresidencejustdownthestreetfromthedefendantstrailer. ` Thedefendantsexpertwitnessagreedthatthefirehadbeenintentionallysetbutbelievedthepointoforiginwasdifferentfromthatdescribedbytheothertwoexpertwitnesses. ` Basedupontheevidenceintroducedattrial,thejuryacquittedthedefendantofarsonbutconvictedhimoffilingafraudulentinsuranceclaimvaluedat$500orless.@  SUFFICIENCYOFTHEEVIDENCE %X $   ` Defendantcontendstheevidenceisinsufficienttosupporttheguiltyverdict. ($( Werespectfullydisagree. ` Indeterminingthesufficiencyoftheevidence,thisCourtdoesnotreweighorreevaluatetheevidence.Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978). /8+0 Ajuryverdictapprovedbythetrialjudgeaccreditsthestate'switnessesandresolvesallconflictsinfavorofthestate.Statev.Bigbee,885S.W.2d797,803 3.4 (Tenn.1994);Statev.Harris,839S.W.2d54,75(Tenn.1992).Onappeal,thestate L506 isentitledtothestrongestlegitimateviewoftheevidenceandalllegitimateorreasonableinferenceswhichmaybedrawntherefrom.Id.ThisCourtwillnotdisturb 844: averdictofguiltduetothesufficiencyoftheevidenceunlessthedefendantdemonstratesthatthefactscontainedintherecordandtheinferenceswhichmaybedrawntherefromareinsufficient,asamatteroflaw,forarationaltrieroffacttofindtheaccusedguiltybeyondareasonabledoubt.Statev.Brewer,932S.W.2d  d 1,19(Tenn.Crim.App.1996).Accordingly,itistheappellatecourt'sdutytoaffirmtheconvictioniftheevidence,viewedunderthesestandards,wassufficientforanyrationaltrieroffacttohavefoundtheessentialelementsoftheoffensebeyondareasonabledoubt.Tenn.R.App.P.13(e);Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307,317, D  99S.Ct.2781,2789,61L.Ed.2d560(1979);Statev.Cazes,875S.W.2d253,259 ` (Tenn.1994). ` Anypersonwhointentionallypresentsorcausestobepresentedafalseorfraudulentinsuranceclaimforthepaymentofalosscommitstheoffenseoffilingafraudulentinsuranceclaim,whichispunishableasinthecaseoftheft.SeeTenn.  \ CodeAnn.3914133.Lookingattheevidenceinalightmostfavorabletothestate,aswearerequiredtodo,theevidenceismorethansufficienttosupporttheguiltyverdict.Itwasundisputedthatthefirewasdeliberatelyset.Thedefendantwasseenleavingthetrailerjustpriortoan explosion.Heremainedinhisvehicleoutsidehisdrivewayforatimeandwasseenlookingbacktowardthesmokingtrailerashedrovefromthecommunity.Hereportedthelossandfiledaclaimwiththelocalinsuranceagent.Itwasforthejurytodeterminethecredibilityofthewitnesses.Thejury,byitsverdict,accreditedthestatestheorythatthedefendantintentionallypresentedorcausedtobepresentedafraudulentinsuranceclaim.Thiswasthejurysprerogative.Furthermore,thejurysacquittalofarsonisirrelevant.Thereisnorequirementofconsistencyinajuryverdict.Wigginsv. /$+0 State,498S.W.2d92,9394(Tenn.1973). 1,2  ` Forthesereasons,wefoundcouncludetheevidencewassufficienttosupporttheverdictofguiltand AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrialcourt. 7T28  8,4: /(#____________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE    CONCUR:  P ̜ _______________________________     GARYR.WADE,PRESIDINGJUDGE̜ _______________________________  Z  DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE