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ÐÓ¥ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼K-»XXÁÔ#ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼K-ÔÐ ü#L# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼K-»XXÁ #ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼K-ÔÓ  ÓÔ‡XÁXXXÁÔà  àOn€the€afternoon€of€July€20,€1999,€the€female€victim€in€this€case€went€to€a€bar€and€restaurantÐ Ô%$!% Ðlocated€in€the€alley€of€the€Arcade€in€downtown€Nashville.€€There€she€met€friends€and€remained€inÐ À&"& Ðthe€bar€until€about€9:45€p.m.€€When€she€left€the€bar€she€attempted€to€go€to€her€car,€which€was€parkedÐ ¬'ü"' Ðin€a€nearby€bank€parking€garage.€€Finding€the€gates€in€and€out€of€the€garage€were€closed,€the€victimÐ ˜(è#( Ðdecided€to€return€to€the€bar.€€On€her€way€she€encountered€the€appellant,€who€she€noticed€was€wearingÐ „)Ô$) Ða€blue€shirt.€€€He€asked€the€woman€if€anything€was€wrong.€€She€told€him€no€and€thanked€him€for€hisÐ p*À%* Ðconcern.Ð \+¬&+ Ðâ âÐ H,˜',ýn Ðà  àWhen€the€victim€reached€the€bar€she€found€that€it€was€closed.€€As€she€started€to€leave,€theÐ ° Ðâ âappellant€stepped€in€front€of€her€and€identified€himself€as€a€security€guard.€€He€told€her€that€he€hadÐ œì Ðreceived€complaints€about€her€stumbling€around€the€area.€€The€appellant€escorted€the€victim€into€theÐ ˆØ Ðlocked€Arcade€where€he€asked€her€what€had€happened.€€The€victim€explained€the€situation€with€theÐ tÄ Ðparking€garage,€and€the€appellant€asked€if€he€could€call€anyone€for€her.€€The€woman€gave€theÐ `° Ðappellant€the€name€of€an€individual€in€Murfreesboro,€and€the€appellant€appeared€to€make€a€call€toÐ L œ Ðdirectory€assistance.€€He€told€the€woman€that€the€name€of€the€person€she€had€given€him€had€no€listingÐ 8 ˆ Ðin€Murfreesboro.€The€appellant€refused€to€allow€the€victim€to€use€his€mobile€phone.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àEventually,€the€appellant€informed€the€victim€that€he€was€going€to€frisk€her,€and€he€asked€herÐ ü L  Ðif€she€knew€what€that€meant.€€She€stated€that€she€did€and€demanded€that€the€appellant€call€the€police.€Ð è 8  ÐHe€refused.€€Fearing€she€was€in€danger€the€victim€accompanied€the€appellant€to€a€restroom€whereÐ Ô$  Ðhe€inspected€the€contents€of€her€purse.€€He€asked€the€woman€how€long€it€had€been€since€she€had€beenÐ À  Ðwith€a€man.€€The€victim€replied€she€was€afraid€of€the€appellant€because€he€was€a€large€man.€€TheÐ ¬ü  Ðappellant€then€asked€the€victim€what€she€could€do€for€him€so€he€would€not€call€the€police.€€TheÐ ˜è  Ðwoman€replied,€ð ðNothing,€absolutely€nothing.ððÐ „Ô  ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€ordered€the€victim€to€stand€up€against€a€wall€with€her€legs€spread.€€He€pulledÐ \¬ Ðup€the€womanððs€sweater€and€fondled€her€breasts.€€He€also€placed€his€hand€into€her€panties.€€As€theÐ H˜ Ðappellant€and€the€victim€left€the€restroom€he€told€her€he€had€to€perform€a€strip€and€body€cavityÐ 4„ Ðsearch.€€Despite€her€protests€the€victim€acceded€to€the€appellantððs€demands€to€return€to€the€restroomÐ  p Ðwhere€she€removed€her€clothing.€€When€she€was€nude€the€appellant€again€fondled€her€breasts€andÐ  \ Ðinserted€his€fingers€in€her€vagina.Ð øH ÐÌà  àWhen€the€appellant€finished€with€the€victim€he€drove€her€to€Hermitage.€€His€car€had€aÐ Ð  Ðscrewdriver€stuck€into€the€hole€for€the€radio€antenna.€€During€the€drive€he€repeatedly€told€the€victimÐ ¼  Ðnot€to€tell€anyone€what€had€happened€or€both€of€them€would€lose€their€jobs.€€At€the€victimððs€requestÐ ¨ø Ðthe€appellant€dropped€her€off€at€a€gas€station.€€She€entered€the€station€where€she€began€crying.€€TheÐ ”ä Ðvictim€informed€the€station€attendant€that€a€security€guard€at€the€Arcade€was€after€her.€€The€attendantÐ €Ð Ðcalled€the€police€who€arrived,€took€a€statement€from€the€victim,€and€drove€her€to€the€hospital.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àOfficers€went€to€the€Arcade€and€found€the€appellant€working€there€as€a€janitor.€€He€wasÐ D!” Ðdressed€as€the€victim€described€except€he€had€on€a€green€shirt€instead€of€a€blue€one.€€However,€aÐ 0"€  Ðsurveillance€tape€of€the€Arcade€for€the€evening€in€question€shows€the€appellant€walking€through€theÐ #l! ÐArcade€with€a€female€and€wearing€a€blue€shirt.€€In€the€tape€the€appellant€wears€a€blue€shirt€until€2:49Ð $X" Ða.m.€after€which€he€appears€in€a€green€shirt.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà@##%ìàòòSufficiencyóóˆÐ Ì&"% ÐÌà  àWhen€a€defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€is€obliged€to€reviewÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthat€claim€according€to€certain€well-settled€principles.€A€verdict€of€guilty,€rendered€by€a€jury€andÐ )à$( Ðð ðapproved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€theðð€State's€witnesses€and€resolves€allÐ |*Ì%) Ðconflicts€in€the€testimony€in€favor€of€the€State.€€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔCazesÔ_Ôóó,€875€S.W.2d€253,€259€(Tenn.€1994);€Ð h+¸&* ÐòòState€v.€Harrisóó,€839€S.W.2d€54,€75€(Tenn.€1992).€€Thus,€although€the€accused€is€originally€cloakedÐ ° Ðwith€a€presumption€of€innocence,€the€jury€verdict€of€guilty€removes€this€presumption€ð ðand€replacesÐ œì Ðit€with€one€of€guilt.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔTuggleÔ_Ôóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€Hence,€on€appeal,€theÐ ˆØ Ðburden€of€proof€rests€with€the€defendant€to€demonstrate€the€insufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence.€Ð tÄ ÐòòId.óó€The€relevant€question€the€reviewing€court€must€answer€is€whether€any€rational€trier€of€fact€couldÐ `° Ðhave€found€the€accused€guilty€of€every€element€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð L œ ÐR.€App.€P.€13(e);€òòHarrisóó,€839€S.W.2d€at€75.€In€making€this€decision,€we€are€to€accord€the€State€ð ðtheÐ 8 ˆ Ðstrongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€that€mayÐ $ t Ðbe€drawn€therefrom.ðð€òòSeeóó€òòÔ_ÔTuggleÔ_Ôóó,€639€S.W.2d€at€914.€As€such,€this€Court€is€precluded€from€re„Ð  ` Ðweighing€or€reconsidering€the€evidence€in€evaluating€the€convicting€proof.€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔTilsonÔ_Ôóó,€929Ð ü L  ÐS.W.2d€380,€383€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1996);€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.Ð è 8  ÐApp.€1990).€Moreover,€we€may€not€substitute€our€own€ð ðinferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€factÐ Ô$  Ðfrom€circumstantial€evidence.ðð€òòId.óó€at€779.òòò òÐ À  ÐÌóóó óà  àThe€appellant€claims€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€his€conviction.€€In€the€instant€caseÐ ˜è  Ðthe€State€charged€the€appellant€with€having€committed€the€rape€through€posing€as€a€security€guard.€Ð „Ô  ÐTherefore,€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„13„503(a)(4)€the€State€was€requiredÐ pÀ Ðto€prove€the€unlawful€sexual€penetration€of€the€victim€accomplished€by€fraud.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€first€complains€that€because€the€victim€consented€to€the€sexual€penetrationsÐ 4„ Ðto€which€she€was€subjected€and€no€force€or€coercion€was€used€by€the€defendant,€her€testimony€mustÐ  p Ðbe€corroborated€because€she€is€essentially€an€accomplice.€€This€argument€might€have€some€validityÐ  \ Ðhad€this€been€a€statutory€rape€prosecution.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔMcKnightÔ_Ôóó,€900€S.W.2d€36,€48€(Tenn.Ð øH ÐÔ_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1994).€€However,€with€respect€to€the€offense€of€rape€the€legislature€has€provided€thatÐ ä4 Ðfraud€in€either€the€act€of€sexual€penetration€or€in€the€inducement€of€the€sexual€act€so€vitiates€theÐ Ð  Ðvictimððs€consent€that€the€act€of€sexual€penetration€is€considered€non„consensual.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔTizardÔ_Ôóó,Ð ¼  Ð897€S.W.2d€732,€742€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1994);€€òòState€v.€Raymond€Mitchell,€Ô_ÔIIIóó,NoÔ_Ô.€01C01„9612„Ð ¨ø ÐCR„00502€1999€Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€LEXIS€857€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€at€Nashville,€filed€July€30,€1999).€Ð ”ä ÐTherefore,€in€this€case€the€victimððs€testimony€need€not€be€corroborated€and€is€sufficient€standingÐ €Ð Ðalone€to€support€the€conviction€of€rape.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àSecondly,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€credibility€of€the€victim€is€questionable€because€sheÐ D!” Ðhad€been€drinking€on€the€night€of€the€incident.€€However,€as€noted€earlier,€determinations€ofÐ 0"€  Ðcredibility€are€reserved€for€the€fact€finder€and€this€Court€will€not€disturb€those€findings.€€It€is€clearÐ #l! Ðfrom€its€verdict€that€the€jury€found€the€victim€credible€and€that€determination€ends€the€matter.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àFinally,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€State€failed€to€prove€fraud€because€there€was€no€proofÐ à%0!$ Ðthat€he€was€wearing€the€black€uniform€or€the€badge€of€Arcade€security.€€However,€according€to€theÐ Ì&"% Ðvictim,€the€appellant€represented€himself€as€a€security€guard,€he€gave€orders€and€conducted€himselfÐ ¸'#& Ðas€if€he€had€the€authority€to€order€the€victim€in€the€manner€he€did,€and€the€victim€apparently€believedÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhe€was€a€security€guard.€€Under€these€circumstances€we€believe€fraud€was€sufficiently€proven€forÐ )à$( Ðpurposes€of€establishing€the€appellantððs€guilt€of€rape.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ЇÌà@11%ìàòòSentencingóóˆÐ œì ÐÌà  àIn€his€last€issue€presented€for€review€the€appellant€alleges€that€the€trial€court€erroneouslyÐ tÄ Ðapplied€two€enhancement€factors€and€erroneously€failed€to€apply€certain€mitigating€factors.€€This,Ð `° Ðthe€appellant€claims,€resulted€in€his€receiving€an€excessive€sentence€of€12€years€incarceration,€theÐ L œ Ðmaximum€for€the€appellantððs€offense€and€range.€€We€are€unfortunately€precluded€from€reviewing€thisÐ 8 ˆ Ðissue€because€there€is€no€transcript€of€the€sentencing€hearing€in€the€record€before€us.€€We€mustÐ $ t Ðtherefore€presume€the€sentence€imposed€was€proper.€€òòState€v.€Keenóó,€996€S.W.2d€842,€844€(Tenn.Ð  ` ÐÔ_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1999);€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔOodyÔ_Ôóó,€823€S.W.2d€554,€559€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1991).Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThis€issue€is€therefore€without€merit.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà@$$%ìàòòConclusionóóˆÐ ¬ü  ÐÌà  àIn€light€of€the€foregoing,€the€judgment€and€sentence€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ô#†XÁXXXÁ— #ÔÔ#†¼K-»XXÁl #ÔÔ€XÁX»¼K-ÔÐ „Ô  Ðà  àÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 4„ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGE