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ÔÔ€+ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÙ€!ÙÓ  ÓÔ€ ÔÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›œßR€./-A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌà@ àMAY€1998€SESSIONÌÌÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,ó óà@ à)Ìà@ à)à àò òNO.€03C01„9710„CR„00478ó óÌà àAppellee,à@ à)Ìà@ à)à àò òSCOTT€COUNTYó óÌò òVS.ó óà@ à)Ìà@ à)à àò òHON.€LEE€ASBURY,ÌCHARLES€DAVID€BOWLING,ó óà@ à)à àò òJUDGEó óÌà@ à)Ìà àAppellant.à@ à)à à(Rape€of€a€Child)ÌÌÌÌÒ†„èyÒò òòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:ÌÌJOHN€E.€APPMANÌó ó100€Main€Street€N.ÌP.O.€Box€99ÌJamestown,€TN€€38556„0099Éò òòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:ÌÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPó óÌAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌÌò òELLEN€H.€POLLACKó óÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌCordell€Hull€Building,€2nd€FloorÌ425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌò òWILLIAM€PAUL€PHILLIPSó óÌDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌò òJOHN€W.€GALLOWAY,€JR.ó óÌAssistant€District€AttorneyÏGeneralÌP.O.€Box€10ÌHuntsville,€TN€€37756„0010ÉÒÒÌÌÌÌÌÌò òOPINION€FILED:€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€ÌÌÌÌJOE€G.€RILEY,ÌJUDGEÇÓÓó óÑ7€–pXXdìXXdì7Ñà@ àò òòòOPINIONó óóóÌÌà àThe€defendant,€Charles€David€Bowling,€was€convicted€by€a€Scott€CountyÏjury€of€twelve€(12)€counts€of€rape€of€a€child,€Class€A€felonies.€€The€trial€courtÏsentenced€him€to€concurrent€terms€of€twenty„five€(25)€years€for€each€conviction.€ÏOn€appeal,€defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence.€ÏAfter€a€thorough€review€of€the€record€before€this€Court,€we€affirm€the€judgment€ofÏthe€trial€court.ÌÌà@ àò òòòFACTSóóó óÌÌà àIn€1989,€defendant€began€living€with€the€victim€and€her€mother,€Debbie.€ÏThe€victim,€J.M.,× ƒ0 ××  ×€was€approximately€twelve€months€old€at€the€time.€€DefendantÏand€Debbie€subsequently€had€a€child€and€decided€to€build€a€home€together.€€InÏthe€fall€of€1992,€Debbie€began€nursing€school.€€Soon€thereafter,€defendant€quitÏhis€job€and€began€babysitting€the€children€while€Debbie€attended€school.Ìà àFor€the€next€two€and€one„half€(2€ðð)€years,€defendant€sexuallyÏpenetrated€J.M.€vaginally,€orally€or€anally€on€numerous€occasions.€€The€victim,Ïwho€was€eight€(8)€years€old€at€the€time€of€trial,€testified€to€the€various€instancesÏof€rape€at€trial.€€With€reference€to€the€particular€counts€of€the€indictment,€aÏsynopsis€of€the€victimððs€testimony€is€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àCount€One:€The€victim€testified€that,€when€she€was€changingÏclothes,€defendant€ð ðcame€in€and€he€pulled€his€clothes€off€andÏstarted€putting€his€private€in€mine.ðð€€There€was€testimony€fromÏother€witnesses€that€this€event€occurred€on€or€about€April€6,€1995.ÌÌà8 àCount€Two:€€The€victim€testified€that,€on€the€first€occasion€that€sheÏcould€remember,€defendant€followed€her€into€her€bedroom€andÏð ðpulled€down€my€pants€and€pulled€down€his€pants€and€he€was€soÏquick€about€it,€and€I€couldnððt€do€nothing€about€it€ððcause€I€was€afraidÏthat€he€would€like€hurt€me€and€so€I€couldnððt€do€anything€about€itÏand€he€just€put€his€private€part€in€mine.ððÌÌà8 àCount€Three:€The€victim€described€how€the€defendant€orallyÏpenetrated€her,€stating€that€defendant€ð ðmade€me€suck€on€him€„€onÏhis€private.ððÌÌà8 àCount€Four:€The€victim€testified€that€around€Christmas€1992,€sheÏð ðgot€on€the€bed€with€[defendant]€because€I€did€love€him€and€„€well,Ïhe€woke€up€and€he€just€pulled€down€my€pants€and€started€doingÏit.ððÌÌà8 àCount€Five:€The€victim€described€how€the€defendant€put€hisÏð ðprivate€partðð€in€hers€while€they€were€standing€in€the€kitchen.€€ð ð[œH]e›Ïjust€took€me€into€the€kitchen€and€he€left€the€lights€off€and€I€had€toÏback€up€against€the€counter€and€he€„€he€just€pulled€down€my€pantsÏand€started€doing€it.ððÌÌà8 àCount€Six:€The€victim€testified€that€defendant€put€his€penis€in€herÏð ðprivate€partðð€while€they€were€in€the€childrenððs€playroom.ÌÌà8 àCount€Seven:€The€victim€testified€that€defendant€sexuallyÏpenetrated€her€in€the€ð ðtool€shed,ðð€stating€that€defendant€ð ðpicked€meÏup€on€[a€stool]€and€pulled€down€my€pants€and€I€had€to€[scoot€down]Ï.€.€.€and€he€„€he€got€something€to€stand€on€so€he€would€be€tallÏenough€to€put€his€in€mine.ððÌÌà8 àCount€Eight:€The€victim€testified€that€defendant€put€his€penis€in€herÏð ðprivateðð€while€she€was€lying€on€the€couch€in€the€living€room.ÌÌà8 àCount€Nine:€The€victim€testified€that€defendant,€after€discoveringÏthe€victim€jumping€on€defendantððs€bed,€pulled€down€the€victimððsÏpants€and€pulled€down€his€own€and€put€his€penis€in€her€ð ðprivateÏpart.ððÌÌà8 àCount€Ten:€The€victim€described€how€defendant€put€his€penis€inÏher€ð ðprivate€partðð€while€they€were€in€the€bathroom.ÌÌà8 àCount€Eleven:€The€victim€testified€that€defendant€anally€penetratedÏher€while€they€were€in€his€bedroom.€€She€testified€that€he€put€hisÏpenis€in€ð ðthe€back€part€of€my€private.ððÌÌà8 àCount€Twelve:€The€victim€described€how€defendant€penetrated€herÏin€defendantððs€bedroom€early€one€morning€after€her€mother€left€forÏschool.€€She€testified€that,€after€he€affirmed€that€the€victimððsÏyounger€sister€was€asleep,€he€ð ðjust€started€doing€it.ððÌÌÓÓà àIn€early€April€1995,€Debbie€arrived€home€from€school€and€found€J.M.€inÏthe€bathroom.€€J.M.€was€ð ðtearfulðð€and€complained€that€her€ð ðbutt€[hurt]€real€bad.ðð€ÏUpon€examining€her€daughter,€Debbie€ð ðnoticed€that€[the€victim]€was€veryÏswollen,€she€was€very€red,€she€was€almost€purple€she€was€so€red,€and€[Debbie]Ïalso€noticed€what€[she]€thought€was€a€vaginal€discharge.ððÌà àOn€April€10,€approximately€one€week€later,€J.M.€informed€Debbie€that€theÏdefendant€had€been€sexually€abusing€her.€€J.M.€was€subsequently€examined€byÏa€nurse€practitioner€and€a€gynecologist.€€Both€examinations€revealed€findingsÏconsistent€with€vaginal€penetration.Ìà àWhen€the€police€attempted€to€arrest€defendant,€they€found€him€in€hisÏbedroom€with€a€gun.€€He€had€taken€an€overdose€of€aspirin€and€Antivert€andÏinformed€the€police€that€he€ð ðwasnððt€going€to€allow€[them]€to€arrest€him,€he€wasÏgoing€to€die.ðð€€Eventually,€the€police€were€able€to€subdue€the€defendant€andÏtake€him€to€a€hospital.Ìà àDefendant€testified€on€his€own€behalf€at€trial.€€He€denied€having€a€sexualÏrelationship€with€J.M.€and€suggested€that€most€of€the€stateððs€witnesses€ð ðliedÏabout€everything.ðð€€He€stated€that€he€attempted€suicide€because€Debbie€endedÍtheir€relationship.€€He€claimed€that€J.M.€witnessed€Debbie€and€him€havingÏsexual€relations,€thus€giving€J.M.€the€knowledge€to€testify€as€to€the€specifics€ofÏthe€alleged€sexual€misconduct.Ìà àDefendant€was€charged€with€twenty€(20)€counts€of€rape€of€a€child.€ÏCounts€Two€through€Twenty€were€identical€and€alleged€that€the€defendant€ð ðonÏor€about€Aug.„Sept.€1992€to€April€5,€1995€.€.€.€did€unlawfully,€feloniously,Ïintentionally,€knowingly,€and€recklessly€sexually€penetrate€[the€victim],€who€wasÏthen€less€than€13€years€of€age.ðð€€Count€One€also€alleged€the€same€facts€butÏspecified€the€date€of€April€6,€1995.€€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€stateððs€proof€at€trial,Ïthe€state€made€an€election€of€twelve€(12)€offenses€and€dismissed€eight€(8)Ïcounts.€€The€stateððs€election€was€written€and€specifically€described€twelve€(12)Ïseparate€incidences€of€sexual€penetration.Ìà àThe€jury€returned€guilty€verdicts€on€all€twelve€(12)€counts€of€rape€of€aÏchild.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€defendant€to€concurrent€terms€of€twenty„fiveÏ(25)€years€for€each€conviction.€€Defendant€now€brings€this€appeal€as€of€right.ÌÌà@ àò òòòSUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEó óóóÌÌà àDefendantððs€sole€issue€on€appeal€is€whether€the€evidence€is€sufficient€toÏsustain€the€juryððs€findings€of€guilt.€€In€making€this€argument,€defendant€points€toÏspecific€portions€of€the€victimððs€testimony€detailing€the€instances€of€sexualÏabuse.€€He€contends€that€some€of€the€acts€described€by€the€victim€areÏð ðphysically€impossible.ðð€€He€further€suggests€the€victimððs€possible€motives€forÍfabricating€her€testimony.€€Therefore,€he€argues€that€this€Court,€in€determiningÏthe€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€should€disregard€the€victimððs€testimony.Ìà@ àò òA.ó óÌà àWhen€an€appellant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€theÏstandard€of€review€is€whether,€after€viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€mostÏfavorable€to€the€state,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essentialÏelements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443ÏU.S.€307,€318,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€2789,€61€L.Ed.2d€560€(1979);€òòState€v.€Evansóó,€838ÏS.W.2d€185,€190„91€(Tenn.€1992);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€On€appeal,€the€stateÏis€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€orÏlegitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571ÏS.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€This€Court€will€not€reweigh€the€evidence,Ïreevaluate€the€evidence,€or€substitute€its€evidentiary€inferences€for€thoseÏreached€by€the€jury.€€òòState€v.€Careyóó,€914€S.W.2d€93,€95€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1995).€€Furthermore,€in€a€criminal€trial,€great€weight€is€given€to€the€resultÏreached€by€the€jury.€€òòState€v.€Johnsonóó,€910€S.W.2d€897,€899€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1995).Ìà àOnce€approved€by€the€trial€court,€a€jury€verdict€accredits€the€witnessesÏpresented€by€the€state€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€state.€€òòState€v.ÏWilliamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983).€€A€jury's€guilty€verdict€removes€theÏpresumption€of€innocence€enjoyed€by€the€defendant€at€trial€and€raises€aÏpresumption€of€guilt.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€TheÏdefendant€then€bears€the€burden€of€overcoming€this€presumption€of€guilt€onÍappeal.€€òòState€v.€Blackóó,€815€S.W.2d€166,€175€(Tenn.€1991).Ìà@ àò òB.ó óÌà àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€victimððs€testimony€was€unbelievable.€€ItÏis€well„established€that€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€to€be€given€theirÏtestimony,€and€the€reconciliation€of€conflicts€in€the€proof€are€matters€entrustedÏexclusively€to€the€jury€as€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,€19€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1996).€€Furthermore,€a€full€review€of€the€victimððs€testimony€revealsÏthat€she€related€intimate€knowledge€of€each€offense€of€which€defendant€wasÏconvicted.Ìà àMoreover,€the€physical€evidence€corroborated€the€victimððs€testimony.€€AÏgynecologist€and€nurse€practitioner€both€testified€that€their€physicalÏexaminations€indicated€that€the€victimððs€hymen€was€not€intact.€€Therefore,€bothÏconcluded€that€the€victimððs€vagina€had€been€penetrated.Ìà àIt€was€for€the€jury€to€determine€whether€the€victim€was€truthful.€€The€juryððsÏverdict€reflects€that€it€found€the€victim€to€have€been€truthful.€€We€are€not€at€libertyÏto€conclude€otherwise.Ìà àWe€find€that€there€is€sufficient€evidence€from€which€a€rational€trier€of€factÏcould€find€defendant€guilty€of€each€count€of€rape€of€a€child€beyond€a€reasonableÏdoubt.€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóò òÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌCURWOOD€WITT,€JUDGEó ó