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ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2000„00990„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€December€29,€Ô_Ô2000Ô_ÔÐ eµ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<0` AßÐ 1  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€appellant,€Ô_ÔToscarÔ_Ô€C.€Carpenter,€Sr.,€pursuant€to€a€bench€trial,€was€convicted€of€one€count€of€theftÐ &v  Ðover€$1000,€a€class€D€felony.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant€as€a€career€offender€to€twelveÐ  \ Ðyears€incarceration€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€The€appellant€presents€the€followingÐ òB Ðissue€for€our€review:€whether,€considering€the€inconsistency€and€nature€of€the€testimony€of€theÐ Ø( Ðprosecutionððs€witnesses,€there€was€sufficient€evidence€to€convict€the€appellant€of€theft€over€$1000.€Ð ¾ ÐBased€upon€a€review€of€the€record€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð ¤ô ÐÓõÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ pÀ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼À»àXxÌÃ#ÔÔ‡XxÌX.¼ÀÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòThomas€T.€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,óó€andÐ <Œ ÐòòRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð "r ÐÌLarry€D.€Ô_ÔDrolsumÔ_Ô,€Franklin,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Ô_ÔToscarÔ_Ô€C.€Carpenter,€Sr.Ð î> ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Russell€S.€Baldwin,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð º  ÐSharon€Ô_ÔGuffeeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€and€Ronald€L.€Davis,€District€Attorney€General,Ð  ð Ðfor€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð † Ö  ÐÓ~ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼À»XXxÌ­#ÔÔ‡XxÌX»¼ÀÔÐ R"¢" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼À»XXxÌ #ÔÔ‡XxÌX»¼ÀÔÓ  Óà@'' ìàòòò òI.€Factual€Backgroundóóó óˆÐ $n$ Ðà  àà ` àOn€November€6,€1993,€the€appellant,€Ô_ÔToscarÔ_Ô€C.€Carpenter,€Sr.,€entered€the€Ô_ÔCastnerÔ_ÔÐ %T % ÐÔ_ÔKnottÔ_Ô€Department€store€at€Cool€Springs€Mall€in€Williamson€County.Ô#†¼À»XXxÌ_ #ÔÔ€XxÌX»¼ÀÔ€€Security€cameras€in€the€storeÐ ê%:!& Ðrecorded€the€appellant€carefully€checking€merchandise€in€the€section€of€the€store€containingÐ Ð& "' Ðexpensive€menððs€clothing.€€He€then€proceeded€into€the€mall€and€spoke€with€six€individuals.€€TheÐ ¶'#( Ðindividuals€followed€the€appellant€back€into€Ô_ÔCastnerÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKnottÔ_Ô,€and€the€group€proceeded€to€a€tableÐ œ(ì#) Ðdisplaying€Ô_ÔNauticaÔ_Ô€brand€shirts€and€pants.€€One€of€the€females€in€the€group€held€open€a€large€whiteÐ ‚)Ò$* Ðbag€while€the€appellant€placed€nine€shirts€and€nine€pairs€of€pants€into€the€bag.€€The€group€left€theÐ h*¸%+ Ðstore€after€noticing€that€two€members€of€the€Ô_ÔCastnerÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKnottÔ_Ô€Loss€Prevention€Security€team,€JonathanÐ N+ž&, ÐÔ_ÔBoeseÔ_Ô€and€Robert€Huey,€were€approaching.€€Ð 4,„'- ÐÐ -j(.ý ÐÔ_Ôà  àà ` àBoese€and€Huey€followed€the€appellant€and€one€of€the€females€into€the€parking€lot.€Ð ° ÐThe€appellant€held€the€bag€containing€the€stolen€merchandise.€€Boese€and€Huey€approached€theÐ –æ Ðappellant€in€order€to€recover€the€merchandise€and€apprehend€the€appellant.€€However,€both€BoeseÐ |Ì Ðand€Huey€backed€away€from€the€appellant€when€they€noticed€that€he€had€a€knife€in€the€waistbandÐ b² Ðof€his€pants.€€The€appellant€dropped€the€bag€containing€the€stolen€merchandise€and€got€into€his€car.€Ð H˜ ÐThe€appellant€and€the€female€sped€away€in€the€vehicle.€€For€a€brief€time,€Officer€Andrew€Green€withÐ . ~ Ðthe€Franklin€Police€Department€followed€the€two€suspects.€€However,€Officer€Green€soon€terminatedÐ  d Ðhis€pursuit€of€the€vehicle.€€Boese,€Huey,€and€Officer€Green€returned€to€the€Loss€PreventionÐ ú J Ðdepartment€of€Castner€Knott.€€They€inventoried€the€bag€and€found€that€the€bag€contained€nineÐ à 0 ÐNautica€shirts€with€a€price€tag€of€$59€each€and€nine€pairs€of€Nautica€pants€with€€a€price€tag€of€$57Ð Æ   Ðeach,€for€a€total€of€$1044€worth€of€stolen€merchandise.Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€State€charged€the€appellant€with€theft€of€property€over€$1000€and€with€aggravatedÐ xÈ  Ðassault.€€Following€a€bench€trial,€the€trial€court€acquitted€the€appellant€of€aggravated€assault€butÐ ^®  Ðfound€him€guilty€of€theft€of€property€over€$1000,€a€class€D€felony.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€theÐ D”  Ðappellant€as€a€career€offender€to€twelve€years€incarceration€in€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÐ *z  ÐCorrection.€The€appellant€presents€the€following€issue€for€our€review:€whether,€considering€theÐ ` Ðinconsistency€and€nature€of€the€testimony€of€the€prosecutionððs€witnesses,€there€was€sufficientÐ öF Ðevidence€to€convict€the€appellant€of€theft€over€$1000.Ð Ü, ÐÌà@$ìàòòò òII.€Analysisóóó óˆÐ ¨ø Ðà  àà ` àÔ‡XxÌXXXxÌÔThe€appellant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€adduced€at€trial€to€supportÐ ŽÞ Ðhis€conviction€of€theft€of€property€over€$1000.€€As€the€prevailing€party€in€the€trial€court,€the€StateÐ tÄ Ðis€afforded€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€produced€at€trial€and€all€reasonableÐ Zª Ðinferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€that€evidence.€òòState€v.€Henningóó,€975€S.W.2d€290,€299€(Tenn.Ð @ Ð1998).€€Ô#†XxÌXXXx̪#ÔÔ‡ôdÄòXXxÌÔ€Ô#†XxÌXòôdÄÄ#ÔAdditionally,€this€court€has€stated€that€ð ðit€is€logical€and€compelling€that€the€judgeððs€role€atÐ &v Ða€bench€trial€be€considered€the€same€as€the€jurorsðð€role€at€a€jury€trial.€€Each,€when€so€sitting,€is€actingÐ  \ Ðas€the€trier€of€facts.ðð€€òòState€v.€Danielsóó,€531€S.W.2d€795,€801€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1975).€€Accordingly,Ð òB ÐiÔ‡XxÌXXXxÌÔn€a€bench€trial,€the€trial€judge,€as€the€trier€of€fact,€must€resolve€all€questions€concerning€theÐ Ø( Ðcredibility€of€witnesses€and€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factualÐ ¾ Ðissues€raised€by€the€evidence.€òòState€v.€Ballóó,€973€S.W.2d€288,€292€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998).Ô#†XxÌXXXẍ#ÔÔ‡XxÌXXXxÌÔ€€ThisÐ ¤ô Ðcourt€will€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidence€in€determining€the€sufficiency€of€that€evidence€toÐ Š Ú Ðconvict€the€appellant.€€òòState€v.€Hatchettóó,€560€S.W.2d€627,€630€(Tenn.€1978).Ô#†XxÌXXXxÌ #ÔÔ‡XxÌXXXxÌÔÐ p!À  ÐÓ  Ó€€€Ô#†XxÌXXXxÌ?!#ÔÔ‡XxÌXXXxÌÔÐ V"¦! ÐÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€appellantððs€conviction€removes€the€presumption€of€the€appellantððs€innocence€and,Ð <#Œ" Ðon€appeal,€replaces€it€with€a€presumption€of€guilt.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.Ð "$r# Ð1982).€€Accordingly,€the€appellant€bears€the€burden€of€proving€to€this€court€why€the€evidenceÐ %X $ Ðadduced€at€trial€does€not€support€his€conviction.€€òòÔ#†XxÌXXXxÌ¥!#ÔId.óóÔ‡XxÌXXXxÌÔ€€Put€another€way,€the€appellant€mustÐ î%>!% Ðdemonstrate€that€no€reasonable€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€offenseÐ Ô&$"& Ðbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979);Ð º' #' ÐTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).Ð  (ð#( ÐÔ#†XxÌXXXx̸##ÔÌà  àà ` àIn€order€to€sustain€a€conviction€for€theft€of€property€over€$1000,€the€State€needed€toÐ l*¼%* Ðprove€that€the€appellant,€with€the€intent€to€deprive€the€owner€of€the€property,€knowingly€obtainedÐ R+¢&+ Ðor€exercised€control€over€property€without€the€ownerððs€effective€consent,€and€the€value€of€theÐ 8,ˆ', Ðproperty€was€over€$1000€but€less€than€$10,000.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.ðð€39„14„103,€„105(3)(1997).€€TheÐ ° Ðappellant€concedes€that€he€knowingly€obtained,€without€consent€and€with€the€intent€to€deprive€theÐ –æ Ðowner,€the€property€of€Castner€Knott.€€However,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€State€failed€to€proveÐ |Ì Ðthat€the€value€of€the€property€taken€was€over€$1000.Ð b² ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€first€argues€that€the€State€failed€to€prove€the€value€of€the€stolenÐ . ~ Ðmerchandise€through€a€competent€witness.€€He€cites€òòState€v.€Bridgeforthóó,€836€S.W.2d€591€(Tenn.Ð  d ÐCrim.€App.€1992),€in€support€of€this€proposition.€€In€òòBridgeforthóó,€the€owner€of€a€trucking€companyÐ ú J Ðtestified€as€to€his€opinion€regarding€the€value€of€the€merchandise€stolen€from€the€truck.€€This€courtÐ à 0 Ðheld€that€the€truck€owner,€as€a€bailee,€was€not€a€competent€witness€to€testify€to€the€value€of€theÐ Æ   Ðproperty€and€that€the€title€owner€of€the€property€would€need€to€testify€to€the€value€of€the€stolen€items.€Ð ¬ ü  ÐòòId.óó€at€593.€€The€appellant€argues€that,€in€this€case,€the€owner€of€the€merchandise€did€not€testify,€and,Ð ’â  Ðtherefore,€the€testimony€of€Boese,€Huey,€and€Officer€Green€was€incompetent€to€prove€the€value€ofÐ xÈ  Ðthe€stolen€merchandise.€€We€disagree.€€Ð ^®  ÐÌà  àà ` àInitially,€we€note€that€the€appellant€failed€to€object€at€trial€to€the€introduction€of€theÐ *z  Ðtestimony€of€Boese.€€Therefore,€this€issue€is€waived.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€36(a).€€Accordingly,Ð ` Ðð ð[Boeseððs]€testimony€is€proper€proof€of€the€value€of€the€property.€.€.ðð€€òòState€v.€Wrightóó,€No.€03C01„Ð öF Ð9203„CR„00087,€1992€WL€386323,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€December€29,€1992).€Ð Ü, ÐAdditionally,€òòBridgeforthóó€addresses€who€is€allowed€to€testify€regarding€their€€opinion€of€the€valueÐ Â Ðof€the€stolen€merchandise.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€701€(discussing€opinion€testimony€by€a€lay€witness).€Ð ¨ø ÐIn€the€instant€case,€Boese€did€not€testify€concerning€his€òòopinionóó€of€the€value€of€the€stolenÐ ŽÞ Ðmerchandise.€€Instead,€Boese€testified€òòóó€that€the€items€stolen€had€a€certain€price€marked€on€their€priceÐ tÄ Ðtag.€€òòSeeóó€òòNorris€v.€Stateóó,€475€S.W.2d€553,€555„556€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1971).€€€Accordingly,€Tenn.Ð Zª ÐR.€Evid.€701€does€not€apply€in€this€case.€€Boese,€a€Loss€Prevention€officer€with€Castner€Knott€at€theÐ @ Ðtime€of€the€theft,€testified€that,€based€upon€the€price€tags€on€each€item,€the€value€of€the€merchandiseÐ &v Ðat€the€time€of€the€theft€was€$59€for€each€shirt€and€$57€for€each€pair€of€pants,€for€a€total€value€ofÐ  \ Ð$1044.€€Boese€also€maintained€that€the€items€had€just€arrived€at€the€store€the€day€of€or€the€day€beforeÐ òB Ðthe€theft€and€were€not€on€sale.€€Ð Ø( ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€also€contends€that€the€testimony€of€Boese€and€Huey€was€contradictory,Ð ¤ô Ðand,€therefore,€the€prosecution€failed€to€prove€the€value€of€the€stolen€merchandise.€€Boese€testifiedÐ Š Ú Ðthat€the€appellant€had€stolen€nine€Nautica€shirts€and€nine€pairs€of€Nautica€pants.€€Huey€testified€thatÐ p!À  Ðthe€appellant€had€stolen€seven€shirts€and€seven€pairs€of€pants.€€However,€Huey€admitted€that€he€didÐ V"¦! Ðnot€independently€recall€the€number€of€items€stolen€because€the€theft€happened€six€years€earlier.€Ð <#Œ" ÐHuey€further€stated€that€the€number€of€items€stolen€was€correctly€entered€on€the€incident€reportÐ "$r# ÐBoese€and€Huey€made€after€the€theft.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€McAnallyóó,€No.€88„149„III,€1989€WL€28786,€atÐ %X $ Ð*1€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€March€30,€1989).€€Additionally,€the€incident€report€indicated€thatÐ î%>!% Ðthe€appellant€had€stolen€nine€shirts€and€nine€pairs€of€pants.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Nashóó,€No.€83,€1989€WLÐ Ô&$"& Ðâ â100228,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€August€30,€1989).€€Furthermore,€Officer€GreeneÐ º' #' Ðtestified€that€his€report€indicated€that€approximately€$1080€worth€of€merchandise€was€stolen.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€TheÐ ° Ðâ âtrial€court,€as€the€trier€of€fact,€resolved€this€conflict€in€the€testimony€in€favor€of€the€State€byÐ –æ Ðconcluding€that€the€appellant€had€stolen€nine€shirts€and€nine€pairs€of€pants.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Farraróó,€No.Ð |Ì Ð01C01„9605„CC„00198,€1997€WL€383146,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€July€11,€1997).€Ð b² ÐWe€will€not€substitute€our€view€on€appeal€for€that€of€the€trial€court.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð H˜ ÐÌà@ff#ìàòòò òIII.€ConclusionˆÐ  d Ðà  àà ` àó óóóBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Ð ú J ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ’â  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE