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ÐÌò òTRIAL€TESTIMONYó óÐ ü#L# ÐÌÓ  Óà  àDavid€Ô_ÔKingtonÔ_Ô€borrowed€his€parent's€1990€gray€Mercury€Sable€on€July€6,€1999.€€Ô_ÔKingtonÔ_ÔÐ Ô%$!% Ðparked€and€locked€the€vehicle€with€the€engine€running€and€entered€a€business.€€Upon€exiting€theÐ À&"& Ðbusiness,€Ô_ÔKingtonÔ_Ô€discovered€that€he€was€locked€out€of€the€vehicle,€so€he€borrowed€another€vehicleÐ ¬'ü"' Ðto€retrieve€a€spare€set€of€keys.€€When€he€returned€approximately€40€minutes€later,€the€vehicle€wasÐ ˜(è#( Ðmissing.€€Ô_ÔKingtonÔ_Ô€did€not€give€anyone€permission€to€use€the€vehicle.€€He€immediately€reported€theÐ „)Ô$) Ðcar€stolen€to€the€Chattanooga€Police€Department.Ð p*À%* ÐÌà  àDetective€Michael€Davis€of€the€Ô_ÔShelbyvilleÔ_Ô€Police€Department€testified€that€while€he€wasÐ H,˜', Ðpatrolling€on€July€22,€1999,€he€observed€the€defendant€driving€a€gray€1990€Mercury€Sable.€€ItÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôabruptly€stopped,€and€a€woman€ran€from€the€vehicleððs€passenger€side.€€He€attempted€to€follow€theÐ ° Ðwoman€but€lost€sight€of€her.€€He€then€followed€the€vehicle€and€ran€a€license€plate€check,€whichÐ œì Ðrevealed€the€plate€was€issued€to€a€white€Chrysler.€€Davis€stopped€the€vehicle.€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àDet.€Davis€further€testified€he€observed€that€the€back€driverððs€side€glass€window€was€broken.€Ð `° ÐWhen€Davis€commented€to€other€officers€about€the€broken€window,€the€defendant€volunteered,€ð ðIÐ L œ Ðhave€got€the€keys.ðð€€Det.€Davis€further€inquired€if€the€vehicle€belonged€to€the€defendant,€and€he€againÐ 8 ˆ Ðnervously€answered,€ð ðI€have€the€keys.ðð€€When€the€defendant€could€produce€neither€a€license€nor€aÐ $ t Ðregistration,€Det.€Davis€ran€a€check€of€the€defendantððs€name,€date€of€birth,€and€the€vehicleððsÐ  ` Ðidentification€number.€€Dispatch€informed€Davis€that€the€defendantððs€license€was€revoked,€and€theÐ ü L  Ðvehicle€was€stolen€in€Chattanooga.€€Davis€then€arrested€the€defendant€for€theft.€€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àDavid€Kington€testified€that€his€parents€were€elderly€and€unable€to€come€to€court€to€testify.€Ð À  ÐHe€described€the€vehicle€as€ð ðmeticulous[ly]ðð€kept,€in€ð ðvery€good€shape,ðð€and€having€approximatelyÐ ¬ü  Ð77,000€miles.€€Kington€stated€he€did€not€know€the€defendant€and€did€not€give€him€permission€toÐ ˜è  Ðpossess€the€vehicle.€€He€further€testified€that€he€examined€the€car€after€it€had€been€towed€back€toÐ „Ô  ÐChattanooga€and€noticed€that€the€window€had€been€broken€out€since€he€was€last€in€it.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àClarence€Lamb,€the€owner€of€a€local€car€dealership,€estimated€the€wholesale€value€of€a€1990Ð H˜ ÐMercury€Sable€with€77,000€miles€at€$2,000€and€a€retail€value€of€$2,900€to€$3,500.€€On€cross„Ð 4„ Ðexamination€Lamb€conceded€that€he€never€examined€the€vehicle.€€Ð  p ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼»XX]á #ÔÔ€X]áX»¼ÔÌà@Š Š ìàò òSUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEó óˆÐ ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€argues€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€establish€(1)€he€acted€without€theÐ ¼  Ðownerððs€consent;€(2)€the€car€driven€by€defendant€was€the€same€car€that€was€stolen;€and€€(3)€the€valueÐ ¨ø Ðof€the€car€was€$1,000€or€greater.€€We€respectfully€disagree.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌò òA.€€Standard€of€Reviewó óÐ l¼ ÐÌÔ‡ X]áXXX]áÔà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€must€review€theÐ D!” Ðrecord€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€during€the€trial€was€sufficient€"to€support€the€findingsÐ 0"€  Ðby€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt."€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€This€rule€isÐ #l! Ðapplicable€to€findings€of€guilt€predicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence€or€aÐ $X" Ðcombination€of€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,18€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ô$D # ÐApp.1996).Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ€à  àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€does€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€theÐ ¸'#& Ðevidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.1978).€€Nor€may€this€court€substitute€itsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðinferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€199Ð )à$( ÐTenn.€298,€305,€286€S.W.2d€856,€859€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€court€is€required€to€afford€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðstate€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€all€reasonableÐ h+¸&* Ðand€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€926,Ð ° Ð932€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1995).Ð œì ÐÌà  àBecause€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€replaces€it€with€aÐ tÄ Ðpresumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€court€of€illustrating€why€the€evidence€isÐ `° Ðinsufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914Ð L œ Ð(Tenn.€1982)òòóó.€€€€Ô#†X]áXX X]á#ÔÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌò òB.€€Theftó óÐ  ` ÐÌà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39-14-103€states€that€"[a]€person€commits€theft€of€property€if,€with€intentÐ è 8  Ðto€deprive€the€owner€of€property,€the€person€knowingly€obtains€or€exercises€control€over€the€propertyÐ Ô$  Ðwithout€the€owner's€effective€consent."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„14„105€makes€the€offense€of€theft€aÐ À  ÐClass€D€felony€ð ðif€the€value€of€the€property€or€services€obtained€is€one€thousand€dollars€($1,000)€orÐ ¬ü  Ðmore€but€less€than€ten€thousand€dollars€($10,000).ðð€€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àÌò òà@èè$ìà(1)€€Consentó óˆÐ pÀ ÐÌà  àDavid€Kington€testified€that€he€locked€the€keys€in€his€parentððs€vehicle€while€it€was€runningÐ H˜ Ðand€when€he€returned,€the€vehicle€was€gone.€€Kington€further€testified€that€he€was€neither€acquaintedÐ 4„ Ðwith€the€defendant€nor€gave€the€defendant€permission€to€drive€the€vehicle.€€Kington€immediatelyÐ  p Ðreported€the€vehicle€stolen.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àDet.€Michael€Davis€arrested€the€defendant€after€spotting€him€driving€the€vehicleÐ ä4 Ðapproximately€three€weeks€after€its€theft.€€The€license€plate€belonging€to€the€vehicle€was€replacedÐ Ð  Ðwith€one€belonging€to€another€vehicle,€and€the€vehicleððs€rear€driverððs€side€window€was€broken.€Ð ¼  ÐKington€saw€the€car€after€it€was€returned€to€Chattanooga€and€confirmed€that€the€window€was€broken.€Ð ¨ø ÐWhen€asked€if€it€was€his€vehicle,€the€defendant€stated€in€an€ð ðagitated,€nervous€mannerðð€that€he€hadÐ ”ä Ðthe€keys.€€The€jury€could€reasonably€infer€from€the€evidence€that€the€defendant€was€in€control€of€theÐ €Ð Ðvehicle€without€the€ownerððs€consent.Ð l¼ ÐÌò òà@³³ìà(2)€€Identification€of€Stolen€Caró óˆÐ D!” ÐÌà  àKington€testified€the€1990€gray€Mercury€Sable€was€taken€without€permission€in€Chattanooga,Ð #l! ÐHamilton€County.€€Det.€Davis€stopped€the€defendant€in€Bedford€County€driving€a€gray€1990€MercuryÐ $X" ÐSable€with€improper€registration.€€The€VIN€check€revealed€the€car€had€been€stolen€in€Chattanooga.€Ð ô$D # ÐDet.€Davis€testified€he€had€no€reason€to€doubt€it€was€the€Kington€vehicle.€€The€car€was€towed€backÐ à%0!$ Ðto€Chattanooga€where€Kington€observed€the€vehicle€and€confirmed€the€window€had€been€broken.€Ð Ì&"% ÐBased€upon€this€evidence,€the€jury€could€reasonably€infer€the€car€which€the€defendant€was€drivingÐ ¸'#& Ðwas€the€Kington€vehicle.€€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌò òÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà@LL%ìà(3)€€Valueó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àDavid€Kington€testified€that€the€vehicle€had€approximately€77,000€miles,€wasÐ ˆØ Ðð ðmeticulous[ly]ðð€kept,€and€was€in€ð ðvery€good€shape.ðð€€Clarence€Lamb€testified€that€he€had€been€inÐ tÄ Ðthe€automobile€business€since€1972€and€had€owned€a€car€dealership€since€1980.€€He€appraised€theÐ `° Ðvehicleððs€value€in€ð ðgood€conditionðð€to€be€$2,000€at€wholesale,€and€between€$2,900€and€$3,500€atÐ L œ Ðretail.€€Lamb€conceded€that€he€never€saw€the€vehicle.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌÓ  ÓÓ  Óà  àThe€statutory€definition€of€value€is€fair€market€value€at€the€time€and€place€of€the€offense.€€òòSeeóóÐ  ` ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39-11-106(a)(36)(A)(i).€€Although€Lamb€did€not€observe€the€vehicle,€KingtonÐ ü L  Ðtestified€the€vehicle€was€in€ð ðvery€good€shape.ðð€€Thus,€Kingtonððs€testimony€and€Lambððs€testimonyÐ è 8  Ðwere€sufficient€to€establish€the€fair€market€value€of€the€vehicle€to€be€more€than€$1,000.€€€€Ð Ô$  ÐÓ§/ÓÌÌà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ ˜è  ÐÌà  àBased€on€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð pÀ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð  p Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGE