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ÔÔ€$ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ ` ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÝ  ݛрÑÑ7€ÿàXXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Ӝـ€ÙßR€'(&A1-j|` à. `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALÔ% € ÔS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌJULY€1997€SESSIONÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)à àC.C.A.€NO.€€03C01„9609„CR„00331Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àAppelleeà àà àà àà à)à àMcMINN€CRIMINALà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€MAYO€L.€MASHBURN,à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àJUDGEÌJACKIE€CROWE,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌ€à àDefendant/Appellantà àà à)à àÌÌÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóóà àà àà àà àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóóÌÌGregory€D.€Smithà àà àà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌOne€Public€Square,€Suite€321à àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌClarksville,€TN€37040Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPeter€M.€CoughlanÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€General€€à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€RobertsonÏParkwayà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493à àÌà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌJOHN€K.€BYERSÌSENIOR€JUDGEÌò òòòÓ  ÓO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÓ  ÓÌÑ  ÑÓÓà àThe€defendant€was€convicted€by€jury€of€two€counts€of€rape€and€two€counts€ofÏincest.€€He€was€sentenced€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender€to€twelve€(12)€years€forÏeach€rape€conviction€and€to€six€(6)€years€for€each€incest€conviction€to€the€custody€ofÏthe€Department€of€Correction.€€The€trial€court€ordered€the€defendant€to€serve€theÏrape€convictions€consecutive€to€each€other€and€consecutive€to€prior€unservedÏsentences€but€concurrent€with€the€incest€convictions.€€The€trial€court€also€imposedÏfines€in€the€amount€of€$25,000€for€each€rape€conviction€and€$10,000€for€eachÏincest€conviction.€€€€Ìà àThe€defendant€appeals€these€convictions,€arguing€that€the€evidence€isÏinsufficient€to€sustain€convictions€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€defendantððs€convictions.Ìà àThe€evidence€presented€by€the€State€at€trial€consisted€of€the€testimony€ofÏCarla€Scroggs,€who€is€the€victim€and€the€defendantððs€daughter,€and€the€testimonyÏof€Mary€Crowe,€who€is€the€victimððs€mother€and€the€defendantððs€wife.€€At€the€time€ofÏthe€trial€on€February€7,€1996,€the€victim€was€nineteen€(19)€years€old,€placing€herÏbetween€the€ages€of€sixteen€(16)€and€seventeen€(17)€at€the€time€of€the€allegedÏoffenses€from€August€1993€to€August€1994.Ìà àIdentifying€the€defendant€as€the€perpetrator,€the€victim€testified€that€theÏdefendant€raped€her€on€numerous€occasions,€but€generally€she€could€notÏremember€specific€dates€and€times€because€the€rapes€occurred€so€frequently,€atÏleast€once€a€week,€and€she€blocked€much€of€it€out.€€However,€the€victim€was€able€toÏtestify€about€two€specific€instances€of€rape€by€relating€them€to€memorable€events,Ïwhich€were€then€traced€to€more€specific€dates€and€times.Ìà àThe€victim€testified€that€the€first€specific€instance€of€rape€occurred€the€day€herÏnew€bedroom€suite€was€delivered€to€the€house.€€The€victim€testified€about€theÏfollowing€details€with€respect€to€this€rape.€€The€victim€and€her€older€sister€shared€aÏbedroom€so€they€purchased€a€new€bedroom€suite€with€money€they€earned€fromÏworking€at€a€local€restaurant.€€On€the€day€the€bedroom€suite€was€delivered,€theÑ€)ÑÇÑ ½ Ñvictim€came€home€after€school€and€began€arranging€and€cleaning€the€newÏfurniture.€€The€victimððs€mother€and€sister€were€at€work,€so€she€was€alone€in€theÏhouse€with€the€defendant.€€The€defendant€entered€her€bedroom€and€told€her€toÏundress,€while€he€put€on€a€condom.€€By€this€time€in€her€life,€the€victim€had€becomeÏso€scared€of€the€defendantððs€threats€to€kill€or€harm€her€if€she€did€not€comply€that€sheÏtook€off€her€clothes.€€Then,€the€defendant€made€her€lie€on€the€bed,€and€he€got€onÏtop€of€her€and€had€vaginal€intercourse€with€her.€€The€victim€testified€that€thisÏparticular€rape€hurt€her€because€her€vagina€was€unlubricated.€€Mary€CroweÏtestified€that€her€daughters€received€the€bedroom€suite€sometime€in€August€1993.€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àAs€for€the€second€specific€instance€of€rape,€the€victim€testified€that€theÏdefendant€raped€her€in€a€utility€room,€a€separate€structure€which€housed€theÏlaundry€machines€at€the€back€of€the€house.€€The€victim€testified€about€the€followingÏdetails€with€respect€to€this€rape.€€The€defendant€told€the€victim€to€go€to€the€utilityÏroom€to€wash€some€clothes.€€While€she€was€in€the€utility€room,€the€defendant€cameÏout€there€already€wearing€a€condom.€€The€defendant€unzipped€his€pants,€made€herÏbend€over,€and€penetrated€her€vaginally.€€The€victim€testified€that€this€instance€ofÏrape€occurred€sometime€after€April€1994€at€approximately€5:00€p.m.€€SheÏremembered€the€time€because€it€was€starting€to€get€dark€and€her€younger€sisterÏwas€told€by€the€defendant€to€take€a€bath€and€get€ready€for€bed.€€Ìà àAt€the€defendantððs€objection€at€the€close€of€the€Stateððs€proof,€the€trial€courtÏrequired€the€State€to€elect€the€offenses€for€which€it€was€seeking€convictions.€€TheÏState€elected€to€prosecute€two€instances€of€rape:€ð ðthe€utility€room€and€the€day€theÏbedroom€suit€[sic]€was€delivered,€when€it€happened€in€her€bedroom.ðð€Ìà àThe€defendantððs€proof€at€trial€consisted€of€the€testimony€of€his€sister,€CarolÏAllen,€who€testified€that€she€had€a€good€relationship€with€the€victim,€her€niece,€andÏyet€the€victim€never€confided€in€her€over€the€years€about€being€sexually€abused€byÏthe€defendant.€€Ms.€Allen€further€testified€that€the€victim€did€not€confide€in€her€whenÏshe€specifically€asked€the€victim€whether€the€allegations€against€the€defendant€ofÏsexual€abuse€were€true.€€The€defendant€did€not€testify€at€trial,€but€at€the€sentencingÏhearing€he€denied€ever€having€illegal€sexual€intercourse€with€the€victim.€Ìà àThe€defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€to€support€theÏconvictions€for€rape€and€incest.€€When€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€isÏchallenged,€the€standard€of€review€is€whether,€after€considering€the€evidence€in€theÏlight€most€favorable€to€the€State,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€theÏessential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.€Duncan,óó€698ÏS.W.2d€63,€67€(Tenn.€1985),€òòcert.€denied,óó€475€U.S.€1031€(1986).Ìà àFurthermore,€ð ða€jury€verdict€approved€by€the€trial€judge€accredits€theÏtestimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€State€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€theÏStateððs€theory.ðð€€òòState€v.€Williams,óó€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983),€òòcert.€denied,Ïóó465€U.S.€1073€(1984);€òòState€v.€Grace,óó€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).€€OnÏappeal,€the€State€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€allÏreasonable€inferences€that€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbage,óó€571ÏS.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).Ìà àA€finding€of€guilt€against€the€defendant€removes€the€presumption€ofÏinnocence€and€raises€a€presumption€of€guilt€on€appeal.€€òòGrace,óó€493€S.W.2d€at€476.€ÏIt€is€the€defendant€who€must€overcome€this€presumption€of€guilt€and€carry€theÍburden€of€demonstrating€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient.€€òòWilliams,óó€657€S.W.2d€atÏ410.Ìà àIn€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€the€evidence€showed€that€theÏdefendant€raped€the€victim€on€two€separate€occasions,€each€set€apart€from€otherÏinstances€of€rape€by€the€victimððs€unique€details€and€each€traced€to€specific€datesÏand€times€by€either€the€victim€or€Mary€Crowe.€€Accordingly,€the€jury€was€able€toÏdeliberate€and€return€a€verdict€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€on€these€twoÏspecific€instances€of€rape.Ìà àThe€defendant€failed€to€present€any€evidence€to€rebut€the€victimððs€testimonyÏregarding€the€two€specific€instances€of€rape.€€Therefore,€the€jury€was€entitled€toÏbelieve€the€victimððs€testimony€and€reject€the€defendantððs€defense€that€he€did€notÏcommit€the€rapes.€€On€appeal,€the€defendant€has€not€overcome€this€presumption€ofÏÑ ° Ñguilt€and€has€not€demonstrated€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient.Ìà àWe€find€that€the€evidence€in€the€record€is€certainly€sufficient€for€a€rationalÏtrier€of€fact€to€find€the€essential€elements€of€the€offenses€of€rape€and€incest€beyondÏa€reasonable€doubt.Ìà àThe€judgments€are€affirmed.ÌòòÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïóóà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:òòÌÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌDavid€H.€Welles,€JudgeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌThomas€T.€Woodall,€Judge€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€