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ÔÔ€(ÔÝ  Ý›Ò  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ 8 ÒÓ  ÓÑ7€ uXXdìdÈ7ÑÔ€/ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓò òÑ  Ñœ›Þ ÞÌ€€ÌœÙ€*ÙßR€231A1-j|5£` Å `€€@ÿRß›à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€JACKSONÌà@ àSEPTEMBER€1997€SESSIONÌÌÓÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à0 àà à)€€Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àNO.€¢02C01£„9610„CR„00353ó óÌà àAppellee,à àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àSHELBY€COUNTYÌ¢VS£.à àà àà àà àà à)ó óà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òà àà àà àà àà à)ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àHON.€CHRIS€CRAFT¢,€JUDGE€£ÌSTEPHANIE€Y.€DOWAGIAC,à à)Ìà àà ࢀ£€à0 àà0 àà àà0 àà à)à àó ó(Theft€under€$500)Ìà àAppellant.à àà àà àò ò)ó óÌÌÌÌò òÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à àòòà àà àà àFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:ÌÌMARK€ALBERT€MESLER,€II¢£à àà àà0 àJOHN€KNOX€¢WALKUP£€ó óÌBallin,€Ballin€&€Fishman,€P.C.à àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌ200€Jefferson€AvenueÌSuite€1250à àà àà àà àà àà àò òCLINTON€J.€MORGANó óÌMemphis,€Tennessee€38103à àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òWILLIAMÏGIBBONSó óà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrictÏAttorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òRHEA€CLIFTó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà àà à201€Poplar€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSuite€300Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMemphis,€Tennessee€38103Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€ÌÌÌÌÌÌò òOPINION€FILED:€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóó óÌÌÌò òAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌÌJOE€G.€RILEY,ÌÓÓJUDGEÌšó óÔ€(ÔÌòòò òÔ€/ÔÑ€4ÑÇØØÙ  ÙÑ7€ uXXdìXXdì7Ñà@ àOPINIONó óóóÔ€(ÔÌÌà àÔ€/ÔDefendant,€Stephanie€Y.€Dowagiac,€was€convicted€by€a€Shelby€CountyÏjury€of€theft€of€property€under€$500,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor.€€The€trial€courtÏdeferred€imposition€of€sentence€and€placed€defendant€on€judicial€diversion€forÏeleven€(11)€months€and€twenty„nine€(29)€days.€€Defendant€presents€for€ourÏreview€the€issues€of€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€and€the€propriety€of€commentsÏmade€by€the€trial€court.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌòòÌà@ àò òFACTSó óÌóóÌà àAtwood€Rawls,€an€off„duty€Memphis€police€officer,€œwas€a›€security€officer€forÏDillardððs€department€store€on€the€date€of€the€offense,€January€2,€1995.€€HeÏobserved€defendant€take€four€(4)€Perry€Ellis€vests€from€a€display€rack€and€go€intoÏa€dressing€room.€€Rawls€went€to€the€door€of€the€dressing€room€and€heard€aÏsnapping€sound€like€that€made€when€the€anti„theft€sensors€are€removed€fromÏclothing.€€Defendant€came€out€of€the€dressing€room€carrying€only€two€(2)€vests,Ïwhich€she€returned€to€the€display€rack.€€When€she€left€the€store,€the€alarm€did€notÏsound.€€Because€Rawls€could€not€find€the€two€(2)€missing€vests€or€the€brokenÏsensors€in€the€dressing€room,€he€searched€the€pockets€of€the€vests€defendantÏhad€replaced€on€the€rack.€€He€found€two€broken€sensors€and€the€price€tags€fromÏthe€missing€vests.€€He€found€defendant€in€the€mall.€€When€he€asked€her€about€theÏmissing€vests,€she€said€she€had€them€underneath€her€coat.€€Rawls€told€her€sheÍwas€under€arrest€and€took€her€back€to€œDillardððs.›Ìà àMary€Pickens,€also€a€Memphis€police€officer,€was€on€patrol€at€the€mall€andÏaccompanied€Rawls€and€defendant€back€to€Dillardððs.€€She€heard€the€defendantÏsay€that€she€had€popped€the€sensors€with€her€fingers,€and€that€she€had€one€vestÏfor€herself€and€one€for€her€boyfriend.€€Ìà àDefendant€married€her€boyfriend€prior€to€trial.€€He€testified€that€he€and€the€œÌÌdefendant›€had€bought€the€two€vests€as€Christmas€gifts€for€each€other€but€couldÏnot€find€the€receipt.€€He€produced€undated€Polaroid€snapshots€showing€themÏunwrapping€and€wearing€their€vests€with€a€Christmas€tree€in€the€background.€€HeÏtestified€the€pictures€were€taken€during€Christmas€1994.€€They€had€both€beenÏwearing€these€vests€on€January€2,€1995,€and€as€she€dropped€him€off€at€work,€heÏhad€given€her€his€vest€to€wear€due€to€the€cold.€€She€drove€away€wearing€bothÏvests€according€to€the€husbandððs€testimony.Ìà àDefendant€also€testified€that€she€and€her€husband€had€given€each€otherÏPerry€Ellis€vests€for€Christmas€1994.€€As€she€dropped€him€off€at€work€the€day€ofÏher€arrest,€he€had€given€her€his€vest€which€she€wore€œover›€her€vest.€€She€went€toÏDillardððs€to€look€for€washable€vests.€€She€tried€on€two€vests€and€replaced€them€onÏthe€rack.€€After€leaving€Dillardððs,€she€was€grabbed€by€Rawls.€€She€deniedÏconfessing€to€Rawls€and€Officer€Pickens€that€she€took€the€vests.ÌÌà@ àò òòòSUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEóóó óÌÌà àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€courtÏmust€review€the€record€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€during€the€trial€wasÏsufficient€œð ðto›€support€the€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonableÏœdoubt.ð𛀀Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€This€rule€is€applicable€to€findings€of€guiltÏpredicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence€or€a€combination€ofÏdirect€and€circumstantial€evidence.€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,19€(Tenn.€ÏCrim.€App.€1996).Ì€à àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€does€not€reweighÏor€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ï1978).€€Nor€may€this€court€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€ofÏfact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€199€Tenn.€298,€305,€286ÏS.W.2d€856,€859€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€court€is€required€to€afford€the€œstate›Ïthe€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€asÏall€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€ÏòòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€œÌÌS.W.2d›€926,€932€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1995).Ìà àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€valueÏto€be€given€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€areÏresolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€court.€€òòIdóó.€€In€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,Ï476€(Tenn.€1973),€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€stated,€œð ðA›€guilty€verdict€by€theÏjury,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€theÏState€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€œState.ðð›Ìà àBecause€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€andÏreplaces€it€with€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€court€ofÏillustrating€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€by€theÏtrier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982);€òòState€v.€Graceóó,Ï493€S.W.2d€at€476.€€Ìà àThe€jury€obviously€accredited€the€testimony€of€the€stateððs€witnesses€andÏrejected€the€version€given€by€the€defendant€and€her€husband.€€The€stateððs€proofÏcertainly€was€sufficient€to€support€the€juryððs€guilty€verdict€of€theft€of€property€underÏ$500.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÒ ° ÒÒ 8 ÒÒ  ÒÒ 8 ÒÌà@ àòòò òTRIAL€COURT€STATEMENTSÌÌà àó óóóDefendant€complains€that€she€was€prejudiced€by€comments€made€by€theÏtrial€judge.€€The€motion€for€new€trial€simply€alleges:€ð ðThe€trial€judgeððs€conduct€andÏstatements€toward€defense€witnesses€constitute€improper€comments€on€theÏevidence.ðð€€The€only€comments€actually€mentioned€at€the€motion€for€new€trialÏrelated€to€defendantððs€requests€for€a€lie„detector€test.€€On€appeal€defendantÏalleges€other€examples.€€Any€alleged€errors€as€to€these€other€examples€haveÏbeen€waived€for€failure€to€specifically€raise€them€in€the€motion€for€new€trial.€€òòSeeóóÏTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(e);€€òòState€v.€Gauldinóó,€737€S.W.2d€795,€798€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1987).€€However,€our€review€of€these€comments€does€not€reveal€any€reversibleÏerror.€€Ìà àThe€comments€before€us€on€appeal€consist€of€the€trial€courtððs€warning€œÌÌdefendant›€to€refrain€from€referring€to€her€alleged€offer€to€take€a€ð ðlie„detector€test.ððÏDefendant€claims€these€comments€constituted€an€improper€comment€on€theÏweight€of€the€evidence.€€€The€challenged€exchange€consisted€of€the€following:ÌÓÓÌœà8 à[DEFENDANT]:›€€Yes,€she€[Pickens]€said„„she€said,€ð ðHow€did€you€getÏthose€sensors€off:ðð€And€I€said,€ð ðYouððve€got€the€wrong€person.ðð€€I€said,Ïð ðWe€can€clear€all€this€up€by€giving€me€a€lie„detector€test.ðð€€I€said,€ð ðIððllÏtake€a€lie„detector€test.€€Just€please€get€someone€in€here€right€nowÏand€[Iððll]€take€a€lie„detector€test.ðð€€And€when€I€said€that„„à8 àÌà8 àÌœà8 àTHE›€COURT:€Ms.€Dowagiac,€if€you€mention€the€lie€detector€œagain,ÏIððm›€going€to€find€you€in€contempt€of€court.€€Do€œnot›€mention€that€wordÏagain.€€All€right,€maððam?€œòòÌ›ÌÓÓœóó.›€.€.€.Ìà àWhen€defense€counsel€attempted€to€resume€his€direct€examination,€theÏdefendant€referred€to€the€subject€again:€€ð ðWell,€right€before€she„„when€I€said€thatÏlast€statement€that€Iððm€not€supposed€to€œsay„„.ð𛀀The€court€€reminded€her€again€notÏto€refer€to€anything€having€to€do€with€this€subject.€Ìà àThe€trial€judge€at€the€motion€for€new€trial€explained€that€he€was€presentedÏwith€an€€emergency€situation€of€the€defendantððs€making€and€felt€from€the€look€onÏher€face€and€her€attitude€that€she€knew€it€was€improper€but€did€it€anyway.€€WeÏgive€great€deference€to€the€trial€judge€who,€unlike€this€Court,€was€able€to€observeÏthe€demeanor€of€the€witness.€€€€€Ìà àAn€offer€to€take€a€polygraph€test€is€not€admissible€in€a€criminal€proceeding.€ÏòòState€v.€Campbellóó,€904€S.W.2d€608,€614„615€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€The€trialÏjudge€had€to€act€immediately.€€While€the€trial€court€should€not€have€threatenedÍthe€witness€with€contempt€of€court€in€the€presence€of€the€jury,€we€find€that€the€trialÏcourtððs€admonition€did€not€affect€the€results€of€this€trial.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€36(b).€ÏThis€issue€is€without€œmerit.›ÌÌœ›à@ àò òòòCONCLUSIONóóó óÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€all€respects.ÌÌÑ€5ÑÑ€6ÑÇÌÓÓœò òÌÌÌ›à àà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àóóJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó€ÌJOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE€œó ó›€