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Ðvalued€over€$1,000,€a€Class€D€felony.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€him€as€a€career€offender€to€twelveÐ #d" Ðyears€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€The€defendant€contends€that€the€evidence€isÐ $P# Ðinsufficient€to€support€his€conviction€and€that€his€conviction€should€be€reduced€to€theft€of€propertyÐ ì$< $ Ðvalued€at€less€than€$500,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor.Ð Ø%(!% ÐÌà  àThis€case€involves€the€theft€of€a€bank€deposit€bag€from€the€Davis€Hill€Market€on€August€15,Ð °'#' Ð1999.€€Shannon€Gray,€who€owns€the€store,€testified€that€on€August€15,€she€was€working€alone€andÐ œ(ì#( Ðthat€about€1:00€p.m.,€the€defendant,€three€children,€and€a€woman€entered€the€store.€€She€said€thatÐ ˆ)Ø$) Ðbefore€they€came€in,€she€had€been€counting€money€and€preparing€a€bank€deposit€for€the€next€day.€Ð t*Ä%* ÐShe€said€that€she€had€finished€counting€the€money€and€that€she€was€banding€it.€€She€said€that€becauseÐ `+°&+ Ðshe€does€not€like€to€handle€money€in€front€of€customers,€when€the€defendant€entered€the€store,€sheÐ L,œ', Ðput€the€money€in€a€deposit€bag,€zipped€the€bag,€and€laid€it€on€the€store€counter.€€She€said€that€the€bagÐ 8-ˆ(-ý ÐÔ_Ôwas€a€couple€of€feet€to€her€left€and€behind€a€cigarette€rack.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€stood€justÐ ° Ðinside€the€door€while€the€woman€and€the€children€walked€around€the€store.€€She€said€that€while€theÐ œì Ðdefendant€was€standing€at€the€door,€he€could€have€seen€the€deposit€bag.€€She€said€that€the€woman€andÐ ˆØ Ðthe€children€brought€snacks€to€the€cash€register€and€that€she€began€ringing€up€the€items.€€She€saidÐ tÄ Ðthat€the€children€went€outside€while€the€woman€paid€for€the€items€with€a€food€stamp€card.€€She€saidÐ `° Ðthat€in€order€to€complete€the€transaction,€she€had€to€bend€over€and€swipe€the€card€through€a€machineÐ L œ Ðthat€sat€on€a€shelf€below€the€cash€register.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àMs.€Gray€testified€that€as€she€was€bending€over€to€run€the€food€stamp€card€through€theÐ  ` Ðmachine,€she€heard€a€sound€to€her€left.€€She€said€that€she€looked€up€and€noticed€that€the€defendantÐ ü L  Ðhad€moved€away€from€the€front€door,€which€was€to€her€right,€and€was€kneeling€in€front€of€theÐ è 8  Ðcigarette€rack,€which€was€to€her€left€and€slightly€behind€her.€€She€said€that€she€saw€the€cigarette€rackÐ Ô$  Ðmove€forward€and€that€she€asked€the€defendant,€ð ðWhat€is€it?ðð€€She€said€that€she€leaned€over€theÐ À  Ðcounter€and€saw€the€defendant€squatting€in€front€of€the€rack.€€She€said€that€he€was€resting€on€theÐ ¬ü  Ðheels€of€his€feet€and€that€he€was€stuffing€something€into€the€front€of€his€pants.€€She€said€that€sheÐ ˜è  Ðthought€the€defendant€was€stealing€cigarettes.€She€said€that€the€defendant€told€her€that€he€droppedÐ „Ô  Ðall€of€his€change€and€that€she€heard€his€change€hit€the€floor.€€She€said€that€the€woman€walked€overÐ pÀ Ðto€the€defendant€and€asked€him,€ð ðYou€got€it?ðð€€She€said€that€the€woman€was€standing€between€herÐ \¬ Ðand€the€defendant€and€that€she€could€not€see€the€defendant€very€well.€€She€said€that€she€tore€theÐ H˜ Ðreceipt€from€the€food€stamp€machine€and€that€the€woman€came€back€to€the€counter€and€asked€herÐ 4„ Ðif€she€needed€to€sign€anything.€€She€said€she€thought€that€was€unusual€because€the€woman€had€usedÐ  p Ðthe€food€stamp€card€in€the€store€before€and€had€never€had€to€sign€a€receipt.€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àMs.€Gray€testified€that€the€woman€went€outside€and€that€the€defendant€asked€her€about€theÐ ä4 Ðprices€of€oil€and€transmission€fluid.€€She€said€that€she€told€him€she€did€not€know€the€prices€but€thatÐ Ð  Ðthe€bottles€of€oil€and€transmission€fluid€were€by€the€front€door,€where€he€had€been€standing€earlier.€Ð ¼  ÐShe€noticed€that€when€the€defendant€stood€up,€he€already€had€a€bottle€of€oil€and€a€bottle€ofÐ ¨ø Ðtransmission€fluid€in€his€hand.€€She€said€that€he€threw€his€change€on€the€counter€and€quickly€walkedÐ ”ä Ðout€the€door.€€She€said€that€he€did€not€wait€for€her€to€count€the€money.€€She€said€that€she€walkedÐ €Ð Ðaround€the€counter€to€the€cigarette€rack€and€saw€cigarettes€on€the€floor.€€She€said€that€she€looked€outÐ l¼ Ðthe€door€and€saw€the€defendant€using€one€hand€to€stuff€her€deposit€bag€into€the€back€of€his€pantsÐ X ¨ Ðwhile€he€held€the€bottles€of€oil€and€transmission€fluid€in€his€other€hand.€€She€said€that€she€looked€atÐ D!” Ðthe€counter€and€saw€that€her€deposit€bag€was€gone.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€ran€across€theÐ 0"€  Ðparking€lot,€got€into€a€car,€and€quickly€drove€away.Ð #l! ÐÌà  àMs.€Gray€testified€that€when€a€customer€came€into€the€store,€she€asked€the€customer€to€getÐ ô$D # Ðher€husband€for€her.€€She€said€that€when€her€husband€got€to€the€store,€they€called€the€police.€€SheÐ à%0!$ Ðstated€that€the€deposit€bag€contained€$1,261.€€On€cross„examination,€she€acknowledged€that€the€storeÐ Ì&"% Ðhad€video€cameras€but€that€she€had€not€turned€them€on€that€day.€€She€said€that€she€had€seen€theÐ ¸'#& Ðwoman€in€the€store€about€eight€times€but€that€she€had€never€seen€the€defendant€before.€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àDetective€Eric€Stephenson€of€the€Bedford€County€Sheriffððs€Department€testified€as€follows:€Ð |*Ì%) ÐOn€August€15,€1999,€Captain€Steve€Elliott€went€to€the€Davis€Hill€Market€to€investigate€a€theft.€€Ms.Ð h+¸&* ÐGray€gave€Captain€Elliott€a€food€stamp€receipt.€€From€the€receipt,€Detective€Stephenson€was€ableÐ ° Ðto€determine€that€the€food€stamp€card,€which€was€used€to€buy€snacks€at€the€time€of€the€theft,Ð œì Ðbelonged€to€Nancy€Cooper,€the€defendantððs€mother.€€On€August€20,€1999,€Detective€StephensonÐ ˆØ Ðshowed€Ms.€Gray€a€photograph€array€of€six€females.€€Without€hesitation,€Ms.€Gray€identified€Ms.Ð tÄ ÐCooper€as€the€woman€who€was€in€the€store€with€the€defendant.€€On€August€26,€1999,€DetectiveÐ `° ÐStephenson€showed€Ms.€Gray€a€photograph€array€of€six€men.€€Without€hesitation,€Ms.€GrayÐ L œ Ðidentified€the€defendant€as€the€man€who€took€her€deposit€bag.€€On€cross„examination,€DetectiveÐ 8 ˆ ÐStephenson€acknowledged€that€the€sheriffððs€department€did€not€recover€the€deposit€bag€or€the€money.€Ð $ t ЀÌà  àHeather€Ghea,€the€defendantððs€eleven„year„old€niece,€testified€as€follows:€She€went€to€theÐ ü L  ÐDavis€Hill€Market€with€her€sister,€grandmother,€and€the€defendant.€€While€her€grandmother€paid€forÐ è 8  Ðsnacks,€she€and€her€sister€went€out€to€the€car.€€The€defendant€came€out€of€the€store€after€herÐ Ô$  Ðgrandmother.€€She€did€not€remember€if€the€defendant€had€anything€in€his€hands€when€he€came€outÐ À  Ðof€the€store.€€The€defendant€was€not€in€a€hurry€when€he€drove€away€from€the€store.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌÌà  àLori€Ghea,€the€defendantððs€thirteen„year„old€niece,€testified€that€she€went€with€her€sister,Ð pÀ Ðgrandmother,€and€the€defendant€to€the€Davis€Hill€Market€on€August€15,€1999,€to€get€snacks.€€SheÐ \¬ Ðsaid€that€the€defendant€was€driving€and€that€when€they€arrived€at€the€store,€Shannon€Gray€was€sittingÐ H˜ Ðoutside€in€a€rocking€chair.€€She€said€everyone€went€into€the€store.€€She€said€that€she€and€her€sisterÐ 4„ Ðgot€snacks€and€that€as€they€were€standing€at€the€store€counter€with€their€grandmother,€the€defendantÐ  p Ðdropped€his€change€and€bent€over€to€pick€it€up.€€She€said€that€after€she€and€her€sister€got€their€snacks,Ð  \ Ðthey€went€outside€to€the€car.€€She€said€that€her€grandmother€and€the€defendant€remained€inside€theÐ øH Ðstore.€€She€said€that€her€grandmother€came€out€of€the€store€first€and€that€the€defendant€came€out€rightÐ ä4 Ðbehind€her€grandmother.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€did€not€run€out€of€the€store€and€that€he€had€aÐ Ð  Ðbottle€of€oil€in€his€hand.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€raised€the€hood€of€the€car€and€put€the€oil€in€theÐ ¼  Ðcar.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€put€the€hood€down,€threw€the€bottle€of€oil€in€the€back€seat,€and€droveÐ ¨ø Ðthe€car€away€from€the€store€at€a€normal€rate€of€speed.€€She€said€that€she€did€not€see€anything€stuffedÐ ”ä Ðin€the€defendantððs€pants€and€that€they€did€not€have€a€conversation€in€the€car€about€money.€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€prosecutor€asked€Ms.€Ghea€if€she€remembered€him€and€DetectiveÐ X ¨ ÐStephenson€interviewing€her€a€few€days€before€trial.€€Ms.€Ghea€said€that€she€remembered€theÐ D!” Ðinterview.€€Ms.€Ghea€acknowledged€that€she€told€the€prosecutor€and€the€detective€that€she€could€notÐ 0"€  Ðremember€anything€that€happened€in€the€Davis€Hill€Market€on€August€15,€1999.€€She€denied€tellingÐ #l! Ðthem€that€she€did€not€hear€the€defendant€drop€his€change€or€see€him€bend€over€to€pick€it€up.€€Ms.Ð $X" ÐGhea€acknowledged€that€she€told€the€prosecutor€and€the€detective€that€she€could€not€remember€howÐ ô$D # Ðfast€the€defendant€came€out€of€the€store.€€However,€Ms.€Ghea€testified€that€she€was€lying€during€theÐ à%0!$ Ðinterview€and€that€the€defendant€walked€out€of€the€store.€€She€also€denied€telling€them€that€she€didÐ Ì&"% Ðnot€remember€when€the€defendant€put€the€oil€in€the€car.€€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€testified€that€on€August€15,€1999,€he€was€living€with€his€mother€and€that€heÐ )à$( Ðand€his€family€stopped€by€the€Davis€Hill€Market€about€1:00€p.m.€€He€said€that€he€had€been€to€theÐ |*Ì%) ÐDavis€Hill€Market€about€twenty€times€before€and€that€he€had€known€Shannon€Gray€for€about€eightÐ h+¸&* Ðmonths.€€He€said€that€when€he€pulled€up€to€the€store,€Ms.€Gray€was€sitting€on€the€porch€in€a€rockingÐ ° Ðchair.€€He€said€that€everyone€went€into€the€store.€€He€said€that€his€mother€and€two€nieces€got€snacksÐ œì Ðwhile€he€stood€at€the€door.€€He€said€that€Ms.€Gray€went€behind€the€counter€and€that€his€motherÐ ˆØ Ðstarted€paying€for€the€snacks€with€her€food€stamp€card.€€He€said€that€he€asked€Ms.€Gray€about€theÐ tÄ Ðprice€of€oil€and€that€she€told€him€the€price€was€on€the€oil€rack.€€The€defendant€said€that€he€got€aÐ `° Ðbottle€of€oil€and€that€he€was€standing€behind€his€mother€when€he€dropped€his€change.€€He€said€thatÐ L œ Ðhe€did€not€see€a€deposit€bag€on€the€counter.€€He€said€that€his€mother€and€nieces€left€the€store€and€thatÐ 8 ˆ ÐMs.€Gray€rang€up€his€bottle€of€oil.€€He€said€that€Ms.€Gray€asked€him€if€he€would€buy€some€DilaudidÐ $ t Ðpills€for€her€and€that€she€gave€him€$425€to€buy€seventeen€Dialudid€pills.€€He€said€that€she€told€himÐ  ` Ðthat€if€he€got€the€pills€for€her,€she€would€give€him€two€of€them.€€He€said€that€he€put€his€change€onÐ ü L  Ðthe€counter€to€pay€for€the€oil.€€He€said€that€Ms.€Gray€told€him€that€he€did€not€give€her€enough€moneyÐ è 8  Ðfor€the€oil€but€that€he€could€pay€the€rest€when€he€came€back€with€the€pills.€€He€said€that€he€took€theÐ Ô$  Ð$425€and€put€it€in€his€pocket.€€He€said€that€he€walked€outside€and€emptied€the€bottle€of€oil€into€theÐ À  Ðcar.€€He€said€that€he€put€the€empty€bottle€on€the€back€floorboard€and€that€he€drove€the€car€away€fromÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€store€at€a€normal€rate€of€speed.€€He€said€that€he€kept€the€$425€and€never€bought€the€pills€for€Ms.Ð ˜è  ÐGray.€€On€cross„examination,€the€defendant€acknowledged€that€he€had€been€previously€convicted€ofÐ „Ô  Ðsixteen€counts€of€forgery€and€one€count€of€felonious€escape.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àThe€state€recalled€Ms.€Gray€as€a€rebuttal€witness.€€She€said€that€she€did€not€ask€the€defendantÐ H˜ Ðto€buy€Dilaudid€tablets€for€her€and€that€she€did€not€give€him€$425.€€She€denied€telling€the€defendantÐ 4„ Ðthat€if€he€bought€the€pills€for€her,€she€would€give€him€two€of€them.€€She€said€that€she€has€never€beenÐ  p Ðinvolved€with€buying€Dilaudid.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€his€conviction€for€theftÐ ä4 Ðof€property€valued€over€$1,000.€€He€admits€that€he€kept€the€$425€that€Ms.€Gray€gave€him€and€thatÐ Ð  Ðhe€never€bought€Dilaudid€for€her.€€He€argues€that€his€conviction€should€be€reduced€to€theft€ofÐ ¼  Ðproperty€valued€at€less€than€$500.€€The€state€argues€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient.€€We€agree€withÐ ¨ø Ðthe€state.Ð ”ä Ðà  àÌà  àOur€standard€of€review€when€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€questioned€on€appeal€isÐ l¼ Ðð ðwhether,€after€viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€òòanyóó€rational€trierÐ X ¨ Ðof€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJacksonÐ D!” Ðv.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979).€€We€do€not€reweigh€the€evidence€butÐ 0"€  Ðpresume€that€the€jury€has€resolved€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€and€drawn€all€reasonable€inferencesÐ #l! Ðfrom€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€state.€€òòSee€óó€òòState€v.€Sheffieldóó,€676€S.W.2d€542,€547€(Tenn.€1984);Ð $X" ÐòòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€Questions€about€witness€credibility€wereÐ ô$D # Ðresolved€by€the€jury.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Blandóó,€958€S.W.2d€651,€659€(Tenn.€1997).€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àA€person€is€guilty€of€theft€if€that€person,€with€the€intent€to€deprive€the€owner€of€property,Ð ¸'#& Ðknowingly€obtains€or€exercises€control€over€the€property€without€the€ownerððs€effective€consent.€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„14„104.€€Viewed€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€the€evidence€showsÐ )à$( Ðthat€the€defendant€was€guilty€of€theft€of€property€valued€over€$1,000.€€Ms.€Gray€put€the€deposit€bagÐ |*Ì%) Ðcontaining€$1,261€on€the€store€counter,€and€the€bag€was€in€plain€view€of€the€defendant.€€While€Ms.Ð h+¸&* ÐGray€was€bending€over€to€run€Ms.€Cooperððs€food€stamp€card,€the€defendant€walked€from€the€frontÐ ° Ðdoor,€where€he€had€been€standing,€to€the€cigarette€rack.€€The€deposit€bag€was€directly€behind€theÐ œì Ðrack.€€Ms.€Gray€heard€a€noise,€looked€up,€and€saw€the€cigarette€rack€move€forward.€€She€looked€overÐ ˆØ Ðthe€counter€and€saw€the€defendant€stuff€something€into€the€front€of€his€pants.€€After€the€defendantÐ tÄ Ðleft,€Ms.€Gray€saw€him€stuff€her€deposit€bag€in€the€back€of€his€pants,€and€the€deposit€bag€that€she€hadÐ `° Ðput€on€the€counter€was€gone.€€The€jury€heard€the€defendant€deny€taking€the€bag€and€explain€that€Ms.Ð L œ ÐGray€gave€him€$425€to€buy€Dilaudid€pills.€€It€chose€to€believe€Ms.€Grayððs€testimony,€and€that€is€itsÐ 8 ˆ Ðprerogative.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Pappasóó,€754€S.W.2d€620,€623€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1987).€€We€hold€that€theÐ $ t Ðevidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€conviction.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€conviction.Ð è 8  ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGE