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ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Ô_ÔAngeleÔ_Ô€M.€Gregory,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð ü#L# ÐW.€Michael€Ô_ÔMcCownÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Ô_ÔWeakleyÔ_Ô€E.€Barnard,€Assistant€DistrictÐ è$8 $ ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð Ô%$!% ÐÓ’ ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼­»XXLqÁ #ÔÔ‡XLqX»¼­ÔÐ ¬'ü"' ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼­»XXLq³#ÔÔ‡XLqX»¼­ÔÓ  Óà  àThe€victim€in€this€case,€Louise€Ô_ÔCozartÔ_Ô,€was€eighty„eight€years€old€at€the€time€of€the€offensesÐ „)Ô$) Ðand€Ô#†¼­»XXLq#ÔÔ€XLqX»¼­Ôlived€by€herself.€€She€testified€that€during€the€afternoon€of€May€21,€2001,€she€was€quilting€in€herÐ p*À%* Ðkitchen€when€she€heard€a€knock€on€the€front€door.€€When€she€got€there€she€saw€the€Defendant€on€herÐ \+¬&+ Ðporch.€€She€recognized€the€Defendant€because€he€lived€nearby.€€She€saw€the€Defendant€walk€off€herÐ H,˜', Ðporch€and€she€returned€to€the€kitchen€in€order€to€close€her€back€door;€by€the€time€she€arrived,Ð 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôhowever,€the€Defendant€was€already€there.€€The€Defendant€pulled€a€knife,€opened€the€storm€door,Ð ° Ðwalked€in€the€house€and€demanded€Ms.€Cozartððs€money.Ð œì ÐÌà  àWhen€Ms.€Cozart€replied€that€she€did€not€have€any€money,€the€Defendant€struck€her€in€theÐ tÄ Ðhead€with€the€knife,€lacerating€her€scalp.€€The€Defendant€continued€to€demand€money€and€continuedÐ `° Ðto€strike€Ms.€Cozart€in€the€head€with€his€knife.€€Ms.€Cozart€began€bleeding€profusely.€€She€retreatedÐ L œ Ðinto€the€living€room,€then€into€her€bedroom,€with€the€Defendant€following€and€striking€her€repeatedlyÐ 8 ˆ Ðwith€the€knife.€€While€in€her€house,€the€Defendant€overturned€Ms.€Cozartððs€television€set€and€rippedÐ $ t Ðboth€of€her€phones€out€of€the€wall.€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àMs.€Cozart€showed€the€Defendant€her€pocketbook€and€directed€him€to€some€change€on€aÐ è 8  Ðtable.€€When€they€reached€the€bedroom,€the€Defendant€began€demanding€her€jewelry.€€She€directedÐ Ô$  Ðhim€to€a€bowl€on€her€dresser.€€At€one€point€while€they€were€in€the€bedroom,€the€Defendant€ran€theÐ À  Ðknife€across€Ms.€Cozart's€throat€but€did€not€cut€her.€€The€Defendant€directed€Ms.€Cozart€to€lie€on€theÐ ¬ü  Ðbed,€which€she€did.€€When€she€sat€up,€the€Defendant€struck€her€in€the€face€with€his€fist.€€She€lay€backÐ ˜è  Ðdown€and€covered€her€head€with€one€of€her€pillows.€€When€she€could€no€longer€hear€the€DefendantÐ „Ô  Ðin€her€house,€she€got€up€and€managed€to€walk€to€a€neighborððs€house.€€The€neighbor€summoned€helpÐ pÀ Ðand€Ms.€Cozart€was€transported€to€the€hospital.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àPhotographs€of€the€crime€scene€and€Ms.€Cozartððs€clothing€demonstrate€that€Ms.€Cozart€lostÐ 4„ Ða€significant€amount€of€blood€during€and€as€a€result€of€the€attack.€€Dr.€Gary€Wolf,€who€treated€Ms.Ð  p ÐCozart€at€the€emergency€room,€testified€that€Ms.€Cozart€suffered€sixteen€lacerations€to€her€scalp€thatÐ  \ Ðrequired€€a€total€of€sixty„three€sutures.€€Some€of€the€lacerations€went€down€to€the€skull.€€Dr.€WolfÐ øH Ðtestified€that€the€total€length€of€the€lacerations€was€twenty€inches.€€He€stated€that€she€had€sufferedÐ ä4 Ðð ðsignificant€blood€lossðð€and€that€she€had€been€at€a€ð ðsubstantial€risk€of€death€had€the€bleeding€notÐ Ð  Ðstopped€or€been€controlled.ðð€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àSheena€Puckett€testified€that€she€was€at€the€Defendantððs€house€on€the€afternoon€of€the€attack.€Ð ”ä ÐShe€saw€the€Defendant€there€and€heard€the€Defendant€ask€her€cousin€if€he€had€blood€on€him.€€SheÐ €Ð Ðalso€saw€a€knife€on€the€floor€near€the€front€door€with€what€appeared€to€be€blood€on€it.€€She€testifiedÐ l¼ Ðthat€she€heard€the€Defendant€repeatedly€state€that€he€ð ðcut€that€bitchðð€and€ð ðhit€that€bitch.ðð€€She€statedÐ X ¨ Ðthat€the€Defendant€claimed€that€the€woman€owed€him€money.€€She€also€testified€that€the€DefendantÐ D!” Ðsaid€something€about€killing€the€woman.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  à€Bethany€Jacobs€was€at€the€Defendantððs€house€with€Ms.€Puckett.€€While€there,€she€saw€theÐ $X" ÐDefendant€in€the€yard€with€a€knife€in€one€of€his€hands.€€She€testified€that€she€heard€the€DefendantÐ ô$D # Ðstate€that€he€had€cut€and€killed€the€woman.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àDorothy€Whitehead€lived€in€the€neighborhood.€€She€testified€that,€at€about€three€p.m.€on€theÐ ¸'#& Ðday€of€the€attack,€she€heard€a€tire€blow€out.€€She€looked€out€a€window€and€saw€a€car€with€a€flat€tireÐ ¤(ô#' Ðbeing€driven€by€a€black€male.€€She€watched€the€car€turn€into€a€driveway€and€hit€a€fence.€€The€driverÐ )à$( Ðgot€out€of€the€car€and€ran€through€Ms.€Whiteheadððs€back€yard.€€She€called€the€police€and€reportedÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€manððs€location.€€As€she€continued€to€watch€him,€she€saw€the€man€pull€an€object€that€looked€likeÐ h+¸&* Ða€knife€out€of€his€shorts€and€throw€it€in€a€trash€can.€€She€subsequently€saw€the€police€apprehend€theÐ ° Ðman.Ð œì ÐÌà  àAfter€taking€the€Defendant€into€custody,€the€police€recovered€a€knife€from€the€trash€canÐ tÄ Ðdescribed€by€Ms.€Whitehead.€€They€also€took€into€evidence€the€clothes€the€Defendant€was€wearing.€Ð `° ÐIn€his€pockets€they€discovered€coin€purses€and€jewelry€subsequently€identified€as€the€victimððs.€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àFingerprints€were€recovered€from€one€of€Ms.€Cozartððs€phones€as€well€as€from€her€televisionÐ $ t Ðset.€€Oakley€McKinney,€a€special€agent€forensic€scientist€with€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation,Ð  ` Ðtestified€that€these€prints€matched€the€Defendantððs.€€Special€agent€forensic€scientist€Mike€TurbevilleÐ ü L  Ðtestified€that€the€DNA€recovered€from€blood€on€the€shirt€the€Defendant€was€wearing€when€he€wasÐ è 8  Ðarrested€matched€the€victimððs€DNA.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà@Š Š ìàò òSUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEó óˆÐ ¬ü  Ðà  àThe€Defendant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€not€sufficient€to€support€the€juryððs€finding€thatÐ ˜è  Ðhe€attempted€to€murder€Ms.€Cozart.€€Rather,€he€argues,€the€proof€supports€the€aggravated€assaultÐ „Ô  Ðconviction.€€We€disagree.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àÔ‡XLqXXXLqÔTennessee€Rule€of€Appellate€Procedure€13(e)€prescribes€that€ð ð[f]indings€of€guilt€in€criminalÐ H˜ Ðactions€whether€by€the€trial€court€or€jury€shall€be€set€aside€if€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€supportÐ 4„ Ðthe€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€Evidence€is€sufficient€if,€afterÐ  p Ðreviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€couldÐ  \ Ðhave€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòSeeóó€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,Ð øH Ð443€U.S.€307,€319€(1979);€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€24€S.W.3d€274,€278€(Tenn.€2000).€€In€addition,€becauseÐ ä4 Ðconviction€by€a€trier€of€fact€destroys€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€imposes€a€presumption€ofÐ Ð  Ðguilt,€a€convicted€criminal€defendant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient.€Ð ¼  ÐòòSeeóó€òòMcBee€v.€Stateóó,€372€S.W.2d€173,€176€(Tenn.€1963);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Buggsóó,€995€S.W.2d€102,Ð ¨ø Ð105„06€(Tenn.€1999);€òòState€v.€Evansóó,€838€S.W.2d€185,€191€(Tenn.€1992);òòóó€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639Ð ”ä ÐS.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).òòóóÐ €Ð ÐÌà  àIn€its€review€of€the€evidence,€an€appellate€court€must€afford€the€State€ð ðthe€strongest€legitimateÐ X ¨ Ðview€of€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€that€may€be€drawnÐ D!” Ðtherefrom.ðð€€òòTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€at€914;òòóó€òòsee€alsoóó€òòSmithóó,€24€S.W.3d€at€279.€€The€court€may€not€ð ðre„Ð 0"€  Ðweigh€or€re„evaluate€the€evidenceðð€in€the€record€below.€€òòEvansóó,€838€S.W.2d€at€191;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòBuggsóó,Ð #l! Ð995€S.W.2d€at€105.òòóó€€Likewise,€should€the€reviewing€court€find€particular€conflicts€in€the€trialÐ $X" Ðtestimony,€the€court€must€resolve€them€in€favor€of€the€jury€verdict€or€trial€court€judgment.€€òòSeeóóÐ ô$D # ÐòòTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€at€914.€€All€questions€involving€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€andÐ à%0!$ Ðvalue€to€be€given€the€evidence,€and€all€factual€issues€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€the€appellateÐ Ì&"% Ðcourts.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Morrisóó,€24€S.W.3d€788,€795€(Tenn.€2000);€€òòState€v.€Pappasóó,€754€S.W.2d€620,Ð ¸'#& Ð623€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÔ#†XLqXXXLqê'#ÔÌà  àSecond€degree€murder€is€defined€as€ð ð[a]€knowing€killing€of€another.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„Ð |*Ì%) Ð13„210(a)(1).€€One€attempts€to€commit€second€degree€murder€when€he€or€she€acts€with€intent€toÐ h+¸&* Ðknowingly€kill€the€victim,€and€the€conduct€constitutes€a€substantial€step€toward€the€commission€ofÐ ° Ðthe€murder.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€39„12„101(a)(3).€€€ð ðConduct€does€not€constitute€a€substantial€step€.€.€.€unlessÐ œì Ðthe€personððs€entire€course€of€action€is€corroborative€of€the€intent€to€commit€the€offense.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€39„12„Ð ˆØ Ð101(b).€€The€Defendant€argues€that€the€facts€indicate€that€he€struck€Ms.€Cozart€ð ðwith€some€part€ofÐ tÄ Ðthe€knife,€òòother€than€the€bladeóó,ðð€and€that,€ð ðhad€he€wanted€to€cut€her€throat,€he€had€ampleÐ `° Ðopportunity.ðð€€In€other€words,€the€Defendant€contends€that,€had€he€intended€to€kill€Ms.€Cozart,€heÐ L œ Ðwould€have.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àWe€are€not€persuaded€by€the€Defendantððs€ð ðlogic.ðð€€The€proof€adduced€at€trial€demonstratesÐ  ` Ðthat€the€Defendant€struck€the€elderly€victim€repeatedly€with€a€knife,€causing€profuse€bleeding.€€HeÐ ü L  Ðstruck€her€in€the€face€with€his€fist.€€He€ordered€her€to€remain€lying€down€on€her€bed€and€ripped€herÐ è 8  Ðphones€out€of€the€wall,€rendering€it€impossible€for€her€to€summon€help€from€her€own€home.€€Ms.Ð Ô$  ÐCozart€testified€that€she€remained€on€the€bed€ð ðmaybe€30€minutes€or€longer,ððpretending€to€be€deadÐ À  Ðand€hoping€the€Defendant€would€leave.€€The€Defendant€spoke€to€his€visitors€about€having€killed€theÐ ¬ü  Ðvictim.€€A€person€acts€knowingly€when€the€person€is€aware€that€the€conduct€is€reasonably€certain€toÐ ˜è  Ðcause€the€result.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„106(20);€see€also€òòState€v.€Pageóó,€81€S.W.€3d€781,€788Ð „Ô  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2002).€€While€the€Defendant€did€not€check€the€victimððs€pulse€before€leaving€herÐ pÀ Ðhouse,€it€is€obvious€from€the€statements€he€made€that€he€anticipated€that€she€had€or€would€bleed€toÐ \¬ Ðdeath,€and€his€actions€in€ripping€out€her€phones€were€clearly€a€step€in€ensuring€that€result.€€TheÐ H˜ Ðevidence€was€sufficient€for€the€jury€to€have€concluded€that€the€Defendant€attempted€to€knowinglyÐ 4„ Ðkill€the€victim.€€Accordingly,€this€issue€is€without€merit.Ð  p ÐÌÓ  Óò òSENTENCINGó óÐ øH ÐÓ*<Óà  àThe€Defendant€next€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€three€of€his€sentences€toÐ ä4 Ðrun€consecutively.€€Again,€we€disagree.€€Ð Ð  ÐÔ‡XLqXXXLqÔÌà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€this€CourtÐ ¨ø Ðhas€a€duty€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinationsÐ ”ä Ðmade€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€isÐ €Ð Ðð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencingÐ l¼ Ðprinciples€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Ð X ¨ Ð1991).Ð D!” ÐÌà  àWhen€conducting€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€a€sentence,€this€Court€must€consider:€(a)€the€evidence,Ð #l! Ðif€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(b)€the€presentence€report;€(c)€the€principles€ofÐ $X" Ðsentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(d)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€theÐ ô$D # Ðcriminal€conduct€involved;€(e)€any€statutory€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors;€(f)€any€statementÐ à%0!$ Ðmade€by€the€defendant€regarding€sentencing;€and€(g)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€forÐ Ì&"% Ðrehabilitation€or€treatment.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€„210Ô#†XLqXXXLq&=#ÔÔ‡XLqXXXLqÔ;€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€875Ð ¸'#& ÐS.W.2d€298,€302€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòState€v.€Thomasóó,€755€S.W.2d€838,€844€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐApp.€1988).Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€that€theÐ ° Ðâ âcourt€imposed€a€lawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€theÐ œì Ðfactors€and€principles€set€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€areÐ ˆØ Ðadequately€supported€by€the€record,€then€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€even€if€we€would€haveÐ tÄ Ðpreferred€a€different€result.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Pikeóó,€978€S.W.2d€904,€926„27€(Tenn.€1998);€òòState€v.Ð `° ÐFletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð L œ ÐÔ#†XLqXXXLq²B#Ôà  àà0 ` àÐ ` (#` (# Ðà  àThe€trial€court€ordered€the€Defendantððs€felony€sentences€to€run€consecutively€to€one€anotherÐ $ t Ðfor€an€effective€sentence€of€forty„four€years€based€upon€finding€the€Defendant€to€be€ð ðan€offenderÐ  ` Ðwhose€record€of€criminal€activity€is€extensive,ðð€and€ð ða€dangerous€offender€whose€behavior€indicatesÐ ü L  Ðlittle€or€no€regard€for€human€life,€and€no€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€in€which€the€risk€toÐ è 8  Ðhuman€life€is€high.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(2),€(4).€€We€agree€with€the€trial€court€on€bothÐ Ô$  Ðfindings;€either€one€is€sufficient€to€support€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€40„35„Ð À  Ð115(b).€€Although€the€Defendant€was€only€eighteen€when€he€committed€the€instant€crimes,€he€hadÐ ¬ü  Ðpreviously€committed€as€a€juvenile€three€thefts,€two€aggravated€burglaries,€one€assault,€and€oneÐ ˜è  Ðreckless€endangerment€with€a€deadly€weapon.€€These€seven€prior€offenses€are€sufficient€to€supportÐ „Ô  Ðthe€trial€courtððs€conclusion€that€the€Defendant€is€an€offender€whose€record€of€criminal€activity€isÐ pÀ Ðextensive.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòState€v.€Pettusóó,€986€S.W.2d€540,€545€(Tenn.€1999)€(upholding€the€impositionÐ \¬ Ðof€consecutive€sentences€on€the€grounds€that€the€defendant€had€an€extensive€record€of€criminalÐ H˜ Ðactivity€where€prior€record€consisted€of€two€thefts,€an€unlawful€weapons€conviction,€contributing€toÐ 4„ Ðthe€delinquency€of€a€minor,€and€driving€on€a€revoked€or€suspended€license).€€Accordingly,€the€trialÐ  p Ðcourtððs€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences€on€this€basis€was€proper.€€€€€€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àIn€addition€to€finding€that€the€Defendant€qualified€for€consecutive€sentencing€based€upon€hisÐ ä4 Ðcriminal€history,€the€trial€judge€determined€the€Defendant€to€be€a€ð ðdangerous€offender.ðð€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð Ð  ÐCode€Ann.€òòóóðð€40„35„115(b)(4).€€In€making€this€determination€the€trial€court€considered€the€nature€ofÐ ¼  Ðthe€Defendantððs€prior€offenses,€as€well€as€the€nature€of€the€instant€offenses:Ð ¨ø Ðà  àà8 ` à[I]n€considering€how€this€offense€was€committed,€whether€theÐ ”ä Ðdefendant€is€a€dangerous€offender,€[I]€can€consider€just€[sic]€the€ageÐ €Ð Ðof€the€victim;€can€consider€the€number€of€blows€that€were€inflictedÐ l¼ Ðupon€the€victim;€can€consider€the€use€of€a€deadly€weapon;€canÐ X ¨ Ðconsider€the€injuries€suffered€by€the€victim;€can€consider€in€this€caseÐ D!” Ðthat€the€defendant,€after€this€attack,€was,€in€effect,€bragging€aboutÐ 0"€  Ðwhat€he€had€done€to€this€old€lady;€can€consider€that€the€defendantÐ #l! Ðexpressed€an€intent,€callously€and€cold€disregard€for€human€life€in€hisÐ $X" Ðactivities€after€the€conviction€[sic].Ðô$D #` x` x ÐÌThe€court€then€turned€to€considerations€of€societyððs€best€interest€and€the€Defendantððs€rehabilitativeÐ Ì&"% Ðpotential.€€The€court€noted€that€the€Defendant€had€been€released€from€a€juvenile€facility€a€mereÐ ¸'#& Ðtwenty„eight€days€prior€to€committing€the€instant€offenses,€and€concluded€that€ð ð[t]his€defendant€hasÐ ¤(ô#' Ða€record€showing€that€his€prospects€of€rehabilitation€are€nil.ðð€€Accordingly,€the€court€stated,€ð ðit€isÐ )à$( Ðnecessary€to€protect€society€from€the€further€criminal€behavior€of€this€defendant,€who€has€nowÐ |*Ì%) Ðadvanced€from€.€.€.€petty€burglary€to€a€person€who€is€a€not€only€a€danger€to€the€property€that€societyÐ h+¸&* Ðhas,€but€now€a€danger€to€the€persons€in€our€society,€as€evidenced€from€this€particular€crime.ðð€€Finally,Ð ° Ðthe€trial€court€recognized€that€the€Defendantððs€sentence€was€ð ðextremely€long,ðð€but€found€it€to€beÐ œì Ðð ðmost€deserving.ððÐ ˆØ ÐÌà  àThe€facts€support€the€trial€courtððs€determination€that€the€Defendant€is€a€dangerous€offenderÐ `° Ðin€that€his€attack€upon€Ms.€Cozart€indicates€little€or€no€regard€for€human€life,€and€no€hesitation€aboutÐ L œ Ðcommitting€a€crime€in€which€the€risk€to€human€life€is€high.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€40„35„115(b)(4).€€The€trialÐ 8 ˆ Ðcourtððs€findings€further€satisfy€the€requirements€that€the€extended€sentence€be€necessary€to€protectÐ $ t Ðthe€public€against€further€criminal€conduct€by€the€defendant€and€that€the€consecutive€sentencesÐ  ` Ðreasonably€relate€to€the€severity€of€the€offenses€committed.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933,Ð ü L  Ð938€(Tenn.€1995).€€Accordingly,€the€Defendantððs€challenge€to€his€consecutive€sentences€is€withoutÐ è 8  Ðmerit.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð ¬ü  Ðà  àÔ‡XLqXXXLqÔÔ‡ô©¥òXXLqÔÌÔdÀ\¬ ÔÔ#†ô©¥òòô©¥áZ#ÔÔ#†XLqXòô©¥[#Ôà0  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÐ (#(# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ˜è Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE