WPCT 2/Orn]%ó/^2d BpL"@*>U͓a'mF Yеdbsއ~۳!aQ;S]Z[6xOkG`'jh;#CGPGk,&ő;v O?!y zvclvA~h5?u`| ?"8P 4Sģ1o64 ͌sy(i~_4}D#)]XOtqLU^ACƫoeKtVf~9UN(PǧcdH{CH&6SVIG&k(rZ0)3jRG-WG.j_b `ʎ;P>RS:DF7 r` #{uu M`>N)jڗ'J`5Zl*%jq7:U&:Q߃+[gWOt@lXK (vyBFN)9# F UNQ % 0( 4  U: U:* bd El  w@  U: B     D38 8 8 0Dk k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k AO  0D D/ B7HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($uM% @ d3|x,cAZ"Arial Regular,rAZ"Arial Regular- - ;  #Xd#   XXXXXX   Ad FILEDXX  November4,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM UDDDD%eӀ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  4XXXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T H   r *<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP,  rߛINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  ATNASHVILLEOCTOBER1998SESSION  `   4X 474STATEOFTENNESSEE, 7 )    4 747  7 )C.C.A.No.01C019709CR00398 Appellee, 7 )     7 )DavidsonCountyV. 7 ) n    7 )HonorableCherylBlackburn,Judge  T    7 )  : GEORGED.FITZPATRICK,  7 )(Rape)  p   7 ) Appellant. 7 ) B 4c4 FORTHEAPPELLANT: c FORTHEAPPELLEE: p CarltonM.Lewis c JohnKnoxWalkup < #XRXXXM#XXXXRAttorneyatLaw c AttorneyGeneral&Reporter "r Petway,Blackshear&Cain208ThirdAvenue,North c MichaelJ.Fahey,II > Nashville,TN372011604 c AssistantAttorneyGeneral $  c 425FifthAvenueNorth c SecondFloor,CordellHullBuildingBui̛ c Nashville,TN372430493 c VictorS.(Torry)JohnsonIII c DistrictAttorneyGeneral c DanHamm c SharonBrox c AssistantDistrictAttorneysGeneral c 200WashingtonSquare,Suite500 c Nashville,TN372011619OPINIONFILED:___________________ AFFIRMED  2.3  PAULG.SUMMERS,  4/5 Judge  p506  H  7RXXdXXd7   #XRXXXQ# XXXXR   4 D4c   @ OPINION    4 4 D  XXXXTheappellant,GeorgeD.Fitzpatrick,wasconvictedbyajuryofrapeand N assault.Thesoleissuepresentedonappealiswhethertheevidenceattrialwassufficienttosupportafindingofguiltbeyondareasonabledoubt.Wefindthatitwasandaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.#XXXXh #  XXXXTheevidenceshowedthatthe#XXXX #Ԁappellantagreedtodrivethevictimandher J  malefriend,Chris,toanearbystoretobuysomebeer.ThevictimaskedChristogetherpurseandwentontotheappellantsvehicleaheadofhim.WhileChriswasdelayed,thevictimgotintotherearseatofthevehicle,asmalltwodoorToyota,andtheappellantandanothermangotintothefrontseats,therebytrappingthevictiminthecar.TheappellantthendroveawaybeforeChriscouldjointhem. Ratherthangoforbeer,theappellantdrovethevictimaroundforabouttwentyminutes.Hethenstoppedthecarinadesolatearea,reachedintothebackseatandgrabbedthevictimsleg,andorderedhertotakeoffherpants.Thevictimbegantoscreamandcrybutdidnotdisrobe.Thevictimtestifiedthattheappellantthenpulledherheadforwardandforcedhertopreformoralsexonhim.SheunequivocallyXXXXstated#XXXX#Ԁthatthevictimspenispenetratedhermouthand (#( thatshedidnotconsent.XXXX #XXXX#XXXXWhenanappellantchallengesthesufficiencyoftheevidence,thisCourt  .Z). mustdeterminewhether,afterviewingtheevidenceinalightmostfavorabletotheprosecution,anyrationaltrieroffactcouldhavefoundtheessentialelementsofacrimebeyondareasonabledoubt.SeeJacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307, n3.4 319(1979);Statev.Duncan,698S.W.2d63,67(Tenn.1985);Tenn.R.App.P. :506 13(e).#XXXX#XXXXԀTheappelleeisentitledtothestrongestlegitimateviewoftheevidence 7V28 andallreasonableinferencesthatmaybedrawntherefrom.SeeStatev. 8"4: Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978).#XXXX#XXXXԀ#XXXXB#XXXXMoreover,aguiltyverdict  removesthepresumptionofinnocenceenjoyedbydefendantsattrialandreplacesitwithapresumptionofguilt.SeeStatev.Grace,493S.W.2d474,476 P  (Tenn.1973).Thus,anappellantchallengingthesufficiencyoftheevidencecarriestheburdenofillustratingtothisCourtwhytheevidenceisinsufficienttosupporttheverdict.See#XySXXXySo#XySXXXySStatev.Freeman,943S.W.2d25,29(Tenn.Crim.App. @  1996)#XySXXXyS]#XySXXXyS.    #XySXXXyS#XySXXXySTheappellantisconvictedunderTennesseeCodeAnnotated3913  503,whichprovidesthatrapeisthe unlawfulsexualpenetrationofavictimbythedefendantorofthedefendantbyavictimaccompaniedbyanyofthefollowingcircumstances...[f]orceorcoercionisusedtoaccomplishtheact.#XySXXXySY#XySXXXySԀ 0 Theappellantarguesthatthecredibilityofthevictimis highlyquestionableandadvancesatheoryastothevictimsmotivetowronglyaccusehim.TheseissuesarenotproperinquiresforthisCourt.Thecredibilityofwitnesses,theweightoftheirtestimony,andthereconciliationofconflictsintheevidencearemattersentrustedexclusivelytothetrieroffact.SeeStatev.Sheffield,676 $" S.W.2d542,547(Tenn.1984);Statev.Gentry,881S.W.2d1,3(Tenn.Crim. p&!$ App.1993).#XySXXXyS#XySXXXySԀ#XySXXXySm#XySXXXySAjuryverdictforthestateaccreditsthetestimonyofthestates P(#& witnessesandresolvesallconflictsinfavorofthestate.SeeStatev.Williams, 0*%( 657S.W.2d405,410(Tenn.1983).#XySXXXyS#XySXXXySԀWelookonlytoseewhethertherewas ,`'* sufficientevidencefromwhichareasonabletrieroffactcouldrthavefoundthattheappellantcommittedeachelementofthecrimeforwhichhewasconvicted.Inthepresentcase,thevictimsuncontradictedtestimonywasclearlysufficient.Thejurysverdictindicatesthattheyaccreditedhertestimony,anditwastheirprerogativetodoso. Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed. 0948 #XySXXXyS# 4 cD4    ! 4 4 cD!     __________________________ 4 4 N    PAULG.SUMMERS,JudgeCONCUR:_____________________________JOSEPHM.TIPTON,Judge_____________________________JOEG.RILEY,Judge