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ÐMickey€Ô_ÔLayneÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Stephen€E.€Ô_ÔWeitzmanÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ #`" ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ü#L# ÐÓy ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Rõ»XX¹¨ #ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼RõÔÐ Ô%$!% ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Rõ»XX¹ #ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼RõÔÓ  ÓÔ‡X¹XXX¹Ôà  àDetective€Nick€Watson€of€the€Ô_ÔLavergneÔ_Ô€Police€Department€testified€that€on€October€25,€1996,Ð ¬'ü"' Ðhe€was€working€undercover€in€Coffee€County,€posing€as€a€drug€buyer.€€At€about€10:00€p.m.,€he€andÐ ˜(è#( Ða€confidential€informant€were€parked€outside€the€Golden€Bird€nightclub€in€Ô_ÔTullahomaÔ_Ô.€€TheÐ „)Ô$) ÐAppellant,€whom€Detective€Watson€had€noticed€standing€outside€the€club€with€a€woman€and€anotherÐ p*À%* Ðman,€approached€the€undercover€vehicle.€€The€informant€introduced€the€Appellant€to€DetectiveÐ \+¬&+ ÐWatson,€and€the€Appellant€asked,€ð ðWhat€do€you€need?ðð€€The€Detective€responded€that€he€neededÐ H,˜', Ða€ð ðfifty.ðð€€The€Appellant€replied,€ð ðOkayðð€and€returned€to€the€two€people€with€whom€he€had€beenÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôstanding.€€Detective€Watson€then€witnessed€the€other€male€in€the€group,€Vondel€Hickerson,€handÐ ° Ðsomething€to€the€female,€Tosha€Burnett.€€Burnett€approached€the€driverððs€side€of€the€vehicle,€whereÐ œì ÐDetective€Watson€was€sitting,€and€asked€him€for€the€money.€€Detective€Watson€handed€her€fiftyÐ ˆØ Ðdollars,€and€she€gave€him€two€off„white€rock€substances.€€Watson€testified€that€Burnett€then€walkedÐ tÄ Ðback€to€the€Appellant€and€handed€him€the€fifty€dollars.Ð `° ÐÌà  àTosha€Burnett€testified€that€Vondel€Hickerson€first€handed€the€cocaine€to€Appellant,€whoÐ 8 ˆ Ðthen€handed€it€to€her€and€asked€her€to€take€it€to€Watsonððs€car.€€After€exchanging€the€cocaine€for€fiftyÐ $ t Ðdollars€from€Watson,€she€gave€the€money€to€Appellant.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àAfter€the€drug€sale€was€completed,€Watson€and€the€informant€left€the€parking€lot€of€the€clubÐ è 8  Ðand€drove€to€a€secure€location.€€When€they€arrived,€Watson€placed€the€rocks,€which€he€had€storedÐ Ô$  Ðin€the€console€of€his€car,€in€a€plastic€bag€that€he€marked€as€evidence€and€sealed€with€tape.€€WatsonÐ À  Ðthen€drove€to€meet€Officer€Brent€Perry€of€the€Tullahoma€Police€Department.€€Watson€gave€Perry€theÐ ¬ü  Ðbag€containing€the€two€rocks.€€Officer€Perry€testified€that€when€he€received€the€evidence€fromÐ ˜è  ÐWatson,€he€placed€the€bag€containing€the€rocks€into€a€larger€evidence€bag,€sealed€the€evidence€bag,Ð „Ô  Ðand€wrote€the€date,€time,€names€of€the€suspects,€and€other€information€on€the€bag.€€Perry€then€tookÐ pÀ Ðthe€evidence€to€the€Police€Department€and€locked€them€in€his€personal€filing€cabinet€in€his€office.€Ð \¬ ÐThe€next€day,€Perry€took€the€evidence€out€of€his€filing€cabinet€and€gave€it€to€his€captain,€MikeÐ H˜ ÐHutchins.€€Officer€Perry€testified€that€he€personally€observed€Hutchins€place€the€evidence€bagÐ 4„ Ðcontaining€the€rocks€in€a€locked€filing€cabinet,€where€it€remained€until€November€13,€1996.€€On€thatÐ  p Ðdate,€Perry€went€to€Hutchinsððs€office€and€checked€the€evidence€bag€out.€€He€then€personally€took€theÐ  \ Ðevidence€to€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation€Crime€Laboratory€in€Chattanooga€for€testing.€Ð øH ÐWhen€Perry€retrieved€the€evidence€from€the€TBI,€he€checked€it€into€the€evidence€vault€at€the€policeÐ ä4 Ðstation,€where€it€remained€until€the€time€of€the€trial.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àSelena€Darter,€a€forensic€chemist€with€the€TBI€Crime€Laboratory€in€Chattanooga,€testifiedÐ ¨ø Ðthat€the€rocks€in€the€evidence€bag€given€to€the€TBI€by€Officer€Perry€tested€positive€for€cocaine€withÐ ”ä Ða€weight€of€.29€grams.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing€on€January€23,€1998,€Laura€Prosser,€a€probation€officer€with€theÐ X ¨ ÐDepartment€of€Correction,€testified€that€she€prepared€a€presentence€report€in€Appellantððs€case.€Ð D!” ÐAppellant€stipulated€that€the€prior€convictions€listed€in€the€report€were€true€and€accurate.€€ProsserÐ 0"€  Ðtestified€that€Appellant€had€six€prior€cocaine€sale€convictions€in€Coffee€County€and€all€six€occurredÐ #l! Ðon€different€dates€more€than€twenty„four€hours€apart.€€She€also€testified€that€Appellant€had€four€priorÐ $X" Ðfelony€convictions€for€selling€cocaine€in€Kentucky.€€At€the€time€of€the€instant€offense,€Appellant€wasÐ ô$D # Ðon€parole€for€his€Kentucky€convictions€and€on€probation€for€his€Coffee€County€convictions.€€At€theÐ à%0!$ Ðconclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€found€Appellant€to€be€a€career€offender.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àÌÌÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà@++ìàòòSufficiency€of€EvidenceóóˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àFirst,€Appellant€contends€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€support€his€conviction€forÐ ˆØ Ðselling€cocaine.€€Specifically,€he€alleges€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€because€the€proofÐ tÄ Ðestablished€that€it€was€Tosha€Burnett,€not€the€Appellant,€who€delivered€the€cocaine€to€DetectiveÐ `° ÐWatson.€€Furthermore,€the€Appellant€argues€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€because€there€was€aÐ L œ Ðcontradiction€in€the€testimony€of€Burnett€and€Watson€as€to€whether€Vondel€Hickerson€handed€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðcocaine€directly€to€Burnett€or€whether€he€first€handed€it€to€Appellant,€who€then€handed€or€gave€it€toÐ $ t ÐBurnett€for€delivery€to€Watson.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àÔ#†X¹XXX¹› #ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹ÔWhen€a€defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€is€obliged€to€reviewÐ è 8  Ðthat€claim€according€to€certain€well„settled€principles.€€A€verdict€of€guilty,€rendered€by€a€jury€andÐ Ô$  Ðð ðapproved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€ðð€Stateððs€witnesses€and€resolves€allÐ À  Ðconflicts€in€the€testimonyÔ#†X¹XXX¹S$#ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹Ô€in€favor€of€the€State.€€òòState€v.€Cazesóó,€875€S.W.2d€253,€259€(Tenn.€1994);Ð ¬ü  ÐòòState€v.€Harrisóó,€839€S.W.2d€54,€75€(Tenn.€1992).€€Ô#†X¹XXX¹&#ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹ÔThus,€although€the€accused€Ô% ‡N ÔÔ#†X¹XXX¹ø&#ÔÔ%†N2'ÔÔ#†¼Rõ»XX¹p #ÔÝ‚&ÿÿÿÝÝ  ÝÓ SÓÝ‚&ÿÿÿ–'ÝÝ  ÝÔ‡X¹X»¼RõÔÔ4‚Ý ÔÔÔ5  ÔÝ‚5ÿÝòòÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ6(ÔÝ‚iÍOÿÿÿÿƒÝóóÔÿÿÔÔÿÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý Ô(ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹ÔÔÿÔis€originally€cloakedÐ ˜è  Ðwith€a€presumption€of€innocence,€the€jury€verdict€of€guilty€removes€this€presumption€ð ðand€replacesÐ „Ô  Ðit€with€one€of€guilt.ðð€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€Hence,€on€appeal,€Ô#†X¹XXX¹Å(#ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹ÔtheÐ pÀ Ðburden€of€proof€rests€with€the€defendant€to€demonstrate€the€insufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence.€Ð \¬ ÐòòIdóó.€€The€relevant€question€the€reviewing€court€must€answer€is€whether€any€rational€trier€of€fact€couldÐ H˜ Ðhave€found€the€accused€guilty€of€every€element€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€See€Tenn.Ð 4„ ÐR.€App.€P.€13(e);€òòHarrisóó,€839€S.W.2d€at€75.€€Ýƒ&ÿÿ–'Ç'݌Р p ÐŒÝ  ÝÔ#†X¹XXX¹"*#ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹Ôà  àIn€making€this€decision,€we€are€to€accord€the€State€ð ðthe€strongest€legitimate€view€of€theÐ _¯ Ðevidence€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€that€may€be€drawn€therefrom.ððÔ#†X¹XXX¹[,#ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹Ô€€òòTuggleóó,Ð K› Ð639€S.W.2d€at€914.€€As€such,€this€Court€is€precluded€from€re„weighing€or€reconsidering€the€evidenceÐ 7‡ Ðwhen€evaluating€the€convicting€proof.€€òòState€v.€Tilsonóó,€929€S.W.2d€380,€383€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð #s Ð1996);Ô#†X¹XXX¹w-#ÔÔ4‚LÝ ºÔÔ5  ÔÝ‚5ÿÝòòÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ6Ó.ÔÝ‚iÍOÿÿÿÿƒÝóóÔÿÔÔÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý ºç.ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹Ô€òòState€v.€Mattewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).Ô4‚MÝ —ÔÔ5  ÔÔ#†X¹XXX¹“/#ÔÝ‚5ÿÝòòÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ6÷/ÔÝ‚iÍOÿÿÿÿƒÝóóÔÿÔÔÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý — 0ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹Ô€€Moreover,€we€may€notÐ _ Ðsubstitute€our€own€ð ðinferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.ðð€Ð ûK ÐòòMatthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€at€779.Ð ç7 Ðà  àIn€this€case,€Appellant€was€convicted€of€selling€cocaine.€€In€order€to€prove€that€this€offenseÐ &v Ðoccurred,€the€State€was€required€to€prove€that€Appellant€knowingly€gave€cocaine€to€DetectiveÐ  b ÐWatson€in€exchange€for€money.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„417(a)(3).€€Appellant€concedes€thatÐ þ N Ðhe€approached€Watsonððs€vehicle,€asked€Watson€what€he€needed,€and,€when€Watson€replied€ð ða€fifty,ððÐ ê!: Ðwent€back€to€Vondel€Hickerson€to€obtain€the€drugs.€€It€is€also€undisputed€that,€after€Tosha€BurnettÐ Ö"&  Ðgave€the€drugs€to€Watson€in€exchange€for€fifty€dollars,€she€gave€the€money€to€Appellant.€€However,Ð Â#! ÐAppellant€contends€that€because€he€did€not€deliver€the€cocaine€to€Watson€and€because€there€is€aÐ ®$þ" Ðdispute€regarding€whether€Vondel€Hickerson€handed€the€cocaine€to€Appellant,€the€evidence€isÐ š%ê # Ðinsufficient€to€convict€him€of€selling€cocaine.€€We€disagree.Ð †&Ö!$ Ðà  àWhile€there€is€a€contradiction€in€the€testimony€regarding€whether€Vondel€Hickerson€gave€theÐ Å'#% Ðcocaine€to€Appellant,€we€note€that€Ô#†X¹XXX¹Ú0#ÔÔ‡ X¹XXX¹Ôall€questions€involving€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€andÐ ±($& Ðvalue€to€be€given€the€evidence,€and€all€factual€issues€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€the€appellateÐ )í$' Ðcourts.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Morrisóó,€24€S.W.3d€788,€795€(Tenn.€2000);€€òòState€v.€Pappasóó,€754€S.W.2d€620,Ð ‰*Ù%( Ð623€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€€However,€in€this€case,€it€is€unnecessary€to€resolve€the€dispute€of€whoÐ u+Å&) Ðgave€the€cocaine€to€Burnett.€€It€is€undisputed€that€Appellant€agreed€to€sell€cocaine€to€Watson.€€It€isÐ ° Ðalso€undisputed€that€Appellant€then€returned€to€the€area€where€Vondel€Hickerson€was€standing.€Ð œì ÐFinally,€it€is€undisputed€that€after€she€delivered€the€cocaine€to€Watson€in€exchange€for€fifty€dollars,Ð ˆØ Ðshe€gave€the€money€to€Appellant.€€Viewed€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€the€evidence€isÐ tÄ Ðsufficient€for€a€reasonable€juror€to€find€Ô#†X¹XX X¹ª6#ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹ÔAppellant€guilty€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€of€sellingÐ `° Ðcocaine.€€This€issue€is€meritless.Ð L œ ÐÌà@--"ìàòòChain€of€CustodyóóˆÐ Ê  Ðà  àNext,€Appellant€contends€that€the€State€did€not€establish€a€proper€chain€of€custody€for€theÐ  Y Ðcocaine€that€was€introduced€into€evidence.€€Specifically,€Appellant€claims€that€a€proper€chain€ofÐ õ E  Ðcustody€was€not€established€because€the€proof€shows€that€the€cocaine€was€placed€in€a€cabinet€inÐ á1  ÐCaptain€Mike€Hutchinsððs€office,€but€Captain€Hutchins€did€not€testify.€€Furthermore,€Appellant€arguesÐ Í  Ðthat€a€proper€chain€of€custody€was€not€established€because€several€people€had€access€to€the€evidenceÐ ¹  Ðvault€at€the€Police€Department€where€the€cocaine€was€placed€after€it€had€been€analyzed€by€theÐ ¥õ  ÐTennessee€Bureau€of€Investigations.€€We€disagree.Ð ‘á  Ðà  àBefore€tangible€evidence€may€be€introduced,€the€party€offering€the€evidence€must€either€callÐ Ð  Ða€witness€who€is€able€to€identify€the€evidence€or€must€establish€an€unbroken€chain€of€custody.€€òòStateÐ ¼  Ðv.€Hollomanóó,€835€S.W.2d€42,€46€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€However,€ð ðthe€identity€of€tangibleÐ ¨ø Ðevidence€need€not€be€proven€beyond€all€possibility€of€doubt,€and€all€possibility€of€tampering€needÐ ”ä Ðnot€be€excluded.ðð€€òòId.óó€€Also,€the€failure€to€call€all€of€the€witnesses€who€handled€the€evidence€doesÐ €Ð Ðnot€necessarily€preclude€its€admission€into€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Johnsonóó,€673€S.W.2d€877,€881Ð l¼ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1984).€€Rather,€ð ðit€is€sufficient€if€the€facts€establish€a€reasonable€assurance€of€theÐ X¨ Ðidentity€of€the€evidence.ðð€€òòState€v.€Woodsóó,€806€S.W.2d€205,€212€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€Ð D” Ðð ðWhether€the€required€chain€of€custody€has€been€sufficiently€established€to€justify€the€admission€ofÐ 0€ Ðevidence€is€a€matter€committed€to€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court,€and€the€courtððsÐ l Ðdetermination€will€not€be€overturned€in€the€absence€of€a€clearly€mistaken€exercise€of€that€discretion.ðð€Ð X ÐòòHollomanóó,€835€S.W.2d€at€46.Ð ôD Ðà  àAppellant€challenges€the€chain€of€custody€at€two€points.€€First,€he€challenges€the€point€atÐ 3ƒ Ðwhich€Captain€Mike€Hutchins€had€the€cocaine€in€his€filing€cabinet€because€Hutchins€did€not€testify.€Ð  o ÐHowever,€Officer€Perry€testified€that€he€gave€the€cocaine€to€Hutchins€and€personally€observedÐ  ![ ÐHutchins€place€the€evidence€in€the€filing€cabinet€in€his€office.€€Perry€testified€that€days€later,€whenÐ ÷!G Ðhe€retrieved€the€bag€from€the€cabinet€in€Hutchinsððs€office,€it€was€in€the€same€condition€as€when€heÐ ã"3 Ðwitnessed€Hutchins€put€it€there.€€Although€Hutchins€did€not€testify€at€trial,€his€link€in€the€chain€wasÐ Ï#  Ðsufficiently€established€by€the€testimony€of€Officer€Perry.€€Second,€Appellant€challenges€the€pointÐ »$ ! Ðwhere€the€cocaine€was€locked€in€an€evidence€vault€at€the€Police€Department€because€several€peopleÐ §%÷ " Ðhave€access€to€that€vault.€€However,€there€was€no€evidence€on€the€bag€of€tampering,€and€OfficerÐ “&ã!# ÐPerry€testified€that€it€was€in€the€same€condition€as€when€he€put€it€in€the€vault.€€Therefore,€the€trialÐ 'Ï"$ Ðcourt€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€ruling€that€the€identity€and€integrity€of€the€evidence€had€beenÐ k(»#% Ðsufficiently€established.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð W)§$& ÐÌà  àÐ Õ+%'( Ðà@11%ìàòòSentencingóóˆÐ ° Ðà  àFinally,€the€Appellant€argues€that€he€was€improperly€sentenced€as€a€career€offender.€€WithÐ ï? Ðrespect€to€class€C€felonies,€a€defendant€may€be€sentenced€as€a€career€offender€if€he€has€ð ðanyÐ Û+ Ðcombination€of€six€(6)€or€more€class€A,€B,€or€C€prior€felony€convictions.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð Ç Ð108(a)(1).€€However,€Ô#†X¹XXX¹Ð:#ÔÔ‡X¹XXX¹Ôð ð[c]onvictions€for€multiple€felonies€committed€as€part€of€a€single€course€ofÐ ³ Ðconduct€within€twenty„four€(24)€hours€constitute€one€(1)€conviction€for€the€purpose€of€determiningÐ Ÿ ï Ðprior€convictions.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€108(b)(4).€€Appellant€asserts€that€because€on€April€30,€1993€he€receivedÐ ‹ Û Ðsix€felony€convictions€for€selling€cocaine,€the€convictions€should€not€be€aggregated€so€as€to€classifyÐ w Ç Ðhim€as€a€career€offender.€€However,€the€presentence€report€reflects€that€each€of€the€six€convictionsÐ c ³ Ðis€based€on€conduct€that€occurred€on€separate€dates,€each€more€than€twenty„four€hours€apart.€Ð O Ÿ  ÐTherefore,€the€trial€court€properly€considered€each€of€the€six€convictions€dated€April€30,€1993€as€aÐ ;‹  Ðseparate€conviction€and€properly€sentenced€Appellant€as€a€career€offender.€€This€issue€is€withoutÐ 'w  Ðmerit.Ð c  Ðà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð R¢  Ðà  àÓ SÓÔ#†X¹XXX¹ÆK#ÔòòóóÔ#†¼Rõ»XX¹æ'#ÔÔ€X¹X»¼RõÔÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð î> Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGE