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6ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ0 Ý ƒRÔÕ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~„ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€In€the€record,€the€appellantððs€name€is€spelled€as€ð ðÔ_ÔBrentolÔ_Ôðð€and€as€ð ðÔ_ÔBrentnolÔ_Ô.ðð€€However,€as€is€the€custom€ofÐ ° Ðthis€court,€we€have€used€the€spelling€contained€in€the€charging€instrument.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔMcCameyÔ_Ôóó,€No.€03C01„9601„Ð n¾ ÐCC„00037,€1997€WL€55935,€at€*4€n.€1€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€at€Knoxville,€February€12,€1997).€€Additionally,€we€note€thatÐ ,| Ðthe€record€refers€to€the€appellantððs€business€as€ð ðCentury€Motorsðð€and€as€ð ðSentry€Motors.ðð(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó IÝ ƒRÔÕ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~„ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€transcript€of€the€trial€also€refers€to€Sgt.€Ô_ÔMcWrightÔ_Ô€as€ð ðSgt.€McBride.ðð€It€is€the€understanding€of€this€courtÐ ° Ðthat€they€are€one€and€the€same.(ÖÃ9 Z‹(Times New Roman - ù-(|G2ÔÕ$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ð»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~„ò»»Ô d(|3Ž|$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ð»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3Ž|$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ð»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ð»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼ð»»»ÔÑ8€mŒXXdæ»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡î?“ðÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼ð»îî?“ #ԈРР ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€September€20,€2000€SessionÐ ð@ ÐÔ‡XmŒX»¼ðÔÌò òÔ#†¼ð»XXmŒ+#ÔSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEòòóó€v.€Ô_ÔBRENTOLÔ_Ô€CALVIN€JAMESÔ‡XmŒX»¼ðÔó óÐ ä4 ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€as€of€Right€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ Ø ( Ðà@@øøìàNo.€96„C„1737€€€€€€Seth€Norman,€JudgeÐ ¾  ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<o` AßÐ pÀ  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M1999„02533„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€November€30,€Ô_Ô2000Ô_ÔÐ eµ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<0` AßÐ 1  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€appellant,€Ô_ÔBrentolÔ_Ô€Calvin€James,€was€convicted€by€a€jury€in€the€Davidson€County€CriminalÐ &v  ÐCourt€of€one€count€of€possession€of€a€weapon€during€the€commission€of€an€offense,€a€class€E€felony.€Ð  \ ÐThe€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant,€as€a€Range€I€offender,€to€a€one„€year€sentence€of€incarcerationÐ òB Ðin€the€Davidson€County€Workhouse.€€The€appellant€raises€the€following€issue€for€our€review:Ð Ø( Ðwhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€allowing€a€verdict€to€stand€when€there€was€insufficient€evidence,€asÐ ¾ Ða€matter€of€law,€to€support€the€conviction.€€Upon€review€of€the€record€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€weÐ ¤ô Ðreverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð ŠÚ ÐÓîÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Reversed.ó óÐ V¦ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ð»àXmŒÁ#ÔÔ‡XmŒX.¼ðÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€H.€Welles,óó€and€òòJoeÐ "r ÐG.€Riley,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð X ÐÌV.€Michael€Fox,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Ô_ÔBrentolÔ_Ô€Calvin€James.Ð Ô$ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Todd€R.€Kelley,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€andÐ  ð ÐJohn€C.€Zimmerman,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð † Ö  ÐÓ¤ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ð»XXmŒÓ#ÔÔ‡XmŒX»¼ðÔÐ R"¢" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ð»XXmŒZ #ÔÔ‡XmŒX»¼ðÔÓ  Óà@'' ìàòòò òI.€Factual€Backgroundóóó óˆÐ $n$ Ðà  àà ` àOn€May€3,€1996,€pursuant€to€an€informantððs€tip,€the€Metropolitan€Nashville€policeÐ %T % Ðhad€Century€Motors,€a€business€owned€by€the€appellant,€Ô_ÔBrentolÔ_Ô€Calvin€James,€Ô#†¼ð»XXmŒ¸ #ÔÔ€XmŒX»¼ðÔunder€surveillance.Ô_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_ԀРê%:!& ÐThe€police€suspected€that€person(s)€on€the€premises€were€selling€marijuana.€€Sergeant€JamesÐ Ð& "' Ðâ âÔ_ÔMcWrightÔ_Ô,€a€narcotics€officer€with€the€Metro€Police€Department,€set€up€surveillance€at€the€rear€ofÐ ¶'#(ý¾ ÐÔ_ÔCentury€Motors.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€He€observed€the€appellant€casually€wandering€around€the€premises.€€Sgt.Ð ° Ðâ âMcWright€also€witnessed€Luis€Rodriguez,€one€of€the€appellantððs€co„defendants,€repeatedly€enter€aÐ –æ ÐToyota€van€and€a€Dodge€van,€depositing€and€removing€garbage€bags€and€boxes€of€unidentifiedÐ |Ì Ðmaterial.€€Subsequently,€two€men€driving€a€Honda€arrived€at€the€location€and€talked€with€RamiroÐ b² ÐTorres,€another€co„defendant.€€Rodriguez€gave€Torres€a€bag€from€the€Toyota€van.€€Torres€tossed€theÐ H˜ Ðbag€into€the€Honda.€€After€the€men€left€Century€Motors,€police€stopped€the€Honda€and€discoveredÐ . ~ Ðthat€the€bag€Torres€had€thrown€into€the€vehicle€contained€three€pounds€of€marijuana.€€Ð  d ÐÌà  àà ` àAdditionally,€Officer€Phillip€Andrew€Wright€of€the€Metro€Police€Department€watchedÐ à 0 Ðthe€front€of€Century€Motors.€€He€observed€Arnold€€James€meet€with€Michael€Richardson.€Ð Æ   ÐRichardson€entered€Century€Motors€and€thirty€minutes€later€came€back€out.€€Richardson€lookedÐ ¬ ü  Ðaround€to€see€if€he€was€being€watched.€€He€then€gestured€to€James€to€come€out€of€the€building.€Ð ’â  ÐJames€headed€towards€Richardsonððs€car€carrying€a€box.€€Furthermore,€Sgt.€McWright€had€earlierÐ xÈ  Ðobserved€James€remove€a€box€from€the€Toyota€van.€The€police€moved€in€and€executed€a€searchÐ ^®  Ðwarrant€on€the€premises.€€They€discovered€that€the€box€carried€by€James€contained€five€pounds€ofÐ D”  Ðmarijuana.€€This€incident€provided€the€basis€for€count€one€of€the€indictment.Ð *z  ÐÌà  àà ` àDuring€the€execution€of€the€search€warrant,€the€police€discovered€fourteen€one„poundÐ öF Ðbags€of€marijuana€in€the€Toyota€van.€€Additionally,€the€police€found€$9,190€in€a€trash€bag€in€theÐ Ü, ÐDodge€van€and€$4,750€in€a€jacket€in€the€workshop€of€Century€Motors.€€However,€the€police€wereÐ Â Ðunable€to€determine€the€ownership€of€the€vans€or€the€jacket.€€Moreover,€the€police€unearthed€zip„lockÐ ¨ø Ðbags,€garbage€bags,€and€scales€in€the€junkyard€next„door€to€Century€Motors,€at€the€same€location€inÐ ŽÞ Ðthe€junkyard€that€the€police€had€observed€Rodriguez€repeatedly€visit.€€No€drugs€were€found€insideÐ tÄ ÐCentury€Motors.€€The€discovery€of€these€drugs€in€the€Toyota€van€was€the€basis€for€count€two€of€theÐ Zª Ðindictment.Ð @ ÐÌà  àà ` àBefore€the€police€raided€Century€Motors,€the€appellant€and€Rodriguez€left€to€meetÐ  \ ÐSteve€Hoak,€an€individual€who€was€working€with€the€police€to€catch€the€appellant€in€the€act€ofÐ òB Ðselling€drugs.€€The€police€had€previously€arrested€Hoak€for€possession€of€thirty€pounds€of€marijuana.Ð Ø( ÐHoak€agreed€to€assist€the€police€in€catching€his€supplier,€the€appellant.€€Subsequently,€the€police€andÐ ¾ ÐHoak€devised€a€plan€to€obtain€evidence€of€the€appellantððs€drug€activities.€€Hoak€was€to€meet€withÐ ¤ô Ðthe€appellant€and€request€an€additional€fifteen€pounds€of€marijuana€to€sell€in€order€to€recoup€the€lostÐ Š Ú Ðprofits€on€the€thirty€pounds€of€marijuana€previously€confiscated€by€the€police.€€The€police€wiredÐ p!À  ÐHoak€for€sound€and€made€an€audio€tape€of€the€meeting€between€Hoak€and€the€appellant.Ð V"¦! ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€and€Rodriguez€arrived€at€Hoakððs€place€of€business€to€discuss€the€sale.€Ð "$r# ÐThe€appellant€and€Hoak€did€the€majority€of€the€talking.€€The€appellant€told€Hoak€that€a€person€would€Ð %X $ Ðbe€stupid€to€give€Hoak€additional€drugs€after€Hoak€had€lost€the€first€batch.€€Hoak€asserted€that€he€lostÐ î%>!% Ðthe€thirty€pounds€of€marijuana€because€the€drugs€were€confiscated€by€the€police€when€he€wasÐ Ô&$"& Ðarrested.€€However,€the€appellant€did€not€believe€that€Hoak€had€been€arrested.€€Hoak€maintained€thatÐ º' #' Ðhe€had€papers€at€his€house€to€prove€that€he€had€been€arrested.€€The€appellant€instructed€Hoak€to€getÐ  (ð#( Ðthe€papers€but€informed€Hoak€that€he€did€not€think€he€could€get€more€drugs€for€Hoak.€€Hoak€told€theÐ ° Ðappellant€that€he€would€get€the€papers€and€meet€the€appellant€again€in€two€hours€after€Hoak€pickedÐ –æ Ðup€his€daughter.€€The€appellant€became€angry€and€broke€off€Hoakððs€truck€key€in€the€ignition.€€HoakÐ |Ì Ðbecame€concerned€about€the€appellantððs€anger€and€stated€on€the€audio€tape€of€the€conversation,€ð ðthatÐ b² Ð[guy]€wants€to€shoot€[me].ðð€€Moments€later,€Hoak€said€that€something€needed€to€be€done€becauseÐ H˜ Ðthe€appellant€was€going€for€his€gun.€€As€a€result,€the€police€moved€in.€€The€police€discovered€aÐ . ~ Ðloaded€Star€.9€mm€automatic€pistol€underneath€a€shirt€located€behind€the€driverððs€seat€of€theÐ  d Ðappellantððs€car.€€However,€none€of€the€officers€observed€the€appellant€moving€toward€his€car€whereÐ ú J Ðthe€gun€was€located.€€Additionally,€the€police€saw€the€appellant€standing€beside€Hoakððs€truck€whenÐ à 0 Ðthey€arrived€on€the€scene.€€There€was€testimony€to€suggest€that€Rodriguez€was€bending€toward€theÐ Æ   Ðcar.€€These€facts€constituted€the€basis€for€count€four€of€the€indictment.Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€was€tried€in€the€Davidson€County€Criminal€Court€on€counts€one,€two,Ð xÈ  Ðand€four€of€the€indictment.€€Count€one€of€the€indictment€charged€the€appellant€with€delivery€of€notÐ ^®  Ðless€than€one„half€ounce€nor€more€than€ten€pounds€of€marijuana.€€Count€two€of€the€indictmentÐ D”  Ðcharged€the€appellant€with€possession€of€not€less€than€ten€pounds€nor€more€than€seventy€pounds€ofÐ *z  Ðmarijuana€with€the€intent€to€deliver.€€Count€four€of€the€indictment€charged€the€appellant€withÐ ` Ðpossession€of€a€pistol€with€the€intent€to€employ€it€in€the€commission€of€or€escape€from€an€offense.€Ð öF ÐThe€jury€acquitted€the€appellant€of€counts€one€and€two€but€found€the€appellant€guilty€of€possessingÐ Ü, Ða€weapon€during€the€commission€of€an€offense.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant,€as€a€RangeÐ Â ÐI€offender,€to€a€one„year€sentence€of€incarceration€in€the€Davidson€County€Workhouse.€€TheÐ ¨ø Ðappellant€raises€the€following€issue€for€our€review:€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€allowing€a€verdictÐ ŽÞ Ðto€stand€when€there€was€insufficient€evidence,€as€a€matter€of€law,€to€support€the€convictions.Ð tÄ ÐÌà@$ìàòòò òII.€Analysisóóó óˆÐ @ Ðà  àà ` àThe€appellant€argues€that€there€was€insufficient€evidence€produced€at€trial€to€proveÐ &v Ðthat€the€appellant€committed€an€offense;€accordingly,€the€State€failed€to€prove€an€essential€elementÐ  \ Ðof€the€possession€of€a€weapon€offense.€€Initially,€we€note€that€the€State€concedes€that€the€evidenceÐ òB Ðis€insufficient€to€convict€the€appellant€of€unlawful€possession€of€a€weapon€during€the€commissionÐ Ø( Ðof€an€offense€and€asks€that€this€court€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€OÔ‡ XmŒXXXmŒÔn€appeal,€the€State€isÐ ¾ Ðentitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€inferences€which€may€beÐ ¤ô Ðdrawn€therefrom.€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983).€€Put€another€way,€the€trierÐ Š Ú Ðof€fact,€and€not€this€court,€will€resolve€all€questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€witnesses€and€theÐ p!À  Ðweight€and€value€to€be€given€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence.€òòStateÐ V"¦! Ðv.€Pruettóó,788€S.W.2d€559,€561€(Tenn.€1990).Ô#†XmŒXX XmŒÊ,#ԀР<#Œ" ÐÌà  àà ` àÔ‡ XmŒXXXmŒÔAccordingly,€this€court€gives€considerable€weight€to€a€jury€verdict€in€a€criminal€trialÐ %X $ Ðbecause€a€jury€conviction€removes€the€presumption€of€the€defendantððs€innocence€and€replaces€it€withÐ î%>!% Ðone€of€guilt.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€Therefore,€the€appellant€carriesÐ Ô&$"& Ðthe€burden€of€demonstrating€to€this€court€why€the€evidence€will€not€support€the€juryððs€findings.Ô#†XmŒXX XmŒƒ/#ÔÔ‡ XmŒXXXmŒÔ€òòÔ#†XmŒXX XmŒŒ1#ÔÔ‡ XmŒXXXmŒÔId.óóÔ#†XmŒXX XmŒÒ1#ÔÔ‡ XmŒXXXmŒÔ€Ð º' #' ÐTo€this€end,€the€appellant€must€establish€that€no€ð ðreasonable€trier€of€factðð€could€have€found€theÐ  (ð#( Ðessential€elements€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,Ð †)Ö$) Ð99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).Ô#†XmŒXX XmŒ2#ÔÐ l*¼%* Ðâ âÐ R+¢&+ Ðà  àà ` àIn€order€to€sustain€a€conviction€for€possession€of€a€weapon€during€the€commissionÐ ° Ðâ âof€an€offense,€the€State€needed€to€prove€that€the€appellant€possessed€a€deadly€weapon€and€theÐ –æ Ðappellant€possessed€the€deadly€weapon€with€the€intent€to€employ€it€in€the€commission€of€or€escapeÐ |Ì Ðfrom€an€offense.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„1307(c)(1)(1997).€€Furthermore,€a€deadly€weapon€canÐ b² Ðbe€a€firearm€or€anything€manifestly€designed,€made,€or€adapted€for€the€purpose€of€inflicting€deathÐ H˜ Ðor€serious€bodily€injury.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„106(a)(5)(1997).€€Accordingly,€a€pistol€is€a€deadlyÐ . ~ Ðweapon.€€€Additionally,€this€court€has€stated€that€ð ððð[p]ossessionðð€may€be€actual€or€constructive.ðð€Ð  d ÐòòState€v.€Pittmanóó,€No.€M1999„00320„CCA„R3„CD,€2000€WL€374755,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€atÐ ú J ÐNashville,€April€7,€2000),€òòperm.€app.€dismissedóó,€(Tenn.€2000).€€Constructive€possession€is€essentiallyÐ à 0 Ðthe€ability€to€reduce€an€object€to€actual€possession.€€òòId.óó€€There€is€no€dispute€that€the€pistol€wasÐ Æ   Ðlocated€in€the€appellantððs€car.€€Furthermore,€the€appellant€possessed€the€keys€to€his€car€and€couldÐ ¬ ü  Ðobtain€actual€possession€of€the€pistol€at€any€time.€€Accordingly,€the€State€proved€that€the€appellantÐ ’â  Ðpossessed€the€deadly€weapon.€€However,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€State€failed€to€prove€theÐ xÈ  Ðremaining€elements€of€the€offense.€€The€State€concedes€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€convictÐ ^®  Ðthe€appellant€of€possession€of€a€deadly€weapon€during€the€commission€of€or€escape€from€an€offense.€Ð D”  ÐWe€agree€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€appellantððs€conviction.Ð *z  ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€order€to€convict€the€appellant,€the€State€additionally€had€to€prove€that€the€appellantÐ öF Ðpossessed€the€weapon€with€the€intent€to€employ€it€in€the€commission€of,€or€escape€from,€an€offense.€Ð Ü, ÐThe€appellant€committed€no€offense€while€talking€with€Hoak.€€While€the€appellant€may€haveÐ Â Ðimplicated€himself€in€prior€drug€activity,€the€appellant€repeatedly€refused€to€supply€Hoak€with€anyÐ ¨ø Ðmore€marijuana€on€the€occasion€in€question.€€There€was€no€exchange€of€drugs€or€money€relating€toÐ ŽÞ Ða€drug€deal.€€Additionally,€the€sole€evidence€of€the€appellantððs€ð ðintent€to€employðð€was€the€testimonyÐ tÄ Ðof€Officer€Danny€Eddings€stating€that€Rodriguez€was€bent€over€into€the€appellantððs€car€when€theÐ Zª Ðpolice€approached.€€Accordingly,€the€State€failed€to€prove€that€the€appellant€possessed€the€pistol€withÐ @ Ðthe€intent€to€employ€it€during€the€commission€of€or€escape€from€an€offense.€Ð &v ÐÌà@ff#ìàòòò òIII.€Conclusionó óóóˆÐ òB Ðà  àà ` àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€reverse€the€appellantððs€conviction€of€possessing€aÐ Ø( Ðweapon€during€the€commission€of€an€offense€and€vacate€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð ¾ ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð p!À  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE