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ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼0»àXf<_#ÔÔ‡Xf<X.¼0ÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€G.€Hayes,óó€and€òòThomasÐ 8#ˆ# ÐT.€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð $n$ ÐÌCynthia€Fort,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€J.€Craig€Ô_ÔMyrickÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€ArnoldÐ ê%:!& ÐL.€Jones.Ð Ð& "' ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Jennifer€L.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð œ(ì#) Ðand€Derek€Smith,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ‚)Ò$* ÐÓ8 ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼0»XXf!% Ðdelivered€over.5€grams€or€more€of€any€substance€containing€cocaine.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„Ð Ô&$"& Ð417(a)(2)&(c)(1)(1997).€€Furthermore,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„106(20)(1997)€states€that€ð ð[a]Ð º' #' Ðperson€acts€knowingly€with€respect€to€a€result€of€the€personððs€conduct€when€the€person€is€aware€thatÐ  (ð#( Ðthe€conduct€is€reasonably€certain€to€cause€the€result.ððÐ †)Ö$) Їà  àà ` àDetective€Jack€Frantz€testified€that€the€CJC€is€a€penal€institution€where€prisoners€are€Ð ° Ðunder€custodial€supervision.€€Glenn€Everett,€a€forensic€scientist€with€the€Tennessee€Bureau€ofÐ –æ ÐInvestigation,€confirmed€that€the€substance€recovered€from€the€womenððs€restroom€in€the€CJC€lobbyÐ |Ì Ðwas€.6€grams€of€crack€cocaine.€€Additionally,€in€the€first€tape€recorded€conversation,€the€appellantÐ b² Ðagreed€to€bring€cocaine€to€Oliver€and€to€leave€it€in€the€womenððs€restroom€in€the€CJC€lobby.€Ð H˜ ÐFurthermore,€in€the€second€tape€recorded€conversation,€the€appellant€assured€Oliver€that€he€hadÐ . ~ Ðbrought€her€a€gram€of€crack€cocaine.€€Therefore,€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€essentially€dependsÐ  d Ðon€the€admissibility€of€the€two€audio€taped€conversations€between€the€appellant€and€Oliver.Ð ú J ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€specifically€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€admitting€into€evidenceÐ Æ   Ðthe€audio€tapes€of€the€appellantððs€conversations€with€the€informant,€Robin€Oliver,€without€theÐ ¬ ü  Ðtestimony€of€Oliver€to€authenticate€the€tape€pursuant€to€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Evidence.€€TheÐ ’â  Ðappellant€contends€that€the€audio€tape€should€not€have€been€played€for€the€jury€when€neither€OliverÐ xÈ  Ðnor€the€appellant€authenticated€the€tape€or€corroborated€the€conversation.€€We€disagree.Ð ^®  ÐÌà  àà ` àThis€court€has€stated€that€ð ðwhether€tangible€evidence€has€been€properly€authenticatedÐ *z  Ðis€left€to€the€discretion€of€the€trial€courtðð€and€this€court€will€not€disturb€that€decision€ð ðabsent€a€clearlyÐ ` Ðmistaken€exercise€of€that€discretion.ðð€€òòState€v.€Youngóó,€No.€01C01„9601„CC„00195,€1997€WL€46990,Ð öF Ðat€*4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€August€15,€1997)(citations€omitted).€€Furthermore,€Tenn.€R.Ð Ü, ÐEvid.€901€provides€a€non„exhaustive€list€of€methods€for€authenticating€evidence,€such€as€audio€tapes,Ð Â Ðfor€admission€into€evidence.€€The€appellant€essentially€argues€that€without€the€testimony€of€theÐ ¨ø Ðappellant€or€Oliver,€the€tapes€could€not€be€properly€authenticated.€€However,€other€methods€ofÐ ŽÞ Ðauthentication€exist.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€901.€€The€State€complied€with€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€901(b)(5)Ð tÄ Ðwhich€provides€that€voices€may€be€identified€ð ðwhether€heard€firsthand€or€through€mechanical€orÐ Zª Ðelectronic€transmission€or€recording,€by€opinion€based€upon€hearing€the€voice€at€any€time€underÐ @ Ðcircumstances€connecting€it€with€the€alleged€speaker.ððÐ &v ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€trial,€the€audio€taped€conversations€between€the€appellant€and€Oliver€wereÐ òB Ðsufficiently€authenticated€by€Detective€Frantz.€€He€testified€that€he€was€present€when€theÐ Ø( Ðconversations€took€place€and€could€verify€that€the€statements€of€Oliver€on€the€audio€tapes€were€anÐ ¾ Ðaccurate€reflection€of€the€statements€he€heard€her€make€during€the€telephone€conversations.€€òòSeeóóÐ ¤ô ÐòòStroup€v.€Stateóó,€552€S.W.2d€418,€420€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1977).€€Moreover,€Detective€Frantz€testifiedÐ Š Ú Ðthat€he€had€heard€the€appellantððs€voice€on€a€few€occasions€and€could€positively€identify€the€voicesÐ p!À  Ðon€the€tapes€as€belonging€to€the€appellant€and€Oliver.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Clickóó,€No.€162,€1991€WL€188882,Ð V"¦! Ðat€*3„4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€September€26,€1991)(finding€proper€authentication€by€anÐ <#Œ" Ðofficer€who€had€not€heard€the€conversation€simultaneously€with€its€recording,€but€who€could€identifyÐ "$r# Ðboth€of€the€voices€on€the€tape).€€Additionally,€two€of€the€appellantððs€sisters,€Doris€Dye€and€ClaudellÐ %X $ ÐVaughn,€€identified€the€appellant€as€being€one€of€the€speakers€on€the€tapes.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Smith,óó€612Ð î%>!% ÐS.W.2d€493,€498€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980).Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌà  àà ` àDetective€Frantz€testified€that,€on€a€few€occasions,€he€had€the€opportunity€to€listenÐ  (ð#( Ðto€the€appellantððs€voice.€€Accordingly,€Detective€Frantz€asserted€that€he€could€positively€identify€theÐ †)Ö$) Ðappellant€as€being€one€of€the€speakers€on€the€tape€because€the€appellant€has€a€distinctive€voice.€òòSeeóóÐ l*¼%* ÐòòState€v.€Radleyóó,€No.€01C01„9311„CC„0382,€1994€WL€377212,€at€*4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,Ð R+¢&+ ÐJuly€14,€1994).€€Moreover,€ð ðtape€recordings€may€be€presented€by€any€witness€who€was€presentÐ 8,ˆ', Ðduring€the€recording€as€long€as€he€can€identify€the€declarant€with€certainty€and€his€testimonyÐ ° Ðcomports€with€other€rules€of€evidence.ðð€€òòState€v.€Gibsonóó,€973€S.W.2d€231,€243€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð –æ Ð1997)(citing€òòState€v.€Jonesóó,€598€S.W.2d€209,€223€(Tenn.€1980)).€The€audiotapes€were€properlyÐ |Ì Ðauthenticated€and€presented€to€the€jury.€Ð b² ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€also€contends€that€his€right€to€confrontation€was€infringed€because€heÐ . ~ Ðcould€not€cross„examine€Oliver€concerning€the€conversations.€€However,€the€statements€made€byÐ  d ÐOliver€only€served€to€elicit€statements€from€the€appellant€and€provide€context€for€the€appellantððsÐ ú J Ðresponses,€and€the€Stateððs€primary€goal€was€to€bring€the€appellantððs€statements€before€the€jury.€Ð à 0 ÐòòGibsonóó,€973€S.W.2d€at€243.€€Moreover,€the€appellant€attacked€Oliverððs€credibility€in€other€ways,Ð Æ   Ðnamely€through€the€testimony€of€Oliverððs€grandmother€stating€that€Oliver€had€planned€to€ð ðset€upððÐ ¬ ü  Ðthe€appellant€and€through€the€testimony€of€Vaughn,€the€appellantððs€sister,€who€stated€that€OliverÐ ’â  Ðcould€have€been€helping€the€police€so€that€she€would€not€get€into€additional€trouble€for€being€caughtÐ xÈ  Ðwith€drug€paraphernalia€in€the€jail.€€òòSeeóó€òòGibsonóó,€973€S.W.2d€at€243.€€€Furthermore,€although€ð ðtheÐ ^®  Ðmere€fact€cross„examining€[Oliver]€would€have€been€a€defense€lawyerððs€delight,€and€that€thisÐ D”  Ðopportunity€did€not€present€itself,€does€not€operate€to€add€constitutional€dimension€to€the€situation.ððÐ *z  ÐòòJonesóó,€€598€S.W.2d€at€223.€€Ð ` ÐÌà  àà ` àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€a€rational€trier€of€fact€could€reasonably€have€found€theÐ Ü, Ðappellant€guilty€of€introducing€drugs€into€a€penal€facility€and€of€the€delivery€of€over€.5€grams€ofÐ Â Ðcocaine.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà@»»$ìàB.€SentencingˆÐ tÄ ÐÔ‡Xf<XXXf<Ôà  àà ` àThe€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€imposing€excessive€sentences.€Ð Zª ÐSpecifically,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€refusing€to€consider€the€mitigatingÐ @ Ðfactors€offered€by€the€appellant€when€determining€the€length€and€range€of€the€sentence€imposed.€Ð &v ÐThis€court€conducts€a€de€novo€review€of€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence.€€Tenn.Ð  \ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1997).€Additionally,€the€appellant€bears€the€burden€of€demonstrating€theÐ òB Ðimpropriety€of€his€sentence(s).€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401,€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€Ð Ø( ÐMoreover,€this€court€will€accord€the€trial€courtððs€determinations€a€presumption€of€correctness€if€theÐ ¾ Ðrecord€reveals€that€the€trial€court€correctly€considered€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€andÐ ¤ô ÐcircumstancesÔ#†Xf<XXXf<ÅQ#ÔÔ‡Xf<XXXf<Ô.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401Ô#†Xf<XXXf<æU#ÔÔ‡Xf<XXXf<Ô(d);Ô#†Xf<XXXf!% Ðon€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors;€(6)€any€statement€by€the€defendant€in€his€own€behalf;€andÐ Ô&$"& Ð(7)€the€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102,„103,„210€(1997).€òòSeeÐ º' #' ÐalsoóóÔ#†Xf<XXXf<W#ÔÔ‡Xf<XXXf<Ô€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€168.Ô#†Xf<XXXf!% ÐHowever,€this€court€has€found€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(1)€does€not€apply€in€casesÐ Ô&$"& Ðinvolving€cocaine.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Vanderfordóó,€980€S.W.2d€390,€407€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€Ð º' #' ÐAccordingly,€because€we€find€that€the€trial€court€misapplied€this€mitigating€factor,€we€have€reviewedÐ  (ð#( Ðthe€appellantððs€sentence€without€a€presumption€of€correctness.Ð †)Ö$) ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€alleges€that€the€trial€court€should€have€applied€the€following€mitigatingÐ R+¢&+ Ðfactors€to€his€sentences€for€delivery€of€cocaine:€the€appellant€acted€under€strong€provocation;Ð 8,ˆ', Ðsubstantial€grounds€exist€tending€to€excuse€or€justify€the€appellantððs€criminal€conduct,€though€failingÐ ° Ðto€establish€a€defense;€and€the€appellant€acted€under€duress€or€under€the€domination€of€anotherÐ –æ Ðperson,€even€though€the€duress€or€the€domination€of€another€person€is€not€sufficient€to€constitute€aÐ |Ì Ðdefense€to€the€crime.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(2),€(3),€&€(12)(1997).€€At€the€sentencingÐ b² Ðhearing,€the€appellant€contended€that€these€mitigating€factors€applied€because€he€would€not€haveÐ H˜ Ðcommitted€a€crime€if€he€had€not€been€berated€into€delivering€drugs€by€Oliver.€€However,Ð . ~ Ðnotwithstanding€the€evidence€against€him,€the€appellant€maintained€that€he€did€not€commit€theÐ  d Ðdelivery€of€more€than€.5€grams€of€cocaine€into€the€CJC.Ð ú J ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€found€that,€mitigating€factors€(2),€(3)€and€(12)€could€possibly€applyÐ Æ   Ðto€the€appellant.€€However,€because€the€appellant€continued€to€deny€that€he€had€committed€theÐ ¬ ü  Ðcrimes,€the€trial€court€would€not€apply€these€factors€to€the€appellantððs€sentence.€€Specifically,€the€trialÐ ’â  Ðcourt€stated€that€these€factors€would€have€applied€if€the€appellant€had€admitted€his€guilt.€€However,Ð xÈ  Ðbecause€the€appellant€continued€to€assert€his€innocence,€the€trial€court€did€not€believe€he€could€argueÐ ^®  Ðthat€he€had€been€coerced€into€behavior€he€denied.€€The€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erredÐ D”  Ðin€so€ruling.€€We€disagree.Ð *z  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€in€this€case€essentially€considered€the€appellantððs€untruthfulness€andÐ öF Ðfailure€to€accept€responsibility€in€determining€that€the€proposed€mitigating€factors€were€entitled€toÐ Ü, Ðlittle€or€no€weight.€€òòCf.óó€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,€985€S.W.2d€9,€21€n.1€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997)(findingÐ Â Ðthat€the€ð ðdefendantððs€lack€of€truthfulness€may€be€considered€in€determining€the€weight€to€be€givenÐ ¨ø Ðto€an€applicable€enhancement€factor.ðð);òò€State€v.€Smithóó,€910€S.W.2d€457,€462€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð ŽÞ Ð1995)(stating€that€a€trial€court€can€acknowledge€a€mitigating€factor€yet,€in€its€discretion,€give€it€noÐ tÄ Ðweight).€€This€was€entirely€within€the€trial€courtððs€discretion.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Boggsóó,€932€S.W.2d€467,Ð Zª Ð476€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996)(maintaining€that€a€trial€court€could€give€a€mitigating€factor€little€or€noÐ @ Ðweight€in€accordance€with€the€discretion€permitted€the€court).€€We€conclude€that€the€trial€courtÐ &v Ðcorrectly€sentenced€the€appellant€to€eight€years€incarceration€in€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÐ  \ ÐCorrection€for€introducing€drugs€into€a€penal€facility€and€to€fifteen€years€incarceration€for€theÐ òB Ðdelivery€of€over€.5€grams€of€cocaine.€Ð Ø( ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€also€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€that€the€appellantÐ ¤ô Ðserve€his€sentence€for€failure€to€appear€consecutively€to€his€drug€convictions.€€However,€theÐ Š Ú Ðappellant€failed€to€cite€any€authority€or€make€any€argument€beyond€a€bald€assertion€that€thisÐ p!À  Ðconstituted€error.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€27(a)(7)€states€that€if€the€appellant€does€not€cite€authority€orÐ V"¦! Ðmake€appropriate€references€to€the€record,€then€the€issue€is€waived.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Dickersonóó,€885Ð <#Œ" ÐS.W.2d€90,€93€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€Ð "$r# ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€any€event,€the€trial€court€correctly€ordered€that€the€appellant€serve€his€sentencesÐ î%>!% Ðconsecutively.€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€32(c)(3)(C)€mandates€consecutive€sentences€for€ð ða€sentence€forÐ Ô&$"& Ða€felony€where€the€defendant€was€released€on€bail€and€the€[appellant]€is€convicted€of€both€offenses.ðð€Ð º' #' ÐThe€appellant€admitted€that€he€was€on€bail€awaiting€trial€for€the€drug€offenses€at€the€time€he€failedÐ ° Ðto€appear€in€court.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð –æ ÐÌà@ff#ìàòòò òIII.€ConclusionóóˆÐ b² Ðà  àà ` àó óBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ð H˜ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð à 0 Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE