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ÔÔ€%ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  ÝÑ7€.XdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÔ€&Ô›Þ ÞÌà@ àòòIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEóóÌÙ€*ÙœßR€/0(A1-j|ß\` ´- `€€@ÿRß›à@ àòòAT€JACKSONóóÌà@ àNOVEMBER€1997€SESSIONÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à*à àC.C.A.€#€€02C01„9706„CR„00207Ìà àAppellee,à àà àà à*à àSHELBY€COUNTYÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à*à àHon.€Bernie€Weinman,€JudgeÌÓÓRONNIE€LAUDERDALE,à àà à*à à(Possession€of€a€Controlled€Substance€ÌÌà àAppellant.à àà àà à*à àwith€Intent€to€Deliver)ÌÌÌÌÌÌòòFor€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€Appelleeóó:ÌÌJames€V.€Ball,€Attorney€à àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌ217€Exchange€Avenueà àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌMemphis,€TN€€38105à àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDeborah€A.€Tullis€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àœ425›€œFifth€Avenue€North€›Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€œ37243›ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àGlen€Baity€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€œComplex,›€œSte.€301›€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à201€Poplar€AvenueÌà àà àà àà àà àà àMemphis,€TN€€38103€ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:__________________________ÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÇÓÓà@ àòòOPINIONóóÌà àà àThe€defendant,€Ronnie€Lauderdale,€was€convicted€of€the€unlawfulÏpossession€of€marijuana,€in€excess€of€œ14.175›€grams,€with€the€intent€to€deliver.€€TheÏtrial€court€imposed€a€Range€II,€workhouse€sentence€of€three€years€and€assessed€aÏfine€of€$2,000.00.ÌÌà àà àIn€this€appeal€of€right,€the€single€issue€is€whether€the€evidence€at€trialÏwas€sufficient€to€support€the€verdict.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€ÌÌà àà àAt€about€10:00€A.M.€on€April€27,€1996,€Detective€Terry€Bishop€of€theÏNarcotics€Division€of€the€Shelby€County€Sheriff's€Department€received€a€telephoneÏreport€from€an€anonymous€female€caller€who€claimed€to€have€seen€a€large€amountÏof€narcotics€in€the€possession€of€a€black€male€driving€a€white€Chevrolet€pickupÏtruck€with€Texas€tags.€€The€caller€described€the€individual€as€in€his€mid„30's,Ïapproximately€six€feet€tall,€and€having€a€muscular€build.€€The€caller€informed€theÏdetective€that€the€drugs€were€in€the€truck€at€the€Hampton€Inn€at€Perkins€andÏAmerican€Way.Ìà àà àÌà àà àDetective€Bishop€found€the€vehicle€and€learned€that€the€registrationÏwas€in€the€name€of€the€defendant.€€A€dog€trained€to€detect€illegal€narcotics€wasÍtransported€to€the€scene€and€indicated€a€confirmation€of€the€presence€of€drugsÏinside€the€truck.€€Shortly€after€Detective€Bishop€inquired€about€the€defendant€at€theÏregistration€desk,€he€saw€a€man€meeting€the€description€he€had€been€providedÏwalking€across€the€parking€lot€toward€the€motel.ÌÌà àà àWhen€questioned,€the€defendant€identified€himself,€acknowledgedÏownership€of€the€Chevrolet€truck€and,€after€being€advised€of€œthe›€anonymous€tip,Ïconsented€to€a€search.€€The€officers,€who€described€the€defendant€as€"veryÏcooperative,"€found€three€pounds€of€marijuana€and€a€black€bag€containingÏ$5,600.00€in€cash€in€the€locked€cab€of€the€vehicle.€€Three€bags€containingÏmarijuana€residue€and€seeds€were€found€in€the€bed€of€the€truck.× ƒ1 ××  ×€€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant,€who€was€placed€under€arrest,€denied€any€knowledgeÏof€the€marijuana.€€He€claimed€that€he€had€loaned€the€truck€to€someone€the€nightÏbefore,€but€did€not€know€his€name.€€Later,€the€toxicology€laboratory€at€the€UniversityÏof€Tennessee€was€able€to€confirm€that€the€seized€substance€was€marijuana.€€ÌÌà àà àUnder€cross„examination€at€the€ensuing€trial,€Detective€BishopÏadmitted€asking€the€defendant,€who€was€on€parole€for€a€federal€narcoticsÏconviction,€to€become€an€informant.€€The€defendant€declined,€protesting€hisÏinnocence€on€this€charge.€€ÌÌà àà àXavier€Averyhart,€called€as€a€witness€for€the€defense,€testified€that€heÏhad€seen€an€acquaintance€from€his€high€school,€Virgil€Cook,€walking€from€his€blackÏAudi€car€toward€the€defendant's€truck€about€an€hour€before€the€anonymous€callÏwas€made€to€the€police.€€Averyhart€claimed€that€he€saw€Cook,€who€was€holding€aÏbag,€open€the€door€to€the€defendant's€truck.€€He€conceded€that€he€was€unaware€ofÏwhether€Cook€had€permission€to€enter€the€truck.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant,€a€thirty„nine„year„old€construction€site€lab€technicianÏfor€Maxim€Technology€and€Engineering€of€Texas,€acknowledged€that€he€had€oneÏprior€drug€conviction€in€the€state€court€and€one€in€the€federal€court€€He€testified€thatÏhe€was€in€Memphis€on€a€family€matter€and€had€been€asked€by€his€employer€toÏpurchase€two€trucks€while€in€this€state.€€He€recalled€contacting€Averyhart€œand›€CookÏjust€after€his€arrival€on€the€evening€prior€to€the€arrest.€€He€claimed€that€Cook,€whoÏaccompanied€him€to€a€œbar,›€borrowed€his€truck€at€about€1:30€A.M.€to€move€someÏtires€and€returned€within€thirty€minutes.€€The€defendant€contended€that€he€neverÍsaw€Cook€again.€€He€testified€that€he€met€Averyhart€for€breakfast€the€next€morningÏat€a€Shoney's€located€across€the€street€from€the€Hampton€Inn.€€He€met€DetectiveÏBishop€upon€his€return€to€the€motel.€€The€defendant€conceded€that,€œwhenÏconfronted€by›€the€officer,€he€signed€a€form€consenting€to€a€search€of€the€œtruck.€€HeÏcontended€that€he€was€shocked€to€learn€of€the€presence€of€the€drugs.€€›ÌÌà àà àThe€principles€that€govern€our€review€of€a€jury€verdict€are€well€settled.€ÏOn€appeal,€the€state€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€andÏall€reasonable€inferences€that€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€€571ÏS.W.2d€œ832,€835›€(Tenn.€1978).€€When€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€challenged,Ïthe€relevant€question€for€an€appellate€court€is€whether,€after€viewing€the€evidenceÏin€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€theÏessential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.€Evansóó,€838ÏS.W.2d€œ185,€190„91€(Tenn.€1992);›€òòState€v.€Sheltonóó,€851€S.W.2d€œ134,›€138€(Tenn.Ï1993);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).ÌÌà àà àThe€weight€and€credibility€of€the€witnesses'€testimony€are€mattersÏentrusted€exclusively€to€the€jury€as€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Sheffieldóó,€676€S.W.2dÏ542,€547€(Tenn.€1984).€€A€jury€verdict,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€theÏtestimony€of€the€state's€witnesses€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€state.€ÍòòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983).ÌÌà àà àThe€state€may€use€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence,€or€aÏcombination€of€both€to€prove€the€requisite€elements€of€a€criminal€offense.€€òòState€v.ÏTharpeóó,€726€S.W.2d€896,€899„900€(Tenn.€1987).€€The€weight€to€be€givenÏcircumstantial€evidence,€and€any€inferences€to€be€drawn€therefrom,€"are€questionsÏprimarily€for€the€jury."€€òòMarable€v.€Stateóó,€313€S.W.2d€451,€457€(Tenn.€1958).€€ÌÌà àà àTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€39„17„417(a)(4)€prohibits€theÏpossession€of€a€controlled€substance€with€the€intent€to€manufacture,€deliver,€or€sell.€ÏPossession,€which€may€be€either€actual€or€constructive,€can€be€established€byÏevidence€that€the€defendant€has€the€ability€and€the€intent€to€exercise€dominion€orÏcontrol€of€the€substance.€€òòState€v.€Brownóó,€823€S.W.2d€€576,€579€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1991).€€Marijuana,€of€course,€qualifies€as€a€controlled€substance.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€œ39„17„415(1).›€€Our€statutory€law€permits€juries€to€infer€possession€for€resale€orÏdelivery€"from€the€amount€of€[the]€controlled€substance€...€possessed€by€anÏœoffender,€along›€with€other€relevant€facts€surrounding€the€arrest...."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€39„17„419;€òòseeóó€òòLee€v.€Stateóó,€498€S.W.2d€œ909,€911›€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1973).€€AÏviolation€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ39„17„417,›€as€to€marijuana,€a€Schedule€VIÏcontrolled€substance,€may€qualify€as€a€Class€E€felony€if€"not€less€than€one„half€œ(1/2)Íounce›€(14.175€grams)€nor€more€than€ten€pounds€œ(10€lbs.)€(4535›€œgrams)."€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€Ìðð€39„17„417€(g)(1).€€›ÌÌà àà àIn€our€view,€the€jury€was€well€within€its€prerogative€by€determining€thatÏthe€defendant€had€possession€of€the€marijuana€with€the€intent€to€resell.€€œThis€courtÏis€simply›€not€authorized€to€reweigh€the€evidence€or€to€assess€the€credibility€of€theÏdefendant's€insistence€that€Cook€was€the€real€culprit.€€The€large€amount€of€cash,Ïthe€large€amount€of€the€illegal€drug,€the€manner€of€storage,€and€the€marijuanaÏresidue€found€in€the€bed€of€the€defendant's€truck€all€lend€credence€to€the€verdict.€€AÏrational€basis€existed€for€the€jury's€conclusion€that€the€defendant€possessed€theÏmarijuana€with€the€intent€to€deliver.€€ÌÌà àà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€Judge€ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌDavid€G.€Hayes,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌJoe€G.€Riley,€Judge€