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ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼¥|»XX´{¦ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X´{X»¼¥|Ôà  àThe€defendant,€Tony€Allen€Leonard,€appeals€as€of€right€his€conviction€by€a€jury€forÐ –#æ" Ðaggravated€sexual€battery,€a€class€B€felony.€€The€defendant€contends€that€(1)€the€evidence€isÐ †$Ö# Ðinsufficient€to€support€his€conviction€because€there€is€no€proof€that€he€intentionally€touched€theÐ v%Æ $ Ðvictimððs€intimate€parts€for€sexual€gratification,€(2)€the€trial€court€erred€in€allowing€into€evidence€asÐ f&¶!% Ðan€excited€utterance€a€statement€made€by€the€victim€to€her€mother,€and€(3)€the€trial€court€erred€inÐ V'¦"& Ðallowing€the€state€to€impeach€the€defendant€on€cross„examination€with€a€prior€felony€conviction€forÐ F(–#' Ðviolation€of€a€habitual€traffic€offender€order.Ð 6)†$( ÐÌà  àAt€trial,€the€victim€testified€that€she€was€nine€years€old€when€she€and€her€brother€and€twoÐ +f&* Ðsisters€spent€the€night€at€the€defendantððs€residence€on€July€19,€1997.€€She€said€that€she,€her€threeÐ ,V'+ Ðsiblings,€and€the€defendantððs€two€children€slept€in€the€same€bed.€€She€stated€that€she€woke€up€whenÐ ö,F(, Ðshe€felt€the€bottom€of€the€bed€sinking.€€She€said€that€she€saw€the€defendant€in€the€room€doingÐ æ-6)-ý ÐÔ_Ôsomething€near€his€daughter.€€She€testified€that€the€defendant€left€the€room€but€returned€about€threeÐ ° Ðminutes€later,€knelt€on€the€bed,€and€touched€her€ð ðprivateðð€twice€over€her€shorts.€€The€victim€indicatedÐ  ð Ðthat€by€private€she€meant€the€part€of€the€body€that€goes€to€the€bathroom.€€The€victim€stated€that€sheÐ à Ðtried€unsuccessfully€to€wake€her€brother.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€came€back€into€the€room€aÐ €Ð Ðsecond€time€and€touched€her€again€in€the€same€place,€at€which€point,€she€kicked€the€defendantððsÐ pÀ Ðnose.€€She€testified€that€she€told€several€people€this€same€story,€including€her€mother€and€herÐ ` ° Ðmotherððs€boyfriend,€Bryan€Pope.€€Ð P   Ðà  àÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€victim€stated€that€the€defendant€and€his€wife€were€arguing€thatÐ 0 € Ðnight€and€that€the€police€came€to€the€defendantððs€house.€€She€said€that€when€she€heard€the€police,€sheÐ  p  Ðwent€outside,€saw€Mr.€Pope,€and€told€him€that€the€defendant€had€touched€her.€€She€testified€that€sheÐ `  Ðwas€crying€during€this€time€because€she€was€scared.€€She€stated€that€Mr.€Pope€relayed€her€statementÐ P  Ðto€the€police.€€She€testified€that€she€also€told€her€mother€what€happened€when€she€got€home.€€Ð ð@  ÐÌà  àMichelle€Greene,€the€victimððs€mother,€testified€as€follows:€€She€and€her€boyfriend,€BryanÐ Ð  ÐPope,€went€to€a€concert€on€July€19,€1997.€€The€defendant€and€his€wife,€Carla€Leonard,€who€were€herÐ À Ðneighbors,€kept€her€four€children€for€the€night.€€Between€12:30€and€1:00€a.m.€on€July€20,€Ms.Ð ° ÐLeonard€came€to€her€house€and€used€the€phone€to€call€the€police€regarding€a€domestic€dispute€withÐ  ð Ðthe€defendant,€who,€according€to€Ms.€Leonard,€had€been€drinking€and€was€out€of€hand.€As€Ms.Ð à ÐGreene€was€walking€towards€the€defendantððs€home,€she€saw€several€police€officers€arrive€at€theÐ €Ð Ðdefendantððs€home.€€When€the€police€officers€were€coming€out€of€the€house€with€the€defendant,€sheÐ pÀ Ðwent€inside€to€get€her€children.€€She€found€three€of€her€children€inside€the€house€but€did€not€see€theÐ `° Ðvictim€until€she€left€the€house.€€The€victim€was€standing€with€Mr.€Pope€beside€a€police€car,€and€sheÐ P  Ðnoticed€that€the€victim€had€been€crying€and€appeared€upset€and€scared.€€She€asked€the€victim€whatÐ @ Ðwas€wrong,€and€the€victim€responded€that€the€defendant€had€touched€her€on€her€ð ðprivates.ððÐ 0€ ÐÌà  àOfficer€Danny€Farmer€of€the€Bristol€Police€Department€testified€that€in€the€early€morning€ofÐ ` ÐJuly€20,€1997,€he€went€to€the€defendantððs€home€in€response€to€a€domestic€violence€call€and€thatÐ P Ðanother€officer€arrested€the€defendant€as€a€result€of€the€domestic€disturbance.€€He€said€that€while€heÐ ð@ Ðwas€at€the€defendantððs€home,€he€saw€the€victim€and€noticed€that€she€was€crying€and€shaking€and€thatÐ à0 Ðher€speech€was€jerky.€€He€stated€that€the€victim€told€him€that€the€defendant€had€touched€her€and€thatÐ Ð  Ðshe€pointed€between€her€legs.€€He€said€that€in€response€to€the€victimððs€statement,€he€called€a€juvenileÐ À! Ðdetective€to€handle€the€matter.€€He€also€stated€that€he€did€not€notice€any€facial€injuries€on€theÐ °"  Ðdefendant.€€Ð  #ð! ÐÌà  àInvestigator€Debbie€Richmond„McCauley€of€the€Bristol€Police€Department€testified€asÐ €%Ð # Ðfollows:€€She€handled€cases€involving€physical€and€sexual€abuse€of€children€and€received€a€callÐ p&À!$ Ðaround€1:30€a.m.€on€July€20,€1997.€€After€the€victimððs€mother€assured€her€that€the€victim€was€safe,Ð `'°"% Ðshe€scheduled€an€appointment€to€meet€with€the€victim€the€next€day.€€She€interviewed€the€defendantÐ P( #& Ðon€August€4,€1997,€and€the€defendant€told€her€that€he€sat€in€his€recliner€from€the€time€that€his€wifeÐ @)$' Ðleft€to€get€cigarettes€until€the€police€arrived.€€The€defendant€also€told€her€that€on€the€day€in€question,Ð 0*€%( Ðâ âhe€drank€three€quarts€of€beer€between€1:00€and€11:00€p.m.,€that€he€jumped€on€the€trampoline€withÐ  +p&) Ðthe€children€until€dusk,€and€that€the€victim€could€have€been€mad€at€him€because€she€wanted€him€toÐ ° Ðcontinue€jumping€on€the€trampoline.€€€€€€Ð  ð Ðâ âÌà  àThe€defendant€testified€that€on€July€19,€1997,€he€drank€three€quarts€of€beer€but€that€he€didÐ €Ð Ðthis€at€a€neighborððs€house€after€1:00€p.m.€€He€stated€that€when€he€came€home€around€midnight,€heÐ pÀ Ðgot€into€an€argument€with€his€wife.€€He€said€that€sometime€later€he€asked€his€wife,€who€had€gone€toÐ ` ° Ðbed,€to€get€him€some€cigarettes.€€He€testified€that€his€wife€left€the€house€and€that€the€police€arrived€Ð P   Ðten€minutes€later.€€He€stated€that€he€had€not€seen€the€children€since€he€went€to€his€neighborððs€houseÐ @  Ðand€that€he€never€went€into€the€childrenððs€bedroom.Ð 0 € ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€defendant€admitted€that€he€was€convicted€for€violating€a€habitualÐ `  Ðtraffic€offender€order€on€January€15,€1998.€€The€defendant€stated€that€he€drank€beer€in€a€cup€and€didÐ P  Ðnot€drink€in€front€of€the€children.€€The€defendant€admitted€that€he€was€the€only€adult€in€the€house€forÐ ð@  Ðthe€ten€minutes€from€when€his€wife€left€the€house€to€get€cigarettes€until€the€police€arrived.Ð à0  ÐÌà  àMs.€Carla€Leonard,€the€defendantððs€wife,€testified€that€she€had€previously€babysat€Ms.Ð À ÐGreeneððs€children,€which€included€keeping€them€overnight€on€several€occasions.€€She€said€that€onÐ ° ÐJuly€19,€1997,€the€defendant€played,€including€jumping€on€the€trampoline,€with€their€children€andÐ  ð ÐMs.€Greeneððs€children€until€dusk.€€She€stated€that€the€defendant€was€drinking€beer€out€of€cans€inÐ à Ðfront€of€the€children€and€that€he€went€to€a€neighborððs€house€around€11:00€p.m.€€€She€said€thatÐ €Ð Ðsometime€after€2:00€a.m.,€she€left€the€house,€pretending€to€get€the€defendant€some€cigarettes,€andÐ pÀ Ðwent€to€Ms.€Greeneððs€house€to€call€the€police.€€She€testified€that€she€called€the€police€because€herÐ `° Ðhusband€had€been€drinking€and€was€loud.Ð P  ÐÌà  àDonald€Simcox,€a€neighbor€of€the€defendant,€testified€that€the€victimððs€reputation€for€beingÐ 0€ Ðtruthful€was€bad.€€He€admitted€that€he€was€not€at€the€defendantððs€house€on€the€night€in€question.Ð  p ÐÌò òÓ  ÓI.€€SUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEÐ P Ðó óÓ  ÓÌà  àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€support€his€conviction€becauseÐ à0 Ðthere€is€no€proof€that€he€intentionally€touched€the€victimððs€intimate€parts€for€sexual€gratification.€Ð Ð  ÐThe€state€argues€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€conviction.Ð À! ÐÌà  àÔ‡Xå‰ XXX´{ÔOur€standard€of€review€when€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€questioned€on€appeal€isÐ  #ð! Ðð ðwhether,€after€viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€òòanyóó€rational€trierÐ Œ$Ü" Ðof€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJacksonÐ x%È # Ðv.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979).€€This€means€that€we€do€not€reweigh€theÐ d&´!$ Ðevidence€but€presume€that€the€jury€has€resolved€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€and€drawn€allÐ P' "% Ðreasonable€inferences€from€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€state.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Sheffieldóó,€676€S.W.2dÐ <(Œ#& Ð542,€547€(Tenn.€1984);€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).Ô#†X´{X XXå‰)-#ÔÐ ()x$' ÐÌà  àIn€the€present€case,€the€defendant€was€convicted€of€the€aggravated€sexual€battery€of€a€victimÐ +T&) Ðless€than€thirteen€years€old.€€To€establish€this€offense,€the€state€was€required€to€prove€that€ð ðthere€wasÐ ô+D'* Ðunlawful€sexual€contact€with€the€victim€by€the€defendantðð€and€that€the€victim€was€less€than€thirteenÐ ° Ðyears€old.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„504(a)(1).€€ð ðSexual€contactðð€is€ð ðthe€intentional€touching€of€theÐ  ð Ðvictimððs€.€.€.€intimate€parts,€or€the€intentional€touching€of€the€clothing€covering€the€immediate€areaÐ à Ðof€the€victimððs€.€.€.€intimate€parts,€if€that€intentional€touching€can€be€òòreasonably€construedóó€as€beingÐ €Ð Ðfor€the€purpose€of€sexual€arousal€or€gratification.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„501(6)€(emphasisÐ pÀ Ðadded).€€Ð ` ° ÐÌà  àWhen€viewed€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€the€evidence€reveals€that€sometime€afterÐ @  Ðmidnight,€the€defendant€asked€his€wife€to€get€him€some€cigarettes.€€After€his€wife€left€the€house,€heÐ 0 € Ðwent€into€the€bedroom€where€the€nine„year„old€victim€was€sleeping.€€€The€defendant€left€the€roomÐ  p  Ðbut€returned€minutes€later,€knelt€on€the€bed,€and€touched€the€victimððs€genital€area€twice€over€herÐ `  Ðshorts.€€The€defendant€then€left€the€bedroom€but€returned€a€few€minutes€later€and€touched€her€againÐ P  Ðin€the€same€place.€€From€this€evidence,€the€jury€could€have€found€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€that€theÐ ð@  Ðdefendant€intentionally€touched€the€clothing€covering€the€immediate€area€of€the€victimððs€intimateÐ à0  Ðparts.€€Moreover,€the€jury€could€have€reasonably€construed€that€the€touching€was€for€the€purpose€ofÐ Ð  Ðsexual€arousal€or€gratification.€€The€defendant€went€into€the€bedroom€where€the€victim€was€sleepingÐ À Ðand€touched€the€victimððs€genital€area€twice.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Hayesóó,€899€S.W.2d€175,€179€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ° ÐApp.€1995)€(holding€that€the€location€of€the€events€ð!ð€the€victimððs€bedroom€ð!ð€was€one€factor€fromÐ  ð Ðwhich€the€jury€could€infer€the€defendantððs€purpose€of€sexual€gratification).€€òòóóAlso,€the€fact€that€theÐ à Ðdefendant€touched€the€victimððs€genital€area€on€two€separate€occasions€indicates€that€the€touching€inÐ €Ð Ðthat€location€was€not€accidental.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Robert€Wilkesóó,€No.€01C01„9708„CC„00382,€HickmanÐ pÀ ÐCounty,€slip€op.€at€10€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€July€15,€1999),€òòapp.óó€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€Feb.€7,€2000).€€Finally,Ð `° Ðthe€timing€of€the€battery,€which€was€committed€after€he€asked€his€wife€to€get€cigarettes€and€whenÐ P  Ðno€other€adults€were€in€the€house,€indicates€that€the€touches€were€for€sexual€purposes.€€òòSeeóó€òòHayesóó,Ð @ Ð899€S.W.2d€at€179€(stating€that€the€fact€that€the€defendant€waited€until€the€victimððs€mother€was€outÐ 0€ Ðof€the€house€was€one€factor€from€which€the€jury€could€infer€the€defendantððs€purpose€of€sexualÐ  p Ðgratification).€€Thus,€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€defendantððs€conviction.Ð ` ÐÓ  ÓÌò òÓ  ÓII.€€EXCITED€UTTERANCEÐ ð@ ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àó óThe€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€improperly€allowed€into€evidence€a€hearsayÐ Ð  Ðstatement€under€the€excited€utterance€exception€when€Ms.€Greene,€the€victimððs€mother,€testified€thatÐ À! Ðher€daughter€told€her€that€the€defendant€touched€her€private€area.€€The€defendant€argues€that€theÐ °"  Ðvictimððs€statement€was€not€made€in€relation€to€a€startling€event€or€condition€and€was€not€made€whileÐ  #ð! Ðunder€the€stress€caused€by€the€event.€€The€state€argues€that€the€trial€court€properly€allowed€theÐ $à" Ðstatement€into€evidence€as€an€excited€utterance,€which€is€a€ruling€we€may€not€reverse€absent€aÐ €%Ð # Ðshowing€of€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€McLeodóó,€937€S.W.2d€867,€871€(Tenn.€1996).Ð p&À!$ ÐÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óà  àThree€requirements€must€be€met€for€a€hearsay€statement€to€be€admissible€as€an€excitedÐ P( #& Ðutterance:€€(1)€there€must€be€a€startling€event€or€condition;€(2)€the€statement€must€relate€to€theÐ @)$' Ðstartling€event€or€condition;€and€(3)€the€statement€must€be€made€while€the€declarant€is€under€theÐ 0*€%( Ðstress€or€excitement€from€the€event€or€condition.ò ò€€ó óTenn.€R.€Evid.€803(2);€òòState€v.€Gordonóó,€952Ð  +p&) ÐS.W.2d€817,€820€(Tenn.€1997).€€The€ð ðultimate€testðð€for€determining€the€admissibility€of€an€excitedÐ ,`'* Ðutterance€is€ð ðspontaneity€and€logical€relation€to€the€main€event€and€where€an€act€or€declarationÐ ° Ðsprings€out€of€the€transaction€while€the€parties€are€still€laboring€under€the€excitement€and€strain€ofÐ  ð Ðthe€circumstances€and€at€a€time€so€near€it€as€to€preclude€the€idea€of€deliberation€and€fabrication.ðð€Ð à ÐòòState€v.€Smithóó,€857€S.W.2d€1,€9€(Tenn.€1993).€€€€Ð €Ð Ðò òÌó óà  àThe€defendant€does€not€contest€the€first€requirement€but€argues€that€the€second€and€thirdÐ ` ° Ðrequirements€ð!ð€that€the€statement€was€made€in€relation€to€the€startling€event€and€was€made€while€theÐ P   Ðvictim€was€under€the€stress€of€excitement€from€the€event€ð!ð€were€not€met€because€the€victim€hadÐ @  Ðalready€reported€the€battery€to€Mr.€Pope€and€had€been€with€him€for€some€time€before€she€made€theÐ 0 € Ðstatement€to€her€mother.€€We€note€that€the€defendantððs€brief€does€not€suggest€how€the€victimððsÐ  p  Ðstatement€that€the€defendant€touched€her€does€not€relate€to€the€startling€event,€which€was€theÐ `  Ðdefendant€touching€the€victim.€€We€conclude€that€this€statement€does€relate€to€the€startling€event.€Ð P  ÐTherefore,€the€only€remaining€issue€is€whether€the€statement€was€made€while€the€victim€was€underÐ ð@  Ðthe€stress€or€excitement€from€the€event.€€Regarding€this€requirement,€our€supreme€court€has€statedÐ à0  Ðthat€the€ð ðtime€interval€is€but€one€consideration€in€determining€whether€a€statement€was€made€underÐ Ð  Ðstress€or€excitement.ðð€€òòGordonóó,€952€S.W.2d€at€820.€€Other€considerations€ð ðððinclude€the€nature€andÐ À Ðseriousness€of€the€event€or€condition;€the€appearance,€behavior,€outlook,€and€circumstances€of€theÐ ° Ðdeclarant,€including€such€characteristics€as€age€and€physical€or€mental€condition;€and€the€contentsÐ  ð Ðof€the€statement€itself,€which€may€indicate€the€presence€or€absence€of€stress.ðððð€€òòId.óó€(quoting€Neil€P.Ð à ÐCohen€et€al.,€òòTennessee€Law€of€Evidenceóó€ðð€803(2).2,€at€534€(3d€ed.€1995)).Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€record€does€not€reveal€the€exact€amount€of€time€that€elapsed€between€the€startling€eventÐ `° Ðand€the€victimððs€statement.€€The€victim€testified€that€she€lay€in€bed€awake€from€the€time€theÐ P  Ðdefendant€touched€her€the€second€time€until€the€police€came.€€When€she€heard€the€police,€she€wentÐ @ Ðoutside€and€found€Mr.€Pope,€whom€she€told€about€the€event.€€Ms.€Greene€testified€that€when€theÐ 0€ Ðpolice€brought€the€defendant€out€of€the€house,€she€went€inside€the€house€to€get€her€children€but€didÐ  p Ðnot€see€the€victim.€€When€she€was€leaving€the€house,€she€saw€the€victim€with€Mr.€Pope€and€noticedÐ ` Ðthat€she€had€been€crying€and€appeared€upset€and€scared.€€She€asked€the€victim€what€was€wrong,€andÐ P Ðthe€victim€told€her€that€the€defendant€had€touched€her.€€Because€there€is€no€testimony€as€to€how€longÐ ð@ Ðthe€victim€lay€in€bed€before€the€police€arrived,€we€do€not€know€exactly€how€much€time€elapsedÐ à0 Ðbetween€the€battery€and€the€victimððs€statement€to€her€mother.€€Whatever€the€time€interval,€we€do€notÐ Ð  Ðbelieve€it€was€so€great€that€the€victim€could€not€have€been€under€the€stress€from€the€sexual€battery.€Ð À! ÐAlso,€the€fact€that€the€victim€was€with€and€had€already€told€Mr.€Pope€about€the€event€a€few€minutesÐ °"  Ðearlier€does€not€mean€that€she€was€relieved€of€the€stress€of€the€event.€€òòSeeóó€òòSmithóó,€857€S.W.2d€at€9.€Ð  #ð! ÐRather,€the€victimððs€behavior€and€appearance€reflect€that€the€victim€made€the€statement€under€stress.€Ð $à" ÐThe€victimððs€mother€testified€that€when€she€approached€the€victim,€she€noticed€that€the€victim€hadÐ €%Ð # Ðbeen€crying€and€appeared€upset€and€scared.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Robert€Baconóó,€No.€03C01„9608„CR„00308,Ð p&À!$ ÐSullivan€County,€slip€op.€at€22€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Jan.€8,€1998)òòóó€(holding€that€statements€made€threeÐ `'°"% Ðhours€after€the€startling€event€were€admissible€as€an€excited€utterance€when€the€victim€was€crying,Ð P( #& Ðshaky,€and€upset);€€òòState€v.€Binionóó,€947€S.W.2d€867,€873€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996)€(holding€thatÐ @)$' Ðstatements€made€thirty€to€forty„five€minutes€after€the€startling€event€were€admissible€as€an€excitedÐ 0*€%( Ðutterance€when€the€victim€was€upset€and€crying€and€looked€scared);€òòState€v.€Lavelle€Winfreyóó,€No.Ð  +p&) Ð02C01„9210„CC„00235,€Tipton€County,€slip€op.€at€5€€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Feb.€23,€1994),€òòapp.óó€òòdeniedóóÐ ,`'* Ð(Tenn.€June€13,€1994)€(holding€that€statements€made€one€to€two€hours€after€the€startling€event€wereÐ ° Ðadmissible€as€an€excited€utterance€when€the€victim€was€still€upset,€nervous,€and€shaking).€€òòóóGiven€thisÐ  ð Ðtestimony,€we€conclude€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€finding€that€the€statementÐ à Ðwas€made€under€the€stress€of€the€sexual€battery.Ð €Ð ÐÓ™AÓÌò òÓ  ÓIII.€€IMPEACHMENT€BY€PRIOR€CONVICTIONó óÐ ` ° ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€improperly€allowed€the€state€to€impeach€him€onÐ @  Ðcross„examination€by€asking€him€about€a€prior€felony€conviction€for€violating€a€habitual€trafficÐ 0 € Ðoffender€order.€€He€argues€that€the€conviction€was€not€relevant€to€his€credibility.€€The€state€respondsÐ  p  Ðthat€the€trial€court€properly€allowed€the€impeachment€under€Rule€609,€Tenn.€R.€Evid.Ð `  ÐÌà  àÔ‡Xå‰ XXX´{ÔPursuant€to€Rule€609,€€the€credibility€of€the€accused€may€be€attacked€by€presenting€evidenceÐ ð@  Ðof€prior€convictions€if€certain€procedures€and€conditions€are€satisfied,€one€of€which€is€that€the€trialÐ Ü,  Ðcourt€must€find€that€the€convictionððs€probative€value€on€credibility€outweighs€its€unfair€prejudicialÐ È  Ðeffect€on€the€substantive€issues.€€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€609(a)(3).€€While€the€convictionððs€probative€valueÐ ´ Ðon€the€issue€of€the€defendantððs€credibility€is€not€overwhelming,€the€conviction€still€reflects€theÐ  ð Ðdefendantððs€inability€to€conform€his€conduct€to€the€requirements€of€the€law.€€òòSeeóó€òògenerallyóó€òòState€v.Ð ŒÜ ÐFarmeróó,€841€S.W.2d€837,€841€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€òòóóMoreover,€because€the€conviction€is€for€aÐ xÈ Ðcrime€of€a€different€nature€than€aggravated€sexual€battery,€it€is€not€unduly€prejudicial.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.Ð d´ ÐRatliffóó,€673€S.W.2d€884,€885€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1984)€(ð ðWhere€the€prior€offense€is€substantiallyÐ P  Ðdifferent€from€the€crime€charged,€the€prejudicial€effect€is€minimal.ðð).€€Therefore,€the€probative€valueÐ <Œ Ðon€credibility€outweighs€the€unfair€prejudicial€effect€on€the€substantive€issues.€€Accordingly,€the€trialÐ (x Ðcourt€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€allowing€the€state€to€impeach€the€defendant€by€asking€him€aboutÐ d Ðthis€conviction.Ð P ÐÌò òÓ  ÓIV.€€CONCLUSIONÐ Ø( Ðó óÓ  ÓÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð ° ÐÔ#†X´{X XXå‰Y[#ÔÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð l"¼  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGE