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ÔÔ€%ÔÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÔ€&ÔÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€''Xd#ÑÑ#€''Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÓ  Ó›Þ ÞÌIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌ̜ـ*ÙßR€01/A1-j|íýz` à. `€€@ÿRß›AT€JACKSONÌÌJULY€1997€SESSIONÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,€à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà à€€APPELLEE,à à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€02„C„01„9605„CC„00168Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àMadison€CountyÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àWhit€Lafon,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à(Aggravated€Sexual€Battery)ÌSTEVEN€DARRELL€LITTLE,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àAPPELLANT.à à)ÌÌÌÌFOR€THE€APPELLANT:à àà àà àà àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:ÌÌJerry€M.€Mosierà àà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌAttorney€at€Lawà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌ204€West€Baltimoreà àà àà àà à500€Charlotte€AvenueÌJackson,€TN€38302„1623à àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0497ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àClinton€J.€MorganÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJames€G.€WoodallÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€2825Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJackson,€TN€38302„2825ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJames€W.€Thompsonà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€2825Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJackson,€TN€38302„2825ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:______________________________ÌÌÌCONVICTIONS€AFFIRMED;€REMANDED€FOR€NEW€SENTENCING€HEARINGÌÌÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌò òÓ  ÓÔ€&„ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÓ  ÓÔ€&XÔÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€appellant,€Steven€Darrell€Little€(defendant),€was€convicted€of€two€counts€ofÏaggravated€sexual€battery,€a€Class€B€felony,€by€a€jury€of€his€peers.€€The€trial€courtÏfound€that€the€defendant€was€a€standard€offender€and€imposed€Range€I€sentencesÏconsisting€of€confinement€for€twelve€(12)€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction€forÏeach€œcount,›€to€be€served€concurrently.€€In€this€Court,€the€defendant€contends€theÏevidence€is€insufficient€to€support€his€convictions.€€He€further€contends€the€trial€courtÏerred€by€(a)€denying€his€motion€for€a€severance,€(b)€overruling€his€objection€to€aÏstatement€made€by€the€assistant€district€attorney€general€during€summation,€and€(c)Ïfailing€to€follow€the€mandates€of€the€Tennessee€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.€€AfterÏa€thorough€review€of€the€record,€the€briefs€submitted€by€the€parties,€and€the€lawÏgoverning€the€issues€presented€for€review,€it€is€the€opinion€of€this€œCourt›€that€theÍdefendantððs€convictions€should€be€affirmed,€but€this€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€courtÏfor€a€new€sentencing€hearing.Ìà àThe€defendant€was€involved€in€an€accident€several€years€prior€to€theÏcommission€of€the€crimes€in€question.€€He€suffered€an€injury€to€his€spinal€cord€and€isÏnow€paralyzed€from€his€chest€down€to€his€feet.€€He€has€no€feeling€in€this€portion€of€hisÏbody.€€He€is€confined€to€a€wheelchair.Ìà àDuring€the€summer€of€1995,€the€defendant€visited€Highland€Park€practicallyÏevery€day.€€He€met€several€of€the€children€who€attended€a€supervised€camp€at€theÏpark.€€There€were€two€people€who€supervised€the€children.Ìà àIn€July€of€1995€the€defendant€was€visiting€the€park.€€He€asked€C.M.€and€A.Y.,× ƒ2 ××  ×Ïtwo€very€young€girls,€to€show€him€the€genital€area€of€their€respective€bodies.€€Both€C.M.Ïand€A.Y.€complied€with€the€defendantððs€request.€€The€defendant€then€touched€theÏgenital€area€of€both€girls.Ìà àThe€defendant€testified€in€support€of€his€defense.€€He€related€he€was€at€a€benchÏwith€several€children€when€A.Y.€revealed€the€genital€area€of€her€body€while€sitting€onÏthe€bench.€€According€to€the€defendant,€C.M.€was€behind€a€tree€revealing€the€genitalÏarea€of€her€body.€€He€stated€€he€left€the€bench€area€and€went€towards€a€stage,€andÏthen€towards€a€pavilion€where€the€supervisors€congregated.€€He€blamed€a€young€boy,ÏG.L.S.,€for€what€occurred.€€He€testified€G.L.S.€ð ðinstigated€what€happened€out€there€inÏthe€park.ðð€€He€denied€asking€the€girls€to€reveal€the€genital€area€of€their€bodies,€and€heÏdenied€touching€either€victim.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓI.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€defendant€contends€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€will€not€support€aÏfinding€by€a€rational€trier€of€fact€finding€that€he€was€guilty€of€the€offenses€in€questionÏbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€He€argues€ð ðthe€inconsistencies€in€the€stories€of€the€minorÏvictims,€when€considered€in€conjunction€with€the€locations€described€in€the€proof€andÏthe€numerous€people€in€the€area,€make€it€highly€improbable,€if€not€impossible€for€theÏoffenses€€to€have€occurred.ðð€€In€short,€the€defendant€wants€this€œ›œCourt›€to€redetermineÏthe€credibility€of€the€young€victims.Ìà àIt€is€a€well„established€rule€of€law€that€questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€theÏwitnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issuesÏraised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€Court.€€òòState€v.ÏCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€As€the€supreme€court€said€in€òòState€v.ÏGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973):€ð ðA€guilty€verdict€by€the€jury,€approved€byÏthe€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€State€and€resolves€allÏconflicts€in€favor€of€the€State.ðð€€In€other€words,€this€œ›œCourt›€cannot€redetermine€theÏcredibility€of€the€youthful€witnesses.€€The€issues€of€credibility€and€believability€wereÏdetermined€by€the€jury.Ìà àThis€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓII.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€defendant€contends€the€trial€court€committed€error€of€prejudicial€dimensionsÍby€denying€his€motion€for€a€severance€of€the€counts€contained€in€the€indictment.€€TheÏState€of€Tennessee€contends€this€œ›œCourt›€must€presume€the€ruling€of€the€trial€court€wasÏcorrect€because€the€record€does€not€contain€a€transcription€of€the€hearing€on€theÏmotion.€€The€record€contains€an€order€denying€the€motion€which€indicates€the€motionÏwas€brought€to€the€attention€of€the€trial€court,€the€court€held€a€hearing€on€the€motion,Ïand€the€court€subsequently€denied€the€motion.Ìà àThis€œCourt›€has€reviewed€the€record€in€an€attempt€to€find€a€transcription€of€theÏhearing€on€the€motion€for€severance.€€The€hearing€has€not€been€memorialized€by€aÏtranscription€of€the€proceeding.€€Thus,€this€œCourt›€may€not€consider€this€issue.€€òòState€v.ÏBallardóó,€855€S.W.2d€557,€560„61€(Tenn.€1993);€òòState€v.€Banesóó,€874€S.W.2d€73,€82Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1994).€€Instead,€the€court€mustÏpresume€the€ruling€of€the€trial€court€was€correct.€€òòState€v.€Richardsonóó,€875€S.W.2d€671,Ï674€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1994);€òòState€v.€Oodyóó,€823ÏS.W.2d€554,€558€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1991).ÌÌò òÓ  ÓIII.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€defendant€contends€the€trial€court€committed€error€of€prejudicial€dimensionsÏby€overruling€his€objection€to€a€statement€made€by€the€assistant€district€attorneyÏgeneral€during€summation.€€He€argues€the€assistant€district€attorney€general€told€theÏjury€to€take€this€case€ð ðin€the€totalityðð€instead€of€telling€the€jury€it€must€consider€eachÏcase€on€its€individual€merits.€€The€State€of€Tennessee€argues€the€objection€made€byÏthe€defendant€was€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€because€it€did€not€state€the€groundsÍor€reasons€for€the€objection.€€When€addressing€the€merits,€the€State€of€TennesseeÏargues€the€defendant€was€not€prejudiced€by€the€comment€as€he€was€acquitted€of€oneÏcount.Ìà àThe€following€occurred€during€the€stateððs€summation:ÌÓÓÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ X ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ  ÒMR.€THOMPSON:€Now€we€had€one€child€in€here€who€mightÏbe€a€doubt,€but€weððve€got€three€children€who€say€itÏhappened€to€them,€and€weððve€got€another€child,€a€fourthÏchild,€it€didnððt€happen€to€him,€[GLS],€but€he€saw€it€happen€toÏone€of€the€children.€€I€submit€to€you€in€taking€this€case€in€itsÏtotality,€that€your€verdict€should€be€guilty€as€charged.€€ÌÌMR.€MOSIER:€Your€Honor€please,€I€want€to€object€to€thatÏline€of€argument.ÌÌTHE€COURT:€All€right,€note€your€exception.ÌÌMR.€THOMPSON:€Because€each€of€these€children,€byÏstating€what€happened,€corroborate€each€other.ÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÓÓThis€is€the€only€part€of€the€stateððs€summation€contained€in€the€record.€€The€balance€ofÏthe€summation€was€not€transcribed.Ìà àAs€a€general€rule,€this€œCourt›€is€to€consider€the€context€of€a€statement€by€anÏassistant€district€attorney€general€in€the€context€of€the€entire€summation.€€The€œCourt›Ïcannot€do€this€in€this€case€because€the€vast€majority€of€the€stateððs€summation€was€notÏtranscribed.€€Nevertheless,€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€by€overruling€theÏdefendantððs€argument€to€this€portion€of€the€stateððs€summation.€€The€two€victims€wereÏtogether€most€of€the€time.€€They€were€together€when€the€defendant€asked€them€toÏshow€him€their€respective€genital€areas.€G.L.S.€saw€the€defendant€touching€the€genitalÏarea€of€C.M.€€Thus,€the€testimony€of€the€three€children€supports€the€stateððs€theory.€€ÍFurthermore,€the€testimony€of€each€victim€corroborated€the€testimony€given€by€theÏother€victim.€€As€the€assistant€district€attorney€general€stated,€he€was€simply€suggesting€Ïthe€testimony€of€corroboration€given€by€the€witnesses€should€be€considered€along€withÏthe€testimony€of€each€victim.€€The€assistant€district€attorney€general€was€not€attemptingÏto€have€the€jury€consider€all€three€crimes€in€determining€the€guilt€of€the€defendant€inÏeach€individual€case.€€Thus,€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€by€overruling€theÏdefendantððs€objection.Ìà àThis€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓIV.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌ€à àThe€defendant€contends€the€trial€court€did€not€comply€with€the€provisions€of€theÏCriminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.€€The€State€of€Tennessee€states€ð ð[i]t€isÏobvious€that€the€trial€courtððs€one€sentence€statement€does€not€meet€the€requirementsÏof€the€statute.ðð€€However,€the€state€asks€this€Court€to€decide€this€issue€by€conducting€aÏòòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€without€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact.Ìà àWhen€sentencing€the€defendant,€the€trial€court€stated:€€ð ðAll€right.€€It€is€theÏjudgment€of€the€Court€that€the€Defendant€receive€a€sentence€of€the€maximum€forÏRange€I,€12€years€on€each,€and€they€run€concurrent.ðð€€The€record€does€not€reveal€whatÏenhancement€factors€and€what€mitigating€factors€the€trial€court€considered€whenÏdetermining€the€length€of€the€sentence€imposed.Ìà àMost€enhancement€factors€are€fact€driven.€€The€record€appears€to€support€atÏleast€three€enhancement€factors.€€It€is€unknown€if€the€trial€court€considered€or€rejectedÍthese€factors.Ìà àThis€Court€is€of€the€opinion€this€cause€should€be€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€aÏnew€sentencing€hearing.€€On€remand€the€trial€court€should€state€on€the€record€what€itÏconsiders€in€determining€the€length€of€the€sentences€imposed.€€òòState€v.€Jonesóó,€883ÏS.W.2d€597,€599€(Tenn.€1994).€€If€any€party€is€aggrieved€by€the€sentences€imposed,Ïthe€party€may€appeal€as€of€right€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„401(d)€or€„402(d).ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€JOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________Ìà àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ___________________________________Ìà à€€€€JOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌ