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X X   _B.` hp x (#XB              1  %  =ԀDefendantwasalsoconvictedofmisdemeanortheftandsentencedto11months,29daystobeserved  concurrentlywithhissentenceforaggravatedassault.#=#Ԁ*`0Baskerville Old Face(2$ V!..       FX XF F  XF  0  #|x(rV$..       X X HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 6,,,,0(uH Z6Times New Roman Regular X         @          @  0#Xd# A ( CEMU]emu}AutoList1(a)(a)(a)(a)(a)(a)(a)(a)*(a)3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)J~' k1;U,i)(;3$2#  0  .3  0  (nM Z(Times New Roman - - V!..       X X   _       (8dd8  0p x (#X0XX)ns  QKKPXXINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE    Q$ATNASHVILLE     PP  H.` hp x (#X(#H    &  W  AssignedonBriefsJuly18,2001W   Ԍ  Ќ    'X(#X(#'PP    H.` hp x (#X(#H' STATEOFTENNESSEEv.JOHNMALONE  0 XXP DirectAppealfromtheCriminalCourtforDavidsonCounty  " No.99C2194J.RandallWyatt,Jr.,Judge   _______________________________        No.M200002265CCAR3CDFiledNovember16,2001 P  _______________________________ 6  {{   XXXX  E.` hp x (#X(#E  ?  Thedefendantwasconvictedofmisdemeanortheftandaggravatedassault.Thedefendant d  appealedtheconvictionforaggravatedassault.Thedefendantcontendstheevidencewas J insufficienttosupporthisconvictionforaggravatedassaultandthatthevictimconsentedtothe 0 assault.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3913104(1).Weholdthattherewassufficientevidenceto  upholdtheconvictionandaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.?݌  Ќ    $ X(#X(#$XXXX    XXXX  E.` hp x (#X(#E        ݌̌    $ X(#X(#$XXXX      Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCriminalCourtAffirmed  x JohnEverettWilliams,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,_P.J._, D andJosephM._Tipton_,J.,joined. *z MonteD.Watkins,Nashville,Tennessee,fortheappellant,JohnMalone. F PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;JohnH._Bledsoe_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;  VictorS.(_Torry_)JohnsonIII,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andErikRegisHerbert,Assistant  DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee.    XXXX        OPINION)  Ԍ @"! Ќ  XXXX   l<`  X  Thedefendant,JohnMalone,wasindicted,triedbyajuryandconvictedofaggravated  $\# assault,aClassCfelony,inDavidsonCounty.HewassentencedasaRangeIIIpersistent $B $ offendertotenyearsintheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection.Thedefendantssoleissueon %(!% appealiswhethertherewassufficientevidencetosupporthisconvictionofaggravatedassault.     1      &"&  X    V*%* )ns )8XXdd8A )  Facts   g XV  XXXXXX  E.` hp x (#X(#E  M  Thetestimonyofthevictim,Mr._Harb_Ԁ_Hamad_Ԁ_Jarab_,revealsthatonJuly17,1999,he | wasworkinginDavidsonCountyinaDollarManiastorethatheowns.Atapproximately4:00 b p.m.,thedefendantenteredthestore.Fromasurveillancevideocamera,thevictimobservedthe H defendantplaceseveralitemsofclothingintohissweatpants.Thevictimthenlockedthefront . ~ doorandwhenthedefendanttriedtoleave,thevictimstatedthatifthedefendantwouldputthe  d clothesbackthenthedoorwouldbeunlocked.Thevictimtestifiedthatthedefendantreturned  J someoftheitems,butkeptsomeinhissweatpants.Thevictimtoldthedefendantthatthe  0 defendantwouldhavetowaitforthepolice.Thedefendantthenpulledascrewdriveronthe    victimandthreatenedtoharmthevictimifhedidnotunlockthedoor.Thevictimfurther    testifiedthathetoldthedefendantto [_g]o_Ԁaheadandhithim.Thedefendantthenrantothe   backofthebuildingandtriedtoescapeoutofanotherdoor.Afterfindingthebackdoorlocked, x  hereturnedtothefrontofthebuildingatwhichtimeheagainthreatenedthevictim.The ^  defendantalsotriedtohitthefrontdoor,whichdidnotopen.Atthispointhealsostruckthe D  victimontheforearmwiththescrewdriver.Duringthisexchange,thevictimaskedhisbusiness *z  partnertogivehimagun.However,thevictimtestifiedthathedidnothaveagunandthatthis ` statementwasintendedtoscarethedefendant.Hesaidhewasscaredofthedefendantbecause F ofthescrewdriver.Thedefendanttriedtorunfromthevictimandatthispoint,lostthe , screwdriver.Itwaslaterfoundbetweensomeaislesinthestore.Theinjuryonthevictimsarm  causedbythescrewdriverdidnotrequiremedicaltreatment.M݌  Ќ    $ X(#X(#$XXXX XX      XXXXXX  E.` hp x (#X(#E    OfficerTodd_Rasnic_Ԁtestifiedthatheobservedcutsonthevictimsleftforearmand t shoulder,andascratchonhisneck.Hedidnot,however,noticeanyinjuriestothedefendant. Z Healsotestifiedthatsomeitemsfromthestorewerediscoveredonthedefendantsperson. @ Also,_Rasnic_Ԁwastheonewhopickedupthescrewdriverfromthefloorofthestore.݌ &v Ќ    $ X(#X(#$XXXX XX    \ Officer_Rasnic_Ԁarrestedthedefendant,andthedefendanttoldhimthathehadadrughabit B andwastryingtogetmoneytosupporthishabit.Officer_Rasnic_Ԁtestifiedthatthedefendant ( admittedtohimthatthedefendantthreatenedthevictimwithascrewdriver.    Thedefendantsformertrialcounsel,JodyBell,fromthePublicDefender'soffice,   testifiedthatsheobservedthedefendantshortlyafterhisarrest.Shetestifiedthatshe p!  rememberedseeingcertaininjuriesonhisfaceandbody;however,shecouldnotrememberwhat V"! typeofinjuriesshesaw.ShealsorememberedhavinganinterninthePublicDefender'soffice <#" takepicturesofthedefendantandhisallegedinjuries,butshedidnotknowwhathappenedto "$r# suchphotographs. %X $  %>!% %&Thedefendanttestifiedonhisownbehalfthathewasaddictedtococaineandinorderto &$"& supporthishabit,hehadbegunstealingclothingfromvariousbusinesses,whichresultedin ' #' severalarrestsandconvictions.HefurthertestifiedthatheenteredDollarManiaonJuly17, (#( 1999,withtheexpressintentofstealingclothingthatcouldbeofvaluetohim.Hetestifiedthat )$) afterhestuffedhispantswithstolengoodshetriedtoleave.However,thevictimstoppedhim l*%* fromleavingatthedoor.Hetestifiedthathetriedtoleavewithoutsuccessthroughthebackof R+&+ thestoreandwhenhereturnedtothefrontarea,thevictimattackedhimwiththescrewdriver. 8,',  %& % &%@( &  Thedefendantdeniedeverhavinganyweaponorstabbingthevictim.Hestatedthatthevictim  wasslashingathimandthatthevictimmadeacoupleofslashmarksonthedefendantsarmand  thigh.HealsostatedthatwhenOfficer_Rasnic_Ԁarrived,thevictimhadthescrewdriverinhis | hand. b  H Lastly,thedefendanttestifiedthathedidadmittoOfficer_Rasnic_Ԁthathehadasubstance . ~ abuseproblemandthatheenteredthisparticularstoreinordertostealclothes.However,the  d defendantdeniedthathetoldOfficer_Rasnic_Ԁthathehadascrewdriverorthatheattackedthe  J victim.Onrebuttal,Officer_Rasnic_Ԁtestifiedthatthevictimsinjuriesappearedtohavebeen  0 inflictedfromtheheadofscrewdriver.Officer_Rasnic_Ԁfurthertestifiedthatheretrievedthe    screwdriverfromthescene.       XXXX      &  -XhX(#X(#- X.  Analysis..  D.Ԍ x  Ќ  XXXX  1 X(#XhX(#h.1 X.XXXX      /  B  ԍAnalysis  /C    'x\.//݌ ^  Ќ  XXXX        0  Whenachallengeismadeonappealtothesufficiencyoftheconvictingevidence,this D  courtmustadheretocertainwellestablishedprinciples.Ourstandardofreviewwhenthe *z  sufficiencyoftheevidenceisquestionedonappealis"whether,afterviewingtheevidenceinthe ` lightmostfavorabletotheprosecution,anyrationaltrieroffactcouldhavefoundtheessential F elementsofthecrimebeyondareasonabledoubt."Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307,319,99 , _S.Ct_.2781,2789,61L.Ed.2d560(1979).Ajuryconvictionremovesthepresumptionof  innocencewithwhichadefendantisinitiallycloakedandreplacesitwithoneofguiltsothaton  appealaconvicteddefendanthastheburdenofdemonstratingthattheevidenceisinsufficient.  Statev._Tuggle_,639_S.W._Ԁ2d913,914(Tenn.1982).TheStateisentitledtothestrongest t legitimateviewoftheevidenceandallreasonableorlegitimateinferences,whichmaybedrawn Z therefrom.Statev.Harris,839S.W.2d54,75(Tenn.1992).Thiscourtmaynot_reweigh_Ԁor @ reevaluatetheevidence.Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978). 01݌ &v Ќ      \       ^7  Viewingtheevidenceunderthesecriteria,itistheresponsibilityofthiscourttoaffirm B theconvictioniftheproofwassufficientforanyrationaltrieroffacttohavefoundtheessential ( elementsoftheoffensebeyondareasonabledoubt.Tenn.R.App.P.13(e);Jackson,443U.S.at  317,99S.Ct.at2789,61L.Ed.2d560;Statev._Cazes_,875S.W.2d253,259(Tenn.1994).  Thisruleisapplicabletofindingsofguiltpredicatedupondirectevidence,circumstantial   evidence,oracombinationofbothdirectandcircumstantialevidence.Statev.Matthews,805 p!  S.W.2d776,779(Tenn._Crim_.App.1990). ^77݌ V"! Ќ     <#"       a;  &  Thedefendantwasconvictedofaggravatedassaultbycausingbodilyinjurywhileusing "$r# ordisplayingadeadlyweapon,aClassCfelony.Aschargedintheindictment,anassaultoccurs %X $ whenthedefendant'"$; a;;݌ %>!% Ќ     *( 83, X?(` ` hp xX(#?! ` ,` Xx!  X  X(1)0 4 Intentionally,knowinglyorrecklessly_cause[d_]bodilyinjurytoanother.&$"&4 4  % ` Xx` ,>% XM> X1>     E.` X` hp x` XxE   !% JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE &$"&  h    XXN.` hp x (#X X(#N