ÿWPCç UNI %— 0(LÅU:bKw@S4“§ 0ƶ 0D|UNÀ>U:L >† U:Äþ AQ(WU: B¹ÆÖ 0Dœ 0Dà 0D$$ D/hh B— D3´˜HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,ü,,,,,ü0nLlÎ(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\STANDARD.WPT,“í|AZ‹"Arial Regular- ù- 6D7D8D9D:U>e?D@AÓ€Mn~<$3|xM(v(2‚$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€XW XXXÔÔ€ô¨—ôXXW Ôà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(ÈhH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular 4Ý ƒ …¯$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€XG˜XXXÔÔ€ôøÄôXXG˜Ôà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€Appellant€concedes€that€no€motion€for€new€trial€was€filed€ð ðwithin€thirty€(30)€days€of€the€date€theÐ `  Ðorder€of€sentence€is€enteredðð€as€mandated€by€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€33(b).€€Thus,€all€issues€which€may€resultÏin€the€granting€of€a€new€trial€are€waived.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(e);€òòState€v.€Sowderóó,€826€S.W.2d€924,€926Ð ~  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€While€Appellant€correctly€notes€that€this€Court€may€review€the€record€for€errorsÏwhich€affect€the€substantial€rights€of€the€accused,€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Martinóó,€940€S.W.2d€567,€569€(Tenn.€1997),Ð ú š Ðno€such€error€is€apparent€from€our€review€of€the€record.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular 4Ý ƒ ðÀ$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€Xð^ XXXÔÔ€ôH‡ô XXð^Ôà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€Appellant€concedes€that€no€motion€for€new€trial€was€filed€ð ðwithin€thirty€(30)€days€of€the€date€theÐ `  Ðorder€of€sentence€is€enteredðð€as€mandated€by€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€33(b).€€Thus,€all€issues€which€may€resultÏin€the€granting€of€a€new€trial€are€waived.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(e);€òòState€v.€Sowderóó,€826€S.W.2d€924,€926Ð Ü | Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€While€Appellant€correctly€notes€that€this€Court€may€review€the€record€for€errorsÏwhich€affect€the€substantial€rights€of€the€accused,€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Martinóó,€940€S.W.2d€567,€569€(Tenn.€1997),Ð X ø Ðno€such€error€is€apparent€from€our€review€of€the€record.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular !"#%Cþÿ<< Cÿÿ Ý ƒ!¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€XXXXÔÔ€iXXÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€XXiÔÐ  ÐÌò òOctober€26,€1998Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ô² ôXXÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular dƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ 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àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ  !À ÐHardeman€County€Corr.€FacilityÌP.€O.€Box€549à  àà h àà À àà  àGEORGIA€BLYTHE€FELNERÐ #° ÐWhiteville,€TN€€38075à h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÐ $¨ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àROBERT€RADFORDÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJERRY€WALLACEÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDecaturville,€TN€€38329ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÐ  x5,-9 ÐÓ  Óò òòòÔ‡„#›„ŠŠð,ÔOPINIONóóó óÔ#†Šð,Š„„#›) #ÔÐ `  ÐÌÓ  Óñ5ñÓÓñ5ññ6ññ2ñÔ‡ Š‚˜ŠŠŠ$Ôñ2ññ6ññ7ññ2ñÔ‡Xð^ XŠŠ$Ôñ2ññ7ñÌà ` àThe€Appellant,€Joseph€Lee€McDaniel,€Jr.,€was€convicted€by€a€DecaturÏCounty€jury€of€one€count€of€reckless€endangerment,€a€Class€E€felony.€€The€trialÏcourt€sentenced€him€as€a€Range€I€offender€to€two€(2)€years€incarceration.€€OnÏappeal,€Appellant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence€andÏargues€that€his€sentence€is€excessive.€€After€a€review€of€the€record€before€thisÏCourt,€we€find€no€error€and€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€judgment.ÌÌà@II,®àò òòòFACTSó óóóˆÐ <Ü ÐÌà ` àAt€approximately€10:00€p.m.€on€September€7,€1993,€Owen€Jimmy€KeefusÏwas€traveling€eastbound€on€Interstate€40,€several€miles€west€of€Exit€126€inÏDecatur€County.€€Keefus€was€driving€his€tractor€trailer€in€the€right€lane€of€I„40ÏEast€when€a€red€pick„up€truck€passed€him€on€the€right€shoulder€traveling€atÏapproximately€75€to€80€miles€per€hour.€€When€the€truck€pulled€in€front€of€him,ÏKeefus€noted€that€the€license€plate€number€on€the€truck€read€ð ðYKK„200.ðð€€TheÏtruck€then€passed€a€U„Haul€which€was€traveling€in€front€of€Keefus€and€proceededÏeastbound€in€the€right€lane.€€€Keefus€also€passed€the€U„Haul,€and€when€he€pulledÏalongside€the€pick„up€in€the€left€lane,€he€saw€the€driverððs€arm€extended€out€of€theÏwindow,€saw€ð ða€flashðð€and€then€heard€something€hitting€his€truck.€€€€Although€heÏdid€not€hear€gunshots,€Keefus€saw€that€the€driver€was€holding€a€small€firearm.€ÏDuring€the€incident,€he€was€able€to€fully€observe€the€person€in€the€pick„up€truckÏâ âand€identified€him€at€trial€as€the€Appellant.€Ð l6 -. Ðà ` àAfter€the€altercation,€Keefus€pulled€his€vehicle€to€the€side€of€the€road€andÏâ âradioed€for€assistance.€€He€observed€marks€on€his€vehicle€resembling€bulletÏholes€which€had€not€been€present€prior€to€this€incident.Ìà ` àShortly€thereafter,€Tennessee€Highway€Patrolman€James€BlackmonÏarrived€at€the€scene.€€Keefus€gave€him€the€vehicleððs€license€plate€number€and€aÏdescription€of€the€vehicle€and€the€driver.€€Upon€his€inquiry€as€to€the€license€plateÏnumber,€Trooper€Blackmon€learned€that€the€pick„up€was€registered€to€theÏAppellant.€€Blackmon€later€spoke€with€Appellant,€who€conceded€that€KeefusððÏdescription€of€the€driver€and€pick„up€was€a€ð ðpretty€closeðð€description€of€him€andÏhis€vehicle.€Ìà ` àAppellant€was€subsequently€indicted€on€one€(1)€count€of€aggravatedÏassault€with€a€deadly€weapon.€€At€trial,€Troopers€Blackmon€and€Roy€KentÏYoquelet€testified€that€the€markings€on€the€victimððs€vehicle€appeared€to€haveÏbeen€caused€by€gunfire.€€Further,€Trooper€Yoquelet€stated€that€he€saw€a€bulletÏlodged€in€the€radiator€of€Keefusðð€vehicle.€Ìà ` àAppellant€presented€an€alibi€defense€at€trial€through€the€testimony€ofÏPatricia€Crum.€€Crum,€a€Mississippi€resident€and€business€associate€of€Appellant,Ïtestified€that€she€was€with€the€Appellant€on€September€7,€1993.€€She€andÏAppellant€had€a€business€meeting€in€Memphis€at€approximately€2:00€p.m.,€andÏAppellant€later€joined€her€and€her€husband€for€dinner€in€Memphis.€€€Crum€testifiedÏthat€after€dinner,€Appellant€followed€her€and€her€husband€to€their€home€inÏMississippi€and€did€not€leave€until€after€1:00€a.m.€on€September€8.€Ìà ` àAppellant€also€presented€the€testimony€of€Steven€Russell,€an€investigatorÏwith€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Safety.€€Russell€stated€that€no€bullets€or€bulletÏâ âfragments€were€recovered€from€the€victimððs€vehicle.€€However,€even€though€noÐ à7€.0 Ðballistics€expert€examined€the€victimððs€vehicle,€Russell€testified€that,€in€hisÏopinion,€a€bullet€projectile€caused€the€damage€to€Keefusðð€truck.€Ìâ âà ` àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€proof,€the€jury€returned€a€guilty€verdict€for€theÏlesser€offense€of€felony€reckless€endangerment.€€A€date€for€sentencing€was€set,Ïbut€Appellant€failed€to€appear.€€He€was€eventually€apprehended€in€Arkansas€inÏApril€1997.€€The€trial€court€thereafter€sentenced€him€as€a€Range€I€offender€to€twoÏ(2)€years€incarceration.€€From€his€conviction€and€sentence,€Appellant€brings€thisÏappeal.ÌÌà@îî!®àò òòòSUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEó óóóˆÐ Ðp ÐÌà ` àIn€his€first€issue,€Appellant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€for€aÏreasonable€trier€of€fact€to€conclude€that€he€is€guilty€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ñ>ñ׃×ñ>ññ>ñ׃×ñ>ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р° P ÐHe€argues€that€the€victimððs€testimony€is€contradictory€in€several€respects,€andÏtherefore,€this€Court€should€disregard€his€testimony€in€its€entirety.€€He€furtherÏclaims€that€because€the€state€failed€to€present€a€weapon,€a€bullet€or€expertÏballistics€testimony€at€trial,€the€jury€was€allowed€to€speculate€as€to€whether€theÏcrime€was€committed€with€a€deadly€weapon.Ìà@EE-®àò òA.ó óˆÐ P,ð"$ Ðà ` àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€CourtÏmust€review€the€record€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€during€the€trial€wasÏsufficient€ð ðto€support€the€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonableÏdoubt.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€This€rule€is€applicable€to€findings€of€guiltÐ  4À*, Ðpredicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence€or€a€combination€ofÏdirect€and€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,€19€(Tenn.Ð P ð ÐCrim.€App.€1996).Ìà ` àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€does€not€reweighÏor€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ð  À Ð1978).€€Nor€may€this€Court€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trierÏof€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€286€S.W.2d€856,€859Ð    Ð(Tenn.€1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€Court€is€required€to€afford€the€state€theÏstrongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€allÏreasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€Ð Ðp ÐòòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€926,€932€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).Ð À` Ðà ` àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€valueÏto€be€given€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€areÏresolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€Court.€€òòId.óó€€Indeed,€ð ð[a]€guilty€verdict€by€theÐ "0 Ðjury,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€theÏState€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€State.ðð€€òòState€v.€Graceóó,Ð p& Ð493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).Ìà ` àBecause€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€andÏreplaces€it€with€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€CourtÏof€illustrating€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€byÏthe€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€€914€(Tenn.€1982).Ð  0À&( Ðà@BB-®àò òB.ó óˆÐ 2°(* Ðà ` àAppellant€claims€that€several€aspects€of€Keefusðð€testimony€wereÏinconsistent;€therefore,€his€testimony€should€be€disregarded€in€its€entirety.€€First,Ïhe€complains€that€Keefusðð€testimony€concerning€the€time€of€the€incident€wasÏcontradictory.€€During€his€direct€testimony,€Keefus€stated€that€the€altercationÐ à9€02 Ðoccurred€between€10:00€and€10:30€p.m.€€However,€on€cross€examination,€he€wasÏconfronted€with€a€report€to€his€employer€whereby€he€related€the€time€of€theÏincident€as€9:00€p.m.€€Although€Keefus€initially€denied€making€the€statement,€heÏeventually€conceded€that€he€gave€his€employer€the€wrong€time.€€Keefus€testifiedÏthat€at€the€time€he€reported€to€his€employer€he€was€possibly€confused€as€a€resultÏof€the€stress€of€having€a€weapon€fired€at€him.€€Furthermore,€Keefusðð€testimonyÏconcerning€the€time€of€the€incident€was€corroborated€by€the€testimony€ofÏTroopers€Blackmon€and€Yoquelet,€who€testified€that€the€incident€occurred€shortlyÏafter€10:00€p.m.€€Ìà ` àAppellant€also€claims€that€other€portions€of€Keefusðð€testimony€wereÏconflicting.€€However,€any€trivial€inconsistencies€were€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.ÏThis€issue€is€without€merit.Ìà@BB-®àò òC.ó óˆÐ   @ Ðà ` àAppellant€also€contends€that€because€the€state€did€not€present€a€weapon,Ïa€bullet€or€expert€ballistics€testimony€at€trial,€the€jury€was€allowed€to€speculateÏwhether€the€crime€was€committed€with€a€deadly€weapon.Ìà ` àReckless€endangerment€is€defined€as€ð ðrecklessly€engag[ing]€in€conductÏwhich€places€or€may€place€another€person€in€imminent€danger€of€death€or€seriousÏbodily€injury.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€39„13„103(a)€(1991).€€Reckless€endangermentÏthat€is€committed€with€a€deadly€weapon€is€a€Class€E€felony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€39„¼13„103(b)€(1991).Ìà ` àKeefus€testified€that€when€he€pulled€alongside€the€Appellant,€he€saw€theÏAppellant€pointing€a€small€firearm€at€him,€saw€ð ða€flashðð€and€then€heard€somethingÏhitting€his€truck.€€Although€he€did€not€hear€gunshots,€Keefus€examined€his€vehicleÏand€observed€marks€which€resembled€bullet€holes.€€Additionally,€TroopersÏBlackmon€and€Yoquelet€testified€at€trial€that€the€markings€on€the€victimððs€vehicleÐ à9€02 Ðappeared€to€have€been€caused€by€gunfire,€and€Trooper€Yoquelet€saw€a€bulletÏlodged€in€the€radiator€of€Keefusðð€vehicle.€€Furthermore,€Investigator€Russell,€aÏdefense€witness,€opined€that€the€damage€to€the€victimððs€vehicle€was€caused€byÏa€bullet€projectile.€Ìà ` àIn€light€of€the€foregoing,€we€conclude€that€a€rational€juror€could€concludeÏthat€the€crime€was€committed€with€a€deadly€weapon.€€Certainly,€firing€a€weaponÏat€a€vehicle€while€traveling€at€high€speeds€on€a€public€roadway€constitutesÏð ðconduct€which€places€or€may€place€another€person€in€imminent€danger€of€deathÏor€serious€bodily€injury.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€39„13„103(a)€(1991).€€Moreover,€thereÏis€overwhelming€evidence€that€Appellant€was€the€perpetrator€of€the€crime.€€TheÏvictim€identified€Appellant€at€trial,€and€the€license€plate€ð ðYKK„200"€was€registeredÏin€Appellantððs€name.€Ìà ` àThe€evidence€is€more€than€sufficient€to€support€Appellantððs€conviction€forÏfelony€reckless€endangerment.€ÌÌà@êê)®àò òòòSENTENCINGó óóóˆÐ p& Ðñ8ññ2ñÌñ2ññ8ññ:ñÌñ:ñà ` àIn€his€next€issue,€Appellant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€imposed€anÏexcessive€sentence€of€two€(2)€years€for€felony€reckless€endangerment.€€However,ÏAppellant€failed€to€include€the€transcript€of€the€sentencing€hearing€in€the€recordÏfor€this€Courtððs€review.€€It€is€the€duty€of€the€Appellant€to€prepare€an€adequateÏrecord€for€appellate€review.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(b).€€ð ðWhen€a€party€seeksÏappellate€review€there€is€a€duty€to€prepare€a€record€which€conveys€a€fair,Ïaccurate€and€complete€account€of€what€transpired€with€respect€to€the€issuesÏforming€the€basis€of€the€appeal.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ballardóó,€855€S.W.2d€557,€560€(Tenn.Ð ð7.0 Ð1993).€€In€the€absence€of€an€adequate€record€on€appeal,€this€Court€mustÐ à9€02 Ðpresume€that€the€trial€court's€rulings€are€supported€by€sufficient€evidence.€€òòStateÐ `  Ðv.€Oodyóó,€823€S.W.2d€554,€559€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð P ð Ðà ` àBecause€Appellant€failed€to€submit€the€sentencing€hearing€transcript€in€theÏrecord,€we€must€presume€that€the€trial€court€sentenced€him€correctly.€€òòSeeóó€òòStateÐ 0Ð Ðv.€Careyóó,€914€S.W.2d€93,€97€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Ivyóó,€868€S.W.2dÐ  À Ð724,€728€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€This€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌà@ØØ)®àò òòòCONCLUSIONó óóóˆÐ ð  ÐÌà ` àWe€conclude€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient€for€a€rational€trier€of€fact€to€findÏAppellant€guilty€of€felony€reckless€endangerment€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€ÏMoreover,€Appellantððs€failure€to€submit€the€sentencing€hearing€transcript€resultsÏin€a€waiver€of€his€sentencing€issue.€€Accordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court.ñ6ññ2ñÔ#†Xð^ XX XÖö#Ôñ2ññ6ññ7ññ2ñÔ#†Š$Š XXð^$ #Ôñ2ññ7ñÌñ9ñà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àÌÌÌÌñ9ñÓ  Óñ9ñà ` àÌÌñ9ñÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌDAVID€œñ?ñGñ?ññ@ñHñ@ñ.›€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOHN€K.€BYERS,€SENIOR€JUDGE