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J   #XW#XWX.James_Curwood_Ԁ_Witt_,Jr.,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJosephM._Tipton_and  JerryL.Smith,JJ.,joined.  JulieK.Pillow,Somerville,Tennessee(attrialandonappeal);andCliffordK._McGown_,Jr.,  _Waverly_,Tennessee(onappealonly),fortheAppellant,_Darry_ԀMiller. q PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneral&Reporter;MichaelMarkham,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; C ElizabethT.Rice,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andTraceyBrewer,AssistantDistrictAttorney ,| General,fortheAppellee,StateofTennessee. e % OPINION #XXWT#XWX  7  #XXW #  XWX0  XWXXXW (#(#    ` ItisundisputedthatonAugust26,1999,anundercoverlawenforcementofficer " " purchased0.4gramsofcocainebasefor$50fromanindividualinLauderdaleCounty.Whatis ## disputedistheidentityoftheseller.Attrialthestatecontendedthatthedefendantsoldtheofficer $$ thedrugs,butthedefendantclaimedthathewasthevictimofmistakenidentityandtheactualseller u% % hadbeenhisbrother,MarcusMiller.Theundercoverofficerknewneitherthedefendantnorhis ^&!& brother,andtheinitialidentificationwasmadebyanotherofficerwhowatchedavideotapeofthe G'"' transaction.ThisofficeridentifiedMarcusMillerasthedrugdealer.However,theofficerbegan 0(#( tohavedoubts,anduponfurtherreviewofthetapewiththeassistanceofasecondofficer,they )i$) identifiedthedefendantasthepersonwhosolddrugstotheundercoveroperative.Boththe *R%* undercoverofficerandtheidentifyingofficertestifiedattrialthattheywerecertainthatthe *;&+ defendantwasthepersonwhosoldthedrugs. +$',   , (-& _   ` Thedefendantchallengedtheproofagainsthimbyofferinghisowntestimonythat   hehadneverbeenintroublewiththelaw,whereashisbrothersrecordwasnotunblemished.The  defendantclaimedthathisbrotherhadusedthedefendantsnameattimeswhenhehadbeen  arrested.Further,thedefendantsbrotherhadbeenindictedfor,andultimatelypleadedguiltyto, k adrugsaleoccurringonthesamedateastheonewithwhichthedefendantwascharged. T    ` Afterreceivingtheproof,thejuryfoundthedefendantguiltyofdeliveryoflessthan & v 0.5gramsofaScheduleIIcontrolledsubstance.Thisappealfollowed.  _    ` Whenanaccusedchallengesthesufficiencyoftheconvictingevidence,thiscourt  1  mustreviewtherecordtodetermineiftheevidenceadducedattrialissufficient tosupportthe    findingbythetrieroffactofguiltbeyondareasonabledoubt.Tenn.R.App.P.13(e).Thisrule   isapplicabletofindingsofguiltbasedupondirectevidence,circumstantialevidence,ora   combinationofdirectandcircumstantialevidence.Statev.Dykes,803S.W.2d250,253(Tenn.   Crim.App.1990),overruledinpartbyStatev.Hooper,29S.W.2d1(Tenn.2000). n     `     h      p    ` Indeterminingthesufficiencyoftheconvictingevidence,thiscourtdoesnot @ re-weighorre-evaluatetheevidence.Statev.Matthews,805S.W.2d776,779(Tenn.Crim.App. )y 1990).Normaythiscourtsubstituteitsinferencesforthosedrawnbythetrieroffactfrom b circumstantialevidence.Liakasv.State,199Tenn.298,305,286S.W.2d856,859(1956).Tothe K contrary,thiscourtisrequiredtoaffordthestatethestrongestlegitimateviewoftheevidence 4 containedintherecordaswellasallreasonableandlegitimateinferenceswhichmaybedrawnfrom  theevidence.Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978).     ` Questionsconcerningthecredibilityofthewitnesses,theweightandvaluetobe  giventheevidence,aswellasallfactualissuesraisedbytheevidenceareresolvedbythetrierof q fact,notthiscourt.Id.InStatev.Grace,493S.W.2d474,476(Tenn.1973),oursupremecourt Z said, Aguiltyverdictbythejury,approvedbythetrialjudge,accreditsthetestimonyofthe C witnessesfortheStateandresolvesallconflictsinfavorofthetheoryofthestate. ,|    `    ` Becauseaverdictofguiltremovesthepresumptionofinnocenceandreplacesitwith N apresumptionofguilt,theaccused,astheappellant,hastheburdeninthiscourtofillustratingwhy  7 theevidenceisinsufficienttosupporttheverdictsreturnedbythetrieroffact.Statev.Tuggle,639 !   S.W.2d913,914(Tenn.1982).Thiscourtwillnotdisturbaverdictofguiltduetothesufficiency " ! oftheevidenceunlessthefactscontainedintherecordareinsufficient,asamatteroflaw,fora #" rationaltrieroffacttofindthattheaccusedisguiltybeyondareasonabledoubt.Id. $#    ` Inthepresentcase,thestatepresentedproofthatthedefendantsolddrugstoan ]&!% undercoverofficer.Thedefendantdisputedthisproofandofferedanalternativeidentityofthe F'"& seller.Thejurychosetoaccreditthetestimonyofthestateswitnessesovertheproofofferedby /(#' thedefendant.Suchwasitsprerogativeasthetrieroffact.Where,ashere,therecordcontains )h$( evidencewhichwhenviewedinthelightmostfavorabletothestatesupportsthejurysguilty *Q%) verdict,wearenotfreetosecondguessthejurysassessmentofwitnesscredibilityandtheweight *:&* affordedtheevidence.Seeid.Inhisappeal,thedefendantasksustoreweightheevidenceand +#'+ accredithisproofoverthatofferedbythestate.Becausewecannotdothis,thejudgmentis  affirmed.  #XWXXXW #   `     h     ___________________________________  _    `     h     JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JUDGE