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Ðkidnapping,€a€Class€B€felonyÔ#†¼U»XX Av #ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ,€and€assault,€a€Class€A€misdemeanorÔ#†¼U»XX Aj #ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€himÐ #`" Ðas€a€violent€offender€to€twelve€years€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction€for€the€aggravatedÐ ü#L# Ðkidnapping€conviction.€€He€received€a€concurrent€sentence€of€eleven€months,€twenty„nine€days€inÐ è$8 $ Ðthe€workhouse€for€the€assault€conviction.€€The€defendant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficientÐ Ô%$!% Ðto€support€his€conviction€for€aggravated€kidnapping.Ð À&"& ÐÌà  àThe€victim,€Tarashenda€Harris,€testified€that€in€1998,€she€and€the€defendant€dated€for€threeÐ ˜(è#( Ðto€four€months.€€She€said€that€she€ended€their€relationship€because€he€was€physically€and€mentallyÐ „)Ô$) Ðabusive.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€kept€calling€her€and€ð ðcoming€around.ðð€€She€said€that€onÐ p*À%* ÐSeptember€9,€1998,€she€got€home€about€8:30€p.m.€and€that€as€she€was€opening€the€door€to€herÐ \+¬&+ Ðapartment,€the€defendant€approached€her€from€behind.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€grabbed€her,Ð H,˜', Ðpushed€her€into€the€apartment,€and€jerked€a€telephone€line€out€of€the€wall.€€She€said€that€about€9:30Ð 4-„(-ý Ðp.m.,€her€pager€went€off€and€that€the€defendant€heard€it€and€began€hitting€her.€€She€said€that€he€toldÐ ° Ðher€that€he€was€tired€of€people€calling€and€paging€her.€€She€said€that€she€tried€to€go€into€her€bedroom,Ð œì Ðwhere€she€had€another€telephone,€but€that€the€defendant€pulled€her€hairÔ#†¼U»XX AÐ #ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ€and€jerked€her€backward.€Ð ˆØ ÐShe€stated€that€the€defendant€put€her€in€the€bedroom,€took€the€telephone€in€the€bedroom€off€the€hook,Ð tÄ Ðcalled€her€nasty€names,€and€hit€her€twice€on€the€left€side€of€her€face€with€his€fist.€€She€said€that€sheÐ `° Ðscreamed€and€tried€to€get€out€of€the€bedroom€but€that€she€could€not€overpower€him.€€She€said€thatÐ L œ Ðthe€defendant€made€her€lie€down€on€the€bed€and€that€he€sat€on€her€legs.€€She€said€that€he€told€her€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðif€she€kept€trying€to€get€away,€he€was€going€to€kill€her.€€She€said€that€she€asked€the€defendant€if€sheÐ $ t Ðcould€use€the€bathroom,€but€he€told€her€to€go€in€the€bed.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€sat€on€her€legsÐ  ` Ðall€night€and€continued€to€abuse€her€physically€and€mentally.€€Ð ü L  Ðà  àÌà  àThe€victim€testified€that€the€next€morning,€the€defendant€let€her€go€to€the€bathroom.€€She€saidÐ Ô$  Ðthat€the€defendant€went€into€the€bathroom€with€her€and€stood€over€her.€€She€said€he€got€a€clothes€ironÐ À  Ðthat€had€been€in€the€hallway€and€hit€her€in€the€head€with€it.€€She€said€he€kicked€her€on€the€left€sideÐ ¬ü  Ðof€her€face.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€kept€saying€that€he€was€going€to€kill€her€and€that€if€he€couldÐ ˜è  Ðnot€have€her,€no€one€could€have€her.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€left€her€apartment€about€9:30€a.m.Ð „Ô  Ðto€go€to€his€child€support€services€appointmentÔ#†¼U»XX A#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ.€€She€said€that€before€he€left,€the€defendant€threatenedÐ pÀ Ðto€tie€her€up,€put€her€in€the€closet,€and€come€back€and€kill€her€later.€€She€said€that€after€the€defendantÐ \¬ Ðleft,€she€called€her€mother,€and€her€mother€took€her€to€the€hospital.€€She€said€that€she€got€to€theÐ H˜ Ðhospital€about€10:00€a.m.€and€that€someone€there€called€the€police.€€She€said€that€her€head€and€leftÐ 4„ Ðeye€were€swollen€and€that€she€had€an€ear€injury.€€She€said€that€she€moved€out€of€her€apartment€thatÐ  p Ðday€and€moved€in€with€her€mother.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€victim€acknowledged€that€her€hospital€records€stated€that€she€wasÐ ä4 Ðadmitted€at€1:49€p.m.€on€September€10,€1998.€€However,€she€saidÔ#†¼U»XX AM#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ€that€she€arrived€at€the€hospital€atÐ Ð  Ð10:00€a.m.€and€that€she€was€in€the€x„ray€room.€€She€said€that€after€she€finished€with€the€x„rays,€sheÐ ¼  Ðtalked€to€the€police.€€She€denied€telling€the€police€that€the€defendant€used€a€key€to€get€into€herÐ ¨ø Ðapartment.€€Defense€counsel€also€asked€the€victim€to€explain€an€affidavit€of€complaint€that€she€signedÐ ”ä Ðon€September€11,€1998,€which€states,€ð ðOn€9„10„98€around€1€a.m.€Timothy€C.€Newson€attackedÐ €Ð ÐTarashenda€Harris.€€Ms.€Harris€was€standing€outside€her€home€talking€to€another€individual€whenÐ l¼ ÐMr.€Newson€walked€up€and€grabbed€her,€forcing€her€into€her€apartment.€€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô.Ô_Ô€.€.€€Mr.€Newson€leftÐ X ¨ Ðaround€12:30€p.m.€on€9„10„98.ðð€€At€this€point,€Ms.€Harrisððs€testimony€became€unclear.€€She€testifiedÐ D!” Ðthat€although€she€looked€over€the€affidavit€and€signed€it,€someone€else€completed€it€for€her.€€€At€first,Ð 0"€  Ðshe€said€that€she€did€not€recall€saying€that€she€was€outside€talking€to€someone€when€the€defendantÐ #l! Ðgrabbed€her.€€Later,€she€said€that€she€might€remember€making€that€statement€because€people€wereÐ $X" Ðwalking€down€the€street.€€She€stated€that€she€did€not€recall€saying€that€the€defendant€left€herÐ ô$D # Ðapartment€at€12:30€p.m.€€She€said€that€she€might€have€her€times€confused.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àNoreen€Jacks,€the€victimððs€mother€testified€as€follows:€Although€the€victim€and€the€defendantÐ ¸'#& Ðhad€lived€together,€they€were€not€living€together€when€this€incident€occurred.€€At€9:30€p.m.€onÐ ¤(ô#' ÐSeptember€9,€1998,€Ms.€Jacks€tried€to€call€her€daughter€on€the€telephone.€€The€line€was€busy,€but€Ms.Ð )à$( ÐJacks€was€not€concerned€because€the€victim€liked€to€talk€on€the€telephone.€€Ms.€Jacks€tried€to€callÐ |*Ì%) Ðher€daughter€a€few€more€times€before€she€went€to€bed,€but€the€line€was€always€busy.€€The€nextÐ h+¸&* Ðmorning,€Ms.€Jacks€tried€to€call€her€daughter€but€could€not€get€in€touch€with€her.€€Alarmed,€Ms.Ð ° ÐJacks€walked€down€the€street€to€the€victimððs€apartment.€€Seeing€no€one€there,€she€thought€that€theÐ œì Ðvictim€was€still€asleep,€and€she€returned€home.€€At€9:30€a.m.,€the€victim€telephoned€her€mother,€andÐ ˆØ ÐMs.€Jacks€went€to€the€victimððs€apartment.€€The€victim€was€black€and€blue,€her€mouth€was€bleeding,Ð tÄ Ðshe€had€scratches€on€her€arm,€and€her€eyes€were€red.€€The€victim€had€been€crying€and€was€a€nervousÐ `° Ðwreck.€€Ms.€Jacks€took€her€daughter€to€the€hospital€instead€of€calling€the€police€because€the€victimÐ L œ Ðwas€ð ðin€terrible€shape.ðð€€Although€the€swelling€in€the€victimððs€face€went€down€that€day,€the€nextÐ 8 ˆ Ðmorning,€the€victimððs€left€eye€was€swollen€shut,€and€it€remained€that€way€for€about€a€month.€€TheÐ $ t Ðvictim€moved€in€with€her€and€experienced€nightmares€as€a€result€of€the€incident.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àOfficer€Karl€Lewis€from€the€Chattanooga€Police€Department€testified€that€he€was€dispatchedÐ è 8  Ðto€the€Memorial€Hospital€Emergency€Room€and€that€he€interviewed€the€victim.€€He€said€that€theÐ Ô$  Ðvictim€complained€that€her€ear€hurt€and€that€her€ear€was€red€and€swollen.€€He€said€that€the€victim€toldÐ À  Ðhim€the€defendant€had€stomped€on€her€head€with€his€foot€and€that€her€ear€injury€appeared€to€matchÐ ¬ü  Ðthat€abuse.€€He€said€that€the€victimððs€left€eye€was€swollen€shut€and€blood€was€in€her€right€eye.€Ð ˜è  ÐÔ#†¼U»XX A·#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔOfficer€Lewis€said€that€he€placed€a€ð ðbe€on€the€lookoutðð€(BOLO)€call€for€the€defendant.€€Ô#†¼U»XX Añ)#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔHe€said€thatÐ „Ô  Ða€few€minutes€later,€another€officer€arrested€the€defendant€at€the€child€support€services€building.€€OnÐ pÀ Ðcross„examination,€Officer€Lewis€said€that€he€could€not€recall€what€time€he€arrived€at€the€hospitalÐ \¬ Ðbut€that€he€was€there€for€an€hour€to€an€hour€and€a€half.€€He€said€that€he€left€the€hospital€and€arrivedÐ H˜ Ðat€the€child€support€services€building€about€2:15€p.m.Ô#†¼U»XX A‘*#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔÐ 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€his€conviction€forÐ  \ Ðaggravated€kidnapping.€€He€argues€that€the€victimððs€pretrial€statements€were€so€inconsistent€with€herÐ øH Ðtrial€testimony€that€the€jury€should€have€discredited€her€testimony.€€In€addition,€he€argues€that€theÐ ä4 Ðjuryððs€verdicts€were€inconsistent.€€The€state€argues€that€the€evidence€was€sufficient.€€We€agree€withÐ Ð  Ðthe€state.Ð ¼  ÐÌÔ#†¼U»XX Aš,#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔà  àOur€standard€of€review€when€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€questioned€on€appeal€isÐ ”ä Ðð ðwhether,€after€viewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€òòanyóó€rational€trierÐ €Ð Ðof€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJacksonÐ l¼ Ðv.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979).€€We€do€not€reweigh€the€evidence€butÐ X ¨ Ðpresume€that€the€jury€has€resolved€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€and€drawn€all€reasonable€inferencesÐ D!” Ðfrom€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€state.€€òòSee€óó€òòState€v.€Sheffieldóó,€676€S.W.2d€542,€547€(Tenn.€1984);Ð 0"€  ÐòòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€Questions€about€witness€credibility€wereÐ #l! Ðresolved€by€the€jury.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Blandóó,€958€S.W.2d€651,€659€(Tenn.€1997).Ð $X" ÐÌà  àAggravated€kidnapping€is€defined€as€false€imprisonment€committed€Ô_Ôð ð[w]ithÔ_Ô€the€intent€toÐ à%0!$ Ðinflict€serious€bodily€injury€on€or€to€terrorize€the€victim€or€another[.]ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ Ì&"% Ð39-13-304(a)(3).€€False€imprisonment€is€accomplished€when€one€ð ðknowingly€removes€or€confinesÐ ¸'#& Ðanother€unlawfully€so€as€to€interfere€substantially€with€the€otherððs€liberty.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ ¤(ô#' Ð39-13-302(a).Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àÔ#†¼U»XX Aý.#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔWe€believe€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€a€conviction€for€aggravated€kidnapping.€Ð ° Ðâ âThe€evidence€shows€that€the€defendant€confined€the€victim€to€her€bed€all€night€by€sitting€on€her€legsÐ œì Ðand€that€he€substantially€interfered€with€the€victimððs€liberty€by€confining€her€to€the€bed€against€herÐ ˆØ Ðwill.€€In€additionÔ#†¼U»XX Af5#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ,€the€defendant€struck€the€victim€repeatedly,€refused€to€let€her€go€to€the€bathroom,Ð tÄ Ðand€threatened€to€kill€her.€Thus,€theÔ#†¼U»XX A/7#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ€evidence€sufficiently€supports€the€juryððs€finding€that€theÐ `° Ðdefendant€acted€with€the€intent€to€terrorize€the€victim.€€We€recognize€that€the€victimððs€pretrialÐ L œ Ðstatements€conflict€with€her€trial€testimony.€€However,€the€defendant€cross„examined€the€victimÐ 8 ˆ Ðabout€the€inconsistencies,€and€the€jury€chose€to€believe€the€victimððs€testimony.€€Therefore,€viewedÐ $ t Ðin€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,Ô#†¼U»XX Aÿ7#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ€the€evidence€is€sufficient.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àRelative€to€inconsistent€verdicts,€the€defendant€argues€that€because€the€jury€found€him€notÐ è 8  Ðguilty€on€Count€2€of€the€aggravated€kidnapping€indictment,€which€requires€that€the€victim€sufferÐ Ô$  Ðbodily€injury,€but€found€him€guilty€on€Count€1€of€the€indictment€for€assault,€which€requires€that€theÐ À  Ðvictim€suffer€bodily€injury,€the€juryððs€verdicts€are€inconsistent.€€He€concludes€that€the€jury€did€notÐ ¬ü  Ðproperly€follow€the€law€and€the€instructions€of€the€court€in€convicting€him€of€aggravated€kidnapping.€Ð ˜è  ÐWe€disagree.€€The€evidence€reflects€that€the€defendant€terrorized€the€victim€so€as€to€commitÐ „Ô  Ðaggravated€Ô_ÔkidnappingÔ_Ô.€€We€will€not€ð ðupset€a€seemingly€inconsistent€verdict€by€speculating€as€to€theÐ pÀ Ðjuryððs€reasoning€if€we€are€satisfied€that€the€evidence€establishes€guilt€of€the€offense€upon€which€theÐ \¬ Ðconviction€was€returned.ðð€€òòWiggins€v.€Stateóó,€498€S.W.2d€92,€94€(Tenn.€1973).€€Such€is€the€caseÐ H˜ Ðbefore€us.€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€conviction.€Ð  \ ÐÔ#†¼U»XX A%:#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ€Ô#†¼U»XX A¡?#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼UÔÐ øH ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÔ#†¼U»XX Aä?#ÔòòóóÔ‡X AX»¼UÔ___________________________________€Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÔ#†¼U»XX A–@#ÔÐ ¼  ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ