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ÐÔ_ÔPulaskiÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€at€trial€and€on€appeal,€for€appellant,€Alan€Ô_ÔParriganÔ_Ô.Ð #`" ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Elizabeth€B.€€Ô_ÔMarneyÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€Ð è$8 $ ÐMike€Bottoms,€District€Attorney€General;€and€J.€Douglas€Ô_ÔDicusÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,Ð Ô%$!% Ðfor€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð À&"& ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÓô ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼^Å»XX9# #ÔÔ‡X9X»¼^ÅÔÐ œì ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼^Å»XX9×#ÔÔ‡X9X»¼^ÅÔÓ  ÓÔ‡X9XXX9Ôà  àOn€March€2,€2000,€the€victim€in€this€case,€eight„year„old€N.B.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×,€along€with€his€thirteen„year„Ð tÄ Ðold€brother€and€his€mother€traveled€to€the€South€Central€Prison€Facility€to€visit€the€appellant.€€DuringÐ `° Ðthe€visit€N.B.€sat€on€the€appellantððs€lap€with€his€mother€and€brother€sitting€opposite€them€at€the€sameÐ L œ Ðtable.€€According€to€N.B.,€the€appellant€unzipped€the€appellantððs€pants,€pulled€out€his€penis€and€putÐ 8 ˆ ÐN.B.ððs€hand€on€the€penis.€€Two€prison€personnel€witnessed€this€incident€and€immediately€intervened.€Ð $ t ÐA€third€employee€of€the€prison€noticed€the€appellantððs€unzipped€pants€when€the€appellant€wasÐ  ` Ðbrought€into€a€search€area€following€the€incident.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€denied€any€improper€behavior.€€He€maintained€that€the€prison€employeesÐ Ô$  Ðmistook€a€belt€buckle€shaped€in€the€image€of€a€cobra€head€for€the€appellantððs€penis.€€According€toÐ À  Ðthe€appellant,€N.B.€was€fascinated€by€the€belt€buckle€and€liked€to€touch€it.€€N.B.ððs€brother€testifiedÐ ¬ü  Ðthat€he€did€not€notice€what€the€appellant€did.€€N.B.ððs€mother,€who€apparently€often€brought€theÐ ˜è  Ðappellant€drugs€during€prison€visits,€stated€that€she€did€not€see€any€molestation,€but€admitted€she€wasÐ „Ô  Ðcompletely€ð ðstrung€outðð€on€drugs€on€the€day€of€the€visit.€€Two€other€inmates€at€the€prison€testifiedÐ pÀ Ðthat€the€appellant€was€wearing€the€cobra€buckle€on€the€day€of€the€visit,€and€one€of€the€inmatesÐ \¬ Ðtestified€that€he€did€not€notice€any€molestation.Ð H˜ ÐÌÌà@óóìàòòLesser„Included€OffensesóóˆÐ  \ ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€failing€to€instruct€the€jury€with€respect€toÐ ä4 Ðthe€lesser„included€offenses€of€child€abuse€and€neglect.€€The€trial€judge€did€however€instruct€the€juryÐ Ð  Ðwith€respect€to€the€lesser„included€offense€of€simple€assault.€€It€is€clear€that€child€abuse€and€neglectÐ ¼  Ðand€Class€B€misdemeanor€assault€are€lesser„included€offenses€of€any€sexual€offense€if€the€victim€isÐ ¨ø Ða€child.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„15„401(d);€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔElkinsÔ_Ôóó,€M2000„01680„SC„R11„CD,€2002€Tenn.Ð ”ä ÐLEXIS€374,€at€*14„*15€(Tenn.€2002);€òòState€v.€Swindleóó,€30€S.W.3d€289,€293€(Tenn.€2000).€€ThereforeÐ €Ð Ðthe€only€remaining€questions€are€whether€the€evidence€warrants€the€trial€judge€giving€an€instructionÐ l¼ Ðon€these€lesser„included€offenses,€and,€if€the€answer€to€this€question€is€yes,€if€the€error€is€harmlessÐ X ¨ Ðbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.Ð D!” ÐÌà  àWith€regard€to€the€first€question,€we€must€view€evidence€presented€at€trial€liberally€in€theÐ #l! Ðlight€most€favorable€to€the€existence€of€the€lesser„included€offenses,€without€making€any€judgmentsÐ $X" Ðon€the€credibility€of€such€evidence.€€€Having€done€so,€we€conclude€that€an€instruction€on€child€abuseÐ ô$D # Ðand€neglect€was€warranted€in€this€case€because€the€evidence,€viewed€in€this€light,€is€legally€sufficientÐ à%0!$ Ðto€support€a€conviction€of€child€abuse€and€neglect.€€See,€òòÔ_ÔElkinsÔ_Ôóó,€òòsupraóó.€€It€is€true,€as€the€StateÐ Ì&"% Ðsuggests,€that€there€is€no€proof€of€actual€injury€to€N.B.,€nor€is€there€any€proof€that€N.B.ððs€health€orÐ ¸'#& Ðwelfare€was€actually€effected€by€the€appellantððs€actions.€€However,€in€òòState€v.€Swindleóó,€discussedÐ ¤(ô#' Ðòòsupraóó,€our€state€supreme€court€faced€a€factual€scenario€very€similar€to€the€case€at€bar.€€In€òòSwindleóó€theÐ )à$( Ðdefendant€was€convicted€òòinteróó€òòaliaóó€of€aggravated€sexual€battery€for€placing€her€nine„year„oldÐ ° Ðdaughterððs€hand€on€the€defendantððs€boyfriendððs€penis€on€one€occasion€and€for€placing€her€daughterððsÐ œì Ðhand€on€the€daughterððs€own€genitals€while€moving€the€hand€up€and€down€at€another€time.€€òòSwindleóó,Ð ˆØ Ð30€S.W.3d€at€290.€€Although€there€was€no€evidence€of€any€actual€injury€to€the€young€girlððs€body,Ð tÄ Ðhealth€or€welfare,€the€supreme€court€found€that€ð ða€jury€could€have€found€that€the€defendantððs€conductÐ `° Ðamounted€to€child€abuse€or€neglect.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€293€n.4.€€Thus,€in€view€of€òòSwindleóó,€we€find€that€a€juryÐ L œ Ðcould€have€found€that€the€appellantððs€actions€amounted€to€child€abuse€and€neglect€and€it€wasÐ 8 ˆ Ðtherefore€error€to€fail€to€give€such€an€instruction€to€the€jury.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àNext€we€must€address€the€question€of€whether€the€error€in€failing€to€instruct€the€jury€on€theÐ ü L  Ðlesser„included€offenses€of€child€abuse€and€neglect€requires€a€reversal€of€this€case€or€whether€theÐ è 8  Ðerror€was€harmless€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòState€v.€Allenóó,€69€S.W.3d€181,€189€(Tenn.€2002);Ð Ô$  ÐòòState€v.€Elyóó,€48€S.W.3d€710,€727€(Tenn.€2001).€€ð ðIn€making€this€determination€a€reviewing€courtÐ À  Ðshould€conduct€a€thorough€examination€of€the€record,€including€the€evidence€presented€at€trial,€theÐ ¬ü  Ðdefendantððs€theory€of€defense,€and€the€verdict€returned€by€the€jury.ðð€òòAllenóó,€69€S.W.3d€at€191.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€case€the€appellant€completely€denied€any€improper€conduct,€claiming€rather€thatÐ pÀ Ðthe€entire€incident€was€a€mistake.€€Although€the€appellant€denied€any€wrongdoing,€the€victimÐ \¬ Ðrecounted€his€molestation€and€two€prison€employees€testified€that€they€witnessed€the€appellantÐ H˜ Ðmolest€N.B.€€A€third€prison€employee€saw€that€the€appellantððs€pants€were€unzipped€immediatelyÐ 4„ Ðfollowing€the€incident.€€The€defense€witnesses€could€at€most€testify€only€that€they€had€noticedÐ  p Ðnothing€improper,€but€each€conceded€that€the€appellant€could€have€committed€the€acts€allegedÐ  \ Ðagainst€him€without€drawing€the€witnessðð€attention.€€The€jurors€convicted€the€appellant€of€aggravatedÐ øH Ðsexual€battery€and€rejected€the€lesser€offense€of€simple€assault€upon€which€they€were€instructed.€Ð ä4 ÐBecause€of€the€defense€theory€and€the€strength€of€the€Stateððs€case,€we€find€that€the€failure€to€instructÐ Ð  Ðthe€jury€on€the€lesser„included€offenses€of€child€abuse€and€neglect€was€harmless€beyond€a€reasonableÐ ¼  Ðdoubt.€€Therefore,€this€issue€affords€the€appellant€no€basis€for€relief.Ð ¨ø ÐÌÌà@˜˜ìàòòSufficiency€of€the€EvidenceóóˆÐ l¼ ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€next€argues€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€of€aggravatedÐ D!” Ðsexual€battery.€€He€alleges€that€there€is€no€proof€that€placing€N.B.ððs€hand€on€his€penis€was€for€theÐ 0"€  Ðpurpose€of€sexual€arousal€or€gratification,€as€required€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„13„Ð #l! Ð501(6).Ð $X" ÐÌà  àIn€reviewing€claims€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict,€an€appellate€courtÐ à%0!$ Ðmust€keep€in€mind€certain€well„established€principles.€€A€jury€verdict€accredits€the€Stateððs€witnessesÐ Ì&"% Ðand€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€State.€€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405,€410€(Tenn.€1983).€Ð ¸'#& ÐOn€appeal€the€State€is€given€ð ðthe€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidenceðð€and€all€reasonableÐ ¤(ô#' Ðinferences€flowing€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔTuggleÔ_Ôóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€A€guilty€verdictÐ )à$( Ðâ âremoves€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€replaces€it€with€a€presumption€of€guilt€on€appeal.€€òòStateÐ |*Ì%) Ðv.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).€€An€appellant€has€the€burden€of€overcoming€thisÐ ° Ðpresumption.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àAlthough€there€is€testimony€in€the€record€from€the€appellant€and€his€wife€that€holding€N.B.Ð tÄ Ðon€the€appellantððs€lap€was€done€to€disguise€a€drug€transfer€to€the€appellant€from€Ô_ÔN.BÔ_Ôððs€mother,€thereÐ `° Ðis€also€proof€from€the€victim€and€two€other€eyewitnesses€that€the€appellant€moved€N.B.ððs€hand€inÐ L œ Ðsuch€a€manner€as€to€manipulate€or€fondle€his€penis.€€Similar€behavior€has€been€held€sufficient€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðestablish€that€the€touching€was€for€the€purpose€of€sexual€arousal€or€gratification.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòSwindleóó,Ð $ t Ð30€S.W.3d€at€293.€€We€find€that€there€is€sufficient€evidence€for€a€jury€to€conclude€that€the€appellantððsÐ  ` Ðactions€were€done€for€the€purpose€of€sexual€arousal€or€gratification.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð ü L  ÐÌÌà@**ìàòòConsecutive€SentencingóóˆÐ À  ÐÌà  àFinally,€the€appellant€maintains€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€make€any€findings€on€the€recordÐ ˜è  Ðthat€would€justify€running€the€ten€year€sentence€in€the€instant€case€consecutively€to€the€sentence€thatÐ „Ô  Ðthe€appellant€was€serving€at€the€time€of€the€commission€of€the€instant€offense.€€It€is€true,€as€the€StateÐ pÀ Ðconcedes,€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€make€any€findings€as€to€any€criteria€listed€in€Tennessee€CodeÐ \¬ ÐAnnotated€section€40„35„115€for€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences.€€Nevertheless,€the€proofÐ H˜ Ðbefore€this€Court€is€clear€that€the€appellant€has€a€record€of€criminal€activity€that€is€extensive€andÐ 4„ Ðjustifies€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentencing€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„Ð  p Ð35„115(b)(2).Ð  \ Ðà  àThe€Ô_ÔpresentenceÔ_Ô€report€in€the€record€reflects€that€the€appellant€has€several€drug„relatedÐ øH Ðconvictions€spanning€an€eleven€year€period€from€1987€to€1998.€€He€admitted€to€having€his€wifeÐ ä4 Ðdeliver€drugs€to€him€while€he€was€incarcerated.€€He€was€serving€a€sentence€for€a€felony€drug€offenseÐ Ð  Ðwhen€the€instant€offense€was€committed.€€Finally,€he€was€convicted€in€1999€for€possession€of€aÐ ¼  Ðweapon€by€a€convicted€felon.€€The€propriety€of€consecutive€sentences€is€apparent€in€the€record€of€thisÐ ¨ø Ðcase.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð ”ä ÐÌà@$$%ìàòòConclusionˆÐ l¼ ÐóóÌà  àIn€light€of€the€foregoing,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð D!” ÐÔ#†X9XXX9`#ÔÔ#†¼^Å»XX95#ÔÔ€X9X»¼^ÅÔà  àÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGE