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Ðthe€Defendant€to€three€years€incarceration.€€The€Defendant€now€appeals,€arguing€that€insufficientÐ d´ Ðevidence€was€presented€at€trial€to€convict€him€of€attempted€burglary.€€Finding€no€error,€we€affirmÐ P  Ðthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Ð <Œ ÐÓçÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmedó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼AÅ»àXi—#ÔÔ‡XiX.¼AÅÔRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,óó€andÐ ì< ÐòòJoe€G.€Riley,€J.óó,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌAmber€D.€Haas,€Assistant€Public€Defender,€Newport,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Otis€Lee€Price.Ð ° ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Helena€Walton€Ô_ÔYarbroughÔ_Ô,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ ˆØ ÐGeneral;€Al€C.€Ô_ÔSchmutzerÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Ronald€C.€Ô_ÔNewcombÔ_Ô,€AssistantÐ tÄ ÐDistrict€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð `° ÐÓ)ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼AÅ»XXiX#ÔÔ‡XiX»¼AÅÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼AÅ»XXiÄ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XiX»¼AÅÔÓÓà@øø ìàI.€FACTUAL€BACKGROUNDˆÐ #`" ÐÓÓà  àAt€trial,€Everett€Davis€testified€that€he€resides€in€Newport,€Tennessee,€where€he€owns€aÐ è$8 $ Ðgarage€that€is€located€near€his€home.€€He€testified€that€around€10:30€p.m.€on€April€5,€2000,€he€wasÐ Ô%$!% Ðat€home€when€he€saw€ð ða€car€going€up€and€down€the€road€and€turning€around.ðð€€Davis€reported€thatÐ À&"& Ðhe€watched€the€car,€and€then€he€ð ðlaid€downðð€for€awhile.€€He€recalled€that€around€11:00€p.m.€the€carÐ ¬'ü"' Ðreturned€and€ð ðparked€right€above€the€garage.ðð€€Davis€testified€that€ð ðsomebodyðð€then€went€inside€theÐ ˜(è#( Ðgarage,€but€by€the€time€Davis€was€able€to€get€there,€the€person€he€had€seen€had€already€gone.€Ð „)Ô$) ÐÌà  àDavis€testified€that€around€12:00€a.m.,€he€again€saw€someone€in€the€garage.€€He€reported€thatÐ \+¬&+ Ðhe€went€to€the€garage,€where€he€found€the€Defendant€and€another€man.€€Davis€testified€that€heÐ H,˜', Ðð ð[Ô_Ôs]tuckÔ_Ô€a€gun€between€[the€Defendantððs]€eyesðð€to€stop€him€from€leaving,€but€he€did€not€shoot€at€theÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_ÔDefendant.€€Davis€testified€that€after€he€caught€the€Defendant,€he€called€the€police.€€Davis€recalledÐ ° Ðthat€when€the€police€arrived,€the€Defendant€was€walking€down€the€road.€€Ð œì ÐÌà  àDavis€testified€that€his€garage€had€a€ð ðdouble€sliding€doorðð€with€a€chain€and€a€lock.€€HeÐ tÄ Ðmaintained€that€he€owned€the€garage€and€that€he€did€not€give€the€Defendant€permission€to€go€insideÐ `° Ðthe€garage.€€Davis€stated€that€he€did€not€know€of€anything€in€the€garage€that€belonged€to€theÐ L œ ÐDefendant.€€He€stated€that€the€Defendant€had€broken€a€chain€and€bent€the€lock€on€a€box€containingÐ 8 ˆ Ðtools.€€Davis€estimated€that€the€cost€of€repairing€the€damage€caused€by€the€Defendant€was€aboutÐ $ t Ðtwenty„five€dollars.€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àDavis€stated€that€the€Defendant€was€his€former€brother„in„law€and€that€he€had€known€himÐ è 8  Ðfor€about€ten€years.€€Davis€testified€that€the€garage€was€formerly€owned€by€his€father,€Swann€Davis.€Ð Ô$  ÐAccording€to€Davis,€his€father€stored€a€tractor€and€tools€in€the€garage.€€Davis€testified€that€theÐ À  ÐDefendant€had€been€in€the€garage€before.€€He€stated,€ð ð[the€Defendant]€used€to€help€my€daddy€on€theÐ ¬ü  Ðfarm€some.ððÐ ˜è  ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Davis€testified€that€there€were€no€lights€in€the€garage.€€He€reportedÐ pÀ Ðthat€the€Defendant€was€formerly€married€to€his€sister,€but€they€had€been€divorced€for€about€two€years.€Ð \¬ ÐDavis€testified€that€he€and€the€Defendant€remained€ð ðfriendlyðð€and€acknowledged€that€the€DefendantÐ H˜ Ðhad€been€to€his€house€since€the€divorce.€€Davis€testified€that€he€initially€stopped€the€Defendant€byÐ 4„ Ðbrandishing€a€ð ð.22€pistol,ðð€but€the€Defendant€walked€away€when€Davis€went€to€call€the€police.€Ð  p ÐAlthough€Davis€stated€that€there€was€another€man€with€the€Defendant,€he€could€not€identify€the€otherÐ  \ Ðman€and€did€not€attempt€to€catch€him.€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àOn€redirect€examination,€Davis€maintained€that€he€did€not€give€the€Defendant€or€anyone€elseÐ Ð  Ðpermission€to€enter€his€garage.€€He€also€stated€that€he€did€not€give€anyone€permission€to€break€theÐ ¼  Ðlock€and€open€the€door.€€On€recross€examination,€Davis€stated€that€prior€to€catching€the€Defendant,Ð ¨ø ÐDavis€had€been€in€the€garage€earlier€that€day€or€on€the€previous€day€to€get€a€hoe.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€he€was€formerly€married€to€Everett€Davisðð€sister.€€He€stated€thatÐ l¼ ÐDavisðð€mother€owned€a€garage€near€Davisðð€home€and€that€he€had€a€key€to€the€garage.€€He€reportedÐ X ¨ Ðthat€on€April€5,€2000,€he€was€ð ðaboveðð€the€garage,€but€he€did€not€try€to€enter€the€garage.€€TheÐ D!” ÐDefendant€asserted€that€he€owned€a€motor€and€some€tools€that€were€stored€in€the€garage.€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€on€the€night€of€the€offense,€he€was€walking€down€the€roadÐ $X" Ðtowards€his€former€wifeððs€house€when€Everett€Davis€approached€him.€€The€Defendant€recalled€thatÐ ô$D # ÐDavis€shined€a€flashlight€in€his€face€and€threatened€him.€€According€to€the€Defendant,€Davis€told€himÐ à%0!$ Ðto€ð ðget€down€the€damned€road.ðð€€The€Defendant€testified€that€he€told€Davis€that€he€did€not€want€anyÐ Ì&"% Ðproblems€and€then€started€walking€down€the€road.€€He€stated€that€the€only€thing€he€had€with€him€wasÐ ¸'#& Ðhis€coat.€€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€Defendant€testified€that€he€did€not€have€a€key€to€the€garage€withÐ |*Ì%) Ðhim€in€court,€but€he€stated€that€it€was€ð ðeither€over€at€the€annex€orðð€with€his€former€wife.€€The€trialÐ h+¸&* Ðcourt€then€asked€the€Defendant€if€he€was€in€Davisðð€garage.€€The€Defendant€responded€that€he€wasÐ ° Ðð ðaboveðð€the€garage,€but€he€maintained€that€he€was€not€inside€the€garage€on€April€5,€2000.€€HeÐ œì Ðtestified€that€he€was€not€intoxicated€on€the€night€he€was€arrested€and€that€he€does€not€drink€alcohol.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àOn€redirect€examination,€the€Defendant€testified€that€his€former€mother„in„law€actuallyÐ `° Ðowned€the€garage.€€He€claimed€that€she€allowed€him€to€go€into€the€garage€ð ðall€the€timeðð€andÐ L œ Ðmaintained€that€she€had€given€him€permission€to€go€into€the€garage€at€any€time.€€On€recrossÐ 8 ˆ Ðexamination,€the€Defendant€stated€that€he€did€not€cut€the€chain€on€the€garage€door.€€He€also€statedÐ $ t Ðthat€he€did€not€pry€open€the€toolbox.€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àFollowing€the€Defendantððs€testimony,€Everett€Davis€was€recalled€to€testify.€€He€testified€thatÐ è 8  Ðhe€found€the€Defendant€inside€the€garage,€and€he€maintained€that€the€Defendant€did€not€haveÐ Ô$  Ðpermission€to€enter€the€garage.€€When€asked€if€the€Defendantððs€former€mother„in„law€gave€theÐ À  ÐDefendant€permission€to€enter€the€garage,€Davis€stated,€ð ðSheððs€eighty„three€year[s]€old;€sheððs€notÐ ¬ü  Ðcapable€of€making€a€decision€on€her€own€as€far€as€giving€anybody€permission€to€do€anything.ðð€€DavisÐ ˜è  Ðtestified€that€the€garage€was€formerly€owned€by€his€father.€€He€stated€that€when€his€father€died,€theÐ „Ô  Ðproperty€passed€to€his€mother.€€However,€Davis€claimed€that€he€was€ð ðin€chargeðð€of€the€propertyÐ pÀ Ðbecause€his€mother€is€incapable€of€taking€care€of€the€property€herself.€€Davis€testified€that€he€livesÐ \¬ Ðon€the€property€where€the€garage€is€located.€€Davis€testified€that€although€the€Defendant€may€haveÐ H˜ Ðhad€a€key€when€Davisðð€father€was€alive,€he€was€not€aware€of€the€Defendantððs€having€a€key€when€theÐ 4„ Ðoffense€occurred.€€Davis€testified€that€the€chain€on€the€door€of€the€garage€was€broken,€and€that€theÐ  p Ðdoor€on€the€toolbox€was€broken€because€it€had€been€pried€open.€€€€Ð  \ ÐÌà@’’$ìàII.€ANALYSISˆÐ ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€argues€that€insufficient€evidence€was€presented€at€trial€to€convict€him€ofÐ ¼  Ðattempted€burglary.€€Specifically,€the€Defendant€contends€that€he€had€a€proprietary€interest€in€theÐ ¨ø Ðbuilding€which€he€allegedly€burglarized€and€that€he€had€permission€from€the€actual€owner€to€enterÐ ”ä Ðthe€building.€€Ô‡XiXXXiÔThe€Defendant€also€contends€that€the€prosecution€did€not€prove€that€he€attempted€toÐ €Ð Ðtake€anything€from€the€garage.€€When€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€anÐ l¼ Ðappellate€courtððs€standard€of€review€is€whether,€after€considering€the€evidence€in€the€light€mostÐ X ¨ Ðfavorable€to€the€prosecution,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€theÐ D!” Ðcrime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e);€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€324Ð 0"€  Ð(1979);€òòState€v.€Duncanóó,€698€S.W.2d€63,€67€(Tenn.€1985).€€This€rule€applies€to€findings€of€guiltÐ #l! Ðbased€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence,€or€a€combination€of€both€direct€andÐ $X" Ðcircumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Pendergrassóó,€13€S.W.3d€389,€392„93€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999).Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€should€not€re„weigh€or€re„evaluateÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€Nor€may€thisÐ ¸'#& ÐCourt€substitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Buggsóó,Ð ¤(ô#' Ð995€S.W.2d€102,€105€(Tenn.€1999);€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€286€S.W.2d€856,€859€(Tenn.€1956)òòóó.€€QuestionsÐ )à$( Ðconcerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€of€the€evidence,€as€well€as€allÐ |*Ì%) Ðfactual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòLiakasóó,€286€S.W.2d€at€859.òòóó€Ð h+¸&* ÐòòóóThis€Court€must€afford€the€State€of€Tennessee€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidenceÐ ° Ðcontained€in€the€record,€as€well€as€all€reasonable€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€Ð œì ÐòòState€v.€Evansóó,€838€S.W.2d€185,€191€(Tenn.€1992).€€Because€a€verdict€of€guilt€against€a€defendantÐ ˆØ Ðremoves€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€raises€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€convicted€criminalÐ tÄ Ðdefendant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€that€the€evidence€was€legally€insufficient€to€sustain€a€guiltyÐ `° Ðverdict.€€òòId.óó€Ô#†XiXXXi *#ÔÐ L œ ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€sufficient€evidence€was€presented€to€convict€the€Defendant€of€attemptedÐ $ t Ðburglary€of€a€building.€€Burglary€is€committed€when€a€person,€without€the€effective€consent€of€theÐ  ` Ðproperty€owner,€enters€a€building€with€the€intent€to€commit€a€felony,€theft€or€assault.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ ü L  ÐAnn.€ðð€39„14„402(a)(1).€€The€criminal€attempt€of€a€burglary€occurs€when€one€acting€with€theÐ è 8  Ðrequisite€intent€engages€in€conduct€constituting€a€substantial€step€toward€the€commission€of€theÐ Ô$  Ðoffense.€€òòId.óó€ðð€39„12„101(a)(3).Ð À  ÐÌà  àA€ð ðproperty€ownerðð€is€defined€as€one€in€lawful€possession€of€the€property.€€òòId.óó€ðð€39„14„Ð ˜è  Ð401(3).€€The€proof€at€trial€established€that€Everett€Davisðð€mother,€Sue€Davis,€was€the€actual€ownerÐ „Ô  Ðof€the€garage€in€question.€€Everett€Davis€testified€that€because€of€his€motherððs€age,€he€had€controlÐ pÀ Ðover€the€property€and€was€in€fact€living€on€the€property.€€No€evidence€was€presented€at€trial€thatÐ \¬ ÐEverett€Davis€did€not€have€control€over€the€garage.€€Everett€Davis€was€in€lawful€possession€of€theÐ H˜ Ðgarage,€and€thus€he€was€the€ð ðproperty€ownerðð€for€purposes€of€our€analysis.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àEverett€Davis€testified€that€around€12:00€a.m.€on€April€5,€2000,€he€found€the€Defendant€inÐ  \ Ðhis€garage.€€He€stated€that€he€detained€the€Defendant€momentarily€and€then€called€police.€€DavisÐ øH Ðreported€that€the€chain€and€lock€on€the€door€of€the€garage€had€been€broken€and€that€the€latch€on€a€boxÐ ä4 Ðof€tools€inside€the€garage€was€also€broken.€€Viewing€the€evidence€in€a€light€most€favorable€to€theÐ Ð  ÐState,€the€evidence€established€that€the€Defendant€entered€Davisðð€garage€with€the€intent€to€commitÐ ¼  Ða€felony€and€that€he€took€a€substantial€step€towards€committing€a€felony€by€breaking€into€the€toolbox.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àAlthough€the€Defendant€claimed€that€he€had€permission€to€enter€the€garage€at€anytime,€heÐ €Ð Ðfailed€to€present€any€proof€to€substantiate€his€claim.€€In€addition,€the€Defendant€claimed€that€he€hadÐ l¼ Ðbeen€given€a€key€to€the€garage.€€However,€the€Defendant€was€unable€to€present€such€a€key€at€trial.€Ð X ¨ ÐWe€reiterate€that€issues€pertaining€to€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses€and€the€weight€to€be€ascribedÐ D!” Ðto€their€testimony€are€matters€entrusted€to€the€trier€of€fact€and€are€not€issues€for€appellate€analysis.€Ð 0"€  ÐòòÔ‡XiXXXiÔLiakasóó,€286€S.W.2d€at€859.Ô#†XiXXXi¦>#Ô€€We€conclude€that€sufficient€evidence€was€presented€to€the€jury€toÐ #l! Ðconvict€the€Defendant€of€attempted€burglary.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€isÐ $X" ÐAFFIRMED.Ð ô$D # ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¸'#& Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE