WPC  0(th:גyXEV$omg./PR3IF@ӋMu4oG5_0x_""la8,5:WžD0Lk9+y҃c??Ayy XׁEi--*UzNc@4` KQ [oB`4[t (}"]_$¦hiVW6%%Y"87qp ;hKSҸ0af8pۚF5,+"?!kCIx etѠj%Л;9 Q`Ed3GȸF(n^lyK;Ow 6sAV6Rt ,8}3V9RViP%; j^LV޾z%\05G h{\m즬*# LU>W % 0UB4nU:f:"Bw@d(U: AQ W 0D 0Da 0D D/ B B5 D3R HP LaserJet 4HPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL<( 9Z &Courier RegularX($  7'CXXdXXd7    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpieE%3|x`<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@,rAZ"Arial Regular \\RA' Legal\    LEMENEOUPUQRDSDTUӀ  ""  X,XXXqXX,   Ad FILEDX,Xq   October16,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.XXX,AppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular!"#$&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ((' dxd dP Pd'''''dxd !  7KXXdXXd7    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi  ݛXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T † : X,XXX7 , XXdXXd7Ur )<,(j 8` `@E  ` ttx$X rߛU8 @ D x xINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @~~%DATKNOXVILLE@@66-R   SEPTEMBER1998SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, h   )   80 Ѐ    h   )    Appellee, h   )  No.03C019712CR00538       h   )       h   )  SullilvanCounty   v.    h   )       h   )  HonorablePhyllisH.Miller,Judge       h   )STEVEANTHONYRUTH,  )  (AttemptLingLtoobtainacontrolledsubstance h`     h   )  byfraud) NF     h   ) Appellant. h   )  FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee:  StephenM.Wallace h     JohnKnoxWalkup   x  ~v DistrictPublicDefender h     AttorneyGeneralofTennessee d\ Ѐand   h      p and     x   JB RichardTate   h     ToddR.Kelley 0 ( AssistantPublicDefender h     AssistantAttorneyGeneralofTennessee ! P.O.Box839   h     425FifthAvenueNorth x   ! Blountville,TN376170839    Nashville,TN372430493 "     h     H.GreeleyWells,Jr.    h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral    h      p and z&r#     h     EdwardWilson    h     AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral    h     P.O.Box526    h     Blountville,TN37617526OPINIONFILED:____________________AFFIRMEDPURSUANTTORULE20JosephM.TiptonJudge >:639 @)D @@)DOPINION @@DD/DO  O Thedefendant,SteveAnthonyRuth,appealsasofrightfromhisconvictionintheSullivanCountyCriminalCourtfollowingajurytrialforattemptMingMtoobtainacontrolledsubstancebyfraud,aClassDfelony.ThedefendantwassentencedasaRangeII,multipleoffendertofiveyearsRimprisonmenttobeservedRinthecustodyoftheDepartmentofCorrectionSandSTtobeservedTconsecutivelytopriorsentences,andhewasfinedtwohundredfiftydollars.Thedefendantcontendsthattheevidenceisinsufficienttosupporthisconviction.WeaffirmthejudgmentofconvictionpursuanttoRule20,Tenn.Ct.Crim.App.R. Ourstandardofreviewwhenthesufficiencyoftheevidenceisquestionedonappealis"whether,afterviewingtheevidenceinthelightmostfavorabletotheprosecution,anyrationaltrieroffactcouldhavefoundtheessentialelementsofthe ph crimebeyondareasonabledoubt."Jacksonv.Virginia,443U.S.307,319,99S.Ct. < 4 2781,2789(1979).Thismeansthatwedonotreweightheevidence,butpresumethatthejuryhasresolvedallconflictsinthetestimonyanddrawnallreasonableinferencesfromtheevidenceinfavorofthestate.SeeStatev.Sheffield,676S.W.2d542,547 %" (Tenn.1984);Statev.Cabbage,571S.W.2d832,835(Tenn.1978). l'd $  Whenviewedinthelightmostfavorabletothestate,theproofattrialestablishedthatthedefendantobtainedaprescriptionpillbottleforKlonopin,ascheduleIVnarcotic,fromMartinP.Roche,thedefendantsfriend.Theprescriptionhadtworefillsremaining.ThedefendanttookthebottletoBerrysPharmacyinKingsporttoattempttohaveitrefilled.WhenthepharmacistatBerryscalledCavesPharmacy,wheretheprescriptionhadbeenfilledoriginally,thepharmacistlearnedthatMr.Rochehadreportedhisprescriptionstolen.ThepharmacistatBerryscalled911,andthepolicearrivedatBerrysandarrestedthedefendant.Thedefendantmadea 706 statementtothepoliceinwhichhesaid, Iknewtryingtofillitwaswrong,butIneeded,Ineededittocalmmynerves. Afterfullconsiderationoftherecord,thebriefs,andthelawgoverningtheissuepresented,weareoftheopinionthattheevidenceissufficienttosupportthedefendantsconvictionforattemptNingNtoobtainacontrolledsubstancebyfraudandthatnoprecedentialvaluewouldbederivedfromtherenderingofafullopinion.Therefore,weconcludethatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtshouldbeaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,Tenn.Ct.Crim.App.R.    h      p ________________________________    h      p JosephM.Tipton,Judge̜QCONCUR:QPP_________________________JohnH.Peay,Judge_________________________DavidG.Hayes,Judge