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ÝÔ_ÔThe€presentence€report€filed€in€the€defendantððs€case€reflects€that,€on€August€24,€1987,€the€defendant€receivedÐ ° Ðthree€convictions€of€aggravated€sexual€battery€in€Shelby€County.€€(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó - ù-(|G2s©$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€Oe»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôêMò»»Ô d(|3ÉY$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€Oe»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV)ÿÿ!dxdx)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3ÉY$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€Oe»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€Oe»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼Oe»»»ÔÑ8€éXXdì»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡îL´î»¼OeÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@õõ%ìàAT€JACKSONÔ#†¼Oe»îîL´#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€June€5,€2002Ð üL ÐÔ‡XéX»¼OeÔÌò òÔ#†¼Oe»XXé+#ÔSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEòòóó€v.€JEROME€SAWYERòòóóÔ‡XéX»¼OeÔó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Shelby€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€01„03778€€€€€€Arthur€T.€Bennett,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2001„01923„CCA„R3„CD€€Ô_Ô„Ô_Ô€Filed€August€27,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓConvicted€by€a€jury€of€the€Class€B€felony€offense€of€aggravated€sexual€battery€and€sentenced€by€theÐ xÈ  Ðtrial€court€to€serve€an€Ô_ÔincarcerativeÔ_Ô€Range€II€sentence€of€eighteen€years,€the€defendant,€JeromeÐ d´ ÐSawyer,€appeals€and€claims€that€the€evidence€insufficiently€supports€the€verdict€and€that€the€courtÐ P  Ðerroneously€found€him€to€be€a€Range€II€offender.€€We€disagree€and€affirmÔ#†¼Oe»XXé #ÔÔ‡XéX»¼OeÔ.Ð <Œ ÐÓâÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Oe»àXéÞ#ÔÔ‡XéX.¼OeÔJames€Ô_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€andÐ ì< ÐòòJerry€L.€Smith,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌDavid€L.€Ô_ÔHamblenÔ_Ô,€Union€City,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Jerome€Sawyer.Ð ° ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€John€H.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð ˆØ ÐWilliam€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Ô_ÔAlondaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔDwyerÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ tÄ ÐGeneral,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð `° ÐÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Oe»XXé®#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼OeÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÓ  ÓòòóóÔ#†¼Oe»XXé7 #ÔÔ€XéX»¼OeÔÌà  àà ` àRecounting€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€the€defendant€wasÐ #`" Ðdescribed€as€a€family€friend€of€Ô_ÔTonyaÔ_Ô€Bobo€and€her€three€children€and€as€ð ðgod„daddyðð€to€C.B.,€oneÐ ü#L# Ðof€Ms.€Boboððs€daughters€and€the€victim€in€this€case.€€€On€October€22,€1999,€the€defendant€came€toÐ è$8 $ Ðthe€Bobo€residence€at€858€Alaska€Street€about€5:30€in€the€afternoon.€€Ô_ÔTonyaÔ_Ô€Bobo€was€at€work.€Ð Ô%$!% ÐPresent€in€the€house€were€C.B.,€age€six;€her€sister,€N.C.,€age€seven;€her€brother,€Ô_ÔC.C.Ô_Ô,€age€eight;Ð À&"& ÐFelicia€Ô_ÔPullenÔ_Ô,€nineteen,€who€resided€at€the€house€with€Ms.€Boboððs€brother€and€who€wasÐ ¬'ü"' Ðð ðbabysittingðð€Ms.€Boboððs€children€at€the€time;€and€Ms.€Ô_ÔPullenÔ_Ôððs€small€child.€€Ð ˜(è#( ÐÌà  àà ` àAccording€to€Ms.€Ô_ÔPullenÔ_Ô,€the€defendant€went€to€C.B.ððs€bedroom€to€help€her€clean€outÐ p*À%* Ðher€closet€and€throw€away€old€shoes.€€Ms.€Ô_ÔPullenÔ_Ô€testified€that€the€defendant€called€C.B.€to€come€toÐ \+¬&+ Ðthe€bedroom,€and€he€sent€N.C.€and€Ms.€Ô_ÔPullenÔ_Ôððs€child€out€of€the€bedroom€and€into€the€living€room,Ð H,˜', Ðwhere€Ms.€Ô_ÔPullenÔ_Ô€was€watching€television.€€A€few€minutes€later,€Ms.€Ô_ÔPullenÔ_Ô€sent€N.C.€back€to€checkÐ 4-„(-ý˜ ÐÔ_Ôon€C.B.,€and€N.C.€returned€to€report€that€C.B.€and€the€defendant€were€reading€a€book;€however,€C.C.Ð ° Ðwent€to€the€bedroom€door,€peeked€inside,€and€came€back€to€the€living€to€report€to€Ms.€Pullen€thatÐ œì Ðthe€defendant€had€C.B.€playing€with€his€ð ðprivacy.ðð€€Ms.€Pullen€€ð ðwent€and€got€her€and€.€.€.€told€herÐ ˆØ Ðto€sit€on€the€[living€room]€couch€until€her€mother€got€home.ðð€€C.B.€then€went€into€the€kitchen€to€getÐ tÄ Ða€bowl€of€cereal.€€Afterward,€the€defendant€called€C.B.€back€into€the€bedroom.€€€Ms.€Pullen€sent€N.C.Ð `° Ðto€the€bedroom€to€retrieve€C.B.€€The€defendant€then€emerged€from€the€bedroom,€and€Ms.€PullenÐ L œ Ðnoticed€via€a€bulge€in€his€pants€that€his€penis€was€erect.€€The€defendant€returned€to€the€bedroomÐ 8 ˆ Ðwhere€C.B.€was,€and€after€five€or€ten€minutes,€Ms.€Pullen€saw€C.B.€ð ð[shoot]€across€the€hall€withÐ $ t Ðnothing€onðð€and€go€into€the€bathroom.€€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€some€point€during€these€events,€Ms.€Pullen€called€Ms.€Bobo€at€work,€but€Ms.€BoboÐ è 8  Ðhad€already€left€work€to€go€home.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àMs.€Pullen€testified€that,€when€the€defendant€arrived€at€the€home,€C.B.€was€dressedÐ ¬ü  Ðin€the€jeans€and€shirt€that€she€had€worn€to€school.€€€When€she€emerged€from€the€bathroom€into€whichÐ ˜è  Ðshe€had€ð ðshotðð€unclothed,€she€wore€a€dress€with€Dalmatians€on€it.€€She€came€into€the€living€roomÐ „Ô  Ðand€seemed€about€to€cry.€€The€defendant€came€into€the€living€room€and€asked€C.B.,€ð ð[W]hat€you€gotÐ pÀ Ðthat€frown€on€your€face€for?€€You€better€not€tell€nobody.€€I€ainððt€going€to€buy€nothing€else.ðð€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àMs.€Boboððs€male€friend,€Gus,€arrived€at€the€residence€at€this€time,€and€the€defendantÐ 4„ Ðdeparted.€Gus€engaged€C.B.€in€a€conversation,€and€Ms.€Pullen€testified€that€C.B.€stated€that€theÐ  p Ðdefendant€made€C.B.€ð ðtouch€his€thingðð€and€that€he€touched€her€ð ðdown€there.ðð€€Ms.€Pullen€quotedÐ  \ ÐC.B.€as€saying€that€ð ðwhite€stuffðð€had€come€from€the€defendantððs€penis.€€Ms.€Pullen€testified€that€sheÐ øH Ðand€Gus€found€C.B.ððs€jeans€in€the€bedroom.€€She€found€ð ðwhite€stuffðð€on€the€zipper€area€of€the€jeansÐ ä4 Ðand€observed€that€the€jeans€were€wet€in€this€area.€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àC.B.€testified€that€when€she€first€went€into€her€bedroom€with€the€defendant€heÐ ¨ø Ðunzipped€his€pants€and€took€out€his€ð ðnut„nut,ðð€which€was€ð ðbig.ðð€€The€defendant€asked€her€to€touchÐ ”ä Ðit,€but€she€declined.€€He€touched€her€in€her€vaginal€area€and€on€her€bottom€over€her€clothes.€€WhenÐ €Ð Ðhe€pulled€her€toward€him,€he€pulled€down€her€pants€and€underwear€and€touched€these€areas.€€C.B.Ð l¼ Ðtestified€that€she€saw€something€on€her€pants€that€looked€like€milk,€but€she€denied€telling€anyone€thatÐ X ¨ Ðshe€saw€the€ð ðwhite€stuffðð€come€from€the€defendant.€€After€she€went€to€the€bathroom€to€wash,€she€putÐ D!” Ðon€her€pajamas,€which€she€was€wearing€when€her€mother€came€home.€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àà ` àN.C.€testified€that€the€defendant€came€to€the€home€to€help€her€and€C.B.€clean€the€oldÐ $X" Ðshoes€out€of€their€closet.€€C.B.€and€the€defendant€were€in€the€bedroom€alone,€and€N.C.€went€to€theÐ ô$D # Ðdoor€and€peeked€inside.€€She€saw€the€defendant€pulling€on€C.B.ððs€arm.€€She€heard€C.B.€tell€him€toÐ à%0!$ Ðquit.€€Later,€she€saw€C.B.€go€into€C.C.ððs€room€wearing€a€towel.€€N.C.€saw€C.B.€emerge€from€theÐ Ì&"% Ðbathroom€wearing€jeans€and€did€not€see€her€wearing€pajamas.€€C.B.€looked€mad.€€The€defendant€laterÐ ¸'#& Ðcame€out€of€the€bedroom€and€told€C.B.€not€to€look€at€him€ð ðlike€that.ðð€€The€defendant,€who€hadÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsomething€ð ðpokingðð€out€in€his€pants,€then€left€the€home.Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àTonya€Bobo€testified€that€she€was€at€work€on€the€evening€of€October€22,€1999.€€SheÐ ° Ðâ âwas€scheduled€to€work€until€10:00€p.m.,€but€her€boyfriend,€Anthony€Augustus,€€called€early€in€theÐ œì Ðevening€and€asked€her€to€come€home.€€Ms.€Bobo€left€work€and€arrived€home€about€7:00€p.m.€€SheÐ ˆØ Ðfound€C.B.€wearing€a€dress.€€C.B.€told€Ms.€Bobo€what€happened,€and€Ms.€Bobo€called€the€police.€Ð tÄ ÐWhen€the€officers€arrived,€Ms.€Bobo€showed€them€C.B.ððs€jeans€and€underwear€that€had€been€leftÐ `° Ðlaying€in€the€floor.€€The€officers€collected€the€clothing€and€took€C.B.€to€Memphis€Sexual€ResourceÐ L œ ÐCenter.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àà ` àC.B.€was€examined€at€the€center,€after€relating€to€the€nurse€that€her€godfather€hadÐ  ` Ðtouched€her€in€front€and€on€her€bottom.€€The€examination€was€normal€except€for€some€red€lines€inÐ ü L  Ðthe€vaginal€area€and€some€swelling€around€the€anus.€€Even€though€the€medical€expert€testified€thatÐ è 8  Ðthese€limited€findings€were€consistent€with€a€complaint€of€digital€assault,€she€opined€that€the€redÐ Ô$  Ðlines€could€have€been€signs€of€irritation€caused€by€fecal€material€that€had€not€been€cleaned€fromÐ À  ÐC.B.ððs€anal€area€and€that€the€anal€swelling€was€ð ðnonspecific.ðð€€She€further€testified€that€theÐ ¬ü  Ðlaboratory€report€on€C.B.ððs€jeans€reflected€that€no€semen€was€present€on€the€jeans.€Ð ˜è  ÐÌò òÓ  ÓI.€€Sufficiency€of€the€Evidence.ó óÐ pÀ ÐÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àOn€this€evidence,€the€defendant€was€convicted€of€aggravated€sexual€battery.€€As€isÐ H˜ Ðpertinent€to€this€case,€a€person€commits€aggravated€sexual€battery€who€has€unlawful€sexual€contactÐ 4„ Ðwith€a€victim€who€is€less€that€thirteen€years€of€age.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„504(a)(4)€(1997).€Ð  p ÐÌÒ` °ÒÒ` °Òð ðSexual€contactðð€includes€the€intentional€touching€of€the€victimððs,€theÐ øH Ðdefendantððs,€or€any€other€personððs€intimate€parts,€or€the€intentionalÐ ä4 Ðtouching€of€the€clothing€covering€the€immediate€area€of€the€victimððs,Ð Ð  Ðthe€defendantððs,€or€any€other€personððs€intimate€parts,€if€thatÐ ¼  Ðintentional€touching€can€be€reasonably€construed€as€being€for€theÐ ¨ø Ðpurpose€of€sexual€arousal€or€gratification.Ð ”ä ÐÌÒ°` ÒÒ°` ÒòòId.€óóðð€39„13„501(6)€(1997).Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€his€challenge€to€the€legal€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€the€defendantÐ D!” Ðessentially€impugns€the€credibility€of€the€stateððs€witnesses.€€He€argues€that€the€variousÐ 0"€  Ðinconsistencies€among€the€witnessesðð€and€the€victimððs€accounts€of€the€events€of€October€22,€1999Ð #l! Ðbelie€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses€and€undermine€any€confidence€in€the€juryððs€verdict.€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àà ` àUnfortunately€for€the€defendant,€our€response€to€that€genre€of€attack€on€the€sufficiencyÐ à%0!$ Ðof€the€evidence€is€worn€smooth€and€well€grooved.€€A€jury€verdict,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,Ð Ì&"% Ðaccredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€state€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theoryÐ ¸'#& Ðof€the€state.€€òòState€v.€Hatchettóó,€560€S.W.2d€627,€630€(Tenn.€1978);€òòState€v.€Townsendóó,€525€S.W.2dÐ ¤(ô#' Ð842,€843€(Tenn.€1975).€€On€appeal,€the€state€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€theÐ )à$( Ðevidence€and€all€reasonable€or€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.Ð |*Ì%) ÐCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€836€(Tenn.€1978).€€Moreover,€a€verdict€against€the€defendant€removesÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€presumption€of€innocence€and€raises€a€presumption€of€guilt€on€appeal.€€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.Ð ° Ð2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973);€òòAnglinòòóóv.€Stateóó,€553€S.W.2d€616,€620€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1977).€€TheÐ œì Ðdefendant€has€the€burden€of€overcoming€this€presumption.€€òòState€v.€Brownóó,€551€S.W.2d€329,€331Ð ˆØ Ð(Tenn.€1977).Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àMost€significantly,€when€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€challenged,€the€relevantÐ L œ Ðquestion€for€an€appellate€court€is€whether,€after€reviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorableÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€the€prosecution,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crimeÐ $ t Ðbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€òòóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13;€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,Ð  ` Ð2782€(1979);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€657€S.W.2d€405€(Tenn.€1983).Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àà ` àApplying€these€principles,€it€is€obvious€that€the€state€introduced€evidence€that,€whenÐ Ô$  Ðaccepted€and€accredited€by€the€jury,€established€the€defendant€committed€the€elements€of€aggravatedÐ À  Ðsexual€battery.€€The€logical€upshot€of€the€defendantððs€argument€about€witnessesðð€inconsistentÐ ¬ü  Ðaccounts€is€merely€that€some€or€all€of€the€stateððs€witnesses€testified€untruthfully€and€not€necessarilyÐ ˜è  Ðthat€the€defendant€did€not€commit€the€crime.€€In€this€circumstance,€we€cannot€usurp€the€juryððsÐ „Ô  Ðresponsibility€and€power€to€decide€who€is€to€be€believed€and€how€much€weight€is€to€be€affordedÐ pÀ Ðvarious€witnessesðð€accounts.€€The€trial,€not€the€appeal,€is€the€threshing€arena€for€winnowing€out€theÐ \¬ Ðchaff€from€the€sometimes€jumbled€mass€of€evidence.€€€Because€the€evidence€is€legally€sufficient€toÐ H˜ Ðsupport€the€verdict,€we€reject€the€defendantððs€challenge.€Ð 4„ ÐÌò òÓ  ÓII.€€Sentence€Range€Determination.ó óÐ  \ ÐÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àIn€his€next€issue,€the€defendant€complains€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing€himÐ ä4 Ðas€a€Range€II€offender;€he€is€aggrieved€that,€because€the€state€did€not€properly€file€an€adequate€noticeÐ Ð  Ðof€enhanced€sentencing,€he€should€have€received€a€sentence€in€Range€I.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àà ` àOur€sentencing€law€establishes€ranges€of€sentences€in€criminal€cases.€€€ð ðThe€sentenceÐ ”ä Ðfor€a€standard€offender€is€within€Range€I,ðð€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„105(b)€(1997);€however,€theÐ €Ð Ðdefendant€was€sentenced€in€Range€II,€which€is€reserved€for€ð ðmultiple€offenders,ðð€persons€who€haveÐ l¼ Ðreceived€a€ð ðminimum€of€two€(2)€but€not€more€than€four€(4)€prior€felony€convictions€within€theÐ X ¨ Ðconviction€class,€a€higher€class,€or€within€the€next€two€(2)€lower€felony€classes,ðð€òòid.óó€ðð€40„35„106(a)Ð D!” Ð(1997).€€When€a€prosecutor€determines€that€a€defendantððs€record€of€prior€convictions€warrantsÐ 0"€  Ðenhancement€of€the€sentence€by€placing€him€in€a€range€higher€than€Range€I,€the€prosecutor€ð ðshall€fileÐ #l! Ða€statement€thereof€with€the€court€and€defense€counsel€not€less€than€then€(10)€days€before€trial€orÐ $X" Ðacceptance€of€a€guilty€plea€.€.€.€.€ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„202(a)€(1997).€€ð ðIf€the€notice€is€filed€later€than€[tenÐ ô$D # Ðdays€prior€to€trial],€the€trial€judge€shall€grant€the€defendant,€upon€motion,€a€reasonable€continuanceÐ à%0!$ Ðof€the€trial.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€12.3(a).Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€the€present€case,€the€parties€agree€that€the€defendant€was€originally€indicted€for€theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐOctober€22,€1999€event€in€indictment€number€00„04542.€€On€or€about€December€27,€2000,€the€stateÐ )à$( Ðfiled€its€section€40„35„202(a)€notice€in€case€number€00„04542,€setting€forth€the€defendantððs€priorÐ |*Ì%) Ðconvictions€of€aggravated€sexual€battery.€€On€April€4,€2001,€a€few€days€before€the€trial€began,€theÐ h+¸&* Ðgrand€jury€returned€a€new€single„count€indictment€number€01„03778,€the€indictment€on€which€theÐ ° Ðdefendant€was€tried€and€convicted.€€€At€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€parties€agreed€that€the€purposeÐ œì Ðof€the€new€indictment€was€to€supersede€the€first€indictment€and€to€expand€the€ð ðopenðð€time€frame€ofÐ ˆØ Ðthe€alleged€offense,€but€no€further€notice€of€enhancement€was€filed.€€The€state€voluntarily€dismissedÐ tÄ Ðindictment€number€00„04542€on€May€25,€200l,€after€the€defendant€was€tried€and€sentenced.Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€state€failed€to€effectively€file€a€notice€in€case€numberÐ 8 ˆ Ð01„03778€and€that,€even€if€the€prior€notice€in€case€number€00„04542€equates€to€notice€in€case€numberÐ $ t Ð01„03778,€the€content€of€the€notice€itself€is€insufficient.Ð  ` ÐÌò òÓ  Óa.€€Timing€of€the€Notice;€Absence€of€Notice.ó óÐ è 8  ÐÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€state€argues€that€the€defendant€suffered€no€prejudice€and€that€he€should€beÐ À  Ðdeemed€to€have€waived€his€claim€due€to€his€failure€to€seek€a€continuance.€€In€òòState€v.€Stephensonóó,Ð ¬ü  Ð752€S.W.2d€80,€81€(Tenn.€1988),€our€supreme€court€said€that€a€notice€not€filed€until€the€day€of€trialÐ ˜è  Ðwas€effective€ð ðin€the€absence€of€some€showing€of€prejudice€on€the€part€of€the€accusedððòòóó;€indeed,€ð ð[i]nÐ „Ô  Ðthe€absence€of€a€motion€for€a€continuance,€.€.€.€any€objection€to€the€delayed€notice€by€the€StateÐ pÀ Ðordinarily€should€be€deemed€to€have€been€waived.ðð€€òòId.€€óó€In€the€present€case,€however,€no€notice€atÐ \¬ Ðall€was€filed€in€the€proceeding€that€went€to€trial;€the€initial€issue€is€whether€the€notice€filed€in€caseÐ H˜ Ðnumber€00„04542€suffices€to€satisfy€Code€section€40„35„202(a)€and€Rule€12.3.€€€Thus,€we€are€lessÐ 4„ Ðconcerned€with€whether€the€defendant€should€have€sought€a€continuance€of€the€trial€and€will€focusÐ  p Ðupon€the€efficacy€of€the€notice€filed€in€case€number€00„04542.€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€òòState€v.€Chaseóó,€873€S.W.2d€7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993),€the€stateððs€notice€ofÐ ä4 Ðenhancement€to€Range€III€was€filed€in€the€proceeding€on€his€ð ðfirst€indictmentðð€charging€theft.€€òòId.óóÐ Ð  Ðat€9.€€Subsequently,€the€state€obtained€a€superseding€indictment€that€charged€two€counts€of€theft,Ð ¼  Ðincluding€the€offenses€that€were€charged€in€the€original€indictment.€òòId.€óóNo€new€notice€ofÐ ¨ø Ðenhancement€was€filed.€€This€court€noted€that€the€purposes€of€the€notice€are€ð ðto€order€plea„Ð ”ä Ðbargaining,€to€inform€decisions€concerning€pleadings€and€to€aid€in€trial€strategyòò.ðð€€€Id.€€óóThe€court€saidÐ €Ð Ðthat€the€ð ð[f]ailure€to€file€a€notice€of€sentencing€status€is€grounds€for€resentencing.ðð€€òòId.€€óóBased€uponÐ l¼ Ðthe€second€indictment€alleging€the€ð ðsame€offenseðð€as€charged€in€the€first€indictment,€this€court€heldÐ X ¨ Ðthat€the€notice€filed€in€the€first€indictment€ð ðgave€the€defendant€fair€warning€that€the€State€intendedÐ D!” Ðto€seek€an€enhanced€punishment€for€that€crime.ðð€€òòId.óó€€ð ðThe€defendant€was€in€no€way€misled€orÐ 0"€  Ðsurprised.ðð€€òòId.Ð #l! ÐÌà  àà ` àóóIn€the€present€case,€the€defendant€contends€that€because€the€second€indictmentÐ ô$D # Ðlengthened€the€open€time€frame€of€the€sexual„offense€allegation,€it€opened€the€door€for€the€state€toÐ à%0!$ Ðelicit€proof€of€the€defendantððs€sexual€assaults€upon€the€same€victim€on€dates€other€than€October€22,Ð Ì&"% Ð1999.€€òòSee€generally€State€v€Rickmanóó,€876€S.W.2d€824€(Tenn.€1994)€(evidence€of€sex€crimes€inÐ ¸'#& Ðaddition€to€the€crime€or€crimes€charged€in€the€indictment€may€be€admitted€when€the€indictment€isÐ ¤(ô#' Ðnot€time€specific€and€the€additional€evidence€relates€to€sex€crimes€that€occurred€during€the€timeÐ )à$( Ðframe€alleged€in€the€indictment).€€He€then€posits€that€the€second€indictment€alleged€different€offensesÐ |*Ì%) Ðthan€did€the€first€indictment,€rendering€òòChaseóó€inapplicable.Ð h+¸&* Їà  àà ` àWe€disagree€and€hold€that€òòChaseóó€is€controlling.€€€Even€though€the€second€indictmentÐ ° Ðmay€have€merely€been€a€contrivance€to€allow€C.B.€to€testify€about€three€additional€incidents€whenÐ œì Ðthe€defendant€had€sexual€contact€with€her,€both€indictments€alleged€a€time€frame€that€encompassedÐ ˆØ ÐOctober€22,€1999,€and€the€state€apparently€maintained€throughout€the€proceedings€that€it€would€electÐ tÄ Ðthe€October€22,€1999€event€as€the€basis€for€securing€a€conviction€on€the€single„count€indictment.€Ð `° ÐWe€point€out€that,€even€though€the€second€indictment€may€have€broadened€the€stateððs€field€ofÐ L œ Ðchoices€from€which€to€elect€a€punishable€crime,€only€òòoneóó€òòoffenseóó€was€alleged€in€each€indictment.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐIn€this€situation,€we€hold€that€òòChaseóó€compels€the€result€that€the€defendant€received€notice€throughÐ $ t Ðthe€notice€filed€in€case€number€00„04552.Ð  ` ÐÌò òÓ  Ób.€€The€Content€of€the€Notice.ó óÐ è 8  ÐÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àWe€now€move€to€the€defendantððs€claim€that€the€notice€was€inadequate.€€The€documentÐ À  Ðin€question€announces€that€the€state€is€giving€notice€that€the€defendant€should€be€sentenced€as€aÐ ¬ü  Ðmultiple€or€persistent€offender€and€that€he€has€been€convicted€of€the€ð ðfollowing€offenses€on€theÐ ˜è  Ðfollowing€dates,€in€the€following€courts.ðð€€This€notice€did€not€then€contain€a€listing€but€ratherÐ „Ô  Ðincorporated€an€attached€FBI€National€Crime€Information€Center€(NCIC)€printout€that€shows€theÐ pÀ Ðdefendant€was€charged€in€1987€in€Shelby€County€on€ð ðindictmentsðð€alleging€aggravated€sexualÐ \¬ Ðbattery.€€The€notice€also€incorporated€an€attached€Shelby€County€Sheriffððs€Department€(SCSD)Ð H˜ Ðprintout€which€amplifies€the€Shelby€County€charge€information€shown€on€the€NCIC€report.€TheÐ 4„ ÐSCSD€report€shows€that€the€1987€Shelby€County€proceedings€consisted€of€three€charges€ofÐ  p Ðaggravated€sexual€battery,€but€neither€the€NCIC€nor€the€SCSD€list€communicates€that€the€defendantÐ  \ Ðreceived€convictions€on€these€charges.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ò òó óÐ øH ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€òòState€v.€Adamsóó,€788€S.W.2d€557€(Tenn.€1990),€our€supreme€court€said€that€theÐ Ð  Ðsection€40„35„202(a)€notice€must€ð ðinclude€factual€detail€supporting€the€status€alleged,€usually€preciseÐ ¼  Ðinformation€about€former€convictions.ðð€€òòId.€óóat€558.€€The€notice€in€question€in€òòAdamsóó€merely€notifiedÐ ¨ø Ðthat€the€state€sought€ð ð[e]nhanced€[p]unishment€within€the€range€to€which€the€defendant€would€beÐ ”ä Ðsubjected.ðð€€òòId.€óó€The€notice€made€no€reference€at€all€to€any€prior€convictions.€€òòId.€€óóThe€court€rejectedÐ €Ð Ðthis€as€an€ð ðempty€notice.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€559.€Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àAlthough€we€agree€with€the€defendant€that€the€notice€in€the€present€case€was€lackingÐ D!” Ðin€ð ðprecise€information€about€former€convictions,ðð€we€conclude€that€the€notice€falls€in€a€category€ofÐ 0"€  Ðð ðsubstantial€complianceðð€recognized€by€òòAdams.€€See€id.óó€€€When€the€state€substantially€complies€withÐ #l! Ðthe€notice€requirements,€ð ðan€accused€has€a€duty€to€inquire€about€an€ambiguous€or€incomplete€noticeÐ $X" Ðand€must€show€prejudice€to€obtain€relief.ðð€€òòId.€€óóIn€the€present€case,€the€defendant€made€no€inquiry,Ð ô$D # Ðand€we€are€at€a€loss€to€discern€prejudice€from€the€inadequate€notice.€òò€óóThe€presentence€reportÐ à%0!$ Ðcontained€information€concerning€the€prior€convictions,€and€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€defenseÐ Ì&"% Ðâ âcounsel€evinced€a€detailed,€specific€knowledge€of€the€prior€offenses.€€ð ðThe€fact€that€the€[defendant]Ð ¸'#& Ðwas€sentenced€within€the€proper€range,€based€upon€his€prior€convictions,€does€not€establishÐ ° Ðprejudice.ðð€€òòState€v.€Gilmoreóó,€823€S.W.2d€566,€571€(Tenn.€1991).Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àFinding€no€reversible€error,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€judgment.Ð tÄ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð $ t Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGE