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ÐÌà@@½½ìàòò€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Robertson€CountyÐ é 9 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€01„0197€€€€€€John€H.€Gasaway,€III,€JudgeÐ Ó# ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‘á ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2002„2138„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€August€5,€Ô_Ô2003Ô_ÔÐ ŠÚ ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<]` AßÐ ^® ÐóóÌÓÓÔ‡ X¼XXX“GÔFollowing€a€bench€trial,€the€Appellant,€Clyde€Smith,€was€convicted€by€the€Robertson€County€CircuitÐ V¦ ÐCourt€of€two€counts€of€sale€of€cocaine€less€than€0.5€grams,€class€C€felonies.€€He€received€concurrentÐ ? Ðfifteen„year€sentences.€€The€single€issue€for€our€review€is€whether€the€evidence€was€sufficient€toÐ (x Ðsupport€the€verdict.€€After€review€of€the€record,€we€find€the€evidence€sufficient€and€affirm€theÐ a Ðjudgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ð úJ ÐÔ#†X“GXX X¼Á#ÔÔ#†¼Ø™»XX“G‘#ÔÔ‡X“GX»¼Ø™ÔÓµÓÌòòTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmed.óóÐ Ì ÐÌòòÓÓÔ#†¼Ø™»àX“G5#ÔÔ‡X“GX.¼Ø™ÔDavid€G.€Hayes,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Tiptonóó€and€òòJamesÐ Ÿï ÐCurwood€Witt,€Jr.óó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð ˆØ ÐÌGregory€D.€Smith,€Clarksville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Clyde€Smith.Ð Zª ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Michael€Moore,€Solicitor€General;€David€H.Ð ,| ÐFindley,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€John€Wesley€Carney,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€DentÐ e ÐMorriss,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð þN ÐÔ#†¼Ø™»XX“Gî#ÔÔ‡X“GX»¼Ø™ÔÌÓ¿ÓÌà@@OO&ìàòòOPINIONóóÔ#†¼Ø™»XX“G #ÔÔ‡X“GX»¼Ø™ÔÐ ¹" " ÐÌòòFactual€BackgroundóóÐ Œ$Ü$ ÐòòóóÔ#†¼Ø™»XX“G#ÔÓÓÔ€X“GX»¼Ø™ÔÌÌÔ‡ X¼XXX“GÔààIn€November€of€2000,€Teresa€Keymon€was€working€with€the€Springfield€Police€DepartmentÐ H'˜"' ÐNarcotics€Division€as€an€undercover€informant.€€Keymon€was€personally€acquainted€with€theÐ 1(#( ÐAppellant€because€he€had€previously€sold€drugs€to€her€daughter.€€On€November€15,€2000,€KeymonÐ )j$) Ðarranged€for€the€purchase€of€fifty€dollars€of€crack€cocaine€from€the€Appellant.€€The€police€equippedÐ *S%* ÐKeymon€with€a€wireless€body€transmitter,€which€permitted€them€to€monitor€the€drug€buy€andÐ ì*<&+ Ðprovided€her€with€fifty€dollars€with€which€to€purchase€the€cocaine.€€Shortly€thereafter,€the€Appellant,Ð Õ+%', Ðwho€was€driving€a€white€Nova,€met€Keymon€at€the€Park€Circle€Market,€the€designated€location.€€TheÐ ¾,(- ÐAppellant€then€delivered€the€crack€cocaine€to€Keymon€in€exchange€for€the€agreed€fifty€dollars.€€The€Ð §-÷(.ý ÐÔ_Ôpolice€were€unable€to€observe€the€transaction€but€did€see€the€vehicles€parked€beside€one€another€atÐ ° Ðthe€Park€Circle€Market.€€After€the€exchange,€Keymon€gave€the€purchased€substance€to€the€police.Ð ™é ÐThe€substance€tested€positive€for€0.4€grams€of€cocaine.€€The€tape€of€this€transaction€was€misplacedÐ ‚Ò Ðand,€therefore,€unavailable€at€trial.€€Notwithstanding€the€absence€of€the€tape,€the€investigating€officerÐ k» Ðtestified€that€he€was€able€to€ð ðmonitor€the€transmissions€from€Teresa€Keymonðð€on€this€date.Ð T¤ Ð€€€€€€€€Ð = ÐààAround€9:00€p.m.€on€November€29,€2000,€Keymon€again€met€with€the€Appellant.€€Prior€toÐ & v Ðthis€encounter,€the€police€had€equipped€Keymon€with€a€body€transmitter€and€had€given€her€fiftyÐ _ Ðdollars€to€make€the€drug€purchase.€€According€to€Keymon,€the€Appellant€approached€her€car€wearingÐ øH Ða€hooded€jacket€and€got€into€the€passenger€side€of€the€vehicle.€€Keymon€told€the€Appellant€sheÐ á1 Ðð ðwanted€a€fifty,ðð€but€she€got€out€the€ð ðwrong€money.ðð€€She€testified€that€the€Appellant€was€makingÐ Ê Ðher€nervous€because€he€kept€saying€that€ð ðthe€police€are€at€the€end€of€the€road,€hurry€up.ðð€€AfterÐ ³ Ðfinding€the€money,€she€gave€it€to€the€Appellant€in€exchange€for€crack€cocaine.€€The€substance€wasÐ œì Ðagain€turned€over€to€the€police€and€tested€positive€for€0.3€grams€of€cocaine.€€A€tape€recording€of€thisÐ …Õ Ðtransaction€was€entered€into€evidence.Ð n¾ Ð€€€€€€€Ð W§ ÐààOn€April€23,€2001,€a€four„count€indictment€was€returned€against€the€Appellant,€whichÐ @ Ðcharged€as€follows:€€Count€I:€€sale€of€cocaine€over€0.5€grams€on€November€15,€2000;€Count€II:Ð )y Ðdelivery€of€cocaine€over€0.5€grams€on€November€15,€2000;€Count€III:€sale€of€cocaine€less€than€0.5Ð b Ðgrams€on€November€29,€2000;€and€Count€IV:€€delivery€of€cocaine€less€than€0.5€grams€on€NovemberÐ ûK Ð29,€2000.€€Counts€I€and€II€were€amended€to€class€C€felony€offenses€after€the€substance€purchasedÐ ä4 Ðon€November€15,€2000,€was€determined€to€be€0.4€grams€of€cocaine.€€After€a€bench€trial,€theÐ Í ÐAppellant€was€convicted€of€Counts€I€and€III.€€At€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€Appellant€receivedÐ ¶ Ðconcurrent€sentences€of€fifteen€years€as€a€career€offender,€which€were€ordered€to€be€servedÐ Ÿï Ðconsecutively€to€an€outstanding€Davidson€County€sentence.€€This€appeal€followed.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌÓÓòòANALYSIS€óó€Ð Zª ÐÌÓ"ÓààThe€Appellant€argues€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€support€his€two€convictions€forÐ / Ðthe€sale€of€cocaine.€€Specifically,€he€contends€that€the€informantððs€testimony€was€not€credibleÐ h Ðbecause€she€was€biased€against€him,€òòi.e.óó,€she€ð ðwas€determined€to€ððget€drug€dealersðð€because€of€herÐ Q Ðdaughterððs€drug€addiction.ððÐ ê : Ð€€€Ð Ó!# ÐààA€jury€conviction€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€with€which€a€defendant€is€cloakedÐ ¼"! Ðand€replaces€it€with€one€of€guilt,€so€that€on€appeal,€a€convicted€defendant€has€the€burden€ofÐ ¥#õ" Ðdemonstrating€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€Ð Ž$Þ# ÐIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€does€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€theÐ w%Ç $ Ðevidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€Likewise,€it€is€not€the€duty€of€thisÐ `&°!% Ðcourt€to€revisit€questions€of€witness€credibility€on€appeal,€that€function€being€within€the€provinceÐ I'™"& Ðof€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Holderóó,€15€S.W.3d€905,€911€(Tenn.€1999);€òòState€v.€Burlisonóó,€868€S.W.2dÐ 2(‚#' Ð713,€719€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€Instead,€the€Appellant€must€establish€that€the€evidence€presentedÐ )k$( Ðat€trial€was€so€deficient€that€no€reasonable€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€ofÐ *T%) Ðthe€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e);€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,Ð í*=&* Ð319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789€(1979);€òòState€v.€Cazesóó,€875€S.W.2d€253,€259€(Tenn.€1994).€€Moreover,€theÐ Ö+&'+ ÐState€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€inferences€whichÐ ° Ðmay€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Harrisóó,€839€S.W.2d€54,€75€(Tenn.€1992).€€These€rules€areÐ ™é Ðapplicable€to€findings€of€guilt€predicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence,€or€aÐ ‚Ò Ðcombination€of€both€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779Ð k» Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).Ð T¤ ÐÌààIn€the€present€case,€in€order€to€convict€the€Appellant€of€sale€of€cocaine,€a€Schedule€IIÐ & v Ðcontrolled€substance,€the€State€was€required€to€prove€that:€(1)€the€Appellant€sold€less€than€0.5€gramsÐ _ Ðof€cocaine,€and€(2)€the€Appellant€did€so€knowingly.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„417(a)(3),€(c)(2)Ð øH Ð(Supp.€2002).€€At€trial,€Keymon€testified€that€she€purchased€fifty€dollars€of€crack€cocaine€from€theÐ á1 ÐAppellant€on€two€occasions.€€Additionally,€the€drug€transactions€were€monitored€by€the€police€òòviaóó€Ð Ê Ðð ða€body€wireðð€placed€on€Keymon.€€Furthermore,€on€November€15th,€€police€observed€theÐ ³ ÐAppellantððs€car€parked€next€to€Keymonððs€vehicle€at€the€Park€Circle€Market.€€The€tape€recording€ofÐ œì Ðthe€November€29òòthóó€buy€was€introduced€into€evidence.€€The€informant€was€not€a€ð ðlynch„pinðð€witnessÐ …Õ Ðas€asserted€by€the€Appellant.€€A€verdict€of€guilty€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€State's€witnesses€andÐ n¾ Ðresolves€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€in€favor€of€the€State.€€òòCazesóó,€875€S.W.2d€at€259;€òòHarrisóó,€839Ð W§ ÐS.W.2d€at€75.€€The€scope€of€our€examination€of€the€evidence€is€not€equivalent€to€that€of€the€factÐ @ Ðfinder.€€In€a€challenge€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€does€not€retry€the€defendant.€€Ð )y ÐòòCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€at€835.€€Again,€our€inquiry€is€not€upon€the€weight€of€the€evidence€or€itsÐ b Ðcredibility€but,€rather,€whether€there€is€proof€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€Tenn.€R.€App.Ð ûK ÐP.€13(e).€€Based€upon€the€foregoing,€we€find€the€proof€sufficient€to€establish€that€the€Appellant€didÐ ä4 Ðsell€cocaine€in€amounts€of€less€than€0.5€grams€on€the€dates€in€question.€òòÐ Í ÐÌÓÓCONCLUSIONóó€Ð ð ÐÌÓ+ÓààThe€evidence€produced€at€trial€was€sufficient€to€support€the€Appellant's€convictions€for€twoÐ uÅ Ðcounts€of€sale€of€cocaine€less€than€0.5€grams.€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€Robertson€CountyÐ ^® ÐCircuit€Court€is€affirmed.€Ð G— ÐÔ#†X“GXX X¼»#ÔÌÌÌÌÌààà` àà¸ààààhààÀààà___________________________________€Ð ½" ! Ðààà` àà¸ààààhààÀàààDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE