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ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Direct€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Ô_ÔHardinÔ_Ô€CountyÐ é 9 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€8161€€€€€€C.€Creed€Ô_ÔMcGinleyÔ_Ô,€JudgeÐ Ó # ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‘á  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2003„00915„CCA„R3„CD€€„€Filed€December€19,€Ô_Ô2003Ô_ÔÐ ŠÚ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<]` AßÐ ^®  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€Defendant,€James€Hewlett€Smith,€was€convicted€at€a€bench€trial€of€Ô_ÔDUIÔ_Ô.€€In€this€direct€appeal,Ð V¦  Ðthe€Defendant€challenges€the€legality€of€his€arrest€and€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence.€€We€affirmÐ ? Ðthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð (x ÐÓâÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmedó óÐ úJ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ω»àX†g{#ÔÔ‡X†gX.¼ωÔDavid€H.€Welles,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoe€G.€Rileyóó€and€òòJohn€EverettÐ Í ÐWilliams,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ¶ ÐÌTerry€Abernathy,€Ô_ÔSelmerÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€James€Hewlett€Smith.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Jennifer€L.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð Zª ÐRobert€Ô_ÔRadfordÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€John€W.€Ô_ÔOvertonÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ C“ ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ,| ÐÓ¯ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONÐ þN ÐÌÌà @ àà @ àà @ àó óÔ#†¼ω»XX†gÞ#ÔòòóóÓ  ÓÔ€X†gX»¼ωÔòòóóà  àTennessee€Valley€Authority€police€officer€Henry€Eugene€Williams€III€was€patrolling€theÐ ¼" " ÐPickwick€Dam€area€at€about€ten€oððclock€p.m.€when€he€noticed€a€van€parked€in€a€public€parking€lot.€Ð ¥#õ# ÐOfficer€Williams€explained€that€this€lot€was€open€to€the€public€ð ðat€all€times.ðð€€The€van€was€properlyÐ Ž$Þ$ Ðparked€and€Officer€Williams€noticed€nothing€unusual€about€it.€€Nevertheless,€he€determined€to€doÐ w%Ç % Ða€ð ðwelfare€checkðð€on€the€van.Ð `&°!& ÐÌà  àOfficer€Williams€approached€the€van€and€saw€the€Defendant,€apparently€sleeping,€in€the€frontÐ 2(‚#( Ðseat.€€The€keys€were€in€the€ignition.€€Officer€Williams€testified€that€he€intended€to€ask€the€DefendantÐ )k$) Ðto€relocate€to€a€nearby€campground.€€Officer€Williams€knocked€on€the€van€window,€and€theÐ *T%* ÐDefendant€opened€the€van€door€and€got€out.€€According€to€Officer€Williams,€the€Defendant€ð ðhadÐ í*=&+ Ðdifficulty€exiting.ðð€€Officer€Williams€stated€that,€as€the€Defendant€was€getting€out€of€his€van,€he€hadÐ Ö+&', Ðâ âtrouble€standing,€keeping€his€balance,€and€had€slurred€speech.€€Officer€Williams€also€noticed€an€odorÐ ¿,(-ý ÐÔ_Ôof€alcohol€about€the€Defendant.€€When€Officer€Williams€asked€if€he€had€been€drinking,€theÐ ° ÐDefendant€responded€that€he€had.Ð ™é Ðâ âÌà  àOfficer€Williams€administered€several€field€sobriety€tests,€on€which€the€Defendant€performedÐ k» Ðpoorly.€€Officer€Williams€then€requested€assistance€from€the€Hardin€County€Sheriffððs€Department.€Ð T¤ ÐThree€county€officers€arrived€and€requested€the€Defendant€to€perform€another€battery€of€fieldÐ =  Ðsobriety€tests.€€Following€the€Defendantððs€flawed€performance€of€these€tests,€the€Defendant€wasÐ & v Ðplaced€under€arrest.Ð  _ ÐÌà  àIn€conjunction€with€his€arrest,€the€Defendant€was€read€the€Implied€Consent€form€and€offeredÐ á 1  Ðthe€option€of€taking€a€blood€or€breath€test€for€determining€the€level€of€his€intoxication.€€TheÐ Ê   ÐDefendant€refused€both€tests,€signing€the€form€in€the€appropriate€place.Ð ³  ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Officer€Williams€acknowledged€that€he€had€no€ð ðprobable€causeðð€toÐ …Õ  Ðbelieve€that€any€crime€was€occurring€when€he€saw€the€van,€and€had€no€reason€to€suspect€that€anyoneÐ n¾  Ðinside€the€van€was€intoxicated.€€Rather,€he€stated€his€reason€for€approaching€the€van€was€to€ð ðconductÐ W§  Ða€welfare€check€and€ask€[the€occupant]€to€relocateðð€to€a€nearby€campground.€€However,€he€alsoÐ @ Ðacknowledged€that€it€was€a€common€practice€for€people€to€park€and€spend€the€night€in€that€parkingÐ )y Ðlot.Ð b ÐÌà  àAt€the€close€of€the€Stateððs€proof,€defense€counsel€moved€for€a€judgment€of€acquittal€on€theÐ ä4 Ðbasis€that€Officer€Williams€ð ðhad€absolutely€no€cause,€no€justification,€no€reasonðð€to€apprehend€theÐ Í ÐDefendant€and€that€the€Stateððs€case€was€therefore€ð ðfatally€defective.ðð€€The€trial€court€overruled€thisÐ ¶ Ðmotion€and€subsequently€convicted€the€Defendant€of€DUI.€€The€trial€court€also€revoked€theÐ Ÿï ÐDefendantððs€driverððs€license€for€one€year€for€violating€the€implied€consent€law.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€CodeÐ ˆØ ÐAnn.€ðð€55„10„406(a)(3)(A).Ð qÁ ÐÌà  àThe€gist€of€the€Defendantððs€argument€to€this€Court€is€that€Officer€Williamsðð€ð ðstopðð€of€theÐ C“ ÐDefendant€was€unconstitutional€and€that€his€conviction€must€therefore€be€overturned.€€TheÐ ,| ÐDefendantððs€argument€rests€on€the€basis€that€evidence€gathered€in€conjunction€with€an€illegal€seizureÐ e Ðshould€be€suppressed.€€However,€defense€counsel€never€objected€to€the€admission€of€the€StateððsÐ þN Ðevidence€during€the€Stateððs€case.€€Even€more€significantly,€no€motion€to€suppress€the€evidence€wasÐ ç 7 Ðfiled€prior€to€trial.€€Tennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€12(b)(3)€provides€that€motions€to€suppressÐ Ð!   Ðevidence€ð ðmustðð€be€made€òòprioróó€to€trial.€€Failure€to€timely€file€a€motion€to€suppress€ð ðshall€constituteÐ ¹" ! Ð[a]€waiver€thereof.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€12(f).Ð ¢#ò" ÐÌà  àThis€Court€has€repeatedly€upheld€this€rule€of€waiver.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòState€v.€Clarkóó,€67€S.W.3d€73,Ð t%Ä $ Ð76€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2001);€òòState€v.€Bradenóó,€874€S.W.2d€624,€624„25€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòóóÐ ]&­!% ÐòòState€v.€Robertsóó,€755€S.W.2d€833,€837€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988);€òòState€v.€Randolphóó,€692€S.W.2d€Ð F'–"& Ð37,€40€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1985);€òòState€v.€Hamiltonóó,€628€S.W.2d€742,€744„45€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð /(#' Ð1981);€òòState€v.€Barberóó,€625€S.W.2d€291,€294€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).€€As€we€have€previouslyÐ )h$( Ðrecognized,€one€of€the€purposes€of€the€waiver€rule€is€ð ðto€ensure€the€right€of€the€[S]tate€to€an€appealÐ *Q%) Ðof€an€adverse€ruling€by€the€trial€judge€[on€a€motion€to€suppress]€without€placing€the€defendant€twiceÐ ê*:&* Ðin€jeopardy.ðð€€òòRandolphóó,€692€S.W.2d€at€40.Ð Ó+#'+ Їà  àThat€purpose€is€of€particular€significance€in€this€case.€€Upon€a€properly€filed€motion€toÐ ° Ðsuppress,€heard€and€determined€pre„trial,€the€State€maintains€the€right€to€pursue€an€appeal€of€a€trialÐ ™é Ðcourtððs€decision€to€suppress€prosecutorial€evidence.€€In€this€case,€however,€the€Defendant€did€notÐ ‚Ò Ðraise€any€objection€to€the€admissibility€of€the€Stateððs€evidence€until€after€the€State€had€closed€itsÐ k» Ðproof.€€Had€the€trial€court€ruled€in€favor€of€the€Defendantððs€argument€that€Officer€WilliamsððÐ T¤ Ðapprehension€of€him€was€unconstitutional€and€the€Stateððs€evidence€therefore€contaminated€andÐ =  Ðinadmissible,€the€trial€court€would€have€acquitted€the€Defendant.€€The€State€would€thereupon€haveÐ & v Ðbeen€barred€from€seeking€review€of€the€trial€courtððs€decision€on€the€legality€of€the€DefendantððsÐ  _ Ðarrest.€€That€is€a€result€we€cannot€countenance.Ð ø H ÐÌà  àThe€Defendantððs€failure€to€file€a€timely€motion€to€suppress€is€fatal€to€his€quest€to€have€thisÐ Ê   ÐCourt€overturn€his€conviction€on€the€grounds€that€his€arrest€was€illegal.€€This€issue€is€waived.Ð ³  ÐÌà  àWe€turn€now€to€the€Defendantððs€claim€that€the€evidence€is€not€sufficient€to€support€hisÐ …Õ  Ðconviction€of€DUI.€€Ô‡X|Ž XXX†gÔTennessee€Rule€of€Appellate€Procedure€13(e)€prescribes€that€ð ð[f]indings€of€guiltÐ n¾  Ðin€criminal€actions€whether€by€the€trial€court€or€jury€shall€be€set€aside€if€the€evidence€is€insufficientÐ W§  Ðto€support€the€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€A€convicted€criminalÐ @ Ðdefendant€who€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€on€appeal€bears€the€burden€ofÐ )y Ðdemonstrating€why€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict,€because€a€verdict€of€guiltÐ b Ðdestroys€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€imposes€a€presumption€of€guilt.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Evansóó,€108Ð ûK ÐS.W.3d€231,€237€(Tenn.€2003);€òòState€v.€Carruthersóó,€35€S.W.3d€516,€557„58€(Tenn.€2000);€òòState€v.Ð ä4 ÐTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€This€Court€must€reject€a€convicted€criminal€defendantððsÐ Í Ðchallenge€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€if,€after€considering€the€evidence€in€a€light€mostÐ ¶ Ðfavorable€to€the€prosecution,€we€determine€that€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€theÐ Ÿï Ðessential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòSeeóó€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,Ð ˆØ Ð319€(1979);€òòState€v.€Hallóó,€8€S.W.3d€593,€599€(Tenn.€1999).Ð qÁ ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€the€State€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€allÐ C“ Ðreasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòSeeóó€òòCarruthersóó,€35€S.W.3dÐ ,| Ðat€558;€òòHallóó,€8€S.W.3d€at€599.€€A€guilty€verdict€by€the€trier€of€fact€accredits€the€testimony€of€theÐ e ÐStateððs€witnesses€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€prosecutionððs€theory.€€òòSeeóóÐ þN ÐòòState€v.€Blandóó,€958€S.W.2d€651,€659€(Tenn.€1997).€€Questions€about€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€theÐ ç 7 Ðweight€and€value€of€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolvedÐ Ð!   Ðby€the€trier€of€fact,€and€this€Court€will€not€re„weigh€or€re„evaluate€the€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòEvansóó,€108Ð ¹" ! ÐS.W.3d€at€236;€òòBlandóó,€958€S.W.2d€at€659.€€Nor€will€this€Court€substitute€its€own€inferences€drawnÐ ¢#ò" Ðfrom€circumstantial€evidence€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòSeeóó€òòEvansóó,€108€S.W.3d€at€236„37;Ð ‹$Û# ÐòòCarruthersóó,€35€S.W.3d€at€557.€€Ô#†X†gX XX|Žœ%#Ôò òÐ t%Ä $ ÐÌÌÌà  àó óOur€criminal€code€provides€that€Ð )k$( ÐÌà8  àIt€is€unlawful€for€any€person€to€drive€or€to€be€in€physical€control€of€any€automobileÐ í*=&* Ðor€other€motor€driven€vehicle€on€any€of€the€public€roads€and€highways€of€the€state,Ð Ö+&'+ Ðor€on€any€streets€or€alleys,€or€while€on€the€premises€of€any€shopping€center,€trailerÐ ° Ðpark€or€any€apartment€house€complex,€or€any€other€premises€which€is€generallyÐ ™é Ðfrequented€by€the€public€at€large,€while€.€.€.€[u]nder€the€influence€of€any€intoxicant[.]ò òЂÒÐ Ð  ÐÌó óTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„401(a)(1).€€In€this€case,€the€proof€established€that€the€Defendant€was€inÐ U¥ Ðphysical€control€of€a€motor€vehicle€parked€in€a€public€parking€lot.€€The€Defendant€was€sitting€in€theÐ > Ž Ðfront€seat€of€his€van,€and€the€keys€were€in€the€ignition.€€The€proof€further€established€that€theÐ ' w ÐDefendant€had€been€drinking€and€was€under€the€influence€of€alcohol.€€The€Defendant€admitted€toÐ  ` ÐOfficer€Williams€that€he€had€been€drinking€earlier€that€night,€and€the€Defendant€was€unable€toÐ ù I Ðsatisfactorily€perform€several€field€sobriety€tests.€€This€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€findingÐ â 2  Ðof€the€Defendantððs€guilt€of€DUI€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð Ë   ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð í  ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð c Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE