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ÐÓ ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼}»XXK; #ÔÔ‡XKX»¼}ÔÐ ü#L# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼}»XXKí #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XKX»¼}Ôò òà  àó óOn€October€10,€2000,€a€misdemeanor€citation€was€issued,€accusing€the€defendant€ofÐ Ô%$!% Ðshoplifting€at€a€Paris,€Tennessee,€Wal„Mart€store€and€requiring€that€she€appear€in€the€Henry€CountyÐ À&"& ÐGeneral€Sessions€Court.€€Subsequently,€the€defendant€was€found€guilty€of€theft€of€property€valuedÐ ¬'ü"' Ðunder€$500€by€the€general€sessions€court€and€was€sentenced€to€eleven€months,€twenty„nine€days,Ð ˜(è#( Ðwhich€was€suspended€to€120€days,€and€was€ordered€to€pay€a€$1000€fine€and€$431.58€in€restitution.€Ð „)Ô$) Ðâ âShe€appealed€the€conviction€to€the€Henry€County€Circuit€Court,€where€a€jury€found€her€guilty€of€theftÐ p*À%*ýÿ Ðof€property€valued€under€$500,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor.€€She€was€sentenced€to€eleven€months,Ð ° Ðtwenty„nine€days€to€be€served€consecutively€to€her€prior€felony€sentences.׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Рœì Ðâ âÌà  àOn€January€10,€2001,€the€defendant€filed€a€motion€for€a€new€trial,€claiming€insufficiency€ofÐ tÄ Ðthe€evidence€and€arguing€that€the€State€failed€to€inquire€about€or€preserve€a€potentially€exculpatoryÐ `° ÐWal„Mart€surveillance€videotape.€€The€trial€court€stayed€the€motion€for€a€new€trial€so€that€inquiryÐ L œ Ðcould€be€made€as€to€the€status€of€the€videotape,€which€was€recorded€the€day€the€defendant€wasÐ 8 ˆ Ðaccused€of€shoplifting.׃(×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Subsequently,€the€trial€court€overruled€the€motion€for€a€new€trial,€and€theÐ $ t Ðdefendant€filed€a€timely€notice€of€appeal.Ð  ` Ðà  àÌà  àThe€defendant€provided€the€following€Statement€of€Facts€in€lieu€of€a€copy€of€the€transcriptÐ è 8  Ðfrom€the€Henry€County€Circuit€Court€proceedings:Ð Ô$  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àMajorie€Gilley,€an€employee€of€Wal€Mart,€testified€that,€atÐ ¬ü  Ðapproximately€3:25€in€the€afternoon€on€October€10,€2000,€she€saw€theÐ ˜è  ÐDefendant,€Yevette€Somerville,€for€the€first€time€in€the€softwareÐ „Ô  Ðdepartment.€€She€saw€the€Defendant€pull€a€bag€out€of€a€shopping€cart;Ð pÀ Ðwalk€over€to€the€Co„Defendant,€Sherry€Tharpe,€and€hand€her€theÐ \¬ Ðempty€bag;€that€Ms.€Somerville€had€clothes€folded€on€the€sides€of€theÐ H˜ Ðshopping€cart€that€she€had€removed€from€the€hangers€off€the€rack€ofÐ 4„ Ðclothing;€that€Ms.€Tharpe€handed€the€bag€to€Ms.€Somerville€and€thenÐ  p Ðturned€away€while€Ms.€Somerville€put€the€folded€clothes€in€the€bag.€Ð  \ ÐIf€anyone€drew€near€to€where€the€two€ladies€were,€the€ladies€wouldÐ øH Ðsay€ððredðð€as€if€it€were€a€code.€€She€also€testified€that€Ms.€SomervilleÐ ä4 Ðwas€not€giving€the€bags€to€Ms.€Tharpe€and€that€the€two€(2)€ladiesÐ Ð  Ðwere€no€further€than€eight€(8)€to€ten€(10)€feet€apart€at€any€given€time.Ð ¼  ÐShe€testified€that€if€people€walked€anywhere€near€the€two€(2)€ladies,Ð ¨ø Ðthat€Ms.€Tharpe€would€say€ððredðð€and€the€action€would€stop.€€TheÐ ”ä Ðladies€moved€in€to€several€areas€and€changed€areas€wheneverÐ €Ð Ðsomeone€wearing€a€blue€smock€(a€Wal€Mart€employee)€came€by€andÐ l¼ Ðwould€say€the€word€ððred.ðð€€They€tied€the€bags€up€and€then€switchedÐ X ¨ Ðbuggies€in€menswear;€that€Ms.€Somerville€stayed€in€menswear€whileÐ ° ÐMs.€Tharpe€took€her€buggy€out€the€front€door.€€Ms.€Gilley€testifiedÐ œì Ðthat€she€did€not€see€Ms.€Somerville€talking€to€anyone€else€other€thanÐ ˆØ ÐMs.€Tharpe.€€She€said€that€Ms.€Tharpe€went€to€the€car,€put€the€bagsÐ tÄ Ðin€the€car,€and€came€back€in€to€the€store€at€which€time€she€met€upÐ `° Ðwith€Ms.€Somerville€in€menswear.€€She€also€testified€that€she€met€upÐ L œ Ðwith€the€two€(2)€women€near€the€front€registers€and€testified,Ð 8 ˆ Ðspecifically,€that€ð ðinstead€of€leaving€as€I€thought€they€were€going€to,Ð $ t Ðthey€came€back€into€the€store.ðð€€Most€of€the€items€taken€were€boysÐ  ` Ðclothing,€size€8,€10,€12,€and€16.€€There€was€also€some€girls€clothingÐ ü L  Ðtaken,€mostly€in€size€7€and€8.€€à  àò òòòóóó óÐè 8 ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àSherry€Tharpe€testified€that€she€had€been€shoplifting€for€thirtyÐ À  Ð(30)€years;€that€she€had€been€caught€three€(3)€times;€and€all€three€(3)Ð ¬ü  Ðtimes€she€had€been€caught€in€Wal€Mart.€€That€she€was€on€probationÐ ˜è  Ðat€the€time€of€this€shoplifting€incident€for€shoplifting€and€for€thisÐ „Ô  Ðcrime,€she€received€a€sentence€of€11€months€and€29€days,€allÐ pÀ Ðsuspended€but€120€days.€€That€Yevette€Somerville€did€not€have€anyÐ \¬ Ðidea€that€Sherry€Tharpe€was€going€to€steal€or€shoplift€that€day.€Ð H˜ ÐYevette€Somerville€had€come€by€Sherry€Tharpeððs€house€earlier€thatÐ 4„ Ðday€to€ask€her€if€she€wanted€to€go€to€Wal€Mart€and€Sherry€said€sheÐ  p Ðdid.€€While€Yevette€Somerville€was€helping€the€children€in€to€the€car,Ð  \ ÐSherry€Tharpe€prepared€by€putting€used€Wal€Mart€bags€around€herÐ øH Ðwaist€inside€her€clothing.€€Sherry€Tharpe€testified,€in€detail,€howÐ ä4 ÐYevette€Somerville€came€by€her€house€and€was€going€ChristmasÐ Ð  Ðshopping€and€asked€Sherry€if€she€wanted€to€go.€€Sherry€Tharpe€wasÐ ¼  Ðgetting€ready€and€getting€the€children€ready.€€She€went€in€the€kitchenÐ ¨ø Ðand€put€the€bags€around€her€waist.€€Yevette€Somerville€did€not€see€herÐ ”ä Ðdo€that€and€did€not€know€she€did€that€as€Yevette€was€putting€theÐ €Ð Ðchildren€in€the€car.€€When€they€got€to€Wal€Mart,€each€one€of€them€gotÐ l¼ Ða€shopping€cart€outside.€€The€boy€rides€in€a€shopping€cart€and€he€usesÐ X ¨ Ða€wheel€chair.€€Both€children€were€in€Sherryððs€cart€and€Yevette€hadÐ D!” Ðto€go€back€to€the€car€to€get€her€billfold.€€Sherry€and€the€children€wentÐ 0"€  Ðon€in€to€Wal€Mart.€€Sherry€went€to€the€childrenððs€section€and€YevetteÐ #l! Ðfound€her€there.€€Sherry€told€Yevette€she€was€shopping€for€her€nieceÐ $X" Ðand€nephew€and€her€son.€€Yevette€helped€her€pick€out€some€clothingÐ ô$D # Ðand€make€sets€out€of€them.€€Boys€size€8€and€9,€boys€size€9€and€10,€andÐ à%0!$ Ðgirls€size€7.€€As€Yevette€matched€the€clothes€up,€she€hung€them€overÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€sides€of€Sherryððs€shopping€cart.€€When€they€were€finished€pickingÐ ¸'#& Ðout€the€clothes€for€Sherry,€Sherry€asked€Yevette€to€take€the€childrenÐ ¤(ô#' Ðand€put€them€in€Yevetteððs€shopping€cart.€€Yevette€left€the€area€to€doÐ )à$( Ðher€own€shopping€and€Sherry€insisted€that€Yevette€take€the€childrenÐ |*Ì%) Ðwith€her€and€told€her€she€would€find€her€later€on.€€At€no€time€duringÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€period€of€time€they€were€picking€out€the€clothes€did€either€of€themÐ ° Ðsay€the€word€ððred.ðð€€After€Yevette€left€the€area,€Sherry€took€the€bagsÐ œì Ðout€of€her€waist€band€and€put€the€clothes€in€the€bags.€€Then€SherryÐ ˆØ Ðwent€out€the€front€door€and€put€the€things€in€the€car.€€She€then€wentÐ tÄ Ðback€in€to€the€store€to€get€the€children€and€found€Yevette€SomervilleÐ `° Ðin€the€toy€section€and€tried€to€hurry€Yevette€out€of€the€store€butÐ L œ ÐYevette€insisted€on€continuing€her€shopping,€and€finally€gave€in€toÐ 8 ˆ ÐSherryððs€demands€to€go.€€Yevette€was€headed€toward€the€check€outÐ $ t Ðcounter€to€pay€for€her€items.€€When€the€Wal€Mart€people€stoppedÐ  ` Ðthem€for€shoplifting,€Sherry€Tharpe€told€Ms.€Gilley€and€the€other€WalÐ ü L  ÐMart€people€that€Yevette€had€nothing€to€do€with€it.€€She€also€told€theÐ è 8  Ðofficer,€Tony€Elkins,€that€she€did€it€on€her€own€and€YevetteÐ Ô$  ÐSomerville€had€nothing€to€do€with€it.€€ÐÀ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àCleo€Somerville€testified€that€she€saw€Yevette€Somerville€atÐ ˜è  ÐWal€Mart€that€day€in€the€card€section,€but€did€not€see€Sherry€Tharpe.Ð„Ô ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àPatrice€Tharpe€testified€that€she€saw€Yevette€Somerville€atÐ \¬ ÐWal€Mart€that€day€in€the€toy€section€with€Sherry€Tharpeððs€two€(2)Ð H˜ Ðchildren,€but€she€did€not€see€Sherry€Tharpe.Ð4„` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àYevette€Somerville€testified€that€she€did€not€have€any€idea€thatÐ  \ ÐSherry€Tharpe€was€going€to€steal€or€shoplift€that€day.€€YevetteÐ øH ÐSomerville€had€come€by€Sherry€Tharpeððs€house€earlier€that€day€to€askÐ ä4 Ðher€if€she€wanted€to€go€to€Wal€Mart€and€Sherry€said€she€did.€€WhileÐ Ð  ÐYevette€Somerville€was€helping€the€children€in€to€the€car,€she€wasÐ ¼  Ðunaware€that€Sherry€Tharpe€prepared€by€putting€used€Wal€Mart€bagsÐ ¨ø Ðaround€her€waist€inside€her€clothing.€€Yevette€testified€that€she€wasÐ ”ä Ðarrested€while€at€the€register€in€the€check€out€lane.€€When€they€got€toÐ €Ð ÐWal€Mart,€each€one€of€them€got€a€shopping€cart€outside.€€The€boyÐ l¼ Ðrides€in€a€shopping€cart€and€he€uses€a€wheel€chair.€€Both€childrenÐ X ¨ Ðwere€in€Sherryððs€cart€and€Yevette€had€to€go€back€to€the€car€to€get€herÐ D!” Ðbillfold.€€Sherry€and€the€children€went€on€in€to€Wal€Mart.€€SherryÐ 0"€  Ðwent€to€the€childrenððs€section€and€Yevette€found€her€there.€€SherryÐ #l! Ðtold€Yevette€she€was€shopping€for€her€niece€and€nephew€and€her€son.€Ð $X" ÐYevette€helped€her€pick€out€some€clothing€and€make€sets€out€of€them.€Ð ô$D # ÐAs€Yevette€matched€the€clothes€up,€she€hung€them€over€the€sides€ofÐ à%0!$ ÐSherryððs€shopping€cart.€€When€they€were€finished€picking€out€theÐ Ì&"% Ðclothes€for€Sherry,€Sherry€asked€Yevette€to€take€the€children€and€putÐ ¸'#& Ðthem€in€Yevetteððs€shopping€cart.€€Yevette€left€the€area€to€do€her€ownÐ ¤(ô#' Ðshopping€and€Sherry€insisted€that€Yevette€take€the€children€with€herÐ )à$( Ðand€told€her€she€would€find€her€later€on.€€At€no€time€during€the€periodÐ |*Ì%) Ðof€time€they€were€picking€out€the€clothes€did€either€of€them€say€theÐ h+¸&* Ðword€ððredðð.€€Sherry€Tharpe€then€found€Yevette€Somerville€in€the€toyÐ ° Ðsection€and€tried€to€hurry€Yevette€out€of€the€store€but€Yevette€insistedÐ œì Ðon€continuing€her€shopping,€and€finally€gave€in€to€Sherryððs€demandsÐ ˆØ Ðto€go.€€Yevette€was€headed€toward€the€check€out€counter€to€pay€forÐ tÄ Ðher€items.€€When€the€Wal€Mart€people€stopped€them€for€shoplifting,Ð `° ÐSherry€Tharpe€told€Ms.€Gilley€and€the€other€Wal€Mart€people€thatÐ L œ ÐYevette€had€nothing€to€do€with€it.€€She€also€told€the€officer,€TonyÐ 8 ˆ ÐElkins,€that€she€did€it€on€her€own€and€Yevette€Somerville€had€nothingÐ $ t Ðto€do€with€it.€Ð `` x` x ÐÌà  àThe€record€does€not€reflect€that€a€request€was€made€for€the€potentially€exculpatory€videotape.€Ð è 8  Ðà  àÌÓ  Óò òòòANALYSISÐ À  ÐÌÓ  Óà  àóóó óThe€defendant€argues€that€ð ðthe€failure€of€the€State€to€provide€exculpatory€evidence€to€theÐ ˜è  Ðdefense€violated€the€Defendantððs€right€to€a€fair€trial€under€the€Due€Process€Clause€of€theÐ „Ô  ÐConstitution.ðð€€The€State€disagrees,€claiming€the€following:€€the€videotape€was€equally€available€toÐ pÀ Ðthe€defendant;€the€State€had€no€duty€to€preserve€the€tape;€and,€even€if€the€State€did€have€a€duty€toÐ \¬ Ðpreserve€the€tape,€the€breach€is€immaterial€since€the€tape€would€not€have€been€exculpatory€and€theÐ H˜ ÐState€had€sufficient€evidence€to€convict€the€defendant€without€the€tape.Ð 4„ Ѐ€Ð  p Ðò òÓ  ÓI.€€Stateððs€Duty€to€Preserve€and€Disclose€Exculpatory€EvidenceÐ  \ ÐÓZ>ÓÌà  àó óIn€òòCalifornia€v.€Trombettaóó,€467€U.S.€479,€488„89,€104€S.€Ct.€2528,€2534,€81€L.€Ed.€2d€413,Ð ä4 Ð422€(1984),€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€discussed€the€nature€of€evidence€the€State€has€a€dutyÐ Ð  Ðto€preserve:€ò òÐ ¼  ÐÌó óà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWhatever€duty€the€Constitution€imposes€on€the€States€to€preserveÐ ”ä Ðevidence,€that€duty€must€be€limited€to€evidence€that€might€beÐ €Ð Ðexpected€to€play€a€significant€role€in€the€suspectððs€defense.€€To€meetÐ l¼ Ðthis€standard€of€constitutional€materiality,€evidence€must€both€possessÐ X ¨ Ðan€exculpatory€value€that€was€apparent€before€the€evidence€wasÐ D!” Ðdestroyed,€and€be€of€such€a€nature€that€the€defendant€would€be€unableÐ 0"€  Ðto€obtain€comparable€evidence€by€other€reasonably€available€means.Ð#l!` x` x ÐÌòòId.óó€(footnote€and€citation€omitted).€€òòóóAccording€to€òòTrombettaóó,€this€court€must€consider€whether€theÐ ô$D # ÐWal„Mart€videotape€would€ð ðplay€a€significant€role€in€the€suspectððs€defense.ðð€€òòId.óó€€Both€the€State€andÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€defendant€agree€that€the€tapeððs€contents€may€only€be€speculated€about,€including€whether€theÐ Ì&"% Ðdefendant€even€appeared€on€the€tape,€since€Wal„Mart€subsequently€taped€over€the€footage€recordedÐ ¸'#& Ðon€October€10,€2000,€the€day€of€the€offense.€€Since€the€tape€was€destroyed€before€the€State€or€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdefendant€viewed€its€contents,€it€is€clear€that,€from€the€perspective€of€the€State,€the€tape€did€notÐ )à$( Ðpossess€ð ðan€exculpatory€value€that€was€apparent€before€the€evidence€was€destroyed.ðð€€òòId.óó€€TheÐ |*Ì%) Ðexculpatory€value€of€the€tape€is€doubtful,€since€the€record€indicated€the€Wal„Mart€cameras€wereÐ h+¸&* Ðprimarily€used€to€monitor€the€Wal„Mart€cashiers€at€the€check„out€counters.€€Even€if€the€tape€did€showÐ ° Ðthe€defendant€approaching€the€check„out€counter€on€October€10,€2000,€this€evidence€would€notÐ œì Ðnecessarily€have€been€exculpatory€since€the€defendant€could€have€completed€the€shoplifting€offenseÐ ˆØ Ðprior€to€approaching€the€check„out€counter.€€òòóóIn€addition,€it€is€doubtful€that€the€tape€was€ð ðof€such€aÐ tÄ Ðnature€that€the€defendant€would€be€unable€to€obtain€comparable€evidence€by€other€reasonablyÐ `° Ðavailable€means.ðð€€òòId.óó€€The€tape€was€destroyed€by€Wal„Mart,€and€neither€the€State€nor€the€defendantÐ L œ Ðever€had€possession€or€control€of€it€at€any€time.€€€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àÌà  àòòóóPreviously,€this€court€has€held€that€òòóóò òó óð ð[t]he€prosecution€is€not€required€to€disclose€informationÐ  ` Ðthat€the€accused€already€possesses€or€is€able€to€obtain.ðð€€òòState€v.€Marshallóó,€845€S.W.2d€228,€233Ð ü L  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992)€(citing€òòState€v.€Caldwellóó,€656€S.W.2d€894,€897€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983);€Ð è 8  ÐòòBanks€v.€Stateóó,€556€S.W.2d€88,€90€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1977)).€€Additionally,€the€court€held€that€theÐ Ô$  Ðprosecution€is€not€required€to€disclose€ð ðinformation€which€is€not€possessed€by€or€under€the€controlÐ À  Ðof€the€prosecution€or€another€governmental€agency.ðð€€òòId.óó€(citing€òòBanksóó,€556€S.W.2d€at€90).€Ð ¬ü  ÐòòóóUltimately,€the€òòMarshallóó€òòóócourt€held€that€the€defendant€ð ðððmust€bear€the€responsibility€of€[his]€failureÐ ˜è  Ðto€seek€its€discoveryðððð€òòóóif€the€evidence€is€accessible€to€both€the€prosecutor€and€the€defendant.€€òòId.óó€€òòÐ „Ô  Ðóó(quoting€òòUnited€States€v.€McKenzieóó,€768€F.2d€602,€608€(5th€Cir.€1985),€òòcert.€deniedóó,€474€U.S.€1086,Ð pÀ Ð106€S.€Ct.€861,€88€L.€Ed.€2d€900€(1986)).Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àThe€facts€do€not€support€the€defendantððs€claim.€€First,€the€defendant,€herself,€could€haveÐ 4„ Ðobtainedòòóó€the€Wal„Mart€videotape€before€it€was€destroyed€but€did€not.€€Second,€the€tape€was€neverÐ  p Ðin€the€Stateððs€possession€or€control;€it€remained€in€Wal„Martððs€control€at€all€times€prior€to€itsÐ  \ Ðdestruction.€€Third,€the€tape€was€equally€accessible€to€the€State€and€the€defendant.€€Accordingly,Ð øH Ðbased€on€òòTrombettaóó€and€òòMarshallóó,€we€conclude€that€the€State€did€not€breach€its€duty€to€preserveÐ ä4 Ðevidence.€ò òÐ Ð  ÐÌÓ  ÓII.€€€Discussion€of€the€òòFergusonóó€Factorsó óÐ ¨ø ÐÓQÓÌà  àIn€òòState€v.€Fergusonóó,€2€S.W.3d€912,€914€(Tenn.€1999),€the€Tennessee€Supreme€CourtÐ €Ð Ðidentified€the€considerations€that€should€be€utilized€in€ascertaining€the€effect€of€loss€or€destructionÐ l¼ Ðby€the€State€of€potentially€exculpatory€evidence€in€its€custody.€€òòò òó óóóAfter€considering€a€bad€faithÐ X ¨ Ðstandard,€the€court€ultimately€applied€a€ð ðbalancing€approachðð€comparable€to€the€one€used€by€theÐ D!” ÐDelaware€Supreme€Court€in€òòHammond€v.€Stateóó,€569€A.2d€81,€87€(Del.€1989).€€òòId.óó€at€917.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àUnder€this€ð ðbalancing€approach,ðð€the€court€must€first€decide€whether€the€State€had€a€duty€toÐ $X" Ðpreserve€the€evidence.€€òòId.óó€€òòóóIf€so,€and€the€State€breached€its€duty,€the€court€must€then€consider€threeÐ ô$D # Ðfactors:Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à1.€€The€degree€of€negligence€involved;׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×и'#&` x` x ÐÐ ¤(ô#' Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à2.€€The€significance€of€the€destroyed€evidence,€considered€in€light€ofÐ ° Ðthe€probative€value€and€reliability€of€secondary€or€substitute€evidenceÐ œì Ðthat€remains€available;€andЈØ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à3.€€The€sufficiency€of€the€other€evidence€used€at€trial€to€support€theÐ `° Ðconviction.ÐL œ` x` x ÐÌòòId.óó€€After€the€court€applies€these€three€factors€to€a€case,€it€must€determine€whether€a€trial€without€theÐ $ t Ðevidence€at€issue€would€be€fundamentally€fair.€€òòId.óó€€If€the€trial€would€not€be€fundamentally€fair,€thenÐ  ` Ðthe€court€may€dismiss€the€charges€against€the€defendant€or€take€whatever€other€action€that€willÐ ü L  Ðprotect€the€defendantððs€right€to€a€fair€trial.€€òòId.óó€€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€case,€òòóóò òó ówe€need€only€answer€the€initial€inquiry€posed€by€òòFergusonóó,€whether€theÐ À  ÐState€had€a€duty€to€preserve€the€potentially€exculpatory€evidence.€€Since€we€have€already€held€thatÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€State€did€not€have€a€duty€to€preserve€evidence€of€the€Wal„Mart€videotape,€our€application€of€theÐ ˜è  ÐòòFergusonóó€analysis€ends.€€We€conclude€that€the€State€did€not€have€a€duty€to€preserve€the€evidence€ofÐ „Ô  Ðthe€videotape€since€it€was€equally€available€to€the€defendant€and€the€State€never€had€possession€orÐ pÀ Ðcontrol€of€the€tape.€ò òÐ \¬ ÐòòÓ  ÓÌCONCLUSIONóóó óà0 @ à€€€€€€€€€€à@@ìì*ì(#(#àò òó óÐ 4„ ÐÌÓ  Óà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing€authorities€and€analysis,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ð ` ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¬ü Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE