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ÔÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÓÓÑ  ÑÑ#€,,Xd#ÑÑ#€,,Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÓ` °˜XÓÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€-ÔÑ7€ Ð XXdðXXdÈ7ÑÙ€!ÙßR€01/A1-j|` ´- `€€@ÿRßÞ ÞÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€IN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEà@ à€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€MARCH€1996€SESSIONÌÌÓÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à)à àÌ€à àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppellee,€à àà à)à àNo.€03C01„9507„CC„00188Ìà à€€€€€à àà à€€à à)Ìà àà àà àà à)à àClaiborne€CountyÌv.à àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà à)à àHonorable€Lee€Asbury,€Judge€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà à)ÌTERRY€FRANKLIN€STOGDILL,à à)à à(Rape€of€a€child€and€incest)Ìà àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€Ìà àAppellant.à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:ÌÌMartha€J.€Yoakumà àà àà àà àCharles€W.€Burson€ÌDistrict€Public€Defender€€€€à àà àà àAttorney€General€of€TennesseeÌP.O.€Box€386à àà àà àà àà àandÌTazewell,€TN€37879„0386à àà àà àMichael€J.€Fahey€€€€€Ì(AT€TRIAL€AND€ON€APPEAL)à àà àAssistant€Attorney€General€of€Tennessee€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€Parkwayà àà àÌCharles€Hermanà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌJohn€BeatyÌJohn€McAfeeà àà àà àà àWilliam€Paul€PhillipsÌAssistant€Public€Defendersà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌP.O.€Box€386à àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€10ÌTazewell,€TN€37879„0386à àà àà àHuntsville,€TN€37756„0010Ì(AT€TRIAL)à àà àà àà àà àà àandÌà àà àà àà àà àShayne€SextonÌà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€455€Ìà àà àà àà àà àTazewell,€TN€37879„0455ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudge›ÌÌÌÓÓÔ€+Ôà@ àò òòòÔ€-ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóÌÌà àThe€defendant,€Terry€Franklin€Stogdill,€appeals€as€of€right€from€hisÏconvictions€by€a€jury€in€the€Claiborne€County€Criminal€Court€for€rape€of€a€child,€a€ClassÏA€felony,€and€incest,€a€Class€C€felony.€€The€defendant€was€sentenced€as€a€Range€I,Ïstandard€offender€to€concurrent€sentences€of€twenty€years€and€five€years€in€theÏcustody€of€the€Department€of€Correction.€€On€appeal,€the€defendant€contends€that:ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 à(1)€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€his€motion€for€aÏcontinuance€to€obtain€a€forensic€evaluation;ÌÌà8 à(2)€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€his€motion€to€suppressÏthe€defendantððs€statement;ÌÌà8 à(3)€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€his€motion€to€require€theÏstate€to€elect€at€the€close€of€its€proof€the€particular€offenseÍfor€which€it€sought€a€conviction€for€each€count€of€theÏindictment;€and€ÌÌà8 à(4)€the€trial€court€erred€by€misapplying€an€enhancementÏfactor.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓWe€affirm€the€judgments€of€conviction.ÌÌà àLieutenant€Ben€Evans€of€the€Claiborne€County€Sheriffððs€DepartmentÏtestified€that€he€along€with€Mike€Cosby€from€the€Department€of€Human€Services€wentÏto€the€defendantððs€residence€on€February€4,€1994,€at€approximately€2:45€p.m.€toÏinterview€the€defendant.€€He€stated€that€when€he€introduced€himself€and€Mr.€Cosby€toÏthe€defendant€and€told€him€that€they€were€investigating€allegations€that€the€defendantÏsexually€abused€his€seven„year„old€stepdaughter,€the€defendant€invited€them€insideÏand€told€them€that€he€had€been€expecting€them.€€Lieutenant€Evans€testified€that€heÏinformed€the€defendant€that€the€victim€accused€him€of€penetrating€her€by€putting€hisÏpenis€in€her€mouth€and€by€inserting€his€fingers€and€penis€inside€her€vagina€during€theÏsnowstorm€that€occurred€in€January€1994.€€ÌÌà àLieutenant€Evans€stated€the€defendant€then€gave€a€statement.€€He€saidÏthat€Dawn€Stogdill,€the€victimððs€mother€and€the€defendantððs€wife€at€the€time,€was€alsoÏpresent€during€the€interview.€€Lieutenant€Evans€believed€that€the€defendant€actedÏremorseful€and€appeared€to€have€a€hard€time€remembering€things.€€He€said€that€theÏdefendant€had€tears€in€his€eyes€and€confessed€that€he€needed€help.€€He€testified€thatÍalthough€the€defendant€told€him€that€he€had€taken€three€types€of€medication,€heÏbelieved€that€the€defendant€understood€everything€and€answered€his€questionsÏappropriately.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àThe€defendantððs€statement€was€introduced€into€evidence€and€read€to€theÏjury.€€The€statement€reflects€that€the€defendant€recalled€an€incident€occurring€moreÏthan€one€year€earlier€at€his€home€located€in€the€Cape€Norris€area.€€Although€theÏdefendant€could€not€recall€the€exact€date€or€time€and€he€stated€that€he€did€notÏremember€what€happened,€the€defendant€told€Lieutenant€Evans€that€he€rememberedÏmasturbating€in€front€of€the€victim€in€the€living€room€while€the€rest€of€the€family€wasÏasleep.ÌÌà àIn€his€statement,€the€defendant€told€Lieutenant€Evans€that€the€first€timeÏthat€he€physically€touched€the€victim€was€in€January€1993€just€before€moving€to€theÏresidence€located€next€to€Hickmanððs€Junkyard.€€The€statement€reflects€that€theÏdefendant€stated€that€at€approximately€noon€while€the€other€children€were€sleepingÏand€his€wife€was€at€work,€he€rubbed€the€victim€on€the€outside€of€her€clothing€on€herÏlegs€and€between€her€legs€for€approximately€ten€or€fifteen€minutes.€€The€defendant€toldÏLieutenant€Evans€that€afterwards€he€went€inside€his€bedroom€and€masturbated.€€TheÏdefendant€described€his€actions€as€a€€ð ðwant€to€touch€thing,ðð€and€he€said€that€he€wasÏnot€ð ðreally€attracted€to€[the€victim].ðð€€The€defendant€conceded€that€something€else€mayÍhave€happened,€but€he€claimed€that€he€could€not€remember.€€He€explained€that€heÏwas€taking€a€lot€of€medication,€including€Anaprox,€Talwin€and€Ativan,€and€that€he€mightÏhave€a€mental€block,€making€it€hard€to€remember.ÌÌà àThe€statement€also€shows€that€the€defendant€recalled€an€incidentÏoccurring€toward€the€last€part€of€the€snowstorm€in€January€1994€at€the€residenceÏlocated€next€to€Hickmanððs€Junkyard.€€The€defendant€told€Lieutenant€Evans€that€theÏvictim€approached€him€while€he€was€sitting€in€his€bath€wrap€in€a€chair€in€the€livingÏroom€and€asked€the€defendant,€ð ðððCan€we€do€it?ðððð€€The€defendant€stated€that€he€told€theÏvictim€that€it€was€not€right.€€He€admitted€that€he€should€have€told€the€victimððs€motherÏand€asked€her€to€talk€to€the€victim.€€The€defendantððs€statement€shows€that€theÏdefendant€conceded€that€he€had€done€wrong€and€needed€help.€€ÌÌà àThe€defendant€also€said€that€he€did€not€remember,€as€alleged€by€theÏvictim,€putting€his€penis€inside€the€victimððs€mouth€and€ejaculating,€touching€the€victimððsÏvagina€with€his€penis,€and€sticking€his€finger€inside€the€victimððs€vagina.€€However,Ïwithout€specifying€the€time€or€the€location€of€the€incidents,€he€conceded€that€it€wasÏpossible€that€the€œactions›€occurred.€€The€defendant€recalled€that€the€victim€grabbed€hisÏpenis€a€couple€of€times,€although€he€could€not€remember€when€it€took€place.€€TheÏdefendant€claimed€that€the€victim€never€acted€scared€or€acted€as€if€she€wanted€theÏdefendant€to€quit.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àMary€Palmer€Campbell,€a€pediatrician,€testified€that€she€examined€theÏvictim€on€February€17,€1994.€€She€said€that€the€victim€was€very€cooperative,€althoughÏshe€testified€that€the€victim€was€hesitant€to€tell€her€what€happened.€€Dr.€CampbellÏstated€that€the€victim€stopped€telling€her€what€happened€at€one€point€and€also€told€herÏto€talk€to€the€counselor€for€the€Department€of€Human€Services€that€had€interviewedÏher.€€Dr.€Campbell€testified€that€the€victim€reported€being€constipated,€and€she€saidÏthat€constipation€can€be€associated€with€abuse,€although€it€could€be€normal€also.€€SheÏalso€stated€that€her€examination€revealed€a€thickening€and€rolling€of€a€portion€of€theÏvictimððs,€hymen,€scar€tissue€at€the€bottom€of€the€opening€of€the€hymen,€and€an€openingÏin€the€hymen.€€In€Dr.€Campbellððs€opinion,€the€thickened€and€rolled€hymen€wasÏconsistent€with€penetration€of€the€vagina,€although€the€opening€in€the€hymen€wasÏwithin€the€normal€limits.€€Dr.€Campbell€testified€that€the€rectal€examination€showed€thatÏthe€skin€had€been€torn€and€had€healed€deeper.€€In€her€summary€report,€Dr.€CampbellÏstated€that€in€her€opinion,€the€victim€had€a€history€ð ðdramatically€consistent€with€sexualÏabuse.ðð€€Dr.€Campbell€also€expressed€the€opinion€that€the€results€of€the€examinationÏwere€consistent€with€penetrating€trauma€to€the€vagina€and€possibly€to€the€rectum.€€€€€€ÌÌà àOn€cross„examination,€Dr.€Campbell€testified€that€when€the€victimÏstopped€telling€her€what€happened€and€told€her€that€she€could€not€remember,€Dr.ÏCampbell€asked€the€victim€whether€something€happened€and€the€victim€respondedÍyes€or€no€to€her€questions.€€She€stated€on€redirect€examination€that€the€injury€to€theÏvictimððs€hymen€would€have€been€painful.ÌÌà àDawn€Johnson,€the€defendantððs€ex„wife,€testified€that€she€was€married€toÏthe€defendant€at€the€time€of€the€offenses.€€She€said€that€she€and€the€defendant€movedÏto€Tennessee€in€February€1992.€€She€stated€that€she€and€the€defendant€rented€aÏhouse€from€her€parents€in€Cape€Norris€for€approximately€one€year€beginning€in€MarchÏ1992.€€Ms.€Johnson€testified€that€about€March€1993,€they€moved€next€to€HickmanððsÏJunkyard.€€She€stated€that€in€October€1993€while€at€their€home€near€HickmanððsÏJunkyard,€she€asked€the€victim€whether€the€defendant€had€been€ð ðmessing€with€herððÏand€the€victim€responded€affirmatively.€€Ms.€Johnson€said€that€when€she€confrontedÏthe€defendant,€he€admitted€his€guilt,€telling€her€that€he€had€touched€the€victimððsÏprivates€and€had€rubbed€himself€on€her.€€She€testified€that€she€had€earlierÏexperienced€problems€with€ovarian€cysts.€€Ms.€Johnson€testified€that€she€and€the€victimÏmoved€to€the€home€of€Ms.€Johnsonððs€parents,€the€victimððs€grandparents,€in€OctoberÏ1993,€but€she€did€not€tell€anyone€what€happened.€€ÌÌà àMs.€Johnson€stated€that€she€later€moved€back€in€with€the€defendant€inÏDecember€1993,€but€the€victim€lived€with€her€grandparents€until€January€17,€1994,Ïwhen€the€victim€stayed€with€her€and€the€defendant€because€her€grandparentððs€houseÏcaught€on€fire.€€She€said€that€the€victim€slept€on€the€living€room€floor.€€Ms.€JohnsonÍrecalled€that€a€snowstorm€occurred€while€the€victim€was€staying€with€them,€causingÏthem€to€be€unable€to€leave€the€house.€€She€said€that€on€February€3,€1994,€she€learnedÏthat€the€victim€had€told€Ms.€Johnsonððs€sister€that€the€defendant€had€abused€the€victimÏand€that€Ms.€Johnsonððs€mother€had€called€the€Department€of€Human€Services.€€Ms.ÏJohnson€testified€that€she€told€the€defendant€about€the€victimððs€allegations€and€that€theÏpolice€were€coming€to€question€him€the€next€day.€€ÌÌà àShe€said€that€the€defendant€acted€nervous€and€scared€and€that€he€didÏnot€go€to€work.€€She€stated€that€the€defendant€told€her€that€during€the€morning€beforeÏbeing€interviewed€by€the€police,€he€spent€most€of€his€time€in€the€woods€with€a€gun€inÏhis€hand.€€Ms.€Johnson€believed€that€the€defendant€acted€normally€on€February€4,Ï1994,€when€Lieutenant€Evans€and€Mr.€Cosby€came€to€talk€to€the€defendant.€€SheÏstated€that€she€also€gave€a€statement€to€the€police.€€She€stated€that€the€following€nightÏthe€defendant€went€to€Oakwood€Medical€Center€for€detoxification.€€Ms.€JohnsonÏtestified€that€after€leaving€the€center,€the€defendant€told€her€that€he€planned€onÏreturning€for€treatment€in€the€psychiatric€ward€of€the€center.€€She€said€that€theÏdefendant€told€her€that€he€had€to€be€suicidal€to€be€admitted,€and€she€claimed€that€inÏorder€to€get€the€defendant€admitted,€she€lied€by€stating€that€the€defendant€had€heardÏvoices€and€was€suicidal.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àOn€cross„examination,€Ms.€Johnson€admitted€that€she€knew€in€JanuaryÏ1992€that€something€had€happened€between€the€defendant€and€the€victim€becauseÏthe€defendant€had€been€accused€of€sexual€abuse€in€another€state.€€She€said€that€theÏvictim€told€her€that€the€defendant€touched€her€private€parts€and€rubbed€his€penisÏbetween€her€legs.€€Ms.€Johnson€testified€that€she€believed€that€the€victim€was€tellingÏthe€truth.€€Ms.€Johnson€also€conceded€that€her€statement€reflects€that€the€victimÏrevealed€to€her€that€the€defendant€rubbed€his€penis€on€the€victimððs€leg,€but€sheÏclaimed€that€the€officer€incorrectly€wrote€down€her€answer.€€She€explained€that€sheÏfailed€to€correct€the€inaccuracy€because€it€was€a€hectic€day.€€Ms.€Johnson€stated€thatÏshe€told€the€officer€that€the€victim€had€been€acting€weird€for€approximately€three€to€fourÏmonths€before€revealing€what€had€happened.€€She€explained€that€the€victim€oftenÏasked€for€a€night€light,€and€she€eventually€gave€her€one.€€Ms.€Johnson€testified€that€theÏvictimððs€weird€conduct€prompted€her€to€ask€the€victim€whether€the€defendant€had€doneÏanything€to€her.€€She€denied€that€the€victim€did€not€like€the€defendant,€and€she€saidÏthat€the€victim€was€scared€of€the€defendant.€ÌÌà àThe€victim€testified€that€she€knew€the€difference€between€a€good€touchÏand€a€bad€touch.€€She€explained€that€a€bad€touch€is€when€someone€touches€herÏprivate€parts.€€The€victim€testified€that€she€remembered€living€in€a€house€that€belongedÏto€her€grandparents€in€Cape€Norris.€€She€said€that€the€defendant,€whom€she€calledÏð ðDaddy,ðð€touched€her€more€than€once€while€living€in€that€house.€€She€stated€that€theÍdefendant€touched€her€during€the€daytime€in€her€motherððs€bedroom€while€her€motherÏwas€at€work€and€her€brothers€and€sisters€were€napping.€€The€victim€explained€that€sheÏwas€in€her€bedroom€when€the€defendant,€standing€in€the€hallway,€whistled€at€her€andÏtold€her€to€come€to€him.€€She€said€that€both€she€and€the€defendant€were€wearing€pantsÏand€a€shirt.€€The€victim€testified€that€the€defendant€touched€her€between€her€legsÏwhere€she€urinates,€sticking€his€finger€inside€her.€€She€said€that€although€it€did€not€lastÏlong,€it€hurt.ÌÌÌà àThe€victim€testified€that€the€defendant€did€not€say€anything€to€her€beforeÏhe€stuck€his€finger€inside€her€vagina.€€She€stated€that€when€he€finished,€the€defendantÏtold€her€not€to€tell€anyone.€€She€said€that€she€eventually€told€her€mother€that€theÏdefendant€had€been€touching€her€in€inappropriate€places.€€The€victim€testified€that€sheÏdid€not€tell€her€mother€what€the€defendant€had€done€until€they€moved€to€the€residenceÏnext€to€Hickmanððs€Junkyard€some€time€in€1993.€€She€said€that€approximately€three€orÏfour€days€after€telling€her€mother€about€the€defendantððs€conduct,€her€mother€took€theÏvictim€to€live€with€her€grandparents.€€The€victim€stated€that€she€also€told€her€aunt€aboutÏthe€defendantððs€conduct.€€On€cross„examination,€the€victim€testified€that€she€could€notÏremember€the€date€that€the€incident€at€the€Cape€Norris€residence€occurred.€€€€ÌÌà àThe€victim€testified€that€around€Christmas€in€1993,€she€stayed€with€herÏmother€and€the€defendant€for€approximately€two€and€a€half€weeks€at€the€residenceÏlocated€next€to€Hickmanððs€Junkyard.€€She€stated€that€she€remembered€having€a€bigÏsnowfall€while€staying€there,€causing€them€to€be€unable€to€leave€the€house.€€SheÏtestified€that€one€morning,€the€defendant€came€into€the€living€room€where€she€wasÏsleeping€and€turned€on€the€television.€€She€said€that€the€defendant,€who€was€wearingÏa€black€robe,€sat€in€a€chair€in€the€living€room€and€told€her€to€come€to€him.€€The€victimÏstated€that€the€rest€of€her€family€was€asleep.€€She€said€that€she€went€to€see€what€theÏdefendant€wanted,€believing€that€he€was€going€to€give€her€something.€€The€victim,€whoÏwas€wearing€a€nightgown,€said€that€the€defendant€then€pulled€her€panties€down€andÏstuck€his€finger€inside€her€vagina€as€she€was€standing€beside€the€chair.€€She€statedÏthat€at€one€point,€she€tried€to€get€away€from€the€defendant.€€The€victim€testified€that€itÏhurt€when€the€defendant€stuck€his€finger€inside€her.€€She€said€that€after€the€snowstorm,Ïshe€moved€back€to€live€with€her€grandparents.€€The€victim€stated€that€she€never€toldÏher€mother€what€the€defendant€did€during€the€snowstorm,€but€she€did€tell€her€aunt.€€ÌÌà àOn€cross„examination,€the€victim€acknowledged€that€she€had€earlierÏtestified€at€the€preliminary€hearing€that€the€defendant€did€not€stick€his€private€partÏinside€her€and€that€she€did€not€see€the€defendantððs€private€part.€€She€conceded€thatÏshe€stated€at€the€preliminary€hearing€that€the€defendant€did€not€do€anything€to€her€onÏthe€day€of€the€snowstorm.€€The€victim€admitted€that€she€had€told€someone€that€if€sheÍcould€be€granted€three€wishes,€she€wanted€to€be€with€her€natural€father€and€that€herÏnatural€father€not€remarry.€€She€also€admitted€that€she€did€not€like€the€defendant.€€TheÏvictim€testified€on€redirect€examination€that€she€had€never€liked€the€defendant.€€SheÏstated€on€recross„examination€that€she€also€claimed€that€two€of€her€uncles€hadÏtouched€her€on€earlier€occasions.ÌÌà àNo€witnesses€were€called€to€testify€for€the€defense.€€Based€upon€theÏabove€proof,€the€jury€convicted€the€defendant€of€rape€of€a€child€and€incest.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà@ àò òI.€€CONTINUANCEó óÌà àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erroneously€denied€his€motionÏfor€a€continuance€to€obtain€a€forensic€evaluation.€€He€argues€that€a€medical€reportÏreceived€on€December€1,€1994,€eight€days€before€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€aÏcontinuance€and€thirteen€days€before€trial,€tends€to€show€that€the€defendant€had€aÏdefense€based€upon€his€mental€condition.€€Specifically,€the€defendant€asserts€that€aÏstatement€made€by€Dr.€Kenneth€Carpenter€in€the€report€raised€a€question€regardingÏthe€defendantððs€sanity€at€the€time€of€the€offense:ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 àIt€is€my€speculation€that€the€abuse,€if€it€occurred,€wasÏassociated€with€drug€behavior€and€the€patient€hadÏblackouts€at€the€time.€€In€just€talking€with€him,€it€is€obviousÏthat€he€has€blackouts€for€a€lot€of€events€during€the€times€thatÏhe€was€taking€excessive€amounts€of€Talwin.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓThe€defendant€argues€that€it€can€logically€be€inferred€from€Dr.€Carpenterððs€conclusionsÏthat€the€defendant€did€not€know€what€he€was€doing€at€the€time€of€the€offenses,€and€heÍcontends€that€a€continuance€was€necessary€to€provide€him€the€opportunity€to€gatherÏand€present€evidence€in€support€of€an€insanity€defense.€€The€state€responds€that€theÏtrial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€by€denying€a€continuance.€€€€ÌÌà àOn€December€9,€1994,€a€pretrial€hearing€was€conducted€on€a€motion€forÏa€continuance€filed€by€the€defendant€on€December€8.× ƒ2 ××  ×€€In€support€of€his€motion,€theÏdefendant€introduced€medical€discharge€summaries€reflecting€that€the€defendantÏobtained€treatment€at€Oakwood€Medical€Center€from€February€5€to€February€9,€1994,Ïwas€readmitted€on€February€10€because€of€depression€and€threats€to€kill€himself€with€aÏhandgun,€and€he€received€treatment€through€February€21,€1994.€€€€ÌÌà àThe€medical€records€state€that€the€defendant€reported€taking€dailyÏquantities€of€several€prescription€drugs.€€They€reflect€that€the€defendant€was€under€theÏinfluence€and€in€a€ð ðblackout€of€multiple€drugsðð€at€the€time€of€the€offenses.€€They€showÏthat€while€at€the€medical€center,€the€defendant€received€treatment€for€his€alcohol€andÏopiate€dependence.€€The€medical€records€also€show€that€the€defendant€had€a€historyÏof€depression€and€suicidal€tendencies€and€he€heard€voices€telling€him€to€kill€himself,Ïhad€difficulty€sleeping,€and€experienced€continuous€crying€spells€and€feelings€of€beingÍwatched€by€someone.€€The€defendant€reported€that€he€had€no€recollection€ofÏcommitting€the€offenses€or€giving€a€statement€to€the€police.€€The€medical€records€stateÏthat€the€fact€that€the€defendantððs€ð ðmental€status€was€clouded€related€to€the€multipleÏdrug€ingestion€such€that€he€was€having€auditory€hallucinosis€and€some€of€the€voices€.€.Ï.€were€telling€him€to€kill€himself.ðð€€Regarding€the€auditory€hallucinosis,€the€records€stateÏthat€the€defendant€had€heard€voices€for€four€years€and€that€it€may€be€secondary€toÏdrugs.€€€ÌÌà àThe€medical€records€state€that€the€defendant€was€initially€diagnosed€asÏhaving€dysthymia,€but€upon€re„evaluation,€the€diagnosis€was€changed€to€majorÏdepression€with€psychotic€features.€€The€defendant€was€later€diagnosed€as€havingÏrecurrent,€major€depression€with€non„psychotic€features.€€The€records€reflect€that€theÏtreating€physician€requested€that€the€defendant€have€a€consultation€for€evaluation€forÏgroup€therapy€and€a€possible€transfer€to€the€psychiatric€services€for€primary€psychiatricÏtreatment,€but€the€defendant€was€released€before€a€consultation€was€conducted.€€OnÏFebruary€21,€the€defendant€was€discharged€but€was€ordered€to€follow€up€treatmentÏwith€a€program€at€Child€and€Family€Services€and,€if€that€failed,€to€attend€CherokeeÏMental€Health€Center.€€The€record€does€not€reflect€whether€follow„up€treatment€wasÏobtained.€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àAt€the€hearing,€the€state€argued€that€the€motion€for€a€continuance€wasÏuntimely€and€that€the€medical€records€did€not€support€a€showing€that€a€continuanceÍwas€necessary€to€determine€the€issues€of€the€defendantððs€competency€to€stand€trial€orÏhis€sanity€at€the€time€of€the€offense.€€The€state€asserted€that€the€defendant€had€accessÏto€the€February€5€through€9€medical€records€on€June€21,€1994,€approximately€twoÏmonths€before€the€defendant€was€indicted,€and€those€records€set€forth€a€similarÏmedical€history.€€The€defendant€explained€that€the€delay€in€filing€the€motion€was€aÏresult€of€not€receiving€the€February€10€through€21€medical€records€until€December€1.€ÏHe€stated€that€although€he€requested€the€defendantððs€medical€records€in€June,€theÏonly€medical€records€furnished€to€him€at€that€time€were€the€February€5€through€9Ïrecords.€€The€defendant€argued€that€although€the€defendantððs€competency€to€standÏtrial€was€not€of€great€concern,€a€continuance€was€necessary€to€evaluate€theÏdefendantððs€sanity€at€the€time€of€the€offenses.ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€denied€the€defendantððs€motion€for€a€continuance.€€It€notedÏthat€the€issue€was€not€one€of€timeliness€because€the€defendantððs€sanity€was€at€issue.€ÏThe€court€ruled€that€the€medical€records€did€not€indicate€the€type€of€condition€thatÏwould€require€a€forensic€evaluation.€€In€its€decision,€the€trial€court€stated€that€theÏdefendantððs€problem€apparently€stems€from€depression€and€drugs.ÌÌà àPursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€33„7„301(a),€the€trial€court,€in€its€discretion,€mayÏorder€the€defendant€to€be€evaluated€if€the€defendant€is€believed€to€be€incompetent€toÏstand€trial€or€there€is€a€question€as€to€the€defendantððs€mental€capacity€at€the€time€of€theÍcommission€of€the€offense.€€òòState€v.€Rhodenóó,€739€S.W.2d€6,€16€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1987).€€The€trial€courtððs€decision€to€deny€a€psychiatric€evaluation€will€not€be€reversedÏon€appeal€absent€a€showing€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion.€€òòState€v.€Laneóó,Ï689€S.W.2d€202,€204€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1984).ÌÌà àThe€granting€of€a€continuance€also€rests€within€the€sound€discretion€ofÏthe€trial€court.€€òòMoorehead€v.€Stateóó,€219€Tenn.€271,€274„75,€409€S.W.2d€357,€358Ï(1966).€€A€reversal€may€only€occur€if€the€denial€was€an€abuse€of€discretion€and€theÏdefendant€was€improperly€prejudiced€in€that€a€different€result€might€reasonably€haveÏbeen€reached€if€the€continuance€had€been€granted.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2dÏ250,€257€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€Thus,€it€is€incumbent€upon€the€defendant€to€showÏthat€he€was€prejudiced.€€In€òòMoreheadóó,€our€supreme€court€stated€that€the€trial€courtððsÏexercise€of€discretion€will€not€be€disturbed€on€appeal€ð ðunless€something€is€developedÏin€the€after€trial€to€show€that€the€defendant€might€have€been€prejudiced€in€some€way€byÏthe€refusal€to€grant€a€continuance.ðð€€219€Tenn.€at€275,€409€S.W.2d€at€358„59.€€€€ÌÌà àThe€evidence€submitted€regarding€the€defendantððs€mental€status€was€notÏsubstantial.€€Moreover,€the€medical€records,€taken€as€a€whole,€show€that€the€defendantÏexperienced€blackouts€at€the€time€of€the€offense€as€a€result€of€his€drug€usage,€notÏbecause€of€a€mental€disease€or€defect.€€Under€these€circumstances,€we€cannot€sayÏthat€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€denying€the€motion€for€a€continuance.€€ÌÌà àFurthermore,€the€defendant€has€failed€to€meet€his€burden€ofÏdemonstrating€that€he€was€prejudiced€by€the€denial€of€a€continuance.€€He€has€notÏdemonstrated€that€had€a€continuance€been€granted€and€an€evaluation€conducted,€theÏfindings€of€the€evaluation€would€have€been€that€the€defendant€was€mentallyÏincapacitated€at€the€time€of€the€offenses.€€The€defendant€did€not€introduce€anyÏadditional€evidence€at€the€motion€for€new€trial€to€support€a€showing€of€prejudice.€€It€isÏthe€burden€of€the€defendant€to€clearly€show€that€prejudice€resulted€from€the€denial€of€aÏcontinuance,€rather€than€leaving€this€court€to€speculate€how€the€defendant€wasÏprejudiced.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Teelóó,€793€S.W.2d€236,€245€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€He€hasÏfailed€to€meet€his€burden€in€this€case.€€For€these€reasons,€we€hold€that€the€trial€courtÏproperly€denied€a€continuance.€€ÌÌà@ àò òII.€€SUPPRESSION€OF€STATEMENTó óÌà àThe€defendant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€his€motion€toÏsuppress€the€statement€given€to€Lieutenant€Evans.€€He€argues€that€the€statement€wasÏnot€given€voluntarily€because€the€defendant€was€under€the€influence€of€drugs.€€TheÏdefendant,€citing€òòDukes€v.€Stateóó,€578€S.W.2d€659€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978),€contendsÏthat€the€proof€shows€that€the€defendant€was€unable€to€make€a€definitive€narrative€of€allÏpast€events€or€to€state€his€own€participation€in€the€crimes.€€The€state€responds€that€theÏtrial€court€properly€allowed€the€statement€into€evidence€because€the€proof€did€notÍdemonstrate€that€the€defendant€was€under€the€influence€of€drugs€at€the€time€ofÏstatement.€€We€hold€that€the€trial€court€did€not€err.ÌÌà àBefore€trial,€the€defendant€filed€a€motion€to€suppress€the€statement€heÏgave€to€police.€€The€defendant€alleged€that€he€did€not€knowingly€and€voluntarily€waiveÏhis€rights€and€give€a€statement€because€he€was€under€the€influence€of€prescribedÏmedications€that€interfered€with€his€ability€to€understand€his€rights€or€to€give€aÏstatement.€ÌÌà àA€hearing€was€conducted€on€the€motion€to€suppress€on€December€13,Ï1994.€€Lieutenant€Evans€testified€that€as€part€of€his€investigation,€he€along€with€MikeÏCosby€of€the€Department€of€Human€Services€went€to€the€defendantððs€residence€atÏapproximately€2:48€p.m.€on€February€4,€1994,€to€interview€the€defendant.€€LieutenantÏEvans€testified€that€when€he€arrived,€he€introduced€himself€to€the€defendant,€told€theÏdefendant€that€he€was€there€to€investigate€allegations€that€the€defendant€sexuallyÏabused€the€victim,€and€asked€to€speak€to€him.€€He€stated€that€the€defendant€invitedÏthem€inside€and€told€them€that€he€had€been€expecting€them.€€ÌÌà àLieutenant€Evans€testified€that€he€advised€the€defendant€of€his€òòMirandaóóÏrights€before€questioning€the€defendant€and€the€defendant€signed€the€waiver€of€rightsÏform.€€He€explained€that€because€the€defendant€told€him€that€he€could€not€read€well,Íhe€read€each€line€and€asked€the€defendant€whether€he€understood€each€particularÏright.€€Lieutenant€Evans€stated€that€the€defendant€said€that€he€understood€his€rights.€ÏHe€said€that€he€then€took€the€defendantððs€statement€in€the€living€room€in€the€presenceÏof€Dawn€Stogdill€and€Mr.€Cosby.€€According€to€Lieutenant€Evans,€the€interview€lastedÏapproximately€thirty€minutes.€€He€stated€that€the€defendantððs€answers€were€responsiveÏto€his€questions.€€Lieutenant€Evans€explained€that€he€transcribed€the€defendantððsÏanswers€to€his€questions,€but€he€asked€the€defendant€to€read€the€statement€when€itÏwas€completed€and€to€point€out€any€mistakes€to€be€corrected.€€Lieutenant€EvansÏtestified€that€the€defendant€reviewed€the€statement,€stated€that€it€was€accurate,€andÏsigned€the€statement.€€He€recalled€the€defendant€having€tears€in€his€eyes€after€signingÏthe€statement€and€stating€that€he€knew€that€he€needed€help.€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à à€€Ìà àLieutenant€Evans€stated€that€the€defendant€did€not€mention€anyÏlimitations€mentally.€€He€also€said€that€the€defendant€did€not€tell€him€that€he€was€underÏthe€influence€of€any€drugs,€although€the€defendant€did€mention€that€he€was€takingÏthree€different€types€of€medication€that€the€defendant€believed€might€hamper€his€abilityÏto€remember.€€Lieutenant€Evans€testified€that€he€had€no€doubt€that€the€defendantÏunderstood€what€he€was€doing€when€he€waived€his€rights€and€gave€the€statement.ÌÌà àOn€cross„examination,€Lieutenant€Evans€conceded€that€he€could€notÏrecall€what€medication€the€defendant€told€him€he€had€taken.€€He€said€that€he€did€notÍremember€the€defendant€asking€him€to€repeat€anything.€€He€stated€that€he€questionedÏthe€defendant€again€on€March€7,€1994,€at€Hickmanððs€Junkyard,€where€the€defendantÏworked.€€Lieutenant€Evans€testified€that€the€defendant€told€him€that€he€could€barelyÏremember€talking€to€him€on€February€4.€€He€stated€that€the€defendant€also€told€him€thatÏhe€went€to€Oakwood€Medical€Center€for€drug€detoxification€after€giving€the€statementÏon€February€4.€€Lieutenant€Evans€said€that€the€defendant€told€him€that€he€could€notÏremember€anything€before€going€for€treatment.ÌÌà àMike€Cosby€of€the€Department€of€Human€Services€testified€that€heÏaccompanied€Lieutenant€Evans€to€the€defendantððs€residence€on€February€4,€1994,Ïand€was€present€during€the€interview.€€He€said€that€the€defendant€did€not€appear€to€beÏunder€the€influence€of€drugs€or€alcohol,€although€the€defendant€told€them€that€he€hadÏtaken€some€medication.€€He€stated€that€the€defendant€answered€appropriately€to€theÏquestions€that€were€asked.€€Mr.€Cosby€testified€that€he€believed€that€the€defendantÏunderstood€Lieutenant€Evansðð€questions€and€understood€what€was€happening.€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àThe€defendant€testified€that€he€had€been€depressed€for€several€yearsÏafter€injuring€his€back.€€He€said€that€at€the€time€of€the€statement,€he€had€been€takingÏprescription€drugs€on€a€daily€basis,€including€Talwin,€Anaprox,€Ativan,€Elavil,€andÏZantac.€€The€defendant€stated€that€he€took€more€medication€than€prescribed€before€theÏinterview€because€he€experienced€bad€pain€in€his€back.€€He€said€that€the€day€after€theÍinterview,€he€went€to€Oakwood€Medical€Center€to€obtain€treatment€for€his€drug€abuse.€ÏThe€defendant€testified€that€he€stopped€taking€the€drugs€after€the€treatment.€€He€statedÏthat€he€could€not€fully€remember€Lieutenant€Evans€and€Mr.€Cosby€being€at€his€houseÏin€February€1994.€€The€defendant€said€that€he€had€been€under€the€influence€of€drugsÏevery€day€for€a€long€time,€and€he€stated€that€it€caused€him€to€forget€things.€€TheÏdefendant€claimed€that€he€would€not€have€given€a€statement€had€he€known€what€heÏwas€doing.€€He€stated€that€when€he€spoke€to€Lieutenant€Evans€in€March,€he€toldÏLieutenant€Evans€that€he€did€not€recall€giving€the€statement€in€February.€€TheÏdefendant€conceded€that€the€signature€at€the€bottom€of€the€statement€was€ð ðcloseðð€toÏbeing€his€signature,€but€he€asserted€that€he€did€not€have€any€recollection€of€giving€theÏstatement.€€He€blamed€his€loss€of€memory€on€the€medication€he€was€taking.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àOn€cross„examination,€the€defendant€conceded€that€he€had€worked€andÏdriven€a€car€during€the€six€months€before€giving€the€statement,€a€period€of€time€whenÏhe€was€also€taking€the€medications.€€He€also€admitted€that€he€was€not€surprised€thatÏthe€Oakwood€Medical€Centerððs€records€œreflect›€that€the€only€medication€detected€in€theÏdefendantððs€system€was€Talwin.€€The€defendant€testified€that€he€recalled€giving€aÏsecond€statement€to€Lieutenant€Evans€on€March€7,€1994,€stating€that€he€did€not€recallÏgiving€the€earlier€statement.€€He€admitted€that€he€also€gave€a€statement€on€April€12,Ï1994,€that€reflects€that€he€could€not€remember€what€happened€between€him€and€theÏvictim.ÌÌà àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€overruled€the€defendantððsÏmotion€to€suppress€the€statement.€€The€trial€court€determined€that€the€defendant€wasÏcapable€of€knowingly€and€voluntarily€waiving€his€rights€and€giving€a€statement€toÏpolice.€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àOn€appeal,€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€at€the€conclusion€of€aÏsuppression€hearing€will€be€upheld€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€ÏòòState€v.€Odomóó,€928€S.W.2d€18,€23€(Tenn.€1996).€€The€defendant€bears€the€burden€ofÏdemonstrating€that€the€evidence€preponderated€against€the€trial€courtððs€factualÏfindings.€€òòIdóó.€€However,€the€application€of€the€law€to€the€facts€as€determined€by€the€trialÏcourt€is€a€question€of€law€which€is€reviewed€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€on€appeal.€€òòState€v.€Yearganóó,€958ÏS.W.2d€626,€629€(Tenn.€1997).€ÌÌà àIn€this€case,€the€defendant€has€failed€to€establish€that€the€evidenceÏpreponderated€against€the€trial€courtððs€factual€determinations.€€The€evidence€showsÏthat€Lieutenant€Evans€testified€that€the€defendant€stated€that€he€understood€his€rightsÏbefore€signing€the€waiver€of€rights€form.€€He€also€said€that€although€the€defendant€hadÏtaken€prescription€medication,€Lieutenant€Evans€had€no€doubt€that€the€defendantÏunderstood€what€he€was€doing€when€he€waived€his€rights€and€gave€a€statement.€€Mr.ÏCosby€believed€that€the€defendant€did€not€appear€to€be€under€the€influence€of€drugs€orÏalcohol€and€also€expressed€the€opinion€that€the€defendant€understood€what€wasÍhappening.€€We€agree€that€this€evidence€demonstrates€that€the€defendant€knowinglyÏand€voluntarily€waived€his€rights€and€gave€a€statement.€€Therefore,€we€conclude€thatÏthe€defendantððs€motion€to€suppress€the€statement€was€appropriately€denied.€€€€€€ÌÌà@ àò òIII.€€ELECTION€OF€OFFENSESó óÌà àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€his€motion€toÏrequire€the€state€to€elect€at€the€close€of€its€proof€the€particular€incident€for€which€aÏconviction€in€each€count€was€being€sought.€€He€argues€that€the€failure€to€requireÏelection€cannot€be€considered€harmless€error€because€it€is€impossible€to€determineÏwhether€the€jury€returned€unanimous€verdicts.€€The€state€asserts€that€the€failure€of€theÏtrial€court€to€require€the€state€to€elect€is€not€reversible€error.€€We€œagree.›ÌÌà àIn€òòBurlison€v.€Stateóó,€501€S.W.2d€801€(Tenn.€1973),€our€supreme€courtÏheld€that€the€submission€of€evidence€of€multiple€rapes€by€the€defendant€upon€theÏvictim€when€each€of€the€several€rapes€so€proven€would€meet€the€allegations€of€theÏcharge€in€the€indictment€made€it€ð ðthe€duty€of€the€trial€judge€to€require€the€State,€at€theÏclose€of€its€proof„in„chief,€to€elect€the€particular€offense€of€carnal€knowledge€uponÏwhich€it€would€rely€for€conviction,€and€to€properly€instruct€the€jury€so€that€the€verdict€ofÏevery€juror€would€be€united€on€the€one€offense.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€804;€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Rickmanóó,€876ÏS.W.2d€824,€829€(Tenn.€1994).€€The€court€gave€three€reasons€for€these€requirements:ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 àFirst,€to€enable€the€defendant€to€prepare€for€and€make€hisÏdefense€to€the€specific€charge;€second,€to€protect€him€fromÏdouble€jeopardy€by€individualization€of€the€issue;€and€third,Ïso€that€the€juryððs€verdict€may€not€be€a€matter€of€choiceÏbetween€offenses,€some€jurors€convicting€on€one€offenseÏand€others,€another.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓòòBurlisonóó,€501€S.W.2d€at€803.€€ÌÌà àThe€requirement€that€the€state€elect€the€particular€offense€upon€which€itÏœrelies›€for€a€conviction€is€ð ðfundamental,€immediately€touching€the€constitutional€rights€ofÏthe€accused.ðð€òòIdóó.€at€804.€€As€the€court€stated€in€òòSheltonóó,€ð ðthe€purpose€of€election€is€toÏinsure€that€each€juror€is€considering€the€same€occurrence.€€If€the€prosecution€cannotÏidentify€an€event€for€which€to€ask€a€conviction,€then€the€court€cannot€be€assured€of€aÏunanimous€decision.ðð€€851€S.W.2d€at€138.Ìà àÌà àIn€this€case,€the€indictment€was€neither€time€nor€place€specific.€€TheÏindictment€charged€the€defendant€in€separate€counts€with€committing€the€crimes€ofÏrape€and€incest€ð ðon€or€about€1993€„€February€1994.ðð€€Moreover,€the€stateððs€pretrialÏresponse€to€the€defendantððs€motion€for€a€bill€of€particulars€did€not€limit€each€charge€toÏa€particular€incident.€€Rather,€the€state€responded€that€the€events€constituting€theÏcharges€in€counts€one€and€two€of€the€indictment€occurred€ð ðbetween€the€dates€ofÏJanuary€1993€„€February€1993€at€the€defendantððs€then€residence,€located€in€the€CapeÏNorris€area€of€Claiborne€County,€Tennessee,€in€a€home€rented€from€the€parents€ofÍDawn€Stogdill.ðð€€It€also€stated€that€the€events€constituting€the€charges€in€counts€oneÏand€two€of€the€indictment€took€place€ð ðbetween€the€dates€of€February€1993€and€JanuaryÏ29,€1994,€at€the€defendantððs€then€residence€located€[in]€.€.€.€Claiborne€County,ÏTennessee€near€Hickmanððs€junkyard.ðð€€€€Ìà àThough€the€defendant€was€indicted€for€only€one€count€of€rape€of€a€childÏand€one€count€of€incest,€the€state€introduced€evidence€that€the€defendant€digitallyÏpenetrated€the€victim€on€two€separate€occasions,€once€at€the€Cape€Norris€residenceÏand€another€time€at€the€residence€next€to€Hickmanððs€Junkyard.€€Moreover,€during€itsÏclosing€argument,€the€state€summarized€the€evidence€that€showed€the€defendantððsÏguilt€for€rape€of€a€child,€stating€that€the€victim:ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 àtalked€about€two€incidents,€where€the€defendant€put€hisÏfingers€inside€of€her.€€One€at€Cape€Norris,€one€next€toÏHickmanððs€Junkyard.€€Both€times,€very€clear€about€whatÏhappened.€€He€put€his€fingers€inside€of€me.€€That€is€whatÏshe€said.€€That€is€without€question.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓAlso,€in€rebuttal,€the€prosecutor€argued€that:ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 àà à[defense€counsel]€talks€about€other€times€and€things,Ïother€accusations.€€She€was€crystal€clear€about€whatÏhappened€on€the€two€times€there.€€Crystal€clear.€€There€isÏno€vague€accusation.€€There€is€no€inconsistency.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓThe€state€did€not€specify€during€its€closing€argument€which€incident€it€was€relying€uponÏfor€a€conviction€for€incest.€€The€trial€court€instructed€the€jury€that€it€must€ð ðgive€separateÏconsideration€to€each€count€of€the€indictment€and€return€a€separate€verdict€as€to€eachÏcount€of€the€indictment.ðð€ÌÌà àThe€lack€of€indictment€specificity€and€the€evidence€of€multiple€offensesÏwarranted€state€election€and€an€appropriate€jury€instruction€under€òòSheltonóó€and€òòBrownóó.€ÏThus,€the€trial€courtððs€failure€to€require€an€election€constituted€error.€€However,€theÏfailure€to€elect€may€be€harmless€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€in€an€appropriate€case.€ÏòòSeeóó€òòSheltonóó,€851€S.W.2d€at€138.€ÓÓÌÌÓÓÌà àIn€òòSheltonóó,€the€defendant€was€charged€with€one€count€of€aggravatedÏrape€of€one€of€his€three€step„granddaughters€and€two€counts€of€aggravated€sexualÏbattery€of€the€other€two€step„granddaughters.€€The€victim€of€the€aggravated€rapeÏtestified€in€very€general€terms€that€the€defendant€digitally€penetrated€her€and€her€twoÏsisters€on€more€than€one€occasion,€but€described€in€detail€one€incident€that€occurredÏon€her€birthday€when€the€defendant€was€partially€successful€at€his€attempt€to€penetrateÏthe€victim€with€his€penis.€€òòIdóó.€€The€medical€expert€testimony€was€that€there€were€clearÏsigns€of€sexual€abuse.€€òòIdóó.€€The€court€determined€that€it€was€error€for€the€trial€court€toÏfail€to€require€the€state€to€elect€offenses€but€concluded€that€the€error€with€regard€to€theÏaggravated€rape€count€was€harmless€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€because€ð ðthe€jurorsÏmust€have€considered€the€evidence€of€this€particular€incident€in€convicting€theÏdefendant€of€aggravated€rape.ðð€€òòIdóó.€€ÌÌà àWith€regard€to€the€remaining€two€counts€of€aggravated€sexual€battery,€theÏcourt€held€that€the€error€was€not€harmless€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòIdóó.€at€139.€ÏImportant€in€this€determination€was€the€nature€of€the€evidence€presented€with€regard€toÏeach€charge.€€òòIdóó.€€One€victim€testified€that€the€defendant€fondled€her€and€digitallyÏpenetrated€her€on€more€than€one€occasion,€but€she€did€not€differentiate€one€event€fromÏthe€others.€€òòIdóó.€€With€respect€to€that€victim,€the€medical€expert€only€found€evidence€ofÏirritation€in€the€victimððs€genital€area.€€òòIdóó.€€The€court€reversed€the€defendantððs€convictionÏbecause€in€ð ðview€of€the€nature€of€the€evidence€and€the€error€resulting€from€the€stateððsÏfailure€to€elect,ðð€the€convictions€could€not€be€sustained.€€òòIdóó.€€The€other€victim€did€notÏtestify,€and€medical€proof€found€no€evidence€of€irritation€or€any€other€physical€proof.€€òòIdóó.€ÏThe€only€proof€establishing€the€offense€ð ðwas€the€brief€and€thoroughly€non„specificÏtestimony€of€the€other€two€victims€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòIdóó.€€The€court€not€only€determined€that€thereÏwas€a€òòBurlisonóó€error€but€also€concluded€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€sustainÏthe€conviction.€€òòIdóó.€ÌÌà àThe€state€asserts€that€any€error€by€the€state€in€failing€to€elect€a€specificÏinstance€for€each€count€is€harmless€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€The€state€argues€thatÏsimilar€to€the€victimððs€testimony€in€òòState€v.€Sheltonóó,€851€S.W.2d€134€(Tenn.€1993),€theÏvictimððs€most€specific€testimony€in€this€case€concerned€the€defendantððs€digitalÏpenetration€of€the€victimððs€vagina€in€the€living€room€of€the€defendantððs€residence€nearÏHickmanððs€Junkyard€during€the€snowstorm€in€January€1994.€€However,€given€theÍvictimððs€admission€during€cross„examination€that€she€had€stated€during€the€preliminaryÏhearing€that€the€defendant€did€not€do€anything€to€her€when€she€lived€near€theÏHickmanððs€Junkyard,€we€are€not€confident€that€all€of€the€jurors€would€have€agreedÏbeyond€a€reasonable€doubt€as€to€the€commission€of€this€offense.ÌÌà àOn€the€other€hand,€we€believe€that€the€record€supports€a€conclusion€thatÏthe€jury€unanimously€agreed,€at€least,€œto€the›€offense€described€at€the€Cape€NorrisÏresidence.€€That€is,€similar€to€òòSheltonóó,€the€risk€of€a€composite€jury€simply€did€not€existÏin€this€case.€€The€victim€provided€specific€testimony€with€respect€to€the€offense.€€TheÏquality€and€certainty€of€her€testimony€as€to€this€incident€was€strong.€€Moreover,€theÏdefendantððs€evidence,€through€his€statement,€did€not€have€the€potential€of€diminishingÏthe€quality€of€the€proof.€€His€statement€expressed,€at€best€for€him,€a€lack€of€recallÏregarding€the€offenses€and,€at€worst,€the€possibility€that€the€offenses€occurred.€ÌÌà àAlso,€the€primary€defense€was€that€the€victim€was€fabricating€theÏepisodes.€€However,€given€the€fact€that€the€jury€accredited€the€victim,€there€is€no€basisÏin€the€evidence€upon€which€we€can€doubt€the€jury€being€unanimous€as€to€œtheÏdefendantððs€guilt›€of€the€offense€at€the€Cape€Norris€residence.€€Under€theseÏcircumstances,€the€òòBurlisonóó€error€was€harmless€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€€€€€ÌÌà@ àò òIV.€€SENTENCINGó óÌà àThe€defendant€complains€that€the€trial€court€improperly€appliedÏenhancement€factor€(7),€the€offense€involved€a€victim€and€was€committed€to€gratify€theÏdefendantððs€desire€for€pleasure€or€excitement.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„114(7).€€He€arguesÏthat€there€is€not€sufficient€evidence€in€the€record€to€support€the€application€of€the€factor.€ÏThe€defendant€also€contends€that€he€should€have€received€a€sentence€of€less€thanÏtwenty€years€for€his€rape€of€a€child€conviction.ÌÌà àAppellate€review€of€sentencing€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€on€the€record€with€aÏpresumption€that€the€trial€court's€determinations€are€correct.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€AsÏthe€Sentencing€Commission€Comments€to€this€section€notes,€the€burden€is€now€on€theÏdefendant€to€show€that€the€sentence€is€improper.€€This€means€that€if€the€trial€courtÏfollowed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€made€findings€of€fact€that€are€adequatelyÏsupported€in€the€record,€and€gave€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€the€factorsÏand€principles€that€are€relevant€to€sentencing€under€the€1989€Sentencing€Act,€we€mayÏnot€disturb€the€sentence€even€if€a€different€result€were€preferred.€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805ÏS.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€ÌÌà àHowever,€"the€presumption€of€correctness€which€accompanies€the€trialÏcourt's€action€is€conditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trialÏcourt€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances."€ÍòòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€this€respect,€for€the€purpose€ofÏmeaningful€appellate€review,ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 àthe€trial€court€must€place€on€the€record€its€reasons€forÏarriving€at€the€final€sentencing€decision,€identify€theÏmitigating€and€enhancement€factors€found,€state€the€specificÏfacts€supporting€each€enhancement€factor€found,€andÏarticulate€how€the€mitigating€and€enhancement€factors€haveÏbeen€evaluated€and€balanced€in€determining€the€sentence.€ÏT.C.A.€ðð€40„35„210(f)€(1990).€€ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓòòState€v.€Jonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597,€599€(Tenn.€1994).ÌÌà àAlso,€in€conducting€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review,€we€must€consider€(1)€the€evidence,Ïif€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencing€hearing,€(2)€the€presentence€report,€(3)€theÏprinciples€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives,€(4)€the€natureÏand€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct,€(5)€any€mitigating€or€statutory€enhancementÏfactors,€(6)€any€statement€that€the€defendant€made€on€his€own€behalf€and€(7)€theÏpotential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€T.C.A.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103€and€„210;€òòseeóóÏòòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€168;€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€236„37€(Tenn.€1986).€ÌÌà àNo€witnesses€testified€at€the€sentencing€hearing.€€A€presentence€reportÏwas€introduced€into€evidence.€€The€report€reflects€that€the€then€thirty„six„year„oldÏdefendant€had€no€prior€felony€convictions,€although€he€had€convictions€forÏmisdemeanor€assault€and€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant.€€It€shows€thatÏthe€defendant€dropped€out€of€high€school€in€the€ninth€grade.€€The€report€states€that€theÍdefendant€began€using€alcohol€and€marijuana€when€he€was€twenty€years€old,€usingÏthem€daily€in€large€amounts€until€he€turned€thirty„five.€€The€defendant€also€reported€hisÏaddiction€to€pain€pills.€€The€presentence€report€reflects€that€the€defendant€worked€as€aÏmachine€operator€for€approximately€five€months€and€worked€off€and€on€for€elevenÏyears€as€a€mechanic.€€€€ÌÌà àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€sentenced€theÏdefendant€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender€to€concurrent€sentences€of€twenty€yearsÏand€five€years€for€his€rape€of€a€child€and€incest€convictions,€respectively.€€In€sentencingÏthe€defendant,€the€trial€court€applied€the€following€enhancement€factors€pursuant€toÏT.C.A.€ðð€40„35„114:ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 à(7)€The€offense€involved€a€victim€and€was€committed€toÏgratify€the€defendantððs€desire€for€pleasure€or€excitement;ÏandÌÌà8 à(15)€The€defendant€abused€a€position€of€private€trust.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓIn€applying€factor€(7),€the€trial€court€did€not€detail€the€facts€upon€which€its€applicationÏwas€based.€€The€trial€court€determined€that€no€mitigating€factors€applied.€€ÌÌà àUnder€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€the€trial€court€appropriatelyÏconsidered€factor€(7).€€In€the€defendantððs€statement,€he€prefaced€his€account€with€theÏstatement€that€his€wife€ð ðhad€been€œturning€[him]›€away€because€she€had€some€cysts.ðð€ÏAlthough€he€denied€that€he€was€sexually€attracted€to€the€victim,€the€defendantÍdescribed€his€actions€at€the€Cape€Norris€residence€as€being€ð ða€want€to€touch€thing.ðð€ÏThe€defendant€told€Lieutenant€Evans€that€after€rubbing€the€victimððs€legs€and€betweenÏher€legs€for€approximately€fifteen€to€twenty€minutes,€the€defendant€went€into€hisÏbedroom€and€masturbated.€€The€fact€that€the€defendant€continued€to€stimulate€himselfÏsexually€after€committing€the€crime€suggests€that€the€defendant€was€motivated€toÏcommit€the€offenses€to€gratify€his€desire€for€pleasure€or€excitement.€€We€conclude€thatÏthe€evidence€supports€the€application€of€factor€(7)€by€a€preponderance€of€theÏevidence.€€Under€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€a€sentence€of€twenty€years€for€theÏrape€of€a€child€conviction€is€warranted.€€Ì€€€€€€ÌœÌÌ›à àIn€consideration€of€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€theÏjudgments€of€conviction.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à____________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€Judge€ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_________________________ÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Judge€€ÌÌÌÌ_________________________ÌCharles€Lee,€Special€Judge€