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ÔÔ€$ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ ` ÑÔ€$ŠÔÔ€)ÔÑ\R AØ'\ћрÑÑ7€UWXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óœò òÙ€ ÙßR€,-+A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌAT€JACKSONÌÌMAY€SESSION,€1998ÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,€à àà à)à àC.C.A.€NO.€02C01„9709„CC„00359Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óÌà àà àAppellee,ò òà àà àà à)à àFAYETTE€COUNTYÌ€€à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌV.à àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€JOHN€KERRYÏBLACKWOOD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àJUDGE€ó óÌÓ  Óò òWILLIE€J.€WADE,à àà àà à)€€€€€€€ó óà àÌà àà àà àà àà àò òà à)ó óà àò ò(POSSESSION€OF€SCHEDULE€IIó óÌà àà àAppellant.à àà àò òà à)à àDRUG€WITH€INTENT€TO€SELL)Ìó óÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à àà àà àòòà àFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:ÌÌò òHAROLD€D.€ARCHIBALDà àà àà àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUP€Ìó óFalls€Building,€Suite€790à àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌ22€North€Front€StreetÌMemphis,€TN€38103ò òà àà àà àà àELIZABETH€T.€RYAN€Ìó óà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à2nd€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òELIZABETH€T.€RICEÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àó óDistrict€Attorney€General€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à302€Market€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSomerville,€TN€38068ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMED€ÌÌTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÇÓ  ÓÔ€)°Ôò òòòOPINIONóóó óÔ€)ŠÔÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àThe€Defendant,€Willie€Wade,€appeals€as€of€right€his€conviction€ofÏpossession€of€cocaine€with€the€intent€to€deliver€following€a€jury€trial€in€the€FayetteÏCounty€Criminal€Court.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€Defendant€as€a€Range€IÏStandard€Offender€to€twelve€(12)€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction€and€finedÏhim€a€total€of€$20,000.€€In€this€appeal,€Defendant€argues€that€the€evidence€wasÏinsufficient€to€sustain€a€guilty€verdict€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€We€affirm€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court.€€ÌÌà àOn€November€29,€1996,€Captain€Arthur€Williamson€of€the€Somerville€PoliceÏDepartment€was€on€routine€patrol€in€Somerville.€€Captain€Williamson€was€lookingÏfor€Defendant€to€talk€to€him€about€a€certain€matter€when€about€12:00€p.m.€he€sawÏDefendant€stopped€at€a€stop€sign€in€his€vehicle.€€Captain€Williamson€pulled€upÏbehind€Defendantððs€vehicle€and€turned€on€his€siren€and€blue€lights.€€Defendant€didÏnot€stop€and€instead€sped€up€and€pulled€away€from€Captain€Williamson.€ÏHowever,€Defendant€soon€stopped€his€car€in€an€apartment€complex.€€CaptainÏWilliamson€pulled€up€next€to€Defendant€and€they€both€got€out€of€their€cars.€€TheÏCaptain€asked€Defendant€€ð ðwhat€was€the€hurry€and€why€he€sped€away.ðð€ÏDefendant€told€him€€that€ð ðhe€just€didnððt€want€to€know€what€the€problem€was,€heÏdidnððt€want€to€go€to€jail.ðð€€Captain€Williamson€then€told€Defendant€that€he€needed€toÍspeak€with€him,€but€Defendant€pulled€away€from€Williamson,€who€had€beenÏholding€Defendant€by€the€back€of€his€jacket,€and€ran€off€into€the€apartmentÏcomplex.ÌÌà àCaptain€Williamson€called€for€back„up€and€then€started€running€afterÏDefendant.€€When€he€finally€caught€up€with€Defendant,€he€placed€DefendantÏunder€arrest€and€frisked€him€for€weapons.€€As€Williamson€was€escorting€DefendantÏback€to€the€patrol€car,€Investigator€Kevin€Crawford€arrived€on€the€scene.€€CrawfordÏthen€frisked€Defendant€again€before€placing€him€in€the€patrol€car€and€found€aÏplastic€baggie€containing€a€white€powder€substance€in€Defendantððs€coat€pocket.€ÏCrawford€also€seized€$337.44€from€Defendant.€€The€denominations€of€the€billsÏwere€as€follows:€nine€$20€bills,€one€$10€bill,€twenty„seven€$5€bills€and€twelve€$1Ïbills.€€Before€Defendant€left€the€scene,€his€mother€arrived,€and€in€response€to€aÏquestion€asked€by€his€mother,€Defendant€stated,€ð ðthey€got€the€powder€off€of€me.ðð€ÌÌà àKay€Sheriff,€a€forensic€scientist€with€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€InvestigationÏanalyzed€the€substance€brought€to€the€lab€by€Investigator€Crawford.€€The€whiteÏpowder€tested€positive€for€cocaine€and€weighed€2.2€grams.€€Based€on€hisÏundercover€work€both€buying€and€selling€drugs,€Investigator€Crawford€testified€thatÏthe€estimated€street€value€of€the€substance€Defendant€had€in€his€possession€atÏthe€time€of€his€arrest€was€approximately€$300.€€He€also€said€that€ð ðthe€$20Ídenomination€is€the€normal€currency€used€in€the€drug€trade.ðð€€Captain€WilliamsonÏtestified€that€he€had€known€Defendant€for€most€of€his€life€and€that€he€had€neverÏknown€Defendant€to€have€any€gainful€employment.ÌÌà@ àI.€€Sufficiency€of€the€Evidenceà àà àÌÌà àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€theÏstandard€is€whether,€after€reviewing€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€theÏprosection,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€theÏcrime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319€(1979).€ÏThis€standard€is€applicable€to€findings€of€guilt€predicated€upon€direct€evidence,Ïcircumstantial€evidence€or€a€combination€of€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€ÏòòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).€€On€appeal,Ïthe€State€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€allÏinferences€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€ÏBecause€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€replaces€itÏwith€a€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€court€of€illustratingÏwhy€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€by€the€trier€of€fact.€ÏòòState€v.€Williamsóó,€914€S.W.2d€940,€945€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995)€(citing€òòState€v.ÏTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982));€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476Ï(Tenn.€1973).ÌÌà àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€toÏbe€given€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence,€areÏresolved€by€the€trier€of€fact,€not€this€court.€€òòState€v.€Pappasóó,€754€S.W.2d€620,€623Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€òòidóó.€(Tenn.€1987).€€Nor€may€this€courtÏreweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€òòCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€at€835.€€A€jury€verdictÏapproved€by€the€trial€judge€accredits€the€Stateððs€witnesses€and€resolves€allÏconflicts€in€favor€of€the€State.€€òòGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€at€476.à àÌÌà àDefendant€argues€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€convict€him€ofÏpossession€of€cocaine€with€intent€to€deliver.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sectionÏ39„17„417(a)(4)€provides€that€it€is€an€offense€to€ð ð[p]ossess€a€controlled€substanceÏwith€intent€to€manufacture,€deliver€or€sell€such€controlled€substance.ðð€€The€statuteÏalso€provides€that€where€the€substance€is€cocaine€in€an€amount€equal€to€or€greaterÏthan€0.5€grams,€the€offense€is€a€Class€B€felony.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„417(c)(1).€€Defendant€was€charged€with€and€convicted€of€the€possession€of€moreÏthan€0.5€grams€of€cocaine€with€the€intent€to€deliver.€€The€lab€report€revealed€that€theÏactual€amount€of€cocaine€found€in€Defendantððs€possession€was€2.2€grams.ÌÌà àTennessee€law€allows€a€jury€to€infer€from€the€amount€of€a€controlledÏsubstance€or€substances€possessed€by€an€offender,€along€with€other€relevantÍfacts€surrounding€the€arrest,€that€the€controlled€substance€or€substances€wereÏpossessed€for€the€purpose€of€selling€or€otherwise€dispensing€the€drug.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€39„17„419.€€In€òòState€v.€Larry€G.€Hartóó,€C.C.A.€No.€02C01„9406„CC„00111,ÏHardin€County€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Jackson,€June€28,€1995)€(no€Rule€11€applicationÏfiled),€the€defendant€had€only€one€gram€of€cocaine€in€his€possession,€but€whenÏthat€fact€was€viewed€in€light€of€all€the€circumstances,€this€Court€found€that€amountÏto€be€sufficient€to€sustain€a€guilty€verdict.€€Furthermore,€this€Court€has€held€that€theÏpossession€of€a€beeper€and€$239.00€in€cash,€though€not€criminal€offenses€in€andÏof€themselves,€when€coupled€with€the€possession€of€1.1€gram€of€cocaine,€wasÏsufficient€evidence€for€the€jury€to€conclude€that€a€defendant€was€guilty€ofÏpossession€of€cocaine€with€the€intent€to€deliver.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ronald€Mitchellóó,ÏC.C.A.€No.€02C01„9702„CC„00070,€Lauderdale€County€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,ÏJackson,€Sept.€15,€1997)€(Rule€11€application€denied€April€27,€1998).€€In€the€instantÏcase,€the€proof€in€the€record€establishes€that€Defendant€had€2.2€grams€of€cocaineÏin€his€possession€and€that€he€tried€to€flee€from€the€police€twice.€€That€2.2€grams€ofÏcocaine€was€estimated€by€Investigator€Crawford€to€be€worth€about€$300€in€streetÏvalue.€€The€record€also€reveals€the€uncontradicted€testimony€of€InvestigatorÏCrawford€that€the€$20€denomination€is€the€normal€currency€used€in€the€drug€trade.€ÏDefendant€had€nine€$20€bills€in€his€possession€at€the€time€of€his€arrest.€TheÏevidence€also€shows€the€large€total€amount€of€$337.44€in€cash€that€Defendant€hadÏon€his€person€when€he€was€arrested.€€Finally,€there€was€Captain€WilliamsonððsÍtestimony€that€he€did€not€know€of€Defendant€ever€having€any€gainful€employment.€ÏAll€of€the€foregoing€facts€lend€credence€to€the€juryððs€verdict,€and€we€thereforeÏconclude€that€a€rational€basis€existed€for€the€juryððs€conclusion€that€DefendantÏpossessed€the€cocaine€with€the€intent€to€deliver.€€ÌÌà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ó  ÓÓÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JudgeÌÌÌ