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ÐDefender,€for€the€appellant,€Ô_ÔDanialÔ_Ô€R.€Ô_ÔWillcuttÔ_Ô.Ð #`" ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Jennifer€L.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð è$8 $ ÐG.€Robert€Ô_ÔRadfordÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€John€W.€Ô_ÔOvertonÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ Ô%$!% ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð À&"& ÐÓr ÓÌò òÌÌÐ p*À%*ý ÐÔ_ÔOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Fe»XX™¡ #ÔÔ‡X™X»¼FeÔÐ ° ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Fe»XX™ø #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X™X»¼FeÔà  àThe€male€victim€in€this€case€is€M.B.,׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€who€was€ten€years€old€at€the€time€of€trial.€€At€trial,Ð ˆØ ÐM.B.€testified€to€three€specific€instances€of€sexual€misconduct€committed€by€the€defendant€betweenÐ tÄ ÐMay€1999€and€October€2000.€€During€this€time€period,€M.B.,€a€friend€of€the€defendantððs€stepson,Ð `° Ðoften€visited€the€defendantððs€home.€€On€one€occasion,€while€in€the€living€room,€the€defendant€forcedÐ L œ ÐM.B.ððs€head€between€the€legs€of€Rebecca€Willcutt,€the€defendantððs€wife.€€Mrs.€Willcutt,€a€ratherÐ 8 ˆ Ðlarge€woman€according€to€the€witnesses,€was€sitting€on€the€couch€wearing€shorts€and€a€t„shirt.€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àM.B.€testified€the€defendant€forced€his€head€toward€Mrs.€Willcutt€ð ðabout€right€thereððÐ ü L  Ð(indicating),€and€then€his€head€went€ð ðin€the€middle.ðð€€M.B.€said€his€forehead€was€touching€her€bodyÐ è 8  Ð(indicating).€€Even€though€the€record€reflects€M.B.€demonstrated€on€several€occasions€where€heÐ Ô$  Ðtouched€Mrs.€Willcutt,€the€record€unfortunately€does€not€reflect€the€specific€area€or€areas€which€M.B.Ð À  Ðidentified.€€However,€òòóóM.B.€also€testified€his€head€went€under€her€stomach.€€While€holding€M.B.ððsÐ ¬ü  Ðhead€down,€the€defendant€said,€ð ðLook€at€that€goochie.ðð€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àThe€second€incident€also€occurred€in€the€living€room.€€The€defendant€once€again€forcedÐ pÀ ÐM.B.ððs€head€between€the€legs€of€Mrs.€Willcutt,€who€was€sitting€on€the€couch€wearing€clothing.€€M.B.Ð \¬ Ðtestified€his€head€touched€Mrs.€Willcutt€in€ð ðabout€the€same€place€as€last€time.ðð€€While€holdingÐ H˜ ÐM.B.ððs€head,€the€defendant€told€him€to€ð ðsmell€it.ðð€€The€defendant€also€said,€ð ðYou€see€that,ðð€andÐ 4„ Ðreferred€to€the€area€as€her€ð ðgoochie.ððÐ  p ÐÌà  àThe€final€incident€occurred€in€the€defendantððs€bedroom€where€Mrs.€Willcutt€was€lying€on€theÐ øH Ðbed.€€The€defendant€once€again€attempted€to€force€M.B.ððs€head€between€Mrs.€Willcuttððs€legs.€Ð ä4 ÐHowever,€the€defendantððs€hand€slipped,€and€M.B.€escaped.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àRebecca€Willcutt,€who€had€earlier€pled€guilty€to€the€lesser€charge€of€attempted€aggravatedÐ ¨ø Ðsexual€battery,€testified€that€each€offense€lasted€for€five€to€ten€minutes.€€She€said€she€told€theÐ ”ä Ðdefendant€to€stop€during€each€occurrence,€but€he€said€that€he€was€ð ðjust€playing.ðð€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€was€charged€with€one€count€of€aggravated€sexual€battery€for€the€time€periodÐ X ¨ Ðbetween€May€1,€1999,€and€October€1,€2000.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€proof,€the€prosecution€electedÐ D!” Ðthe€second€incident€which€occurred€in€the€living€room.€€The€jury€found€the€defendant€guilty€ofÐ 0"€  Ðaggravated€sexual€battery.€€He€received€the€maximum€sentence€of€twelve€years€as€a€Range€I€violentÐ #l! Ðoffender.€€This€appeal€followed.Ð $X" ÐÌÓ  Óò òSUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEó óÐ à%0!$ ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àThe€defendant€contends€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€a€conviction€for€aggravatedÐ ¸'#& Ðsexual€battery.€€We€disagree.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÐ )à$( ÐÔ‡X™XXX™Ôà  àWhen€evidentiary€sufficiency€is€questioned,€our€standard€of€review€is,€after€considering€allÐ ° Ðthe€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€state,€whether€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€haveÐ œì Ðfound€all€the€essential€elements€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòSeeóó€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,Ð ˆØ Ð443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789,€61€L.€Ed.€2d€560€(1979);€òòState€v.€Hallóó,€8€S.W.3d€593,€599Ð tÄ Ð(Tenn.€1999);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€This€rule€applies€to€findings€of€guilt€based€upon€directÐ `° Ðevidence,€circumstantial€evidence,€or€a€combination€of€both€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€Ð L œ ÐòòState€v.€Lewisóó,€36€S.W.3d€88,€93€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2000)€(citations€omitted).€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€shall€neither€reweigh€or€reevaluateÐ  ` Ðthe€evidence,€òòState€v.€Matthewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990),€nor€shall€this€courtÐ ü L  Ðsubstitute€its€inferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Buggsóó,€995€S.W.2d€102,€105Ð è 8  Ð(Tenn.€1999).€€Questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€of€theÐ Ô$  Ðevidence,€and€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€òòóó€òòIdóó.€€This€courtÐ À  Ðmust€afford€the€state€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€inferencesÐ ¬ü  Ðdrawn€from€it.€€òòState€v.€Evansóó,€838€S.W.2d€185,€191€(Tenn.€1992).€€The€defendant,€once€convicted,Ð ˜è  Ðis€presumed€guilty€and€bears€the€burden€of€proving€the€evidence€was€insufficient.€€òòIdóó.€€Ô#†X™XXX™_#ÔÐ „Ô  ÐÌà  àAggravated€sexual€battery€is€ð ðunlawful€sexual€contactðð€between€a€defendant€and€a€victim,Ð \¬ Ðwho€is€less€than€thirteen€years€old.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„504(a)(4).€€ð ðSexual€contactðð€is€definedÐ H˜ Ðas:€Ð 4„ Ðà8  àthe€intentional€touching€of€the€victimððs,€the€defendantððs,€or€any€other€personððsÐ  p Ðintimate€parts,€or€the€intentional€touching€of€the€clothing€covering€the€immediate€areaÐ  \ Ðof€the€victimððs,€the€defendantððs,€or€any€other€personððs€intimate€parts,€if€thatÐ øH Ðintentional€touching€can€be€reasonably€construed€as€being€for€the€purpose€of€sexualÐ ä4 Ðarousal€or€gratification.€€ÐÐ Ð Ð  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„501(6).€€The€ð ðintimate€partsðð€include€ð ðthe€primary€genital€area,€groin,Ð ¼  Ðinner€thigh,€buttock€or€breast€of€a€human€being.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€(2).Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àDuring€the€trial,€the€prosecution€asked€M.B.€to€indicate€the€areas€where€he€was€forced€toÐ €Ð Ðtouch€Rebecca€Willcutt.€€Even€though€the€record€reflects€M.B.€accommodated€the€prosecutionððsÐ l¼ Ðrequest,€the€record,€which€is€the€sole€source€for€our€review,€does€not€reveal€the€specific€areas€thatÐ X ¨ ÐM.B.€indicated.€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àIt€is€the€duty€of€the€defendant€to€prepare€a€record€which€conveys€a€fair,€accurate,€andÐ #l! Ðcomplete€account€of€what€transpires€in€the€trial€court,€with€respect€to€the€issues€which€form€the€basisÐ $X" Ðof€the€appeal.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24;€òòState€v.€Bolingóó,€840€S.W.2d€944,€951€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€Ð ô$D # ÐThis€principle€is€equally€applicable€to€evidence€which€is€presented€to€the€trial€court€or€jury€but€is€notÐ à%0!$ Ðmade€a€part€of€the€record€as€in€the€case€of€unrecorded€testimony.€€òòSeeóó€òòóóòòJohn€W.€Strong€Et€Al.,Ð Ì&"% ÐMcCormick€on€Evidenceóó€ðð€212€(5th€ed.€1999)€(citing€òòTuttle€v.€Miami€Dolphins,€Ltd.óó,€551€So.2dÐ ¸'#& Ð477,€483€(Fla.€Dist.€Ct.€App.€1988)€(on€rehearing))€(providing€thorough€analysis€of€burden€of€proofÐ ¤(ô#' Ðon€appeal€with€regard€to€demonstrative€evidence).€€The€fact€that€the€issue€on€appeal€is€that€of€aÐ )à$( Ðâ âchallenge€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€does€not€mean€that€Rule€24,€Tennessee€Rules€AppellateÐ |*Ì%) ÐProcedure,€is€suspended€and€that€the€record€need€not€convey€a€complete€account€of€what€transpiredÐ ° Ðat€the€trial€level€with€regard€to€legal€sufficiency.€€Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àThe€dilemma€confronting€us€in€this€case€is€whether€a€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€foundÐ tÄ Ðproof€of€the€essential€element€of€sexual€contact€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€€We€are€unable€to€makeÐ `° Ðthis€determination€because€the€record€fails€to€convey€a€"fair,€accurate€and€complete€account€of€whatÐ L œ Ðtranspire[d]€in€the€trial€court"€with€respect€to€this€issue.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24.€€The€error€claimedÐ 8 ˆ Ðmust€be€shown€in€the€record€and,€because€the€record€is€incomplete€with€regard€to€the€alleged€error,Ð $ t Ða€reviewing€court€may€not€presume€that€error€occurred.€€Indeed,€our€law€is€to€the€opposite.€€In€theÐ  ` Ðabsence€of€an€adequate€record€on€appeal,€the€appellate€court€must€presume€that€the€trial€court's€ruling€Ð ü L  Ð[in€this€case€the€jury's€verdict]€was€supported€by€sufficient€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Oodyóó,€823€S.W.2d€554,€Ð è 8  Ð559€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€We€find€Judge€Riley's€suggested€procedure€for€the€memorializationÐ Ô$  Ðof€unrecorded€testimony€as€set€forth€in€his€concurring€opinion€helpful.€€Thus,€in€this€case,€had€theÐ À  Ðvictim€in€fact€"indicated"€or€pointed€to€an€area€other€than€that€defined€as€an€"intimate€part,"€it€wasÐ ¬ü  Ðincumbent€on€the€defendant€if€he€wished€to€preserve€that€issue€on€appeal€to€take€available€action€toÐ ˜è  Ðnullify€the€affect€of€the€misidentification.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€36(b).Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àA€verdict€against€the€Defendant€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€raises€aÐ \¬ Ðpresumption€of€guilt€on€appeal,€which€the€Defendant€has€the€burden€of€overcoming.€€òòState€v.€Evansóó,Ð H˜ Ð838€S.W.2d€185,€191€(Tenn.€1992)€(citations€omitted).€€We€conclude€the€defendant€has€not€met€thisÐ 4„ Ðburden.€€Accordingly,€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€verdict.Ð  p ÐÌÓ  ÓÌò òSENTENCINGó óÐ ä4 ÐÌÓ  Óà  àFinally,€the€defendant€contends€the€maximum€twelve„year€Range€I€sentence€imposed€by€theÐ ¼  Ðtrial€court€is€excessive.€€The€defendant€argues€the€trial€court€improperly€considered€the€enhancementÐ ¨ø Ðfactor€that€the€defendant€was€a€leader€in€the€commission€of€a€crime.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð ”ä Ð114(2).€€The€defendant€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€improperly€weighed€this€enhancement€factorÐ €Ð Ðand€the€mitigating€factor€that€there€was€no€threat€of€serious€bodily€injury€in€imposing€the€maximumÐ l¼ Ðsentence.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(1).€€We€disagree.Ð X ¨ ÐÌÔ‡X™XXX™Ôà  àA€defendant€who€challenges€his€or€her€sentence€has€the€burden€of€proving€the€sentence€Ð 0"€  Ðimposed€by€the€trial€court€is€improper.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401,€Sentencing€CommissionÐ #l! ÐComments;€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€It€is€this€courtððs€duty€to€conduct€a€Ð $X" Ðòòde€novoóó€review€of€the€record€with€a€presumption€the€trial€courtððs€determinations€are€correct€when€Ð ô$D # Ða€defendant€appeals€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€his€or€her€sentence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð à%0!$ Ððð€40„35„401(d).€€The€presumption€of€correctness€is€conditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€theÐ Ì&"% Ðrecord€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€andÐ ¸'#& Ðcircumstances.€€òòState€v.€Pettusóó,€986€S.W.2d€540,€543„44€(Tenn.€1999).€€€€Ô#†X™XXX™O9#ÔÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌÔ‡X™XXX™Ôà  àThe€weight€given€to€each€enhancement€or€mitigating€factor€is€in€the€discretion€of€the€trialÐ |*Ì%) Ðcourt,€assuming€the€trial€court€has€complied€with€the€purposes€and€principles€of€the€sentencing€actÐ h+¸&* Ðand€its€findings€are€supported€by€the€record.€€òòState€v.€Zongeóó,€973€S.W.2d€250,€259€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð ° Ð1997).€€The€statutes€prescribe€no€particular€weight€for€an€enhancement€or€mitigating€factor.€€òòStateÐ œì Ðv.€Gosnellóó,€62€S.W.3d€740,€750€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2001).€€Ô#†X™XXX™C=#ÔÐ ˆØ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€as€an€enhancement€factor€that€the€defendant€was€a€leader€in€theÐ `° Ðcommission€of€a€crime€involving€two€or€more€criminal€actors.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(2).€Ð L œ ÐIn€this€case,€the€commission€of€the€crime€involved€two€criminal€actors,€the€defendant€and€his€wife.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐThe€statute€does€not€require€that€the€defendant€be€"the€leader"€in€the€commission€of€the€offense,Ð $ t Ðmerely€a€leader.€€òòState€v.€Robinsonóó,€971€S.W.2d€30,€47€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€We€conclude€theÐ  ` Ðfacts€reveal€the€defendant€was€not€only€a€leader,€but€was€the€leader€in€the€commission€of€this€offense.€Ð ü L  ÐThis€issue€lacks€merit.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àDuring€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€properly€determined€the€defendant€was€a€RangeÐ À  ÐI€offender€and€was€subject€to€a€sentencing€range€of€eight€to€twelve€years.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ ¬ü  Ð40„35„112(a)(2).€€Applying€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors,€the€trial€court€sentenced€theÐ ˜è  Ðdefendant€to€twelve€years.€€The€trial€court€gave€great€weight€to€the€enhancement€factor€and€littleÐ „Ô  Ðweight€to€the€mitigating€factor.€€The€trial€court€properly€considered€the€sentencing€principles,€andÐ pÀ Ðits€findings€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record.€€We€will€not€disturb€the€sentence€set€by€the€trialÐ \¬ Ðcourt.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð  p ÐÓ  ÓÌÌÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE