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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€##X„d&ÓÑ#€##Xd#ÑÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÒ 4 ÒÒ „ ÒÙ€€ÙÔ€&ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑßL€)+(;+'h|` ç `€€Lßà àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINALÏAPPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌÓ ` ܆XDp”X Óà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€à à€€€€àQ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÓ` °‡XDp”XÓ€€€€€€€€€€à àà àà à€€€à ààQ àFEBRUARY€1996€SESSIONó óÌÌÌÌÌà àÓ ` ®DÓò òÌÓ` cÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àó ó)€ÌÓ ` ¸ cÓà àà à)€C.C.A.€No.€01C01„9505„CC„00153€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïà àAppellee,à à)Ìà àà à)€Bedford€CountyÌV.€€€€€€€à à)Ìà àà à)€Honorable€Charles€Lee,€JudgeÌò òà àó óà à)ò òÌDAVID€M.€ALLEN,ó óà à)€(Incest)€à àà à)€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àAppellant.à à)ÌÌÌÌÌÓ` ÓFOR€THE€APPELLANT:à àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:ÌÌBrenda€S.€Bramlettà àCharles€W.€BursonÌAttorney€at€Lawà àAttorney€General€&€Reporter€Ì724€North€Main€StreetÌP.O.€Box€967à àMichelle€L.€LehmannÌShelbyville,€TN€37160à àCounsel€for€the€StateÌà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà àWilliam€Michael€McCownÌà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àGary€M.€JonesÌà àAsst.€Dist.€Attorney€GeneralÌà àBedford€County€CourthouseÌà àShelbyville,€TN€37160ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€___________________ÌÌÌò òAFFIRMEDÌó óÌÌò òPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,ó óÌJudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÑ  ÑÑ7€†XXXdìXXdì7ÑÑ€ ÑÓ ` ¸ pÓò òÔ  Ôà àà ààQ àO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€appellant,€David€M.€Allen,€pled€guilty€to€incest.€€The€trial€judgeÏsentenced€him€to€five€years€confinement€and€denied€his€request€for€alternativeÏsentencing.€€Appellant€appeals,€arguing€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€himÏalternative€sentencing.€€We€affirm€the€trial€judge.ÌÌÓ  Óò òFACTUAL€BACKGROUNDó óÌÓ  Óà àThe€appellant,€age€35,€was€indicted€for€two€counts€of€aggravated€sexualÏbattery€and€three€counts€of€rape€of€his€thirteen„year€old€stepdaughter€(theÏvictim).€€The€victim's€statement€reveals€that€appellant€began€sexually€assaultingÏher€when€she€"was€eight€or€nine€years€old."€€She€stated€that€"[i]t€began€with€himÏfondling€me€over€my€clothes€at€first€„€later€it€was€under€them."€€Around€sixÏmonths€after€the€initial€incident,€he€began€penetrating€her€vagina€with€hisÏfingers.€€She€stated€the€digital€penetration€continued€until€she€"was€aboutÏeleven€years€old,€when€it€got€worse."ÌÌà àIn€the€summer€of€1991,€the€victim€stated€that€appellant€forced€her€to€haveÏintercourse€with€him.€€She€explained€that€she€tried€to€escape€before€penetrationÏoccurred€"but€he€would€grab€my€arm€and€jerk€me€back."€€When€he€got€on€top€ofÏher,€she€was€"shocked€and€scared."€€"I€didn't€know€if€I€should€hit€him€or€even€tryÏanything,€as€I€was€afraid€of€him."ÌÌà àThe€victim€stated€that€the€assaults€escalated€in€frequency.€€"[A]€week€orÏso€later,€[intercourse]€happened€again"€and€began€"happening€two€to€threeÏtimes€a€week."€€She€also€stated€that€the€appellant€forced€her€to€perform€fellatioÏon€him€around€September€of€1992.€€She€attributed€her€reticence€in€exposingÏthe€assaults€to€appellant's€threats€that€"he'd€send€me€and€my€brothers€to€a€fosterÏhome."€€She€also€conveyed€that€she€was€afraid€of€the€appellant€because€sheÏhad€witnessed€him€physically€abuse€other€members€of€the€family.ÌÌà àThe€appellant€gave€a€statement€to€the€police.€€He€maintained€that€the€firstÏincident€occurred€in€the€fall€of€1992.€€On€that€occasion,€he€stated€they€rubbedÏeach€other€over€their€clothes.€€A€week€or€so€after€the€initial€incident,€there€"wasÏsome€more€rubbing€and€foreplay,€this€time€under€the€clothes."€€He€admitted€toÏhaving€digitally€penetrated€the€victim.€€He€further€admitted€that€on€one€occasionÏ"she€put€her€mouth€on€[his]€bare€penis€a€time€or€two."€€His€rationalization€of€theÏassaults€was€that€he€felt€"like€she€enjoyed€it,€that€this€wasn't€her€first€time."€€€HeÏdenied,€however,€having€had€sexual€intercourse€with€the€victim.ÌÌà àPrior€to€trial,€an€in€camera€hearing€was€held.€€Apparently,€the€victim'sÏnatural€mother€pleaded€with€the€court€to€accept€appellant's€proposedÏnegotiated€settlement.€€The€trial€judge€noted€that:Ìà8 àÓÓBut€for€the€pleadings€of€the€mother€of€this€child€.€.€.€and€the€State'sÏposition€that€they€were€of€the€opinion€that€to€go€forward€with€a€trialÏwould€work€more€to€the€detriment€of€the€victim€than€the€socialÏgains€that€could€be€had€of€a€trial,€but€for€that€this€Court€would€notÏhave€accepted€the€negotiated€settlement.€.€.€."ÌÌÓÓConsequently,€the€charge€was€amended€to€a€single€count€of€incest€to€whichÏappellant€pled€guilty.× ƒ, ××  ×ÌÌà àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€judge€heard€testimony€that€appellantÏvehemently€denied€all€allegations€of€sexual€assault.× ƒ. ××  ×€€The€judge€also€heardÏtestimony€of€appellant's€employer.€€He€indicated€that€appellant€was€aÏdependable€employee.€€The€appellant€presented€two€other€witnesses€testifyingÏthat€they€felt€he€was€innocent€despite€his€having€pled€guilty€under€oath.ÌÌà àThe€appellant€next€presented€the€testimony€of€the€victim's€mother.€€SheÏwas€married€to€appellant€when€the€alleged€incidents€occurred.€€Although€sheÍbelieved€and€accepted€that€appellant€had€sexually€abused€her€daughter,€sheÏadvocated€that€appellant€receive€probation.€€She€testified€that€herÏrecommendation€that€appellant€receive€probation€was€premised€on€theÏconcerns€for€her€"family's€needs."ÌÌÓÓà àThe€trial€judge€began,€although€hesitantly,€with€the€presumption€that€ÌÌappellant€was€a€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing.€€The€judge€found:ÌÌà8 à.€.€.€the€defendant€abused,€sexually€abused,€a€child€less€than€theÏage€of€12,€and€part€of€the€report€says€that€this€may€have€datedÏback€until€the€child€was€8€years€old.ÌÌà8 à.€.€.€the€presumption€of€suitability€for€alternative€sentencing€isÏovercome€by€the€facts€and€circumstances€of€this€case,€and€theÏCourt€feels€that€it€can€„„€and€the€record€in€this€case€is€wellÏdocumented€„„€and€should€look€to€the€facts€and€circumstances€ofÏthe€crime€rather€than€the€conviction€in€making€a€determination€asÏto€whether€the€public€policy€of€this€state€should€be€that€a€person€isÏpresumed€to€be€a€candidate€for€probation€who€has€sexuallyÏabused€a€child€less€than€the€age€of€12.€€This€Court's€answer€is€no.ÌÌà8 àThe€defendant's€petition€for€or€request€for€alternative€sentencingÏbased€solely€upon€the€offense,€the€crime€„„€not€the€conviction€„„€isÏhereby€denied.ÌÌÓÓÌÓ  Óò òCONCLUSIONS€OF€LAWó óÌÓ  Óà àWhen€a€sentencing€issue€is€appealed,€this€Court€shall€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóóÏreview€with€the€presumption€that€the€trial€court's€findings€are€correct.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1990);€€òòState€v.€Byrdóó,€861€S.W.2d€377,€379€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1993).€€The€presumption€of€correctness€is€conditioned€upon€anÏaffirmative€showing,€in€the€record,€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencingÍprinciples€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2dÏ166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).ÌÌà àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€incest,€a€Class€C€felony.€€He€was€sentenced€as€aÏstandard€offender.€€Pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6)€(1990),Ïappellant€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencingÏunless€sufficient€evidence€rebuts€that€presumption.ÌÌà àIn€conducting€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€a€defendant's€sentence,€including€theÏmanner€in€which€he€or€she€is€to€serve€the€sentence,€this€Court€must€consider:€Ï(1)€the€evidence€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing,€(2)€the€pre„sentence€report,€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€to€sentencingÏalternatives,€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct,€(5)€anyÏmitigating€and€Ô  Ôenhancement€factors,€(6)€any€statements€made€by€the€defendantÏin€his€own€behalf,€and€(7)€the€defendant's€potential€for€rehabilitation€orÏtreatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„210€and€„103€(1990).€€Among€the€factorsÏapplicable€to€the€probation€determination€are€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,Ïthe€defendant's€criminal€record,€social€history,€present€condition,€the€deterrentÏeffect€upon€the€defendant,€and€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€ÏòòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285€(Tenn.€1978).ÌÌà àUnder€the€1989€Act,€sentences€involving€confinement€are€to€be€based€onÏthe€following€considerations€contained€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)Ï(1990):ÌÓ` ¸ ä pÓÓÓà àà à(A)€€Confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€aÏà àdefendant€who€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;ÌÌà8 àà à(B)€€Confinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€theÏseriousness€of€the€offense€or€confinement€is€particularly€suited€toÏprovide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likely€to€commit€similarÏoffenses;€orÌÌà8 àà à(C)€€Measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequentlyÏor€recently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant.€.€.€.ÌÌÓÓAs€can€be€gleaned€from€the€record,€(A)€and€(C)€are€not€germane.€€Therefore,Ïwhether€or€not€appellant€should€be€denied€alternative€sentencing€will€beÏdecided€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B)€(1990).ÌÌà àProbation€may€be€denied€upon€the€circumstances€surrounding€theÏoffense.€€òòState€v.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€374€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991);€òòStateÏv.€Travisóó,€622€S.W.2d€529€(Tenn.€1981).€€This€Court€recently€held€thatÏ"[a]lternative€sentencing€may€be€denied€on€the€basis€of€the€circumstances€of€theÏoffense€alone,€if€those€circumstances€would€be€described€as€especially€violent,Ïhorrifying,€shocking,€reprehensible,€offensive€or€otherwise€of€an€excessive€orÏexaggerated€degree."€€òòSchmidt€v.€Stateóó,€No.€€03C01„9501„CR„00016€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€Aug.€3,€1995);€òòState€v.€Cleavoróó,€691€S.W.2d€541,€543€(Tenn.€1985).€ÏThe€standard€enunciated€in€òòCleavoróó€has€essentially€been€codified€in€the€firstÏpart€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B)€which€provides€for€confinement€if€€itÍ"is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€theÔ  Ô€Ô  Ôoffense."€€òòHartleyóó,Ï818€S.W.2d€at€374.ÌÌÓ` °ŠX-Ð XÓà àWe€find€the€appellant's€offenses€reprehensible€and€offensive.€€Moreover,Ïwe€find€the€offenses€excessive€and€exaggerated€based€upon€the€extendedÏperiod€over€which€the€sexual€abuse€occurred.€€We€also€take€into€account€theÏrelative€ages€of€the€appellant€and€the€victim.€€Furthermore,€we€find€appellant€toÏbe€a€poor€candidate€for€rehabilitation.€€He€has€been€less€than€candid€and€hasÏneither€accepted€responsibility€for€his€acts€nor€exhibited€verifiable€signs€ofÏremorse.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Neeleyóó,€678€S.W.2d€48,€49€(Tenn.€1984)€(holdingÏdefendant's€€untruthfulness€is€factor€which€may€be€considered€in€determiningÏappropriateness€of€probation).€€Accordingly,€the€presumption€of€alternativeÏsentencing€has€been€rebutted€and€a€sentence€of€incarceration€is€proper.ÌÓ` ¸ ä pÓÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ` ¸ pÓÓÓà àà ààQ àà à______________________________Ìà àà ààQ àà àPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌ__________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌ__________________________ÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JudgeÌ