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XXXXX(XX `   0  (#$  0  (hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular   '$XX N XXX XX N `   1    TherecordindicatesthatAppellanthastwopreviousconvictionsformarijuanapossession.In `  addition,Appellanthaspreviousconvictionsforpublicintoxication,resistingarrest,drivingundertheinfluenceofanintoxicant,andpossessionofaweaponwithintenttogoarmed. ,cAZ"Arial Regular   '$XX N XXX XX N `   1    TherecordindicatesthatAppellanthastwopreviousconvictionsformarijuanapossession.In `  addition,Appellanthaspreviousconvictionsforpublicintoxication,resistingarrest,drivingundertheinfluenceofanintoxicant,andpossessionofaweaponwithintenttogoarmed. ,cAZ"Arial Regular XXXX1 XX   Ad FILEDXX 1  February24,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  RNNR` RXX@RTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7vXXdXXd7      Rr*<,(j 8` `@Ef ` 8ttxP,`  rߛRINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  ATNASHVILLEJANUARYSESSION,1999  STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )  C.C.A.NO.01C019804CC00164 `  `     h   ) `  ` Appellee,   h   ) X   `     h   ) `     h   )  MOORECOUNTY X  VS. `     h   )   X   `     h   )  HON.CHARLESLEE  X   NATHANIELALLEN,  h   )  JUDGE  X   `     h   )  X  ` Appellant.   h   )  (DirectAppealPossessionof (#  X  `    P h P  )  Marijuana/Driving X  `    Q h Q  O  O)  onRevokedLicensed) X      FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: 8  CLIFFORDK.MCGOWN    JOHNKNOXWALKUP (" 113NorthCourtSquare h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter  # Waverly,TN37185(OnAppealOnly)   h     DARYLJ.BRAND %  `     h     AssociateSolicitorGeneralJOHNHARWELLDICKEY    425FifthAvenueNorth ' DistrictPublicDefender h     Nashville,TN37243 ' 105S.MainStreetFayetteville,TN37334 h     MIKEMCCOWEN ) ! (AtTrialandofCounselonAppeal)  DistrictAttorneyGeneral *!"  `     h     ROBERTG.CRIGLER x  ,p#$  `     h     AssistantDistrictAttorney `     h     MooreCountyCourthouse `     h     Lynchburg,TNOPINIONFILED________________________AFFIRMEDJERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE  x7./   iv@  ivOPINION#iv  # @iv `    FD DFGDX N XDG7vXXdXXd7 ` OnJanuary26,1998,aMooreCountyjuryconvictedAppellantNathanielAllenofpossessionofacontrolledsubstanceanddrivingonarevokedlicense.AfterasentencinghearingonFebruary25,1998,Appellantreceivedconcurrentsentencesoftenmonthsandfifteendaysforpossessionofmarijuanaandthreemonthsfordrivingonarevokedlicense.OnJune12,1998,thetrialcourtgrantedAppellantsmotionforearlyreleaseandplacedAppellantonsupervisedprobation.Appellantcontendsthatthetrialcourterroneouslyimposedlongersentencesthanhedeserves.Afterareviewoftherecord,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.@II, FACTS KD   DK    ` DeputyLawrenceCampbelloftheMooreCountySheriffsDepartmenttestifiedthatonMay17,1997,hestoppedavehicledrivenbyAppellantbecausethevehiclehadlightsthatwerenotworkingproperly.WhenCampbellapproachedthevehicleandaskedAppellantforhislicense,henoticedtheodorofmarijuanacomingfrominsidethevehicle.CampbellsubsequentlyaskedAppellantforpermissiontosearchthevehicleandAppellantagreed.AfterAppellantandhispassengerexitedthevehicle,Campbellandsomeotherofficerssearchedthevehicleandfoundapairofhemostatsthatcanbeusedforsmokingmarijuana.Shortlythereafter,Appellantspassengerreachedintoherpantsandpulledoutamarijuanacigarettethatshegavetotheofficers.Campbelltestifiedthatatthispoint,Appellantstatedthatthemarijuanacigarettebelongedtohim. T9/1  ` AppellanttestifiedinhisownbehalfandhistestimonydifferedslightlyfromthatofDeputyCampbellinthatAppellanttestifiedthathewastheonewhogavethemarijuanacigarettetotheofficers.@* ANALYSIS DLD   DLD    ` AlthoughAppellanttooktheunusualstepathissentencinghearingofaskingthetrialcourttoimposethemaximumsentenceforeachconviction,henowclaimsthathissentencesareexcessive.Wedisagree. ` Whenreviewingsentencingissues...includingthegrantingordenialofprobationandthelengthofsentence,theappellatecourtshallconductadenovoreviewontherecordofsuchissues.Suchreviewshallbeconductedwithapresumptionthatthedeterminationsmadebythecourtfromwhichtheappealistakenarecorrect.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d)(1997). However,thepresumptionofcorrectnesswhichaccompaniesthetrialcourtsactionisconditionedupontheaffirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialcourtconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev.Ashby,823S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991).Inconductingourreview,we `*!" mustconsideralltheevidence,thepresentencereport,thesentencingprinciples,theenhancingandmitigatingfactors,argumentsofcounsel,thedefendantsstatements,thenatureandcharacteroftheoffense,andthedefendantspotentialforrehabilitation.Tenn.CodeAnn.40-35-103(5),-210(b)(1997&Supp.1998);Ashby,823S.W.2dat169. Thedefendanthastheburdenof 4*, demonstratingthatthesentenceisimproper.Id.Becausetherecordinthis 6,.  caseindicatesthatthetrialcourtproperlyconsideredthesentencingprinciples 7.0 andallrelevantfactsandcircumstances,ourreviewisdenovowithapresumptionofcorrectness.  ` IndeterminingthelengthofAppellantssentences,thetrialcourtstatedthatinsteadofmerelygrantingAppellantsrequestformaximumsentences,thecourtwouldfollowtheprinciplesandproceduresoftheSentencingActof1989.πThetrialcourtthenfoundthatthreeenhancementfactorsappliedtoAppellantssentences.Thecourtfoundthatenhancementfactor(1)appliedbecauseAppellanthadaprevioushistoryofcriminalconvictionsinadditiontothosenecessarytoestablishtheappropriatesentencingrange.SeeTenn.CodeAnn. p 4035114(1)(1997).NNNN  #  1      ׀Thecourtalsofoundthatenhancementfactor(2) ` appliedbecauseAppellantwastheleaderinanoffenseinvolvingtwoormorepersons.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035114(2)(1997).Thecourtalsofoundthat  @ enhancementfactor(8)appliedbecauseAppellanthadaprevioushistoryofunwillingnesstocomplywithconditionsofreleaseintothecommunity.See $  Tenn.CodeAnn.4035114(8)(1997).Finally,thecourtfoundthattheonlymitigatingfactorthatappliedwasfactor(1),thatAppellantscriminalconductneithercausednorthreatenedseriousbodilyinjury.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.40 P* " 35113(1)(1997). ` Appellantdoesnotchallengethetrialcourtsapplicationofthethreeenhancementfactors,nordoeshecontendthatthetrialcourtfailedtoapplyanyadditionalmitigatingfactors.Instead,Appellantsimplymakestheconclusorystatementthatunderthefactsofthiscase,hissentencesareexcessive.Not 5,. onlyisthisunsupportedallegationsimplynotsufficienttosatisfyAppellantsburdenofdemonstratingthathissentencesareimproper,weconcludeinourdenovoreviewthat,givenAppellantspriorcriminalrecord,sentencesoftenmonthsandfifteendaysforpossessionofmarijuanaandthreemonthsfordrivingonarevokedlicenseareentirelyappropriateinthiscase.Thisissuehasnomerit. ` Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisAFFIRMED.DFD#X N XX Xu#DFGD# XX N?#DGM `  `  `  `  ` M  M ` M `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGECONCUR:___________________________________JOHNH.PEAY,JUDGE___________________________________THOMAST.WOODACLL,JUDGEC