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XXXXXX   Ad FILEDXX  December10,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d""""'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ////XXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T0r*<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rߛ0@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @FF'ATNASHVILLE@#NOVEMBER1998SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.01C019709CC00385   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p HUMPHREYSCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.ROBERTE.BURCH,   JEREMYAMIS, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (AggravatedSexualBattery) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L SHIPPR.WEEMS  $ DistrictPublicDefender ROBERTH.STOVALL,JR. (AtTrial)  AssistantDistrictPublicDefenderP.O.Box160Charlotte,TN370360160 GREGORYD.SMITH (OnAppeal)  f 1PublicSquare,Suite321Clarksville,TN37040 "!  FORTHEAPPELLEE: L! JOHNKNOXWALKUP  $# AttorneyGeneralandReporter CLINTONJ.MORGAN  & AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 DANMITCHUMALSOBROOKS   F, DistrictAttorneyGeneral GEORGESEXTON  #/ AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneralCountyCourthouse,2ndFloorCourtSquareWaverly,TN37185 L'"3 (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 |.)9 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  62B  7YXdXXd7@qq* OPINION    ` AHumphreysCountyjuryfounddefendantguiltyofaggravatedsexualbatteryofatwelveyearoldgirl,aClassBfelony.Hewassentencedasaviolent100%offendertotwelveyearsintheDepartmentofCorrection.Defendantraisesthefollowingissuesonappeal:8 ` 8 ` ` (1)whetherthetrialcourterredinadmittingthetestimonyoftwowitnessesunderthe excitedutteranceexceptiontothehearsayrule;and  x x Ѐ9 8 ` 8 ` ` (2)whetherthesentenceisexcessive.  x x ThisCourtfindsnoreversibleerrorandaffirmsthetrialcourtsjudgment.@+ FACTS    ` InOctober1996,T.B.,   #  1      ׀agetwelve,metdefendant,agetwentytwo,atthe $t homeofanacquaintance.Duringthecourseoftheirmeeting,theyagreedto beboyfriendandgirlfriend.DefendanttoldT.B.sfriend,H.J.,toleavetheroom.T.B.anddefendantwerealoneintheroomforapproximatelyanhourandahalfduringwhichtimehetriedtoconvinceT.B.tohavesexwithhim.Aftersometime,shefinally gaveinand,accordingtoT.B.stestimony,defendantsexuallypenetratedher.ItlastedaboutfiveminutesbeforeT.B.,crying,askedhimtostop.Thedefendantcomplied. ` WhenT.B.cameoutoftheroomupset,H.J.askedherwhatwaswrongandT.B.toldherwhathappened.Anotherfriend,J.C.,testifiedthatT.B.wasupsetandcryingwhenhearrivedatthehouseafewminutesafterward.Uponleavingtheresidence,andwhilestillupsetandcrying,T.B.toldJ.C.thatdefendantdidsomethingshedidnotwanthimtodo. ` Thedefensepresentednoproofattrial.@% EXCITEDUTTERANCE  7h28  ` DefendantobjectedtotheadmissionofH.J.sandJ.C.stestimonyregardingT.B.sstatementstothem.Thestatearguedthatthestatementswereadmissibleundertheexcitedutteranceexceptiontothehearsayrule.ThetrialcourtconductedjuryouthearingswithregardtothistestimonyandfoundthestatementsadmissibleunderTenn.R.Evid.803(2).@, A.    ` Tenn.R.Evid.803(2)excludesfromthehearsayruleany statementrelatingtoastartlingeventorconditionmadewhilethedeclarantwasunderthestressofexcitementcausedbytheeventorcondition.Inorderforastatementtobeadmissibleundertheexcitedutteranceexceptiontothehearsayrule,theproponentofthestatementmustestablish:(1)theoccurrenceofastartlingeventorcondition;(2)thestatementrelatedtothatstartlingeventorcondition;and(3)thedeclarantwasunderthestressofexcitementwhenthestatementwasmade.See+**+,+ +,N.//Cohen**&   etal.,&, ,&&'D.Paine&S.Sheppeard,'Tennessee////Lawof//Evidence+ ++**+((''))////803(2).2(3ded.1995).Furthermore,thefact "  thatastatementisinresponsetoaquestiondoesnotnecessarilyexcludeitfromtheexcitedutteranceexception.Statev.Smith,857S.W.2d1,9(Tenn.1993);see p&!$ alsoStatev.ReginaldL.Edmonds,C.C.A.No.02C019708CC00334,Benton P(#& County(Tenn.Crim.App.filedAugust25,1998,atJackson).@, B.  -@),  ` WeconcludethatthetrialcourtdidnoterrinadmittingthevictimsstatementstoH.J.andJ.C.asexcitedutterancesunderTenn.R.Evid.803(2).Atwentytwoyearoldmanconvincedatwelveyearoldgirltohavesexualcontactwithhim.Afterashorttime,shebecameunderstandablyupsetandaskedhimtostop.Whenshelefttheroomcrying,H.J.askedherwhatwaswrong.Sheimmediatelyrepliedthatshehadsexwiththedefendant.Shortlythereafter,while 0948 stillupsetandcrying,T.B.madeasimilarstatementtoJ.C. ` ThissexualactivityforT.B.,atwelveyearoldgirl,certainlyqualifiedasastartlingevent;herstatementstoH.J.andJ.C.relatedtothatevent;and,evenassumingthesexualactivityoccurredearlywithinthe11/2hourperiodT.B.andthedefendantwerealone,shewasobviouslydistressedbytheeventandwasstillunderthestressoftheeventwhenshetoldH.J.andJ.C.whatoccurred.Thestatementswereadmissible. ` Thisissueiswithoutmerit.@( SENTENCING    ` Thetrialcourtappliedthreeenhancingfactorsandonemitigatingfactortodefendantsconduct.Theresultwasthemaximumtwelveyearsentencetobeservedasaviolentoffenderat100%intheDepartmentofCorrection.Defendantassertsthatthesentenceisexcessive.@, A.  "   ` Firstly,wenotethepresentencereportisnotapartoftherecord.Wemust,therefore,presumethatthetrial//court..s////rulingsaresupportedbytheevidence.Statev.JerryHilbertCarter,C.C.A.No.03C019603CC00102,GreeneCounty P(#& (Tenn.Crim.App.filedMarch4,1997,atKnoxville);seealsoStatev.Oody,823 0*%( S.W.2d554,559(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).Nevertheless,weelecttoaddresstheissue.@, B.  1-0  ` Ourreviewofthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtisdenovowitha 3.2 presumptionthatthedeterminationsofthetrialcourtarecorrect.Tenn.CodeAnn.//--////4035401(d);XdXXXdԀStatev.Byrd,861S.W.2d377,379(Tenn.Crim.App.1993).#XdXXXd~!#XdXXXdԀThe P726 presumptionofcorrectnesswhichattachestothetrialcourt'sactionisconditioned 0948 uponanaffirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialcourtconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev.Ashby,823  S.W.2d166,169(Tenn1991).#XdXXXd"# p  ` Inthisinstance,itisclearfromtherecordthatthetrialjudgeproperlyconsideredallappropriatesentencingprinciplesandrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Assuch,thepresumptionofcorrectnessattachestothetrialcourtsdeterminations.@, C.    ` Atsentencing,thestatepresentedevidenceofdefendantscriminalhistory,arguedfortheapplicationofthreeenhancingfactors,andrecommendedthemaximumsentence.Thedefenseputonnoproof,butarguedfortheapplicationofthreemitigatingfactorsandrequestedamidrangesentenceofnineyears. ` Thetrialcourtrecitedandreviewedallsentencingprinciples.Itthenfoundthatthreeenhancingfactorsapplied:(1)thedefendanthasaprevioushistoryofcriminalconvictionsorcriminalbehaviorinadditiontothosenecessarytoestablishtheappropriaterange;   %  2      ׀(2)thedefendanthasaprevioushistoryofunwillingnessto "  complywiththeconditionsofreleaseinthecommunity;and(3)thefelonywascommittedwhileonprobation.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035114(1),(8),(13).Wepresumethesefactorsareapplicableintheabsenceofthepresentencereport. ` Thetrialcourtrefusedtofindthatdefendantsyouthcausedhimtolacksubstantialjudgmentincommittingthecrime.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035 ,`'* 113(6).Italsofoundtheproofcontrarytotheassertionthatthecrimewascommittedundersuchunusualcircumstancesthatitwasunlikelythatasustainedintenttoviolatethelawmotivatedthecriminalconduct.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.40 1-0 35113(11).Thesefindingsaresupportedbytherecord. ` Thetrialcourtdid,however,findthatthedefendantsconductneithercaused p504 northreatenedseriousbodilyinjury.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035113(1).But, p504 thismitigatingfactorwasnotgivensignificantweight.Theweighttobegiveneachfactorislefttothesounddiscretionofthetrialcourt.Statev.Moss,727S.W.2d  229,238(Tenn.1986);Statev.Leggs,955S.W.2d845,848(Tenn.Crim.App. p 1997).@, D.  `   ` Inreviewingthesentencedenovowiththeattachedpresumptionof @  correctness,thisCourtconcludesthatthetrialcourtproperlyappliedbothenhancementandmitigatingfactorsandproperlyevaluatedtherelevantfactsandcircumstancesinconjunctionwiththesentencingprinciples.Accordingly,thiscourtwillnotdisturbthetwelveyearsentencereceivedbythedefendant.@xx( CONCLUSION  0  `  ` Basedupontheforegoing,we AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrialcourt. @ /(#____________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  `'"%  CONCUR: ,`'*  ____________________________ $$ 1-0 PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE$$ ____________________________ $$ P726 L.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGE