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ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÔ€ÔÓ  ÓÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€XÔÌÌò òMarch€11,Ï1996ÌÌCecilÏCrowson,ÏJr.ÌÔ€ôÔAp…pellateÏCourtÏClerkó ó GÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ý€Pursuant€to€the€policy€of€this€court,€we€refer€to€the€appellant€by€theÏname€indicated€on€the€indictment,€and€on€the€judgment€of€conviction.€€However,Ïin€the€record,€the€appellant€asserts€that€his€correct€name€is€ð ðRaymond€AnthonyÏBell.ððÌ Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ý€We€note€that€the€trial€court€improperly€considered€two€1984€GeorgiaÏconvictions€for€driving€under€the€influence€and€driving€on€a€revoked€license.€ÏThe€presentence€report€and€the€probation€officer's€testimony€at€the€sentencingÏhearing€reflect€that€the€probation€officer's€only€source€of€information€concerningÏthese€convictions€was€an€N.C.I.C.€report.€€Our€supreme€court€has€held€thatÏN.C.I.C.€reports€are€not€admissible€at€a€sentencing€hearing€for€any€purpose.€ÏòòState€v.€Buckóó,€670€S.W.2d€600,€607€(Tenn.€1984).€€"The€information€in€suchÏreports€is€pure€hearsay,€of€a€dubious€degree€of€accuracy,€prepared€for€purposesÏother€than€court€use€...€."€€òòIdóó.€€Moreover,€this€court€has€implicitly€held€that€aÏsentencing€court€may€not€rely€solely€upon€information€contained€in€aÏpresentence€report€if€there€is€a€showing€that€the€information€was€obtained€fromÏan€unreliable€source,€such€as€an€N.C.I.C.€report,€or€is€otherwise€inaccurate.€€ÏòòState€v.€Crossmanóó,€No.€01C01„9311„CR„00394€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,ÏOctober€6,€1994),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1995).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.ÏHinesóó,€No.€01C01„9406„CC„00189€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville),€òòperm.€toÏappeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1995).€Ì ôÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ý€A€defendant's€poor€health€may€be€relevant€to€the€imposition€of€anÏalternative€sentence.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€170;€òòState€v.ÏCunninghamóó,€No.€02C01„9406„CC„00122€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€AprilÏ12,€1995)€(the€defendant€required€medical€attention€more€easily€and€cheaplyÏobtained€outside€of€prison).€€The€appellant€does€not€contest€the€trial€court'sÏdenial€of€an€alternative€sentence.Ì ‘Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ý€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€32(c)(1)€provides,€ð ðIf€the€court€orders€that€theÏsentences€be€served€consecutively€or€concurrently,€the€order€shall€specificallyÏrecite€the€reasons€for€such€ruling€and€such€judgment€is€reviewable€on€appeal.ðð€ÏAdditionally,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„209(c)€provides:€ð ðA€record€of€theÏsentencing€hearing€is€kept€and€preserved€in€the€same€manner€as€trial€records.€ÏThe€record€of€the€sentencing€hearing€is€part€of€the€record€of€the€case€and€shallÏinclude€specific€findings€of€fact€upon€which€application€of€the€sentencingÏprinciples€was€based.ððÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHÚ(d'@""""'ÿÿdxdStyl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑMonacoÑÑ ÑÒ  BA: T Monaco ÒÒ  BA: T Monaco Ò("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  Ò€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€X„d&ÓÑ#€Xd#ÑÔ€ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ýò òÑ7€‰øXXdæXXdæ7ÑÙ€€ÙßL€#$!;+'h|` | `€€Lßà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OFÏCRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌà@ àOCTOBER€SESSION,Ï1995Ìó óÌÌÌÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEó ó,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€03C01„9503„CR„00070Ìà àAppelleeà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àROANEÏCOUNTYÌvs.à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€E.ÏEugene€Eblen,€JudgeÌò òANTHONY€RAYMOND€BELLó ó,à à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à à(VehicularÏHomicide;€Ìà àAppellantà àà àà à)à àRevokedÏLicense)ÌÌÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:ÌÌJoe€H.€Walkerà àà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌPublic€Defenderà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌWalter€B.€Johnsonà àà àà àÌAsst.€Public€Defenderà àÌP.€O.€Box€334à àà àà àà àGeorge€LinebaughÌHarriman,€TN€€37748à àà àà àAssistant€AttorneyÏGeneralà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCharles€E.€HawkÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àFrank€A.€HarveyÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNinth€Judicial€DistrictÌà àà àà àà àà àà àP.€O.€Box€703Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àKingston,€TN€€37763ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌò òDavid€G.€Hayesó óÌJudgeÇÓÓà@ àò òOPINIONó óÌÌà àThe€appellant,€Anthony€Raymond€Bell,× ƒ% ××  ×€pled€guilty€in€the€Criminal€CourtÏof€Roane€County€to€the€offenses€of€vehicular€homicide€as€a€proximate€result€ofÏthe€appellant's€intoxication,€a€class€C€felony,€and€driving€on€a€revoked€license,Ïa€class€B€misdemeanor.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant€to€four€yearsÏincarceration€for€vehicular€homicide€and€six€months€incarceration€for€driving€onÏa€revoked€license.€€The€court€further€ordered€that€the€sentences€be€servedÏconsecutively.€€The€appellant€now€appeals€his€sentence,€contending€that€theÏtrial€court€should€have€granted€him€the€minimum€sentence€of€three€years€forÏvehicular€homicide.€€The€appellant€also€argues€that€his€sentences€should€beÏconcurrent.ÌÌà àAfter€reviewing€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà@ àò òòòI.€€Factual€Backgroundóóó óÌÌà àOn€March€15,€1994,€the€appellant€was€involved€in€a€two€car€collision€onÏInterstate€40€in€Roane€County.€€The€collision€tragically€resulted€in€the€death€ofÍJames€Basim,€the€driver€of€the€second€car.€€The€investigating€officer€detected€aÏstrong€odor€of€alcohol€about€the€appellantððs€person.€€A€subsequent€testÏrevealed€a€blood€alcohol€content€of€.23€percent,€confirming€the€officerððsÏsuspicion€of€intoxication.€€Moreover,€on€the€date€of€this€offense,€the€appellantððsÏdriving€privileges€were€revoked€due€to€a€recent€conviction€for€driving€under€theÏinfluence.€€ÌÌà àThe€appellant€did€not€testify€at€his€sentencing€hearing.€€However,€heÏmade€the€following€statement€to€the€probation€officer€who€prepared€theÏpresentence€report:€ÌÒ ` ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓI€donððt€know€why€I€awas€[sic]€on€Interstate€where€I€live€is€notÏon€my€way€home.€€Randy€Kirby€Deputy€Sheriff€said€I€hit€aÏtruck€that€was€already€in€a€wreck€on€interstate,€but€wonððt€sayÏanything€else€about€it.€€A€hospital€nurse€said€I€had€aÏdiabetic€black€out,€donððt€remember€anything€else€at€all.€ÏWas€only€a€[sic]€bar€from€9:45€p.m.€[un]til€11:45€p.m.€€OnlyÏhad€4€beers€in€that€time€frame.€€Iððm€not€a€mean€or€violentÏperson.€€Never€been€in€any€trouble€or€any€other€feloney€[sic]Ïcarges€[sic]€or€no€kind€of€trouble€at€all.€€Ò  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌÌà@ àò òòòII.€€The€Length€of€the€Sentenceóóó ó€€€ÌÌà àThe€appellant€first€contends€that€his€sentence€of€four€years€for€vehicularÏhomicide€is€excessive.€€Vehicular€homicide€is€a€class€C€felony.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€39„13„213(b)€(1991).€€Because€the€appellant€was€sentenced€as€a€range€IÍstandard€offender,€he€was€potentially€subject€to€a€sentence€of€not€less€thanÏthree€nor€more€than€six€years€incarceration.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„112(a)(3)€(1990).ÌÌà àReview,€by€this€court,€of€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€aÏsentence€is€òòde€novoóó€with€a€presumption€that€the€determination€made€by€the€trialÏcourt€is€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)(1990).€€The€presumption€ofÏcorrectness€is€ð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€theÏtrial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€andÏcircumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòsee€alsoóóÏòòState€v.€Jonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597,€600€(Tenn.€1994).€€In€other€words,€if€the€trialÏcourt€follows€the€statutory€sentencing€procedures,€gives€due€consideration€toÏand€properly€applies€the€factors€and€principles€that€are€relevant€to€sentencing,Ïand€€makes€findings€of€fact€that€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record,€we€mayÏnot€disturb€the€sentence,€even€if€a€different€result€is€preferred.€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,Ï805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€In€the€instant€case,€for€reasonsÏsubsequently€discussed€in€this€opinion,€we€are€unable€to€afford€the€presumptionÏof€correctness€to€the€trial€court's€determination.€€ÌÌà àGenerally,€in€conducting€a€òòde€novoóó€review€of€a€sentence,€we€mustÏconsider€the€following:€€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€andÏsentencing€hearing;€€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencingÍand€any€arguments€of€counsel€relative€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€natureÏand€characteristics€of€the€offense;€(5)€any€mitigating€or€enhancing€factors;€(6)Ïany€statements€made€by€the€defendant€on€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€theÏappellantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€168;ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102€(1994€Supp.);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103Ï(1990);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210€(1994€Supp.).€€The€burden€is€upon€theÏappellant€to€demonstrate€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence.€€òòState€v.€Leeóó,€No.Ï03C01„9308„CR„00275€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€April€4,€1995).ÌÌà àThe€appellant€argues€that€he€should€have€received€a€minimum€sentence.€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(c)€provides€that€the€presumptive€sentence€is€theÏminimum€sentence€within€the€appropriate€range.€€If€there€are€enhancing€andÏmitigating€factors,€the€court€must€start€at€the€minimum€sentence€in€the€range€andÏenhance€the€sentence€as€appropriate€for€the€enhancement€factors€and€thenÏreduce€the€sentence€within€the€range€as€appropriate€for€the€mitigating€factors.€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210€(d)€and€(e).€€For€the€purpose€of€review,€the€trialÏcourt€must€place€on€the€record€any€applicable€factors€and€also€include€theÏspecific€findings€of€fact€underlying€its€application€of€sentencing€principles.€€òòSeeóóÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„209(c)(1994€Supp.);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(f).€ÏòòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Chrismanóó,€885€S.W.2d€834,€839€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€toÏappeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1994);€òòState€v.€Diesóó,€829€S.W.2d€706,€710€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.€1991).€€Although€the€trial€court€in€this€case€failed€to€comply€with€thisÍrequirement,€the€record€is€adequate€for€review.€€òòState€v.€Pearsonóó,€858€S.W.2dÏ879,€884„885€(Tenn.€1993);€€òòState€v.€Kyteóó,€874€S.W.2d€631,€633€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1993).ÌÌà àThe€record€indicates€that€the€trial€court€applied€the€enhancement€factorÏset€forth€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1)(Supp.€1994),€which€encompassesÏdefendants€"with€a€previous€history€of€criminal€convictions€or€criminal€behaviorÏin€addition€to€those€necessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range."€€The€recordÏsupports€the€application€of€this€factor.€€The€presentence€report€reflects€that,€onÏSeptember€24,€1993,€the€appellant€drove€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant€inÏRoane€County.€€He€was€convicted€of€this€offense€on€November€29,€1993,€andÏwas€sentenced€to€48€hours€incarceration,€followed€by€a€probationary€period€ofÏ11€months€and€29€days.€€The€record€also€indicates€that,€on€September€24,Ï1993,€the€appellant€was€driving€on€a€revoked€license.€€Although€the€appellantÏwas€not€convicted€of€this€offense€until€April€18,€1993,€approximately€one€monthÏfollowing€the€commission€of€the€instant€offenses,€a€court€may€consider€theÏunderlying€conduct€in€applying€enhancement€factor€(1).€€òòState€v.€Masseyóó,€757ÏS.W.2d€350,€352€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1988);€ÏòòState€v.€Bunnóó,€No.€01C01„9311„CC„00401€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,ÍNovember€22,€1994).× ƒ& ××  ×€ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€did€not€apply€any€mitigating€factors.€€The€appellant€arguesÏthat€the€trial€court€should€have€considered€his€ð ðill€healthðð€as€a€mitigating€factor.€ÏThe€record€reveals€that€the€appellant€is€diabetic€and€requires€regularÏmedication.€€However,€the€appellant€fails€to€explain€why€his€ð ðill€healthðð€shouldÏreduce€the€length€of€his€sentence.€€The€burden€of€proving€applicable€mitigatingÏfactors€rests€upon€the€appellant.€€òòState€v.€Mooreóó,€No.€03C01„9403„CR„00098Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€September€18,€1995),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ï(Tenn.€1996).€€Therefore,€while€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(8)€(1990)€allowsÏa€court€to€consider€any€physical€condition€that€significantly€reduced€theÏappellant's€culpability,€the€appellant€has€not€sufficiently€established€a€causalÍlink€between€his€physical€ailment€and€the€instant€offense.€€Moreover,€it€isÏunclear€how€the€reduction€of€a€sentence€because€of€the€ill€health€of€a€defendantÏis€consistent€with€the€purposes€of€the€Sentencing€Act.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113€(13).€€Indeed,€we€have€previously€suggested€that,€in€general,€specialÏconsideration€in€sentencing€because€of€ill€health€frustrates€the€purpose€of€theÏAct,€to€prevent€crime€and€promote€respect€for€the€law€by€providing€an€effectiveÏgeneral€deterrent€to€those€likely€to€violate€the€criminal€laws€of€this€state.€€òòState€v.ÏMcIntoshóó,€No.€85„27„III€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ï(Tenn.€1986);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(3)(A).× ƒ' ××  ×€€Thus,€the€appellant's€illÏhealth€is€not€an€appropriate€mitigating€factor.ÌÌà àHaving€found€the€presence€of€one€enhancing€factor€and€no€mitigatingÏfactors,€we€conclude€that€a€sentence€of€four€years€is€justified.ÌÌÌÌà@ àòòò òIII.€€Consecutive€Sentencingóóó óÌÌà àThe€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€should€not€have€orderedÏconsecutive€service€of€the€appellant's€sentences.€€First,€the€appellant€arguesÏthat€the€trial€court€failed€to€state€on€the€record€the€rationale€for€consecutiveÏsentencing.€€Second,€the€appellant€asserts€that€there€is€no€statutory€basis€for€theÏimposition€of€consecutive€sentences.ÌÌà àWe€agree€that€the€trial€court€is€required€to€articulate€its€reasons€forÏimposing€consecutive€sentences.× ƒ( ××  ×€€In€this€case,€the€trial€court€failed€to€do€so.€ÏNevertheless,€upon€òòde€novoóó€review,€absent€of€course€the€presumption€ofÏcorrectness,€we€conclude€that€the€record€supports€the€trial€court's€determination.€ÏòòPearsonóó,€858€S.W.2d€at€884„885;€€òòKyteóó,€874€S.W.2d€at€633;€€òòMallard€v.€Stateóó,ÏNo.€02C01„9412„CC„00291€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€July€26,€1995).ÌÌà àInitially,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(6)€(1990)€provides€that€a€courtÏmay€impose€consecutive€sentences€if€"[t]he€defendant€is€sentenced€for€anÏoffense€committed€while€on€probation."€€The€record€reflects€that,€at€the€time€ofÏthe€instant€offenses,€the€appellant€was€on€probation€pursuant€to€his€prior€DUIÍconviction.€€Moreover,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(4)€provides€thatÏconsecutive€sentencing€is€appropriate€when€a€defendant€is€"a€dangerousÏoffender€whose€behavior€indicates€little€or€no€regard€for€human€life,€and€noÏhesitation€about€committing€a€crime€in€which€the€risk€to€human€life€is€high."€€òòSeeÏalsoóó€òòGray€v.€Stateóó,€538€S.W.2d€391,€393€(Tenn.€1976).€€The€record€supports€aÏfinding€that€the€appellant€is€a€dangerous€offender.ÌÌà àOur€conclusion€that€the€appellant€is€a€dangerous€offender€is€based€uponÏthe€appellantððs€operation€of€a€vehicle€on€an€interstate€highway€with€a€bloodÏalcohol€content€of€.23€percent€less€than€four€months€after€a€conviction€for€DUIÏand€the€consequent€revocation€of€his€license.€€Additionally,€the€appellant'sÏrefusal€to€acknowledge€that€he€may€have€a€problem€with€alcohol€abuseÏindicates€that€consecutive€sentencing€is€necessary€to€protect€the€public€fromÏfurther€criminal€conduct€by€the€appellant.€€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933,Ï938€(Tenn.€1995).€€Finally,€the€appellant's€aggregate€sentence€is€reasonablyÏrelated€to€the€severity€of€the€offenses€and€is€consistent€with€general€principles€ofÏsentencing.€€òòIdóó.€€ÌÌà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÇÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JudgeÌÌÌ________________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€Judge