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ÔÔ€)ÔÝ  ÝÒ 4 ÒÒ „ ÒÙ€€ÙÔ€+ÔÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›œßL€/0.;+'h|` Å `€€Lß›à àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINALÏAPPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌÓ ` ܆XDp”X Óà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€à à€€€€àQ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌÓ` °‡XDp”XÓà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à ààQ àà àJUNEÏ1996€SESSIONó óÌÌÌÌà àÓ ` ®DÓò òÌÓ` cÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àó ó)€ÌÓ ` ¸ cÓà àà à)€C.C.A.€No.€03C01„9506„CC„00178€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïà àAppellee,à à)Ìà àà à)€Blount€CountyÌV.€€€€€€€à à)Ìà àà à)€Honorable€D.€Kelly€Thomas,€Jr.,€JudgeÌò òà àó óà à)ò òÌHAROLD€BLEVINS,ó óà à)€(Forgery€(2€counts);€Uttering€(2€counts);€à àà à)€ÏTheft€Under€$500;€Passing€a€Worthless€€€€€€€€€€€€à àAppellant.à à)€€Check€(10€counts);ÏObtaining€a€ControlledÌà àà à)€€Substance€by€Misrepresentation€(2€counts);Ïà àà à)€€Attempt€to€Obtain€a€Controlled€Substance€à àà à)€Ïby€Fraud)ÌÌÌÓ` ÓFOR€THE€APPELLANT:à àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:ÌÌRaymond€Mack€Garnerà àCharles€W.€BursonÌDistrict€Public€Defenderà àAttorney€General€&€Reporter€ÌÌNatalee€Staats€Hurleyà àElizabeth€T.€RyanÌAsst.€Dist.€Public€Defenderà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌ419€High€Streetà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌMaryville,€TN€37804à à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà àMichael€L.€FlynnÌà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àPhilip€H.€MortonÌà àAsst.€Dist.€Attorney€GeneralÌà à363€Court€StreetÌà àMaryville,€TN€37804ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€___________________ÌÌÌò òAFFIRMEDÌó óÌÌò òPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,ó óÌJudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÑ  ÑÑ7€¶oXXdìXXdì7ÑÑ€ ÑÔ€)ÔÓ ` ¸ pÓà àò òÔ€+ÔÔ  ÔÌà àà ààQ àO€P€I€N€I€O€N€ó óÌÓÓÌà àThe€appellant,€Harold€Blevins,€pled€guilty€to€two€counts€of€forgery,€twoÏcounts€of€uttering,€theft€under€$€500.00,€ten€counts€of€passing€a€worthless€check,Ïtwo€counts€of€obtaining€a€controlled€substance€by€misrepresentation,€andÏattempt€to€obtain€a€controlled€substance€by€fraud.€€He€received€an€effectiveÏsentence€of€four€years.€€He€was€ordered€to€serve€his€sentence€at€theÏDepartment€of€Correction's€Special€Needs€Facility.€€He€raises€two€issues€onÏappeal:ÌÓÓà8 à1.€€Whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing€him€to€a€three€yearÏsentence€out€of€a€possible€range€of€two€to€four€years€for€theÏoffense€of€obtaining€a€controlled€substance€by€fraud.ÌÌà8 à2.€€Whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€refusing€to€place€him€onÏcommunity€corrections.ÌÌÓÓWe€affirm.ÌÌà àIn€April€of€1993,€the€appellant€forged€and€presented€two€stolen€checks.€ÏIn€May€of€1993,€he€stole€jewelry€valued€at€less€than€$€500.00.€€In€July€of€1993,Ïhe€was€arrested€for€forgery€and€released€on€bond.€€Following€his€release€onÏbond,€he€passed€ten€worthless€checks.€€He€then€fled€to€Virginia€and€failed€toÏappear€at€his€forgery€hearing.€€In€March€of€1994,€the€appellant€returned€toÏTennessee.€€While€on€bond€for€the€above€offenses,€he€obtained€twoÏprescriptions€for€Lorcet€and€one€prescription€for€Hydrocodone€by€means€ofÏmisrepresentation.€€Appellant€then€jumped€bail€for€a€second€time€because€heÏ"was€afraid€of€going€to€jail."ÌÌà àAppellant€testified€that€he€drafted€bad€checks€and€pawned€stolenÏproperty€to€support€his€drug€addiction.€€He€had€previously,€but€unsuccessfully,Ïattended€long€term€treatment,€AA,€and€NA.€€He€had€twice€been€on€methadone.€ÏHe€is€HIV€positive€and€has€hepatitis€B.€€He€also€has€a€pending€DUI€œcharge.ÌÌÌÌÓ  Óò òòòLENGTH€OF€SENTENCEóóó óÌÓ  Óà àThe€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€judge€erred€in€sentencing€him€to€aÏmid„range€sentence€for€obtaining€a€controlled€substance€by€misrepresentation.€ÍHe€contends€that€he€should€have€received€the€minimum€sentence€of€two€years.× ƒ1 ××  ×€ÏIn€response,€the€state€enigmatically€concedes€to€application€of€two€mitigatingÏfactors.× ƒ2 ××  ×€€The€state,€however,€argues€that€the€enhancement€factors€outweigh€theÏmitigating€factors€and€justify€the€appellant's€sentence.ÌÌà àA€court€"shall€place€on€the€record€either€orally€or€in€writing,€whatÏenhancement€or€mitigating€factors€it€found."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(f)Ï(1990€Repl.).€€The€significant€nature€of€both€enhancement€and€mitigating€factorsÏnecessitate€that€even€their€absence€must€be€recorded.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€€The€findings€are€recorded€toÏafford€adequate€appellate€review.€€òòState€v.€Franklinóó,€919€S.W.2d€362,€365Ï(Tenn.€1996);€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€910€S.W.2d€457€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€(òòState€v.ÏManningóó,€883€S.W.2d€635,€638€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).ÌÌà àThe€trial€judge€issued€a€mid„range€sentence€without€explanation.€ÏAlthough€neither€party€proffered€specific€sentencing€factors€for€application,€itÍwas€incumbent€upon€the€trial€judge€to€express€which€factors,€if€any,€were€foundÏto€apply.€€Accordingly,€our€review€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó.ÌÌà àThe€record€supports€application€of€enhancement€factors€sufficient€toÏwarrant€a€mid„range€sentence.€€The€appellant€has€a€previous€history€of€criminalÏbehavior,€and€the€felony€was€committed€while€on€bail€for€another€felony€ofÏwhich€he€was€ultimately€convicted.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(2)›€&€(13)Ï(1995€Supp.).€€In€mitigation,€we€find€that€the€appellant's€conduct€neither€causedÏnor€threatened€serious€bodily€injury.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ40„35„113(1)›€(1990ÏRepl.)€€We€are€unpersuaded,€however,€that€his€conduct€was€mitigated€by€hisÏown€voluntary€use€of€drugs.× ƒ3 ××  ×€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ40„35„113(3)›€(1990€Repl.).€ÏProvided€that€his€addiction€was€a€mitigating€circumstance,€the€weight€afforded,€ifÏany,€would€have€been€minimal.€€Accordingly,€we€find€imposition€of€a€three€yearÏmid„range€sentence€appropriate.ÌÌÓ  Óò òòòMANNER€OF€SERVICEóóó óÓ  Óà àThe€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€courtÏerred€in€refusing€to€place€him€in€community€corrections.€€His€argument€isÏpremised€œon›œ€his€assertion€that›€he€has€no€prior€record€and€that€due€to€his€failingÏhealth,€community€corrections€is€a€humane€and€just€sentence.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)€theÏpresentence€report,€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€toÏsentencing€alternatives,€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminalÏconduct,€(5)€any€mitigating€and€Ô  Ôenhancement€factors,€(6)€any€statements€madeÏby€the€defendant€in€his€or€her€own€behalf,€and€(7)€the€defendant's€potential€forÏrehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„210,€„103,€and€„210Ï(1990).€€Under€the€1989€Act,€sentences€involving€confinement€are€to€be€basedÏon€the€following€considerations€contained€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)Ï(1990):ÌÓ ` ¸ pÓÓÓà8 à(A)€€Confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€aÏdefendant€who€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;ÌÌà8 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 à(C)€€Measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€orÏrecently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant.€.€.€.ÓÓÌThe€defendant's€potential€for€rehabilitation€is€another€key€consideration€inÏdetermining€the€manner€in€which€one€is€to€serve€his€or€her€sentence.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(5)€(1990€œRepl.).ÌÌà àThe€trial€judge€found€that€the€appellant€was€not€"a€proper€candidate€forÏrelease"€into€the€community.€€In€support€of€his€findings,€the€trial€judge€cited:€€(1)€Íthe€appellant's€violent€propensity,€(2)€€his€history€of€fleeing€prosecution,€(3)€€theÏfact€that€he€committed€offenses€while€on€bail,€(4)€€the€fact€that€he€committed€hisÏcrimes€over€a€period€of€approximately€one€and€one€half€years,€(5)€€his€history€ofÏhaving€twice€jumped€bail,€(6)€€his€history€of€extensive€criminal€activities,× ƒ4 ××  ×€and€(7)€Ïhis€lack€of€amenability€to€successful€rehabilitation€in€the€community.× ƒ5 ××  ×›ÌÌà àThe€trial€judge€considered€the€applicable€principles€in€determining€theÏmanner€in€which€the€appellant€was€to€serve€his€sentence.€€Upon€viewing€theÏappellant's€demeanor€and€listening€to€his€testimony,€the€trial€judge€found€thatÏthe€appellant€was€a€poor€candidate€for€rehabilitation.€€Because€the€trial€judgeÏcan€view€a€witness'€demeanor€while€testifying,€he€is€in€a€better€position€toÏœassess€one's›€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€Accordingly,€we€are€unable€toÏconclude€that€the€trial€judge€erred€in€finding€that€the€appellant€was€not€"treatableÏin€the€community"€and€that€confinement€was€necessary€to€protect€society'sÏinterests.ÌÌò òAFFIRMEDó óÌÌÓ` ¸ pœÓÓÓà àà ààQ àà àà à_____________________________Ìà àà ààQ àà àà àPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌJOE€B.€JONES,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌGARY€R.€WADE,€Judge