WPC # VUNa % 0(w@4 1 0l@ 0D  0J 0TB 0^ 0h 0r\ 0| 0J 0 1u` 0d U>9U*w BB)DC AM*wv~`v D3 0@ AO$s 0D9 D/} BHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ EEEӀR"88tttp3|x"((3$ !      0  (#$  0  2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial d% Line 7 d$$$$7Border 1dd-%C << G !!  ""   YYY FILED"X June12,1997CecilCrowson,Jr."AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ####'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . !  ݛ       H \RA'\   "\RA'\ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE̜R&'%A1-j|`  `@RߛATKNOXVILLEAPRIL1997SESSION  STATEOFTENNESSEE,   )      ) C.C.A.No.03C019605CC00194 Appellee,     )      ) SULLIVANCOUNTYVS.      )      ) HON.FRANKL.SLAUGHTER,      ) JUDGEJESSEEJAMESBROOKS,  )      ) (Sentencing)  Appellant.     ) FORTHEAPPELLANT:    FORTHEAPPELLEE: JAMEST.BOWMAN    JOHNKNOXWALKUP 128E.MarketStreet    AttorneyGeneral&ReporterJohnsonCity,Tennessee37604         TIMOTHYF.BEHAN       AssistantAttorneyGeneral       450JamesRobertsonParkway       Nashville,Tennessee372430493        H.GREELEYWELLS,JR.       DistrictAttorneyGeneral        EDWARDE.WILSON       AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral       P.O.Box526       Blountville,Tennessee376170526 OPINIONFILED:__________________AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE   OPINION 7VBXXdXXd7   Thedefendant,JesseeJ.Brooks,appealsasofrighthissentencefromajuryconvictionforaggravatedrobbery.ThedefendantwassentencedforthisClassBϜfelonytofifteen(15)yearsasaRangeIIoffender.ThesoleissuepresentedforreviewiswhetherthedefendantisaRangeIorRangeIIoffender.Atthesentencinghearing,thestateurgedthetrialcourttoelevatethedefendanttoRangeIIstatusbaseduponthreepre1989Virginiaconvictionsforgrandlarceny.ArguingthattheVirginiaconvictionswereequivalent,atmost,toClassEfelonies,defensecounselrequestedthatdefendantbesentencedasaRangeIoffender.ThetrialcourtdeterminedthatdefendantwasaRangeIIoffender.WeAFFIRMthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.        I.  DefendantinsiststhatheshouldbeclassifiedasaRangeIoffender.Inordertodeterminetheappropriateclassificationforoutofstateoffenses,hecontendsthatthetrialcourtwasrequiredtocomparetheelementsoftheoutofstateoffensetopresentlyexistingTennesseelaw.ThestatearguesthatthefocusofthecaseisnotTennesseelawasitcurrentlyexists,butTennesseelawpriorto1989. WeareguidedbyTenn.CodeAnn.4035106(a)(1)whichstatesthattobeclassifiedasaRangeIImultipleoffender,adefendantmusthave aminimumoftwo(2)butnotmorethanfour(4)priorfelonyconvictionswithintheconvictionclass,ahigherclass,orwithinthenexttwo(2)lowerfelonyclasses.Whenapplyingoutofstateconvictionstodeterminetheapplicablesentencingrange,thecodefurtherprovides:  Priorconvictionsincludeconvictionsunderthelaws  ofanyotherstate,governmentorcountrywhich,if  committedinthisstate,wouldhaveconstitutedan  offensecognizablebythelawsofthisstate.Inthe  eventthatafelonyfromajurisdictionotherthan  Tennesseeisnotanamedfelonyinthisstate,the  elementsoftheoffenseshallbeusedbytheTennessee  courttodeterminewhatclassificationtheoffenseisgiven.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035106(b)(5). Atthesentencinghearingcertifiedcopiesofthreeconvictionswerestipulatedandadmittedintoevidence.TheoffenseswerecommittedinVirginiaonJune1,June15,andAugust3,1988.In1988,TennesseeandVirginiarecognizedtheftofpropertyover$200as grandlarceny.Tenn.CodeAnn.3931103(Repl.November1,1989);Va.CodeAnn.18.210.ForpurposesofclassificationoffeloniescommittedpriortoNovember1,1989,grandlarcenyisaClassDfelony.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035118.TheappropriateanalysisofpriorconvictionsisunderTennesseelawasitexistedatthetimeoftheoutofstateconviction.SeeStatev.JerryG.Norrid,C.C.A.No.01C019507CC00225,CoffeeCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.filedJuly5,1996,atNashville).The1988Virginiagrandlarcenyconvictionsaretheequivalentof1988Tennesseegrandlarcenyconvictions.TheyareclassifiedasClassDfeloniespursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.4035118.Therefore,thedefendanthasthreepriorfelonieswithinthetwoclassesbelowhispresentconviction.Accordingly,thetrialjudgeproperlyclassifiedthedefendantasaRangeII,multipleoffender. ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisAFFIRMED.       ___________________________       JOEG.RILEY,JUDGECONCUR:_____________________________JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE_______________________________CHRISCRAFT,SPECIALJUDGE