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ÔÔ€$ÔÝ  Ý›Ñ7€BiXXdÈdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ ` ÑÒ D ÒÒ ¦ ÒÓ  ӜԀÔÙ€*ÙßR€'(&A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà àà àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€JACKSONÌÌÓ  Óà@ àFEBRUARY€1997€SESSIONÌÌÌÌó óÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)ó óà àò òC.C.A.€NO.€ó ó€ò ò02C01„9603„CR„00070ó óÌà àà àAppellee,à àò ò€€€€€à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àSHELBY€COUNTYó óÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€CHRIS€B.€CRAFT,ÌKEVIN€D.€CASH,à àà àà àà à)à àJUDGEÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)ó óÌà àà àAppellant.à àà àà àò ò)ó óà à(Sentencing)ÌÌÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANT:óóà àà àà à€€€€€òòà àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:óóÌÌÌò òMARVIN€œE.€BALLIN›€ó óà àò òà àà àà àœCHARLES›€W.€BURSONó óÌà àò ò„and„à àó óà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌò òMARK€A.€MESLERÌó ó200€Jefferson€Ave.,€Suite€1250ò òà àà àà àDEBORAH€A.ÏTULLISà àà àó óMemphis,€TN€€38103à àà àà àà àAsst.€AttorneyÏGeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€Pkwy.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òJOHN€W.€PIEROTTIó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òAMY€WEIRICHó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€Complex,€Third€FloorÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à201€Poplarà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMemphis,€TN€€38103Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌÌò òAFFIRMEDó óÌÌÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,ÌœJudge›ÌÓ  ÓÌÑ  Ñà@ àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NÌó óóóÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€defendant€was€indicted€on€March€23,€1995,€for€unlawfulÏpossession€of€a€controlled€substance€with€intent€to€sell€and€for€unlawful€possessionÏof€a€controlled€substance€with€intent€to€deliver.€€On€August€29,€1995,€he€pled€guilty€toÏunlawful€possession€of€marijuana€in€excess€of€14.175€grams€with€intent€to€sell,€aÏClass€E€felony.€€He€was€sentenced€to€sixteen€months€in€the€Shelby€CountyÏCorrectional€Center€and€fined€two€thousand€dollars€($2000).€€He€petitioned€the€courtÏto€suspend€his€sentence,€but€his€request€was€denied.€€It€is€from€this€denial€that€heÏnow€appeals.€€After€a€review€of€the€record,€we€find€that€the€trial€court€was€not€in€error,Íand€we€affirm€the€judgment€below.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€was€arrested€after€police€officers€received€a€call€from€theÏdefendantððs€ex„girlfriend€claiming€that€the€defendant€was€beating€her€and€hadÏthreatened€to€kill€her€with€a€gun€he€had€in€his€car.€€When€officers€arrived,€theÏdefendant€was€walking€toward€his€car€where€his€ten„year„old€daughter€was€sitting€inÏthe€front€seat.€€The€officers€approached€the€defendant€and€obtained€consent€toÏsearch€the€car.€€The€search€revealed€205.8€grams€of€marijuana,€six€hundred€fifty„fiveÏdollars€($655),€two€telephones,€and€a€beeper.€€No€weapon€was€located.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€now€complains€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€refusing€toÏgrant€him€an€alternative€sentence€and€place€him€on€Community€Corrections.€€WhenÏa€defendant€complains€of€his/her€sentence,€we€must€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€with€aÏpresumption€of€correctness.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€The€burden€of€showing€that€theÏsentence€is€improper€is€upon€the€appealing€party.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€SentencingÏCommission€Comments.€€This€presumption,€however,€"is€conditioned€upon€theÏaffirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencingÏprinciples€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2dÏ166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ¦ ÒÒ  ÒÒ ¢ ÒÓ ` ¸ ŒX¸)Óà àà àThe€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985€establishes€a€community€basedÏalternative€to€incarceration€for€certain€offenders€and€sets€out€the€minimum€eligibilityÏrequirements.€€T.C.A.€ðððð€40„36„101€through€„306.€€This€Act€does€not€provide€that€allÏoffenders€who€meet€the€standards€are€entitled€to€such€relief.€€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€744ÏS.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).ÌÌà àà àThe€purpose€of€the€Tennessee€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985€is€toÏestablish€a€policy€to€punish€selected,€nonviolent€felony€offenders€through€community„based€alternatives€to€incarceration.€€The€goals€of€the€Community€Corrections€ActÏinclude€the€following:€maintaining€safe€and€efficient€community€correctionalÏprograms,€promoting€accountability€of€offenders€to€their€local€community,€filling€gapsÏin€the€local€correctional€system€through€the€development€of€a€range€of€sanctions€andÏservices,€reducing€the€number€of€nonviolent€felony€offenders€in€correctionalÏinstitutions€and€jails,€and€providing€ð ðopportunities€for€offenders€demonstrating€specialÏneeds€to€receive€services€which€enhance€their€ability€to€provide€for€their€families€andÏbecome€contributing€members€of€their€community€.€.€.€.ðð€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„36„104(1)„(5).ÌÌà àà àBefore€one€is€entitled€to€community€corrections,€he€or€she€must€beÍeligible€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€40„36„106(a).€€Mere€eligibility,€of€course,€does€not€endÏthe€inquiry.€€We€must€also€look€to€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.€€UnderÏthis€Act,€trial€judges€are€encouraged€to€use€alternatives€to€incarceration.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„102(6)€states€that€ð ða€defendant€who€does€not€fall€within€the€parameters€ofÏsubdivision€(5)€and€who€is€an€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€aÏClass€C,€D€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternativeÏsentencing€options€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€Militating€againstÏalternative€sentencing€are€the€following€considerations:ÌÓÓÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ ô ÒÒ  ÒœÌConfinement›€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restrainingÏa€defendant€who€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;Ï[œc]onfinement›€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€theÏseriousness€of€the€offense€or€confinement€is€particularlyÏsuited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likely€toÏcommit€similar€offenses;€or€[œm]easures›€less€restrictive€thanÏconfinement€have€frequently€or€recently€been€appliedÏunsuccessfully€to€the€œdefendant€.€.€.›ÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ ¢ ÒÓÓT.C.A.€ðð40„35„103(1)(A)„(C).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€œAshby›óó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Ï1991).ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€œasserts›€that€he€meets€the€eligibility€requirements€to€beÏconsidered€for€alternative€sentencing.€€œEven€if€true,›€this€does€not€mean€that€he€isÍautomatically€entitled€to€such€relief.€ÌÌà àà àIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€denied€Community€Corrections€based€on€theÏdefendantððs€prior€criminal€history,€his€lack€of€candor€with€the€court,€and€his€lack€ofÏremorse.€€The€record€supports€this€conclusion.€€The€defendant€has€previously€beenÏconvicted€of€assault,€reckless€driving,€selling€marijuana,€and€malicious€mischief.€€HeÏwas€on€probation€at€the€time€he€was€arrested€on€the€assault€and€the€reckless€drivingÏcharges.€€Clearly,€previous€attempts€at€measures€less€than€incarceration€have€notÏbeen€successful€with€this€defendant.ÌÌà àà àSecondly,€the€defendant€was€less€than€candid€with€the€court€at€theÏsentencing€hearing.€€The€court€called€the€defendantððs€version€of€the€facts€leading€upÏto€his€arrest€ð ðan€incredible€story.ðð€€The€defendant€told€the€court€that€the€marijuanaÏfound€in€his€car€actually€belonged€to€his€ex„girlfriend.€€However,€as€the€court€pointedÏout,€if€his€story€were€true,€the€defendant€would€not€have€pled€guilty€and€would€haveÏinsisted€on€going€to€trial.€€This€œCourt›€has€often€held€that€lack€of€candor€is€probative€ofÏa€defendantððs€prospect€for€rehabilitation.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Williamsonóó,€919€S.W.2d€69,€84Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€And€finally,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€defendant€showedÏno€remorse€for€his€crime.€€Instead,€as€pointed€out€above,€the€defendant€tried€to€blameÍsomeone€else€for€his€criminal€activities.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€court€should€have€considered€his€steadyÏemployment€and€the€fact€that€he€has€custody€of€his€daughter€as€reasons€for€placingÏhim€œin€the›€Community€œCorrections€program.›€€The€fact€that€the€defendant€is€employedÏdoes€not€entitle€him€to€an€alternative€sentence.€€As€this€Court€has€stated,€ð ðEveryÏcitizen€in€this€state€is€expected€to€have€a€stable€work€history€if€the€economy€permitsÏthe€citizen€to€work,€the€citizen€is€not€disabled,€or€the€citizen€is€not€independentlyÏwealthy.ðð€€òòState€v.€Keelóó,€882€S.W.2d€410,€423€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€Likewise,€thatÏthe€defendant€has€custody€of€his€daughter€does€not€entitle€him€to€an€alternativeÏsentence.€€In€fact,€the€childððs€welfare€may€be€in€jeopardy€if€she€remains€with€theÏdefendant€in€light€of€the€fact€that€he€places€his€daughter€in€the€middle€of€his€illegalÏactivities.ÌÌà àà àThus,€we€conclude€that€the€factors€cited€above€are€sufficient€toÏovercome€the€presumption€of€eligibility€for€alternative€sentencing.€€The€defendant€hasÏfailed€to€carry€his€burden€of€demonstrating€that€the€evidence€preponderates€againstÏthe€trial€courtððs€findings,€and€therefore,€the€judgment€below€is€affirmed.ÌÓÓÌà àà àÌœòòÌ›à àà àà àà àà àà àœà à›€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€œà àJOHN›€H.€PEAY,€JudgeÌÌœÌCONCUR:›ÌÌœòòÌÌ›€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€œ€€óó›ÌJOE€B.€JONES,€JudgeÌÌòờ̜€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€œ€€€óó›ÌJOE€G.€œRILEY›,€œJudge›