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ÔÔ€"ÔÑ  ÑÔ€#ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  ÝÙ€€ÙßR€&'%A1-j|` ´- `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à@ àòòIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEóóÌà@ àòòAT€NASHVILLEóóÌà@ àFEBRUARY€1997€SESSIONÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à*à àC.C.A.€#€01C01„9604„CC„00139€Ìà àà àAppellee,à àà à*à àGILES€COUNTYÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à*à àHon.€Jim€T.€Hamilton,€JudgeÌÓÓRICKEY€COLEMAN,à àà à*à à(theft€(3€counts);€attempted€forgery€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à(3€counts);€forgery€(16€counts);€passingÏà àà àœAppellant.›à àà à*à àworthless€checks€(16€counts);€assault€Ìà àà àœ›à àà àà àà à(1€count))Ìà àœ›à àœà à›à àà à*à àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÓÓòòÌFor€Appellant:óóà àà àà àòòà àFor€Appellee:óóÌÓÓShara€Flacyà àà àà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌDistrict€Public€Defender€à àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌà àà àÌJohn€R.€Wingoà àà àà àà àKaren€M.€YacuzzoÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌ128€North€Second€Streetà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌP.O.€Box€1208à àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌPulaski,€TN€€38478à àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493Ìà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àMike€BottomsÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à252€N.€Military€AvenueÌà àà àà àà àà àà àLawrenceburg,€TN€€38464Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àRichard€DunavantÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€District€Attorney€Generalà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à10ÏPublic€Square€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€1619Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àColumbia,€TN€€38401ÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€__________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÇœ›Ñ7€ðÙXXdÈXXdæ7Ñà@ àòòò òOPINIONó óóóÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€defendant,€Rickey€Coleman,× ƒ( ××  ×€pled€nolo€contendere€to€16€countsÏof€forgery,€16€counts€of€passing€worthless€checks,€3€counts€of€theft,€3€counts€ofÏattempted€forgery,€and€1€count€of€assault.€€The€plea€agreement€with€the€stateÏprovided€for€an€effective€eight„year€sentence€with€the€trial€court€to€determine€theÏmanner€of€service.€€ÌÌà àà àIn€this€appeal€of€right,€the€defendant€claims€that€the€trial€court€erred€byÏdenying€any€form€of€alternative€sentencing.€€We€find€no€error€and€affirm€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court.€ÌÌà àà àThe€record€contains€little€information€about€the€offenses.€€All€appear€toÏhave€been€committed€in€July,€August,€and€October€of€1994.€€The€indictmentsÏsuggest€that€two€of€the€offenses€were€for€theft€of€checks€for€less€than€$500.€€TheÏthird€offense€is€based€on€a€theft€of€over€$1000€in€property€from€Mary€Simington.€ÏThe€assault€conviction€was€the€result€of€the€defendant's€enticing€a€victim€to€drink€aÏcup€of€bleach€over€ice.€€The€remaining€offenses€involved€the€defendant's€drawingÏchecks€on€the€accounts€of€others.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€presentence€report€shows€that€the€defendant€had€been€grantedÏprobation€on€earlier€offenses.€€He€was€convicted€of€aggravated€assault€in€1992€andÏreceived€an€eleven€months,€twenty„nine€days€sentence€on€probation.€€In€March€ofÏ1994,€only€months€before€these€offenses,€the€defendant€was€convicted€of€theft€andÏsentenced€to€eleven€months,€twenty„nine€days€on€probation.€€The€presentenceÏreport€also€indicates€that€after€the€defendant€was€arrested€on€August€10,€1994,€andÏreleased€from€custody,€he€wrote€five€additional€fraudulent€checks€on€August€12,Ï1994.× ƒ) ××  ×€€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant,€twenty€years€of€age€at€the€time€of€sentencing,€hasÏcompleted€eleventh€grade.€€His€work€history€is€limited.€€Three€of€his€employersÏreported€poor€performance€or€absenteeism.ÌÌà àà àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€serviceÏof€a€sentence,€it€is€the€duty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€with€aÍpresumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€upon€the€affirmativeÏshowing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€andÏall€relevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Ï1991).€€The€Sentencing€Commission€Comments€provide€that€the€burden€is€on€theÏdefendant€to€show€the€impropriety€of€the€€sentence.€€ÌÌà àà àOur€review€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€atÏthe€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€ofÏsentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counsel€relative€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€theÏnature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense;€(5)€any€mitigating€or€enhancing€factors;Ï(6)€any€statements€made€by€the€defendant€in€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€theÏdefendant's€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€and€„210;€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).ÌÌà àà àAmong€the€factors€applicable€to€the€defendant's€application€forÏprobation€are€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€the€defendant's€criminal€record,Ïsocial€history,€and€present€condition,€and€the€deterrent€effect€upon€and€best€interestÏof€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285,€286€(Tenn.€1978).€€Ìà àà àEspecially€mitigated€or€standard€offenders€convicted€of€Class€C,€D,€orÏE€felonies€are€presumed€to€be€favorable€candidates€"for€alternative€sentencingÏoptions€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6).€€With€certain€statutory€exceptions,€none€of€which€apply€here,€probation€mustÏbe€automatically€considered€by€the€trial€court€if€the€sentence€imposed€is€eight€yearsÏor€less.€€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(a),€(b).ÌÌà àà àThe€purpose€of€the€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985€was€toÏprovide€an€alternative€means€of€punishment€for€"selected,€nonviolent€felonyÏoffenders€in€front„end€community€based€alternatives€to€incarceration."€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€40„36„103.€€The€Community€Corrections€sentence€provides€a€desiredÏdegree€of€flexibility€that€may€be€both€beneficial€to€the€defendant€yet€serve€legitimateÏsocietal€aims.€€òòState€v.€Griffithóó,€787€S.W.2d€340,€342€(Tenn.1990).€€That€aÏdefendant€meets€the€minimum€requirements€of€the€Community€Corrections€Act€ofÏ1985,€however,€does€not€mean€that€he€is€entitled€to€be€sentenced€under€the€act€asÏa€matter€of€law€or€right.€€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€919€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1987).€ÏThe€following€offenders€are€eligible€for€Community€Corrections:ÌÓÓÒ 4 ÒÒ  ÒÒ ä ÒÒ  Ò(1)€Persons€who,€without€this€option,€would€beÏincarcerated€in€a€correctional€institution;ÌÌ(2)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€property„related,€orÏdrug/alcohol„related€felony€offenses€or€other€felonyÏoffenses€not€involving€crimes€against€the€person€asÏprovided€in€title€39,€chapter€2€[repealed],€parts€1„3€andÏ5„7€or€title€39,€chapter€13,€parts€1„5;ÌÌ(3)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€nonviolent€felonyÏoffenses;ÌÌ(4)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€felony€offenses€inÏwhich€the€use€or€possession€of€a€weapon€was€notÏinvolved;ÌÌ(5)€Persons€who€do€not€demonstrate€a€present€or€pastÏpattern€of€behavior€indicating€violence;ÌÌ(6)€Persons€who€do€not€demonstrate€a€pattern€ofÏcommitting€violent€offenses;€€andÌÌ(7)€Persons€who€are€sentenced€to€incarceration€or€onÏescape€at€the€time€of€consideration€will€not€be€eligible.€€ÌÒ 4 ÒÒ  ÒÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„36„106(a).ÌÌà àà àAlternative€sentencing€issues€must€be€determined€by€the€facts€andÏcircumstances€of€the€individual€case.€€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€235€(Tenn.Ï1986).€€"[E]ach€case€must€be€bottomed€upon€its€own€facts."€€òòTayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€atÏ922.ÌÌà àà àIn€denying€alternative€sentencing,€the€trial€court€observed€theÏdefendant's€"past€record€[was]€horrendous,"€and€that€"the€number€of€criminalÏoffenses€that€are€represented€by€these€indictments"€was€unusually€large.€€Thus,Ïdue€regard€was€given€to€the€defendant's€prior€record€and€the€seriousness€of€hisÏoffenses.€€In€our€view,€the€defendant€has€failed€to€overcome€the€presumptiveÏcorrectness€of€the€ruling€in€the€trial€court.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€ÏHis€prior€record€fully€warranted€the€denial€of€an€alternate€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(A).€€ÌÌà àà àDue€in€great€measure€to€the€criminal€history€of€the€defendant€and€hisÏfailure€to€rehabilitate€despite€previous€terms€of€probation,€we€yield€to€theÏdiscretionary€authority€of€the€trial€court.€€The€defendant€has€previously€received€theÏlargesse€of€the€law€by€being€given€post„plea€diversion€and€probation.€€In€spite€ofÏthis,€the€defendant€has€continued€to€violate€the€law.€€"Measures€less€restrictive€thanÏconfinement€have€...€recently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant."€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(C).€€His€behavior€indicates€a€blatant€disregard€for€theÏlaws€of€our€society.€€A€period€of€confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€from€theÏdefendant's€propensity€to€violate€the€law.€€ÌÌà àà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€Ì€ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à________________________________________à àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌDavid€G.€Hayes,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌCurwood€Witt,€JudgeÌÌÌ€