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(#$  0  (|3M$ !.8dd8     '')! dxdxP Pd- -(|G2$ !.8dd8         0  X~X d(|3M$ !.8dd8     VVVV)!dxdx)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3M$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _8~XXdd8@HHINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @''%ATJACKSON  X~X #XX~i#  STATEOFTENNESSEEv.CARLE.COUCHX~X   @   DirectAppealfromtheCriminalCourtfor_Hardin_ԀCounty   @ No.7807C.Creed_McGinley_,Judge   @*AV) ` dE<= ` A߈ >   @ No.W199900645CCAR3CDDecidedJuly28,_2000_Ԉ 3  AV) ` dE<` A O   X~XXX~Thedefendantappealshissplitsentenceof60daysconfinementplus1yearand4monthsof D  probationfortheoffenseofrecklessendangermentwithadeadlyweapon.#XX~#X~XThedefendantcontends *  inthisappealthatthetrialcourterredindenyinghimtotalprobation.#XX~O#X~XWeaffirmthejudgmentof  thetrialcourt.   Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCriminalCourtAffirmed.  r Riley#X~#X~X.,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhich_Tipton_andWilliams,JJ.,joined. > CurtisF.Hopper,Savannah,Tennessee,fortheappellant,CarlE.Couch.  Z PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;KimR.Helper,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;G. & Robert_Radford_,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andJohnW._Overton_,Jr.,AssistantDistrictAttorney   General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee.     OPINION #XX~#X~X T  FACTS#X~XX~S# X̂XX~  !p!      #  X X̂ # X̂X  #X~XX X̂[ #X~XXX~Thedefendanthadbeeninvolvedinadisputewithhisbrotheroverthesaleoflandand "<# ongoinglitigationforgrainpaymentsthatthedefendantneverreceived.Thedisputeservedasa #"$ catalystfortheeventsthatoccurredinthiscase. $ %   OnDecember20,1998,thedefendantwasdeerhunting.Whenhereturnedfromhunting, &!' henoticedthatsomeonehadvandalizedhistruck.Thedefendantimmediatelyassumedthatthe j'"( vandalwashisbrother,thevictiminthiscase. P(#)   Thedefendantwenttothevictimshouseand,inafitofrage,poundedonthefrontdoor *l%+ tryingtogetintothehome.Thedefendanteventuallybrokedownthefrontdoorandenteredthe +R&, homewitharifleinhand. +8'-   Asthedefendantenteredthevictimshome,thevictimlockedhimselfinsidethebathroom. -)/' _Thedefendantthenproceededtobeatdownthebathroomdoorwiththebuttoftherifle.Thevictim  kneeledinacornerinthebathroombeggingthedefendantnottokillhim.Oncethedefendantgot  intothebathroom,heseverelybeatthedefenselessvictim.Atsomepoint,thedefendantwasjoined | byhisotherbrother,whowasalsochargedwiththisoffense. b ̀  Thedefendantwasindictedfortheoffenseofaggravatedassault,aClassCfelony.Based . ~ uponanegotiatedpleaagreement,thedefendantpledguiltytorecklessendangermentwithadeadly  d weapon,aClassEfelony,withanagreedsentenceof1yearand6months.Themannerofservice  J wastobedeterminedbythetrialcourt.Thedefendantwasgivenasplitsentenceof60days  0 confinementplus1yearand4monthsprobation.Thisappealfollowed.    #XX~ #  X~X SENTENCING x      (83"3"  3[2  A  .3  0    StandardofReview3[݌D (#(# Ќ    ThisCourtsreviewofthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtisdenovowithapresumption ` ofcorrectness.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).Thispresumptionisconditioneduponan F affirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialjudgeconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandall , relevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev.Ashby,823S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991).    UndertheCriminalSentencingReformActof1989,trialjudgesareencouragedtouse  alternativestoincarceration.AnespeciallymitigatedorstandardoffenderconvictedofaClassC, t DorEfelonyispresumedtobeafavorablecandidateforalternativesentencingoptionsinthe Z absenceofevidencetothecontrary.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035102(6). @   Indeterminingifincarcerationisappropriate,atrialcourtmayconsidertheneedtoprotect  \ societybyrestrainingadefendanthavingalonghistoryofcriminalconduct,theneedtoavoid B depreciatingtheseriousnessoftheoffense,whetherconfinementisparticularlyappropriateto ( effectivelydeterotherslikelytocommitsimilaroffenses,andwhetherlessrestrictivemeasureshave  oftenorrecentlybeenunsuccessfullyappliedtothedefendant.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1);  seealsoAshby,823S.W.2dat169.     Thereisnomathematicalequationtobeutilizedindeterminingsentencingalternatives.Not V"! onlyshouldthesentencefittheoffense,butitshouldfittheoffenderaswell.Tenn.CodeAnn. <#" 4035103(2);Statev.Boggs,932S.W.2d467,47677(Tenn.Crim.App.1996).Indeed, "$r# individualizedpunishmentistheessenceofalternativesentencing.Statev.Dowdy,894S.W.2d %X $ 301,305(Tenn.Crim.App.1994).Insummary,sentencingmustbedeterminedonacasebycase %>!% basis,tailoringeachsentencetothatparticulardefendantbaseduponthefactsofthatcaseandthe &$"& circumstancesofthatdefendant.Statev.Moss,727S.W.2d229,235(Tenn.1986). ' #' "3"  32  B  .3  0    Full  Probationv.SplitConfinement3݌l*%*(#(# Ќ    Thedefendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredinfailingtogranthimfullprobationandin 8,', sentencinghimtosplitconfinement.Wedisagree.    Initially,wenotetherecorddoesnotcontainatranscriptoftheguiltyplea.Thefacts | underlyingtheoffenseweredisputedatthesentencinghearingandwereimportanttothetrialcourts b sentencingdeterminations.Intheabsenceoftheguiltypleatranscriptwhichwouldprovidethis H courtwiththefactualbasisfortheplea,wemaypresumethetrialcourtssentencingdeterminations . ~ arecorrect.Statev.Keen,996S.W.2d842,844(Tenn.Crim.App.1999);Statev.Coolidge,915  d S.W.2d820,82627(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Nevertheless,thereisasufficientrecordbeforethis  J courttoenableustoconcludethatthetrialcourtproperlysentencedthedefendant.  0   Thevictimtestifiedatthesentencinghearingthatthedefendantenteredhishomeinafitof    ragewitharifleinhishand,butthatthedefendantthrewtherifleasideandproceededtobeathim   withashowercurtainrod.Thedefendanttestifiedsimilarly.However,inastatementmadetothe x  SheriffsDepartmentbythevictimshortlyafterthebeatingoccurred,thevictimstatedthatwhile ^  hekneeledinthecornerofthebathroombeggingthedefendantnottokillhim,thedefendantbeat D  himwiththegun.Itisapparentthatthetrialjudgedidnotfindthedefendant,northevictim,tobe *z  truthful.  `  0   `  (#(#   Thiscourthasstatedthatuntruthfultestimonyduringsentencinghearingscanbethebasis , foradenialofprobation.Dowdy,894S.W.2dat305;Statev.Jenkins,733S.W.2d528,53436  (Tenn.Crim.App.1987).Thispositionispredicateduponthebeliefthatthecandorofthedefendant   isprobativeofhisattitudestowardssocietyandprospectsforrehabilitation,andisthusarelevant  factorinthesentencingprocess.Dowdy,894S.W.2dat306.Thetrialjudgewasinamuchbetter t positionthanthiscourttojudgethedemeanorandcredibilityofthedefendant.Weyieldtohis Z assessmentofthedefendantslackofcandor. @   Thetrialcourtalsonotedthatboththedefendantandhisotherbrotherparticipatedinthe  \ offense;however,thedefendantwastheleaderinthecommissionoftheoffense.SeeTenn.Code B Ann.4035114(2).Anenhancementfactorcanproperlybeconsideredindeterminingwhether ( alternativesentencingshouldbeimposed.Statev.Boston,938S.W.2d435,438(Tenn.Crim.App.  1996).    Inmakingthesentencingdetermination,thetrialjudgealsoconsideredtheneedtoavoid p!  depreciatingtheseriousnessofthecrime.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1)(B).Thetrialjudge V"! statedthat thisisthetypesituationthatlendsitselftohorribleviolence;itsasymptomofviolence <#" inoursocietyandcannotbeoverlookedinitsentiretybythecourt.Therecordreadilysupportsthe "$r# trialjudgesobservation. %X $   Thetrialcourthastheauthoritytolookbehindthepleaagreementandconsiderthetrue &$"& natureoftheoffensecommitted.Statev.Hollingsworth,647S.W.2d937,939(Tenn.1983);State ' #' v.Biggs,769S.W.2d506,507(Tenn.Crim.App.1988).Ataminimumthefactsshowthatthe (#( defendantactuallycommittedtheoffensesofaggravatedburglaryandaggravatedassault,bothClass )$) Cfelonies.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3914403,3913102(a)(1)(B).Weconcurwiththetrial l*%* courtsfindingthatsometimeofincarcerationisnecessaryinordertoavoiddepreciatingthe R+&+ seriousnessoftheoffense.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1)(B).   8,', Ї  Althoughthedefendantmaybepresumedtobeafavorablecandidateforalternative  sentencing,thedefendanthastheburdenofestablishingsuitabilityfortotalprobation.Boggs,932  S.W.2dat477;Tenn.CodeAnn.4035303(b).Thedefendanthasnotmethisburden.Inview | ofthefindingsbythetrialcourt,wecanonlyconcludethatthedenialoftotalprobationwasproper. b   CONCLUSION   d       Baseduponourreviewofthesentencingrecord,thesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtis  0 affirmed. ` #X~XXX~ # B3      44