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ÐDistrict€Public€DefenderÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àWILLIAM€MICHAEL€McCOWNÌANDREW€J.€DEARING,€IIIà À àà  àà p àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÐ %X $ ÐAssistant€Public€DefenderÌ105€South€Main€Streetà h àà À àà  àà p àMICHAEL€D.€RANDLESÐ Ô&$"& ÐP.€O.€Box€1119à  àà h àà À àà  àà p àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ º' #' ÐFayetteville,€TN€€37334„1119à À àà  àà p à215€East€College€StreetÐ  (ð#( Ð(At€Trial€and€On€Appeal)à h àà À àà  àà p àP.€O.€Box€878Ð †)Ö$) Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àFayetteville,€TN€€37334„0878ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€_____________________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGEÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌÐ  ~;Î6= ÐÔ_ÔÓ  Óòòò òÔ‡¼ŸU»XXÔÑ8€βXXdædÈ8ÑO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ#†XβX»¼ŸU#Ôó óóóÐ ° ÐÌÓÓÓ  ÓÌÓÓà ` àOn€October€12,€1998,€a€Marshall€County€jury€found€the€defendant,€William€D.€Davis,Ð ˆØ ÐJr.,€knowingly€failed€to€appear€for€an€August€13,€1998€trial€in€violation€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð T ¤ Ððð€39„16„609€(1997).€€The€trial€court€sentenced€him€to€serve€eleven€months€and€twenty„nineÐ  p Ðdays€in€the€county€jail.€€This€sentence€was€to€run€consecutively€with€his€sentence€forÐ ì <  Ðdriving€with€a€revoked€license,€the€charge€for€which€he€was€to€have€been€tried€on€AugustÐ ¸  Ð13,€1998.€€The€defendant€appealed€as€of€right,€listing€two€assignments€of€error,€that€theÐ „Ô  Ðevidence€was€insufficient€for€a€finding€of€guilt€and€he€received€an€excessive€sentence.Ð P   ÐÓØÓÌà ` àBased€upon€our€review€of€this€matter,€we€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court.Ð R ÐÌÓ  ÓÌÌò òFACTS€OF€THE€CASEó óÐ šê ÐÓzÓÌÌÓÓà ` àThe€defendant€was€found€guilty€of€driving€on€a€revoked€license€in€Lewisburg€CityÐ Lœ ÐCourt.€€He€appealed€to€the€Marshall€County€Circuit€Court.€€On€August€5,€1998,€he€wasÐ h Ðpresent€in€circuit€court€to€select€a€trial€date.€€The€trial€court€announced€that€he€would€beÐ ä4 Ðtried€at€8:30€a.m.€on€August€13,€1998.€€He€signed€an€appearance€bond€and€was€releasedÐ °  Ðfrom€custody€on€August€5,€1998.€€However,€on€August€13,€1998,€the€defendant€did€notÐ |"Ì! Ðappear€for€trial.€€A€Lewisburg€police€officer,€Larry€Barker,€received€an€arrest€warrant€for€theÐ H$˜# Ðdefendant,€but€could€not€locate€him.€€The€defendant€turned€himself€in€at€the€LewisburgÐ &d!% Ðpolice€station€on€the€morning€of€August€14,€1998,€walking€into€the€police€station€andÐ à'0#' Ðclimbing€the€stairs€unaided€to€surrender.Ð ¬)ü$) ÐÌà ` àIn€a€court€appearance€on€August€19,€1998,€the€defendant€stated€he€was€not€in€courtÐ D-”(- Ðon€August€13,€1998,€because€he€was€confused€about€the€date€he€was€to€appear.€€He€wasÐ /`*/ Ðindicted€for€failure€to€appear€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„16„609€(1997),€and€wasÐ Ü0,,1 Ðtried€for€this€charge€on€October€12,€1998.€€Ð ¨2ø-3 ÐÌà ` àAt€his€October€12,€1998€trial,€the€defendant€presented€evidence€that€he€had€sufferedÐ @617 Ða€back€injury€on€August€11,€1998.€€Dr.€John€Brewer€treated€the€defendant€for€neck€or€backÐ  8\39 Ðstrain€on€August€11€and€12,€1998.€€Dr.€Brewer€prescribed€pain€medication€and€ordered€himÐ Ø9(5; Ðto€stay€in€bed€for€twenty„four€hours€on€August€12,€1998.€€However,€Dr.€Brewer€testified€thatÐ ° Ðthe€defendantððs€injury€and€course€of€treatment€would€not€have€prevented€his€coming€toÐ |Ì Ðcourt€the€following€day€for€the€trial.Ð H˜ ÐÌà ` àNancy€Brown,€the€defendantððs€mother,€testified€that€when€the€defendant€came€toÐ à 0 Ðher€house€on€August€11€and€12,€1998,€he€had€either€walked€or€ridden€his€bicycle€theÐ ¬ ü  Ðapproximate€two€and€one„half€mile€distance€each€way.€€Ð xÈ  ÐÌà ` àLinda€Perkins,€the€defendantððs€sister,€testified€she€took€him€to€the€Marshall€MedicalÐ ` ÐCenter€on€August€12,€1998.€€Perkins€stated€that€the€defendant€was€barely€able€to€walk€onÐ Ü, ÐAugust€13,€1998.€€Perkins€said€she€phoned€the€court€clerkððs€office€the€morning€of€AugustÐ ¨ø Ð13,€1998,€to€tell€someone€that€he€could€not€be€in€court.€€On€cross„examination,€PerkinsÐ tÄ Ðstated€that€she€could€not€remember€what€she€said€or€to€whom€she€spoke.€€Perkins€alsoÐ @ Ðadmitted€she€told€Officer€Barker€she€had€not€seen€the€defendant€on€August€14,€1998,€whenÐ  \ Ðin€fact€he€was€asleep€in€her€home.€€After€Perkins€told€the€defendant€that€Officer€Barker€wasÐ Ø( Ðlooking€for€him,€the€defendant€went€to€the€police€station€and€turned€himself€in.€Ð ¤ô ÐÌà ` àThe€State€presented€evidence€that€the€defendant€did€not€mention€a€back€injury€orÐ <#Œ" Ðthat€he€required€bed€rest€until€his€October€12,€1998€trial.€€The€State€also€presentedÐ %X $ Ðevidence€that€the€defendant€was€walking€and€moving€around€well€on€the€morning€of€AugustÐ Ô&$"& Ð14,€1998,€contradicting€his€claim€of€a€debilitating€back€injury.Ð  (ð#( ÐÌà ` àAfter€due€deliberation,€the€jury€found€the€defendant€guilty€of€failure€to€appear.€€TheÐ 8,ˆ', Ðtrial€court€sentenced€him€to€the€maximum€term€of€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days,Ð .T). Ðand€ordered€that€his€sentence€run€consecutively€with€his€sentence€for€the€driving€on€aÐ Ð/ +0 Ðrevoked€license€conviction.€€The€defendant€timely€appealed.Ð œ1ì,2 ÐÌÓ  Óò òDISCUSSION€OF€LAWó óÐ 45„06 Ðò òA.€€Sufficiency€of€the€Evidenceó óÐ 7P28 ÐÓB#Óà ` àWhen€a€challenge€is€made€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€the€standard€forÐ Ì84: Ðappellate€review€is€whether,€after€considering€the€evidence€in€a€light€most€favorable€to€theÐ ° ÐState,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyondÐ |Ì Ða€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€61€L.Ed.2d€560Ð H˜ Ð(1979).€€The€defendant's€burden€of€showing€insufficiency€is€heavy,€since€all€conflicts€inÐ  d Ðtestimony€are€resolved€in€favor€of€the€State,€and€the€State€is€entitled€to€the€strongestÐ à 0 Ðlegitimate€view€of€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€reasonable€or€legitimate€inferences€that€mayÐ ¬ ü  Ðbe€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Burnsóó,€979€S.W.2d€276,€287€(Tenn.€1998).Ð xÈ  ÐÌà ` àTo€obtain€a€conviction€for€failure€to€appear,€the€State€must€prove€the€defendantÐ ` Ðð ð[h]as€been€lawfully€released€from€custody,€with€or€without€bail,€on€condition€of€subsequentÐ Ü, Ðappearance€at€an€official€proceeding€or€penal€institution€at€a€specified€time€or€place.ðð€Ð ¨ø ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„16„609(a)(2)€(1997).€€A€defense€to€a€charge€under€this€section€isÐ tÄ Ðthat€ð ð[t]he€person€had€a€reasonable€excuse€for€failure€to€appear€at€the€specified€time€andÐ @ Ðplace.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„16„609(b)(1).€€Since€the€defendant€admits€he€did€not€appearÐ  \ Ðfor€his€August€13,€1998€trial€date,€the€only€question€we€must€address€is€theÐ Ø( Ðreasonableness€of€his€excuse.Ð ¤ô ÐÌà ` àAlthough€the€defendant€claimed€he€had€a€debilitating€back€injury€that€prevented€himÐ <#Œ" Ðfrom€appearing€in€court€on€August€13,€1998,€the€State€presented€evidence€to€rebut€thisÐ %X $ Ðclaim.€€Dr.€Brewer€testified€he€treated€the€defendant€for€neck€or€back€strain,€but€that€hisÐ Ô&$"& Ðcondition€would€not€have€prevented€the€defendantððs€appearance€in€court€on€August€13.€Ð  (ð#( ÐThe€defendantððs€sister€gave€conflicting€and€confusing€testimony€about€reporting€his€injuryÐ l*¼%* Ðto€the€clerkððs€office€and€about€his€activities€on€August€14,€1998.€€The€State€introducedÐ 8,ˆ', Ðevidence€that€the€defendant€knew€his€court€date€was€August€13,€1998€and€that€he€did€notÐ .T). Ðmention€a€back€problem€as€being€the€reason€for€his€nonappearance,€when€he€did€appearÐ Ð/ +0 Ðbefore€the€trial€court€on€August€19.Ð œ1ì,2 ÐÌà ` àA€jury€verdict,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€Stateððs€witnesses€andÐ 45„06 Ðresolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€State.€€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.Ð 7P28 Ð1973).€€Taking€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€the€evidence€isÐ Ì84: Ðsufficient€to€support€the€conviction.Ð ° ÐÌÓÓÓ  Óò òB.€€Length€and€Manner€of€Sentenceó óÐ H˜ ÐÓ¼/ÓÌÓª/Óà ` àThe€defendant€next€challenges€the€trial€courtððs€imposition€of€sentence.€€When€anÐ  d Ðaccused€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€this€Court€hasÐ à 0 Ða€duty€to€conduct€aòò€de€novo€óóreview€of€the€sentence€with€the€presumption€that€theÐ ¬ ü  Ðdeterminations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d).€€€InÐ xÈ  Ðconducting€a€òòde€novoóó€review€of€a€sentence,€the€Court€must€consider:€€(a)€the€evidence,€ifÐ D”  Ðany,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;€(b)€the€presentence€report;€(c)€theÐ ` Ðprinciples€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(d)€the€nature€andÐ Ü, Ðcharacteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€(e)€any€statutory€mitigating€orÐ ¨ø Ðenhancement€factors;€(f)€any€statement€that€the€defendant€made€on€his€own€behalf;€andÐ tÄ Ð(g)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððððÐ @ Ð40-35-102,€-103,€&€-210.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð  \ Ð1987).€€In€felony€cases,€the€presumption€of€correctness€is€"conditioned€upon€the€affirmativeÐ Ø( Ðshowing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ ¤ô Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€Ð p!À  ÐHowever,€the€Supreme€Court€has€held€trial€judges€in€misdemeanor€cases€are€not€requiredÐ <#Œ" Ðto€make€specific€findings€of€fact€on€the€record€regarding€sentencing€decisions.€€òòState€v.Ð %X $ ÐTroutmanóó,€979€S.W.2d€271,€273„74€(Tenn.€1998).Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌà ` àConsecutive€sentencing€is€governed€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115€(1997).€€ThisÐ l*¼%* Ðsection€allows€consecutive€sentencing€at€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€if€one€of€the€sevenÐ 8,ˆ', Ðstatutory€criteria€is€found€to€exist€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€€The€trial€court€foundÐ .T). Ðthat€ðð€40„35„115€(2)€(ð ðThe€defendant€is€an€offender€whose€record€of€criminal€activity€isÐ Ð/ +0 Ðextensiveðð)€applied€in€this€case.€€In€addition€to€the€statutory€requirements€of€ðð€40„35„115,Ð œ1ì,2 Ðthe€Supreme€Court€has€imposed€three€additional€requirements€for€consecutive€sentencing.€Ð h3¸.4 ÐFirst,€the€trial€court€must€find€consecutive€sentences€are€reasonably€related€to€the€severityÐ 45„06 Ðof€the€offenses€committed.€€Second,€the€trial€court€must€find€consecutive€sentences€areÐ 7P28 Ðnecessary€to€protect€the€public€from€further€criminal€conduct.€€Third,€consecutive€sentencesÐ Ì84: Ðmust€be€consistent€with€general€principles€of€sentencing.€€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2dÐ ° Ð933,€937„39€(Tenn.€1995).Ð |Ì ÐÌà ` àIn€the€case€òòsub€judiceóó,€the€trial€court€found€one€mitigating€factor€present,€thatÐ  d Ðserious€bodily€injury€was€neither€caused€nor€threatened.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð à 0 Ð113(1)€(1997).€€The€trial€court€also€found€two€enhancement€factors,€a€prior€criminal€historyÐ ¬ ü  Ðand€a€history€of€unwillingness€to€comply€with€the€conditions€of€a€sentence€involving€releaseÐ xÈ  Ðin€the€community.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114€(1)€&€(8)€(1997).€€Ð D”  ÐÌà ` àIn€fact,€the€defendantððs€prior€criminal€history€consists€of€more€than€twentyÐ Ü, Ðmisdemeanor€and€four€felony€convictions.€€He€also€committed€an€offense€while€onÐ ¨ø Ðprobation.€€Based€on€this€history,€the€trial€court€imposed€a€sentence€of€eleven€months€andÐ tÄ Ðtwenty„nine€days€to€be€served€consecutively€with€the€defendantððs€sentence€for€driving€onÐ @ Ða€revoked€license.€€Based€on€our€òòde€novoóó€review€with€a€presumption€of€correctness,€weÐ  \ Ðfind€no€error€in€the€decision€of€the€trial€court.Ð Ø( ÐÌà ` àThis€assignment€has€no€merit.Ð p!À  ÐÌà ` àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court.Ð %X $ ÐÌÓÓÔ‡ XβXXXβÔÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à________________________________________Ð †)Ö$) Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€€GLENN,€JUDGEÐ l*¼%* ÐÌÌCONCUR:Ð -n(- ÐÌÌÌÌ____________________________________Ð œ1ì,2 ÐJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÐ ‚2Ò-3 ÐÌÌÌÌ____________________________________Ð 7P28 ÐJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÐ æ7639 Ðà ` àÔ#†XβXX Xβ^A#ÔÔ% € Ô