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Ðoffenseóó,€any€mitigating€and€enhancement€factors,€the€defendantððs€statements,€and€theÐ ˜ \ Ðdefendantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102,€„103(5),€„210(b)€(1997)Ï(emphasis€added).€€The€burden€is€on€the€appellant€to€show€that€the€sentence€imposed€wasÏimproper.€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,Ð ˜ Ð786€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991);€Sentencing€Commission€Comments,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„¼401(d).ÌÔ#†ôs°ôôôÁ×$#Ô(Ð(3À˜$¤¤Ý ƒ`!ÝѰÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€Œ™XXdædæ7ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ýà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó !Ô€ôC¡ôXXÔÝ ƒ  ™ÿÝÑ@°ÑÒ°ÒÑT@R[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7À¬¢XXdædæ7ÑÑ @ Ñà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ‡ôA÷ôôôC¡ÔThe€1996€DUI€€offense€occurred€on€June€30,€1996;€however,€the€appellant€pled€guilty€toÐ  Ðthis€offense€on€January€21,€1997,€following€the€charge€of€second€degree€murder€in€this€case.€€Ô#†ôC¡ôôôA÷#Ô !Ô€ôôôXXÔÝ ƒ cÿÝÑ@°ÑÒ°ÒÑT@R[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7À\ÓXXdæXXdð7ÑÑ @ Ñà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ‡ôñæôôôôÔThe€1996€DUI€€offense€occurred€on€June€30,€1996;€however,€the€appellant€pled€guilty€toÐ  Ðthis€offense€on€January€21,€1997,€following€the€charge€of€second€degree€murder€in€this€case.€€Ô#†ôôôôôñæ#Ô,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular, øð AZ"Arial Regular ÜÔ€XŒ™XXXÔÔ€R XXŒ™ÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€XŒ™X RÔÐ  ÐÌApril€16,€1999ÌÌCecil€W.€CrowsonÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAMÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular d'ÿÿdxd(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ`!ÝѰÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€Œ™XXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ý›ñ¯ñ›ñ¯ñÓ ÔþÓò òñ±ñœßr€*<,(j 8` `€€@EÈ ` 8ttxPð  rß›ñ±ñà@. . ®àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ  Ðà@ÜÜ(®àAT€NASHVILLEˆÌà@••#®àFEBRUARY€SESSION,€1999ˆÌÌÌÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à h àà À à)Ð | t Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àNo.€01C01„9804„CC„00177Ð h` Ðà ` àAppelleeà  àà h àà À à)Ð TL  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àMARION€COUNTYÐ @8  Ðvs.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)Ð ,$  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHon.€Thomas€Graham,€JudgeÐ   ÐJACKIE€R.€ELLIS,à  àà h àà À à)Ð ü  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  à(Sentencing)Ð ðè  Ðà ` àAppellantà  àà h àà À à)Ð ÜÔ  Ðó óÌÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à  àà h àà À àà  àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:Ð zr ÐÌò òWilliam€C.€Killianó óà  àà h àò òà À àà  àJohn€Knox€Walkupó óÐ F> ÐNumber€One€Oak€Avenueà h àà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ 2* ÐJasper,€TN€€37347à  àÐ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àò òKim€R.€Helperó óÐ þö Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€Generalà Ð àà (# àÐ êâ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à2d€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à x àà Ð àà (# àÐ ‚!z Ðà ` àÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJames€Michael€Tayloró óÐ 4$,  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àStephen€StrainÐ ì&ä# Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àSteven€BlountÌó óà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAsst.€District€Attorneys€GeneralÐ Ä(¼!% Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJasper,€TN€€Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ /(, ÐÌAFFIRMED€IN€PART;€REVERSED€IN€PART€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÌÌò òDavid€G.€Hayesó óÐ r4j-2 ÐJudgeÐ  ^5V.3 ÐÓÓÔ‡X®XXXÔà@+®àò òòòOPINIONóóó óˆÐ  ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant,€Jackie€R.€Ellis,€appeals€the€sentencing€decision€of€the€MarionÏCounty€Circuit€Court€following€his€guilty€plea€to€the€offense€of€voluntaryÏmanslaughter.€€The€terms€of€the€plea€agreement€provided€that€the€appellant€wouldÏreceive€a€sentence€from€three€to€five€years€and€the€court€would€determine€theÏmanner€of€service€of€the€sentence.€€The€trial€court€imposed€a€four€year€sentence€inÏthe€Department€of€Correction.€€On€appeal,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€courtÏerred€(1)€in€its€application€of€the€enhancing€and€mitigating€factors€and€(2)€by€failingÏto€grant€an€alternative€sentence.ÌÌà ` àBased€upon€our€review€of€the€record,€the€length€of€the€sentence€is€affirmed;Ïhowever,€we€remand€for€resentencing€consistent€with€this€opinion.€€ÌÌà@áá)®àBACKGROUNDˆà È àÐ H!@ Ðà ` àÌà ` àFollowing€the€appellantððs€guilty€plea€on€February€17,€1998,€a€sentencingÏhearing€was€conducted€on€April€9,€1998.€€The€appellantððs€plea€arises€from€theÏDecember€19,€1996,€shooting€death€of€his€close€friend,€Kenneth€Parker,€whichÏoccurred€at€the€residence€of€the€appellantððs€mother.€€At€the€time€of€the€shooting,€theÏvictim€and€the€appellant€were€both€extremely€intoxicated.€€At€the€sentencing€hearing,Ïno€testimony€was€presented€by€the€appellant€or€by€the€State.€€To€further€complicateÏmatters,€the€record€before€us€does€not€include€the€transcript€of€the€guilty€pleaÏhearing;€therefore,€we€are€precluded€from€conducting€a€proper€òòde€novoóó€review€of€theÐ (2 +. Ðnature€and€circumstances€of€the€offense,€other€than€stated€œabove.ñ°ñ.ñ°ñ›€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€CodeÐ 4-0 ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„210(b)(4)€(1997).׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€If€the€appellate€record€is€inadequate,€the€reviewingÐ è5à.2 Ðcourt€must€presume€that€the€trial€judge€ruled€correctly.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ivyóó,€868€S.W.2dÐ  Ð724,€728€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòState€v.€Meeksóó,€779€S.W.2d€394,€397€(Tenn.Ð èà ÐCrim.€App.€1988).€€The€obligation€of€preparing€a€complete€and€adequate€record€forÏthe€issues€presented€on€appeal€rests€upon€the€appealing€party.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.Ð ¨   ÐP.€24(b).ÌÌà ` àThe€only€facts€contained€in€the€record€are€those€undisputed€facts€includedÏwithin€the€presentence€report€and€those€gleaned€from€the€trial€courts€findings.€€TheÏpresentence€report€reflects€that€the€appellant€has€two€prior€misdemeanorÏconvictions€of€driving€under€the€influence.€€Also€attached€to€the€presentence€reportÏare€mental€health€records€which€establish€that€the€appellant€is€an€alcoholic€and€hasÏpreviously€been€treated€for€substance€abuse.€€The€appellant€was€admitted€toÏMoccasin€Bend€Mental€Health€Institute€in€October€of€1996€where€he€was€diagnosedÏwith€depressive€disorder,€adjustment€disorder,€and€impulse€control€disorder.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ï€€€€€€Ìà@®®'®àI.€€SENTENCINGˆÌÌà ` àThis€courtððs€review€of€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence€isÏòòde€novoóó€with€a€presumption€that€the€determination€made€by€the€trial€court€is€correct.€Ð È(À!$ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1997).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2dÐ ¨* #& Ð448€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1995).€€This€presumption€isÐ ˆ,€%( Ðonly€applicable€if€the€record€demonstrates€that€the€trial€court€properly€consideredÏrelevant€sentencing€principles.€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€The€record€reflects€thatÐ H0@), Ðthe€trial€court€considered€the€relevant€principles€of€sentencing;€accordingly,€theÏpresumption€is€afforded.€€€€€€Ð 4-0 Їà ` àà@´´®àA.€€Enhancement€and€Mitigating€FactorsˆÌà ` àIn€sentencing€the€appellant€with€regard€to€enhancement€factors,€the€trial€courtÏapplied,€ð ðprevious€history€of€criminal€convictions€or€criminal€behavior€in€addition€toÏthose€necessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range,ðð€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð ¨   Ð114(1)€(1997),€and€ð ðhe€did€possess€a€firearmðð€during€the€commission€of€the€offense.€ÏòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(9).€€The€record€before€us€supports€theÐ h`  Ðapplication€of€both€enhancement€factors.€€€€ÌÌà ` àNext,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€following€mitigating€factors€should€apply:€€Ìà8 ` à(2)€The€appellant€acted€under€strong€provocation;Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÓÓà8 ` à(3)€Substantial€grounds€exist€tending€to€excuse€or€justify€theÏappellantððs€criminal€conduct;Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àÐ ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` à(8)€The€appellant€was€suffering€from€a€mental€or€physical€conditionÏthat€significantly€reduced€his€culpability€for€the€offense;€however,€theÏvoluntary€use€of€intoxicants€does€not€fall€within€the€purview€of€thisÏfactor;€and€Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àÐ ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` à(11)€The€appellant,€although€guilty€of€the€crime,€committed€the€offenseÏunder€such€unusual€circumstances€that€it€is€unlikely€that€a€sustainedÏintent€to€violate€the€law€motivated€the€criminal€conduct.Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113€(1997).Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌÓÓÌà ` àIn€arguing€the€application€of€the€mitigating€factors,€appellantððs€counsel€reliedÏextensively€upon€his€version€of€the€facts,€which€on€occasion€were€at€odds€with€theÏprosecutorððs€version.€€The€arguments€of€counsel,€at€trial€and€on€appeal,€and€theÏnarration€of€the€facts€contained€in€their€briefs€are€not€evidence€and€may€not€beÏconsidered€as€such.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Robertsóó,€755€S.W.2d€833€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð X/P(+ Ð1988).€€In€the€absence€of€the€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€or€testimony€at€theÏsentencing€hearing€as€to€the€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€criminal€conduct,Ïthere€are€simply€no€facts€before€us€other€than€the€findings€by€the€trial€court€and€theÏpresentence€report.€€The€trial€court€found€that€the€crime€was€committed€under€suchÏunusual€circumstances€that€it€is€unlikely€that€the€appellant€had€a€sustained€intent€toÐ ¸8°15 Ðviolate€the€law.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(11)€(1997).€€The€trial€court€gaveÐ  Ðð ðsome€weight€to€that€mitigating€factorðð€but€found€it€ð ðsubstantially€outweighed€by€hisÏconduct€with€regard€to€alcohol.ðð€€Again,€with€an€inadequate€record,€the€reviewingÏcourt€must€presume€that€the€trial€judge€ruled€correctly.€€òòSeeóó€òòIvyóó,€868€S.W.2d€at€728.€€Ð ¨   ÐÌà ` àIn€sum,€we€conclude€that€two€enhancement€factors€apply,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€CodeÐ h`  ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„114(1)€and€(9)€and€one€mitigating€factor€applies,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð H@  Ððð€40„35„113(11).€€When€both€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€are€present,€theÏreviewing€court€must€begin€at€the€minimum€sentence€within€the€range,€in€this€caseÏenhance€within€the€agreed€sentence€range,€and€reduce€the€sentence€by€theÏmitigating€factors.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(e).€€Applying€this€procedure€to€theÏlimited€facts€before€us,€we€conclude€these€facts€justify€a€sentence€of€four€years.€€ÌÌà@**!®àB.€€Alternative€SentencingˆÌà ` àThe€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€him€an€alternativeÏsentence.€€Because€the€appellant€was€convicted€as€a€range€I€standard€offender€for€aÏClass€C€felony,€he€is€entitled€to€the€statutory€presumption€favoring€alternativeÏsentencing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102€(5)€and€(6).€€A€sentence€involvingÏincarceration€in€the€Department€of€Correction€requires€a€finding€of€one€or€more€ofÏthe€following€considerations:ÌÓÓà8 ` à(A)€.€.€.€to€protect€society€by€restraining€a€defendant€who€has€a€longÏhistory€of€criminal€conduct;Ð ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` àÐ ` ü!` ü! Ðà8 ` à(B)€.€.€.€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€orÏconfinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€toÏothers€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses;€or€Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à(C)€Measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€orÏrecently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€454€(citingÐ è5à.2 ÐòòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169).Ð È7À04 ÐÐ ¨9 26 Їà ` àIn€imposing€a€penitentiary€sentence€in€this€case,€the€trial€court€stated,ÌÓÓà8 ` àI€found€that€three,€(A)€(B)€and€(C)€all€applied€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÏ40„35„102.€€That€all€of€them€in€the€degrees€that€I€thought€I€discussedÏdid€apply,€some€more,€some€less,€but€that€they€all€had€relevance€andÏneeded€to€be€applied€in€this€case.€€Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌÌÓÓà ` àThe€trial€courtððs€findings€are€presumed€correct€unless€the€evidenceÏpreponderates€to€the€contrary.€€òòAlley€v.€Stateóó,€958€S.W.2d€138,€149€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð h`  ÐApp.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1997).€€Accordingly,€we€review€under€thisÐ H@  Ðprinciple.€€ñ¯ñœñ¯ñÌÌà ` àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€appellant€had€a€history€of€criminal€conduct€andÏthat€measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recently€beenÏapplied€unsuccessfully€to€the€appellant.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(A),€„Ð ¨  Ð103(1)(C).€€We€acknowledge€our€previous€finding€that€our€review€of€the€length€of€theÏappellantððs€sentence€is€frustrated€by€the€incomplete€record.€€However,ñ§ñ€regarding€ñ§ññ¦ññ¥ñ€ñ¥ñ€withÏreference€to€ñ¦ñtheÏappellantððs€entitlement€to€an€alternative€sentence,€the€recordñ¨ñ,ñ¨ñ€ñªñòòñªñwhich€is€before€usñªñóóñªññ©ñ,ñ©ñÐ H!@ Ðpreponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€findingñ«ñsñ«ñ€that€the€sentencing€considerations€ofÏ40„35„103(1)(A)€and€103(1)(C)€are€applicable.€€Specifically,€the€presentence€reportÏindicates€two€prior€misdemeanor€convictions:€a€DUI€conviction€in€1992€and€a€secondÏDUI€conviction€which€occurred€in€1996.ñ¯ñ׃ ×ñ¯ññ¯ñ׃ ×ñ¯ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Because€we€find€that€two€DUI€convictionsÐ È(À!$ Ðdo€not€constitute€a€ð ðlong€history€of€criminal€conduct,ðð€we€find€this€consideration€wasÏmisapplied.€€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€40„35„103(1)(A).€€Moreover,€the€recordÐ ˆ,€%( Ðestablishes€that€on€the€date€of€this€offense,€December€19,€1996,€the€appellant€hadÏbeen€convicted€of€only€one€offense,€that€being€DUI,€first,€which€occurred€in€1992.€ÏAlthough€the€presentence€report€indicates€the€appellant€has€been€arrested€on€moreÏthan€a€few€occasions,€an€arrest€or€charge€may€not€be€considered€as€evidence€of€theÏcommission€of€a€crime.€€òòState€v.€Marshallóó,€870€S.W.2d€532,€542€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Ð è5à.2 ЇÌ1993).€€We€must€presume€that€if€the€State€chose€to€dismiss€the€charges€against€theÏappellant€it€had€a€good€reason€to€do€so.€€In€any€event,€we€are€unable€to€concludeÏthat€the€appellantððs€one€prior€misdemeanor€conviction€qualifies€him€as€a€recidivist.€Ïð ð[C]onfinement€may€be€appropriate€for€certain€recidivists€who€have€been€pastÏbenefactors€of€other€ðð[ñ¯ññ¯ñm]easures€less€restrictive€than€confinement.€.€.€.ðððð€€òòState€v.Ð h`  ÐMossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€235€(Tenn.€1986)€(citing€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð H@  Ð103(1)(C)).Ô#†X\ÓXXXÞg #ÔÔ‡XÞgXXX\ÓԀР(  ÐÌà ` àFinally,€the€trial€court€found€that€confinement€is€necessary€to€avoidÏdepreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense.ñ¬ñ€€Tenn.€Code€Añ¬ññ­ññ¬ñNnñ¬ññ­ññ®ñnn.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B).ñ®ñ€ÏIn€so€finding,€the€trial€court€stated,€ð ð[ñ¯ññ¯ñW]ell,€thereððs€no€question€that€it€was€a€seriousÏoffense.€.€.ðð€€€Although€we€€presume€the€trial€courtððs€findings€are€correct,€the€courtððsÏfindings€as€they€relate€to€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€are€insufficient€to€justify€aÏdenial€of€a€sentence€other€than€confinement.€The€appellate€courts€of€this€state€haveÏrepeatedly€held€that€a€defendantððs€conduct€which€results€in€death€to€another€will€notÏòòper€seóó€justify€a€denial€of€alternative€sentencing.€€òòState€v.€Travisóó,€622€S.W.2d€529,Ð %  Ð535€(Tenn.€1981);€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€454;€òòState€v.€Butleróó,€880€S.W.2d€395,Ð è&à" Ð400„401€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€The€legislature€has€classified€voluntaryÏmanslaughter€as€a€Class€C€felony.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„211€(1997).€€ToÐ ¨* #& Ðapply€a€different€standard€solely€because€a€death€is€involved€ð ðwould€fail€to€complyÏwith€the€mandates€of€the€1989€[Sentencing]€Act€and€would€condone€inconsistencyÏand€unjustified€disparity€in€sentencing€unrelated€to€the€purpose€of€the€Act.ðð€ÏòòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€454„455€(quoting€òòState€v.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€374Ð (2 +. Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€ÌÓÓà8 ` àThe€trial€courtððs€denial€of€an€alternative€sentence€based€on€theÏseriousness€of€the€offense€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B)Ïcan€only€be€upheld€if€there€is€evidence€in€the€record€that€indicates€thatÏthe€circumstances€of€the€offense€as€committed€were€especially€violent,Ïhorrifying,€shocking,€reprehensible,€offensive,€or€otherwise€of€anÐ ¨9 26 Ðexcessive€or€exaggerated€degree,€and€the€nature€of€the€offense€mustÏoutweigh€all€factors€favoring€a€sentence€other€than€confinement.€ÏòòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€455€(citing€òòHartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€at€374„375).€Ðèà` ü!` ü! ÐÌÓÓÌà ` àIn€this€case,€again,€we€are€without€the€benefit€of€facts€and€circumstances€ofÏthe€offense,€with€the€exception€of€the€trial€courtððs€findings€at€the€sentencing€hearing.€ÏThese€findings€reflect€that€the€appellant€and€victim€were€good€friends,€and€on€theÏday€of€the€shooting,€both€were€extremely€intoxicated.€€In€denying€an€alternativeÏsentence,€the€court€stated,€ÌÓÓà8 ` àI€think€the€proof€seems€to€be€that€it€[shooting]€was€done€in€such€aÏfashion€that€there€was€very€little€thought,€if€any,€given€to€it.€€That€it€wasÏa€reactive€type€of€situation,€never€the€less€he€put€himself€in€thatÏsituation€and€an€awful€event€occurred.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌÓÓIt€is€not€our€intent€to€minimize€the€appellantððs€criminal€conduct€or€the€resulting€tragicÏloss€of€life,€however,€we€are€unable€to€conclude€from€the€courtððs€findings€that€theÏcircumstances€of€the€offense€were€so€especially€ð ðviolent,€horrifying,€or€shockingðð€asÏto€outweigh€all€factors€favoring€a€sentence€other€than€confinement.Ìà ` àÌà ` àBased€upon€the€foregoing€review€of€the€record,€we€are€compelled€to€concludeÏthat€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€overcome€the€appellantððs€statutory€entitlement€toÏan€alternative€sentence.€€Accordingly,€we€remand€for€imposition€of€an€appropriateÏsentencing€alternative€with€the€instruction€that€the€court€consider€a€communityÏcorrections€sentence,€if€special€needs€are€established,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„36„¼106(c),€or€a€sentence€of€split€confinement.€€òòSee€generallyóó,€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð x-p&) Ð35„104(c).€€€In€all€other€respects,€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€ÏÐ  810*- ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOHN€EVERETT€WILLIAMS,€Judge€€Ì€ÌÔ#†X\ÓXXXÞg<#Ô