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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  Ý›Ò  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€&ÔÞ ÞÌÌÌà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌ̜ـ€ÙßR€)+(A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›à@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌà@ àMARCH€1997€SESSIONÌÌÌÌÌÌMARK€STEVEN€GRIMSLEY,à à)à àC.C.A.€No.€03C01„9701„CR„00017Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHAMILTON€COUNTYÌà àà àAppellant,à àà à)à à€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€Douglas€A.€Meyer,€JudgeÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à à(DENIAL€OF€PROBATION)ÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à)€€€à àNos.€201904€and€201944ÏBELOWÌà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àAppellee.à àà à)ÌÌÌó óÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à àà àà àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:ÌÌJERRY€H.€SUMMERSà àà àà àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌSummers€&€Wyatt,€P.C.à àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌ500€Lindsay€StreetÌChattanooga,€TN€37402à àà àà àMICHAEL€J.€FAHEY,€IIÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€H.€COX,€IIIÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àTHOMAS€J.€EVANSÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à600€Market€Street,€Suite€310Ìà àà àà àà àà à€€€€à àChattanooga,€TN€37402ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àLEROY€PHILLIPSÌà àà àà àà àà àà àSpecial€ProsecutorÌà àà àà àà àà àà à312€Vine€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àChattanooga,€TN€37402Ìà àà àà àà àà à€€€ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:__________________€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌCORNELIA€A.€CLARK,ÌSpecial€JudgeÌÌÑ7€  à XXdðXXdð7ÑÌÌà@ àòòò òOPINIONóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àDefendant€appeals€as€of€right€from€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€probationÏafter€his€plea€of€guilty€to€two€counts€of€solicitation€to€commit€second€degreeÏmurder.€€He€raises€five€issues€for€consideration.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court.€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àIn€1990€defendant,€a€successful€physician,€was€divorced€from€his€wife€ofÏten€years.€€She€was€granted€custody€of€their€two€daughters.€€Defendant€initiallyÏclaimed€that€his€wife€was€a€lesbian.€€He€later€asserted€that€his€ex„wife€and€herÏnew€husband€were€sexually€abusing€the€two€girls,€as€well€as€subjecting€them€toÏsatanic€cult€rituals.€€€A€heated€custody€battle€ensued.€€In€October€1991€custodyÏwas€temporarily€transferred€to€the€defendantððs€mother€and€access€of€bothÏparties€to€the€children€was€limited.€€The€litigation€continued€until€June€1992,Íwhen€defendantððs€ex„wife€was€again€awarded€custody€of€their€daughters.€ÏDefendant€strongly€disagreed€with€the€courtððs€custody€decision,€and€continuedÏto€assert€that€his€daughters€were€in€danger.ÌÌà àIn€May€1994€the€defendant,€met€with€a€TBI€agent€whom€he€believed€to€beÏa€Florida€hit€man.€€He€hired€the€agent€to€kill€his€ex„wife€and€as€ð ðgravyðð,€herÏhusband.€€He€took€the€agent€to€their€residence,€drew€maps€of€their€home€floorÏplan,€described€their€security€system,€and€made€a€$2,000.00€down€payment€onÏthe€$15,000.00€price€to€have€the€couple€killed.€€He€was€indicted€on€two€countsÏof€solicitation€to€commit€first€degree€murder,€a€Class€B€felony.ÌÌà àOn€January€8,€1996,€defendant€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€under€theÏprinciples€of€òòNorth€Carolina€v.€Alfordóó,€400€U.S.€25,€39,€91€S.Ct.€160,€27€L.Ed.2dÏ162€(1970),€to€two€counts€of€solicitation€to€commit€second€degree€murder,€aÏClass€C€felony.€€The€parties€agreed€that€the€defendant€was€a€Range€I€standardÏoffender€and€that€the€sentences€would€be€run€concurrently.€€All€other€sentencingÏissues€were€left€open.€€After€a€sentencing€hearing€on€April€1,€1996,€the€courtÏimposed€sentences€of€three€years€on€each€count.€€The€court€found€that€ð ðtheÏcircumstances€of€the€case€were€especially€shocking,€reprehensible€in€excessiveÏand€exaggerated€degree.ðð€€The€court€denied€defendantððs€request€for€any€form€ofÏalternative€sentencing,€citing€the€need€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€ofÏthe€offense€under€T.C.A.€ðð40„35„103(b).€€Defendant€did€not€file€a€notice€ofÏappeal,€and€voluntarily€entered€custody€on€May€28,€1996.€€€A€waiver€of€appealÍwas€filed€with€and€accepted€by€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àOn€August€29,€1996,€while€awaiting€transfer€to€the€TennesseeÏDepartment€of€Corrections,€defendant€filed€a€motion€to€suspend€the€remainderÏof€his€sentence.€€Following€a€hearing€on€September€9,€1996,€that€motion€wasÏdenied,€in€part€because€the€defendant€had€mailed€to€various€churches€copies€ofÏpsychological€reports€placed€under€seal€during€the€custody€proceedings.€€NoÏappeal€was€taken€from€that€denial.ÌÌà àOn€December€6,€1996,€defendant€filed€a€second€motion€to€suspend€hisÏsentence.€€A€lengthy€evidentiary€hearing€was€conducted€December€16,€1996,Ïand€the€petition€once€again€was€denied.€€A€timely€notice€of€appeal€was€filedÏfollowing€that€decision.ÌÌà àAlthough€defendant€in€his€brief€raises€issues€about€the€trial€courtððsÏactions€on€April€1€and€September€9,€1996,€those€actions€are€not€before€theÏcourt€in€this€appeal.€€Appeal€of€the€original€sentence€was€waived€in€writing.€€òòSeeóóÏRule€37(d),€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€€No€notice€of€appeal€was€filed€concerning€theÏaction€taken€in€September€1996€and€therefore€the€right€to€appeal€that€rulingÏalso€has€been€waived.€€òòId.óó€€The€only€issue€before€us€is€the€denial€of€probationÏon€December€16,€1996.ÌÌà àBefore€a€trial€court€may€grant€probation€to€an€accused€who€has€beenÍsentenced€to€the€Department€of€Correction€and€is€awaiting€transfer,€(a)€the€trialÏcourt€must€have€jurisdiction€to€enter€the€judgment,€(b)€the€accused€must€beÏconfined€Ñ  Ñto€the€county€jail€or€workhouse,€(c)€the€nature€of€the€offense€and€theÏlength€of€the€sentence€must€not€bar€probation,€and€(d)€it€must€be€in€the€bestÏinterest€of€society€and€the€accused€to€grant€the€accused€probation.€€If€theseÏprerequisites€are€present,€the€trial€court€may€grant€the€accused€probation.€€òòStateÏv.€Karon€L.€Washingtonóó,€No.€02C01„9510„CC„00306€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,ÏJackson,€July€26,€1996).€€In€this€case€the€first€three€prerequisites€have€been€met,Ïand€the€issue€before€the€court€concerns€the€last€prerequisite€„€what€is€in€the€bestÏinterest€of€society€and€the€defendant.€€The€trial€court€found€that€no€€materialÏchanges€had€occurred€since€the€time€of€the€original€sentencing€hearing€or€theÏfirst€request€for€probation.€€The€court€found€no€circumstances€that€would€warrantÏor€justify€suspending€defendantððs€sentence.ÌÌà àWe€have€carefully€reviewed€the€œentire€record›€œand€trial›€courtððs€actions€onÏDecember€16,€1996.€€The€decision€to€grant€or€deny€probation€at€that€time€wasÏwithin€the€courtððs€discretion.€€We€find€no€basis€for€reversal.€€The€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court€is€affirmed€pursuant€to€Rule€20,€Tenn.€R.€Ct.€Crim.€App.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à__________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àCORNELIA€A.€CLARKÌà àà àà àà àà àà àSPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ__________________________________ÌJOHN€H.€PEAYÌJUDGEÌÌÌ__________________________________ÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERSÌJUDGEÌÇÑ ° ÑÑ7€ #Þ XXdì XXdì7Ñà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€TENNESSEE€ATÏKNOXVILLEÌÌÌÌÌMARK€STEVEN€GRIMSLEY,à à)à àC.C.A.€No.€03C01„9701„CR„00017Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHAMILTON€COUNTYÌà àà àAppellant,à àà à)à à€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€Douglas€A.€Meyer,€JudgeÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à à(DENIAL€OF€PROBATION)ÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à)€€€à àNos.€201904€and€201944ÏBELOWÌà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àAppellee.à àà à)ÌÌÌÌó óÌÌà@ àòòò òJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÌÌà àCame€the€appellant,€Mark€Steven€Grimsley,€by€counsel€and€also€cameÏthe€attorney€general€on€behalf€of€the€state,€and€this€case€was€heard€on€theÏrecord€on€appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€of€Hamilton€County;€and€uponÏconsideration€thereof,€this€court€is€of€the€opinion€that€there€is€no€reversible€errorÏin€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àOur€opinion€is€hereby€incorporated€in€this€judgment€as€if€set€out€verbatim.ÌÌà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€and€adjudged€by€this€court€that€the€judgment€ofÏthe€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED,€and€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€Criminal€Court€ofÏHamilton€County€for€execution€of€the€judgment€of€that€court€and€for€collection€ofÏcosts€accrued€below.ÌÌà àCosts€of€this€appeal€will€be€paid€by€the€appellant.ÌÌÌò òà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€H.€Peay,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPaul€G.€Summers,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCornelia€A.€Clark,€Special€JudgeÌÌÌ