WPC! O?0qבq谻_0/E^WF5KPD, %\`%jme`0g&|j'b7TUT#BMmxbӱʁ<5CQc8#/8 VҪj-? 1L0]^u-;o#~*BOg X3ѱY0';UArַ2X-jd^:P@J-/?{fqbݡ6`G3̠L$ xXEo?cDSH94p)xT-YˤJ&RVMo3H?vzyC{55ی^[]&1 HPǸ5WŠum[#V8!4 @A)(ȨP~#/Y\ȼ1B!{Sӥ.kʤ«Ϫ8/UNF % 0( U: w@ 4< P _ 0g  0DU: U: B D3 0D++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ AOo 0D D/ B (9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular EEEeӀuM%3|x(8(2$ !  X X `   0     $ X X `   1    ݀Thedefendantassertedthefollowingmitigatingfactors:   X X(1)thedefendantscriminalconductneithercausednorthreatenedseriousbodilyinjury,TennCodeAnn.3035113(1);(2)substantialgroundsexistedtendingtoexcuseorjustifythedefendantscriminalconduct,thoughfailingtoestablishadefense,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(3);(3)thedefendant,becauseofhisyouth,lackedsubstantialjudgmentincommittingtheoffense,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(6);(4)thedefendantwassufferingfromamentalconditionthatsignificantlyreducedhisculpabilityfortheseoffenses,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(8);and(5)thedefendanthastheresponsibilityofcaringforayoungminorchildandquiteprobablyhasthebestjobsituationintermsofpaymentthathewilleverhaveinhislife,hasshownremorseforthecrimeshehascommitted,andincarcerationwillquiteprobablycosthimanyopportunitytoleadanormalandproductiveroleinsocietyatthewageheispresentlyearning.(#$  0    $ X X `   2    ݀Thedefendanthaspreviouslybeenconvictedofpossessionofmarijuana,  publicintoxication,andunderagepossessionofalcohol. XَXXXeXXَ   Ad FILEDXَXe  January14,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM   $ X X `   2    ݀Thedefendanthaspreviouslybeenconvictedofpossessionofmarijuana,  publicintoxication,andunderagepossessionofalcohol.,cAZ"Arial Regular XَXXXeXXَ   Ad FILEDXَXe  December21,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM    $ X X `   1    ݀Thedefendantassertedthefollowingmitigatingfactors:   X X(1)Thedefendantscriminalconductneithercausednorthreatenedseriousbodilyinjury,TennCodeAnn.3035113(1);(2)substantialgroundsexisttendingtoexcuseorjustifythedefendantscriminalconduct,thoughfailingtoestablishadefense;specifically,thedefendantsmildretardationandthefactthatheminimallymettherequirementsforcompetencyinthiscause,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(3);(3)thedefendant,becauseofhisyouth,lackssubstantialjudgmentincommittingtheoffense,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(6);(4)thedefendantwassufferingfromamentalconditionthatsignificantlyreducedhisculpabilityfortheseoffenses,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(8);and(5)thedefendanthastheresponsibilityofcaringforayoungminorchildandquiteprobablyhasthebestjobsituationintermsofpaymentthathewilleverhaveinhislife,hasshownremorseforthecrimeshehascommitted,andincarcerationwillquiteprobablycosthimanyopportunitytoleadanormalandproductiveroleinsocietyatthewageheispresentlyearning.   $ X X `   2    ݀Thedefendanthaspreviouslybeenconvictedof:possessionofmarijuana,  publicintoxication,andtwiceforunderagepossessionofalcohol.   $ X X `   1    ݀Thedefendantassertedthefollowingmitigatingfactors:   X X(1)thedefendantscriminalconductneithercausednorthreatenedseriousbodilyinjury,TennCodeAnn.3035113(1);(2)substantialgroundsexistedtendingtoexcuseorjustifythedefendantscriminalconduct,thoughfailingtoestablishadefense,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(3);(3)thedefendant,becauseofhisyouth,lackedsubstantialjudgmentincommittingtheoffense,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(6);(4)thedefendantwassufferingfromamentalconditionthatsignificantlyreducedhisculpabilityfortheseoffenses,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035113(8);and(5)thedefendanthastheresponsibilityofcaringforayoungminorchildandquiteprobablyhasthebestjobsituationintermsofpaymentthathewilleverhaveinhislife,hasshownremorseforthecrimeshehascommitted,andincarcerationwillquiteprobablycosthimanyopportunitytoleadanormalandproductiveroleinsocietyatthewageheispresentlyearning.,cAZ"Arial Regular d&&&&'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  XَXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7eXXdd7  r *<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rr*<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  r@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@FF'ATNASHVILLE@NN#OCTOBER1998SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.01C019801CC00042   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p COFFEECOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.GERALDL.EWELL,SR.,   MARKA.HILL, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (Sentencing) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L THOMASC.FARIS 101S.CollegeStreet  Winchester,TN373981517   FORTHEAPPELLEE: L JOHNKNOXWALKUP  $ AttorneyGeneralandReporter KIMR.HELPER   AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 C.MICHAELLAYNE   F# DistrictAttorneyGeneral307SouthWoodlandP.O.Box147Manchester,TN373550147 `&!) (  @( 򀀀  ,(|#)  򀀀  )h$*  򀀀  *T%+  OPINIONFILED:򀀀 -(/ AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  5>18W   OPINION    ` Thedefendant,MarkA.Hill,appealsthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtafterhepledguiltytoone(1)felonycountoftheftover$1,000andsix(6)misdemeanorcountsoftheftunder$500.Thetrialcourtsentencedhimtoconcurrenttermsofthree(3)yearsforthefelonyandeleven(11)monthsandtwentynine(29)daysforthemisdemeanors.Thedefendantwasorderedtoserveten(10)monthsandtwentyfour(24)daysintheCoffeeCountyjailwiththeremainderonprobation.Thedefendantcontendsthetrialcourtabuseditssentencingdiscretioninthefollowingmanner:ӹ  (1)failingtoproperlyconsiderthedefendantsmitigatingfactorsandordertotalprobation,whileerroneouslyconsideringenhancementfactorsnotsubmittedbythestate;(2)improperlyconsideringthatthedefendantwaslivingoutofwedlockwiththemotherofhisillegitimatechild;and(3)failingtogiveproperweighttothedefendantsmentallimitations.  Afterathoroughreviewoftherecordandapplicablesentencingprinciples,weAFFIRMthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.  FACTS (#(     ` ThedefendantwasemployedbytheStaggerwingMuseumFoundationatthetimetheoffenseswerecommitted.Overthecourseofseveralweeks,thedefendantonnumerousoccasionsstolepropertyfromthemuseumanditsowner.Duringaninvestigation,thedefendantconfessedtothetheftsandreturnedthemajorityofthestolenproperty. ` Thedefendantagreedtopleadguiltytoone(1)felonycountoftheftover$1,000andsix(6)misdemeanorcountsoftheftunder$500.Thedefendant 844: agreedtoconcurrentsentencesofthree(3)yearsforthefelonyandeleven(11)monthsandtwentynine(29)daysforthemisdemeanorswiththemannerofservicetobedeterminedbythetrialcourt.Inaccordancewithamentalevaluationofthedefendant,thestateagreedthatanyincarcerationorderedbythetrialcourtshouldbeservedintheCoffeeCountyJailratherthantheDepartmentofCorrection.Theprosecutorsuggestedthatthedefendantserveten(10)monthsandtwentyfour(24)daysinjail,apparentlyinanattempttomatchthereleaseeligibilitydateforathree(3)yearsentenceasaRangeI,standardoffenderintheDepartmentofCorrection. ` Thetrialcourtacquiescedtotheprosecutorsrecommendationregardinglocalconfinement.Indoingso,itconsideredthedefendantsproposedmitigatingfactorsandfoundthree(3)enhancementfactorsapplicable.Additionally,thetrialcourtorderedthedefendanttoperformonehundred(100)hourscommunityserviceandmakerestitutiontothevictim.   SENTENCING 0"  A.    ` ThisCourtsreviewofthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtisdenovo )%( withapresumptionofcorrectness.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).Thispresumptionisconditioneduponanaffirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialjudgeconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev.Ashby,823S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991).Ifthetrial  1p,0 courtfailstocomplywiththestatutorydirectives,thereisnopresumptionofcorrectnessandourreviewisdenovo.Statev.Poole,945S.W.2d93,96 4 04 (Tenn.1997). 838  ` Theburdenisupontheappealingpartytoshowthatthesentenceisimproper.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d)SentencingCommissionComments.Underthe1989SentencingAct,sentenceswhichinvolveconfinementaretobebasedonthefollowingconsiderationscontainedinTenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1): X X8 (A)[c]onfinementisnecessarytoprotectsocietybyrestrainingadefendantwhohasalonghistoryofcriminalconduct;  x x 8 (B)[c]onfinementisnecessarytoavoiddepreciatingtheseriousnessoftheoffenseorconfinementisparticularlysuitedtoprovideaneffectivedeterrencetootherslikelytocommitsimilaroffenses;or  x x 8 (C)[m]easureslessrestrictivethanconfinementhavefrequentlyorrecentlybeenappliedunsuccessfullytothedefendant.  x x  X; XISeeStatev.Grigsby,957S.W.2d541,545(Tenn.Crim.App.1997);Statev.   Millsaps,920S.W.2d267,270(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Acourtmayalso  considerthemitigatingandenhancingfactorssetforthinTenn.CodeAnn.4035113,114,astheyrelatetoTenn.CodeAnn.4035103.SeeTenn. X  CodeAnn.4035210(b)(5). ` Inthiscasethetrialjudgeconscientiouslyconsideredthevarioussentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Ifourreviewreflectsthatthetrialcourtfollowedthestatutorysentencingprocedure,imposedalawfulsentenceaftergivingdueconsiderationandproperweighttothefactorsandprinciplessetoutunderoursentencinglaw,andthetrialcourtsfindingsoffactareadequatelysupportedbytherecord,thenwemaynotmodifythesentenceevenifwewouldhavepreferredanotherresult.Statev.Fletcher,805 0@,0 S.W.2d785,789(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).  B. x616     ` Weconcludethetrialcourtdidnotabuseitsdiscretioninsentencingthe 8:5: defendant.Thecourtacceptedthedefendantsfive(5)mitigatingfactors;}}} }}}  %  1        however,itfoundsuaspontethefollowingenhancementfactorsapplicable:    (1)thedefendanthasahistoryofcriminalconvictionsorcriminalhistoryinadditiontothosenecessarytoestablishtheappropriaterange,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035114(1);   %  2       $ t (2)thefelonywascommittedwhilethedefendantwasonprobation,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035114(13)(C);and(3)thedefendantabusedapositionofprivatetrust,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035114(15).  Atrialcourtmayconsiderenhancementfactorseventhoughtheprosecutionfailedtofileanoticeofthem.Statev.Birge,792S.W.2d723,726(Tenn.Crim. 4 App.1990). ` Thestatenowconcedestherecordisunclearastowhetherthedefendantwasonprobationatthetimetheinstantoffenseswerecommitted,  Лwe  Лnotethat.  Furthermore,wenotethatTenn.CodeAnn.4035114(13)onlyapplieswhenthepriorconvictionwasafelony.Nevertheless,lessrestrictivemeasuresthanconfinementhaverecentlybeenappliedunsuccessfullytothedefendant.Thedefendanthasreceivedsuspendedsentencesinthepast;yet,thisfailedtodeterhimfromfuturecriminalconduct.Thisisavalidstatutorybasisuponwhichtobaseasentenceofconfinement.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1)(C).  8  Accordingly,whenthedefendantspriorcriminalconductisconsideredinconjunctionwithhisabuseofapositionofprivatetrust,thetrialcourtcanhardlybesaidtohaveabuseditsdiscretioninorderingaperiodofconfinement. ` Thedefendantsremainingissuesarewithoutmerit.Thetrialcourtdidmentionthedefendants illegitimatechild,butdidsointhecontextofdeterminingwhetherthedefendanthadafinancialobligationtothechild.Further,thetrialcourtconsideredthedefendantsmentallimitationsinarrivingatthesentence.ThetrialcourtorderedthedefendantsconfinementservedlocallytoavoidtheinherentlyadverseeffectaDepartmentofCorrectionsentencewouldhaveonamentallychallengedindividual.Wefindnoabuseofdiscretionbythetrialcourt. ` Asthedefendanthasfailedtoshowtheimproprietyofhissentence,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisAFFIRMED.  `     h      p _________________________ @-(,  `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGECONCUR:____________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE____________________________JOSEPHM.TIPTON,JUDGE