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Ðyear€for€felony€evading€arrest,€with€the€manner€of€service€to€be€determined€by€theÏtrial€court.€Ìâ âà ` àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€appellant€admitted€that€he€had€been€dragÏracing€on€Highway€321€when€he€was€arrested.€€However,€he€denied€intentionallyÏevading€the€officerððs€signal€to€stop.€€He€testified€that€he€was€self„employed€andÏdid€not€drink€alcohol€or€take€illegal€drugs.€€When€the€prosecutor€questioned€theÏappellant€regarding€his€prior€convictions,€he€testified€that€he€did€not€rememberÏever€being€arrested.€€The€pre„sentence€report€indicates€that€the€appellant€has€aÏprior€criminal€history€including€convictions€for€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accident,Ïpublic€intoxication,€assault€and€battery€and€driving€on€a€revoked€license.€Ìà ` àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€determined€that€theÏappellant€should€serve€fifteen€(15)€days€in€jail€before€being€placed€on€supervisedÏprobation.€€From€his€sentence,€the€appellant€brings€this€appeal.ÌÌà@rr-®àò òIIó óˆÐ €$  ÐÌà ` àThis€Courtððs€review€of€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóóÐ p(  Ðwith€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d).€€ThisÏpresumption€is€conditioned€upon€an€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trialÏjudge€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€andÏcircumstances.€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€If€the€trialÐ 00Ð&( Ðcourt€fails€to€comply€with€the€statutory€directives,€there€is€no€presumption€ofÏcorrectness€and€our€review€is€simply€òòde€novoóó.€€òòState€v.€Pooleóó,€945€S.W.2d€93,€96Ð 4°*, Ð(Tenn.€1997).Ìà ` àThe€burden€is€upon€the€appealing€party€to€show€that€the€sentence€isÏimproper.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d)€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€Ð à9€02 ÐIn€conducting€our€review,€we€are€required,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÏ40-35-210,€to€consider€the€following€factors€in€sentencing:ÌÓÓà8 ` à(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencingÏhearing;Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à(2)€the€presentence€report;Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencingÏalternatives;Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à(5)€evidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€theÏenhancement€and€mitigating€factors€in€ðððð€40-35-113€and€40-35-114;ÏandÐ ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` à(6)€any€statement€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€his€own€behalfÏabout€sentencing.€Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌÓÓà ` àAn€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D€orÏE€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€in€theÏabsence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-102(6).€€A€trialÏcourt€must€presume€that€a€defendant€sentenced€to€eight€years€or€less€and€whoÏis€not€an€offender€for€whom€incarceration€is€a€priority€is€subject€to€alternativeÏsentencing.€€òòState€v.€Byrdóó,€861€S.W.2d€377,€379-80€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€ItÐ h' Ðis€further€presumed€that€a€sentence€other€than€incarceration€would€result€inÏsuccessful€rehabilitation€unless€rebutted€by€sufficient€evidence€in€the€record.€€òòId.óóÐ H+è!# Ðat€380.€€However,€although€a€defendant€may€be€presumed€to€be€a€favorableÏcandidate€for€alternative€sentencing,€the€defendant€has€the€burden€of€establishingÏsuitability€for€total€probation.€€òòState€v.€Boggsóó,€932€S.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð 1¸') ÐApp.€1996);€see€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b).€€Even€though€probation€mustÏbe€automatically€considered,€ð ðthe€defendant€is€not€automatically€entitled€toÏprobation€as€a€matter€of€law.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b)€SentencingÏCommission€Comments;€òòState€v.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€373€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð Ø8x/1 ÐApp.€1991).€€Indeed,€a€defendant€seeking€full€probation€bears€the€burden€onÏappeal€of€showing€that€the€sentence€actually€imposed€is€improper€and€that€fullÏprobation€will€be€in€both€the€best€interests€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòStateÐ @ à Ðv.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).Ð 0Ð Ðà ` àA€trial€court€should€consider€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€theÏdefendantððs€criminal€record,€the€defendantððs€social€history€and€present€condition,Ïthe€need€for€deterrence,€and€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public€inÏdetermining€whether€to€grant€or€deny€probation.€€òòState€v.€Boydóó,€925€S.W.2d€237,Ð ð  Ð244€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Blackóó,€924€S.W.2d€912,€917€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð à€ ÐApp.€1995).€€In€determining€if€incarceration€is€appropriate,€a€trial€court€mayÏconsider€the€need€to€protect€society€by€restraining€a€defendant€having€a€longÏhistory€of€criminal€conduct,€the€need€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€theÏoffense,€whether€confinement€is€particularly€appropriate€to€effectively€deter€othersÏlikely€to€commit€similar€offenses,€and€whether€less€restrictive€measures€haveÏoften€or€recently€been€unsuccessfully€applied€to€the€defendant.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€40-35-103(1);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Grigsbyóó,€957€S.W.2d€541,€545€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð p& ÐApp.€1997).ÌÌà@TT-®àò òIIIó óˆÐ @,à"$ ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant€argues€that€he€is€entitled€to€a€presumption€of€alternativeÏsentencing€because€he€was€convicted€of€a€Class€E€felony€and€a€Class€BÏmisdemeanor.€€Furthermore,€he€contends€that€a€period€of€fifteen€(15)€days€inÏconfinement€is€overly€excessive€under€the€facts€of€this€case.Ìà ` àThe€appellant€received€a€sentence€of€split€confinement,€which€is€a€form€ofÏalternative€sentencing€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„104(c)(4).€€It€is€theÐ à9€02 Ðappellantððs€burden,€however,€to€establish€that€total€probation€will€be€in€both€theÏbest€interests€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€atÐ P ð Ð456.Ìà ` àIn€this€case,€the€appellant€has€a€prior€criminal€history€consisting€ofÏconvictions€for€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accident,€public€intoxication,€assault€andÏbattery€and€driving€on€a€revoked€license.€€The€appellant€did€not€remember€hisÏconvictions€for€these€offenses€and€he€denied€having€a€criminal€history€to€theÏofficer€preparing€the€pre„sentence€report.€Ìà ` àThe€trial€court€made€no€findings€with€regard€to€its€decision€to€confine€theÏappellant€for€a€period€of€fifteen€(15)€days.€€However,€upon€this€Courtððs€òòde€novoóóÐ Ðp Ðreview,€we€conclude€that€a€period€of€confinement€is€warranted€in€this€case.€€AlbeitÏsomewhat€minor,€the€appellant€has€a€prior€criminal€history€extending€over€aÏperiod€of€ten€(10)€years.€€Moreover,€the€appellant€committed€and€was€convictedÏof€the€offense€for€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accident€while€on€bond€awaiting€trial€forÏthe€present€offenses.€€This€€reflects€negatively€on€his€potential€for€rehabilitation.€ÏAdditionally,€it€appears€that€the€appellant€was€less€than€candid€with€the€trial€courtÏin€claiming€that€he€did€not€recall€ever€being€arrested.€€This€Court€has€recognizedÏthat€an€appellantððs€lack€of€candor€with€the€trial€court€reflects€negatively€on€theÏappellantððs€rehabilitation€potential.€€òòState€v.€Zeoliaóó,€928€S.W.2d€457,€463€(Tenn.Ð @,à"$ ÐCrim.€App.€1996).Ìà ` àAfter€considering€the€nature€of€the€offenses€committed,€the€appellantððs€priorÏrecord€and€the€appellantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation,€we€conclude€that€a€period€ñ1ññ5ñÌñ5ññ5ñÌñ5ññ5ñÌñ5ññ5ñÌñ5ññ5ñÐ Ð9p02 Ðñ5ññ1ñof€fifteen€(15)€days€confinement€is€appropriate€under€the€circumstances€of€thisÏcase.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ñ1ññ3ññ1ñÔ#†X XX Xæ6“#Ôñ1ññ3ññ4ññ1ñÔ#†ŠRsŠ XXg #Ôñ1ññ4ñÌñ6ñÌà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àÌÌÌÌñ6ñÓ  Óñ6ñà ` àÌÌñ6ñÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌNORMA€MCGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE