WPC }-@_detQZ$SgsU`>%WY}F7$24h'xXrgE7Xi/hZ0|5݂gsjwzl5띸a;AbLA`)gq`:LOV2ZyjWW!#8hqj)YyD懿nnYg@uQL0MDۆ8DvE'bԂ͡S[N!B (=YC i͂W-P ֨@}6Zbql>},38L4s+ 18jw{ FFs}utOP%qg,#1-i<{3VޜJ[5vizkU59c0?=qBs\R" ^Bn %F U:L 0( UN  w@ 4P d  s  m U: 0l 0DR R R R R  B D3 0D AO2 0DG D/ BX,  AZ"Arial Regular($(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular 8    `   1    Thetrialcourtcouldhavesentenceddefendanttoserveseventyfivepercentofher  sentence.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035302(d). tuEvwUxyEz{D|}Ӏ 'j13|x  XOXXX ݳX XO   Ad FILED  ݳ   August30,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr.  AppellateCourt  Clerk U,cAZ"Arial Regular((3$ !      0  (#$  0    d'''''dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  XOXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7+XXdXXd7  }r *<,(j 8 `@E tt0"Hr}@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @!!'ATKNOXVILLE@''$JULY1999SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.03C019809CC00316   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p BLOUNTCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.D.KELLYTHOMAS,JR.,   TERESARENEEHODGE, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (Theftsunder$500) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L JULIEA.RICE P.O.Box426  Knoxville,TN379010426(OnAppeal) MACKGARNER X  DistrictPublicDefender D 419HighStreet̢Maryville,TN37804(AtTrial)  F  FORTHEAPPELLEE: L PAULG.SUMMERS  $! AttorneyGeneralandReporter ERIKW.DAAB  $ AssistantAttorneyGeneral̢CordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 MICHAELL.FLYNN   F* DistrictAttorneyGeneral EDWARDP.BAILEY,JR.  #- AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral̢BlountCountyCourthouse363CourtStreet̢Maryville,TN378045906 L'"1 (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 |.)7 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  5,1?S  @' OPINION    ` Thedefendant,TeresaReneeHodge,pledguiltytosixcountsoftheftofpropertyunder$500,ClassAmisdemeanors.Defendant'spleaagreementprovidedforconcurrentsentencesofelevenmonths,twentyninedaysoneachcount,withthemannerofservicelefttothetrialcourt.Afterahearing,thetrialcourtordereddefendanttoservefiftypercentofhersentenceinconfinementpriortoeligibilityforallprogramsotherthanworkrelease.Inthisappealasofright,defendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredinorderinghertoservefiftypercentofhersentenceinconfinement.Uponourreviewoftherecord,we AFFIRM the  judgmentofthetrialcourt.@$ STANDARDOFREVIEW  8  ` ThisCourtsreviewofthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtisdenovowith , apresumptionofcorrectness.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).Theburdenisupontheappealingpartytoshowthatthesentenceisimproper.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d)SentencingCommissionCommentsu.uv.v ` MisdemeanorsentencingiscontrolledbyTenn.CodeAnn.4035302,whichprovidesinpartthatthetrialcourtshallimposeaspecificsentenceconsistentwiththepurposesandprinciplesofthe1989CriminalSentencingReformAct.See t+&+ Statev.Palmer,902S.W.2d391,393(Tenn.1995).Themisdemeanoroffender D-(- mustbesentencedtoanauthorizeddeterminatesentencewithapercentageofthatsentencedesignatedforeligibilityforrehabilitativeprograms.Generally,apercentageofnotgreaterthan75%ofthesentenceshouldbefixedforamisdemeanoroffender.uuId. t4/5  ` Thetrialcourtretainstheauthoritytoplacethedefendantonprobationeitherimmediatelyorafteratimeofperiodicorcontinuousconfinement.Tenn.CodeAnn. 9,5; 4035302(e).uuWefurthernotethatthetrialcourthasmoreflexibilityinmisdemeanorsentencingthaninfelonysentencing.Statev.Troutman,979S.W.2d | 271,273(Tenn.1998).Oneconvictedofamisdemeanor,unlikeoneconvictedofafelony,isnotentitledtoapresumptionofaminimumsentence.Statev.Baker,  d 966S.W.2d429,434(Tenn.Crim.App.1997);Statev.Creasy,885S.W.2d829,  0 832(Tenn.Crim.App.1994).@& FINDINGSBELOW  D   ` Defendanttestifiedatherhearingthatshehadcommittedthetheftstosupporthercocainehabit,whichrequired$1,000worthofcocaineperday.Shesupplementedhertheftincomethroughprostitution.yxxyzTzxWhileclaimingtodesiretreatmentforheraddiction,txhedefendantadmittedtohavingusedcocaineonthedaybeforehersentencinghearing.Thedefendanthassseverals{tnumerout{tst|everal|priorconvictionsandcommittedtheinstantoffenseswhileonprobationand/orbond. ` Insentencingdefendant,thetrialcourtnotedherlengthycriminalhistory;herrecentviolationofthetermsofherreleaseinthecommunity;andheruseofcocaineafterpleadingguiltytotheseoffenses.Thetrialcourtalsonoteddefendant'scandor,statingthatherconcurrentsentencesandfiftypercentconfinementreflecteda"lotofconsideration"forherhonestyandwillingnesstopleadguilty. #  1      ׀ (#( Thetrialcourtfurtherstatedthathewouldconsider"anyrequestedfurloughsfortreatment,inpatientorotherwise,"astheyweremade,andthat,dependingupondefendant'sbehavior,hewouldconsidergrantingprobationpriortotheminimumreleaseeligibilitydate.w @506 w@xx( CONCLUSION    ` Defendantcontendsthatthetrialcourtshouldhavesentencedherto"supervisedprobationconditioneduponsuccessfulcompletionofthePeninsulaHospitalinpatienttreatmentprogramafterserviceof25%"ofhersentence.Whilewedonotdoubtthatthisisasentencedefendantwouldprefer,weseenoerrorcommittedbythetrialcourtinimposingthesentence.Defendanthavingfailedtocarryherburdenofprovingthathersentenceisimproper,we AFFIRM thejudgment P  ofthetrialcourt. `     h     ________________________________ `     h     JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE    CONCUR: _______________________________  6 GARYR.WADE,PRESIDINGJUDGE _______________________________  |$# DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE