ÿWPCª mŠ€z°bÚ_šõTŠLõAv[Ôœ¼– 1º•ï3p—ݘ°K s˼Xô:»–õB™F˜=.ÃgÉÜ¥²>Áz†óâHòèXÚxÇ2q¾á‚ÃõvMï«{^’µ9¿ÿŸ1J9!õðck°ÀŸÕÆRqµ%Äá‘4ÞÕLWÐÍ^Lq}(Æ#’lbãÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„14„103€(1997).€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€39„14„105€(1997)€gradesÏthe€theft€offense€according€to€the€value€of€the€stolen€property.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àWe€conclude€that€the€record€supports€the€juryððs€conclusion€that€theÏappellant€burglarized€the€homes€and€committed€the€thefts€listed€in€the€indictmentsÏunderlying€his€convictions.€€Property€recovered€from€the€appellantððs€residenceÏmatched€the€descriptions€of€property€reported€stolen€in€Sullivan€County.€€Ô‡ X:XXX:ÔTheÐ 0*Ð # Ðappellant€gave€a€formal€statement€to€Detective€Hodges€in€which€he€admittedÏburglarizing€homes€and€taking€various€items€of€property€in€Sullivan€County.Ô#†X:XX X:–A#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:ԀРð-$' ÐÔ#†X:XX X:†B#ÔMoreover,Ô‡ X:XXX:Ô€the€appellant€voluntarily€assisted€the€Sullivan€County€SheriffððsÐ Ð/p&) ÐDepartment€by€identifying€the€numerous€residences€he€had€burglarized.€€TheseÏresidences€correspond€with€homes€listed€in€indictments€underlying€the€appellantððsÏconvictions.Ô#†X:XX X:çB#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:Ô€€Finally,€owners€of€the€listed€residences€identified€stolen€propertyÐ p5,/ Ðrecovered€from€the€appellantððs€residence.Ô#†X:XX X:0D#ÔÐ P7ð-1 Їà Œ àà ä àFurthermore,€the€appellant€told€Officer€Blessing€of€the€Kingsport€PoliceÏDepartment€that€if€the€property€recovered€from€his€residence€matched€theÏdescription€of€property€reported€as€stolen,€then€the€appellant€had€committed€theÏburglary€and€theft.€€Ô‡ X:XXX:ÔThe€appellant€later€gave€a€formal€statement€to€Officer€BlessingÐ   Ðin€which€he€admitted€burglarizing€homes€and€taking€various€items€of€property€inÏKingsport.Ô#†X:XX X:F#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:Ô€€Ô#†X:XX X:G#ÔOfficer€Blessing€Ô‡ X:XXX:Ômatched€property€recovered€from€the€appellantððsÐ À`  Ðresidence€with€the€descriptions€of€property€reported€stolen€inÔ#†X:XX X:cG#Ô€Kingsport.€€Ô‡ X:XXX:ÔTheÐ  @  Ðappellant€then€voluntarily€assisted€the€Kingsport€Police€Department€by€identifyingÏthe€numerous€residences€he€had€burglarized.€€These€residences€also€correspondÏwith€residences€listed€in€anÔ#†X:XX X:7H#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:Ô€indictment€underlying€the€appellantððs€convictions,€andÐ @à Ðhomeowners€in€Kingsport€also€identified€stolen€property€recovered€from€theÏappellantððs€residence.€€Ô#†X:XX X:NI#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:ÔThis€issue€is€without€merit.Ð   ÐÌÓ  Óò òB.€€SentencingÐ À!` ÐÓ  ÓI.€€Excessive€sentence€€€€€ó ó€€Ô#†X:XX X:EJ#ÔÐ  #@ Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€appellant€next€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€sentencing€theÏappellant€to€a€term€of€ninety€(90)€years€imprisonment.€€Specifically,€the€appellantÏargues€that€the€trial€court,€in€determining€the€sentence€for€each€count€of€aggravatedÏburglary€and€each€count€of€theft€of€property€valued€between€one€thousand€and€tenÏthousand€dollars,€failed€to€consider€certain€mitigating€factors€and€also€erroneouslyÏbalanced€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€found€by€the€court.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€ofÏa€sentence,€it€is€the€duty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€de€novo€review€with€aÏpresumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1997).€€This€presumption€of€correctness€is€ð ðconditioned€uponÐ @8à.2 Ðthe€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencingÏprinciples€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2dÐ @ à Ð166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€The€burden€is€upon€the€appellant€to€demonstrate€theÏimpropriety€of€the€sentence.€€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933,€934€(Tenn.€1995).€Ð   ÐÌà Œ àà ä àOur€review€of€the€appellantððs€sentences€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€theÏevidence,€if€any,€received€at€trial€and€at€the€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€presentenceÏreport;€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counsel€relative€toÏsentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€offenses;€(5)€anyÏmitigating€or€enhancement€factors;€(6)€any€statements€made€by€the€appellant€on€hisÏown€behalf;€and€(7)€the€appellantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102,€„103,€and€„210€(1997).ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€presumptive€sentence€for€Class€B,€C,€D,€and€E€felonies€is€theÏminimum€sentence€in€the€range€if€there€are€no€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors.€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210€(1997).€€If€the€trial€court€finds€that€there€areÏenhancement€or€mitigating€factors,€the€court€must€start€at€the€minimum€sentence€inÏthe€range,€enhance€the€sentence€within€the€range€as€appropriate€for€theÏenhancement€factors,€and€then€reduce€the€sentence€within€the€range€as€appropriateÏfor€the€mitigating€factors.€€òòId.óó€€The€weight€given€to€any€existing€factor€is€left€to€theÐ - #& Ðtrial€courtððs€discretion€so€long€as€the€trial€court€complies€with€the€purposes€andÏprinciples€of€sentencing€and€the€courtððs€findings€are€adequately€supported€by€theÏrecord.€€òòState€v.€Shropshireóó,€874€S.W.2d€634€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€òòSeeóó€òòalsoóóÐ  2@), ÐòòState€v.€Sheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€Ð €4 +. ÐÌà Œ àà ä àÔ‡ X:XXX:ÔWe€initially€commend€the€trial€court€in€this€case€for€its€meticulousÐ @8à.2 ÐÔ#†X:XX X::V#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:Ôconsideration€of€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstancesÔ#†X:XX X:ÕV#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:Ô.€€InÐ `  Ðlight€of€the€exemplary€record€of€the€sentencing€proceedings,€we€apply€aÏpresumption€of€correctness€in€conducting€our€de€novo€review€of€the€appellantððsÏsentences.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1997).Ô#†X:XX X:fW#ÔÐ   ÐÌà Œ àà ä àThe€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant€as€a€Range€II€multiple€offenderÏto€ten€years€for€each€count€of€aggravated€burglary€and€eight€years€for€each€count€ofÏtheft€of€property€valued€between€one€thousand€and€ten€thousand€dollars.€ÏAggravated€burglary€is€a€class€C€felony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„14„403(b)€(1994).€ÏThe€sentencing€range€applicable€to€the€appellant€for€this€offense€is€six€to€ten€years.€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„112(b)(3)€(1997).€€Furthermore,€theft€of€property€valuedÏbetween€one€thousand€and€ten€thousand€dollars€is€a€class€D€felony.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€39„14„105(3)€(1997).€€The€sentencing€range€applicable€to€the€appellant€forÏthis€offense€is€four€to€eight€years.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„112(b)(4)€(1997).€€TheÏtrial€court€imposed€the€maximum€sentences€within€the€applicable€ranges.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä à€€The€appellant€concedes€and€the€record€reflects€that€the€trial€courtÏproperly€found€three€enhancement€factors:€the€appellant€has€a€previous€history€ofÏcriminal€convictions€in€addition€to€those€necessary€to€establish€his€sentencing€range;Ïthe€appellant€was€a€leader€in€the€commission€of€the€offenses;€and€he€has€a€previousÏhistory€of€unwillingness€to€comply€with€the€conditions€of€a€sentence€involving€releaseÏinto€the€community.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1),€(2),€and€(8).€€The€recordÏadditionally€supports€the€trial€courtððs€application€of€two€mitigating€factors:€theÏappellantððs€conduct€neither€caused€nor€threatened€serious€bodily€injury€and€theÏappellant€assisted€the€authorities€in€locating€or€recovering€any€property€or€victimÏinvolved€in€the€offenses.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(1)€and€(10).Ð @8à.2 Їà Œ àà ä àNevertheless,€as€noted€earlier,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€courtÏerred€by€not€finding€one€additional€mitigating€factor,€namely,€that€he€assisted€theÏauthorities€in€uncovering€offenses€committed€by€other€persons€or€in€detecting€orÏapprehending€other€persons€who€had€committed€the€offenses.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÏ40„35„113(9)€(1997).€€We€cannot€agree.€€The€trial€court€refused€to€apply€mitigatingÏfactor€(9)€based€upon€its€finding€that,€although€the€appellant€cooperated€with€theÏauthorities€in€òòhisóó€case,€he€did€not€assist€the€authorities€in€investigating€otherÐ  @  Ðindividuals,€in€œparticularñì1ñ,ñì1ñ›€Linda€McClain.€€Nothing€in€the€record€contradicts€the€trialÏcourtððs€finding.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€appellant€also€argues€that€the€trial€courtððs€erroneous€balancing€ofÏenhancement€and€mitigating€factors€resulted€in€an€excessive€sentence.Ô‡ X:XXX:Ô€€TheÐ   Ðappellant€asserts€in€his€brief€that€Ô#†X:XX X:Öb#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:Ôthe€trial€court€ð ðactually€considered€the€currentÐ à€ Ðnumber€of€sixty€convictions€for€which€he€was€being€sentenced€rather€than€theÏstatutory€enhancing€factors€when€the€trial€court€found€them€so€heavily€and€grosslyÏoutweighing€the€mitigating€factors.ðð€€Even€assuming€that€the€trial€court€consideredÏthe€appellantððs€numerous€convictions€in€this€case,€we€conclude€that€the€appellantððsÏsentences€are€appropriate.ÌÌÔ#†X:XX X:Vc#Ôà Œ àà ä àMoreover,€as€stated€above,€Ô‡ X:XXX:Ôthe€weight€given€to€any€existing€factor€isÐ - #& Ðleft€to€the€trial€courtððs€discretion€so€long€as€it€complies€with€the€purposes€andÏprinciples€of€sentencing€and€its€findings€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record.€ÏòòState€v.€Shropshireóó,€874€S.W.2d€634€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€òòSeeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.Ð  2@), ÐSheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€This€court€has€previouslyÐ €4 +. Ðheld€that,€ð ð[w]hile€we€have€declined€to€use€the€previous€history€enhancer€to€enhance€ÌÐ @8à.2 Ðsubsequent€criminal€acts€as€a€result€of€previous€ones€occurring€very€close€in€ñé1ñÌñé1ñtimeñã1ñ,ñã1ññå1ññä1ñ€.€.€.ñä1ññå1ññæ1ñ,ñæ1ññç1ññæ1ñ€ñæ1ññç1ññè1ñ€ñè1ññã1ññÝ1ñ€.€.ñÝ1ññã1ññç1ññá1ñ€ñá1ññç1ññê1ñ.€.€.€ñê1ña€court€is€not€required€to€ignore€that€conduct€as€it€relates€to€the€evaluationÏof€other€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors.ðð€€òòState€v.€Hicksóó,€868€S.W.2d€729,€732Ð  À Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€This€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌii.€€ò òConsecutive€sentencesó óÐ À`  Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€appellantððs€final€argument€is€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€imposingÏconsecutive€sentencing.€€Specifically,€the€appellant€contends€that€his€ninety€yearÏsentence€is€disproportionate€to€the€severity€of€his€offenses.Ô#†X:XX X:€e#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:ԀР` ÐÌà Œ àà ä àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(a)€(1997)€provides€that€a€trial€court€mayÏimpose€consecutive€sentences€only€upon€a€determination€that€a€defendant€meetsÏone€of€the€criteria€listed€therein.€€In€this€case,€the€trial€court€found,€and€the€appellantÏconcedes,€that€the€appellant€is€a€professional€criminal€as€set€forth€in€Tenn.€Code.ÏAnn.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(1)€(1997)€and€the€appellant€possesses€an€extensive€record€ofÏcriminal€activity€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(2).ÌÌà Œ àà ä àHowever,€in€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,€our€supreme€court€ruled€that€aÐ @)à" Ðsentencing€court€must€also€find€that€a€defendantððs€sentence€ð ðreasonably€relate€toÏthe€severity€of€the€offenses€committed€and€are€necessary€in€order€to€protect€theÏpublic€from€further€serious€criminal€conduct€by€the€defendant.ðð€€905€S.W.2d€at€938.€ÏIn€the€appellantððs€case,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€appellantððs€offenses€wereÏcalculated€and€extensive,€demonstrating€that€he€was€in€the€business€of€burglarizingÏhomes€to€make€a€profit.Ô#†X:XX X:k#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:Ô€€Moreover,€the€appellant€admitted€that€he€had€taken€stolenÐ €4 +. Ðproperty€to€Kentucky€to€sell€in€pawn€shops€and€that€his€only€livelihood€was€theft.€ÏFurther,€the€trial€court€found€a€pattern€of€such€conduct€by€the€appellant,€asÐ @8à.2 Ðevidenced€by€his€previous€convictions€in€other€states€for€stolen€property€offenses.ÏThe€court€in€òòWilkersonóó€described€sentencing€as€ð ða€human€process€that€neither€canÐ @ à Ðnor€should€be€reduced€to€œñí1ña€ñí1ñset›€of€fixed€or€mechanical€rules.ðð€€òòId.óó€€(footnote€omitted).€Ð  À ÐÔ#†X:XX X:‰o#ÔÔ‡ X:XXX:ÔApplying€the€presumption€of€correctness€to€the€trial€courtððs€sentencingÐ   Ðdetermination,€we€conclude€that€the€record€supports€the€imposition€of€consecutiveÏsentences€in€this€case.Ì€€€€€Ìà Œ àà ä àÔ#†X:XX X:r#ÔAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð €  Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à__________________________________Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àNorma€McGee€Ogle,€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌGary€R.€Wade,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€Judgeà ì àà D àà œ à