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AMB{ B 'U6>U*B) D38DCk AM 0Xv~Sv AO 0D D/ B,!0<( 9Z &Courier RegularX(}V$X  7XXd XXd7    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiԡ 3|x<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@,rAZ"Arial Regular [EӀ2 0Indent123  ((3v[$ }V!X  7(XXdd7    iUX` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXi     0  (#$  0  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Courier-+C << G q !  #d#&   X   #d#  ` X  ((   YYY FILED(XOctober29,1996CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk   d  !#d#&   X   #d#  ` X       ((ԀUnfortunately,neitherpartysbriefincludesastatementofthefactsdevelopedatthesentencinghearing,althoughitconstitutestheprimarysourceofthetrialcourtssentencingdecision.<  9p`(Courier New  !#d#&   X   #d#  ` X       ((ԀThepresentencereportreflectsthatthesechargeswerebroughtingeneralsessionscourtatatimewhenthedefendantwaseighteenyearsold.<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d$$$$'dxd))))7Border 1dd-+C << G(0"$       PtPtHP(HPP  'Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   BA Op Geneva  BA Op Geneva -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &   X   #!!Xd##!!Xd#  ` X     \RA'\(ԛ7 U XXdXXd7ќL"#+;+'h|` - `Lߛ8 @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATNASHVILLE@   MAY1996SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE,  ) ̀    ) Appellee,  ) No.01C019509CC00297    )    ) MarshallCountyv.    )    ) Hon.CharlesLee,Judge    )BENINGRAM,   ) (Sellingoveronehalfgramofa    )ScheduleIIcontrolledsubstance Appellant.  ) 3counts)    FortheAppellant:    FortheAppellee:̜DanR.Alexander    CharlesW.Burson20168thAvenue,South   AttorneyGeneralofTennesseeNashville,TN37204    and     KarenM.Yacuzzo̜A.JacksonDearing,III   AssistantAttorneyGeneralofTennessee117SouthMainStreet   450JamesRobertsonParkwayShelbyville,TN37160   Nashville,TN372430493          WilliamMichaelMcCowan     DistrictAttorneyGeneral     215E.College     P.O.Box904     Fayetteville,TN37334      and       WeakleyE.Barnard     AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral     MarshallCountyCourthouse     Lewisburg,TN37091OPINIONFILED:____________________̜AFFIRMEDJosephM.TiptonJudge@  OPINION  Thedefendant,BenIngram,pledguiltyintheMarshallCountyCircuitCourttothreecountsofsellingoveronehalfgramofcocainebase,aScheduleIIcontrolledsubstance.AsaRangeI,standardoffender,thedefendantreceivedfortheseClassBfeloniesthreeconcurrenteightyearsentences.However,thetrialcourtorderedthedefendanttobeplacedinthecommunitycorrectionsprogram,subjecttoserving365daysinjail(workreleasegranted),followedby323dayshousearrest,withthebalanceofthesentencetobesuspendedwiththedefendantonprobationforaperiodoftenyears.Inthisappealasofright,thedefendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredinallowingapresentencereporttobeconsideredwhichcontainedinformationregardingamerearrestandinimposingtoosevereasentence.Webelievethedefendantwasproperlysentenced. TherecordreflectsthatonAugust31,1994,thedefendantsoldthreesmallplasticbagscontainingcrackcocainetoaconfidentialinformant.Inexchangeforthedrugs,theinformantgavethedefendantonehundreddollars.Thesalewastaperecordedandobservedbyapoliceofficer.SimilarsalesundersurveillancewereconductedonSeptember16and19,1994. Thesentencinghearing %   ׀revealedthatthedefendantwasanineteenyearold,highschoolgraduatewithadecentworkhistory.HetestifiedthathewaschargedinSeptember1993 '   ,asajuvenile,withbreakingandenteringandcriminaltrespassandthatthechargesweredismissedforfailuretoprosecute.Thedefendantstatedthattheconfidentialinformantwasafamilyfriendwhohadevenlivedwithhisfamilyforthreemonths.Hedeniedusingcocaine,himself,andsaidthathehadobtainedthecrackcocainefromapersonintheprojectsknowntohimasJoe.Heclaimednottoknowanythingelseabouttheman,butnotedthatJoerodewithhimtotheinformantshomewherethesalesoccurred. ThepartiesstipulatedthattheMarshallCountysheriffwouldhavetestifiedthatthesaleofdrugs,particularlycrackcocaine,wasaseriousproblemthatwasontheincreaseinMarshallCounty.Thetrialcourtstatedthatitwouldhavesentthedefendanttothepenitentiary,butforhisyoungage.Itnotedhispreviousgoodrecordandthesupporthehadfromhisfamily,butitalsofoundthathisattitude,exhibitedduringhistestimony,waspoorandthathistestimonywasnottruthfulregardingthesequenceofevents,primarilyconcerningthesourceofthedrugs.Thetrialcourtthenimposedthesentencesinthemannerpreviouslynoted. Appellatereviewofsentencingisdenovoontherecordwithapresumptionthatthetrialcourtsdeterminationsarecorrect.SeeT.C.A.4035401(d).AstheSentencingCommissionCommentstothissectionnote,theburdenisnowonthedefendanttoshowthatthesentencingisimproper.Thismeansthatifthetrialcourtfollowedthestatutorysentencingprocedure,madefindingsoffactthatareadequatelysupportedintherecordandgavedueconsiderationandproperweighttothefactorsandprinciplesthatarerelevanttosentencingunderthe1989SentencingAct,wemaynotdisturbthesentence.SeeStatev.Fletcher,805S.W.2d785,789(Tenn.Crim.App.1991). Thedefendantcomplainsthatthetrialcourtrelieduponarecordofthedefendantspreviousarrest.Hearguesthatthefactofthearrestshouldnothavebeenconsideredbythetrialcourtforanypurpose.Weagreethatthemerefactadefendantisarrestedshouldhavenobearingonhissentence.SeeStatev.Marshall,870S.W.2d532,542(Tenn.Crim.App.),app.denied,(Tenn.1993).Contrarytothedefendantsview,though,webelievethatthetrialcourteffectivelygavethepreviouschargesnoweightinitssentencingdeterminations. Relativetohisdesireforamorelenientsentence,thedefendantcomplainsaboutthetrialcourtslackofspecificfindingsregardinghisattitudeoruntruthfulness.Werespectfullydisagreewiththedefendantsevaluationoftherecord.Therecordreflectsthatthedefendantrespondedratherinsolentlyduringcrossexaminationandthat,regardingtruthfulness,thetrialcourtwasfocuseduponthedefendantsexplanationofhowheknewwheretogetdrugs.Giventhefactofthedefendantsinvolvementinthreecrackcocainesales,therecordreflectinghislackofremorse,andtherecordnotrebuttingthetrialcourtsfindings,thedefendanthasnotovercomethepresumptionthatthetrialcourtsdeterminationsarecorrect.Thejudgmentsofconvictionareaffirmed.      _____________________________      JosephM.Tipton,JudgeCONCUR:_________________________GaryR.Wade,Judge_________________________WilliamM.Barker,Judge