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X7?XXX&?&XX7?   `   0  ,  AZ"Arial Regular Xf XXX9  XXf   Ad FILEDXf X 9  April22,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular   a$X7?XXX&?&XX7?   `   1    Defendantpresentednoargumentonhissecondandthirdassignmentsoferror.We `  notethatthetrialcourtclearlyacceptedandappliedthemitigatingfactorsprofferedbyDefendant,asacknowledgedinfrainthediscussionofthetrialcourtsfindings. d 'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ii` @cXXj@cTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7 XXdd7      ir*<,(j 8` `@Ef ` 8ttxP,`  rߛiINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  ATNASHVILLEMARCHSESSION,1999  STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )  C.C.A.NO.01C019808CC00329 `  `     h   )  `  ` Appellee,   h   ) `   `     h   ) `     h   )  MAURYCOUNTY `  VS. `     h   )   `   `     h   )  HON.JIMT.HAMILTON,  `   KINGDAVIDJOHNSON,   )  JUDGE  `  `     h   )  `  ` Appellant.   h   )  (Sentencing)  `    ONAPPEALFROMTHEJUDGMENTOFTHECIRCUITCOURTOFMAURYCOUNTY  FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: 0  ̜HERSHELLD.KOGER h     JOHNKNOXWALKUP  " 131NorthFirstStreet h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter # P.O.Box1148Pulaski,TN38478 h     MARVINE.CLEMENTS,JR. %  `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN37243 `     h     MIKEBOTTOMS `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     P.O.Box459 `     h     Lawrenceburg,TN38464OPINIONFILED________________________̜SENTENCEMODIFIED;REMANDEDDAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE  4(+,   ~j 7 dXXd7OPINION j~ `     ` TheDefendant,KingDavidJohnson,appealsasofrighthissentenceoftwentyyearsintheDepartmentofCorrectionfortheseconddegreemurderofhisgirlfriend.Defendantwasindictedin1993forfirstdegreemurder,andajuryconvictedhimofseconddegreemurderinFebruary1996.Followingasentencinghearing,thetrialcourtsentencedhimtotwentyyearsasaRangeIoffender.InhisfirstappealtothisCourt,Defendantchallengedthesufficiencyoftheevidenceandthelengthofhissentence.ThisCourtaffirmedhisconvictionforseconddegreemurder,butremandedhiscaseforresentencingbecausethetrialjudgefailedtoplaceontherecordwhatenhancementormitigatingfactorshefound,aswellasfindingsoffact,inaccordancewiththemandateofTennesseeCodeAnnotated4030210(f).Statev.KingDavidJohnson,No. ~! 01C019610CC00430,1997WL661501,at*4(Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,Oct.24,1997). ` ThetrialjudgeheldasecondsentencinghearingonMarch13,1998,andheagainsentencedDefendanttotwentyyearsasaRangeIoffender.Inthisappealofhisresentencing,Defendantarguesthesamesubstantiveissuesasinhisfirstappeal`:`(1)thetrialcourterredbyrelyinguponinapplicableenhancementfactors,(2)thetrialcourterredbyfailingtoapplyapplicablemitigatingfactors,ϛand(3)thetrialcourterredbyplacingexcessiveweightontheenhancementϜfactors.  j    1      כ 4~+, Ї ` Whenanaccusedchallengesthelength,range,ormannerofserviceofasentence,thisCourthasadutytoconductadenovoreviewofthesentencewith h  apresumptionthatthedeterminationsmadebythetrialcourtarecorrect.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).Thispresumptionis conditionedupontheaffirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialcourtconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev.Ashby,823S.W.2d166,169 @ (Tenn.1991). ` Whenconductingadenovoreviewofasentence,thisCourtmust X consider:(a)theevidence,ifany,receivedatthetrialandsentencinghearing;(b)thepresentencereport;(c)theprinciplesofsentencingandargumentsastosentencingalternatives;(d)thenatureandcharacteristicsofthecriminalconductinvolved;(e)anystatutorymitigatingorenhancementfactors;(f)anystatementmadebythedefendantregardingsentencing;and(g)thepotentialorlackofpotentialforrehabilitationortreatment.Statev.Smith,735S.W.2d859,863 +"" (Tenn.Crim.App.1987);Tenn.CodeAnn.XWCX#XXWC#XWCX#XXWC#Ԁ4035102,103,210. -$$  ` Ifourreviewreflectsthatthetrialcourtfollowedthestatutorysentencingprocedure,thatthecourtimposedalawfulsentenceafterhavinggivendue 4** considerationandproperweighttothefactorsandprinciplessetoutunderthesentencinglaw,andthatthetrialcourtsfindingsoffactareadequatelysupportedbytherecord,thenwemaynotmodifythesentenceevenifwewouldhavepreferredadifferentresult.Statev.Fletcher,805S.W.2d785,789(Tenn.Crim. x App.1991). ` Uponresentencing,thetrialjudgeplacedontherecordhisconsiderationofthespecificenhancementandmitigatingfactors,aswellashisconsiderationofthesentencingprinciplesandapplicablefactsandcircumstances.Therefore,weconductourdenovoreviewwithapresumptionthatthesentenceiscorrect. H However,becausewefindthatthetrialcourterredbyrelyinguponenhancementfactorswhichareinapplicabletothiscase,weconcludethatthesentencemustbereduced.WethereforemodifyDefendantssentencefromtwentyyearstoseventeenyears. h      #h @x x I.ENHANCEMENTFACTORSTHREEANDSIX ` Defendantarguesthatthetrialcourtimproperlyappliedenhancementfactorsthreeandsix.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035114(3),(6).TheState +"" concedesthatthetrialcourterredbyapplyingthesefactorsinthecaseatbar. ` First,4035114(3)statesthatasentencemaybeenhancedifthe offenseinvolvedmorethanone(1)victim.Thetrialcourtrelieduponthisfactorbecausethekillingcausedthevictimstwoyoungchildrentobecomemotherless.ThisCourtpreviouslyheldthattheterm victim,asusedin4035114(3), doesnotincludeapersonwhohaslostalovedoneorameansofsupportbecausethe  :00 perpetratorofthecrimekilledarelative.Statev.Raines,882S.W.2d376,384 `  (Tenn.Crim.App.1994);seealsoStatev.Alexander,957S.W.2d1,6(Tenn. h  Crim.App.1997). ` Second,4035114(6)statesthatthe personalinjuriesinflicteduponortheamountofdamagetopropertysustainedbyortakenfromthevictimwasparticularlygreat.Because particularlygreatpersonalinjuryisanelementoftheoffenseofseconddegreemurder,applicationofthisenhancementfactorwaserror.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035114(statingthatenhancementfactorsmaybeappliedif appropriatefortheoffenseand notthemselvesessentialelementsoftheoffense);Statev.Nix,922S.W.2d894,903(Tenn.Crim.App.1995) P (factorswhichconstituteessentialelementsoftheunderlyingoffensemaynotenhanceasentence).@!II.ENHANCEMENTFACTORTEN x  %p  ` TheStatedisputesDefendantscontentionthatthetrialcourterredbyapplying4035114(10):thatDefendant hadnohesitationaboutcommittingacrimewhentherisktohumanlifewashigh.Althoughapplicationofthisfactorisimproperinahomicidecasewhenthe humanlifeconsideredisthevictim,seeStatev.Butler,900S.W.2d305,313(Tenn.Crim.App.1994);itmay /&& properlybeconsideredfor risktohumanlifeotherthanthevictim.SeeState 2(( v.Johnson,909S.W.2d461,464n.1(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).However,the 4** victimorvictimsmustbe subjecttoinjuryforthisfactortobeapplicable.State 6,, v.Sims,909S.W.2d46,50(Tenn.Crim.App.1995). 8..   :00  ` TheopinionofthisCourtuponappealfromtheoriginalconvictionreflectsthatthevictimstwosmallchildrenweresleepinginthelivingroomandthatthemurderofthevictimoccurredina backbedroom.𛀀WefindthatthechildrenwerenotsubjecttoinjurysuchthatDefendantcreatedarisktotheirlivesduringcommissionoftheoffenseagainstthevictim.ThgisghehfactsofthiscasearemostsimilartothecasesofStatev.SamuelD.Braden,No.01C019610CC00457, (  1998WL85285(Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,Feb.18,1998),andStatev.Robert 0  KevinMoore,No.01C019606CC00255,1997WL409481(Tenn.Crim.App., 8 Nashville,July23,1997).̛̜ ` InBraden,thedefendantandthevictimengagedinthefatalconfrontation P outsideoftheirhome,whilethedefendantsdaughterswereinsidethehouse. X МaabBradenbc,cbaab1998WL85285,at*5.Westated, Thoughthedefendantsdaughters !` wereinsidethehouse,thereisnoevidenceofrecordthattheywerelikelytocomeoutsideduringthecriminalepisodewhichresultedinthevictimsdeath.Id.Likewise,inMoore,werejectedapplicationofenhancementfactorten 'x because, [w]hilethevictimschildrenwerepresentinthehouse,theywerenotintheroomwheretheincidentoccurred.ddeMooreef,fedde1997WL409481,at*5. +""  ` TheStatearguesthatthefactsathandaremostsimilartoStatev.Ray /&& Armstrong,No.01C019407CC00260,1995WL316288(Tenn.Crim.App., 2(( Nashville,May25,1995),inwhichthisCourtapprovedthetrialcourtsapplicationofenhancementfactorten.Thatcaseappearstobedistinguishablebecausetherecordreflectedtestimonythatthreegunshotswerefired fromsomewhereinthevicinityofwhere[thevictimsyoungchildren]weresleeping.Id.at*1.  :00 Therefore,inthecaseatbarwemustconcludethatthetrialcourterredbyrelyingonenhancementfactorten. `  @ III.ENHANCEMENTFACTORNINE ` Defendantdoesnotchallengetheapplicabilityofenhancementfactornine:thathe possessedoremployedafirearmduringcommissionoftheoffense.  :00 Becauseuseofadeadlyweaponisnotanelementofseconddegreemurder,thetrialcourtsrelianceonthisfactorwasproper.SeeRaines,882S.W.2dat385 h  ( [T]heuseofafirearmisnotanelementofmurderintheseconddegree,and,iftheaccusedcommitsmurderintheseconddegreebyshootingthevictimwithafirearm,thissentencingfactorcanbeusedtoenhancetheaccusedssentence.);seealsoStatev.Butler,900S.W.2d305,31213(Tenn.Crim.App. (  1994).@'IV.CONCLUSION ` SeconddegreemurderisaclassAfelony.Atthetimeofthisconviction,thesentencingstatutesdemandedthecourtstopresumethattheminimumsentencewasappropriateforclassAfelonies.Thus,thetrialcourtinthiscaseshouldhavepresumedafifteenyearsentence,priortoapplyinganyenhancementormitigatingfactors.BecausethetrialcourtminimizedtheweightϜofDefendantsmitigatingfactors"thatDefendantcommittedthecrimeundersuchunusualcircumstancesthatitisunlikelythatasustainedintenttoviolatethelawmotivatedhisconduct,andthathehadapositiveworkandeducationhistory"weremainsatisfiedthattheoneapplicableenhancementfactoroutweighsthemitigatingfactorspresentinthiscase.WethereforeelevateDefendantssentencefromthepresumptiveminimumoffifteenyearstoatermofseventeenyears. h [ 2(( [^^[[^^[ ` [^^[TheStateconcedesthatthetrialjudgeerredbyapplyingtwosentenceenhancementfactors.Weconcludethatthetrialjudgealsoerredbyapplyingathirdfactor.[\  :00   :00 Л \]]Becausethetrialcourtconsideredthreeenhancementfactorswhich  :00 areinapplicabletothiscase,wemodifytheDefendantssentencefromtwentyyearstoseventeenyearsinthe^Tennessee^DepartmentofCorrectionasaRangeIoffender.Thiscaseisremandedtothetrialcourtforentryofanorderinaccordancewiththisopinion.   ` ̛Ӝ `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGECONCUR:___________________________________̜JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE___________________________________̜JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE