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ÐDeborah€Huskinsà < àà ” àà ì àà D àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÐ @)à" ÐAssistant€Public€DefendersÌ142€East€Market€Streetà ” àà ì àà D àLisa€NidifferÐ  +À!$ ÐJohnson€City,€TN€€37605à ” àà ì àà D àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ ,°"% Ð(at€trial)à ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àJohnson€City,€TN€€37601à ¤ àà ü! àà T$ àÐ - #& ÐÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àÌÌOPINION€FILED:__________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ  09Ð/3S ÐÓÓà@33-Úàò òòòOPINIONó óóóˆÐ `  Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant,€Martin€Palmer€Jones,€entered€best€interest€pleas€ofÏguilt€to€two€counts€of€felony€murder€and€received€sentences€of€life€with€the€possibilityÏof€parole.ñ, ñœñ, ññ, ññ- ñœ×ƒ×ñ- ññ- ñ׃ ×ñ- ññ, ññ, ñ׃ ×ñ, ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›ñ, ñ›ñ, ñ€€The€trial€court€ordered€the€sentences€to€be€served€consecutively.€€In€thisÐ   Ðappeal€of€right,€the€defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€imposingÏconsecutive€sentences€in€the€absence€of€any€aggravating€circumstances.€€We€affirmÏthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€October€10,€1996,€the€fifteen„year„old€defendant€admitted€in€aÏtaped€interview€with€TBI€special€agent€Shannon€Morton,€that€on€the€previous€day€heÏhad€shot€and€killed€the€victims,€John€Harder€and€Marsena€Ratliff.€€Only€days€earlier,Ïhe€had€stolen€a€car€from€a€local€college€and€burglarized€a€residence,€stealingÏseveral€guns.€€Armed€with€a€.22€caliber€rifle,€he€had€driven€up€Unaka€MountainÏintending€to€cross€into€North€Carolina.€€As€he€neared€the€top€of€the€mountain,€heÏrecalled€having€passed€an€automobile€parked€at€a€scenic€overlook.€€Deciding€that€heÏneeded€money,€the€defendant€parked€a€short€distance€from€the€overlook€and€walkedÏtoward€the€victims€intending€to€commit€a€robbery.€€When€he€saw€the€defendantÏapproach,€Harder€asked€for€assistance€in€jump€starting€ñ, ñœñ, ñhisñ, ñ›ñ, ñ€car.€€The€defendant€didÏnot€reply€and,€without€any€warning,€shot€Harder€once€in€the€head.€€The€defendantÏconfessed€that€he€shot€Harder€twice€more€because€"he€didn't€look€like€he€was€deadÏ...€I€didn't€want€him€to€suffer."€€At€that€point,€the€defendant€shot€Ms.€Ratliff,€who€hadÏattempted€to€flee.€€He€told€officers€that€the€weapon€had€to€be€cocked€before€eachÏshot.€€After€taking€a€dollar€from€Harder's€pocket€and€ten€dollars€from€Ms.€Ratliff'sÏpurse,€the€defendant€drug€Harder's€body€a€short€distance.€€He€ñ, ñœñ, ñdeniedñ, ñ›ñ, ñ€havingÏundressed€Ms.€Ratliff,€sexually€accosting€her,€or€moving€her€body.€€While€drivingÐ `6-0 Ðdown€the€mountain,€the€defendant€wrecked€the€stolen€car.€€He€then€fled€on€foot€to€aÐ X6ø,2 Ðtrailer€where€he€was€later€taken€into€custody€by€North€Carolina€authorities.€€ShortlyÏafter€his€arrest,€the€defendant€provided€a€similar€statement€to€Chris€Buchanan,€chiefÏdetective€with€the€sheriff's€department€of€Mitchell€County,€North€Carolina.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€the€submission€hearing€on€the€òòAlfordóó€plea,€the€defendant€deniedÐ 0 Ðkilling€the€victims.€€He€explained€that€he€confessed€to€the€killings€only€because€anÏofficer€had€informed€him€that€"all€the€evidence€was€pointing€towards€me€and€it€wouldÏbe€the€best€thing€to€do."€€He€testified€that€he€had€stolen€a€car€and€driven€to€UnakaÏMountain,€where€he€parked€and€then€walked€to€a€waterfall.€€He€claimed€thatÏsomeone€stole€his€car€during€his€absence€and€further€stated€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àI€walked€up€the€mountain€and€that's€when€I€found€the€car.Ï...€I€wasn't€aware€the€people€were€even€dead€at€that€time.€ÏAnd€when€I€got€to€the€car,€when€I€looked€over,€and€that'sÏwhen€I€seen€the€people.€€And€I€got€scared€and€I€didn'tÏwant€to€be€there€so€I€got€back€in€the€car€and€I€didn't€seeÏnobody€around.€...€[T]here€was€a€.22€rifle€laying€besideÏthe€bodies€when€I€walked€up€on€them.€...€I€picked€it€upÏand€put€it€in€the€car€and€drove€on....€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓxÓThe€defendant€admitted€that€when€he€was€taken€into€custody€he€had€a€.22€caliberÏweapon€in€his€possession,€Harder's€driver's€license,€a€ten€dollar€bill,€and€a€one€dollarÏbill.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àTBI€Agent€Shannon€Morton€testified€that€on€October€9,€1996,€heÏresponded€to€a€call€concerning€a€double€homicide€on€Unaka€Mountain.€€Upon€arrivalÏat€the€scene,€he€found€the€body€of€a€woman€near€the€front€of€a€white€automobile.€ÏShe€had€been€shot€in€the€head€several€times€and€her€clothing€had€been€partiallyÏremoved.€€He€found€the€male€victim,€who€had€been€shot€several€times€in€the€ñ, ñœñ, ñhead,Ïlocatedñ, ñ›ñ, ñ€in€the€woods€nearby.€€The€body€appeared€to€have€been€dragged€from€theÏparking€lot.€€Shortly€after€his€arrival,€Agent€Morton€learned€that€an€automobile€hadÏbeen€wrecked€about€five€miles€from€the€murder€scene€on€the€North€Carolina€side€ofÏthe€mountain.€€Two€hunters€had€informed€officials€that€they€had€come€upon€theÐ þ8ž/5 Ðwreck€and€talked€with€a€young€man,€the€description€of€whom€matched€theÏdefendant.€€The€hunters€saw€the€defendant€hiding€weapons€and€other€items€in€aÏwooded€area.€€Officers€established€roadblocks€and,€later€that€evening,€theÏdefendant€was€apprehended€and€taken€to€the€Mitchell€County€Sheriff's€DepartmentÏfor€questioning.€€€When€defendant's€parents€arrived,€Agent€Morton€informed€theÏdefendant€of€his€rights€and€recorded€his€statement.€€Agent€Morton€testified€that€theÏphysical€evidence€found€at€the€crime€scene€was€consistent€with€the€defendant'sÏstatement.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€accepting€the€plea,€the€trial€court€determined€that€Agent€Morton'sÏtestimony€established€sufficient€facts€to€constitute€the€offense.€€The€trial€courtÏcharacterized€the€defendant's€testimony€as€"absolutely€ñ, ñœñ, ñincomprehensible"ñ, ñ›ñ, ñ€andÏdetermined€that€the€defendant€was€guilty€as€charged.Ìà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àÐ ä Ð ä Ð  Ðà Œ àà ä àAt€a€subsequent€sentencing€hearing,€Agent€Morton€testified€that€theÏmurder€weapon€was€a€bolt€action€.22€caliber€rifle€which€had€been€recovered€fromÏthe€defendant's€wrecked€vehicle.€€These€facts€were€consistent€with€the€defendant'sÏpretrial€statements.€€The€officer€also€related€that€he€had€interviewed€witnesses€whoÏhad€seen€the€defendant€on€Unaka€Mountain€on€the€day€before€the€murders.€€OtherÏwitnesses€had€observed€the€defendant€in€the€possession€of€a€weapon€near€theÏmurder€scene€only€forty€minutes€or€so€prior€to€the€shootings.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€autopsy€reports€indicated€that€Harder€was€shot€twice€in€the€headÏand€three€times€in€the€body.€€Ms.€Ratliff€sustained€three€gunshot€wounds€to€theÏhead.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àKitty€Mendez€Ratliff,€mother€of€the€victim€Marsena€Ratliff,€testified€thatÐ 8¸.4 Ðthe€death€of€her€daughter€was€devastating€for€her€and€her€husband.€€Linda€Harder,Ïmother€of€the€victim€John€Harder,€and€Christy€Harder,€his€wife,€testified€to€the€gravityÏof€their€loss.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àScott€Wayne€Verran,€a€teacher€in€Happy€Valley€High€School€in€CarterÏCounty,€testified€that€the€defendant€had€been€his€student€for€six€weeks.€€HeÏdescribed€the€defendant€as€quiet,€withdrawn,€and€having€average€intelligence.€ÏDavid€Allen€Hughes,€also€a€teacher€at€the€high€school,€described€the€defendant€as€aÏsomewhat€interested,€adequate€student€who€did€not€pose€disciplinary€problems.€ÏBoth€teachers,€however,€confirmed€that€the€defendant€had€a€problem€with€truancy.€€ÏClaudette€Bennett,€who€had€taught€the€defendant€during€elementary€school,Ïremembered€him€as€a€good€student.€€School€librarian€Cheryl€White€characterizedÏhim€as€a€quiet,€average€student.€€Holly€Johnson,€the€fifth€grade€teacher€of€theÏdefendant,€remembered€him€as€a€pleasant,€friendly€child€who€was€not€disruptive.€ÏRhonda€Delfth€remembered€the€defendant€as€non„violent€and€possessing€averageÏintelligence.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àRalph€Sparks,€an€administrator€for€the€Upper€East€TennesseeÏRegional€Juvenile€Detention€Center,€where€the€defendant€was€housed,€describedÏthe€defendant€as€non„violent€and€unusually€cooperative.€€Sam€Kerns,€a€jailÏsupervisor€of€the€Unicoi€County€Sheriff's€Department€where€the€defendant€had€beenÏin€solitary€confinement,€described€the€defendant€as€"a€model€prisoner"€who€wasÏnon„violent,€courteous,€neat€and€clean.€€Sam€Garland,€a€friend€of€the€defendant'sÏfamily€who€had€known€the€defendant€all€his€life,€testified€that€the€defendant€hadÏbeen€a€polite€child€with€very€supportive€parents.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àPauline€Edmondson,€in€custody€of€the€defendant€from€the€age€of€threeÐ 8¸.4 Ðmonths,€adopted€him€when€he€was€ten€years€old.€€She€described€her€son€as€quiet,Ïshy,€independent,€and€non„violent.€€She€stated€that€he€had€attended€church€most€ofÏhis€life.€€Ms.€Edmondson,€who€could€not€identify€any€event€that€might€have€promptedÏthe€defendant€to€runaway,€confirmed€that€her€son€had€stolen€a€car€later€used€in€theÏmurders€and€had€been€involved€in€a€burglary.€€She€expressed€the€belief€that€her€sonÏhad€not€committed€the€ñ, ñœñ, ñkillingsñ, ñ›ñ, ññ, ñœñ, ñ€becauseñ, ñ›ñ, ñ€he€had€falsely€admitted€to€acts€in€the€ñ, ñœñ, ñpastñ, ñ›ñ, ññ, ñœñ, ñ.€€ñ, ñ›ñ, ñÏMs.€Edmondson€thought€the€case€had€not€been€adequately€investigated.€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€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€with€aÐ Œ, Ðpresumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showingÏin€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevantÏfacts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòseeóóÐ ¼ \ ÐòòState€v.€Jonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597€(Tenn.€1994).€€The€Sentencing€CommissionÐ ˆ"( ÐComments€provide€that€the€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€show€the€impropriety€ofÏthe€sentence.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOur€review€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€atÏthe€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€ofÏsentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counsel€relative€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€theÏnature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense;€(5)€any€mitigating€or€enhancing€factors;€(6)Ïany€statements€made€by€the€defendant€in€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€the€defendant'sÏpotential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€and€„¼210;€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€€The€record€inÐ €4 +0 Ðthis€case€demonstrates€that€the€trial€court€made€adequate€findings€of€fact.€ÌÐ 8¸.4 Ðà Œ àà ä àPrior€to€the€enactment€of€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989,Ïthe€limited€classifications€for€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences€were€set€out€inÏòòGray€v.€Stateóó,€538€S.W.2d€391,€393€(Tenn.€1976).€€In€that€case€our€supreme€courtÐ ø ˜ Ðruled€that€aggravating€circumstances€must€be€present€before€placement€in€any€oneÏof€the€classifications.€€Later,€in€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€739€S.W.2d€227€(Tenn.€1987),€theÐ 0 Ðcourt€established€an€additional€category€for€those€defendants€convicted€of€two€orÏmore€statutory€offenses€involving€sexual€abuse€of€minors.€€There€were,€however,Ïadditional€words€of€caution:€€ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à[C]onsecutive€sentences€should€not€routinely€be€imposedÏ.€.€.€and€.€.€.€the€aggregate€maximum€of€consecutiveÏterms€must€be€reasonably€related€to€the€severity€of€theÏoffenses€involved.òòÓ`8ÓÐrä Ð ä Ð  ÐTayloróó,€739€S.W.2d€at€230.€€The€Sentencing€Commission€Comments€adopted€theÐ >Þ Ðcautionary€language.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115.€€The€1989€Act€is,€in€essence,Ïthe€codification€of€the€holdings€in€òòGrayóó€and€òòTayloróó;€consecutive€sentences€may€beÐ Öv Ðimposed€in€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€only€upon€a€determination€that€one€orÏmore€of€the€following€criteria׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€exist:Ð n# ÐÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(1)€€The€defendant€is€a€professional€criminal€who€hasÏknowingly€devoted€himself€to€criminal€acts€as€a€majorÏsource€of€livelihood;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(2)€€The€defendant€is€an€offender€whose€record€ofÏcriminal€activity€is€extensive;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(3)€€The€defendant€is€a€dangerous€mentally€abnormalÏperson€so€declared€by€a€competent€psychiatrist€whoÏconcludes€as€a€result€of€an€investigation€prior€toÏsentencing€that€the€defendant's€criminal€conduct€hasÏbeen€characterized€by€a€pattern€of€repetitive€orÏcompulsive€behavior€with€heedless€indifference€toÏconsequences;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(4)€€The€defendant€is€a€dangerous€offender€whoseÏbehavior€indicates€little€or€no€regard€for€human€life,€andÏno€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€in€which€the€riskÏto€human€life€is€high;€€€€à D à€€€€Ðf5,1ä Ð ä Ð  Їà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(5)€€The€defendant€is€convicted€of€two€(2)€or€moreÏstatutory€offenses€involving€sexual€abuse€of€a€minor€withÏconsideration€of€the€aggravating€circumstances€arisingÏfrom€the€relationship€between€the€defendant€and€victimÏor€victims,€the€time€span€of€defendant's€undetectedÏsexual€activity,€the€nature€and€scope€of€the€sexual€actsÏand€the€extent€of€the€residual,€physical€and€mentalÏdamage€to€the€victim€or€victims;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(6)€€The€defendant€is€sentenced€for€an€offenseÏcommitted€while€on€probation;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(7)€€The€defendant€is€sentenced€for€criminal€contempt.Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓ‰;ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b).ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€òòGrayóó,€our€supreme€court€ruled€that€before€consecutive€sentencingÐ Œ, Ðcould€be€imposed€upon€the€dangerous€offender,€as€now€defined€by€subsectionÏ(b)(4)€in€the€statute,€other€conditions€must€be€present:€€(a)€that€the€crimes€involvedÏaggravating€circumstances;€(b)€that€consecutive€sentences€are€a€necessary€meansÏto€protect€the€public€from€the€defendant;€and€(c)€that€the€term€reasonably€relates€toÏthe€severity€of€the€offenses.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933,€938€(Tenn.€1995),€our€highÐ  &À  Ðcourt€reaffirmed€those€principles,€holding€that€consecutive€sentences€cannot€beÏrequired€of€the€dangerous€offender€"unless€the€terms€reasonably€relate[]€to€theÏseverity€of€the€offenses€committed€and€are€necessary€in€order€to€protect€the€publicÏ(society)€from€further€criminal€acts€by€those€persons€who€resort€to€aggravatedÏcriminal€conduct."€€The€òòWilkersonóó€decision,€which€modified€somewhat€the€strictÐ /¼%* Ðfactual€guidelines€for€consecutive€sentencing€adopted€in€òòState€v.€Woodsóó,€814Ð è0ˆ', ÐS.W.2d€378,€380€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991),€described€sentencing€as€a€"humanÏprocess€that€neither€can€nor€should€be€reduced€to€a€set€of€fixed€and€mechanicalÏrules."€€òòWilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€at€938.€Ð L6ì,2 ÐÐ 8¸.4 Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€trial€court€based€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences€upon€theÏclassification€of€the€defendant€as€a€dangerous€offender.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„¼115(b)(4).€€It€concluded€that€the€defendant€had€been€untruthful€in€his€testimony€andÏwas€remorseless€for€his€crimes.€€The€trial€court€also€determined€that€the€recordÏsupported€the€conclusion€that€the€defendant€demonstrated€little€or€no€regard€forÏhuman€life€and€had€no€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€in€which€the€risk€toÏhuman€life€was€high:€"[the€defendant]€armed€himself.€€He€planned€a€robbery.€€And,Ïthen€he€decided€to€kill.€...€[H]e€placed€a€greater€value€on€the[ir]€money€...€than€he€didÏon€their€lives.€€So,€there€is€no€doubt€that€he€is€a€dangerous€offender."€€Furthermore,Ïthe€trial€court€determined€that€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€offenses€wereÏaggravated:€ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àThis€involved€the€use€of€...€a€bolt€action€firearm,€a€rifleÏthat€took€time€to€operate.€€The€bolt€has€to€be€movedÏbefore€it€will€fire€again.€...€[H]e€gave€absolutely€noÏwarning€...€He€just€starts€shooting€him,€doesn't€ask€himÏfor€money.€...€After€he€shoots€Mr.€Harder,€Ms.€RatliffÏhollers€and€then€starts€running.€€And,€as€she€isÏattempting€to€flee€he€shoots€her.€€There€is€not€heat€ofÏpassion,€no€indication€of€any€mental€disturbance.€€ThisÏwas€not€only€felony€murder€...€it€was€also€a€premeditatedÏmurder.€...€There€was€a€conscious€choice€that€he€madeÏto€kill€these€people€....€ÓKÓÐ ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà Œ àà ä àNext,€the€trial€court€addressed€the€defendant's€potential€forÏrehabilitation,€which€ñ, ñœñ, ññ# ñheñ# ññ$ ñwasñ$ ññ, ñ›ñ, ñ€characterized€as€"extremely€poor."€€The€trial€courtÏconcluded€as€follows:€ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à[T]ake€a€look€at€those€pictures€and€see€what€he€did€toÏeach€of€those€individuals,€and€then€wonder€how€couldÏsomebody€go€through€their€pockets.€€His€confession€saysÏhe€turned€Ms.€Ratliff€over€and€went€through€her€pockets,Ïand€her€face€...€is€full€of€bullet€holes.€€There's€noÏindication€that€he's€struck€then€...€or€...€now,€or€at€all€...€asÏto€the€horror€of€what€he€did.€...€I€can't€understandÏsomeone€who€is€absolutely€cold.€...€He's€just€sitting€thereÏcalmly€now€...€as€if€...€he's€watching€a€television€program,Ïand€that's€the€way€...€it's€been€the€whole€time.€€ForÏrehabilitation€to€occur,€[one]€has€to€acknowledge€whatÏñ, ñœñ, ñ[ñ% ñone€hasñ% ññ& ññ% ñ€ñ% ñhe'sñ& ñ]ñ, ñ›ñ, ñ€done.€€The€first€step€...€is€honesty€...€and€weÐ þ8ž/5 Ðdon't€have€it€...€and€that's€a€key€to€his€...€potential€forÏrehabilitation.€...€There€is€no€expression€of€regret€....€NoÏapology€...€absolutely€no€remorse.€ÓNÓÐ ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà Œ àà ä àThe€trial€court€also€determined€that€the€aggregate€length€ofÏconsecutive€life€sentences€reasonably€related€to€the€severity€of€the€offenses€andÏthat€due€to€the€severity€of€the€crimes,€the€public€needed€to€be€protected€from€theÏdefendant.€€After€determining€that€the€defendant€had€no€potential€for€rehabilitation,Ïthe€trial€court€stated€that€the€defendant€would€be€"as€much€of€a€danger€at€age€sixty„¼five€...€as€he€was€on€that€mountain€...."€€While€considering€the€defendant's€youth,€theÏtrial€court€ruled€that€lack€of€substantial€judgment€on€the€part€of€the€defendant€wasÏnot€demonstrated€by€the€proof€and€that€consecutive€sentences€were€justly€deservedÏdue€to€the€seriousness€of€the€offenses€and€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€veryÏserious€nature€of€these€offenses.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€our€view,€the€extensive€findings€by€the€trial€court€are€supported€byÏthe€record.€€The€defendant€showed€no€regard€for€human€life€and,€by€his€own€pretrialÏconfessions,€had€absolutely€no€hesitation€in€shooting€the€defenseless€victims.€€TheÏexplanation€that€multiple€gunshots€were€motivated€by€mercy€for€the€suffering€of€theÏvictims€is€not€credible.€€There€were€several€aggravating€circumstances:€ñ, ñœñ, ññ' ñ€ñ' ñtheñ, ñ›ñ, ñÏdefendant€shot€without€warning€and€without€provocation;€the€defendant€had€a€priorÏcriminal€history,€having€stolen€cars€and€burglarized€a€residence€only€days€before€theÏshootings;€the€defendant€exhibited€a€lack€of€remorse€and€has€refused€to€acceptÏresponsibility€for€his€crimes.€€His€lack€of€candor€is€evident.€€Because€the€defendantÏdoes€not€appear€to€be€amenable€to€rehabilitation,€the€imposition€of€consecutiveÏsentences€may€be€necessary€to€protect€the€public€from€the€possibility€of€futureÏcriminal€conduct.€€The€consecutive€sentences€are€reasonably€related€to€ñ, ñœñ, ññ( ñtñ( ññ) ññ( ñge€ñ( ññ) ññ* ñhe€ñ* ñgravityñ, ñ›ñ, ñÏof€the€crimes.Ð 8¸.4 Їà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ à_____________________________Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àGary€R.€Wade,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌñ, ñœñ, ññ+ ñÌñ+ ñCONCUR:ñ, ñ›ñ, ñÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌDavid€H.€Welles,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌThomas€T.€Woodall,€Judge