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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  Ý›Ò  ÒÒ ° Òò òÑ\R AØ'\ќـ€ÙÓ  ÓÔ€ ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑßR€"#!A1-j|` ç `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌà@ àDECEMBER€1996€SESSIONÌÌÌÌÌÌSTATE€OF€œTENNESSEE,ó ó›à@ à)Ìà@ à)à àò òNo.€œ01C01›„9603„CR„00113ó óÌà àAppellee,à@ à)Ìà@ à)à àò òDAVIDSON€COUNTYÌVS.ó óà@ à)Ìà@ à)à àò òHon.€Thomas€H.€Shriver,ÏJudgeÌRICHARD€RICARDO€œKING,ó ó›à@ à)Ìà@ à)à à(Sentencing€„€Sale€of€Cocaine)Ìà àAppellant.à@ à)ÌÌÌòòÌÌÌFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àà àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:ÌÌò òJEFFREY€A.€DeVASHERà àà àà àà àCHARLES€W.ÏBURSONó óÌ(on€appeal)à àà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌSenior€Assistant€Public€DefenderÌ1202€Stahlman€Buildingà àà àà àà àò òSARAH€M.€BRANCHó óÌNashville,€TN€37201à àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌò òà àà àà àà àà àà àà àó óCriminal€Justice€Divisionò òÌROBERT€M.€ROBINSONó óà àà àà àà à450€James€RobertsonÏParkwayÌ(at€sentencing€hearing)à àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243ÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àà àÌ1202€Stahlman€Buildingà àà àà àà àò òVICTOR€S.€JOHNSON,€IIIó óÌNashville,€TN€37201à àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òJOHN€ZIMMERMANNó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àœAsst›.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWashington€Square,€Suite€500Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à222€Second€Avenue,€N.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37201„1649ÌÌÌÌò òOPINION€FILEDó ó:€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌò òÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌJOE€G.€RILEYÌJUDGEó óÇÑ7€u#XXdìXXdì7Ñà@ àò òOPINIONÌÌó óÌÌÓÓà àRichard€Ricardo€King€appeals€the€sentences€imposed€by€the€CriminalÏCourt€of€Davidson€County€following€his€guilty€plea€to€one€(1)€count€of€the€sale€ofÏcocaine€over€.5€grams€and€three€(3)€counts€of€the€sale€of€cocaine€in€an€amountÏover€26€grams.€€The€appellant€was€sentenced€to€ten€(10)€years€confinement€onÏeach€count€to€be€served€concurrently.€€€The€appellant€claims€that€his€sentencesÏare€excessive€as€a€Range€I,€Standard€Offender€in€light€of€certain€mitigatingÏfactors€not€considered€by€the€trial€court.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„113.€€Further,€he€claimsÏthat€one€of€the€enhancement€factors€considered€by€the€trial€court€was€notÏallowed€by€the€statute,€thereby€rendering€the€ten„year€sentences€unreasonable.€ÏT.C.A.€ðð€40„35„114(8).€€Because€we€find€the€sentences€are€appropriate,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ìà@ àIÌà àThe€appellant€and€a€co„defendant€were€indicted€in€1994€for€one€(1)€countÏof€the€sale€of€cocaine€over€.5€grams,€four€(4)€counts€of€the€sale€of€cocaine€in€anÏamount€over€26€grams€and€one€(1)€count€of€possession€of€a€deadly€weaponÏwith€the€intent€to€employ€it€in€the€commission€of€or€escape€from€an€offense.€ÏLater€that€year€the€grand€jury€returned€additional€indictments€against€theÏappellant€for€one€(1)€count€of€possession€with€the€intent€to€sell€.5€grams€or€moreÏof€cocaine€and€one€(1)€count€of€possession€with€the€intent€to€sell€a€Schedule€IVÏcontrolled€substance.€€The€appellant€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€to€one€(1)€count€ofÏthe€sale€of€cocaine€over€.5€grams€and€three€(3)€counts€of€the€sale€of€cocaineÍover€the€amount€of€26€grams.€€The€remaining€counts€were€dismissed.Ìà àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€district€attorney€general€argued€theÏapplicability€of€the€following€enhancement€factors:€(1)€the€appellant€was€theÏleader€in€the€commission€of€an€offense€involving€two€or€more€actors;€(2)€theÏappellant€had€a€prior€misdemeanor€conviction€of€the€unlawful€possession€of€aÏfirearm;€and€(3)€the€appellant€had€a€previous€unwillingness€to€comply€with€theÏconditions€of€a€sentence€involving€release€in€the€community.€€The€appellantÏargued€the€applicability€of€the€following€mitigating€factors:€(1)€the€criminalÏconduct€neither€caused€nor€threatened€serious€bodily€injury;€and€(2)€because€ofÏhis€youth,€he€lacked€substantial€judgment€in€committing€the€offenses.Ìà àThe€trial€court€found€that€there€were€two€enhancement€factors€present.€ÏThe€court€agreed€that€the€appellant€was€the€leader€in€the€commission€of€Ïoffenses€involving€two€or€more€actors.€€Additionally,€the€court€stated€that€theÏappellant€had€shown€an€unwillingness€to€comply€with€the€conditions€of€releaseÏin€the€community€by€failing€to€appear€in€court€on€at€least€three€(3)€occasions€onÏthe€subject€charges€and€by€committing€these€offenses€while€on€misdemeanorÏprobation.€€The€court€further€found€that€no€mitigating€factors€were€present,Ïthereby€discrediting€those€factors€offered€by€the€appellant.€€Specifically,€the€trialÏjudge€found€that€these€sales€of€cocaine€were€threats€to€serious€bodily€injury.€ÏThe€trial€judge€also€found€the€appellantððs€age€of€24€was€not€the€cause€of€hisÏlack€of€judgment.€€The€trial€judge€then€sentenced€the€appellant€to€ten€(10)€yearsÏfor€each€offense€to€be€served€concurrently.Ìà àOn€appeal,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€misapplied€theÍenhancement€factor€that€the€appellant€has€shown€an€unwillingness€to€complyÏwith€the€conditions€of€release€in€the€community,€specifically€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„114(8).€€Furthermore,€the€appellant€claims€that€the€trial€court€neglected€toÏconsider€that€he€had€no€prior€felony€convictions€and€that€he€expressed€remorseÏfor€his€conduct€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€both€of€which€should€have€beenÏmitigating€factors€under€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„113(13).€€Therefore,€the€appellantÏcontends€that€his€sentences€are€excessive€and€should€be€reduced.Ìà@ àIIÌà àThis€Courtððs€review€of€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóóÏreview€with€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€ThisÏpresumption€is€conditioned€upon€an€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€theÏtrial€judge€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€andÏcircumstances.€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€The€burdenÏis€upon€the€appealing€party€to€show€that€the€sentence€is€improper.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€€In€conducting€our€review,€weÏare€required,€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„210,€to€consider€the€following€factors€inÏsentencing:ÌÓÓà8 à(1)€[œt]he›€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencingÏhearing;€(2)€[œt]he›€presentence€report;€(3)€[œt]he›€principles€ofÏsentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€[œt]he›Ïnature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€(5)Ï[œe]vidence›€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€theÏenhancement€and€mitigating€factors€in€ðððð€40„35„113€and€40„35„114;€and€(6)€[œa]ny›€statement€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€hisÏown€behalf€about€sentencing.ÌÌÓÓà àIf€no€mitigating€or€enhancing€factors€for€sentencing€are€present,€T.C.A.€ððÍœ40„35„210(c)›€requires€a€minimum€sentence€within€the€applicable€range€as€theÏpresumptive€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.€1991).€€However,€if€such€factors€do€exist,€a€trial€court€should€start€at€theÏminimum€sentence,€enhance€the€minimum€sentence€within€the€range€forÏaggravating€factors€and€then€reduce€the€sentence€within€the€range€for€theÏmitigating€factors.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„210(e).€€No€particular€weight€for€each€factor€isÏprescribed€by€the€statute,€as€the€weight€given€to€each€factor€is€left€to€theÏdiscretion€of€the€trial€court€as€long€as€its€findings€are€supported€by€the€record.€ÏòòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229€(Tenn.€1986);€òòState€v.€Santiagoóó,€914€S.W.2dÏ116€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòseeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„102€Sentencing€CommissionÏComments.€€Nevertheless,€should€there€be€no€mitigating€factors,€butÏenhancement€factors€are€present,€a€trial€court€may€set€the€sentence€above€theÏminimum€within€the€range.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„210(d);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Manningóó,€883ÏS.W.2d€635€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).Ìà@ àIIIÌà àThe€appellant€contends€that€failing€to€appear€in€court€on€the€subjectÏcharges€is€not€a€previous€history€of€unwillingness€to€comply€with€ð ðconditions€of€aÏsentenceðð€involving€release€in€the€community.€€We€agree.€€Pre„trial€bail€is€not€aÏð ðsentence.ðð€€Accordingly,€the€court€erred€in€relying€upon€appellantððs€failure€toÏappear€on€the€subject€charges€as€an€enhancement€factor.Ìà àThe€appellant€also€contends€that€the€trial€court€incorrectly€applied€thisÏsame€enhancement€factor€œby€finding€the€appellant€committed›€these€offensesÏwhile€on€misdemeanor€probation.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„114(8).€€Appellant€notes€thatÍthis€Court€has€rejected€the€application€of€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„114(8)€merely€becauseÏthe€defendant€was€on€probation€at€the€time€the€subject€offense€was€committed.€ÏòòState€v.€Leon€œAlcapone›€œCornes›óó,€C.C.A.€No.€œ02C01›„9408„CC„00181€(Tenn.ÏœCrim›.€App.€filed€February€8,€1995,€at€Jackson).€€However,€the€state€recognizesÏthat€this€Court€has€reached€an€adverse€decision€in€òòState€v.€Keelóó,€882€S.W.2d€Ï410€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).Ìà àWhile€it€is€questionable€whether€this€enhancement€factor€applies,€theÏdeletion€of€this€factor€does€not€necessarily€result€in€a€reduction€of€the€sentence.€ÏAppellant€does€not€contest€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€the€appellant€was€theÏleader€in€the€commission€of€these€offenses€involving€one€other€person.€€T.C.A.€ððÏ40„35„114(2).€€Accordingly,€this€is€clearly€an€enhancement€factor.ÌÌà@ àIVÌà àThe€appellant€maintains€that€the€trial€court€should€have€reduced€hisÏsentence€because€he€has€no€prior€felony€convictions€and€expressed€remorse€atÏthe€sentencing€hearing.€€This€Court€has€previously€held€that€a€lack€of€priorÏfelony€convictions€is€not€necessarily€a€legitimate€reason€to€mitigate€a€sentence,ÏòòState€v.€Keelóó,€882€S.W.2d€at€422€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).Ìà àAlthough€the€appellant€expressed€words€of€remorse€at€the€sentencingÏhearing,€the€trial€court€did€not€consider€his€testimony€as€a€mitigation€forÏsentencing.€€ð ð[T]his€Court€is€required€to€give€great€weight€to€the€trial€courtððsÏdetermination€of€controverted€facts€as€the€trial€courtððs€determination€is€basedÏupon€the€witnessesðð€demeanor,€appearance,€and€inflection€in€their€voices.ðð€ÍòòState€v.€Jerniganóó,€929€S.W.2d€391,€395€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€If€the€trialÏcourt€did€not€consider€appellantððs€alleged€remorse€sufficient€to€regard€as€aÏmitigation€factor,€we€are€reluctant€to€disturb€that€finding.€€Because€we€find€noÏcontrary€evidence,€we€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€appellantððs€alleged€remorseÏis€not€a€mitigating€factor.Ìà@ àVÌà àOur€review€of€the€evidence€leads€us€to€conclude€that€the€ten€(10)€yearÏconcurrent€sentences€were€appropriate€even€though€the€applicability€of€oneÏenhancement€factor€is€questionable.€€We€affirm€the€judgments€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò òJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóó óÌò òWILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUDGEó ó