WPC" # VUNa % 0(4b 0 0D  U: 8 0J@ w 0T* 0^~ 0h D 0rL 0| 0: 0 1uP 0d B)U>FB)DC D3U*# AMM 0@pK?v~v AO *! 0D! D/4" Bc"HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($^! @ d3|xl- -(Z(2ݩ$ !  4X XXX   0  (#$  0  ,rAZ"Arial Regular2 0Indent123  B UCDDEDFGDHDIJDKDLMDNOPDQRDSTUDVWZ_<e`eaӀ2" 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 d<  9p`(&Times New Roman% Line 7 d((((7Border 1dd$$$$'dxd<  9p`(Arial-)C << G("$     !'  ++   YYY FILED+X November27,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.+AppellateCourtClerk   !#d#'   $ 4   +       ݀Theappellantwassentencedasfollows: 8 1.Tenyearsforcountone,aggravatedburglary,8 8 2.Tenyearsforcounttwo,aggravatedburglary,8 8 3.Tenyearsforcountthree,aggravatedburglary,8 8 4.Fouryearsforcountfour,autoburglary,8 8 5.Tenyearsforcountfive,theftover$10,000.00,8 8 6.Elevenmonthsandtwentyninedaysforcountsix,vandalismunder$500.00,8 8 7.Fouryearscountseven,theftover$500.00,8 8 8.Elevenmonthstwentyninedaysforcounteight,theftunder$500.00,8 8 9.Eightyearsforcountnine,theftover$1,000.00,and8 8 10.Elevenmonthstwentyninedaysforcountten,theftunder$500.00.Countsonethroughfourwereorderedtobeservedconsecutively.Theremainingcountswereorderedtobeservedconcurrentlywithcountsonethroughfour.  !#d#'   $ 4   +       ݀Althoughtheappellantwasonlytwentythreeyearsold,hehadtenprioradultcriminalconvictionsandanextensivejuvenilerecord.Hispreviousconvictionsincludedescapefromprison,assault,twoaggravatedburglaries,andavarietyoftheftoffenses. A !#d#'   $ 4   +       ݀Thetrialjudgeconcludedthat"[a]pparentlythelessonsthatpreviousJudgeshavetriedtoimposeonhimdidn'ttake...."PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   inion Geneva  inion Geneva -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . '  ݛ 4   4   \RA'\ќ+\RA'\R,.)A1-j|`  `@Rߛ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE ` XDpX     Q ATKNOXVILLE` XDpX  Q NOVEMBER1996SESSION   ` D ` cSTATEOFTENNESSEE, ) `  c  )C.C.A.No.03C019512CC00398 Appellee, )  )SullivanCountyV.  )  )HonorableFrankL.Slaughter,Judge   ) CHRISTOPHERLIGHT,  )(AggravatedBurglary3cts.;Theftof  )Property5cts.;Vandalism1ct.; Appellant. )AutoBurglary1ct.)` FORTHEAPPELLANT: FORTHEAPPELLEE:StephenM.Wallace CharlesW.BursonDistrictPublicDefender AttorneyGeneral&ReporterRichardA.Tate TimothyH.BehanAsst.Dist.PublicDefender AssistantAttorneyGeneralP.O.Box839 CriminalJusticeDivisionBlountville,TN376170839 450JamesRobertsonParkway Nashville,TN372430493 H.GreeleyWells,Jr. DistrictAttorneyGeneral TeresaM.Smith Asst.Dist.AttorneyGeneral P.O.Box526 Blountville,TN376170526OPINIONFILED:___________________ AFFIRMED PAULG.SUMMERS, Judge  7BXXdXXd7  `  p     Q OPINION   ` X Theappellant,ChristopherLight,pledguiltytothreecountsofaggravatedburglary,fivecountsoftheftofproperty,onecountofvandalism,andonecountofautoburglary.HewassentencedasaRangeIIoffendertoaneffectivesentenceofthirtyfouryearsincarceration. /   ׀Onappeal,hearguesthatthetrialcourterredinorderingcountsonethroughfourconsecutivelyandthathissentencewasexcessive. Thetrialcourtappliedthreeenhancementfactors:(1)previoushistoryofcriminalconvictionsinadditiontothosenecessarytoestablishrange; 0   ׀(2)historyofunwillingnesstocomplywithconditionsofrelease;and(3)hewasaleaderina"seriesofburglaries"involvingtwoormorecriminalactors.Thetrialcourtalsofoundthattheappellantwasadrugaddictandthatstealingwashiswayoflife.Thecourtfoundonemitigatingfactor,theappellant'sage. Thetrialcourtdeterminedthattheappellantwas"incorrigible"asayouthandwasapoorcandidateforrehabilitation.Theappellanthadpreviouslybeendetainedinyouthdetentioncentersuntilhereached18,incarceratedasanadult,detainedinahalfwayhouse,andplacedona"varietyofsuspendedsentence[s]aboutnine(9)or(10)times...." 1   ׀Thetrialjudgefoundtheappellanttobea"menacetosociety"andorderedcountsonethroughfourtorunconsecutively. Uponreview,wequestionthetrialcourt'sfindingthattheappellant'sageisamitigatingfactor.Wefindnoerroroflawmandatingreversal.Moreover,uponviewingtheappellant'sdemeanorwhiletestifying,thetrialjudgewasinabetterpositiontoassesstheappellant'spotentialforrehabilitation.Theappellantisaprofessionalcriminal.Societydemandsprotectionfromindividualspossessingsuchaflagrantdisregardforthelaw.Thetrialcourt'ssentenceis,therefore,affirmedinaccordancewithTenn.R.Ct.Crim.App.,Rule20.      ________________________________      PAULG.SUMMERS,JudgeCONCUR:_______________________________JOEB.JONES,PresidingJudge_______________________________JOHNK.BYERS,SeniorJudge