ÿWPCß& …UNV %¤U:ªä 0 ôþ w@ 4F 0NZ 0D¨ 0Jì 0T6 0^Š 0hè 0rP 0| 0†> 0Ä T 1uZ 0dÏU>3U*q B›B)¸DCá AM$—q D3'Z3v 0@©v~évÓg AO:%Ɖ% 0DO& D/“& BÂ&(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular3|x (â,A$¡¡Ñ  ÑÔ€Xå6XXXÔÔ€XÛÃXXXå6ÔÑ` °ÑÑܰÑÑÑÑ  ÑÑTRY 3Ø'Letter3Ø' 3Ø' Letterÿ3Ø'TÑÓ  Ó öU÷UøUùUúPûEüýÓ€þÿÓ€ƒ‰"(þ(3`í$¤¤Ý ƒ,A!ÝÑ  ÑÔ€X%JXXXÔÔ€X›µXXX%JÔÑ` °ÑÑܰÑÑÑÑ  ÑÑTRY3Ø'Letter3Ø' 3Ø' Letterÿ3Ø'TÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  ÔH ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ< Œ 9p`(&Times New Roman< Œ 9p`(Arial d% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd€-&Cþÿ << Gÿÿ Ý ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€"ÔÑ  ÑÔ€#ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R3Ø'\ÑÝ  ÝÔ€#ÔÓ  ÓÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€#XÔÌÌò òApril€10,€1997ÌÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€#ôÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€"ÔÑ  ÑÔ€#ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R3Ø'\ÑÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ @ ÑÑ\R3Ø'\Ñà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóóà àIt€is€the€policy€of€this€court€to€refer€to€victims€of€child€sexual€abuseÏby€initials€or€other€identifiers,€but€never€by€name.€€Ì$$$$'ÿÿdxd Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€"ÔÑ  ÑÔ€#ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R3Ø'\ÑÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° Òà0 àÑ @ ÑÑ\R3Ø'\Ñà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóóà àAlthough€not€raised€as€a€separate€issue€or€briefed€in€detail,Ïappellant€alleged€in€his€brief€€that€the€jury€did€not€follow€the€trial€courtððsÏinstructions.€€However,€the€trial€judge€appropriately€charged€the€jury€onÏthe€law€of€criminal€attempt,€reasonable€doubt€and€circumstantialÏevidence.€€We€must€presume€that€the€jury€followed€the€instructions€of€theÏcourt€unless€the€accused€demonstrates€by€clear€and€convincingÏevidence€that€the€instructions€were€not€followed.€€òòState€v.€Vanzantóó,€659ÏS.W.2d€816,€819€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983).€€Even€if€this€issue€had€beenÏproperly€raised,€appellant€would€be€entitled€to€no€relief.Ì )Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€"ÔÑ  ÑÔ€#ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R3Ø'\ÑÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ @ ÑÑ\R3Ø'\Ñà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóóà àDefendantððs€prior€criminal€history€record€includes€the€following:Ìà àà à5/3/91€„€convicted€of€theft€by€taking€(Georgia)Ìà àà à5/31/92€„€convicted€of€driving€without€a€license€(fine€still€owed)Ìà àà à1/4/93€„€€€convicted€of€assault€Ìà àà à11/10/94€„€convicted€of€public€intoxicationÌà àà à5/15/95€€„€convicted€of€criminal€trespass€Ì("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  ÒPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHÚ(d'hStyl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÒ  h HD: Geneva ÒÒ  h HD: Geneva Ò€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€"ÔÑ  ÑÔ€#ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R3Ø'\ÑÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° Òò òÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€%JXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ` °‚X˜XÓÙ€€ÙßR€'(&A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌ€à@ àAT€Ìó óÌà@ àò òKNOXVILLEÌÌà@ àJANUARY€1997€SESSIONó óà@ àÌÌÌÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,€à àó ó)Ìà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àAppellee,à àà à)à àNo.€03C01„9602„CC„00079Ìà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà à)Ìvs.à àà àà àà à)à àBlount€Countyà àÌà àà àà àà à)Ìò òTIMOTHY€œD.€€LUNDEEN,›à àà àó ó)à àHonorable€D.€Kelly€Thomas,€œJr.,›ÏJudge€Ìà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àAppellant.à àà àœ)à à(Aggravated€Sexual€Assault)›Ìà àà àà àà à)à à€Ìà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌFOR€THE€APPELLANT:à àà àà àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:ÌÌNATALEE€STAATS€HURLEYà àà àCHARLES€W.€BURSONÌAsst.€Dist.€Public€Defenderà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌ419€High€StreetÌMaryville,€TN€37804à àà àà àMICHAEL€J.€FAHEY,€IIà àÌà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€JusticeÏDivisionà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€RobertsonÏParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à àÌÌà àà àà àà àà àEDWARD€P.€BAILEY,€JR.Ìà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€Dist.€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àBlount€CountyÏCourthouseà àà àà àà àà àà àMaryville,€TN€œ37801›ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€____________________ÌÌÌò òAFFIRMEDó óÌÌÌCURWOOD€€WITT,€ÌJUDGEÌÌÌÇà@ àOPINIONÓÓÌà àÌà àThe€defendant,€Timothy€Lundeen,€was€convicted€in€a€jury€trial€inÏthe€Blount€County€Criminal€Court€of€attempt€to€commit€aggravated€sexualÏbattery,€a€Class€C€felony.€€As€a€Range€I,€standard€offender,€he€received€a€fourÏyear€sentence€in€the€Department€of€œCorrection.›€€In€this€direct€appeal,€theÏdefendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€and€the€propriety€of€theÏtrial€courtððs€denial€of€alternative€sentencing.€€ÌÌà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àThis€case€arose€out€of€an€incident€that€occurred€on€August€21,Ï1993€at€the€apartment€where€the€victim,€C.I.,€and€her€parents€lived.× ƒ) ××  ×€€€€TheÏstateððs€proof€showed€that€the€defendant€and€the€victimððs€father€were€closeÏfriends,€and€the€defendant€often€visited€the€family.€€On€August€21,€the€motherÏand€C.I.ððs€brother€were€visiting€with€a€neighbor.€€C.I.,€who€was€twenty€months€ofÏage,€her€father,€and€the€defendant€were€together€in€the€living€room.€€At€someÏpoint,€C.I.ððs€father€left€the€room€to€use€the€bathroom.€After€he€had€been€in€theÍbathroom€for€about€five€minutes,€he€heard€his€daughter€scream€out€as€thoughÏshe€were€afraid€or€in€pain.ÌÌà àThe€bedroom€was€directly€across€from€the€bathroom,€and€when€heÏopened€the€bathroom€door,€he€saw€his€daughter€lying€on€the€bed€with€her€feetÏdangling€over€the€end€of€the€bed.€€Her€diaper€was€on€the€floor,€and€theÏœdefendantÌ›€was€leaning€over€her€with€his€weight€on€both€hands€which€were€placed€justÏabove€the€toddlerððs€head.€€The€defendantððs€pants€were€on,€but€his€genital€areaÏwas€so€close€to€that€of€the€victim€that€the€father€could€not€testify€for€certainÏwhether€the€defendant€actually€touched€her€genitalia.€€ÌÌà àThe€father€cried€out,€and€the€defendant€ran€out€the€bedroom€doorÏand€out€of€the€apartment.€€The€diaper€on€the€floor€was€dry€but€it€was€obvious€itÏhad€been€worn.€€One€of€the€tapes€had€been€ripped€off.€€The€father€sent€aÏneighbor€child€to€find€his€wife,€and€when€she€returned€she€examined€the€child.€ÏThe€mother€testified€that€she€saw€nothing€unusual€in€her€daughterððs€genitalÏarea.€€A€neighbor€woman€who€came€to€help€also€examined€the€child.€€SheÏtestified€that€the€genital€area€and€legs€were€reddened.€€The€neighbor€alsoÏtestified€that€a€few€moments€later,€when€the€defendant€reentered€the€apartment,Íthe€little€girl€became€hysterical,€sobbing€and€clinging€to€her€mother.€€BothÏparents€testified€that€materials€for€changing€C.I.ððs€diapers€were€in€the€livingÏroom,€not€the€bedroom.€€œ€The›€defense€put€on€no€proof.€€ÌÌà àThe€jury€returned€a€guilty€verdict€for€attempted€aggravated€sexualÏbattery.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„12„101,€œ39„13„504›€(1991€Repl.)€€€TheÏdefendant€now€contends€that€the€proof€is€insufficient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€toÏsustain€the€juryððs€verdict.ÌÌà àSince€œa€jury›€conviction€removes€the€presumption€of€innocenceÏwith€which€a€defendant€is€initially€cloaked€and€replaces€it€with€one€of€guilt,€aÏconvicted€defendant€has€the€burden€of€demonstrating€on€appeal€that€theÏevidence€œisÌÌinsufficient.›€€òòState€v,€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€In€determining€Ïsufficiency,€this€court€does€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€the€evidence.€€€òòState€v.ÏCabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€On€appeal,€the€State€is€entitledÏto€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€reasonable€or€legitimateÏinferences€which€may€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòState€v.€Harrisóó,€839€S.W.2d€54,€75Ï(Tenn.€1992).€€It€is€the€appellate€courtððs€duty€to€affirm€the€conviction€if€theÍevidence,€viewed€under€these€standards,€was€sufficient€for€any€rational€trier€ofÏfact€to€have€found€the€essential€elements€of€the€offenses€beyond€a€reasonableÏdoubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€317,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€2789;€òòState€v.ÏCazesóó,€875€S.W.2d€253,€259€(Tenn.€1994);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€ÌÌà àAlthough€the€evidence€in€this€case€is€circumstantial,€a€criminalÏoffense€may€be€established€exclusively€by€circumstantial€evidence.€€€€òòDuchac€v.ÏStateóó,€505€S.W.2d€237€(Tenn.€1973);€òòState€v.€Jonesóó,€901€S.W.2d€393,€396Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€Before€an€accused€may€be€convicted€of€a€criminalÏoffense€based€upon€circumstantial€evidence€alone,€the€facts€and€circumstancesÏ"must€be€so€strong€and€cogent€as€to€exclude€every€other€reasonable€hypothesisÏsave€the€guilt€of€the€defendant."€€òòState€v.€Crawfordóó,€225€Tenn.€478,€484,€€470ÏS.W.2d€610,€œ613›€(1971);€òòState€v.€Jonesóó,€901€S.W.2d€at€396.€€€€ÌÌà àThe€state€proves€€criminal€œattempt,€upon€showing›€the€defendantÏhad€the€specific€intent€to€commit€€the€crime€and€€took€a€substantial€step€towardÏits€completion.€€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€œðð€39„12„101(a)(3).›€€€In€this€instance,€proof€inÏthe€record€demonstrates€that€the€father€saw€his€daughter€lying€on€the€bed€withÏher€genitals€exposed.€€The€defendant€was€leaning€over€her€with€his€genital€areaÍpractically€touching€hers.€€Although€the€diaper€on€the€floor€had€been€worn,€itÏwas€œÌneither›€wet€nor€soiled.€€No€new€diaper€was€found€in€the€bedroom.€€The€fatherÏtestified€that€he€heard€his€daughter€cry€out€in€fear€or€pain,€and€when€the€fatherÏshouted€at€the€defendant,€€the€defendant€fled.€€Later€when€the€defendantÏreentered€the€apartment,€the€little€girl€began€to€scream€and€cling€to€her€mother.€ÏA€neighbor€testified€that€the€area€around€the€little€girlððs€genitals€was€red€a€fewÏminutes€after€the€incident.€€ÌÌà àInferences€to€be€drawn€from€circumstantial€evidence€are€within€theÏprovince€of€the€trier€of€fact.€€This€court€may€not€substitute€its€inferences€for€thoseÏdrawn€by€the€jury€from€the€evidence,€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€199€Tenn.€œ298,€305,›€286ÏS.W.2d€856,859€(1956)€òòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó€325€U.S.€845,€77€S.Ct.€39€(1956);€€òòFarmerÏv.€Stateóó,€574€S.W.2d€€49,€51€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978).€€In€this€case,€a€rationalÏjuror€could€conclude€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€that€the€defendant,€acting€withÏthe€intent€to€commit€aggravated€sexual€battery,€€had€taken€a€substantial€stepÍtoward€completing€that€act.€€The€evidence€is€sufficient€to€sustain€the€juryððsÏverdict.× ƒ+ ××  ×ÌÌà àAs€his€second€issue,€the€defendant€complains€that€the€court€erredÏin€not€sentencing€him€to€an€alternative€other€than€immediate€incarceration.€€WeÏrespectfully€disagree€and€affirm€his€sentence€as€imposed€by€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€ofÏservice€of€a€sentence,€it€is€the€duty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€withÏa€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)(1990€Repl.).€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€uponÏthe€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€theÏsentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,Ï823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€Thus,€in€order€to€analyze€appellant's€claimÍwe€must€review€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€the€trial€court's€determinations€to€ascertain€whether€theÏdenial€of€an€alternative€sentence€was€justified.€ÌÌà àOur€inquiry€must€begin€with€the€determination€of€whether€appellantÏis€entitled€to€the€statutory€presumption€that€Ô% € Ôhe€is€a€favorable€candidate€for€anÏalternative€sentence.€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„35„102(6)€statesÏthat:€ÌÓÓà8 à€A€defendant€who€does€not€fall€within€the€œparameters›Ïof€subdivision€(5)€and€is€an€especially€mitigated€orÏstandard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€EÏfelony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€forÏalternative€sentencing€options€in€the€absence€ofÏevidence€to€the€contrary.€ÌÌÌÌÓÓà à€Here€appellant€was€convicted€of€a€class€C€felony€as€a€Range€IÏoffender,€and€unless€there€is€evidence€to€the€contrary,€he€is€presumably€aÏfavorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing.€€€However,€the€presumption€canÏbe€successfully€rebutted€by€facts€contained€in€the€presentence€report,€evidenceÏpresented€by€the€state,€the€testimony€of€the€accused€or€a€defense€witness,€orÏany€other€source€that€is€part€of€the€record.€€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€163,Ï167€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).ÌÌà àIn€this€case,€the€state€has€successfully€rebutted€the€presumption.€ÏThe€principles€upon€which€our€sentencing€act€is€based€include€the€idea€thatÏconfinement€should€be€based€on€consideration€of€societal€protection.€€WhenÏmeasures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recently€beenÏapplied€to€the€defendant,€incarceration€is€appropriate.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103€(1)(C)(1990€Repl.).€€Moreover,€potential€or€lack€of€potential€forÏrehabilitation€must€be€considered.€€œTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð›€40„35„103(5).€€In€thisÏinstance,€the€defendant€has€demonstrated€a€clear€disregard€for€the€law€and€aÏdisinclination€to€conform€his€actions€to€the€rules€of€society.€€Although€hisÏcriminal€history€is€not€as€extensive€as€some,€it€includes€one€felony€convictionÏand€misdemeanor€convictions€for€criminal€trespass,€public€intoxication,€assault,Ïand€driving€without€a€license€all€of€which€occurred€within€a€four€year€period.× ƒ, ××  ×€ÏHis€arrest€for€criminal€trespass€and€public€intoxication€occurred€while€he€wasÏawaiting€trial€in€this€offense.€€Moreover,€the€defendant€failed€to€completeÏsuccessfully€the€six€years€of€probation€ordered€by€a€Georgia€court€in€his€oneÏprior€felony€conviction.€€The€record€indicates€that€he€failed€to€report,€failed€toÍwork€or€look€for€serious€employment,€was€arrested€and€convicted€of€assaultÏduring€this€period,€had€two€positive€drug€screens,€and€absconded€fromÏsupervision.€€In€addition,€he€failed€to€appear€for€his€first€scheduled€arraignmentÏand€the€first€sentencing€hearing€in€this€conviction.€€ÌÌà àOnce€arrested€and€convicted€of€a€felony,€a€person€inclined€toÏbecome€a€law„abiding€citizen€would€learn€from€his€mistakes€and€would€œbeÌ›€inclined€to€remain€arrest„free.€€€The€appellant€did€not€œchoose›€this€path€butÏrather€went€on€to€accumulate€a€criminal€history.€The€appellant€is€a€convictedÏfelon€who€has€previously€shown€a€disregard€for€the€laws€of€this€state€and€for€theÏrehabilitative€opportunities€offered€him.€€As€such€he€is€not€a€favorable€candidateÏfor€rehabilitation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5).€Any€presumption€thatÏhe€is€an€appropriate€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€has€been€rebutted€byÏthe€facts€in€the€record.€ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€sentenced€him€to€serve€four€years€in€the€DepartmentÏof€Corrections.€€This€sentence€is€one€year€above€the€minimum€sentence€for€aÏClass€C€felony.€The€sentence€is€appropriate.€ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ìà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à____________________à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCURWOOD€WITT,€JUDGEÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ_________________________ÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÌ_________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à