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àœHON.ñCñ€JOHN€W.€ROLLINSñCññEñ€ñEññDñGERALDñDññGñ€EWELLñGñó óñGñ›ñGññFñ€ñFñ›Ð Xø  Ðò òCASSANDRA€MCKISSACK,ó óà À àò ò)à  àJUDGEó óÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò ò)ó óÐ Xø Ðà ` àAppellant.à  àà h àà À àò ò)à  à(Direct€Appeal€„€Theft€over€$10,000)Ð Xø Ðó óÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌòòÓ  ÓFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à h àà À àà  àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ð 8Ø ÐÌCHARLES€S.€RAMSEY,€JR.à À àà  àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÐ ( È Ð114€North€Spring€Streetà h àà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ  !À ÐManchester,€TN€€37355Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGEORGIA€BLYTHE€FELNERÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àMICKEY€LAYNEÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àKENNETH€SHELTON,€JR.Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àP.€O.€Box€147Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àManchester,€TN€€37355ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÐ  x5,- ÐÓ  Óò òòòÔ‡„É„ŠŠ€rÔOPINIONóóó óÔ#†Š€rŠ„„ÉÏ #ÔÐ `  ÐÌÓ  ÓÓÓÑ7€–XXdìXXdì7ÑÌà ` àOn€April€16,€1997,€Appellant€Cassandra€McKissack€pleaded€guilty€to€oneÏcount€of€theft€over€$10,000.00.€€On€October€15,€1997,€the€trial€court€sentencedÏAppellant€as€a€Range€I€standard€offender€to€a€term€of€four€years€in€theÏTennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€Appellant€challenges€her€sentence,€raisingÏthe€following€issues:Ìà0 ` à1)€whether€her€sentence€is€excessive;€andÐ ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` à2)€whether€she€was€entitled€to€probation.Ð ` T$` T$ ÐÌà ` àAfter€a€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà@ÑÑ*®àò òI.€€FACTSó óˆÐ  !¬ ÐÌà ` àThe€record€indicates€that€beginning€in€August€of€1995,€Appellant€beganÏmaking€regular€visits€to€the€home€of€her€eighty„four„year„old€wheelchair„boundÏuncle,€J.€C.€Biles,€in€order€to€check€on€him€and€help€take€care€of€his€house.€€AtÏsome€time€thereafter,€Appellant€began€taking€steps€to€have€Biles€put€in€a€nursingÏhome€and€began€discussions€with€other€family€members€about€who€should€haveÏcontrol€of€Bilesðð€assets.€ÌÌà ` àAfter€some€discussions€between€Appellant€and€her€brother€and€sister,ÏAppellantððs€brother€took€Biles€to€the€office€of€a€notary€for€the€purpose€of€havingÏBiles€grant€a€power€of€attorney€to€Appellantððs€sister.€€While€Appellantððs€brotherÏwas€taking€Biles€into€the€notaryððs€office€in€order€to€complete€the€power€ofÐ \8ü.0 Ðattorney,€Appellant€arrived,€took€the€documents€that€granted€the€power€ofÏattorney,€and€tore€them€up.€ÌÌà ` àIn€August€of€1996,€Appellant€forged€Bilesðð€signature€on€a€document€whichÏpurported€to€grant€her€a€power€of€attorney.€€Appellant€then€took€the€document€toÏher€codefendant€and€had€the€codefendant€notarize€the€document.€€A€few€daysÏlater,€Appellant€and€her€codefendant€went€to€Bilesðð€bank€and€withdrewÏ$39,892.00€from€Bilesðð€account.€€Appellant€then€took€the€money€and€depositedÏit€in€another€bank€in€an€account€under€the€names€of€Appellant€and€Biles.€ÏAppellant€subsequently€gave€$5,000.00€of€the€money€to€her€codefendant€and€sheÏused€another€$2,000.00€to€post€their€bond€after€they€had€been€charged€in€thisÏmatter.€ÌÌà@>>#®àò òII.€€LENGTH€OF€SENTENCEó óˆÐ "0 ÐÌà ` àAppellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erroneously€sentenced€her€to€aÏlonger€term€than€she€deserves.€€Specifically,€Appellant€argues€that€the€trial€courtÏmisapplied€an€enhancement€factor€when€it€determined€the€length€of€herÏsentence.ÌÌà ` àð ðWhen€reviewing€sentencing€issues€.€.€.€including€the€granting€or€denial€ofÏprobation€and€the€length€of€sentence,€the€appellate€court€shall€conduct€a€de€novoÏreview€on€the€record€of€such€issues.€€Such€review€shall€be€conducted€with€aÏpresumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€court€from€which€the€appeal€isÏtaken€are€correct.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1997).€€ð ðHowever,€theÏpresumption€of€correctness€which€accompanies€the€trial€courtððs€action€isÐ à9€02 Ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÏconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€ÏòòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€conducting€our€review,€weÐ @ à Ðmust€consider€all€the€evidence,€the€presentence€report,€the€sentencing€principles,Ïthe€enhancing€and€mitigating€factors,€arguments€of€counsel,€the€defendantððsÏstatements,€the€nature€and€character€of€the€offense,€and€the€defendantððs€potentialÏfor€rehabilitation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40-35-103(5),€-210(b)€(1997€&€Supp.Ï1998);€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€ð ðThe€defendant€has€the€burden€ofÐ ð  Ðdemonstrating€that€the€sentence€is€improper.ðð€€òòId.óó€€Because€the€record€in€thisÐ à€ Ðcase€indicates€that€the€trial€court€properly€considered€the€sentencing€principlesÏand€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances,€our€review€is€de€novo€with€aÏpresumption€of€correctness.ÌÌà ` àIn€this€case,€Appellant€pleaded€guilty€to€theft€over€$10,000,€a€Class€CÏfelony.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„14„103,€„105(4)€(1997).€€The€sentence€forÐ €$  Ða€Range€I€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C€felony€is€between€three€and€six€years.€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„112(a)(3)€(1997).€€When€both€enhancement€andÏmitigating€factors€are€applicable€to€a€sentence,€the€court€is€directed€to€begin€withÏthe€minimum€sentence,€enhance€the€sentence€within€the€range€as€appropriate€forÏthe€enhancement€factors,€and€then€reduce€the€sentence€within€the€range€asÏappropriate€for€the€mitigating€factors.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(e)€(1997).ÌÌà ` àIn€enhancing€Appellantððs€sentence€from€three€to€four€years,€the€trial€courtÏfound€that€enhancement€factor€(4)€applied€because€the€victim€was€particularlyÏvulnerable€due€to€age€or€physical€or€mental€disability.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ à7€.0 Ð40„35„114(4)€(1997).€€The€trial€court€also€found€that€mitigating€factor€(1)€appliedÐ Ð9p02 Ðbecause€Appellantððs€conduct€neither€caused€nor€threatened€serious€bodily€injury.€ÏòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(1)€(1997).Ð P ð ÐÌà ` àAppellant€claims€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€applied€enhancementÏfactor€(4)€because€there€was€no€proof€that€Biles€had€any€disability€other€than€age.€ÏHowever,€the€record€indicates€that€Appellant€stipulated€at€the€sentencing€hearingÏthat€this€factor€was€applicable.€€Indeed,€the€record€indicates€that€the€followingÏcolloquy€took€place€during€the€sentencing€hearing:Ìñ<ñÓÓñ<ñà0 ` àà ¸ àMR.€SHELTON:€[O]ne€of€the€aggravating€circumstances,€may€itÏplease€the€Court,€in€this€case€is€the€physical€condition€of€the€victim€in€thisÏmatter.€€That€is€addressed€in€the€pre„sentence€report€itself[,]€but€for€theÏpurpose€of€sentencing€in€this€matter,€the€enhancement€factor€that€a€victimÏof€the€offense€was€particularly€vulnerable€because€of€age€or€physical€orÏmental€disability,€in€essence,€I€am€filing€Mr.€Biles€as€an€exhibit€before€theÏCourt.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€COURT:€€Bring€Mr.€Biles€around.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àMR.€RAMSEY:€€We€donððt€dispute€that,€may€it€please€the€Court.€€WeððllÏstipulate€that€he€is€in€a€wheelchair€and€infirm.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à(Thereupon€Mr.€Biles€was€brought€before€the€Court.)€Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€COURT:€€What€age€is€the€gentleman?€€Does€anybody€know€hisÏage?Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àSPECTATOR:€€Eighty„six.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€COURT:€€Mr.€Biles,€how€are€you€this€morning?Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àMR.€BILES:€€All€right,€sir.€€How€are€you?Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àTHE€COURT:€€Fine.€€Mr.€Shelton,€do€you€want€to€swear€him€in?Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ àMR.€SHELTON:€€No,€sir,€just€for€the€Courtððs€observation€and€sinceÏMr.€Ramsey€stipulates€that€factð"ðñ=ñÐ ` T$` T$ Ðñ=ñÌñ<ñÓ#Óñ<ñThe€record€also€indicates€that€Appellantððs€counsel€made€no€further€reference€toÏthis€enhancement€factor€in€his€closing€argument.€€We€hold€that,€having€stipulatedÏat€the€sentencing€hearing€that€enhancement€factor€(4)€was€applicable,€AppellantÏcannot€now€attack€the€trial€courtððs€application€of€that€factor€to€her€sentence.€€òòSeeóóÐ 2°(* ÐTenn.€R.€App.€P.€36(a)€(ð ðNothing€in€this€rule€shall€be€construed€as€requiring€reliefÏbe€granted€to€a€party€responsible€for€an€error€or€who€failed€to€take€whateverÏaction€was€reasonably€available€to€prevent€or€nullify€the€error.ðð).€€Therefore,€weÏhold€that€a€four€year€sentence€is€entirely€appropriate€in€this€case.Ð Ð9p02 Їà@““'®àò òII.€€PROBATIONó óˆÐ `  ÐÌà ` àAppellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€failed€to€grantÏprobation€in€this€case.ñBñ׃×ñBññBñ׃×ñBñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€We€disagree.Ð @à ÐÌà ` àUnder€Tennessee€law,€a€defendant€is€eligible€for€probation€if€the€sentenceÏimposed€is€eight€years€or€less€and€further,€the€trial€court€is€required€to€considerÏprobation€as€a€sentencing€alternative€for€eligible€defendants.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€40-35-303(a)ð!ð(b)€(1997).€€However,€even€though€probation€must€beÏautomatically€considered,€ð ðthe€defendant€is€not€automatically€entitled€to€probationÏas€a€matter€of€law.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b)€(1997)€(SentencingÏCommission€Comments);€òòState€v.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€373€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð À` ÐApp.€1991).€€Indeed,€a€defendant€seeking€full€probation€bears€the€burden€onÏappeal€of€showing€that€the€sentence€actually€imposed€is€improper€and€that€fullÏprobation€will€be€in€both€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòStateÐ $0 Ðv.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€When€determiningÐ €&  Ðsuitability€for€probation,€the€sentencing€court€considers€the€following€factors:€€(1)Ïthe€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€€(2)€theÏdefendantððs€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation,€including€the€risk€that,Ïduring€the€period€of€probation,€the€defendant€will€commit€another€crime;€€(3)Ïwhether€a€sentence€of€full€probation€would€unduly€depreciate€the€seriousness€ofÏthe€offense;€€and€(4)€whether€a€sentence€other€than€full€probation€would€provideÏâ âan€effective€deterrent€to€others€likely€to€commit€similar€crimes.€€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.Ð 4°*, Ððððð€40-35-210(b)(4),€-103(5),€-103(1)(B)€(1997€&€Supp.€1998);€òòBinghamóó,€910Ð `  ÐS.W.2d€at€456€(citations€omitted).Ìâ âÌà ` àAlthough€the€record€is€not€entirely€clear,€the€trial€court€apparently€based€itsÏdenial€of€probation€on€both€the€circumstances€of€the€criminal€conduct€andÏAppellantððs€lack€of€candor€at€the€sentencing€hearing.€€œWñHñhile›€wñHñe›€agree€with€AppellantÏthat€the€circumstances€of€this€offense,€as€reprehensible€as€they€are,€standingÏalone,€are€not€enough€to€support€a€denial€of€probation.€€òòSeeóó€òòBinghamóó,€910Ð ð  ÐS.W.2d€at€454€(ð ðIn€order€to€deny€an€alternative€sentence€based€on€theÏseriousness€of€the€offense,€the€circumstances€of€the€offenses€as€committed€mustÏbe€especially€violent,€horrifying,€shocking,€reprehensive,€offensive,€or€otherwiseÏof€an€excessive€or€exaggerated€degree.ðð).€ÌÌà ` àHowever,€we€also€conclude€that€the€record€supports€the€trial€courtððs€findingÏthat€Appellant€had€lied€to€the€court€and€we€hold€that€this€alone€was€a€proper€basisÏfor€the€denial€of€probation.€€Indeed,€this€Court€has€previously€stated€that€aÏdefendantððs€lack€of€candor€to€the€court€reflects€poorly€on€the€defendantððsÏrehabilitative€potential€and€thus,€is€a€basis€for€denial€of€probation.€€òòState€v.€Leggsóó,Ð P*ð " Ð955€S.W.2d€845,€851ð!ð52€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€The€record€also€indicates€thatÏduring€the€sentencing€hearing,€Appellant€maintained€that€instead€of€stealing€theÏmoney€for€her€own€use,€she€only€took€the€money€in€order€to€take€care€of€BilesÏand€protect€him€from€other€relatives€whom€she€feared€would€waste€the€money€byÏspending€it€on€themselves.€€Failure€to€accept€responsibility€for€oneððs€criminalÏconduct€also€reflects€poorly€on€rehabilitative€potential€and€thus,€is€a€basis€forÏdenial€of€probation.€€òòState€v.€Zeoliaóó,€928€S.W.2d€457,€463€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð à7€.0 Ð1996).Ð Ð9p02 Їà ` àBased€on€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€Appellantððs€lack€of€candor€toÏthe€court,€and€Appellantððs€failure€to€accept€responsibility€for€her€conduct,€we€holdÏthat€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€when€it€denied€probation€in€thisÏcase.ÌÌà ` àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.ÌñAñÌà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àÌÌÌÌñAñÓ  ÓñAñà ` àÌÌñAñÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE