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XTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T XLXXX  r *<,(j 8 `@Eh tt0"rߛINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  ATKNOXVILLEFEBRUARY1999SESSION  STATEOFTENNESSEE, h   ) `   `     h   )  C.C.A.No.03C019806CR00221 P   ` Appellee,   h   ) @   `     h   )  GreeneCounty 0  v. `     h   )   p     `     h   )  HonorableJamesE.Beckner,Judge  JAMESALANMORGAN, h   )   `     h   )  (MotionforReductionofSentence)   ` Appellant.   h   )  FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE:  p JamesAlanMorgan,prose    JohnKnoxWalkup P #253649    h     AttorneyGeneral&Reporter @ BrushyMountainStatePenitentiary  425FifthAvenueNorth 0 P.O.Box1000   h     Nashville,TN372430493   Petros,TN37845   h      p  !  `     h     ToddR.Kelley `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN372430493 `     h     C.BerkeleyBell,Jr. `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     109SouthMainStreet,Suite501 `     h     Greeneville,TN37743OPINIONFILED:________________________________AFFIRMEDL.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGE  0948  X XL   7XXdXXd7OPINION @ # XLX ' #  L  ` Theproseappellant,JamesAlanMorgan,appealsasofrightfromthetrialcourts  denialofhismotionforacorrectionorreductionofsentence.Theappellantwasfoundguiltyofvoluntarymanslaughter,aClassCfelony,byaGreeneCountyjury.ThetrialcourtimposedasentenceoffouryearsintheDepartmentofCorrection,plusafineof$10,000.Onappeal,theappellant,insupportofhismotion,presentedthirteenallegedtrialjudgeerrorsoccurringinthetrial,rangingfromlackofjuryinstructionstoadenialofprobation.Wewilltreatappellantsrequestasanabuseofdiscretionissueindenyingthemotion.Findingnoabuseofdiscretion,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.  I.PROCEDURALBACKGROUND    ` OnMay3,1993,theGreeneCountygrandjuryindictedtheappellantforthesecond &v degreemurderofRandyHurdin1992.AttheconclusionofajurytrialonJanuary6,1994,theappellantwasfoundguiltyofvoluntarymanslaughter.Ondirectappeal,thisCourtaffirmedtheconviction.Statev.JamesAlanMorgan,No.03C019408CR00305(Tenn. #! Crim.App.,Knoxville,March13,1997),per.app.denied(Tenn.1997). % #  ` OnMay28,1998,theappellantfiledamotiontorehearormodifysentence,pursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn. XLXX XL# XLXX XL#Ԁ4035212andTenn.R.Crim.P.񛀜35,withtheGreene F+&) CountyCriminalCourt.OnMay29,1998,thetrialcourtdismissedthemotiontorehearormodifysentencewithoutahearing.OnappealNow,theappellantcontendshissentenceshouldbemodifiedorheshouldbegrantedarehearingonnumeroustrialerrors:'XXz hXX'8 ` 8 ` (#` (#1.8z Didthetrialjudgeerrinnotinstructingthejuryon 3/2 criminallynegligenthomicide? z z  8 ` 8 ` (#` (#2.8z DidMr.Millsimproperlyplacetheallegationof 615 abuseinflictedonJoycePaxtonbythedefendantbeforethecourt? z z  8 ` 8 ` (#` (#34.8z Didthetrialjudgeabusehisdiscretionintheuseof F:59 enhancementfactorsten(10)andsixteen(16)? z z  8 ` 8 ` (#` (#5.8z Didthetrialjudgeabusehisdiscretionby  consideringthestatementof longstandingdisputewiththiswomanthatwaspresent? z z  8 ` 8 ` (#` (#69.8z Didthetrialjudgeabusehisdiscretioninnot P  consideringmitigatingfactorstwo(2),three(3),eleven(11),andthirteen(13)? z z  8 ` 8 ` (#` (#10.8z Didthetrialjudgeimproperlystatethedefendant `  doesnotqualifyforalternativesentencing? z z  8 ` 8 ` (#` (#11.8z Didthetrialjudgeabusehisdiscretioninthedenial 0  ofprobation? z z  8 ` 8 ` (#` (#12.8z Didthetrialjudgeabusehisdiscretionindenying  probationonthestatementto deterpeoplerecklesslyusinghandgunstokill? z z  8 ` 8 ` (#` (#13.8z Didthetrialjudgeabusehisdiscretioninthedenial p ofprobationbyconsideringthat thiswastheultimateinjurytothevictim? z z    II.  p LEGALANALYSIS  P    ` UnderRule35(b),Tenn.R.Crim.P.,asentencemaybecorrectedorreducedifthetrialcourtdeterminesitisinthe interestofjustice.Statev.McDonald,893S.W.2d945, "  947(Tenn.Crim.App.1994).TheRuleprovidesinpertinentpart:8 ` 8 ` (#` (#Thetrialcourtmayreduceasentenceuponapplicationfiledwithin120daysafterthedatethesentenceisimposedorprobationisrevoked.Noextensionsshallbeallowedonthetimelimitation.Nootheractionsshalltolltherunningofthistimelimitation.Amotionforreductionofsentenceunderthisrulemaybedeniedbythetrialjudgewithoutahearing.Iftheapplicationisdenied,thedefendantmayappealbutthedefendantshallnotbeentitledtoreleaseonbondunlessthedefendantisalreadyunderbond.Ifthesentenceismodified,thestatemayappealasotherwiseprovidedbylaw.Amodificationcanonlybeastoanysentencethecourtcouldhaveoriginallyimposed.    ` Theappellanthasfailedtoestablishthatthe interestsofjusticerequireamodificationorreductionofhissentence.ThetrialcourthadjurisdictiontohearamotionfiledunderRule35(b),andthisCourthasjurisdictiontoreviewthedenialofthesame.Thestandardofreviewisabuseofdiscretion.Statev.Irick,861S.W.2d375(Tenn.Crim. 0948 App.),per.app.denied(Tenn.1993).Inthiscase,themotionwasnottimelyfiledbythe  appellantwithinthestrict120daylimitunderRule35(b)andwasproperlydismissed,becauseitwasbarredbythetimelimitintherule,thusdeprivingthetrialcourtofjurisdiction.Statev.BobbyJoeRaines,No.03C019204CR00151(Tenn.Crim.App., P  Knoxville,October15,1992),per.app.denied(Tenn.1993). 0   ` Assumingthemotionwasproperlyfiled,therewouldbenoabuseofdiscretionindenyingthemotion.Noneoftheissuesraisedbytheappellantinhisbriefcontainnewinformationthatthetrialjudgedidnotconsiderordidnothaveaccesstothatwouldwarrantareductionintheinterestsofjustice.Thoseissuesraisedbytheappellantweresubjecttoamotionforanewtrialorpostconvictionrelief. ` Inhismotion,theappellantcontendsthathissentencewasillegal;however,ourreviewoftherecordestablishesthattheappellantssentencewasnotillegal.InDixonv. ` State,934S.W.2d69,7374(Tenn.Crim.App.1996),citedbytheappellantinhisreply @ brief,thisCourtfoundthedefendantssentencetobeillegal,becausethedefendantwassentencedasaRangeIIIoffendertobeservedwithaRangeIreleaseeligibilityrate,ratherthanattheproperRangeIIIreleaseeligibilityrate.Thisviolatedtheexpressstatutoryprovisionsofthesentencingguidelines,andthisCourtfoundittobeillegalandanullity. ` TheappellantwasconvictedofvoluntarymanslaughterandwassentencedtofouryearsasaRangeI,standardoffender.Thus,theappellantssentencewaslegalandnotsubjecttoattacksolongafterthefact. ` Thetrialcourtsjudgmentisaffirmed. XXX X# `   z  h     ________________________________________ p504  `   z  h     L.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGE  "8r37 CONCUR:___________________________________JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE___________________________________# X#XX X+# X#XX X#    THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE# X#XX X#\-#