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à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÐ  #@ ÐAssistant€Public€Defenderà ” àà ì àà D àSecond€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÐ $0 Ð266€Blountville€Bypassà ” àà ì àà D àNashville,€TN€€37243Ð €%  ÐBlountville,€TN€€37617à ” àà ì àà D àÐ p& Ðññœññà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àññ›ññà ì àà D àññœññTeresaññ›ññ€Murray„SmithÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àP.O.€Box€526Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àBlountville,€TN€€37617Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:__________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ  €4 +.S ÐÓÓà@33-Úàò òòòOPINIONó óóóˆÐ `  Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant,€Daniel€Norris,€entered€a€plea€of€guilt€to€attempted€rapeÏof€a€child,€a€Class€B€felony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„12„101,€„107(a),€&€39„13„522.€ÏThe€trial€court€imposed€a€Range€I€sentence€of€eight€years.€€The€single€issue€forÏreview€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€an€alternative€sentence.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€March€of€1997,€the€defendant€engaged€in€ññœññconsensual€sexualññ›ññÏintercourse€with€the€twelve„year„old€victim,€whom€he€had€met€at€a€ññœññbowlingññ›ññ€alley.€ÏThe€incident€occurred€at€the€victim's€residence€while€her€mother€was€not€at€home.€ÏAlthough€initially€charged€with€rape€of€a€child,€the€state€reduced€the€charge€againstÏthe€defendant€to€attempted€rape€of€a€child.Ì€€Ìà Œ àà ä àññœññÔ‡ XõÄXXXÞ`ÔWhenññ›ññ€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€ofÐ  #@ Ða€sentence,€it€is€the€duty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€with€aÐ l%  Ðpresumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showingÏin€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevantÏfacts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòseeóóÐ œ,<#& ÐòòState€v.€Jonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597€(Tenn.€1994).€€The€Sentencing€CommissionÐ h.%( ÐComments€provide€that€the€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€show€the€impropriety€ofÏthe€sentence.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOur€review€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€atÏthe€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€ofÐ d7.2 Ðsentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counsel€relative€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€theÏnature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense;€(5)€any€mitigating€or€enhancing€factors;€(6)Ïany€statements€made€by€the€defendant€in€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€the€defendant'sÏpotential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€and€„¼210;€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€€Ð Äd ÐÌÔ#†XhëXX Xhë²#Ôà Œ àà ä àAmong€the€factors€applicable€to€the€defendant's€request€for€probationÐ \ü  Ðare€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€the€defendant's€criminal€record,€social€history,Ïand€present€condition,€and€the€deterrent€effect€upon€and€best€interest€of€theÏdefendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285,€286€(Tenn.€1978).Ð À` ÐEspecially€mitigated€or€standard€offenders€convicted€of€Class€C,€D,€or€E€feloniesÏare,€of€course,€presumed€to€be€favorable€candidates€"for€alternative€sentencingÏoptions€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÏ40-35-102(6).€€With€certain€statutory€exceptions,€none€of€which€apply€here,Ïprobation€must€be€automatically€considered€by€the€trial€court€if€the€sentenceÏimposed€is€eight€years€or€less.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b).€€The€ultimate€Ïburden€of€establishing€suitability€for€probation,€however,€is€still€upon€the€defendant.€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b).€ÌÔ‡ XhëXXXhëÔÌÔ#†XhëXX XhëU#Ôà Œ àà ä àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€ññœññthe€defendant's€mother€Shirleyññ›ññ€Ann€Boyd,Ð ¸)X $ Ðññœññtestifiedññ›ññ€that€ññœññheññ›ññ€ññœññcouldññ›ññ€reside€with€her€if€he€were€granted€an€alternative€sentence.€ÏWhile€ññœññacknowledgingññ›ññ€that€ññœññthe€defendant€hadññ›ññ€ññœññfailed€to€complyññ›ññ€with€ññœññconditions€ofÏprobationññ›ññ€ññœññfor€an€earlier€sentence,€sheññ›ññ€ññœññpromised€to€tryññ›ññ€to€help€the€defendant€attendÏmeetings€and€ññœññotherwise€conform€to€any€conditionsññ›ññ€of€release.€€ññœññMs.€Boyd€testifiedÏthat€the€defendant€might€be€able€to€obtainññ›ññ€employment€with€his€former€employer,ÏññœññPiccadilly€Restaurant.ññ›ññ€€Ìâ âÐ L6ì,2 Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant,€twenty„one€years€old€at€ññœññthe€time€of€sentencing,ññ›ññ€has€aÏâ âhistory€of€misdemeanor€convictions,€including€ññœññassaultññ›œññ.€€He€has€a€lengthyññ›ññ€juvenileÏrecord.€€At€the€sentencing€hearing,€he€ññœññclaimed€thatññ›ññ€he€ññœññwas€unaware€thatññ›ññ€the€victimÏwas€under€thirteen€years€of€age€when€he€met€her.€€He€maintained€that€he€wasÏwilling€to€undergo€treatment€if€granted€an€alternative€sentence€and€that€he€ññœññbelievedÏheññ›ññ€could€obtain€employment€ññœññwith€his€former€employer.€€Heññ›ññ€stated€that€eight€monthsÏof€incarceration€had€taught€him€to€"think€more"€before€he€acted.€€The€defendantÏadmitted€that€he€lost€his€job€ññœññatññ›ññ€Piccadilly€because€he€had€become€involved€in€anÏargument€ññœññin€the€shopping€mall.€€In€consequence,€he€was€barredññ›ññ€from€ññœññthe€ññpremesisññññpremisesññ.€ÏHeññ›ññ€ññœññtestified€œññtññhat›€he€drank€fiveññ›ññ€or€six€beers€per€day€and€ññœññon€occasion€usedññ›ññ€ññœññmarijuana.ññ›ññÏññœññAlthoughññ›ññ€he€participated€briefly€in€a€substance€abuse€treatment€program€as€aÏjuvenile,€ññœññthe€defendant€hasññ›ññ€not€done€so€since€reaching€adulthood.€€ññœññHe€has€severalññ›ññÏprior€alcohol„related€convictions€and€ññœññacknowledged€havingññ›ññ€"a€tiny€bit"€of€aÏsubstance€abuse€problem.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àHenry€Bobletts€testified€that€he€was€with€the€defendant€and€the€ññœññvictimÏonññ›ññ€the€evening€of€the€offense.€€He€stated€that,€ññœññwhile€theññ›ññ€victim€ññœññclaimed€to€beÏeighteen€yearsññ›ññ€old,€she€appeared€to€be€ññœññas€much€as€twenty.ññ›ññ€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€trial€court€ordered€a€risk€assessment€to€evaluate€the€defendant'sÏpropensity€to€reoffend.€€During€the€interview€with€Counseling€and€ConsultationÏServices,€Inc.,€the€defendant€admitted€to€having€exposed€his€genitals€to€a€strangerÏin€the€past.€€The€reporter€concluded€that€the€defendant's€risk€to€reoffend€was€withinÏthe€low€to€moderate€range.€€The€defendant€ññœññreceived€aññ›ññ€low€score€in€his€ability€toÏrecognize€his€problem€and€in€his€ability€to€understand€in€what€manner€he€hadÏharmed€the€victim.€€The€reporter€recommended€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à1.€€[The€defendant]€is€considered€to€be€a€low„moderatedÏrisk€to€re„offend.€€Without€sufficient€interventions€whichÐ þ8ž/5 Ðlimit€his€access€to€sexually€act€out,€it€is€very€likely€thatÏ[he]€will€continue€to€sexually€act€out.Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à2.€€[The€defendant]€presently€is€a€fair€candidate€forÏtreatment€at€this€time.€€His€primary€sexually€offensiveÏbehavior€is€child€molestation[,]€which€Specialized€SexÏOffender€Treatment€has€demonstrated€success.€€HisÏother€sexual€offending€behaviors,€exposing€[himself],€isÏmore€difficult€to€treat.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à3.€€The€level€of€therapeutic€intensity€needed€toÏadequately€address€[the€defendant's]€sexual€offending€isÏconsidered€low„moderate.€€Thus,€it€is€recommended€thatÏhe€be€treated€in€an€out„patient€treatment€program€whichÏspecializes€in€sexual€offending.Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à4.€€[The€defendant]€will€require€intensive€supervision€inÏthe€community.€€This€would€include€PolygraphÏExaminations€and€high€level€of€accountability€toÏProbation,€Parole€and€his€Treatment€Team.€€He€wouldÏneed€to€engage€a€significant€individual€(family/ally)€in€hisÏtreatment€process.ÓÎ'ÓÐ ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà Œ àà ä àAccording€to€the€pre„sentence€report,€the€defendant,€who€completedÏthe€ninth€grade,€began€using€alcohol€at€the€age€of€ññœññfourteen.€€He€was€considered€anÏalcohol€abuser€at€the€time€of€his€incarceration.ññ›ññññññ€€ññœññHeññ›ññññññ€also€admitted€to€past€use€ofÏspeed€and€marijuana.€€ññœññTheññ›ññññññ€defendant€has€worked€for€two€to€six€months€at€a€time€inÏthe€food€service€industry.€€He€has€a€lengthy€adult€criminal€record,€includingÏmisdemeanor€convictions€for€public€intoxication,€driving€on€a€revoked€license,€drivingÏon€a€suspended€license,€theft€up€to€$500,€possession€and€distribution€of€intoxicatingÏliquors€by€a€person€under€twenty„one,€assault,€disorderly€conduct,€and€a€number€ofÏtraffic€offenses.€€As€a€juvenile,€the€defendant€ññœññappeared€in€juvenile€court€for€truancy,Ïlarceny,€breaking€and€entering,€destruction€of€public€property,€contempt€of€court,Ïtrespassing,€and€assault.€€His€criminal€history€as€both€a€juvenile€and€an€adultÏsuggests€an€unwillingness€to€adhere€to€the€terms€of€probation.€€In€1992,€the€juvenileÐ P7ð-1 Ðcourt€placed€him€in€a€mental€health€and€substance€abuse€treatment€program.€€AfterÏtwo€months€of€disruptive€behavior,€including€inhaling€gasoline,€threatening€the€staffÏand€other€residents€with€violence,€and€five€reported€sexual€encounters€with€residentÏfemales,€the€defendant€was€discharged€from€the€program.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€concludedÏthat€the€defendant€was€a€low€to€moderate€risk€to€reoffend.€€While€determining€thatÏthe€defendant,€although€youthful,€had€a€"long€history€of€petty€offenses,"€the€trialÏcourt€also€noted€the€defendant's€poor€academic€performance,€his€history€of€alcoholÏabuse,€and€his€use€of€illegal€drugs.€€His€social€history€was€characterized€as€"notÏgood"€and€his€work€history€as€"sporadic."€€The€trial€court€ruled€that€the€defendant'sÏjuvenile€record,€described€as€"extremely€negative,"€indicated€his€inability€to€"actÏproperly."€€While€observing€that€the€victim's€mother€did€not€oppose€an€alternativeÏsentence,€the€trial€court€denied€probation€and€refused€to€consider€communityÏcorrections,€characterizing€the€offense€as€"violent."ÌÔ‡ XežXXX~;ÔÌà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€make€adequateÏfindings€and€conclusions,€failed€to€properly€consider€the€defendant's€potential€forÏrehabilitation,€and€failed€to€consider€treatment€within€the€community€under€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„36„106(c).€€Ô#†X~;XX Xež½5#ÔÔ‡ XežXXX~;ÔThe€1989€Act€provides€that€the€record€of€the€sentencingÐ °,P#& Ðhearing€"shall€include€specific€findings€of€fact€upon€which€application€of€theÏsentencing€principles€was€based."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„209(c).€€The€trial€courtÏdid€not€state€a€statutory€basis€for€denial€of€probation.€€Nonetheless,€the€factualÏdeterminations€of€the€trial€court€and€other€portions€of€the€record€are€adequate€toÏsupport€the€denial€of€probation.€€ÌÐ x7.2 Ðà Œ àà ä àWhile€an€eight„year€sentence€does€not€disqualify€the€defendant€fromÏprobation,€he€Ô#†X~;XX Xež 7#Ôis€not€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencingÐ , Ì Ðbecause€he€was€convicted€of€a€Class€B€felony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6).Ô‡ XežXXX~;ԀР ° ÐConfinement€is€often€necessary€to€protect€the€public€from€the€conduct€of€theÏdefendant,€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€an€offense€or€to€provide€aÏdeterrent€to€others€likely€to€commit€a€similar€offense,€or€because€measures€lessÏrestrictive€have€recently€or€frequently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant.€ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1).€€Ô#†X~;XX XežH:#ÔÔ‡ XežXXX~;ÔThe€record€here€supports€the€trial€court'sÐ $Ä  Ðconclusion€that€the€defendant€was€not€amenable€to€rehabilitation€due€to€his€priorÏcriminal€convictions,€a€history€of€probation€violations,€and€an€extensive€juvenileÏrecord.€€His€social,€employment€and€work€history€are€poor.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àA€lack€of€candor€may€also€militate€against€a€grant€of€probation.€€Ô#†X~;XX Xež<#ÔÔ‡ XežXXX~;ÔòòStateÐ  À Ðv.€Bunchóó,€646€S.W.2d€158€(Tenn.€1983).€€Furthermore,€acceptance€of€responsibilityÐ ì Œ Ðis€often€an€important€first€step€towards€a€rehabilitation.€€The€mental€healthÏevaluation€indicated€that€the€defendant€had€neither€taken€full€responsibility€for€hisÏactions€nor€could€he€comprehend€how€his€actions€had€affected€the€victim.€€InÏaddition,€the€defendant,€who€admitted€to€only€"a€tiny€bit"€of€a€substance€abuseÏproblem,€has€not€yet€acknowledged€the€full€extent€of€his€alcohol€abuse.€€While€heÏmaintained€that€he€had€not€known€the€actual€age€of€the€victim,€he€stipulatedÏotherwise€at€the€plea€submission€hearingÔ#†X~;XX XežÆ=#ÔÔ‡ XežXXX~;Ô.€€Finally,€the€defendant€has€notÐ €- $( Ðdemonstrated€any€basis€upon€which€to€conclude€that€he€is€a€favorable€candidate€forÏprobation.€€Ô#†X~;XX Xež–@#ÔÔ‡ XežXXX~;ÔÐ 1¸', ÐÌÔ#†X~;XX XežmA#ÔÔ‡ XežXXX~;Ôà Œ àà ä àNext,€the€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€refusing€toÐ °4P+0 Ðconsider€a€sentence€within€the€community€corrections€program.€€The€purpose€of€theÏCommunity€Corrections€Act€of€1985€was€to€provide€an€alternative€means€ofÐ H8è.4 Ðpunishment€for€"selected,€nonviolent€felony€offenders€in€front-end€community€basedÏalternatives€to€incarceration."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-36-103.€€The€CommunityÏCorrections€sentence€provides€a€desired€degree€of€flexibility€that€may€be€bothÏbeneficial€to€the€defendant€yet€serve€legitimate€societal€aims.€€òòState€v.€Griffithóó,€787Ð Äd ÐS.W.2d€340,€342€(Tenn.€1990).€€Even€in€cases€where€the€defendant€meets€theÏminimum€requirements€of€the€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985,€the€defendant€isÏnot€necessarily€entitled€to€be€sentenced€under€the€Act€as€a€matter€of€law€or€right.€ÏòòState€v.€Tayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€919€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€€The€following€offendersÐ ô”  Ðare€eligible€for€Community€Corrections:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(1)€Persons€who,€without€this€option,€would€beÏincarcerated€in€a€correctional€institution;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(2)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€property-related,€orÏdrug/alcohol-related€felony€offenses€or€other€felonyÏoffenses€òònot€involving€crimes€against€the€personóó€asÐ  ª Ðprovided€in€title€39,€chapter€2€[repealed],€parts€1-3€andÏ5-7€or€title€39,€chapter€13,€parts€1-5;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(3)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€òònonviolentóó€felonyÐ ¢!B Ðoffenses;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(4)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€felony€offenses€inÏwhich€the€use€or€possession€of€a€weapon€was€notÏinvolved;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(5)€Persons€who€do€not€demonstrate€a€present€or€pastÏpattern€of€behavior€indicating€violence;Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(6)€Persons€who€do€not€demonstrate€a€pattern€ofÏcommitting€violent€offenses;€€andÐ ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(7)€Persons€who€are€sentenced€to€incarceration€or€onÏescape€at€the€time€of€consideration€will€not€be€eligible.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-36-106(a)€(emphasis€added).€€Subparts€(a)(2)€and€(3)€aboveÏdisqualify€the€defendant€because€attempted€rape€of€a€child€is€classified€as€anÏð ðoffense€against€the€person.ðð€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„505;€òòseeóó€òòState€v.Ð š3:*/ ÐBostonóó,€938€S.W.2d€435,€438€n.5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996);€òòState€v.€Clessie€T.€Jacoóó,Ð f5,1 ÐNo.€01C01„9802„CC„00091,€slip€op.€at€9€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Nashville,€Dec.€21,Ï1998),€òòapp.€for€perm.€to€appeal€filedóó€(Feb.€18,€1999);€òòState€v.€Leonard€EugeneÐ þ8ž/5 ÐGrantóó,€No.€03C01„9212„CR„00441,€slip€op.€at€4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,€JulyÐ `  Ð22,€1993).€€Ô#†X~;XX XežÅA#ÔBecause€the€offense€involves€sexual€penetration,€the€defendant's€crimeÐ , Ì Ðis€considered€"violent."€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„36„102(12).€€The€defendant€isÐ  ° Ðpossibly€eligible,€however,€under€the€"special€needs"€provision€of€the€Act,€whichÏallows€some€individuals€who€commit€violent€crimes€or€crimes€against€the€person€toÏbe€placed€on€Community€Corrections€if€they€have€special€needs€arising€from€mentalÏhealth€problems€for€which€treatment€is€available.€€Tenn.€ññ›ññññññCode€Ann.€ðð€40-36-106(c).€ÏÔ‡ XežXXX~;ÔThe€defendant,€who€would€require€intensive€supervision,Ô#†X~;XX XežüO#ÔÔ‡ XežXXX~;Ô€was€described€as€a€"fair"Ð p  Ðcandidate€for€out-patient€treatment€program€specializing€in€sexual€offending.€€ññœññYet€heÏhas€a€"significant"ññ›ññññññ€alcohol€and€drug€abuse€problem,€as€evidenced€by€ññœññmentalÏevaluation€and€theññ›ññññññ€number€of€prior€convictions€and€charges€which€were€alcoholÏrelated.€€The€seriousness€of€the€criminal€charges€ññœñññüñagainst›€him›€has›€›ñüñcontinueñýñsñýññþñdñþñ€to€escalate.ññ›ññññññ€€ññœñññÿñTheÏñÿñññHisÏhistory›Ïof›Ï›ññprobationññ›ññ€ññœññviolations€demonstrateññsññ€his€inability€to€abide€by€conditions€of€release€to€theÏcommunity.ññ›ññññññ€€ññœññññLastly,€the€defendant€has€offered€no€proof€that€he€has€obtainedÏemployment€and€he€has€a€history€of€prior€violent€behavior.€€ññBasedññ›ññññññ€on€these€factors,€we€conclude€that€the€defendant€is€not€aÏfavorable€candidate€for€community„based€treatment€under€the€special€needsÏprovision.€€In€ññœññññour€viewññññthis›€caseññ,ññ›ññññññ€incarceration€ññœññisññ›ññ€warranted.Ìà Œ à€Ô#†X~;XX XežuP#ÔÔ‡ XežXXX~;ÔÐ œ&<  ÐÔ#†X~;XX XežGU#Ôà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.Ð h(" ÐÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì à______________________________________€Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àGary€R.€Wade,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌJames€Curwood€Witt,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌNorma€McGee€Ogle,€Judge€