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ÔÔ€ ÔÝ  Ý›Ñ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ ° ÒÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÓÓÑ\R AØ'\ќـ€ÙÔ€#ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑßR€$&"A1-j|` ç `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à@ àòòIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEóóÌòòÓ  ÓAT€NASHVILLEóóÌFEBRUARY€1997€SESSIONÌÓ  ÓÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à*à àC.C.A.€#€01C01„9605„CR„00215€Ìà àà àAppellee,à àà à*à àWILSON€COUNTYÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à*à àHon.€J.€O.€Bond,€JudgeÌDANNY€L.€PHILLIPS,à àà à*à à(Probation€Revocation)Ìà àà àAppellant.à àà à*ÌÌòòÌÌFor€Appellant:óóà àà àà àòòà àFor€Appellee:óóÌÓÓComer€L.€Donnellà àà àà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌDistrict€Public€Defenderà à€à àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌà àà àÌHoward€L.€Chambersà àà àà àRuth€ThompsonÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌ213€North€Cumberland€Streetà àà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌP.O.€Box€888à àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌLebanon,€TN€€37087à àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493Ìà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDavid€Durham€and€Doug€HallÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorneys€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à111€Cherry€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àLebanon,€TN€€37087Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€__________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÌÌÓÓòòò òÓ  ÓOPINIONó óóóÌÑ7€<›XXdðXXdð7ÑÓ  Óà àà àThe€defendant,€Danny€L.€Phillips,€pled€guilty€to€one€count€of€burglary.€ÏThe€trial€court€imposed€a€three„year€sentence€to€be€served€on€probation.€€A€fewÏmonths€later,€at€the€conclusion€of€a€revocation€proceeding,€the€trial€judge€orderedÏthe€defendant€to€serve€one€year€of€split€confinement€in€jail,€with€the€remainder€ofÏthe€sentence€to€be€served€on€probation.€€The€defendant€concedes€that€he€violatedÏthe€terms€of€his€probation.€€His€sole€issue€on€appeal€is€whether€the€trial€court€erredÏby€imposing€the€jail€term€rather€than€the€sentence€of€three€years€in€the€DepartmentÏof€Correction.€€ÌÌà àà àWhile€on€probation,€the€defendant€had€pled€guilty€to€charges€that€heÍassaulted€the€person€who€informed€authorities€about€the€burglary.€€The€defendantÏhad€received€a€sentence€of€eleven€months,€twenty„nine€days€for€the€assault,€withÏall€but€forty„five€days€suspended.€€The€trial€court€made€the€following€observation:€€ÌÒ 4 ÒÒ  ÒÒ ä ÒÒ  ÒÓÓWell,€what€am€I€suppose€to€do€...€if€somebody'sÏprosecuted€[the€defendant,]€he€goes€out€here€and€tries€toÏbeat€...€them€after€the€court€date?€€There€is€only€oneÏthing€I€can€do€son,€you're€going€to€sit€up€there€in€jail.€€I'mÏgoing€to€give€you€at€least€a€year€split„confinement€andÏyou're€going€to€stay€there.€€We€can't€put€up€with€that.€€...€ÏOne€year,€split.€€Bring€him€back€after€regular€probation€atÏthe€end€of€that€time.ÌÌÒ 4 ÒÒ  ÒÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÓÓThe€order€modifying€the€service€of€the€sentence€provided€that€the€defendant€serveÏone€year€of€"split€confinement€in€Wilson€County€jail€and€be€released€back€to€stateÏprobation."ÌÔ€ ÔÌà àà àÔ€#ÔThe€defendant€insists€that€:€€(1)€€once€probation€is€revoked,€there€is€noÏauthority€for€the€court€to€sentence€the€defendant€to€anything€other€than€the€originalÏsentence;€(2)€€he€might€be€denied€the€opportunity€to€earn€credit€for€good€behaviorÏwhile€in€custody;€and€(3)€the€effect€of€the€sentence€was€to€usurp€the€power€of€theÏparole€board.€€ÌÌà àà àWhen€a€probation€revocation€is€challenged,€the€appellate€courts€haveÏa€limited€scope€of€review.€€If€the€trial€judge€finds€by€a€preponderance€of€theÍevidence€"that€the€defendant€has€violated€the€conditions€of€his€probation,"Ïprobation€may€be€revoked.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„311(d).€€The€SentencingÏCommission€Comments€to€Section€40„35„310€provide€that€"[u]pon€revocation,€theÏoriginal€sentence€imposed€can€be€placed€into€effect."€€The€determination€by€the€trialÏcourt,€if€conscientiously€made,€is€entitled€to€an€affirmance;€the€record€must€merelyÏdemonstrate€that€there€is€substantial€evidence€to€support€its€conclusions.€€òòState€v.ÏDelpóó,€614€S.W.2d€395,€398€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Williamsonóó,Ï619€S.W.2d€145,€147€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).€€Once€the€trial€court€finds€aÏprobation€violation,€"the€trial€judge€shall€have€the€right€by€order€duly€entered€uponÏthe€minutes€of€[the]€court,€to€revoke€the€probation€and€suspension€of€sentence€andÏcause€the€defendant€to€commence€the€execution€of€the€judgment€as€originallyÏentered,€or€otherwise€in€accordance€with€ðð€40„35„310€...."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„311(d).€€ÌÌà àà àThe€trial€court€was€authorized€to€order€the€defendant€to€serve€theÏentire€sentence€in€TDOC;€instead,€the€trial€court€ordered€one€year€of€split„confinement€before€the€defendant€would€be€placed€back€on€probation.€€In€our€view,Ïthe€trial€court€has€the€power€to€do€this€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„308,€whichÏprovides€as€follows:ÌÒ 4 ÒÒ  ÒÒ ä ÒÒ  ÒÓÓ(a)€€During€the€term€of€probation€supervision,€theÍsentencing€court,€on€its€own€motion,€or€on€application€ofÏa€probation€officer,€district€attorney€œgeneral›€or€theÏdefendant,€may:Ìà à(1)€€Modify€any€condition;Ìà à(2)€€Remove€a€condition;€orÌà à(3)€€Release€the€defendant€from€furtherÏsupervision€....ÌÌ(b)€€The€court€may€not€make€the€conditions€ofÏsupervision€more€onerous€than€those€originallyÏimposed,€except€pursuant€to€a€revocation€proceeding€asÏprovided€by€law.ÌÌ(c)€€Notwithstanding€the€actual€sentence€imposed,€at€theÏconclusion€of€a€probation€revocation€hearing,€the€courtÏshall€have€the€authority€to€extend€the€defendant's€periodÏof€probation€supervision€for€any€period€not€in€excess€ofÏtwo€(2)€years.ÌÒ 4 ÒÒ  ÒÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÌÌÌÓÓà àà àThis€case€is€similar€to€òòState€v.€Joseph€Allen€Tackettóó,€No.€01C01„9310„CC„00343€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Nashville,€June€30,€1994).€€In€òòTackettóó,€theÏdefendant€was€œplaced€on€probation€after€serving€120€days.›€€Following€a€probationÏrevocation€hearing,€the€trial€court€ordered€the€defendant€to€serve€sixty€days€in€jail,Ïpay€the€costs€of€incarceration,€and€continue€on€probation€for€an€additional€twoÏyears.€€œòòId.óó,›€slip€op.€at€2.€€This€court€held€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„308€gave€theÏtrial€court€the€authority€to€order€the€defendant€to€serve€sixty€days€in€jail,€rather€thanÏimposing€service€of€the€entire€sentence€in€custody€of€TDOC.€€œòòId.óó,›€slip€op.€at€3„4.€€ÌÌœà àà àOur›€court€has€previously€held€that€€"[t]he€œ[t]rial›€œ[j]udge›€may€revokeÏprobation,€and€may€impose€any€penalty€less€than€or€equal€to€that€sentenceÏoriginally€imposed€upon€the€probationer."€€òòState€v.€Melvin€Griffinóó,€No.€01C01„9503„CC„00090,€slip€op.€at€2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Nashville,€Nov.€16,€1995).€€InÏimposing€the€sentence,€"the€[t]rial€[c]ourt€is€entitled€to€exercise€its€sound€discretion,Ïwhich€will€not€be€overturned€except€where€it€is€shown€that€the€[t]rial€[j]udge€actedÏarbitrarily."€€œòòId.ó󛀀òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Perry€Eugene€Wallaceóó,€No.€01C01„9306„CC„00171,€slip€œop.›€at€5„6€(Tenn.€Crim.€œApp.,›€at€Nashville,€Dec.€2,€1993)€(noting€the€trialÏcourt€is€authorized€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„308€to€order€the€service€of€anÏadditional€ten€days€upon€finding€a€probation€violation).€€Thus,€the€trial€judge€in€thisÏcase€had€the€authority€to€order€the€defendant€to€serve€one€year€of€split€confinementÏbefore€placing€him€back€on€probation.€€ÌÌà àà àWe€next€consider€whether€this€practice€unfairly€denied€the€defendantÏsentence€credits,€thus€requiring€him€to€serve€more€time€in€the€county€jail€than€heÏwould€serve€were€he€incarcerated€under€the€custody€of€TDOC.€€The€Court€ofÏAppeals€addressed€a€similar€contention€in€òòFrance€v.€Bradleyóó,€922€S.W.2d€118Ï(Tenn.€App.€1995),€òòapp.€deniedóó€(Tenn.€1996).€€In€that€case,€an€inmate€alleged€heÏwas€denied€equal€protection€because€he€was€assigned€to€a€place€of€confinementÏwhere€he€could€not€earn€sentence€reduction€credits€by€serving€time€in€a€workÍprogram.€€œòòId.óó›€at€119.€€The€court€rejected€the€argument€outright:€€ÌÓÓÒ ä ÒÒ X ÒÒ ä ÒÒ  Òà àUnder€the€United€States€Constitution,€it€has€beenÏrepeatedly€held€that€a€prisoner€has€no€constitutionalÏright€to€incarceration€in€a€particular€institution.Ìà àÌà àPlaintiff€cites€no€authority€that€the€rule€is€otherwiseÏunder€the€Tennessee€Constitution,€and€none€is€found€byÏthis€court.Ìà àÌà àA€prisoner€has€no€constitutional€right€to€receiveÏsentence€credits.Ìà àÌà àPetitioner€cites€no€statute€granting€him€aÏsubstantive€right€to€confinement€where€sentence€creditsÏmay€be€earned,€and€none€is€found€by€this€[c]ourt.ÌÒ 4 ÒÒ  ÒÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÌœòòId.óó›€(citations€omitted).ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà àWe€also€find€the€defendant's€contention€that€the€trial€court€hasÏusurped€the€parole€board's€authority€to€be€without€merit.€€Section€40„35„212,€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.,€empowers€the€trial€court€with€considerable€discretion€in€œimposing€aÏsentence›€and€specifically€confers€jurisdiction€over€the€trial€court€in€instances€likeÏthis:€€"Unless€the€defendant€receives€a€sentence€in€the€department,€the€court€shallÏretain€full€jurisdiction€over€the€manner€of€the€defendant's€sentence€service."€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„212(c).ÌÌà àà àFinally,€we€confirm€our€belief€that€a€defendant€has€no€right€to€rejectÍprobation€in€favor€of€a€TDOC€sentence.€€In€òòState€v.€Estepóó,€854€S.W.2d€124,€125Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992),€the€defendant,€"believing€that€probation€and€CommunityÏCorrections€may€be€more€onerous€than€confinement€in€the€penitentiary,€œask[ed›€œour]›Ïcourt€to€reverse€the€grant€of€probation€and€order€the€execution€of€the€...€sentence."€ÏThis€court€concluded€that€"[a]€defendant€has€no€right€to€reject€probation€or€any€otherÏmeans€of€alternative€sentencing€in€order€to€accept€the€imposition€of€a€DepartmentÏof€Correction€sentence."€€œòòId.óó›€at€127.€€œ"The›€assessment€of€the€appropriate€sentence,Ïalternative€or€otherwise,€is€the€responsibility€of€the€trial€judge."€€òòIdóó.€€ÌÌà àà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à__________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌDavid€G.€Hayes,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌCurwood€Witt,€Judge€€€