WPC # VUNa % 0(bw@4- A 0JP 0T 0^ 0hL 0r 0|& 0 0( 1u U,- 0dY U, U> U*'B)QDCz B AM-'v~Tv D3 0@ AOg 0D- D/q BHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($- - EPEӀ Sk New Ro"|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d####7Border 1dd d-$C << G # !  #d#!  ""   YYY FILED"X March13,1996CecilCrowson,Jr."AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA: T Monaco  BA: T Monaco %%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &  Xd&#  Xd#!     ` !"\RA'\7xXXdd7      INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEٜL&'$;+'h|`  `LߛATJACKSON̜NOVEMBERSESSION,1995  ӜSTATEOFTENNESSEE, ) C.C.A.NO.Ϝ02C019506CC00178     )  Appellee,   )     )     ) HARDEMANCOUNTYVS.     )      ) HON.JONKERRYBLACKSOOD CHADDOUGLASPOOLE,  ) JUDGE      )  Appellant.   )  (Sentencing)  " OPINIONONPETITIONTOREHEAR   " TheStateofTennesseehasfiledapetitiontorehearrequestingthatthiscourtreconsiderouropiniononthegroundsthatwehavemisapprehendedamaterialpropositionoflaw.Inouropinion,weheldthatforpurposesofsentenceenhancement,proofthatthevictimoftherobberywasseventyoneyearsoldwasnot sufficientinandofitselftoshowparticularvulnerability.WestatedthattheTennesseeSupremeCourthasheldthatthevulnerabilityenhancementrelatesmoretothenaturalphysicalandmentallimitationsofthevictimthanmerelytothevictimsage.WereliedonStatev.Adams,864S.W.2d31(Tenn.1993). Inthepetitiontorehear,theStatearguesthatourholdingisbasedonanerroneousreadingofAdams.TheStatearguesthattheholdinginAdamsconcerningthevulnerabilityenhancementfactorshouldbestrictlylimitedinitsapplicationtoacrimeinwhichtheageofthevictimisanessentialelementofthecrime. InAdams,theDefendanthadbeenconvictedofaggravatedrape.Oneoftheelementswhichelevatedthecrimetoaggravatedrapewasthatthevictimwaslessthanthirteenyearsofage.TheSupremeCourtspecificallyheldthatϜalthoughthevictimbeingundertheageofthirteenwasanessentialelementoftheaggravatedrape,thetrialjudgewasnotprecludedasamatteroflawfromenhancingthepunishmentbaseduponthevictimbeingparticularlyvulnerablebecauseofage,providedtheStatemetitsburdenofprovingthevictimslimitationsrenderinghimorherparticularlyvulnerable, i.e.,incapableofresisting,summoninghelp,ortestifyingagainsttheperpetrator.EventhoughoneofthevictimsinAdamswasfouryearsold,theSupremeCourtheldthatproofoftheageofthevictimwasnotsufficientprooftoshow particularvulnerability.864S.W.2d3135. WehavecarefullyconsideredtheStatesargumentinitspetitiontorehear.WedonotbelievethatAdamscanbereadasapplyingonlytocrimesinwhichtheageofthevictimisanelementoftheoffense.Theenhancementfactorisnotapplicableifthevictimisparticularlyyoungorparticularlyold.Theenhancementfactorapplieswhenthevictimoftheoffensewasparticularlyvulnerablebecauseofageorphysicalormentaldisability.TheStatebearstheburdenofprovinganyenhancementfactoruponwhichitreliestoenhanceasentence.Inthecasesubjudice,thevictimwasseventyoneyearsold.Shemayhavebeen particularlyvulnerablebecauseofherage.Wecannotconcludethateveryseventyoneyearoldpersonis particularlyvulnerablebecauseofage.InAdams,theSupremeCourtheldthatproofthatthevictimofasexualassaultwasfouryearsoldwasnotproof,inandofitself,of particularvulnerabilitybecauseofage.Mostfouryearoldchildrenaremorevulnerablebecauseofagethanaremostseventyoneyearoldadults. Asemphasizedbytheconcurringopinionsfiledherein,AdamsappearstorequiretheStatetoprove particularvulnerabilitybecauseofage,eveniftheproofshowsthatthevictimisoneyearoldorninetyfouryearsold.Althoughtheconcurringopinionssuggestthattrialjudgesshouldbeabletousecommonsenseindeterminingparticularvulnerabilityofourstatesmostyouthfulcitizensandourstatesmostelderlycitizens,AdamsdoesnotseemtoallowproofofϜagestandingalonetoeversatisfytheStatesburdenofprovingparticularvulnerability. TheStatespetitiontorehearisdenied.Ӝ     PerCuriam     Welles,Summers,Barker̛