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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  Ý›Ò  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ À ÒÑ\R AØ'\ќـ*ÙÓ  ÓÔ€%ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑßR€&'$A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€JACKSONÌÌà@ àJULY€1997€SESSIONÌó óÌÌœò òÌSTATE›€OF€TENNESSEEó ó,à àà àà à)à àœò òNO.›€02C01„9702„CR„00073ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àœAppellee,à à›à àà àà à)à àò òSHELBY€COUNTYó óà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àò òHON.€ARTHUR€T.€BENNETT,ÏJUDGEÌó óà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌò òSHANNON€W.€POTTERó ó,à àà àà à)à à(Sentencing€„€Denial€ofÏProbation)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àœAppellant.à à›à àà àà à)ÌÌÌòòò òFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:ó óà àà àà àà àòòò òFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:ó óÌÌò òJAMES€V.€BALLà àà àà àà àà àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌó ó217€Exchange€Avenueà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌMemphis,€TN€38105à àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òKENNETH€W.€RUCKERÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àó óAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„4351ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òWILLIAM€L.€GIBBONSó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òTHOMAS€D.€HENDERSONÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPERRY€HAYESÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àó óAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à201€Poplar€Avenue,€3rd€FloorÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMemphis,€TN€38103ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌJOE€G.€RILEY,€ÌJUDGEÌÑ7€L•XdðXXdð7ÑÌÌÌà@ àO€P€I€N€I€O€NÌÌÌÓÓó óà àDefendant,€Shannon€W.€Potter,€was€convicted€by€a€Shelby€County€jury€ofÏtwo€(2)€counts€of€aggravated€assault€and€sentenced€to€concurrent€terms€of€threeÏ(3)€years.€€The€sole€issue€for€our€review€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denyingÏprobation.€€We€affirm€the€denial€of€probation.ÌÌà@ àò òòòTRIAL€TESTIMONYóóó óÌÌà àOn€March€4,€1994,€the€defendant€and€co„defendant€were€driving€aroundÏand€passed€three€(3)€young€œmales›€who€were€walking.€Each€œyoung€male€was›Ïwearing€a€yarmulke.€€œAlex›€Katz€and€Jonathan€Wogan,€two€(2)€of€the€young€males,Íwere€in€the€seventh€and€eighth€grades,€respectively.€€The€defendant€and€co„defendant€stopped€and€exited€their€vehicle€and€approached€the€juveniles.€ÏDefendant€had€in€his€possession€a€wooden€sword€which€is€used€in€the€martialÏarts.€€Defendant€referred€to€Katz€as€a€ð ðf_€_€_€ing€Jew€boy.ðð€€Without€provocation,Ïthe€defendant€struck€Katz€with€the€sword€knocking€him€to€the€ground.€€DefendantÏordered€Katz€to€get€up€and€then€struck€him€again€with€the€sword.€€œDefendant,Ïagain€without€provocation,›€then€struck€Wogan€in€the€kidney€area.€€œDefendant›€andÏthe€co„defendant€returned€to€the€vehicle€and€fled.€€Ìà àBoth€victims€were€taken€to€the€hospital.€€Wogan€suffered€a€lacerated€kidneyÏand€was€hospitalized.€€Katz€received€treatment€for€his€arm€injury€and€wore€his€armÏin€a€sling€for€a€short€period€of€time.€€Thereafter,€Katz€continued€to€experienceÏsevere€pain€and€swelling€and€had€various€problems€with€his€arm€up€until€the€timeÏof€trial.€€Ìà àThe€defendant€and€co„defendant€were€not€immediately€apprehended.€ÏBased€upon€the€description€of€the€suspects€and€their€vehicle,€they€were€arrestedÏapproximately€one€(1)€week€after€the€incident.€€Ìà à̛̜à@ àò òòòSENTENCING€HEARING€TESTIMONYó óóóÌÌà àDefendant€was€seventeen€(17)€years€of€age€at€the€time€of€the€assault€andÏwas€€transferred€from€juvenile€court€to€criminal€court€for€these€offenses.€€He€hadÏrun€away€from€home€on€four€(4)€prior€occasions€and,€on€one€of€those€occasions,Íhad€remained€away€for€approximately€one€(1)€year.€€He€had€been€diagnosed€asÏhaving€Attention€Deficit€Hyperactivity€Disorder€and€had€received€professional€helpÏon€prior€occasions.€€à àDefendant€testified€that€at€the€time€of€the€assault€he€wasÏvery€angry€as€a€result€€of€breaking€up€with€his€girlfriend.€€He€testified€that€he€did€notÏattack€the€victims€out€of€anti„Semitism.€€Ìà àDefendant€also€had€a€prior€criminal€history€as€a€juvenile.€€Two€(2)€burglaryÏcharges€were€adjusted€non„judicially€as€was€a€reckless€endangermentÏadjudication.€€à àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€sentenced€theÏdefendant€as€a€standard€offender€to€the€minimum€term€of€three€(3)€years€on€eachÏof€the€offenses€to€run€concurrently;€however,€the€trial€court€denied€probation.€€ÌÌà0 àà àà@ àòòò òPROBATION€ELIGIBILITYóóó óÌÌà àAn€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D€or€EÏfelony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€in€theÏabsence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6).€€A€trialÏcourt€must€presume€that€a€defendant€sentenced€to€eight€years€or€less€and€who€isÏnot€an€offender€for€whom€incarceration€is€a€priority€is€subject€to€alternativeÏsentencing.€€òòState€v.€Byrdóó,€861€S.W.2d€377,€379„80€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€It€isÏfurther€presumed€that€€a€sentence€other€than€incarceration€would€result€inÏsuccessful€rehabilitation€unless€rebutted€by€sufficient€evidence€in€the€record.€€òòIdóó€atÏ380.€€€However,€although€a€defendant€may€be€presumed€to€be€a€favorableÏcandidate€for€alternative€sentencing,€the€defendant€has€the€burden€of€establishingÍsuitability€for€total€probation.€€òòState€v.€Boggsóó,€932€S.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.€1996);€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b).€€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)€Sentencing€CommissionÏComments;€òòState€v.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€373€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ìà àIn€determining€whether€to€grant€or€deny€probation,€a€trial€court€shouldÏconsider€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€the€defendant's€criminal€record,€theÏdefendantððs€social€history€and€present€condition,€the€need€for€deterrence,€and€theÏbest€interest€of€the€defendant€and€€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285,€286Ï(Tenn.€1978);€òòState€v.€Boydóó,€925€S.W.2d€237,€244€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòStateÏv.€Blackóó,€924€S.W.2d€912,€917€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€Ìà àUnder€the€1989€Sentencing€Act,€sentences€which€involve€confinement€areÏto€be€based€on€the€following€considerations€contained€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1):ÌÓÓà8 àœ(A)€[c]onfinement›€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€aÏdefendant€who€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;ÌÌà8 à(B)€[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousnessÏof€the€offense€or€confinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€anÏeffective€deterrence€to€others€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses;€orÌÌà8 à(C)€[m]easures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€orÏrecently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant.ÌÌÓÓòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Millsapsóó,€920€S.W.2d€267,€270€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).Ìà àThis€Courtððs€review€of€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóóÏwith€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€ThisÏpresumption€is€conditioned€upon€an€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trialÍjudge€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€andÏcircumstances.€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).Ìà àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencingÏprocedure,€imposed€a€lawful€sentence€after€giving€due€consideration€and€properÏweight€to€the€factors€and€principles€set€out€under€sentencing€law,€and€the€trialÏcourtððs€findings€of€fact€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record,€then€we€may€notÏmodify€the€sentence€even€if€we€would€have€preferred€a€different€result.€€òòState€v.ÏFletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€œCrim›.€œApp›.€œ1991).›ÌÌà@ àò òòòCONCLUSIONÌóóó óÌà àThe€trial€court€made€extensive€findings€in€denying€probation.€€The€trial€courtÏnoted€that€the€testimony€from€the€licensed€psychologist€at€the€sentencing€hearingÏdid€not€provide€justification€for€defendantððs€violent€conduct€on€this€occasion.€€TheÏcourt€noted€defendantððs€prior€criminal€history€as€a€juvenile€œand›€that€he€did€notÏseem€to€have€benefited€from€the€non„restrictive€measures€imposed€in€thoseÏmatters.€€The€trial€court,€further€noting€the€unjustified€and€violent€nature€of€theseÏoffenses€which€led€to€substantial€injuries€to€these€two€(2)€young€males,€concludedÏthat€incarceration€was€necessary€so€as€not€to€depreciate€the€seriousness€of€theseÏoffenses.€€€Finally,€the€trial€court€concluded€that€the€œinterests›€of€society€would€beÏbetter€served€by€the€incarceration€of€the€defendant.€These€findings€andÏconclusions€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record.€Accordingly,€we€find€no€errorÏin€the€denial€of€probation.€€ÌœÌ›à àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àóóJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóJOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌ