WPC@  # VUNa % 0(4b 0 0D  U: 8 8 w@ 0JP 0T 0^ 0hL 0r 0|& 0 0( 1u U,- 0dY BU,U> D3DU*wB) 0@DC  AMM'v~Jv AO 0D D/ B# HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(${s  @ d3|x- -(Z(2$ !  4XKXXX   0  (#$  0  ,rAZ"Arial RegularӀ2 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 d<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(&Times New Roman$$$$'dxd<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d("$    ,,,,7Border 1dd-.C << G !)  ++   YYY FILED+X June28,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.+AppellateCourtClerk   !#d#)   $ 4   +       Theappellant'spresentencereportindicatesthefollowingconvictions:fraudonaninsurancefundcheck,twoseparateconvictionsforgrandlarceny,maliciousmischief,burglaryinthefirstdegree,burglaryintheseconddegree,petitlarceny,threeDUIs,twocasesofdrivingwhilelicensesuspended,andrecklessdriving.  !#d#)   $ 4   +       ݛTheappellanthasviolatedconditionsofapreviousprobationarysentence,beenarrestedtwiceforcontemptofcourt,andcommittedfirstdegreeburglaryandgrandlarcenywhileonbondforapriorfirstdegreeburglarycharge.  !#d#)   $ 4   +       ݛThetrialcourtnotedthattheappellantwasstillapparentlydrinkingdespitehavingattendedbothalcoholsafetyschool,onthreeorfourseparateoccasions,andAlcoholicsAnonymouspursuanttoaconditionofapriorrelease.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &((Xd&#((Xd#)  4   +\RA'\ћ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEٜL/0.;+'h|`  `Lߛ ` XDpX     Q ATJACKSON` XDpX  Q  MAY1996SESSION   ` D ` cSTATEOFTENNESSEE, ) `  c  )C.C.A.No.02C019511CR00338 Appellee, )  )ShelbyCountyV. )  )HonorableChrisB.Craft,Judge   ) JOSEPHL.POWERS,  )(VehicularHomicide)  ) Appellant. )` FORTHEAPPELLANT: FORTHEAPPELLEE:RandallB.Tolley CharlesW.BursonAttorneyatLaw AttorneyGeneral&Reporter242PoplarAvenueMemphis,TN38103 MarkH.Chen AssistantAttorneyGeneralWayneEmmons CivilRights&ClaimsDivisionAttorneyatLaw 404JamesRobertsonParkway763BrookhavenCircle Suite2000Memphis,TN38117 Nashville,TN372430488  JohnW.Pierotti DistrictAttorneyGeneral JamesC.Beasley,Jr. Asst.Dist.AttorneyGeneral(former) ThirdFloor,CriminalJusticeComplex 201PoplarAvenue Memphis,TN38103 OPINIONFILED:___________________ AFFIRMED PAULR.SUMMERS, SpecialJudge `  p     Q OPINION   76XXdXXd7  Theappellant,JosephL.Powers,pledguiltytovehicularhomicide.Hewassentencedtosixyearsconfinement.HenowappealsandpresentsthefollowingissuesforthisCourttoreview:8 (1)whetherthetrial  courtfailedtoconsidermitigatingfactors,8 (2)whetherthetrialcourterredindenyingprobationoralternativesentencing,and8 (3)whetherhissentencewasexcessive. Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. Theappellantlostcontrolofhisvehicleandstruckautilitypole.Anoccupantinhisvehiclediedastheresultofthisaccident.Theappellantwastransportedtothehospitalandhisbloodwastested.Heregisteredabloodalcohollevelof.21percent. Theappellantappliedforprobationandahearingwasheld.Followingthehearing,thetrialjudgedeniedtheappellant'sapplicationforprobationoralternativesentencing.Thejudgebeganhisdeterminationwiththepresumptionthattheappellantwasafavorablecandidateforalternativesentencing.Inrebuttingthatpresumption,thetrialjudgefoundthat:(1)theappellanthada"horriblepriorcriminalhistory"; 1   ׀(2)theappellanthadaprevioushistoryofunwillingnesstoabidebythetermsofhisrelease; 2   ׀(3)theappellantwasapoor̀candidateforrehabilitation; 3   ׀(4)confinementwasnecessarytoavoiddepreciatingtheseriousnessoftheoffense;(5)itwasinsociety'sbestinteresttoprotectsocietyfromsomeonewhohas"threeDUIs,violateshisprobation,continuestodrivewitharevokedlicense,killssomeone,andapparentlyisprobablystilldrinking";(6)measureslessrestrictivethanconfinementhavebeenunsuccessfullyappliedtotheappellant;and(7)theappellanthadapparentlybeenlessthancandidwiththecourt. Wefindthattherecordamplysupportsthetrialjudge'sfindings.Moreover,wecanfindnoerroroflawmandatingreversal.Thetrialcourt'sorderdenyingtheappellant'sapplicationforprobationoralternativesentencingis,therefore,affirmedinaccordancewithTenn.R.Ct.Crim.App.,Rule20. AFFIRMED   __________________________________  PAULR.SUMMERS,SpecialJudgeCONCUR:_________________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,Judge_________________________________DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge