WPC  ,/1PN82}+忲_MTE^Ъ/1R 9l@!ġk ȒB1_h6|lpZ"}JPc 8/'k'WInz2332!ezeR FL )^∸wmv/2!|3xxomp!y1zj2Jڕ~y$zy<ìM7qݯ8 *fZQ_PϟsjRTk4lyu}WǕ[5 nZɑk3 dZKڜd<3㵌B|b~Tsp~ec&w/l1uOA&~)EǛꛗ+ W(?n!3@#28cQpT&p@)i:1lGۃh씪{@GP7 %F U:L 0( UN w@ 4< P _  g U: B D3 0D                                                                                  AOU  0Dj D/ B X,  AZ"Arial Regular($(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular DE{eDeӀh&3|x  X?XXX ;X X?   Ad FILED  ;   August12,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr.  AppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  X?XXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'Tr *<,(j 8 `@E tt0"Hrߛ@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @=='ATKNOXVILLE@CC%JULY1999SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.03C019810CC00347   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p BLOUNTCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.D.KELLYTHOMAS,JR.,   ARNOLDLEEPOTTER, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (Assault:Sentencing) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L RAYMONDMACKGARNER DistrictPublicDefender   SHAWNG.GRAHAM (AtTrial) ~ AssistantDistrictPublicDefender419HighStreetMaryville,TN37804 JULIEA.RICE  L  (OnAppeal) !8  P.O.Box426Knoxville,TN379010426 #"  FORTHEAPPELLEE: L" PAULG.SUMMERS  $$ AttorneyGeneralandReporter CLINTONJ.MORGAN  ' AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 MICHAELL.FLYNN   F- DistrictAttorneyGeneral WILLIAMR.REED  #0  LISAB.McKENZIE  $1 Asst.DistrictAttorneysGeneral363CourtStreetMaryville,TN378045906 8(#5 (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 h/*; AFFIRMEDRULE20ORDERJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  73D  7 XdXXd7@??) ORDER    ` Thesoleissueinthisappealiswhetherthetrialcourterredinsentencingthedefendantforsimpleassaulttothemaximumsentenceof11monthsand29daysanddenyingalternativesentencing.We AFFIRM thejudgmentofthetrialcourt  P pursuanttoRule20,TennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals.@- I  p   ` Thedefendant,ArnoldLeePotter,wastriedbyajuryinBlountCountyfortheoffenseofaggravatedassaultandconvictedofthelesseroffenseofsimpleassault.Althoughthetrialtranscriptisnotapartoftherecord,somebasicfactsareapparentfromthesentencinghearing. ` Thedefendantandhisgirlfriend,thevictim,hadlivedtogetherforseveralyears.Tosaythepartieshadastormyrelationshipwouldbeanunderstatement.Thevictimapparentlydranktoexcessonseveraloccasions,leadingtoargumentswithdefendant.Invariably,thefightwason.AnargumentandfightensuedbetweenthemonDecember9,1996,resultinginnumerousinjuriestothevictim.Itwasdefendantscontentionthatheactedinselfdefense.Asstated,thejuryconvictedthedefendantofthelesseroffenseofsimpleassault. ` Thedefendantandthevictimcontinuedtolivetogetherafterthetrial.Duringthistime,anotherphysicalconfrontationoccurredinwhichthedefendanthitthevictiminthenosewithhisfist.Again,thedefendantclaimedheactedinselfdefense. ` Atthetimeofsentencing,thedefendantwas35yearsofageandservinga45dayjailsentencefordrivingonarevokedlicense.Inadditiontothatconviction,hehadthefollowingpriorconvictionsorforfeitures:threeDUIs,twootherdrivingonrevokedlicense,fourmarijuanapossessions,anassaultonanofficer, 9 5; contributingtothedelinquencyofaminoranddestructionofcountyproperty.Hedeniedhavinganalcoholproblemandadmittedsmokingmarijuanasubsequenttothetrial.Hewasemployedandhadaninthgradeeducation.Althoughthedefendantacknowledgedatthesentencinghearingthathestilllovedthevictim,hehaddecidedtheirrelationship aintgoingtowork.[I]haventbeenbackandainataintgoingto.@, II  p  D   ` Initsfindings,thetrialcourtnotedthedefendantsextensivemisdemeanorhistory,thenumerousinjuriesinflicteduponthevictimasreflectedinthephotographsintroducedattrial,defendantsuntruthfulness,defendantssmokingmarijuanaafterthetrial,defendantsagainphysicallystrikingthevictimafterthetrial,anddefendantspoorrehabilitationpotential.Insettingbond,thetrialcourtfurtherfoundthatthedefendantwasadangertothevictimandtohimself.@, III  |!   `  ThisCourtsreviewofthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtisde  %p $ novowithapresumptionofcorrectness.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).Wealso &@"& notethatttthetrialcourthasmoreflexibilityinmisdemeanorsentencingthaninfelonysentencing.Statev.Troutman,979S.W.2d271,273(Tenn.1998). *%*  `  ` tTFirstly,wenotetherecorddoesnotcontainthetrialtranscript.Sincemuchofthisevidencewasrelevanttosentencing,defendantsfailuretoincludethetrialtranscriptprecludeseffectiveappellatereview.Troutman,979S.W.2dat274;Statev. 1 -2 Ballard,855S.W.2d557,561(Tenn.1993).Notwithstandingwaiver,therecord 3.4 amplysupportsthetrialcourtsimpositionofthemaximummisdemeanorsentenceandthedenialofalternativesentencing.Defendanthasnotovercomethepresumptionofcorrectnessofthetrialcourtssentence. 8<4: Ї ` ITIS,THEREFORE,ORDEREDthatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtbeaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,TennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals.ItisfurtherORDEREDthatcostsbetaxedtothestatesincedefendantisindigent. `     `     h      p _____________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE      CONCUR: 0   _______________________________  D GARYR.WADE,PRESIDINGJUDGE _______________________________   DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE