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GUYT.WILKINSONDistrictPublicDefender     D ROBERTGUSRADFORD `#X    <      D DistrictAttorneyGeneral   <      D    <      D STEVENL.GARRETT   <      D AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral   <      D P.O.Box94   <      D Paris,TN38242 L  (!%    <      D    <      D    <      D OPINIONFILED:_______________ X X AFFIRMED  $705  JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS, Judge ;4: † TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT   X X#JXX(] # ^ !J   OPINION #a zo#XXa   X> 44     InthisunusualappealfromHenryCounty,thedefendant,BenPhillipRay,   claimsheshouldhavereceivedmorejailtimethanhewasactuallygivenbythe   trialjudge.Thedefendantwantstoservehistimeinthestatepenitentiary h` insteadofintheHenryCountyjail.Afterreviewoftherecord,weconcludethat 4,  thewishesofthisdefendantshouldnotbegranted.Adefendantdoesnothave   therighttorefuseaminimumsentence.Therefore,thetrialcourtssentenceis   AFFIRMED,andwedeclinethedefendantsopportunitytosentencehimtoa  greatersentence. d\  0(  X BACKGROUND     OnApril9,1997,thedefendantwasconvictedinHenryCountyCircuit  CourtofpossessionofScheduleIIDrugs,cocaine.Hewassentencedtothree  yearsintheDepartmentofCorrectionwithalltimesuspendedexceptoneyear. `!X  WhileservinghisoneyearintheHenryCountyjail,thedefendantwas $  chargedwiththeoffensesrelatedtothisappeal. &"  ThedefendantpledguiltyonDecember8,1998,toonecountof \*T#& Introductionorpossessionofdrugsinapenalinstitutionandtoasecondcount (, %( ofpossessionofdrugparaphernalia.Atthesentencinghearing,thedefendants -&* retainedcounselquestionedthedefendantconcerningwherehewouldliketo /(, spendhistime: 1*.  4_CDefendant: < Iwouldratherspenditdowninthepenalinstitution. X3P,0 Counsel: < InthepenitentiaryratherthantheHenryCountyjail? >46-1 Defendant: < Yes,maam. $5.2 Counsel: < Evenifthatmeansthatyouwouldgetmoretime?  6/3 Defendant: < Yes,maam. 6/4 Counsel: < Okay;why? 705 Defendant: < BecauseIlooktobettermyselfanywayanyway 816   < Ican,andbeingdownthereintheHenryCountyJail 927   < theresnowaytoomuchtobetteryourself.Theres    < nothingtodobutlayaround.Youcantyoudont    < getyourrecreationtimeornothing.AndIdrather    < bettermyselfifIcan.   Counsel: < YouhadspentayearintheHenryCountyJail.Is     < thatcorrect?  ~ Defendant: < Yes,maam. l d 4  Insummation,thedefendantsretainedcounselrequestedthecourtto   sentenceherclienttomorethantheminimumsentencesohecouldgotothe   penitentiary.Thetrialjudgewasveryskepticalofthedefendantsreasoningand   motivesforrequestinganenhancedsentence.Thetrialjudgesentencedthe z  defendanttotheminimumthreeyearsonthefirstcountandelevenmonths, NF twentyninedaysonthesecondcount,torunconcurrentlywitheachother.The  sentenceistobeservedinsplitconfinement,withoneyearofcontinuous  confinementintheHenryCountyjailandtheremainingbalanceonsupervised  probation. ~v  Thedefendantthenrequestedthetrialjudgetoreconsiderthesentence, ! andanotherhearingwasheld.Atthishearing,thedefendantscounselagain " insistedthatthedefendantwantedtotakeadvantageofprogramsofferedinthe $! penitentiaryandunavailableintheHenryCountyJail.Specifically,the z&r# defendantwantedmoreopportunitiestoexerciseandliftweights.Thetrialjudge F(>!% overruledthedefendantsmotiontoreconsiderhissentence. * #'   ANALYSIS -&+    ThisCourtsreviewofthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtisdenovo v/n(- withapresumptionofcorrectness.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).This B1:*/ presumptionisconditioneduponanaffirmativeshowingintherecordthatthe 3,1 trialjudgeconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsand 4-3 circumstances.SeeStatev.Ashby,823S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991).Ifthe 6/5  trialcourtfailstocomplywiththestatutorydirectives,thereisnopresumptionof r8j17 correctnessandourreviewisdenovo.Statev.Poole,945S.W.2d93,96  (Tenn.1997).    Theburdenisupontheappealingpartytoshowthatthesentenceis l d improper.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d)sentencingcommncomments.In 80 conductingourreview,wearerequired,pursuanttoTennesseeCodeAnnotated   4035210,toconsiderthefollowingfactorsinsentencing:    4 ,DX(1)[t]heevidence,ifany,receivedatthetrialandthesentencing    hearing; z  (2) [t]hepresentencereport; h` (3)[t]heprinciplesofsentencingandargumentsastosentencing NF  alternatives; 4, (4) [t]henatureandcharacteristicsofthecriminalconductinvolved;  (5) [e]videnceandinformationofferedbythepartiesonthe      enhancementandmitigatingfactorsin4035113and4035   114;and  (6)[a]nystatementthedefendantwishestomakeinthe x       defendantsownbehalfaboutsentencing.  4  `  `   `  Ifnomitigatingorenhancementfactorsforsentencingarepresent, 0 ( TennesseeCodeAnnotated4035210(c)providesthatthepresumptive ! sentenceshallbetheminimumsentencewithintheapplicablerange.SeeState #  v.Lavender,967S.W.2d803,806(Tenn.1998);Statev.Fletcher,805S.W.2d %" 785,788(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).However,ifsuchfactorsdoexist,atrialcourt `'X $ shouldstartattheminimumsentence,enhancetheminimumsentencewithinthe ,)$"& rangeforenhancementfactorsandthenreducethesentencewithintherange *#( forthemitigatingfactors.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035210(e).Noparticularweight ,%* foreachfactorisprescribedbythestatute,astheweightgiventoeachfactoris .', lefttothediscretionofthetrialcourtifthetrialcourtcomplieswiththepurposes \0T). andprinciplesofthesentencingactand,ifitsfindingsaresupportedbythe (2 +0 record.SeeStatev.Moss,727S.W.2d229,238(Tenn.1986);Statev.Leggs, 3,2 955S.W.2d845,848(Tenn.Crim.App.1997);Statev.Santiago,914S.W.2d 5.4 116,125(Tenn.Crim.App.1995);Tenn.CodeAnn.4035210sentencing 706 commncomments.Nevertheless,shouldtherebenomitigatingfactorsbut X9P28 enhancementfactorsarepresent,atrialcourtmaysetthesentenceabovethe  minimumwithintherange.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035210(d);seeLavender,967  S.W.2dat806;Manningv.State,883S.W.2d635,638(Tenn.Crim.App.1994).    `  Ifourreviewreflectsthatthetrialcourtfollowedthestatutorysentencing 80 procedure,imposedalawfulsentenceaftergivingdueconsiderationandproper   weighttothefactorsandprinciplessetoutundersentencinglaw,andifthetrial   courtsfindingsoffactareadequatelysupportedbytherecord,thenwemaynot   modifythesentenceevenifwewouldhavepreferredadifferentresult.See h` Fletcher,805S.W.2dat789.#aXX#XXa 4,  `  Weconcludethatthetrialjudgeproperlysentencedthedefendant#aXX8#XXa.The  defendanthasnotcitedtoanylegalauthoritytothecontrary.However,this  Courthasruledthatadefendantdidnothavetherighttorefuseasentenceof d\ CommunityCorrectioneventhoughhedidnotrequestsuchasentence.See 0 ( Statev.Estep,854S.W.2d124,127(Tenn.Crim.App.1992). !   CONCLUSION %"    `  Weconcludethatthisdefendantdoesnothavetherighttorejectthe `'X $ minimumsentencehereceived.WeAFFIRMthesentenceofthetrialcourt. ,)$"&  `       <  h          D _____________________________ .', < `       <  h          D JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,Judge v/n(- CONCUR: B1:*/ ______________________________ 706 JOSEPHM.TIPTON,Judge r8j17  >:639 Ї=_______________________________  #aXX99#XXaJAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,Judge