ÿWPC¦7 ò„Ò)#:i ☕;Þý&;5££‚‰ïRù—D÷ÏÒëç‰9TJ+}pçcKàLÅ¡ý&’¤ÞÔ솋ўƒp°À…Jû\ÍŠà}=ž ªÅ%­`—'TÎÞÉʦ#‘—cwP·V‹@Á^¯Ñ ½=-ß8$ÛV7™t„Pž•™˜ûÁ.$ôÕ¹ HšZíI0ô,±wKUò÷œ`ÿªóY ÐAsst.€Public€Defenderà h àà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ 2* ÐP.€O.€Box€416à  àÐ  ÐDandridge,€TN€€37725à h àà À àà  àò òClinton€J.€Morganó óÐ þö Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€Generalà Ð àà (# àÐ êâ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à2d€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37243„0493à x àà Ð àà (# àÐ ‚!z Ðà ` àÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAlfred€C.€Schmutzer,€Jr.ó óÐ 4$,  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àMichael€Gallegosó óÐ ì&ä# Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àSevier€County€CourthouseÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àSevierville,€TN€€ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ ".'+ ÐÌAFFIRMED€WITH€MODIFICATION€OF€JAIL€CREDITÌÌÌÌò òDavid€G.€Hayesó óÐ †3~,1 ÐJudgeÐ  r4j-2S ÐÓÓÌà@+®àòòò òOPINIONóóó óˆÐ ÔÌ ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant,€Paul€J.€Swanson,€appeals€the€sentencing€decision€of€theÏGrainger€County€Criminal€Court€following€his€guilty€pleas€to€three€counts€ofÏattempted€aggravated€sexual€battery,€class€C€felonies.€€Pursuant€to€the€terms€of€theÏnegotiated€plea€agreement,€the€appellant€agreed€to€an€effective€six€year€sentence.€ÏThe€agreement€further€provided€that€the€manner€of€service€of€the€sentences€was€toÏbe€submitted€to€the€trial€court€for€determination.€€The€trial€court€ordered€totalÏconfinement.€€The€appellant€appeals€this€decision€contending€that€the€trial€courtÏerred€in€failing€to€grant€alternative€sentences€and€in€failing€to€credit€the€appellantÏwith€time€spent€in€a€residential€sexual€offender€treatment€center€prior€to€entry€of€hisÏguilty€pleas.ÌÌà ` àAfter€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court;€however,Ïfinding€the€appellant€entitled€to€additional€pretrial€credit,€the€judgment€of€convictionÏis€modified€to€reflect€an€additional€sentence€credit€of€forty„nine€days.ÌÌÌà@ff)®àò òBackgroundó óˆÐ 8)0"& ÐÌà ` àOn€May€28,€1996,€and€April€28,€1997,€juvenile€petitions€were€filed€against€theÏappellant€alleging€that€he€had€committed€the€offenses€of€sexual€battery.€€TheÏalleged€minor€victims€were€members€of€his€family.ñ“ñ׃×ñ“ññ“ñ׃×ñ“ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€allegations€charged€that€theÐ t0l). Ðappellant€had€sexual€contact€with€the€three€minor€children,€including€touching€of€theÏvaginal€area€of€the€minor€female€and€touching€of€the€penile€area€of€the€two€minor€Ìmale€victims.€€On€August€25,€1996,€the€appellant€voluntarily€entered€Hermitage€Hall,Ð Ø5Ð.4 Ða€residential€sex€offender€treatment€program€for€juveniles€located€in€Nashville.€€ÌÌà ` àOn€June€27,€1997,€the€juvenile€court€judge€ordered€that€a€psychologicalÏexamination€of€the€appellant€be€completed€by€Cherokee€Health€Systems€toÏdetermine€the€appellantððs€competency€and€mental€condition€at€the€time€of€theÏalleged€offenses.€€The€examination€was€conducted€on€July€17,€1997.€€Dr.€JefferyÏMunson,€a€clinical€psychologist€employed€with€Cherokee€Health€Systems,€Ïdetermined€that€the€appellant€was€competent€to€stand€trial€and€that€a€defense€ofÏinsanity€could€not€be€supported.€€Specifically,€Dr.€Munson€concluded€that,€althoughÏthe€appellant€ð ðwas€suffering€from€a€mental€illness,€.€.€.€his€mental€status€was€notÏsuch€as€[to]€justifiably€prevent€his€knowing€the€wrongfulness€of€his€acts.ððñ“ñ׃×ñ“ññ“ñ׃×ñ“ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€€Based€inÐ ø Ðpart€on€the€results€of€this€examination,€the€juvenile€court€granted€the€Stateððs€motionÏto€transfer€the€case€to€the€Criminal€Court.€€On€August€14,€1997,€one€day€prior€to€theÏappellantððs€nineteenth€birthday,€he€was€transferred€from€the€custody€of€HermitageÏHall€to€that€of€the€Grainger€County€Sheriff.ñ“ñ׃ ×ñ“ññ“ñ׃ ×ñ“ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Subsequently,€three€criminalÐ 0 ( Ðñ•ññ”ñœñ”ññ•ññ•ñœñ•ñinformationsñ•ñ›ñ•ñ€were€filed€in€the€Grainger€County€Criminal€Court€on€September€16,Ï1997,€charging€the€appellant€with€the€attempted€aggravated€sexual€battery€of€threeÏminor€children.€€On€this€same€date,€the€appellant€entered€guilty€pleas€to€theseÏcharges€and€a€hearing€was€held€to€determine€the€manner€of€service€of€theÏnegotiated€effective€six€year€sentence.ÌÌà ` àThe€proof€at€the€sentencing€hearing€revealed€that€the€nineteen€year€oldÏappellant€was€a€slow€learner€who€had€spent€his€entire€educational€career€in€specialÏeducation€programs.€€Notwithstanding€this€placement,€psychological€testing€of€theÏappellant€revealed€that€his€IQ€was€83,€below€average€but€not€mentally€retarded.€ÏDocumentation€generated€during€his€one€year€stay€in€the€Hermitage€Hall€sexualÐ ô3ì,2 Ðoffender€treatment€program€indicates€that€the€appellant€ð ðhas€a€history€of€sexuallyÏoffensive€behavior€since€.€.€.€the€age€of€thirteen.ðð€€Indeed,€while€in€treatment,€theÏappellant€admitted€to€having€inappropriate€sexual€contact€with€thirteen€knownÏvictims,€all€minors,€both€male€and€female.€€One€of€the€known€victims€was€also€aÏresident€at€Hermitage€Hall.€€Ashley€MacLachlan,€a€clinical€therapist€at€HermitageÏHall,€opined€that€the€appellant€ð ðcontinues€to€need€a€24„hour,€supervised,€structuredÏsetting€in€which€his€behaviors€can€be€monitored.€€He€is€at€significant€risk€to€sexuallyÏreoffend,€and,€if€placed€into€the€community,€it€is€likely€that€he€will€reoffend€and€targetÏyoung€children.ðð€€Her€treatment€of€the€appellant€also€revealed€his€tendency€to€justifyÏhis€behavior€by€his€misfortune€and€mistreatment€by€other€individuals,€including€hisÏown€sexual€abuse,€and€his€belief€that€he€will€not€get€caught.€€This€assessment€alsoÏplaces€the€appellant€at€a€significant€risk€for€reoffense.€€Finally,€Ms.€MacLachlanÏconcluded€that€the€appellant€was€not€responding€to€the€normal€approaches€towardÏthe€treatment€of€adolescent€offenders€and€was€in€need€of€a€more€intensive€adult„¼oriented€treatment€program.ñ•ñ׃ ×ñ•ññ•ñ׃×ñ•ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð 0 ( ÐÌà ` àThe€appellant€expressed€his€awareness€of€the€serious€nature€of€his€offensesÏand€his€desire€to€return€with€his€mother€to€her€home€in€Michigan€and€seek€outpatientÏcounseling.€€He€explained€that€the€incidents€were€caused€by€flashbacks€of€his€ownÏsexual€abuse.€€The€appellant€denied€that€he€reported€his€abuse€of€other€minorÏvictims€during€his€counseling€sessions€at€Hermitage€Hall.€€He€also€refutes€otherÏspecific€findings€and€observations€made€by€Ms.€MacLachlan€during€his€treatmentÏperiod.€€The€appellant€described€the€abuse€inflicted€upon€him€by€other€inmates€while€Ìbeing€housed€in€both€the€Grainger€and€Hamblen€County€jails.ñ•ñ׃ ˆ×ñ•ññ•ñ׃ˆ×ñ•ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€This€continuousÐ \0T). Ðabuse€has€made€him€even€more€fearful€of€incarceration€in€the€Department€ofÏCorrection.ÌÌà ` àAfter€considering€this€evidence€along€with€testimony€from€the€appellantððsÏmother€and€father,€the€trial€court€concluded:ÌÓÓà8 ` à.€.€.this€is€a€matter€.€.€.€where€I€am€of€the€opinion€that€I€have€no€choiceÏbut€to€order€you€to€serve€the€six€year€sentence.€€Looking€at€your€recordÏthatððs€been€accumulated€thus€far,€you€have€a€serious€problem,€and€IððmÏcertain€that€you€are€sorry€for€what€youððve€done;€I€donððt€question€that.€ÏBut€the€problem€has€to€be€addressed;€itððs€got€to€be€dealt€with.€€ThereððsÏno€one€in€the€private€sector€to€deal€with€it,€probably€because€of€theÏfinancial€burden€that€is€associated€with€private€treatment.€€Iððm€not€sureÏthat€the€State€of€Tennessee€is€capable€of€dealing€with€it€.€.€.€but€it€is€theÏonly€thing€thatððs€left.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌà8 ` àThe€worst€thing€that€I€could€do€for€you,€and€possibly€unknown€others,Ïwould€be€to€place€you€on€probation.€€I€donððt€think€that€you€could€controlÏwhatever€impulses€„„€you€know,€that€you€have,€and€itððs€for€that€reasonÏthat€I€do€sentence€you€to€serve€six€years€in€the€Tennessee€DepartmentÏof€€Correction.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÌÓÓAdditionally,€finding€no€legal€authority€to€do€so,€the€court€also€denied€the€appellantððsÏrequest€that€he€be€given€three€hundred€and€fifty„five€days€pretrial€credit€for€timeÏspent€at€Hermitage€Hall.ÌÌà@*®àò òAnalysisó óˆÐ ”%Œ" ÐÌà ` àWhen€a€defendant€challenges€the€manner€of€service€of€his€sentence,€thisÏcourt€must€conduct€a€òòde€novoóó€review€with€the€presumption€that€the€determinationÐ +ü#( Ðmade€by€the€trial€court€is€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)(1997).€€ThisÏpresumption€is€applied€if€the€record€shows€that€the€trial€court€properly€consideredÏrelevant€sentencing€principles.€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€Ð l0d). ÐMoreover,€the€appellant€maintains€the€burden€of€showing€that€the€sentence€imposed€Ìby€the€trial€court€is€improper.€€Sentencing€Commission€Comments,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€40„35„401(d).ÌÌÐ h9`28 Ðà ` àAgain,€the€appellant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€that€theÏappellant€serve€his€sentences€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€Specifically,€theÏappellant€contends€that€he€should€have€been€granted€total€probation.€€In€support€ofÏhis€argument,€the€appellant€avers€that€a€sentence€of€total€confinement€is€notÏappropriate€because€(1)€he€has€no€prior€criminal€history,€(2)€no€evidence€wasÏpresented€to€show€confinement€was€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€theÏseriousness€of€the€offense,€and€(3)€he€had€never€previously€been€provided€adult€sexÏoffender€treatment.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(1997).Ð œ”  ÐÌà ` àUpon€our€òòde€novo€óóreview,€we€conclude€that,€although€the€appellant€is€a€rangeÐ 4, ÐI€standard€offender€of€class€C€felonies,€he€has€a€criminal€history€evincing€a€ð ðclearÏdisregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€of€societyðð€and€ð ðfailure€of€past€efforts€atÏrehabilitation.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5)(1997).€€The€record€is€replete€withÏthe€appellantððs€admissions€of€his€history€of€sexual€abuse€toward€minor€children€andÏwith€observations€by€others€that€the€appellant€has€not€cooperated€with€his€treatmentÏprogram€and€has€in€fact€relapsed€as€evidenced€by€his€acts€of€deviant€behaviorÏcommitted€while€in€the€program.€€Accordingly,€he€is€not€presumed€to€be€a€favorableÏcandidate€for€alternative€sentencing€and€bears€the€burden€of€showing€hisÏentitlement€to€an€alternative€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5)€&€(6);Ð d'\ $ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€€ÌÌà ` àThe€appellant€has€failed€to€carry€his€burden€of€establishing€his€entitlement€toÏany€alternative€sentence,€including€probation.€€Again,€the€record€shows€that€theÏappellant€has€engaged€in€deviant€behavior€for€the€past€six€years.€€Despite€hisÏassertions€to€the€contrary,€the€testimony€of€Ashley€MacLachlan€demonstrated€thatÏhe€is€unwilling€to€accept€responsibility€for€his€actions€and€has€shown€unwillingness€toÏparticipate€in€a€treatment€program.€€The€majority€of€the€incidents€of€abuse€wereÏcommitted€against€younger€family€members,€including€his€own€brothers€and€sisters,Ïthus,€abusing€a€position€of€private€trust.€€òòSeeóó€€òòState€v.€Zeoliaóó,€928€S.W.2d€457,€461Ð \9T28 Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€He€committed€similar€acts€of€abuse€while€in€the€care€of€aÏtreatment€facility.€€œMoreñ–ñoñ–ñver,›€the€appellant€was€diagnosed€as€being€very€likely€toÏreoffend.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(A)„(C).€€The€trial€court,€recognizingÐ   ˜ Ðthese€factors€in€addition€to€the€appellantððs€urgent€need€for€sexual€offenderÏtreatment,€determined€that,€based€upon€the€unavailability€of€private€funding€forÏinpatient€supervised€treatment,€the€only€viable€sentencing€option€in€the€best€interestÏof€both€the€appellant€and€society€in€general€was€that€of€total€confinement.€€òòSeeÐ ÐÈ  Ðgenerallyóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„701€òòet€seq.óó€(1997)€(Tennessee€StandardizedÐ œ”  ÐTreatment€Program€for€Sex€Offenders€Act);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„503(c)€(1997)Ï(parole€eligibility€for€convicted€sex€offenders).€€We,€also,€can€reach€no€otherÏconclusion.€€A€sentence€of€total€confinement€is€appropriate.€€This€issue€is€withoutÏmerit.ÌÌà ` àThe€appellant€also€asserts€that€he€is€entitled€to€pretrial€sentence€credit€forÏtime€spent€in€the€youth€sexual€offender€treatment€program€at€Hermitage€Hall.ñ•ñ׃×ñ•ññ•ñ׃×ñ•ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€InÐ 4 , Ðdenying€the€appellantððs€request,€the€trial€court€noted€that€the€appellant€voluntarilyÏcommitted€himself€to€such€treatment€and€was€under€no€obligation€by€the€court€to€doÏso.€€As€such,€the€court€found€no€authority€under€which€the€court€could€grant€creditÏfor€the€time€at€Hermitage€Hall.€€ÌÌà ` àCredit€for€pretrial€detention€is€permitted€ÌÓÓà8 ` àto€allow€the€defendant€credit€on€the€sentence€for€any€period€of€time€forÏwhich€the€defendant€was€committed€and€held€in€the€city€jail€or€juvenileÏcourt€detention€prior€to€waiver€of€juvenile€court€jurisdiction,€or€countyÏjail€or€workhouse,€pending€arraignment€and€trial.€€The€defendant€shallÏalso€receive€credit€on€the€sentence€for€the€time€served€in€the€jail,Ïworkhouse€or€penitentiary€subsequent€to€any€conviction€arising€out€ofÏthe€original€offense€for€which€the€defendant€was€tried.Ð ` ü!` ü! ÐÓ>ÓÌÐ Þ4Ö-3 ЀòòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„23„101(c)€(1997).€€€€The€awarding€of€these€credits€isÐ  Ðmandatory.€€òòState€v.€Henryóó,€946€S.W.2d€833,€834€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997)€(citingÐ ÔÌ ÐòòStubbs€v.€Stateóó,€216€Tenn.€567,€393€S.W.2d€150€(1965)).€€Our€supreme€court€hasÐ   ˜ Ðinterpreted€the€statute€to€mean€that€a€prisoner€is€entitled€to€pretrial€credit€wheneverÏinvoluntarily€committed,€by€a€state€actor,€to€a€place€of€confinement,€including,€butÏnot€limited€to€county€jails,€juvenile€detention€centers,€and€mental€institutions.€€òòSeeóó€Ð ü  ÐòòMarsh€v.€Hendersonóó,€424€S.W.2d€193,€196€(Tenn.€1968).€€We€can€find€no€basis€to€Ð ÐÈ  Ðexclude€institutional€commitment€to€a€legitimate€sexual€offender€treatment€programÏfrom€consideration€for€pretrial€sentence€credit.€€€Thus,€the€essential€query€inÏdetermining€whether€the€appellant€is€entitled€to€pretrial€credit€for€time€spent€atÏHermitage€Hall€focuses€upon€the€voluntary/involuntary€nature€of€his€commitment.ÌÌà ` àThe€appellant€argues€that€his€commitment€ð ðwas€a€result€of€the€charge€takenÏagainst€him€in€Juvenile€Court€and€was€in€lieu€of€state€custody.€.€.€had€he€notÏsubmitted€himself€into€residential€treatment,€he€most€likely€would€have€beenÏcommitted€into€state€custody€with€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services.ðð€We€rejectÏthis€position;€rather,€we€concur€with€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€the€appellantððsÏplacement€in€the€treatment€program€at€Hermitage€Hall€was€completely€voluntary€onÏhis€behalf.€€ÌÌà ` àAs€an€alternative€position,€€the€appellant€asserts€that€he€is€at€least€entitled€toÏcredit€from€June€27,€1997,€until€his€transfer€to€the€Grainger€County€Jail€on€AugustÏ14,€1997.€€In€support€of€this€argument,€the€appellant€refers€to€the€order€of€theÏjuvenile€court€judge€stating€that€the€appellant€ð ðis€to€be€held€for€Grainger€County.€€HeÏis€not€to€be€released€to€go€anywhere€until€he€has€had€a€bond€hearing.ðð€€This€order€ofÏthe€juvenile€court€expressly€ð ðconfinesðð€the€appellant€to€Hermitage€Hall€pending€aÏbond€hearing;€thus,€the€order€effectively€transforms€the€appellantððs€initial€voluntaryÏcommitment€to€an€ð ðinvoluntaryðð€detention.€€Accordingly,€we€conclude€the€appellant€ÌÐ X9P28 Ðqualifies€for€pretrial€credit€from€June€27,€1997,€until€his€release€therefrom€on€AugustÏ14,€1997.ÌÌà ` àWe€modify€the€trial€court's€judgment€to€reflect€that€the€appellant€is€entitled€toÏan€additional€forty„nine€days€credit€on€his€sentence€for€time€served€at€HermitageÏHall€prior€to€his€prison€incarceration.€€As€modified,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€isÏaffirmed.ÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________ÓÓòòÐ 4, Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àóóDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JudgeÐ  ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ__________________________________òòÐ ! ÐóóJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JudgeÐ ü!ô ÐÌÌÌññ__________________________________ñññ’ññŽñ_ñŽññ’ññññŽñ)ñŽññññ‘ñññ_ñññ‘ñòòÐ ”%Œ" ÐóóJOHN€EVERETT€WILLIAMS,€Judge