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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€X„d&ÓÑ#€Xd#ÑÔ€ ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ ` ÑÔ€!ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€µ_XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òÙ€€ÙßL€$&#;+'h|` ç `€€LßIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OFÏTENNESSEEÌÌAT€NASHVILLEÌÌFEBRUARY€SESSION,€1996ÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à)à àC.C.A.€NO.€01C01„9507„CC„00214Ìà àà àà àà àà à)Ìó óà àAppellee,à àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àROBERTSON€COUNTYÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€JAMES€E.€WALTONó óÌò òRAYMOND€THOMAS,ó óà àà àò ò)à àJUDGEó óÌà àà àà àà àà àò ò)ó óÌà àAppellant.à àà àà àò ò)ó óà à(Probation€Revocation)ÌÌÌÓ  Óò òON€APPEAL€FROM€THE€JUDGMENT€OF€THEÌCIRCUIT€COURT€OF€ROBERTSON€COUNTYÌó óÌÌÓ  ÓòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à àà àà àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:ÌÌMICHAEL€R.€JONESà àà àà àCHARLES€W.€BURSONÌPublic€Defenderà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌà àà àà àà àÌFRED€W.€LOVEà àà àà àà àGEORGE€LINEBAUGHÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌ19th€Judicial€Districtà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌ109€South€Second€Streetà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌClarksville,€TN€€37040Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJOHN€CARNEYÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDENT€MORRISSÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à507€Public€SquareÌà àà àà àà àà àà àSpringfield,€TN€€37172Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÇÓ  ÓÔ€!°Ôò òòòOPINIONóóó óÔ€!XÔÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àThe€Defendant€appeals€as€of€right€from€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€whichÏfound€him€to€be€in€violation€of€the€terms€of€his€probation.€€The€Defendant€arguesÏthat€the€trial€judge€failed€to€exercise€conscientious€judgment€and€abused€hisÏdiscretion.€€We€disagree€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àOn€November€19,€1993,€the€Defendant€was€found€guilty€of€assault€andÏsentenced€to€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days€in€the€county€jail.€€The€jail€timeÏwas€suspended€and€the€Defendant€was€placed€on€probation.€€One€of€theÏconditions€of€the€Defendant's€probation€was€that€he€pay€costs€and€restitution.€€HeÏwas€ordered€to€make€monthly€payments€of€twenty„five€percent€of€his€gross€income.ÌÌà àOn€November€4,€1994,€a€probation€violation€warrant€was€issued€against€theÏDefendant.€€The€warrant€alleged€that€the€Defendant€had€violated€the€terms€of€hisÏprobation€because€he€had€made€no€payments€toward€costs€or€restitution.€€AfterÏconducting€an€evidentiary€hearing€on€the€warrant,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€courtÏclerk€had€received€from€the€Defendant€not€even€a€"single,€solitary€penny."€€TheÏcourt€revoked€the€Defendant's€probation€and€ordered€his€sentence€served€inÏconfinement.€€It€is€from€this€order€of€the€trial€court€that€the€Defendant€appeals.ÌÌà àIn€deciding€whether€a€condition€of€probation€has€been€violated,€a€trial€judgeÏneed€not€find€that€a€violation€has€been€proved€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt,€butÏrather€that€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€establishes€the€violation.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„311(d).€€Thereafter,€the€record€must€show€that€the€trial€judgeÏhas€exercised€conscientious€judgment€in€making€the€decision€rather€than€actingÏarbitrarily.€€òòStamps€v.€Stateóó,€614€S.W.2d€71,€73€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980)€òòpermóó.€òòtoóóÏòòappealóó€òòdeniedóó,€òòidóó.€€(Tenn.€1981).€€"In€reviewing€the€findings€of€the€trial€judge,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€is€given€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict."€€òòIdóó.ÌÌà àOnce€a€violation€has€occurred,€the€decision€of€whether€to€revoke€aÏsuspended€sentence€rests€in€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€judge.€€òòState€v.ÏMitchellóó,€810€S.W.2d€733,€735€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€€The€trial€judge€has€a€dutyÏat€probation€revocation€hearings€to€adduce€sufficient€evidence€to€allow€him€toÏmake€an€intelligent€decision.€€òòIdóó.ÌÌà àFor€an€appellate€court€to€be€warranted€in€finding€that€a€trial€judge€erred€inÏdetermining€that€a€violation€has€occurred,€it€must€be€established€that€the€recordÏcontains€no€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€conclusion€of€the€trial€judge.€€òòStateÏv.€Harkinsóó,€811€S.W.2d€79,€82€(Tenn.€1991).€€If€the€violation€is€so€supported€by€theÍrecord,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€revoking€probation€will€not€be€disturbed€onÏappeal€unless€it€appears€that€there€has€been€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€Ìà àÌà àAt€the€hearing€on€the€probation€violation€warrant,€the€Defendant's€probationÏofficer€testified€that€the€Defendant€had€repeatedly€reported€that€he€was€payingÏrestitution€through€payroll€deduction€at€his€place€of€employment.€€The€probationÏofficer€determined€that€the€court€clerk€was€receiving€no€payments€from€theÏDefendant€and€asked€the€Defendant€to€verify€that€he€was€having€money€deductedÏfrom€his€pay.€€The€Defendant€never€provided€any€verification.€€The€assistantÏpersonnel€manager€at€the€Defendant's€place€of€employment€stated€that€theÏcompany€had€no€record€that€the€Defendant€had€made€any€request€to€deductÏanything€from€his€pay.ÌÌà àThe€Defendant€testified€that€he€requested€his€employer€to€deduct€twenty„fiveÏpercent€of€his€pay€as€a€"garnishment"€of€his€check€to€go€toward€restitution.€€He€saidÏthat€he€thought€his€employer€had€taken€money€from€his€pay€for€restitution.€€TheÏDefendant€presented€no€evidence€to€verify€or€corroborate€his€testimony€that€someÏamount€had€been€deducted€from€his€pay€to€go€toward€his€costs€and€restitution.€€TheÏDefendant€did€write€a€check€to€the€court€clerk€for€three€hundred€dollars€in€April€ofÏ1995,€but€an€execution€was€levied€on€the€Defendant's€bank€account€before€theÍcheck€could€clear€the€bank.€€The€court€clerk€verified€that€nothing€had€been€paidÏtoward€the€Defendant's€costs€or€toward€restitution.ÌÌà àThe€Defendant€argues€that€because€he€attempted€to€comply€with€the€court'sÏorder€by€asking€his€employer€to€deduct€twenty„five€percent€from€his€paycheck,€heÏwas€not€in€willful€violation€of€the€terms€of€his€probation.€€Although€the€DefendantÏargues€that€his€failure€to€make€restitution€was€caused€by€his€indigency,€the€recordÏclearly€establishes€that€the€Defendant€did€not€pay€anything€toward€his€costs€orÏrestitution€during€a€considerable€length€of€time€while€he€was€gainfully€employed.€ÏThe€Defendant's€own€testimony€at€the€hearing€on€the€probation€violation€warrantÏsupports€the€trial€court's€finding€that€the€Defendant€did€not€make€a€"sincere€effort"€toÏcomply€with€the€court's€order.€€The€Defendant's€argument€that€the€trial€court€judgeÏabused€his€discretion€would€be€much€stronger€if€there€was€any€evidence€in€thisÏrecord€from€which€we€could€conclude€that€the€Defendant€paid€even€a€small€portionÏof€what€he€was€ordered.€€ÌÌà àWe€cannot€conclude€that€this€record€contains€no€substantial€evidence€toÏsupport€the€finding€of€the€trial€judge€that€a€violation€of€the€conditions€of€theÏDefendant's€probation€has€occurred.€€We€also€cannot€conclude€that€the€trial€judgeÏabused€his€discretion€when€he€revoked€the€Defendantððs€probation.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ìà àà àà àà àà àÇÓÓà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGE