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ŠĢņ ņą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąó óą Ą ąą  ąą p ąņ ņBETSY€Ō_ŌCARNESALEŌ_ŌŠ H+č!# Šó óą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ąAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralŠ @,ą"$ ŠĢą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ąņ ņJANET€Ō_ŌSHIPMANŌ_ŌŠ 0.Š$& Šą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ąó óAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralŠ (/Č%' Šą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ąCriminal€Justice€Center,€Suite€301Š  0Ą&( Šą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ą201€Poplar€Avenue€Š 1ø') Šą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ąMemphis,€TN€38103Š 2°(* ŠĢĢĢĢOPINION€FILED€________________________Š č6ˆ-/ ŠĢAFFIRMED€Š Ų8x/1 ŠĢTHOMAS€T.€Ō_ŌWOODALLŌ_Ō,€JUDGEŠ  Č:h13 ŠŌ_ŌÓ  ÓŌ€°_K°ˆŠ|HŌņ ņņņOPINIONóóó óŌ€Š|Hˆ°°_KŌŠ `  ŠÓ  ÓĢÓÓĢą ` ą€On€June€9,€1998,€the€Shelby€County€Grand€Jury€indicted€Defendant€DebraŠ “ ŠL.€Trotter€for€theft€of€property€worth€$60,000.00€or€more.€€On€October€15,€1998,Š ¤ ŠDefendant€pled€guilty€to€theft€of€property€worth€$60,000.00€or€more.€€Under€theŠ ō” Šnegotiated€plea€agreement,€Defendant€agreed€to€an€eight€year€sentence€and€sheŠ ä„  Šreserved€the€right€to€have€the€trial€court€determine€the€manner€in€which€the€sentenceŠ Ōt  Šwould€be€served.€€Following€a€sentencing€hearing€on€October€15,€1998,€the€trialŠ Äd Šcourt€sentenced€Defendant€as€a€Range€I€standard€offender€to€a€term€of€eight€yearsŠ “T Šin€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€That€same€day,€Defendant€asked€forŠ ¤D Šand€received€a€delay€of€execution€of€sentence.€€On€October€26,€1998,€DefendantŠ ”4 Šasked€the€trial€court€to€consider€ordering€her€to€serve€her€sentence€in€the€CommunityŠ „$ ŠCorrections€Program€and€the€trial€court€subsequently€denied€the€request.€€DefendantŠ t! Šchallenges€her€sentence,€raising€the€following€issue:€whether€the€trial€court€erredŠ d# Šwhen€it€failed€to€impose€alternative€sentencing.€€After€a€review€of€the€record,€weŠ T%ō Šaffirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Š D'ä ŠĢą@,,*Dąņ ņBACKGROUNDó óˆŠ $+Ä!" ŠĢą ` ąDefendant€was€employed€as€a€budget€coordinator€by€Catherineššs€Store€inŠ /¤%& ŠMemphis,€Tennessee€from€May€11,€1992,€to€March€16,€1998.€€During€the€periodŠ ō0”'( Šfrom€July€of€1995€to€February€of€1998,€Defendant€submitted€fraudulent€invoices€inŠ ä2„)* Šthe€name€of€her€sister€to€Catherineššs€Store.€€These€fraudulent€invoices€resulted€inŠ Ō4t+, Šā āthe€payment€of€$149,756.99€from€Catherineššs€Store€to€the€account€of€DefendantššsŠ Ä6d-. Šsister.€€In€addition,€there€were€other€invoices€in€the€amount€of€$14,905.01€that€wereŠ `  Šnot€paid.Š P š Šā āĢą ` ąDuring€the€sentencing€hearing€on€October€15,€1998,€Defendant€asked€the€trialŠ 0Š Šcourt€to€impose€probation€instead€of€incarceration.€€Defendant€argued€that€she€wasŠ  Ą Ša€good€candidate€for€probation€because€she€was€remorseful,€she€had€no€priorŠ °  Šcriminal€record,€and€she€was€willing€to€make€partial€restitution.Š    ŠĢą ` ąDefendant€testified€that€in€order€to€steal€the€money€from€her€employer,€sheŠ ą€ Šš šcreatedšš€a€company€that€was€named€after€her€sister.€€Defendant€then€told€her€sisterŠ Šp Šthat€she€was€doing€independent€contract€work€for€her€employer,€but€her€employerŠ Ą` Šwould€not€issue€a€check€in€her€name.€€Defendant€told€her€sister€that€because€of€herŠ °P Šemployerššs€policy,€payment€for€the€independent€contract€work€had€to€be€made€byŠ   @ Šchecks€made€out€in€her€sisterššs€name.€€Defendant€also€told€her€sister€that€she€wouldŠ "0 Šgive€her€part€of€the€money€to€pay€income€taxes.Š €$  ŠĢą ` ąDefendant€testified€that€she€began€stealing€the€money€because€she€had€aŠ `(  Šfamily€member€who€needed€help€because€of€a€health€problem€and€she€continued€toŠ P*š " Šsteal€money€because€it€felt€good€to€help€other€people.€€Defendant€admitted€that€sheŠ @,ą"$ Šdid€not€steal€the€money€because€she€was€in€financial€stress€or€had€needs€that€wereŠ 0.Š$& Šnot€being€met.€€Defendant€also€admitted€that€she€used€some€of€the€money€to€buy€aŠ  0Ą&( Šcomputer,€to€take€a€trip€to€Florida,€and€send€her€son€to€a€sports€camp.€€However,Š 2°(* ŠDefendant€claimed€that€much€of€the€money€she€stole€was€used€to€purchase€paperŠ 4 *, Štowels,€toilet€paper,€food,€and€clothes€for€other€people.Š š5,. Šā āŠ ą7€.0 Šą ` ąAt€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€denied€DefendantššsŠ `  Šā ārequest€for€probation.€€The€trial€court€based€its€ruling€on€its€findings€that€DefendantŠ P š Šhad€not€been€candid€with€the€court,€Defendant€had€not€shown€remorse€for€herŠ @ ą Šactions,€the€offense€was€serious,€and€there€was€a€need€for€deterrence.€€Š 0Š ŠĢą ` ąDuring€the€hearing€on€October€26,€1998,€Defendant€made€a€request€that€sheŠ °  Šbe€placed€in€the€Community€Corrections€Program.€€The€trial€court€stated€thatŠ    ŠDefendant€should€have€made€her€request€earlier€so€that€the€presentence€reportŠ š  Šcould€have€addressed€issues€relating€to€Community€Corrections.€€However,€the€trialŠ ą€ Šcourt€stated€that€it€had€reviewed€Defendantššs€previous€testimony,€the€evidenceŠ Šp Špresented€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€and€the€courtššs€notes.€€The€trial€court€thenŠ Ą` Šdenied€the€request€for€placement€in€the€Community€Corrections€Program.Š °P ŠĢą@""+Dąņ ņANALYSISó óˆŠ "0 ŠĢą ` ąDefendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€denied€her€requests€toŠ p& Šeither€be€placed€on€probation€or€in€the€Community€Corrections€Program.Š `(  ŠĢą ` ąWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€aŠ @,ą"$ Šsentence,€this€Court€has€a€duty€to€conduct€a€de€novo€review€of€the€sentence€with€aŠ 0.Š$& Špresumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€CodeŠ  0Ą&( ŠAnn.€šš€40-35-401(d)€(1997).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€upon€the€affirmativeŠ 2°(* Šshowing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€andŠ 4 *, Šall€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.šš€€ņņState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Š š5,. Š1991).Š ą7€.0 ŠŠ Š9p02 Šą ` ąIn€conducting€a€de€novo€review€of€a€sentence,€this€court€must€consider:€(1)€theŠ `  Ševidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€presentenceŠ P š Šreport;€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;Š @ ą Š(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€(5)€any€statutoryŠ 0Š Šmitigating€or€enhancement€factors;€(6)€any€statement€made€by€the€defendantŠ  Ą Šregarding€sentencing;€and€(7)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation€orŠ °  Štreatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šššš€40-35-102,€-103,€-210€(1997€&€Supp.€1998).€Š    ŠĢą ` ąUnder€Tennessee€law,€an€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convictedŠ ą€ Šof€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€generally€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€forŠ Šp Šalternative€sentencing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.šš€40„35„102(6)€(1997).€€Because€theft€ofŠ Ą` Šproperty€worth€$60,000.00€or€more€is€a€Class€B€felony,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€39„14„Š °P Š105(5)€(1997),€there€is€no€presumption€that€Defendant€is€a€favorable€candidate€forŠ   @ Šalternative€sentencing.Š "0 ŠĢą ` ąInitially€we€note€that€because€Defendantššs€sentence€is€eight€years€or€less€andŠ p& Šnone€of€the€statutory€exceptions€apply,€Defendant€was€eligible€for€probation.€€ņņSeeóóŠ `(  ŠTenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€40-35-303(a)€(1997).€€We€also€note€that€as€an€offender€convictedŠ P*š " Šof€a€nonviolent€property„related€felony€offense,€Defendant€was€eligible€for€theŠ @,ą"$ ŠCommunity€Corrections€Program.€€ņņSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€40„36„106(a)€(Supp.Š 0.Š$& Š1998).€€However,€even€though€Defendant€was€eligible€for€probation,€she€was€š šnotŠ  0Ą&( Šautomatically€entitled€to€probation€as€a€matter€of€law.šš€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ššŠ 2°(* Š40-35-303(b)€(1997)€(Sentencing€Commission€Comments).€€Similarly,€the€fact€thatŠ 4 *, ŠDefendant€satisfied€the€minimum€requirements€of€the€Community€Corrections€ActŠ š5,. Šdoes€not€mean€that€she€is€entitled€to€be€sentenced€under€the€Act€as€a€matter€of€lawŠ ą7€.0 Šor€right.€€ņņState€v.€Ballóó,€973€S.W.2d€288,€294€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998).€€Š Š9p02 Їą ` ąWhen€determining€suitability€for€alternative€sentencing,€the€sentencing€courtŠ `  Šconsiders€the€following€factors:€€(1)€the€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€criminalŠ P š Šconduct€involved;€€(2)€the€defendantššs€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation,Š @ ą Šincluding€the€risk€that,€during€the€period€of€the€alternative€sentence,€the€defendantŠ 0Š Šwill€commit€another€crime;€€(3)€whether€imposition€of€an€alternative€sentence€wouldŠ  Ą Šunduly€depreciate€the€seriousness€of€the€offense;€€and€(4)€whether€a€sentence€ofŠ °  Šconfinement€would€provide€an€effective€deterrent€to€others€likely€to€commit€similarŠ    Šcrimes.€€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€šššš€40-35-210(b)(4),€-103(5),€-103(1)(B)€(1997€&€Supp.Š š  Š1998);€ņņState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).Š ą€ ŠĢą ` ąAs€previously€stated,€the€trial€court€denied€Defendantššs€request€for€alternativeŠ Ą` Šsentencing€on€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€the€need€for€deterrence,€DefendantššsŠ °P Šlack€of€remorse,€and€Defendantššs€lack€of€candor€with€the€court.Š   @ ŠĢą ` ąWe€do€not€agree€with€Defendant€that€the€circumstances€of€this€offense€areŠ €$  Šinsufficient€to€support€a€denial€of€alternative€sentencing.€€The€general€rule€is€that€"[i]nŠ p& Šorder€to€deny€an€alternative€sentence€based€on€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€'theŠ `(  Šcircumstances€of€the€offense€as€committed€must€be€especially€violent,€horrifying,Š P*š " Šshocking,€reprehensible,€offensive,€or€otherwise€of€an€excessive€or€exaggeratedŠ @,ą"$ Šdegree,'€and€the€nature€of€the€offense€must€outweigh€all€factors€favoring€a€sentenceŠ 0.Š$& Šother€than€confinement."€€ņņBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€455.€€The€offense€in€this€caseŠ  0Ą&( Šwas€clearly€of€an€excessive€nature.€€Indeed,€Defendant€stole€$149,756.99€inŠ 2°(* Šnumerous€increments€over€a€period€of€slightly€less€than€three€years€and€there€wereŠ 4 *, Š$14,905.01€in€fraudulent€invoices€that€had€not€yet€been€paid€when€her€scheme€wasŠ š5,. Šdiscovered.€€Further,€by€Defendantššs€own€admission,€she€accomplished€the€theft€inŠ ą7€.0 Šthis€case€by€š šcreatingšš€a€phony€company,€lying€to€her€sister,€and€defrauding€herŠ Š9p02 Šemployer.€€Moreover,€it€appears€that€Defendantššs€criminal€activity€ended€onlyŠ `  Šbecause€she€was€caught.Š P š ŠĢą ` ąWe€also€conclude€that€the€record€supports€the€trial€courtššs€finding€thatŠ 0Š ŠDefendant€demonstrated€a€lack€of€candor€toward€the€court€and€we€hold€that€this€wasŠ  Ą Ša€proper€basis€for€a€denial€of€alternative€sentencing.€€Indeed,€this€Court€hasŠ °  Špreviously€stated€that€a€defendantššs€lack€of€candor€to€the€court€reflects€poorly€on€theŠ    Šdefendantššs€rehabilitative€potential€and€thus,€is€a€basis€for€denial€of€alternativeŠ š  Šsentencing.€€ņņState€v.€Leggsóó,€955€S.W.2d€845,€851š!š52€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€TheŠ ą€ Šrecord€indicates€that€during€the€sentencing€hearing,€Defendant€maintained€thatŠ Šp Šinstead€of€stealing€the€money€for€her€own€gratification,€she€used€most€of€the€moneyŠ Ą` Što€help€others.€€The€trial€courtššs€determination€that€Defendant€was€lying€aboutŠ °P Šspending€much€of€the€$149,756.99€she€stole€on€items€such€as€toilet€paper,€paperŠ   @ Štowels,€food,€and€clothes€for€others€is€certainly€justified.€€In€addition,€the€bankŠ "0 Šrecords€Defendant€submitted€to€the€trial€court€indicate€that€during€the€period€thatŠ €$  ŠDefendant€was€stealing€money€from€her€employer,€Defendant€made€numerousŠ p& Špurchases€at€restaurants,€retail€clothing€stores,€and€toy€stores.Š `(  ŠĢą ` ąAlthough€not€expressly€stated,€it€is€evident€from€the€record€that€the€trial€courtŠ @,ą"$ Šalso€based€its€denial€of€alternative€sentencing€on€Defendantššs€failure€to€accept€fullŠ 0.Š$& Šresponsibility€for€her€criminal€conduct.€€Failure€to€accept€responsibility€for€oneššsŠ  0Ą&( Šcriminal€conduct€also€reflects€poorly€on€rehabilitative€potential€and€thus,€is€a€basisŠ 2°(* Šfor€denial€of€probation.€€ņņState€v.€Zeoliaóó,€928€S.W.2d€457,€463€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Š 4 *, Š1996).€€Even€though€Defendant€admitted€that€she€used€some€of€the€money€she€stoleŠ š5,. Šā āfor€herself,€she€continued€to€maintain€that€the€only€reason€she€began€stealing€wasŠ ą7€.0 Što€help€other€people€and€the€reason€she€continued€to€steal€was€her€continued€desireŠ `  Što€help€others.€Š P š Šā āĢą ` ąRegarding€the€trial€courtššs€reliance€on€the€need€for€deterrence,€we€note€thatŠ 0Š Šthere€is€currently€a€split€of€authority€about€whether€the€need€for€deterrence€is€alwaysŠ  Ą Šsufficient€to€deny€alternative€sentencing€in€cases€such€as€this€one.€€ņņSeeóó€ņņState€v.€LisaŠ °  ŠMae€Maloneóó,€No.€01C01„9706„CC„00234,€1998€WL€427387,€at€*9š!š10€(Tenn.€Crim.Š    ŠApp.,€Nashville,€July€30,€1998),€ņņperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1999)€(holding€thatŠ š  Šit€was€appropriate€to€deny€alternative€sentencing€based€on€the€need€for€deterrenceŠ ą€ Šwhere€the€defendant€had€stolen€$125,909.80€from€her€co„employees€and€herŠ Šp Šemployer€even€though€there€was€no€proof€of€the€need€for€deterrence);€ņņState€v.Š Ą` ŠGrissomóó,€956€S.W.2d€514,€519š!š20€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1997)€(before€trial€court€couldŠ °P Šconsider€deterrence€in€determining€whether€alternative€sentencing€was€appropriateŠ   @ Šin€employer/employee€theft€case,€there€must€have€been€proof€presented);€ņņState€v.Š "0 ŠMillsapsóó,€920€S.W.2d€267,€271€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995)€(holding€that€in€the€contextŠ €$  Šof€employees€using€special€skills€and/or€access€to€employers'€finances,€deterrenceŠ p& Šis€an€appropriate€basis€for€denial€of€alternative€sentencing€even€though€there€is€noŠ `(  Šproof€of€the€need€for€deterrence).€€Defendant€is€correct€that€the€State€failed€toŠ P*š " Šintroduce€any€proof€about€the€need€for€deterrence€in€this€case.€However,€weŠ @,ą"$ Šconclude€that€the€denial€of€probation€was€proper€regardless€of€whether€the€trial€courtŠ 0.Š$& Šcorrectly€considered€the€need€for€deterrence.Š  0Ą&( ŠĢą ` ą€Based€on€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€Defendantššs€lack€of€candor€to€theŠ 4 *, Šcourt,€and€Defendantššs€failure€to€accept€full€responsibility€for€her€conduct,€we€holdŠ š5,. Šthat€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€when€it€denied€alternative€sentencingŠ ą7€.0 Šin€this€case.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.Š Š9p02 ЇĢÓÓą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ą____________________________________Š P š Šą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JudgeŠ H č ŠĢĢĢCONCUR:Š (Č ŠĢĢĢ___________________________________Š Ø  ŠDAVID€G.€HAYES,€Judgeą Ą ąŠ    ŠĢĢĢ___________________________________Š ą€ ŠJOE€G.€RILEY,€JR.,€Judge