WPC UNV %U: 0  w@ 4F 0NZ 0D L 0J8 0T 0^ 0h4 0r 0| 0 0 1u 0dU>yU*B)DC  AMM'&v~Mv D3 0@ B AO.} 0DC D/ B(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX,cAZ"Arial Regular3|x(,A$  X6XXXXXXX6`   TRY 3'Letter3' 3' Letter3'T   pDqrstDuVvDwDxyӀԡ ((3$ ,A!  XGXXXXKXXXG`   TRY3'Letter3' 3' Letter3'T       0  (#$  0  C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\STANDARD.WPT2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d####7Border 1dd-$C << G  !  #d#!  " `   \R3'\  "   YYY FILED"XJune26,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk    !#d#!  " `   \R3'\      @ \R3'\      Thedefendantwasoriginallyindictedonfivecounts.Pursuanttothepleaagreement,thestatedismissedthethreeremainingcounts.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ....'dxd("$     d-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . !  " `   \R3'\     \RA'\\RA'\7GXXdd7  ` ` XR%&$A1-j|`  `@Rߛ @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEÈ@ ATNASHVILLE @ April,1997SESSION STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )     )   Appellee,  ) No.01C019605CR00219     )vs.     ) SumnerCounty      ) ROBERTALLENVAUGHN ,  ) HonorableJaneW.Wheatcraft,     ) Judge Appellant.   )     )            FORTHEAPPELLANT:   FORTHEAPPELLEE:DAVIDSIMPSON    JOHNKNOXWALKUP113WestMainSt.    AttorneyGeneral&ReporterGallatin,TN37066       JANISL.TURNER     CounselfortheState     CriminalJusticeDivision     450JamesRobertsonParkway     Nashville,TN372430493      LAWRENCERAYWHITLEY     DistrictAttorneyGeneral     MICHAELHIGGINBOTHAM     113WestMainSt.     Gallatin,TN37066     113WestMainSt.     OPINIONFILED:____________________ AFFIRMEDPURSUANTTORULE20 CURWOODWITTJUDGE@  OPINION` XX  Thedefendant,RobertAllenVaughn,pleadedguiltytotwocountsofburglary,aClassDfelony. '   ׀OnJanuary2,1996,thetrialcourtacceptedthestatesrecommendationandsentencedthedefendanttoconcurrenteightyearsentencesasaRangeIIIoffender.ThetrialjudgeorderedthedefendanttoservehissentenceintheDepartmentofCorrection.Inthisappeal,thedefendantchallengesthetrialcourtsdenialofprobation. Adefendantwithasentenceofeightyearsorlessiseligibleforprobation.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035303(a)(Supp.1996).OnewhoisconvictedofaClassE,D,orCfelonyispresumedtobeafavorablecandidateforalternativesentencingoptions.𛀜4035102(6).Thepresumptionmay,however,berebuttedbythefactsandcircumstancesofthecase.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035102(6)(Supp.1996);4035103(1)(1990);Statev.Hartley,818S.W.2d370,373(Tenn.Crim.App.1991). Thisrecordcontainsmorethanamplejustificationtodenyprobation.Thedefendanthasbeenconvictedofatleastsixpriorfeloniesforsimilarcrimes.Inaddition,hisrecorddisclosesnumerousconvictionsformisdemeanors.Duringhistwentythreeyearsofcriminalactivity,hehasbeenonprobationatleasttwice.Headmitstousingillegaldrugswhileonbond.Thesefactsclearlysupportthetrialjudgesfindingthatthepublicneedstobeprotectedfromthisdefendantscontinuingcriminalbehavior.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1)(A)(1990). Therefore,baseduponathoroughreadingoftherecord,thebriefsoftheparties,andthelawgoverningtheissuepresentedforreview,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,TennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals.      __________________________      CURWOODWITT,Judge______________________________GARYR.WADE,Judge______________________________DAVIDH.WELLES,Judge