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(F(2j$ !  4X`    0  (#$  0  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ` 4XX|}XXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T X|}XXX|}7XXdXXd7  r*<,(j 8 `@Ehf  tt0"` rߛ@Q Q  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  @*ATKNOXVILLE@'MARCH1999SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE,     D *  No.03C019810CC00360    Appellee <      D *  BLEDSOECOUNTY  `  V.   <      D *  Hon.J.CurtisSmith,Judge  @  ROBERTS.VASSER     D *  (AggravatedSexualBattery)     Appellant. <      D * `  ForAppellant <      D   ForAppellee 0 B.JefferyHarmon <      D   PaulG.Summers  AssistantPublicDefender     D   AttorneyGeneralandReporter  P.O.Box220 <      D   425FifthAvenueNorth  Jasper,TN37347 <      D   Nashville,TN372430493     <      D   EllenH.Pollack   <      D   AssistantAttorneyGeneral   <      D   425FifthAvenueNorth   <      D   Nashville,TN372430493   <      D   WillDunn   <      D   AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral   <      D   FirstAmericanNationalBank   <      D   Dayton,TN37321OPINIONFILED:AFFIRMEDNORMAMCGEEOGLE,JUDGE   30*- ` ` X  X  OPINION#X|}XX X|}# `       Theappellant,RobertS.Vasser,wasconvictedintheCircuitCourtof @  BledsoeCountyoftheaggravatedsexualbatteryoftwoyounggirls,ageseightandten.ThetrialcourtimposedconcurrentsentencesofeightyearsandninemonthsintheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection.ThesoleissueraisedonappealiswhetherthetrialcourterredbyinstructingthejurypursuanttoTenn.Code.Ann.4035201(Repealed,May18,1998),the truthinsentencingstatute.Followingathoroughreviewoftherecordandthepartiesbriefs,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.@' FactualBackground      OnNovember25,1996,aBledsoeCountyGrandJuryindictedtheappellantforonecountofrapeofSMandonecountofaggravatedsexualbatteryofhersister,SB. ]#  1      כTheappellantscaseproceededtotrialonDecember9,1997.At !` trial,theproofestablishedthattheappellantandhisgirlfriendwererentingarecreationalvehicle(RV)fromthevictimsparentsatthetimeoftheoffenses.TheappellantandhisgirlfriendlivedintheRV,whichwasparkedadjacenttothevictimshome.Theyatemealswiththevictimsfamilyandassistedwithhouseholdchores,includingoccasionallybabysittingthechildren.BothSMandSBtestifiedattrialthat,ononeeveningastheylayinbed,theappellantenteredtheirbedroomandϜhuggedeachofthem.Astheappellanthuggedthechildren,heplacedhishandinsidetheirunderwearandtouchedtheirgenitalia.Theappellanttestifiedattrialanddeniedtouchingthechildrenasidefromhuggingthem. 4 +.   AstothechargeofrapeofSM,thetrialcourtinstructedthejuryonthelesseroffensesofaggravatedsexualbatteryandattempttocommitaggravatedsexualbattery.AstothechargeoftheaggravatedsexualbatteryofSB,thetrialcourtinstructedthejuryonthelesseroffenseofattemptedaggravatedsexualbattery.Additionally,thetrialcourtdeliveredthefollowinginstructiontothejury:8 8 (# (#Thejurywillnotattempttofixanysentence.However,youmayweighandconsiderthemeaningofasentenceofimprisonment.Therangeofpunishmentforthecrimeshereininvolvedareasfollows:   8 8 (# (#RapeofachildisaClassAfelonywhichispunishableuponconvictionbyconfinementintheDepartmentofCorrectionsforatermofyearsofnotlessthan15normorethan25whichtermshallbeservedinitsentirety....   8 8 (# (#AggravatedsexualbatteryisaClassBfelonywhichispunishableuponconvictionbyconfinementintheDepartmentofCorrectionsforatermofyearsofnotlessthaneightnormorethantwelvewhichtermshallbeservedinitsentirety....   8 8 (# (#CriminalattempttocommitaggravatedsexualbatteryisaClassCfelonywhichispunishableuponconvictionbyconfinementintheDepartmentofCorrectionsforatermofyearsnotlessthanthreenormorethansixyears....   8 8 (# (#Youarefurtherinformedthattheminimumnumberofyearsapersonsentencedtoimprisonmentfortheseoffensesmustservebeforereachingtheearliestreleaseeligibilitydateis:   8 8 (# (#Onrapeofachildandaggravatedsexualbattery.Apersonconvictedoftheseoffensesshallservetheentiresentenceimposedbythecourtundiminishedbyanysentencereductioncreditssuchpersonmaybeeligiblefororearn.Apersonconvictedoftheseoffensesshallnotbeeligibleforparoleorreleasepriortoserviceoftheentiresentencesimposedbythecourt.   8 8 (# (#Criminalattempttocommitaggravatedsexualbattery,theminimumnumberofyearsapersonissentencedduringimprisonmentforthisoffensemustserve,beforereachingearliestreleaseeligibilitydateis36%ofthreeyears.   8 8 (# (#Whetheradefendantisactuallyreleasedfrom @8.2 incarcerationonthedatewhenfirsteligibleforreleaseisadiscretionarydecisionmadebytheBoardofParoleandisbasedonmanyfactors.TheBoardofParolehastheauthoritytorequireadefendanttoservetheentiresentenceimposedbytheCourt.   Asnotedearlier,thejuryconvictedtheappellantoftwocountsofaggravatedsexualbattery.@==, Analysis  @    XXXXTheappellantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredbyinstructingthejury   onthereleaseeligibilitydatesapplicabletothechargedoffensesandthelesseroffenses.Theappellantargues#XXXXU #XXXXԀthattheinstructioninthiscaseisdistinguishable @ fromtheinstructioninStatev.King,973S.W.2d586(Tenn.1998),andtherefore   #XXXXg!#XXXXviolatedtheappellantsrightsundertheDueProcessClauseoftheFourteenth  AmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitutionandArticleI,Section8oftheTennesseeConstitution.#XXXX_"#XXXX !`     Initially,wenotethat,inamotiondatedDecember9,1997,theappellantaskedthetrialcourtpursuanttothetruthinsentencingstatute tochargethejuryonthepossiblepenaltiesfortheoffensechargedandalllesserincludedoffenses.However,thelanguagerequestedbythedefenseattorneyomittedinformationconcerningthereleaseeligibilitypercentagesofaggravatedsexualbatteryandattempttocommitaggravatedsexualbattery.AtthecloseoftheStatesproof,defensecounselexplicitlyobjectedtoanyinstructionconcerningthereleaseeligibilitypercentageofattempttocommitaggravatedsexualbattery.#XXXXj##XXXX 2@), X|(4 <DL!T$&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@B$E|GI,LNP4SUW