WPC. U:V % 0w@r 4   0J 0T' 0^{ 0h 0rA 0| 0/ 0 1uE 0d U*B)HDCq AMv~v& B D3 0@I AO 0D D/ B,cAZ"Arial RegularX(`$TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7GXXdXXd7  DbUUUUӀԡ 3|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23    ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d7Border 1dd-C << G  !  #d#    ! \RA'\#d#      YYY FILEDXJuly23,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva  d%%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! .      \RA'\#Xd##Xd#   R A1-j|`   `@Rߛ @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATNASHVILLE@ MARCHSESSION,1995̛̜STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )     ) No.01C019410CC00340 Appellee   )     ) COFFEECOUNTYvs.     )     ) Hon.JOHNW.ROLLINS,JudgeROSIELEEWOOTEN,  )     ) (VoluntaryManslaughter) Appellant   ) ̛̜@ DISSENTINGOPINION Ӝ̛ Irespectfullydisagree.Upondenovoreview,Iwouldgrantprobation.Thefactsofthiscaseareunquestionablytragic.Theappellantandthevictimcohabitedforapproximatelytwelveyears.Theirrelationshipwascharacterizedbyexcessivedrinkingand,onoccasion,violence.Theappellantcontendsthatshestabbedandkilledthevictimafterhecamehomedrunk,threatenedtokillher,and"choke[d]meuntilIcouldnotbreathe."However,assumingthesefactsϜsupporttheappellantsincarceration,therecordalsoreflectsthattheappellantiscurrentlyeightyoneyearsofage.Asnotedbythemajority,shesuffersfromprimarydegenerativedementiaoftheAlzheimer'stype,senileonsetwithdepression,dementiaassociatedwithalcoholism,andalcoholabuse.Althoughtheappellantwasfoundsane,psychologicaltestingrevealedsignificantmentalconfusionanddisorganizationwhichareprogressiveinnature.Theappellantistotallydependentuponherdaughterforprimarycare.Finally,shehasnopriorcriminalhistory.Accordingly,incarcerationoftheappellantwouldservenopublicpurpose.Sentencingprinciplesinvolvingdeterrence,theneedtoprotectsocietybyrestrainingadefendantwhohasalonghistoryofcriminalconduct,andrehabilitationsimplyhavenorelevanceinthiscase.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035102(3)(A)(C)(1990);Tenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1)(1990).Indeed,fromtherecord,itisdoubtfulthattheappellant,ifconfinedtotheDepartmentofCorrection,wouldrealizethatshewas,infact,imprisoned.Accordingly,basedupontheextraordinarycircumstancespresented,Ifindprobationtobeappropriate.Ӝ̛     ____________________________________     DAVIDG.HAYES,Judge