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#ŌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEņņóó€v.€MARCUS€ASKEWņņóóŌ‡XX»¼G1Ōó óŠ śJ ŠĢą@@½½ģąņ ņ€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Shelby€CountyŠ ś J Šą@@ųųģąNo.€98„07544„45„46€€€€€€€Joseph€B.€Dailey,€JudgeŠ ę 6 ŠĢĢą@@ģģ*ģąßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` Aߊ Ŗś  ŠĢą@@TTģąNo.€W1999„00584„CCA„R3„CD€„€Decided€September€14,€2000Š „õ  ŠĢßA€V) °°` dE<|` Aߊ }Ķ  Šó óĢÓ  ÓThe€defendant€was€indicted€on€three€counts€of€attempted€first€degree€murder.€€He€entered€pleas€ofŠ xČ  Šguilty€to€three€counts€of€attempted€second€degree€murder.€€As€part€of€the€negotiated€settlement€heŠ d“ Šwas€sentenced€as€an€especially€mitigated€offender€to€serve€concurrent€sentences€of€7.2€years€on€eachŠ P  Šcount.€€The€manner€of€service€was€left€for€determination€by€the€trial€court.€€In€this€direct€appeal,Š <Œ Šdefendant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€should€have€granted€alternative€sentencing.€€We€affirm€theŠ (x Šjudgment€of€the€trial€court.Š d ŠÓŽÓĢņ ņT.€R.€A.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmed.ó óŠ ģ< ŠĢņņÓ  ÓŌ#†¼G1»ąX#ŌŌ‡XX.¼G1ŌCornelia€A.€Clark,€Sp.€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€ņņDavid€H.€Welles,€J.óó€andŠ Ä ŠņņAlan€E.€Glenn,€J.óó,€joined.Š ° ŠĢChristine€W.€Stephens€and€Howard€Wagerman,€for€appellant,€Marcus€Askew.Š ˆŲ ŠĢPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter,€Kim€R.€Helper,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Š `° ŠWilliam€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General,€David€C.€Henry,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,Š L œ Šfor€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Š 8!ˆ  ŠÓšÓĢą@@OO&ģąņ ņOPINIONó óŌ#†¼G1»XXÉ#ŌŌ‡XX»¼G1ŌŠ #`" ŠĢņņóóŌ#†¼G1»XXj #ŌŌ‡XX»¼G1ŌÓ  Óą  ąOn€November€19,€1997,€deputies€of€the€Shelby€County€Sheriffššs€Department€attempted€toŠ č$8 $ Šexecute€a€search€warrant€for€drugs€at€a€residence€occupied€by€the€defendant,€Marcus€Askew,€and€hisŠ Ō%$!% Šbrother,€Zerwin€Askew.€€Ō#†¼G1»XXČ #ŌŌ‡XX»¼G1ŌDeputy€Bolen€testified€that€the€deputies€announced€their€presence€with€loudŠ Ą&"& Šshouts€and€knocks€about€four€or€five€times€before€entering.€€The€door€was€then€forced€open€andŠ ¬'ü"' Šseveral€detectives€entered€the€apartment.€€As€Deputy€Bolen€and€Detective€Latimer€went€down€aŠ ˜(č#( Šhallway€they€heard€shots€fired€in€the€area€behind€them.€€Deputy€Bolen€then€kicked€open€a€bedroomŠ „)Ō$) Šdoor€and€encountered€gunfire€aimed€at€him.€€He€saw€the€defendant€crouched€behind€a€bed€in€theŠ p*Ą%* Šcorner€of€the€bedroom,€pointing€a€gun€at€him€and€continuing€to€fire.€€One€round€from€the€defendantššsŠ \+¬&+ Šgun€struck€Deputy€Bolen€in€the€hand€and€knocked€his€gun€away.€€He€fell€back€into€DetectiveŠ H,˜', ŠLatimer,€who€grabbed€him,€pulled€him€out€of€the€bedroom,€into€the€living€room,€and€eventuallyŠ 4-„(-ż Šoutside€to€a€walkway€near€the€parking€lot.€€Deputy€Bolen€could€continue€to€hear€sporadic€gunfireŠ ° Šfrom€inside.€€Deputy€Bolen€also€testified€that€two€other€officers€entered€a€second€bedroom,€whereŠ œģ Šdefendantššs€brother€Zerwin€Askew€was€located.€€They€found€Zerwin€with€a€handgun€pointed€at€them€Š ˆŲ Šand€they€began€firing€at€him.Š tÄ ŠĢą  ąDeputy€Randy€McCowen€testified€that€he€was€also€part€of€the€entry€team€on€November19.€Š L œ ŠHe€confirmed€that€the€officers€knocked€and€announced€their€presence€before€entering.€€DeputyŠ 8 ˆ ŠMcCowen€ultimately€entered€the€room€where€Zerwin€Askew€was€located.€€He€stated€that€once€theŠ $ t Šshooting€started€š šit€sounded€like€a€waršš.€€Š  ` ŠĢą  ąDeputy€Scott€Chambers€testified€that,€during€the€November19€incident,€he€was€assigned€toŠ č 8  Šcover€the€parking€lot€and€back€balcony€in€case€someone€tried€to€jump€off€the€balcony€and€leave.€€HeŠ Ō$  Šwas€in€full€uniform.€€He€stated€that€as€the€entry€team€was€going€up€the€front€stairs€and€knocking€andŠ Ą  Šannouncing,€the€balcony€door€opened.€€Initially€no€one€came€out.€€After€the€gunfire€started,€anŠ ¬ü  Šindividual€he€identified€as€the€defendant€came€onto€the€balcony€and€began€shooting€at€him€andŠ ˜č  ŠLieutenant€Mark€Robertson.€€The€defendant€shot€several€rounds€at€the€two€officers.€€DeputyŠ „Ō  ŠChambers€ultimately€opened€fire€and€struck€the€defendant,€who€fell€backwards€inside€the€door€to€theŠ pĄ Šapartment.€€Lieutenant€Robertson€testified€that,€while€he€never€saw€the€person€who€came€onto€theŠ \¬ Šbalcony,€he€heard€bullets€whiz€by€his€head€as€he€attempted€to€get€to€cover.Š H˜ ŠĢą  ąThe€defendant€testified€that€he€did€not€hear€anyone€knock€and€announce€before€attemptingŠ  p Što€kick€his€front€door€in.€€When€he€saw€the€front€door€š šcaving€inšš€he€became€very€apprehensive,Š  \ Šbecause€two€months€earlier€his€brother€had€been€shot€several€times.€€More€recently,€the€individualŠ ųH Šwho€shot€his€brother€had€made€threats€that€the€matter€was€not€over€yet.€€Therefore,€when€theŠ ä4 Šdefendant€saw€his€door€opening€he€believed€that€the€shooter€had€returned,€and€went€to€his€bedroomŠ Š  Što€get€his€gun.€€While€the€defendant€was€in€his€bedroom€he€heard€shots€being€fired€from€anotherŠ ¼  Šlocation.€€The€defendant€then€fired€his€gun€back€before€realizing€that€he€was€shooting€at€sheriffššsŠ Øų Šdepartment€officers.€€The€defendant€did€not€remember€going€out€onto€the€balcony€from€his€bedroom,Š ”ä Šor€shooting€at€anyone€there.€€He€stated€only€that€he€knew€he€was€shot€by€someone€in€the€parking€lot.€Š €Š ŠHe€testified€that€he€did€not€believe€there€were€any€drugs€in€the€apartment.€Š l¼ ŠĢą  ąOn€cross„examination€the€defendant€admitted€that€in€his€first€statement€to€police€after€theŠ D!” Šshooting,€he€indicated€that€he€and€his€brother€were€playing€video€games€at€the€time€of€the€entry.€€HisŠ 0"€  Šbrotherššs€first€statement€was€inconsistent,€claiming€that€he€had€just€awakened€and€was€in€theŠ #l! Šbathroom€taking€a€bath€when€the€officers€entered.€€The€defendant€stated€that€he€never€saw€any€of€theŠ $X" Šofficers€wearing€insignia€identifying€them€as€employees€of€the€sheriffššs€department.€€He€also€neverŠ ō$D # Šheard€anyone€knock€or€announce€an€intention€to€enter.€€Defendant€further€acknowledged€that€theŠ ą%0!$ Šofficers€found€a€large€bundle€of€marijuana€in€the€apartment,€and€also€located€a€small€amount€ofŠ Ģ&"% Šmarijuana€inside€a€car€that€the€defendant€drove.Š ø'#& ŠĢą  ąDefendant€testified€that€he€was€twenty„one€(21)€at€the€time€of€the€offense.€€He€had€a€highŠ )ą$( Šschool€diploma€and€was,€at€the€time€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€enrolled€at€Shelby€State€CommunityŠ |*Ģ%) ŠCollege.€€He€worked€at€the€Fairfield€Inn€about€20€„€25€hours€per€week.€€He€lived€with€his€mother€andŠ h+ø&* Šhelped€her€care€for€her€parents,€who€also€resided€in€the€same€location.€€He€served€š šMeals€on€WheelsššŠ ° Što€senior€citizens.€€Defendant€had€no€prior€adult€criminal€history.€€He€acknowledged€that€he€wasŠ œģ Šconvicted€of€a€shoplifting€violation€at€the€age€of€fourteen€(14)€and€a€curfew€violation€about€a€yearŠ ˆŲ Šafter€that.€€He€also€admitted€that€he€had€smoked€marijuana€on€one€occasion€in€approximately€1994.€Š tÄ ŠĢŌ#†¼G1»XX #ŌŌ‡XX»¼G1Ōą  ąDefendant€was€indicted€for€three€counts€of€attempt€to€commit€first€degree€murder,€a€ClassŠ L œ ŠA€felony.€€On€July29,€1999,€defendant€entered€guilty€pleas€to€three€counts€of€the€lesser€offense€ofŠ 8 ˆ Šattempt€to€commit€second€degree€murder,€a€Class€B€felony.€€Pursuant€to€the€plea€agreement€he€wasŠ $ t Šsentenced€as€a€mitigated€offender€to€serve€7.2€years€on€each€count,€and€the€counts€were€runŠ  ` Šconcurrent€to€one€another.€€Issues€relating€to€the€manner€of€service€of€the€sentence€were€reserved€toŠ ü L  Šbe€determined€by€the€trial€court€after€a€hearing.Š č 8  ŠĢą  ąOn€September€2,€1999,€the€trial€court€conducted€a€hearing€to€determine€whether€defendantŠ Ą  Šwas€entitled€to€receive€alternative€sentencing.€€By€that€time€defendant€had€served€approximatelyŠ ¬ü  Šeleven€(11)€months€in€pretrial€detention.€€He€testified€and€presented€two€additional€witnesses.€€TheŠ ˜č  Šstate€presented€three€witnesses.€€Ō#†¼G1»XX "#ŌŌ‡XX»¼G1ŌThe€defendant€requested€that€he€be€allowed€to€serve€the€remainderŠ „Ō  Šof€his€sentence€on€probation€After€hearing€all€evidence,€the€trial€court€denied€his€request.Š pĄ ŠĢŌ#†¼G1»XX'#ŌŌ€XX»¼G1Ōą  ąš šWhen€reviewing€sentencing€issues€.€.€.€including€the€granting€or€denial€of€probation€and€theŠ H˜ Šlength€of€sentence,€the€appellate€court€shall€conduct€a€de€novo€review€on€the€record€of€such€issues.€Š 4„ ŠSuch€review€shall€be€conducted€with€the€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€court€fromŠ  p Šwhich€the€appeal€is€taken€are€correct.šš€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš40„35„401(d).€€š šHowever,€the€presumptionŠ  \ Šof€correctness€which€accompanies€the€trial€courtššs€action€is€conditioned€upon€the€affirmativeŠ ųH Šshowing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€factsŠ ä4 Šand€circumstances.šš€€ņņState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€conducting€our€review,Š Š  Šwe€must€consider€all€the€evidence,€the€presentence€report,€the€sentencing€principles,€the€enhancingŠ ¼  Šand€mitigating€factors,€arguments€of€counsel,€the€defendantššs€statements,€the€nature€and€characterŠ Øų Šof€the€offense,€and€the€defendantššs€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šššš40„35„103(5),€„Š ”ä Š210(b);€ņņAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€The€defendant€has€the€burden€of€demonstrating€that€the€sentenceŠ €Š Šis€improper.€€ņņId.ó󀀀Š l¼ ŠĢą  ąInitially€we€note€that,€because€defendantššs€sentence€is€eight€(8)€years€or€less€and€none€of€theŠ D!” Šstatutory€exceptions€apply,€defendant€was€eligible€for€probation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš40-35-303(a).€Š 0"€  ŠHe€was€not€eligible€for€the€Community€Corrections€Program.€€ņņSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš40-36-106(a).€Š #l! ŠHowever,€even€though€the€defendant€was€ņņeligibleóó€for€probation,€he€was€not€automatically€entitledŠ $X" Što€it€as€a€matter€of€law.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš40-35-303(b).€€Under€Tennessee€law€an€especiallyŠ ō$D # Šmitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€generally€presumed€to€be€aŠ ą%0!$ Šfavorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš40-35-102(6).€€Because€attemptedŠ Ģ&"% Šsecond€degree€murder€is€a€Class€B€felony,€there€is€no€presumption€that€this€defendant€is€a€favorableŠ ø'#& Šcandidate€for€alternative€sentencing.Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢĢŠ h+ø&* Šą  ąWhen€determining€suitability€for€alternative€sentencing,€the€sentencing€court€considers€theŠ ° Šfollowing€factors:€(1)€the€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€(2)€theŠ œģ Šdefendantššs€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation,€including€the€risk€that,€during€the€periodŠ ˆŲ Šof€the€alternative€sentence,€the€defendant€will€commit€another€crime;€(3)€whether€imposition€of€anŠ tÄ Šalternative€sentence€of€confinement€would€unduly€depreciate€the€seriousness€of€the€offense;€and€(4)Š `° Šwhether€a€sentence€of€confinement€would€provide€an€effective€deterrent€to€others€likely€to€commitŠ L œ Šsimilar€crimes.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš40-35-210(b)(4),€„103(5),€„€103(1)(B);€ņņState€v.€Binghamóó,€910Š 8 ˆ ŠS.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).Š $ t ŠĢą  ąThe€trial€court€denied€defendantššs€request€for€alternative€sentencing€based€on€the€seriousnessŠ ü L  Šof€the€offense€and€defendantššs€lack€of€candor€with€the€court.€€The€general€rule€is€that€š šin€order€toŠ č 8  Šdeny€an€alternative€sentence€based€on€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€ššthe€circumstances€of€theŠ Ō$  Šoffense€as€committed€must€be€especially€violent,€horrifying,€shocking,€reprehensible,€offensive,€orŠ Ą  Šotherwise€of€an€excessive€or€exaggerated€degreešš,€and€the€nature€of€the€offense€must€outweigh€allŠ ¬ü  Šfactors€favoring€a€sentence€other€than€confinementšš.€€ņņBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€455.€€The€offense€inŠ ˜č  Šthis€case€was€clearly€of€an€excessive€and€reprehensible€nature.€€The€defendant€shot€point€blank€atŠ „Ō  Špolice€officers€who€were€attempting€to€perform€their€official€duties€by€executing€a€valid€searchŠ pĄ Šwarrant.€€He€not€only€shot€at€those€officers€inside€his€home,€but€also€at€those€outside€in€the€parkingŠ \¬ Šlot,€who€posed€no€immediate€threat€to€him.Š H˜ ŠĢą  ąThe€record€also€supports€the€trial€courtššs€finding€that€defendant€demonstrated€a€lack€of€candorŠ  p Štoward€the€court,€and€we€hold€that€this€also€was€a€proper€basis€for€a€denial€of€alternative€sentencing.€Š  \ ŠThis€court€has€previously€stated€that€a€defendantššs€lack€of€candor€to€the€court€reflects€poorly€on€theŠ ųH Šdefendantššs€rehabilitative€potential€and€thus,€is€a€basis€for€denial€of€alternative€sentencing.€€ņņState€v.Š ä4 ŠLeggsóó,€955€S.W.2d€845,€851„52€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€The€record€indicates€that€during€theŠ Š  Šsentencing€hearing,€defendant€maintained€that€he€never€heard€the€officers€knock€and€announce€theirŠ ¼  Šintentions,€he€never€saw€identification€or€uniforms€on€any€of€the€officers,€and€he€had€no€recollectionŠ Øų Šof€going€onto€the€balcony€and€shooting€at€the€officers€outside.€€He€also€claimed€not€to€know€anythingŠ ”ä Šabout€the€large€amount€of€drugs€and€the€scales€found€in€his€home.€€The€trial€judge€found€theseŠ €Š Šstatements€incredible.€€We€agree.Š l¼ ŠĢą  ąAlthough€Askew€has€only€a€minimal€criminal€history€and€has€been€self„supporting,€we€findŠ D!” Šthat€the€record€justifies€the€sentence€imposed€€Ō_ŌBasedŌ_Ō€on€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€andŠ 0"€  Šdefendantššs€lack€of€candor€to€the€court,€we€hold€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€whenŠ #l! Šit€denied€alternative€sentencing€in€this€case.€€Accordingly€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€Š $X" ŠĢĢĢą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ą____________________________________Š ø'#& Šą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąCORNELIA€A.€CLARK,€SPECIAL€JUDGEŠ ¤(ō#' Š