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ÐGeneral;€Michael€L.€Flynn,€District€Attorney€General;€and€William€R.€Reed,€Assistant€DistrictÐ \#¬" ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð H$˜# ÐÌà@66'ìàòòòòOPINIONóóóóˆÐ &p!% ÐÌòòà@¥¥(ìàFACTSóóˆÐ ø'H#' ÐÌààThe€twelve„year„old€victim€in€this€case,€Ô_ÔE.F.Ô_Ô,€lived€with€her€mother,€step„father,€and€twoÐ Ð) %) Ðyounger€brothers€during€the€week€and€spent€the€weekends€with€her€father,€Ô_ÔCoreyÔ_Ô€Foster.€€(The€minorÐ ¼*&* Ðvictim€shall€be€referred€to€herein€by€her€initials.)€€On€December€23,€1999,€during€a€visit€with€theirÐ ¨+ø&+ Ðfather€for€the€holidays,€Ô_ÔE.F.Ô_Ô€and€her€eight„year„old€brother,€Grant,€spent€the€night€at€the€home€of€hisÐ ”,ä', Ðgirlfriend,€Nikki€Ô_ÔHuffineÔ_Ô.€€Foster,€Ô_ÔHuffineÔ_Ô,€and€her€brother,€the€Defendant,€were€planning€to€attendÐ €-Ð(-ý ÐÔ_Ôa€Christmas€party€that€evening€at€the€End€Zone€Bar€and€Lounge.€€E.F.,€as€the€oldest€child,€was€toÐ ° Ðbabysit€her€brother€along€with€Huffineððs€two€daughters,€who€were€five€and€six€years€old.€€E.F.Ð œì Ðtestified€at€trial€that,€prior€to€this€night,€she€had€met€Defendant€only€a€couple€of€times.Ð ˆØ ÐÌààThe€three€adults€departed€for€the€party€at€approximately€9:00€p.m.€and€returned€home€earlyÐ `° Ðthe€next€morning,€at€2:30€a.m.€€Corey€Foster€testified€that€during€the€course€of€the€evening,€he,Ð L œ ÐHuffine,€and€Defendant€had€consumed€approximately€ten€beers€each.€€Foster€claimed€that,€althoughÐ 8 ˆ Ðhe€could€feel€the€effects€of€the€alcohol,€he€was€not€disoriented€and€had€not€suffered€any€lapse€ofÐ $t Ðmemory€regarding€the€events€of€that€evening.€€According€to€Foster,€the€three€of€them€were€able€toÐ ` Ðconverse,€walk,€and€function€in€their€normal€capacity€when€they€returned€home.€€E.F.€and€her€brotherÐ üL Ðwere€asleep€on€the€couch€at€that€time;€Huffineððs€two€daughters€were€in€their€bedroom.€€Foster€andÐ è 8 ÐHuffine€went€into€the€kitchen€and€talked€for€a€short€while.€€Defendant€sat€on€the€couch€with€E.F.€andÐ Ô$ Ðher€brother.€€Foster€came€out€of€the€kitchen,€awakened€Grant,€and€sent€him€to€sleep€in€the€spare€bed.€Ð À ÐHe€instructed€E.F.€to€find€some€blankets€and€sleep€on€the€floor€in€the€girlsðð€room.€€Defendant,€whoÐ ¬ü Ðwas€still€sitting€on€the€end€of€the€couch€with€E.F.,€responded,€ð ðNo,€sheððll€be€all€right€right€[sic]€here.ðð€Ð ˜è ÐSo€Foster€covered€E.F.€with€a€blanket,€and€then€he€and€Huffine€went€to€bed.€Ð „Ô ÐÌààE.F.€testified€that€her€foot€was€sticking€out€from€underneath€the€blanket,€and€Defendant€beganÐ \¬ Ðto€rub€it€once€her€father€left€the€room.€€In€response,€E.F.€sat€up€and€Defendant€kissed€her€on€theÐ H˜ Ðcheek.€€E.F.€laid€back€down.€€Within€a€few€minutes,€his€hands€moved€up€her€leg€to€her€inner€thigh.€Ð 4„ ÐE.F.€was€wearing€jeans€and€a€T„shirt€at€the€time.€€Defendant€whispered,€ð ðShhh,ðð€and€then€unbuttonedÐ p Ðand€unzipped€E.F.ððs€pants.€€E.F.€testified€that€Defendant€touched€her€ð ðprivate€part,ðð€but€his€handsÐ \ Ðstayed€outside€of€her€underwear.€€At€that€point,€E.F.€moved€to€the€far€end€of€the€couch,€and€then€leftÐ øH Ðthe€room€to€find€her€father.€€Foster€was€in€Huffineððs€bedroom.€€When€she€told€him€what€happened,Ð ä4 Ðhe€called€the€police.€€Ð Ð ÐÌààFoster€testified€that€when€he€opened€the€bedroom€door,€tears€were€streaming€down€E.F.ððsÐ ¨ø Ðface€and€she€appeared€afraid.€€Foster€wanted€to€confront€Defendant,€but€Huffine€pulled€him€back€intoÐ ”ä Ðthe€bedroom€and€said,€ð ðIððll€go€deal€with€this.ðð€€She€yelled€at€Defendant,€ð ðCarlos,€what€are€youÐ €Ð Ðdoing?ðð€€He€responded,€ð ðIððm€sorry.ðð€€Foster€promptly€called€E.F.ððs€mother€and€the€Blount€CountyÐ l¼ ÐSheriffððs€Department.€€The€police€arrived€a€short€time€later€and€arrested€Defendant.Ð X ¨ ÐÌààDefendant€was€charged€with€aggravated€sexual€battery.€€On€the€morning€of€the€second€dayÐ 0"€ Ðof€trial,€he€pled€guilty€to€the€lesser€offense€of€attempted€aggravated€sexual€battery.€€In€accordanceÐ #l! Ðwith€the€plea€agreement,€Defendant€was€sentenced€to€eight€years,€with€the€manner€of€service€to€beÐ $X" Ðdetermined€by€the€trial€court.€€Ð ô$D # ÐÌààAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€Defendant€testified€that€he€was€twenty„five„years€old.€€In€1994,Ð Ì&"% Ðafter€graduating€from€high€school,€he€enlisted€in€the€United€States€Army.€€In€1995,€Defendant€wasÐ ¸'#& Ðarrested€and€convicted€of€four€felonies€in€the€United€States€Army€Court:€three€counts€of€distributionÐ ¤(ô#' Ðof€marijuana€and€one€count€of€ð ðillegal€distribution€of€other€dangerous€drug€(steroids).ðð€€€DefendantÐ )à$( Ðwas€sentenced€to€thirteen€months€in€confinement€and€forfeited€some€pay.€€Thereafter,€he€alsoÐ |*Ì%) Ðreceived€a€ð ðbad€conductðð€discharge.€€Defendant€claimed€that€he€was€convicted€of€simple€possessionÐ h+¸&* Ðof€marijuana€in€Jefferson€County€in€2000,€for€which€he€received€a€sentence€of€11€months,€29€daysÐ ° Ðprobation.€€(Defendant€admitted€during€the€sentencing€hearing€that€he€was€convicted€for€this€offense;Ð œì Ðthe€conviction€appears€in€the€presentence€report€as€a€statement€by€Defendant€under€ð ðcomments,ððÐ ˆØ Ðrather€than€with€the€other€convictions.)€€He€claimed€that€he€was€in€jail€in€Jefferson€County€when€theÐ tÄ Ðindictment€was€returned€on€the€present€charge,€and€he€has€not€been€charged€with€any€offenses€in€theÐ `° Ðtime€hence.€€Defendant€stated€that€he€has€been€employed€continuously€since€his€discharge€from€theÐ L œ ÐArmy.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌààDefendant€testified€that€he€has€had€major€problems€with€drugs€and€alcohol€during€hisÐ ` Ðlifetime.€€He€began€drinking€alcohol€at€age€six,€and€started€smoking€marijuana€when€he€was€fifteenÐ üL Ðyears€old.€€He€claimed€that,€in€the€beginning,€he€only€smoked€marijuana€socially.€€His€usageÐ è 8 Ðincreased€over€time€and,€approximately€one€year€prior€to€sentencing,€he€was€using€the€drug€regularly.€Ð Ô$ ÐAt€the€time€of€this€offense,€Defendant€was€consuming€one€case€of€beer€per€week€and€smokingÐ À Ðmarijuana€daily.€€However,€he€testified€that€he€had€since€stopped€drinking€and€smoking€marijuanaÐ ¬ü Ðto€ensure€that€ð ðthis€sort€of€thing€doesnððt€happen€anymore.ðð€€Ð ˜è ÐÌààAs€for€the€events€which€lead€to€his€commission€of€the€offense,€Defendant€testified€that€he€hadÐ pÀ Ðbeen€out€drinking€with€his€sister,€Huffine,€and€her€boyfriend,€Foster,€earlier€that€evening.€€AccordingÐ \¬ Ðto€Defendant,€he€was€ð ðpretty€well€drunkðð€when€they€came€home,€having€consumed€twelve€toÐ H˜ Ðfourteen€beers€during€six€to€seven€hours.€€He€recalled€seeing€E.F.€and€her€brother€lying€on€the€couchÐ 4„ Ðwhen€they€entered€his€sisterððs€home.€€He€admitted€that€he€had€met€E.F.€prior€to€the€night€heÐ p Ðcommitted€this€offense,€and€that€he€was€ð ðpretty€sureðð€that€she€was€under€the€age€of€thirteen.€€AfterÐ \ ÐE.F.ððs€brother€was€sent€to€bed,€he€and€E.F.€were€alone.€€Defendant€sat€down€on€the€opposite€end€ofÐ øH Ðthe€couch€from€E.F.€and€ð ðproceeded€to€fall€asleep.ðð€€But€before€he€did€so,€he€reached€over€andÐ ä4 Ðunbuttoned€E.F.ððs€pants.€€E.F.€then€got€up€off€the€couch€and€knocked€on€Huffineððs€bedroom€door.€Ð Ð ÐDefendant€testified€that€he€did€not€recall€what€happened€afterward.€€He€stated€that€if€E.F.€had€notÐ ¼ Ðmoved€from€the€couch,€he€would€have€stopped€and€nothing€else€would€have€happened.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌààDuring€cross„examination,€Defendant€testified€that,€in€his€opinion,€this€case€had€beenÐ €Ð Ðð ðsensationalized€or€carried€a€little€too€far.ðð€€He€stated€that€he€believed€unbuttoning€her€pants€wasÐ l¼ Ðð ðwrong,ðð€but€ð ðthat€was€the€extent€of€the€matter.ðð€€He€believed€that€Foster€was€somehow€behind€theÐ X ¨ Ðcharges€against€him€ð ðbecause€he€wants€my€sister€but€she€donððt€want€him€and€I€got€caught€in€theÐ D!” Ðmiddle€of€it.ðð€€Defendant€denied€having€any€type€of€sexual€problem.€€However,€he€stated€that€he€wasÐ 0"€ Ðwilling€to€submit€to€treatment€or€counseling€for€sexual€behavior€and€drug€treatment€if€ordered€to€doÐ #l! Ðso€as€part€of€his€sentence.Ð $X" ÐÌààWith€regard€to€the€crime€charged,€Defendant€denied€kissing€E.F.€on€the€cheek€and€that€he€Ð à%0!$ Ðhad€urged€her€to€remain€quiet.€€When€questioned€as€to€why€he€unbuttoned€E.F.ððs€jeans,€he€statedÐ Ì&"% Ðð ðIððm€really€not€sure.ðð€€He€testified€that€his€ð ðonly€goalðð€was€to€unbutton€her€pants;€he€would€not€haveÐ ¸'#& Ðgone€any€further€with€ð ðinappropriate€touching.ðð€€Defendant€admitted€that€he€was€fully€awake€whenÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€incident€occurred.€€However,€he€blamed€alcohol€for€his€conduct.€€Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) ÐààDefendant€acknowledged€that€he€had€a€four„year„old€daughter€and€that€the€mother€of€his€childÐ ° Ðâ âwas€fifteen€years€old€when€she€gave€birth.€€When€asked€whether€he€wondered€what€had€attracted€himÐ œì Ðto€a€fifteen„year„old€girl,€he€replied,€ð ðIððve€wondered€about€it.€€But€I€really€havenððt€thought€about€it,Ð ˆØ Ðso€I€couldnððt€answer€your€question.ðð€He€denied€having€an€unnatural€attraction€to€young€girls€or€thatÐ tÄ Ðthis€might€be€something€he€should€ð ðlook€into.ðð€€Ð `° ÐÌààDefendant€testified€that€he€had€not€used€marijuana€during€the€six€or€seven€months€prior€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€date€of€the€sentencing€hearing€(July€31,€2001).€€The€State€pointed€out€that€this€claim€contradictedÐ $t Ðhis€statements€to€the€probation€officer€during€the€presentence€interview€on€May€10,€2001€(that€he€hadÐ ` Ðused€drugs€in€the€six€weeks€prior€to€the€interview).€€The€State€also€asked€Defendant€whether€he€hadÐ üL Ðcontinued€to€use€drugs€on€a€daily€basis,€even€after€he€was€indicted€on€the€present€charge.€€DefendantÐ è 8 Ðanswered€affirmatively,€but€stated€that€he€had€not€had€any€alcohol€for€approximately€one€year.€€HeÐ Ô$ Ðclaimed€that€his€decision€to€abstain€had€nothing€to€do€with€the€instant€crime,€however;€he€simplyÐ À Ðbelieved€that€it€was€ð ðtime€to€stopðð€because€he€was€young.€€He€said€that€the€continued€use€of€alcoholÐ ¬ü Ðwould€take€ð ðits€tollðð€on€his€body,€and€he€ð ð[did€not]€want€to€deal€with€that.ððÐ ˜è ÐÌààNeither€the€victim€nor€her€family€testified€at€the€sentencing€hearing.€€At€the€conclusion€of€theÐ pÀ Ðproceeding,€the€trial€court€found€that€Defendant€was€not€a€favorable€candidate€for€probation€orÐ \¬ Ðalternative€sentencing.€€Accordingly,€the€trial€court€ordered€that€Defendant€serve€his€sentence€inÐ H˜ Ðconfinement€based€upon€the€following:€(1)€Defendantððs€criminal€history€was€significant,€(2)Ð 4„ ÐDefendantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation€was€low,€as€evinced€by€the€fact€that€he€refused€to€acceptÐ p Ðresponsibility€for€his€actions,€and€(3)€Defendantððs€testimony€was€untruthful€and€lacked€candor.€Ð \ ÐConsequently,€the€trial€court€sentenced€Defendant€to€serve€his€eight€year€sentence€in€confinement.€Ð øH ÐÌòòà@òò&ìàANALYSISóóˆÐ Ð ÐÌààThe€sole€issue€in€this€appeal€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€ordering€Defendant€to€serveÐ ¨ø Ðhis€entire€sentence€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€Defendant€contends€that€he€should€haveÐ ”ä Ðreceived€probation€or€some€other€type€of€alternative€sentence,€i.e.,€supervision€in€a€communityÐ €Ð Ðcorrections€program.€€The€State€responds€that€the€record€adequately€supports€the€trial€courtððs€denialÐ l¼ Ðof€any€form€of€alternative€sentencing.€€We€agree€with€the€State.Ð X ¨ ÐÌààÔ‡XOXXXOÔWhen€a€defendant€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€this€CourtÐ 0"€ Ðconducts€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€theÐ #l! Ðsentencing€court€are€correct.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„401(d),€40„35„402(d)€(1997).€€If€ourÐ $X" Ðreview€ð ðreflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€imposed€a€lawfulÐ ô$D # Ðsentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€the€factors€and€principles€set€outÐ à%0!$ Ðunder€the€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record,Ð Ì&"% Ðthen€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€even€if€we€would€have€preferred€a€different€result.ðð€€òòState€v.Ð ¸'#& ÐPikeóó,€978€S.W.2d€904,€926„27€(Tenn.€1998);€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐApp.€1991).€€Ô#†XOXXXO>#ÔOn€the€other€hand,€if€the€trial€court€failed€to€comply€with€the€statutory€guidelines,€ourÐ )à$( Ðreview€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€without€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòState€v.€Pooleóó,€945€S.W.2d€93,€96€(Tenn.Ð |*Ì%) Ð1997).€€Having€concluded€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevantÐ h+¸&* Ðfacts€and€circumstances€in€this€case,€our€review€of€Defendantððs€sentencing€determination€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóóÐ ° Ðwith€a€presumption€of€correctness.Ð œì ÐÌààOn€appeal,€the€defendant€has€the€burden€of€establishing€that€the€sentence€is€improper.€€òòSeeóóÐ tÄ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d),€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€€In€determining€whether€theÐ `° Ðdefendant€has€carried€this€burden,€this€Court€must€consider:€€(a)€the€evidence€adduced€at€trial€andÐ L œ Ðthe€sentencing€hearing;€(b)€the€presentence€report;€(c)€the€principles€of€sentencing;€(d)€the€argumentsÐ 8 ˆ Ðof€counsel;€(e)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense;€and€(f)€the€defendantððs€potential€or€lackÐ $t Ðof€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„103(5),€„210(b)€(1997).Ð ` ÐÌààBecause€Defendant€agreed€to€be€sentenced€as€a€standard€Range€II€offender€convicted€of€aÐ è 8 ÐClass€C€felony,€he€is€not€entitled€to€the€statutory€presumption€in€favor€of€alternative€sentencing.€€òòSeeóóÐ Ô$ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6)€(1997).€€We€are€mindful,€however,€that€the€determination€ofÐ À Ðwhether€Defendant€is€entitled€to€an€alternative€sentence€and€whether€he€is€entitled€to€probation€areÐ ¬ü Ðdifferent€inquiries.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Boggsóó,€932€S.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€If€DefendantÐ ˜è Ðhad€been€entitled€to€the€statutory€presumption€favoring€alternative€sentencing,€the€State€would€haveÐ „Ô Ðthe€burden€of€overcoming€the€presumption€with€evidence€to€the€contrary.€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823Ð pÀ ÐS.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€455€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),Ð \¬ Ðòòoverruled€on€other€groundsóó€(òòState€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1€(Tenn.€2001));€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð H˜ Ð35„102(6),€„103€(1997).€€With€regard€to€probation,€Defendant€bears€the€burden€of€establishingÐ 4„ Ðsuitability,€even€if€he€had€been€entitled€to€the€statutory€presumption€of€alternative€sentencing.€Ð p ÐòòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€455;€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b)€(1997).€€Therefore,€we€shallÐ \ Ðaddress€the€issues€concerning€probation€and€alternative€sentencing€separately.Ð øH ÐÌòòà@ÏÏ$ìàI.€€ProbationóóˆÐ Ð ÐÌààTo€meet€the€burden€of€establishing€suitability€for€full€probation,€a€defendant€mustÐ ¨ø Ðdemonstrate€that€probation€will€ð ðsubserve€the€ends€of€justice€and€the€best€interest€of€both€the€publicÐ ”ä Ðand€the€defendant.ðð€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€456€(quoting€òòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€259Ð €Ð Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990)).€€The€following€criteria,€while€not€controlling€the€discretion€of€theÐ l¼ Ðsentencing€court,€shall€be€accorded€weight€when€deciding€the€defendantððs€suitability€for€probation:€Ð X ¨ Ð(1)€the€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð D!” Ð210(b)(4);€(2)€the€defendantððs€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation,€including€the€risk€thatÐ 0"€ Ðduring€the€period€of€probation€the€defendant€will€commit€another€crime,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð #l! Ð35„103(5);€(3)€whether€a€sentence€of€full€probation€would€unduly€depreciate€the€seriousness€of€theÐ $X" Ðoffense,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B);€and€(4)€whether€a€sentence€other€than€full€probationÐ ô$D # Ðwould€provide€an€effective€deterrent€to€others€likely€to€commit€similar€crimes,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ à%0!$ Ð40„35„103(1)(B).€€òòId.óó€€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌààA€defendant€is€eligible€for€full€probation€where€the€sentence€received€by€the€defendant€isÐ ¤(ô#' Ðeight€years€or€less,€subject€to€some€statutory€exclusions€not€relevant€here.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ )à$( Ð40„35„303(a).€€Although€full€probation€must€be€automatically€considered€by€the€trial€court€as€aÐ |*Ì%) Ðsentencing€alternative€whenever€the€defendant€is€eligible,€ð ðthe€defendant€is€not€automatically€entitledÐ h+¸&* Ðto€probation€as€a€matter€of€law.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b),€Sentencing€CommissionÐ ° ÐComments;€òòState€v.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€373€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€Rather,€a€defendantÐ œì Ðseeking€full€probation€bears€the€burden€of€showing€that€the€sentence€imposed€is€improper€and€thatÐ ˆØ Ðprobation€will€be€in€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Bakeróó,€966€S.W.2dÐ tÄ Ð429,€434€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€Generally,€this€Court€will€not€set€aside€findings€of€fact€made€byÐ `° Ðthe€trial€court€after€an€evidentiary€hearing€unless€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€preponderatesÐ L œ Ðagainst€the€trial€courtððs€findings.€€òòState€v.€Dickóó,€872€S.W.2d€938,€943€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòStateÐ 8 ˆ Ðv.€Youngóó,€866€S.W.2d€194,€197€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€This€deference€applies€to€a€trial€courtððsÐ $t Ðfindings€of€fact€in€the€context€of€sentencing€hearings.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Rainesóó,€882€S.W.2d€376,€383Ð ` Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).Ð üL Ð€€Ð è 8 ÐààAs€a€preliminary€matter,€we€observe€that€Defendant€is€eligible€for€probation€based€on€the€factÐ Ô$ Ðthat€his€agreed„upon€sentence€is€eight€years€or€less.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(a)€(1997).€Ð À ÐThe€record€reflects€that,€prior€to€sentencing€Defendant,€the€trial€court€considered€the€evidenceÐ ¬ü Ðpresented€during€the€trial€(which€was€incorporated€by€reference€at€the€Stateððs€request)€and€theÐ ˜è Ðsentencing€hearing,€in€addition€to€the€presentence€report€and€relevant€sentencing€factors.€€Thereafter,Ð „Ô Ðthe€trial€court€concluded€that€Defendant€should€serve€his€sentence€in€confinement€based€on€itsÐ pÀ Ðfindings€that:€(1)€Defendantððs€criminal€history€is€significant,€(2)€Defendantððs€potential€forÐ \¬ Ðrehabilitation€is€poor,€and€(3)€Defendantððs€testimony€was€untruthful€and€lacked€candor.Ð H˜ ÐÌàà€We€concur€with€the€trial€courtððs€determination€that€Defendant€displayed€a€lack€of€potentialÐ p Ðfor€rehabilitation.€€The€record€reflects€that,€rather€than€accept€responsibility€for€his€actions,Ð \ ÐDefendant€blamed€alcohol€for€his€criminal€conduct.€€Neither€did€he€appear€remorseful€or€repentantÐ øH Ðto€any€degree.€€According€to€his€testimony€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€Defendant€maintained€that€thisÐ ä4 Ðcase€had€been€ð ðsensationalized€or€carried€a€little€too€far.ðð€€He€admitted€at€one€point€that€unbuttoningÐ Ð ÐE.F.ððs€pants€was€ð ðwrong,ðð€but€his€next€statement,€that€this€ð ðwas€the€extent€of€the€matterðð€clearlyÐ ¼ Ðsuggests€that€he€considered€the€charges€trivial€and/or€unimportant.€€In€spite€of€the€present€chargeÐ ¨ø Ðagainst€him€and€the€fact€that€he€caused€a€fifteen„year„old€girl€to€become€pregnant,€it€is€also€apparentÐ ”ä Ðthat€Defendant€does€not€believe€that€he€has€any€type€of€sexual€problem.€ð ðDefendantððs€Versionðð€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€present€matter€is€contained€in€the€following€excerpt€from€the€presentence€report:Ð l¼ ÐÌà8àI€was€charged€with€aggravated€sexual€battery€which€I€believe€I€was€over€charged.€€IÐ D!” Ðpleaded€guilty€to€attempted€sexual€battery€through€my€own€conscience€&€advice€fromÐ 0"€ Ðmy€lawyer€because€it€was€probationary.€€òòI€donððt€believe€I€did€anything€wrong€to€beÐ #l! Ðcharged€with€such€an€offense.€€óóIt€may€sound€strange,€but€I€believe€her€father€isÐ $X" Ðpushing€this€so€hard€because€he€wants€my€sister€but€she€donððt€want€him€and€I€gotÐ ô$D # Ðcaught€in€the€middle€of€it.Ðà%0!$Ð Ð ÐÌ(Emphasis€added.)€€Clearly,€although€Defendant€admitted€once€that€what€he€did€was€wrong,€it€seemsÐ ¸'#& Ðhe€is€not€entirely€convinced€of€this€fact.€€It€also€appears€that€he€considers€òòhimselfóó€to€be€a€victim.€€HeÐ ¤(ô#' Ðstated€that€Foster€was€somehow€behind€the€charges€against€him€for€reasons€unrelated€to€him€and€thatÐ )à$( Ðhe€merely€ð ðgot€caught€in€the€middle€of€it.ðð€€In€light€of€the€above,€we€find€Defendantððs€potential€forÐ |*Ì%) Ðrehabilitation€to€be€quite€poor.€€Because€he€generally€denies€responsibility€for€his€conduct€or€that€heÐ h+¸&* Ðcommitted€any€wrongdoing,€we€also€conclude€that€the€risk€that€Defendant€may€commit€another€crimeÐ ° Ðduring€a€period€of€probation€is€unacceptably€high.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(5).€€Ð œì ÐÌààIn€addition,€we€agree€that€Defendantððs€testimony€was€untruthful€and€that€he€displayed€aÐ tÄ Ðdisturbing€lack€of€candor€with€regard€to€the€crime.€€A€defendantððs€lack€of€candor,€credibility,€andÐ `° Ðwillingness€to€accept€responsibility€for€his€crime€are€relevant€considerations€in€determining€aÐ L œ Ðdefendantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation,€and€its€lack€thereof€is€a€proper€consideration€in€determiningÐ 8 ˆ Ðwhether€probation€or€confinement€is€appropriateòòóó.€€òòState€v.€Zeoliaóó,€928€S.W.2d€457,€463€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð $t ÐApp.€1996);€òòState€v.€Dowdyóó,€894€S.W.2d€301,€306€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,€857Ð ` ÐS.W.2d€571,€574€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992);€òòState€v.€Bryantóó,€775€S.W.2d€1,€6€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð üL Ð1988)€(ð ðAny€lack€of€candor€on€the€part€of€the€defendant€is€an€important€factor€in€the€overallÐ è 8 Ðconsideration€of€the€issue€of€probation.ðð).€€As€noted€in€the€facts,€Defendant€testified€that€he€had€notÐ Ô$ Ðused€marijuana€during€the€six€or€seven€months€prior€to€the€date€of€the€sentencing€hearing€(July€31,Ð À Ð2001),€which€contradicted€his€admission€to€the€probation€officer€on€May€10,€2001,€that€he€had€usedÐ ¬ü Ðdrugs€in€the€six€weeks€prior€to€that€day.€€The€record€further€reflects€that,€when€asked€why€DefendantÐ ˜è Ðunbuttoned€the€victimððs€pants,€he€replied,€ð ðI€donððt€know.ðð€€Finding€Defendantððs€statement€notÐ „Ô Ðcredible,€the€trial€court€remarked,€ð ðThere€[wa]s€but€one€reason€to€unbutton€that€young€ladyððs€pants,Ð pÀ Ðand€thatððs€a€sexual€motive.ðð€€Based€on€the€above,€we€find€that€Defendantððs€lack€of€candor€providedÐ \¬ Ðan€additional€basis€for€denying€probation.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€259-60€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð H˜ ÐApp.1990),€òòoverruled€on€other€groundsóó€(òòState€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1€(Tenn.€2001)).Ð 4„ ÐÌààIn€sum,€we€find€that€Defendantððs€inability€to€accept€responsibility€for€his€criminal€conduct,Ð \ Ðhis€lack€of€remorse,€and€his€failure€to€accept€that€what€he€did€was€wrong€demonstrate€that€hisÐ øH Ðpotential€for€rehabilitation€is€poor.€€We€also€agree€that€Defendantððs€testimony€revealed€a€lack€ofÐ ä4 Ðcandor€and€truthfulness.€€Accordingly,€Defendant€has€failed€to€show€that€the€trial€courtððs€denial€ofÐ Ð Ðprobation€was€improper€or€that€probation€will€be€in€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.Ð ¼ ÐÌòòÔ‡XOXXXOÔà@’’ìàII.€€Alternative€Sentencing€Other€Than€Probationóó€ˆÐ ”ä ÐÌààDefendant€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€notÔ#†XOXXXO—r#Ô€ordering€that€he€serve€his€sentence€inÐ pÀ Ða€community€corrections€program€or€granting€him€some€other€type€of€alternative€sentence.Ô‡XOXXXOÔÐ \ ¬ ÐÔ#†XOXXXO t#ÔÌààAs€previously€noted,€a€Range€II€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C€felony,€DefendantÐ 4"„ Ðis€not€presumed€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€options.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ #p! Ð40-35-102(6)€(1997).€€Nevertheless,€the€trial€court€must€consider€the€following€factors€when€orderingÐ $\" Ðconfinement:€(1)€ð ð[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€the€defendant€who€hasÐ ø$H # Ða€long€history€of€criminal€conduct,ðð€(2)€ð ð[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€theÐ ä%4!$ Ðseriousness€of€the€offense€or€confinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€toÐ Ð& "% Ðothers€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses,ðð€or€(3)€ð ð[m]easures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€haveÐ ¼'#& Ðfrequently€or€recently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€40-35-103(1)(A)-(C);€òòseeóóÐ ¨(ø#' ÐòòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€As€with€probation,€the€court€may€additionally€consider€a€defendantððsÐ ”)ä$( Ðpotential€for€rehabilitation€or€lack€thereof.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-103(5).Ð €*Ð%) ÐÐ l+¼&* ÐÑ×+Ñâ âØØâ âÑ ÑààThe€record€reflects€that€the€trial€court€denied€alternative€sentencing€based,€in€part,€upon€itsÐ ° Ðfinding€that€Defendantððs€criminal€history€is€ð ðsignificant.ðð€€The€evidence€of€Defendantððs€criminalÐ œì Ðhistory€was€submitted€via€the€presentence€report€and€his€testimony€during€the€sentencing€hearing.€Ð ˆØ ÐThe€presentence€report€revealed€that€Defendant€has€four€felony€convictions€for€distributing€drugsÐ tÄ Ðduring€his€service€in€the€Army€in€1995,€and€that€he€reported€one€misdemeanor€conviction€forÐ `° Ðpossession€of€marijuana€sometime€in€2000.€€We€note€that€the€presentence€report€was€introduced€intoÐ L œ Ðevidence€without€objection€by€Defendant.€€While€Defendantððs€felony€convictions€were€not€recentÐ 8 ˆ Ðor€of€a€violent€character,€they€nevertheless€demonstrate€that€Defendant€has€a€problem€with€illegalÐ $t Ðdrugs.€€Defendant€testified€that€he€began€smoking€marijuana€when€he€was€fifteen€years€old€andÐ ` Ðadmitted€that,€at€the€time€he€committed€the€crime,€he€was€smoking€marijuana€daily€and€consumingÐ üL Ðapproximately€one€case€of€alcohol€a€week.€€Defendant€admitted€that€he€had€continued€to€use€drugsÐ è 8 Ðon€a€daily€basis,€even€after€he€was€indicted€on€the€present€charge.€€We€find€no€error€in€the€trialÐ Ô$ Ðcourtððs€determination€that€alternative€sentencing€was€improper€in€this€case€based€on€DefendantððsÐ À Ðcriminal€history.€€The€trial€courtððs€denial€of€alternative€sentencing€is€further€supported€byÐ ¬ü ÐDefendantððs€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation,€as€previously€discussed,€which€is€also€a€properÐ ˜è Ðconsideration€in€determining€whether€sentence€alternatives€other€than€probation€are€appropriate.€€òòSeeóóÐ „Ô ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(5)€(1997).Ð pÀ ÐÌààFinally,€we€note€that€Defendant€is€not€entitled€to€a€sentence€involving€community€corrections.€Ð H˜ ÐHis€conviction€for€attempted€aggravated€sexual€battery,€designated€a€ð ðcrime€against€the€person,ððÐ 4„ Ðmakes€him€ineligible.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-36-106(a)(2)€(1997€&€Supp.€2001).€€Ð p ÐÌààFor€the€forgoing€reasons,€we€find€the€trial€court€did€not€err€in€denying€Defendant€probationÐ øH Ðor€any€other€form€of€alternative€sentencing.€€Defendant€is€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€issue.Ð ä4 ÐÌòòà@FF%ìàCONCLUSIONóóˆÐ ¼ ÐÌààAccordingly,€we€AFFIRM€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð ”ä ÐÌààà` àà¸ààààhààÀààà___________________________________€Ð l¼ Ðààà` àà¸ààààhààÀàààTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGE