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ÔÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÑ#€,,Xd#ÑÑ#€,,Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÓ` °˜XÓÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ  ÑÑ Ü ÑÓÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€-Ô›Ñ7€ \Í XXdæXXdÈ7ќـ!ÙßR€01/A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌ€à8 àà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEà@ à€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€œ€MAY›€1998€SESSIONÌÌÓÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à)à àÌ€à àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppellee,€à àà à)à àNo.€03C01„9709„CC„00395Ìà à€€€€€à àà à€€à à)Ìà àà àà àà à)à à€Blount€CountyÌv.à àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà à)à àHonorable€D.€Kelly€Thomas,€Jr.,€Judge€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà à)ÌJOHNNY€K.€BLANKENSHIP,à à)à à(Obtaining€a€controlled€substance€by€forgery)Ìà àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€Ìà àAppellant.à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:ÌÌMack€Garnerà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€Walkup€ÌDistrict€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAttorney€General€of€TennesseeÌ419€High€Streetà àà àà àà àà àandÌMaryville,€TN€37804à àà àà àTodd€R.€Kelley€€€€€€€Ì(AT€TRIAL)à àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€General€of€Tennessee€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïà àà àà àà àà à425€Fifth€Avenue€North€€€€€à àà àÌJohn€E.€Herbisonà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493Ì2016€Eighth€Avenue€SouthÌNashville,€TN€37204à àà àà àMichael€L.€Flynn€€Ì(ON€APPEAL)à àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àandÌà àà àà àà àà àPhilip€MortonÌà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà à363€High€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àMaryville,€TN€37804ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€œFILED:____________________ÌÌ›ÌÌœAFFIRMED›ÌÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌœÌÓÓ›à@ àòòò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóÌÌà àThe€defendant,€Johnny€K.€Blankenship,€appeals€as€of€right€from€hisÏconviction€upon€a€guilty€plea€in€the€Blount€County€Circuit€Court€for€obtaining€aÏcontrolled€substance€by€forgery,€a€Class€D€felony.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€theÏdefendant€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender€to€three€years€incarceration€in€the€custodyÏof€the€Department€of€Correction€to€be€suspended€and€served€on€probation€afterÏserving€thirty€days€in€the€county€jail.€€The€trial€court€also€imposed€a€five€hundred€dollarÏfine.€€The€defendant€contends€that€the€sentence€imposed€is€excessive€and€that€the€trialÏcourt€erred€by€denying€full€œprobation.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€conviction.›€€ÌÌà àThe€record€reflects€that€the€defendant€was€charged€with€obtainingÏhydrocodone€by€forgery.€€The€record€also€reflects€that€the€defendant€entered€a€guiltyÏplea€to€the€offense,€although€it€does€not€include€a€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearingÏat€which€the€convicting€evidence€would€be€presented€by€stipulation€or€testimony.€€AÏguilty€plea€hearing€often€provides€an€important€occasion€for€the€state€to€present€itsÏproof,€and€thus,€it€is€the€equivalent€of€a€trial€and€should€be€made€part€of€the€record€onÏappeal€in€order€to€comply€with€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„210.€€Also,€counselððs€argument€at€theÏsentencing€hearing€is€not€included€in€the€sentencing€hearing€œtranscript,€a€necessaryÏconsideration€for€imposing€the€specific€sentence€and€the€appropriate€sentencingÏalternative€under€T.C.A.›€ðð€40„35„210(b)(3).€€The€defendant€must€prepare€a€transcript€ofÏthe€evidence€as€is€necessary€to€convey€a€fair,€accurate€and€complete€account€of€whatÏtranspired€with€respect€to€those€issues€that€are€the€bases€of€appeal.€€T.R.A.P.€24(b).€ÌÌà àIn€any€event,€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€is€justified€by€theÏrecord€before€us.€€The€presentence€report€reflects€that€the€then€forty„year„oldÏdefendant€reported€that€he€committed€the€offense€because€he€was€having€trouble€withÏhis€teeth.€€He€said€that€a€man€came€up€to€him€in€Loudon,€told€him€that€œhe€knew›€that€theÏdefendant€was€having€trouble€with€his€teeth,€and€asked€him€if€he€would€like€to€buyÏsome€painkillers€for€twenty€dollars.€€The€defendant€stated€that€he€agreed€to€the€offer.€ÏHe€said€that€the€man€filled€out€a€prescription€in€the€defendantððs€name€for€twentyÏhydrocodone€and€that€the€man€told€him€to€go€to€Maryville€to€get€the€prescription€filled.€ÍThe€defendant€stated€that€he€took€the€prescription€to€a€store€in€Maryville€and€filled€theÏprescription.€ÌÌà àThe€presentence€report€also€reflects€that€the€defendant€has€a€1979Ïconviction€for€second€degree€burglary€for€which€he€received€a€sentence€of€three€to€tenÏyears.€€The€defendant€was€released€on€parole€after€serving€eighteen€months.€€TheÏreport€states€that€the€defendant€claimed€that€he€did€not€drink€alcohol€and€that€the€onlyÏillegal€drugs€that€he€had€used€were€those€involved€in€this€case.€€It€reflects€that€theÏdefendant€stated€that€he€took€two€tablets€of€the€hydrocodone€per€day.€€The€defendantÏclaimed€that€he€no€longer€used€drugs,€and€the€defendantððs€drug€screens€wereÏnegative€for€the€presence€of€drugs.€€The€presentence€report€states€that€the€defendantÏhad€worked€for€the€past€seven€years€for€the€same€employer€and€that€the€defendantÏhad€maintained€employment€with€other€employers€previously€but€had€been€laid€offÏfrom€the€jobs.€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€defendant€testified€concerning€the€offense.€ÏHe€stated€that€he€had€problems€with€his€teeth€when€the€offense€occurred€and€that€heÏcould€not€obtain€treatment€from€a€dentist€unless€he€was€put€to€sleep€because€he€had€aÏgag€reflex.€€The€defendant€said€that€he€did€not€know€the€man€who€sold€him€theÏprescription.€€The€defendant€admitted€that€he€knew€that€the€prescription€was€from€Dr.ÏStimpson,€a€doctor€in€Loudon,€but€that€the€defendant€did€not€go€to€Dr.€Stimpson.€€HeÍstated€that€he€obtained€ten€hydrocodone€pills€when€he€had€the€prescription€filled.€€TheÏdefendant€said€that€he€took€one€pill€per€day€and€that€he€had€used€all€of€the€pills€by€theÏtime€he€was€arrested.€€The€defendant€claimed€that€this€was€the€first€time€he€had€forgedÏa€prescription€to€obtain€drugs.€€ÌÌà àThe€defendant€conceded€that€he€had€earlier€been€convicted€of€being€anÏaccessory€to€burglary€in€1978€or€1979.€€He€said€that€Robert€Oody,€his€brother„in„law,Ïwas€also€involved€in€the€offense.€€He€stated€that€his€involvement€in€the€crime€wasÏlimited€to€giving€Oody€a€ride€to€obtain€a€motorcycle€part€when€Oody€broke€into€aÏhouse.€€The€defendant€testified€that€he€was€released€on€parole€after€serving€eighteenÏmonths€of€his€three€to€ten€year€sentence€and€that€he€completed€the€parole€without€anyÏviolations.ÌÌà àOn€cross„examination,€the€defendant€testified€that€Oody€was€presentÏwhen€he€bought€the€prescription€from€the€man€and€that€Oody€showed€him€where€to€getÏthe€prescription€filled.€€He€also€conceded€that€he€knew€that€he€was€committing€a€crimeÏand€that€he€might€go€to€jail€when€he€took€the€prescription€to€be€filled.€€On€redirectÏexamination,€the€defendant€stated€that€he€now€knew€that€he€should€not€associate€withÏOody€as€Oody€had€stolen€his€van€about€one€to€two€months€earlier,€resulting€in€chargesÏbeing€brought€against€Oody.ÌÌà àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€sentenced€theÏdefendant€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender€to€three€years.€€In€sentencing€the€defendant,Ïthe€trial€court€applied€enhancement€factor€(1),€the€defendant€had€a€prior€criminalÏhistory€in€addition€to€that€necessary€to€establish€his€range€of€punishment.€€œòòSeeóó€T.C.A.›€ððÏ40„35„114(1).€€The€trial€court€denied€full€probation€and€instead€ordered€ð ða€30„day€splitÏconfinement.ðð€€In€denying€full€probation,€the€trial€court€stated:ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà8 àà àThe€question€about€how€to€serve€this€is€not€real€easy.€ÏI€mean,€fifteen€years€working€and€obeying€the€law€is€worthÏsomething,€but€then€again,€as€the€General€said,€runningÏaround€with€the€Oodyððs€is€worth€something,€too.€€Of€course,Ïyou€got€something€from€that.€.€.€.€€Or€lost€something€from€it.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓÌà àThe€defendant€concedes€that€enhancement€factor€(1)€applies€but€arguesÏthat€the€trial€court€should€have€given€little€weight€to€the€factor€because€the€priorÏconviction€occurred€in€1979,€because€the€defendant€played€a€minor€role€in€theÏcommission€of€the€1979€offense,€and€because€the€defendant€completed€his€parole€andÏhad€not€been€in€trouble€since€the€1979€offense€other€than€the€present€offense.€ÏHowever,€the€weight€to€be€afforded€an€existing€factor€is€left€to€the€trial€court's€discretionÏso€long€as€it€complies€with€the€purposes€and€principles€of€the€1989€Sentencing€ActÏand€its€findings€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„210,ÏSentencing€Commission€Comments;€òòMossóó,€727€S.W.2d€at€237;€òòseeóó€òòAshbyóó,€823ÏS.W.2d€at€169.€€The€weight€given€to€factor€(1)€is€justified€by€the€record€before€us.ÌÌà àThe€defendant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€state€its€findings€as€toÏthe€presence€or€absence€of€mitigating€factors.€€He€argues€œthat€the›€trial€court€shouldÏhave€considered€in€mitigation€that€he€did€not€consume€painkillers€excessively,€that€heÏdid€not€obtain€the€drugs€for€œpecuniary›€gain€œthrough›€sale€or€distribution,€that€he€had€aÏgood€work€history,€and€that€he€had€not€committed€a€crime€in€fifteen€years.€€Specifically,Ïhe€argues€that€the€trial€court€should€have€applied€several€mitigating€factors,€includingÏfactors€(2),€(3),€(7),€(11)€and€(13).€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„113.€€ÌÌà àWe€agree€that€the€record€does€not€reflect€the€trial€courtððs€findings€relatingÏto€the€presence€or€absence€of€mitigating€factors€as€required€by€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„210.€ÏòòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„210,€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€€However,€as€statedÏearlier,€the€defendant€failed€to€include€the€guilty€plea€hearing€œand€a›€portion€of€theÏtranscript€providing€the€arguments€of€counsel€relating€to€sentencing.€€It€is€difficult€for€usÏto€give€proper€consideration€of€the€application€of€the€mitigating€factors.€€Without€a€fullÏrecord,€we€may€presume€that€the€trial€court€properly€decided€not€to€apply€anyÏmitigating€factors.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.góó.,€òòState€v.€Oodyóó,€823€S.W.2d€554,€559€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1991).ÌÌà àNext,€the€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€fullÏprobation.€€Initially,€we€note€that€the€record€before€us€does€not€reflect€that€the€trial€courtÏpresumed€the€defendant€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencingÍoptions.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„102(6).€€Nor€does€the€record€before€us€reflect€that€the€trialÏcourt€found€that€the€presumption€in€favor€of€alternative€sentencing€was€overcome€byÏevidence€to€the€contrary.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðððð€40„35„102(6)€and€„103(1)(A)„(C).€€However,Ïgiven€the€state€of€the€record,€we€are€unable€to€undertake€a€full€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€asÏrequired€by€T.C.A.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€Thus,€the€defendantððs€claim€relating€to€the€rejectionÏof€full€probation€would€avail€him€nothing€in€a€review€on€the€merits.€€€€€€œ›Ìà àœ›Ìà àIn€consideration€of€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€œaffirm€theÏjudgment€of€conviction.›ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€Judge€ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJoe€G.€Riley,€Judge€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóCurwood€Witt,€Judge€ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì