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ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Р»XXœl #ÔÔ‡XœlX»¼РÔÓ  Óà  àThe€Defendant€was€a€prison€guard€at€the€Corrections€Corporation€of€America€(CCA)€prisonÐ ü#L# Ðfacility€in€Whiteville,€Tennessee€when€another€prison€guard€approached€him€about€making€someÐ è$8 $ Ðextra€money.€€That€guard€asked€the€Defendant€to€bring€some€drugs€into€the€facility€the€next€day.€€TheÐ Ô%$!% Ðtwo€arranged€to€meet€at€an€Amoco€station,€where€the€other€guard€gave€the€Defendant€marijuana€toÐ À&"& Ðbring€into€the€facility.€€The€Defendant€was€instructed€to€place€the€marijuana€in€a€trash€can€in€the€staffÐ ¬'ü"' Ðbathroom,€where€the€other€guard€would€pick€it€up.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€he€did€as€he€wasÐ ˜(è#( Ðasked,€but€around€6:00€p.m.,€he€discovered€that€the€other€guard€had€been€terminated.€€Around€10:00Ð „)Ô$) Ðp.m.,€the€Defendant€removed€the€marijuana€from€the€trash€can€to€take€it€out€of€the€facility.€€However,Ð p*À%* Ðhe€was€approached€by€a€senior€officer€who€asked€to€search€the€Defendant€for€drugs.€€The€DefendantÐ \+¬&+ Ðconfessed€to€possessing€drugs,€and€he€was€arrested.€€He€was€found€to€be€in€possession€ofÐ H,˜', Ðapproximately€five€ounces€of€marijuana.€€The€Defendant€was€taken€to€the€police€station,€where€heÐ 4-„(-ý Ðcooperated€with€the€police€and€answered€all€of€their€questions.€€He€was€subsequently€released€onÐ ° Ðbond.€€Later,€the€Defendant€borrowed€a€friendððs€car€and€went€back€to€the€police€station€to€talk€to€aÐ œì ÐTennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation€agent,€at€the€agentððs€request.€€The€Defendant€identified€the€personÐ ˆØ Ðwho€gave€him€the€marijuana.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€presentence€report€reflects€that€at€the€time€of€sentencing,€the€Defendant€was€thirty„fiveÐ L œ Ðyears€old,€married,€although€separated€from€his€wife,€and€had€two€children.€€He€has€two€priorÐ 8 ˆ Ðconvictions:€€one€for€burglary€and€one€for€attempted€forgery.€€Both€convictions€are€over€eleven€yearsÐ $ t Ðold.€€At€the€hearing,€the€Defendant€testified€that€he€served€ten€months€of€his€four€year€sentence€forÐ  ` Ðburglary€in€jail,€and€he€did€not€serve€any€jail€time€for€the€attempted€forgery.€€He€told€the€court€thatÐ ü L  Ðhis€prior€convictions€were€the€result€of€an€alcohol€problem€that€he€had€at€the€time.€€The€DefendantÐ è 8  Ðcompleted€an€alcohol€treatment€program,€and€he€reported€that€he€had€not€consumed€any€alcohol€sinceÐ Ô$  Ð1994.€€In€the€statement€he€gave€to€the€probation€officer,€the€Defendant€stated,Ð À  ÐÌà8  à[Officer€Rivers]€told€me€to€put€the€drugs€in€my€shoes€and€carry€[them]€in.€€I€know€itÐ ˜è  Ðis€wrong€for€what€I€did€and€I€know€I€have€to€pay€for€what€I€did,€but€I€have€never€triedÐ „Ô  Ðto€denie€[sic]€or€lie€about€what€I€did€and€I€am€very€sorry€for€what€I€did€&€I€have€hurtÐ pÀ Ða€lot€of€people,€but€I€will€cooperate€with€the€court€and€I€promise€I€will€better€my€lifeÐ \¬ Ðand€I€do€thank€you€for€giving€me€a€chance€to€tell€how€I€came€to€be€involved€in€thisÐ H˜ Ðcharge.Ð4„Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAfter€hearing€the€testimony€and€the€argument€of€counsel,€the€trial€court€ruled€as€follows:Ð  \ Ðà8  àThe€Court€finds€the€Defendant€has€a€prior€history€of€criminal€convictions€andÐ øH Ðcriminal€behavior€[in€addition€to€those€necessary€to€establish€the]€appropriate€range.€Ð ä4 ÐAnd€the€Defendant€abused€the€position€[of€private]€trust€as€a€guard€for€the€CCA€byÐ Ð  Ðbringing€in€contraband€into€the€facility€of€his€employment.м Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThese€enhancement€factors€outweigh€the€mitigating€factor€that€heððs€admittedÐ ”ä Ðhis€guilt€and€that€he€has€assisted€the€authority€in€apprehending€others€involved€in€theÐ €Ð Ðcrime.Ðl¼Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€Court€sentences€Defendant€to€a€$2,000€fine€and€three€years€in€theÐ D!” ÐDepartment€of€Corrections€and€assigns€the€Defendant€to€serve€30€percent€before€heððsÐ 0"€  Ðeligible€for€release.€€Defendant€will€report€here€on€February€15th€at€5:00€p.m.Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAnd€then€in€recognizing€the€Defendant€will€be€presumed€eligible€or€aÐ ô$D # Ðfavorable€candidate€for€an€alternative€sentencing,€the€Court€denies€same€based€uponÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€prior€record€of€the€Defendant.€€€€€€Ô#†¼Р»XXœlh #ÔÔ€XœlX»¼РÔÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€Defendant€now€argues€that€he€should€have€been€granted€alternative€sentencing.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌÔ‡XœlXXXœlÔà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€this€CourtÐ |*Ì%) Ðhas€a€duty€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinationsÐ h+¸&* Ðmade€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€isÐ ° Ðð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencingÐ œì Ðprinciples€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Ð ˆØ Ð1991).Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àWhen€conducting€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€a€sentence,€this€Court€must€consider:€(a)€the€evidence,Ð L œ Ðif€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(b)€the€presentence€report;€(c)€the€principles€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðsentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(d)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€theÐ $ t Ðcriminal€conduct€involved;€(e)€any€statutory€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors;€(f)€any€statementÐ  ` Ðmade€by€the€defendant€regarding€sentencing;€and€(g)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€forÐ ü L  Ðrehabilitation€or€treatment.€€òòState€v.€Thomasóó,€755€S.W.2d€838,€844€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988);€Tenn.Ð è 8  ÐCode€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€„210.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€that€theÐ ¬ü  Ðcourt€imposed€a€lawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€theÐ ˜è  Ðfactors€and€principles€set€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€areÐ „Ô  Ðadequately€supported€by€the€record,€then€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€even€if€we€would€haveÐ pÀ Ðpreferred€a€different€result.€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð \¬ ÐÔ#†XœlXXXœl‚#ÔÌÔ‡XœlXXXœlÔà  àA€defendant€who€ð ðis€an€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€DÐ 4„ Ðor€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€options€in€the€absenceÐ  p Ðof€evidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6).€€Our€sentencing€law€also€providesÐ  \ Ðthat€ð ðconvicted€felons€committing€the€most€severe€offenses,€possessing€criminal€histories€evincingÐ øH Ða€clear€disregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€of€society,€and€evincing€failure€of€past€efforts€atÐ ä4 Ðrehabilitation€shall€be€given€first€priority€regarding€sentencing€involving€incarceration.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„Ð Ð  Ð102(5).€€However,€the€act€does€not€provide€that€all€offenders€who€meet€the€criteria€are€entitled€toÐ ¼  Ðsuch€relief;€rather,€it€requires€that€sentencing€issues€be€determined€by€the€facts€and€circumstancesÐ ¨ø Ðpresented€in€each€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987)€(citingÐ ”ä ÐòòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€228,€235€(Tenn.€1986)).€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àBecause€the€Defendant€was€convicted€of€a€Class€C€felony€as€a€standard€offender,€he€isÐ X ¨ Ðpresumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€an€alternative€sentence,€unless€sufficient€evidence€rebutsÐ D!” Ðthat€presumption.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6).€Ô#†XœlXXXœlÈ&#ÔÔ‡XœlXXXœlÔ€In€denying€the€Defendant€an€alternativeÐ 0"€  Ðsentence,€the€trial€court€merely€stated€that€it€ð ðdenies€same€based€upon€the€prior€record€of€theÐ #l! ÐDefendant.ðð€€Thus,€it€does€not€affirmatively€appear€on€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€theÐ $X" Ðappropriate€principles€of€sentencing.€€òòSeeóó€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€Accordingly,€our€review€ofÐ ô$D # Ðthe€Defendant's€sentence€is€òòde€novoóó€without€a€presumption€of€correctness.Ô#†XœlXXXœlã,#ÔÔ‡XœlXXXœlÔà  àÐ à%0!$ Ðà  àÌà  àGuidance€regarding€what€constitutes€ð ðevidence€to€the€contraryðð€which€would€rebut€theÐ ¸'#& Ðpresumption€of€alternative€sentencing€can€be€found€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„103(1),Ð ¤(ô#' Ðwhich€sets€forth€the€following€considerations:Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà8  à(A)€Confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€a€defendant€who€hasÐ ° Ðâ âa€long€history€of€criminal€conduct.МìÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(B)€Confinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€orÐ ˆØ Ðconfinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likelyÐ tÄ Ðto€commit€similar€offenses;€or€Ð`°Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(C)€Measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recently€beenÐ L œ Ðapplied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant.Ð8 ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌòòSee€alsoóó€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€170;€òòState€v.€Neelyóó,€1€S.W.3d€679,€685€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999).€Ð  ` ÐAdditionally,€the€principles€of€sentencing€reflect€that€the€sentence€should€be€no€greater€than€thatÐ ü L  Ðdeserved€for€the€offense€committed€and€should€be€the€least€severe€measure€necessary€to€achieve€theÐ è 8  Ðpurposes€for€which€the€sentence€is€imposed.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(3)„(4).€€The€court€shouldÐ Ô$  Ðalso€consider€the€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment€of€the€defendant€in€determining€theÐ À  Ðsentence€alternative.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„103(5).Ô#†XœlXXXœl&/#ÔÔ‡XœlXXXœlÔÐ ¬ü  Ðà  àÌà  àBased€on€our€òòde€novoóó€review,€we€conclude€that€the€presumption€of€alternative€sentencing€hasÐ „Ô  Ðbeen€rebutted.€€We€base€our€conclusion€on€the€Defendantððs€history€of€criminal€conduct€and€ourÐ pÀ Ðfindings€that€confinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€and€thatÐ \¬ Ðmeasures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€theÐ H˜ ÐDefendant.€€In€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),€we€stated,Ð 4„ ÐÌà8  àIn€order€to€deny€an€alternative€sentence€based€on€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€ð ðtheÐ  \ Ðcircumstances€of€the€offense€as€committed€must€be€especially€violent,€horrifying,Ð øH Ðshocking,€reprehensible,€offensive,€or€otherwise€of€an€excessive€or€exaggeratedÐ ä4 Ðdegree,ðð€and€the€nature€of€the€offense€must€outweigh€all€factors€favoring€a€sentenceÐ Ð  Ðother€than€confinement.м Ð Ð  ÐÌòòId.óó€at€454€(quoting€òòState€v.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€374„75€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991)).€€TheÐ ”ä Ðcircumstances€of€this€offense€are€especially€reprehensible€because€the€Defendant€abused€his€positionÐ €Ð Ðof€trust€as€a€prison€guard€in€committing€the€offense.€€He€was€well€aware€of€the€consequences€ofÐ l¼ Ðcriminal€activity,€as€he€saw€them€every€day€he€worked.€€He€was€entrusted€with€the€protection€andÐ X ¨ Ðsupervision€of€prison€inmates.€€Yet,€the€Defendant€agreed€to€bring€drugs€into€the€prison€facility,Ð D!” Ðknowing€that€his€actions€were€wrong€and€illegal.€€While€the€Defendant€did€cooperate€with€the€policeÐ 0"€  Ðand€take€responsibility€for€his€actions,€we€believe€that€the€nature€of€the€offense€outweighs€theseÐ #l! Ðfactors€which€would€favor€a€sentence€other€than€confinement.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àWe€also€recognize€the€Defendantððs€prior€criminal€history.€€Although€the€DefendantððsÐ à%0!$ Ðconvictions€are€over€eleven€years€old,€he€does€have€two€felony€convictions.€€He€did€not€serve€anyÐ Ì&"% Ðjail€time€for€the€attempted€forgery,€and€he€served€ten€months€of€a€four€year€sentence€for€burglary.€Ð ¸'#& ÐWhile€the€Defendant€went€many€years€without€acquiring€another€offense,€it€is€apparent€that€hisÐ ¤(ô#' Ðrehabilitation€was€not€a€success.€€When€he€did€commit€another€offense,€he€abused€his€position€as€aÐ )à$( Ðprison€guard€to€bring€drugs€into€the€prison.€€Thus,€we€conclude€that€measures€less€restrictive€thanÐ |*Ì%) Ðconfinement€have€proved€unsuccessful.€€In€order€to€facilitate€the€Defendantððs€rehabilitation€and€toÐ h+¸&* Ðimpose€the€least€severe€measure€necessary€to€achieve€the€purposes€of€the€sentence,€we€believe€aÐ ° Ðsentence€of€confinement€is€necessary.Ð œì ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€à  àÐ tÄ ÐÌÔ#†XœlXXXœl6#ÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE