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àà À à)à  àà p àÐ à0  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHonorable€Seth€Norman,€JudgeÐ Ð  ÐCALVIN€DEWAYNE€BRANCH,à À à)Ð À Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€€€€€€€€(Driving€Without€a€License;€Knowing€€à (# àÐ ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àAppellant.à h àà À à)à  àPossession€of€Handgun€by€Convicted€Felon)Ð  ð ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌFOR€THE€APPELLANT:à h àà À àà  àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:Ð 0€ ÐÌRoger€K.€Smithà  àà h àà À àà  àJohn€Knox€WalkupÐ ` Ð104€Woodmont€Boulevardà h àà À àà  àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÐ P ÐSuite€115à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue,€NorthÐ ð@ ÐNashville,€TN€€37205à h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493Ð à0 ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àKaren€M.€YacuzzoÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue,€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37234„0493ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àVictor€S.€Johnson,€IIIÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à222€Second€Avenue,€North,€Suite€500Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37201„1649ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJames€W.€MilamÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à222€Second€Avenue,€North,€Suite€500Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37201„1649ÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€_______________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌL.€T.€LAFFERTY,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌò òÌó óÓÓÐ  ÓÌÌà ` àIn€the€absence€of€an€objection€to€the€Stateððs€response€by€the€defendant,€the€trialÏcourt€did€not€give€a€curative€instruction€to€the€jury.€€Ordinarily,€this€issue€would€be€waivedÏin€the€absence€of€a€proper€objection,€but€due€to€the€allegation€of€an€improper€comment€by€Ïthe€State€as€to€the€defendant€not€testifying,€we€will€address€the€merits.€ÌÌà ` àThe€State€is€absolutely€prohibited€from€commenting€upon€a€decision€made€by€theÏdefendant€not€to€testify€at€trial.€òòGriffin€v.€California,€óó380€U.S.€609,€85€S.Ct.€1229,€14Ð @)$' ÐL.Ed.2d€106€(1965).€€Also,€Tennessee€precludes€such€commentary,€both€by€its€constitutionÏand€by€legislative€enactment.€€Tenn.€Const.€art.€I,€Ô‡ XHXXXHÔðð€Ô#†XHXX XHðB#Ô9;€òòStaples€v.€State,€óó89€Tenn.€231,€14Ð -P(+ ÐS.W.€603€(Tenn.€1890);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„17„103.ÌÌà ` àIn€assessing€any€error€on€this€issue,€we€must€be€guided€by€the€factors€set€forth€inÐ  2ð-1 ÐòòState€v.€Buck,€óó670€S.W.2d€600,€609€(Tenn.€1984):Ð €4Ð/3 ÐÓÓà ` àÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à(1)à8ä ¸ Ð ¸ Ð àThe€conduct€complained€of,€viewed€in€light€of€the€factsÐ P7 26 Ðand€circumstances€of€the€case;Ð ä ¤ä ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à(2)à8ä ¸ Ð ¸ Ð àThe€curative€measures€undertaken€by€the€Court€and€theÐ  :p59 Ðprosecutor;Ð ä ¤ä ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à(3)à8ä ¸ Ð ¸ Ð àThe€intent€of€the€prosecutor€in€making€the€improperÐ à Ðstatement;Ð ä ¤ä ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à(4)à8ä ¸ Ð ¸ Ð àThe€cumulative€effect€of€the€improper€conduct€and€anyÐ ` ° Ðother€errors€in€the€record;€and€Ð ä ¤ä ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#à(5)à8ä ¸ Ð ¸ Ð àThe€relative€strength€or€weakness€of€the€case.Ð0 €ä ¤ä ¤ ÐÌÓnDÓÌà ` àSince€there€was€no€objection€by€the€defendant€to€the€Stateððs€comment€and€noÏcurative€measure€by€the€trial€court,€we€will€analyze€the€other€four€factors.€à Ð àÐ Ð  ÐÌò òà8 ` à(1)€The€conduct€complained€of,€viewed€in€light€of€the€facts€andÐ à Ðcircumstances€of€the€case,€and€Ð ` (#` (# Ðà8 ` à(3)€the€intent€of€the€prosecutor€in€making€the€improper€statement.ó óÐP ` (#` (# Ðà ` àThe€defendant,€in€both€his€opening€statement€and€closing€argument,€suggested€toÏthe€jury€the€reasons€why€he€stopped€Officer€Adams.€However,€the€defendant€failed€toÏprovide€any€evidence€to€support€these€statements.€The€defendant€did€not€testify,€norÏthrough€cross„examination€did€the€defendant€raise€a€reasonable€inference€as€to€ñ¸ñœñ¸ññ´ñtñ´ñhñµñeñµññ¶ñisñ¶ññ¸ñ›ñ¸ñÏñ¸ñœñ¸ññ·ñdefendantððs›Ïñ·ñactions.ñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€€There€is€no€evidence€in€the€record€that€the€prosecutor€acted€in€bad€faith€whenÏmaking€the€remarks€complained€of€by€the€defendant.€The€prosecutor€pointed€out€to€the€juryÏthere€was€no€proof€to€support€the€defendantððs€closing€argument€as€to€why€the€defendantÏfollowed€the€police€officer.€There€is€no€indication€that€this€remark€was€made€with€anyÏmalicious€intent.€€Therefore,€these€two€factors€weigh€favorably€for€the€State.ÌÌà8 ` àò ò(4)€The€cumulative€effect€of€the€improper€conduct€and€any€other€errorsÐ ð-@), Ðin€the€record,€and€Ð ` (#` (# Ðà8 ` à(5)€the€relative€strength€or€weakness€of€the€case.ó óа1-0` (#` (# Ðà ` àIn€reviewing€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€cannot€find€that€the€cumulative€effect€of€allÏassigned€errors€warrants€the€relief€sought€by€the€defendant.€As€previously€noted,€theÏevidence€in€this€trial€is€quite€strong.€€In€conclusion,€we€find€that€the€closing€remark€madeÏon€behalf€of€the€State€did€not€rise€to€the€level€of€constitutional€error.€There€is€no€merit€toÐ 09€48 Ðthis€issue.ÌÌÓ  Óò òD.Ð pÀ ÐÌó óÓ  Óà ` àIn€his€final€assignment€of€error,€the€defendant€contends€the€juryððs€assessment€of€aÐ 0 € Ð$3,000€fine€was€excessive€due€to€the€defendantððs€impoverished€circumstances.€The€StateÏargues€that€the€defendantððs€indigence€is€not€the€controlling€factor€for€the€trial€court€to€setÏaside€the€juryððs€judgment,€but€all€the€factors€set€forth€in€the€1989€Sentencing€Act.€ÌÌà ` àAppellate€review€of€sentencing€is€òòde€novo€óóon€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€theÐ à Ðtrial€courtððs€determinations€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€In€conductingÏa€òòde€novo€óóreview,€we€must€consider€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€andÐ P  Ðsentencing€hearing,€(2)€the€presentence€report,€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€andÏarguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives,€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminalÏconduct,€(5)€any€mitigating€or€statutory€enhancement€factors,€(6)€any€statements€made€byÏthe€defendant€in€his€own€behalf,€and€(7)€the€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€and€„210;€òòState€v.€Ashby,€óó823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Ð °"  Ð1991);€òòState€v.€Moss,€óó727€S.W.2d€229,€236„37€(Tenn.€1986).€Ð $à" ÐÌà ` àIn€this€case,€we€are€unable€to€review€adequately€the€trial€courtððs€sentencingÏconsiderations.€The€defendant€failed€to€include€a€transcript€of€the€sentencing€hearing.€€ItÏis€the€duty€of€the€defendant€to€prepare€a€record€which€conveys€a€fair,€accurate,€andÏcomplete€account€of€what€transpired€at€the€sentencing€hearing€with€respect€to€the€issuesÏwhich€form€a€basis€of€the€appeal.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(b).€òò€State€v.€Miller,€óó737€S.W.2d€556,Ð Ð/ +. Ð558€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòÔ‡ XHXXXHÔperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóóÔ#†XHXX XHçV#Ô€(Tenn.€1987).€€In€the€absence€of€an€adequateÐ °1-0 Ðrecord€on€appeal,€this€court€must€presume€that€the€trial€courtððs€rulings€were€supported€byÏsufficient€evidence.€òòState€v.€Oody,€óó823€S.W.2d€554,€559€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.Ð p5À04 Ðòòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1991).€€Under€these€circumstances,€we€presume€the€trial€courtððs€sentencingÐ P7 26 Ðdecision€was€proper.Ð 09€48 Їà ` àIn€consideration€of€the€record€as€a€whole,€the€judgments€of€the€trial€court€areÏaffirmed.ÌÌÔ‡X–õXXXHÔÓÓÌà ` àà ¸ àà ä àà h àà À àà  à________________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà ä àà h àà À àà  àL.€T.€LAFFERTY,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ___________________________________Ô#†XHXXX–õkY#ÔÐ ä4 ÐTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ