WPC # VUNa % 0(4b  w@ 0JP 0T 0^ 0hL 0r 0|& 0 0( 1u 0d- U> U* B) B"DC? AMv~ D3/vb 0@5 AOu 0D D/ BHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLl(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ԡ @ d3|x - - b D D 8e (e r r  5e Ӏ2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d d$$$$7Border 1dd-&C << G !"  ##   YYY FILED#XJanuary21,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`%%%%'dxdStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ion-F Geneva  ion-F Geneva ("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . "  4   #\RA'\ћR'(&A1-j|`  `@Rߛ  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE   ` XDpX ATNASHVILLE     ` XDpX   DECEMBER1997SESSION  ` D 򀀀 )  ` cSTATEOFTENNESSEE, ) `  c  )C.C.A.No.01C019702CC00040 Appellee, )  )BedfordCountyV. )  )HonorableCharlesLee,Judge   ) MARKROBERTCARTER,  )(Sentencing)  ) Appellant. )  ` FORTHEAPPELLANT: FORTHEAPPELLEE:AndrewJacksonDearing,III JohnKnoxWalkup117SouthMainStreet AttorneyGeneral&ReporterSuite101̜Shelbyville,TN37160 GeorgiaBlytheFelner CounselfortheState 450JamesRobertsonParkway Nashville,TN372430493  W.MichaelMcCown DistrictAttorneyGeneral RobertCrigler AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral OnePublicSquare,Suite100 Shelbyville,TN37160 OPINIONFILED:___________________ AFFIRMED PAULG.SUMMERS, Judge ` p     OPINION     7sXXdXXd7    `  p Theappellant,MarkRobertCarter,pledguiltytorecklessendangermentandreceivedasentenceofoneyearandsixmonthsinjail.Athissentencinghearing,theappellantrequestedprobation,buthisrequestwasdenied.HenowappealstothisCourt. Theappellantssoleissueonappealiswhetherthetrialcourtproperlydeniedprobationaspartofhissentence.Weaffirm. OnApril23,1996aroundmidnight,theappellant,whowasnineteenyearsold,wasdragracingatahighrateofspeedinanareaoftownthatisheavilytraveled.Whenthepolicetriedtopulltheappellantover,heranfromthepolice.Twoweeksbefore,onApril9,1996,theappellantpledguiltytorecklessdrivingfromanincidentoccurringonJanuary31,1996.Duringthatincident,theappellant,whohadattendedapartyandhadbeendrinking,drovedownanicyroadtowardtheTysonplant,whichemploysanumberofpeople.Whenquestionedathissentencinghearingforthatoffense,theappellantrespondedthathehadlearnedhislesson,andhereceivedsixmonthsprobation. Theappellantarguesthatheshouldhavereceivedprobationasecondtime.Hemaintainsthathehassteadyemploymentandhassupportedhimselfforthepastseveralyears.Also,hearguesthatwhileonprobationforhispriorrecklessdrivingoffense,hereportedtohisprobationofficerandpaidhisfinesandcostsasordered.Headmitsthat hemadeafoolishmistakeandwasrunningaroundbeingstupid,andnowrealizestheerrorofhisways. Thestatecontendsthatthetrialcourtproperlydeniedprobation.Itrecognizesthattheappellantisonlynineteenyearsoldandhasagoodemploymenthistory.However,thestatenotesthatthetrialcourt placedgreatweightonthefactthatonlytwoweeksbeforethedefendantcommittedthecrimeinthiscase,hepledguiltytoasimilarcrimeandreceivedsixmonthsprobation.Furthermore,thestatemaintainsthattheappellantadmittedtounderagedrinking.Indenyingtheappellantsrequestforprobation,thetrialcourtstatedthat probationdoesntmeananythingtothedefendantotherthanhehastopayhiscourtcostsandthatistheonlyimpressionthefirstprobationmade. Whenanappellantchallengesthelength,range,ormannerofserviceofasentence,thisCourtconductsadenovoreviewwithapresumptionthatthedeterminationsmadebythetrialcourtarecorrect.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d)(1990).However,thispresumptionisconditionedonanaffirmativeindicationintherecordthatthetrialcourtconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev.Ashby,823S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991). Theappellantbearstheburdenofshowingthatthesentencewasimproper.Id.󀀀Indeterminingwhethertheappellanthasmetthisburden,thisCourtmustconsider(a)theevidenceadducedattrialandthesentencinghearing;(b)thepresentencereport;(c)theprinciplesofsentencing;(d)theargumentsofcounsel;(e)thenatureandcharacteristicsoftheoffense;and(f)theappellantspotentialorlackofpotentialforrehabilitationortreatment.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035103(5),210(b)(1990). AlthoughtheappellantreceivedprobationasaresultoftheJanuary31,1996incident,heobviouslyhadnotlearnedhislessonbecausehecontinuedtoengageindangerousandillegalbehavior.Henotonlyputhisownlifeindanger,butalsothelivesofmanyothers.Thetrialjudgewascorrectwhenhestatedthat [t]hedefendantsactionsare[a]preludetodeathonthehighway.Probationisaprivilege,notaright.Thisisthelessonthattheappellantmustnowlearn.Weaffirmthetrialcourtsjudgment.`  p  ______________________________  PAULG.SUMMERS,JudgeCONCUR:______________________________JOSEPHB.JONES,PresidingJudge______________________________WILLIAMM.BARKER,Judge"