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ÐßA€V) °°` dE<Þ` AßÐ ß/  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€defendant€appeals€from€his€conviction€of,€and€four„year€sentence€for,€violation€of€a€habitualÐ Þ. Ðtraffic€offender€order,€failure€to€stop€for€a€red€light,€and€violation€of€the€seat€belt€law.€€He€asserts€thatÐ Î Ðinsufficient€evidence€supported€the€verdict,€that€the€imposed€sentence€was€excessive,€and€that€theÐ ¾ Ðtrial€court€improperly€denied€alternative€sentencing.€€We€affirm€the€convictions€and€sentence,Ð ®þ Ðholding€that€sufficient€evidence€supported€the€verdict€and€that€the€trial€court€properly€sentenced€theÐ žî Ðdefendant.Ð ŽÞ ÐÓÓÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ n¾ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ü4»àXæÓµ#ÔÔ‡XæÓX.¼ü4ÔJohn€Everett€Williams,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€andÐ Nž ÐòòRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð >Ž ÐÌJoseph€F.€Harrison,€Assistant€Public€Defender,€for€the€appellant,€Raymond€Jackson€Collins.Ð n ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Patricia€C.€Ô_ÔKussmannÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð þN ÐH.€Greeley€Wells,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Mary€Katharine€Harvey,€Assistant€DistrictÐ î > ÐAttorney,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.€€€Ð Þ!.  ÐÓÙÓÌÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONÐ ®$þ# ÐÌÓ  Óà  àó óThe€defendant,€Raymond€Jackson€Collins,€was€stopped€by€a€Kingsport€police€officer€afterÐ Ž&Þ!% Ðhe€failed€to€stop€at€a€traffic€light.€€Subsequently,€the€defendant€was€charged€with€violation€of€aÐ ~'Î"& Ðhabitual€traffic€offender€order,€failure€to€stop€at€a€red€light,€possession€of€drug€paraphernalia,Ð n(¾#' Ðviolation€of€an€open€container€law,€and€violation€of€the€seat€belt€law.€€Convicted€of€all€but€theÐ ^)®$( Ðparaphernalia€and€open€container€charges,€the€defendant€received€a€four„year€sentence€on€theÐ N*ž%) Ðhabitual€traffic€offender€conviction,€with€his€sentences€for€the€remaining€misdemeanor€convictionsÐ >+Ž&* Ðlimited€to€the€fines€imposed€by€the€jury.Ô#†¼ü4»XXæÓ#ÔÔ‡XæÓX»¼ü4ÔÐ .,~'+ ÐÐ -n(,ý ÐÔ_Ô‡Ìò òÓ  ÓBackgroundó óÐ  ð ÐÓ¢ÓÌÓ XÓAt€trial,€the€stateððs€first€witness€was€Monica€Powers,€a€Kingsport€Police€Department€patrolÐ €Ð Ðofficer.€€While€on€patrol€one€evening,€at€approximately€10:45€p.m.,€she€approached€a€vehicle€stoppedÐ pÀ Ðat€a€red€light.€€She€noted€that€the€vehicle€had€its€right€turn€signal€activated.€€The€vehicle€did€not€andÐ ` ° Ðcould€not€attempt€a€right€turn,€however,€because€the€right€turn€exit€had€been€passed€before€theÐ P   Ðvehicle€had€reached€the€stop€light.€€The€light€turned€green,€the€vehicle€proceeded€to€another€light,Ð @  Ðand€Powers€noted€that€this€second€light,€yellow€as€they€approached,€turned€red€before€the€vehicle€inÐ 0 € Ðfront€of€her€reached€the€intersection.€€Powers€said€that€the€vehicle€did€not€stop€or€even€slow€downÐ  p  Ðand€that€the€brake€lights€did€not€even€flash.€€At€that€point,€she€initiated€her€blue€lights€and€proceededÐ `  Ðthrough€the€red€light.€€The€vehicle€continued€without€slowing,€and,€after€she€activated€her€siren,€theÐ P  Ðvehicle€pulled€into€the€far€right€lane€and€proceeded€down€the€roadway.€€After€between€one„fourthÐ ð@  Ðand€one„half€of€a€mile,€the€vehicle€pulled€into€a€parking€lot€and€stopped€in€a€parking€space.€€Ð à0  ÐÐ Ð  ÐApproaching€the€vehicle,€Powers,€who€clearly€viewed€the€defendant€from€the€time€heÐ À Ðstopped,€noticed€that€the€driver€was€not€wearing€a€seat€belt.€€When€she€requested€his€drivers€licenseÐ ° Ðand€registration,€the€driver,€the€defendant,€handed€her€a€Virginia€identification€card.Ð  ð Ѐ€Ð à ÐAfter€the€defendant€was€removed€from€the€vehicle,€Powers€and€the€responding€officer€noticedÐ €Ð Ðopen€beer€cans€in€the€front€passenger€floorboard.€€Further,€in€the€driver's€side€seat,€the€fabric€wasÐ pÀ Ðripped.€€In€this€ripped€fabric€she€found€a€metal€pipe,€with€what€she€believed€to€be€the€odor€ofÐ `° Ðmarijuana.€€She€testified€that€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation€Crime€Lab€in€Knoxville€wasÐ P  Ðunable€to€verify€the€presence€of€controlled€substance€in€the€pipe.€€Ð @ ÐÐ 0€ ÐPowers€also€testifiedÔ#†¼ü4»XXæÓ@#ÔÔ‡XæÓX»¼ü4Ô€that€the€defendantððs€movements€as€she€approached€his€vehicle€were€Ð  p Ðinconsistent€with€that€of€one€unbuckling€a€seatbelt:€€In€effect,€he€was€leaning€forward€to€makeÐ ` Ðshifting€motions,€not€turning€to€unlatch€a€buckle.Ð P ÐÐ ð@ ÐOfficer€Todd€Harrison€also€testified.€€On€the€date€in€question,€he€was€also€assigned€to€theÐ à0 Ðpatrol€division€of€the€Kingsport€Police€Department.€€Harrison€testified€€that€Powers'€drivers€licenseÐ Ð  Ðcheck€on€the€driver€indicated€that€the€defendant€was€a€habitual€traffic€offender,€and€she€subsequentlyÐ À! Ðplaced€him€under€arrest.€€Ð °"  ÐÐ  #ð! ÐAt€trial,€the€defendant€stipulated€that€on€November€24,€1997,€he€was€a€habitual€offenderÐ $à" Ðpursuant€to€an€order€entered€on€February€26,€1993,€in€the€Sullivan€County€Criminal€Court,€and€suchÐ €%Ð # Ðorder€prohibited€him€from€operating€a€motor€vehicle€upon€a€public€road,€street,€or€highway€inÐ p&À!$ ÐTennessee.€€Further,€the€parties€stipulated€that€Collins€was€in€court€when€the€order€was€entered€andÐ `'°"% Ðreceived€a€copy€of€this€order,€an€order€in€full€force€and€effect€on€the€date€of€his€arrest.€€Ð P( #& ÐÐ @)$' ÐThe€jury€found€the€defendant€guilty€of€violation€of€the€habitual€traffic€offender€order,€failure€òòóóÔ#†¼ü4»XXæÓ #ÔÔ€XæÓX»¼ü4ÔÐ 0*€%( Ðto€stop€for€a€red€light,€and€violation€of€the€seat€belt€law,€but€acquitted€him€of€possession€of€drugÐ  +p&) Ðparaphernalia€and€violation€of€the€open€container€law.€€Ð ,`'* ÐÑOaÑâ âѰ°Ñâ âÑ  ÑÐ ° ÐAt€the€sentencing€hearing€on€July€15,€1999,€the€trial€court€reviewed€the€defendantððs€criminalÐ  ð Ðhistory.€€The€trial€court€determined€that€the€defendant€had€a€prior€record€of€criminal€activity€andÐ à Ðconvictions€exceeding€those€needed€to€establish€Range€II€offender€status.€€Further,€the€trial€courtÐ €Ð Ðfound€as€an€enhancing€factor€that€the€defendant€failed€to€obey€conditions€of€release€into€theÐ pÀ Ðcommunity.€€In€mitigation,€the€trial€court€found€only€that€the€defendantððs€criminal€conduct€neitherÐ ` ° Ðcaused€nor€threatened€serious€bodily€injury€or€death.€€Ð P   ÐÐ @  ÐThe€defendant€testified€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€stating€that€he€pays€fifty„two€dollars€weeklyÐ 0 € Ðas€child€support€and€that€he€was€awaiting€the€birth€of€his€second€child.€€The€defendant€installedÐ  p  Ðfloors,€carpet,€vinyl,€and€similar€materials€for€his€living.€€He€admitted€to€past€problems€with€drugs,Ð `  Ðespecially€marijuana€and€alcohol.€€The€defendant€requested€consideration€for€CommunityÐ P  ÐCorrections€and€stated€that€he€would€comply€with€any€and€all€terms€or€conditions€of€alternativeÐ ð@  Ðsentencing.Ð à0  ÐÐ Ð  ÐOn€cross„examination,€the€defendant€conceded€that€since€the€charge€incurred€on€NovemberÐ À Ð24,€1997,€he€had€received€two€convictions€for€violations€of€the€Habitual€Offender€Act€in€Virginia.€Ð ° ÐHe€admitted€to€using€marijuana€approximately€three€and€a€half€weeks€before€the€sentencing€hearing.€Ð  ð ÐÌThe€court€determined€that€the€enhancing€factors€far€outweighed€the€single€mitigating€factor.€Ð €Ð ÐTherefore,€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€defendant€as€a€Range€II€offender€to€the€maximum€four€yearsÐ pÀ Ðfor€the€habitual€traffic€offender€offense.€€That€court€imposed€no€incarceration€for€the€remaining€twoÐ `° ÐClass€C€misdemeanor€offenses.€€Ð P  ÐÐ @ ÐÓ XÓÓ  Óò òAnalysisÐ 0€ ÐÌòòSufficiency€of€EvidenceóóÐ ` ÐÌÓv'ÓÓ Xh'Óó óThe€defendant€states€three€proposed€issues€that€collectively€question€the€sufficiency€ofÐ ð@ Ðevidence€supporting€the€verdict.€€He€contends€that:€(1)€the€verdict€of€the€jury€was€contrary€to€the€lawÐ à0 Ðand€the€evidence;€(2)€the€evidence€in€the€record€is€insufficient€as€a€matter€of€law€to€sustain€theÐ Ð  Ðconvictions;€and€(3)€the€evidence€in€the€trial€preponderates€against€the€guilt€of€the€defendant€and€inÐ À! Ðfavor€of€his€innocence.€Ð °"  ÐÐ  #ð! ÐWhen€a€defendant€challengesÔ‡ XÉ XXXæÓÔ€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€must€review€theÐ $à" Ðrecord€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€during€the€trial€was€sufficient€ð ðto€support€the€findingsÐ %à # Ðby€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€€In€determiningÐ |&Ì!$ Ðthe€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€neither€reweighs€nor€reevaluates€the€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòStateÐ h'¸"% Ðv.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€Nor€may€this€Court€substitute€its€inferences€forÐ T(¤#& Ðthose€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€286€S.W.2d€856,Ð @)$' Ð859€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€Court€is€required€to€afford€the€party€prevailing€at€trial€the€strongestÐ ,*|%( Ðâ âlegitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimateÐ +h&) Ðinferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€926,€932€(Tenn.Ð ° ÐCrim.€App.€1995).Ð œì Ðâ âÐ ˆØ Ðà ° àà  àQuestions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€theÐ tÄ Ðevidence,€and€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€facts,€not€thisÐ `° ÐCourt.€€òòId.óó€€€In€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973),€the€Tennessee€Supreme€CourtÐ L œ Ðstated,€ð ðA€guilty€verdict€by€the€jury,€approved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðwitnesses€for€the€State€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€theory€of€the€State.ððÐ $ t ÐÐ  ` ÐBecause€a€verdict€of€guilty€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€replaces€it€with€aÐ ü L  Ðpresumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€of€illustrating€to€this€Court€why€the€evidence€isÐ è 8  Ðinsufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,Ð Ô$  Ð914€(Tenn.€1982);€òòGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€at€476.Ô#†XæÓX X XÉ3*#ÔÐ À  ÐÐ ¬ü  ÐThe€defendant€was€convicted€under€Tennesseeððs€Motor€Vehicle€Habitual€Offenders€Act.€€òòSeeóóÐ œì  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„601€to€„618.€€Therefore,€the€State€was€required€to€prove€that€the€defendantÐ ŒÜ  Ðwas€operating€a€motor€vehicle€in€this€state€while€a€judgment€or€order€of€the€court€prohibiting€himÐ |Ì Ðfrom€driving€remained€in€effect.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„616(a).€€€At€trial,€both€partiesÐ l¼ Ðstipulated€as€follows:€Ð \¬ ÐÐ Lœ ÐÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ XÓOn€November€24,€1997,€the€defendant,€Raymond€J.€Collins,€was€a€Habitual€TrafficÐ <Œ ÐOffender€pursuant€to€an€order€entered€on€February€26,€1993,€in€the€Criminal€CourtÐ ,| Ðfor€Sullivan€County,€Tennessee€declaring€Raymond€J.€Collins€to€be€a€HabitualÐ l ÐTraffic€Offender€and€prohibiting€him€from€operating€a€motor€vehicle€upon€a€publicÐ  \ Ðroad,€street,€or€highway.€€Raymond€J.€Collins€was€in€court€at€the€time€the€order€wasÐ üL Ðentered€and€was€served€with€a€copy€of€that€order.€€The€Habitual€Traffic€OffenderÐ ì< Ðorder€was€in€full€force€and€effect€on€November€24,€1997.Ð Ü, ÐÓ X‘5ÓÓ Xƒ5ÓÓ Xu5ÓÐ Ì ÐAt€trial,€the€police€officer€testified€that€she€stopped€the€defendant€for€running€a€red€light€andÐ ¼  Ðfor€failing€to€wear€a€seat€belt.€€The€officer€further€testified€that€during€the€stop€she€determined€thatÐ ¬ü Ðthe€defendant€was€operating€the€vehicle€in€violation€of€the€Motor€Vehicle€Habitual€Offenderððs€Act.€Ð œ ì ÐThe€jury€obviously€accredited€the€officerððs€testimony.€€This€was€the€juryððs€prerogative.€€We€will€notÐ Œ!Ü Ðdisturb€the€findings€of€the€jury,€and€find€that€there€was€sufficient€evidence€to€support€the€defendantððsÐ |"Ì  Ðconvictions.Ð l#¼! ÐÐ \$¬" ÐÓ XÓÓ  Óò òòòSentencingÐ L%œ # ÐÌÓH;Óó óóóÓ X:;ÓThe€defendant€asserts€two€challenges€against€his€sentence.€€First,€he€argues€that€since€the€trialÐ ,'|"% Ðcourt€applied€one€mitigating€factor,€the€imposed€sentence€should€have€been€less€than€the€maximum.€Ð (l#& ÐSecond,€he€asserts€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€Community€Corrections.€€Ô‡ XÉ XXXæÓÔThis€Courtððs€reviewÐ  )\$' Ðof€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€is€de€novo€with€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð  *\%( ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€conditioned€upon€an€affirmative€showing€in€theÐ ø*H&) Ðrecord€that€the€trial€judge€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€andÐ ä+4'* Ðcircumstances.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€If€the€trial€court€fails€toÐ ° Ðcomply€with€the€statutory€directives,€there€is€no€presumption€of€correctness€and€our€review€is€deÐ œì Ðnovo.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Pooleóó,€945€S.W.2d€93,€96€(Tenn.€1997).€Ð ˆØ ÐÐ tÄ ÐThe€burden€is€upon€the€appealing€party€to€show€that€the€sentence€is€improper.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð `° ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€€In€conducting€our€review,€we€areÐ L œ Ðrequired,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210,€to€consider€the€following€factors€in€sentencing:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ Œ §,°œXÓÓ ¡,Œ §,ÓÌ(1)€[t]he€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;Ð  ` Ð(2)à 4 à[t]he€presentence€report;Ð ü L  Ð(3)€[t]he€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;Ð è 8  Ð(4)à 4 à[t]he€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;Ð Ô$  Ðà0 4 àà  à(5)à 4 à[e]vidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€andÐ À  Ðmitigating€factors€in€ðððð€40„35„113€and€40„35„114;€andЬü 4Ð 4Ð  Ðà0 4 àà  à(6)€[a]ny€statement€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€the€defendantððs€own€behalf€aboutÐ ˜è  Ðsentencing.Ð„Ô 4Ð 4Ð  ÐÓ XeAÓÓ XsAÓÓ" Œ §,¡,ŸA"Óà Ü àÌà Ü àà  àIf€no€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors€for€sentencing€are€present,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð \¬ Ð210(c)€provides€that€the€presumptive€sentence€shall€be€the€minimum€sentence€within€the€applicableÐ H˜ Ðrange.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Lavenderóó,€967€S.W.2d€803,€806€(Tenn.€1998);€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,Ð 4„ Ð788€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€However,€if€such€factors€do€exist,€a€trial€court€should€start€at€theÐ  p Ðminimum€sentence,€enhance€the€minimum€sentence€within€the€range€for€enhancement€factors€andÐ  \ Ðthen€reduce€the€sentence€within€the€range€for€the€mitigating€factors.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð øH Ð210(e).€€No€particular€weight€for€each€factor€is€prescribed€by€the€statute,€as€the€weight€given€to€eachÐ ä4 Ðfactor€is€left€to€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€as€long€as€the€trial€court€complies€with€the€purposesÐ Ð  Ðand€principles€of€the€sentencing€act€and€its€findings€are€supported€by€the€record.€€òòSeeóó€€òòState€v.€Mossóó,Ð ¼  Ð727€S.W.2d€229,€238€(Tenn.€1986);€òòState€v.€Leggsóó,€955€S.W.2d€845,€848€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);Ð ¨ø ÐòòState€v.€Santiagoóó,€914€S.W.2d€116,€125€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210Ð ”ä ÐSentencing€Commission€Comments.€€Nevertheless,€should€there€be€no€mitigating€factors,€butÐ €Ð Ðenhancement€factors€are€present,€a€trial€court€may€set€the€sentence€above€the€minimum€within€theÐ l¼ Ðrange.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(d);€òòseeóó€€òòLavenderóó,€967€S.W.2d€at€806;€òòManning€v.€Stateóó,Ð X ¨ Ð883€S.W.2d€635,€638€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€Ð D!” ÐÌà Ü àà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€imposedÐ #l! Ða€lawful€sentence€after€giving€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€the€factors€and€principles€setÐ $X" Ðout€under€sentencing€law,€and€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€adequately€supported€by€theÐ ô$D # Ðrecord,€then€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€even€if€we€would€have€preferred€a€different€result.€€òòSeeóó€Ð à%0!$ ЀòòFletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€at€789.Ô#†XæÓX X XÉà<#Ô€€In€this€case,€we€find€the€presumption€of€correctness€applicable.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌÓ  Óòòò òòòóóLength€of€SentenceÐ ¼( $' ÐÌÓ  Óó óóóÓ XÓFurther,€we€find€no€error€in€this€case€in€the€courtððs€giving€a€potential€mitigating€factor€noÐ œ*ì%) Ðweight.€€As€a€Class€E€felony€Range€II€offender,€the€potential€sentence€was€from€two€to€four€years.€Ð Œ+Ü&* ÐòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„112(b)(5),€55„10„616.€€The€trial€court€imposed€a€four„year€sentence.€Ð ° ÐWe€find€no€error€in€the€trial€courtððs€applying€two€enhancing€factors:€that€the€defendant€possesses€a€Ð  ð Ðrecord€of€criminal€activity€and€convictions€in€excess€of€that€necessary€to€establish€his€Range€IIÐ à Ðoffender€status€and€that€he€has€a€history€of€failing€to€obey€conditions€of€release€into€the€community.€Ð €Ð ÐòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1),€„(8).€€In€mitigation,€the€trial€court€concluded€that€theÐ pÀ Ðdefendantððs€criminal€conduct€in€the€instant€offense€neither€caused€nor€threatened€serious€bodilyÐ ` ° Ðinjury.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(1).Ð P   ÐÐ @  ÐRegarding€the€enhancement€factors,€the€defendantððs€record€extends€for€several€pages€andÐ 0 € Ðcovers€convictions€from€public€intoxication€to€grand€larceny€and€burglary,€including€numerousÐ  p  Ðtraffic€offenses.€€The€specified€felony€convictions,€both€resulting€from€Virginia,€are€sufficient€basisÐ `  Ðfor€the€trial€courtððs€concluding€that€the€defendant€is€a€Range€II€offender,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð P  Ð35„106(1),€(5)€(two€felony€convictions€of€any€type,€including€those€from€other€states€that€constituteÐ ð@  Ðan€offense€cognizable€in€Tennessee€would€validate€Range€II€classification€for€a€Class€E€felonyÐ à0  Ðoffense,€the€lowest€felony€classification€in€Tennessee),€and€the€remaining€offenses€are€sufficient€toÐ Ð  Ðconstitute€a€history€of€criminal€convictions.€€Further,€we€note€several€instances€in€which€theÐ À Ðdefendant€incurred€charges€while€released€into€the€community€from€prior€convictions.€€Indeed,€asÐ ° Ðthe€instant€charges€were€pending,€he€incurred€two€more€arrests€and€convictions€for€violatingÐ  ð ÐVirginiaððs€habitual€traffic€offender€law.€€While€on€probation€for€a€grand€larceny€conviction,€heÐ à Ðincurred€eight€separate€convictions.€€€Clearly,€the€trial€court€did€not€err€by€applying€these€factors.€Ð €Ð ÐÐ pÀ ÐWe€concur€with€the€trial€court€that€the€relevant€mitigation€factor€has€veryòòò ò€ó óóólittle€or€no€weightÐ `° Ðin€the€instant€case.€€Panels€of€this€Court€have€found€no€error€in€trial€courtsðð€applying€this€mitigationÐ P  Ðfactor€regarding€habitual€traffic€offender€sentencing.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Robert€Lee€Dayóó,€No.€E1999„Ð @ Ð01380„CCA„CD€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filed€May€25,€2000,€at€Knoxville);€òòState€v.€Craig€A.€Hazlettóó,€No.Ð 0€ Ð01C01„9708„CC„00321€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filed€July€31,€1998,€at€Nashville);€òòState€v.€Scotty€WayneÐ  p ÐWhiteóó,€No.€02C01„9709„CC„00372€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filed€April€13,€1998,€at€Jackson).€€òòButóó€òòseeóóÐ ` Ðòòò òòòóóó óState€v.€Michael€Bellewóó,€No.€02C01„9510„CC„00324€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€filed€Feb.€27,€1997,€atÐ P ÐJackson)(The€trial€court€correctly€did€not€apply€the€factor€because€the€Motor€Vehicle€HabitualÐ ð@ ÐOffenders€Act€enacts€the€General€Assemblyððs€public€policy€and€perception€that€some€drivers€are€ofÐ à0 Ðsuch€a€threat€that€their€very€presence€behind€a€wheel€constitutes€a€threat€of€serious€bodily€injury€toÐ Ð  Ðother€drivers.).€€The€defendant€takes€issue€with€the€trial€courtððs€imposing€the€maximum€sentenceÐ À! Ðafter€recognizing€the€factor;€however,€a€trial€court€may,€after€concluding€that€the€enhancing€factorsÐ °"  Ðgreatly€outweigh€any€evidence€of€mitigation,€impose€a€maximum€sentence.€€òòSee,óó€òòe.g.óó,€òòState€v.€Ruaneóó,Ð  #ð! Ð912€S.W.2d€766,€785€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð $à" ÐÐ €%Ð # ÐÓ XÓÓ  Óòòò òManner€of€Serviceó óóóòòÐ p&À!$ ÐÐ `'°"% ÐóóÓ`ÓÓ X`ÓThe€defendant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€erroneously€denied€his€motion€for€alternativeÐ ° Ðsentencing€under€the€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985.€€The€defendant€is€not€presumed€aÐ  ð Ðfavorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing:€As€discussed€above,€he€is€a€Range€II€offender€whoseÐ à Ðcriminal€history€evinces€both€a€clear€disregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€of€society€and€failure€at€pastÐ €Ð Ðefforts€at€rehabilitation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5),€„(6).€€Even€with€this€presumption,Ð pÀ Ðthe€defendant€would€carry€the€burden€of€establishing€his€suitability€for€a€full€alternative€sentence.€Ð ` ° ÐòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€455€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€Notwithstanding€hisÐ P   Ðarguments€that€he€has€responsibilities€and€a€child€on€the€way,€he€did€not€carry€that€burden.€€We€noteÐ @  Ðthat€he€admitted€to€using€marijuana€while€awaiting€sentencing€for€the€instant€offense.€€Further,€heÐ 0 € Ðwas€convicted€of€a€felony€failure€to€appear€for€the€instant€offense.€€Such€conduct,€especially€in€theÐ  p  Ðcontext€of€the€discussed€background,€argues€for,€not€against,€incarceration.Ð `  ÐÐ P  ÐÐ ð@  ÐÓ  ÓÓ XÓ€à @` àà @¸ àà @ àà @h àò òCONCLUSIONó óÐ à0  ÐÓÃeÓÓ XÏeÓÐ Ð  ÐWe€affirm€the€convictions€and€sentence€from€the€trial€court.Ð À Ðà 4 àÌÐ  ð ÐòòÐ à Ðóóò òÐ €Ð Ðó óÓ  Óà0 @4 àà0@` 4(#4(#àà0@Œ ` (#` (#àà0@¸ Œ (#Œ (#àà0@ä ¸ (#¸ (#àà0@ä (#ä (#à___________________________________€Ð pÀ Ðà @4 àà @` àà @Œ àà @¸ àà @ä à€à @ àJOHN€EVERETT€WILLIAMS,€JUDGE