ÿWPCè Óar26L>ü=8¬ÂÎaMrJ™EoZR€›#pmDMYièYãˆ1tÛ½tmعÅ-;²¿‘‡ÛR' Aã¯+œ‰<—ËLÎÓ≓˜ˆÆ°0«þÓ?;"ðÇÿ(ð£Ú&#Ýù]®ô+3,dY+5éQ•ÚiÚ<†˜ÄJL iš=æh„…p ]aí– ax ûF#Ò×mbòX-´ ˆ8Éé¥"…£.=J©ÑYgñÍÍšWHÚpZ_`>þ`ôµ8™ÈÁð”Ùë¬é©Š:úáoE¢ä¦W¦Ÿ²$"ëÀ3¯)þ*Ox´È‰U>é0ir«’\1¥×¯§‰[øD1.–'-U®7I¾ˆBVWbëaœRHŠ¢Ég²íiívkñƒ·Otßœ:c%|HÀ»XµÉÐc·ÖHL}:w=K¯°Úݧ½:¢p¯>Žs’Y4ïvÝ« ›tî:T~í›Ds,Œ­—WxÍÝØÖŽÿÙ)Û¾ßFQ„[:[§w@{A¼K[ä]8¥ ^†…¡¹QRÒÚu³lï~ÓªdpoXÞnìàЗ>)ò\„ËÙ=AŠÈËE9ŠH¬ÀôÎ%,s¹wèb#Á\ % N# 0ˆ% U N­ ­ 0Dû z? Ò¹ z‹ Ò ^ × wã Æç Æ­ ÆsÆ94ÿN$E& m(U@??????????^bÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 0ëåååå BÐÐ 0¤í D3‘ D-Ä 0Kññ AS<Æ 0¤U 0Dù A«=˜HP LaserJet 4050ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ0»(`£ª$¡¡Ñ€.ÑÑ8€½­»»d»»d8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  Ó(í€"  Z6Times New Roman Regular(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó ˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt ˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptЫ‰-s Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 53j1,CCA103|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ(ÆúI Z‹(Times New Roman  Lillie P.J.WedemeyerBeesleyCrossvilleCraigheadKilby Crim i]f I]nincarcerativeAshbySheltonpresentenceClaybrooksGroseclose Oody- ù-(|G2 ä$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€BÍ»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôôò»»Ô d(|3GŠ$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€BÍ»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3GŠ$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€BÍ»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€BÍ»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼BÍ»»»ÔÑ8€ÑXXdì»»d8ÑÔ€¼BÍ»»¼BÍÔà@ttìàÔ‡îM“BÍÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@WW$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEÔ#†¼BÍ»îîM“+#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€October€29,€2002Ð üL ÐÔ‡XÑX»¼BÍÔÌò òÔ#†¼BÍ»XXÑ@#ÔJAMES€ROBERT€CRAWFORD€v.€STATE€OF€TENNESSEEÔ‡XÑX»¼BÍÔó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Cumberland€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€5473B€€€€€Lillie€Ann€Sells,€Judge€Ð æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E2002„01535„CCA„R3„PCÐ ¥õ  ÐDecember€9,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ‘á  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€defendant,€indicted€on€counts€of€especially€aggravated€robbery,€conspiracy€to€commit€aggravatedÐ xÈ  Ðrobbery,€theft€over€$1,000.00,€and€evading€arrest,€entered€pleas€of€guilt€to€aggravated€robbery€andÐ d´ Ðtheft€over€$1,000.00.€€The€trial€court€imposed€an€effective€sentence€of€ten€years.€€There€was€noÐ P  Ðappeal.€€Later,€the€defendant€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€and€the€trial€court€granted€aÐ <Œ Ðdelayed€appeal.€€The€issues€presented€for€our€review€are€as€follows:€(1)€whether€the€guilty€plea€wasÐ (x Ðknowingly€and€voluntarily€entered;€(2)€whether€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€by€failing€to€file€a€directÐ d Ðappeal€or€by€failing€to€timely€file€a€motion€to€reduce€the€sentenceÔ#†¼BÍ»XXѱ#ÔÔ‡XÑX»¼BÍÔ;€(3)€whether€the€trial€court€properlyÐ P Ðmodified€an€illegal€sentence;€and€(4)€whether€the€sentence€imposed€was€excessive.€€The€judgmentÐ ì< Ðis€affirmed.Ð Ø( ÐÓÝÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€Affirmedó óÐ ° ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼BÍ»àXÑ&#ÔÔ‡XÑX.¼BÍÔGary€R.€Wade,€P.J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoe€G.€Rileyóó€and€òòRobert€W.Ð ˆØ ÐWedemeyer,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð tÄ ÐÌKevin€R.€Bryant€(on€appeal)€and€Tom€Beesley€(at€trial),€Crossville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,Ð L œ ÐJames€Robert€Crawford.€Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Kim€R.€Helper,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€andÐ #`" ÐAnthony€J.€Craighead,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ü#L# ÐÌÓ} ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼BÍ»XXѬ #ÔÔ‡XÑX»¼BÍÔÐ À&"& ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼BÍ»XXÑT #ÔÔ‡XÑX»¼BÍÔÓ  Óà  àOn€March€11,€1999,€the€defendant,€David€William€Collins,€Billy€L.€Kilby,€and€Joshua€RayÐ ˜(è#( ÐRobbins,€were€involved€in€the€robbery€of€a€Kentucky€Fried€Chicken€restaurant.€€According€to€theÐ „)Ô$) Ðstipulated€facts€presented€by€the€Ô#†¼BÍ»XXѲ #ÔÔ€XÑX»¼BÍÔstate€at€the€time€of€the€guilty€pleas,€the€defendant€and€one€of€theÐ p*À%* Ðothers,€who€was€armed€with€a€knife,€broke€into€the€back€of€the€restaurant€wearing€stocking€masksÐ \+¬&+ Ðand€toboggans.€€An€employee,€Crystal€Horne,€was€struck€in€the€face€several€times€and€stabbed€in€theÐ H,˜', Ðleg€as€she€was€forced€to€remove€more€than€$1,000.00€from€the€safe.€€An€off„duty€police€officerÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôobserved€the€men,€who€were€carrying€a€knife€and€the€cash,€as€they€left€the€restaurant€and€made€theÐ ° Ðarrests.€€The€defendant€admitted€his€participation€in€the€robbery.€€As€a€part€of€the€original€pleaÐ œì Ðagreement,€charges€of€conspiracy€to€commit€aggravated€robbery€and€evading€arrest€were€dismissedÐ ˆØ Ðby€the€state.€€The€charge€of€especially€aggravated€robbery€was€reduced€to€the€lesser€offense€ofÐ tÄ Ðaggravated€robbery,€to€which€the€defendant€pled€guilty.€€The€defendant€also€pled€guilty€to€theft€overÐ `° Ð$1,000.00.€€Initially,€the€trial€court€imposed€a€ten„year€sentence€which€was€to€be€suspended€after€oneÐ L œ Ðyear€in€jail;€probation€was€ordered€to€extend€for€12€years.€€Three€days€after€the€hearing€on€the€guiltyÐ 8 ˆ Ðpleas,€the€state,€after€determining€that€probation€was€not€permitted€for€the€crime€of€aggravatedÐ $ t Ðrobbery,€filed€a€motion€to€correct€the€illegal€sentence.€€Less€than€two€weeks€later,€the€trial€courtÐ  ` Ðoffered€the€defendant€the€opportunity€to€withdraw€his€pleas€of€guilt.€€When€he€declined,€choosingÐ ü L  Ðinstead€to€remain€bound€to€the€plea€agreement,€a€sentence€of€ten€years€was€imposed€to€be€served€inÐ è 8  Ðthe€Department€of€Correction.€€There€was€no€appeal.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àIn€2001,€11€months€after€the€corrected€sentence€was€imposed,€the€petitioner€filed€a€petitionÐ ¬ü  Ðfor€post„conviction€relief.€€After€determining€that€the€defendant€was€denied€direct€appellate€review,€Ð ˜è  Ðthe€trial€court€granted€this€delayed€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„213.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà@ÅÅ*ìàò òIó óˆÐ \¬ Ðà  àInitially,€the€defendant€contends€that€his€pleas€were€not€voluntary.€€He€claims€that€he€wasÐ H˜ Ðcompelled€by€the€unusual€circumstances€to€re„enter€his€guilty€pleas€at€the€second€proceeding.€Ð 4„ ÐFurther,€the€defendant€alleges€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€file€a€motion€toÐ  p Ðreduce€the€sentence€or€a€direct€appeal€of€the€sentence€imposed.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€alleges€in€his€post„conviction€petition€that€his€plea€was€involuntary,€that€hisÐ ä4 Ðsentence€violated€double€jeopardy€and€due€process€principles€and,€by€an€amended€petition€after€hisÐ Ð  Ðattorney€was€appointed,€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€by€having€failed€to€file€a€motion€toÐ ¼  Ðreduce€the€sentence€or€prosecute€a€direct€appeal.€€The€trial€court€granted€a€delayed€appeal€underÐ ¨ø ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„30„213,€which€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:Ð ”ä ÐÌà8  àWhen€the€trial€judge€conducting€the€hearing€pursuant€to€this€part€finds€that€theÐ l¼ Ðpetitioner€was€denied€the€right€to€an€appeal€from€the€original€conviction€in€violationÐ X ¨ Ðof€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€or€the€Constitution€of€Tennessee€and€thatÐ D!” Ðthere€is€an€adequate€record€of€the€original€trial€proceeding€available€for€such€review,Ð 0"€  Ðthe€€judge€can€.€.€.€grant€a€delayed€appeal.Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„213(a)(1).Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àIn€òòGibson€v.€Stateóó,€7€S.W.3d€47,€50€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998),€this€court€establishedÐ Ì&"% Ðprocedural€guidelines€for€the€delayed€appeal.€€Our€court€ruled€that€when€a€delayed€appeal€wasÐ ¸'#& Ðwarranted,€as€in€this€instance,€the€remaining€allegations€should€be€dismissed€without€prejudice€whileÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€direct€appeal€is€in€process.€€The€dismissal€was€to€be€without€prejudice€so€that,€at€the€conclusionÐ )à$( Ðof€the€direct€appeal,€a€subsequent€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€could€be€filed€without€anyÐ |*Ì%) Ðconcern€over€procedural€bars€such€as€waiver€or€previous€determination.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð h+¸&* Ð30„206(g)€and€(h);€òòcf.óó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„202ðð)€("[i]f€a€prior€petition€has€been€filed€whichÐ ° Ðwas€resolved€on€the€merits€by€a€court€of€competent€jurisdiction,€any€second€or€subsequent€petitionÐ œì Ðshall€be€summarily€dismissed").€€Recently,€however,€our€supreme€court€amended€Rule€28€of€theÐ ˆØ ÐRules€of€the€Supreme€Court€related€to€the€granting€of€a€delayed€appeal:Ð tÄ ÐÌà8  à[I]n€cases€in€which€the€trial€court€or€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€determines€thatÐ L œ Ðthe€petitioner€was€deprived€of€the€right€to€an€appeal€pursuant€to€Rule€3,€TennesseeÐ 8 ˆ ÐRules€of€Appellate€Procedure,€the€trial€court€or€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€òòshallÐ $ t Ðstayóó€the€post„conviction€proceedings€pending€the€final€disposition€of€the€delayedÐ  ` Ðappeal.Ðü L Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Sup.€Ct.€Order€amending€Sup.€Ct.€R.€28€ðð€9(d),€Oct.€22,€2002€(emphasis€added).€€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€did€not€expressly€stay€the€post„conviction€proceedings.€€It€did€not,Ð ¬ü  Ðhowever,€address€the€constitutional€claims€included€in€the€post„conviction€petition€in€its€orderÐ ˜è  Ðgranting€the€delayed€appeal.€€Because€the€trial€court€made€no€findings€of€fact€with€regard€to€theÐ „Ô  Ðdefendant's€claims€that€his€pleas€were€not€voluntary€and€that€he€did€not€receive€the€effectiveÐ pÀ Ðassistance€of€counsel,€appellate€review€of€those€claims€is€premature.€€In€consequence,€the€appropriateÐ \¬ Ðaction€is€to€stay€the€post„conviction€proceedings€as€they€relate€to€the€petitioner's€claims€that€hisÐ H˜ Ðcounsel€was€ineffective€and€that€his€pleas€were€not€voluntarily€entered.Ð 4„ ÐÌà@žž)ìàò òIIó óˆÐ  \ Ðà  àNext,€the€defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€modifying€his€original€sentence,€whichÐ øH Ðinvolved€a€term€of€imprisonment€followed€by€probation,€to€a€fully€incarcerative€sentence.€€He€alsoÐ ä4 Ðclaims€that€he€merited€a€lenient€sentence,€as€indicated€by€the€trial€court's€initial€sentence€of€ten€years,Ð Ð  Ðwith€all€suspended€except€for€one€year€in€jail.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„112(a)(2)€establishes€that€a€Range€I€sentence€forÐ ”ä Ða€Class€B€felony€must€be€between€eight€and€twelve€years.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„Ð €Ð Ð303(a)€provides€that€a€defendant€sentenced€to€more€than€eight€years€is€not€eligible€for€any€form€ofÐ l¼ Ðprobation.€€In€addition,€a€defendant€convicted€of€aggravated€robbery€under€Tennessee€CodeÐ X ¨ ÐAnnotated€ðð€39„13„402€is€not€eligible€for€probation€at€all.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(a).€Ð D!” ÐMoreover,€a€defendant€convicted€of€aggravated€robbery€is€not€eligible€for€a€community€correctionsÐ 0"€  Ðsentence.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„36„106(a)(2).€€In€this€case,€the€sentence€imposed€for€theÐ #l! Ðdefendant's€conviction€for€aggravated€robbery€provided€for€a€term€of€imprisonment€followed€byÐ $X" Ðprobation,€in€direct€contravention€of€the€sentencing€act.€€It€is€well„settled€that€òòóó"'a€judgment€imposedÐ ô$D # Ðby€a€trial€court€in€direct€contravention€of€express€statutory€provisions€regarding€sentencing€is€illegalÐ à%0!$ Ðand€is€subject€to€being€set€aside€at€any€time,€even€if€it€has€become€final.'"€€òòMcConnell€v.€Stateóó,€12Ð Ì&"% ÐS.W.3d€795,€798€(Tenn.€2000)€(quoting€òòState€v.€Mahleróó,€735€S.W.2d€226,€227-28€(Tenn.€1987)).€Ð ¸'#& ÐThe€trial€court,€therefore,€had€no€choice€but€to€correct€the€illegal€sentence.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àAfter€being€advised€of€the€alternatives€at€the€hearing€on€the€motion€to€correct€the€illegalÐ |*Ì%) Ðsentence,€the€defendant€elected€not€to€withdraw€his€guilty€pleas€even€when€the€trial€court€offered€toÐ h+¸&* Ðlet€him€do€so.€€The€trial€court€then€ordered€that€the€original€ten„year€sentence€be€served€in€theÐ ° ÐDepartment€of€Correction.€€When€imposing€the€corrected€sentence,€the€trial€court€reiterated€that€theÐ œì Ðfollowing€statutory€enhancement€factors€were€applicable:Ð ˆØ ÐÌà8  à(1)€The€defendant€has€a€previous€history€of€criminal€convictions€or€criminal€behaviorÐ `° Ðin€addition€to€those€necessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range;€ÐL œÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(5)€the€defendant€treated€or€allowed€the€victim€to€be€treated€with€exceptional€crueltyÐ 8 ˆ Ðduring€the€commission€of€the€offense;€Ð$ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(8)€the€defendant€has€a€previous€history€of€unwillingness€to€comply€with€theÐ  ` Ðconditions€of€a€sentence€involving€release€in€the€community;€Ðü L Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(10)€the€defendant€had€no€hesitation€about€committing€the€crime€when€the€risk€toÐ è 8  Ðhuman€life€was€high;€ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(16)€the€crime€was€committed€under€circumstances€under€which€the€potential€forÐ À  Ðbodily€injury€to€a€victim€was€great;€andЬü Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(20)€the€defendant€was€adjudicated€to€have€committed€a€delinquent€act€or€acts€as€aÐ ˜è  Ðjuvenile€that€would€constitute€a€felony€if€committed€as€an€adult.Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1),€(5),€(8),€(10),€(16),€and€(20).€€The€trial€court€determined€thatÐ \¬ Ðtwo€mitigating€factors,€the€defendant's€young€age€(19)€and€his€sincere€apology€to€the€victim,€òòseeóóÐ H˜ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(6)€and€(13),€were€applicable€but€concluded€that€they€would€be€givenÐ 4„ Ðvery€little€weight.Ð  p ÐÌà  àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€it€is€theÐ øH Ðduty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€byÐ ä4 Ðthe€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€uponÐ Ð  Ðthe€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ ¼  Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.Ð ¨ø ÐJonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597,€600€(Tenn.€1994).€€"If€the€trial€court€applies€inappropriate€factors€orÐ ”ä Ðotherwise€fails€to€follow€the€1989€Sentencing€Act,€the€presumption€of€correctness€falls."€€òòState€v.Ð €Ð ÐSheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€The€Sentencing€Commission€CommentsÐ l¼ Ðprovide€that€the€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€show€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ X ¨ ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„401,€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.Ð D!” ÐÌà  àOur€review€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencingÐ #l! Ðhearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counselÐ $X" Ðrelative€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense;€(5)€any€mitigatingÐ ô$D # Ðor€enhancing€factors;€(6)€any€statements€made€by€the€defendant€in€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€theÐ à%0!$ Ðdefendant's€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€„210;Ð Ì&"% ÐòòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€alleges€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€the€application€of€factors€(5),€(10),€and€(16).€Ð )à$( ÐThe€state€concedes€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€applying€factors€(10)€and€(16),€òòseeóó€òòState€v.Ð |*Ì%) ÐClaybrooksóó,€910€S.W.2d€868,€872€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994)€(holding€that€factors€(10)€and€(16)€areÐ h+¸&* Ðnot€applicable€to€an€aggravated€robbery€conviction€because€the€crime€necessarily€involves€risk€toÐ ° Ðhuman€life€and€potential€for€bodily€harm),€but€asserts€that€enhancement€factor€(5),€that€the€defendantÐ œì Ðtreated€or€allowed€the€victim€to€be€treated€with€exceptional€cruelty,€was€appropriate.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àBefore€enhancement€factor€(5)€may€be€applied,€the€facts€must€demonstrate€a€culpabilityÐ `° Ðdistinct€from€and€greater€than€that€incident€to€the€crime.€€òòState€v.€Pooleóó,€945€S.W.2d€93,€98€(Tenn.Ð L œ Ð1997).€€The€trial€court€is€required€to€place€on€the€record€the€actions€of€the€defendant€which€qualifiedÐ 8 ˆ Ðas€exceptionally€cruel.€€òòState€v.€Goodwinóó,€909€S.W.2d€35,€45€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€Initially,Ð $ t Ðwhile€the€trial€court€referred€to€testimony€of€both€the€victim€and€the€defendant,€there€is€no€transcriptÐ  ` Ðof€the€testimony.€€It€is€the€responsibility€of€the€appellant€to€prepare€an€adequate€record€for€appeal.€Ð ü L  ÐòòSeeóó€òòGroseclose€v.€Stateóó,€615€S.W.2d€142€(Tenn.€1983).€€When€critical€portions€of€the€record€areÐ è 8  Ðomitted,€this€court€must€presume€that€the€decision€was€correct.€€òòState€v.€Keenóó,€996€S.W.2d€842Ð Ô$  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999);€òòState€v.€Oodyóó,€823€S.W.2d€554,€559€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€Here,€theÐ À  Ðevidence€presented€at€the€sentencing€hearing€apparently€established€that€the€defendant€entered€theÐ ¬ü  Ðstore€with€the€co„defendant€and€that€the€victim€was€manhandled,€choked,€and€stabbed.€€The€trialÐ ˜è  Ðcourt€also€noted€that€the€victim€begged€for€mercy,€informing€the€perpetrators€that€she€was€the€motherÐ „Ô  Ðof€two€young€children.€€Further,€the€defendant€threatened€the€victim€that€she€would€be€killed€if€sheÐ pÀ Ðmade€any€attempt€to€contact€authorities.€€In€our€view,€the€trial€court€properly€applied€enhancementÐ \¬ Ðfactor€(5).Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àIn€conclusion,€because€there€were€four€applicable€enhancement€factors,€to€which€great€weightÐ  p Ðwas€given,€and€only€two€applicable€mitigating€factors,€a€ten„year€sentence€is€appropriate.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.Ð ä4 ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ”ä Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE