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Followingasentencinghearing,thetrialcourtorderedtheAppellanttoserveelevenmonthsand (x twentyninedaysinthecountyjail.Becausewefindthatthetrialcourtdidnoterrinsentencingthe a Appellant,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.#XWXXX2n##XXW#XWX J  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheTrialCourtisAffirmed.     #XW;#XWX.JerryL.Smith,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,_P.J._,andDavidG.  Hayes,J.,joined.  VirginiaLeeStory,Franklin,Tennessee,fortheappellant,CarlosCurry. Z PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneral&Reporter;KimR.Helper,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;Ron ,| Davis,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andMaryKatharineWhite,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral, e fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. N @@OO& OPINION #XXW#XWX ! ! #XXW #XWX  X2nXXXW  Acursoryreviewofthefactsadducedattrialwillbehelpfultoanunderstandingofour ## reviewoftheAppellantscase.OnApril7,2001,theAppellantcelebratedhistwentyfifthbirthday. $$ Ataround3:00thatmorning,policeofficerswerecalledtothesceneofanaccidentinwhichthe u% % Appellantwasinvolved.TheofficerstestifiedthattheAppellantsmelledofalcohol.Asampleof ^&!& theAppellantsbloodwastaken,anditwasdeterminedthathisbloodalcohollevelwas.14.Police G'"' experts,whoanalyzedthesceneoftheaccident,testifiedthattheAppellantsvehiclecrossedinto 0(#( theoncominglaneoftraffic,whereitstruckaCadillac.TherewasalsoevidencethattheAppellant )i$) wasspeedingatthetimeofthecrash.AllfourpassengersintheCadillacdied.Basedonthis *R%* evidence,theAppellantwasconvictedoffirstoffense_DUI_,butthejuryfoundhimnotguiltyofall *;&+ fourcountsofvehicularhomicide. +$',   , (- _  Followingasentencinghearing,thetrialcourtorderedtheAppellanttoservehiseleven   month,twentyninedaysentenceinconfinement.Inreachinghisconclusion,thetrialjudgenoted  thattheAppellanthadbeendeclarednotguiltyofallfourcountsofvehicularhomicide.However,  thejudgeopinedthatthefourdeathswereanimportantcircumstanceoftheoffensethatmayhave k beenavoidedwereitnotfortheAppellantsintoxication. T   ThesoleissueraisedbytheAppellantiswhetherthetrialcourtimposedanexcessive & v sentence.#XWXXX2nd #X2nXXXWWhenanaccusedchallengesthelength,range,ormannerofserviceofasentence,this  _ Courthasadutytoconductadenovoreviewofthesentencewithapresumptionthatthe  H determinationsmadebythetrialcourtarecorrect.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).This  1  presumptionis conditionedupontheaffirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialcourt    consideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev.Ashby,823   S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991).TheburdenisontheAppellanttoshowtheimproprietyofthe   sentence.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035401,SentencingCommissionComments.     DUI,firstoffense,isaClassAmisdemeanor.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.5510403(m). W  #XWXXX2n5#X2nXXXWMisdemeanorsentencingiscontrolledbyTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4035302,which @ providesinpartthatthetrialcourtshallimposeaspecificsentenceconsistentwiththepurposesand )y principlesofthe1989CriminalSentencingReformAct.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035302(b). b Misdemeanorsentencingisdesignedtoprovidethetrialcourtwithcontinuingjurisdictionanda K greatdealofflexibility.SeeStatev.Troutman,979S.W.2d271,273(Tenn.1998);Statev.Baker, 4 966S.W.2d429,434(Tenn.Crim.App.1997).#XWXXX2n$#X2nXXXW    OurlegislaturehasprovidedthatadefendantconvictedoffirstoffenseDUI shallbe  confined...fornotlessthanfortyeighthoursnormorethanelevenmonthsandtwentyninedays.  Tenn.CodeAnn.5510403(a)(1).#XWXXX2n#X2nXXXWIneffect,thestatutemandatesamaximumsentenceforaDUI q conviction,whichiselevenmonthsandtwentyninedays,andtheonlyfunctionofthetrialcourtis Z todeterminewhatperiodabovethestatutoryminimumperiodofincarceration,ifany,istobe C suspended.  #  1      ׀SeeTroutman,979S.W.2dat273;Statev.Combs,945S.W.2d770,774(Tenn.Crim. ,| App.1996). e   ThetrialcourtinthiscaseorderedtheAppellanttoservehisentireelevenmonthandtwenty  7 ninedaysentenceinthecountyjail.TheAppellantassertsthatthetrialcourterredbyconsidering, !   asacircumstanceoftheDUIoffense,thedeathsofthefourpassengersoftheCadillacwhen " ! sentencingtheAppellant,despitethefactthatthejuryacquittedtheAppellantofanyresponsibility #" forthosefourdeaths.Insupportofhisargumentthatenhancementofasentencebaseduponthe $# considerationofachargeforwhichadefendantisacquittedisimproper,theAppellantcitesState t% $ v.Dockery,917S.W.2d258(Tenn.Crim.App.1995)andStatev.JamesE.Brice,No.03C019605 ]&!% CC00189,1996WL689923,at*4(Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,Dec.3,1996).InDockery,this F'"& Courtheldthatconsiderationofthedeathofavictimmaynotbeusedasanenhancementfactorfor /(#' aDUIconvictionwherethedefendanthadbeenacquittedofvehicularhomicide.SeeDockery,917  S.W.2dat262.Likewise,inBrice,thedefendantwasacquittedofvehicularhomicideandleaving  thesceneofanaccident,buthewasfoundguiltyofDUI.ThisCourtheldthat,becausehehadbeen  acquittedofvehicularhomicide,thedeathofthevictimcouldnotbeusedtotriggertheenhancement k factorthatthecrimewascommittedundercircumstancesinwhichthepotentialforbodilyinjuryto T avictimwasgreat.SeeBrice,1996WL689923,at*4(citingTenn.CodeAnn.4035114(17) =  (2002Supp.)). & v   TheStateconcedesinitsbriefthatthetrialcourterredbyconsideringthedeathsofthefour  H passengersoftheCadillacsincetheappellantwasacquittedofthefourcountsofvehicular  1  homicide,andtheStatecitesDockeryandBriceinsupportofitsposition.However,boththe    AppellantandtheStateoverlookthefactthatthesecaseshavebeenoverruledbyoursupreme   courtsdecisioninStatev.Winfield,whichspecificallystatesthat asentencingcourtmayapply   anenhancementfactorbasedonfactsunderlyinganoffenseforwhichthedefendanthasbeen   acquitted,solongasthefactshavebeenestablishedintherecordbyapreponderanceofthe n  evidence.23S.W.3d279,283(Tenn.2000);seealsoStatev.BrendaF.Jones,No.W200200751 W  CCAR3CD,2003WL21756681,at*3(Tenn.CrimApp.,Jackson,July29,2003);Statev. @ ThomasWayneShields,No.W200001524CCAR3CD,2002Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS18,at*31 )y (Jackson,Jan.4,2002). b   Intheinstantcase,thetrialjudgementionedduringhisrulingthattheenhancementfactors 4 neednotbeprovenbeyondareasonabledoubt.Thetrialjudgestatedthathethoughtitwas   probablethat,hadtheAppellantnotbeenintoxicated,hecouldhavetakenmeasuresthatwould  haveresultedinalesssevereaccidentoravoidedtheaccidentaltogether.Fromthetrialcourts  remarks,itisclearthathefoundbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethatthevictimsdeathswere  atleastinparttheresultoftheAppellantsconduct.Therefore,considerationofthedeathsofthe q fourvictimsinsettingtheAppellantssentencewasnoterror. Z   Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.#XWXXX2nm##XXW9 #XWX ,|    `       `     h     ___________________________________ !      `     h     JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE