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ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼]¥»XXÑ@ #ÔÔ€XÑX»¼]¥ÔÔ‡ XÑXXXÑÔÓ  Óà  àThe€defendant,€Evelyn€Ô_ÔElissaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔDuckettÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMeltonÔ_Ô,׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€was€convicted€of€misdemeanor€theft€andÐ ü#L# Ðsentenced€to€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days,€with€thirty€percent€of€this€sentence€to€be€servedÐ è$8 $ Ðin€confinement€and€the€remainder€probated.€€The€defendant€appealed,€raising€as€the€sole€issue,Ð Ô%$!% Ðwhether€the€entire€sentence€should€have€been€probated.€€Ð À&"& ÐÌà  àThe€victim,€Charles€H.€Ô_ÔRitcheyÔ_Ô,€who€was€seventy„five€years€old€at€the€time€of€the€incident,Ð ˜(è#( Ðtestified€that€the€defendant€came€to€his€house€at€about€9:15€p.m.€on€July€15,€1999.€€He€was€the€ownerÐ „)Ô$) Ðof€a€used€car€lot€which€was€located€next€to€his€house.€€He€said€that€the€defendant€had€come€to€his€carÐ p*À%* Ðlot€to€look€at€cars€on€three€other€occasions.€€He€carried€a€pistol€as€he€went€to€the€door,€but€put€itÐ \+¬&+ýþ ÐÔ_Ôdown€when€he€recognized€the€defendant.€€She€asked€to€use€the€restroom€at€his€home€as€well€as€hisÐ ° Ðtelephone.€€He€declined€to€allow€her€to€come€into€the€house€to€use€his€restroom€but€brought€hisÐ œì Ðtelephone€to€the€garage;€she€spoke€on€it€for€about€three€minutes.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€then€asked€the€victim€if€she€could€have€a€soft€drink,€and€he€turned€to€go€getÐ `° Ðone€for€her.€€As€he€was€going€up€the€stairs,€the€defendant€hit€him€in€the€back€and€grabbed€his€rightÐ L œ Ðankle,€causing€him€to€fall€face„first€on€the€floor.€€The€defendant€got€on€top€of€him€and€took€his€walletÐ 8 ˆ Ðfrom€his€back€pocket.€€As€she€ran€to€her€car€and€left,€the€victim€telephoned€911€for€assistance.€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€victim€testified€that€his€wallet€contained€ð ða€twenty€dollar€bill€and€two€fives€and€someÐ ü L  Ðonesðð€and€four€credit€cards.€€Even€though€he€reported€the€credit€cards€as€stolen,€he€still€receivedÐ è 8  Ðstatements€for€unauthorized€charges€at€Wal„Mart€for€a€television,€Sears€for€a€vacuum€cleaner€andÐ Ô$  Ðattachments,€and€Loweððs€Hardware€for€some€air€tools€and€attachments.Ð À  ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€testified€that€she€had€been€to€the€victimððs€home€on€other€occasions€and€that,Ð ˜è  Ðon€one€of€these€visits,€he€had€offered€to€pay€her€for€sex,€and€to€pay€her€$50€if€she€would€return€forÐ „Ô  Ðthe€same€purpose.€€She€said€that€she€had€returned€to€collect€this€money€on€July€15,€1999,€but€theÐ pÀ Ðvictim€told€her€that€he€did€not€have€it.€€According€to€the€defendant,€the€victim€fell€as€he€was€goingÐ \¬ Ðup€the€stairs,€and€she€never€touched€him.€€The€defendant€admitted€taking€the€victimððs€wallet€butÐ H˜ Ðdenied€using€any€of€his€credit€cards.€€She€said€that€she€took€$35€to€$40€out€of€the€victimððs€wallet€andÐ 4„ Ðthen€threw€the€wallet€down€as€she€was€leaving€the€victimððs€driveway.Ð  p ÐÌà  àOfficer€Doug€Moore,€of€the€Blount€County€Sheriffððs€Department,€testified€that€he€hadÐ øH Ðinterviewed€the€defendant€two€days€after€the€incident.€€The€videotape€of€the€interview€was€playedÐ ä4 Ðfor€the€jury.€€Although€the€sound€quality€was€poor,€it€appeared€the€defendant€gave€Officer€Moore€theÐ Ð  Ðsame€version€of€events€that€she€testified€to€at€trial.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àFollowing€the€presentation€of€this€proof,€the€defendant€was€convicted€of€the€lesser„includedÐ ”ä Ðoffense€of€misdemeanor€theft€and€sentenced€to€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days,€with€theÐ €Ð Ðdefendant€to€serve€thirty€percent€of€the€sentence€and€the€remainder€on€probation.€Additionally,€theÐ l¼ Ðdefendant€was€ordered€to€pay€$330.57€in€restitution€to€the€victim€and€submit€to€drug€and€alcoholÐ X ¨ Ðscreens,€as€ordered€by€her€probation€officer.€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€victim€reiterated€his€trial€testimony,€denying€the€defendantððsÐ #l! Ðclaims€at€trial€that€he€had€sought€her€for€sexual€favors€and€that€he€owed€her€money€for€that€purpose.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€stated€that€her€testimony€at€trial€had€been€truthful.€€She€again€admitted€takingÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€victimððs€wallet€but€denied€using€his€credit€cards.€€She€said€that€she€had€had€an€alcohol€problemÐ Ì&"% Ðin€the€past€and€that€she€was€disabled€because€she€suffered€from€major€depression,€osteoarthritis,Ð ¸'#& Ðasthma,€and€scoliosis.€Ô#†XÑXX Xѽ #ÔÔ‡ XÑXXXÑÔÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àOn€November€22,€1999,€the€defendant€had€entered€pleas€of€guilty€in€the€Knox€CountyÐ |*Ì%) ÐGeneral€Sessions€Court€to€several€offenses.€€She€pled€guilty€to€having€passed€worthless€checks€onÐ h+¸&* ÐFebruary€8,€1999,€for€$28.48;€February€11,€1999,€for€$37.62;€and€February€21,€1999,€for€$51.74,Ð ° Ðreceiving€concurrent€sentences€in€each€case€of€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days€at€seventy„fiveÐ œì Ðpercent,€with€each€sentence€suspended,€and€the€defendant€ordered€to€pay€restitution.€€Additionally,Ð ˆØ Ðshe€pled€guilty€the€same€day€to€criminal€trespass€after,€according€to€the€affidavit€of€complaint,Ð tÄ Ðpropositioning€a€truck€driver€for€sex,€and€was€sentenced€to€thirty€days,€with€the€sentence€probated.€Ð `° ÐThis€offense€occurred€approximately€two€weeks€after€she€had€been€released€on€bond€following€herÐ L œ Ðarrest€for€the€instant€offense.€€Finally,€she€pled€guilty€on€March€6,€2000,€to€criminal€impersonation,Ð 8 ˆ Ðcommitted€on€November€28,€1999,€and€was€sentenced€to€six€months€confinement,€which€wasÐ $ t Ðsuspended.€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àAdditionally,€the€defendant€told€the€trial€court€that,€as€of€the€date€of€the€sentencing€hearing,Ð è 8  Ðshe€had€a€burglary€case€pending€in€Knox€County,€which€was€set€for€trial€in€February€2001.Ô#†XÑXX XÑ#ÔÔ‡ XÑXXXÑÔ€€Also,€sheÐ Ô$  Ðadmitted€to€a€number€of€misdemeanor€arrests€over€a€period€of,€at€least,€several€years.€€However,€theÐ À  Ðrecord€on€appeal,€which€does€not€contain€a€presentence€report,€is€insufficient€for€us€to€make€a€preciseÐ ¬ü  Ðdetermination€as€to€her€record€of€convictions.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€defendantððs€mother„in„law,€Inez€Melton,€testified€that€thereÐ pÀ Ðwas€ð ða€big€difference€in€[the€defendantððs]€life.ðð€€She€stated€that€the€defendant€stayed€at€home€moreÐ \¬ Ðand€was€ð ðnot€out€running€the€road€and€getting€into€trouble.ðð€€She€further€said€that€the€defendant€hadÐ H˜ Ðnever€been€violent€with€her€or€her€husband.Ð 4„ ÐÔ#†XÑXX XÑù$#ÔÔ‡ XÑXXXÑÔÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€defendant€as€follows:€Ð  \ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àBased€upon€the€verdict€of€the€Jury,€itððs€the€judgment€of€theÐ ä4 ÐCourt€that€you€are€guilty€of€theft.€€The€sentence€imposed€is€11Ð Ð  Ðmonths,€29€days.€€The€place€of€confinement€is€the€Blount€County€Jail.€Ð ¼  ÐYour€release€eligibility€is€30€percent,€which€means€you€will€serve€30Ð ¨ø Ðpercent€of€the€sentence€and€then€be€released€to€serve€the€balance€ofÐ ”ä Ðthat€sentence€on€probation.ЀÐ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àA€condition€of€your€probation€will€be€paying€restitution€ofÐ X ¨ Ð$330.57€and€the€court€costs.ÐD!”` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àYou€can€report€to€serve€your€jail€sentence€on€Friday.€€ThatÐ #l! Ðwill€give€you€an€opportunity€to€decide€whether€you€want€to€appeal€theÐ $X" Ðverdict€or€the€sentence€or€not.€€And€if€you€wish€to€appeal,€then€we€canÐ ô$D # Ðaddress€the€question€of€bond.Ðà%0!$` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIn€setting€the€sentence€as€I€did,€I€considered€your€very€longÐ ¸'#& Ðcriminal€history.€€You€have€very€many,€many€misdemeanorÐ ¤(ô#' Ðconvictions€and€you€have€what€led€to€three€misdemeanor€convictionsÐ )à$( Ðafter€committing€this€offense.€€I€think€Iððm€giving€you€a€lot€of€creditÐ |*Ì%) Ðfor€what€your€mother„in„law€testified€to,€by€not€ordering€you€to€serveÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€whole€11€months€and€29€days.€€Iððm€giving€you€the€benefit€ofÐ ° Ðserving€30€percent€of€that€sentence€in€jail€and€the€rest€of€it€onÐ œì Ðprobation.ЈØ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€Jury€did€not€find€you€guilty€of€robbery.€€But€the€Jury€didÐ `° Ðfind€you€guilty€of€theft€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€And€thereððs€ð!ð€theÐ L œ Ðcircumstances€that€led€to€your€being€there€to€take€the€wallet€from€Mr.Ð 8 ˆ ÐRitchie€[sic]€were€very€suspect.€€And€even€if€you€took€everything€thatÐ $ t Ðyou€say€to€be€true,€you€still€went€down€there€to€get€money€from€him.€Ð  ` ÐAnd€based€on€your€testimony€and€about€what€you€say€that€he€saidÐ ü L  Ðwhen€you€went€there,€he€wasnððt€willing€to€give€you€money€until€youÐ è 8  Ðdid€some€more€things,€even€by€your€story.€€And€you€didnððt,€you€justÐ Ô$  Ðtook€the€money€from€him.€€And€by€Mr.€Ritchieððs€[sic]€story,€wentÐ À  Ðdown€there€to€take€his€money€even€though€the€Jury€wasnððt€convincedÐ ¬ü  Ðthat€you€used€violence€to€do€it,€you€still€went€down€there€and€took€theÐ ˜è  Ðmanððs€money.Ð„Ô ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àYour€chances€of€rehabilitation,€I€think€appear€to€be€muchÐ \¬ Ðimproved€from€what€it€was€before.€€Iððm€going€to€require€that€duringÐ H˜ Ðthe€time€that€youððre€on€probation€that€you€follow€the€probationÐ 4„ Ðofficerððs€instructions€about€any€drug€or€alcohol€treatment€thatððsÐ  p Ðneeded.€€You€are€at€a€point€where€you€can€serve€the€bulk€of€thisÐ  \ Ðsentence€on€probation€and€continue€to€improve€your€life.€€But€justÐ øH Ðbecause€youððre€doing€better€doesnððt€mean€you€donððt€have€to€pay€upÐ ä4 Ðfor€what€youððve€already€done.€€And€thatððs€basically€what€this€is.ÐÐ ` x` x ÐÌà@òò&ìàòòò òANALYSISó óóóˆà0 p àШøp(#p(# ÐÌÓ  Óò òÔ#†XÑXX XÑU(#ÔÔ‡XÑXXXÑÔStandard€of€ReviewÐ €Ð ÐÌÔ#†XÑXXXÑ7#ÔÓ  Óó óà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length€and€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€it€is€the€duty€ofÐ X ¨ Ðthis€court€to€conduct€a€òòde€novoóó€review€on€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€ð ðthe€determinationsÐ D!” Ðmade€by€the€court€from€which€the€appeal€is€taken€are€correct.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d).€Ð 0"€  ÐThis€presumption€is€ð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÐ #l! Ðconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823Ð $X" ÐS.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€The€presumption€does€not€apply€to€the€legal€conclusions€reachedÐ ô$D # Ðby€the€trial€court€in€sentencing€the€accused€or€to€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€which€areÐ à%0!$ Ðpredicated€upon€uncontroverted€facts.€€òòState€v.€Butleróó,€900€S.W.2d€305,€311€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð Ì&"% Ð1994);€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€891€S.W.2d€922,€929€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871€S.W.2dÐ ¸'#& Ð163,€166€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€However,€this€court€is€required€to€give€great€weight€to€the€trialÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcourtððs€determination€of€controverted€facts€as€the€trial€courtððs€determination€of€these€facts€isÐ )à$( Ðpredicated€upon€the€witnessesðð€demeanor€and€appearance€when€testifying.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àIn€conducting€a€òòde€novoóó€review€of€a€sentence,€this€court€must€consider€(a)€any€evidenceÐ ° Ðreceived€at€the€trial€and/or€sentencing€hearing,€(b)€the€presentence€report,€(c)€the€principles€ofÐ œì Ðsentencing,€(d)€the€arguments€of€counsel€relative€to€sentencing€alternatives,€(e)€the€nature€andÐ ˆØ Ðcharacteristics€of€the€offense,€(f)€any€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors,€(g)€any€statements€made€byÐ tÄ Ðthe€accused€in€his€own€behalf,€and€(h)€the€accused's€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitationÐ `° Ðor€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40-35-103€and€-210;€€òòState€v.€Scottóó,€735€S.W.2d€825,€829€(Tenn.Ð L œ ÐCrim.€App.€1987).Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àThe€party€challenging€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€has€the€burden€of€establishingÐ  ` Ðthat€the€sentence€is€erroneous.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401,€Sentencing€Commission€Cmts.;€Ð ü L  ÐòòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€In€this€case,€the€defendant€has€the€burden€of€illustrating€the€sentenceÐ è 8  Ðimposed€by€the€trial€court€is€erroneous.Ð Ô$  ÐÔ‡XÑXXXÑÔà  àÌÓ  Óò òProbationÐ ¬ü  ÐÌó óÓ  Óà  àThe€sole€issue€on€appeal€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€granting€full€probation.€€TheÐ „Ô  Ðdefendant€contends€that€her€entire€sentence€should€have€been€probated.Ð pÀ ÐÌÔ#†XÑXXXÑ|B#ÔÔ‡XÑXXXÑÔà  à€€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40-35-303(a)€states€that€a€defendant€shall€beòò€óóeligibleÐ H˜ Ðfor€probation,€subject€to€certain€exceptions,€if€the€sentence€imposed€upon€the€defendant€is€of€eightÐ 4„ Ðyears€or€less.€€Even€if€eligible,€however,€the€defendant€is€not€automatically€€entitled€to€probation€asÐ  p Ða€matter€of€law.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b).€€The€burden€is€upon€the€€defendant€to€showÐ  \ Ðthat€he€is€a€suitable€candidate€for€probation.€€òòState€v.€Goodeóó,€956€S.W.2d€521,€527€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð øH ÐApp.€1997);€òòState€v.€Boggsóó,€932€S.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996);€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð ä4 Ððð€40-35-303(b).€€In€order€to€meet€this€burden,€the€defendant€ð ðmust€demonstrate€that€probation€willÐ Ð  Ðððsubserve€the€ends€of€justice€and€the€best€interest€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant.ðððð€€òòState€v.Ð ¼  ÐBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995)€(quoting€òòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,Ð ¨ø Ð259€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990)).€€The€statutory€presumption€favoring€an€alternative€sentence€is€limitedÐ ”ä Ðto€Class€C,€D,€and€E€felonies.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€40-35-102(6).€€Ô#†XÑXXXÑãC#ÔÔ‡XÑXXXÑÔÐ €Ð ÐÌà  àThere€is€no€bright€line€rule€for€determining€when€a€defendant€should€be€granted€probation.€Ð X ¨ ÐòòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€456.€€Every€sentencing€decision€necessarily€requires€a€case-by-caseÐ D!” Ðanalysis.€€òòId.óó€€Factors€to€be€considered€include€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€offense,€theÐ 0"€  Ðdefendantððs€criminal€record,€the€defendantððs€social€history€and€present€condition,€the€need€forÐ #l! Ðdeterrence,€and€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòGoodeóó,€956€S.W.2d€at€527.€Ð $X" ÐAnother€appropriate€factor€for€a€trial€court€to€consider€in€determining€whether€to€grant€probation€isÐ ô$D # Ða€defendantððs€credibility€or€lack€thereof,€as€this€reflects€on€the€defendantððs€potential€forÐ à%0!$ Ðrehabilitation.€€òòId.óó€€Also€relevant€is€whether€a€sentence€of€probation€would€unduly€depreciate€theÐ Ì&"% Ðseriousness€of€the€offense.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Davisóó,€940€S.W.2d€558,€559€(Tenn.€1997).Ð ¸'#& ÐÔ#†XÑXXXÑWI#ÔÔ‡XÑXXXÑÔÌà  àMisdemeanor€sentencing€guidelines€are€codified€at€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€SectionÐ )à$( Ð40-35-302(d)€which€provides,€in€pertinent€part:Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐÓ °ÓÓ °ÓÓ<(` ` ¸ hÀpÈ uÐ °œX<ÓIn€imposing€a€misdemeanor€sentence,€the€court€shall€fix€a€percentageÐ ° Ðof€the€sentence€which€the€defendant€shall€serve.€.€.€.€€In€determiningÐ œì Ðthe€percentage€of€the€sentence€to€be€served€in€actual€confinement,€theÐ ˆØ Ðcourt€shall€consider€the€purposes€of€this€chapter,€the€principles€ofÐ tÄ Ðsentencing,€and€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€set€forthÐ `° Ðherein,€and€shall€not€impose€such€percentages€arbitrarily.Ð L œ ÐÌÓ °ÓÓ °ÓÓE+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ ` ‰Xu[EÓà  àÔ#†XÑXXXÑîM#ÔòòóóÔ‡XÑXXXÑÔTrial€courts€have€more€flexibility€in€misdemeanor€sentencing€than€in€felony€sentencing.€€òòStateÐ $ t Ðv.€Johnsonóó,€15€S.W.3d€515,€518€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó€(Tenn.€2000).€Ð  ` ÐFurther,€in€sentencing€a€misdemeanant,€the€court€need€not€make€explicit€findings€of€enhancementÐ ü L  Ðand€mitigating€factors€as€in€a€felony€case.€€òòState€v.€Russellóó,€10€S.W.3d€270,€278€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),Ð è 8  Ðòòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó€(Tenn.€1999).Ð Ô$  Ðà  àÌà  àOur€review€of€misdemeanor€sentencing,€unlike€that€for€a€felony,€is€to€determine€whether€theÐ ¬ü  Ðtrial€court€considered€the€purposes€of€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act,€the€sentencing€principles,Ð ˜è  Ðand€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors,€and€did€not€impose€an€arbitrary€sentenceÔ#†XÑXXXÑÕQ#ÔÔ‡XÑXXXÑÔ.€€Here,€the€trialÐ „Ô  Ðjudge€had€the€benefit€of€presiding€over€the€trial€and€observing€the€defendant€testify€at€both€the€trialÐ pÀ Ðand€the€sentencing€hearing,€as€well€as€hearing€from€the€other€witnesses.€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àSince€the€record€on€appeal€does€not€include€a€presentence€report,€we€cannot€determine€theÐ 4„ Ðnumber€of€previous€arrests€for€the€defendant,€or€over€what€period€of€time€they€extended.€€She€wasÐ  p Ðasked€if€she€had€been€arrested€nineteen€times€in€Blount€County€since€1994,€but€her€answer€wasÐ  \ Ðunclear,€although€she€did€appear€to€admit€to€a€DUI€arrest€and€others€for€public€intoxication.€Ð øH ÐApparently,€the€DUI€arrest€resulted€in€her€being€convicted€and€placed€on€probation.€€Ô#†XÑXXXÑ’U#ÔÔ‡XÑXXXÑÔAdditionally,Ð ä4 Ðshe€had€at€least€five€misdemeanor€convictions€since€being€released€on€bond€for€the€instant€offense,Ð Ð  Ðthree€of€which€were€committed€after€the€incident€which€resulted€in€that€charge.€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àIn€determining€that€the€defendant€should€serve€thirty€percent€of€her€sentence,€the€trial€courtÐ ”ä Ðobserved€that€the€defendantððs€ð ðchances€of€rehabilitation€.€.€.€appear€to€be€much€improved€from€whatÐ €Ð Ðit€was€before.ðð€€Based€upon€this€statement,€and€the€testimony€of€Inez€Melton,€the€defendantððsÐ l¼ Ðmother„in„law,€the€defendant€argues€that€she€ð ðhas€good€potential€for€rehabilitation.ðð€€The€defendantÐ X ¨ Ðhad€a€lengthy€arrest€history,€her€most€recent€arrest€being€on€November€28,€1999.€€We€conclude,€asÐ D!” Ðdid€the€trial€court,€that€the€defendant,€not€having€been€arrested€during€the€ten€months€prior€to€theÐ 0"€  Ðsentencing€hearing,€appeared€to€have€ð ðmuch€improvedðð€rehabilitative€chances.€€However,€the€trialÐ #l! Ðcourtððs€rating€of€ð ðimprovedðð€cannot€be€equated€to€ð ðgood.ðð€€Additionally,€the€lack€of€arrests€forÐ $X" Ðcrimes€of€violence€cannot€erase€the€defendantððs€substantial€record€over€a€long€period.€€ConsideringÐ ô$D # Ðall€of€these€factors,€we€cannot€conclude€that€the€trial€court,€after€observing€the€defendant€and€hearingÐ à%0!$ Ðtestimony€from€all€of€the€witnesses,€abused€its€discretion€in€concluding€that€the€defendantððsÐ Ì&"% Ðrehabilitative€prospects€would€be€enhanced€by€serving€thirty€percent€of€her€sentence€in€confinement.€Ð ¸'#& ÐAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àò òòòCONCLUSIONÐ |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àó óóóIt€is€clear€from€the€trial€courtððs€comments€that€consideration€was€given€to€the€appropriateÐ ° Ðprinciples,€and€that€the€sentence€was€not€arbitrary.€€Accordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÐ œì Ðcourt.Ô#†XÑXXXÑY#ÔÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE