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°°` d€÷E<½ ` AßÐ ¾   ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2000„01657„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€October€12,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ¹  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<` AßÐ ‘á  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓIn€1Ô#†¼G%»XX9§#ÔÔ‡X9X»¼G%Ô992,€the€defendant,€Michael€Fields,€was€convicted€of€two€counts€of€sale€of€cocaine;€the€trial€courtÐ ŒÜ  Ðimposed€concurrent€sentences€of€eight€years€in€community€corrections.€€In€1993,€the€defendant€pledÐ xÈ  Ðguilty€to€possession€of€cocaine€with€intent€to€sell;€the€trial€court€imposed€an€additional€sentence€ofÐ d´ Ðeight€years€in€community€corrections€and€ordered€it€to€be€served€concurrently€with€the€1992Ð P  Ðsentences.€€In€February€of€1997,€the€trial€court€revoked€the€community€corrections€sentences€andÐ <Œ Ðordered€the€defendant€to€serve€the€remainder€of€his€sentences€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€InÐ (x ÐMay€of€1997,€the€defendant€entered€a€plea€of€nolo€contendere€to€possession€with€intent€to€sell€lessÐ d Ðthan€one„half€gram€of€cocaine;€the€trial€court€imposed€a€sentence€of€three€years,€consecutive€to€hisÐ P Ðprior€sentences,€for€an€effective€sentence€on€all€offenses€of€11€years,€and€granted€probation.€€On€JulyÐ ì< Ð1,€1998,€a€probation€violation€warrant€was€filed€in€all€three€cases.€€The€defendant€was€ordered€toÐ Ø( Ðserve€30€days€of€periodic€confinement€for€the€violations.€€On€August€1,€1999,€another€probationÐ Ä Ðviolation€warrant,€which€was€later€amended,€was€served€on€the€defendant.€€Ultimately,€probation€inÐ ° Ðall€three€cases€was€revoked.€€In€this€appeal€of€right,€the€defendant€complains€that€he€had€completedÐ œì Ðhis€sentence€and€the€trial€court€had€no€authority€to€revoke€probation.€€In€the€alternative,€the€defendantÐ ˆØ Ðargues€that€if€the€sentence€had€not€been€completed,€he€should€have€been€returned€to€intensiveÐ tÄ Ðprobation.€€The€judgments€are€affirmed.€Ð `° ÐÔ#†¼G%»XX9/#ÔÔ‡X9X»¼G%ÔÓüÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgments€of€the€Trial€Court€Affirmedó óÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼G%»àX9¬ #ÔÔ‡X9X.¼G%ÔGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ôóó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€and€òòJohnÐ #`" ÐEverett€Williams,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ü#L# ÐÌThomas€Ô_ÔMeeksÔ_Ô,€Clarksville,€Tennessee€(at€trial),€Gregory€D.€Smith,€Clarksville,€Tennessee€(onÐ Ô%$!% Ðappeal),€and€Roger€Nell,€Public€Defender€(on€appeal),€for€the€appellant,€Michael€Fields.Ð À&"& ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Mark€A.€Ô_ÔFulksÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€andÐ ˜(è#( ÐDaniel€Ô_ÔBrollierÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð  „)Ô$)ý ÐÔ_ÔÓ4 Óà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼G%»XX9c #ÔÔ‡X9X»¼G%ÔÐ ° ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼G%»XX9û#ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X9X»¼G%Ôà  àAt€the€probation€revocation€hearing,€Gary€Hammer,€a€probation€officer,€testified€that€theÐ ˆØ Ðdefendant€was€released€on€probation€by€determinant€release€on€February€17,€1998.€€The€probationÐ tÄ Ðviolation€warrant€and€its€amendment€alleged€that€the€defendant€had€violated€the€terms€of€his€sentenceÐ `° Ðby€being€arrested€for€simple€possession€of€marijuana€and€for€having€failed€to€report,€as€required,€forÐ L œ Ða€period€of€approximately€six€months.€€The€probation€officer€confirmed€that€the€defendant€did€notÐ 8 ˆ Ðreport€his€new€arrest,€that€the€defendant€had€committed€several€curfew€violations,€and€that€he€hadÐ $ t Ðchanged€addresses€without€providing€any€notification€of€his€whereabouts.€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àWhile€conceding€that€he€had€failed€to€report€his€arrest,€the€defendant€testified€that€the€chargeÐ è 8  Ðof€simple€possession€of€marijuana€had€ultimately€been€dismissed.€€He€acknowledged€that€during€theÐ Ô$  Ðpendency€of€the€charge,€he€had€failed€to€report€to€his€probation€officer€for€a€period€of€six€months.€Ð À  ÐHe€admitted€that€he€changed€addresses€without€informing€the€officer,€but€claimed€that€he€had€notedÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€change€on€"[t]he€weekly€fill„out€sheets."€€The€defendant€testified€that€he€merited€an€alternativeÐ ˜è  Ðsentence€because€he€was€living€with€his€mother,€who€needed€his€assistance€due€to€her€poor€physicalÐ „Ô  Ðhealth,€and€because€he€planned€to€marry€his€girlfriend,€who€was€pregnant€with€his€child.€€TheÐ pÀ Ðdefendant€claimed€to€be€the€sole€source€of€income€for€both€his€mother€and€his€girlfriend.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àMarie€Kelly,€the€defendant's€girlfriend,€testified€that€she€was€five€months€pregnant€and€unableÐ 4„ Ðto€work€because€of€surgery€related€to€two€prior€miscarriages.€€Also€charged€with€possession€ofÐ  p Ðmarijuana€with€the€defendant,€she€confirmed€that€both€of€the€charges€had€been€dismissed.€€Ms.€KellyÐ  \ Ðstated€that€while€the€charges€were€pending,€the€defendant€became€fearful€that€he€would€be€returnedÐ øH Ðto€the€Department€of€Correction.€€She€testified€that€the€defendant€no€longer€stayed€out€late€and€thatÐ ä4 Ðhe€was€gainfully€employed,€supporting€both€her€and€his€mother.€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€first€observed€that€the€defendant€had€violatedÐ ¨ø Ðthe€terms€of€his€probation€in€1997€and€had€been€sentenced€to€the€Department€of€Correction.€€ItÐ ”ä Ðdetermined€that€the€defendant€had€been€released€under€the€Determinant€Release€Program€and€againÐ €Ð Ðhad€violated€the€terms€of€his€probation€by€failing€to€report€to€his€probation€officer€and€by€otherwiseÐ l¼ Ðfailing€to€comply€with€the€"rules,€regulations,€terms€and€conditions"€of€his€release.€€Because€the€trialÐ X ¨ Ðcourt's€May€10,€1999,€probation€violation€orders€did€not€specify€a€return€to€probation€after€the€30Ð D!” Ðdays'€confinement€and€because€the€final€set€of€warrants€was€not€filed€until€August€1,€1999,€theÐ 0"€  Ðdefendant€argues€that€the€sentences€should€have€been€completed€and€that€the€trial€court€was€withoutÐ #l! Ðjurisdiction€to€consider€the€probation€violation.€€In€the€alternative,€the€defendant€argues€that€becauseÐ $X" Ðhe€had€stayed€away€from€illegal€drug€use,€was€mannerly€and€cooperative,€and€had€provided€supportÐ ô$D # Ðto€his€mother€and€girlfriend,€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€failing€to€order€a€more€intensiveÐ à%0!$ Ðprobation.€€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àOur€general€law€provides€that€a€trial€court€may€revoke€a€sentence€of€probation€upon€findingÐ ¤(ô#' Ðby€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence€that€the€defendant€has€violated€the€conditions€of€his€release.€Ð )à$( ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„311(e)€(Supp.€2000).€€On€appeal,€a€revocation€will€be€upheld€absent€anÐ |*Ì%) Ðabuse€of€discretion.€€In€order€to€establish€that€the€trial€court€has€abused€its€discretion,€the€defendantÐ h+¸&* Ðmust€show€that€there€is€no€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€determination€that€he€violated€hisÐ ° Ðprobation.€€òòState€v.€Harkinsóó,€811€S.W.2d€79,€82€(Tenn.€1991).€€Relief€can€be€granted€only€when€theÐ œì Ðtrial€court's€logic€€and€reasoning€were€improper€when€viewed€in€the€light€of€the€factual€circumstancesÐ ˆØ Ðand€the€legal€principles€involved.€€òòState€v.€Shafferóó,€45€S.W.3d€553,€555€(Tenn.€2001).€€The€trialÐ tÄ Ðjudge€is€not€required€to€find€that€a€violation€of€the€terms€of€probation€has€occurred€beyond€aÐ `° Ðreasonable€doubt.€€òòStamps€v.€Stateóó,€614€S.W.2d€71,€73€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980).€€Rather,€theÐ L œ Ðexistence€of€a€violation€of€probation€need€only€be€supported€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„311(e)€(Supp.€2000).€€The€same€principles€applicable€to€a€probationÐ $ t Ðrevocation€are€relevant€to€the€revocation€of€a€community€corrections€sentence.€€òòHarkinsóó,€811€S.W.2dÐ  ` Ðat€83.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€purpose€of€the€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985€was€to€provide€an€alternative€meansÐ Ô$  Ðof€punishment€for€"selected,€nonviolent€felony€offenders€in€front-end€community€based€alternativesÐ À  Ðto€incarceration."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð40-36-103(1).€€The€community€corrections€sentence€providesÐ ¬ü  Ða€desired€degree€of€flexibility€that€may€be€both€beneficial€to€the€defendant€and€serve€legitimateÐ ˜è  Ðsocietal€aims.€€òòState€v.€Griffithóó,€787€S.W.2d€340,€342€(Tenn.€1990).€€That€a€defendant€meets€theÐ „Ô  Ðminimum€requirements€of€the€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985,€however,€does€not€mean€thatÐ pÀ Ðhe€or€she€is€entitled€to€be€sentenced€under€the€Act€as€a€matter€of€law€or€right.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,Ð \¬ Ð744€S.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€€The€following€offenders€are€eligible€for€communityÐ H˜ Ðcorrections:Ð 4„ ÐÌà8  àà ` à(1)€Persons€who,€without€this€option,€would€be€incarcerated€in€a€correctionalÐ  \ Ðinstitution;ÐøHÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(2)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€property-related,€or€drug/alcohol-relatedÐ ä4 Ðfelony€offenses€or€other€felony€offenses€not€involving€crimes€against€the€person€asÐ Ð  Ðprovided€in€title€39,€chapter€13,€parts€1-5;м Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(3)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€nonviolent€felony€offenses;ШøÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(4)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€felony€offenses€in€which€the€use€orÐ ”ä Ðpossession€of€a€weapon€was€not€involved;ЀÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(5)€Persons€who€do€not€demonstrate€a€present€or€past€pattern€of€behaviorÐ l¼ Ðindicating€violence;ÐX ¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(6)€Persons€who€do€not€demonstrate€a€pattern€of€committing€violent€offenses;Ð D!” Ðand€Ð0"€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àPersons€who€are€sentenced€to€incarceration€or€on€escape€at€the€time€ofÐ #l! Ðconsideration€will€not€be€eligible.€€Ð$X"Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-36-106(a)€(Supp.€2000).€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àOnce€a€defendant€violates€the€terms€of€his€community€corrections€program,€the€trial€courtÐ ¸'#& Ðmay€revoke€the€sentence€and€impose€a€new€one:Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€court€shall€also€possess€the€power€to€revoke€the€sentence€imposed€at€anyÐ |*Ì%) Ðtime€due€to€the€conduct€of€the€defendant€or€the€termination€or€modification€of€theÐ h+¸&* Ðprogram€to€which€the€defendant€has€been€sentenced,€and€the€court€may€resentence€theÐ ° Ðdefendant€to€any€appropriate€sentencing€alternative,€including€incarceration,€for€anyÐ œì Ðperiod€of€time€up€to€the€maximum€sentence€provided€for€the€offense€committed,€lessÐ ˆØ Ðany€time€actually€served€in€any€community„based€alternative€to€incarceration.ÐtÄÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„36„106(e)(4)€(Supp.€2000).Ð L œ ÐÌòòóóà  àTrial€courts€may€exercise€authority€over€a€suspended€sentence€"at€anytime€within€theÐ $ t Ðmaximum€time€which€was€directed€and€ordered€by€the€court€for€such€suspension."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð  ` Ððð€40„35„310.€€The€filing€of€a€probation€violation€warrant,€however,€tolls€the€time€within€which€theÐ ü L  Ðtrial€court€may€revoke€probation.€€òòState€v.€Lewisóó,€917€S.W.2d€251,€256€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€record€demonstrates€that€the€defendant€had€repeatedly€violated€his€communityÐ À  Ðcorrections€and€probationary€sentences.€€In€this€instance,€the€defendant€acknowledged€that€he€hadÐ ¬ü  Ðbeen€placed€under€arrest€without€notifying€his€probation€officer€and€conceded€that€he€had€failed€toÐ ˜è  Ðreport€as€required€by€the€terms€of€his€release€for€a€period€of€six€months.€€Under€these€circumstances,Ð „Ô  Ðthe€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€by€concluding€that€the€defendant€had€violated€the€terms€ofÐ pÀ Ðhis€release€and€by€ordering€the€defendant€to€serve€the€remainder€of€his€sentences€in€the€DepartmentÐ \¬ Ðof€Correction.€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àMoreover,€the€defendant€was€initially€sentenced€on€February€19,€1992.€€A€probation€violationÐ  p Ðwarrant€was€filed€on€August€1,€1999,€and,€although€not€served€until€March€21,€2000,€the€filing€wasÐ  \ Ðwell€within€the€term€of€the€initial€eight„year€sentences€and€all€proceedings€took€place€within€eightÐ øH Ðyears€of€the€1993€convictions.€€Although,€as€the€defendant€correctly€notes,€the€trial€court's€May€10,Ð ä4 Ð1999,€violation€orders€do€not€specify€a€return€to€probation€following€the€required€30€days'Ð Ð  Ðconfinement,€they€do€not€purport€to€revoke€the€defendant's€probationary€sentences.€€In€our€view,€theÐ ¼  Ðtrial€court€had€authority€to€revoke€the€probation.€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 0"€  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE