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Ða€total€effective€sentence€of€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days€with€30%€minimum€service€priorÐ Î Ðto€eligibility€for€work€release,€furlough,€trusty€status,€and€rehabilitative€programs.€€Following€aÐ ¾ Ðhearing,€the€trial€court€denied€Defendantððs€request€for€probation.€€Defendant€contends€that€the€trialÐ ®þ Ðcourt€erred€when€it€failed€to€impose€an€alternative€sentence.€€The€judgment€of€the€trial€court€isÐ žî Ðaffirmed.Ð ŽÞ ÐÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ n¾ ÐÌòòÔ_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,€J.óó€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòWilliams,€€J.óó€and€òòGlenn,€J.óó€joined.Ð Nž ÐÌPaul€G.€Whetstone,€Ô_ÔMorristownÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Robert€Eugene€Ô_ÔFinchumÔ_Ô,€Jr.òòóóÐ .~ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Patricia€C.€Ô_ÔKussmanÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð ^ ÐC.€Berkeley€Bell,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General,€and€John€Douglas€Ô_ÔGodbeeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€DistrictÐ þN ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð î >  ÐÌÌà@55'ìàò òOPINIONó óˆÐ ¾## ÐÌà@%ìàò òBACKGROUNDó óˆÐ ž%î % ÐÌà  àDuring€the€plea€hearing,€Defendant€stipulated€that€when€law€enforcement€officers€executedÐ ~'Î"' Ða€search€warrant€for€his€residence,€they€found€3.6€grams€of€marijuana,€two€squares€of€LSD,€4.1€litersÐ n(¾#( Ðof€untaxed€whiskey,€some€scales,€and€some€rolling€papers.Ð ^)®$) ÐÌà  àDuring€the€sentencing€hearing,€Ann€Roberts€testified€that€Defendant€had€earned€her€respectÐ >+Ž&+ Ðfor€the€way€that€he€had€treated€her€and€her€family€during€the€thirteen€years€she€had€known€him.€Ð .,~', ÐRoberts€had€never€known€Defendant€to€do€anything€violent€or€dishonest.€€Robertsðð€opinion€was€notÐ -n(-ý’ ÐÔ_Ôaltered€by€the€fact€that€Defendant€would€smoke€marijuana€after€work,€ð ðas€long€as€he€is€doing€it€inÐ ° Ðthe€privacy€of€his€own€home.ððÐ  ð ÐÌà  àDefendant€testified€that€he€liked€to€smoke€marijuana€and€he€generally€smoked€marijuana€inÐ €Ð Ðthe€afternoon€after€he€returned€home€from€work.€€Defendant€had€been€smoking€marijuana€on€nightsÐ pÀ Ðand€weekends€for€a€number€of€years€and€he€did€not€think€that€he€had€harmed€anybody€by€doing€so.€Ð ` ° ÐDefendant€had€not€observed€any€adverse€affects€to€his€health€as€a€result€of€smoking€marijuana.Ð P   ÐÌà  àDefendant€testified€that€while€he€was€at€a€party€the€previous€year,€he€purchased€three€hits€ofÐ 0 € ÐLSD€and€he€consumed€two€of€the€hits€and€took€the€other€one€home€where€it€was€found€by€theÐ  p  Ðauthorities.€€Defendant€testified€that€the€other€hit€of€LSD€that€was€found€by€the€authorities€was€leftÐ `  Ðover€from€a€purchase€he€made€two€years€ago€in€a€New€Orleans€bar.Ð P  ÐÌà  àDefendant€testified€that€if€he€was€granted€probation€in€this€case,€he€would€have€to€stop€usingÐ à0  Ðdrugs.€€Defendant€testified€that€rather€than€simply€resuming€drug€use€after€probation€was€over,€ð ðItÐ Ð  Ðwill€make€me€reconsider€that€itððs€probably€not€worth€it.ððÐ À ÐÌà  àDefendant€testified€on€cross„examination€that€approximately€ten€years€prior€to€this€case,€heÐ  ð Ðhad€been€convicted€of€similar€charges€and€he€had€received€probation.€€When€asked€what€he€hadÐ à Ðlearned€as€a€result,€Defendant€replied,€ð ðIt€caused€me€to€quit€carrying€anything€in€my€vehicle.ððÐ €Ð ÐÌà  àDefendant€testified€that€he€had€smoked€marijuana€after€he€was€charged€with€the€offenses€inÐ `° Ðthis€case.Ð P  ÐÌà  àAfter€listening€to€the€testimony€and€the€arguments€of€counsel,€the€trial€court€noted€thatÐ 0€ ÐDefendant€had€accepted€responsibility€for€committing€the€offenses€in€this€case.€€However,€the€courtÐ  p Ðfound€that€Defendant€had€made€a€conscious€decision€to€continue€using€drugs€even€after€his€previousÐ ` Ðconvictions€and€therefore,€probation€was€not€appropriate.Ð P ÐÌà@òò&ìàò òANALYSISó óˆÐ à0 ÐÌà  àDefendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€failed€to€impose€an€alternative€sentenceÐ À! Ðin€this€case.€€We€disagree.Ð °"  ÐÌà@‹‹)ìàò òA.ó óˆÐ $à" ÐÌà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€this€CourtÐ p&À!$ Ðhas€a€duty€to€conduct€a€de€novo€review€of€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinationsÐ `'°"% Ðmade€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d)€(1997).€€This€presumption€isÐ P( #& Ðð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencingÐ @)$' Ðprinciples€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Ð 0*€%( Ð1991).Ð  +p&) ÐÐ ,`'* Ðà  àIn€conducting€a€de€novo€review€of€a€sentence,€this€Court€must€consider:€(1)€the€evidence,€ifÐ ° Ðany,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€ofÐ  ð Ðsentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€theÐ à Ðcriminal€conduct€involved;€(5)€any€statutory€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors;€(6)€any€statementÐ €Ð Ðmade€by€the€defendant€regarding€sentencing;€and€(7)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€forÐ pÀ Ðrehabilitation€or€treatment.€€òòóóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40-35-102,€-103,€-210€(1997€&€Supp.€1999).Ð ` ° ÐÌà  àWhen€determining€suitability€for€alternative€sentencing,€the€sentencing€court€considers€theÐ @  Ðfollowing€factors:€(1)€whether€confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€a€defendantÐ 0 € Ðwho€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;€(2)€whether€confinement€is€necessary€to€avoidÐ  p  Ðdepreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense;€(3)€whether€confinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provideÐ `  Ðan€effective€deterrent€to€others€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses;€(4)€whether€measures€lessÐ P  Ðrestrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€theÐ ð@  Ðdefendant;€and€(5)€whether€the€defendant€has€poor€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð à0  Ððð€40„35„103(1)€(1997);€òòState€v.€Housewrightóó,€982€S.W.2d€354,€356ð!ð57€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).Ð Ð  ÐÌà@)ìàò òB.ó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€trial€court€properly€denied€alternative€sentencing€in€this€case€based€onÐ à ÐDefendantððs€poor€potential€for€rehabilitation€and€his€continuing€disrespect€for€the€laws€of€this€state.€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€record€indicates€that€approximately€ten€years€before€this€case,€Defendant€was€convictedÐ `° Ðof€similar€charges.€€When€Defendant€was€asked€what€he€had€learned€as€a€result€of€the€previous€drugÐ P  Ðcharges,€his€only€response€was€that,€ð ðIt€caused€me€to€quit€carrying€anything€in€my€vehicle.ðð€€Indeed,Ð @ Ðit€appears€that€Defendantððs€previous€experience€with€the€judicial€system€did€nothing€to€change€hisÐ 0€ Ðbehavior€as€he€expressly€admitted€during€the€sentencing€hearing€that€he€had€been€smoking€marijuanaÐ  p Ðon€nights€and€weekends€for€a€number€of€years.Ð ` ÐÌà  àDefendant€testified€that€he€could€see€no€way€in€which€his€drug€use€harmed€him€or€anyoneÐ ð@ Ðelse.€€When€Defendant€was€asked€whether€he€would€resume€using€drugs€after€completing€probationÐ à0 Ðif€it€was€granted€in€this€case,€he€merely€responded€that,€ð ðIt€will€make€me€reconsider€that€itððs€probablyÐ Ð  Ðnot€worth€it.ðð€€Significantly,€Defendant€expressly€admitted€that€he€had€smoked€marijuana€after€heÐ À! Ðwas€charged€with€the€offenses€in€this€case.Ð °"  ÐÌà  àIt€is€apparent€from€the€above€evidence€that€Defendant€has€poor€potential€for€rehabilitationÐ $à" Ðand€he€is€likely€to€reoffend€if€he€receives€a€sentence€that€does€not€involve€confinement.€€Moreover,Ð €%Ð # ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„102€provides€that€sentences€of€confinement€are€appropriateÐ p&À!$ Ðfor€offenders€who€have€ð ðcriminal€histories€envincing€a€clear€disregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€ofÐ `'°"% Ðsociety.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5)€(1997).€€Defendant€has€clearly€indicated€by€hisÐ P( #& Ðcontinuing€drug€use€over€a€number€of€years€that€he€has€no€regard€whatsoever€for€the€drug€laws€ofÐ @)$' Ðthis€state.Ð 0*€%( ÐÌÐ ,`'* Ðà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àIn€light€of€Defendantððs€poor€potential€for€rehabilitation€and€his€continuing€disrespect€for€theÐ à Ðlaw,€we€hold€that€the€trial€court€properly€denied€alternative€sentencing€in€this€case.€€A€sentence€ofÐ €Ð Ðconfinement€of€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days€with€30%€release€eligibility€is€entirelyÐ pÀ Ðreasonable.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.