ÿWPC# ±ŒOîùí?v¶4e)ÂoÎaÄ#×H/3o:rÆ«¿shwîºx±!°%Ý/Òþ¦$ü¯ÀWiøûk+—‰f>e«nL¹CcÊ|Ÿäcâ:u»Gek®ººâvUMªY¥¿| ±‹L;ƒýûGï*ñÆÿ$ÖM'Eš}þqÒ˜g-쬧 œ5¸"GAÀñÅ ¯PÕŒèv 3H DÙ5Ëjó L§óGbAØ©Ç8Z_™^&G•´¼ÆÉjïÿ‡@ã  õçÛ2žmŠZ¸óÑj÷ñ$¼\˜BÛ!„¯-0¦.Æ $=xa-š¬É ­•¢ýqg—vÙûnƒ©\²³È4,«’ $kŒ‘Ì{Žî1 ˜LxTÒ6äh,ÑæžÁÍl@Å‘#ÔÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure€and€considered€theÐ 0"€  Ðsentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.€€Therefore,€our€review€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€withÐ #l! Ða€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€first€contests€the€length€of€his€sentence.€€The€sentencing€range€for€a€RangeÐ à%0!$ ÐI,€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€D€felony€is€between€two€and€four€years.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð Ì&"% Ððð€40„35„112(a)(4).€€In€sentencing€the€Defendant,€the€trial€court€applied€enhancement€factor€(1),€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðð ð[t]he€[D]efendant€has€a€previous€history€of€criminal€convictions€or€criminal€behaviorðð€andÐ ¤(ô#' Ðenhancement€factor€(9),€that€ð ð[t]he€[D]efendant€possessed€or€employed€a€.€.€.€deadly€weapon€duringÐ )à$( Ðthe€commission€of€the€offense€.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1),€(9).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àIt€is€important€to€note€that€the€possession€or€employment€of€a€deadly€weapon€was€not€anÐ ° Ðelement€of€the€reckless€aggravated€assault€for€which€the€Defendant€was€convicted.€€As€indicted,€theÐ œì Ðð ðaggravationðð€of€the€assault€was€the€alleged€serious€bodily€injury€to€Kenneth€Sizemore.€€Therefore,Ð ˆØ Ðthe€trial€court€correctly€enhanced€the€Defendantððs€sentence€based€upon€the€use€of€the€garden€hoe€asÐ tÄ Ða€deadly€weapon.Ð `° ÐÌà  àWith€regard€to€the€Defendantððs€prior€criminal€convictions€or€criminal€behavior,€the€trial€courtÐ 8 ˆ Ðnoted€a€ð ð1997€conviction€for€driving€under€the€influence€in€Greene€County,€a€February€23€of€2000Ð $ t Ðconviction€for€driving€without€a€license,€and€a€February€25€of€2000€conviction€for€publicÐ  ` Ðintoxication.ðð€€The€Defendant€does€not€contest€the€trial€courtððs€application€of€this€enhancementÐ ü L  Ðfactor.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€carefully€considered€possible€mitigating€factors.€€The€trial€court€rejected€theÐ À  ÐDefendantððs€assertion€that€he€had€acted€under€strong€provocation.€€Likewise,€the€trial€court€rejectedÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€Defendantððs€assertion€that€substantial€grounds€existed€which€tended€to€excuse€or€justify€theÐ ˜è  ÐDefendantððs€criminal€conduct.€€Finally,€the€trial€court€rejected,€under€the€particular€circumstancesÐ „Ô  Ðof€this€case,€the€proposition€that€the€Defendantððs€difficulty€with€the€English€language€or€theÐ pÀ ÐDefendantððs€difficulty€in€understanding€the€ð ðcustoms€of€the€countryðð€as€mitigating€factors€in€thisÐ \¬ Ðcase.€€The€trial€court€found€no€other€mitigating€factors.€Because€we€conclude€that€the€trial€courtÐ H˜ Ðproperly€applied€two€enhancement€factors€and€found€no€mitigating€factors,€the€sentence€of€four€yearsÐ 4„ Ðis€justified€in€this€case.Ð  p ÐÌà  àFinally,€the€Defendant€argues€that€he€should€have€received€some€form€of€alternativeÐ øH Ðsentencing.€€With€regard€to€alternative€sentencing,€the€trial€court€stated€the€following:Ð ä4 ÐÒ°ÒÒ°Òà ` àI€do€not€believe€that€alternative€sentencing€or€probation€is€an€appropriateÐ Ð  Ðsentence€by€this€court€for€several€reasons,€one,€that€this€is€a€crime€of€violence€to€theÐ ¼  Ðperson€in€which€serious€bodily€injury€was€caused;€because€there€has€been€a€priorÐ ¨ø Ðrecord;€because€thereððs€been€a€history€of€alcohol€abuse€and€alcohol€is€involved€in€thisÐ ”ä Ðoffense;€because€of€deterrence€consideration.€€This€is€basically€a€domestic€dispute,Ð €Ð Ðand€it€seems€that€more€and€more,€and€more€and€more,€and€more€and€more€that€weððreÐ l¼ Ðhaving€people€attempting€to€solve€all€their€domestic€disputes€by€violence.€€Also,€itÐ X ¨ Ðappears€to€be€a€very€irregular€or€poor€employment€history.Ð D!” ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓÓÔ‡ XéXXXéÔà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„102(5)€provides€as€follows:€Ð #l! ÐÓÓà8  àIn€recognition€that€state€prison€capacities€and€the€funds€to€build€and€maintain€themÐ ô$D # Ðare€limited,€convicted€felons€committing€the€most€severe€offenses,€possessingÐ à%0!$ Ðcriminal€histories€evincing€a€clear€disregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€of€society,€andÐ Ì&"% Ðevincing€failure€of€past€efforts€at€rehabilitation€shall€be€given€first€priority€regardingÐ ¸'#& Ðsentencing€involving€incarceration€.€.€.€.€Ð¤(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌÓ„aÓÓÓà  àA€defendant€who€does€not€fall€within€this€class€of€offenders€ð ðand€who€is€an€especiallyÐ |*Ì%) Ðmitigated€offender€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€aÐ h+¸&* Ðfavorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€Tenn.Ð ° ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6).€€Furthermore,€unless€sufficient€evidence€rebuts€the€presumption,€ð ð[t]heÐ œì Ðtrial€court€must€presume€that€a€defendant€sentenced€to€eight€years€or€less€and€not€an€offender€forÐ ˆØ Ðwhom€incarceration€is€a€priority€is€subject€to€alternative€sentencing€and€that€a€sentence€other€thanÐ tÄ Ðincarceration€would€result€in€successful€rehabilitation€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòState€v.€Byrdóó,€861€S.W.2d€377,€379„80Ð `° Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(a).€€Tòòóóhe€Defendant,€as€a€standardÐ L œ Ðoffender€convicted€of€Class€D€felony,€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternativeÐ 8 ˆ Ðsentencing.€€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àHowever,€all€offenders€who€meet€the€criteria€are€not€entitled€to€relief;€instead,€sentencingÐ ü L  Ðissues€must€be€determined€by€the€facts€and€circumstances€of€each€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€744Ð è 8  ÐS.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987)€(citing€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€235€(Tenn.Ð Ô$  Ð1986)).€€Even€if€a€defendant€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€underÐ À  ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„102(6),€the€statutory€presumption€of€an€alternative€sentence€mayÐ ¬ü  Ðbe€overcome€ifÐ ˜è  Ðà8  àà ` à(A)€[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€a€defendantÐ „Ô  Ðwho€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;ÐpÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(B)€[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€theÐ \¬ Ðoffense€or€confinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€toÐ H˜ Ðothers€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses;€orÐ4„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(C)€[m]easures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recentlyÐ  p Ðbeen€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant€.€.€.€.Ð \Ð Ð  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(A)„(C).€€In€choosing€among€possible€sentencing€alternatives,€theÐ øH Ðtrial€court€should€also€consider€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„103(5),€which€states,€in€pertinentÐ ä4 Ðpart,€ð ðThe€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€the€rehabilitation€or€treatment€of€a€defendant€should€beÐ Ð  Ðconsidered€in€determining€the€sentence€alternative€or€length€of€a€term€to€be€imposed.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„Ð ¼  Ð103(5);€òòState€v.€Dowdyóó,€894€S.W.2d€301,€305€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).Ð ¨ø ÐÔ#†XéXX Xéa#ÔÌà  àWe€conclude€that€in€this€case,€confinement€is€necessary€ð ðto€avoid€depreciating€theÐ €Ð Ðseriousness€of€the€offense.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B).€€The€Defendant€engaged€in€aÐ l¼ Ðvicious€and€violent€attack€upon€the€victim€and€caused€the€victim€to€suffer€extremely€serious€bodilyÐ X ¨ Ðinjuries,€requiring€extensive€medical€treatment.€€Also,€although€relatively€minor€in€nature,€theÐ D!” ÐDefendantððs€prior€criminal€record€indicates€that€measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€wereÐ 0"€  Ðrecently€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€Defendant.€€Despite€being€convicted€of€driving€under€theÐ #l! Ðinfluence€and€public€intoxication,€the€Defendant€apparently€continued€to€abuse€alcohol,€whichÐ $X" Ðcontributed€to€the€facts€and€circumstances€of€this€case.€€This€pattern€of€continued€abuse€of€alcoholÐ ô$D # Ðdoes€not€indicate€a€positive€potential€for€the€rehabilitation€of€the€Defendant.€€For€these€reasons,€weÐ à%0!$ Ðconclude€that€the€trial€court€properly€sentenced€the€Defendant€to€four€years€in€the€TennesseeÐ Ì&"% ÐDepartment€of€Correction.Ð ¸'#& Ðâ âÐ ¤(ô#' Ðà  àAccordingly,€we€AFFIRM€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð ° Ðâ âÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð L œ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE