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ÐÓŸÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼E%»XXéÎ#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%ÔÐ ü#L# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼E%»XXé] #ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%ÔÓ  Óà  àOn€January€21,€1999,€Tennessee€Highway€Patrol€officers,€while€conducting€a€driver's€licenseÐ Ô%$!% Ðcheck€in€Blountville,€stopped€a€1999€Pontiac€Sunfire€operated€by€the€defendant,€who,€almost€threeÐ À&"& Ðyears€earlier,€had€been€declared€a€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender.€€Upon€his€indictment,€theÐ ¬'ü"' Ðdefendant€entered€a€plea€of€guilt€to€violation€of€the€Motor€Vehicle€Habitual€Offenders€Act.€€Ô#†¼E%»XXé» #ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%ÔThe€trialÐ ˜(è#( Ðcourt€imposed€a€sentence€of€one€year,€reserved€the€issue€of€alternative€sentencing,€and€ordered€a€fineÐ „)Ô$) Ðin€the€amount€of€$250.00.Ð p*À%* ÐÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€defendant€testified€that€on€the€day€of€the€offense,€his€fiancee,Ð H,˜', ÐRhonda€Goode€(to€whom€he€was€married€by€the€time€of€the€hearing),€had€received€a€medicalÐ 4-„(-ýÿ Ðprescription€from€her€physician.€€He€claimed€that€his€fiancee€took€some€of€the€medication€while€atÐ ° Ðthe€doctor's€office,€but€was€able€to€drive€her€rental€car€to€a€garage€where€her€van€was€being€repaired.€Ð œì ÐThe€defendant€testified€that€because€the€van€needed€an€alternator,€Ms.€Goode€then€drove€to€aÐ ˆØ Ðjunkyard€in€Blountville€where€they€had€located€a€used€one.€€The€defendant€explained€that€afterÐ tÄ Ðarriving€at€the€junkyard,€his€fiancee€became€ill.€€According€to€the€defendant,€his€fiancee€vomitedÐ `° Ðtwice€and,€ultimately,€fainted.€€He€claimed€that€he€had€"ended€up€putting€her€in€the€car"€and€that€heÐ L œ Ðwas€attempting€to€drive€her€to€the€hospital€when€stopped€by€the€THP.€€The€defendant€testified€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðhis€fiancee€vomited€again€in€the€presence€of€one€of€the€officers.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€defendant,€an€hourly€employee€at€Davis€Electric,€lives€with€his€wife,€whom€he€marriedÐ ü L  Ðin€December€1999,€and€her€13„year„old€son.€€He€testified€that€because€his€wife€is€unable€to€work,€hisÐ è 8  Ðincome€is€essential€to€support€the€household.€€The€defendant€stated€that€his€brother,€who€also€worksÐ Ô$  Ðat€Davis€Electric,€provides€him€with€transportation€to€and€from€work.€€While€acknowledging€that€heÐ À  Ðhad€eight€prior€traffic€offenses,€the€last€of€which€was€in€1996,€the€defendant€claimed€that€he€did€notÐ ¬ü  Ðotherwise€have€any€prior€criminal€record.€€Ô#†¼E%»XXéÊ #ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%ÔJeffrey€Lynn€Goode,€the€defendant's€brother,€testified€thatÐ ˜è  Ðhe€had€been€driving€the€defendant€to€and€from€work€and€promised€to€continue€to€do€so€in€the€future.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àRhonda€Goode€testified€that€she€has€several€chronic€illnesses,€including€fibromyalgia,€chronicÐ \¬ Ðobstructive€pulmonary€disease,€mitral€valve€prolapse,€and€panic€and€anxiety€disorder.€€Ms.€GoodeÐ H˜ Ðalso€provided€a€listing€of€her€prescribed€medications€and€stated€that€she€was€unable€to€maintainÐ 4„ Ðemployment.€€She€confirmed€the€defendant's€account€of€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€offense,Ð  p Ðrecalling€that€the€medication€she€had€taken€that€morning€was€a€new€"stronger€muscle€relaxer."€€SheÐ  \ Ðacknowledged,€however,€that€the€junkyard€probably€had€a€business€phone€that€the€defendant€couldÐ øH Ðhave€used€and€that€an€ambulance€could€have€been€an€alternative€means€of€transportation€to€theÐ ä4 Ðhospital.Ô#†¼E%»XXéæ#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%Ô€€Ms.€Goode€testified€that€the€defendant€"takes€good€care€of€[her]€and€[her]€son."€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àÔ#†¼E%»XXé5#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%ÔAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€observed€that€an€emergency€could€qualify€asÐ ¨ø Ða€defense€to€a€charge€of€operating€a€motor€vehicle€in€violation€of€the€Motor€Vehicle€HabitualÐ ”ä ÐOffenders€Act.€€It€determined,€howeverÔ#†¼E%»XXéì#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%Ô,€that€emergency€circumstances€could€not€be€considered€onÐ €Ð Ðthe€issue€of€alternative€sentencing:Ð l¼ ÐÌà8  à[T]hat€is€a€defense€to€HTO€in€a€proper€case,€if€they're€on€an€emergency€route.€€ButÐ D!” Ðthat's€ordinarily€introduced€in€the€context€of€a€trial€on€a€plea€of€not€guilty,€allegingÐ 0"€  Ðthat€type€of€situation.€€In€this€case€the€defendant€has€pled€guilty,€and€the€courtÐ #l! Ðpresumes€he€is€guilty€.€.€.€.Ô#†¼E%»XXé8#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%ÔÐ$X"Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€trial€court€then€determined€that€the€defendant€was€not€entitled€to€probation€due€to€his€priorÐ à%0!$ Ðconvictions€and€because€a€previous€sentence€of€probation€had€been€revoked.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€it€is€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðduty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€byÐ )à$( Ðthe€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€uponÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ h+¸&* Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.Ð ° ÐJonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597,€600€(Tenn.€1994).€€"If€the€trial€court€applies€inappropriate€factors€orÐ œì Ðotherwise€fails€to€follow€the€1989€Sentencing€Act,€the€presumption€of€correctness€falls."€€òòState€v.Ð ˆØ ÐSheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€The€Sentencing€Commission€CommentsÐ tÄ Ðprovide€that€the€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€show€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ `° ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„401,€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.Ð L œ ÐÔ#†¼E%»XXég#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%ÔÌÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„616€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:Ð  ` ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€court€has€no€power€to€suspend€any€.€.€.€sentence€or€fine€[for€a€convictionÐ è 8  Ðfor€driving€in€violation€of€the€Motor€Vehicle€Habitual€Offenders€ActÔ#†¼E%»XXé=$#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼E%Ô],€except€that€inÐ Ô$  Ðcases€where€such€operation€is€necessitated€in€situations€of€apparent€extremeÐ À  Ðemergency€which€require€such€operation€to€save€life€or€limb,€the€sentence€or€any€partÐ ¬ü  Ðthereof€or€fine€or€any€part€thereof€may€be€suspended€by€the€court,€in€its€discretion.Иè Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„616(c).€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àIn€our€view,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„616(c)€plainly€authorizes€a€trial€courtÐ H˜ Ðto€consider€emergency€circumstances€at€the€time€of€sentencing.€€Under€that€section,€a€trial€court€mayÐ 4„ Ðsuspend€in€whole€or€in€part€the€sentence€of€a€defendant€convicted€for€violating€the€Motor€VehicleÐ  p ÐHabitual€Offenders€Act€where€driving€was€necessitated€by€"extreme€emergency."€€In€fact,€the€statuteÐ  \ Ðspecifies€that€the€only€time€the€trial€court€may€suspend€a€sentence€for€violation€of€the€Act€is€in€theÐ øH Ðevent€of€an€emergency.€€òòSeeóóòòid.óó;€òòCox€v.€Stateóó,€53€S.W.3d€287,€295€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2001).€€TheÐ ä4 Ðdecision€to€grant€probation,€even€upon€a€finding€of€"extreme€emergency,"€ultimately€lies€within€theÐ Ð  Ðdiscretion€of€the€trial€court.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„616(c).Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àBecause€the€trial€court€erroneously€concluded€that€an€emergency€could€not€be€considered€inÐ ”ä Ðthe€imposition€of€the€sentence,€the€judgment€is€reversed.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trial€courtÐ €Ð Ðfor€reconsideration€on€the€issue€of€alternative€sentencing.Ð l¼ ÐÌÔ#†¼E%»XXé³%#ÔÔ€XéX»¼E%ÔÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð #l! Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE