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P Hersentencewassuspendedandshewasplacedonintensiveprobation.Followingahearingon < allegationsthattheDefendanthadviolatedthetermsofherprobation,thetrialcourtorderedthe (x Defendanttoserveninemonthsinjailandthebalanceofhersentenceoncommunitycorrections. d TheDefendantnowappeals.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. P  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheTrialCourtAffirmed  (   #}XLA#XLAX.}DavidH.Welles,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichNormaMcGeeOgle,J.,joined.  GaryR.Wade,_P.J._#}XXLA #XLAX},filedaconcurringopinion.  MackGarner,_Maryville_,Tennessee,fortheappellant,JennyBea_Huffstetler_. t PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;ElizabethB._Marney_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; L  MikeFlynn,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andTammyHarrington,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral, 8!  fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. $"t! @@OO& OPINION #}XXLA #XLAX} #L#   #}XXLA #XLAX}XLAXXXLA  Attheprobationrevocationhearing,defensecounselstipulatedtotheprobationviolations &"& containedinthereportfiledbytheDefendantsprobationofficer.Theseviolationsincludetwo '"' arrests,missedprobationappointments,andfailuretopaycostsandfees.Inadditiontothe (#( stipulation,theDefendanttestifiedonherownbehalf.Shestatedthatshewastwentyoneyearsold )$) andhadthreechildren.Sheexplainedthatoneofherarrestswasforpossessionofburglarytools p*%* becauseshehadbeeninacarwithsomeonewhohadthetoolsinhisbaginthetrunk.Shestatedthat \+&+ shedidnotknowthetoolswerethere.Sheadmittedtobeingoutaftercurfewatthetimeshewas H,', inthecar.Shetestifiedthattheotherarrestwasfordomesticassault,arisingoutofherrelationship 4-(-6 _withherabusivehusband.Atthetimeoftheprobationrevocationhearing,thesecasesremained  open.Shefailedtoappearfortheassaultcase,shetestified,becauseshehadnotransportation.    TheDefendantstatedthatshewasstayingwithagirlfriendandhadtwooffersof t employment.However,whenthetrialcourtaskedspecificquestionsaboutwheretheDefendanthad ` beenstaying,theDefendantbecameevasive.TheDefendanttestifiedthatshehadaoneyearold L  daughterbyherestrangedhusband,andthatshehadgiventhechildtohimforkeepingwhileshewas 8  homeless.However,shetestifiedthatshedidnotknowthecurrentwhereaboutsofherdaughter,and $ t statedthatherestrangedhusbandwasneglectingtheirdaughter.  `   TheDefendantexplainedherprobationviolationsasstemmingfromsomeeventsthatleft  8  her veryemotionallydistraught.Shestatedthatshequittakinghermedication +#  1      ׀and caused $  [her]selftomakebaddecisionsinthatway,insteadoffindingsupportfor[her]self.Shetestified   atthehearingthatshehadresumedtakinghermedication.     Oncrossexamination,theDefendantadmittedthatshehadbegunhersojournwiththe   criminaljusticesystemwhenshewasfourteenorfifteen,andhadbeenhaving problemssince. p Whenaskedbythetrialcourtwhohadtaughthertobeacriminal,theDefendantrespondedthatshe \ had justadaptedtoit.Sheexplainedthatshehadassociatedwithpeoplewhoengagedinillegal H behavior,admittingthathercohortsmadeupa WhosWhoofthecriminalsinBlountCounty. 4 Sheadmittedthatshewas ejectedfromheroneattemptatinpatientcounseling.  p   AfterhearingtheDefendantstestimony,thetrialcourtconcludedthatshehad materially H violatedthetermsofherprobation.Thetrialcourtfurtherconcludedthattheproofindicatedapoor 4 likelihoodthat,ifplacedbackonprobation,theDefendantwouldfollowtheconditionsofher   sentence.ThetrialcourtstatedtotheDefendant, asthefirstruleofyourprobationsays,youdonot   knowhowtoconductyourselfasanuprightandlawabidingcitizen.Accordingly,thetrialcourt  orderedhertoserveninemonthsinjail,withtheremainderofhersentencetobeservedon  communitycorrections.TheDefendantnowcontendsthatthetrialcourterred.  #XLAXXXLA #XLAXXXLA  Atrialjudgeisvestedwiththediscretionaryauthoritytorevokeprobationifapreponderance X  oftheevidenceestablishesthatadefendantviolatedtheconditionsofhisorherprobation.Tenn. D! CodeAnn.4035310,311(e);Statev.Mitchell,810S.W.2d733,735(Tenn.Crim.App.1991). 0"  Thetrialjudgemust,however,adducesufficientevidenceduringtheprobationrevocationhearing #l! toallowhimorhertomakeanintelligentdecision.SeeMitchell,810S.W.2dat735. $X"   Whenaprobationrevocationischallenged,theappellatecourtsscopeofreviewislimited. %0!$ Foranappellatecourttobewarrantedinfindingthatatrialjudgeabusedhisorherdiscretionby &"% revokingprobation,itmustbeestablishedthattherecordcontainsnosubstantialevidencetosupport '#&  thetrialjudgesconclusionthataprobationviolationoccurredandthatbecauseoftheviolation, (#' probationshouldberevoked.SeeStatev.Harkins,811S.W.2d79,82(Tenn.1991);Statev.  Stubblefield,953S.W.2d223,226(Tenn.Crim.App.1997).#XLAXXXLA#     Therecordbeforeuscontainsmorethansufficientevidencetosupportthetrialcourts t revocationoftheDefendantsprobation.TheDefendantschallengetothetrialcourtsrulingis ` withoutmerit,andweaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. L     `     h     ___________________________________ $ t    `     h     DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE