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N mP bg :o o o o o o o o o E© © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © B« ˜\\IB01S08\KNOXCLERK3ČČ,,,,ČČ0(ÖĆ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$””ŌUSUS.,Ōņ¤81Ļ óbļ.ź:i¢×+003|x’U‹’ĄĄĄ- ł- 0Ń#€X’’d#ŃŃ € Ń dŻ ƒüœ!ŻŌUSUS.,ŌŻ  ŻŌ_ŌŌ‡ī¹­īXXŌŃ  Ńą@ttģąŃ€ ¶\ŃIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆŠ ° Šą@WW$ģąAT€KNOXVILLEŌ#†Xś@Xīī¹­=#ŌŌ‡»ø »XXś@ŌˆŠ Ö& Šą@¹ ¹ ģąAssigned€on€Briefs€June€15,€2004ˆŠ üL ŠŌ#†Xś@X»»ø #ŌŌ‡»ø »XXś@ŌĢą@uuģąņ ņSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE€v.€STANLEY€CRAIG€HUGHESó óˆŠ  p ŠĢŌ#†Xś@X»»ø Æ#ŌŌ‡ī¹­īXXś@Ōą@’ ’ ģąņ ņŌ#†Xś@Xīī¹­K#ŌDirect€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Bradley€CountyˆŠ F – Šą@L L ģąNo.€Ō_ŌM„Ō_Ō01„413€€€€€€Carroll€L.€Ross,€JudgeˆŠ 2 ‚ ŠĢĢą@ģģ*ģąßA€V) °°` d€÷E<õ` A߈Š öF  ŠĢą@h h ģąNo.€E2004„00105„CCA„R3„CD„€Filed€September€Ō_ŌŌ_ŌŌ_Ō24,Ō_Ō€2004ˆŠ ńA  ŠĢßA€V) °°` dE<Č` Aߊ É  Šó óĢÓ  ÓDefendant,€Stanley€Craig€Hughes,€was€indicted€for€one€count€of€second€degree€murder,€one€countŠ Ä Šof€aggravated€assault,€two€counts€of€reckless€endangerment,€and€one€count€of€unlawful€possessionŠ ° Šof€a€weapon.€€The€State€entered€a€ņņnolle€prosequi€óóon€the€unlawful€possession€of€a€weapon€charge,€andŠ œģ ŠDefendant€was€tried€on€the€other€charges.€€Defendantššs€first€trial€ended€in€a€mistrial.€€At€theŠ ˆŲ Šconclusion€of€Defendantššs€second€trial,€the€jury€found€Defendant€guilty€of€aggravated€assault€andŠ tÄ Šnot€guilty€of€the€charge€of€second€degree€murder€and€both€counts€of€reckless€endangerment.€Š `° ŠFollowing€a€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€sentenced€Defendant€to€six€years€in€the€TennesseeŠ Lœ ŠDepartment€of€Correction.€€On€appeal,€Defendant€argues€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€to€supportŠ 8ˆ Šhis€conviction€for€aggravated€assault,€and€that€the€trial€court€improperly€applied€enhancement€factorsŠ $t Šand€failed€to€consider€mitigating€factors€in€determining€the€length€of€Defendantššs€sentence.€€AfterŠ ` Ša€thorough€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Š üL ŠĢą@ģąņ ņTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€Affirmedó óˆŠ Ō$ ŠĢņņThomas€T.€Ō_ŌWoodallŌ_Ōóó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€ņņJoseph€M.€Ō_ŌTiptonŌ_Ōóó€and€ņņJohnŠ ¬ü ŠEverett€Williams,€JJ.óó,€joined.Š ˜ č ŠĢCharles€M.€Corn,€District€Public€Defender;€and€A.€Wayne€Carter,€Assistant€Public€Defender,€for€theŠ p"Ą! Šappellant,€Stanley€Craig€Hughes.Š \#¬" ŠĢPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Kathy€D.€Ō_ŌAslingerŌ_Ō,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Š 4%„ $ ŠJerry€N.€Ō_ŌEstesŌ_Ō,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Ō_ŌShariŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌTayloeŌ_Ō,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€forŠ  &p!% Šthe€appellee,€the€State€of€Tennessee.€€Š  '\"& ŠĢą@66'ģąņ ņOPINIONó óˆŠ ä(4$( ŠĢą  ąGinger€Sample€and€her€mother,€Evelyn€Sample,€were€driving€toward€Cleveland,€Tennessee,Š ¼* &* Šwhen€they€observed€a€green€car€attempting€to€pull€in€between€a€truck€and€a€Honda€automobile.€€Ms.Š Ø+ų&+ ŠSample€said€that€the€green€car€then€hit€the€back€end€of€the€truck.€€Defendant,€the€driver€of€the€greenŠ ”,ä', Šcar,€got€out€of€his€vehicle€and€walked€toward€the€truck.€€Although€Ms.€Sample€said€that€she€did€notŠ €-Š(- ŠŃ ¶\Ńā  āŃ8€ś@XXdģdČ8ŃŃ€ Ńā  āŃ  ŃŌ_Ōsee€Defendantššs€face,€he€appeared€angry€and€was€yelling.€€Ms.€Sample€said€that€Defendant€returnedŠ ° Što€his€car€to€retrieve€something,€but€she€did€not€see€what€the€object€was.Š œģ ŠĢą  ąEvelyn€Sample€said€that€the€truck,€the€green€car€and€the€Honda€stopped€after€Defendant€hitŠ tÄ Šthe€rear€end€of€the€truck.€€The€driver€of€the€truck€and€Defendant€started€running€toward€each€other.€Š `° ŠMs.€Sample€called€911€on€her€cell€phone€because€the€two€men€looked€like€they€were€going€to€fightŠ L œ Šeach€other.Š 8 ˆ ŠĢą  ąGreg€Calfee€also€observed€the€altercation.€€He€was€driving€home€from€work€when€he€saw€theŠ  ` Šthree€vehicles€stopped€on€the€other€side€of€the€road.€€Mr.€Calfee€said€that€Defendant€threw€somethingŠ ü L  Šat€the€victim,€the€driver€of€the€pick„up€truck,€but€the€victim€was€not€hit.€€The€victim€walked€towardŠ č 8  ŠDefendant€who€got€back€into€his€car.€€Mr.€Calfee€said€that€Defendant€backed€his€car€up€but€droveŠ Ō$  Šup€over€the€Hondaššs€hood€which€was€parked€behind€him.€€Defendantššs€tires€spun€and€smoke€cameŠ Ą  Šout€from€the€tires.€€The€female€driver€of€the€Honda€got€out€of€her€car€and€started€gesturing€at€the€twoŠ ¬ü  Šmen.€€The€victim€leaned€into€Defendantššs€car€up€to€the€middle€of€his€stomach,€swinging€his€fists.€Š ˜č  ŠThe€victim€them€backed€out€of€Defendantššs€car,€hunched€over.€€Defendant€got€out€of€his€car,€and€heŠ „Ō  Šand€the€victim€stared€at€each€other€before€Defendant€ran€across€the€road.€€Mr.€Calfee€said€that€he€didŠ pĄ Šnot€see€Defendant€stab€the€victim€and€left€before€the€emergency€vehicles€arrived.Š \¬ ŠĢą  ąBrandi€Park,€the€victimššs€daughter„in„law,€was€following€the€victimššs€truck€in€her€Honda.€Š 4„ ŠShe€first€saw€Defendant€driving€on€the€other€side€of€the€road.€€Defendant€waved€at€the€victim€andŠ  p Šthen€turned€his€car€around.€€He€sped€past€the€Honda€and€drew€up€even€with€the€victimššs€truck.€€Ms.Š  \ ŠPark€said€that€Defendant€then€pulled€his€car€in€between€the€truck€and€her€Honda,€and€Ms.€Park€wasŠ ųH Šforced€to€stop€in€order€to€avoid€hitting€Defendantššs€car.€€Ms.€Park€said€that€Defendant€got€out€of€hisŠ ä4 Šcar€and€threw€a€hammer€or€an€axe€at€the€victimššs€truck.€€The€victim€got€out€of€his€truck€and€startedŠ Š  Šarguing€with€Defendant.€€Ms.€Park€said€that€Defendant€stabbed€the€victim€when€the€two€men€wereŠ ¼  Šstanding€next€to€Defendantššs€car.€€Defendant€got€back€into€his€car€and,€without€looking€in€his€rearŠ Øų Šview€mirror,€backed€into€her€Honda.€€Defendant€then€ran€away.€€Ms.€Park€said€that€she€did€not€seeŠ ”ä Šwhat€weapon€Defendant€used€to€stab€the€victim,€and€said€that€the€victim€was€not€armed.€€Ms.€ParkŠ €Š Šsaid€that€she€did€not€know€Defendant€prior€to€the€incident.Š l¼ ŠĢą  ąOn€cross„examination,€Ms.€Park€admitted€that€she€initially€told€the€police€that€the€victim€wasŠ D!” Šstabbed€when€he€leaned€inside€Defendantššs€car.€€Ms.€Park€agreed€that€the€victim€could€have€pulledŠ 0"€  Šinto€the€raceway€parking€lot€that€was€twenty€to€thirty€feet€down€the€road€where€the€cars€would€haveŠ #l! Šhad€room€to€manoeuver.€€Ms.€Park€said,€however,€that€Defendant€was€not€blocked€in.€€He€simplyŠ $X" Šcould€not€pass€the€victimššs€car€on€the€right€because€of€the€guard€rail.Š ō$D # ŠĢą  ąChad€Park,€the€victimššs€son,€was€riding€with€his€father€in€the€truck.€€He€said€that€DefendantŠ Ģ&"% Šwaved€at€them€from€the€other€side€of€the€road,€turned€his€car€around,€and€pulled€up€beside€the€truck.€Š ø'#& ŠDefendant€swerved€toward€them€and€then€forced€his€car€in€between€the€truck€and€his€wifeššs€Honda.€Š ¤(ō#' ŠThe€victim€stopped€his€truck.€€As€the€victim€was€getting€out€of€the€vehicle,€some€object€hit€theŠ )ą$( Štruckššs€door.€€The€victim€and€Defendant€met€halfway€and€started€fighting.€€Mr.€Park€said€thatŠ |*Ģ%) ŠDefendant€ran€back€to€his€car€and€got€in,€and€the€victim€followed€him.€€Defendant€leaned€out€of€hisŠ h+ø&* Šcar€window€and€stabbed€the€victim.€€Mr.€Park€got€out€of€the€truck€and€went€to€assist€his€father.€Š ° ŠDefendant€backed€his€car€into€Mr.€Parkššs€wifeššs€Honda.€€Defendant€then€got€out€of€his€car€and€ranŠ œģ Šacross€the€road.€€Mr.€Park€admitted€that€he€initially€told€the€police€he€was€driving€because€his€fatherššsŠ ˆŲ Šdriverššs€license€was€revoked.€€Mr.€Park€said€that€he€did€not€know€the€victim€was€dead€when€he€gaveŠ tÄ Šhis€statement€to€the€police.€€Mr.€Park€said€that€he€did€not€know€Defendant€prior€to€the€incident.Š `° ŠĢą  ąOn€cross„examination,€Mr.€Park€admitted€that€he€initially€told€the€police€that€Defendant€ranŠ 8 ˆ Šup€to€the€truck€with€a€knife,€and€that€the€victim€was€stabbed€as€he€tried€to€get€back€into€the€truck.€Š $ t ŠMr.€Park€also€admitted€that€he€knew€Lisa€Smith,€Defendantššs€girlfriend,€because€Ms.€Smith€used€toŠ  ` Šbe€his€fatherššs€girlfriend.€€Mr.€Park€conceded€that€the€victim€told€him€that€the€man€who€waved€atŠ ü L  Šthem€was€Ms.€Smithššs€new€boyfriend.Š č 8  ŠĢą  ąDavid€Guy,€a€special€agent€with€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation,€assisted€in€theŠ Ą  Šinvestigation€of€the€incident.€€Agent€Guy€said€that€he€found€a€hatchet€in€the€front€floor€of€the€victimššsŠ ¬ü  Štruck.€€Agent€Guy€said€that€there€were€no€latent€prints€or€blood€stains€on€the€hatchet.€€Agent€GuyŠ ˜č  Šfound€a€knife€in€Defendantššs€car€under€a€VCR€in€the€front€seat€and€a€screwdriver€in€the€carššs€console.€Š „Ō  ŠThe€victimššs€blood€was€found€on€the€knife€and€the€driverššs€seat€of€Defendantššs€car.€€There€wasŠ pĄ Šinsufficient€blood€on€Defendantššs€car€door€to€submit€for€testing.€€Agent€Guy€said€that€there€was€aŠ \¬ Šlarge€quantity€of€blood€by€Defendantššs€car€door.€€The€blood€patterns€on€the€road€indicated€that€theŠ H˜ Švictim€walked€over€to€Ms.€Parkššs€Honda,€stood€for€an€undetermined€amount€of€time,€then€walkedŠ 4„ Šaround€the€front€of€Defendantššs€car,€to€the€passenger€side€of€his€truck,€then€back€to€the€rear€of€hisŠ  p Štruck.Š  \ ŠĢą  ąSharon€Whaley,€Defendantššs€neighbor,€said€that€Defendant€came€to€her€house€after€theŠ ä4 Šincident€and€told€her€that€he€and€the€victim€were€fighting€and€that€Defendant€had€stabbed€the€victim.€Š Š  ŠMs.€Whaley€later€found€a€knife€sheath€belonging€to€Defendant€behind€her€couch.Š ¼  ŠĢą  ąDr.€Ronald€Toolsie€performed€the€autopsy€on€the€victim.€€He€testified€that€the€victim€diedŠ ”ä Šfrom€hemorrhaging€caused€by€a€large€laceration€just€below€the€armpit.€€Dr.€Toolsie€said€that€the€knifeŠ €Š Šblade€lacerated€the€front€of€both€lobes€of€the€left€lung.€€There€were€nine€contusions€or€abrasions€onŠ l¼ Šthe€back€of€the€victimššs€forearm€and€left€wrist€and€a€laceration€on€his€left€index€finger.€€A€drugŠ X Ø Šscreen€showed€the€presence€of€amphetamine€and€methamphetamine€in€the€victimššs€body€as€well€asŠ D!” Šatropine€which€had€been€administered€by€the€emergency€personnel.€€Although€Dr.€Toolsie€could€notŠ 0"€  Štell€when€the€drugs€were€taken,€he€said€that€the€amphetamines€would€have€had€a€stimulant€effect€onŠ #l! Šthe€victim.Š $X" ŠĢą  ąDr.€Toolsie€testified€that€the€knifeššs€blade€was€angled€upward€approximately€thirty€degreesŠ ą%0!$ Šwhen€it€entered€the€victimššs€body.€€On€cross„examination,€Dr.€Toolsie€said€that€entry€wound€wasŠ Ģ&"% Šconsistent€with€Defendant€sitting€down€and€the€victim€standing€when€Defendant€stabbed€the€victim.Š ø'#& ŠĢą  ąCindy€Goodson€testified€for€Defendant.€€She€said€that€when€she€drove€past€the€three€parkedŠ )ą$( Švehicles,€she€saw€a€man€reaching€into€a€car€and€yelling.€€Ms.€Goodson€called€911.Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Šą  ąDr.€Nelson€Thorensonššs€testimony€from€Defendantššs€first€trial€was€read€into€the€record.€€Dr.Š ° ŠThorenson€testified€that€he€examined€Defendantššs€eyes€on€June€25,€2002€and€said€that€hisŠ œģ Šuncorrected€vision€in€the€right€eye€was€20/70€and€20/60€in€the€left€eye.€€Dr.€Thorenson€said€that€itŠ ˆŲ Šwould€be€impossible€for€Defendant€to€recognize€the€facial€features€of€someone€passing€him€in€a€carŠ tÄ Šon€the€highway.Š `° ŠĢą  ąDefendant€testified€in€his€own€behalf.€€He€said€that€he€lived€about€a€quarter€of€a€mile€fromŠ 8 ˆ Šthe€site€of€the€incident.€€He€and€Lisa€Smith€had€been€dating€for€about€two€years.€€Prior€to€that,€Ms.Š $ t ŠSmith€had€been€the€victimššs€girlfriend€for€about€ten€years.€€Defendant€described€several€incidentsŠ  ` Šwhere€the€victim€acted€aggressively€toward€Defendant€and€Ms.€Smith,€including€one€time€when€theŠ ü L  Švictim€attacked€Defendant€with€a€jack€hammer.Š č 8  ŠĢą  ąDefendant€said€that€he€waved€at€the€victim€when€they€passed€each€other€on€the€highwayŠ Ą  Šbecause€he€thought€the€victim€was€his€brother„in„law.€€Defendant€thought€his€brother„in„law€wasŠ ¬ü  Šgoing€to€his€house€so€he€turned€around.€€When€his€car€drew€even€with€the€truck,€DefendantŠ ˜č  Šrecognized€the€victim.€€The€victim€swerved€his€truck€toward€Defendant,€and€Defendant€droppedŠ „Ō  Šback,€pulling€in€behind€the€truck€so€he€could€turn€around€at€the€racewayššs€parking€lot.€€The€victimŠ pĄ Šstopped€his€truck,€however,€and€Defendant€had€to€stop€also.Š \¬ ŠĢą  ąDefendant€said€that€he€saw€the€victim€retrieve€something€from€inside€his€truck,€but€he€couldŠ 4„ Šnot€tell€what€the€object€was.€€Defendant€picked€up€his€hatchet€from€the€floorboard€and€got€out€of€theŠ  p Šcar.€€He€threw€the€hatchet€at€the€victimššs€feet€to€slow€him€down,€but€the€victim€stepped€aside,€andŠ  \ Šthe€hatchet€hit€the€truckššs€door.€€Defendant€got€back€into€his€car,€and€the€victim€grabbed€him€throughŠ ųH Šthe€window€and€tried€to€drag€him€out€of€the€car.€€Defendant€said€that€he€could€not€see€what€wasŠ ä4 Šbehind€him€when€he€threw€his€car€into€reverse.€€The€carššs€movement,€however,€knocked€the€victimŠ Š  Šaway€from€the€car.€€After€Defendantššs€car€hit€the€Honda,€the€victim€came€back€to€his€car€window.€Š ¼  ŠDefendant€said€that€he€knew€he€was€trapped€so€he€grabbed€his€knife€and€stabbed€the€victim€in€theŠ Øų Šside.€€Defendant€said€that€he€did€not€know€how€bad€the€victim€was€hurt€but€as€soon€as€he€determinedŠ ”ä Šthat€the€victim€was€not€going€to€fight€anymore,€Defendant€ran€across€the€road€in€the€direction€of€hisŠ €Š Šneighborššs€house.€€Defendant€said€that€he€did€not€intend€to€kill€the€victim.Š l¼ ŠĢą  ąOn€cross„examination,€Defendant€admitted€that€during€the€incident€with€the€victim€involvingŠ D!” Šthe€jack€hammer,€Defendant€was€armed€with€a€samurai€sword.€€Defendant€admitted€that€he€told€theŠ 0"€  Špolice€that€the€victim€had€a€knife€in€each€hand.€€Defendant€conceded€that€he€told€Detective€BarryŠ #l! ŠTharpe€that€the€victim€dropped€one€of€the€knives€into€his€lap,€and€he€used€that€knife€to€stab€theŠ $X" Švictim.€€Defendant€explained€that€he€said€that€he€used€the€victimššs€knife€because€he€was€on€probationŠ ō$D # Šresulting€from€a€reckless€endangerment€conviction€and€was€not€supposed€to€carry€knives.Š ą%0!$ ŠĢą  ąLisa€Smith,€Defendantššs€girlfriend,€testified€that€the€victim€was€abusive€toward€her€duringŠ ø'#& Šand€after€their€relationship.€€Ms.€Smith€said€that€she€and€Defendant€swore€out€a€warrant€for€theŠ ¤(ō#' Švictimššs€arrest€after€one€of€the€harassment€incidents.€€Gina€Daub,€the€victimššs€sister,€testified€onŠ )ą$( Šrebuttal€that€Defendant,€not€the€victim,€was€abusive€toward€Ms.€Smith,€and€that€Ms.€Smith€and€theŠ |*Ģ%) Švictim€got€along€well.Š h+ø&* Š‡ą  ąBased€on€this€evidence,€the€jury€found€Defendant€guilty€of€aggravated€assault€and€not€guiltyŠ ° Šon€the€remaining€charges.Š œģ Šņ ņĢI.€€Sufficiency€of€the€EvidenceŠ tÄ Šó óĢą  ąDefendant€argues€that€the€weight€of€the€evidence€supports€a€finding€that€Defendant€acted€inŠ L œ Šself„defense€and€that€his€conviction€of€aggravated€assault€should€be€reversed.€€Defendant€alsoŠ 8 ˆ Šcontends€that€the€juryššs€verdict€finding€him€not€guilty€of€second€degree€murder€implies€that€the€juryŠ $ t Šbelieved€he€acted€in€self„defense€and€is€therefore€inconsistent€with€a€guilty€verdict€on€the€aggravatedŠ  ` Šassault€charge.€€Š ü L  ŠĢą  ąConsistency€between€verdicts€in€a€multiple€count€indictment,€however,€is€not€required.€€ņņSeeŠ Ō$  ŠWiggins€v.€Stateóó,€498€S.W.2d€92,€93€(Tenn.€1993).€€Each€count€is€a€separate€indictment€even€thoughŠ Ą  Šthe€offenses€may€arise€out€of€the€same€criminal€incident.€€ņņId.óó€€As€our€supreme€court€has€recognized,Š ¬ü  Šwe€š šwill€not€upset€a€seemingly€inconsistent€verdict€by€speculating€as€to€the€juryššs€reasoning€if€weŠ ˜č  Šare€satisfied€that€the€evidence€establishes€guilt€of€the€offense€upon€which€the€conviction€wasŠ „Ō  Šreturned.šš€€ņņId.óó€at€93„94.Š pĄ ŠĢą  ąAs€stated€in€count€one€of€the€indictment,€Defendant€was€charged€with€second€degree€murderŠ H˜ Šby€unlawfully€and€knowingly€killing€the€victim.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€39„13„210.€€In€count€two€of€theŠ 4„ Šindictment,€Defendant€was€charged€with€aggravated€assault€by€intentionally€or€knowingly€causingŠ  p Šthe€victim€to€reasonably€fear€imminent€bodily€injury€by€displaying€or€using€a€deadly€weapon€š što€wit:Š  \ Ša€hatchet.šš€€ņņId.ó󀚚€39„13„102.€€Although€the€jury€found€Defendant€not€guilty€of€second€degree€murder,Š ųH Šthat€verdict€is€not€necessarily€inconsistent€with€a€verdict€of€guilty€of€aggravated€assault.Š ä4 ŠĢą  ąWhen€a€defendant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€we€must€review€theŠ ¼  Ševidence€in€a€light€most€favorable€to€the€State€in€determining€whether€a€rational€trier€of€fact€couldŠ Øų Šhave€found€all€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€ņņJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,Š ”ä Š443€U.S.307,€319,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€2789,€61€L.Ed.2d€560€(1979).€€Once€a€jury€finds€a€defendant€guilty,Š €Š Šhis€or€her€presumption€of€innocence€is€removed€and€replaced€with€a€presumption€of€guilt.€€ņņState€v.Š l¼ ŠBlackóó,€815€S.W.2d€166,€175€(Tenn.€1991).€€The€defendant€has€the€burden€of€overcoming€thisŠ X Ø Špresumption,€and€the€State€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€along€with€allŠ D!” Šreasonable€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€that€evidence.€€ņņId.;€State€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2dŠ 0"€  Š913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€€The€jury€is€presumed€to€have€resolved€all€conflicts€and€drawn€any€reasonableŠ #l! Šinferences€in€favor€of€the€State.€€ņņState€v.€Sheffield,óó€676€S.W.2d€542,€547€(Tenn.€1984).€QuestionsŠ $X" Šconcerning€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€be€given€the€evidence,€and€all€factualŠ ō$D # Šissues€raised€by€the€evidence€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact€and€not€this€court.€€ņņState€v.€Blandóó,€958Š ą%0!$ ŠS.W.2d€651,€659€(Tenn.€1997).Š Ģ&"% ŠĢą  ąA€person€commits€aggravated€assault€when€he€places€another€in€reasonable€fear€of€imminentŠ ¤(ō#' Šbodily€injury€by€displaying€or€using€a€deadly€weapon.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€39„13„102(a)(1)(B).Š )ą$( Šā āŠ |*Ģ%) Šą  ąDefendant€admitted€at€trial€that€he€got€out€of€his€car,€took€two€steps,€and€threw€the€hatchetŠ ° Šā āat€the€victim.€€Viewing€the€evidence€in€a€light€most€favorable€to€the€State,€the€jury€could€haveŠ œģ Šconcluded€that€the€victim€reasonably€believed€that€bodily€injury€was€imminent€when€the€hatchetŠ ˆŲ Šsailed€across€the€road€in€his€direction€even€if€they€credited€Defendantššs€testimony€that€the€victim€hadŠ tÄ Šsome€object€in€his€hand.€€The€victimššs€actions€in€stepping€aside€to€avoid€the€hatchet€lends€supportŠ `° Što€this€finding.€€The€jury€could€have€also€concluded€that€Defendant€was€the€aggressor€in€theŠ L œ Šaltercation€at€this€point€and€rejected€Defendantššs€defense€of€self„defense€as€was€their€prerogative.€Š 8 ˆ ŠThis€conclusion€is€not€inconsistent€with€a€finding€that€Defendant€then€retreated€from€the€altercationŠ $ t Šby€getting€in€his€car€and€attempting€to€drive€away.€€Regardless€of€the€juryššs€thought€processes,Š  ` Šhowever,€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€Defendantššs€conviction€for€aggravated€assault.€Š ü L  ŠDefendant€is€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€issue.Š č 8  ŠĢņ ņII.€€Sentencing€Issuesó óŠ Ą  ŠĢą  ąDefendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€applying€four€enhancement€factors€and€noŠ ˜č  Šmitigating€factors€in€determining€the€length€of€his€sentence.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencingŠ „Ō  Šhearing,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€following€enhancement€factors€were€applicable:€factor€(2),Š pĄ ŠDefendant€had€a€previous€history€of€criminal€behavior;€factor€(9),€Defendant€had€a€previousŠ \¬ Šunwillingness€to€comply€with€the€conditions€of€a€sentence€involving€release€in€the€community;€factorŠ H˜ Š(11),€Defendant€had€no€hesitation€about€committing€the€offense€where€the€risk€to€human€life€wasŠ 4„ Šhigh;€and€factor€(14),€Defendant€committed€the€offense€while€on€probation€for€a€felony€offense.€Š  p ŠTenn.€€Code€Ann.€šš€40„35„114(2),€(9),€(11),€and€(14).€€The€trial€court€did€not€assign€as€much€weightŠ  \ Što€factor€(11)€as€it€did€to€the€other€three€enhancement€factors€and€did€not€find€that€any€mitigatingŠ ųH Šfactors€were€applicable.€€The€trial€court€found€that€probation€was€inappropriate€because€measuresŠ ä4 Šless€restrictive€than€confinement€had€previously€proved€to€be€unsuccessful€and€sentenced€DefendantŠ Š  Što€six€years€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.Š ¼  ŠĢą  ąWhen€a€defendant€challenges€the€length€or€the€manner€of€service€of€his€or€her€sentence,€thisŠ ”ä ŠCourt€must€conduct€a€ņņde€novoóó€review€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trialŠ €Š Šcourt€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€40„35„401(d);€ņņState€v.€Imfeldóó,€70€S.W.3d€698,€704€(Tenn.Š l¼ Š2002).€€This€presumption,€however,€is€contingent€upon€an€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€theŠ X Ø Štrial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.€€ņņState€v.Š D!” ŠPettusóó,€986€S.W.2d€540,€543„44€(Tenn.€1999).€€If€the€record€fails€to€show€such€consideration,€theŠ 0"€  Šreview€of€the€sentence€is€purely€ņņde€novoóó.€€ņņState€v.€Sheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Š #l! Š1992).€Š $X" ŠĢą  ąIn€making€its€sentencing€determinations€the€trial€court€must€consider:€(1)€the€evidenceŠ ą%0!$ Špresented€at€the€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€pre„sentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€andŠ Ģ&"% Šarguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct;Š ø'#& Š(5)€any€appropriate€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors;€(6)€the€defendantššs€potential€or€lack€ofŠ ¤(ō#' Špotential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment;€and€(7)€any€statements€made€by€Defendant€in€his€ownŠ )ą$( Šbehalf.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šššš€40„35„103€and€„210;€ņņState€v.€Williamsóó,€920€S.W.2d€247,€258€(Tenn.Š |*Ģ%) ŠCrim.€App.€1995).€€If€the€trial€court€has€imposed€a€lawful€sentence€by€following€the€statutoryŠ h+ø&* Šsentencing€procedure,€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€the€factors€and€sentencingŠ ° Šprinciples,€and€made€findings€of€fact€adequately€supported€by€the€record,€this€Court€may€not€modifyŠ œģ Šthe€sentence€even€if€it€would€have€preferred€a€different€result.€€ņņState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,Š ˆŲ Š789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€The€defendant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€that€his€sentence€isŠ tÄ Šimproper.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€40„35„401(d),€Sentencing€Commission€Comments;€ņņState€v.€Ashbyóó,Š `° Š823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).Š L œ ŠĢą  ąThe€weight€placed€on€one€factor€by€the€trial€court€may€vary€from€that€assigned€to€another,Š $ t Šand€the€legislature€has€specifically€declined€to€assign€a€numerical€value€to€mitigating€andŠ  ` Šenhancement€factors.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€40„35„210,€Sentencing€Commission€Comments;€ņņState€v.Š ü L  ŠSprattóó,€31€S.W.3d€587,€606€(Tenn.€2000).€€The€weight€accorded€enhancement€and€mitigating€factorsŠ č 8  Šis€within€the€trial€courtššs€discretion€so€long€as€the€record€supports€its€findings€and€the€findingsŠ Ō$  Šcomply€with€sentencing€principles.€€ņņState€v.€Kellyóó,€34€S.W.3d€471,€479€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2000).Š Ą  ŠĢą  ąDefendant€was€convicted€of€aggravated€assault,€a€Class€C€felony.€€As€a€Range€I,€standardŠ ˜č  Šoffender,€the€sentencing€range€for€a€Class€C€felony€is€not€less€than€three€years€nor€more€than€sixŠ „Ō  Šyears.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€40„35„112(a)(3).€€The€presumptive€sentence€for€a€Class€C€felony€is€theŠ pĄ Šminimum€sentence€in€the€range€if€there€are€no€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors.€ņņ€Idóó.€šš€40„35„Š \¬ Š210(c).€€Should€there€be€enhancement€but€no€mitigating€factors,€the€trial€court€may€set€the€sentenceŠ H˜ Šabove€the€minimum€but€still€within€the€range.€€ņņId.óó€„210(d).€€If€both€enhancing€and€mitigating€factorsŠ 4„ Šare€present,€the€trial€court€must€start€at€the€minimum€sentence€of€the€range,€enhance€the€sentenceŠ  p Šwithin€the€range€as€appropriate€for€the€enhancing€factors,€and€then€reduce€the€sentence€as€appropriateŠ  \ Šfor€the€mitigating€factors.€ņņIdóó.€šš€„210(e).Š ųH ŠĢą  ąDefendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€applying€enhancement€factors€(2),€(9)€and€(14)Š Š  Šbecause€the€trial€courtššs€findings€are€based€on€the€same€facts.€€At€the€most,€Defendant€argues€thatŠ ¼  Šthe€three€factors€should€be€merged€so€that€one€enhancement€factor€is€applied,€but€he€does€not€suggestŠ Øų Šwhich€factor€should€survive.€€Certainly,€Defendant€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€convictions€andŠ ”ä Šbehavior€in€addition€to€those€necessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range.€€ņņId.ó󀚚€40„35„114(2).€€SinceŠ €Š Šturning€eighteen€in€1989,€Defendant€has€amassed€thirty„three€convictions€including€two€convictionsŠ l¼ Šfor€possession€of€marijuana,€one€assault€conviction,€one€vehicular€assault€conviction,€one€attemptedŠ X Ø Šburglary€conviction,€one€theft€conviction,€three€misdemeanor€reckless€endangerment€convictions€andŠ D!” Šone€felony€reckless€endangerment€conviction.€€The€trial€court€properly€applied€enhancement€factorŠ 0"€  Š(2).Š #l! ŠĢą  ąRegardless€of€the€extent€of€the€defendantššs€criminal€history,€however,€a€defendantššs€sentenceŠ ō$D # Šmay€also€be€enhanced€if€there€is€evidence€that€the€defendant€has€previously€been€unsuccessful€inŠ ą%0!$ Šcomplying€with€the€conditions€of€probation.€€ņņId.óó€40„35„114(9).€€Factor€(14)€may€be€applied€if€theŠ Ģ&"% Šdefendant€commits€the€offense€for€which€he€is€being€sentenced€while€on€probation.€€ņņId.óó€40„35„Š ø'#& Š114(9).Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢą  ąDefendant€admitted€that€he€committed€the€current€offense€while€he€was€on€probation€for€aŠ |*Ģ%) Šprior€felony€conviction€for€reckless€endangerment€with€a€deadly€weapon€in€Polk€County.€€Š h+ø&* ŠConsideration€of€factor€(14)€in€determining€the€length€of€Defendantššs€sentence€was€thereforeŠ ° Šappropriate.Š œģ ŠĢą  ąWe€agree€with€Defendantššs€argument€that€the€trial€court€may€not€use€the€current€offense€toŠ tÄ Šsupport€application€of€factor€(9)€because€factor€(9)€applies€when€there€is€a€ņņpreviousóó€history€ofŠ `° Šunwillingness€to€comply€with€the€conditions€of€probation.€ņņState€v.€Hayesóó,€899€S.W.2d€175,€186Š L œ Š(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€Although€it€appears€as€Defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€reliedŠ 8 ˆ Šprimarily€on€the€revocation€of€his€probation€for€his€felony€reckless€endangerment€conviction€toŠ $ t Šsupport€application€of€factor€(9),€the€trial€court€also€observed€that€Defendant€had€failed€toŠ  ` Šsuccessfully€complete€his€probation€for€his€misdemeanor€convictions€also.€€Defendant,€for€example,Š ü L  Šwas€placed€on€probation€for€a€period€of€three€hundred€and€sixty„four€days€on€December€10,€1991€asŠ č 8  Ša€result€of€a€misdemeanor€theft€conviction.€€On€January€22,€1992,€Defendant€was€arrested€forŠ Ō$  Ševading€arrest€and€reckless€endangerment.€€In€addition,€Defendant€was€arrested€for€driving€whileŠ Ą  Šintoxicated€on€March€28,€1992,€driving€with€a€suspended€license€on€May€15,€1992,€and€simpleŠ ¬ü  Špossession€of€marijuana€on€May€15,€1992.€€As€part€of€his€sentence€arising€out€of€the€April€3,€1992Š ˜č  ŠDUI€conviction,€Defendant€was€ordered€to€attend€the€CADAS€alcohol€and€drug€treatment€programŠ „Ō  Šbut€failed€to€do€so.€€Defendant€admitted€that€he€did€not€attend€the€program€although€he€testified€thatŠ pĄ Šhe€attended€a€š šDUI€school.šš€€Based€upon€our€review,€we€find€that€the€trial€court€did€not€err€inŠ \¬ Šapplying€factor€(9)€in€determining€the€length€of€Defendantššs€sentence.Š H˜ ŠĢą  ąDefendant€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€considering€any€mitigation€factors€butŠ  p Šdoes€not€suggest€which€factors€he€believes€the€trial€court€should€have€applied.€€At€the€sentencingŠ  \ Šhearing,€Defendant€argued€that€the€following€factors€should€be€considered€in€mitigation€of€the€lengthŠ ųH Šof€his€sentence:€factor€(2),€Defendant€acted€under€strong€provocation;€factor€(3),€substantial€groundsŠ ä4 Šexisted€which€tended€to€justify€or€excuse€Defendantššs€conduct;€factor€(11),€Defendant€committedŠ Š  Šthe€offense€under€such€unusual€conditions€that€it€is€unlikely€that€a€sustained€intent€to€violate€the€lawŠ ¼  Šmotivated€his€conduct;€and€factor€(12),€Defendant€acted€under€duress.€€The€trial€court€declined€toŠ Øų Šapply€these€mitigating€factors€because€it€found€that€the€evidence€showed€that€Defendant€recognizedŠ ”ä Šthe€victim,€gave€chase,€and€set€up€the€sequence€of€events€culminating€in€the€victimššs€death.€€TheŠ €Š Ševidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€trial€courtššs€finding.€€Defendant€is€not€entitled€to€reliefŠ l¼ Šon€this€issue.Š X Ø ŠĢą@FF%ģąņ ņCONCLUSIONó óˆŠ 0"€  ŠĢą  ąThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Š $X" ŠĢą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ą___________________________________€Š ą%0!$ Šą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGE