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P  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentsoftheCriminalCourtareAffirmed.  (   #AX#XX.ANormaMcGeeOgle,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,_P.J._,and  James_Curwood_Ԁ_Witt_,Jr.,J.,joined.  RichardA.Tate,_Blountville_,Tennessee,fortheappellant,RandyL.Johnson. t PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;WilliamG._Lamberth_,II,AssistantAttorney L  General;H.GreeleyWells,Jr.,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andRobertH.Montgomery,Jr.,Assistant 8!  DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. $"t! @@OO& OPINION #AXX#XXA #L# #AXX$ #XXA  @ I.FactualBackground  %$!%   OnMarch29,2001,theappellantpledguiltytotwocountsofaggravatedassaultandone '"' countoftheftofpropertyvaluedover$1,000.Thetrialcourtimposedasentenceofthreeyearsfor (#( oneoftheaggravatedassaultconvictions,twoyearsforthetheftconviction,andfouryearsforthe )$) remainingaggravatedassaultconviction.Thetrialcourtorderedthatthetwoandthreeyear p*%* sentencesbeservedconcurrentlytoeachotherbutconsecutivelytothefouryearsentence,foratotal \+&+ effectivesentenceofsevenyears.Thetrialcourtalsoallowedtheappellanttoservehissentences H,', oncommunitycorrections. 4-(- _ԇ  Thereafter,onJanuary3,2002,theappellantsalternativesentencewasrevoked.Thetrial  courtallowedtheappellanttoservehissentenceonprobation,butincreasedhisfouryearsentence  toasixyearsentence,foratotaleffectivesentenceofnineyears.Subsequently,KathyMoody,the  appellantsprobationofficer,filedtwoarrestwarrantsfortheviolationoftheappellantsprobation, t allegingthatduringdrugscreening,theappellanttestedpositiveformarijuana,hefailedtofollow ` thelawsofTennesseebycommittingtheoffensesofforgeryover$1,000andtheftover$1,000,he L  failedtoreport,andhefailedtopaymonthlysupervisionfees. 8    Attheprobationrevocationhearing,Moodytestifiedthattheappellanttestedpositivefor  ` marijuanaonAugust13,2002.Sheinformedtheappellantthatshewouldtakeoutanarrestwarrant  L  duetotheviolationofhisprobation.Becauseofthepositivedrugscreen,theappellantvoluntarily  8  enteredintoaninpatienttreatmentprogram,fromwhichprogramhewasreleasedonSeptember11, $  2002.TheappellantslastmeetingwithhisprobationofficerwasAugust2002;hedidnotreport   againthroughFebruary5,2004.Theappellantalsofailedtopayanysupervisionfeesbetween   August2002andFebruary2004.     MichaelRobertstestifiedattherevocationhearingthatinSeptemberorOctober2003,the p appellantwouldoccasionallyspendthenightwithhim.Thereafter,someoneapproachedRoberts \ withacheckthathadbeenreturnedforinsufficientfunds.Robertsdidnotwritethecheck,nordid H hegivetheappellantpermissiontosignthecheck. 4   DetectiveMarkMasontestifiedthatonJanuary1,2004,hemetwiththeappellantregarding  \ thechecksstolenfromRoberts.Theappellantgaveastatementconfessingtothetheftofthreeof H Robertschecks.Oneofthecheckswaswrittenfor$700andtheotherfor_$1,400._ԀTheappellant 4 usedoneofthecheckstopurchaseavanwhichhelatersoldfor$600.Theappellantadmittedthat   Robertsdidnotgivehimpermissiontosignthechecks.     Attheconclusionofthehearing,thetrialcourtstated:  8  8`   Ifindthatyouhaveviolatedprobation[onyourcases].Ifindthe l Statehasprovedthecase,Iguesswaybeyondapreponderanceofthe X  evidence,byclearandconvincingevidencetheyveproveditandthat D! youviolatedalltheconditionsalleged.Thepositivedrugscreen, 0"  violationofRuleNo.7[thepositivedrugscreen],RuleNo.6[failure #l! toreport],RuleNo.8[failuretopayfees]andRuleNo.1[failureto $X" obeyalllaws].$D #` x` x 8  8`    Now,Imgoingtorevokeyourprobationandorderyouto &"% serveyoursentence.Itsonethingtohaveapositivedrugscreen.Of '#& coursethatwillgetyourevokedtoo,butitsanothertogooutand (#' commitactuallytwoClassDfelonies.)$(` x` x   |*%) _Thetrialcourtorderedtheappellanttoservehisnineyearsentenceinconfinement.Theappellant   appealstherevocationofprobationandtheimpositionofasentenceofconfinement.  @$ II.Analysis  t   XXXXUponfindingbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethattheappellanthasviolatedtheterms L  ofhisprobation,atrialcourtisauthorizedtoorderanappellanttoservethebalanceofhisoriginal 8  sentenceinconfinement.#XXXX #XXXXԀSee#XXXXU!#XXXXԀTenn.CodeAnn.#XXXX!#XXXX#XXXX!#XXXX4035310and311(e)(2003);#XXXXH"#XXXXStatev.Harkins,#XXXX"#XXXX $ t 811S.W.2d79,82(Tenn.1991).Inthealternative, attheconclusionofaprobationrevocation  ` hearing,thecourtshallhavetheauthoritytoextendthedefendantsperiodofprobationsupervision  L  foranyperiodnotinexcessoftwo(2)years.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035308(c)(2003);seealso  8  #XXXX ##Statev.Hunter,1S.W.3d643,646(Tenn.1999)XXXX.#XXXX%#XXXX#AXX #XXAԀMoreover, anaccused,alreadyonprobation,is $  notentitledtoa#XXXXS%#XXXXsecondgrantofprobationoranotherformofalternativesentencing.#XXXX2&#XXXXStatev.Jeffrey   A.Warfield,#XXXX&#XXXXԀNo.01C019711CC00504,1999WL61065,at*2(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,   Feb.10,1999);#XXXXC'#XXXXseealsoStatev.TimothyA.Johnson,#XXXX'#XXXXԀNo.M200101362CCAR3CD,2002WL   242351,at*2(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,Feb.11,2002).#XXXX}(#XXXX#AXX%#XXAԀProbation#XXXX5)#XXXXrevocationrestsinthe   sounddiscretionofthetrialcourtandwillnotbeoverturnedbythiscourtabsentanabuseofthat p discretion.See#XXXX)#XXXXStatev.Leach,#XXXX*#XXXXԀ914S.W.2d104,106(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Anabuseof \ discretionexistswhen therecordcontains%  #XXXX&+#%+XXXXnosubstantialevidencetosupportthetrialcourts H conclusionthataviolationhasoccurred.#XXXX,#XXXXStatev.Conner,#XXXX,#XXXXԀ919S.W.2d48,50(Tenn.Crim.App. 4 1995).#XXXX%-##AXXw)#XXAԀ  p #AXX-#XXA  Intheinstantcase,theproofoverwhelminglydemonstratedthattheappellantviolatedthe H termsofhisprobation.Onappeal,theappellantdoesnotcontesthisviolation;hemerelyarguesthat 4 8  8`   theendsofjusticeandtheinterestofthepublicandtheappellantare   notbestservedbyhavingtheappellanttoservehissentence.  Consideringthenatureoftheviolationofprobation,thebestinterest  ofthepublicandtheappellantisfortheappellanttobeplacedback  onprobation,sothathecanbecomeaproductivememberofsociety.l` x` x Wedisagree.Giventheappellantsrepeatedandegregiousviolationsofhisprobation,weconclude D! thatthetrialcourtwaswellwithinitsdiscretioninorderingtheappellanttoservehissentencein 0"  confinement.Thisissueiswithoutmerit. #l! #AXX".#XXA   `     h     ___________________________________ %0!$    `     h     NORMAMcGEEOGLE,JUDGE