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ðA€person€commits€criminal€impersonation€who,€with€intent€to€injure€or€defraud€another€person:€Assumes€aÐ e Ðfalse€identity.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„16„301,€(a)(1).€€ ¸Ý ƒRÝâ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô²1ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€Defendant€claims€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€found€the€Defendant€had€a€felony€Ô_ÔHMVOÔ_Ô€convictionÐ e Ðin€Ô_ÔBlountÔ_Ô€County,€and€that€his€June€3,€2003,€Ô_ÔHMVOÔ_Ô€violation€occurred€while€the€sentencing€hearing€was€ð ðpending.ðð€Ð )Ä ÐThe€Defendant€argues€that€the€pre„sentence€report€relied€on€by€the€trial€court€identifies€the€Ô_ÔBlountÔ_Ô€County€violation€onlyÐ íˆ Ðas€ð ðHMOðð€and€is€therefore€inconclusive.€€However,€we€find€that€this€conviction€appears€to€be€a€felony€as€it€carried€aÐ ±L Ðsentence€of€one€year€and€that€the€trial€judge€is€presumed€to€recognize€and€understand€the€codes€routinely€used€in€pre„Ð u Ðsentence€reports.€€We€further€note€that€the€Defendant€presented€no€evidence€indicating€he€was€not€convicted€of€a€felonyÐ 9Ô 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Ðcriminal€impersonation,€a€Class€B€misdemeanor.€€Pursuant€to€a€plea€agreement€the€Defendant€wasÐ   Ðsentenced€to€concurrent€terms€of€one€year€for€his€felony€Ô_ÔHMVOÔ_Ô€conviction€and€six€months€for€hisÐ ñŒ Ðmisdemeanor€criminal€impersonation€conviction.€€The€trial€court€denied€alternative€sentencing€andÐ Ýx Ðordered€the€Defendant€to€serve€his€sentences€in€confinement.€€The€Defendant€raises€only€one€issueÐ Éd Ðon€appeal:€The€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing€the€Defendant€to€serve€his€one€year€felony€sentenceÐ µP Ðwith€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Corrections€and€in€sentencing€him€to€six€months€in€the€county€jailÐ ¡< Ðfor€his€misdemeanor€conviction€instead€of€placing€him€on€enhanced€probation€or€imposing€someÐ ( Ðother€form€of€alternative€sentence.€€We€affirm€the€judgments€of€the€trial€court.Ð y ÐÓÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgments€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ Qì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼y»àXD»#ÔÔ‡XDX.¼yÔDavid€H.€Welles,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJerry€L.€Smithóó€and€òòJamesÐ )Ä ÐÔ_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌJoe€M.€Ô_ÔFelknorÔ_Ô,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Clinton€Wade€Ô_ÔKetronÔ_Ô.Ð í ˆ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Renee€W.€Turner,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð Å"`" ÐRandall€E.€Ô_ÔNicholsÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Paula€Ham,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,Ð ±#L# Ðfor€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð $8 $ ÐÓh ÓÌÌÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼y»XXD— #ÔòòóóÔ‡XDX»¼yÔÐ M(è#( ÐÌÓÓÔ#†¼y»XXDé #ÔÔ€XDX»¼yÔòòóóÓ  ÓÓ  ÓFACTSÐ %*À%* ÐÓ„ÓÓÓà  àOn€the€evening€of€July€13,€1999,€Detective€Jim€Murray€of€the€Knoxville€Police€DepartmentÐ ý+˜', Ðstopped€the€Defendant€for€driving€on€the€wrong€side€of€the€road€and€driving€with€a€defective€taillight.€Ð é,„(- ÐThe€detective€noticed€that€the€Defendant€had€an€odor€of€alcohol€about€him€and€observed€other€factorsÐ Õ-p).ý‘ ÐÔ_Ôin€his€face,€eyes€and€speech€that€indicated€he€was€intoxicated.€€The€Defendant€falsely€identifiedÐ e Ðhimself€as€ð ðTerry€Ketron,ðð€who€was€later€determined€to€be€the€Defendantððs€brother.€€A€driverððsÐ Qì Ðlicense€photo€I.D.€check€revealed€that€the€Defendant€was€actually€Clinton€Ketron,€and€additionalÐ =Ø Ðbackground€checks€revealed€the€Defendant€had€been€adjudicated€a€Habitual€Motor€Vehicle€Offender.€Ð )Ä ÐÌà  àAn€indictment€was€returned€against€the€Defendant€alleging€the€commission€of€two€criminalÐ  œ Ðoffenses€pertaining€to€the€July€13,€1999,€incident.€€€Count€one€alleged€the€Defendant€unlawfully€andÐ í ˆ Ðfeloniously€drove€a€motor€vehicle€after€having€been€adjudged€to€be€a€Habitual€Motor€VehicleÐ Ù t ÐOffender€in€violation€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€55„10„616.׃×Ý ƒ)#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€€Count€two€alleged€the€DefendantÐ Å ` Ðunlawfully€and€with€intent€to€defraud€assumed€a€false€name€when€arrested€by€Detective€Jim€MurrayÐ ± L  Ðin€violation€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€39„16„301.׃×Ý ƒ)#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ð  8  ÐÌà  àIn€June€of€2003,€the€Defendant€and€the€State€entered€into€a€written€plea€agreement€wherebyÐ u  Ðthe€Defendant€would€plead€guilty€to€both€charges,€and€the€State€would€drop€a€separate€felony€HMVOÐ aü  Ðcharge€and€a€misdemeanor€charge€of€driving€on€a€revoked€license,€both€pending€against€theÐ Mè  ÐDefendant€from€a€separate€incident€that€occurred€in€November€of€2000.€€The€plea€agreement€furtherÐ 9Ô  Ðstipulated€that€the€Defendant€would€receive€one€year€for€the€felony€HMVO€conviction€as€a€RangeÐ %À ÐI€standard€offender,€and€would€receive€a€six„month€sentence€for€his€misdemeanor€criminalÐ ¬ Ðimpersonation€conviction€to€be€served€concurrently€with€the€one€year€felony€sentence.€€While€theÐ ý˜ Ðplea€agreement€provided€that€the€Defendant€would€be€considered€as€a€candidate€for€probation,€it€didÐ é„ Ðnot€specify€the€manner€in€which€the€sentences€would€be€served€but€rather€left€this€determination€toÐ Õp Ðthe€discretion€of€the€trial€court.Ð Á\ ÐÌà  àFollowing€a€plea€agreement€submission€hearing€in€June€of€2003,€the€trial€court€accepted€theÐ ™4 Ðplea€agreement€and€found€the€Defendant€guilty€of€the€two€offenses.€€€On€September€5,€2003,€the€trialÐ …  Ðcourt€held€a€sentencing€hearing.€€The€State€presented€as€a€witness€Officer€Flores€of€the€KnoxvilleÐ q  ÐPolice€Department,€who€testified€that€on€the€evening€of€June€3,€2003,€he€observed€the€Defendant€topÐ ]ø Ða€hill€and€then€stop€the€vehicle€he€was€driving€very€abruptly€when€he€came€into€view€of€the€police.€Ð Iä ÐOfficer€Flores€next€observed€the€Defendant€swapping€seats€with€the€passenger€as€he€approached€theÐ 5Ð Ðvehicle.€€The€Defendant€could€not€produce€a€valid€driverððs€licence€and€was€placed€in€custody.€€€Ð !¼ ÐÌà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€announced€its€findings€and€ruledÐ ù ” Ðfrom€the€bench.€€After€first€acknowledging€that€it€had€ð ðthe€power€to€put€[the€Defendant]€on€enhancedÐ å!€  Ðprobationðð€if€it€so€chose,€the€court€found€that€the€Defendantððs€criminal€history€and€inability€to€abideÐ Ñ"l! Ðby€the€conditions€of€his€release€program,€as€evidence€by€his€continued€unlawful€operation€of€a€motorÐ ½#X" Ðvehicle,€weighed€against€granting€probation.€€The€court€entered€a€judgment€sentencing€the€DefendantÐ ©$D # Ðto€one€year€in€the€custody€of€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction€with€release€eligibility€afterÐ •%0!$ Ðserving€30%€of€his€sentence€for€the€felony€HMVO€conviction,€and€six€months€for€the€misdemeanorÐ &"% Ðcriminal€impersonation€conviction€to€be€served€concurrently€with€the€felony€sentence.€€TheÐ e ÐDefendant€timely€filed€a€Notice€of€Appeal.€€Ð Qì ÐÌÓ  ÓANALYSISÐ )Ä ÐÓ!Óà  à€The€Defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing€him€to€serve€his€effectiveÐ ° Ðsentence€of€one€year€in€a€state€penitentiary€instead€of€on€probation€or€through€split€confinement€withÐ  œ Ðtime€served€in€the€Knox€County€Jail.€€€The€Defendant€further€asserts€that€the€trial€courtððs€rulingÐ í ˆ Ðshould€not€be€presumed€correct€because€it€made€essential€findings€of€fact€not€supported€by€theÐ Ù t Ðrecord.׃×Ý ƒ)#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Finally,€the€Defendant€claims€that€both€the€evidence€and€a€proper€application€ofÐ Å ` ÐTennesseeððs€sentencing€procedures€would€require€alternative€sentencing€for€the€Defendant.€€WeÐ ± L  Ðdisagree.€Ð  8  ÐÌà  àÔ‡XDXXXDÔBefore€a€trial€court€imposes€a€sentence€upon€a€convicted€criminal€defendant,€it€must€considerÐ u  Ð(a)€the€evidence€adduced€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;€(b)€the€presentence€report;€(c)€theÐ aü  Ðprinciples€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(d)€the€nature€andÐ Mè  Ðcharacteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€(e)€evidence€and€information€offered€by€the€partiesÐ 9Ô  Ðon€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€set€forth€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sections€40„35„Ð %À Ð113€and€40„35„114;€and€(f)€any€statement€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€the€defendantððs€ownÐ ¬ Ðbehalf€about€sentencing.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(b);€òòState€v.€Imfeldóó,€70€S.W.3d€698,€704Ð ý˜ Ð(Tenn.€2002).€€To€facilitate€appellate€review,€the€trial€court€is€required€to€place€on€the€record€itsÐ é„ Ðreasons€for€imposing€the€specific€sentence,€including€the€identification€of€the€mitigating€andÐ Õp Ðenhancement€factors€found,€the€specific€facts€supporting€each€enhancement€factor€found,€and€theÐ Á\ Ðmethod€by€which€the€mitigating€and€enhancement€factors€have€been€evaluated€and€balanced€inÐ ­H Ðdetermining€the€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Samuelsóó,€44€S.W.3d€489,€492€(Tenn.€2001).Ð ™4 ÐÌà  àUpon€a€challenge€to€the€sentence€imposed,€this€court€has€a€duty€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€reviewÐ q  Ðof€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€òòSeeóóÐ ]ø ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€However,€this€presumption€ð ðis€conditioned€upon€the€affirmativeÐ Iä Ðshowing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€factsÐ 5Ð Ðand€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€If€our€review€reflects€thatÐ !¼ Ðthe€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€that€the€court€imposed€a€lawful€sentenceÐ  ¨ Ðafter€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€the€factors€and€principles€set€out€underÐ ù ” Ðthe€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record,Ð å!€  Ðthen€the€presumption€is€applicable,€and€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€even€if€we€would€haveÐ e Ðpreferred€a€different€result.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Pikeóó,€978€S.W.2d€904€app.€at€926„27€(Tenn.€1998).€€We€willÐ Qì Ðuphold€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€if€(1)€the€sentence€complies€with€the€purposes€andÐ =Ø Ðprinciples€of€the€1989€Sentencing€Act,€and€(2)€the€trial€courtððs€findings€are€adequately€supported€byÐ )Ä Ðthe€record.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Arnettóó,€49€S.W.3d€250,€257€(Tenn.€2001).€€The€burden€of€showing€that€aÐ ° Ðsentence€is€improper€is€upon€the€appealing€party.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401€SentencingÐ  œ ÐCommission€Comments;€òòArnettóó,€49€S.W.3d€at€257.Ô#†XDXXXD$#ÔÐ í ˆ ÐÌà  àÔ‡XDXXXDÔNevertheless,€a€defendant€who€does€not€possess€a€criminal€history€showing€a€clear€disregardÐ Å ` Ðfor€societyððs€laws€and€morals,€who€has€not€failed€past€rehabilitation€efforts,€and€who€ð ðis€an€especiallyÐ ± L  Ðmitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorableÐ  8  Ðcandidate€for€alternative€sentencing€options€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€Tenn.€CodeÐ ‰$  ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„102(6).€€òòSeeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Fieldsóó,€40€S.W.3d€435,€440€(Tenn.€2001).€€The€followingÐ u  Ðconsiderations€provide€guidance€regarding€what€constitutes€ð ðevidence€to€the€contraryðð€which€wouldÐ aü  Ðrebut€the€presumption€of€alternative€sentencing:Ð Mè  ÐÌà8  à(A)€Confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€a€defendant€who€hasÐ %À Ða€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;ЬРР Ðà8  à(B)€Confinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€orÐ ý˜ Ðconfinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likelyÐ é„ Ðto€commit€similar€offenses;€orÐÕpÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(C)€Measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recently€beenÐ Á\ Ðapplied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant[.]ЭHÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1,€5€(Tenn.€2000).Ð …  ÐÌÌà  àAdditionally,€the€principles€of€sentencing€reflect€that€the€sentence€should€be€no€greater€thanÐ Iä Ðthat€deserved€for€the€offense€committed€and€should€be€the€least€severe€measure€necessary€to€achieveÐ 5Ð Ðthe€purposes€for€which€the€sentence€is€imposed.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(2),€(4).€€TheÐ !¼ Ðcourt€should€also€consider€the€defendantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment€in€determiningÐ  ¨ Ðthe€appropriate€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€40„35„103(5).Ô#†XDXXXD~1#Ôà  àÐ ù ” ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€denied€the€Defendant€alternative€sentencing€because€of€the€DefendantððsÐ Ñ"l! Ðcriminal€history,€because€he€was€a€poor€candidate€for€rehabilitation€as€evidenced€by€his€propensityÐ ½#X" Ðfor€continued€criminal€violations€while€not€incarcerated,€and€to€protect€the€public.€€The€trial€courtÐ ©$D # Ðalso€clearly€placed€on€the€record€its€reasons€for€denying€alternative€sentencing.€€After€consideringÐ •%0!$ Ðthe€evidence€presented€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€judge€made€the€following€findings:€Ð &"% ÐÌà  àà ` àHe€[the€Defendant]€has€a„„as€I€count€them,€one,€two,€three,€four,€five,€six,€seven,€Ð Y(ô#' Ðà  àeight,€nine,€ten,€eleven„„eleven€prior€misdemeanors;€one,€two,€three,€four,€five€of€which€are€Ð E)à$( Ðà  àDUIs.€€He€has€two€prior€felony€convictions,€one€in€1978€for€which€he€went€to€the€€Ð 1*Ì%) Ðà  àpenitentiary€and€a€violation€of€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender€law€in€1996€over€in€Blount€Ð +¸&* Ðà  àCounty.€€He€was€charged€with€this€offense€which€occurred€in€2000€and€has€now€suffered€a€Ð  ,¤'+ Ðà  àconviction€for€violation€of€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender€law€which€he€is€here€today€to€be€Ð e Ðà  àsentenced€on.€€Ð Qì Ðà  àà ` àPending€this€sentencing€hearing„„this€case€went€on€for€a€long€time,€and€pending€this€Ð =Ø Ðà  àsentencing€hearing„„the€Court€finds€thereððs€reasonable€basis€based€on€Officer€Floresðð€Ð )Ä Ðà  àtestimony€to€conclude€that€Mr.€Ketron€was€again€out€driving€while€this€sentencing€hearing€Ð ° Ðà  àwas€pending,€in€violation€of€his€driving€privileges€having€been€revoked.Ð  œ Ðà  àà ` àI€think€itððs€time€for€you€to€go€to€the€penitentiary,€Mr.€Ketron.€€Ð í ˆ ÐÌFurthermore,€in€the€ð ðspecial€conditionsðð€section€of€the€Judgment,€the€trial€court€noted€that€it€deniedÐ Å ` Ðthe€Defendantððs€application€for€probation€because€the€evidence€required€imprisonment€of€theÐ ± L  ÐDefendant€ð ðfor€his€own€best€interest€and€especially€for€the€protection€of€the€public.ðð€€€€Ð  8  ÐÌÔ‡XDXXXDÔà  àWe€find€sufficient€evidence€in€the€record€to€support€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€to€deny€theÐ u  ÐDefendant€a€sentencing€alternative€to€incarceration€and€find€no€reason€to€doubt€the€correctness€ofÐ aü  Ðthe€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court.€€€The€record€on€appeal€reflects€that€the€Defendant€had€anÐ Mè  Ðextensive€criminal€history€that€evidenced€a€clear€disregard€for€societal€laws€and€morals.€€€Ô#†XDXXXD‚C#ÔAt€the€timeÐ 9Ô  Ðof€his€sentencing€the€Defendant€had€a€criminal€record€that€spanned€four€decades€with€no€less€thanÐ %À Ðeleven€misdemeanor€convictions,€two€felony€convictions,€and€several€charges€pending.€€HisÐ ¬ Ðconvictions€ranged€from€simple€traffic€violations€to€five€DUIs€and€drug€possession.€€Moreover,€theÐ ý˜ ÐDefendant€has€a€history€of€unlawfully€driving€and€then€being€untruthful€to€the€police€when€caught,Ð é„ Ðas€evidenced€by€his€two€recent€convictions€for€criminal€impersonation,€one€in€the€case€at€hand€andÐ Õp Ðanother€in€2000.€€This€evidence€of€the€Defendantððs€lengthy€and€continually€growing€criminal€historyÐ Á\ Ðsupport€a€sentence€of€incarceration.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Bottomsóó,Ð ­H Ð87€S.W.3d€95,€102„03€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2001)€(the€defendantððs€history€of€criminal€conduct€rebuttedÐ ™4 Ðhis€presumed€eligibility€for€probation€and€supported€incarceration€for€his€Class€C€felony€convictionÐ …  Ðto€which€he€had€entered€a€guilty€plea).€€Ð q  ÐÌà  àThe€evidence€on€record€supports€the€trial€courtððs€sentence€of€confinement€because€previousÐ Iä Ðless€restrictive€measures€had€been€unsuccessful.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(C).€€€TheÐ 5Ð Ðevidence€also€supports€confinement€because€past€efforts€at€rehabilitation€without€resorting€toÐ !¼ Ðconfinement€have€failed,€rendering€the€Defendant€a€poor€candidate€for€rehabilitation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð  ¨ ÐCode€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102(5);€40„35„103(5).€€€òòSeeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Bottomsóó,€87€S.W.3d€at€104„05Ð ù ” Ð(potential€for€rehabilitation€or€lack€thereof€was€proper€consideration€in€a€decision€to€deny€alternativeÐ å!€  Ðsentencing€to€a€defendant€who€was€presumptively€eligible€for€probation€where€the€defendant€wasÐ Ñ"l! Ðunable€to€refrain€from€illegal€activity);€òòState€v.€Elamóó,€7€S.W.3d€103,€106€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999)Ð ½#X" Ð(the€defendantððs€inability€to€abide€by€sentences€involving€release€into€the€community€supported€trialÐ ©$D # Ðcourtððs€denial€of€alternative€sentencing).€€Ð •%0!$ ÐÌà  àFinally,€the€evidence€on€record€supports€the€trial€courtððs€incarceration€of€the€Defendant€toÐ m'#& Ðprotect€the€public.€€In€his€appellate€brief,€the€Defendant€admits€it€is€ð ðobviousðð€from€his€criminalÐ Y(ô#' Ðrecord€that€he€has€two€problems:€ð ð[the€Defendant]€has€clearly€had€an€alcohol€abuse€problem€and€heÐ E)à$( Ðhas€continued€to€drive€contrary€to€the€court€order€declaring€him€to€be€an€HMVO€and€making€it€illegalÐ 1*Ì%) Ðfor€him€to€operate€a€vehicle.ðð€€Additionally,€the€trial€court€recognized€that€five€of€the€DefendantððsÐ +¸&* Ðeleven€misdemeanor€convictions€were€for€DUIs.€€The€evidence€on€record€also€reveals€that€in€the€JulyÐ  ,¤'+ Ð1999€incident€that€led€to€the€Defendantððs€felony€HMVO€conviction€in€the€case€at€hand,€theÐ e ÐDefendant€exhibited€signs€of€being€intoxicated.€€The€evidence€on€record€reveals€a€clear€pattern€ofÐ Qì Ðcriminal€conduct€on€the€part€of€the€Defendant€which€places€the€public€safety€at€risk.€€The€trial€courtÐ =Ø Ðwas€well€within€its€discretion€to€sentence€the€Defendant€to€confinement€€for€the€protection€of€theÐ )Ä Ðpublic.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(A).€€€€Ð ° Ðà  àÌà  àWe€find€the€Defendant€has€failed€to€demonstrate€that€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€courtÐ í ˆ Ðwas€erroneous.€€We€further€find€that€the€trial€court€complied€with€the€sentencing€guidelines€and€itsÐ Ù t Ðfinding€are€supported€by€the€record.€€€Accordingly,€we€conclude€that€the€trial€court€neither€erred€norÐ Å ` Ðabused€its€discretion.€€This€issue€has€no€merit.€€Ð ± L  ÐÌÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONÐ ‰$  ÐÓ²UÓà  àHaving€found€no€error,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð u  ÐÌà  àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 9Ô  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE