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ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E2001„00375„CCA„R3„CD€Ð ¥õ  ÐNovember€13,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ‘á  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ‡X AXXX AÔThe€Defendant€was€charged€with€aggravated€child€abuse,€a€Class€A€felony.€€Pursuant€to€a€pleaÐ xÈ  Ðagreement,€the€Defendant€entered€a€ð ðbest€interestðð€plea€to€abuse€of€a€child€under€six€years€of€age,Ð d´ Ða€Class€D€felony,€and€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€Defendant€to€a€three„year€term€with€the€mannerÐ P  Ðof€service€of€the€sentence€to€be€determined€following€a€sentencing€hearing.€€Following€a€hearing,€theÐ <Œ Ðtrial€court€ordered€the€Defendant€to€serve€the€three„year€sentence€in€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÐ (x ÐCorrection.€€The€Defendant€now€appeals,€arguing€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€denyingÐ d Ðjudicial€diversion€and€erred€in€denying€alternative€sentencing.€€We€conclude€that€the€record€supportsÐ P Ðthe€trial€courtððs€denial€of€judicial€diversion€and€alternative€sentencing.€€Therefore,€we€affirm€theÐ ì< Ðjudgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð Ø( Ðò òó óÔ#†X AXXX Aù#ÔÔ#†¼X»XX A™#ÔÔ‡X AX»¼XÔÓíÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ ° ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼X»àX A[ #ÔÔ‡X AX.¼XÔRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJerry€L.€Smithóó€and€òòJamesÐ ˆØ ÐÔ_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð tÄ ÐÌIvan€M.€Lilly,€Assistant€District€Public€Defender,€Johnson€City,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,Ð L œ ÐKenneth€R.€Laws.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Renee€W.€Turner,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð #`" ÐJoe€C.€Ô_ÔCrumleyÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Steve€Finney,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ü#L# ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.€Ð è$8 $ ÐÓø ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼X»XX A' #ÔÔ‡X AX»¼XÔÐ À&"& ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼X»XX A #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X AX»¼XÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔà@CCìàò òI.€€Procedural€Historyó óˆÐ ˜(è#( ÐÌà  àThe€Washington€County€Grand€Jury€returned€a€presentment€against€the€Defendant,€€KennethÐ p*À%* Ðâ âR.€Laws,€charging€him€with€aggravated€child€abuse,€a€Class€A€felony.€Ô  Ôòòóó€The€Defendant€entered€a€ð ðbestÐ \+¬&+ýà ÐÔ_Ôinterest€pleaðð׃×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€to€an€amended€charge€of€abuse€of€a€child€under€six€years€of€age,€a€Class€D€felony.€Ð ° Ðâ âPursuant€to€the€plea€agreement,€the€Defendant€received€a€three„year€sentence,€with€the€understandingÐ œì Ðthat€the€Defendant€would€be€applying€for€judicial€diversion.€€Following€a€hearing,€the€trial€courtÐ ˆØ Ðdenied€judicial€diversion€and€alternative€sentencing€and€ordered€the€Defendant€to€serve€his€three„yearÐ tÄ Ðsentence€in€confinement.€€This€appeal€ensued.Ð `° ÐÌÓ  ÓFACTSÐ 8 ˆ ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€following€testimony€and€evidence€were€presented:€DebraÐ  ` ÐWhitson,€a€registered€nurse€with€twenty„two€yearsðð€experience,€testified€that€she€specializes€inÐ ü L  Ðemergency,€intensive€care,€and€flight€nursing.€€Whitson€reported€that€she€was€on€duty€at€the€JohnsonÐ è 8  ÐCity€Medical€Center€on€the€night€of€September€19,€1999,€when€a€call€came€in€concerning€a€child€whoÐ Ô$  Ðwas€the€apparent€victim€of€a€drowning.€€Whitson€stated€that€a€helicopter€was€requested,€but€by€theÐ À  Ðtime€the€paramedics€arrived€at€the€scene,€the€victim,€a€three„year„old€girl,€had€regainedÐ ¬ü  Ðconsciousness,€and€the€helicopter€was€canceled.€€Whitson€later€observed€a€paramedic€carrying€theÐ ˜è  Ðvictim€into€the€emergency€room€wrapped€in€a€partially€wet€sheet.€€According€to€Whitson,€the€victimÐ „Ô  Ðhad€wet€hair€and€was€ð ðkind€of€drowsy[.]ðð€€Whitson€recalled€that€the€victim€ð ðwould€go€to€sleep€forÐ pÀ Ða€little€while€and€then€she€would€wake€up€crying.€€But€initially€.€.€.€she€came€in€kind€of€moaning€andÐ \¬ Ðcrying€a€little€bit.ðð€€Whitson€also€recalled€that€ð ðon€three€separate€occasions€within€a€short€period€ofÐ H˜ Ðtime,ðð€the€child€told€her€that€ð ðKennyðð€had€hurt€her.€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àWhitson€observed€that€the€victim€ð ðhad€tufts€of€hair€pulled€out€in€three€.€.€.€placesðð€and€that€Ð  \ Ðone€larger€patch€of€hair€was€missing€from€the€back€of€her€head.€€Whitson€opined€that€someone€hadÐ øH Ðpulled€out€the€childððs€hair.€€Whitson€also€observed€ð ðmultiple€bruises€all€over€[the€victimððs]€ear€space,Ð ä4 Ðon€the€soft€parts€of€her€ears,€down€her€neck.€€She€had€a€very€distinct€imprint€of€a€hand€that€was€acrossÐ Ð  Ðthe€front€of€her€face€.€.€.€the€size€of€an€adult€[hand].ðð€€Whitson€testified€that€ð ðthe€rest€of€[the€victimððs]Ð ¼  Ðbody€was€covered€with€bruises€that€were€too€numerous€to€count.ðð€€Whitson€elaborated€that€ð ðthereÐ ¨ø Ðwas€not€a€part€of€that€childððs€body€that€you€could€lay€a€fifty€cent€piece€on€that€would€not€touch€aÐ ”ä Ðbruise,€and€they€were€in€various€stages€of€healing.€€She€had€a€large€fresh€swollen€.€.€.€hematoma€onÐ €Ð Ðher€forehead,€€just€yellow,€green€brown€bruises€all€over.ðð€€Whitson€also€observed€two€areas€ð ðthatÐ l¼ Ðwere€blistered€and€were€consistent€with€cigarette€burns.ðð€€Whitson€identified€photographs€of€theÐ X ¨ Ðvictim€taken€at€the€hospital.€€She€stated€that€it€looked€as€if€one€of€the€bruises€ð ðmight€have€come€fromÐ D!” Ðbeing€kicked.ðð€€Whitson€testified€that€in€her€experience€she€had€seen€only€one€other€child€as€badlyÐ 0"€  Ðbruised€as€this€child,€and€that€child€was€not€alive.€Ð #l! ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Whitson€testified€that€on€the€night€of€the€incident,€the€victimððsÐ ô$D # Ðgrandfather€told€her€that€the€victim€had€a€bleeding€or€bruising€disorder.€€Whitson€testified€that€sheÐ à%0!$ Ðexamined€the€victimððs€old€hospital€records,€which€indicated€that€a€panel€of€tests€had€been€run€on€theÐ Ì&"% Ðvictim,€but€no€bleeding€or€bruising€disorders€had€been€discovered.€€Whitson€acknowledged€that€someÐ ¸'#& Ðdisorders,€such€as€hemophilia,€and€some€medications,€such€as€those€given€to€induce€thinning€of€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðblood,€may€cause€bruising.€€She€also€stated€that€there€could€be€other€causes€of€bleeding€disorders€ofÐ )à$( Ðwhich€she€was€not€aware.€€Whitson€testified€that€she€asked€the€victim€if€someone€had€hurt€her,€andÐ ° Ðthe€victim€responded€by€repeating€the€name,€ð ðKenny.ðð€€Whitson€stated€that€the€victim€also€ð ðclinchedÐ œì Ðher€fists€and€.€.€.€made€beating€motions€at€herself.ðð€€When€asked€if€the€victim€could€have€interpretedÐ ˆØ Ðthe€Defendantððs€attempts€to€perform€CPR€on€her€as€being€attempts€to€hurt€her,€Whitson€testified€thatÐ tÄ Ðthe€victim€would€have€been€unconscious€and€would€not€have€been€able€to€identify€the€personÐ `° Ðperforming€CPR€on€her.€€Finally,€Whitson€opined€that€the€bruising€she€saw€on€the€victim€was€notÐ L œ Ðcaused€by€a€bruising€disease€or€by€someone€performing€CPR,€but€was,€rather,€ð ðthe€textbook€patternÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€long„term€consistent€child€abuse.ðð€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àDr.€Robert€Treece,€a€practicing€pediatrician,€testified€that€on€the€day€of€the€hearing€heÐ ü L  Ðexamined€the€victim€and€found€no€bruising.€€He€testified€that€he€had€reviewed€the€victimððs€medicalÐ è 8  Ðrecords.€€He€stated€that€in€June€1999,€a€panel€of€tests€were€run€on€the€victim,€and€all€of€the€victimððsÐ Ô$  Ðresults€were€within€normal€ranges.€€During€his€testimony,€Dr.€Treece€reviewed€the€photographs€takenÐ À  Ðat€the€emergency€room€on€September€19,€1999€and€testified€that€the€bruising€on€the€victim€was€notÐ ¬ü  Ðconsistent€with€falling.€€Although€Dr.€Treece€testified€that€toddlers€often€have€bruises€on€their€legsÐ ˜è  Ðand€knees,€he€opined€that€the€bruises€in€the€photographs€could€only€have€been€caused€by€physicalÐ „Ô  Ðabuse.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Dr.€Treece€testified€that€some€bleeding€problems€that€can€causeÐ H˜ Ðbruising€have€a€genetic€basis.€€Dr.€Treece€testified€that€some€medications€can€cause€bleedingÐ 4„ Ðproblems,€and€consequently,€bruising.€€Dr.€Treece€stated€that€antibiotics€such€as€penicillin€andÐ  p Ðamoxicillin€were€not€likely€to€cause€bruising,€although€they€could€cause€mucosal€bleeding.€€Dr.Ð  \ ÐTreece€stated€that€a€vitamin€deficiency€or€a€clotting€disorder€could€cause€bruising.€€He€did€not€knowÐ øH Ðif€the€victim€had€been€tested€for€a€vitamin€K€deficiency.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àDr.€Treece€testified€that€it€would€be€ð ðpretty€far€fetched€to€link€.€.€.€lice€treatments€and€aÐ ¼  Ðvitamin€deficiency€together€to€cause€hair€loss.ðð€€Dr.€Treece€stated€that€he€did€not€know€if€multipleÐ ¨ø Ðapplications€of€lice€medication€would€cause€hair€loss.€€He€acknowledged€that€there€could€be€manyÐ ”ä Ðcauses€of€alopecia€(hair€loss)€other€than€trauma,€including€stress€and€hypothyroidism.€€He€testifiedÐ €Ð Ðthat€he€had€never€seen€a€child€suffer€hair€loss€as€a€result€of€stress.€€Ô#†X AXXX A#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔDr.€Treece€testified€that€a€severeÐ l¼ Ðtinea€fungal€infection€of€the€scalp€could€cause€hair€loss€in€specific€areas,€but€patches€of€hair€loss€areÐ X ¨ Ðð ðusually€more€consistent€with€the€hair€being€pulled€out.ðð€€Dr.€Treece€noted€that€although€theÐ D!” ÐDefendant€had€a€low€potassium€level€in€June€1999,€he€did€not€believe€that€the€victimððs€bruises€wereÐ 0"€  Ðcaused€by€a€potassium€deficiency.€€Ð #l! ÐÌà  àSergeant€Tom€Frayer€of€the€Washington€County€Sheriffððs€Office€testified€that€he€investigatesÐ ô$D # Ðchild€abuse€cases€and€that€this€case€was€referred€to€him€by€the€Department€of€Human€ServicesÐ à%0!$ Ð(DHS).€€According€to€Sgt.€Frayer,€emergency€room€personnel€notified€DHS€that€this€was€a€potentialÐ Ì&"% Ðchild€abuse€case.€€Sgt.€Frayer€testified€that€his€investigation€showed€that€the€victim€had€fallen€whileÐ ¸'#& Ðshe€was€in€the€bathtub€taking€a€bath€and€that€she€had€become€unconscious€as€a€result€of€a€fall.€€HeÐ ¤(ô#' Ðtestified€that€the€tape€of€the€911€call€indicated€that€the€emergency€operator€gave€clear€instructionsÐ )à$( Ðto€Ms.€Jasmine€Green,€the€victimððs€aunt€and€the€Defendantððs€girlfriend,€on€performing€CPR,€butÐ |*Ì%) ÐGreen€did€a€poor€job€relaying€those€instructions€to€the€Defendant€because€she€seemed€to€beÐ h+¸&* Ðð ðhysterical.ðð€€Sgt.€Frayer€identified€the€photographs€he€had€taken€of€the€bathtub€where€the€victim€hadÐ ° Ðfallen.Ô#†X AXXX AÐ,#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔ€€Sgt.€Frayer€stated€that€on€the€day€after€the€victim€was€admitted€to€the€hospital,€he€and€RitaÐ œì ÐParris€of€DHS€interviewed€the€victim€while€she€was€in€intensive€care.€€He€testified€that€he€asked€theÐ ˆØ Ðvictim€what€had€happened,€and€the€victim€told€him,€ð ðKenny€beat€my€ass.ðð€€According€to€Frayer,Ð tÄ Ðwhen€asked€why€she€took€a€bath€at€eleven€oððclock€at€night,€the€victim€stated€that€she€took€the€bathÐ `° Ðð ðto€take€away€the€bruises.ðð€€€€Ð L œ ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!°œX?Óà  àOn€cross„examination,€Sgt.€Frayer€testified€that€the€Defendant€gave€a€statement€concerningÐ $ t Ðthe€incident€voluntarily,€was€cooperative,€and€tried€to€answer€the€questions€asked.€€Sgt.€Frayer€madeÐ  ` Ðan€audio€tape€of€the€Defendantððs€statement,€and€both€the€tape€and€the€transcription€of€the€tape€wereÐ ü L  Ðentered€into€evidence.€€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àAccording€to€Sgt.€Frayer,€the€Defendant,€in€his€statement,€explained€that€the€victim€ð ðwas€kindÐ À  Ðof€a€disruptive€child€at€timesðð€and€that€she€bruised€ð ðreal€easy.ðð€€Sgt.€Frayer€testified€that€he€showedÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€Defendant€various€photographs€of€the€victimððs€bruises,€and€the€Defendant€explained€each€one.€Ð ˜è  ÐSgt.€Frayer€testified€that€the€Defendant€claimed€that€he€did€not€know€how€the€victim€got€a€black€eyeÐ „Ô  Ðbecause€he€was€not€in€the€room€when€it€happened.€€Regarding€another€bruise,€the€Defendant€statedÐ pÀ Ðthat€the€victim€fell€in€the€bathroom.€€Sgt.€Frayer€testified€that€the€Defendant€also€told€him€that€someÐ \¬ Ðof€the€victimððs€bruises€were€the€result€of€the€victim€hurting€herself.€€Sgt.€Frayer€recalled€that€theÐ H˜ ÐDefendant€stated€that€on€one€occasion,€the€Defendant€put€his€hand€over€the€victimððs€mouth€and€heldÐ 4„ Ðher€up€against€a€wall€to€force€her€to€stop€screaming.€€Regarding€bruises€on€the€victimððs€hip,€Sgt.Ð  p ÐFrayer€reported€that€the€Defendant€claimed€that€the€victim€would€open€and€close€the€bathroom€doorÐ  \ Ðwith€her€hip.€€Sgt.€Frayer€testified€that€the€Defendant€told€him€that€the€hematoma€on€the€victimððsÐ øH Ðhead€probably€came€from€falling€in€the€bathtub€or€during€CPR.€€Ô#†X AXXX A83#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔÐ ä4 ÐÌà  àSgt.€Frayer€noted€that€the€Defendant€acknowledged€that€he€ð ðlost€[his]€temper.ðð€€AccordingÐ ¼  Ðto€Sgt.€Frayer,€the€Defendant€stated,€ð ðI€got€to€the€point€where€I€got€so€mad€when€she€kept€doingÐ ¨ø Ðthings.ðð€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àJasmine€Green€testified€that€she€is€the€victimððs€aunt€and€that€her€sister,€Lisa,€is€the€victimððsÐ l¼ Ðmother.€€Ms.€Green€testified€that€on€September€19,€1999,€the€victim€was€in€the€custody€of€her€father,Ð X ¨ ÐRaymond€Green.€€She€stated€that€Raymond€Green€had€custody€of€the€victim€because€the€victimððsÐ D!” Ðmother€ð ðwas€having€some€trouble€with€medication.ðð€€Ms.€Green€stated€she€knew€that€the€victim€hadÐ 0"€  Ðfrequently€been€to€the€doctor.€€She€recalled€that€the€victimððs€mother€took€the€victim€to€a€doctor€forÐ #l! Ðeither€a€low€platelet€or€white€blood€cell€count.€€Ms.€Green€stated€that€the€victim€also€had€a€historyÐ $X" Ðof€reflux€problems€that€started€when€she€was€a€couple€of€months€old.€€According€to€Ms.€Green,€theÐ ô$D # Ðreflux€would€cause€the€victim€to€ð ðstop€breathing€and€turn€blue.ðð€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àMs.€Green€testified€that€the€victim€bruised€very€easily.€€Ms.€Green€stated€that€as€early€as€theÐ ¸'#& Ðvictimððs€third€birthday,€she€observed€bruises€on€the€child.€€She€stated€that€it€was€her€understandingÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthat€the€bruising€was€caused€by€the€victim€biting€herself,€although€she€had€never€seen€this€happen.Ð )à$( ÐMs.€Green€recalled€that€the€victim€had€bruises€on€her€when€she€went€to€live€with€Raymond€Green,Ð |*Ì%) Ðand€she€stated€that€Mr.€Green€had€taken€the€victim€to€the€doctor€about€those€bruises€shortly€after€heÐ h+¸&* Ðobtained€custody.€€Ms.€Green€testified€that€she€watched€the€victim€play€with€the€DefendantððsÐ ° Ðdaughter,€Emily,€and€she€maintained€that€although€the€two€girls€would€do€the€same€things,€the€victimÐ œì Ðwould€bruise,€but€Emily€would€not.€€Ms.€Green€testified€that€the€victim€had€problems€with€liceÐ ˆØ Ðthroughout€a€summer€that€the€victim€spent€with€her€grandfather.€€She€testified€that€while€the€victimÐ tÄ Ðhad€lice,€her€hair€would€fall€out€in€ð ðhandfuls.ðð€Ð `° ÐÌà  àMs.€Green€testified€that€the€victim€stayed€at€her€grandfatherððs€house,€but€spent€a€lot€of€timeÐ 8 ˆ Ðwith€Ms.€Green€and€the€Defendant,€especially€the€four€to€five€days€a€week€when€Emily€was€there.€Ð $ t ÐShe€described€their€activities€on€September€19,€1999,€as€follows:€that€afternoon,€Ms.€Green,€theÐ  ` ÐDefendant,€Emily,€and€the€victim€went€to€a€birthday€party€for€Ms.€Greenððs€three„year„old€cousin.€Ð ü L  ÐWhile€there,€the€victim€and€the€other€children€played€in€a€creek.€€When€they€left€the€party€to€takeÐ è 8  ÐEmily€back€to€her€mother,€they€stopped€by€the€home€of€Ms.€Green€and€the€Defendant,€dropped€offÐ Ô$  Ðthe€victim€and€left€her€in€the€care€of€Ms.€Greenððs€cousinððs€boyfriend,€Kirk.€€That€evening,€Ms.€GreenÐ À  Ðand€the€Defendant€went€to€a€funeral.€€Again,€Kirk€watched€the€victim.€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àMs.€Green€testified€that€the€victim€spent€the€night€with€her€and€the€Defendant€that€eveningÐ „Ô  Ðand€that€due€to€the€funeral,€the€victim€was€late€getting€her€bath.€€Ms.€Green€stated€that€she€ran€theÐ pÀ Ðvictimððs€bath€water€and€remained€in€the€bathroom€with€the€victim€while€she€was€bathing.€€SheÐ \¬ Ðrecalled€that€the€Defendant€was€in€the€kitchen.€€According€to€Ms.€Green,€while€the€victim€was€in€theÐ H˜ Ðtub€splashing€around,€she€suddenly€burped€ð ðreally€loud.ðð€€Ms.€Green€thought€the€victim€looked€likeÐ 4„ Ðshe€was€about€to€be€sick€so€she€told€her€to€get€out€of€the€tub.€€Ms.€Green€stated€that€as€soon€as€theÐ  p Ðvictim€stood€up,€her€eyes€rolled€back€and€she€fell€backwards,€hitting€the€back€of€the€bathtub.€€SheÐ  \ Ðtestified€that€the€victim€belched€three€times€before€falling.Ô#†X AXXX Aþ<#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔÐ øH ÐÌà  àMs.€Green€testified€that€the€Defendant€heard€the€fall,€ran€into€the€bathroom,€and€grabbed€theÐ Ð  Ðvictim€to€see€what€he€could€do.€€Ms.€Green€observed€that€the€victim€was€wet,€unconscious,€notÐ ¼  Ðbreathing,€and€blue.€€Ms.€Green€testified€that€she€went€to€call€911€and€that€she€told€Kirk,€who€hadÐ ¨ø Ðremained€at€their€house,€to€go€to€her€fatherððs€house€and€get€him.€€She€stated€that€after€she€dialed€911,Ð ”ä Ðshe€heard€someone€say,€ð ðCall€Ray,ðð€so€she€hung€up€and€called€her€father.€€Ms.€Green€testified€thatÐ €Ð Ðafter€calling€her€parents,€911€called€her€back.€€Ms.€Green€stayed€on€the€phone€with€the€911€dispatcherÐ l¼ Ðuntil€the€paramedics€arrived.€€Ms.€Green€stated€that€she€had€trouble€relaying€to€the€Defendant€theÐ X ¨ Ðinstructions€that€the€dispatcher€was€giving€her€because€she€was€so€excited.€€She€testified€that€theÐ D!” ÐDefendant€was€with€the€victim€the€whole€time,€ð ðbreathing€in€her€mouth€.€.€.€and€pushing€on€her€chestÐ 0"€  Ðand€stuff,€trying€to€make€her€breathe.ðð€€Ms.€Green€testified€that€the€victim€had€vomited€and€wasÐ #l! Ðbiting€her€tongue,€so€the€Defendant€had€his€hands€in€her€mouth€trying€to€clear€it€and€to€keep€her€fromÐ $X" Ðbiting€her€tongue.€Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àMs.€Green€testified€that€when€her€father€arrived,€he€tried€to€help€by€holding€the€victimððs€headÐ Ì&"% Ðstill.€€Ms.€Green€stated€that€some€time€before€the€paramedics€arrived,€the€victim€began€to€scream€andÐ ¸'#& Ðcry,€so€Ms.€Green€knew€the€child€had€started€to€breathe€on€her€own.€€She€stated€that€when€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðemergency€rescue€squad€arrived,€they€came€into€the€house,€found€that€the€victim€was€breathing,€wentÐ )à$( Ðâ âout€to€get€their€gear,€came€back€in,€wrapped€the€victim€up,€and€took€her€to€the€hospital.€€Ms.€GreenÐ |*Ì%) Ðtestified€that€her€father€went€to€the€hospital€with€the€victim€and€that€she€and€the€Defendant€also€droveÐ ° Ðto€the€hospital.€€Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àMs.€Green€testified€that€she€has€a€son,€Andrew,€by€the€Defendant.€€She€testified€that€they€allÐ tÄ Ðlive€together€and€that€the€Defendant€is€their€sole€provider.€€She€also€stated€that€the€DefendantÐ `° Ðsupports€his€daughter,€Emily,€from€a€previous€relationship.€€Ms.€Green€maintained€that€the€DefendantÐ L œ Ðis€a€great€parent,€that€he€plays€with€his€children,€and€that€he€shows€no€favoritism.€€She€also€testifiedÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€she€has€never€seen€the€Defendant€do€anything€to€harm€any€of€the€children,€nor€has€she€ever€seenÐ $ t Ðhim€lose€his€temper€with€them.€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Ms.€Green€testified€that€she€believed€the€bruise€on€the€victimððs€hipÐ è 8  Ðwas€caused€by€the€way€the€child€habitually€pushed€open€a€door€and€that€the€bruises€on€her€back€wereÐ Ô$  Ðcaused€by€her€falling€down€the€back€steps€and€by€scooting€down€the€carpeted€steps€inside€the€house.€Ð À  ÐShe€stated€that€she€had€been€told€that€the€victim€had€fallen€off€the€toilet€the€night€before€this€incident,Ð ¬ü  Ðbut€she€was€not€certain€about€what€head€injuries€she€may€have€obtained€from€the€fall.€€Ms.€GreenÐ ˜è  Ðtestified€that€the€marks€on€the€victimððs€face€could€have€been€caused€while€CPR€was€beingÐ „Ô  Ðadministered.€€Ms.€Green€testified€that€when€the€victim€got€into€the€tub€on€the€night€of€theÐ pÀ Ðemergency,Ô#†X AXXX AðM#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔ€she€had€bruises€on€her€body,€including€bruises€on€her€leg€and€hip,€some€on€her€back,€aÐ \¬ Ðcouple€on€her€face,€and€a€lot€on€her€arms€and€legsÔ#†X AXXX A°\#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔ.€€However,€Ms.€Green€did€not€recall€a€big€handÐ H˜ Ðprint€on€the€victimððs€face.€€She€also€could€not€explain€the€hematoma€on€the€victimððs€foreheadÐ 4„ Ðbecause€she€had€testified€that€the€child€had€fallen€backwards€in€the€tub.€€Ms.€Green€testified€that€theÐ  p Ðvictim€did€not€have€any€bruising€on€her€chest,€despite€the€Defendant€pushing€on€it€ð ðhardðð€duringÐ  \ ÐCPR.€Ð øH ÐÌà  àRaymond€Green€testified€that€he€is€the€father€of€Jasmine€Green€and€Lisa€Elrod€and€that€heÐ Ð  Ðis€the€victimððs€grandfather.€€He€stated€that€he€obtained€custody€of€the€victim€in€June€1999,€and€heÐ ¼  Ðnoticed€bruising€on€the€victim€that€he€believed€was€a€result€of€a€recent€car€accident.€€He€testified€thatÐ ¨ø Ðat€that€time,€the€victim€was€taking€amoxicillin,€Benadryl,€and€PediaCare,€but€he€later€stopped€givingÐ ”ä Ðher€the€PediaCare€on€the€advice€of€someone€at€the€hospital.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àMr.€Green€stated€that€when€he€first€obtained€custody€of€the€victim,€she€was€very€clumsy€andÐ X ¨ Ðwould€walk€into€tables€ð ðlike€she€was€a€little€dizzy.ðð€€According€to€Mr.€Green,€the€victim€had€tubesÐ D!” Ðin€her€ears€which€he€thought€might€have€had€something€to€do€with€the€clumsiness.€€He€observed€thatÐ 0"€  Ðthe€victim€would€frequently€walk€into€things€and€that€she€would€fall€a€lot,€resulting€in€bruises.€€Mr.Ð #l! ÐGreen€testified€that€the€victim€also€received€bruises€just€from€playing.€€He€stated€that€when€he€tookÐ $X" Ðthe€victim€to€a€doctor,€she€got€a€bruise€from€the€doctor€examining€her.€€He€testified€that€he€saw€theÐ ô$D # Ðvictim€open€doors,€including€the€bathroom€door€that€sticks,€with€her€hip.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àMr.€Green€testified€that€on€December€21,€1999,€after€the€emergency€incident,€the€victim€wentÐ ¸'#& Ðto€live€with€her€natural€parents€on€a€temporary€basis,€although€Mr.€Green€retained€legal€custody.€€Mr.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐGreen€stated€that€he€saw€bruising€on€the€victim,€including€bruises€on€her€shins€and€on€her€back,Ô#†X AXXX A]#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔ€evenÐ )à$( Ðafter€she€returned€to€her€parentsðð€home.€€He€introduced€into€evidence€a€photograph€of€bruises€on€herÐ |*Ì%) Ðshin,€and€a€photograph€which€was€intended€to€show€a€bruise€on€her€back.€€Ð h+¸&* Їà  àMr.€Green€testified€that€on€the€night€of€September€19,€1999,€he€went€to€bed€early€and€wasÐ ° Ðawakened€by€his€wife€screaming€that€the€victim€had€drowned€in€the€bathtub.€€He€stated€that€heÐ œì Ðquickly€dressed€and€went€to€his€daughterððs€home€which€was€located€near€his€home.€€Mr.€GreenÐ ˆØ Ðrecalled€that€Jasmine€Green€was€on€the€phone€when€he€arrived.€€Mr.€Green€testified€that€the€victimÐ tÄ Ðwas€laying€on€her€side€in€the€bathroom,€and€he€thought€that€she€was€dead.€€Mr.€Green€testified€thatÐ `° Ðhe€tried€to€help€by€holding€the€victimððs€head€so€that€she€would€not€choke€on€her€own€vomit.€€HeÐ L œ Ðobserved€the€Defendant€holding€the€childððs€tongue.€€Mr.€Green€testified€that€he€did€not€observe€anyÐ 8 ˆ Ðmarks€on€the€victimððs€head€when€he€first€went€into€the€bathroom.€€He€recalled€that€the€victim€lookedÐ $ t Ðvery€pale.€€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àMr.€Green€testified€that€he€had€observed€the€Defendant€around€the€victim€and€around€theÐ è 8  ÐDefendantððs€own€children,€Emily€and€Andrew.€€In€Mr.€Greenððs€opinion,€the€Defendant€was€a€goodÐ Ô$  Ðparent€figure€to€all€of€the€children.€€Mr.€Green€testified€that€the€Defendant€treated€all€of€the€childrenÐ À  Ðequally.€€He€stated€that€he€never€saw€the€Defendant€lose€his€temper€with€the€children€or€do€anythingÐ ¬ü  Ðinappropriate€in€their€presence.€€He€also€stated€he€was€shocked€when€he€heard€that€the€Defendant€hadÐ ˜è  Ðbeen€arrested.€€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àMr.€Green€testified€that€while€the€victim€was€in€the€hospital,€he€talked€to€her€about€theÐ \¬ Ðbruises€on€her€body.€€According€to€Mr.€Green,€the€victim€told€him€that€she€had€received€the€bruisesÐ H˜ Ðin€various€ways,€such€as€falling€down€the€stairs.€€He€also€stated€that€the€victim€told€him€that€she€ð ðfellÐ 4„ Ðon€the€can.ðð€€He€reported€that€the€victim€never€told€him€that€anyone€had€hit€her.€€However,€whenÐ  p Ðquestioned€by€the€trial€court,€Mr.€Green€admitted€that€the€amount€of€bruising€he€saw€on€the€victimÐ  \ Ðon€September€19,€1999€shocked€him€and€that€he€did€not€think€that€falling€down€the€stairs€could€haveÐ øH Ðcaused€all€of€the€bruising€that€he€saw.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óà  àTracy€Michelle€Bacon€testified€that€the€Defendant€is€the€father€of€her€daughter,€Emily.€€SheÐ ¼  Ðtestified€that€the€Defendant€has€supported€Emily€since€birth€and€that€he€has€been€a€ð ðreally€goodððÐ ¨ø Ðfather.€€Bacon€claimed€that€she€had€never€seen€him€do€anything€inappropriate€with€her€daughter.€€SheÐ ”ä Ðtestified€that€she€had€seen€the€victim€several€times,€and€she€noted€that€the€victim€seemed€to€be€fineÐ €Ð Ðaround€the€Defendant.€€She€specified€that€the€victim€ð ðdidnððt€seem€like€she€was€scared€or€anything.ðð€Ð l¼ ÐBacon€testified€that€she€had€seen€the€victim€pinch€herself,€leaving€tiny€bruises€on€her€arms.€€Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àFred€Lamar€Maze€testified€that€at€the€time€of€the€hearing,€he€had€been€Tracy€BaconððsÐ 0"€  Ðboyfriend€for€about€nine€or€ten€months.€€He€stated€that€during€that€time,€he€had€observed€theÐ #l! ÐDefendant€around€Emily€and€believed€that€ð ðtheir€relationship€is€great.ðð€€Maze€testified€that€he€neverÐ $X" Ðsaw€the€Defendant€act€inappropriately€toward€Emily€or€any€other€child.€Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àDarlene€Green€testified€that€she€is€the€mother€of€Jasmine€Green€and€the€wife€of€RaymondÐ Ì&"% ÐGreen.€€Mrs.€Green€reported€that€she€had€known€the€Defendant€since€he€began€dating€her€daughter,Ð ¸'#& ÐJasmine.€€She€testified€that€the€victim€was€ð ðalways€getting€bruises€.€.€.€every€time€she€would€bumpÐ ¤(ô#' Ðinto€something,€every€time€somebody€would€just€touch€her€.€.€.€.ðð€€Mrs.€Green€stated€that€she€hadÐ )à$( Ðobserved€the€Defendant€around€the€victim,€Emily,€and€Andrew,€and€she€maintained€that€he€was€aÐ |*Ì%) Ðð ðperfectly€normalðð€parent€figure.€€According€to€Mrs.€Green,€ð ðHe€played€with€them€and€.€.€.€he€helpedÐ h+¸&* Ðfeed€them.€€He€helped€them€.€.€.€in€every€way€that€a€parent€would.ðð€€She€testified€that€the€DefendantÐ ° Ðis€the€sole€provider€for€Jasmine€Green€and€their€son,€Andrew,€and€that€he€also€provides€child€supportÐ œì Ðfor€Emily.€€Mrs.€Green€testified€that€she€had€never€seen€the€Defendant€do€anything€inappropriateÐ ˆØ Ðaround€any€child.€€She€stated,€ð ð[A]ll€Iððve€ever€seen€him€do€was€make€them€stand€in€the€corner,€andÐ tÄ Ðother€than€that,€I€guess€him€playing€with€them€a€lot.€€I€mean,€you€know,€they€might€play€rough€butÐ `° Ðnothing€that€would€be,€like,€intentionally€hurting€them.ðð€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àMrs.€Green€testified€that€on€the€night€of€September€19,€1999,€she€was€still€awake€when€KirkÐ $ t Ðcame€to€the€door€and€told€her€that€the€victim€had€drowned€in€the€bathtub.€€Mrs.€Green€testified€thatÐ  ` Ðshe€woke€her€husband,€and€she€walked€to€the€Defendantððs€house€while€her€husband€got€dressed€andÐ ü L  Ðdrove€over.€€She€reported€that€when€she€arrived,€the€Defendant€was€in€the€bathroom€with€the€victim.€Ð è 8  ÐShe€stated€that€she€knew€the€Defendant€had€some€CPR€training,€so€she€just€stayed€out€of€the€way.€Ð Ô$  ÐMrs.€Green€testified€that€the€victim€was€laying€on€her€side€with€her€back€turned€to€Mrs.€Green,€soÐ À  Ðshe€could€not€see€much.€€After€the€paramedics€arrived,€Mrs.€Green€drove€to€the€hospital.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àMrs.€Green€testified€that€when€the€victim€stayed€at€her€house,€she€was€the€one€who€usuallyÐ „Ô  Ðbathed€her.€€She€reported€that€prior€to€that€evening,€she€had€observed€bruises€on€the€victim€like€theÐ pÀ Ðones€in€the€photographs€ð ðon€and€off€.€.€.€depending€on€what€she€had€been€doing.ðð€€Mrs.€GreenÐ \¬ Ðtestified€that€she€would€ask€the€victim€about€the€bruises,€and€the€victim€would€always€tell€her€whatÐ H˜ Ðhad€happened.€€Mrs.€Green€stated€that€the€victimððs€explanations€always€seemed€reasonable€to€herÐ 4„ Ðbecause€she€knew€the€victim€bruised€easily.€€Mrs.€Green€claimed€that€the€victim€got€bruises€ð ðjust€allÐ  p Ðthe€time.ðð€€She€testified€that€the€victim€only€got€hematomas€ð ðmaybe€once€or€twice.ðð€€Ð  \ ÐÌÔ#†X AXXX Axf#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€he€stood€by€the€statement€he€voluntarily€gave€to€Sgt.€Frayer,€butÐ ä4 Ðhe€felt€that€he€was€rushed€through€his€answers€and€that€he€was€cut€off€while€trying€to€answer.€€TheÐ Ð  ÐDefendant€stated€that€he€thought€he€had€a€ð ðpretty€good€relationshipðð€with€the€victim.€€He€testifiedÐ ¼  Ðthat€the€victim€would€ð ðhave€her€bad€days€and€[they]€just€tried€to€work€through€that.ðð€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àHe€described€the€events€of€September€19,€1999,€as€follows:€After€attending€a€funeral,€he€andÐ €Ð ÐJasmine€Green€took€his€daughter,€Emily,€home€to€her€mother.€€The€Defendant€recalled€that€once€heÐ l¼ Ðand€Jasmine€Green€got€home,€he€began€cooking€dinner.€€According€to€the€Defendant,€he€asked€theÐ X ¨ Ðvictim€if€she€needed€to€go€to€the€restroom.€€He€testified€that€the€victim€responded€affirmatively,€soÐ D!” Ðhe€took€her€into€the€bathroom€and€began€to€run€her€bath€water.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€by€theÐ 0"€  Ðtime€the€victim€had€finished€urinating,€Jasmine€Green€had€come€into€the€bathroom.€€The€DefendantÐ #l! Ðtestified€that€he€was€in€the€kitchen€when€he€heard€Jasmine€Green€tell€the€victim€to€get€out€of€theÐ $X" Ðbathtub.€€According€to€the€Defendant,€he€went€into€the€bathroom€and€saw€the€victim€ð ðlaying€there.ðð€Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€the€victim€was€turning€blue.€€He€stated€that€he€pushed€JasmineÐ Ì&"% ÐGreen€out€of€the€way€and€got€the€victim€out€of€the€bathtub.€€The€Defendant€reported€that€the€victimÐ ¸'#& Ðwas€ð ðreally€clammy.ðð€€He€stated€that€as€he€was€moving€the€victim,€her€body€hit€the€bathroom€door.€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐThe€Defendant€testified€that€he€checked€the€victim€for€a€pulse€and€then€began€CPR.€€He€specified,Ð )à$( Ðð ðI€was€patting€her,€beating€on€her€back.ðð€€The€Defendant€recalled€that€he€yelled,€ð ðCall€911.€€CallÐ |*Ì%) ÐRay.ðð€€He€stated€that€he€put€his€hand€in€the€victimððs€mouth€so€she€could€not€bite€her€tongue.€€TheÐ h+¸&* ÐDefendant€then€noticed€the€victim€take€a€couple€of€deep€breaths.€€He€testified€that€when€RaymondÐ ° ÐGreen€arrived,€Green€held€the€victimððs€head,€and€the€Defendant€held€her€body€because€she€wasÐ œì Ðð ðjerking.ðð€€He€testified€that€the€victim€had€vomited,€and€he€recalled€that€she€had€reflux.€€TheÐ ˆØ ÐDefendant€testified€that€when€the€victim€ð ðcame€around,ðð€she€began€screaming.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€on€the€day€after€the€victim€went€into€the€hospitalÔ#†X AXXX A-‚#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔ,€Sgt.€Frayer€andÐ L œ ÐRita€Parris€came€to€his€home€and€took€photographs€of€the€bathroom.€€Then€the€Defendant€agreed€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðgo€to€ð ðthe€courthouseðð€where€he€was€shown€other€photographs.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€he€toldÐ $ t ÐSgt.€Frayer€what€he€knew€about€the€pictures€that€he€was€shown.€€The€court€questioned€the€DefendantÐ  ` Ðabout€the€amount€of€time€that€the€victim€spent€at€his€house,€but€the€Defendant€denied€that€he€actuallyÐ ü L  Ðkept€the€child€full„time.€€He€stated€that€she€came€to€his€house€four€or€five€days€a€week,€but€only€spentÐ è 8  Ðthe€night€two€or€three€times€a€week.€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€ð ðwhen€youððd€pick€[the€victim]€up,€sheððd€bruise.ðð€€Ô#†X AXXX A%#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔThe€Defendant€Ð ¬ü  Ðadmitted€that€he€put€the€hand€print€on€the€victimððs€forehead.€€Ô#†X AXXX A#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔHe€recalled€that€she€had€come€from€herÐ ˜è  Ðparentððs€home€and€was€upset.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€the€victim€yelled,€ð ðI€hate€you.€€I€hateÐ „Ô  Ðyou.ðð€€He€stated€that€the€victim€then€ð ðthrew€herself€through€one€of€[his]€bedroom€walls€which€[was]Ð pÀ Ð.€.€.€covered€.€.€.€in€styrofoam.ðð€€He€stated€that€the€victim€ð ðjust€went€crazyðð€and€that€ð ðshe€keptÐ \¬ Ðthrowing€herself€against€walls€and€throwing€herself€on€the€floor.ðð€€The€Defendant€testified€that€heÐ H˜ Ðfinally€had€to€ð ðjust€basically€hold€her€down€cause€she€was€actually€hurting€herself.ðð€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€his€only€prior€conviction€was€for€driving€on€a€suspended€license.€Ð  \ ÐHe€testified€that€he€is€the€sole€provider€for€Jasmine€Green€and€their€son.€€He€reported€that€he€andÐ øH ÐJasmine€Green€planned€to€marry€but€were€financially€unable€to€do€so€at€that€time.€€He€also€testifiedÐ ä4 Ðas€to€his€employment€record.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€he€worked€steadily€even€though€he€hadÐ Ð  Ðto€change€jobs€for€various€reasons,€including€reasons€related€to€these€charges.€€The€employmentÐ ¼  Ðproblems€related€to€these€charges€included€missing€work€for€court€appearances€and€his€convictionÐ ¨ø Ðprohibiting€him€from€selling€alcohol€as€part€of€his€duties€while€working€at€a€gas€station.€€TheÐ ”ä ÐDefendant€anticipated€losing€his€current€job€because€of€excessive€time€spent€in€court€appearances,Ð €Ð Ðbut€he€stated€that€he€already€had€an€offer€for€another€job€where€he€had€previously€worked.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€inquired€as€to€why€the€Defendant€indicated€in€his€statement€that€a€doctor€hadÐ D!” Ðtold€him€to€use€Epsom€salts€on€the€victim€to€help€with€bruising€when€he€could€not€have€taken€theÐ 0"€  Ðvictim€to€a€doctor€because€the€Defendant€did€not€have€custody€of€the€victim.€€The€DefendantÐ #l! Ðadmitted€that€he€had€lied€about€taking€the€victim€to€the€doctor€and€stated€that€the€information€hadÐ $X" Ðactually€come€from€Raymond€Green.€€The€Defendant€was€questioned€by€the€Court€about€saying€ð ðIððmÐ ô$D # Ðgoing€to€whoop€your€assðð€to€the€victim.€€The€Defendant€responded€that€the€victim€was€familiar€withÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€phrase€because€they€used€it€while€playing€a€game.€€He€denied€telling€Sgt.€Frayer€that€he€told€theÐ Ì&"% Ðvictim,€ð ðIððm€going€to€whip€your€ass€if€you€donððt€quit€[chewing€your€lip].ðð€€When€the€Court€read€theÐ ¸'#& ÐDefendantððs€statement€back€to€him,€he€replied,€ð ðWell,€I€might€have€said€it€a€few€times.ðð€€€€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€noted€that€the€Defendant€admitted€to€giving€the€victim€ð ðat€least€one€spankingÐ |*Ì%) Ða€day,ðð€even€though€he€knew€that€she€bruised€easily.€€However,€the€Defendant€maintained€that€heÐ h+¸&* Ðwould€ð ðbarely€tap€her€on€the€bottom.ðð€€When€asked€by€the€court€if€the€victimððs€ð ðhind€endðð€stayedÐ ° Ðbruised€all€of€the€time,€the€Defendant€replied€in€the€negative.€€The€trial€court€then€asked€how€theÐ œì Ðvictim,€who€bruised€so€easily,€could€be€spanked€everyday€and€not€have€her€ð ðhind€endðð€stay€bruised.€Ð ˆØ ÐThe€Defendant€testified€that€he€did€not€check€her€ð ðhind€endðð€that€often.€€The€Defendant€maintainedÐ tÄ Ðthat€he€could€spank€the€victim€and€not€cause€a€bruise,€but€that€just€touching€her€would€cause€a€bruise.€Ð `° ÐThe€trial€court€questioned€the€Defendant€about€his€claims€that€he€held€the€victim€down€only€to€keepÐ L œ Ðher€from€hurting€herself€or€from€hurting€him.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€he€would€walk€away€fromÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€victim€when€he€lost€his€temper.€€However,€when€the€court€noted€that€he€had,€in€fact,€indicatedÐ $ t Ðin€his€statement€that€he€would€restrain€the€victim€when€he€lost€his€temper,€the€Defendant€stated€thatÐ  ` Ðhe€only€restrained€her€when€she€was€hurting€herself.€Ð ü L  ÐÌà@’’$ìàII.€ANALYSISˆÐ Ô$  ÐÌà@ŽŽìàA.€€Transcript€of€PleaˆÐ ¬ü  ÐÌà  àInitially,€we€note€that€the€record€before€this€Court€does€not€include€the€transcript€of€theÐ „Ô  ÐòòAlfordóó€plea€hearing.€€Any€evidence€presented€at€that€hearing€should€be€considered€in€determiningÐ pÀ Ðthe€appropriate€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(b)(1).€€Further,€it€is€the€duty€of€theÐ \¬ Ðdefendant€to€prepare€a€fair,€accurate,€and€complete€record€on€appeal€to€enable€meaningful€appellateÐ H˜ Ðreview.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(b).€€This€Court€has€held€that€because€it€is€during€the€guilty€plea€hearingÐ 4„ Ðthat€the€State€is€allowed€the€opportunity€to€present€the€facts€underlying€the€offense,€ð ða€transcript€ofÐ  p Ðthe€guilty€plea€hearing€is€often€(if€not€always)€needed€in€order€to€conduct€a€proper€review€of€theÐ  \ Ðsentence€imposed.ðð€€òòState€v.€Keenóó,€996€S.W.2d€842,€844€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999).€€Failure€to€insureÐ øH Ðthat€the€record€before€this€Court€conveys€a€fair,€accurate,€and€complete€account€of€what€transpiredÐ ä4 Ðin€the€court€below€concerning€sentencing€issues€results€in€a€waiver€of€such€issues€and€a€presumptionÐ Ð  Ðthat€the€trial€courtððs€sentencing€determinations€are€correct.€€òòState€v.€Robinsonóó,€73€S.W.3d€136,€154Ð ¼  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2001).€€In€any€event,€the€record€before€us€supports€the€trial€courtððs€sentencingÐ ¨ø Ðdeterminations.Ô#†X AXXX A7‘#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔÐ ”ä ÐÌÓ  ÓB.€€Judicial€DiversionòòÐ l¼ ÐÌóóÓ  Óà  àThe€Defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€declining€to€impose€aÐ D!” Ðsentence€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„313,€commonly€referred€to€as€judicialÐ 0"€  Ðdiversion.€€According€to€this€statute,€the€trial€court€may,€in€its€discretion,€following€a€determinationÐ #l! Ðof€guilt,€defer€further€proceedings€and€place€a€qualified€defendant€on€probation€without€entering€aÐ $X" Ðjudgment€of€guilt.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1)(A).€€A€qualified€defendant€is€one€who€pleadsÐ ô$D # Ðguilty€or€is€found€guilty€of€a€misdemeanor€or€a€Class€C,€D€or€E€felony;€who€has€not€previously€beenÐ à%0!$ Ðconvicted€of€a€felony€or€a€Class€A€misdemeanor;€and€who€is€not€seeking€deferral€for€a€sexual€offenseÐ Ì&"% Ðor€a€Class€A€or€Class€B€felony.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1)(B)(I)(a)(c);€òòState€v.€Parkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€945,Ð ¸'#& Ð958€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1996).Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àWhen€a€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€committed€error€in€refusing€to€grant€judicialÐ |*Ì%) Ðdiversion,€this€Court€must€determine€whether€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€failing€toÐ h+¸&* Ðsentence€pursuant€to€the€statute.€€òòState€v.€Electroplating,€Inc.óó,€990€S.W.2d€211,€229€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ° ÐApp.1998);€òòState€v.€Cutshawóó,€967€S.W.2d€332,€344€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€Judicial€diversion€isÐ œì Ðsimilar€to€pretrial€diversion;€however,€judicial€diversion€follows€a€determination€of€guilt,€and€theÐ ˆØ Ðdecision€to€grant€judicial€diversion€is€initiated€by€the€trial€court,€not€the€prosecutor.€€òòState€v.Ð tÄ ÐAndersonóó,€857€S.W.2d€571,€572€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€When€a€defendant€challenges€the€trialÐ `° Ðcourtððs€denial€of€judicial€diversion,€we€may€not€revisit€the€issue€if€the€record€contains€any€substantialÐ L œ Ðevidence€supporting€the€trial€courtððs€decision.€€òòCutshawóó,€967€S.W.2d€at€344;€òòParkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€atÐ 8 ˆ Ð958.€€As€this€Court€stated€in€òòAndersonóó,€Ð $ t ÐÓ XÓÓ XÓÓ?+4 44Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Ó[w]e€conclude€that€judicial€diversion€is€similar€in€purpose€to€pretrial€diversion€andÐ  ` Ðis€to€be€imposed€within€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€subject€only€to€the€sameÐ ü L  Ðconstraints€applicable€to€prosecutors€in€applying€pretrial€diversion€under€TennesseeÐ è 8  ÐCode€Annotated€ðð€40„15„105.€Therefore,€upon€review,€if€ð ðany€substantial€evidenceÐ Ô$  Ðto€support€the€refusalðð€exists€in€the€record,€we€will€give€the€trial€court€the€benefit€ofÐ À  Ðits€discretion.€Only€an€abuse€of€that€discretion€will€allow€us€to€overturn€the€trialÐ ¬ü  Ðcourt.€Ð ˜è  ÐÓ XÓÓ  ÓÓB+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!444‹XBÓÓÓ857€S.W.2d€at€572€(citation€omitted).Ð „Ô  ÐÓ XÓÓÓÓ  Óà  àThe€criteria€that€the€trial€court€must€consider€in€determining€whether€a€qualified€defendantÐ \¬ Ðshould€be€granted€judicial€diversion€include€the€following:€(1)€the€defendantððs€amenability€toÐ H˜ Ðcorrection;€(2)€the€circumstances€of€the€offense;€(3)€the€defendantððs€criminal€record;€(4)€theÐ 4„ Ðdefendantððs€social€history;€(5)€the€defendantððs€physical€and€mental€health;€and€(6)€the€deterrenceÐ  p Ðvalue€to€the€defendant€and€others.€€òòCutshawòòóó,óó€967€S.W.2d€at€343„44;€òòParkeròòóó,óó€932€S.W.2d€at€958.€€AnÐ  \ Ðadditional€consideration€is€whether€judicial€diversion€will€serve€the€ends€of€justice,€i.e.,€the€interestsÐ øH Ðof€the€public€as€well€as€the€defendant.€€òòCutshawòòóó,óó€967€S.W.2d€at€344;€òòParkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€at€958;Ð ä4 ÐòòState€v.€Bonestelòòóó,óó€871€S.W.2d€163,€168€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1993).€€Moreover,€the€record€must€reflectÐ Ð  Ðthat€the€court€has€weighed€all€of€the€factors€in€reaching€its€determination.€€òòBonestelòòóó,óó€871€S.W.2d€atÐ ¼  Ð168€(citations€omitted).€€The€court€must€explain€on€the€record€why€the€defendant€does€not€qualifyÐ ¨ø Ðunder€its€analysis,€and€if€the€court€has€based€its€determination€on€only€some€of€the€factors,€it€mustÐ ”ä Ðexplain€why€these€factors€outweigh€the€others.€€òòId.óóÐ €Ð ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€denying€judicial€diversion.Ð X ¨ ÐAlthough€the€Defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€consider€the€issue€of€judicial€diversion,Ð D!” Ðthe€record€does€not€support€the€Defendantððs€claim€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion.€Ð 0"€  ÐSpecifically,€the€Defendant€claims€the€trial€court€failed€to€consider€the€appropriate€factors€and€failedÐ #l! Ðto€articulate€its€reasons€for€denying€the€Defendant€judicial€diversion.€€The€record€clearly€contradictsÐ $X" Ðthis€claim.€€In€a€lengthy€oral€opinion,€the€trial€court€addressed€all€the€factors€particularly€applicableÐ ô$D # Ðto€judicial€diversion€as€directed€by€case€law.€€The€court€concluded€that€ð ðthereððs€ample€evidence€inÐ à%0!$ Ðthis€record€to€find€that€this€defendant€is€not€amenable€to€rehabilitation.ðð€€The€trial€court€evaluatedÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€circumstances€of€the€offense€and€found€them€to€be€horrifying,€shocking,€reprehensible€andÐ ¸'#& Ðexcessive.€€The€trial€court€acknowledged€that€the€Defendant€did€not€have€a€criminal€record€and€thatÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhis€employment€history€works€in€his€favor.€Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àThe€Defendant€asserts€that€his€social€history€favors€judicial€diversion€because€he€was€a€goodÐ ° Ðâ âfather€to€his€own€children,€because€he€provided€child€support€to€the€mother€of€his€three„year„oldÐ œì Ðdaughter,€and€because€he€was€the€sole€provider€for€his€infant€son€and€that€sonððs€mother.€€ContraryÐ ˆØ Ðto€this€assertion,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€Defendantððs€social€history€ð ðleaves€something€to€beÐ tÄ Ðdesiredðð€because€he€ð ðcontinuously€brings€young€children€into€this€.€.€.€world,€and€he€simply€doesnððtÐ `° Ðmarry€the€women€that€.€.€.€bear[]€those€children€for€him.ðð€€€The€court€rejected€the€Defendantððs€claimÐ L œ Ðthat€he€has€not€married€the€woman€with€whom€he€now€lives€because€of€financial€reasons.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€a€need€for€deterrence€in€this€case.€€It€observed€that€the€victim€in€this€caseÐ  ` Ðwas€at€risk€because€the€entire€family€helped€to€cover€up€the€abuse,€and€that€abuse€might€not€haveÐ ü L  Ðbeen€discovered€but€for€the€emergency€in€the€bathtub€on€the€night€of€September€19,€1999.€€The€trialÐ è 8  Ðcourt€also€noted€the€seriousness€of€the€problem€of€child€abuse€in€the€community,€as€evidenced€by€theÐ Ô$  Ðstatistics€generated€by€the€Child€Abuse€Investigation€Unit€concerning€the€number€of€cases€handledÐ À  Ðeach€year.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€further€argues€that€the€trial€court€improperly€relied€on€the€Defendantððs€lackÐ „Ô  Ðof€remorse€in€denying€judicial€diversion.€€Again,€the€record€clearly€does€not€support€this€claim.€€TheÐ pÀ Ðtrial€court€did€refer€to€the€Defendantððs€lack€of€remorse,€but€only€to€note€that€had€the€DefendantÐ \¬ Ðshown€remorse€for€his€conduct,€such€remorse€may€have€been€a€mitigating€factor.€€The€trial€courtÐ H˜ Ðnever€intimated€that€it€was€using€lack€of€remorse€as€a€reason€for€denying€judicial€diversion.€Ð 4„ ÐHowever,€the€trial€court€did€consider€the€Defendantððs€lack€of€candor.€€This€Court€has€held€that€a€trialÐ  p Ðcourt€may€consider€a€defendantððs€failure€to€accept€responsibility€for€an€offense€in€determining€theÐ  \ Ðpotential€for€rehabilitation.€€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,€857€S.W.2d€571,€574€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).Ð øH ÐÌà  àThe€record€contains€substantial€evidence€supporting€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€deny€judicialÐ Ð  Ðdiversion,€and€we€find€no€abuse€of€discretion€by€the€trial€court€in€denying€judicial€diversion.€€ThisÐ ¼  Ðissue€is€without€merit.Ð ¨ø ÐÌÓ  ÓC.€€Alternative€SentencingòòÐ €Ð ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àóóÔ#†X AXXX Ay¨#ÔThe€Defendant€also€challenges€the€trial€courtððs€order€that€he€serve€his€entire€three„yearÐ X ¨ Ðsentence€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€Ô‡X AXXX AÔWhen€a€criminal€defendant€challenges€theÐ D!” Ðlength,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€the€reviewing€court€must€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€reviewÐ 0"€  Ðof€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€òòóóTenn.Ð #l! ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption,€however,€ð ðis€conditioned€upon€the€affirmativeÐ $X" Ðshowing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€factsÐ ô$D # Ðand€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€the€event€that€the€recordÐ à%0!$ Ðfails€to€show€such€consideration,€the€review€of€the€sentence€is€purely€òòdeóó€òònovoóó.€€òòState€v.€Sheltonóó,€854Ð Ì&"% ÐS.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).Ô#†X AXXX AUÌ#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔòòÐ ¸'#& ÐÌóóÔ#†X AXXX AÐ#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔà  àIn€making€its€sentencing€determination,€the€trial€court,€at€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencingÐ )à$( Ðhearing,€determines€the€range€of€sentence€and€then€determines€the€specific€sentence€and€the€proprietyÐ |*Ì%) Ðof€sentencing€alternatives€by€considering€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€theÐ h+¸&* Ðsentencing€hearing,€(2)€the€presentence€report,€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€toÐ ° Ðsentencing€alternatives,€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved,€(5)Ð œì Ðevidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors,€(6)€anyÐ ˆØ Ðstatements€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€the€defendantððs€behalf€about€sentencing,€and€(7)€theÐ tÄ Ðpotential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€òòóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„210(a),€(b),€„103(5);€òòState€v.Ð `° ÐWilliamsóó,€920€S.W.2d€247,€258€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).Ð L œ ÐÌà  àThe€presumptive€sentence€to€be€imposed€by€the€trial€court€for€a€Class€B,€C,€D€or€E€felonyÔ#†X AXXX A_Ð#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔ€isÐ $ t Ðthe€minimum€within€the€applicable€range€unless€there€are€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors€present.€Ð  ` ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(c).€€If€there€are€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors,€the€court€must€startÐ ü L  Ðat€the€presumptive€sentence,€enhance€the€sentence€as€appropriate€for€the€enhancement€factors,€andÐ è 8  Ðthen€reduce€the€sentence€in€the€range€as€appropriate€for€the€mitigating€factors.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„210(e).€Ð Ô$  ÐThe€weight€to€be€given€each€factor€is€left€to€the€discretion€of€the€trial€judge.€€òòSheltonóó,€854€S.W.2dÐ À  Ðat€123.€€However,€the€sentence€must€be€adequately€supported€by€the€record€and€comply€with€theÐ ¬ü  Ðpurposes€and€principles€of€the€1989€Sentencing€Reform€Act.€€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€237Ð ˜è  Ð(Tenn.€1986).Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àWhen€imposing€a€sentence,€the€trial€court€must€make€specific€findings€of€fact€on€the€recordÐ \¬ Ðsupporting€the€sentence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„209(c).€€The€record€should€also€include€anyÐ H˜ Ðenhancement€or€mitigating€factors€applied€by€the€trial€court.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„210(f).€€Thus,€if€the€trialÐ 4„ Ðcourt€wishes€to€enhance€a€sentence,€the€court€must€state€its€reasons€on€the€record.€€The€purpose€ofÐ  p Ðrecording€the€courtððs€reasoning€is€to€guarantee€the€preparation€of€a€proper€record€for€appellateÐ  \ Ðreview.€€òòState€v.€Ervinóó,€939€S.W.2d€581,€584€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€Ô#†X AXXX A&Õ#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔÐ øH ÐÔ#†X AXXX A¯Û#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔÌà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€that€theÐ Ð  Ðcourt€imposed€a€lawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€theÐ ¼  Ðfactors€and€principles€set€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€areÐ ¨ø Ðadequately€supported€by€the€record,€then€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€ð ðeven€if€we€would€haveÐ ”ä Ðpreferred€a€different€result.ðð€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€Ô#†X AXXX AÜ#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔTheÐ €Ð Ðdefendant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence€imposed.€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2dÐ l¼ Ðat€169.Ô#†X AXXX AÞ#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔÐ X ¨ ÐÓ XÓÔ#†X AXXX Azß#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔÐ D!” ÐÔ#†X AXXX Aßß#ÔSpecifically,€the€Defendant€argues€that€he€should€have€been€granted€some€form€of€alternativeÐ 0"€  Ðsentencing.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„102(5)€provides€as€follows:€Ð #l! Ðà8 ` àà ¸ àIn€recognition€that€state€prison€capacities€and€the€funds€toÐ $X" Ðbuild€and€maintain€them€are€limited,€convicted€felons€committing€theÐ ô$D # Ðmost€severe€offenses,€possessing€criminal€histories€evincing€a€clearÐ à%0!$ Ðdisregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€of€society,€and€evincing€failure€ofÐ Ì&"% Ðpast€efforts€at€rehabilitation€shall€be€given€first€priority€regardingÐ ¸'#& Ðsentencing€involving€incarceration€.€.€.€.€Ð¤(ô#'` x` x ÐÐ )à$( ÐA€defendant€who€does€not€fall€within€this€class€of€offenders€ð ðand€who€is€an€especiallyÐ |*Ì%) Ðmitigated€offender€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€aÐ h+¸&* Ðfavorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€Tenn.Ð ° ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6).€€Furthermore,€unless€sufficient€evidence€rebuts€the€presumption,€ð ð[t]heÐ œì Ðtrial€court€must€presume€that€a€defendant€sentenced€to€eight€years€or€less€and€not€an€offender€forÐ ˆØ Ðwhom€incarceration€is€a€priority€is€subject€to€alternative€sentencing€and€that€a€sentence€other€thanÐ tÄ Ðincarceration€would€result€in€successful€rehabilitation€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòState€v.€Byrdóó,€861€S.W.2d€377,€379„80Ð `° Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(a).€€Tòòóóhe€Defendant,€as€a€standardÐ L œ Ðoffender€convicted€of€a€Class€D€felony,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„15„401(a),€is€presumed€to€be€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðfavorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing.€€€Ð $ t ÐÐ  ` ÐHowever,€all€offenders€who€meet€the€criteria€are€not€entitled€to€relief;€instead,€sentencingÐ ü L  Ðissues€must€be€determined€by€the€facts€and€circumstances€of€each€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€744Ð è 8  ÐS.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987)€(citing€òòMossóó,€727€S.W.2d€at€235).€€Even€if€a€defendantÐ Ô$  Ðis€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€under€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÐ À  Ððð€40„35„102(6),€the€statutory€presumption€of€an€alternative€sentence€may€be€overcome€ifÐ ¬ü  Ðà8 ` àà ¸ à(A)€[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€byÐ ˜è  Ðrestraining€a€defendant€who€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;Ð„Ô ` x` x Ðà8 ` àà ¸ à(B)€[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€theÐ pÀ Ðseriousness€of€the€offense€or€confinement€is€particularly€suited€toÐ \¬ Ðprovide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likely€to€commit€similarÐ H˜ Ðoffenses;€orÐ4„` x` x Ðà8 ` àà ¸ à(C)€[m]easures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€haveÐ  p Ðfrequently€or€recently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant€.Ð  \ Ð.€.€.ÐøH` x` x ÐÓ XÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(A)„(C).€€In€choosing€among€possible€sentencing€alternatives,€theÐ ä4 Ðtrial€court€should€also€consider€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„103(5),€which€states,€in€pertinentÐ Ð  Ðpart,€ð ðThe€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€the€rehabilitation€or€treatment€of€a€defendant€should€beÐ ¼  Ðconsidered€in€determining€the€sentence€alternative€or€length€of€a€term€to€be€imposed.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„Ð ¨ø Ð103(5);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Dowdyóó,€894€S.W.2d€301,€305€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).Ð ”ä ÐÌÔ‡X AXXX AÔò òó óà  àThe€trial€court€carefully€evaluated€the€evidence€before€reaching€its€conclusions.€€The€recordÐ l¼ Ðindicates€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€victimððs€medical€records,€photographs€of€the€victim,€theÐ X ¨ Ðtestimony€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€and€the€Defendantððs€recorded€and€transcribed€statement.€€TheÐ D!” Ðtrial€court€also€made€numerous€references€to€information€contained€in€the€presentence€report,Ð 0"€  Ðincluding€the€Defendantððs€age,€weight,€and€size,€his€lack€of€a€prior€criminal€record,€his€familyÐ #l! Ðinformation,€and€his€employment€history.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àIn€sentencing€the€Defendant,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€Defendant€did€not€have€a€criminalÐ à%0!$ Ðhistory,€and€that€the€Defendant€does€work€steadily.Ô#†X AXXX A•ï#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔ€€The€trial€court€noted€that€the€Defendantððs€ð ðlackÐ Ì&"% Ðof€credibility€is€an€appropriate€consideration€and€reflects€on€his€potential€for€rehabilitation.ðð€Ð ¸'#& ÐAccording€to€the€trial€court,€ð ð[T]his€[D]efendant€lied,ðð€and€the€family€covered€up€the€lies.€€The€trialÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcourt€observed€that€it€was€evident€that€the€victim€was€ð ðbruised€from€head€to€toe.ðð€€Thus,€the€trialÐ )à$( Ðcourt€weighed€the€Defendantððs€lack€of€candor€heavily.€€The€trial€court€stated€that€despite€testimonyÐ |*Ì%) Ðto€the€contrary,€it€was€clear€that€the€victim€was€living€with€the€Defendant.€€The€trial€court€pointedÐ h+¸&* Ðout€various€discrepancies€in€the€Defendantððs€testimony€as€to€how€the€victim€became€bruised.€€TheÐ ° Ðtrial€court€found€that€the€Defendant,€as€well€as€the€family€members€who€testified€on€behalf€of€theÐ œì ÐDefendant,€lacked€credibility.€€Thus,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€Defendant€lacked€the€potential€forÐ ˆØ Ðrehabilitation.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€presumption€that€the€Defendant€was€a€favorable€candidate€forÐ L œ Ðalternative€sentencing€was€rebutted€based€on€the€need€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðcrime€and€that€confinement€is€particularly€appropriate€to€effectively€deter€others€likely€to€commitÐ $ t Ðsimilar€offenses.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B).€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àRegarding€enhancement€factors,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€Defendant€has€a€previousÐ è 8  Ðhistory€of€criminal€behavior€in€addition€to€that€necessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range.€€òòSeeóóÐ Ô$  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1).€€The€trial€court€found€that€ð ð[f]rom€the€time€this€childððs€been€in€[theÐ À  ÐDefendantððs]€custody,€heððs€beat€on€her,€heððs€slapped€her,€heððs€spanked€her,€heððs€lost€his€temper€.€.Ð ¬ü  Ð.€.ðð€€The€trial€court€found€that€due€to€the€ð ðoverwhelmingðð€amount€of€bruises€on€the€victim,€theÐ ˜è  Ðpersonal€injuries€inflicted€on€the€victim€were€particularly€great.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€40„35„114(6).€€Finally,€theÐ „Ô  Ðtrial€court€found€that€the€Defendant€had€no€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€when€the€risk€toÐ pÀ Ðhuman€life€was€high.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€40„35„114(10).€€In€applying€enhancing€factor€(10),€the€trial€courtÐ \¬ Ðnoted€that€the€victim€was€a€forty„four„month„old€child€and€that€the€Defendant€was€a€six€foot€tall,€198Ð H˜ Ðpound€man.€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€noted€that€the€Defendant€never€showed€any€remorse€for€his€actions.€€The€trialÐ  \ Ðcourt€found€that€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€and€the€need€to€deter€others€weighed€heavilyÐ øH Ðagainst€the€Defendant.€€The€trial€court€acknowledged€that€the€injuries€to€the€victim€were€ð ðhorrifyingÐ ä4 Ð.€.€.€reprehensible€and€.€.€.€excessive.ðð€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€that€based€on€Sgt.€Frayerððs€testimony,€the€frequency€of€child€abuse€casesÐ ¨ø Ðwas€increasing,€and€thus€there€was€a€need€for€deterrence.€€According€to€the€trial€court,€theÐ ”ä ÐDefendantððs€behavior€was€ð ða€continuing€course€of€conductðð€such€that€he€had€previously€engaged€inÐ €Ð Ðcriminal€conduct€of€the€same€type€as€the€offense€in€question.€€The€trial€court€found€that€there€wasÐ l¼ Ðample€evidence€that€the€Defendant€was€not€amenable€to€rehabilitation,€and€that€the€circumstancesÐ X ¨ Ðof€the€offense€outweighed€the€other€factors.€€Ô#†X AXXX A+ó#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔÐ D!” ÐÌà  àThe€record€in€this€case€clearly€shows€that€the€trial€court€properly€considered€the€sentencingÐ #l! Ðprinciples€and€guidelines,€that€it€properly€considered€all€the€relevant€facts€and€circumstances,€andÐ $X" Ðthat€its€findings€of€fact€are€supported€by€the€record.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€isÐ ô$D # ÐAFFIRMED.Ð à%0!$ ÐÔ#†X AXXX Ad#ÔÔ‡X AXXX AÔ€Ô#†X AXXX AM#ÔÐ Ì&"% ÐÌà  àà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#à___________________________________Ð ¤(ô#' ÐROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE