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ÐSeptember€14,€Ô_Ô2000Ô_ÔÐ ß/  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<Î` AßÐ Ï Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€appellants,€Matthew€W.€Leonard€and€Bernie€J.€Evans,€each€pled€guilty€in€the€Criminal€CourtÐ Î Ðfor€Washington€County€to€three€counts€of€kidnapping,€a€class€C€felony,€three€counts€of€aggravatedÐ ¾ Ðassault,€a€class€C€felony,€one€count€of€escape,€a€class€E€felony,€and€one€count€of€theft€over€$10,000,Ð ®þ Ða€class€C€felony.€€The€appellants€requested€that€the€trial€court€grant€them€full€probation.€€After€aÐ žî Ðprobation€hearing,€the€trial€court€denied€the€appellantsðð€request.€€The€appellants€present€the€followingÐ ŽÞ Ðissue€for€our€review:€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€the€appellants€full€probation.€€After€aÐ ~Î Ðreview€of€the€record€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð n¾ ÐÓäÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ Nž ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ÿ´»àXî#«#ÔÔ‡Xî#X.¼ÿ´ÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€G.€Hayes,óó€and€òòJamesÐ .~ ÐÔ_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð n ÐÌJeffery€C.€Kelly,€Johnson€City,€Tennessee,€and€Steve€Ô_ÔMcEwenÔ_Ô,€Mountain€City,€Tennessee,€for€theÐ þN Ðappellant,€Matthew€W.€Leonard.€€Ð î > ÐÌD.€Stephen€Duncan,€Johnson€City,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Bernie€J.€Evans.Ð Î"! ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€R.€Stephen€Ô_ÔJobeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð ®$þ# ÐVictor€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ž%î $ ÐÓºÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî#é#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔÐ ~'Î"& ÐÓ  ÓÓ  Óà  àà ` àOn€February€5,€1999,€the€appellants,€Matthew€W.€Leonard€and€Bernie€J.€Evans,€eachÐ n(¾#' Ðpled€guilty€to€three€counts€of€kidnapping,€a€class€C€felony,€three€counts€of€aggravated€assault,€a€classÐ ^)®$( ÐC€felony,€one€count€of€escape,€a€class€E€felony,€and€one€count€of€theft€over€$10,000,€a€class€CÐ N*ž%) Ðfelony.€€The€convictions€resulted€from€offenses€which€took€place€on€two€separate€occasions.€€TheÐ >+Ž&* Ðtrial€court€sentenced€the€appellants€to€the€following€terms€of€incarceration€in€the€TennesseeÐ .,~'+ ÐDepartment€of€Correction:€six€years€for€the€kidnapping€convictions,€three€years€for€the€aggravatedÐ -n(,ýC Ðassault€convictions,€three€years€for€the€theft€conviction,€and€one€year€for€the€escape€conviction.€€TheÐ ° Ðtrial€court€further€ordered€that€the€sentences€be€served€concurrently€with€the€exception€of€the€oneÐ  ð Ðyear€sentence€for€escape,€which€was€to€be€served€consecutively€to€the€other€sentences.Ð à ÐÓÝ ÓÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€appellants€asked€the€trial€court€to€grant€full€probation.€€Subsequent€to€the€guiltyÐ pÀ Ðpleas,€on€April€12,€1999,€the€trial€court€held€a€probation€hearing.€€The€court,€after€a€thorough€analysisÐ ` ° Ðof€the€sentencing€principles€and€guidelines,€found€that€there€were€enhancement€factors€but€noÐ P   Ðmitigating€factors€and€denied€the€appellantsðð€request€for€probation.€€The€sole€issue€on€appeal€isÐ @  Ðwhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€the€appellants€full€probation.Ð 0 € ÐÓ*Ó€€Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî# #ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔÐ  p  Ðòòò òÓ  ÓI.€Factual€Backgroundó óóóÐ `  ÐÓîÓÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€convictions€for€kidnapping€and€aggravated€assault€arose€as€a€result€of€offensesÐ P  Ðcommitted€on€March€23,€1998.€The€appellants,€Leonard€and€Evans,€aged€16€and€15,€respectivelyÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî#´#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô,Ð ð@  Ðwere€in€Johnson€City,€attempting€to€sell€a€gun€in€order€to€obtain€money€to€run€away.€€Jason€BuckÐ à0  Ðand€Ann€Ô_ÔWhaleyÔ_Ô€saw€the€appellants€and€offered€them€a€ride€in€Buckððs€car.€€Buck€and€Ô_ÔWhaleyÔ_Ô€askedÐ Ð  Ðthe€appellants€if€they€knew€where€they€could€obtain€marijuana.€€After€driving€around€in€anÐ À Ðunsuccessful€attempt€to€locate€the€marijuana,€appellant€Leonard€pulled€out€a€gun€and€demanded€thatÐ ° ÐBuck€and€Ô_ÔWhaleyÔ_Ô€drive€the€appellants€to€Florida.€€Additionally,€Evans€took€a€butterfly€knife,€bladeÐ  ð Ðout,Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî#E#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€and€ð ðshowedðð€it€to€Buck€and€Ô_ÔWhaleyÔ_Ô.€€Ô_ÔWhaleyÔ_Ô€remarked€that€they€would€need€more€money€andÐ à Ða€larger€car€to€go€to€Florida,€and€Buck€requested€that€he€be€allowed€to€pick€up€his€pregnant€girlfriend,Ð €Ð ÐMisty€Ô_ÔZdonowiczÔ_Ô,€and€take€her€along.€Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî#K#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€Ô_ÔZdonowiczÔ_ÔÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî##ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€was€with€Amanda€Ô_ÔFossÔ_Ô,€who€did€not€want€to€goÐ pÀ Ðwith€the€group.€€Buck€asked€the€appellants€to€allow€him€to€take€Ô_ÔFossÔ_Ô€home.€€The€appellantsÐ `° Ðconsented€and€Buck€and€Ô_ÔFossÔ_Ô€left€to€drive€Ô_ÔFossÔ_ÔÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî#o#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€home.€Ô_ÔFossÔ_ÔÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî##ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€then€called€the€police€and€notified€themÐ P  Ðof€the€incident.€€Ð @ Ðà  àà ` àAfter€their€arrest€on€the€kidnapping€and€aggravated€assault€charges,€the€appellantsÐ 0€ Ðwere€incarcerated€in€the€Upper€East€Tennessee€Regional€Juvenile€Detention€Center.€€On€April€20,Ð  p Ð1998,€the€appellants€locked€two€guards€in€a€holding€cell€and€escaped€from€the€detention€center.€€ToÐ ` Ðfacilitate€their€escape,€the€appellants€stole€a€detention€center€van€valued€at€more€than€$10,000.€€TheÐ P Ðappellants€were€subsequently€captured€in€Florida€and€returned€to€Tennessee.Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî#}#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî#V#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔÐ ð@ ÐÌà  àà ` àà@$ìàòòò òII.€Analysisóóó óˆÐ Ð  Ðà  àà ` àThe€sole€issue€of€this€appeal€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€the€appellantsÐ À! Ðfull€probation.€€The€appellants€request€that€this€court€conduct€a€de€novo€review€of€the€trial€courtððsÐ °"  Ðdenial€of€probation.€€However,€the€appellants€failed€to€include€the€transcript€of€the€guilty€pleaÐ  #ð! Ðhearings€in€the€record€for€our€review.Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî#™#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€€€The€appellant€has€the€obligation€of€preparing€a€record€forÐ $à" Ðappellate€review€which€conveys€a€fair,€accurate€and€complete€account€of€the€proceedings€pertainingÐ €%Ð # Ðto€the€issues€which€form€the€basis€of€his€appeal.€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(b);€€òòÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔState€v.€Bunchóó,€646€S.W.2dÐ p&À!$ Ð158,€160€(Tenn.1983).Ô#†Xî#X XX;•##Ôòòóó€Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî#ç!#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî#Ð##ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´Ô€Accordingly,€this€issue€could€be€treated€as€waived.€€Nevertheless,€becauseÐ p'À"% Ðthe€information€contained€in€the€transcript€of€the€probation€hearing€is€sufficient,€we€will€address€thisÐ p(À#& Ðissue.€Ð `)°$' ÐÌà  àà ` àÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔUpon€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€€a€sentence,€this€courtÐ @+&) Ðwill€review€the€trial€courtððs€conclusions€de€novo€with€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ ,,|'* ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„401(d)(1997);€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔAshbyÔ_Ôóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).Ô#†Xî#X XX;•D%#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔÔ#†¼=á » XX;•$#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔ€€The€presumptionÐ ° Ðof€correctness€is€predicated€on€a€showing€that€the€trial€court€adequately€considered€sentencingÐ œì Ðprinciples€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances€when€making€its€sentencing€decisions.€€òòÔ#†Xî#X XX;•Þ&#ÔÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî# '#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔId.óóÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî#}(#ÔÔ‡¼=á »»¼ÿ´ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áԀРˆØ ÐMoreover,€the€burden€is€on€the€appellant€to€demonstrate€the€impropriety€of€his€sentence(s).€Tenn.Ð ˆØ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401,€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.Ô#†¼=á » XX;•ä(#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔÔ#†Xî#X XX;•Å(#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#Ô€€The€record€reflects€that,€in€denyingÐ tÄ Ðthe€appellantsðð€requests€for€probation,€the€trial€court€engaged€in€a€thorough€and€correct€analysis€of€Ð ` ° Ðthe€relevant€principles€of€sentencing.€€Therefore,€we€accord€the€trial€courtððs€determination€with€aÐ L œ Ðpresumption€of€correctness.€€òòÔ_ÔHurstÔ_Ôóó,€1999€WL€1037934,€at€*Ô#†Xî#X XX;•-*#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔÔ#†¼=á » XX;•ë)#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔ3.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àà ` àÔ#†Xî#X XX;•,#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔÔ#†¼=á » XX;•D,#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔ€Our€de€novo€review€takes€the€following€factors€into€consideration:€(1)€the€evidence,Ð  `  Ðif€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€pre„sentence€report;€(3)€the€principlesÐ ü L  Ðof€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€theÐ è8  Ðcriminal€conduct€involved;€(5)€evidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€enhancement€andÐ Ô$  Ðmitigating€factors;€(6)€any€statement€by€the€appellant€in€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€the€potential€forÐ À  Ðrehabilitation€or€treatment.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102,„103,„210€(1997).€òòSee€alsoóó€òòÔ_ÔAshbyÔ_Ôóó,€823Ð ¬ü  ÐS.W.2d€at€168.€€Moreover,€this€court€should€also€consider€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€theÐ ˜è  Ðappellantððs€criminal€record,€social€history,€and€present€condition,€and€the€deterrent€effect€upon€andÐ „Ô Ðbest€interest€of€the€appellant€and€the€public€when€reviewing€an€appellantððs€application€for€probation.€Ð pÀ ÐòòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285,€286€(Tenn.€1978).Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àIf€an€appellant€is€an€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender,€convicted€of€a€class€C,Ð 4„ ÐD,€or€E€felony,€that€appellant€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing,Ð  p Ðunless€there€is€evidence€to€the€contrary.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5)„(6)(1997);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòStateÐ  \ Ðv.€Ô_ÔJacoÔ_Ôóó,€No.€01C01„9802„CC„00091,€1998€WL€917805,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,Ð øH ÐDecember€21,€1998)€òòperm.€to€app.€deniedóó€(Tenn.€1999).€€This€court€has€previously€noted€that€theÐ ä4 Ðfollowing€guidelines€may€be€used€to€determine€what€constitutes€ð ðevidence€to€the€contraryðð:€Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(A)€confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€an€appellant€who€hasÐ ¼  Ða€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;€Ð¨øÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(B)€confinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€orÐ ”ä Ðconfinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likelyÐ €Ð Ðto€commit€similar€offenses;€or,€Ðl ¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(C)€measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recently€beenÐ X!¨ Ðapplied€unsuccessfully€to€the€appellant.€€ÐD"” Ð Ð  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(A)„(C)(1997),€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€454€(Tenn.Ð 0#€! ÐCrim.€App.€1995).€Moreover,€an€appellantððs€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation€shouldÐ $l" Ðbe€considered€when€contemplating€an€alternative€sentence.€€òòÔ#†Xî#X XX;•¶,#ÔÔ_ÔHurstÔ_Ôóó,€1999€WL€1037934,€at€*3.Ô#†¼ÿ´»XXî#ø,#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#Ô€€TheÐ %X # Ðappellants€were€sentenced€as€standard€offenders€with€the€highest€grade€of€offense€being€a€C€felony.€Ð &X!$ ÐTherefore,€the€appellants€are€presumed€to€be€favorable€candidates€for€alternative€sentencing.Ð ô&D"% ÐÌà  àà ` àBecause€of€the€differing€burdens€of€proofÔ#†Xî#X XX;•)9#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔÔ#†¼=á » XX;• 9#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔ,€determining€whether€an€appellant€isÐ Ì($' Ðentitled€to€alternative€sentencing€requires€a€different€analysis€from€determining€whether€an€appellantÐ ¸)%( Ðis€entitled€to€full€probation.€€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€455.€€Whereas,€with€alternative€sentencing,Ð ¤*ô%) Ðan€appellant€is€entitled€to€a€statutory€presumption€of€alternative€sentencing€with€the€State€bearing€theÐ +à&* Ðburden€of€overcoming€that€presumption,€an€appellant€seeking€full€probation€bears€the€burden€ofÐ ° Ðestablishing€his€suitability€for€full€probation,€even€if€he€is€entitled€to€the€statutory€presumption€ofÐ œì Ðalternative€sentencing.€òòÔ#†Xî#X XX;•²:#ÔÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî#ô:#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔId.óóÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî#>#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#Ô€€The€appellant€must€establish€that€probation€will€ð ðsubserve€the€ends€ofÐ ˆØ Ðjustice€and€the€best€interest€of€both€the€public€and€the€[appellant].ðð€€òòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,Ð ˆØ Ð259€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).Ð tÄ ÐÌà@Å Å ìàA.€Kidnapping€and€Aggravated€AssaultˆÐ L œ Ðà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€examined€the€backgrounds€of€the€appellants€in€considering€probationÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€the€kidnapping€and€aggravated€assault€convictions.€€Specifically,€the€trial€court€found€thatÐ $ t Ðappellant€Evans€had€previously€escaped€from€a€juvenile€institution,€for€which€he€was€adjudicatedÐ  `  Ðdelinquent.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Elliottóó,€No.€02C01„9408„CR„00154,€1994€WL€697980,€at€*1€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ü L  ÐApp.€at€Jackson,€December€14,€1994)(finding€that€a€defendantððs€history€of€adjudications€ofÐ è8  Ðdelinquency€and€failure€at€rehabilitation€warranted€denial€of€alternative€sentencing).€€Evans€had€beenÐ Ô$  Ðplaced€on€juvenile€probation€on€several€occasions,€and€he€had€repeatedly€violated€the€terms€of€hisÐ À  Ðprobation.€€The€trial€court€found€that€this€history€demonstrated€€Evansðð€unwillingness€to€comply€withÐ ¬ü  Ðconditions€of€sentencing€involving€release€in€the€community.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð ˜è  Ð114(8)(1997).€€Moreover,€the€trial€court€determined€that€€Evans€committed€the€theft€of€the€detentionÐ „Ô Ðcenter€vehicle€while€on€escape€status,€demonstrating€his€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€Tenn.Ð pÀ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(14);€òòcf.óó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔMcElroyÔ_Ôóó,€No.03C01„9404„CR„00133,€1995€WL€66630,€atÐ \¬ Ð*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€February€16,€1995)(finding€that€a€trial€court€may€consider€aÐ H˜ Ðcriminal€offense€committed€prior€to€sentencing€as€an€enhancement€factor).Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€announced€that,€although€appellant€Leonard€did€not€possess€a€criminalÐ  \ Ðrecord€as€extensive€as€that€of€Evans,€Leonard€also€had€a€history€of€unwillingness€to€comply€with€theÐ øH Ðterms€of€release€into€the€community.€€Leonard€had€previously€been€placed€on€probation€as€a€juvenileÐ ä4 Ðand€had€violated€the€terms€of€that€probation.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔZeoliaÔ_Ôóó,€928€S.W.2d€457,€463€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð Ð  ÐApp.€1996)(stating€that€courts€may€consider€the€failure€of€probation€following€juvenile€adjudicationsÐ ¼  Ðof€unruliness€and€truancy€in€denying€an€alternative€sentence).€€The€court€further€noted€that€LeonardÐ ¨ø Ðhad€also€participated€in€the€theft€of€the€detention€center€vehicle€when€he€was€on€escape€status.€€Tenn.Ð ”ä ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(14);€òòcf.óó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔCardwellÔ_Ôóó,€No.€03C01„9804„CC„00137,€1999€WL€356068,Ð €Ð Ðat€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€May€11,€1999)(asserting€that€a€defendant€who€was€arrestedÐ l ¼ Ðtwice€while€on€bond€for€the€instant€offenses€had€poor€potential€for€rehabilitation).€Ô#†Xî#X XX;•y>#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔÔ#†¼=á » XX;•Z>#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔÐ X!¨ ÐÌà@ÄÄ!ìàB.€Escape€and€TheftÔ#†¼=á » XX;•êK#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔÔ#†Xî#X XX;•¨K#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#ԈР0#€! Ðà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€also€analyzed€€the€appellantsðð€eligibility€for€alternative€sentencing€forÐ $l" Ðtheir€escape€and€theft€convictions.€€The€escape€from€the€detention€center€and€the€theft€of€theÐ %X # Ðdetention€center€vehicle€occurred€approximately€one€month€after€the€felonies€for€which€they€wereÐ ô%D!$ Ðincarcerated€at€the€time€of€the€escape.€€The€trial€court€noted€that€at€the€time€of€the€escape€and€theft,Ð à&0"% Ðthe€appellants€each€had€six€prior€felony€convictions,€three€for€kidnapping€and€three€for€aggravatedÐ Ì'#& Ðassault,€demonstrating€their€ð ðprevious€history€of€criminal€convictions€or€criminal€behavior€inÐ ¸($' Ðaddition€to€those€necessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range.ðð€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1).€Ð ¤)ô$( Ðâ âThe€trial€court€found€that€the€extensive€criminal€histories€of€the€appellants€at€the€time€of€theÔ#†¼=á » XX;•gL#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔÔ#†Xî#X XX;•©L#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#Ô€escapeÐ *à%) Ðand€theft,€as€well€as€the€factors€found€in€conjunction€with€the€earlier€offenses,€weighed€heavilyÐ ° Ðagainst€granting€the€appellants€probation€for€the€escape€and€theft€convictions.Ô#†Xî#X XX;•Q#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔÔ#†¼=á » XX;•ÃP#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔÐ œì Ðâ âÌà@{{ìàC.€€Mitigating€FactorsˆÐ tÄ Ðà  àà ` àFurthermore,€the€trial€court€found€that€no€mitigating€factors€applied€to€the€appellants.€Ð `° ÐThe€appellants€argue€that€the€trial€court€should€have€found€that€the€appellants,€who€were€fifteen€andÐ L œ Ðsixteen€years€old€at€the€time€of€the€offenses,€ð ðbecause€of€youth€or€old€age,€lacked€substantialÐ 8 ˆ Ðjudgment€in€committing€the€offense.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(6)(1997).€€This€court€has€statedÐ $ t Ðthat€in€determining€the€application€of€this€mitigating€factor,€the€trial€court€should€consider€ð ðtheÐ  ` Ð[appellantððs]€age,€education,€maturity,€experience,€mental€capacity€or€development,€and€any€otherÐ ü L  Ðpertinent€circumstances€tending€to€demonstrate€the€[appellantððs]€ability€or€inability€to€appreciate€theÐ è 8  Ðnature€of€his€conduct.ðð€òòState€v.€Adamsóó,€864€S.W.2d€31,€33€(Tenn.€1993).€€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€examined€the€age€of€the€appellants€and€determined€that€the€proof€didÐ ¬ü  Ðnot€show€that€the€appellants€lacked€substantial€judgment€because€of€their€youth.€€The€trial€courtÐ ˜è  Ðobserved€that€the€appellants€seemed€ð ðhighly€intelligentðð€with€no€ð ðÔ_Ôdefect[sÔ_Ô]€in€judgment.ðð€òòState€v.Ð „Ô  ÐTurneróó,€No.€M1998„00115„CCA„R3„CD,€2000€WL€246436,€at€*7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,Ð pÀ ÐMarch€6,€2000)Ô#†¼=á » XX;•jR#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔÔ#†Xî#X XX;•(R#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#Ô(stating€that€mitigation€factor€(6)€was€inapplicable€to€fifteen„year€old€defendant)Ô#†Xî#X XX;•6Y#ÔÔ‡X;• XXXî#ÔÔ#†¼=á » XX;•ôX#ÔÔ‡X;• X »¼=áÔ.€€TheÐ \¬ Ðtrial€court€was€in€the€best€position€to€observe€attitudes€and€intelligence€of€the€appellants.€€òòSeeóó€òòStateÐ H˜ Ðv.€Lewisóó,€No.€01C01„9404„CC„00125,€1995€WL€115853,€at€*4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,Ð 4„ ÐMarch€14,€1995).€€Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellants€also€argued,€as€a€mitigating€factor,€that€the€facts€and€circumstancesÐ øH Ðof€the€offense€were€extremely€unusual.€€However,€the€trial€court€found€that,€in€this€case,€unusualÐ ä4 Ðcircumstances€did€not€mitigate€the€appellantsðð€offenses.€€Furthermore,€the€appellants€claimed€thatÐ Ð  Ðthey€had€potential€for€rehabilitation,€demonstrated€by€the€fact€that€they€had€each€completed€an€AIDSÐ ¼  Ðeducation€course€and€obtained€a€GED€while€incarcerated.€€The€trial€court€examined€these€facts€andÐ ¨ø Ðconcluded€that€the€appellantsðð€history€of€criminal€behavior€and€probation€violations€were€strongerÐ ”ä Ðindications€of€the€appellantsðð€potential€for€rehabilitation€than€their€behavior€while€incarcerated.€Ð €Ð ÐBased€upon€the€record€before€us,€we€are€unable€to€disagree€with€the€trial€courtððs€conclusions.€€Ð l¼ ÐÌà@ff#ìàòòò òIII.€Conclusionó óóóˆÐ D!” Ðà  àà ` àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àà ` à€Ô#†Xî#X XX;•ËY#ÔÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî# Z#ÔÔ‡Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔÐ $X" ÐÌà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àÔ#†¼ÿ´»XXî#I`#ÔÔ€Xî#X»¼ÿ´ÔÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ”*ä%) Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE