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ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Clinton€J.€Morgan,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€H.Ð "$r# ÐGreeley€Wells,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General,€Mary€Katharine€Harvey,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ %^ $ ÐGeneral,€James€Goodwin,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ú%J!% ÐÓO ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Fý»XXÁ~ #ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼FýÔÐ Ò'"#' ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Fý»XXÁ7 #ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼FýÔÓ  Óà  àà ` àFrankie€Lee€Ô_ÔLunsfordÔ_Ô€Ô#†¼Fý»XXÁ• #ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼FýÔstands€convicted€upon€his€guilty€and/or€òòÔ_ÔAlfordÔ_Ôóó€pleas€to€threeÐ ª)ú$) Ðcounts€of€contributing€to€the€unruliness€of€two€minors,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor,€possession€of€drugÐ –*æ%* Ðparaphernalia,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor,€inhaling€paint,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor,€public€intoxication,Ð ‚+Ò&+ Ða€Class€C€misdemeanor,€and€giving€paint€to€another€for€unlawful€purposes,€a€Class€E€felony.€€òòSeeóóÐ n,¾', ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„156€(1997)€(contributing€€to€unruliness€of€minor);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„Ð Z-ª(-ý ÐÔ_Ô17„425€€(1997)€(possession€drug€paraphernalia);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„422(a)€(1997)€(inhalingÐ ° Ðpaint);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„310€(1997)€(public€intoxication);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„422(c)Ð œì Ð(1997)€(giving€paint€to€another).€€Having€received€an€effective,€incarcerative€sentence€of€two€years,Ð ˆØ Ðthe€defendant€appeals.€€After€reviewing€the€record,€the€briefs€of€the€parties,€and€the€applicable€law,Ð tÄ Ðwe€affirm€the€€trial€courtððs€denial€of€probation€or€other€alternative€sentencing.Ð `° ÐÌÌà  àà ` àFrankie€Lee€Lunsford,€24€years€old€at€the€time€of€sentencing€on€the€instant€charges,Ð $ t Ðdropped€out€of€Sullivan€County€East€High€School€when€he€was€seventeen€years€old€and€afterÐ  ` Ðcompleting€the€ninth€grade.€€Three€years€later,€in€1996,€he€was€arrested€for€and€convicted€ofÐ ü L  Ðdisorderly€conduct€and€resisting€arrest;€he€received€a€suspended€sentence€on€those€convictions.€Ð è 8  ÐLater,€in€the€same€year,€the€defendant€was€involved€in€domestic€violence€concerning€his€wife,€whichÐ Ô$  Ðresulted€in€a€conviction€for€simple€assault;€again,€he€received€a€suspended€sentence,€and€he€wasÐ À  Ðordered€to€complete€domestic€violence€counseling€and€to€have€no€contact€with€the€victim.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€the€following€year,€1997,€the€defendant€was€arrested€for€felony€child€abuse.€€HeÐ „Ô  Ðhad€fractured€the€skull€of€his€son,€who€was€eight€months€old.€€He€was€convicted€and€sentenced€asÐ pÀ Ða€Range€I€standard€offender€to€three€years€incarceration€on€that€charge.€€He€appealed€the€denial€ofÐ \¬ Ðprobation€and€was€released€on€an€appeal€bond.€€While€released€pending€his€appeal,€the€defendant€wasÐ H˜ Ðarrested€in€1998€on€the€charge€of€public€intoxication.€€He€was€convicted€and€fined,€and€he€receivedÐ 4„ Ða€suspended,€thirty„day€sentence.Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€events€leading€to€the€sentencing€appeal€before€our€court€also€occurred€while€theÐ øH Ðdefendant€was€on€the€appeal€bond€from€his€child„abuse€sentence.€€The€defendant€developed€aÐ ä4 Ðromantic€relationship€with€a€female€minor,€LF,€who€was€six€years€his€junior.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€minorððs€parentsÐ Ð  Ðdid€not€approve€of€the€relationship,€and€they€repeatedly€told€their€daughter€not€to€be€in€the€companyÐ ¼  Ðof€the€defendant.€€The€parents€also€confronted€the€defendant€and€demanded€that€he€stay€away€fromÐ ¨ø Ðtheir€daughter.€€Nonetheless,€on€April€24,€1999,€the€defendant€accompanied€LF€to€her€high€schoolÐ ”ä Ðprom€as€her€ð ðdate.ðð€€LFððs€mother€learned€of€the€prom€date€when€she€found€photographs€of€herÐ €Ð Ðdaughter€and€the€defendant€that€were€taken€in€a€friendððs€backyard€and€that€showed€them€together€andÐ l¼ Ðdressed€in€formal€attire.€€Less€than€a€month€later,€on€May€15,€1999,€LF€failed€to€report€to€work.€€SheÐ X ¨ Ðwas€missing€for€two€days,€during€which€time€she€and€the€defendant€were€together.€€LF€finally€calledÐ D!” Ðher€parents€when€she€learned€that€the€sheriffððs€department€was€looking€for€her.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendantððs€involvement€with€LF€resulted€in€two€counts€of€contributing€€to€theÐ $X" Ðunruliness€of€a€minor.€€The€defendant€subsequently€entered€an€òòAlfordóó€plea€to€these€charges.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€other€charges€were€the€product€of€an€earlier€incident€on€February€11,€1999.€€ThatÐ Ì&"% Ðday,€the€Bristol€police€responded€to€a€report€of€an€open€fire€at€Kentucky€Avenue€in€Sullivan€County.€Ð ¸'#& ÐWhen€officers€arrived€at€the€scene,€they€discovered€the€defendant€and€a€juvenile€male,€BS.€€TheÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdefendant€and€the€juvenile€were€inhaling€paint€through€plastic€bags.€€A€can€of€paint€and€a€metal€pipeÐ )à$( Ðwere€nearby.€€The€minor€gave€a€statement€that€the€defendant€purchased€the€paint,€inhaled€it,€andÐ ° Ðprovided€it€to€him.€€As€a€result,€the€defendant€was€charged€with€public€intoxication,€inhaling€paint,Ð œì Ðpossession€of€drug€paraphernalia,€contributing€to€the€unruliness€of€the€minor,€and€giving€paint€to€theÐ ˆØ Ðminor€for€unlawful€purposes.€€To€these€charges,€the€defendant€entered€pleas€of€guilty.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€pleaded€pursuant€to€a€plea€agreement€with€the€state.€€At€the€time€theÐ L œ Ðdefendant€entered€his€pleas,€the€trial€court€imposed€the€agreed€upon€sentences€but€continued€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðmatter€for€subsequent€consideration€of€alternative€sentencing.€€For€each€of€the€five,€Class€AÐ $ t Ðmisdemeanors,€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€defendant€to€eleven€months€and€29€days.€€On€the€ClassÐ  ` ÐC€misdemeanor,€the€trial€court€imposed€a€sentence€of€30€days.€€Finally,€on€the€Class€E€felony€ofÐ ü L  Ðgiving€paint€to€the€minor€for€unlawful€purposes,€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€defendant€to€two€years,Ð è 8  Ðas€a€Range€I,€standard€offender,€with€a€30€percent€release€eligibility€date.€€The€trial€court€ordered€thatÐ Ô$  Ðthe€sentences€were€to€be€served€concurrently€to€each€other,€for€an€effective€sentence€of€two€years;Ð À  Ðhowever,€these€sentences€were€imposed€to€run€consecutively€to€the€defendantððs€three„year€sentenceÐ ¬ü  Ðon€his€1998€conviction€of€child€abuse.Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àAt€the€hearing€to€consider€alternative€sentencing,€the€defendant€testified€in€his€ownÐ pÀ Ðbehalf,€and€he€also€presented€testimony€from€Roger€Dale€Hodges,€who€was€employed€with€JacobððsÐ \¬ ÐCreek€Job€Corps,€and€from€Lawrence€Stout,€the€minister€at€the€defendantððs€church.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àMr.€Hodges€testified€that€he€is€an€admissions€officer,€counselor,€and€social€skillsÐ  p Ðtrainer€with€the€job€corps.€€He€had€known€the€defendantððs€parents€for€some€time,€and€he€met€theÐ  \ Ðdefendant€about€a€year€earlier€at€a€restaurant€where€the€defendant€worked.€€Mr.€Hodges€was€awareÐ øH Ðof€the€defendantððs€criminal€convictions,€and€he€had€looked€into€the€possibility€of€admitting€theÐ ä4 Ðdefendant€to€the€job€corps€program.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àMr.€Hodges€explained€that€the€job€corps€program€was€quite€structured€and€focusedÐ ¨ø Ðon€education€and€employment€training.€€The€defendant,€if€admitted,€would€be€required€to€live€onÐ ”ä Ðcampus€in€residential€housing;€the€program€lasted€two€years.€€Because€of€his€felony€convictions,€theÐ €Ð Ðdefendant€would€not€be€eligible€for€the€program€without€a€waiver€of€the€admission€requirements.€Ð l¼ ÐMr.€Hodges,€however,€was€optimistic€that€the€program€could€ð ðturn€him€around€and€make€aÐ X ¨ Ðproductive€citizen€out€of€him.ððÐ D!” ÐÌà  àà ` àMr.€Stout€testified€that€he€is€the€minister€at€Full€Gospel€Tabernacle€in€Bristol,Ð #l! ÐTennessee.€€He€had€been€with€the€church€for€about€26€years,€and€he€had€known€the€defendantððsÐ $X" Ðgrandparents€for€over€40€years.€€Mr.€Stout€had€only€recently€become€acquainted€with€the€defendantÐ ô$D # Ðthrough€his€ministry.€€Mr.€Stout€explained€to€the€trial€court€€that€the€defendant€had€expressed€genuineÐ à%0!$ Ðremorse€to€him€for€things€he€had€done.€€According€to€Mr.€Stout,€the€defendant€has€a€lot€of€musicalÐ Ì&"% Ðtalent.€€Mr.€Stout€believed€the€defendant€would€be€a€great€asset€to€his€grandparents€in€terms€of€caringÐ ¸'#& Ðfor€them€if€he€were€released€to€serve€his€sentences.Ð ¤(ô#' Ðâ âÐ )à$( Ðà  àà ` àMr.€Stout€indicated€that€the€defendant€came€from€a€broken€home€and€that€his€parentsÐ ° Ðlived€in€different€states;€he€thought€the€defendant€needed€guidance.€€Mr.€Stout€offered€to€provideÐ œì Ðsupport€for€the€defendant€if€he€were€to€be€released.Ð ˆØ Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€then€took€the€stand.€€He€told€the€trial€court€that€attending€church€hadÐ `° Ðshown€him€he€could€do€things€with€his€life€other€than€running€around€with€friends€and€using€drugs.€Ð L œ ÐThe€paint€inhaling€offense€occurred,€according€to€the€defendant,€before€he€met€Mr.€Stout.€€AfterÐ 8 ˆ Ðmeeting€the€minister,€the€defendant€said€that€he€had€turned€his€life€away€from€drugs.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àà ` àBy€the€time€of€the€alternative€sentencing€hearing,€the€defendant€had€been€incarceratedÐ ü L  Ðcontinuously€for€about€nine€months.€€He€acknowledged€having€a€drug€problem.€€He€testified€that€heÐ è 8  Ðrecognized€that€he€had€almost€ruined€the€lives€of€his€grandparents€and€of€his€son€because€of€drugs.€Ð Ô$  ÐHe€wanted€to€be€released,€get€a€job,€and€take€care€of€his€son€and€grandparents.€€The€defendantÐ À  Ðwanted€to€participate€in€the€job€corps€program€so€he€could€get€his€GED,€become€trained€in€anotherÐ ¬ü  Ðtrade,€and€obtain€a€good€job.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€claimed€that€because€of€his€incarceration€he€had€learned€that€hisÐ pÀ Ðactions€had€consequences€and€that€there€was€more€he€could€do€with€his€life€than€sitting€in€jail.€€HeÐ \¬ Ðdescribed€how€unpleasant€and€painful€it€was€to€be€incarcerated€and€separated€from€family€members,Ð H˜ Ðbut€he€took€responsibility€for€what€he€had€done.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€the€defendantððs€testimony€concluded,€the€trial€court€denied€alternativeÐ  \ Ðsentencing.€€The€trial€court€expressed€specific€reservations€about€the€defendant€committingÐ øH Ðadditional€offenses€while€released€on€an€appeal€bond.€€Based€on€the€presentence€report€and€theÐ ä4 Ðdefendantððs€history,€the€trial€court€lacked€confidence€that€the€defendant€would€be€successful€ifÐ Ð  Ðsentenced€to€probation€or€even€a€community€corrections€alternative€sentence.€€In€the€trial€courtððsÐ ¼  Ðview,€the€defendant€had€ð ðjust€run€out€of€rope.ððÐ ¨ø ÐÌÓ  ÓÓ  Óà  àà ` àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€itÐ €Ð Ðis€the€duty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€theÐ l¼ Ðdeterminations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d)€(1997).€€ThisÐ X ¨ Ðpresumption€is€"conditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÐ D!” Ðconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823Ð 0"€  ÐS.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€"The€burden€of€showing€that€the€sentence€is€improper€is€upon€theÐ #l! Ðappellant."€€òòId.óó€€In€the€event€the€record€fails€to€demonstrate€the€required€consideration€by€the€trialÐ $X" Ðcourt,€review€of€the€sentence€is€purely€òòdeóó€òònovoóó.€€òòId.óó€€If€appellate€review€reflects€that€the€trial€courtÐ ô$D # Ðproperly€considered€all€relevant€factors€and€that€its€findings€of€fact€are€adequately€supported€by€theÐ à%0!$ Ðrecord,€this€court€must€affirm€the€sentence,€even€if€our€independent€judgment€on€the€question€mightÐ Ì&"% Ðdiffer.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð ¸'#& ÐÌÓÚ:ÓÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€record€in€this€case€reflects€that€the€trial€court€properly€considered€the€sentencingÐ )à$( Ðprinciples€relevant€to€probation€and€other€alternative€sentencing.€€Accordingly,€the€trial€courtððsÐ |*Ì%) Ðdetermination€is€entitled€to€the€presumption€of€correctness.Ð h+¸&* ÐÓF@ÓÔ#†¼Fý»XXÁ0#ÔÔ‡¼›¼ »»¼FýÔÔ‡Xã­ X »¼›¼ÔÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àÔ#†XÁX XXã­ÕA#ÔRegarding€alternative€sentencing,€a€defendant€who€"is€an€especially€mitigated€orÐ –æ Ðstandard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€forÐ ‚Ò Ðalternative€sentencing€options€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ n¾ Ð40-35-102(6)€(1997).€€Our€sentencing€law€also€allows€that€"convicted€felons€committing€the€mostÐ Zª Ðsevere€offenses,€possessing€criminal€histories€evincing€a€clear€disregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€ofÐ F – Ðsociety,€and€evincing€failure€of€past€efforts€at€rehabilitation,€shall€be€given€first€priority€regardingÐ 2 ‚ Ðsentences€involving€incarceration."€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5).€€A€felon€sentenced€to€eight€(8)Ð  n Ðyears€or€less€and€who€is€generally€eligible€for€probation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(a),€(b).€Ð  Z ÐÌà  àà ` àð ð[D]etermining€whether€a€defendant€is€entitled€to€an€alternative€sentence€necessarilyÐ â 2  Ðrequires€a€separate€inquiry€from€that€of€determining€whether€the€defendant€is€entitled€to€fullÐ Î  Ðprobation.ðð€€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€455€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€A€defendant€ð ðisÐ º  Ðrequired€to€establish€his€suitability€for€full€probation€as€distinguished€from€his€favorable€candidacyÐ ¦ö  Ðfor€alternative€sentencing€in€general.ðð€€òòState€v.€Moungeróó,€7€S.W.3d€70,€78€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999).€Ð ’â  ÐòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b)(1997);€€€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€455„56.€€A€defendant€seekingÐ ~Î  Ðfull€probation€bears€the€burden€of€showing€that€probation€will€ð ðsubserve€the€ends€of€justice€and€theÐ jº Ðbest€interest€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant.ðð€€òòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€259€(Tenn.Ð V¦ ÐCrim.€App.€1990).€€In€deciding€if€probation€is€appropriate,€the€following€factors€should€beÐ B’ Ðconsidered:€(1)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€crime;€(2)€the€defendant's€potential€forÐ .~ Ðrehabilitation;€(3)€whether€full€probation€would€unduly€depreciate€the€seriousness€of€the€offense;€andÐ j Ð(4)€whether€a€sentence€of€full€probation€would€provide€an€effective€deterrent.€€òòSeeóó€òòBinghamóó,€910Ð V ÐS.W.2d€at€456.Ð òB ÐÓ  ÓÌÓBÓÓ  Óà  àà ` àAs€a€Range€I€offender,€the€defendant€enjoyed€the€presumption€of€favorable€candidacyÐ Ê Ðfor€alternative€sentencing€for€his€Class€E€felony.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-102(6)€(1997).€Ð ¶ ÐMoreover,€he€was€eligible€for€probation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(a)€(1997).€€The€recordÐ ¢ò Ðin€this€case,€however,€demonstrates€that€the€presumption€of€favorable€candidacy€has€been€soundlyÐ ŽÞ Ðrebutted€by€the€defendant's€history€of€repeated€lawless€behavior.€€òòSeeóóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð zÊ Ð103(1)(A)€(confinement€may€be€based€on€necessity€to€ð ðprotect€society€by€restraining€a€defendant€whoÐ f¶ Ðhas€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B)€(confinement€may€beÐ R ¢ Ðbased€upon€the€fact€that€ð ðmeasures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recently€beenÐ >!Ž Ðapplied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant).€€This€same€lawless€behavior€defeats€his€bid€for€probation.Ð *"z  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€received€the€benefit€of€suspended€sentences€in€1996€on€his€disorderlyÐ $R" Ðconduct€and€resisting€arrest€convictions.€€Likewise,€the€defendant€was€afforded€€favorable€sentencingÐ î$> # Ðtreatment€(an€eleven€month,€29€day€suspended€jail€sentence)€when€he€€assaulted€his€wife€in€1996.€Ð Ú%*!$ ÐWhen€the€state€questioned€the€defendant€about€the€assault€€conviction,€his€response€was€telling;€heÐ Æ&"% Ðreplied,€ð ð[I]t€wasnððt€assault,€it€was€domestic€violence.ðð€€Shortly€after€his€assault€conviction,€theÐ ²'#& Ðdefendant€then€threw€his€eight„month€old€son€and€fractured€the€childððs€skull.€€That€conduct€resultedÐ ž(î#' Ðin€a€conviction€for€child€abuse.€€The€defendant€was€sentenced€to€three€years€as€a€Range€I€standardÐ Š)Ú$( Ðâ âoffender,€and€€for€the€first€time€the€defendant€did€not€receive€a€suspended€sentence.€€The€defendantÐ v*Æ%) Ðappealed€the€denial€of€probation,€which€was€his€right,€and€he€was€released€on€an€appeal€bondÐ ° Ðpending€disposition€of€that€appeal.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àTo€make€matters€worse,€while€the€defendant€was€awaiting€the€results€of€his€appealÐ tÄ Ðand€while€free€on€the€appeal€bond,€he€continued€to€commit€criminal€offenses.€€The€defendant€wasÐ `° Ðconvicted€of€public€intoxication€in€the€fall€of€1998,€and€he€began€the€criminal€spree€involved€in€thisÐ L œ Ðcase€in€early€1999.€€He€attaches€no€significance€to€involving€minor€children€in€his€criminal€activities;Ð 8 ˆ Ðindeed,€when€the€state€questioned€him€about€giving€paint€to€a€minor,€the€defendant€rationalized€thatÐ $ t Ðð ðweððre€talking€about€a€minor€that€has€more€felony€charges€and€more€misdemeanor€charges€than€mostÐ  ` Ðof€the€people€thatððs€incarcerated.ðð€€He€also€added€in€defense€that€ð ðif€I€hadnððt€bought€it€[the€paint],Ð ü L  Ðhe€would€have€stolen€it€anyway.ððÐ è 8  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€has€an€obvious€drug€problem,€which€he€has€not€resolved.€€After€he€wasÐ À  Ðarrested€for€child€abuse€in€1997,€he€was€required€to€attend€and€complete€outpatient€drug€and€alcoholÐ ¬ü  Ðtreatment.€€Even€so,€the€defendant€informed€the€presentence€investigator€that€he€drinks€during€bigÐ ˜è  Ðholidays.€€He€admitted€to€previously€using€ð ðcrystal€meth,ðð€and€he€had€sniffed€paint€prior€to€theÐ „Ô  Ðoffenses€involved€in€this€case.€€The€defendant€began€smoking€marijuana€when€he€was€a€teenager,€butÐ pÀ Ðhe€told€the€presentence€investigator€that€he€last€used€marijuana€in€1997€or€1998.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€courtððs€lack€of€confidence€that€this€defendant€can€be€successful€on€probationÐ 4„ Ðor€some€other€form€of€alternative€sentencing€is€eminently€reasonable€and€justified.€€The€dismalÐ  p Ðprospects€for€rehabilitation€of€this€defendant€overwhelmingly€favor€an€incarcerative€sentence.€€òòSeeóóÐ  \ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(5)€(1997);€òòsee€alsoóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(C)€(1997).€€TheÐ øH Ðð ðends€of€justice€and€the€best€interest€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendantðð€simply€cannot€be€servedÐ ä4 Ðor€advanced€otherwise.€€òòDykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€at€259.Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†¼Fý»XXÁôA#ÔÔ‡XÁX»¼FýÔÌÔ#†¼Fý»XXÁh^#ÔÔ‡¼›¼ »»¼FýÔÔ‡Xã­ X »¼›¼Ôà  àà ` àÔ#†XÁX XXã­«^#ÔWe€find€no€error€in€the€trial€courtððs€sentence,€and€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€is€therebyÐ ¨ø Ðaffirmed.Ð ”ä ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_____________________________________Ð D!” Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGEÐ 0"€  ÐÔ% €& ÔÔ#†¼Fý»XXÁÊ^#ÔÓ&LÓÔ‡XÁX»¼FýÔ