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Ðto€be€served€on€community€corrections.€€The€appellant€moved€the€trial€court€to€waive€or€suspend€theÐ <Œ Ðmandatory€fines€on€both€offenses.€€The€court€denied€the€motion€and€the€appellant€now€appeals.€Ð (x ÐUpon€review€of€the€record€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ð d ÐÓÈÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ %»àX^é¢#ÔÔ‡X^éX.¼ %ÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJohn€Everett€Williamsóó€andÐ Ä ÐòòAlan€E.€Glenn,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌLloyd€R.€Ô_ÔTatumÔ_Ô,€Henderson,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Brenda€McKenzie.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Kim€R.€Helper,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€JerryÐ `° ÐÔ_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€€and€Kevin€Ô_ÔYoungbergÔ_Ô€and€Shaun€A.€Brown,€Assistant€DistrictÐ L œ ÐAttorneys€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ %»XX^é=#ÔÔ‡X^éX»¼ %ÔÐ #`" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ %»XX^éU #ÔÔ‡X^éX»¼ %ÔÓ  Óà@ìàòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundó óóóÔ#†¼ %»XX^é³ #ÔÔ€X^éX»¼ %ԈРè$8 $ Ðà  àà ` àThe€appellant€was€originally€indicted€for€the€manufacture€of€methamphetamine,Ð Ô%$!% Ðpossession€of€anhydrous€ammonia,€and€possession€of€drug€paraphernalia.€€Subsequently,€she€pledÐ À&"& Ðguilty€to€the€facilitation€of€the€manufacture€of€methamphetamine€and€to€the€possession€of€anhydrousÐ ¬'ü"' Ðammonia.€€Pursuant€to€the€plea€agreement,€the€appellant€was€sentenced€as€a€standard€Range€IÐ ˜(è#( Ðoffender€to€two€years€for€each€conviction€with€the€sentences€to€be€served€concurrently.€€Additionally,Ð „)Ô$) Ðthe€agreement€provided€that€the€appellantððs€sentence€would€be€served€on€community€corrections.€Ð p*À%* ÐFinally,€the€agreement€required€the€appellant€to€pay€a€mandatory€fine€of€two€thousand€dollarsÐ \+¬&+ Ð($2000)€for€the€facilitation€conviction€and€a€mandatory€fine€of€one€thousand€dollars€($1000)€for€theÐ H,˜', Ðpossession€conviction.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„428(b)(9)€and€(12)€(Supp.€2002).Ð 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ô‡à  àà ` àSubsequently,€the€appellant€moved€to€waive€or€suspend€the€mandatory€fines,Ð ° Ðcontending€that€the€fines€would€impose€ð ðsevere€economic€hardshipðð€on€her.€€At€the€hearing€on€thisÐ œì Ðmotion,€the€appellant€testified€that€she€had€limited€resources€and€after€payment€of€her€bills€she€wasÐ ˆØ Ðð ðstruggling.ðð€€Specifically,€the€appellant€testified€that€she€ð ðbrings€home€two€fifty€a€week,€and€I€haveÐ tÄ Ða€lot€of€bills.ðð€€Regardless,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€appellant€was€regularly€paying€the€seventy„Ð `° Ðfive€dollars€($75)€per€month€imposed€by€the€court€toward€payment€of€her€appointed€attorney.€Ð L œ ÐAccordingly,€the€court€noted€that€after€the€appellant€paid€those€costs,€she€should€be€able€to€continueÐ 8 ˆ Ðpaying€seventy„five€dollars€($75)€per€month€toward€her€fines.€€However,€the€court€also€noted€thatÐ $ t Ðit€would€revisit€the€issue€if€the€appellantððs€financial€situation€changed€or€if€she€continued€to€haveÐ  ` Ðdifficulty€making€the€payments€after€completing€her€community€corrections€sentence.€Ð ü L  ÐÌà@éé$ìàòòò òII.€€Analysisóóó óˆÐ Ô$  Ðà  àà ` àÔ‡X^éXXX^éÔInitially€we€note€that€ð ðthe€decision€of€whether€to€grant€a€waiver€of€[fines]€.€.€.€restsÐ À  Ðwithin€the€courtððs€discretion;€and€that€decision€cannot€be€reversed€in€the€absence€of€evidence€in€theÐ ¬ü  Ðrecord€which€indicates€that€ððsuch€discretion€has€been€explicitly€abused€to€the€great€injustice€andÐ ˜è  Ðinjury€of€the€party€complaining.ðððð€òòState€v.€Blackóó,€897€S.W.2d€680,€684€(Tenn.€1995)€(quotingÐ „Ô  ÐòòDouglas€v.€Estate€of€Robertsonóó,€876€S.W.2d€95,€97€(Tenn.€1994)).€€Specifically,€the€appellantÐ pÀ Ðcontends€that€the€trial€court€should€have€suspended€or€waived€the€mandatory€fines€pursuant€toÐ \¬ ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„17„428(d)(1)€because€the€fines€imposed€severe€economicÐ H˜ Ðhardship€upon€the€appellant€and€her€family.€€The€statute€in€question€provides:Ð 4„ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àUnless€the€judge,€using€the€applicable€criteria€set€out€in€ðð€40„14„Ð  p Ð202(c),€determines€that€a€person€convicted€of€violating€this€section€isÐ  \ Ðindigent,€or€that€payment€of€the€minimum€fine€would€result€in€aÐ øH Ðsevere€economic€hardship,€or€such€fine€would€otherwise€not€be€in€theÐ ä4 Ðinterests€of€justice,€the€minimum€fines€imposed€by€this€section€shallÐ Ð  Ðbe€mandatory€and€shall€not€be€reduced,€suspended,€waived€orÐ ¼  Ðotherwise€released€by€the€court.€Ô#†X^éXXX^é·#ÔШø` x` x ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„428(d)(1).€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€we€earlier€stated,€a€brief€evidentiary€hearing€was€held€on€the€appellantððs€motion.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Рl¼ ÐAt€the€hearing,€the€appellant€testified€regarding€her€financial€situation.€€At€the€conclusion€of€theÐ X ¨ ÐDecember€17,€2001,€hearing,€the€trial€court€found:Ð D!” Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[The€appellant]€appeared€before€The€Court€back€in€August€of€thisÐ 0"€  Ðyear.€€She€was€not€able€to€hire€her€own€attorney,€and€at€that€time€TheÐ #l! ÐCourt€found€that€she€was€partially€indigent€and€was€not€able€to€hireÐ $X" Ðher€own€attorney.€.€.€.€€She€was€working€and€.€.€.€bringing€home€.€.€.Ð ô$D # Ð$250.00€a€week.€€That€was€her€take„home€pay€each€week.€€AndÐ à%0!$ Ðbecause€of€that,€The€Court€felt€like€she€could€pay€at€least€some€partialÐ ° Ðreimbursement€for€her€Court€appointed€counsel.€.€.€.€€The€CourtÐ œì Ðordered€her€to€pay€that€at€a€rate€of€$75.00€per€month.€€She€has€beenÐ ˆØ Ðmaking€those€regular€payments,€it€appears.€.€.€.€€ÐtÄ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à.€.€.€Now,€it€was€part€of€the€plea€agreement€that€she€would€pay€herÐ L œ Ðfines€and€Court€costs€at€a€rate€of€$75.00€per€month.€€And€I€assumeÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€she€can€make€those€payments€because€sheððs€been€paying€to€theÐ $ t ÐClerkððs€Office€$75.00€a€month€on€her€court€appointed€counsel€fees.Ð `` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àNow,€at€this€time,€The€Court€does€not€feel€like€sheððs€indigent€and€notÐ è 8  Ðable€to€pay€these€fines.ÐÔ$ ` x` x ÐÌThe€trial€court€also€stated€that€it€would€reevaluate€the€situation€if€the€appellant€had€not€paid€her€finesÐ ¬ü  Ðby€the€end€of€her€two„year€community€corrections€sentence.€€We€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€theÐ ˜è  Ðappellant€has€demonstrated€an€ability€to€pay€seventy„five€dollars€per€month€($75)€toward€court„Ð „Ô  Ðappointed€attorneyððs€fees€and€should€be€able€to€continue€those€payments€toward€the€satisfaction€ofÐ pÀ Ðher€fines.€€The€trial€court€carefully€considered€the€appellantððs€financial€circumstances€and€theÐ \¬ Ðsentencing€principles.€€While€the€appellantððs€ability€to€pay€a€fine€is€a€factor€to€be€considered,€it€is€notÐ H˜ Ðnecessarily€a€controlling€factor.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Pattersonóó,€966€S.W.2d€435,€446€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð 4„ Ð1997).€€In€other€words,€ð ða€significant€fine€is€not€automatically€precluded€just€because€it€works€aÐ  p Ðsubstantial€hardship€on€a€defendant€ð!ð€it€may€be€punitive€in€the€same€fashion€incarceration€may€beÐ  \ Ðpunitive.ðð€€òòState€v.€Marshallóó,€870€S.W.2d€532,€542€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€Moreover,€as€the€trialÐ øH Ðcourt€noted,€the€court€retains€jurisdiction€to€modify€the€fines€even€after€the€final€judgment.€€òòSeeóóÐ ä4 ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„24„102€(1997).€€Thus,€we€conclude€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€itsÐ Ð  Ðdiscretion€in€failing€to€waive€or€suspend€the€mandatory€fines€imposed€upon€the€appellant.€€òòSeeóó€òòStateÐ ¼  Ðv.€Cecelia€M.€Beasleyóó,€No.€01C01„9801„CR„00018,€1998€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€965,€at€*10Ð ¨ø Ð(Nashville,€Sept.€16,€1998).€€This€issue€is€without€merit.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà@MM"ìàòòò òIII.€€Conclusionóóó óˆÐ l¼ Ðà  àà ` àFinding€no€error,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àà ` àÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE