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Ðaggravated€assault.€€On€appeal,€he€complains€that€the€trial€court€erred€(1)€in€determining€the€lengthÐ P  Ðof€his€Range€II€sentence€and€(2)€in€denying€any€form€of€alternative€sentence.€€€Because€the€recordÐ <Œ Ðsupports€the€trial€courtððs€determinations,€we€affirm.Ô#†¼Uå»XXI³#ÔÔ‡XIX»¼UåÔÐ (x ÐÓÙÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ P ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Uå»àXI/#ÔÔ‡XIX.¼UåÔJames€Ô_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€H.€Wellesóó€andÐ Ø( ÐòòJoe€G.€Riley,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ä ÐÌJ.€Robin€Ô_ÔMcKinneyÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Michael€T.€Ô_ÔMeghreblianÔ_Ô.Ð œì ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Jennifer€L.€Ô_ÔBledsoeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð tÄ ÐWilliam€Edward€Gibson,€District€Attorney€General;€Derek€K.€Smith,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ `° ÐGeneral;€and€Elizabeth€K.€Ryan,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€ofÐ L œ ÐTennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓÎÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Uå»XXIý#ÔÔ‡XIX»¼UåÔÐ #`" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Uå»XXI¦ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XIX»¼UåÔà  àà ` àA€Williamson€County€grand€jury€indicted€the€defendant€for€aggravated€child€abuse,Ð è$8 $ Ðand€the€defendant€entered€a€negotiated€plea€of€guilty€to€aggravated€assault.€€He€agreed€to€beÐ Ô%$!% Ðclassified€as€a€Range€II€offender€even€though€his€lack€of€a€prior€criminal€record€would€have€qualifiedÐ À&"& Ðhim€for€Range€I€treatment.€€The€plea€was€otherwise€ð ðopen,ðð€and€the€parties€deferred€to€the€trial€courtÐ ¬'ü"' Ðto€determine€the€length€and€the€manner€of€service€of€the€sentence.€€After€a€sentencing€hearing,€theÐ ˜(è#( Ðtrial€court€imposed€a€sentence€of€seven€and€one„half€years€to€be€served€in€confinement.€Ð „)Ô$) ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€glean€our€knowledge€of€the€circumstances€of€the€conviction€offense€from€theÐ \+¬&+ Ðtestimony€of€witnesses€during€the€sentencing€hearing.€€The€stateððs€evidence€showed€that,€on€a€dayÐ H,˜', Ðin€June,€1998,€the€defendant€was€keeping€his€six„year„old€nephew,€Austin,€the€victim€in€this€case.€Ð 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_ÔAlso€present€in€the€defendantððs€home€was€his€young€son.€€In€the€afternoon,€Austinððs€mother€pickedÐ ° Ðup€Austin,€who€complained€to€her€that€he€had€stomach€pains.€€Within€a€short€time,€Austin€beganÐ œì Ðhaving€vomiting€spells€that€persisted€for€a€couple€of€days€and€culminated€in€his€mother€taking€himÐ ˆØ Ðto€the€hospital.€€Ultimately,€he€was€diagnosed€as€having€a€ð ðbaseball„sizedðð€hematoma€in€theÐ tÄ Ðintestinal€area.€€Because€the€injury€was€the€result€of€a€blunt„force€trauma,€the€attending€medical€staffÐ `° Ðnotified€law€enforcement€officials€of€possible€child€abuse.€€Upon€being€questioned,€Austin€stated€thatÐ L œ Ðthe€defendant€became€upset€because€Austin€ð ðwasnððt€mindingðð€and€that€the€defendant€punched€him.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendantððs€ex„wife€testified€that€when€she€asked€the€defendant€if€he€hadÐ  ` Ðassaulted€Austin,€he€was€evasive€and€would€neither€admit€nor€deny€the€assault.€Although€theÐ ü L  Ðdefendant€had€held€the€same€job€for€fourteen€years,€he€lost€his€job€in€1998€due€to€his€use€of€cocaineÐ è 8  Ðand€his€refusal€to€submit€to€his€employerððs€drug€test.€€During€their€marriage,€the€defendant€sold€someÐ Ô$  Ðof€his€wifeððs€jewelry€to€raise€cash€for€buying€cocaine.€€At€the€time€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€theÐ À  Ðdefendant€was€not€employed€and€was€approximately€$5,000€in€arrears€in€child€support€payments.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€testified€at€the€sentencing€hearing€that€he€became€ð ðstressed€outðð€afterÐ „Ô  Ðworking€for€several€years€in€the€plumbing€supply€business€and€began€drinking€alcohol€and€takingÐ pÀ Ðdrugs.€€He€maintained,€however,€that€he€was€not€under€the€influence€of€alcohol€or€drugs€on€theÐ \¬ Ðafternoon€that€Austin€was€injured.€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àOn€that€afternoon,€he€placed€Austin€and€his€son€in€a€bedroom€to€watch€televisionÐ  p Ðwhile€he€took€a€shower.€€When€he€returned€to€the€room,€he€discovered€that€the€boys€were€wearingÐ  \ Ðð ðcapesðð€and€playing€ð ðPower€Rangers.ðð€€As€he€entered€the€room,€his€son€jumped€from€the€bed€ontoÐ øH ÐAustin,€who€was€lying€on€his€back€in€the€floor.€€The€defendant€surmised€that€this€impact€causedÐ ä4 ÐAustinððs€injuries€and€denied€that€he€had€assaulted€Austin€in€any€way.€€When€asked€why€he€had€notÐ Ð  Ðpreviously€given€this€account€of€the€injury,€the€defendant€said€he€was€scared.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€testified€that€he€was€arrested€for€the€aggravated€child€abuse€charge€inÐ ”ä Ðlate€1998.€€After€the€arrest,€he€enrolled€in€a€structured,€residential,€rehabilitation€program€calledÐ €Ð ÐHope€House,€but€Hope€House€ejected€him€from€the€program€when,€during€a€holiday€pass,€theÐ l¼ Ðdefendant€consumed€alcoholic€beverages.€€The€defendant€then€spent€several€weeks€as€a€cook€withÐ X ¨ Ðthe€Salvation€Army.€€Afterward€he€rejoined€Hope€House,€where€he€resided€at€the€time€of€theÐ D!” Ðsentencing€hearing.€€Since€his€arrest€in€this€case,€the€defendant€has€not€been€gainfully€employed,Ð 0"€  Ðexcept€for€a€brief€period€of€time.€€He€explained€that€the€program€at€Hope€House€is€very€structuredÐ #l! Ðand€does€not€permit€the€residents€to€work.€€He€admitted€that€he€is€delinquent€in€paying€child€supportÐ $X" Ðbut€vowed€that,€when€his€Hope€House€program€ended,€he€would€undertake€two€jobs€as€a€means€ofÐ ô$D # Ðpaying€his€arrearage.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àà ` àAlthough€the€defendant€had€received€no€convictions€prior€to€his€June,€1998€assaultÐ ¸'#& Ðof€Austin€Brown,€he€thereafter€acquired€within€a€short€period€of€time€two€convictions€for€drivingÐ ¤(ô#' Ðunder€the€influence€(DUI).€€Also,€the€presentence€report€showed€that,€in€the€second€DUI€case,€theÐ )à$( Ðdefendantððs€first€DUI€probation€had€been€revoked.€The€defendantððs€counsel€questioned€the€accuracyÐ |*Ì%) Ðof€the€revocation€report€but€offered€no€proof€to€counter€it.€Ð h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àÔ‡ XIXXXIÔÌà  àà ` àWhen€a€defendant€appeals€a€sentence,€the€reviewing€court€conducts€a€òòde€novoóó€reviewÐ œì Ðof€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.Ð ˆØ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d)€(1997).€€This€presumption€is€conditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showingÐ tÄ Ðin€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€andÐ `° Ðcircumstances.€€òòState€v.€€Fieldsóó,€40€S.W.3d€435,€439€(Tenn.€2001);€òòState€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1,Ð L œ Ð5€(Tenn.€2000);€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€The€burden€of€showing€that€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðsentence€is€improper€is€upon€the€defendant.€€òòFieldsóó,€40€S.W.3d€at€439.€€In€the€event€the€record€failsÐ $ t Ðto€demonstrate€the€required€consideration€by€the€trial€court,€review€of€the€sentence€is€purely€òòde€novoóó.€Ð  ` ÐòòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€If€appellate€review€reflects€the€trial€court€properly€considered€all€relevantÐ ü L  Ðfactors€and€its€findings€of€fact€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record,€this€court€must€affirm€theÐ è 8  Ðsentence,€even€if€our€independent€judgment€on€the€question€might€differ.€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805Ð Ô$  ÐS.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð À  ÐÌÑ€)³/ÑÑ€*³/ÑÔ#†XIXX XI±!#Ôà  àà ` àAn€appropriate€determination€of€the€specific€sentence€and€the€propriety€of€sentencingÐ ˜è  Ðalternatives€is€reached€by€considering€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencingÐ „Ô  Ðhearing,€(2)€the€presentence€report,€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencingÐ pÀ Ðalternatives,€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved,€(5)€evidence€andÐ \¬ Ðinformation€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors,€(6)€any€statements€theÐ H˜ Ðdefendant€wishes€to€make€in€the€defendant's€behalf€about€sentencing,€and€(7)€the€potential€forÐ 4„ Ðrehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40-35-210(a),€(b);€40-35-103(5)€(1997);€òòseeóó€òò€Fieldsóó,Ð  p Ð40€S.W.3d€at€439.òòóó€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€record€in€this€case€reflects€that€the€trial€court€properly€considered€and€followedÐ ä4 Ðthe€sentencing€principles.€€Accordingly,€the€trial€courtððs€determination€is€entitled€to€the€presumptionÐ Ð  Ðof€correctness.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àà ` àAggravated€assault€as€committed€by€the€defendant€is€a€Class€C€felony,€Tenn.€CodeÐ ”ä ÐAnn.€ðð€39„13„102€(Supp.€2000),€for€which€the€minimum€Range€II€sentence€is€six€years€and€theÐ €Ð Ðmaximum€is€ten€years.€òò€Idóó.€ðð€40„35„112(b)€(1997).€€The€trial€court€applied€sentencing€enhancementÐ l¼ Ðfactors€(1),€that€the€defendant€had€a€previous€history€of€criminal€behavior,€and€(4),€that€the€victimÐ X ¨ Ðwas€particularly€vulnerable€because€of€age,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1),€(4)€(Supp.€2000),Ð D!” Ðto€fix€the€sentence€at€seven€and€one„half€years.€€It€denied€probation€or€any€other€form€of€alternativeÐ 0"€  Ðsentencing€because€it€determined€that€the€defendant€is€a€poor€candidate€for€rehabilitation.€€The€trialÐ #l! Ðcourt€based€this€determination€upon€its€findings€that€the€defendantððs€account€of€Austinððs€injury€wasÐ $X" Ðunbelievable€and,€in€fact,€untrue,€and€upon€the€defendantððs€failure€to€responsibly€provide€for€theÐ ô$D # Ðneeds€of€his€family.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àà ` àFirst,€we€examine€the€length€of€the€sentence.€€Although€the€defendant€does€not€òòperÐ ¸'#& Ðseóó€challenge€the€use€of€enhancement€factors€(1)€and€(4),€we€note€that,€at€seven€and€one„half€years,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðthe€sentence€fell€in€the€lower€half€of€the€six„to„ten„year€range.€We€hold€that€this€sentence€isÐ )à$( Ðsupported€by€properly€applied€enhancement€factors€(1)€and€(4),€and€these€factors€were€entitled€toÐ |*Ì%) Ðmoderate€to€significant€weight.€€€The€trial€court€based€its€finding€of€a€ð ðprevious€history€of€.€.€.Ð h+¸&* ÐÑ)³/Ñâ )âÑTRY,3Ø' LetterXà3Ø' Letter 3Ø' Letterÿ3Ø'TÑâ )âÑ  Ñcriminal€behaviorðð€upon€the€defendantððs€use€of€cocaine.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1)Ð ° Ð(Supp.€2000).€€€Not€only€is€the€application€of€factor€(1)€supported€by€this€finding,€but€the€applicationÐ œì Ðof€this€factor€is€also€supported€by€his€two€DUI€convictions.€€òòSee€State€v.€Chad€Douglas€Pooleóó,€No.Ð ˆØ Ð02C01„9506„CC„00178,€slip€op.€at€5„6ò ò€ó ó(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Jackson,€Jan.€31,€1996)€(in€determiningÐ tÄ Ðapplicability€of€enhancement€factor€(1),€sentencing€court€may€consider€criminal€convictions€orÐ d´ Ðbehavior€which€occurred€ð ðprior€to€the€sentencing€hearing€as€constituting€a€previous€history€ofÐ P   Ðcriminal€convictions€or€criminal€behavior,€regardless€of€whether€the€convictions€or€behaviorÐ < Œ Ðoccurred€before€or€after€the€criminal€conduct€under€considerationðð),€òòaffððd€on€other€groundsóó,€945Ð ( x ÐS.W.2d€93€(Tenn.€1997).€€ò òó óThus,€factor€(1)€was€properly€applied.Ð  d ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€also€hold€that€factor€(4),€that€the€victim€was€particularly€vulnerable,€was€properlyÐ ì <  Ðapplied.€€Even€though€proof€of€age€alone€may€be€insufficient€to€establish€particular€vulnerability€forÐ Ø(  Ðpurposes€of€factor€(4),€òòsee€State€v.€Lewisóó,€44€S.W.3d€501,€504„05€(Tenn.€2001),òòóó€the€proof€in€theÐ Ä  Ðpresent€case€showed€that€the€victim€was€not€a€robust€six„year„old;€he€was€solely€under€theÐ °  Ðdefendantððs€physical€control€during€the€day€of€the€assault;€he€had€no€ability€to€summon€help€whileÐ œì  Ðin€the€defendantððs€home;€and€he€was€unwilling€or,€due€to€his€injuries,€unable€to€explain€the€natureÐ ˆØ  Ðof€the€assault€for€several€days.€€òòSee€idóó.€at€505€(in€determining€applicability€of€factor€(4),€court€shouldÐ tÄ Ðlook€at€whether€victim€was€unable€to€resist€the€crime,€summon€help,€or€testify€at€a€later€date).€€TheÐ `° Ðtotality€of€the€circumstances€support€the€application€of€factor€(4).€€Ð Lœ ЀÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€urges€us€to€hold€that€the€sentence€should€have€been€mitigated€becauseÐ $t Ðhe€made€substantial€efforts€to€overcome€his€drug€addiction.€òò€Seeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(13)Ð ` Ð(1997).€€During€his€testimony€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€however,€the€defendant€stated€that€he€wasÐ üL Ðnot€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant€or€drugs€at€the€time€of€the€assault€and€that€his€drug€addictionÐ è8 Ðplayed€no€active€role€in€the€commission€of€the€offense.€€Under€these€circumstances,€we€believe€thatÐ Ô$ Ðany€mitigation€effect€of€his€subsequent€drug€rehabilitation€would€have€been€slight€and€would€beÐ À Ðinsufficient,€compared€to€the€more€weighty€enhancement€factors,€€to€influence€any€change€in€theÐ ¬ü Ðsentence.€€€We€stress€that€the€sentence,€as€€imposed,€falls€within€the€lower€half€of€the€applicableÐ ˜è Ðrange.€€We€find€no€error€in€the€imposition€of€this€sentence.Ð „Ô ÐÌà  àà ` àNext,€we€examine€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€impose€incarceration€rather€thanÐ \ ¬ Ðgranting€some€form€of€alternative€sentence.Ð H!˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€a€Range€II€offender,€the€defendant€is€not€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€forÐ  #p! Ðalternative€sentencing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6)€(1997).€€ð ðAs€such,€the€state€had€no€burdenÐ  $\" Ðof€justifying€confinement€through€demonstrating€the€presence€of€any€of€the€considerations€uponÐ ø$H # Ðwhich€confinement€may€be€based.ðð€€òòState€v.€Joshua€L.€Websteróó,€No.€E1999„02203„CCA„R3„CD,€slipÐ ä%4!$ Ðop.€at€3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Dec.€4,€2000).Ð Ð& "% Ðâ âÐ ¼' #& ÐÑ*³/Ñâ *âÑTRY,3Ø' LetterY,3Ø' Letter 3Ø' Letter 3Ø' LetterTÑâ *âÑ  Ñà  àà ` àMoreover,€having€been€convicted€of€aggravated€assault,€he€is€ineligible€for€placementÐ ° Ðin€a€community€corrections€program.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„36„106(a)(2)€(Supp.€2000).€€Thus,Ð œì Ðâ âany€alternative€to€confinement€that€could€have€been€considered€would€have€necessarily€includedÐ ˆØ Ðprobation,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„104(c)€(1997),€and€the€defendant€bore€the€burden€ofÐ tÄ Ðestablishing€that€he€was€entitled€to€any€probation.€€òòJoshua€L.€Websteróó,€slip€op.€at€3„4.€€This€initialÐ `° Ðburden,€combined€with€the€post„judgment€presumption€of€correctness€of€the€trial€courtððs€sentence,Ð L œ Ðequates€to€a€daunting€burden€on€the€defendant€to€show€on€appeal€that€he€should€have€been€awardedÐ 8 ˆ Ðsome€measure€of€probation.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àà ` àò òó óAs€noted€earlier,€the€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment€is€one€of€the€factors€thatÐ ü L  Ðforms€the€basis€for€granting€sentencing€alternatives,€particularly€probation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð è 8  Ððð€40„35„103(5)€(1997);€òò€State€v.€Andersonóó,€985€S.W.2d€9,€21€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€Lack€ofÐ Ô$  Ðcandor€and€credibility€are€reliable€indications€of€a€defendantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€òòState€v.Ð À  ÐBunchóó,€646€S.W.2d€158,€160€(Tenn.€1983);€òòState€v.€Zeoliaóó,€928€S.W.2d€457,€463€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð ¬ü  Ð1996);€òòState€v.€Williamsonóó,€919€S.W.2d€69,€84€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Dowdyóó,€894Ð ˜è  ÐS.W.2d€301,€305„06€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€A€defendantððs€lack€of€candor€to€the€sentencing€courtÐ „Ô  Ðreflects€poorly€on€the€defendantððs€rehabilitative€potential€and€thus€is€a€basis€to€deny€probation.€€òòStateÐ pÀ Ðv.€Leggsóó,€955€S.W.2d€845,€851„52€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòState€v.€Gennoeóó,€851€S.W.2d€833,€837Ð \¬ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€ò ò€ó óÐ H˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€the€present€case,€the€trial€court€specifically€found€that€the€defendant€was€not€candidÐ $t Ðand€truthful€and€that,€therefore,€he€was€a€poor€candidate€for€the€rehabilitation€that€alternativeÐ ` Ðsentencing€is€designed€to€engender.€€The€trial€judge€is€in€the€best€position€to€assess€a€defendantððsÐ üL Ðcredibility€and€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€òòState€v.€Nunleyóó,€22€S.W.3d€282,€289€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð è8 Ð1999).€€We€must€defer€to€the€trial€courtððs€determination€of€demeanor€and€credibility€issues.€We€holdÐ Ô$ Ðthat€these€findings€support€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€alternative€sentencing.€Ð À ÐÌà  àà ` àFor€the€reasons€explained€above,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ð ˜è ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð \ ¬ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGE