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óÌÓ  ÓThe€defendant,€Daron€Miller,€pled€guilty€to€three€counts€of€sexual€battery€by€an€authority€figure,€aÐ xÈ  ÐClass€C€felony.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„527.€€The€trial€court€imposed€three€concurrent€RangeÐ d´ ÐI€sentences€of€three€years.€€In€this€appeal€of€right,€the€defendant€contends€that€he€was€improperlyÐ P  Ðdenied€probation.€€The€judgments€of€the€trial€court€are€affirmed.Ð <Œ ÐÓ—ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgments€of€the€Trial€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼TÍ»àXA€#ÔÔ‡XAX.¼TÍÔGary€R.€Wade,€P.J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòThomas€T.€Woodallóó€andÐ ì< ÐòòRobert€W.€Wedemeyeróó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌJames€F.€Logan,€Jr.,€Cleveland,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Daron€Miller.Ð ° ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Elizabeth€B.€Marney,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð ˆØ ÐJerry€N.€Estes,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Stephen€D.€Crump,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ tÄ ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.€Ð `° ÐÓÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼TÍ»XXA#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThe€female€victim,€PM,׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€was€born€March€22,€1985.€€In€January€of€1999,€she€resided€inÐ #`" ÐCleveland€with€her€mother,€Kim€Miller,€and€the€defendant,€who€is€her€natural€father.€€On€JanuaryÐ ü#L# Ð17,€Ms.€Miller€reported€to€the€Bradley€County€Sheriffððs€Department€that€the€defendant€had€beenÐ è$8 $ Ðsexually€abusing€the€victim.€€Two€days€later,€the€victim€informed€Detective€Tony€Alvarez€that€theÐ Ô%$!% Ðdefendant€had€been€sexually€abusing€her€for€the€past€year.€€Ð À&"& ÐÌà  àIn€her€statement€to€police,€the€victim€explained€that€she€decided€to€tell€her€mother€about€theÐ ˜(è#( Ðabuse€because€she€was€"just€tired€of€[the€defendant]€doing€this"€and€because€the€defendant€had€upsetÐ „)Ô$) Ðher€following€a€disagreement€about€her€boyfriend.€€The€victim€stated€that€the€first€incident€of€abuseÐ p*À%* Ðoccurred€in€January€of€1998,€shortly€after€the€defendantððs€brother€was€murdered.€€As€she€wasÐ \+¬&+ý Ðsleeping€in€her€room€one€night,€she€awoke€to€find€the€defendant€on€top€of€her€kissing€her€face€andÐ ° Ðneck.€€When€the€victim€asked€the€defendant€to€get€off,€€he€pinned€her€to€the€bed€and€attempted€to€pullÐ œì Ðoff€her€shorts.€€After€she€kicked€and€struggled€with€the€defendant,€he€lowered€€her€shorts€to€herÐ ˆØ Ðknees,€spread€her€legs,€and€digitally€penetrated€her.€€The€victim€told€police€that€the€last€sexualÐ tÄ Ðincident€occurred€in€January€of€1999,€when€the€defendant€again€entered€her€room,€kissed€her€on€theÐ `° Ðface€and€neck€and€digitally€penetrated€her.€€She€contended€that€she€resisted€the€defendant€on€eachÐ L œ Ðoccasion,€but€that€he€forced€her€to€submit.€€The€victim€also€stated€that€the€defendant€penetrated€herÐ 8 ˆ Ðwith€his€penis€on€one€occasion€in€July€of€1998€and€on€one€occasion€in€€January€of€1999Ô#†¼TÍ»XXA® #ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔ.€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àDuring€a€subsequent€interview€with€defense€counsel,€the€victim€claimed€that€the€defendantÐ ü L  Ðtouched€her€in€an€inappropriate€manner€on€three€separate€occasions.€She€denied€that€there€wasÐ è 8  Ðpenetration.€€At€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€victim,€who€was€recovering€from€open€heart€surgery,Ð Ô$  Ðtestified€that€things€in€the€household€had€changed€for€the€better€since€the€defendantððs€arrest.€€SheÐ À  Ðstated€that€the€defendant€had€"always€been€there"€and€that€she€could€not€imagine€having€experiencedÐ ¬ü  Ðher€hospitalization€without€his€support.€The€victim€testified€that€she€needed€the€defendant€to€assistÐ ˜è  Ðin€her€medical€recovery.€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€admitted€to€police€that€he€"inappropriately€touched"€the€victim€on€severalÐ \¬ Ðoccasions.€€He€also€acknowledged€having€"barely"€penetrated€her€vagina€with€his€penis€on€at€leastÐ H˜ Ðtwo€instances.€€Because€he€had€"tried€to€block€it€out,"€the€defendant€was€unable€to€provide€theÐ 4„ Ðinvestigating€officers€with€the€dates€he€had€assaulted€the€victim.Ð  p ÐÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€Kim€Miller€testified€that€soon€after€she€made€the€report€to€theÐ øH Ðpolice,€the€defendant€acknowledged€that€he€had€sexually€abused€the€victim.€€She€stated€that€since€thatÐ ä4 Ðtime,€she€had€joined€with€the€victim€and€the€defendant€in€"a€lot€of€prayer,"€arranged€more€familyÐ Ð  Ðoutings,€and€attended€church€regularly.€€€Ms.€Miller€testified€that€the€victim,€who€was€born€with€aÐ ¼  Ðdefective€heart,€had€experienced€two€surgical€procedures.€€She€stated€that€the€victim€suffers€fromÐ ¨ø Ðatrial€fluttering€and€has€a€pacemaker.€€Ms.€Miller€asked€for€a€lenient€sentence,€maintaining€€that€sheÐ ”ä Ðneeded€the€defendant€to€help€her€through€the€victimððs€recovery.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àBrenda€Miller,€the€defendantððs€mother,€acknowledged€that€the€defendant€had€"done€wrong,"Ð X ¨ Ðbut€maintained€that€he€has€made€"everything€right€with€everybody."€€She€testified€that€the€defendantÐ D!” Ðneeded€a€second€chance€at€life€and€that€his€family€needed€him.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àDelois€Cash,€a€family€friend,€testified€that€she€had€known€the€defendant€since€he€was€anÐ $X" Ðinfant.€€She€described€the€defendant€as€a€loving€father€and€husband€and€believed€that€his€familyÐ ô$D # Ðneeded€him€at€home.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àBob€Whitmire,€the€defendantððs€pastor,€testified€that€the€defendant€was€very€active€in€theÐ ¸'#& Ðchurch's€life€and€that€he€deserved€leniency.€€He€maintained€that€the€defendant€was€remorseful€for€hisÐ ¤(ô#' Ðactions€and€that€his€family€was€dependent€upon€his€support.Ð )à$( ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€denied€the€defendant's€request€for€probation€for€the€following€reason:Ð h+¸&* Їà8  àI€do€believe€that€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€would€.€.€.€be€.€.€.€depreciated€if€thisÐ ° ÐCourt€granted€probation€in€this€offense.€€These€are€obviously€very€nice€people€andÐ œì Ðvery€concerned€people€and€I€think,€I€compliment€them€on€the€way€they€haveÐ ˆØ Ðattempted€to€maintain€the€family€relationship,€especially€because€of€[the€victim's]Ð tÄ Ðmedical€condition.€€But€I€sit€up€here€day€after€day€after€day€after€day,€and€I€see€theseÐ `° Ðcases€come€before€this€Court,€and€I€see€defendants€marched€off€to€the€penitentiaryÐ L œ Ðtime€after€time€after€time,€and€I€do€not€believe€that€the€purposes€of€justice€would€beÐ 8 ˆ Ðserved€on€behalf€of€the€community€if€I€did€anything€but€require€the€defendant€to€serveÐ $ t Ðhis€sentence.€€I€think€that€he€has€received€the€mercy€of€this€Court€and€I€am€one€ofÐ  ` Ðthose€that€believe€that€there€is€certainly€a€higher€law€than€that€of€man€and€I€think€thatÐ ü L  Ðwe€will€all€eventually€have€to€answer€if€not€to€man€then€a€supreme€Ô_Ôbeing.€.€.€.Ô_Ô€Ô#†¼TÍ»XXA#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔÐè 8 Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àIn€this€appeal,€the€defendant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€alternativeÐ À  Ðsentencing.€€In€particular,€he€claims€that€because€he€has€no€criminal€history€and€there€is€no€evidenceÐ ¬ü  Ðof€grievous€harm€to€the€victim,€it€was€error€for€the€trial€court€to€deny€probation.€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€it€is€theÐ pÀ Ðduty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€de€novo€review€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€byÐ \¬ Ðthe€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€uponÐ H˜ Ðthe€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ 4„ Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances."€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.Ð  p ÐJonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597€(Tenn.€1994).€"If€the€trial€court€applies€inappropriate€factors€or€otherwiseÐ  \ Ðfails€to€follow€the€1989€Sentencing€Act,€the€presumption€of€correctness€falls."€€òòState€v.€Sheltonóó,€854Ð øH ÐS.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€The€Sentencing€Commission€Comments€provide€thatÐ ä4 Ðthe€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€show€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ Ð  Ð40-35-401€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àÔ#†¼TÍ»XXA ##ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔOur€review€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencingÐ ”ä Ðhearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counselÐ €Ð Ðrelative€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense;€(5)€any€mitigatingÐ l¼ Ðor€enhancing€factors;€(6)€any€statements€made€by€the€defendant€in€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€theÐ X ¨ Ðdefendant's€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40-35-102,€„103,€-210;Ð D!” ÐòòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àÔ#†¼TÍ»XXAa)#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔEspecially€mitigated€or€standard€offenders€convicted€of€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felonies€are,€ofÐ $X" Ðcourse,€presumed€to€be€favorable€candidates€"for€alternative€sentencing€options€in€the€absence€ofÐ ô$D # Ðevidence€to€the€contrary."€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-102(6).€With€certain€statutory€exceptions,€noneÐ à%0!$ Ðof€which€apply€here,€probation€must€be€automatically€considered€by€the€trial€court€if€the€sentenceÐ Ì&"% Ðimposed€is€eight€years€or€less.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b).Ô#†¼TÍ»XXA`,#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔÐ ¸'#& ÐÌà  àAmong€the€factors€applicable€to€probation€consideration€are€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,Ð )à$( Ðthe€defendant's€criminal€record,€social€history€and€present€condition,€and€the€deterrent€effect€uponÐ |*Ì%) Ðand€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285€(Tenn.€1978).€€TheÐ h+¸&* Ðnature€and€circumstances€of€the€offense€may€often€be€so€egregious€as€to€preclude€the€grant€ofÐ ° Ðprobation.€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Poeóó,€614€S.W.2d€403€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).€A€lack€of€candor€may€alsoÐ œì Ðmilitate€against€a€grant€of€probation.€òòState€v.€Bunchóó,€646€S.W.2d€158€(Tenn.€1983).Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àÔ#†¼TÍ»XXA¹.#ÔòòóóÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔIn€òòAshbyóó,€our€supreme€court€encouraged€the€grant€of€considerable€discretionary€authority€toÐ `° Ðour€trial€courts€in€matters€such€as€these.€€823€S.W.2d€at€171;€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€235Ð L œ Ð(Tenn.€1986).€€"[E]ach€case€must€be€bottomed€upon€its€own€facts."€€òòTayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€at€922.€€"ItÐ 8 ˆ Ðis€not€the€policy€or€purpose€of€this€court€to€place€trial€judges€in€a€judicial€straight-jacket€in€this€orÐ $ t Ðany€other€area,€and€we€are€always€reluctant€to€interfere€with€their€traditional€discretionary€powers."€Ð  ` ÐòòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€171.Ô#†¼TÍ»XXAú1#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔÐ ü L  ÐÌà  àÔ#†¼TÍ»XXAÎ4#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔIn€our€view,€the€record€supports€the€trial€court's€denial€of€the€defendant's€request€for€totalÐ Ô$  Ðprobation.€€"To€sustain€the€denial€of€probation€based€solely€upon€the€nature€of€the€offense,€theÐ À  Ðcriminal€act,€as€committed,€must€be€'especially€violent,€horrifying,€shocking,€reprehensible,Ð ¬ü  Ðoffensive,€or€otherwise€of€an€excessive€or€exaggerated€degree,'€and€the€nature€of€the€offense€mustÐ ˜è  Ðoutweigh€all€factors€favoring€probation."€€òòState€v.€Laneóó,€3€S.W.3d€456,€462€n.15€(Tenn.€1999)Ð „Ô  Ð(citations€omitted).€€Here,€tÔ#†¼TÍ»XXA25#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔhe€record€reflects€that€the€defendant€sexually€abused€his€natural€daughterÐ pÀ Ðon€several€occasions€over€an€extended€period€of€time;€Ô#†¼TÍ»XXAÚ7#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔthat€he€breached€his€parental€obligations;€andÐ \¬ Ðthat€he€violated€the€trust€of€one€suffering€from€a€serious€medical€impairment.€€Ô#†¼TÍ»XXA±8#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼TÍÔBecause€theÐ H˜ Ðcircumstances€of€the€offense€are€of€such€nature€as€to€outweigh€all€other€factors,€the€trial€courtÐ 4„ Ðproperly€denied€probation.€€An€alternative€sentence€would€have€depreciated€the€seriousness€of€theÐ  p Ðcrimes.€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€judgments€of€the€trial€court€are€affirmed.€Ô_ÔÐ ä4 ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÌÌÔ#†¼TÍ»XXA†9#ÔÓ  ÓÔ_ÔòòóóÔ€XAX»¼TÍÔ_________________________________Ô_Ôà @ àà @p àà @È àà @  àà @x àà @Ð àÐ ”ä ÐGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE