WPC  )4FI_[kħVWd~U 2#oNי'> f5"WN`GЗ ;’ ,=Z)`zS"A>uZ;;羁6ǎiy_e*"gQF:>J")UB> %U.nX 0P4l 0 0Dw@`U:%U: AQ9  0DP 0D 0D B D/9 9 Bh D3 <6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX%2A`ArialTT3|Xl <6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@%2A`ArialTTt10cpiXXX2PQXP(($D  n~<$(D(3$ !D      0  (#$  0   X DY eZ U[ D\ U] U^ U_ ` Ӏl "Arial Regular  !"  X9XXXF XX9   Ad FILEDX9XF    July14,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.XX9AppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular !"#%C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1   d''' dxdP Pd$$$$'dxd !D   Y Y Y Y ` XPD7#XXdXXd7  TR[A'Legal3'A' Legal3'T  ӜXyXXXl l l ` ` r (<,(j 8` `@Ef ` ttx$"` rl ` `   INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEl t (>.*jx ` `@E] ` ttx$<P tߛl @;MATJACKSON  @8MMAY1998SESSION STATEOFTENNESSEE,     ` )  p     X      ` )   C.C.A.NO.02C019709CC00361  `    Appellee,  򀀀   ` ) P     X      ` )  FAYETTECOUNTY  @  VS.   X      ` ) 0     X      ` )  HON.JONKERRYBLACKWOOD,   RALPHMILLER, X      ` )  JUDGE p    X      ` )  Appellant.      ` )  (Sentencing)  P  FORTHEAPPELLANT:     `   FORTHEAPPELLEE:   GARYANTRICAN X      `   JOHNKNOXWALKUP   DistrictPublicDefender     `   AttorneyGeneral&Reporter   p SHANAC.McCOYJOHNSON   `   JANISL.TURNER  "P Asst.PublicDefender     `   CounselfortheState #@ P.O.Box700 X      `   JohnSevierBldg. $0 Somerville,TN38068     `   425FifthAve.,North !  p#  %     X      `   Nashville,TN372430493   X      X      `   ELIZABETHT.RICE  P(!    X      `   DistrictAttorneyGeneral   X      `   302MarketSt.East   X      `   Somerville,TN38068̜Z Z Z Z Z Z    X      `   ̜[  [    X OPINIONFILED:____________________Y Y AFFIRMED Y Y  p5,/  JOHNH.PEAY,  @8.2 Judge   :049 X7 y XXdXXd7_   _ @:M .XXyOPINION#XyX.O#Ԉ `     Thedefendantwasindictedforfelonyescape,aClassEfelony.Hepledguilty,andthetrialcourtsentencedhimasaRangeIIIcareeroffender.Inthisappealasofright,thedefendantcontendsthattheY Y StatefailedtoprovehequalifiedforY P sentencingsP Y Y sentencingY asY Y aRangeIIIcareeroffender.Weaffirm.  Inseekingenhancedsentencingforthedefendant,theStaterelieduponT.C.A.4035108(a)(3),whichprovidesforsentencingasacareeroffenderifthedefendantscurrentoffenseisaClassDorEfelonyandhehasatleastsixpriorfelonyconvictionsofanyclassification.Initsnoticeofintenttoseekenhancedpunishment,theStatelistedconvictionsforninepriorfelonyY Y offenses.Y Y ThepresentencereportY Y recitesY Y thesesameconvictionsplustwoothers.Althoughbothpartiesacknowledgethatasentencinghearingwasheld,therecordonappealdoesnotincludeatranscriptofthesentencinghearing.Therecordonappealdoesincludetwo exhibits,whichincludecertifiedcopiesofcourtrecordsfromlessthansixpriorY Y convictions,butwithoutY Y aY Y transcript,Y Y itisunclearwhetherthesedocumentswereintroducedintoevidenceorY Y otherwiseusedinsentencingthedefendant.Y Y   TheessenceofthedefendantsargumentisthattheStatehasfailedtosufficientlyprovethatthedefendanthasthesixpriorfelonyoffensesnecessarytojustifycareeroffendersentencingunderT.C.A.4035108(a)(3).ThedefendantsargumentmustY Y failY Y ,Y Y however,ashehasnotshownreversibleerrorfromtherecord.  WhentheStateisseekinganenhancedsentenceforadefendant,theState 6&-0 mayproveadefendantspriorconvictionsbyenteringintoevidencecertifiedcopiesofthe 6&-2 courtrecordsofthepriorconvictions.SeeT.C.A.4035202;Tenn.R.Evid.902(4). `  However,theStateneednotproveY Y V theV W aW Y Y priorY Y convictionX sX Y Y inthatmannerifthepriorconviction issetforthinthepresentencereportanditisnotcontradicted.Statev.RolandHayes   Edmonds,C.C.A.No.03C019308CR00291,HamiltonCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.filed d January27,1995,atKnoxville).Thepresentencereportfiledinthiscaseattributesenoughpriorfelonyconvictionstothedefendanttojustifycareeroffenderstatusunder4035108(a)(3),butwithoutatranscriptofthesentencinghearing,thisCourtcannotdiscernwhetherthedefendantcontradictedtheinformationcontainedinthepresentencereport.Withoutasufficientrecord,then,wemustpresumethatthetrialcourtdidnoterrinsentencingthedefendantasacareeroffender.   X      `   _______________________________   X      `   JOHNH.PEAY,Judge̜\ \ CONCUR:̜] ] ______________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,Judge______________________________THOMAST.WOODALL,Judge^ ^