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ÐÌJulie€A.€Rice,€Knoxville,€Tennessee€(on€appeal)€and€Stephen€M.€Wallace,€District€Public€Defender;Ð ($x# Ðand€Terry€L.€Jordan,€Assistant€Public€Defender,€Ô_ÔBlountvilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee€(at€trial)€for€the€appellant,Ð %d $ ÐRufus€E.€Ô_ÔNeeleyÔ_Ô.Ð &P!% ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€David€H.€Ô_ÔFindleyÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð Ø'(#' ÐH.€Greeley€Wells,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Joseph€Eugene€Perrin,€Assistant€DistrictÐ Ä($( ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð °)%) ÐÌÌÌÐ `-°(-ý ÐÔ_Ôà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  à€€Janie€Lou€Smith€testified€that€she€had€known€Defendant€for€approximately€twenty„fiveÐ ˆØ Ðyears,€meeting€him€through€her€friend,€Linda€Penley,€who€is€Defendantððs€sister.€€Smith€had€neverÐ tÄ Ðbeen€romantically€involved€with€Defendant,€but€he€had€wanted€to€have€a€romantic€relationship€withÐ `° Ðher.€€She€had€seen€Defendant,€off€and€on,€two€or€three€times€per€month€during€the€summer€of€2000,Ð L œ Ðwhile€at€a€Clinch€River€cabin€on€weekends.€€During€the€summer€of€2000,€Defendant€told€Smith€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðhe€wanted€to€marry€her.€€He€did€not€take€her€rejection€very€well,€and€got€mad€and€drank€heavily.€€OnÐ $ t ÐSeptember€20,€2000,€Smith€went€to€the€Sullivan€County€Sheriffððs€Department€and€spoke€withÐ  ` ÐCaptain€Johnny€Murray.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àIn€the€days€just€prior€to€Smith€speaking€with€Captain€Murray,€Defendant€had€called€SmithÐ Ô$  Ðseveral€times.€€Defendant€told€her€that€nobody€would€have€her€except€him€and€that€he€would€kidnapÐ À  Ðher€if€he€had€to.€€Smith€testified€that€she€was€terrified.€€She€told€Captain€Murray€her€address€inÐ ¬ü  ÐSullivan€County€and€gave€him€a€description€of€Defendant€and€the€vehicle€he€drove.€€The€followingÐ ˜è  Ðday,€on€September€21,€2000,€Defendant€call€Smith€again,€wanting€to€meet€with€her€ð ðabout€theirÐ „Ô  Ðrelationship.ðð€€Smith€stated€that€Defendant€was€intoxicated,€abusive,€and€aggressive.€€After€finishingÐ pÀ Ðher€conversation€with€€Defendant,€she€called€Captain€Murray.€€He€advised€her€to€call€Defendant€backÐ \¬ Ðand€tell€him€to€come€over€to€her€house.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àCaptain€Murray€testified€that€in€September€2000,€he€was€the€patrol€watch€commander€for€theÐ  p ÐSullivan€County€Sheriffððs€Department.€€After€receiving€the€telephone€call€from€Ms.€Smith€onÐ  \ ÐSeptember€21,€he€set€up€surveillance€near€Ms.€Smithððs€home€at€1:00€p.m.€€He€later€observedÐ øH ÐDefendant€drive€his€vehicle€into€her€driveway.€€Officer€Murray€then€pulled€into€the€driveway€behindÐ ä4 ÐDefendant.€€He€got€out€of€the€vehicle€and€approached€Defendant,€who€was€leaning€down€with€hisÐ Ð  Ðhands€in€the€floorboard€area.€€Murray€ordered€Defendant€to€show€his€hands€several€times.€€Finally,Ð ¼  ÐDefendant€showed€his€hands.€€In€one€hand,€he€had€a€pack€of€cigarettes€and€in€the€other,€a€wrench.€Ð ¨ø ÐMurray€determined€that€Defendantððs€driverððs€license€had€been€revoked€and€he€was€handcuffed€andÐ ”ä Ðplaced€into€the€officerððs€vehicle.€€Captain€Murray€found€a€large„bladed€knife€on€the€floor€ofÐ €Ð ÐDefendantððs€vehicle€where€Defendantððs€feet€had€been.€€The€knife€was€directly€in€front€of€the€driverððsÐ l¼ Ðseat.€€Murray€testified€that€the€blade€of€the€knife€was€nine€and€one„half€inches€long.€€Inside€theÐ X ¨ Ðvehicle,€he€also€found€a€twelve€ounce€beer€can€which€was€approximately€three„fourths€full€and€coolÐ D!” Ðto€the€touch.€€Defendant€was€the€only€person€in€the€vehicle.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àCaptain€Murray€further€observed€the€grip€of€a€shotgun€between€the€driverððs€seat€and€theÐ $X" Ðð ðhumpðð€of€the€floorboard€separating€the€bucket€seats€in€Defendantððs€vehicle.€€He€pulled€it€out€andÐ ô$D # Ðit€was€the€cut€off€stock€of€a€shotgun.€€In€a€bag€partially€on€the€backseat€of€Defendantððs€car,€with€oneÐ à%0!$ Ðend€of€the€bag€between€the€front€bucket€seats,€Captain€Murray€found€the€remaining€portion€of€theÐ Ì&"% Ðshort„barreled€shotgun€and€four€shotgun€shells.€€The€barrel€of€the€shotgun€was€thirteen€and€one„Ð ¸'#& Ðquarter€inches€long.€€Without€the€handle,€the€overall€length€of€the€shotgun€was€seventeen€inches.€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐDefendant€stated€to€Captain€Murray€that€he€did€not€know€anything€about€the€gun€and€that€Ms.€SmithÐ )à$( Ðhad€given€him€the€knife.€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àCaptain€Murray€testified€that€the€shotgun€was€test„fired€by€an€Alcohol,€Tobacco€and€FirearmsÐ ° Ðagent.€€The€test„firing€was€done€with€a€shotgun€shell€which€contained€no€pellets,€but€did€have€aÐ œì Ðprimer€cap€on€it,€to€make€sure€that€the€shotgun€was€operational.€€The€gun€exploded€the€cap€and,Ð ˆØ Ðtherefore,€it€was€operational.€€Captain€Murray€further€testified€that€he€did€not€fire€a€shell€with€pelletsÐ tÄ Ðin€it€because,€although€the€shotgun€was€operational€and€the€metal€was€in€good€shape,€he€would€notÐ `° Ðð ðfeel€safeðð€shooting€the€weapon€with€a€shotgun€shell€loaded€with€pellets.€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àOn€behalf€of€Defendant,€Gary€Stacy€testified€that€he€was€Defendantððs€brother€and€that€heÐ $ t Ðlived€in€Clinch€River,€Virginia€in€a€cabin€and€was€married€to€Joan€Stacy.€€Gary€Stacy€testified€thatÐ  ` Ðhe€saw€Ms.€Smith€almost€every€weekend€during€the€summer€of€2000€at€his€brother„in„lawððs€cabin,Ð ü L  Ðwhich€is€located€approximately€200€feet€from€the€Stacy€residence.€€He€also€saw€Defendant€at€theÐ è 8  Ðsame€cabin€where€Ms.€Smith€was€staying.€€He€observed€Defendant€and€Ms.€Smith€on€one€occasionÐ Ô$  Ðwith€the€knife,€and€he€heard€Ms.€Smith€state€that€the€knife€was€her€sonððs€knife.€€He€further€testifiedÐ À  Ðthat€Defendant€lived€with€different€relatives,€back€and€forth,€and€sometimes€stayed€in€his€vehicleÐ ¬ü  Ðwhile€getting€to€ð ðjobs.ðð€€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àJoan€Stacy,€Gary€Stacyððs€wife,€and€the€Defendantððs€sister„in„law,€testified€that€on€SeptemberÐ pÀ Ð21,€2000,€Ms.€Smith€called€her€home€where€the€speaker€phone€was€turned€on.€€She€stated€that€sheÐ \¬ Ðcould€overhear€the€conversation€between€Defendant€and€Ms.€Smith.€€Ms.€Smith€wanted€DefendantÐ H˜ Ðto€come€over€to€her€house.€€Ms.€Smith€advised€Defendant€that€she€loved€him,€but€needed€to€talk€toÐ 4„ Ðhim.€€She€saw€Ms.€Smith€almost€every€weekend€of€the€summer€of€2000.€€She€acknowledged€that€Ms.Ð  p ÐSmith€never€mentioned€the€gun€or€the€knife€when€she€called€Defendant€on€September€21,€2000.€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àIn€rebuttal,€Ms.€Smith€testified€that€she€had€only€had€one€child,€a€daughter,€who€died€shortlyÐ ä4 Ðafter€birth€twenty„six€years€prior€to€trial.€€She€did€not€have€a€son.€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà@òò&ìàò òANALYSISó óˆÐ ¨ø ÐÌà@÷÷ìàò òI.€€Sufficiency€of€the€EvidenceˆÐ €Ð Ðó óÌà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€must€review€theÐ X ¨ Ðrecord€to€determine€if€the€evidence€adduced€during€the€trial€was€sufficient€"to€support€the€findingÐ D!” Ðby€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt."€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e).€This€rule€isÐ 0"€  Ðapplicable€to€findings€of€guilt€predicated€upon€direct€evidence,€circumstantial€evidence€or€aÐ #l! Ðcombination€of€direct€and€circumstantial€evidence.€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€932€S.W.2d€1,€18€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð $X" ÐApp.€1996).Ð ô$D # ÐÌ€à  àIn€determining€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€court€does€not€reweigh€or€reevaluate€theÐ Ì&"% Ðevidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978).€€Nor€may€this€court€substitute€itsÐ ¸'#& Ðinferences€for€those€drawn€by€the€trier€of€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòLiakas€v.€Stateóó,€199Ð ¤(ô#' ÐTenn.€298,€305,€286€S.W.2d€856,€859€(1956).€€To€the€contrary,€this€court€is€required€to€afford€theÐ )à$( Ðâ âstate€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€as€well€as€all€reasonableÐ |*Ì%) Ðand€legitimate€inferences€which€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Tuttleóó,€914€S.W.2d€926,Ð ° Ð932€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àThe€trier€of€fact,€not€this€court,€resolves€questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,Ð tÄ Ðthe€weight€and€value€to€be€given€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€evidence.€Ð `° ÐòòId.óó€€In€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€stated,€ð ð[a]€guilty€verdict€by€the€jury,€approvedÐ L œ Ðby€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€State€and€resolves€all€conflicts€inÐ 8 ˆ Ðfavor€of€the€theory€of€the€State.ðð€€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).€€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àBecause€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€replaces€it€with€aÐ ü L  Ðpresumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€court€of€illustrating€why€the€evidence€isÐ è 8  Ðinsufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914Ð Ô$  Ð(Tenn.€1982);€òòGraceóó,€493€S.W.2d€at€476.€€Ð À  ÐÌò òA.€€Unlawful€Possession€of€a€Prohibited€Weaponó óÐ ˜è  ÐÌà  àDefendant€questions€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€used€to€convict€him€of€possessing€aÐ pÀ Ðprohibited€weapon,€to€wit:€a€short„barreled€shotgun,€on€three€grounds:€(1)€he€states€that€since€theÐ \¬ Ðweapon€was€in€more€than€one€piece,€it€was€no€longer€a€shotgun;€(2)€Defendant€argues€that€becauseÐ H˜ ÐCaptain€Murray€testified€that€he€felt€the€gun€was€unsafe€to€fire€a€totally€ð ðliveðð€round,€it€could€noÐ 4„ Ðlonger€be€considered€a€shotgun;€and€(3)€Defendant€argues€that€since€the€stock€or€handle€of€the€gunÐ  p Ðwas€missing,€it€could€no€longer€be€fired€ð ðfrom€the€shoulderðð€and€therefore€did€not€meet€the€statutoryÐ  \ Ðdefinition€of€a€shotgun.€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„17„1302(a)(4)€states€that€it€is€a€Class€E€felony€whenÐ Ð  Ða€person€ð ðintentionally€or€knowingly€possesses,€manufacturers,€transports,€repairs€or€sellsðð€a€short„Ð ¼  Ðbarrel€shotgun.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„17„1301(11)€defines€ð ðshort„barrelðð€as€a€barrel€length€Ð €Ð Ðof€less€than€eighteen€(18)€inches€for€a€shotgun,€òòoróó€an€overall€firearm€length€of€less€than€twenty„sixÐ l¼ Ð(26)€inches.€€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„17„1301(12)€defines€a€shotgun€as€ð ðany€firearmÐ X ¨ Ðòòdesignedóó,€made,€or€adapted€to€be€fired€from€the€shoulder€and€to€use€the€energy€of€the€explosive€inÐ D!” Ða€fixed€shotgun€shell€to€fire€through€a€smooth„bore€barrel€either€a€number€of€ball€shot€or€singleÐ 0"€  Ðprojectile€by€a€single€function€of€the€trigger.ðð€€(emphasis€added.)€€Ð #l! ÐÌà  àThere€is€no€requirement€in€the€statutes€that€the€firearm€be€ð ðsafeðð€in€order€for€it€to€be€aÐ ô$D # Ðviolation€of€the€statute€which€criminalizes€possession,€manufacture,€transportation,€repair,€or€sellingÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€prohibited€firearm.€€The€jury€could€clearly€infer€from€the€proof€that€the€stock€of€the€shotgun,Ð Ì&"% Ðwhich€had€been€sawed„off,€fit€the€remaining€portion€of€the€shotgun€found€in€the€bag.€€Obviously,€theÐ ¸'#& Ðjury€could€then€infer€that€the€shotgun€was€originally€designed€to€be€ð ðshot€from€the€shoulder.ðð€€TheÐ ¤(ô#' Ðfact€that€the€weapon€was€in€more€than€one€piece,€but€was€fully€functional€to€fire€a€shotgun€shell,€doesÐ )à$( Ðnot€require€a€conclusion€that€the€shotgun,€being€in€ð ðmore€than€one€pieceðð€was€therefore€no€longerÐ |*Ì%) Ða€ð ðshotgun.ððÐ h+¸&* Їà  àThe€uncontradicted€testimony€was€that€the€barrel€of€the€shotgun€was€thirteen€and€one„quarterÐ ° Ð(13€1/4)€€inches€long€and€that€the€total€length€of€the€shotgun,€without€the€sawed„off€handle,€wasÐ œì Ðseventeen€(17)€inches€long.€€The€firearm€was€operational.€€Clearly,€the€State€proved€beyond€aÐ ˆØ Ðreasonable€doubt€Defendantððs€guilt€of€the€offense€of€unlawful€possession€of€a€prohibited€weapon,Ð tÄ Ðto€wit:€a€short„barreled€shotgun.€€Defendant€is€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€issue.Ð `° ÐÌò òB.€€Possession€of€a€Knife€with€Intent€to€go€Armed.ó óÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„17„1307€provides€that€a€person€commits€a€Class€CÐ  ` Ðmisdemeanor,€if€he€carries,€with€the€intent€to€go€armed,€a€knife€with€a€blade€length€exceeding€fourÐ ü L  Ð(4)€inches.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àRegarding€the€conviction€for€unlawful€possession€of€the€knife€with€intent€to€go€armed,Ð À  ÐDefendant€argues€that€the€State€did€not€prove€that€the€Defendant€possessed€the€knife€with€the€intentÐ ¬ü  Ðto€go€armed.€€Defendant€argues€that€based€upon€testimony€that€his€vehicle€was€cluttered,€in€poorÐ ˜è  Ðcondition,€and€contained€food,€pots€and€pans,€clothing,€toiletries,€and€trash,€the€proof€shows€that€heÐ „Ô  Ðused€the€vehicle€for€storage€or€lived€in€his€vehicle.€€Drawing€an€analogy€that€possessing€a€knife€inÐ pÀ Ða€closet€in€an€established€residence€would€not€constitute€possessing€the€knife€with€ð ðintent€to€goÐ \¬ Ðarmed,ðð€Defendant€argues€that€the€State€failed€to€prove€that€the€knife€was€in€the€vehicle€ð ðwith€theÐ H˜ Ðintent€to€go€armed.ðð€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àHowever,€there€was€testimony€that€Defendant€had€recently€stated€to€Ms.€Smith€that€he€wouldÐ  \ Ðkidnap€and€take€her€away€if€necessary.€€When€the€officer€arrived,€Defendantððs€hands€were€on€theÐ øH Ðfloorboard€near€where€the€knife€was€found.€€The€jury€could€readily€infer€that€Defendant€was€armedÐ ä4 Ðwith€the€knife€in€order€to€carry€out€his€threats€against€Ms.€Smith.€€Defendantððs€argument€is€basedÐ Ð  Ðentirely€upon€the€weight€of€the€evidence,€and€the€jury€obviously€chose€to€reject€Defendantððs€theory.€Ð ¼  ÐDefendant€is€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€issue.€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà@€€#ìàò òII.€€Sentencingó óˆÐ €Ð ÐÌà  àThis€courtððs€review€of€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóó€with€a€presumptionÐ X ¨ Ðof€correctness.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€conditioned€upon€anÐ D!” Ðaffirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€judge€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ 0"€  Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances.€€òòState€v.€Pettusóó,€986€S.W.2d€540,€543„544€(Tenn.€1999).€€If€the€trialÐ #l! Ðcourt€fails€to€comply€with€the€statutory€directives,€there€is€no€presumption€of€correctness€and€ourÐ $X" Ðreview€is€òòde€novoóó.€€òòState€v.€Pooleóó,€945€S.W.2d€93,€96€(Tenn.€1997).Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àThe€burden€is€upon€the€appealing€party€to€show€that€the€sentence€is€improper.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ Ì&"% ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€€In€conducting€our€review,€we€areÐ ¸'#& Ðrequired,€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„210,€to€consider€the€following€factorsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðin€sentencing:Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà8  à(1)€[t]he€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€[t]heÐ ° Ðâ âpresentence€report;€(3)€[t]he€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencingÐ œì Ðalternatives;€(4)€[t]he€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€(5)Ð ˆØ Ð[e]vidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€and€mitigatingÐ tÄ Ðfactors€in€ðððð€40„35„113€and€40„35„114;€and€(6)€[a]ny€statement€the€defendant€wishesÐ `° Ðto€make€in€the€defendantððs€own€behalf€about€sentencing.ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àUnder€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989,€trial€judges€are€encouraged€to€useÐ $ t Ðalternatives€to€incarceration.€€An€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,Ð  ` ÐD,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€options€in€theÐ ü L  Ðabsence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6).Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àIn€determining€if€incarceration€is€appropriate,€a€trial€court€may€consider€the€need€to€protectÐ À  Ðsociety€by€restraining€a€defendant€having€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct,€the€need€to€avoidÐ ¬ü  Ðdepreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€whether€confinement€is€particularly€appropriate€toÐ ˜è  Ðeffectively€deter€others€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses,€and€whether€less€restrictive€measures€haveÐ „Ô  Ðoften€or€recently€been€unsuccessfully€applied€to€the€defendant.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1);Ð pÀ Ðòòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àA€court€may€also€consider€the€mitigating€and€enhancing€factors€set€forth€in€Tennessee€CodeÐ 4„ ÐAnnotated€sections€40„35„113€and€„114€as€they€are€relevant€to€the€ðð€40„35„103€considerations.€€Tenn.Ð  p ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(b)(5);€òòState€v.€Bostonóó,€938€S.W.2d€435,€438€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€Ð  \ ÐAdditionally,€a€court€should€consider€the€defendantððs€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitationÐ øH Ðwhen€determining€if€an€alternative€sentence€would€be€appropriate.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(5);Ð ä4 ÐòòBostonóó,€938€S.W.2d€at€438.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThere€is€no€mathematical€equation€to€be€utilized€in€determining€sentencing€alternatives.€€NotÐ ¨ø Ðonly€should€the€sentence€fit€the€offense,€but€it€should€fit€the€offender€as€well.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ ”ä Ð40„35„103(2);€òòState€v.€Bateyóó,€35€S.W.3d€585,€588„89€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2000).€€Indeed,Ð €Ð Ðindividualized€punishment€is€the€essence€of€alternative€sentencing.€€òòState€v.€Dowdyóó,€894€S.W.2dÐ l¼ Ð301,€305€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€In€summary,€sentencing€must€be€determined€on€a€case„by„caseÐ X ¨ Ðbasis,€tailoring€each€sentence€to€that€particular€defendant€based€upon€the€facts€of€that€case€and€theÐ D!” Ðcircumstances€of€that€defendant.€€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€235€(Tenn.€1986).Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àThe€proof€at€the€sentencing€hearing€established€that€Defendant€should€be€sentenced€as€aÐ $X" ÐRange€II€multiple€offender€for€the€felony€conviction€of€unlawful€possession€of€a€prohibited€weapon.€Ð ô$D # ÐAt€the€time€of€sentencing,€Defendant€was€fifty„two€years€old.€€His€prior€criminal€record€includedÐ à%0!$ Ðconvictions€for€DUI€(one€on€October€2,€1990,€with€another€arrest€for€DUI€on€October€25,€1990Ð Ì&"% Ðwhich€resulted€in€another€conviction),€driving€on€a€revoked€license€in€1990,€evading€arrest€in€1990,Ð ¸'#& ÐDUI€in€Florida€in€1981,€and€ð ðoffer€to€commit€prostitutionðð€in€1988€in€Florida.€€In€addition,€the€proof€Ð ¤(ô#' Ðshowed€that€Defendant€has€two€prior€felony€convictions€in€Florida€for€the€felony€offense€of€ð ðLewd€Ð )à$( ÐAct€Upon€a€Childðð€in€1995.€€Furthermore,€Defendant€was€convicted€in€Florida€in€1986€for€the€felonyÐ |*Ì%) Ðoffense€of€ð ðLewd€and€Lascivious€Assault€Upon€a€Child.ðð€€€€€The€record€further€reflects€that€his€paroleÐ h+¸&* Ðwas€twice€revoked€for€the€Florida€felony€convictions,€and€that€he€was€on€parole€at€the€time€heÐ ° Ðcommitted€the€offenses€which€are€the€subject€of€this€appeal.€€Defendant€had€obtained€his€GED,€hadÐ œì Ðbeen€regularly€employed,€and€had€been€honorably€discharged€from€the€armed€services€after€servingÐ ˆØ Ðin€a€combat€unit€in€Vietnam.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€the€following€enhancement€factors€from€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÐ L œ Ðsection€40„35„114€to€be€applicable:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà8  à(1)€à0` Ð Ð àThe€defendant€has€a€previous€history€of€criminal€convictions€or€criminalÐ  ` Ðbehavior€in€addition€to€those€necessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range.Ðü L ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  à(8)€à0` Ð Ð àThe€defendant€has€a€previous€history€of€unwillingness€to€comply€with€theÐ Ô$  Ðconditions€of€a€sentence€involving€release€into€the€community.ÐÀ ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  à(13)€à0` Ð Ð àThe€felony€was€committed€while€defendant€was€on€parole€from€a€prior€felonyÐ ˜è  Ðconviction.€Ð„Ô ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€enhanced€the€sentence€from€two€years€to€four€years€as€a€Range€II€multipleÐ \¬ Ðoffender€based€upon€the€enhancement€factors.€€In€addition,€the€trial€court€found€as€mitigating€factors,Ð H˜ Ðas€stated€above,€that€Defendant€had€a€GED,€a€successful€work€record,€and€an€honorable€militaryÐ 4„ Ðrecord,€and€based€upon€those€mitigating€factors,€reduced€the€sentence€by€six€months€for€a€totalÐ  p Ðsentence€of€three€years€and€six€months€as€a€Range€II€multiple€offender.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àDefendant€argues€that€the€proof€did€not€overcome€the€presumption€for€the€appropriatenessÐ ä4 Ðof€an€alternative€sentence€of€split„confinement.€€As€a€Range€II€offender,€however,€Defendant€is€notÐ Ð  Ðentitled€to€the€presumption€that€an€alternative€sentence€is€appropriate.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð ¼  Ð102(6).€€Defendant€further€argues€that€his€prior€criminal€history€is€ð ðnot€truly€lengthyðð€and€should€notÐ ¨ø Ðbe€used€to€deny€alternative€sentencing.€€Defendantððs€prior€criminal€record€consists€of€three€feloniesÐ ”ä Ðand€several€misdemeanors,€which€occurred€from€1981€through€1995.€€We€disagree€with€DefendantððsÐ €Ð Ðassertion€that€his€criminal€history€was€ð ðnot€truly€lengthy.ðð€€Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àFinally,€Defendant€argues€that€since€he€disputed€the€validity€of€the€Florida€ParoleÐ D!” ÐCommissionððs€authority€to€revoke€his€parole€(Defendant€testified€that€he€had€ð ðflattened€outðð€hisÐ 0"€  Ðsentence€and€should€not€have€been€on€parole),€that€enhancement€factor€(13)€should€not€apply€to€denyÐ #l! Ðalternative€sentencing.€€The€trial€court€made€a€factual€determination€that€Defendant€had€previouslyÐ $X" Ðbeen€on€parole,€and€that€the€parole€had€been€revoked.€€We€will€not€set€aside€this€finding€of€fact.€Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àBased€on€our€review€of€the€record,€the€trial€court€properly€concluded€that€Defendantððs€lengthyÐ Ì&"% Ðcriminal€history,€spanning€several€years,€and€the€fact€that€measures€less€restrictive€than€totalÐ ¸'#& Ðconfinement€had€been€unsuccessfully€applied€to€Defendant,€warranted€total€confinement€in€theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐDepartment€of€Correction€for€the€conviction€of€unlawful€possession€of€a€prohibited€weapon.€Ð )à$( ÐDefendant€is€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€issue.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€the€judgements€of€the€trial€court€are€affirmed.€€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à__________________________________€Ð `° Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGE