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Ðtrial),€for€the€appellant,€Richard€L.€Parker.Ð #`" ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Mark€A.€Fulks,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€andÐ è$8 $ ÐJoseph€Eugene€Perrin,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð Ô%$!% ÐÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼E-»XXh #ÔÔ‡XX»¼E-ԈР¬'ü"' ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼E-»XX/ #ÔÔ‡XX»¼E-Ôà  àThe€state€and€the€defendant€stipulated€the€facts€as€follows:Ð „)Ô$) ÐÌà8  àOn€August€the€24òòthóó€of€2000,€at€approximately€eight€oððclock€.€.€.€in€the€evening,Ð \+¬&+ Ðâ âTrooper€Paul€Mooneyham€of€the€Tennessee€Ô#†¼E-»XXŽ #ÔÔ€XX»¼E-ÔHighway€Patrol€clocked€the€defendantððsÐ H,˜',ý Ð1969€Chevrolet€pick„up€truck€traveling€north€on€Interstate€81€at€ninety„five€.€.€.€milesÐ ° Ðan€hour€in€a€seventy€.€.€.€mile€per€hour€zone.€ÐœìÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌà8  àTrooper€Mooneyham€was€.€.€.€going€in€the€opposite€direction€[i]n€.€.€.€the€oppositeÐ tÄ Ðlanes€of€travel.€€He€pulled€down€into€the€median€[and]€activated€his€emergency€lights.€Ð `° ÐThe€defendant€failed€to€slow,€but,€in€fact,€increased€his€speed,€which€promptedÐ L œ ÐTrooper€Mooneyham€to€pull€onto€the€Interstate€and€to€follow€the€defendant€at€veryÐ 8 ˆ Ðhigh€rates€of€speed,€all€the€time€while€running€his€emergency€equipment.Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€defendant,€at€no€time,€slowed€down.€€The€defendant€got€to€theÐ ü L  Ðinterchange€of€181,€took€a€right,€started€traveling€south€on€181,€heading€towardsÐ è 8  ÐWashington€County.€€The€method€that€the€defendant€was€driving,€as€well€as€theÐ Ô$  Ðexcessive€rates€of€speed,€endangered€a€number€of€other€individuals€that€were€out€onÐ À  Ðthe€Interstate€traveling,€both€in€the€lane€of€travel€going€in€his€direction€as€well€as€theÐ ¬ü  Ðopposite€lanes€of€travel.Иè Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€defendant€.€.€.€eventually€entered€.€.€.€Washington€County[,€where]€heÐ pÀ Ðturned€down€.€.€.€onto€Copas€Road,€which€was€a€dead„end€road.€€At€the€end€of€theÐ \¬ Ðdead„end,€Trooper€Mooneyham€and€the€defendantððs€vehicles€were€facing€one€anotherÐ H˜ Ðat€which€time€the€defendant€drove€his€vehicle€into€Trooper€Mooneyhamððs€vehicle,Ð 4„ Ðprompting€Trooper€Mooneyham€to€discharge€one€round€into€the€cab€of€the€pick„upÐ  p Ðtruck.Ð \Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAt€that€point€in€time,€the€defendant€was€taken€into€custody.€.€.€.€€[A]€searchÐ ä4 Ðof€the€cab€of€the€pick„up€truck€revealed€.€.€.€cold€beers€[and€an]€open€bottle€.€.€.€ofÐ Ð  ÐSeagrams€alcohol.€€The€defendant€was€under€the€influence€of€alcohol.€€TrooperÐ ¼  ÐMooneyham€made€the€observations€based€on€the€defendantððs€breath,€as€well€as€hisÐ ¨ø Ðfacial€features€and€others.€.€.€.€€The€defendant€was€arrested.€€He€was€subsequentlyÐ ”ä Ðtaken€for€purposes€of€drawing€blood€from€him€.€.€.€.€€The€defendant€agreed,€afterÐ €Ð Ðbeing€advised€of€the€rights€and€responsibilities€of€the€Implied€Consent€Law.€€A€bloodÐ l¼ Ðsample€.€.€.€was€sent€to€the€Tennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation€Crime€LaboratoryÐ X ¨ Ðwhere€it€proved€positive€for€a€.17€blood€alcohol€level.ÐD!”Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€defendant,€after€being€advised€of€his€constitutional€rights€per€theÐ #l! ÐòòMirandaóódecision,€admitted€that€he€did€not€have€a€license.€€That€he€had€lost€it.€€HeÐ $X" Ðwas€a€habitual€offender€in€Virginia.€€That€he€had€continued€to€drive.€€He€did€notÐ ô$D # Ðknow€how€fast€he€was€going€since€his€speedometer€didnððt€work,€but€he€admitted€thatÐ à%0!$ Ðhe€was€driving€fast€and€that€he€was€fleeing€from€the€[o]fficer€because€of€his€licenseÐ Ì&"% Ðstatus.и'#&Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€acknowledged€having€driven€in€excess€of€100€miles€per€hour€while€beingÐ )à$( Ðâ âpursued€by€Trooper€Mooneyham.€€He€admitted€that€he€had€consumed€a€couple€of€beers€and€hadÐ |*Ì%) Ðdrunk€Seagram's€liquor€prior€to€the€arrest.€€The€presentence€report€contains€the€following€statementÐ ° Ðmade€by€the€defendant,€age€41:Ð œì Ðâ âÌà8  àà ` àI€was€depressed€about€being€away€from€my€children,€[who]€are€living€inÐ tÄ ÐWinchester,€Va.€€I€was€drinking,€decided€to€go€back€and€live€closer€to€them,€whenÐ `° Ðpolice€tried€to€pull€over€I€got€scared€and€tried€to€evade.€€I€plan€to€stop€drinking€andÐ L œ Ðdriving.€.€.€.€€I€want€to€and€will€be€married€upon€my€release.€€I€want€to€take€care€of€myÐ 8 ˆ Ðresponsibilities€and€also€build€my€own€home.€.€.€.€€Iððm€going€to€be€considered€aÐ $ t ÐRange€2€or€career€criminal€and€I€never€in€my€life€thought€this€could€happen€to€me.€Ð  ` ÐA€death€in€my€family,€bankruptcy,€home€foreclosure,€divorce€and€driverððs€licenseÐ ü L  Ðtaken€for€10€years.€€This€all€happened€in€1989,€by€1990€I€was€doing€time.€€Itððs€timeÐ è 8  Ðto€let€go€of€the€past€and€look€toward€the€future.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€presentence€report€also€established€a€significant€number€of€prior€convictions:Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àòòDATEóóà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àòòOFFENSEóóà0À(#(#àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#àòòSENTENCEóóÐ„Ô p(#p(# ÐÌà  à04/13/98à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àDUI€(TN)à0À(#(#àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#à11€months,€29€days,€susp.Ð\¬p(#p(# Ðà  à06/04/98à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àdisorderly€conduct€(MD)à0p(#(#à60€daysÐH˜p(#p(# Ðà  à05/01/97à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àburglary€(other€thanà0(#(#àà0p(#(#à3€years,€susp.Ð4„p(#p(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àhabitation)€(MD)Ð  p Ðà  à03/11/94à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àresisting€arrestà0(#(#àà0p(#(#à1€year,€10€months,€effectiveÐ \p(#p(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àdisorderly€conductÐ øH Ðà  à1994à0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àbreaking€and€entering€(MD)Ðä4(#(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àdestruction€of€propertyÐ Ð  Ðà  à11/08/90à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àresist€stop€and€frisk€(VA)à0p(#(#à6€months,€susp.м p(#p(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àescape€(VA)à0 À àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#à12€months,€susp.Шøp(#p(# Ðà  à08/30/90à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àhabitual€offenderà0(#(#àà0p(#(#àsuspended€driverððs€licenseДäp(#p(# Ðà  à08/07/90à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àDUIà h àà0À(#(#àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#à90€daysЀÐp(#p(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àrefusal€breath€testÐ l¼ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àdriving€on€suspendedÐ X ¨ Ðà  à04/23/86à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àattempt€to€elude€policeà0p(#(#àfine€and€costsÐD!”p(#p(# Ðà  à03/17/78à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àreckless€driving€(reducedà0p(#(#àfine€and€costsÐ0"€ p(#p(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àfrom€DUI)Ð #l! ÐÌThe€defendant€was€initially€placed€on€probation€for€the€1997€burglary€conviction.€€His€probation€wasÐ ô$D # Ðrevoked€in€1998,€however,€after€he€was€arrested€for€disorderly€conduct€and€cited€by€his€probationÐ à%0!$ Ðofficer€for€failure€to€report,€moving€without€permission,€failure€to€pay€court€costs€and€fees,€drinking,Ð Ì&"% Ðand€failure€to€successfully€complete€an€alcohol€treatment€program.€€When€the€defendant€was€laterÐ ¸'#& Ðreleased€on€parole,€he€absconded€to€Pennsylvania,€where€he€was€arrested€for€DUI,€a€charge€that€wasÐ ¤(ô#' Ðstill€pending€at€the€time€of€imposition€of€the€sentence€at€issue.€€The€defendant€was€also€placed€onÐ )à$( Ðprobation€in€this€state€for€the€1998€DUI.€€At€the€time€of€sentencing,€a€probation€violation€warrantÐ |*Ì%) Ðwas€pending€based€on€the€defendantððs€failure€to€report€and€failure€to€pay€fees.Ð h+¸&* Їà  àThe€defendant€dropped€out€of€high€school€during€the€ninth€grade€because€he€ð ðdidnððt€likeðð€it.€Ð ° ÐAlthough€he€claimed€that€he€earned€his€GED€in€Maryland€in€1995,€he€was€unable€to€produceÐ œì Ðdocumentation.€€According€to€the€defendant,€he€first€tried€alcohol€at€the€age€of€15.€€He€acknowledgedÐ ˆØ Ðan€alcohol€addiction€and€contended€that€he€participated€in€Alcoholics€Anonymous€as€a€condition€ofÐ tÄ Ðhis€probation€in€1997.€€The€defendant€reported€that€he€first€used€marijuana€at€the€age€of€16€andÐ `° Ðcontinued€the€practice€four€to€five€times€per€week€until€the€age€of€30,€when€he€began€drinkingÐ L œ Ðheavily.€€The€defendant€married€in€1979,€had€four€children,€and€separated€from€his€wife€in€1990.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐAlthough€he€was€to€pay€$300€per€month€child€support,€he€had€not€made€a€payment€in€five€years.€€TheÐ $ t Ðdefendant€was€employed€as€a€production€worker€at€OððSullivans€Corporation€in€Virginia€from€JuneÐ  ` Ðof€1984€to€March€of€1988€and€was€a€carpenter€at€Towne€&€Country€Properties€in€Sevierville€forÐ ü L  Ðapproximately€three€months€in€2000.€€Although€the€defendant€claimed€that€he€had€worked€as€aÐ è 8  Ðcarpenter€in€Maryland€and€Virginia,€that€information€could€not€be€verified€by€the€officer€whoÐ Ô$  Ðprepared€the€presentence€report.Ð À  ÐÌà  àThe€defendant,€who€was€incarcerated€at€the€time€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€testified€that€allÐ ˜è  Ðof€his€prior€offenses,€including€the€burglary,€involved€alcohol.€€He€stated€that€he€had€previouslyÐ „Ô  Ðundergone€eight€months€of€counseling,€but€was€charged€with€disorderly€conduct,€and€had€startedÐ pÀ Ðdrinking€again.€€The€defendant€asked€the€trial€court€for€an€opportunity€ð ðto€get€[his]€life€back€on€trackÐ \¬ Ðand€address€[his]€alcohol€problem.ðð€€He€submitted€that€he€had€ð ðcome€very€close€to€quitting€beforeÐ H˜ Ð[and€had]€even€placed€[himself]€on€Antabuse€to€quit€drinking.ðð€€The€defendant€promised€that€if€heÐ 4„ Ðwere€released,€he€would€reside€with€his€girlfriend€in€Newport€and€find€work€as€a€carpenter.Ð  p ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€denied€alternative€sentencing€without€explanation.€€In€this€appeal,€theÐ øH Ðdefendant€asserts€that€he€should€have€been€sentenced€to€inpatient€treatment,€community€corrections,Ð ä4 Ðor€a€halfway€house.€€The€state€contends€that€incarceration€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€theÐ Ð  Ðseriousness€of€the€offense€and€argues€that€the€defendant€has€failed€to€comply€with€less€restrictiveÐ ¼  Ðmeasures.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€it€is€theÐ €Ð Ðduty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€byÐ l¼ Ðthe€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€uponÐ X ¨ Ðthe€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ D!” Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.Ð 0"€  ÐJonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597,€600€(Tenn.€1994).€€"If€the€trial€court€applies€inappropriate€factors€orÐ #l! Ðotherwise€fails€to€follow€the€1989€Sentencing€Act,€the€presumption€of€correctness€falls."€€òòState€v.Ð $X" ÐSheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€The€Sentencing€Commission€CommentsÐ ô$D # Ðprovide€that€the€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€show€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ à%0!$ ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„401,€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àOur€review€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencingÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counselÐ )à$( Ðrelative€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense;€(5)€any€mitigatingÐ |*Ì%) Ðor€enhancing€factors;€(6)€any€statements€made€by€the€defendant€in€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€theÐ h+¸&* Ðdefendant's€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€„210;Ð ° ÐòòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€Ð œì ÐÌà  àEspecially€mitigated€or€standard€offenders€convicted€of€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felonies€are,€ofÐ tÄ Ðcourse,€presumed€to€be€favorable€candidates€"for€alternative€sentencing€options€in€the€absence€ofÐ `° Ðevidence€to€the€contrary."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-102(6).€€With€certain€statutory€exceptions,€noneÐ L œ Ðof€which€apply€here,€probation€must€be€automatically€considered€by€the€trial€court€if€the€sentenceÐ 8 ˆ Ðimposed€is€eight€years€or€less.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b)€(Supp.€2000).Ð $ t ÐÌà  àAmong€the€factors€applicable€to€probation€consideration€are€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,Ð ü L  Ðthe€defendant's€criminal€record,€social€history€and€present€condition,€and€the€deterrent€effect€uponÐ è 8  Ðand€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285,€286€(Tenn.€1978).€Ð Ô$  ÐThe€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€offenses€may€often€be€so€egregious€as€to€preclude€the€grant€ofÐ À  Ðprobation.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Poeóó,€614€S.W.2d€403,€404€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).€€A€lack€of€candor€mayÐ ¬ü  Ðalso€militate€against€a€grant€of€probation.€€òòState€v.€Bunchóó,€646€S.W.2d€158,€160€(Tenn.€1983).Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àThe€purpose€of€the€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985€was€to€provide€an€alternative€meansÐ pÀ Ðof€punishment€for€"selected,€nonviolent€felony€offenders€in€front-end€community€based€alternativesÐ \¬ Ðto€incarceration."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-36-103.€€The€Community€Corrections€sentence€providesÐ H˜ Ða€desired€degree€of€flexibility€that€may€be€both€beneficial€to€the€defendant€yet€serve€legitimateÐ 4„ Ðsocietal€aims.€€òòState€v.€Griffithóó,€787€S.W.2d€340,€342€(Tenn.1990).€€Even€in€cases€where€theÐ  p Ðdefendant€meets€the€minimum€requirements€of€the€Community€Corrections€Act€of€1985,€theÐ  \ Ðdefendant€is€not€necessarily€entitled€to€be€sentenced€under€the€Act€as€a€matter€of€law€or€right.€€òòStateÐ øH Ðv.€Tayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€919€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1987).€€The€following€offenders€are€eligible€forÐ ä4 ÐCommunity€Corrections:Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à(1)€Persons€who,€without€this€option,€would€be€incarcerated€in€a€correctionalÐ ¨ø Ðinstitution;ДäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(2)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€property-related,€or€drug/alcohol-relatedÐ €Ð Ðfelony€offenses€or€other€felony€offenses€not€involving€crimes€against€the€person€asÐ l¼ Ðprovided€in€title€39,€chapter€13,€parts€1-5;ÐX ¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(3)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€nonviolent€felony€offenses;ÐD!”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(4)€Persons€who€are€convicted€of€felony€offenses€in€which€the€use€orÐ 0"€  Ðpossession€of€a€weapon€was€not€involved;Ð#l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(5)€Persons€who€do€not€demonstrate€a€present€or€past€pattern€of€behaviorÐ $X" Ðindicating€violence;Ðô$D #Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(6)€Persons€who€do€not€demonstrate€a€pattern€of€committing€violent€offenses;€Ð à%0!$ ÐandÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àPersons€who€are€sentenced€to€incarceration€or€on€escape€at€the€time€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðconsideration€will€not€be€eligible.€€Ð¤(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-36-106(a).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àIn€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;€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,Ð œì Ð235€(Tenn.1986).€€"[E]ach€case€must€be€bottomed€upon€its€own€facts."€€òòTayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€at€922.€Ð ˆØ Ð"It€is€not€the€policy€or€purpose€of€this€court€to€place€trial€judges€in€a€judicial€straight-jacket€in€thisÐ tÄ Ðor€any€other€area,€and€we€are€always€reluctant€to€interfere€with€their€traditional€discretionaryÐ `° Ðpowers."€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€171.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àIn€our€view,€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€by€denying€an€alternative€sentence.€Ð $ t ÐAlthough€the€record€supports€the€defendantððs€claim€that€he€suffers€from€an€alcohol€addiction€andÐ  ` Ðwould€likely€benefit€from€treatment,€the€record€also€reflects€that€the€defendant€has€failed€to€takeÐ ü L  Ðadvantage€of€several€opportunities€at€rehabilitation.€€In€two€previous€sentences,€he€failed€to€complyÐ è 8  Ðwith€probationary€terms,€including€an€order€that€he€complete€an€alcohol€treatment€program.€€HeÐ Ô$  Ðcontinues€to€refuse€to€accept€full€responsibility€for€his€drinking€problem.€€In€short,€the€defendantððsÐ À  Ðsocial€history,€his€prior€criminal€record,€and€his€inability€to€comply€with€probationary€terms€suggestsÐ ¬ü  Ða€lack€of€amenability€to€rehabilitation.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð pÀ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð  p Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE