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ÔÔ€$ÔÝ  ÝÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÔ€%ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑòòÑ7€L8XXdðdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÙ€€ÙßR€()'A1-j|` ç `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌÓ  ÓAT€NASHVILLEóóÌÓ  ÓÌà@ àAPRIL€1998€SESSIONÌÌÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à*€à àNo.€01C01„9706„CR„00202Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà à€€Appellee,à àà àà à*à àDavidson€CountyÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à*à àHon.€Thomas€H.€Shriver,€JudgeÌÌJEFFREY€AARON€PEWITT,€à àà à*à à(Consecutive€Sentencing)Ìà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àAppellant.à àà àà à*ÌÌÌÌÌÌòòFor€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àà àòòFor€Appelleeóó:ÌÌJeffery€A.€DeVasherà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌ1202€Stahlman€Buildingà àà àà àà àÌNashville,€TN€€37201à àà àà àà àDaryl€J.€BrandÌ(on€appeal)à àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌJefferson€Dorseyà àà àà àà àà àCordell€Hull€Building,€Second€FloorÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493Ì1202€Stahlman€Buildingà àà àà àà àÌNashville,€TN€€37201à àà àà àà àNicholas€BaileyÌ(at€œtrial)à à›à àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWashington€Square,€Suite€500Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à222€Second€Avenue€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€€TN€€37201ÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:___________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÓÓÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÇà@ àòòOPINIONóóÌà àà àThe€defendant,€Jeffrey€Aaron€Pewitt,€indicted€on€four€counts€ofÏaggravated€robbery,€entered€pleas€of€guilt€to€three€counts€of€robbery,€a€Class€CÏfelony.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„401.€€The€trial€court€classified€the€defendantÏas€a€Range€II€offender€and€imposed€two€concurrent€nine„year€sentences€and€aÏconsecutive€sentence€of€six€years.€€This€effective€sentence€of€fifteen€years€is€to€beÏserved€consecutively€to€a€previous€sentence€in€which€the€defendant's€release€onÏcommunity€corrections€had€been€revoked.€€ÌÌà àà àIn€this€appeal€of€right,€the€defendant€challenges€the€trial€court'sÏimposition€of€consecutive€sentences.€€€We€find€no€error€and€affirm€the€judgment€ofÏthe€trial€court.ÌÌà àà àThe€state€presented€a€summary€of€proof€at€the€guilty€plea€hearing.€OnÏApril€3,€1996,€Carolyn€Sue€Vick€was€walking€across€the€parking€lot€of€a€NashvilleÏgrocery€store.€€As€she€approached€the€store€entrance,€the€defendant€reached€fromÏthe€passenger€side€of€a€moving€vehicle€to€snatch€her€purse.€€Ms.€Vick€was€draggedÏseveral€feet€before€she€let€go€of€her€purse.€€She€required€treatment€for€a€headÏinjury,€cuts€and€bruises.€€Later€that€afternoon,€Ila€Mae€Bass€was€similarly€robbed€ofÏher€purse€by€the€defendant€in€a€different€Nashville€grocery€store€parking€lot.€€SheÍalso€suffered€injuries€requiring€medical€treatment.€€€ÌÌà àà àThe€next€day,€the€police€discovered€that€a€car€fitting€the€description€ofÏœthe€one›€used€in€the€robberies€was€registered€to€Rhonda€Brownlee,€a€co„defendant.€ÏMs.€Brownlee,€who€had€been€arrested€earlier€that€day€on€an€unrelated€offense,Ïdescribed€the€two€men€she€had€allowed€to€drive€her€car.€€Later€that€day,€policeÏobserved€Ms.€Brownlee's€car€enter€a€grocery€store€parking€lot.€€The€individuals€inÏthe€car€matched€the€description€provided€by€the€victims€and€Ms.€Brownlee.€€TheÏpolice€followed€the€suspects€from€the€grocery€store€to€a€nearby€K„Mart.€€ShortlyÏafter€their€arrival,€the€defendant€leaned€from€the€window€of€the€moving€vehicle€toÏgrab€the€purse€of€Wendy€Peplinski.€€After€a€brief€pursuit,€the€police€apprehendedÏthe€defendant€and€co„defendant€Jenkins.€€The€defendant€admitted€his€involvementÏin€the€three€robberies.€€ÌÌà àà àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€Ms.€Vick€recalled€that€she€was€dragged€sixÏto€ten€feet€before€she€was€able€to€release€her€purse.€€She€suffered€a€concussion,Ïcontusions,€and€severe€scratches€on€her€back.€€Ms.€Vick€testified€that€the€incidentÏhad€resulted€in€marked€emotional€trauma€requiring€treatment.€€As€a€result,€she€wasÏunable€to€continue€her€work.€€It€was€her€opinion€that€the€defendant€should€receiveÏmandatory€drug€rehabilitation€treatment€and€some€term€of€incarceration.ÌÌà àà àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€Ms.€Bass€testified€that€she€had€just€finishedÏloading€her€groceries€into€the€trunk€of€her€car€when€she€was€accosted€from€behind,Ïknocked€down,€and€dragged€by€a€car.€€She€suffered€a€concussion,€internalÏbleeding€on€the€brain,€numerous€scratches€on€her€arms€and€ankle,€and€an€injury€toÏher€hand.€€Ms.€Bass€indicated€that€the€emotional€strain€had€been€difficult€and€thatÏshe€was€fearful€of€going€out.€€She€stated€that€she€had€been€unable€to€sleep€for€twoÏmonths€following€the€robbery€and€asked€for€a€harsh€sentence.€ÌÌà àà àMs.€Peplinski€testified€that€as€she€walked€through€the€K„Mart€parkingÏlot,€a€car€was€driven€beside€her€and€an€occupant€grabbed€her€purse.€€She€statedÏthat€while€she€had€suffered€only€minor€bruises€to€her€arm,€she€was€fearful€now€andÏlimited€her€activities€because€of€the€incident.€€€Ms.€Peplinski€asked€that€theÏdefendant€be€punished€"to€the€fullest€extent€of€the€law."€€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€testified€that€since€his€arrest€he€had€takenÏresponsibility€for€his€crimes€and€that€he€was€"glad"€he€was€caught€because,Ïotherwise,€he€would€not€have€known€how€to€stop€his€destructive€behavior.€€HeÏvoluntarily€provided€police€with€a€statement€œfully›€describing€the€offenses.€€TheÏdefendant€testified€that€his€father€died€when€he€was€eight€and€that€he€hadÍexperienced€a€bitter€relationship€with€his€family.€€While€acknowledging€that€heÏstarted€using€drugs€and€alcohol€at€the€age€of€œsixteen›€and€had€a€lengthy€criminalÏrecord,€he€expressed€remorse€for€his€lifestyle€and€drug€habit.€€Since€beingÏincarcerated,€the€defendant€had€completed€the€Life€Line€Program,€a€drugÏrehabilitation€and€behavior€modification€program.€€At€the€time€of€sentencing,€heÏwas€an€intern€with€the€program€and€worked€with€other€individuals€who€had€similarÏproblems.€€The€defendant€maintained€that€he€had€experienced€no€disciplinaryÏproblems€in€jail€or€at€Life€Line.€€He€is€enrolled€in€computer€classes€through€the€jailÏand€has€maintained€a€3.7€grade€point€average.€€The€defendant€stated€that€heÏintended€to€continue€with€the€drug€rehabilitation€program€upon€his€release€andÏwould€devote€his€time€to€drug€prevention€among€young€people.€€He€expressedÏshame€for€his€actions.€€ÌÌà àà àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€serviceÏof€a€sentence,€it€is€the€duty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€with€aÏpresumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€upon€the€affirmativeÏshowing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€andÏall€relevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Ï1991);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Jonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597€(Tenn.€1994).€€The€SentencingÍCommission€Comments€provide€that€the€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€show€theÏimpropriety€of€the€sentence.€€ÌÌà àà àOur€review€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€the€evidence,€if€œany,€received›€atÏthe€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€ofÏsentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counsel€relative€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€theÏnature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense;€(5)€any€mitigating€or€enhancing€factors;Ï(6)€any€statements€made€by€the€defendant€in€his€own€behalf;€and€(7)€theÏdefendant's€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€€40„35„102,€„103,€and€„210;€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€ÏThe€record€in€this€case€demonstrates€that€the€trial€court€followed€òòAshbyóó€and€madeÏadequate€findings€of€fact.€€€ÌÌà àà àIn€calculating€the€sentence€for€Class€B,€C,€D,€or€E€felony€convictions€atÏthe€time€of€these€offenses,€the€presumptive€sentence€is€the€minimum€within€theÏrange€if€there€are€no€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(c).€€If€there€are€enhancement€factors€but€no€mitigating€factors,€the€trial€courtÏmay€set€the€sentence€above€the€minimum.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(d).€€AÏsentence€involving€both€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€requires€anÏassignment€of€relative€weight€for€the€enhancement€factors€as€a€means€ofÍincreasing€the€sentence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210.€€The€sentence€may€thenÏbe€reduced€within€the€range€by€any€weight€assigned€to€the€mitigating€factorsÏpresent.€€òòId.óó€ÌÌà àà àPrior€to€the€enactment€of€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989,Ïthe€limited€classifications€for€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences€were€set€outÏin€òòGray€v.€Stateóó,€538€S.W.2d€391,€393€(Tenn.€1976).€€In€that€case€our€supreme€courtÏruled€that€aggravating€circumstances€must€be€present€before€placement€in€any€oneÏof€the€classifications.€€Later,€in€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€739€S.W.2d€227€(Tenn.€1987),€theÏcourt€established€an€additional€category€for€those€defendants€convicted€of€two€orÏmore€statutory€offenses€involving€sexual€abuse€of€minors.€€There€were,€however,Ïadditional€words€of€caution:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à[C]onsecutive€sentences€should€not€routinely€beÏimposed€.€.€.€and€.€.€.€the€aggregate€maximum€ofÏconsecutive€terms€must€be€reasonably€related€to€theÏseverity€of€the€offenses€involved.òòÓÓÌTayloróó,€739€S.W.2d€at€230.€€The€Sentencing€Commission€Comments€adopted€theÏcautionary€language.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115.€€The€1989€Act€is,€in€essence,Ïthe€codification€of€the€holdings€in€òòGrayóó€and€òòTayloróó;€consecutive€sentences€may€beÏimposed€in€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€only€upon€a€determination€that€one€orÍmore€of€the€following€criteria× ƒ, ××  ×€exist:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à(1)€The€defendant€is€a€professional€criminal€who€hasÏknowingly€devoted€himself€to€criminal€acts€as€a€majorÏsource€of€livelihood;ÌÌà8 àà8 à(2)€€The€defendant€is€an€offender€whose€record€ofÏcriminal€activity€is€extensive;ÌÌà8 àà8 à(3)€The€defendant€is€a€dangerous€mentally€abnormalÏperson€so€declared€by€a€competent€psychiatrist€whoÏconcludes€as€a€result€of€an€investigation€prior€toÏsentencing€that€the€defendant's€criminal€conduct€hasÏbeen€characterized€by€a€pattern€of€repetitive€orÏcompulsive€behavior€with€heedless€indifference€toÏconsequences;ÌÌà8 àà8 à(4)€The€defendant€is€a€dangerous€offender€whoseÏbehavior€indicates€little€or€no€regard€for€human€life,€andÏno€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€in€which€the€riskÏto€human€life€is€high;€€€€à à€€€€ÌÌà8 àà8 à(5)€€The€defendant€is€convicted€of€two€(2)€or€moreÏstatutory€offenses€involving€sexual€abuse€of€a€minor€withÏconsideration€of€the€aggravating€circumstances€arisingÏfrom€the€relationship€between€the€defendant€and€victimÏor€victims,€the€time€span€of€defendant's€undetectedÏsexual€activity,€the€nature€and€scope€of€the€sexual€actsÏand€the€extent€of€the€residual,€physical€and€mentalÏdamage€to€the€victim€or€victims;ÌÌà8 àà8 à(6)€€The€defendant€is€sentenced€for€an€offenseÏcommitted€while€on€probation;ÌÌà8 àà8 à(7)€€The€defendant€is€sentenced€for€criminal€contempt.ÌÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b).ÌÌà àà àIn€òòGrayóó,€our€supreme€court€ruled€that€before€consecutive€sentencingÏcould€be€imposed€upon€the€dangerous€offender,€as€now€defined€by€subsectionÏ(b)(4)€in€the€statute,€other€conditions€must€be€present:€€(a)€that€the€crimes€involvedÏaggravating€circumstances;€(b)€that€consecutive€sentences€are€a€necessary€meansÏto€protect€the€public€from€the€defendant;€and€(c)€that€the€term€reasonably€relates€toÏthe€severity€of€the€offenses.ÌÌà àà àIn€òòState€v.€Wilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€933,€938€(Tenn.€1995),€our€highÏcourt€reaffirmed€those€principles,€holding€that€consecutive€sentences€cannot€beÏrequired€of€the€dangerous€offender€"unless€the€terms€reasonably€relate[]€to€theÏseverity€of€the€offenses€committed€and€are€necessary€in€order€to€protect€the€publicÏ(society)€from€further€criminal€acts€by€those€persons€who€resort€to€aggravatedÏcriminal€conduct."€€The€òòWilkersonóó€decision,€which€modified€somewhat€the€strictÏfactual€guidelines€for€consecutive€sentencing€adopted€in€òòState€v.€Woodsóó,€814ÏS.W.2d€378,€380€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991),€described€sentencing€as€a€"humanÏprocess€that€neither€can€nor€should€be€reduced€to€a€set€of€fixed€and€mechanicalÍrules."€€òòWilkersonóó,€905€S.W.2d€at€938.€ÌÌà àà àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€judge€found€that€the€defendant€hadÏthirty„four€prior€arrests,€eighteen€misdemeanor€convictions,€two€felony€convictions,Ïand€seven€violations€of€probation.€€The€trial€judge€denied€a€grant€of€probation€onÏthe€basis€that€the€defendant€was€unlikely€to€perform€well€given€his€extensiveÏcriminal€history.€€The€trial€judge€enhanced€each€sentence€by€applying€the€followingÏfactors:€the€defendant€had€a€number€of€previous€convictions,€he€had€a€history€ofÏunwillingness€to€comply€with€release€to€the€community,€and€he€committed€theseÏoffenses€while€on€probation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(1),€(8),€œ›œand›€(13).€€TheÏtrial€court€then€imposed€concurrent,€enhanced€sentences€of€nine€years€on€countsÏone€and€three.€€The€defendant€received€a€six„year€sentence€for€count€four,€to€beÏserved€consecutively€to€count€three.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€trial€judge€imposed€consecutive€sentencing€based€on€twoÏgrounds:€€the€defendant's€prior€record€and€his€commission€of€these€offenses€whileÏon€probation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(2),€(6).€€The€defendant€contendsÏthat€the€trial€court€improperly€applied€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(6)€becauseÏhe€committed€these€offenses€while€serving€a€sentence€on€community€correctionsÏnot€probation.€€A€panel€of€this€court€has€concluded€that€this€provision€may€beÍapplied€by€the€trial€court€as€a€basis€for€consecutive€sentencing€regardless€of€theÏdistinction€between€community€corrections€and€probation.€€òòState€v.€Jabbaul€Pettusóó,ÏNo.€01C01„9602„CC„00056€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Nashville,€Jan.€30,€1997),€òòapp.Ïgrantedóó,€œ(Tenn.,€Sept.›€22,€1997).€€The€supreme€court,€however,€has€granted€reviewÏon€this€issue.€€òòAccordóó€òòState€v.€Larry€G.€Hartóó,€No.€02C01„9406„CC„00111€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.,€at€Jackson,€June€28,€1995),€òòas€clarified€on€petition€to€rehearóó,€(July€26,Ï1995);€òòbut€seeóó€òòState€v.€James€F.€Brownóó,€No.€01C01„9412„CC„00419€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.,€at€Nashville,€Aug.€11,€1995)€(holding€the€probation€factor€was€anÏinappropriate€basis€for€consecutive€sentencing€given€the€substantial€differencesÏbetween€probation€and€community€corrections).€€ÌÌà àà àIn€our€view,€consecutive€sentencing€was€warranted€regardless€ofÏwhether€the€trial€court€correctly€applied€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(6).€€"[T]heÏtrial€court's€reliance€on€alternative€factors€in€its€determination€to€imposeÏconsecutive€sentences€is€permissible."€€òòState€v.€Kenny€Dewayne€Covingtonóó,€No.Ï01C01„9401„CR„00010,€slip€op.€at€3„4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Nashville,€Oct.€6,Ï1994),€òòapp.€deniedóó,€œ(Tenn.,€Jan.›€3,€1995).€€The€Sentencing€Commission€CommentsÏauthorize€consecutive€sentences€"in€the€discretion€of€the€court€if€the€court€finds€òòoneÏor€moreóó€of€the€criteria€set€forth€in€[Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)]."€€(EmphasisÏadded).€€Here,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€defendant€had€an€extensive€criminalÍrecord.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(2).€€The€record€supports€this€finding.€€TheÏdefendant€has€engaged€in€criminal€conduct€since€the€age€of€twenty€and€hasÏaccumulated€twenty€convictions€and€seven€probation€violations€in€seven€years.€ÏThe€nature€of€the€defendant's€crimes€have€become€progressively€more€serious.€ÏHere,€his€conduct€caused€both€physical€and€emotional€injuries€to€his€victims.€€OurÏconclusion€is€that€a€consecutive€sentence€is€warranted€based€on€the€defendant'sÏextensive€criminal€record.ÌÌà à€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à__________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌThomas€T.€Woodall,€JudgeÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌL.€T.€Lafferty,€Special€Judge€€