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Ðand€vandalism€between€$1,000€and€$10,000.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„17„417(a)(1)(G)(1),€39„14„Ð d´ Ð408(a).€€The€trial€court€imposed€Range€I€sentences€of€one€and€two€years€respectively€and€grantedÐ P  Ðprobation€after€a€term€of€90€days€in€jail.€€In€this€appeal€of€right,€the€defendant€contends€that€he€shouldÐ <Œ Ðbe€granted€immediate€probation€because€the€trial€court€failed€to€articulate€its€reasons€for€the€90„dayÐ (x Ðperiod€of€incarceration.€€The€judgments€of€the€trial€court€are€affirmed.Ð d ÐÓ„ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgments€of€the€Trial€Court€Affirmedó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Q$»àX ¢#ÔÔ‡X X.¼Q$ÔGary€R.€Wade,€P.J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJerry€L.€Smithóó€and€òòJoe€G.€Riley,Ð Ä ÐJJ.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌVictoria€L.€DiBonaventura,€Paris,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€James€Thomas€Pratt.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€J.€Ross€Dyer,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€andÐ `° ÐSteve€L.€Garrett,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð L œ ÐÓ»ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Q$»XX ê#ÔÔ‡X X»¼Q$ÔÐ $"t! ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Q$»XX M #ÔÔ‡X X»¼Q$ÔÓ  Óà  àThe€record€contains€few€facts€about€the€underlying€convictions.€€The€first€count€of€theÐ ü#L# Ðindictment€charges€that€the€defendant€illegally€manufactured€1,288€grams€of€marijuana€in€March€ofÐ è$8 $ Ð2001.€€Ô#†¼Q$»XX « #ÔÔ‡X X»¼Q$ÔThe€defendant€was€also€charged€with€possession€of€drug€paraphernalia€and€vandalism€ofÐ Ô%$!% Ðproperty€owned€by€Abbes€Zolfagharbik€in€connection€with€a€marijuana€growing€operation.€TheÐ À&"& Ðvandalism€charge€estimated€damages€between€$10,000€and€$60,000.€€Ð ¬'ü"' ÐÌà  àIn€his€version€of€the€offense€in€the€presentence€report,€the€defendant,€age€46,€claimed€that€heÐ „)Ô$) Ðhad€suffered€a€variety€of€chronic€ailments€over€a€period€of€ten€years€which€required€continualÐ p*À%* Ðmedical€treatment.€€He€reported€side€effects€from€his€medication€including€severe€headaches,€internalÐ \+¬&+ Ðbleeding,€cramps,€a€failing€immune€system,€and€other€physical€infirmities.€€Although€the€defendant€Ð H,˜', Ðhad€been€denied€a€disability€claim,€he€provided€medical€documentation€that€he€suffered€from€heartÐ 4-„(-ý Ðdisease,€severe€depression,€and€degenerative€disc€disease.€€He€admitted€that€he€used€marijuana€at€theÐ ° Ðrate€of€one€to€three€cigarettes€a€day€for€the€purpose€of€pain€management.€€The€arresting€officerÐ œì Ðdescribed€the€confiscated€marijuana€as€"nearly€three€pounds€of€finished€product."€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àIn€response€to€questioning€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€defendant€acknowledged€trying€toÐ `° Ðgrow€the€marijuana.€€He€claimed€that,€"It€died€and€I€raked€it€off€and€I€[threw]€it€in€a€bag€and€thereÐ L œ Ðis€where€they€found€it€.€.€.€."€€The€defendant€attempted€to€minimize€his€culpability,€claiming€that€"itÐ 8 ˆ Ðwas€nothing€but€leaves."€€When€the€ò òó ótrial€court€asked€what€he€intended€to€do€with€such€a€large€amountÐ $ t Ðof€marijuana,€the€defendant€responded€as€follows:€€Ð  ` ÐÌà8  àà ` àSir,€whenever€somebody€tells€you€that€you€are€not€going€to€live€for€a€long€.Ð è 8  Ð.€.€period€of€time,€they€tell€you€of€your€own€demise,€you€can€see€the€end€of€it€and€thatÐ Ô$  Ðis€what€my€doctors€have€told€me€and€I€asked€them€prior€to€that,€I€said,€Is€thereÐ À  Ðanything€that€you€guys€can€give€me?€€They€gave€me€medication€for€several€differentÐ ¬ü  Ðthings€and€one€counteracts€the€other€and€whenever€it€does€you€have€terrible€sideÐ ˜è  Ðeffects:€€vomiting,€diarrhea.€€Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€questioning,€the€trial€court€determined€that€there€were€neitherÐ \¬ Ðenhancement€factors€nor€mitigating€factors€applicable.€€While€acknowledging€that€this€was€"anÐ H˜ Ðappropriate€case€for€alternative€sentencing,"€the€trial€court€ordered€confinement€for€90€days€with€theÐ 4„ Ðbalance€to€be€served€on€supervised€probation.€€In€this€appeal,€the€defendant€insists€that€he€wasÐ  p Ðentitled€to€immediate€probation€and€complains€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€adequately€address€theÐ  \ Ðstatutory€sentencing€principles.€€Ð øH 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€de€novo€review€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€byÐ ¼  Ðthe€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€is€"conditioned€uponÐ ¨ø Ðthe€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ ”ä Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.Ð €Ð ÐJonesóó,€883€S.W.2d€597,€600€(Tenn.€1994).€€"If€the€trial€court€applies€inappropriate€factors€orÐ l¼ 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 D!” Ðprovide€that€the€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€show€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ 0"€  ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„401,€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.Ð #l! ÐÌà  àOur€review€requires€an€analysis€of€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencingÐ ô$D # Ðhearing;€(2)€the€presentence€report;€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€the€arguments€of€counselÐ à%0!$ 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 ¸'#& Ðdefendant's€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€„210;Ð ¤(ô#' ÐòòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.2d€859,€863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€Ð )à$( Ðâ âÔ#†¼Q$»XX î #ÔÔ‡X X»¼Q$ÔÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àEspecially€mitigated€or€standard€offenders€convicted€of€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felonies€are,€ofÐ ° Ðâ âcourse,€presumed€to€be€favorable€candidates€"for€alternative€sentencing€options€in€the€absence€ofÐ œì Ðevidence€to€the€contrary."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-102(6).€€With€certain€statutory€exceptions,€noneÐ ˆØ Ðof€which€apply€here,€probation€must€be€automatically€considered€by€the€trial€court€if€the€sentenceÐ tÄ Ðimposed€is€eight€years€or€less.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b)€(Supp.€2001).€€Ô‡X XXX ÔThe€trial€courtððsÐ `° Ðdetermination€of€whether€the€defendant€is€entitled€to€an€alternative€sentence€and€whether€theÐ L œ Ðdefendant€is€a€suitable€candidate€for€full€probation€are€different€inquiries€with€different€burdens€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðproof.€€òòState€v.€Boggsóó,€932€S.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€When,€as€here,€the€defendantÐ $ t Ðis€entitled€to€the€statutory€presumption€favoring€alternative€sentencing,€the€state€must€overcome€theÐ  ` Ðpresumption€by€the€showing€of€ð ðevidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169;€òòState€v.Ð ü L  ÐBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€455€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),€òòoverruled€in€part€on€other€grounds€byóóÐ è 8  ÐòòState€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1€(Tenn.€2000);€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð40-35-102(6),€-103.€Ð Ô$  ÐConversely,€it€is€the€defendant€who€has€the€burden€of€demonstrating€his€suitability€for€totalÐ À  Ðprobation.€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€455;€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b)€(Supp.€2001).Ð ¬ü  ÐÔ#†X XXX ÿ!#ÔÔ#†¼Q$»XX Œ#ÔÔ‡X X»¼Q$ÔÌà  àAmong€the€factors€applicable€to€probation€consideration€are€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,Ð „Ô  Ðthe€defendant's€criminal€record,€social€history€and€present€condition,€and€the€deterrent€effect€uponÐ pÀ Ðand€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285,€286€(Tenn.€1978).€Ð \¬ ÐThe€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€offense€may€often€be€so€egregious€as€to€preclude€the€grant€ofÐ H˜ Ðprobation.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Poeóó,€614€S.W.2d€403,€404€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).€€A€lack€of€candor€mayÐ 4„ Ðalso€militate€against€a€grant€of€probation.€€òòState€v.€Bunchóó,€646€S.W.2d€158,€160€(Tenn.€1983).€Ð  p ÐÔ#†¼Q$»XX Õ&#ÔÔ‡X X»¼Q$ÔÌà  àMoreover,€in€òòAshbyóó,€our€supreme€court€encouraged€the€grant€of€considerable€discretionaryÐ øH Ðauthority€to€our€trial€courts€in€matters€such€as€these.€€823€S.W.2d€at€171;€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727Ð ä4 ÐS.W.2d€229,€235€(Tenn.1986).€€"[E]ach€case€must€be€bottomed€upon€its€own€facts."€€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€Ð Ð  Ð744€S.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€€"It€is€not€the€policy€or€purpose€of€this€court€to€placeÐ ¼  Ðtrial€judges€in€a€judicial€straight-jacket€in€this€or€any€other€area,€and€we€are€always€reluctant€toÐ ¨ø Ðinterfere€with€their€traditional€discretionary€powers."€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€171.Ð ”ä ÐÔ#†¼Q$»XX *#ÔÔ‡X X»¼Q$ÔÌà  àThe€defendant,€who€is€divorced,€resides€with€his€elderly€mother€in€Hardin€County.€€The€agesÐ l¼ Ðof€his€two€daughters€and€son€ranged€from€24€to€30€years.€€Ô#†¼Q$»XX $-#ÔÔ‡X X»¼Q$ÔHis€employment€record€includes€12€yearsÐ X ¨ Ðas€an€automobile€salesman€between€1976€and€1988€and€three€years€in€construction.€€At€the€time€ofÐ D!” Ðthe€presentence€report,€the€defendant€described€himself€as€self„employed,€restoring€vintage€muscleÐ 0"€  Ðcars€and€earning€between€$10,000€and€$21,000€per€year.€€Although€he€quit€school€after€the€ninthÐ #l! Ðgrade,€he€later€obtained€his€GED.€€The€defendant€received€an€honorable€discharge€from€the€UnitedÐ $X" ÐStates€Army€with€the€rank€of€E„5.€€Ð ô$D # ÐÌÔ#†¼Q$»XX .#ÔÔ€X X»¼Q$Ôà  àOur€review€of€the€record€establishes€that€the€trial€court€did€not€accredit€the€testimony€of€theÐ Ì&"% Ðdefendant.€€During€a€colloquy€with€the€defendant,€the€trial€court€asked€for€"a€straight€answer,"Ð ¸'#& Ðobserving€that€the€defendant€was€trying€to€"play€games"€by€his€responses€to€questions€about€the€largeÐ ¤(ô#' Ðamount€of€marijuana.€€It€was€only€after€the€trial€court€suggested€that€the€marijuana€might€be€forÐ )à$( Ðâ âmedical€purposes€that€the€defendant€claimed€the€substance€was€for€treatment€of€his€various€ailments.€Ð |*Ì%) ÐAt€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€expressed€doubt€that€the€defendantÐ ° Ðintended€to€use€the€entire€amount€of€the€marijuana€for€medical€reasons.€€Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àA€lack€of€candor€suggests€a€limited€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€òòState€v.€Dowdyóó,€894€S.W.2dÐ tÄ Ð301,€306€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€Without€finding€either€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors,€theÐ `° Ðtrial€court€made€reference€to€those€factors€and€a€general€reference€to€the€principles€which€governÐ L œ Ðsentencing.€€The€denial€of€full€probation€was€based€upon€the€large€amount€of€marijuana€in€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðdefendant's€possession,€his€failure€to€accept€full€responsibility€for€his€conduct,€and€his€lack€ofÐ $ t Ðforthrightness€in€explaining€his€purpose.€€In€our€view,€a€sentence€of€split€confinement€was€proper.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àà ` àAccordingly,€the€judgments€are€affirmed.Ð è 8  ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE