WPC  8Z aE4cj ~>|&S闛},V&mג=F,jw2kGj ^g0 xٝc,E+dPL3ۣ,erX:V8{qq]bZ!:F{:Yϣ8qDPlTog@1J;66TEwb*P]-~n3pτ͐ Ewm(Vw(sgh:u1Tba|[^`'1>r(3AoN5?uռ]#l:? NH 3I(j7˥BĊiE)K/ T. S/{Ǎ8)# >UNI % 0(VU:w@4AUd mf}} 0l 0Df BU:   U: M U:O O O O O O O O O AQ  0D 0D 0D( ( D/l l B D3 HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLJ(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular ijDklEmDnopӀz}n~<$Nt8B883|x}U s   `     1    DefendantwasindictedforDUI,fourthoffense.Atthesentencinghearing,  defendant'sattorneyreferredtodefendant'sconvictionasafourthoffenseDUI.However,thejudgmentformindicatesthatdefendantwasconvictedofDUI,thirdoffense.((3$ !      0  (#$  0  P Pd,  AZ"Arial Regular !"  XXXX4XX   Ad FILEDXX4  July13,1999CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAh  ,cAZ"Arial Regular !"  XXXX4XX   Ad FILEDXX4  July12,1999CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAh ,cAZ"Arial Regular !"#%C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ' dxd d'''''dxd !  ppXXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7%XXdd7  zpr(<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rpz}zr(<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rz}}}}pp}}}}}}}}}}t(>.*jxn` `@E` 8ttxP tߛ}@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@(ATJACKSON@hh%MAY1999SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.02C019808CC00249   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p BENTONCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.JULIANP.GUINN,   DOUGLASMcARTHURRAINS, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (DUI,HMVOViolation) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L TERRYJ.LEONARD 9NorthCourtSquare  P.O.Box957Camden,TN38320   FORTHEAPPELLEE: L PAULG.SUMMERS  $ AttorneyGeneralandReporter J.ROSSDYER   AssistantAttorneyGeneral̢CordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 G.ROBERTRADFORD   F$ DistrictAttorneyGeneral BETHBOSWELL  #' AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneralP.O.Box686Huntingdon,TN383440686 f&!* (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 -(0 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  5219  @qq* OPINION    ` Thedefendant,DouglasMcArthurRains,pledguiltyinBentonCountytoviolatingtheHabitualMotorVehicleOffenderlaw("HMVO"),aClassEfelony,andtodrivingundertheinfluence("DUI"),thirdoffense.  #  1      ׀Thetrialcourtsentenced  "  defendantasaRangeIstandardoffendertooneyearincarcerationontheHMVOoffense,andtoelevenmonths,twentyninedaysontheDUIoffense.Thecourtorderedthesentencestorunconsecutively.Inthisappealasofright,defendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredindenyinghimanalternativesentenceandinorderingconsecutiveserviceofhissentences.Uponourreviewoftherecord,we   AFFIRM thejudgmentbelow.  @" ALTERNATIVESENTENCING >   ` ThepresentencereportreflectsthatdefendanthasthreepriorDUIconvictionsaswellasaconvictionforpublicintoxication.HereceivedapartiallysuspendedsentenceoneachoftheDUIoffenses.Atthesentencinghearing,defendantadmittedtobeinganalcoholic,buttestifiedthathehadbeenalcoholfreeforsevenmonths. ` Insentencingdefendant,thetrialcourtrejectedalternativesentencingbecauseofthecircumstancesoftheoffense,defendant'spriorcriminalrecord,andhisrefusaltoacceptresponsibilityforhisactions.Thecourtadditionallynotedthatprobationhadbeentriedandfailed,andthattherewas"noreasontobelievethatprobationinthisinstancewouldservetheendsofjustice."Thejudgefurtherstatedthatheconsideredconfinementnecessarytoprotectsocietyandtoavoiddepreciatingtheseriousnessoftheoffenses. r4/5  ` ThisCourtsreviewofthesentenceimposedbythetrialcourtisdenovowith  apresumptionofcorrectness.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).Thispresumptionisconditioneduponanaffirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialjudgeconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev.Ashby,823S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991).  4  ` UndertheCriminalSentencingReformActof1989,trialjudgesareencouragedtousealternativestoincarceration.AnespeciallymitigatedorstandardoffenderconvictedofaClassC,DorEfelonyispresumedtobeafavorablecandidateforalternativesentencingoptionsintheabsenceofevidencetothecontrary.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035102(6). ` Indeterminingifincarcerationisappropriate,atrialcourtmayconsidertheneedtoprotectsocietybyrestrainingadefendanthavingalonghistoryofcriminalconduct,theneedtoavoiddepreciatingtheseriousnessoftheoffense,whetherconfinementisparticularlyappropriatetoeffectivelydeterotherslikelytocommitsimilaroffenses,andwhetherlessrestrictivemeasureshaveoftenorrecentlybeenunsuccessfullyappliedtothedefendant.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1);seealso  Statev.Ashby,823S.W.2dat169.Additionally,acourtshouldconsiderthe x!  defendantspotentialorlackofpotentialforrehabilitationwhendeterminingifanalternativesentencewouldbeappropriate.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035103(5);State %` $ v.Boston,938S.W.2dk435,klljatj񛀜438m.mnno(onTenn.Crim.App.1996).n &,"&   ` Defendanthasnotcarriedhisburdenofdemonstratingthatthetrialcourt's (#( denialofalternativesentencinginthiscaseisimproper.Indeed,weagreewiththetrialcourtthatincarcerationisappropriateinthiscase.Defendanthasasignificanthistoryofcriminalconduct;repeatedepisodesofdrivingundertheinfluenceareveryseriousoffenses;andlessrestrictivemeasureshavebeenrepeatedly,butunsuccessfully,applied.Moreover,weareconvincedthatthespecterofsignificantjailtimeisparticularlyappropriateinthisstate'sattemptstokeeprepeatdrunkdriversofftheroad.Thisissueis,therefore,withoutmerit. 8$4: @# CONSECUTIVESENTENCES    ` Withrespecttoorderingdefendant'ssentencestorunconsecutively,thetrialcourtstatedthatitwasnecessary"tojail[defendant]aslongaspossibletokeep[him]outofthevehiclebefore[he]kill[ed]somebody'schildor[himself]." ` XIlXXXAcourtmayordersentencestorunconsecutivelyifthecourtfindsbya    preponderanceoftheevidencethat:Ӏ8 ` [t]hedefendantisanoffenderwhoserecordofcriminalactivityis x  extensive;[or] ` `  8 ` [t]hedefendantisadangerousoffenderwhosebehaviorindicateslittleornoregardforhumanlife,andnohesitationaboutcommittingacrimeinwhichtherisktohumanlifeishigh. ` `  Tenn.CodeAnn.4035115(b)(2),(4);seealsoStatev.Black,924S.W.2d912, X 917(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).Furthermore,thecourtisrequiredtodeterminewhethertheconsecutivesentences(1)arereasonablyrelatedtotheseverityoftheoffensescommitted;(2)servetoprotectthepublicfromfurthercriminalconductbytheoffender;and(3)arecongruentwithgeneralprinciplesofsentencing.Statev.  ТWilkerson,905S.W.2d933,939(Tenn.1995). h!  ` Althoughthetrialjudgedidnotstatespecificallywhichstatutoryfactorhewasutilizingforimposingconsecutivesentences,thetenorofhisremarksindicatethatheconsidereddefendanttobeadangerousoffender.ggfSeefhhiSeeihhgg񛀢T.C.A.4035 'X"% 115(b)(4).ThisCourthasfoundadefendantwithDUIconvictionstosatisfythatdefinition.See,e.g.,Statev.RichardE.Nelson,C.C.A.No.01C019601CR *&) 00034,WilsonCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.filedSeptember18,1997,atNashville), ,'+ Мperm.`to`app.aadenied(Tenn.1998);Statev.AnthonyRaymondBell,C.C.A.No. .)- 03C019503CR00070,RoaneCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.filedMarch11,1996,atKnoxville),perm.btobapp.denied(Tenn.1996). H2-1  ` Furthermore,defendantisanoffenderwhoserecordofcriminalactivityis"extensive."T.C.A.4035115(b)(2).Hehasfourpriorconvictions,beginningin1991,andallinvolveintoxication.GiventhattheinstantDUIoffenseisofasimilarnature,itis"particularlyappropriatethatweconsiderthispriorcriminalactivity." 959 Powersv.State,942S.W.2d551,558(Tenn.Crim.App.1996)(holding  consecutivesentencesappropriatewherethedefendanthadfoursimilarpriorconvictions).Wefurtherfindthattheeffectivesentenceofoneyear,elevenmonthsandtwentyninedaysisreasonablyrelatedtotheseverityofdefendant'soffensesandwillprotectthepublicfromfurtherepisodesofdefendant'sdrunkdriving.See 0  Wilkerson,905S.W.2dat939.Thisissueisc,c񛀜therefored,dwithoutmerit. `  Мee ` Thejudgmentbelowisaffirmed.#XXXXIl#    `     h      p ____________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  b  CONCUR:   ____________________________   JOHNH.PEAY,JUDGE ____________________________  &#v! THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE