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Ðfor€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð #`" ÐÓûÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼_¥»XX * #ÔÔ‡X X»¼_¥ÔÐ è$8 $ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼_¥»XX  #ÔÔ‡X X»¼_¥ÔÓ  Óà  àOn€September€5,€2000,€the€Defendant,€Sharon€Rhea,€pled€guilty€to€two€counts€of€introduction€Ð À&"& Ðof€drugs€into€a€penal€institution.€€Pursuant€to€her€plea€agreement,€the€Defendant€agreed€to€two€six„Ð ¬'ü"' Ðyear€sentences€to€be€served€concurrent€to€one€another€but€consecutive€to€the€sentence€she€was€servingÐ ˜(è#( Ðat€the€time€of€the€offenses€in€this€case.€€The€plea€agreement€left€the€manner€of€service€of€the€sentenceÐ „)Ô$) Ðto€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€Following€a€sentencing€hearing€conducted€on€October€16,€2000,Ð p*À%* Ðthe€trial€court€ordered€that€the€sentences€imposed€for€the€charges€in€this€case€be€served€in€theÐ \+¬&+ Ðâ âTennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€In€this€appeal€as€of€right,€the€Defendant€argues€that€the€trialÐ H,˜',ý ÐÔ_Ôcourt€erred€by€denying€her€alternative€sentencing.€€Having€reviewed€the€record,€we€affirm€theÐ ° Ðjudgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àAt€her€sentencing€hearing,€the€Defendant€testified€that€she€was€thirty„six€years€old.€€SheÐ tÄ Ðstated€that€she€was€married€and€had€three€children,€ages€twenty„one,€seventeen€and€eight€years€old.€Ð `° ÐShe€stated€that€her€mother€was€raising€her€youngest€child.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€she€wasÐ L œ Ðmanic€depressive,€that€she€had€Hepatitis€C,€and€that€she€was€a€recovering€alcoholic.€€She€alsoÐ 8 ˆ Ðtestified€that€she€was€prone€to€anxiety€and€panic€attacks.€€€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€at€the€time€of€the€offenses€in€this€case,€she€was€serving€aÐ ü L  Ðsentence€for€armed€robbery.€€She€reported€that€after€initially€serving€two€and€a€half€years,€she€wasÐ è 8  Ðplaced€on€parole€in€1990.€€However,€after€being€on€parole€for€approximately€ten€years,€she€wasÐ Ô$  Ðarrested€for€driving€under€the€influence€(DUI).€€Based€upon€her€parole€violation,€she€was€againÐ À  Ðincarcerated€in€March€2000.€€She€stated€that€her€sentence€for€armed€robbery€was€to€expire€in€2002.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àWith€regard€to€the€offenses€in€this€case,€the€Defendant€candidly€admitted€that€she€possessedÐ „Ô  Ðboth€Klonopin€and€Valium€while€incarcerated.€€She€explained€that€she€had€been€prescribed€theseÐ pÀ Ðmedications€while€on€parole€and€had€been€taking€them€for€approximately€three€years€when€sheÐ \¬ Ðbecame€incarcerated.€€She€stated€that€the€medications€were€prescribed€for€manic€depressive€andÐ H˜ Ðsuicidal€tendencies.€€In€addition,€the€Defendant€informed€the€court€that€while€she€was€on€parole,€sheÐ 4„ Ðwas€also€taking€sleeping€medication,€Trazodone,€and€Zoloft,€an€anxiety€medication.€€She€stated€thatÐ  p Ðshe€had€been€taking€these€medications€since€approximately€1990.€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€stated€that€when€she€became€incarcerated,€she€was€allowed€to€continue€to€takeÐ ä4 Ðher€prescription€medication€for€only€a€couple€of€weeks€before€the€doctor€at€the€prison€where€she€wasÐ Ð  Ðincarcerated€told€her€that€she€no€longer€needed€the€medications€and€took€her€off€of€them.€€TheÐ ¼  ÐDefendant€maintained€that€this€caused€her€to€have€ð ða€lot€of€panic€and€anxiety€attacksðð€and€to€becomeÐ ¨ø Ðð ðreal€nervous€and€anxious.ðð€€She€stated€that€she€therefore€asked€two€fellow€inmates,€who€wereÐ ”ä Ðleaving€the€prison€daily€for€work€release,€to€smuggle€the€medications€into€jail.€€She€admitted€that€sheÐ €Ð Ðknew€she€was€not€supposed€to€have€the€medications.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€reported€that€if€she€were€to€be€released€from€prison,€she€would€live€with€herÐ D!” Ðhusband€next€door€to€her€parents.€€She€testified€that€her€husband€was€employed€by€her€parents,€whoÐ 0"€  Ðowned€a€plumbing€business,€and€she€stated€that€if€released,€she€planned€to€also€work€for€her€parents.€Ð #l! ÐThe€Defendant€also€reported€that€she€was€receiving€disability€payments€for€her€psychologicalÐ $X" Ðdisorders.€€She€maintained€that€if€she€were€to€be€released,€she€would€attend€an€inpatient€treatmentÐ ô$D # Ðprogram€for€thirty€days€and€then€attend€Alcoholics€Anonymous€meetings€on€a€regular€basis.€€SheÐ à%0!$ Ðstated,€ð ðI€would€just€like€to€be€home€with€my€children€and€have€a€chance€to€get€my€life€straight.ðð€€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€Defendant€admitted€that€prison€officials€discovered€the€smuggledÐ ¤(ô#' Ðmedications€when€she€ð ðoverdosed.ðð€€She€stated€that€she€had€ninety„six€Klonopins€in€her€possession;Ð )à$( Ðhowever,€she€explained€that€when€she€was€on€parole,€she€had€been€taking€four€Klonopins€a€day.€€TheÐ |*Ì%) ÐDefendant€further€admitted€that€she€had€had€problems€with€drugs€and€alcohol€since€her€early€teens.€Ð h+¸&* ÐShe€testified€that€when€she€was€young,€she€took€ð ðmostly€speed€and€just€stuff€like€that,ðð€but€ð ðthen€.Ð ° Ð.€.€started€taking€Valiumsðð€and€ð ðnerve€medicationðð€prescribed€for€her€at€ð ðan€early€age.ðð€€She€admittedÐ œì Ðthat€she€had€been€addicted€to€Valium€and€reported€that€she€had€recently€been€through€two€drug€andÐ ˆØ Ðalcohol€programs,€which€lasted€approximately€four€days€each.€€The€Defendant€also€reported€that€sheÐ tÄ Ðreceived€inpatient€treatment€in€1999€for€seven€days€and€in€1994€for€twenty„eight€days.€€SheÐ `° Ðexplained,€ð ðIððve€had€a€real€serious€problem€and€I€do€good€for€about€90€days€and€then€mess€up.ðð€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€she€had€€received€three€convictions€for€armed€robbery,€for€whichÐ $ t Ðshe€was€incarcerated€at€the€time€of€the€offenses€in€this€case.€€The€Defendant€further€admitted€that€sheÐ  ` Ðwas€arrested€several€times€for€DUI€while€on€parole.€€The€Defendant€admitted€that€in€addition€to€herÐ ü L  ÐDUI€convictions,Ô#†¼_¥»XX e #ÔÔ‡X X»¼_¥Ô€she€had€received€two€public€intoxication€convictions,€an€assault€conviction,€aÐ è 8  Ðconviction€for€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accident,€and€a€conviction€for€driving€on€a€suspended€license.€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àCarolyn€Payne,€the€Defendantððs€mother,€testified€on€her€daughterððs€behalf.€€She€reported€thatÐ ¬ü  Ðshe€kept€in€close€contact€with€the€Defendant€and€wished€to€help€her€as€much€as€possible.€€She€furtherÐ ˜è  Ðtestified€that€she€had€had€custody€of€the€Defendantððs€nine„year„old€daughter€for€approximately€aÐ „Ô  Ðyear,€and€she€reported€that€she€had€adopted€the€Defendantððs€oldest€child.€€She€stated€that€she€hadÐ pÀ Ðtaken€care€of€each€of€the€Defendantððs€children€since€birth.€€Payne€maintained€that€even€if€herÐ \¬ Ðdaughter€were€to€be€released€from€prison,€she€intended€to€continue€raising€the€Defendantððs€children.€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àPayne€testified€that€the€Defendant€had€ð ðalways€had€a€problemðð€with€drugs€and€depression.Ð  p ÐShe€reported€that€the€Defendant€had€a€prescription€for€Klonopin€at€the€time€she€became€incarcerated.Ô#†¼_¥»XX /&#ÔÔ‡X X»¼_¥ÔÐ  \ ÐShe€stated€that€the€Defendant€ð ðstarted€out€when€she€was€sixteen€with€drugs.ðð€€She€reported€that€theÐ øH ÐDefendant€had€tried€to€commit€suicide€ð ðmanyðð€times€by€overdosing€on€her€prescription€medication.€Ð ä4 ÐShe€stated€that€the€Defendant€also€suffered€from€manic€depression,€a€bipolar€disorder,€with€whichÐ Ð  Ðshe€had€been€diagnosed€for€a€few€years.€€Payne€testified€that€when€the€Defendant€becomes€depressed,Ð ¼  Ðshe€ð ðsit[s]€for€days€and€donððt€talk,€donððt€call€nobody.€€Sheððs€quiet.ðð€€She€stated,€ð ðI€donððt€think€sheÐ ¨ø Ðbothers€anybody€.€.€.€.ðð€€€She€testified€that€the€Defendant€ð ðdefinitely€needs€help.ðð€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àPayne€stated€that€if€the€Defendant€were€to€be€released,€the€Defendant€could€work€in€theÐ l¼ Ðfamily€plumbing€business.€€She€explained€that€the€Defendant€had€previously€done€so,€ð ðcutting€pipeÐ X ¨ Ðand€soldering.ðð€€Payne€also€testified€that€she€and€her€husband€had€built€a€house€next€door€to€theirÐ D!” Ðown€home€for€the€Defendant€so€that€they€ð ðcould€keep€an€eye€on€[the€Defendant]ðð€because€of€theÐ 0"€  ÐDefendantððs€seizures.€€Payne€stated€that€the€Defendant€could€move€back€into€the€house€upon€herÐ #l! Ðrelease.€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àPayne€also€maintained€that€if€the€Defendant€were€to€be€released,€she€could€help€the€DefendantÐ à%0!$ Ðcomply€with€the€conditions€of€her€probation.€€She€stated€that€she€would€help€ensure€that€theÐ Ì&"% ÐDefendant€took€her€medicine€properly€and€visited€the€doctor€regularly.€€Payne€testified€that€sheÐ ¸'#& Ðbelieved€the€Defendant€would€be€able€to€comply€with€the€conditions€of€probation,€stating€ð ðI€thinkÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsheððs€had€enough.ððÐ )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àThe€Defendant€now€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€ordering€her€to€serve€her€sentencesÐ ° Ðâ âin€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€She€argues€that€the€trial€court€failed€to€ð ðadequatelyÐ œì Ðconsider[]€and€weigh[]€the€circumstances€surrounding€these€offenses€as€mitigating€againstÐ ˆØ Ðincarceration.ðð€€She€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€ð ðplaced€undue€emphasis€on€her€prior€opportunitiesÐ tÄ Ðat€treatment€in€denigrating€her€potential€for€rehabilitation.ðð€€She€requests€that€this€Court€ð ðmodify€herÐ `° Ðsentence€to€split€confinement€followed€by€release€to€an€in„patient€drug€program€followed€byÐ L œ Ðresidence€in€a€halfway€house€coupled€with€intensive€probation.ðð€€€€€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àWhen€a€criminal€defendant€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,Ð  ` Ðthe€reviewing€court€must€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€theÐ ü L  Ðdeterminations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€òòóóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€ThisÐ è 8  Ðpresumption,€however,€ð ðis€conditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÐ Ô$  Ðconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823Ð À  ÐS.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€the€event€that€the€record€fails€to€show€such€consideration,€theÐ ¬ü  Ðreview€of€the€sentence€is€purely€òòdeóó€òònovoóó.€€òòState€v.€Sheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð ˜è  Ð1992).€€Because€the€trial€court€in€this€case€made€an€affirmative€showing€on€the€record€that€itÐ „Ô  Ðconsidered€all€relevant€facts,€circumstances,€and€sentencing€principles€in€sentencing€the€Defendant,Ð pÀ Ðour€review€of€the€Defendantððs€sentences€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€with€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àIn€making€its€sentencing€determination,€the€trial€court,€at€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencingÐ 4„ Ðhearing,€determines€the€range€of€sentence€and€then€determines€the€specific€sentence€and€the€proprietyÐ  p Ðof€sentencing€alternatives€by€considering€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€theÐ  \ Ðsentencing€hearing,€(2)€the€presentence€report,€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€toÐ øH Ðsentencing€alternatives,€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved,€(5)Ð ä4 Ðevidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors,€(6)€anyÐ Ð  Ðstatements€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€the€defendant's€behalf€about€sentencing,€and€(7)€theÐ ¼  Ðpotential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€òòóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„210(a),€(b),€„103(5);€òòState€v.Ð ¨ø ÐWilliamsóó,€920€S.W.2d€247,€258€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€The€sentence€imposed€must€be€adequatelyÐ ”ä Ðsupported€by€the€record€and€comply€with€the€purposes€and€principles€of€the€1989€Sentencing€ReformÐ €Ð ÐAct.€€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€237€(Tenn.€1986).Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àWhen€imposing€a€sentence,€the€trial€court€must€make€specific€findings€of€fact€on€the€recordÐ D!” Ðsupporting€the€sentence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„209(c).€€The€record€should€also€include€anyÐ 0"€  Ðenhancement€or€mitigating€factors€applied€by€the€trial€court.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„210(f).€€Thus,€if€the€trialÐ #l! Ðcourt€wishes€to€enhance€a€sentence,€the€court€must€state€its€reasons€on€the€record.€€The€purpose€ofÐ $X" Ðrecording€the€courtððs€reasoning€is€to€guarantee€the€preparation€of€a€proper€record€for€appellateÐ ô$D # Ðreview.€€òòState€v.€Ervinóó,€939€S.W.2d€581,€584€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€that€theÐ ¸'#& Ðcourt€imposed€a€lawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðfactors€and€principles€set€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€areÐ )à$( Ðadequately€supported€by€the€record,€then€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€"even€if€we€would€haveÐ |*Ì%) Ðpreferred€a€different€result."€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€TheÐ h+¸&* Ðdefendant€bears€the€burden€of€showing€the€impropriety€of€the€sentence€imposed.€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2dÐ ° Ðat€169.òòóóÐ œì ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€argues€that€she€should€have€been€granted€a€form€of€alternative€sentencing.€Ð tÄ ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„102(5)€provides€as€follows:€Ð `° Ðà8  àIn€recognition€that€state€prison€capacities€and€the€funds€to€build€and€maintain€themÐ L œ Ðare€limited,€convicted€felons€committing€the€most€severe€offenses,€possessingÐ 8 ˆ Ðcriminal€histories€evincing€a€clear€disregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€of€society,€andÐ $ t Ðevincing€failure€of€past€efforts€at€rehabilitation€shall€be€given€first€priority€regardingÐ  ` Ðsentencing€involving€incarceration€.€.€.€.€Ðü L Ð Ð  ÐA€defendant€who€does€not€fall€within€this€class€of€offenders€ð ðand€who€is€an€especially€mitigatedÐ è 8  Ðoffender€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorableÐ Ô$  Ðcandidate€for€alternative€sentencing€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„102(6).€Ð À  ÐFurthermore,€unless€sufficient€evidence€rebuts€the€presumption,€ð ð[t]he€trial€court€must€presume€thatÐ ¬ü  Ða€defendant€sentenced€to€eight€years€or€less€and€not€an€offender€for€whom€incarceration€is€a€priorityÐ ˜è  Ðis€subject€to€alternative€sentencing€and€that€a€sentence€other€than€incarceration€would€result€inÐ „Ô  Ðsuccessful€rehabilitation€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòState€v.€Byrdóó,€861€S.W.2d€377,€379„80€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòseeóóÐ pÀ Ðòòalsoóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(a).€€The€Defendant,€as€a€Range€I€standard€offender€convicted€ofÐ \¬ Ðtwo€Class€C€felonies,€òòseeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€39„16„201(b),€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternativeÐ H˜ Ðsentencing.€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àHowever,€all€offenders€who€meet€the€criteria€are€not€entitled€to€relief;€instead,€sentencingÐ  \ Ðissues€must€be€determined€by€the€facts€and€circumstances€of€each€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€744Ð øH ÐS.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987)€(citing€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€235€(Tenn.Ð ä4 Ð1986)).€€Even€if€a€defendant€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€underÐ Ð  ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„102(6),€the€statutory€presumption€of€an€alternative€sentence€mayÐ ¼  Ðbe€overcome€ifÐ ¨ø Ðà8  àà ` à(A)€[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restraining€a€defendantÐ ”ä Ðwho€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;ЀÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(B)€[c]onfinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€theÐ l¼ Ðoffense€or€confinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€toÐ X ¨ Ðothers€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses;€orÐD!”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(C)€[m]easures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recentlyÐ 0"€  Ðbeen€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant€.€.€.€.Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(A)„(C).€€In€choosing€among€possible€sentencing€alternatives,€theÐ $X" Ðtrial€court€should€also€consider€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„103(5),€which€states,€in€pertinentÐ ô$D # Ðpart,€ð ðThe€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€the€rehabilitation€or€treatment€of€a€defendant€should€beÐ à%0!$ Ðconsidered€in€determining€the€sentence€alternative€or€length€of€a€term€to€be€imposed.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„35„Ð Ì&"% Ð103(5);€òòState€v.€Dowdyóó,€894€S.W.2d€301,€305€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€argues€specifically€that€as€part€of€her€alternative€sentence,€the€trial€courtÐ )à$( Ðshould€have€granted€her€probation.€€ð ðAlthough€probation€ððmust€be€automatically€considered€as€aÐ |*Ì%) Ðsentencing€option€for€eligible€defendants,€the€defendant€is€not€automatically€entitled€to€probation€asÐ h+¸&* Ða€matter€of€law.ðððð€òòState€v.€Davisóó,€940€S.W.2d€558,€559€(Tenn.€1997)€(citing€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€òòóóðð€40„Ð ° Ð35„303(b)€sentencing€commððn€cmts).€€In€determining€whether€to€grant€or€deny€probation,€the€trialÐ œì Ðcourt€may€consider€the€circumstances€of€the€offense;€the€defendantððs€criminal€record,€backgroundÐ ˆØ Ðand€social€history;€the€defendantððs€physical€and€mental€health;€the€deterrent€effect€on€other€criminalÐ tÄ Ðactivity;€and€the€likelihood€that€probation€is€in€the€best€interests€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant.€Ð `° ÐòòState€v.€Parkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€945,€958€òòóó(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€The€defendant€bears€the€burden€ofÐ L œ Ðestablishing€suitability€for€probation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b);€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àAlthough€the€trial€court€denied€alternative€sentencing,€it€considered€as€mitigation€theÐ  ` ÐDefendantððs€ð ðemotional€situation,€[and]€mental€health€problems.ðð€€However,€the€trial€court€alsoÐ ü L  Ðconsidered€the€Defendantððs€ð ðlengthy€history€of€criminal€convictions€and€behaviorðð€and€that€theÐ è 8  ÐDefendant€had€ð ðviolated€the€conditions€of€sentences€involving€release€into€the€community€on€manyÐ Ô$  Ðoccasions.ðð€€€With€regard€to€the€likelihood€of€rehabilitation,€the€court€made€the€following€comments:€Ð À  Ðà8  àIððve€reviewed€[the€Defendantððs]€testimony,€[her]€motherððs€testimony€and€theÐ ¬ü  Ðpresentence€report.€€I€think€[the]€likelihood€of€rehabilitation€is€not€good.€€There€hasÐ ˜è  Ðbeen€treatment€before.€€And€I€think€confinement€in€this€case€is€necessary€to€protectÐ „Ô  Ðthe€public€from€[the€Defendant].€€Not€from€[her]€willfully€dangerous€acts,€althoughÐ pÀ Ð[she€does]€have€a€history€of€armed€robbery,€which€is€very€dangerous,€but€that€wasÐ \¬ Ðyears€ago.€€But€driving€under€the€influence€is€just€as€dangerous.€€And€[the€DefendantÐ H˜ Ðhas]€been€convicted€of€that€offense€one,€two,€three,€four,€five€times€since€[she€was]Ð 4„ Ðparoled€in€1990.€€And€leaving€the€scene€of€an€accident€and€some€public€intoxications.Ð pÐ Ð  ÐThe€court€also€noted€that€ð ðitððs€a€very€serious€offense€to€have€someone€bring€controlled€substancesÐ  \ Ðinto€a€jail.ðð€Ð øH ÐÌà  àBased€upon€these€considerations,€the€trial€court€ordered€the€Defendant€to€serve€her€concurrentÐ Ð  Ðsix„year€sentences€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€However,€the€court€recommendedÐ ¼  Ðthat€she€be€placed€in€the€Special€Needs€Unit€because€of€her€ð ðmental€health€history€and€.€.€.€substanceÐ ¨ø Ðabuse.ðð€€The€trial€court€concluded,€ð ðI€do€feel€that€treatment€is€necessary,€but€I€donððt€think€thatÐ ”ä Ðtreatment€in€the€community€is€indicated€or€safe€for€[the€Defendant]€or€the€community.ðð€Ð €Ð ЀÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€record€in€this€case€supports€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€alternativeÐ X ¨ Ðsentencing.€€The€Defendant€does€have€a€long€record€of€criminal€conduct.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ððÐ D!” Ð40„35„103(1)(A).€€We€also€note€that€the€Defendant,€by€her€own€admission,€violated€her€parole€forÐ 0"€  Ðarmed€robbery€several€times€by€driving€while€intoxicated,€for€which€she€received€a€total€of€fiveÐ #l! Ðconvictions€while€on€parole,€and€we€note€that€her€parole€was€ultimately€revoked€based€upon€a€DUIÐ $X" Ðconviction.€€Additionally,€the€Defendant€was€convicted€of€other€criminal€offenses€while€on€parole.€Ð ô$D # ÐParole€is€a€ð ðmeasure€less€restrictive€than€confinement,ðð€and€it€was€applied€unsuccessfully€to€theÐ à%0!$ ÐDefendant.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€ðð€40„35„103(1)(C).€€The€Defendant€has€demonstrated€an€inability€to€comply€withÐ Ì&"% Ðconditions€for€release€into€the€community.€€Finally,€we€recognize€the€trial€courtððs€concern€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðconfinement€in€this€case€is€ð ðnecessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense[s].ðð€€òòId.óóÐ ¤(ô#' Ððð€40„35„103(1)(B).Ð )à$( ÐÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àAccordingly,€we€AFFIRM€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€€€€€Ð ° ÐÓ  ÓÌà X à€Ô#†¼_¥»XX +#ÔÔ€X X»¼_¥ÔÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE