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ÓThe€defendant,€Christopher€C.€Rigsby,€appeals€from€the€Bledsoe€County€Circuit€Courtððs€denial€ofÐ xÈ  Ðalternative€sentencing€following€his€conviction€of€aggravated€assault.€€Because€the€record€supportsÐ d´ Ðthe€trial€courtððs€ordering€the€defendant€to€serve€the€six„year€sentence€in€the€Department€ofÐ P  ÐCorrection,€we€affirm.Ð <Œ ÐÔ#†¼C-»XXåˆ#ÔÔ‡XåX»¼C-ÔÓµÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼C-»àXår#ÔÔ‡XåX.¼C-ÔJames€Curwood€Witt,€Jr.,€óóJ.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€H.€Wellesóó€andÐ ì< ÐòòRobert€W.€Wedemeyer,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌEdward€L.€Boring,€Pikeville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Christopher€C.€Rigsby.Ð ° ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Braden€H.€Boucek,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€J.Ð ˆØ ÐMichael€Taylor,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Steven€Strain,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,Ð tÄ Ðfor€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.€Ð `° ÐÓÿÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼C-»XXå.#ÔÔ‡XåX»¼C-ÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐòòóóÔ#†¼C-»XXåÒ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XåX»¼C-Ôà0  àà0` (#(#àÑ€²ÏÑÐ ` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àThe€record€reflects€that€on€July€23,€2001,€two€Bledsoe€County€officers€answered€aÐ #`" Ðdisturbance€call€at€the€Hideway€Lounge,€where€the€bartender€reported€that€the€defendant€had€createdÐ ü#L# Ðthe€disturbance€and€had€been€asked€to€leave€the€bar.€€The€officers€found€the€defendant€lying€on€theÐ è$8 $ Ðground€outside€the€bar,€but€when€they€approached,€he€ran€into€the€nearby€foliage.€€Initially,€heÐ Ô%$!% Ðdeclined€to€come€out€when€the€officers€ordered€him€to€do€so.€€When€one€of€the€officers,€however,Ð À&"& Ðturned€his€back€to€the€defendantððs€location,€the€defendant€charged€the€officer€with€a€knife€in€hisÐ ¬'ü"' Ðhand.€€The€officer€suppressed€the€attack€by€hitting€the€defendant€with€a€flashlight,€and€after€aÐ ˜(è#( Ðstruggle,€the€two€officers€subdued€and€arrested€the€defendant.€€€Ð „)Ô$) ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€pleaded€guilty€to€aggravated€assault,€a€Class€C€offense.€€€òòSeeóó€òòóóTenn.Ð \+¬&+ Ðâ âCode€Ann.€ðð€39„13„102(a)(1)(B),€(d)(1)€(2003)€(aggravated€assault,€a€Class€C€felony,€is€committedÐ H,˜',ý Ðby€one€who€knowingly€commits€an€assault€and€uses€or€displays€a€deadly€weapon).€€He€submitted€theÐ ° Ðsentencing€issues€to€the€determination€of€the€trial€court.€€€Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€defendant,€36€years€of€age,€testified€that€he€had€beenÐ tÄ Ðmarried€for€six€years.€€He€had€a€four„year„old€child;€a€thirteen„year„old€child€had€recently€been€killedÐ `° Ðwhen€a€car€fell€from€a€jack€onto€the€child.€€The€defendant€worked€and€supported€his€wife,€his€child,Ð L œ Ðhis€stepson,€and€his€mother„in„law,€who€suffered€from€cancer.€€The€defendant€testified€that€he€hadÐ 8 ˆ Ðbattled€alcoholism€since€he€was€a€young€man,€and€that€he€had€completed€a€treatment€program€inÐ $ t Ðprison,€as€well€as€other€residential€treatment€programs.€€He€had€completed€a€program€between€JulyÐ  ` Ð23,€2001,€and€the€sentencing€hearing,€and€he€had€not€consumed€alcohol€in€about€a€year.€€He€admittedÐ ü L  Ðin€his€statement€appearing€in€the€presentence€report€that,€on€July€23,€2001,€he€had€been€takingÐ è 8  Ðmedication€for€depression,€and€against€medical€instructions,€he€had€consumed€alcohol,€which€inÐ Ô$  Ðcombination€with€the€medication€caused€him€to€be€ð ðpsychotic.ðð€€He€stated€that€he€did€not€rememberÐ À  Ðthe€events€of€that€evening€and€deferred€to€the€officersðð€account€of€those€events.€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendantððs€wife€testified€at€the€sentencing€hearing€that€the€defendant€was€anÐ „Ô  Ðepisodic€drinker€who€never€drank€at€home.€€She€knew€that€he€was€depressed€and€that€he€would€goÐ pÀ Ðout€and€drink.€€She€affirmed€his€positive€contributions€as€a€husband€and€father€and€testified€that€sheÐ \¬ Ðand€the€family€relied€upon€him€for€support.€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àSignificantly,€the€presentence€report€revealed€that€prior€to€July€23,€2001,€theÐ  p Ðdefendant€had€garnered€eight€prior€misdemeanor€and€four€felony€convictions.€€The€felonies€consistedÐ  \ Ðof€a€1987€robbery€conviction€and€three€convictions€for€escape.€€He€had€escaped€twice€from€jail€andÐ øH Ðonce€from€prison.€€Because€of€the€escapes,€his€robbery€conviction€parole€was€revoked€three€times.€Ð ä4 ÐHis€misdemeanor€convictions€included€an€assault,€and€the€defendant€was€on€probation€for€DUI€andÐ Ð  Ðpossession€of€marijuana€when€he€committed€the€aggravated€assault€that€is€the€subject€of€theÐ ¼  Ðconviction€now€under€review.€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€imposed€a€six„yearÐ €Ð Ðsentence,€which€the€defendant€does€not€challenge€on€appeal.€€In€addressing€the€manner€of€service€ofÐ l¼ Ðthe€sentence,€the€trial€judge€expressed€concern€about€the€defendantððs€familyððs€plight,€but€the€judgeÐ X ¨ Ðexplained€that€his€course€of€action€was€essentially€determined€by€the€nature€and€number€of€theÐ D!” Ðdefendantððs€prior€convictions,€including€one€which€placed€him€on€probation€at€the€time€heÐ 0"€  Ðcommitted€the€instant€offense.€€Ð #l! ÐÌà  àà ` àOn€appeal,€the€defendant€claims€that€the€state€failed€to€overcome€the€presumption€thatÐ ô$D # Ðhe€was€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing.€€He€claims€entitlement€to€full€probation€orÐ à%0!$ Ðin€the€alternative,€to€a€sentence€of€split€confinement.€€We€are€unpersuaded€and€affirm€the€trial€courtððsÐ Ì&"% Ðimposition€of€an€incarcerative€sentence.€€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€itÐ )à$( Ðis€the€duty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòde€novo€óóreview€of€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðdeterminations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d)€(2003).€€ThisÐ h+¸&* Ðpresumption€is€ð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÐ ° Ðconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823Ð œì ÐS.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€ð ðThe€burden€of€showing€that€the€sentence€is€improper€is€upon€theÐ ˆØ Ðappellant.ðð€€òòId.óó€€In€the€event€the€record€fails€to€demonstrate€the€required€consideration€by€the€trialÐ tÄ Ðcourt,€review€of€the€sentence€is€purely€òòdeóó€òònovoóó.€€òòId.€óó€If€appellate€review€reflects€the€trial€courtÐ `° Ðproperly€considered€all€relevant€factors€and€its€findings€of€fact€are€adequately€supported€by€theÐ L œ Ðrecord,€this€court€must€affirm€the€sentence,€ð ðeven€if€we€would€have€preferred€a€different€result.ðð€Ð 8 ˆ ÐòòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð $ t ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€making€its€sentencing€determination,€the€trial€court,€at€the€ð ðconclusion€of€theÐ ü L  Ðsentencing€hearingðð€and€after€determining€the€range€of€sentence€and€the€specific€sentence,€thenÐ è 8  Ðdetermines€the€propriety€of€sentencing€alternatives€by€considering€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€receivedÐ Ô$  Ðat€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;€€(2)€the€presentence€report;€€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencingÐ À  Ðand€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminalÐ ¬ü  Ðconduct€involved;€€(5)€evidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€andÐ ˜è  Ðmitigating€factors;€€(6)€any€statements€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€the€defendantððs€behalf€aboutÐ „Ô  Ðsentencing;€€and€(7)€the€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðððð€40-35-210(a),Ð pÀ Ð(b),€€-103(5)€(2003);€€òòState€v.€Hollandóó,€860€S.W.2d€53,€€60€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àA€defendant€who€ð ðis€an€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€ClassÐ 4„ ÐC,€D,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€options€in€theÐ  p Ðabsence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðð€40-35-102(6)€(2003).€€Our€sentencing€lawÐ  \ Ðalso€provides€that€ð ðconvicted€felons€committing€the€most€severe€offenses,€possessing€criminalÐ øH Ðhistories€evincing€a€clear€disregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€of€society,€and€evincing€failure€of€pastÐ ä4 Ðefforts€at€rehabilitation,€shall€be€given€first€priority€regarding€sentences€involving€incarceration.ðð€Ð Ð  ÐòòId.óó€ðð€40-35-102(5)€(2003).€€Thus,€a€defendant€who€meets€the€above€criteria€is€presumed€eligible€forÐ ¼  Ðalternative€sentencing€unless€sufficient€evidence€rebuts€the€presumption.€€However,€the€Act€does€notÐ ¨ø Ðprovide€that€all€offenders€who€meet€the€criteria€are€entitled€to€such€relief;€rather,€it€requires€thatÐ ”ä Ðsentencing€issues€be€determined€by€the€facts€and€circumstances€presented€in€each€case.€€òòSee€State€v.Ð €Ð ÐTayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).Ð l¼ ÐÌ€à  àà ` àIn€that€regard,€the€defendant,€a€Range€I€offender,€enjoyed€the€presumption€ofÐ D!” Ðfavorable€candidacy€for€alternative€sentencing€for€his€Class€C€felony.€€òòSee€óóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ 0"€  Ð40-35-102(6)€(2003).€€€A€sentence€involving€confinement€is€appropriate€whenÐ #l! ÐÌÒ` °ÒÒ` °Òà ¸ à(A)€Confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restrainingÐ ô$D # Ða€defendant€who€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà ¸ à(B)€Confinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€theÐ ¸'#& Ðseriousness€of€the€offense€or€confinement€is€especially€suited€toÐ ¤(ô#' Ðprovide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likely€to€commit€similarÐ )à$( Ðoffenses;€orÐ |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà ¸ à(C)€Measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequentlyÐ ° Ðor€recently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant.Ð œì ÐÌÒ°` ÒÓÓòòId.óó€ðð€40-35-103(1)(A)-(C)€(2003).Ð tÄ ÐÒ°` ÒÓÓà  àà ` àMoreover,€the€defendant€was€eligible€for€probation,€òòsee€id.óó€ðð€40-35-306(2)€(2003);Ð L œ Ðhowever,€the€defendant€has€the€burden€of€establishing€that€he€is€entitled€to€full€probation.€€òòIdóó.€ððÐ 8 ˆ Ð40-35-303(b)€(2003);€òòState€v.€Mounger,óó€7€S.W.3d€70,€78€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999).€€In€evaluatingÐ $ t Ða€defendantððs€bid€for€probation,€the€sentencing€court€appropriately€examines€such€factors€as€(1)€ð ðtheÐ  ` Ðnature€and€[circumstances]€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved,ðð€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðð€40-35-210(b)(4)Ð ü L  Ð(2003);€(2)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation,€òòid.óó€ðð€40-35-103(5)€(2003);€(3)€whetherÐ è 8  Ða€fully€probated€sentence€would€depreciate€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€òòid.óó€ðð€40-35-103(1)(B)Ð Ô$  Ð(2003);€and€(4)€whether€a€sentence€other€than€full€probation€would€effectively€deter€others€likely€toÐ À  Ðcommit€similar€crimes,€òòid.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àóóWe€conclude€that€the€defendant€failed€to€demonstrate€an€entitlement€to€full€probation.€Ð „Ô  ÐIn€particular,€we€discern€that€the€potential€for€rehabilitation€was€not€established.€€The€defendantððsÐ pÀ Ðhistory€of€escaping€from€lawful€custody€and€his€commission€of€the€current€offense€while€onÐ \¬ Ðprobation€belie€his€potential€for€rehabilitation.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àFurther,€the€record€in€this€case€amply€demonstrates€that€the€presumption€of€favorableÐ  p Ðcandidacy€for€alternative€sentencing€in€general€was€soundly€rebutted€by€the€defendantððs€extensiveÐ  \ Ðhistory€of€€lawless€behavior.€€€òòSee€óóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-103(1)(A)€(2003)€(confinement€may€beÐ øH Ðbased€on€necessity€to€ð ðprotect€society€by€restraining€a€defendant€who€has€a€long€history€of€criminalÐ ä4 Ðconductðð).€€Also,€the€presumption€was€overcome€by€the€defendantððs€being€on€probation€when€heÐ Ð  Ðcommitted€the€present€offense.€€òò€See€id.óó€ðð€40-35-103(1)(C)€(2003)€(confinement€may€be€based€uponÐ ¼  Ðthe€fact€that€ð ðmeasures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequently€or€recently€been€appliedÐ ¨ø Ðunsuccessfully€to€the€defendantðð).€€€Ð ”ä Ðà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àWe€hold€that€the€trial€courtððs€determination€that€the€defendant€should€serve€hisÐ l¼ Ðsentence€in€the€Department€of€Correction€is€supported€by€the€record.€€As€such,€that€determinationÐ X ¨ Ðis€affirmed.Ð D!” ЀÌÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà À àà  à____________________________________€Ðô$D #h(#h(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGE