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"  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtisAffirmed.     #  Xк4# XкX. NormaMcGeeOgle,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,_P.J._,and j JosephM._Tipton_,J.,joined. P RaymondMackGarner,DistrictPublicDefender;andShawnG.Graham,AssistantDistrictPublic l Defender,fortheappellant,TheresaC._Runion_. R PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;JenniferL._Bledsoe_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;  MichaelL.Flynn,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andEdwardP.Bailey,Jr.,AssistantDistrictAttorney  General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee.   OPINION # X XкE# XкX  f!! # X Xк #   XкX   InJanuary2000,theappellant,asthedriverofthevehicle,assistedhercodefendant 2## boyfriendinburglarizingapharmacy.Theappellantpledguiltytoburglary,aClassDfelony,as $h$ aRangeIstandardoffenderandsubmittedherselftosentencingbythetrialcourt.Followinga $N % sentencinghearing,thetrialcourtimposedtheminimumsentenceoftwoyears,deniedthe %4!& appellantsrequestforjudicialdiversion,andorderedherincarceratedforaperiodofsixtydays &"' followedbysupervisedprobation.Theappellantnowappealsthesentenceimposedbythetrial '#( court. (#)    PROOFATSENTENCING b*%+  &  Theappellanttestifiedthatshewasathirtytwoyearoldunemployedsinglemotherwithno .,~'- priorcriminalconvictions.Sheattributedherroleintheburglaryto temporaryinsanity.She -d(. indicatedshe allowed[herself]togetinvolvedinitduetoherfamilyhistoryofabuse,anabusive -J)/ _relationshipwithherdrugaddictedcodefendant,andherfailureto realizethemagnitudeof[her  codefendants]problems.Shestatedthatapriorworthlesscheckchargeagainstherwasdismissed  aftersherepaidthevictim.Accordingtothepresentencereportandtheappellantstestimony,the | appellantbegansmokingmarijuanawhenshewasnineteen,andsheuseditapproximatelyonceper b monthuntilJanuary2001.Shealsoadmittedusingcocainefiveyearspriortosentencing. H   Theappellantsaidsheneededthreeorfourcreditstoreceiveanassociatesdegreeand  d receivedtrainingtobeanemergencymedicaltechnician.Shetestifiedshehadnotworkedfortwo  J yearsduetophysicalailmentsandhadapendingappealfordenialofdisabilitypayments.She  0 statedshewasalsodiagnosedashavingmajordepressionandanxietydisordersandwasrequired    totakebetweenfifteenandtwentyprescribedmedicationsdailyforavarietyofailments.        STANDARDOFREVIEW  x    Anappellatecourtsreviewofachallengedsentenceisdenovoontherecordwitha D  presumptionthetrialcourtsdeterminationsarecorrect.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d)(2003). *z  TheSentencingCommissionCommentstothissectionofthestatuteindicatetheappellantbearsthe ` burdenofestablishingthesentenceisimproper.Whenthetrialcourtfollowsthestatutory F sentencingprocedureandgivesdueconsiderationandproperweighttothefactorsandprinciples , relevanttosentencing,thiscourtmaynotdisturbthesentence.Statev.Hooper,29S.W.3d1,5  (Tenn.2000).  @   I.DENIALOFJUDICIALDIVERSION  t   Theappellantcontendsthetrialcourterredindenyingjudicialdiversion.Wedisagree. @   Judicialdiversionisa legislativelargesswhereadefendant,uponbeingfoundguiltyor  \ pleadingguilty,maycompleteadiversionprogramandreceiveexpungementofrecordsand B #cddddismissalofthecharges.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035313(a)(1)(A)(2003);Statev.Schindler,986 ( S.W.2d#ddcd209,211(Tenn.1999).Judicialdiversionissimilartopretrialdiversion;however,judicial  diversionfollowsadeterminationofguilt,andthedecisiontograntjudicialdiversionrestswiththe  trialcourt,nottheprosecutor.Statev.Anderson,857S.W.2d571,572(Tenn.Crim.App.1992).   Whenadefendantcontendsthatthetrialcourtcommittederrorindenyingjudicialdiversion,this p!  courtmustdeterminewhetherthetrialcourtabuseditsdiscretioninfailingtosentencepursuantto V"! thestatute.Statev.Cutshaw,967S.W.2d332,344(Tenn.Crim.App.1997);Statev.Bonestel,871 <#" S.W.2d163,167(Tenn.Crim.App.1993).Whenadefendantchallengesthetrialcourtsdenialof "$r# judicialdiversion,wemaynotrevisittheissueiftherecordcontainsanysubstantialevidence %X $ supportingthetrialcourtsdecision.Cutshaw,967S.W.2dat344;Statev.Parker,932S.W.2d945, %>!% 958(Tenn.Crim.App.1996). &$"&   Thecriteriathatmustbeconsideredindeterminingwhetheraneligibleaccusedshouldbe (#( #bdddgrantedjudicialdiversioninclude:(a)theappellantsamenabilitytocorrection;(b)thecircumstances )$) #adbdoftheoffense;(c)theappellantscriminalrecord;(d)theappellantssocialhistory;(e)theappellants l*%* #ddadphysicalandmentalhealth;and(f)thedeterrencevaluetotheappellantandothers.Cutshaw,967 R+&+ S.W.2dat34344;Parker,932S.W.2dat958.Anadditionalconsiderationiswhetherjudicial 8,', diversionwillservethebestinterestsofthepublicaswellastheappellant.Cutshaw,967S.W.2d  at344;Parker,932S.W.2dat958.    Thetrialcourtfoundaperiodofincarcerationwaswarranted,thusimplicitlyrejecting b judicialdiversion,becausetheappellantfailedtoacceptresponsibilityfortheoffenseandtorealize H itsseriousnature.Therecordsupportsthisfinding.Thetrialcourtwasinabetterpositionthanthis . ~ courttoobservetheappellantsdemeanorandattitude.Wewillnotsecondguessitsfindingthat  d theappellanthad anexcuseforanythingandeverything.Moreover,whiletheappellanthasno  J priorconvictions,herowntestimonyestablishedshehadahistoryofillegaldrugusewhichincluded  0 useaftertheinstantoffense.Forthesereasons,therewassubstantialevidencetosupportthetrial    courtsdenialofjudicialdiversion.    @  II.DENIALOFFULLPROBATION  x    Theappellantcontendsthetrialcourterredindenyingherfullprobation.XкXX XкAdefendantis D  eligibleforprobationifthesentencereceivedbythedefendantiseightyearsorless,subjecttosome *z  statutoryexclusions.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035303(a)(2003). `   AnespeciallymitigatedorstandardoffenderconvictedofaClassDfelonyispresumedto , beafavorablecandidateforalternativesentencingintheabsenceofevidencetothecontrary.Tenn.  CodeAnn.4035102(6)(2003).However,althoughadefendantmaybepresumedtobea  favorablecandidateforalternativesentencing,thedefendanthastheburdenofestablishing  suitabilityfortotal#cdddprobation.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035303(b)# XкXXXк'#;Statev.Boggs,932S.W.2d467, t 477(Tenn.Crim.App.#ddcd1996).Eventhoughprobationmustbeautomaticallyconsidered, the Z defendantisnotautomaticallyentitledtoprobationasamatteroflaw.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035 @ 303(b),SentencingCommission#cdddComments;Statev.Hartley,818S.W.2d370,373(Tenn.Crim. &v App.1991).Adefendantseeking#ddcdfullprobationbearstheburdenonappealofshowingthesentence  \ imposedisimproper,andthatfullprobationwillbeinthebestinterestofthedefendantandthe B public.Statev.Baker,966S.W.2d429,434(Tenn.Crim.App.1997).Indeterminingsuitability ( fortotalprobation,thetrialcourtmayproperlyconsidercredibility,remorse,andcandorasthey  reflectuponpotentialforrehabilitation.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035103(5)(2003);Statev.  Bunch,646S.W.2d158,160(Tenn.1983);Statev.Nunley,22S.W.3d282,289(Tenn.Crim.App.   1999). p!    Underthe1989SentencingAct,sentenceswhichinvolveconfinementaretobebasedonthe <#" followingconsiderationscontainedinTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4035103(1): "$r# 8  8`   (A)[c]onfinementisnecessarytoprotectsocietybyrestraininga %X $ defendantwhohasalonghistoryofcriminalconduct;%>!%` x` x 8  8`   (B)[c]onfinementisnecessarytoavoiddepreciatingtheseriousness ' #' oftheoffenseorconfinementisparticularlysuitedtoprovidean (#( effectivedeterrencetootherslikelytocommitsimilaroffenses;or)$)` x` x 8  8`   (C)[m]easureslessrestrictivethanconfinementhavefrequentlyor R+&+ recentlybeenappliedunsuccessfullytothedefendant.8,',` x` x Statev.Grigsby,957S.W.2d541,545(Tenn.Crim.App.1997);Statev.Millsaps,920S.W.2d267,  270(Tenn.Crim.App.1995).    Weconcludethetrialcourtdidnoterrinrequiringtheappellanttoservesixtydaysin b confinement.Aspreviouslystated,theappellanthadasignificanthistoryofillegaldruguse.See H Tenn.CodeAnn.4035103(1)(A).Further,herfailuretoacceptresponsibilitybyhaving an . ~ excuseforanythingandeverything,asfoundbythetrialcourt,reflectspoorlyuponherpotential  d forrehabilitation.SeeStatev.Dowdy,894S.W.2d301,306(Tenn.Crim.App.1994).Thus,we  J concludethetrialcourthadamplebasestodenyfullprobation.  0 XкXX Xк@GG% CONCLUSION     ̀  Thetrialcourtdidnoterrindenyingtheappellantsrequestforjudicialdiversionnor# XкXXXк6#XкXX XкԀin x  imposingasentenceofsplitconfinement.Therefore,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ^  # XкXXXк7#   `     h     ____________________________________ F    `     h     NORMAMCGEEOGLE,JUDGE