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ÐÌà@@½½ìàòòDirect€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Bedford€CountyÐ é 9 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€14954€€€€€€Charles€Lee,€JudgeÐ Ó# ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‘á ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2002„02617„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€December€23,€Ô_Ô2003Ô_ÔÐ ŠÚ ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<]` AßÐ ^® ÐóóÌÓÓÔ‡ X±XXXŒ§ÔThe€Appellant,€Delsie€Lucille€Sartain,€was€convicted€by€a€jury€for€the€reckless€aggravated€assaultÐ V¦ Ðof€a€five„month„old€baby,€which€resulted€in€permanent€injuries.€€Following€a€sentencing€hearing,Ð ? Ðthe€trial€court€imposed€a€sentence€of€three€years€and€two€months€incarceration€as€a€range€I€standardÐ (x Ðoffender.€€Sartain€appeals€the€sentencing€decision,€arguing€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€ordering€aÐ a Ðsentence€of€total€confinement€rather€than€the€less€restrictive€alternative€of€probation.€€After€review,Ð úJ Ðwe€find€no€error€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€Bedford€County€Circuit€Court.€Ð ã3 ÐÔ#†XŒ§XX X±Î#ÔÔ#†¼Õ‰»XXŒ§¡#ÔÔ‡XŒ§X»¼Õ‰ÔÓÂÓÌòòTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmed.óóÐ µ ÐÌòòÓÓÔ#†¼Õ‰»àXŒ§ð#ÔÔ‡XŒ§X.¼Õ‰ÔDavid€G.€Hayes,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Tipton€óóand€òòJohnÐ ˆØ ÐEverett€Williamsóó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð qÁ ÐÌDonna€Leigh€Hargrove,€District€Public€Defender;€Curtis€H.€Gann,€Assistant€Public€Defender,Ð C“ ÐShelbyville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Delsie€Lucille€Sartain.Ð ,| ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Michael€Moore,€Solicitor€General;€Christine€M.Ð þN ÐLapps,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€William€Michael€McCown,€District€Attorney€General;€andÐ ç 7 ÐMichael€Randles,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð Ð! ! ÐÔ#†¼Õ‰»XXŒ§©#ÔÔ‡XŒ§X»¼Õ‰ÔÌÓzÓÌà@@OO&ìàòòOPINIONóóÔ#†¼Õ‰»XXŒ§µ#ÔÔ‡XŒ§X»¼Õ‰ÔÐ ‹$Û$ ÐÌòòFactual€BackgroundóóÐ ^&®!& ÐòòóóÔ#†¼Õ‰»XXŒ§(#ÔÓÓÔ€XŒ§X»¼Õ‰ÔÌÔ‡ X±XXXŒ§ÔààTina€Bailiff€employed€the€Appellant€to€care€for€her€two€small€children,€twenty„two„month„Ð 1(#( Ðold€Meaghan€and€five„month„old€Nathan,€while€she€worked€at€a€local€factory.€€This€arrangementÐ )j$) Ðbegan€on€Monday,€July€9,€2001.€€On€Friday,€July€13òòthóó,€Mrs.€Bailiff€left€the€children€with€theÐ *S%* ÐAppellant€at€approximately€2:15€p.m.€€Since€Mrs.€Bailiff€was€working€twelve„hour€shifts€on€FridayÐ ì*<&+ Ðand€Saturday,€the€two€had€agreed€that€the€Appellant€would€keep€the€children€until€Sunday€morning.€Ð Õ+%', ÐBetween€10:00€and€11:00€a.m.€on€Saturday€morning,€July€14òòthóó,€Mrs.€Bailiff€called€the€Appellant€toÐ ¾,(- Ðcheck€on€the€children.€€The€Appellant€told€her€that€both€Nathan€and€Meaghan€were€fine€but€sheÐ §-÷(.ý ÐÔ_Ôneeded€a€can€of€formula€for€Nathan.€€Mrs.€Bailiff€went€to€the€Appellantððs€home€with€a€can€ofÐ ° Ðformula€between€2:00€and€2:15€p.m.€€Both€children€were€fine.€€Mrs.€Bailiff€then€went€to€work.Ð ™é Ð€€Ð ‚Ò ÐààAt€approximately€10:00€p.m.,€the€Appellant€phoned€Mrs.€Bailiff€at€work€and€informed€herÐ k» Ðð ðthat€something€was€wrong€with€Nathan;€he€wasnððt€breathing€exactly€right.ðð€€Upon€arrival,€Mrs.Ð T¤ ÐBailiff€found€that€Nathan€could€not€hold€his€head€up,€ð ðhold€his€eyes€open,ðð€and€was€ð ðgasping€forÐ = Ðair.ðð€€The€Appellant€claimed€that€Meaghan€hit€Nathan€with€a€toy€and€fell€on€his€chest.€€She€statedÐ & v Ðthat€Nathan€later€became€ill€while€eating€some€carrots.€€Mrs.€Bailiff€immediately€took€Nathan€to€theÐ _ ÐBedford€County€Hospital,€where€he€was€ð ðLifeFlightedðð€to€Vanderbilt€Hospital€in€Nashville.€€AtÐ øH ÐVanderbilt,€Nathan€exhibited€injuries€consistent€with€ð ðShaken€Baby€Syndrome.ðð€€He€suffered€fromÐ á1 Ðð ðsubdural€hematomas,€frontoparietal€contusions,€retinal€hemorrhages,€and€seizures.€€He€was€placedÐ Ê Ðon€a€respirator.€€Later€he€was€placed€in€a€drug€induced€coma€to€control€his€seizures.ðð€€According€toÐ ³ ÐDr.€Mary€Taylor,€a€Vanderbilt€pediatric€critical€care€unit€physician,€Nathanððs€symptoms€indicatedÐ œì Ðthat€he€had€sustained€a€life€threatening€brain€injury.€€Nathan€remained€hospitalized€for€three€and€one„Ð …Õ Ðhalf€weeks€at€Vanderbilt.€Ð n¾ ÐÌààDuring€questioning€by€the€Bedford€County€Sheriffððs€Department,€the€Appellant€admitted€toÐ @ Ðshaking€the€five„month„old€baby.€€She€explained€that,€after€Meaghan€fell€on€Nathan,€ð ðshe€wasÐ )y Ðscared,€and€his€eyes€were€closed,€and€she€was€afraid€he€was€hurt€and€she€shook€him€until€his€eyesÐ b Ðopened.ðð€€She€also€claimed€that€she€did€not€recall€how€hard€she€shook€him.€€The€Appellant€alsoÐ ûK Ðmade€a€written€statement,€in€which€she€admits€that€she€ð ðshook€him€until€he€opened€his€eyes,€at€theÐ ä4 Ðsame€time€calling€his€name.ððÐ Í Ð€€€Ð ¶ ÐààOn€August€20,€2001,€the€Appellant€was€indicted€for€aggravated€child€abuse.€€At€trial,€Mrs.Ð Ÿï ÐBailiff€testified€that€Nathan€was€still€receiving€treatment€and€that€she€had€to€quit€her€job€to€care€forÐ ˆØ Ðhim.€€She€also€testified€that€Nathan,€who€was€then€nearly€a€year€and€one„half€old,€received€physical,Ð qÁ Ðoccupational,€and€speech€therapy€four€days€a€week€but€still€could€not€walk,€talk,€or€feed€himself.€Ð Zª ÐShe€stated€that,€in€order€to€ð ðget€around,ðð€Nathan€ð ðtakes€his€left€arm€and€he€pulls€himself.€€He€scootsÐ C“ Ðon€his€behind€and€he€pulls€himself€across€the€floor.ðð€€According€to€Mrs.€Bailiff,€ð ðthe€right€side€ofÐ ,| Ðhis€face€kind€of€droops.€€You€can€tell€he€has€had€a€small€stroke.ðð€€€The€Appellant€testified€on€herÐ e Ðown€behalf€at€trial.€€Following€the€conclusion€of€proof,€the€jury€found€the€Appellant€guilty€of€theÐ þN Ðlesser€included€offense€of€reckless€aggravated€assault.Ð ç 7 Ð€€€€Ð Ð! ÐààA€sentencing€hearing€was€held€September€16,€2002.€€The€presentence€report€reflected€oneÐ ¹" ! Ðfelony€theft€conviction€in€1992,€which€involved€the€Appellant€stealing€pencils€from€her€employer.€Ð ¢#ò" ÐMs.€Laura€Prossor,€a€presentence€officer€with€the€Board€of€Probation€and€Parole,€testified€that,Ð ‹$Û# Ðduring€her€investigation,€she€learned€that€the€Department€of€Child€Protective€Services€had€attemptedÐ t%Ä $ Ðto€stop€the€Appellant€from€ð ðbabysitting€because€of€the€number€of€children€she€had.ðð€€Mrs.€BailiffÐ ]&!% Ðagain€testified€about€the€extent€of€Nathanððs€injuries.€€Nathan,€now€nineteen€months€old,€was€stillÐ F'–"& Ðundergoing€medical€care.€€She€stated€that€he€continued€to€have€seizures€and€was€possibly€blind€inÐ /(#' Ðhis€right€eye.€€Nathan€was€still€unable€to€walk,€talk,€and€feed€himself.€€According€to€Mrs.€Bailiff,€heÐ )h$( Ðwas€developmentally€ð ðabout€the€age€of€an€8€month€old€child.ðð€€Finally,€Mrs.€Bailiff€testified€as€toÐ *Q%) ÐNathanððs€unpaid€medical€bills€and€other€costs€directly€resulting€from€these€injuries.Ð ê*:&* Ð€Ð Ó+#'+ ÐààThe€Appellant,€who€had€recently€undergone€triple€bypass€surgery,€also€testified€at€theÐ ° Ðsentencing€hearing.€€She€testified€to€her€numerous€medical€conditions.€€€She€also€expressed€remorseÐ ™é Ðand€asserted€that€she€did€not€mean€to€harm€Nathan.Ð ‚Ò Ð€€€Ð k» ÐààAfter€consideration€of€the€applicable€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors,€the€trial€courtÐ T¤ Ðimposed€a€sentence€of€three€years€and€two€months€for€the€class€D€felony.€€The€Appellantððs€requestÐ = Ðfor€alternative€sentencing€was€denied,€and€she€was€ordered€to€serve€her€entire€sentence€inÐ & v Ðconfinement€in€the€Department€of€Correction.€€This€appeal€followed.Ð _ ÐÌÓÓòòANALYSISóóÐ á1 ÐÌÓÓààOn€appeal,€the€Appellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erroneously€denied€full€probation.×ƒE×Ý ƒN#ÃÝòòÚÚ1Ú ÚóóÝÝ× ×€€WhenÐ ´ Ðthe€sentencing€court€properly€considers€the€relevant€sentencing€considerations,€this€court€conductsÐ í Ða€òòde€novoóó€review€with€the€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€Ð †Ö ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(2003);€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€thisÐ o¿ Ðcase,€the€presumption€of€correctness€is€applied€as€we€find€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencingÐ X¨ Ðprinciples€and€relevant€facts.€€Ð A‘ ÐÌààBecause€the€Appellant€was€convicted€of€a€class€D€felony,€she€is€entitled€to€the€presumptionÐ c Ðthat€she€is€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6)€(2003).€Ð üL ÐHowever,€a€defendant€has€the€burden€of€establishing€his€suitability€for€full€probation,€even€if€theÐ å5 Ðdefendant€is€entitled€to€the€statutory€presumption€of€alternative€sentencing.€€òòId.óó;òò€State€v.€Boggsóó,€932Ð Î ÐS.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).Ð · Ð€€€Ð ð ÐààTo€meet€the€burden€of€establishing€suitability€for€total€probation,€an€appellant€mustÐ ‰Ù Ðdemonstrate€that€probation€will€"subserve€the€ends€of€justice€and€the€best€interest€of€both€the€publicÐ rÂ Ðand€the€defendant."€€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),€Ý‚ÿÿÿÝòòÝÝoverruled€onÐ [« Ðother€grounds,€Ý‚ÿÿÿ@,ÝóóÝÝòòState€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1,€9„10€(Tenn.€2000).€€When€deciding€suitability€forÐ D” Ðprobation,€although€not€controlling,€the€sentencing€court€should€use€the€following€criteria:€(1)€theÐ -} Ðnature€and€circumstances€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„Ð f Ð210(b)(4)€(2003);€(2)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitation,€including€the€risk€thatÐ ÿO Ðduring€the€period€of€probation€a€defendant€will€commit€another€crime,€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÐ è 8 Ððð€40„35„103(5)€(2003);€(3)€whether€a€sentence€of€full€probation€would€unduly€depreciate€theÐ Ñ!! Ðseriousness€of€the€offense,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B);€and€(4)€whether€aÐ º" ! Ðsentence€other€than€full€probation€would€provide€an€effective€deterrent€to€others€likely€to€commitÐ £#ó" Ðsimilar€crimes,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B).€€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€456.€Ð Œ$Ü# ÐDenial€of€probation€may€be€based€solely€upon€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€when€they€are€ofÐ u%Å $ Ðsuch€a€nature€as€to€outweigh€all€other€factors€favoring€probation.€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,Ð ^&®!% Ð789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð G'—"& Ðâ â€Ð 0(€#' Ð€€ààUpon€òòde€novo€óóreview,€we€find€the€facts€and€circumstances€of€this€case€to€be€such€thatÐ ° Ðâ âprobation€is€not€appropriate.€€While€given€little€weight€by€the€trial€court,€the€Appellant€does€haveÐ ™é Ða€€prior€theft€conviction.€€The€injuries€arose€while€the€Appellant€was€employed€as€a€caretaker€for€theÐ ‚Ò Ðinfant,€thus,€violating€a€trust€relationship.€€Of€significant€importance,€the€Appellantððs€conductÐ k» Ðresulted€in€serious€and€permanent€impairment.€€As€described€at€trial€by€Dr.€William€Cooper,€aÐ T¤ Ðpediatrician€at€Vanderbilt,€ð ðShaken€Baby€Syndromeðð€is€a€form€of€child€abuse€that€occurs€whenÐ = Ðsomeone€Ð & v ÐÌà8àwill€shake€the€baby€very€violently€ð!ð€not€the€type€of€ð!ð€like€you€would€shake€a€babyÐ øH Ðon€your€knee,€this€is€violent€back€and€forth.€.€.€.€€Since€the€injuries€include€ð!ð€becauseÐ á1 Ðwhen€the€babyððs€head€shakes€back€and€forth€so€violently,€the€skull€is€hard,€but€theÐ Ê Ðbrain€is€soft,€especially€in€babies€because€their€blood€vessels€arenððt€fully€developed,Ð ³ Ðand€their€brain€tissue€isnððt€fully€formed€yet.€€As€the€brain€moves€back€and€forth€at€aÐ œì Ðvery€rapid€speed,€and€blood€vessels€are€torn€both€within€the€brain€and€also€in€theÐ …Õ Ðback€of€the€eyes.Ðn¾Ð Ð ÐÌNathan€suffered€permanent€brain€damage€and,€at€the€time€of€the€sentencing€hearing€over€a€year€after€Ð @ Ðbeing€shaken€by€the€Appellant,€was€still€suffering€from€seizures.€€Nathan€was€developmentallyÐ )y Ðdelayed€and€possibly€blind€in€his€right€eye.€€Despite€the€Appellantððs€genuine€remorse,€the€trial€court,Ð b Ðexercising€its€discretion,€found€that€the€Appellant€was€not€suitable€for€probation.€€The€victim€wasÐ ûK Ða€defenseless€five„month„old€baby.€€We€agree€and€find€that€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€are€ofÐ ä4 Ðsuch€a€nature€as€to€outweigh€all€factors€favoring€probation.€€òòSee€State€v.€Grady€Stanley€Ingramóó,€No.Ð Í Ð03C01„9612„CR„00464€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€Jan.€8,€1998).Ð ¶ ÐÌÓÓòòà@GG%ìàCONCLUSIONóóˆÐ ˆØ ÐÌÓÓààFor€the€above€stated€reasons,€we€conclude€that€the€Appellant€has€failed€to€establish€that€herÐ [« Ðsentence€of€total€confinement€is€improper.€€Accordingly,€the€sentencing€decision€of€the€BedfordÐ D” ÐCounty€Circuit€Court€is€affirmed.Ð -} ÐÌÌÌÌÌÔ#†XŒ§XX X±ß#ÔÌÌààà` àà¸ààààhààÀààà___________________________________€Ð u%Å $ Ðààà` àà¸ààààhààÀàààDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE