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Delp- ù-(|G2ˆd$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€N}»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôî%ò»»Ô d(|3Gƒ$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€N}»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3Gƒ$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€N}»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€N}»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼N}»»»ÔÑ8€ ±XXdì»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡îGÜN}ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼N}»îîGÜ #ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€October€1,€2002Ð üL ÐÔ‡X ±X»¼N}ÔÌò òÔ#†¼N}»XX ± #ÔSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEòòóó€v.€JEROME€F.€SAWYERSòòóóÔ‡X ±X»¼N}Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€99„C„2175€€€€€€Walter€Kurtz,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2001„02878„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€December€3,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ‡ X ±XXX ±ÔThe€defendant,€Jerome€F.€Sawyers,€pled€guilty€on€July€16,€2001,€to€possession€of€cocaine€less€thanÐ xÈ  Ð.5€grams€for€resale€and€€felony€possession€of€a€firearm€and€was€sentenced,€respectively,€to€six€yearsÐ d´ Ðand€two€years€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender,€with€both€sentences€to€be€served€concurrently.€€AÐ P  Ðviolation€of€probation€warrant€was€issued€on€August€8,€2001,€alleging€that€he€had€violated€probationÐ <Œ Ðby€being€in€possession€of€a€weapon€and€failing€to€report€to€his€probation€officer€as€ordered.Ð (x ÐFollowing€a€hearing,€the€trial€court€revoked€the€defendantððs€probation;€and€he€timely€appealed,Ð d Ðarguing€that€the€proof€was€insufficient€that€he€had€violated€the€terms€of€his€probation.€€We€concludeÐ P Ðthat€the€evidence€supports€the€revocation€of€probation.€Ð ì< ÐÔ#†X ±XX X ±Ì#ÔÔ#†¼N}»XX ±™#ÔÔ‡X ±X»¼N}ÔÓÀÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ Ä ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼N}»àX ±À#ÔÔ‡X ±X.¼N}ÔAlan€E.€Glenn,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€H.€Wellesóó€and€òòJamesÐ œì ÐÔ_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ˆØ ÐÌJustin€Johnson,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Jerome€F.€Sawyers.Ð `° ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Elizabeth€B.€Marney,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð 8!ˆ  ÐVictor€S.€Johnson,€III,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Brian€Holmgren,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ $"t! ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð #`" ÐÓ] ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼N}»XX ±Œ #ÔÔ‡X ±X»¼N}ÔÐ è$8 $ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼N}»XX ±€ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X ±X»¼N}ÔÔ‡ X ±XXX ±Ôà  àAt€the€probation€revocation€hearing,€William€Coughlin€testified€that€he€had€prepared€andÐ À&"& Ðfiled€the€probation€violation€warrant€alleging€that€the€defendant€had€violated€the€terms€of€hisÐ ¬'ü"' Ðprobation.€€He€said€that€the€defendant€had€not€reported€to€him€since€being€placed€on€probation€and,Ð ˜(è#( Ðreportedly,€had€been€in€possession€of€a€weapon€in€violation€of€the€probation€order.€€Detective€DavidÐ „)Ô$) ÐScott€Wilder,€of€the€Nashville€Metropolitan€Police€Department€K„9€Squad,€said€that€on€July€28,Ð p*À%* Ð2001,€he€had€investigated€a€shooting€in€which€the€defendant€was€the€victim.€€He€had€been€asked€toÐ \+¬&+ Ðbring€his€dog€to€search€the€area€where€the€defendant€had€been€located,€ð ðroughly€about€half„a„mile,Ð H,˜', Ðquarter€of€a€mileðð€from€the€crime€scene.€€At€the€second€location,€he€found€a€ð ðSmith€&€Wesson,€40Ð 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôcaliber,€semi„automatic€pistol,ðð€which€had€blood€on€it.€€A€purple€Cadillac,€with€several€bullet€holes,Ð ° Ðhad€rolled€or€crashed€into€a€barrier€at€the€crime€scene.€€Several€brass€shell€casings€were€found€nearby,Ð œì Ðand€there€was€blood€in€the€Cadillac.€€A€trail€of€blood€began€at€the€Cadillac€and€ð ðwent€towardsðð€theÐ ˆØ Ðarea€where€the€pistol€was€found.€€The€brass€shell€casings€were€of€different€calibers€but€some€wereÐ tÄ Ð.40€caliber,€as€was€the€pistol€that€was€found€twenty€to€thirty€feet€from€where€emergency€personnelÐ `° Ðhad€found€the€defendant.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àRay€Crumby,€Jr.,€a€detective€with€the€Metro€Homicide€Unit,€said€that€he€had€investigated€theÐ $ t Ðshooting€of€the€defendant€and€that€shell€casings€from€different€weapons€were€found€at€the€crimeÐ  ` Ðscene.€€He€assumed€the€defendantððs€car€had€crashed€into€a€gate€restricting€access€to€the€apartmentÐ ü L  Ðcomplex€where€the€shooting€occurred.€€Because€of€shell€casings€ð ðright€by€the€doorðð€of€theÐ è 8  Ðdefendantððs€car,€Crumby€believed€that€the€defendant€had€ð ðreturned€fire.ðð€€Blood€was€in€theÐ Ô$  Ðdefendantððs€car,€.40€caliber€shell€casings€were€found€by€his€car,€and€nine„millimeter€shell€casingsÐ À  Ðwere€found€nearby.€€Beside€one€of€the€buildings€in€the€apartment€complex,€ð ðmaybe,€75€yards€awayÐ ¬ü  Ðfromðð€the€defendantððs€car,€was€a€ð ðlarge€amountðð€of€shell€casings€from€a€ð ðhigh€powered€assault„typeÐ ˜è  Ðrifle.ðð€€Crumby€said€that€he€had€spoken€several€times€with€the€defendant,€who€said€that€ð ðhe€believedÐ „Ô  Ðhe€was€set€up.ðð€€The€defendant€explained€to€Crumby€what€had€occurred:Ð pÀ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWhen€he€went€over€to€visit€a€friend€that€lived€in€the€complex,€as€soonÐ H˜ Ðas€she€got€out€of€the€car,€a€white€car€pulled€up€on€him,€he€had€to€driveÐ 4„ Ðaround€the€white€car,€different€people€jumped€out€and€startedÐ  p Ðshooting€at€him€from€different€angles,€thatððs€when€he€was€trying€toÐ  \ Ðescape,€and€he€rammed€the€purple€Cadillac€into€the€barrier.ÐøH` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àAnd€as€he€was€in€the€Cadillac,€a€gentlemen€[sic]€came€up€toÐ Ð  Ðhim€with€a€pump€shot€gun€or€a€sawed€off€shot€gun,€shot€him€in€theÐ ¼  Ðface.€€And€then,€[the€defendant]€was€able€to€flee€the€Cadillac€and€runÐ ¨ø Ðaway.Дä` x` x ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€had€said€that,€after€being€shot,€he€fled€toward€ð ðClarksville€Highway,ðð€whereÐ l¼ Ðhe€had€been€picked€up€by€an€ambulance.€€Crumby€said€he€knew€the€defendant€had€a€gun€and€told€Ð X ¨ Ðhim€so.€€In€response,€the€defendant€ð ðdidnððt€say€anything,€he€just€paused.ðð€€The€defendant€did€not€sayÐ D!” Ðthat€anyone€else€had€been€shot.€€At€first,€the€defendant€was€cooperative€with€Crumby,€but,€upon€hisÐ 0"€  Ðrelease€from€the€hospital,€he€ð ðsaid€heððd€take€care€of€it,€or€he€said€he€didnððt€want€to€prosecute.ððÐ #l! ÐÌà@òò&ìàòòò òANALYSISó óóóˆà0 p àÐô$D #p(#p(# ÐÌà  àThe€authority€of€the€trial€court€to€revoke€a€suspended€sentence€is€set€out€in€Tennessee€CodeÐ Ì&"% ÐAnnotated€section€40„35„311(e)€establishing€that€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€standard€isÐ ¸'#& Ðutilized€to€determine€whether€the€violation€has€been€proven:€€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIf€the€trial€judge€should€find€that€the€defendant€has€violatedÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€conditions€of€probation€and€suspension€by€a€preponderance€of€theÐ h+¸&* Ðevidence,€the€trial€judge€shall€have€the€right€by€order€duly€enteredÐ ° Ðupon€the€minutes€of€the€court,€to€revoke€the€probation€and€suspensionÐ œì Ðof€sentence€and€cause€the€defendant€to€commence€the€execution€ofÐ ˆØ Ðthe€judgment€as€originally€entered,€or€otherwise€in€accordance€withÐ tÄ Ððð€40-35-310;€provided,€that€in€case€of€such€revocation€of€probationÐ `° Ðand€suspension,€the€defendant€has€the€right€to€appeal.ÐL œ` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„311(e)€(Supp.€2001).Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€function€of€the€appellate€court€reviewing€the€revocation€of€a€suspended€sentence€wasÐ ü L  Ðexplained€in€òòState€v.€Harkinsóó,€811€S.W.2d€79,€82€(Tenn.€1991):Ð è 8  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWe€take€note€that€a€trial€judge€may€revoke€a€sentence€of€probation€orÐ À  Ða€suspended€sentence€upon€a€finding€that€the€defendant€has€violatedÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€conditions€of€his€probation€or€suspended€sentence€by€aÐ ˜è  Ðpreponderance€of€the€evidence.€€T.C.A.€ðð€40-35-311.€€The€judgmentÐ „Ô  Ðof€the€trial€court€in€this€regard€will€not€be€disturbed€on€appeal€unlessÐ pÀ Ðit€appears€that€there€has€been€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòState€v.Ð \¬ ÐWilliamsonóó,€619€S.W.2d€145,€146€(Tenn.€Cr.€App.€1981).€€In€orderÐ H˜ Ðfor€a€reviewing€court€to€be€warranted€in€finding€an€abuse€of€discretionÐ 4„ Ðin€a€probation€revocation€case,€it€must€be€established€that€the€recordÐ  p Ðcontains€no€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€conclusion€of€the€trialÐ  \ Ðjudge€that€a€violation€of€the€conditions€of€probation€has€occurred.€Ð øH ÐòòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285,€286€(Tenn.€1978);€òòState€v.€Delpóó,€614Ð ä4 ÐS.W.2d€395,€398€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980).€€The€proof€of€a€probationÐ Ð  Ðviolation€need€not€be€established€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt,€but€it€isÐ ¼  Ðsufficient€if€it€allows€the€trial€judge€to€make€a€conscientious€andÐ ¨ø Ðintelligent€judgment.€€òòState€v.€Miltonóó,€673€S.W.2d€555,€557€(Tenn.Ð ”ä ÐCr.€App.€1984).ЀÐ` x` x ÐÌà  àFollowing€the€presentation€of€proof€at€the€revocation€hearing,€the€trial€court€explained€itsÐ X ¨ Ðbasis€for€revoking€the€defendantððs€suspended€sentences:Ð D!” ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àWell,€has€the€State€proved€that€he€was€in€possession€of€theÐ #l! Ðweapon€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt?€€The€answer€is€no.€€But€has€theÐ $X" ÐState€sustained€that€by€the€burden€it€has,€which€is€a€preponderance€ofÐ ô$D # Ðthe€evidence?€€And€the€answer€is€yes.€€Itððs€more€likely€than€not€that€Ð à%0!$ Ð[the€defendant]€was€in€possession€of€this€weapon.ÐÌ&"%` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€weapon€was€found€20€or€30€feet€from€him,€700€yardsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðaway€from€where€the€incident€took€place,€it€had€blood€on€it,€the€shellÐ )à$( Ðcasings€outside€the€car€all€corroborate€the€Stateððs€theory.€€And€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðadmission€by€silence€testified€to€is€further€corroboration.Ðh+¸&*` x` x Їà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àSo€the€State€has€carried€its€burden€under€40„35„311(e)€ofÐ ° Ðshowing€the€violation€here.€€He€was€in€possession€of€this€firearm.€€ItððsÐ œì Ðthe€judgment€of€the€Court€that€the€previously€suspended€sentence€ð!ðÐ ˆØ Ðwell,€the€revocation€warrant€is€sustained.€€The€suspended€sentence€isÐ tÄ Ðplaced€in€effect€in€its€totality.Ð`°` x` x ÐÌò òòòÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONóóó óÐ 8 ˆ ÐÓj/ÓÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€record€abundantly€supports€the€finding€of€the€trial€court€that,€by€aÐ  ` Ðpreponderance€of€the€evidence,€the€State€proved€that€the€defendant€violated€the€terms€of€hisÐ ü L  Ðprobation€by€possessing€a€pistol.€€Accordingly,€the€order€revoking€the€defendantððs€probation€isÐ è 8  Ðaffirmed.Ð Ô$  ÐÌÌÔ#†X ±XX X ± #Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE