WPCM  &>IZRIKfrfzBws׆==NAe<OWepVqr(mgXl_j%A X+$ qw 1twWO nu"@hq{斍̻I>q$7=q枷xa)MU1wdg(0J#Ί;pY.& ^^KrTɝp ToUŖSn^T-ۤ_Q A;e5VN&waN0*ٵK}51faާp"y P2r@Aj\~s)cnP?Qy˫_LSNMyx۪Huf*UNL % 0(U:w@4BVe'mU: AQ 0D 0D) 0Dmm D/ B B D3 (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular =>?@ABDCD eEDFӀeE%3|xQ  ""   XyXXX  X Xy   Ad FILED XyX     October7,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr. X XyAppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular!"#$&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ((' dxd dP Pd'''''dxd !  DDDDXyXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T73XXdXXd7Fr )<,(j 8` `@E` ttx$ rߛF@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @=='ATKNOXVILLE@$AUGUST1998SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @-)  ` @-) p NO.03C019708CC00368   L   ` Appellee,@-)  8  @-) p BLOUNTCOUNTY     VS. @-)   @-) p HON.D.KELLYTHOMAS,JR.,   RICKSCUDDER, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellant.@-) p (ProbationRevocation) d (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT: L MACKGARNER OfficeofthePublicDefender  FifthJudicialDistrict421HighStreet    Maryville,Tennessee37804 r  GERALDL.GULLEY,JR.(onappealonly) ContractAppellateDefender  l P.O.Box1708Knoxville,Tennessee379011708 "!  FORTHEAPPELLEE: L! JOHNKNOXWALKUP  $# AttorneyGeneralandReporter GEORGIABLYTHEFELNER  & AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 MICHAELL.FLYNN   F, DistrictAttorneyGeneral KIRKANDREWS  #/ AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral363CourtStreetMaryville,Tennessee37804 f&!2 (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 -(8 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  521A  73XXdXXd7@qq* OPINION    ` Theappellant,RickScudder,appealstheorderoftheBlountCountyCircuitCourtrevokinghisintensiveprobationandrequiringhimtoservethebalanceofaoneyearsentence.Onappeal,heclaimsthatthetrialcourterredinrevokinghisprobationandorderinghimtoservehissentenceinconfinement.Findingnomerittotheseassertions,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.@+ FACTS  f  ` OnNovember12,1996,appellantpledguiltytoonecountofstatutoryrape,aClassEfelony.HewassentencedasaRangeI,StandardOffender,tooneDDyear.TheDDsentencewasorderedsuspendedimmediately,andappellantwasplacedonintensiveprobationfortwoyears. ` AprobationviolationreportwasfiledonJuly11,1997.ItallegedthatappellantviolatedDDhisDDintensiveprobationby:(1)missinghiscurfewonMay23,24and30,1997;and(2)failingdrugscreensformarijuanaonMay13,27andJune17,1997. ` Attherevocationhearing,appellantsprobationofficerconfirmedtheallegedviolations.DDTheappellantstestimonyessentiallyacquiescedtothechargesintheviolationreport.Headmittedhismarijuanause.Therewasnoexplanationofferedregardingthemissedcurfews.Indeed,theonlyexplanationofferedforhislapses&  wasthathe wasjusthavingalotofpressureandstuffand...stoppedgoingto...'J,Ԁ[drugrehabilitationfollowup]meetings.Whencrossexaminedonthispointhesaid, Imean,itsjustalotofpressureIfeltthatwascomingfrom,youknow,beingonprobationandstufflikethat.Whenaskedforfurtherclarification,theappellantexpressedregretforhavingpledguiltytotheunderlyingstatutoryrapecharges.Heintimatedthathispleawasgiven,notasanadmissionofguilt,butrathertoappeasehisattorney.>>=<<Tothecourtsinquiry, ...areyoutellingmethatthisgirlthat 0948 showedupoutthereatyourplace...[s]hedidntdooralsexonyou;isthatwhatyouresaying?appellantreplied, Imsayingthat.=Thecourtexpresseditsdisbeliefofappellantstestimonyonthispoint. ` E EAfterexaminingtheprobationviolationreport,hearingtestimonyandnoting 8.4: theappellantslackofcredibility,thetrialcourtrevokedprobationandorderedthebalanceofappellantssentencetobeservedinconfinementintheBlountCountyjail. ` Appellantappealsthisruling.@1 1  REVOCATIONOFPROBATION/CONFINEMENT  @   ` Revocationofprobationissubjecttoanabuseofdiscretionstandardofreview,ratherthanadenovostandard.Statev.HarkinsDD,811S.W.2d79,82(Tenn.  1991).Discretionisabusedonlyiftherecordcontainsnosubstantialevidencetosupporttheconclusionofthetrialcourtthataviolationofprobationhasoccurred.Id.Proofofaviolationneednotbeestablishedbeyondareasonabledoubt,and 0 theevidenceneedonlyshowthatthetrialjudgeexercisedaconscientiousandintelligentjudgment.Statev.Leach,914S.W.2d104,106(Tenn.Crim.App.1995). @ Oncethetrialcourtfinds thattheappellanthasviolatedtheconditionsofhisprobationandsuspensionbyapreponderanceoftheevidence,thetrialjudgeshallhavetheright...torevoketheprobation...andcauseDDtheAA?appellant?@defendant@DDtocommencetheexecutionofthejudgmentasoriginallyentered...Tenn.CodeAnn.4035311(d). ` Inthiscase,thereisaclearbasisforrevocationinthattheappellantadmittedhisviolations.Furthermore,weconcludethetrialcourtcommittednoerrorinconsideringappellantslackoftruthfulnessandrequiringincarcerationratherthananalternative.SeeStatev.Dowdy,894S.W.2d301,306DD(BCtBCTennC.DDCrim.App.1994). / +.  ` ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisAFFIRMED. `     h      p ____________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE   :p59 Ї CONCUR: p  ____________________________  @  JOSEPHM.TIPTON,JUDGE ____________________________  @  THOMAST.WOODALL , JUDGE