WPC  _jC)hb5@@^i9D#jb&Ch[dZDn >NMH >ֳA~%'^IX$-UbOw $νb MB~]vN)Uχ~ {.pބq ICE0?g[8"rIjN,FK/2O w2K"@ J_I^r/:wL_q1׏w8]J^dcLHWd5k7cS A2[:v=JE3-ә"; u库,Z Y"Y\S Č*XsLVerTz `>~lN UuzC+-I6UJo/ W0s*h) ϣJ>>T3^!Co=۟{nnZWgrtqL9WSҥfHrCE[] Db %\^ b 0nUNwD4H\ zk m #  %w 0D=N0Eb 0 B 0 D5i D- 0K ASi 0/ 0D AܤX0 (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regularh_B0+003|x C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptUHP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL6V,,,,V0  R0$      1    _Thedefendantrepeatedlycitestothetrialtranscriptthroughouthisbrief.However,therecordonappeal  consistsonlyofthetechnicalrecordandthesentencinghearingtranscript.Itisthedutyoftheaccusedtoprovidea q recordwhichconveysafair,accurate,andcompleteaccountofwhattranspiredwithregardtotheissueswhichformthe 2 basisoftheappeal.Tenn.R.App.P.24(b);seeStatev.Taylor,992S.W.2d941,944(1999).Intheabsenceofan C adequaterecordonappeal,thisCourtmustpresumethatthetrialcourtsrulingsweresupportedbysufficientevidence.  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Direct @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforDicksonCounty  9 @@No.CR4574AllenW.Wallace,Judge  # @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200301230CCAR3CD_ԄFiledFebruary24,_2004__   AV) ` dE<]` A ^     Ajuryconvictedthedefendantoffourcountsofchildrapeandfourcountsofaggravatedsexual V  battery.Thetrialcourtsentencedthedefendanttotwentyfiveyearsoneachofthechildrape ? convictionsandtwelveyearsoneachoftheaggravatedsexualbatteryconvictions,withtwoofthe (x childrapesentencestorunconsecutivelyandallothersentencestorunconcurrently,foraneffective a sentenceoffiftyyears.#)XXϵ#XX)Ondirectappeal,thisCourtreversedanddismissedthreeoftheconvictions J forchildrape.Weremandedthecaseforadeterminationofwhethertheremainingsentencesshould 3 runconsecutively.Followingaresentencinghearing,thetrialcourtorderedtwooftheaggravated  sexualbatterysentencesandthechildrapesentencetorunconsecutively,foraneffectivesentence  offortynineyears.#)XX)#XX)Thedefendantcontendsonappealthatthetrailcourterredinordering  consecutivesentencing.#)XXL #XX)Weconcludethattherecordsupportsthegroundsforconsecutive  sentencingunderTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4035_Ԅ115(b)(5),_Ԁ_and__#)XX #XX)__the_Ԁsentenceis justly p deservedinrelationtotheseriousnessofthe_offenses_Ԁand___is_Ԁ nogreaterthanthatdeservedforthe Y offensescommitted.#)XX1 #XX) B _ Tenn._ԀR.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentsoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed  d   #)X #XX.)JohnEverettWilliams,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJoeG.RileyandRobert  7  W.Wedemeyer,JJ.,joined. ! ! WilliamB.(Jake)_Lockert_,III,DistrictPublicDefender,fortheappellant,PerrySingo. ## PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MichaelMarkham,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; t% % Dan_Mitchum_Ԁ_Alsobrooks_,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andSuzanneM._Lockert_,AssistantDistrict ]&!& AttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. F'"'  __@@OO& OPINION #)XX #XX) *Q%* __    OnMarch16,2000,ajuryconvictedthedefendant,PerrySingo,offourcountsofchildrape, +$', aClassAfelony,andfourcountsofaggravatedsexualbattery,aClassBfelony.Thetrialcourt , (- sentencedthedefendanttotwentyfiveyearsoneachofthechildrapeconvictionsandtwelveyears -(. oneachoftheaggravatedsexualbatteryconvictions,withtwoofthechildrapesentencestorun  consecutivelyandallothersentencestorunconcurrently,foraneffectivesentenceoffiftyyears.  Afterthedefendantsinitialappeal,thisCourtreversedthreeofthechildrapeconvictionsand  remandedforadeterminationofwhethertheremainingsentencesshouldrunconsecutively.State k v.PerrySingo,No.M200100919CCAR3CD,2002Tenn._Crim_.App.LEXIS677(Tenn._Crim_. T App.atNashville,Aug.9,2002).Followingaresentencinghearing,thetrialcourtorderedtwoof =  theaggravatedsexualbatterysentencesandthechildrapesentencetorunconsecutively,foran & v effectivesentenceoffortynineyears.Thedefendanttimelyfiledhisnoticeofappeal.Hecontends  _ onappealthatthe_trial_Ԁcourterredinorderingconsecutivesentencing.Weaffirmthejudgmentsof  H thetrialcourt.  1  Ѐ#)XX2#XX)   Facts     ThefactualaccountcontainedhereinistakenfromthisCourtsopinioninthedefendants   initialappeal.PerrySingo,2002Tenn._Crim_.App.LEXIS_677,_Ԁat*29.  #  1      DuringOctober_of_Ԁ_1998,_ p  thedefendant,hisgirlfriendTina_Bosarge_,theirinfantdaughter,and_Bosarge_ssixyearold_daughter_ \  movedtoTennessee.OnDecember11,1998,localpoliceandtheDepartmentofChildrens E Servicesinvestigatedacomplaintaboutpossiblesexualabuseinthedefendantshome. Duringan .~ interview,thedefendantadmittedthathehadsexualcontactwith_Bosarge_ssixyearolddaughter. j Thedefendant saidthathegotoralsexfrom[thevictim],thathewouldrubhispenisonherand S hewouldejaculateonher.Duringthedefendantstrial,severallettersthathehadwrittento < _Bosarge_Ԁwereenteredintoevidence.Inoneoftheletters,thedefendantmadethefollowing % statements: Whenwegetthekidsback,Iwillshowyoueverything[thevictim]andIdid.Youcan  watchallyouwant.Youcanevenjoininifyouwant,okay?...With[thevictim],Ijustloveher.  Imakelovetoyou.Ihavesexwithher.Seethedifference?Thedefendantwrotethefollowing  inanother_letter: y _____8   ` Evenwith[thevictim],IfeelthatIloveyoumorethanher.Yes,Iloveto b j__koffonher.Yes,Ilovetoeatherp___y.Yes,Ilovetostickmyd__kinher K mouth.Yes,Ievenlovetostickmyd__kjustasfarupinherp___yasIcan....I 4 dontcareifImbangingthehelloutof[thevictim]and__c_m__Ԁallinoroverherfive m timesinoneday,thatdidntmeanIdontloveyou...Youagreeyouwouldwant  V [thevictim]inbedwithussleepingandhavingsexwithus,...Yougave[the  ? victim]tometobemysecondwife....Teachherandhavefunwithher.Imgoing !(  to.Howelseisshegoingtolearn?...WhenI_c_m_Ԁonher,I_c_m_Ԁonyou."!   _One_Ԁoftheinvestigatingofficersreadaloudfromnoteswhichtheofficersaidwereinthe $# defendantshandwriting.In_the_Ԁnoteswrittenbythedefendant,hemadethefollowing_remarks: |% $ _____8   ` Eatingasixyearoldhasitsbadandgood...EverytimeIeat[thevictim],  she_c_ms_,thenthatswhenIwanttof__k,_c_m_Ԁalloverthatp___y.NowifIgether  ina69'er,thentheres_c_m_Ԁalloverherfaceandinhermouth.[Thevictim]isgood  to_c_m_Ԁonallthetime.k   8  ____ ` Sometimesitishardtogetintimatewithasixyearold,butIdoit.[The T victim]ishardtogetstartedsometimes,butshecomesaround.IfIgetherstoned =  enough,shewillsuckmeoffwithnoproblems.ThentherestimesIhaveto_c_m_Ԁon & v herorherp___y.Ivebeentryingtof__kher_ss,butsheistoosmall.  _   __  Thevictim,whowasseven__years__oldatthetime,testifiedattrialthatshewasscaredofthe  2  defendant.Afterbeingaskedtostatesomeofthethingsthedefendantdidtoher,sheresponded,     F__kand blowjob.Sheindicatedthatshewouldtakeherclothesoffandtheywould f__k.   Shesaidthatthedefendantwouldusehis d__kand_thatshe_Ԁwouldsee _c_m_comeoutofhis   penis.Shedidnottestifyastohowmanytimesorwhenthisoccurred. Thejuryfoundthedefendant   guiltyoffourcountsofchildrapeandfourcountsofaggravatedsexualbattery.AlthoughthisCourt r  concludedthatthedefendant repeatedlycommittedheinoussexualoffensesagainstthevictim,the [  proofestablishedthatonlyoneactofchildrapeoccurredinTennessee. Accordingly,theotherthree D convictionsforchildrapewerereversedand_dismissed.Alloftheotherconvictionswereaffirmed. 0 _Ԁ_ _ i   Analysis R  /  Thedefendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterroneouslyimposedconsecutivesentences. % Whenadefendantappealsthelengthofasentenceimposedbythetrialcourt,thisCourtconducts  adenovoreviewoftherecordwithapresumptionthatthetrialcourtsdeterminationsarecorrect.  Tenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d).Thepresumptionofcorrectnessis conditioneduponthe  affirmativeshowingintherecordthatthetrialcourtconsideredthesentencingprinciplesandall y relevantfactsandcircumstances.Statev._Ashby_,823S.W.2d166,169(Tenn.1991).Theburden b ofshowingthatthesentence_is_Ԁimproperisupontheappealingparty.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035 K 401(d),SentencingCommissionComments.However,iftherecordshowsthatthetrialcourtfailed 4 toconsiderthesentencingprinciplesandallre_levant_Ԁfactsandcircumstances,thenourreviewofthe m sentenceispurelydenovo._Ashby_,823S.W.2dat169.Thedefendantarguesthat therewereno  V statutoryorcaselawfactorstojustifyconsecutivesentencing.Althoughweagreethatthetrial  ? courtshouldhavebeenmoreexplicitwithitsfindings,therecord_supportsthetrialcourts !(  impositionofconsecutivesentencingunder_ԀTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4035_Ԅ115(b)(5)._Ԁ "! Theapplicablesection_states: #" _____8  Thecourtmayordersentencestorunconsecutivelyif...[_t]he_Ԁdefendantis $# convictedoftwo(2)ormorestatutoryoffensesinvolvingsexualabuseofaminor |% $ withconsiderationoftheaggravatingcircumstancesarisingfromtherelationship e&!% betweenthedefendantandvictimorvictims,thetimespanofdefendantsundetected N'"& sexualactivity,thenatureandscopeofthesexualactsandtheextentoftheresidual, 7(#' physicalandmentaldamagetothevictimor_victims._ )p$(   _Tenn._ԀCodeAnn.4035115(b)(5).  *Y%)   *B&*   Therecord_establishes_Ԁthatthedefendantwas_convictedoffivestatutoryoffensesinvolving   sexualabuseofaminor,includingonecountofchildrapeandfourcountsofaggravatedsexual  battery.Thedefendantwasthe_Ԁliveinboyfriendofthevictims_mother.Obviously,thesexual  abusearoseoutofthedefendantscloserelationshipwiththevictim.____Anexhibitcontainedwithin k thetechnicalrecordindicatesthatthedefendantstatedinainterviewthatthefirstsexualencounter T withthevictimoccurredonSeptember4,1997.Theoffensescommittedinthepresentcase =  occurredinNovemberandDecember1998.Inthedefendantsinitialappeal,thisCourtconcluded & v thatthedefendant repeatedlycommittedheinoussexualoffensesagainstthevictim.It_Ԁappears  _ thattheabusewasongoing_foraperiodofatleastoneyear,_Ԁandthedefendantplannedtocontinue  H theabuseifhewasreleasedfrom_prison.__The_Ԁtrialtestimonyandtheletterswrittenbythedefendant  1  graphicallydescribethenatureandscopeofthe_multipleandperversesexual_Ԁactswiththevictim.    Whilethereisnospecificevidencecontainedintherecordbeforeusofphysicalandmentaldamage,   theotheraggravatingcircumstances_adequatelysupport_Ԁconsecutivesentencinginthis_case._     Afterourreviewofthesentencingprinciplesandallrelevantfactsandcircumstances,we n  concludethattherecordsupportsthegroundsforconsecutivesentencingunderTennesseeCode W  Annotatedsection4035115(b)(5).Furthermore,thesentenceis justlydeservedinrelationtothe @ seriousnessofthe_offenses_Ԁand___is_Ԁ nogreaterthanthatdeservedfortheoffensescommitted._Id. )y 4035102(1),103(2);seealsoStatev.Lane,3S.W.3d456,460(Tenn.1999).Thisissueis b withoutmerit. K    Conclusion  rD   Basedontheforegoingandtherecordasawhole,thejudgmentsofthetrialcourtare  affirmed.     `     h     ___________________________________ g    `     h     JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE