WPC 2UN % 0( w@H4 0 0D1u 0D} 0J 0T  0^_ 0h 0r% 0| 0 0 1u) 0d AQ S B 0@6 0Dv D/ U> B' D3D U*w B) DC AM Z \ v~Wv(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ QRSETUPVWEXY eZӀt$ECl3|xe(6(2:$ !     `   0  (#$  0  (3$ !  2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X!#$&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 d("$    ($$   1  ((' dxd<  9p`(&Times New RomanP Pd""""'dxd<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d++++7Border 1dd!#,C << G !'  "  **   YYY FILED*X June2,1998CecilCrowson,Jr.*AppellateCourtClerk  !'  $             ݀Thevictimraisedhisarmabovehisheadinordertoshieldhimselffromdefendantsblows.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ion-F Geneva  ion-F Geneva ! . '     !  *\RA'\ћR-.,A1-j|`  `@Rߛ @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATKNOXVILLE@ FEBRUARY1998SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, @ ) C.C.A.NO.03C019705CC00190 @ ) Appellee,@ ) BLOUNT COUNTY @ ) VS. @ ) No.C9610Below @ ) BILLYSLAUGHTER, @ ) HON.PHYLLISMILLER, @ ) JUDGEBYINTERCHANGE  Appellant.@ )@ ORDER  Thedefendant,BillySlaughter,wasconvictedbyaBlountCountyjuryofrecklessendangermentwithadeadlyweapon,aClassEfelony.ThetrialcourtsentencedhimasaRangeIoffendertoone(1)year,withallbutten(10)dayssuspended,andorderedthatdefendantservetwo(2)yearsonprobation.Onappeal,defendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredindenyingfullprobation.WefindnoerrorandaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtpursuanttoRule20oftheTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals.@ I  Defendantwasdrivingtohismothershomewhenhisvehicleslidintoaditchduetosnowandiceontheground.Acompanionandthevictim,TimothySelf,stoppedtogiveassistance.AfterSelfandhiscompanionpulleddefendantsvehicleoutoftheditchandontotheroad,defendantsvehicleslippedontheiceanddriftedintoatelephonepole,causingdamagetothevehicle.Anargumentensued,anddefendanthitSelfwitha bumperjack,breakingSelfsarm. /   ׀Attrial,defendantclaimedthatSelfbrandishedagun,andhewasmerelydefendinghimself.71XXdXXd7Defendantwaschargedwithaggravatedassault,butthejuryconvictedhimofthelesseroffenseoffelonyrecklessendangerment. Atthesentencinghearing,defendanttestifiedthathewastwentyfour(24)yearsold,wasmarriedandhadafouryearoldson.HenevercompletedhighschoolorobtainedhisGED.Heworkedparttimedoingrepairworkatatenniscourtfacility.Hereportedoccasionalalcoholuseandhadusedmarijuanainthepast.Hemaintainedthatthevictimhadaweaponduringthealtercation. ThetrialcourtsentenceddefendantasaRangeIoffendertoone(1)year.Indeterminingwhetheranalternativesentencewouldbeappropriate,thetrialcourtnoteddefendantspoorsocialandworkhistory.Thecourtfoundthatdefendantwaslessthancandidinhisinsistencethatthevictimwascarryingagun.Furthermore,thetrialcourtdeterminedthataperiodofincarcerationwasnecessarytoavoiddepreciatingtheseriousnessoftheoffense.Therefore,thetrialcourtsuspendeddefendantssentence,withtheexceptionoften(10)days,andorderedthatdefendantservetwo(2)yearsonsupervisedprobation.Fromthetrialcourtsjudgment,defendantbringsthisappeal.@ II  Weagreewiththetrialcourtthataperiodofincarcerationisnecessarytoavoiddepreciatingtheseriousnessoftheoffense.Duringaverbalargument,defendantstruckthevictimwitha bummerjack,breakingthevictimsarm.Thevictimsinjuriescouldhavebeenmuchmoreserious,possiblyresultingindeath,hadhenotliftedhisarmabovehisheadinselfdefense.Furthermore,thetrialcourtfoundthatdefendantwasnottruthfulinhisclaimsthatthevictimwascarryingagun.Lackofcandorisanappropriateconsiderationforthetrialcourtandreflectsonadefendant'spotentialforrehabilitation.Statev.Dowdy,894S.W.2d301,306(Tenn.Crim.App.1994). Consideringthenatureoftheoffenseandthedefendantsnegativerehabilitationpotential,wefindthattheperiodofincarcerationoften(10)daysinthecountyjailisappropriate.Itis,therefore,ORDEREDthatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedinaccordancewithRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals. IntheeventthedefendantindicatesanintentiontofileanapplicationforpermissiontoappealtotheTennesseeSupremeCourt,hemaybeadmittedtobailintheadditionalamountof$2,500,foratotalbondamountof$5,000,withsufficientsuretiestobeapprovedbytheclerkofthetrialcourtpendingfilinganddispositionofsaidapplication.Indefaultofsuchbond,heshallberemandedtothecustodyoftheSheriffofBlountCounty.CostsofappealwillbepaidbytheStateofTennesseeasitappearsdefendantisindigent.       򀀀        JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGECONCUR:򀀀󀀀THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE򀀀WILLIAMB.ACREE,JR.,SPECIALJUDGE