WPCz JVUN % 0U: w@5 4u   0J 0T 0^> 0h 0r 0|v 0 0x 1u 0d}U>U*U*IB)sDC AM, Bv~v D3b 0@ AO$ 0D D/. B]c:\office\wpwin\template\opinion.wpt(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(Z>$XXXXX  TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT7 XXdXXd7  ,rAZ"Arial Regular DeeӀڃ"3|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Arial<  9p`(Times% Line 7 d!!!!7Border 1dd-"C << G  !  #d#   X   \RA'\#d#      YYY FILEDX December23,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerk  dPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ion-F Geneva  ion-F Geneva %%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! .    X   \RA'\#  Xd##  Xd#     ӛR#$"A1-j| ` . `@Rߛ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEATKNOXVILLE  STATEOFTENNESSEE,   )      )   APPELLEE, )      ) No.03C019509CC00272      )      ) MorganCountyv.      )      ) E.EugeneEblen,Judge      )      ) (Sentencing)BENNYSLUDER,    )      )   APPELLANT. )FORTHEAPPELLANT:    FORTHEAPPELLEE:WalterB.Johnson,II    JohnKnoxWalkupAssistantPublicDefender    AttorneyGeneral&ReporterP.O.Box334     500CharlotteAvenueHarriman,TN377480334    Nashville,TN372430497OFCOUNSEL:     EugeneJ.Honea       AssistantAttorneyGeneralJoeH.Walker     450JamesRobertsonParkwayDistrictPublicDefender    Nashville,TN372430493P.O.Box334      Harriman,TN377480334    CharlesE.Hawk       DistrictAttorneyGeneral       P.O.Box703       Kingston,TN377630703       FrankA.Harvey       AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral       P.O.Box703       Kingston,TN377630703OPINIONFILED:____________________________AFFIRMEDJoeB.Jones,PresidingJudge   OPINION   X Thiscourtpreviouslyrenderedanopinioninthiscase.TheopinionwasfiledinKnoxvilleonFebruary12,1997.Theappellant,BennySluder(defendant),filedaRule11,TennesseeRulesofAppellateProcedure,applicationforpermissiontoappealinthesupremecourt.Theapplicationwasgrantedandthecauseremandedtothiscourtwithinstructionstoconsiderwhetherthetrialcourtproperlyorderedthedefendanttoservehissentenceconsecutivelytothesentencehewasservingwhenhecommittedtheoffense.Afterathoroughexaminationoftherecord,thebriefsoftheparties,andthelawgoverningtheissuepresentedforreview,itistheopinionofthiscourtthatthejudgmentofthetrialcourtshouldbeaffirmed. Thedefendantenteredapleaofguiltytopossessingmarijuanawhileaninmateinacorrectionalinstitution.Tenn.CodeAnn.3916201.Whentheoffenseoccurred,thedefendantwasincarceratedintheMorganCountyRegionalCorrectionalFacility.OnJanuary18,1992,correctionalofficersfound27.5gramsofmarijuanainthedefendantspossession.Thetrialcourtsentencedthedefendantpursuanttoapleaagreement.ThepartiesagreedthedefendantwasaRangeIIIpersistentoffender,thesentencetobeimposedwasconfinementforten(10)yearsintheDepartmentofCorrection,andthequestionofwhetherthesentenceshouldbeservedconsecutivelytothesentencehewasservingwhenhecommittedtheoffensewouldbesubmittedtothetrialcourtfordetermination.Thecourtorderedthesentenceimposedtobeservedconsecutivelytothesentencehewasserving. AfteradenovoreviewofthisissuepursuanttothemandateofTenn.CodeAnn.4035401(d),thiscourtisoftheopinionthetrialcourtdidnotabuseitsdiscretionbyrequiringthetwosentencestobeservedconsecutively.Thedefendantwastraffickinginmarijuanainsidetheprison.Giventhesecircumstances,thiscourtbelievesthedefendantcommittedanextremelyseriousoffense.Inaddition,thedefendanthadbeenconvictedofsevenpriorfelonies. Unfortunately,thedefendantisbeyondtherehabilitativestageinviewofhispriorhistoryofcriminalconvictions.Confinementinaprisondidnotdeterthedefendantfromcontinuingtoengageincriminalactivity. Thiscourtisoftheopinionthedefendantqualifiesforconsecutivesentencingbecausehehasanextensiverecordofcriminalactivity.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035115(b)(2).Furthermore,thefactsinthiscasemeetthecriteriasetforthinStatev.Wilkerson,905S.W.2d933(Tenn.1995).     ____________________________________________      JOEB.JONES,PRESIDINGJUDGECONCUR:______________________________________̀PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE______________________________________̀DAVIDG.HAYES,JUDGE