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MerrilynFeirmanFulksDycusSubtanceXanaxEffexorHydrocodoneStubblefieldPracty- -(|G2$ !.8W=dd8         0   d(|3}$ !.8W=dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3}$ !.8W=dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8W=dd8     _   W=8 1XXdd8@ttNW=INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @WW$ATKNOXVILLE#W=N #Ԉ &    @  @` AssignedonBriefsSeptember24,2002 L X 1XW= #W=XX 1##STATEOFTENNESSEEv.STEVENE.SMITHX 1XW=  J @@ DirectAppealfromtheCriminalCourtforCumberlandCounty  J @@No.4806LeonC.Burns,Jr.,Judge  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.E200102892CCAR3CD   December16,_2002_   AV) ` dE<|` A }     X 1XXX 1InDecember1997,thedefendantwasconvictedofthesaleofcocaineover.5grams,aClassB x  felony,andsentencedtoeightyears,withallbutsixtydayssuspended,andthebalancetobeserved d onprobation.InOctober1998,hisprobationwasrevokedbecausehewasconvictedthatyearof P possessionofmarijuana,criminalimpersonation,andcontributingtothedelinquencyofaminor. < Hewasincarceratedforninetydaysandagainplacedonprobation,thistimeincommunity (x corrections.InDecember1998,anotherprobationviolationwarrantwasissued,thistimealleging d thatthedefendanthadabsconded.InSeptember1999,hisprobationwasrevokedandhewas P orderedtoservethebalanceofhissentenceintheDepartmentofCorrection.Apparently,hewas < againplacedonprobation,withthecasetransferredtoMichigan.InApril2001,anotherprobation ( warrantwasissued,chargingthedefendantwithfailingtwodrugscreensandattemptingtoadulterate  adrugscreen.Followingahearing,thecourtrevokedthedefendantsprobationandhetimely  appealed.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.#X 1XXX 1##W=XX 1#X 1XW=   Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCriminalCourtAffirmed  t   #W=X 1x #X 1X.W=AlanE.Glenn,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJosephM._Tipton_andDavidH. L  Welles,JJ.,joined. 8!  MerrilynFeirman,Nashville,Tennessee(onappeal);DavidNealBrady,DistrictPublicDefender; #`" andCynthiaS.Lyons,AssistantPublicDefender(attrialandonappeal),fortheappellant,Steven #L# E.Smith. $8 $ PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MarkA.Fulks,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; &"& WilliamE.Gibson,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andTerryD.Dycus,AssistantDistrictAttorney '"' General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee.#W=XX 1Y #X 1XW=Ԁ (#( * @@OO& OPINION #W=XX 1#X 1XW= p*%* #W=XX 1#  X 1XW=X 1XXX 1  Thetwoclaimsraisedonappealarethatthetrialcourterredbyadmittingareportofthe H,', MichiganDepartmentofCorrectionswithresultsoftwodrugscreensfailedbythedefendantand 4-(-C _inrevokinghisprobationbecauseofhisdruguse.Followingourreview,weaffirmtherevocation  ofprobation.    Attherevocationhearing,ChesterDarbyoftheTennesseeBoardofProbationandParole t testifiedthathehadbeenthedefendantsprobationofficer.Aninterstatecompactrequestwas ` preparedand,atthedefendantsrequest,hisprobationwastransferredtoMichigan.Subsequently, L  Mr.DarbyreceivedareportfromMichiganthatthedefendanthadfailedadrugtest.Overthe 8  objectionofthedefendant,aformstyled MichiganDepartmentofCorrections/Subtance[sic]Abuse $ t Admissionwasenteredintoevidence.Thebodyofthestatementisasfollows: 8 @t 8 @t IherebyadmitI  ` haverecentlyusedthecontrolledormindalteringsubstanceofMarijuana #  1      ׀asindicatedinthe  L  substanceabusetestadministeredtomethisdatebymyprobation/paroleagent.Additionally,the  8  documentbearsthehandwrittennotation thesubjectalsosubmit/attemptedtosubmitanadulterated $  sample.Thedocumentbearsthedefendantssignature,thedateofApril5,2001,andtheillegible   signatureofawitness.     Mr.DarbytestifiedthatMichiganrequestedthatTennesseeissueaprobationviolation   warrantforthedefendant,andhedidso. p   Thedefendanttestified,admittingthathehadfailedadrugtestinMichigan,butsaidthatthe H word marijuanahadnotbeenwrittenontheformwhenhesignedit.Hesaidthathe washaving 4 likeanervousbreakdown,orwhateverwhilehewasinMichiganandwasprescribedXanax,  p Effexor,andHydrocodone.Hesaidhewastoldbytheprescribingdoctorthatthesemedications  \ wouldcausehimtofailadrugtest.Insigningthepaper,hethoughtthathewasadmittingonlyto H failingthedrugtest.Hesaidthathetookabottlecontaininghiswifesurinetouseforadrugtest 4 whilehewasinMichigan,butdidsobecauseofproblemshewashavingwithhisprobationofficer   there.     Attheconclusionofthetestimony,andtheargumentofcounsel,thetrialcourtrevokedthe  defendantsprobation,statingasfollows:  8  8`   THECOURT:Wevebeendowntheroadofrevocationsbefore,and X  wasrevokedinbootcamp.Iguess,[defensecounsel],Iguess D! whetherornotyourobjectionisavalidobjectionisabouttheonly 0"  issue.Hemadeanadmissionhere.Hedeniesmarijuana,buthe #l! doesntdenyattemptingtotakeinasamplenothis,soIguess $X" whateveryoumightwanttosayinhisbehalf,IguessIshouldlisten. $D # Doyouwanttosayanything?%0!$` x` x 8  8`   [DEFENSECOUNSEL]:Well,YourHonor,theviolationsthat '#& weretalkingabout,obviously,theresahistoryhere,butthe (#' violationsthatweretalkingaboutareinfacttechnicalviolations. )$( Therehasbeennoevidencethathescommittedanynewcrimes.  Hesgotawife,hesgotafamily,hesgot,apparently,decentjob  prospects,andIwouldrequestthathebegivenanotherchanceto  comebackoutonprobationandseeifhecantgetthissentence t behindhim.`` x` x 8  8`   THECOURT:Manytimeswhenpeoplearepositivefordrugscreens 8  therearesplitconfinementsorotherchances,buttherecordindicates $ t thatMr.Smithhashadthosechances,andwestillhaventgotthe  ` messageacross,soIthinktheressufficientgroundstorevokehis  L  probationtoservethebalanceofhissentence. 8 ` x` x   Thelegislatureofthisstatehasvestedinthetrialcourtsoleauthoritytograntsuspensionof   sentencesandprobationtodefendants.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.40-35-303.Trialcourtsarealso   grantedbroadauthoritytorevokeasuspendedsentence atanytimewithinthemaximumtimewhich   wasdirectedandorderedbythecourtforsuchsuspension,afterproceedingasprovidedin   40-35-311.Tenn.CodeAnn.40-35-310.Theproceduresoutlinedinsection40-35-311are p fundamentaltooursystemofjusticebecauseadefendantwhoisgrantedprobationhasaliberty \ interestthatmustbeprotectedbydueprocess.SeeStatev.Stubblefield,953S.W.2d223,225 H (Tenn.Crim.App.1997)(citingPractyv.State,525S.W.2d677,680(Tenn.Crim.App.1974)). 4 Theproceduresforrevocationofprobationmandatedbyourlegislaturehavebeendeterminedbythis  p courttocomplywithfederalconstitutionalstandardsassetforthintheleadingcaseofGagnonv.  \ Scarpelli,411U.S.778,93S.Ct.1756,36L.Ed.2d656(1973).SeePracty,525S.W.2dat682 H ( ThisStatesprocedureforrevocationofsentencesuspensionandprobationisanorderlyone 4 affordingaprobationerfullprotectionofhisconstitutionalrighttodueprocess.).     Inthismatter,thetrialcourtrevokedthedefendantsprobation,inpart,becauseheadmitted  tosubstitutingavialofhiswifesurineforhisownsothathewouldnot failadrugscreen.This  aloneisasufficientreasonforrevokinghisprobation.Asforwhetherthetrialcourterredin  admittingtheresultsofthefaileddrugscreensinMichigan,wenotethatthedefendantadmittedthat l theresultsshowedthathehadbeenusingdrugsbutassertedthathehadtakenonlyprescription X  drugs,whichcausedthepositiveresults.Evenifthetrialcourterredinadmittingtheserecords,the D! defendantsseparateadmissionthathehadattemptedtopassthetestbyusinghiswifesurinewould, 0"  byitself,besufficientgroundsforrevokinghisprobation.Accordingly,weaffirmtheorderofthe #l! trialcourt.#X 1XXX 1# $X"    `     h     ___________________________________ &"%    `     h     ALANE.GLENN,JUDGE