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ÐState€of€Tennessee.Ð ."~" ÐÌÌÌà@55'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼H(»XX6ÔC #ÔÔ‡X6ÔX»¼H(ԈРÆ%!& ÐÌòòóóò òòòÔ‡X6ÔXXX6ÔÔó óóóÌÌà@¬¬)ìàò òI.ó óˆÐ ^)®$* ÐÌà  àOn€April€24,€1998,€the€appellant€was€involved€in€a€high„speed€police€pursuit€in€WilliamsonÐ *+z&, ÐCounty.€€The€pursuit€began€when€the€appellant€drove€through€an€accident€scene€on€Ô_ÔNolensvilleÔ_Ô€RoadÐ ,`'- Ðand,€for€no€apparent€reason,€increased€her€vehicle€speed€nearly€hitting€a€Williamson€County€SheriffððsÐ ö,F(. ÐDeputy€who€was€directing€traffic.€€ò òó óOther€law€enforcement€personnel€followed€the€appellant,€who€wasÐ Ü-,)/ýi Ðtraveling€at€speeds€in€excess€of€90€miles€per€hour,€in€an€attempt€to€stop€the€appellantððs€vehicle.€ò òó ó€€TheÐ ° Ðpursuit€lasted€for€approximately€fifteen€minutes׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€until€ultimately€ending€on€Interstate€65€North€whenÐ –æ Ðthe€appellant€collided€with€the€concrete€median€barrier.€ò òó óÐ |Ì Ðà  àThe€appellant€was€subsequently€indicted€on€two€(2)€counts€of€felony€reckless€endangerment,Ð b² Ðone€(1)€count€of€felony€evading€arrest,€one€(1)€count€of€driving€an€unregistered€vehicle€and€one€(1)Ð H˜ Ðcount€of€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant.€€The€appellant€thereafter€entered€a€guilty€pleaÐ . ~ Ðto€one€(1)€count€of€felony€reckless€endangerment€and€one€(1)€count€of€felony€evading€arrest.€€TheÐ  d Ðparties€left€the€determination€regarding€the€length€and€manner€of€the€appellantððs€sentences€to€the€trialÐ ú J Ðcourt.Ð à 0 Ðà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€appellant€testified€that€she€was€twenty„five€(25)€years€old€andÐ Æ   Ðhad€never€been€charged€with€a€criminal€offense€before€this€incident.€€ò òó óShe€stated€that€she€ò òó ócould€notÐ ¬ ü  Ðremember€anything€regarding€the€police€pursuit,€but€ò òó óshe€acknowledged€that€cocaine€was€discoveredÐ ’â  Ðin€her€bloodstream€following€the€accident.€ò òó ó€Although€she€did€not€recall€voluntarily€ingesting€cocaine,Ð xÈ  Ðshe€conceded€the€possibility€that€she€did€so€on€the€evening€prior€to€the€offenses.€ò òó ó€€In€addition,€theÐ ^®  Ðappellant€testified€that€she€had€abused€cocaine€for€several€years€and€further€admitted€that€she€hadÐ D”  Ðused€cocaine€since€the€incident€occurred.€ò òó ó€€However,€she€stated€that€she€had€received€both€inpatientÐ *z  Ðand€outpatient€treatment€for€her€addiction€and€claimed€that€she€was€ð ðcleanðð€at€the€time€of€theÐ ` Ðsentencing€hearing.€ò òó óÐ öF Ðà  àIn€determining€the€appellantððs€sentence,€the€trial€court€found€as€an€enhancement€factor€thatÐ Ü, Ðthe€appellant€had€no€hesitation€about€committing€a€crime€when€the€risk€to€human€life€was€high.€Ð  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(10).׃ò×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€As€mitigating€factors,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€appellantÐ ¨ø Ðaccepted€responsibility€for€her€actions€and€that€she€tested€negative€for€cocaine€on€the€day€ofÐ ŽÞ Ðsentencing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(13).€€After€balancing€the€enhancement€factor€and€theÐ tÄ Ðmitigating€factors,€the€trial€court€imposed€concurrent€sentences€of€two€(2)€years€for€each€offense.Ð Zª Ðà  àWith€regard€to€alternative€sentencing,€the€court€recognized€that€the€appellant€was€presumedÐ @ Ðto€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing.€€The€trial€court€determined,€however,€that€aÐ &v Ðperiod€of€incarceration€was€necessary€in€order€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offensesÐ  \ Ðcommitted.€€ò òó óThus,€the€court€ordered€that€the€appellantððs€effective€two„year€sentence€be€suspendedÐ òB Ðupon€her€service€of€thirty€(30)€days€in€the€county€jail.Ð Ø( Ðà  àFrom€the€trial€courtððs€imposition€of€sentence,€the€appellant€now€brings€this€appeal.Ð ¾ ÐÌà@……)ìàò òII.ó óˆÐ Š Ú ÐÌÔ#†X6ÔXXX6Ô& #ÔÔ‡X6ÔXXX6ÔÔà  àÔ#†X6ÔXXX6Ôù#ÔThis€Courtððs€review€of€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóó€with€a€presumptionÐ V"¦! Ðof€correctness.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d).€€This€presumption€is€conditioned€upon€anÐ <#Œ" Ðaffirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€judge€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ "$r# Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances.€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔAshbyÔ_Ôóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€If€the€trialÐ %X $ Ðcourt€fails€to€comply€with€the€statutory€directives,€there€is€no€presumption€of€correctness€and€ourÐ î%>!% Ðreview€is€simply€òòde€novoóó.€€òòState€v.€Pooleóó,€945€S.W.2d€93,€96€(Tenn.€1997).Ð ° Ðà  àThe€burden€is€upon€the€appealing€party€to€show€that€the€sentence€is€improper.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ –æ ÐAnn.€ðð€40-35-401(d)€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€€In€conducting€our€review,€we€areÐ |Ì Ðrequired,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-210,€to€consider€the€following€factors€in€sentencing:Ð b² Ðà8  à(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;ÐH˜Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(2)€the€Ô_ÔpresentenceÔ_Ô€report;Ð dÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;Ðà 0Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;Ь ü Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(5)€evidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€andÐ xÈ  Ðmitigating€factors€in€ðððð€40-35-113€and€40-35-114;€andÐ^® Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(6)€any€statement€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€his€own€behalf€about€sentencing.€Ð*z Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAn€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D€or€E€felony€isÐ öF Ðpresumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€theÐ Ü, Ðcontrary.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-102(6).€€A€trial€court€must€presume€that€a€defendant€sentencedÐ Â Ðto€eight€years€or€less€and€who€is€not€an€offender€for€whom€incarceration€is€a€priority€is€subject€toÐ ¨ø Ðalternative€sentencing.€€òòState€v.€Byrdóó,€861€S.W.2d€377,€379-80€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1993).€€It€isÐ ŽÞ Ðfurther€presumed€that€a€sentence€other€than€incarceration€would€result€in€successful€rehabilitationÐ tÄ Ðunless€rebutted€by€sufficient€evidence€in€the€record.€€òòId.óó€at€380.Ð Zª Ðà  àAlthough€a€defendant€may€be€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternativeÐ @ Ðsentencing,€the€defendant€has€the€burden€of€establishing€suitability€for€total€probation.€€òòState€v.Ð &v ÐBoggsóó,€932€S.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1996);€see€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b).€€EvenÐ  \ Ðthough€probation€must€be€automatically€considered,€ð ðthe€defendant€is€not€automatically€entitled€toÐ òB Ðprobation€as€a€matter€of€law.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-303(b)€Sentencing€Commission€Comments;Ð Ø( ÐòòState€v.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€373€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1991).€€Indeed,€a€defendant€seeking€fullÐ ¾ Ðprobation€bears€the€burden€on€appeal€of€showing€that€the€sentence€actually€imposed€is€improper€andÐ ¤ô Ðthat€full€probation€will€be€in€both€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,Ð Š Ú Ð910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1995).Ð p!À  Ðà  àA€trial€court€should€consider€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€the€defendantððs€criminalÐ V"¦! Ðrecord,€the€defendantððs€social€history€and€present€condition,€the€need€for€deterrence,€and€the€bestÐ <#Œ" Ðinterest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public€in€determining€whether€to€grant€or€deny€probation.€€òòState€v.Ð "$r# ÐBoydóó,€925€S.W.2d€237,€244€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Blackóó,€924€S.W.2d€912,€917€(Tenn.Ð %X $ ÐÔ_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1995).€€In€determining€if€incarceration€is€appropriate,€a€trial€court€may€consider€the€needÐ î%>!% Ðto€protect€society€by€restraining€a€defendant€having€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct,€the€need€toÐ Ô&$"& Ðavoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€whether€confinement€is€particularly€appropriateÐ º' #' Ðto€effectively€deter€others€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses,€and€whether€less€restrictive€measuresÐ  (ð#( Ðhave€often€or€recently€been€unsuccessfully€applied€to€the€defendant.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ †)Ö$) Ð40-35-103(1);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔGrigsbyÔ_Ôóó,€957€S.W.2d€541,€545€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1997).Ô‡X6ÔXXX6ÔÔÐ l*¼%* ÐÐ R+¢&+ Ðà@^^(ìàò òIII.ó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing€her€to€a€term€of€confinementÐ |Ì Ðprior€to€the€suspension€of€her€sentence.€€She€argues€that€she€has€no€prior€or€subsequent€criminalÐ b² Ðhistory,€and€the€inexplicable€nature€of€the€crimes€committed€demonstrates€that€she€has€no€sustainedÐ H˜ Ðintent€to€violate€the€law.€€Additionally,€the€appellant€asserts€that€the€other€conditions€of€probationÐ . ~ Ðimposed€by€the€trial€court€are€sufficiently€severe€to€carry€out€the€principles€and€purposes€ofÐ  d Ðsentencing.€€As€a€result,€she€claims€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€full€probation.€€WeÐ ú J Ðrespectfully€disagree.Ð à 0 Ðà  àThe€appellant€led€law€enforcement€officers€on€a€pursuit€at€speeds€in€excess€of€ninety€(90)Ð Æ   Ðmiles€per€hour€for€over€fifteen€(15)€minutes€through€the€streets€and€highways€of€Williamson€County.€Ð ¬ ü  ÐBy€doing€so,€the€appellant€not€only€endangered€her€own€life€and€the€lives€of€the€police€officers,€butÐ ’â  Ðalso€jeopardized€the€lives€of€numerous€other€innocent€motorists€and€bystanders€who€are€clearlyÐ xÈ  Ðvisible€from€the€videotape€depicting€the€incident.€€Indeed,€a€viewing€of€the€videotape€demonstratesÐ ^®  Ða€clear€disregard€for€human€life€which€is€shocking.€€The€appellant€is€truly€fortunate€that€no€one€wasÐ D”  Ðseriously€injured€by€her€actions.€€We,€therefore,€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€a€period€ofÐ *z  Ðincarceration€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offenses€committed.Ð ` Ðà  àMoreover,€although€not€specifically€noted€by€the€trial€court,€we€observe€that€the€appellantÐ öF Ðadmitted€to€cocaine€use€following€the€commission€of€these€offenses.€€Although€the€appellantÐ Ü, Ðexpressed€remorse€for€her€conduct€at€the€sentencing€hearing€and€indicated€she€had€stopped€usingÐ Â Ðcocaine,€criminal€behavior€since€these€crimes€were€committed€reflects€negatively€upon€her€potentialÐ ¨ø Ðfor€rehabilitation.€€A€defendantððs€rehabilitation€potential€is€a€proper€consideration€in€determining€theÐ ŽÞ Ðpropriety€of€full€probation.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Bakeróó,€966€S.W.2d€429,€434€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1997).ò òó óÐ tÄ Ðà  àÔ#†X6ÔXXX6Ôu1#ÔÔ‡X6ÔXXX6ÔÔAfter€considering€the€nature€of€the€offenses€committed€and€the€appellantððs€potential€forÐ Zª Ðrehabilitation,€we€conclude€that€a€period€of€thirty€(30)€days€confinement€is€appropriate€under€theÐ @ Ðcircumstances€of€this€case.€€Therefore,€the€trial€court€did€not€err€in€denying€full€probation.Ð &v ÐÌà@dd)ìàò òIV.ó óˆÐ òB ÐÌà  àÔ#†X6ÔXXX6ÔÉ;#ÔAfter€throughly€reviewing€the€record€before€this€Court,€we€conclude€that€the€trial€courtÐ ¾ Ðproperly€ordered€the€appellant€to€serve€thirty€(30)€days€in€confinement.€€Accordingly,€the€judgmentÐ ¤ô Ðof€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ô#†¼H(»XX6Ôä #ÔòòóóÔ‡X6ÔX»¼H(ÔÐ Š Ú ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à____________________________________Ð <#Œ" Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€Ô_ÔJUDGEÔ_ÔÐ "$r# ÐÔ#†¼H(»XX6ÔÑ>#ÔÔ€X6ÔX»¼H(Ô