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ÐÓ‚ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼P»XX`ì±#ÔÔ‡X`ìX»¼PÔÐ 8#ˆ# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼P»XX`ì #ÔÔ‡X`ìX»¼PÔÓ  Óà@ìàòòò òI.€€Factual€Backgroundóóó óˆÐ %T % Ðà  àà ` àOn€the€afternoon€of€October€12,€1998,€the€appellant,€Amelia€Kay€Stem,€met€with€co„Ð ê%:!& Ðdefendants,€Jeremy€Kyle€Massey€and€Nathan€Ô_ÔMorkÔ_Ô€Miller,€and€told€them€that€the€victim,€herÐ Ð& "' Ðhusband,€Jeffery€Stem,€had€kicked€her€out€of€the€house.€€At€that€time,€the€appellant€was€two€monthsÐ ¶'#( Ðshy€of€her€eighteenth€birthday€and€had€been€married€to€the€victim€for€two€years.€€The€victim€hadÐ œ(ì#) Ðpreviously€been€abusive€toward€the€appellant.€€The€three€concocted€a€plan€to€murder€the€victim.€€TheÐ ‚)Ò$* Ðappellant€was€to€go€home,€act€normally,€and€entice€the€victim€to€go€to€bed€with€her.€€The€appellantÐ h*¸%+ Ðwas€to€leave€the€back€door€of€the€residence€unlocked€so€that€Miller€and€Massey€could€enter€theÐ N+ž&, Ðâ âhouse.€€After€the€victim€went€to€bed,€the€two€men€planned€to€enter€the€house,€surprise€the€victim,€andÐ 4,„'-ý ÐÔ_Ôkill€him.€€Miller€and€Massey€went€to€Wal„Mart€and€obtained€masks€and€gloves€to€wear€during€theÐ ° Ðmurder.Ð –æ Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àAs€planned,€the€appellant€left€the€back€door€of€the€residence€unlocked.€€However,€theÐ b² Ðvictim,€who€was€in€bed,€heard€noises€as€the€two€men€entered€the€house.€€The€victim€grabbed€a€stickÐ H˜ Ðthat€he€kept€nearby€for€protection€and€began€fighting€with€Miller€and€Massey.€€Miller€and€MasseyÐ . ~ Ðboth€had€knives€and€they€repeatedly€stabbed€the€victim.€€The€two€men€also€stomped€the€victim€onÐ  d Ðthe€head€and€neck.€€Miller€stated€that€he€stuck€his€knife€into€the€victim€and€twisted€it.€€The€appellantÐ ú J Ðstood€in€the€hallway€and€watched€the€murder.€€Additionally,€the€appellantððs€two„month„old€child€was€Ð à 0 Ðin€his€crib€in€the€bedroom€of€the€residence€during€the€murder.Ð Æ   ÐÌà  àà ` àAfter€the€murder,€the€appellant€removed€a€ring€from€the€victimððs€finger€and€also€tookÐ ’â  Ða€telephone€from€the€house€to€create€the€appearance€that€the€victim€had€been€killed€during€a€robbery.€Ð xÈ  ÐNext,€the€appellant€took€her€two„month„old€son€from€his€crib€and€accompanied€Miller€and€MasseyÐ ^®  Ðto€a€pond€behind€Masseyððs€fatherððs€house€where€they€washed€the€blood€from€their€bodies.€€MillerÐ D”  Ðand€Massey€burned€their€bloody€clothing.€€The€trio€then€returned€to€the€scene€of€the€crime€to€retrieveÐ *z  ÐMillerððs€mask.€€The€appellant€helped€Miller€to€retrieve€the€mask€and€also€got€her€purse€and€keys.€Ð ` ÐThe€trio€left€the€appellantððs€residence€and€went€to€an€automatic€teller€machine€where€the€appellantÐ öF Ðwithdrew€$200€and€gave€the€money€to€Massey€and€Miller.€€The€appellant€and€Massey€dropped€MillerÐ Ü, Ðoff€at€Jackson€Street.€€The€appellant,€her€baby,€and€Massey€proceeded€to€a€motel€room€where€theyÐ Â Ðspent€the€rest€of€the€night.€€They€planned€for€the€appellant€to€go€home€in€the€morning,€ð ðdiscoverððÐ ¨ø Ðthe€body,€and€then€call€the€police.Ð ŽÞ ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€8:00€a.m.€on€October€13,€1998,€the€appellant€returned€home.€€She€called€911€andÐ Zª Ðclaimed€to€have€just€discovered€her€husbandððs€body,€lifeless€and€covered€in€blood,€on€the€livingÐ @ Ðroom€floor.€€The€police€proceeded€to€the€location€to€investigate.€€Shortly€thereafter,€the€police€tookÐ &v Ðthe€appellant€to€the€police€station€so€that€she€could€give€her€statement€as€a€witness.€€The€appellantÐ  \ Ðclaimed€that€she€did€not€know€who€killed€her€husband.€€Additionally,€the€appellant€told€the€policeÐ òB Ðthat€Massey€and€Miller€would€not€have€killed€the€victim€but€two€other€individuals€might€have.€€TheÐ Ø( Ðpolice€interviewed€Massey€and€Miller.€€As€a€result€of€their€statements,€the€police€quickly€determinedÐ ¾ Ðthat€the€appellant€was€involved€in€the€murder.€€The€appellant€subsequently€gave€another€statementÐ ¤ô Ðto€the€police,€this€time€as€a€suspect.€€She€admitted€that€Massey€and€Miller€had€killed€the€victim,€butÐ Š Ú Ðdenied€any€involvement€in€or€prior€knowledge€of€the€murder.€€However,€Massey€and€MillerððsÐ p!À  Ðstatements€indicated€€that€the€appellant€had€participated€in€the€planning€and€execution€of€the€murder.€Ð V"¦! ÐSubsequently,€the€appellant€was€charged€with€first€degree€murder.Ð <#Œ" ÐÌà  àà ` à€The€appellant€entered€a€plea€of€nolo€contendere€in€the€Lawrence€County€CircuitÐ %X $ ÐCourt€to€one€count€of€second€degree€murder.€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€appellant€to€twenty„fiveÐ î%>!% Ðyears€incarceration€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€On€appeal,€the€appellant€raises€theÐ Ô&$"& Ðfollowing€issue(s)€for€our€review:€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing€the€appellant€byÐ º' #' Ðincorrectly€applying€enhancement€factors,€by€failing€to€apply€mitigating€factors,€and€by€neglectingÐ  (ð#( Ðto€make€specific€findings€of€fact€on€the€record.Ô#†¼P»XX`ì~ #ÔÔ‡X`ìX»¼PÔà  àÔ#†¼P»XX`ìã!#ÔÔ€X`ìX»¼PÔÐ †)Ö$) ÐÌâ âà@éé$ìàòòò òII.€€AnalysisˆÐ R+¢&+ Ðà  àà ` àóóó óÔ‡X`ìXXX`ìÔAppellate€review€of€the€length€of€a€sentence€is€de€novo.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„Ð ° Ðâ â401(d)€(1997).€€Moreover,€if€the€trial€court€correctly€considered€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevantÐ –æ Ðfacts€and€circumstances,€our€review€will€be€de€novo€with€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòId.óó;€òòStateÐ |Ì Ðv.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991)Ô#†X`ìXXX`ìÉ"#ÔÔ‡X`ìXXX`ìÔòòóó.Ô#†X`ìXXX`ì©$#Ôò òòòóóó ó€Ô‡X`ìXXX`ìÔFurthermore,€the€appellant€bears€the€burden€ofÐ b² Ðdemonstrating€the€incorrectness€of€her€sentence.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401,€SentencingÐ H˜ ÐCommission€Comments.Ô#†X`ìXXX`ìÿ$#ԀР. ~ ÐÌà  àà ` àÔ‡X`ìXXX`ìÔThis€court€considers€the€following€factors€in€conducting€its€de€novo€review:€(1)€theÐ ú J Ðevidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;€(2)€the€pre„sentence€report;€(3)€theÐ à 0 Ðprinciples€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(4)€the€nature€andÐ Æ   Ðcharacteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€(5)€evidence€and€information€offered€by€the€partiesÐ ¬ ü  Ðon€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors;€(6)€any€statement€by€the€defendant€in€her€own€behalf;€andÐ ’â  Ð(7)€the€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102,„103,„210€(1997).€òòSeeÐ xÈ  Ðalsoóó€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€168.Ô#†X`ìXXX`ì7&#ÔÐ ^®  ÐÌà  àà ` àBecause€second€degree€murder€is€a€class€A€felony,€the€starting€point€in€determiningÐ *z  Ðthe€appellantððs€sentence€is€the€midpoint€of€the€applicable€range.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(c).€Ð ` ÐAdditionally,€because€the€appellant€is€a€Range€I€offender,€the€range€is€from€fifteen€to€twenty„fiveÐ öF Ðyears€incarceration.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„112(a)(1)(1997).€€Accordingly,€the€trial€court€wouldÐ Ü, Ðbegin€at€twenty€years,€enhancing€for€the€enhancement€factors€and€reducing€for€the€mitigating€factors.€Ð  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210(e).€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€found€the€presence€of€the€following€enhancement€factors:€(2)€theÐ tÄ Ðappellant€was€a€leader€in€the€commission€of€an€offense€involving€two€or€more€criminal€actors;€(5)Ð Zª Ðthe€appellant€allowed€the€victim€to€be€treated€with€exceptional€cruelty€during€the€commission€of€theÐ @ Ðoffense;€(6)€the€personal€injuries€inflicted€upon€the€victim€were€particularly€great;€and€(15)€theÐ &v Ðappellant€abused€a€position€of€private€trust€or€used€a€special€skill€in€a€manner€that€significantlyÐ  \ Ðfacilitated€the€commission€or€the€fulfillment€of€the€offense.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114€(1997).€Ð òB ÐThe€trial€court€also€found€the€presence€of€a€single€mitigating€factor:€the€appellant€aided€theÐ Ø( Ðprosecution€in€resolving€the€murder€by€testifying€against€her€co„defendants.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð ¾ Ð35„113(13)(1997).€€The€appellant€alleges€that€the€trial€court€incorrectly€applied€the€enhancementÐ ¤ô Ðfactors€and€neglected€to€apply€mitigating€factors;€therefore,€the€trial€court€incorrectly€sentenced€theÐ Š Ú Ðappellant.€€Because€we€conclude€that€the€trial€court€erroneously€applied€one€of€the€enhancementÐ p!À  Ðfactors,€we€will€review€the€appellantððs€sentence€de€novo€without€a€presumption€of€correctness.Ð V"¦! ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€personal€injury€inflicted€upon€the€victim€wasÐ "$r# Ðparticularly€great.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(6).€€The€appellant€argues€that€this€enhancementÐ %X $ Ðfactor€is€necessarily€included€within€the€offense€of€second€degree€murder€and€therefore€should€notÐ î%>!% Ðhave€been€applied€in€this€case.€€The€State€concedes€that€the€trial€court€improperly€applied€thisÐ Ô&$"& Ðenhancement€factor.€€We€agree€that€this€enhancement€factor€is€included€in€the€offense€of€secondÐ º' #' Ðdegree€murder€and€the€trial€court€erroneously€applied€this€factor€to€the€appellant.€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Belseróó,Ð  (ð#( Ð945€S.W.2d€776,€792€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).Ð †)Ö$) ÐÌà  àà ` àAdditionally,€the€trial€court€determined€that€the€appellant€was€a€leader€in€theÐ R+¢&+ Ðcommission€of€the€offense.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(2).€€The€appellant€contends€that€there€wasÐ 8,ˆ', Ðno€proof€in€the€record€to€support€the€trial€courtððs€application€of€this€factor.€€We€disagree.€€This€courtÐ ° Ðhas€stated€that,€to€apply€enhancement€factor€(2),€the€appellant€need€not€be€the€sole€leader€of€anÐ –æ Ðoffense,€only€a€leader€in€an€offense.€€òòState€v.€Ortizóó,€No.€01C01„9607„CC„00284,€1998€WL€155585,Ð |Ì Ðat€*6€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€March€31,€1998)òòóó.€€One€of€Masseyððs€statements€to€the€policeÐ b² Ðsuggests€that€on€at€least€one€occasion€the€appellant€told€Miller€that€she€wished€someone€would€killÐ H˜ Ðthe€victim.€€Moreover,€the€statements€of€Massey€and€Miller€indicate€that€the€appellant€was€involvedÐ . ~ Ðin€planning€the€murder.€€Additionally,€there€is€proof€in€the€record€to€show€that€the€appellant€left€theÐ  d Ðdoor€unlocked€to€allow€Miller€and€Massey€to€enter€the€residence,€helped€Miller€and€Massey€toÐ ú J Ðdestroy€evidence,€and€instituted€a€cover„up€by€making€the€murder€appear€to€result€from€a€robbery.€Ð à 0 ЀòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Snyderóó,€No.€03C01„9403„CR„00101,€1995€WL€687581,€at€*8€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€atÐ Æ   ÐKnoxville,€November€21,€1995).€We€find€that€this€is€sufficient€proof€to€warrant€the€application€ofÐ ¬ ü  Ðenhancement€factor€(2).€€Ð ’â  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€also€found€that€the€appellant€allowed€the€victim€to€be€treated€withÐ ^®  Ðexceptional€cruelty.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(5).€€The€appellant€claims€that€the€record€isÐ D”  Ðdevoid€of€evidence€suggesting€that€she€did€so.€€We€disagree.€€This€court€had€stated€that€ð ð[t]he€phraseÐ *z  Ðððextreme€crueltyðð€is€defined€as€ððcruelty€above€that€needed€to€effectuate€the€crime.ðððð€€òòState€v.€Griffisóó,Ð ` Ð964€S.W.2d€577,€601€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€The€autopsy€report€introduced€by€the€State€revealedÐ öF Ðthat€the€victim€had€multiple€stab€wounds€to€his€chest,€a€severe€incision€in€his€neck,€severalÐ Ü, Ðindications€of€blunt€trauma€to€his€head,€a€dislocated€left€shoulder,€shoe€tread€marks€on€his€rightÐ Â Ðshoulder,€a€scalp€laceration,€and€incisions€on€his€left€hand.€òòId.óó€at€601„602.€€Additionally,€in€hisÐ ¨ø Ðstatement€to€the€police,€Miller€admitted,€ð ðMy€knife€was€dull.€€I€just€stuck€it€in€him€and€twisted€it.€Ð ŽÞ ÐInstead€of€stabbing€him€I€stuck€it€in€and€twisted€it.ðð€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Alvaradoóó,€961€S.W.2d€136,€151Ð tÄ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€Moreover,€Officer€Nugent€testified€that€the€appellant€admitted€that€sheÐ Zª Ðcould€have€prevented€the€victimððs€murder.€€These€actions€were€clearly€cruelty€above€and€beyond€thatÐ @ Ðnecessary€to€commit€the€murder.€Ð &v ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€note€that€this€court€has€stated€that€ð ð[w]hen€applying€enhancement€factor€(5),€aÐ òB Ðtrial€court€ððshould€state€what€actions€of€the€[appellant],€apart€from€the€elements€of€the€offenseÐ Ø( Ðconstituted€ð ðexceptional€cruelty.ðððð€òòIdóó.quoting€òòState€v.€Goodwinóó,909€S.W.2d€35,€45„46€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ¾ ÐApp.1995).€€òòId.óó(citation€omitted).€€Although€the€trial€court€in€this€case€did€not€state€what€actionsÐ ¤ô Ðconstituted€exceptional€cruelty,€we€nonetheless€conclude€that€the€record€is€more€than€adequate€toÐ Š Ú Ðshow€that€this€enhancement€factor€applies€to€the€appellant.€€Ð p!À  ÐÌà  àà ` àFurthermore,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€appellant€abused€a€position€of€private€trustÐ <#Œ" Ðin€the€commission€of€this€offense.€€The€appellant€does€not€contest€the€application€of€thisÐ "$r# Ðenhancement€factor.€€The€appellant€used€her€position€as€the€victimððs€wife€to€allow€Miller€and€MasseyÐ %X $ Ðinto€the€appellantððs€home€for€the€purpose€of€killing€the€victim.€€We€conclude€that€the€trial€courtÐ î%>!% Ðcorrectly€applied€this€enhancement€factor€to€the€appellant.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Jacksonóó,€946€S.W.2d€329,Ð Ô&$"& Ð334„35€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996);€òòState€v.€Ballóó,€No.€03C01„9512„CC„00387,€1997€WL€674773,€atÐ º' #' Ð*5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€October€31,€1997).Ð  (ð#( ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€erroneously€failed€to€apply€severalÐ l*¼%* Ðmitigating€factors.€€The€trial€court€did€consider,€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„113(13),€that€theÐ R+¢&+ Ðappellant€had€assisted€the€State€by€testifying€against€her€co„defendants.€€The€State€does€not€argueÐ 8,ˆ', Ðagainst€the€application€of€this€factor€and€we€agree€that€the€trial€court€correctly€applied€it€to€theÐ ° Ðappellant.€€The€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€should€have€found€further€mitigation€becauseÐ –æ Ðher€statements€resulted€in€the€arrest€of€Massey€and€Miller.€€However,€the€appellantððs€originalÐ |Ì Ðstatement€led€the€police€away€from€Massey€and€Miller€and€implicated€two€other€individuals.€Ð b² ÐAdditionally,€the€appellantððs€story€changed€each€time€she€was€questioned€by€the€police.€€WeÐ H˜ Ðconclude€that€the€trial€court€correctly€refused€to€allow€additional€mitigation€for€the€appellantððsÐ . ~ Ðð ðcooperationðð€with€the€authorities.€€Ð  d ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€also€maintains€that€there€were€unusual€circumstances€that€suggestedÐ à 0 Ðthat€she€sustained€no€intent€to€violate€the€law.€€Additionally,€the€appellant€claims€that€her€mentalÐ Æ   Ðstate€lessens€her€culpability€for€the€offense.€€However,€the€appellant€failed€to€raise€these€issues€beforeÐ ¬ ü  Ðthe€trial€court€and€instead€raises€them€for€the€first€time€on€appeal.€€Therefore,€the€appellant€hasÐ ’â  Ðwaived€these€issues.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€36(a);€òòsee€alsoóóòòState€v.€McClureóó,€No.€01C01„9505„CR„00145,Ð xÈ  Ð1997€WL€211254,€at€*9€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Nashville,€April€30,€1997)òòóó.Ð ^®  ÐÌà  àà ` àNext,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€should€have€considered€the€fact€thatÐ *z  Ðthe€appellantððs€lack€of€any€prior€criminal€record.€€We€have€previously€asserted€that€ð ð[t]he€absenceÐ ` Ðof€a€prior€criminal€record,€though€not€an€enumerated€mitigating€factor,€may€be€considered€under€theÐ öF Ðcatch„all€provision€of€[Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð]€40„35„113(13)€[].ðð€€òòState€v.€Hicksóó,€868€S.W.2d€729,€731Ð Ü, Ðn.€5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€However,€the€trial€court€ð ðis€not€required€to€consider€this€as€aÐ Â Ðmitigating€factor.ðð€€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€920€S.W.2d€247,€261€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€Given€theÐ ¨ø Ðbrutal€nature€of€the€crime,€we€cannot€say€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€refusing€to€apply€this€mitigatingÐ ŽÞ Ðfactor.€€In€any€event,€even€if€this€mitigating€factor€did€apply€to€the€appellant,€it€would€be€entitled€toÐ tÄ Ðvery€little€weight.€€òòId.óó€Ð Zª ÐÌà  àà ` àFinally,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€should€have€considered€her€age€inÐ &v Ðmitigation.€€Our€supreme€court€has€stated€that,€Ð  \ Ðà8  àÔ‡X`ìXXX`ìÔ[i]n€determining€whether€this€factor€is€to€be€applied,€courts€should€consider€theÐ òB Ðconcept€of€youth€in€context,€i.e.,€the€defendant's€age,€education,€maturity,€experience,Ð Ø( Ðmental€capacity€or€development,€and€any€other€pertinent€circumstance€tending€toÐ ¾ Ðdemonstrate€the€defendant's€ability€or€inability€to€appreciate€the€nature€of€herÐ ¤ô Ðconduct.€€ÐŠ ÚÐ Ð  ÐòòState€v.€Adamsóó,Ô#†X`ìXXX`ìvS#ÔÔ‡X`ìXXX`ìÔ€864€S.W.2d€31,€33€(Tenn.€1993)Ô#†X`ìXXX`ì’U#Ô.€€Ð p!À  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€was€seventeen€years€old,€just€two€months€shy€of€her€eighteenthÐ <#Œ" Ðbirthday,€when€the€offense€was€committed.€€The€appellant€argues€that,€because€she€left€home€at€aÐ "$r# Ðyoung€age,€became€pregnant€early,€and€married€the€father€of€her€child,€the€trial€court€should€haveÐ %X $ Ðfound€that€these€circumstances€indicated€the€appellantððs€immaturity.€€However,€there€is€proof€in€theÐ î%>!% Ðrecord€that€the€appellant€finished€the€tenth€grade€and€continued€her€education€by€obtaining€a€nursingÐ Ô&$"& Ðcertificate.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Carteróó,€908€S.W.2d€410,€413€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€Additionally,€sheÐ º' #' Ðhad€been€married€to€the€victim€for€almost€two€years€at€the€time€of€the€murder.€€Moreover,€theÐ  (ð#( Ðappellant€previously€had€been€charged€with€minor€juvenile€offenses,€which€suggests€that€theÐ †)Ö$) Ðappellant€had€some€familiarity€with€the€criminal€justice€system.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Jonesóó,€No.€03C01„Ð l*¼%* Ð9807„CR„00245,€1999€WL€538389,€at€*7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€July€14,€1999).€Ð R+¢&+ ÐFurthermore,€as€was€evidenced€by€the€appellantððs€repeated€attempts€to€lie€to€the€police€and€toÐ 8,ˆ', Ðminimize€her€role€in€the€crime,€the€appellant€obviously€appreciated€the€nature€of€her€behavior.€€WeÐ ° Ðconclude€that€ð ðthe€trial€court€acted€within€its€prerogative€in€determining€that€the€[appellant]€wasÐ –æ Ðsufficiently€mature€to€understand€the€nature€of€[her]€conduct.ðð€€òòCarteróó,€908€S.W.2d€at€413.Ð |Ì ÐÌà@ff#ìàòòò òIII.€Conclusionóóó óˆÐ H˜ Ðà  àà ` àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.à Ð àÐ . ~ Ðà  àÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¬ ü  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE