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ÓThe€appellant/defendant,€William€Timothy€Teal,€appeals€as€of€right€from€his€conviction€for€drivingÐ 4„ Ðunder€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant,€third€offense,€pursuant€to€a€bench€trial€by€the€Coffee€CountyÐ j ÐCircuit€Court.€€The€defendant€presents€two€appellate€issues:€(1)€Whether€the€evidence€at€trial€wasÐ P Ðsufficient€to€support€the€trial€courtððs€finding€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt?;€(2)€Whether€theÐ æ6 Ðtrial€court€imposed€an€excessive€sentence€of€nine€(9)€months€in€the€Coffee€County€jail?€€We€affirmÐ Ì Ðthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ô#†¼`»XXg¼#ÔÔ#†¼`»»¼`¹#ÔÔ‡Xg¼X»¼`ÔÐ ² ÐÌà@m m ìàò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óˆÐ ~Î ÐÌòòÔ#†¼`»àXg¼ù#ÔÔ‡Xg¼X.¼`ÔL.€Terry€Lafferty,€Sr.€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJerry€L.€Smith,€J.,óó€and€òòJoeÐ Jš ÐG.€Riley,€J.óó,€joined.Ð 0€ ÐÌRobert€T.€Carter,€Esq.,€Ô_ÔTullahomaÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€William€Timothy€Teal.Ð üL ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter€and€Lucian€D.€Ô_ÔGeiseÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð È Ðfor€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ® þ  ÐÌà@55'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼`»XXg¼Á#ÔÔ‡Xg¼X»¼`ԈРz"Ê" ÐÌÔ‡Xg¼XXXg¼ÔÔ#†¼`»XXg¼- #ÔÔ€Xg¼X»¼`Ôà  àOn€January€7,€1999,€the€Coffee€County€Grand€Jury€returned€a€four€count€indictment€againstÐ F$–$ Ðthe€defendant€for€multiple€offenses€occurring€on€September€28,€1998.€€Count€One€alleges€that€theÐ ,%| % Ðdefendant€was€driving€a€motor€vehicle€upon€the€public€roads€of€Coffee€County€while€under€theÐ &b!& Ðinfluence€of€an€intoxicant.€€Further,€the€count€alleges€that€this€is€the€defendantððs€third€offense€forÐ ø&H"' Ðunlawfully€driving€an€automobile€upon€the€public€roads€of€this€State€while€under€the€influence€ofÐ Þ'.#( Ðan€intoxicant.€€Count€Two€alleges€that€the€defendant€did€drive€a€motor€vehicle€upon€a€publicÐ Ä($) Ðhighway€in€Coffee€County€at€the€time€when€his€privilege€to€do€so€was€canceled,€suspended€orÐ ª)ú$* Ðrevoked.€€Count€Three€alleges€that€the€defendant€did€drive€a€motor€vehicle€upon€the€public€roads€ofÐ *à%+ Ðthe€State€without€having€a€lawfully€displayed€and€attached€thereto€a€registration€plate.€€Count€FourÐ v+Æ&, Ðalleges€that€the€defendant€did€provide€or€aid€in€providing€Alfred€Honea€with€a€means€to€avoid€arrest,Ð \,¬'- Ðtrial€or€punishment€for€the€offense€of€aggravated€burglary.Ð B-’(.ý ÐÔ_Ô‡Ô_ÔÔ_Ôà  àÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔOnÔ_Ô€April€26,€1999,€at€the€conclusion€of€a€bench€trial,€the€trial€court€found€the€defendant,€inÐ ° ÐCount€One,€guilty€of€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant,€third€offense;€in€Count€Two,€theÐ –æ Ðdefendant€stipulated€that€he€was€guilty€of€driving€while€his€license€was€Ô_Ôrevoked;Ô_Ô€and€in€Count€Three,Ð |Ì Ðthe€òòóótrial€court€found€the€defendant€guilty€of€improper€registration€of€his€vehicle.€€As€to€Count€Four,Ð b² Ðthe€State€conceded€that€the€evidence€did€not€support€a€felony€conviction€for€aiding€Alfred€Honea€inÐ H˜ Ðavoiding€an€arrest€or€prosecution€and€joined€in€the€defendantððs€motion€to€dismiss€pursuant€to€Tenn.Ð . ~ ÐR.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€P.Ô#†Xg¼XXXg¼c #ÔÔ‡Xg¼XXXg¼Ô€29.€€On€May€26,€1999,€the€trial€Ô_Ôcourt€imposedÔ_Ô€a€fine€of€one€thousand€five€hundred€dollarsÐ  d Ð($1,500.00)€and€confinement€for€11€months€and€29€days€in€the€Coffee€County€jail€for€the€offense€ofÐ ú J Ðdriving€under€the€influence€of€Ô_Ôan€intoxicant,Ô_Ô€third€Ô_ÔoffenseÔ_Ô€in€Count€One.€€The€trial€court€required€theÐ à 0 Ðdefendant€to€serve€nine€(9)€months€and€then€be€placed€on€probation€for€two€(2)€months€and€twenty„Ð Æ   Ðnine€(29)€days.€€As€to€Count€Ô_ÔTwo,Ô_Ô€for€the€offense€of€driving€on€a€revoked€license,€the€trial€courtÐ ¬ ü  Ðimposed€a€fifty€dollar€($50.00)€fine€and€forty„eight€(48)€days€in€the€County€jail.€€This€sentence€wasÐ ’â  Ðconsecutive€with€Count€One.€€Although€the€trial€court€found€the€defendant€guilty€of€improperÐ xÈ  Ðregistration€of€his€automobile€plate,€the€trial€court€dismissed€this€conviction.€Ô_ÔÐ ^®  ÐÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÓ  Óò òTRIAL€Ô_ÔTESTIMONYÐ *z  ÐÔ_ÔÌÓ  Óó óà  àDoug€Richardson,€Chief€Investigator€for€the€Coffee€County€Ô_ÔSheriff's€Department,Ô_Ô€testifiedÐ öF Ðthat€he€and€Deputy€Chad€Ô_ÔPartinÔ_Ô,€on€September€25,€1998,€were€looking€for€Alfred€Honea.€€Honea€hadÐ Ü, Ðescaped€from€a€mental€institution.€€Chief€Richardson€stated€that€he€had€received€information€thatÐ Â ÐHonea€was€seen€in€the€defendantððs€vehicle.€€Chief€Richardson€testified€that€he€saw€the€defendantÐ ¨ø Ðdriving€his€car€on€J.D.€Neal€Road,€near€the€pumping€station.€€Chief€Richardson€stopped€theÐ ŽÞ Ðdefendantððs€car,€at€which€time€Honea€got€out€of€the€vehicle€and€ran€down€the€road,€pursued€byÐ tÄ ÐDeputy€Partin.€€Chief€Richardson€secured€the€defendant.€€He€noticed€that€the€defendant€smelled€ofÐ Zª Ðan€alcoholic€beverage€(beer),€had€slurred€speech,€red€eyes,€and€was€unsteady€on€his€feet.€€ChiefÐ @ ÐRichardson€charged€the€defendant€with€DUI,€third€offense,€violation€of€registration,€driving€on€aÐ &v Ðrevoked€license,€and€aiding€a€fugitive.€€Chief€Richardson€found€in€the€Ô_Ôcar,Ô_Ô€two€large€dogs€and€threeÐ  \ Ðor€four€cold€beers.€€One€beer€had€spilledÔ#†Xg¼XXXg¼Œ#ÔÔ‡Xg¼XXXg¼Ô€on€the€passengerððs€side€and€Ô_Ôwas€stillÔ_Ô€about€half€Ô_ÔfullÔ#†Xg¼XXXg¼¶#ÔÔ‡Xg¼XXXg¼Ô,Ô_Ô€andÐ òB Ðthere€was€an€empty€bottle€in€the€driverððs€vicinity.€€Also,€in€the€rear€seat€were€four€or€five€empty€beerÐ Ø( Ðcans.€€Chief€Richardson€testified€that€in€his€seventeen€Ô_Ô(17)€yearsÔ_Ô€of€experience,€he€has€Ô_Ôdealt€withÔ_ÔÐ ¾ Ðmany€persons€who€were€intoxicated.€€Based€upon€his€experience,€training,€and€knowledge,€ChiefÐ ¤ô ÐRichardson€was€of€the€opinion€that€the€defendant€was€moderately€intoxicated,€was€Ô_ÔnotÔ_Ô€falling€downÐ Š Ú Ðdrunk,€and€that€the€defendant€had€too€much€to€drink€and€drive.€Ð p!À  Ðà  àÌÒe°Òà  àÔ_ÔDuringÔ_Ô€cross„examination,€Chief€Richardson€agreed€that€he€and€the€other€deputies€were€at€theÐ <#Œ" Ðscene€for€many€hours,€mainly€looking€for€Honea.€€He€spent€about€five€Ô_Ô(5)€toÔ_Ô€ten€(10)€minutes€withÐ "$r# Ðthe€defendant.€€As€to€the€two€open€beer€bottles€in€the€car,€Chief€Richardson€could€not€say€who€drankÐ %X $ Ðwhich€or€any€of€them.€€Chief€Richardson€could€not€say€what,€if€any€of€the€defendantððs€driving€wasÐ î%>!% Ðerratic,€in€that€he€stopped€him€quickly.€€Chief€Richardson€admitted€that€he€did€not€put€in€his€reportÐ Ô&$"& Ðabout€the€empty€beer€cans€on€the€rear€seat,€or€that€the€defendantððs€speech€was€slurred.€€ChiefÐ º' #' ÐRichardson€could€not€say€how€long€the€empty€beer€cans€had€been€in€the€car.€€Chief€RichardsonÐ  (ð#( Ðacknowledged€that€the€defendant€was€at€the€scene€for€approximately€four€hours€and€that€he€did€notÐ †)Ö$) Ðoffer€the€defendant€any€field€sobriety€tests.€€Ordinarily,€Chief€Richardson€gives€at€least€three€fieldÐ l*¼%* Ðâ âsobriety€Ô_Ôtests:Ô_Ô€the€finger„toÔ_Ô„nose;Ô_Ô€heel„toÔ_Ô„toe;Ô_Ô€Ô_Ôor€haveÔ_Ô€a€suspectÔ#†Xg¼XXXg¼a#ÔÔ‡Xg¼XXXg¼Ô€repeat€their€A„B„C's€or€stand€on€oneÐ R+¢&+ Ðfoot.€Ô_ÔÔ_Ô€He€did€not€do€these€tests€that€night€since€they€were€concentrating€on€apprehending€Honea.€Ð ° ÐChief€Richardson€stated€that€he€knew€the€defendant€had€refused€a€Ô_ÔbreathalyzerÔ_Ô€test.€Ð –æ Ðâ âÌà  àChad€Partin,€Ô_Ôa€CoffeeÔ_Ô€County€Ô_ÔSheriff'sÔ_Ô€Deputy,€testified€that€he€and€Chief€Richardson€wereÐ b² Ðlooking€for€a€man,€Alfred€Honea,€on€September€25,€1998.€€Deputy€Partin€stated€that€he€saw€HoneaÐ H˜ Ðin€a€vehicle€driven€by€the€defendant€on€J.D.€Neal€Road.€€Deputy€Partin€testified€that€when€the€carÐ . ~ Ðstopped,€he€chased€Honea€and€did€not€have€anything€to€do€with€the€defendant.€Ð  d ÐÌà  àWilliam€Marcom,€an€investigator€for€the€Coffee€County€Sheriff's€Department,€testified€thatÐ à 0 Ðhe€responded€to€an€assist€call€to€apprehend€Honea.€€He€stated€Ô_Ôthat€asÔ_Ô€he€got€to€the€scene,€a€subjectÐ Æ   Ðfrom€the€back€seat€of€a€patrol€car€hollered€at€him.€€Marcom€did€not€know€the€defendant€and€whenÐ ¬ ü  ÐMarcom€opened€the€Ô_Ôdriver'sÔ_Ô€door€of€the€patrol€car,€the€subject€asked€him€about€some€dogs€that€wereÐ ’â  Ðin€the€car.€Ô_ÔÔ_Ô€Marcom€testified€that€he€could€smell€a€strong€odor€of€an€alcoholic€beverage€coming€fromÐ xÈ  Ðthe€patrol€car.€€He€noticed€Ô_Ôthat€theÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôdefendant's€speechÔ_Ô€was€slurred.€€It€was€fairly€warm€that€evening,Ð ^®  Ðsweaty,€and€the€subject€appeared€to€be€Ô_ÔdrunkÔ_ÔÔ_Ô.Ô_Ô€€It€appeared€to€Marcom€that€the€defendant€was€heavilyÐ D”  Ðunder€the€influence.€€During€cross„examination,€Marcom€stated€that€he€was€with€the€defendant€aboutÐ *z  Ðthirty€(30)€seconds.€€Marcom€testified€that€he€did€not€give€the€defendant€any€field€sobriety€tests€andÐ ` Ðthat€the€defendant€was€in€the€Ô_ÔpatrolÔ_Ô€car€most€of€that€night.€€à p àà È àà  àà x àà Ð àà (# à€Ð öF ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€elected€not€to€testify€in€his€own€behalf.à0 È àà0 Ès#Ès#àРs# s# ÐÌÓ  Óò òLEGAL€ANALYSISÐ ŽÞ Ðó óà0 @ àò òSUFFICIENCY€OF€EVIDENCEÐ tÄ ÐÓ  ÓÌó óà  àThe€defendant€asserts€that€the€record€is€devoid€of€any€corroborating€evidence,€such€as€physicalÐ @ Ðevidence,€to€support€the€cursory€conclusions€of€Deputies€Richardson€and€Ô_ÔMarcom,Ô_Ô€that€the€defendantÐ &v Ðwas€intoxicated.€€Furthermore,€the€testimonies€of€the€deputies€were€so€inconsistent,€that€this€CourtÐ  \ Ðmust€resolve€these€conflicts€in€favor€of€the€defendant.€€The€State€contends€that€this€Court€must,€in€theÐ òB Ðlight€most€favorable€to€the€State,€find€that€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€the€defendantððsÐ Ø( Ðconviction.€à ` àà ¸ àà  àÐ ¾ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àÌà  àTennessee€Ô_ÔRulesÔ_Ô€of€Appellate€Procedure€13(e)€prescribes€that€ð ðfindings€of€guilt€in€criminalÐ Š Ú Ðactions€whether€by€the€trial€court€or€jury€shall€be€set€aside€if€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€supportÐ p!À  Ðthe€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€When€an€accused€challenges€theÐ V"¦! Ðsufficiency€of€the€convicting€evidence,€the€standard€is,€whether€after€reviewing€the€evidence€in€theÐ <#Œ" Ðlight€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€found€the€essentialÐ "$r# Ðelements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€òòJackson€v.€Virginia,€óó443€U.S.€307,€319€99€S.Ct.Ð %X $ Ð2781,€61€L.€Ed.€2d€560€(1979).€€Questions€concerning€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€the€weight€andÐ î%>!% Ðvalue€to€be€given€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€factual€issues€raised€by€the€Ô_ÔevidenceÔ_Ô€are€resolved€by€theÐ Ô&$"& Ðtrier€of€fact,€not€this€Court.€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔPappasÔ_Ô,€óó754€S.W.2d€620,€623€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€€NorÐ º' #' Ðmay€this€Court€Ô_ÔreweighÔ_Ô€or€re„evaluate€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Cabbage,€óó571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ð  (ð#( Ð1978).Ð †)Ö$) ÐÌà  àA€verdict€approved€by€the€trial€court€accredits€the€Stateððs€witnesses€and€resolves€all€conflictsÐ R+¢&+ Ðin€favor€of€the€State.€òò€State€v.€Grace,€óó493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).€€On€appeal,€the€State€isÐ 8,ˆ', Ðentitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€and€all€inferences€therefrom.€òò€Cabbage,€óó571Ð ° ÐS.W.2d€at€835.€€Because€a€verdict€of€guilt€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€and€replaces€it€withÐ –æ Ða€presumption€of€guilt,€the€accused€has€the€burden€in€this€Court,€of€illustrating€why€the€evidence€isÐ |Ì Ðinsufficient€to€support€the€verdict€returned€by€the€trier€of€fact.€òò€State€v.€Ô_ÔTuggleÔ_Ôóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914Ð b² Ð(Tenn.€1982).€€Although€this€cause€involved€a€bench€trial,€the€findings€of€the€trial€court€whoÐ H˜ Ðconducted€the€proceeding€carry€the€same€weight€as€a€jury€verdict.€€òòState€v.€Tate,€óó615€S.W.2d€161,€162Ð . ~ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).Ð  d ÐÌà  àIn€the€case€sub€judice,€the€elements€necessary€to€establish€the€offense€are:Ð à 0 ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà0  à(1)€that€the€defendant€was€driving€or€was€in€physical€control€of€an€automobile€or€motor€drivenÐ ¬ ü  Ðvehicle;Ð’â s#s# ÐÌà  à(2)€that€this€act€occurred€on€a€public€road€or€highway€or€public€street€or€alley;€and,Ð ^®  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà0  à(3)€that€the€defendant€was€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant€to€the€extent€his€ability€toÐ *z  Ðoperate€a€motor€vehicle€was€impaired.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„401.Ð`s#s# ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà  àÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔWeÔ_Ô€find€the€evidence€in€this€case€supports€the€defendantððs€conviction€for€driving€under€theÐ Ü, Ðinfluence.€€Chief€Richardson,€while€looking€for€an€escaped€inmate,€observed€the€defendant€drivingÐ Â Ðhis€motor€vehicle€on€a€public€road€in€Coffee€County.€€Upon€stopping€the€defendantððs€car,€theÐ ¨ø Ðpassenger,€Honea,€fled€and€Chief€Richardson€secured€the€defendant.€€Chief€Richardson€smelled€anÐ ŽÞ Ðalcoholic€beverage€(beer),€although€there€was€a€conflict€in€Chief€Richardsonððs€report€made€four€daysÐ tÄ Ðafter€the€arrest.€€Richardson€testified€that€the€defendantððs€speech€was€slurred€and€he€was€unsteady€onÐ Zª Ðhis€feet.€€In€Chief€Richardsonððs€experienced€opinion,€the€defendant€was€moderately€intoxicated€andÐ @ Ðshould€not€be€operating€an€automobile.€€The€fact€that€Chief€Richardson€did€not€have€the€defendantÐ &v Ðundergo€some€field€sobriety€tests€went€to€the€witnessððs€credibility€which€was€resolved€by€the€trialÐ  \ Ðcourt.€€The€record€reflects€that€the€trial€court€was€very€impressed€with€Chief€Richardsonððs€testimony.Ð òB ÐInvestigator€William€Marcom€testified€that€during€his€thirty€(30)€second€encounter€with€the€defendant,Ð Ø( Ðhe€smelled€a€strong€odor€of€an€alcoholic€beverage€coming€from€the€patrol€car€occupied€by€theÐ ¾ Ðdefendant.€€The€defendantððs€speech€was€slurred€and€in€Marcomððs€opinion,€the€defendant€was€Ô_ÔtooÐ ¤ô ÐheavilyÔ_Ô€intoxicated€to€be€driving.€Ð Š Ú ÐÌà  àThere€is€no€merit€to€this€assignment€of€error.Ð V"¦! ÐÔ_ÔÐ  <#Œ" ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÓ  Óò òSENTENCING€HEARINGÐ ° ÐÌó óÓ  Óà  àIn€this€issue,€the€defendant€complains€that€the€trial€courtððs€sentence€of€nine€(9)€months€for€aÐ |Ì Ðthird€offense€of€driving€under€the€influence€conviction€was€excessive.€€Further,€the€defendant€wouldÐ b² Ðassert€that€the€trial€courtððs€acquittal€of€him€on€aiding€Ô_ÔaÔ_Ô€fugitive€influenced€the€trial€court's€decisionÐ H˜ Ðto€double€and€then€some€the€minimum€sentence€for€a€third€offense€of€driving€under€the€influenceÐ . ~ Ðconviction.€€The€State€asserts€that€the€defendant€had€two€prior€convictions€for€driving€under€theÐ  d Ðinfluence€of€an€intoxicant€and€failed€to€be€interviewed€by€the€pre„sentence€officer,€thus€the€recordÐ ú J Ðfully€supports€the€trial€courtððs€judgment.€Ð à 0 ÐÌà  àMs.€Laura€Prosser,€Pre„Sentence€Officer€for€the€Department€of€Correction,€testified€that€sheÐ ¬ ü  Ðprepared€an€abbreviated€pre„sentence€report€on€the€defendant.€€The€pre„sentence€report€was€markedÐ ’â  Ðas€an€exhibit€to€her€testimony.€€Ms.€Prosser€stated€that€the€defendant€was€convicted€of€driving€underÐ xÈ  Ðthe€influence€on€December€12,€1991,€sentenced€to€eleven€(11)€months€and€twenty„nine€(29)€daysÐ ^®  Ðsuspended€after€the€service€of€forty„eight€(48)€hours,€two€hundred€and€fifty€dollars€($250)Ô#†Xg¼XXXg¼¿'#ÔÔ‡Xg¼XXXg¼Ô€fine,€andÐ D”  Ðcosts.€€The€defendantððs€license€was€revoked€for€one€year.€€The€defendant€was€convicted€on€July€3,Ð *z  Ð1991,€for€public€intoxication€when€he€forfeited€a€cash€bond.€€On€September€2,€1982,€the€defendantÐ ` Ðwas€convicted€of€DUI,€sentenced€to€six€(6)€months€suspended€after€service€of€forty„eight€(48)€hoursÐ öF Ðand€a€fifty€Ô_ÔdollarsÔ_Ô€($50)€fine€and€costs.€€Ms.€Prosser€testified€that€she€attempted€to€interview€theÐ Ü, Ðdefendant€but€he€failed€to€appear€after€notification€was€sent€to€him€and€his€attorney.€€The€defendantÐ Â Ðdid€not€testify€at€this€sentencing€hearing.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àThe€record€reflects€the€trial€court€was€Ô_ÔcognizantÔ_Ô€that€when€a€defendant€is€convicted€of€a€non„Ð tÄ Ðviolent€crime,€he€is€if€at€all€possible€to€be€sentenced€to€punishment€other€than€incarceration.€€The€trialÐ Zª Ðcourt€found€no€mitigating€factors,€but€found€some€enhancing€factors.€€In€light€of€the€defendantððs€priorÐ @ Ðconvictions€for€DUI,€the€trial€court€affirmatively€found€that€confinement€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔisÔ_Ô€absolutely€necessary€toÐ &v Ðavoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€and€confinement€is€particularly€suited€to€provide€anÐ  \ Ðeffective€deterrent€to€others€prone€to€commit€this€type€of€offense.€€The€trial€court€commented,€ð ðI€feelÐ òB Ðit€is€my€duty€as€a€trial€judge€when€people€have€multiple€offense€DUIððs,€if€I€canððt€do€anything€else,€IÐ Ø( Ðcan€keep€them€off€the€road€where€they€donððt€run€over€someone€else€in€that€condition.ðð€€The€trial€courtÐ ¾ Ðimposed€a€Ô_Ôone€thousand€fiveÔ_Ô€hundred€Ô_ÔdollarsÔ_Ô€Ô_Ô($1,500)Ô_Ô€fine,€an€eleven€(11)€Ô_ÔmonthÔ_Ô€and€twenty„nineÐ ¤ô Ð(29)€Ô_ÔdayÔ_Ô€sentence,€and€required€the€defendant€to€serve€nine€(9)€months.€€The€defendant€would€serveÐ Š Ú Ðthe€balance€of€his€sentence€on€probation.€€The€judgment€order€reflects€that€the€defendant€shall€serveÐ p!À  Ðthis€sentence€at€75€percent€minimum€service€prior€to€program€or€work€release,€which€this€CourtÐ V"¦! Ðconstrues€to€be€nine€(9)€months€confinement.€Ð <#Œ" ЀÌà  àWhen€a€defendant€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€this€CourtÐ %X $ Ðconducts€a€òòde€novo€óóreview€with€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€TheÐ î%>!% Ðsentence€is€presumed€correct€if€the€record€affirmatively€shows€that€the€trial€court€considered€theÐ Ô&$"& Ðsentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.€òò€State€v.€Ashby,€óó823€S.W.2d€166,€169Ð º' #' Ð(Tenn.€1991).€€The€defendant€has€the€burden€of€showing€that€the€sentence€is€improper.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ  (ð#( ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€€Our€review€of€the€record€reflects€that€theÐ †)Ö$) Ðtrial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€of€the€Tennessee€Sentencing€Act€of€1989,€therefore,Ð l*¼%* Ðour€review€is€with€a€presumption€of€correctness.€Ð R+¢&+ ÐÐ 8,ˆ', Ðà  àConvictions€for€DUI€are€controlled€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€55„10„403(a)(1).€€At€theÐ ° Ðtime€of€this€defendantððs€conviction,€both€third€and€subsequent€DUI€convictions€provided€for€aÐ –æ Ðsentence€of€confinement€ð ðnot€less€than€one€hundred€twenty€(120)€days€and€not€more€than€eleven€(11)Ð |Ì Ðmonths€and€twenty„nine€(29)€days.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„403(a)(1).€€Further,€the€statute€for€DUIÐ b² Ðconvictions€provides€that:Ð H˜ ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà8  àallÔ_Ô€persons€sentenced€under€subsection€(a)€shall,€in€addition€to€the€service€of€at€leastÐ  d Ðthe€minimum€sentence,€be€required€to€serve€the€difference€between€the€time€actuallyÐ ú J Ðserved€and€the€maximum€sentence€on€probation.Ðà 0!! ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà  àÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô_Ôðð€55„Ô_Ô10„403(c).€€Accordingly,€the€length€of€a€defendantððs€sentence€for€a€third€orÐ ¬ ü  Ðsubsequent€offense€of€DUI€is€set€at€eleven€(11)€months€and€twenty„nine€(29)€days.€€While€trial€courtsÐ ’â  Ðcannot€deviate€from€the€length€of€the€DUI€sentence,€trial€courts€do€retain€some€discretion€inÐ xÈ  Ðdetermining€what€portion€of€the€eleven€(11)€Ô_ÔmonthÔ_Ô€and€twenty„nine€(29)€Ô_ÔdayÔ_Ô€sentence€a€defendantÐ ^®  Ðwill€serve€in€confinement.€òò€State€v.€Troutman,€óó979€Ô_ÔS.W.2dÔ_Ô€271,€273€(Tenn.€1998).€€Also,€since€thisÐ D”  ÐDUI€conviction€is€a€Class€A€misdemeanor,€the€sentencing€principles€are€controlled€by€TennesseeÐ *z  ÐCode€Annotated€ðð€40„35„302.€€In€part,€this€statute€provides€that€the€trial€court€shall€impose€a€specificÐ ` Ðsentence€consistent€with€the€purposes€and€€principles€of€the€1989€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act.Ð öF ÐòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Palmer,€óó902€S.W.2d€391,€393€(Tenn.€1995).€€The€misdemeanor€offender€must€beÐ Ü, Ðsentenced€to€an€authorized€determinate€sentence€with€a€percentage€of€that€sentence€designated€forÐ Â Ðeligibility€for€rehabilitative€programs.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tony€Randall€Johnson,€óóNo.€01C01„9812„CC„Ð ¨ø Ð00486,€1999€WL€743614€Ô_Ô*3€(Tenn.Ô_Ô€Crim.€App.€Sept.€Ô_Ô24,Ô_Ô€1999).€Ð ŽÞ ÐÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€enhanced€the€defendantððs€sentence€from€the€minimum€of€oneÐ Zª Ðhundred€twenty€(120)€days,€for€a€third€offender€DUI€conviction,€to€eleven€(11)€months€and€twenty„Ð @ Ðnine€(29)€days.€€The€trial€court€set€the€percentage€of€confinement€at€75€percent.€€Due€to€theÐ &v Ðdefendantððs€prior€convictions€for€DUI,€the€trial€court€believed€that€incarceration€was€warranted€dueÐ  \ Ðto€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€and€a€deterrent€to€others€of€like€mind.€€We€believe€the€trial€court€wasÐ òB Ðcorrect€in€considering€the€seriousness€of€the€defendantððs€commission€of€this€offense.€€However,Ð Ø( Ðdeterrence€as€a€reason€for€incarceration€is€questionable,€in€that€there€is€no€proof€in€the€record€that€suchÐ ¾ Ðincarceration€would€act€as€an€effective€deterrent€to€others.€€The€defendant€had€previous€convictionsÐ ¤ô Ðfor€DUIððs€and€failed€to€cooperate€with€the€probation€office€in€Ô_ÔcompilingÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtheÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€pre„sentence€report.€€TheÐ Š Ú Ðdefendant€was€given€an€opportunity€to€enlighten€the€trial€court€as€to€his€past€history€and€theÐ p!À  Ðpossibility€of€rehabilitation€for€alcohol€abuse,€but€he€elected€not€to€testify.€€We€believer€these€areÐ V"¦! Ðproper€considerations€by€the€trial€court€in€setting€the€defendantððs€sentence€at€eleven€(11)€months€andÐ <#Œ" Ðtwenty„nine€(29)€days€with€a€confinement€period€of€nine€(9)€months€before€being€placed€on€probation.€Ð "$r# ÐWe€find,€absolutely€no€proof€in€this€record€that€the€trial€court€increased€the€period€of€confinement€onÐ %X $ Ðthe€basis€that€the€defendant€was€aiding€Ô_ÔaÔ_Ô€fugitive.€€The€length€of€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trialÐ î%>!% Ðcourt€was€proper.Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌà  àThe€trial€courtððs€judgment€is€affirmed.Ô#†Xg¼XXXg¼1O#ÔÐ  (ð#( Ðòòóóà  àÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð R+¢&+ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àL.€TERRY€LAFFERTY,€SENIOR€JUDGE