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ÔÔ€8ÔÔ€8¼ÔÑ#€99¼d#ÑÑ#€99¼d#ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÔ€:ÔÔ€:XÔÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ8€ÉXXdì»»d8ÑÔ% € Ôà@ àÔ€8ÔÔ€8îÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALSÏOF€TENNESSEEÔ€8¼ÔÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÓ  ÓAssigned€on€Briefs€June€27,€2001Ô€8XÔÌÌò òÔ€8¼ÔSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE€v.€GLENDA€EVA€Ô_ÔTILLEYÔ_ÔÔ€8XÔó óÌÌò òAppeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Sullivan€CountyÌNo.€S43,007€€€€€€Phyllis€H.€Miller,€JudgeÌÌÌà@ àßA€V) °°` d€÷E<•` AßÌÌNo.€E2001„00264„CCA„R3„CDÌAugust€9,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÌßA€V) °°` dE<h` AßÌÓÓó óÌÓ  ÓÓÓThe€defendant€takes€issue€with€the€trial€courtððs€imposition€of€split€confinement€for€her€conviction€Ïof€theft€over€$10,000.€€Based€upon€our€review,€we€affirm€the€sentence€imposed.ÌÓ  ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÌÌÓ  ÓòòJames€Ô_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ô€óó€andÏòòRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€JJ.,€óójoined.ÌÌNat€H.€Thomas,€Kingsport,€Tennessee;€and€Cary€Taylor,€Kingsport,€Tennessee€for€the€Appellant,ÏGlenda€Eva€Ô_ÔTilleyÔ_Ô.ÌÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Patricia€C.€Ô_ÔKussmannÔ_Ô,€Assistant€AttorneyÏGeneral;€H.€Greeley€Wells,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€J.€Lewis€Combs,€Assistant€DistrictÏAttorney€General€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.ÌÓ  ÓÌà@ àò òOPINIONó óÌÌÓ  Óà àà àIn€1998,€Glenda€Eva€Ô_ÔTilleyÔ_Ô,€the€defendant,€and€her€husband€befriended€VernaÏRobinson,€an€elderly€neighbor€who€lived€alone€on€Valley€Drive€in€Bristol,€Tennessee.€€Ms.ÏRobinson€was€78€years€old€and€suffered€from€Alzheimerððs€disease.€€During€a€ten„month€period€theÏÔ_ÔTilleysÔ_Ô€systematically€pilfered€over€$20,000€of€Ms.€Robinsonððs€life€savings.€€Their€larcenousÏscheme€involved€changing€the€victimððs€safe€deposit€box€and€bank€accounts€to€add€the€defendantððsÏname,€withdrawing€certificates€of€deposit€owned€by€the€victim,€and€changing€the€victimððs€will€toÏname€the€defendant€as€the€primary€beneficiary.€€The€defendant€was€unemployed€throughout€thisÏtime,€nor€did€her€husband€work;€he€drew€slightly€more€than€$1,000€per€month€in€workersððÏcompensation€and€Social€Security€benefits.ÌÌà àà àWhen€the€theft€was€eventually€discovered,€the€Ô_ÔTilleysÔ_Ô€admitted€appropriating€theÏvictimððs€assets€but€maintained€that€they€had€assisted€the€victim.€€According€to€the€defendant€whenÑ€;ÑÇâ  ââ  âÔ_Ôshe€was€questioned€by€law€enforcement€officials,€her€husband€had€ð ðconvincedðð€her€that€sheÏdeserved€the€money.€€The€criminal€proceedings€against€the€husband€were€discontinued€after€hisÏdeath€in€late€1999.€€Approximately€$7,500€of€the€money€taken€by€the€Tilleys€was€recovered€andÏreturned€to€the€victim.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€to€the€charge€of€theft€of€property€valued€overÏ$10,000.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„14„103,€„105€(1977).€€Evidently,€the€parties€agreed€to€a€minimumÏsentence€of€three€years€as€a€Range€I€standard€offender,€but€the€manner€of€service€was€reserved€forÏdetermination€by€the€trial€court.€€At€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€imposed€a€split„confinement€sentence;€it€suspended€the€three„year€sentence€and€placed€the€defendant€on€intensiveÏsupervised€probation,€with€special€conditions,× ƒ< ××  ×€for€eight€years€to€be€preceded€by€300€daysÏincarceration€in€the€Sullivan€County€Jail.€€In€this€appeal,€the€defendant€complains€that€she€shouldÏhave€received€alternative€sentencing€and,€moreover,€that€she€carried€her€burden€of€showingÏentitlement€to€full€probation.€€€For€the€reasons€that€follow,€we€affirm€the€sentence€imposed€by€theÏtrial€court.ÌÌà àà àWhen€there€is€a€challenge€to€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€itÏis€the€duty€of€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòde€novoóó€review€of€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€theÏdeterminations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1997).€€ThisÏpresumption€is€"conditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÏconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances."€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823ÏS.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Hooper,óó€29€S.W.3d€1,€5€(Tenn.€2000).€€"The€burden€ofÏshowing€that€the€sentence€is€improper€is€upon€the€appellant."€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.€€In€theÏevent€the€record€fails€to€demonstrate€the€required€consideration€by€the€trial€court,€review€of€theÏsentence€is€purely€òòde€novoóó.€€òòId.óó€€If€appellate€review,€however,€reflects€that€the€trial€court€properlyÏconsidered€all€relevant€factors€and€its€findings€of€fact€are€adequately€supported€by€the€record,€thisÏcourt€must€affirm€the€sentence,€"even€if€we€would€have€preferred€a€different€result."€€òòState€v.ÏFletcheróó,€805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).ÌÌà àà àIn€arriving€at€a€sentencing€determination,€the€trial€court,€at€the€conclusion€of€theÏsentencing€hearing,€determines€the€range€of€sentence€and€then€determines€the€specific€sentence€andÏthe€propriety€of€sentencing€alternatives€by€considering€(1)€the€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trialÏand€the€sentencing€hearing,€(2)€the€presentence€report,€(3)€the€principles€of€sentencing€andÏarguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives,€(4)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conductÏinvolved,€(5)€evidence€and€information€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€and€mitigatingÏfactors,€(6)€any€statements€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€the€defendant's€behalf€about€sentencing,Ïand€(7)€the€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„103(5),„210(a),€(b)Ï(1997);€€òòState€v.€Hollandóó,€860€S.W.2d€53,€60€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).Ñ€=ÑÇâ "ââ "âÌà àà àA€defendant€who€"is€an€especially€mitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€aÏClass€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing€options€inÏthe€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6)€(1997).€€Our€sentencingÏlaw€also€provides€that€"convicted€felons€committing€the€most€severe€offenses,€possessing€criminalÏhistories€evincing€a€clear€disregard€for€the€laws€and€morals€of€society,€and€evincing€failure€of€pastÏefforts€at€rehabilitation,€shall€be€given€first€priority€regarding€sentences€involving€incarceration."€€ÏòòId.óó€ðð€40„35„102(5).€€Thus,€a€defendant€who€meets€the€criteria€of€€section€40„35„102(6)€is€presumedÏeligible€for€alternative€sentencing€unless€sufficient€evidence€rebuts€the€presumption.€€However,€theÏact€does€not€provide€that€all€offenders€who€meet€the€criteria€are€entitled€to€such€relief;€rather,€itÏrequires€that€sentencing€issues€be€determined€by€the€facts€and€circumstances€presented€in€each€case.€ÏòòSee€State€v.€Tayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).ÌÌà àà àThe€record€before€us€reflects€that€the€trial€court€engaged€in€a€thorough€review€of€theÏrelevant€sentencing€principles€and€considerations.€€Accordingly,€its€determination€is€entitled€to€theÏpresumption€of€correctness.ÌÌà àà àThe€defendant,€a€Range€I€offender,€enjoyed€the€presumption€of€favorable€candidacyÏfor€alternative€sentencing€for€her€Class€C€felony.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6)€(1997).€ÏMoreover,€she€was€eligible€for€probation.€€òòSeeóó€òòidóó.€ðð€40„35„303(a)€(1997).€€The€56„year€oldÏdefendant€relied€on€and€testified€at€the€sentencing€hearing€about€various€factors€supporting€anÏalternative€sentence,€such€as€(1)€the€absence€of€prior€criminal€convictions,€(2)€no€serious€bodilyÏinjury€threatened€or€caused€by€her€wrongdoing,€(3)€her€remorsefulness,€(4)€her€cooperation€withÏlaw€enforcement,€(5)€her€willingness€to€make€monthly€restitution€payments,€(6)€partial€payment€ofÏher€court€costs,€(7)€her€poor€health,€(8)€potential€for€rehabilitation,€(9)€acceptance€of€responsibility,Ïand€(10)€family€and€community€support.Ìà àà àà àà àInitially,€we€address€the€defendantððs€complaint€that€she€should€haveÏreceived€full€probation.€€Determining€entitlement€to€full€probation€necessarily€requires€a€separateÏinquiry€from€that€of€determining€whether€a€defendant€is€entitled€to€an€alternative€sentence.€€òòSee€StateÏv.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€455€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),€òòoverruled€on€other€grounds€byóó€òòStateÏv.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1€(Tenn.€2000).€€A€defendant€"is€required€to€establish€her€suitability€for€fullÏprobation€as€distinguished€from€favorable€candidacy€for€alternative€sentencing€in€general."€€òòState€v.ÏMoungeróó,€7€S.W.3d€70,€78€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999);€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b)€(1997);ÏòòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€455„56.€€A€defendant€seeking€full€probation€bears€the€burden€of€showingÏthat€probation€will€"subserve€the€ends€of€justice€and€the€best€interest€of€both€the€public€and€theÏdefendant."€€òòStateóó€òòv.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€259€(Tenn.€Crim.€App€.1990),€òòoverruled€on€otherÏgrounds€by€State€vóó.€òòHooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1€(Tenn.€2000).ÌÌà àà àThe€trial€court€in€this€case€determined€that€full€probation€was€inappropriate€andÏwould€not€be€in€the€best€interest€of€either€the€public€or€this€defendant.€€The€defendant,€the€trial€courtÏfound,€was€an€untruthful€person€who€did€not€accept€responsibility€for€her€actions,€therebyÏundermining€her€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€The€trial€judge€noted€that€the€defendant€had€failed€toÏdisclose€that€she€had€been€arrested€in€1982€in€North€Carolina,€along€with€her€husband,€for€felonyÏtheft€of€a€riding€lawn€mower.€€The€defendant,€moreover,€had€lied€to€the€presentence€officer€about€theÏsource€of€funds€used€to€purchase€a€1999€Mitsubishi€Mirage.€€The€defendant€represented€to€theÏpresentence€officer€that€the€automobile€had€been€purchased€with€the€proceeds€from€the€sale€of€aÏresidence€when,€in€fact,€the€victimððs€assets€were€used.€€The€trial€judge€was€equally€skeptical€of€theÏdefendantððs€professed€remorse€for€what€had€happened,€in€part€because€she€had€made€no€seriousÏefforts€to€obtain€gainful€employment.€€In€this€regard,€the€trial€judge€observed,ÌÌÒ ` ÒÒ ` ÒBeing€sorry€for€the€offense,€if€you€were€sorry€for€this€offense,€thatÏMitsubishi€Mirage€would€have€been€gone.€€You€would€have€been€outÏhere€working€at€any€job,€washing€dishes,€mopping€floors,€flippingÏhamburgers,€doing€whatever€on€this€Lordððs€earth€you€could€do€toÏpay€back€what€meager€amount€you€could€pay€back.€€No,€you€donððtÏhave€any€genuine€sincere€remorse.ÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÌà àà àLack€of€candor€and€credibility€are€reliable€indications€of€a€defendant's€potential€forÏrehabilitation.€€òòState€v.€Bunchóó,€646€S€.W.2d€158,€160€(Tenn.€1983);€òòState€v.€Zeoliaóó,€928€S.W.2dÏ457,€463€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996);€òòState€v.€Williamsonóó,€919€S.W.2d€69,€84€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.1995);€òòState€v.€Dowdyóó,€894€S.W.2d€301,€305„06€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€The€trial€judge€isÏin€the€best€position€to€assess€a€defendant's€credibility€and€potential€for€rehabilitation,€and€we€willÏdisturb€neither€€that€negative€assessment€in€this€case€nor€the€resulting€decision€to€deny€fullÏprobation.ÌÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óà àà àNext,€we€address€the€defendantððs€complaint€that€she€should€have€received€anotherÏform€of€alternative€sentencing€that€involved€no€confinement.€€We€agree€with€the€trial€court,€however,Ïthat€some€measure€of€confinement€was€necessary€to€provide€deterrence€and€to€avoid€depreciatingÏthe€seriousness€of€the€offense.€€With€regard€to€denial€of€probation€based€upon€deterrence,€ð ðtrialÏcourts€should€be€given€considerable€latitude€in€determining€whether€a€need€for€deterrence€exists€andÏwhether€incarceration€appropriately€addresses€that€need.ðð€€òòHooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€at10.€€Accordingly,Ïthe€decision€to€incarcerate€€based€on€deterrence€is€presumed€correct€ð ðso€long€as€any€reasonableÏperson€looking€at€the€entire€record€could€conclude€that€(1)€a€need€to€deter€similar€crimes€is€presentÏin€the€particular€community,€jurisdiction,€or€in€the€state€as€a€whole,€and€(2)€incarceration€of€theÏdefendant€may€rationally€serve€as€a€deterrent€to€others€similarly€situated€and€likely€to€commitÏsimilar€crimes.ðð€€òòIdóó.ÌÌà àà àThe€trial€court€in€this€case€found€a€need€for€deterrence€based€on€two€of€the€non„exclusive€factors€discussed€in€òòHooperóó.€€First,€the€trial€court€concluded€that€the€defendantððs€ð ðcrimeÏwas€the€result€of€intentional,€knowing,€or€reckless€conduct€or€was€otherwise€motivated€by€a€desire€toÏprofit€or€gain€from€the€criminal€behavior.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€11.€€Second,€the€trial€court€found€that€theÏdefendant€was€a€member€of€a€criminal€enterprise€that€included€her€husband.€€ð ðIt€was€a€criminalÏenterprise,ðð€the€trial€court€recited,€ð ðthat€went€on€and€on€and€on€and€was€directed€even€to€take€effectÏafter€this€womanððs€death.ðð€€We€conclude€that€the€trial€court€properly€determined€that€someÏdeterrence€may€be€obtained€by€the€defendantððs€incarceration,€and€we€further€note€that€theÏdefendantððs€incarceration€was€not€based€solely€upon€deterrence.ÌÌà àà àWith€respect€to€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€the€defendant€fleeced€an€elderly€and€Ïmentally€infirm€lady.€€The€trial€court€found€the€defendantððs€behavior€especially€reprehensible€andÏstated€for€the€record,ÌÌÒ ` ÒÒ ` Òà àThis€was€not€like€this€woman€came€across€a€bag€of€moneyÏlying€out€in€this€poor€old€ladyððs€yard€and€decided€to€take€it.€€ThisÏwas€a€scheme€that€I€find€was€developed€when€they€figured€that€thisÏelderly€woman€had€Alzheimerððs€and€didnððt€have€any€close€relativesÏnearby€€looking€after€her,€that€this€defendant€and€her€husband,€IÏmean€they€left€no€stone€un„turned.€€None.€€No€stone€un„turned,€rightÏdown€to€the€jewelry€on€her€poor€old€body€when€sheððs€put€in€herÏgrave,€to€get€that€too.€€You€got€her€CD.€€You€got€her€bank€accounts.€ÏYouððre€getting€her€real€estate,€getting€her€house€through€the€will,€andÏthe€old€lady€left€her€jewelry€to€her€granddaughter€in€the€will,€but€weÍhave€Ms.€Tilley€knowing€whatððs€in€the€will,€goes€and€tells€the€funeralÏdirector€that€this€poor€old€woman€wants€the€jewelry€thatððs€on€herÏbody€to€go€[sic]€her.€.€.€.€I€donððt€know€any€better€way€to€describeÏyou€and€your€husband,€as€two€vultures.€€You€see€a€wounded€bodyÏdown,€a€wounded€animal€down,€and€you€two€swoop€in€to€pick€theÏbones€completely€clean.ÌÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒThe€record,€we€believe,€supports€the€serious€nature€of€this€offense.€€òòSee€State€v.€Charles€Chesteenóó,ÏNo.€E1999„00910„CCA„R3„CD,€slip€op.€at€10€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€June€8,€2000)Ï(defendant€stole€large€sums€of€money€from€elderly,€incapacitated€ladies€and€from€children€whoseÏfunds€were€entrusted€to€him);òò€State€v.€Cynthia€D.€Staceyóó,€No.€03C01„9803„CR„00091,€slip€op.€at€2Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€May€24,€1999)€(defendant€preyed€upon€two€elderly€people€andÏabused€position€as€home€health€care€worker€to€gain€access€to€checks€and€bank€cards)€òòperm.€app.Ïdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1999).€€ÌÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óà àà àOur€òòde€novoóó€review€convinces€us€that€the€defendant€has€not€overcome€theÏpresumptive€correctness€of€the€sentence€imposed€in€this€case.€€The€judgment€and€sentence€areÏhereby€affirmed.ÌÓ  ÓÓÓÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à__________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGEÔ€8¼ÔÌÔ€8XÔà àÔ€8¼Ô