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ÐÓ²ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Cq»XXuá#ÔÔ‡XuX»¼CqÔÐ ü#L# ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€has€a€lengthy€criminal€history,€which€includes€at€least€nine€convictionsÐ Ô%$!% Ðfor€drug„related€offenses.€€The€facts€underlying€the€conviction€before€us€are€sketchy.€€We€quote€fromÐ À&"& Ðthe€ð ðCircumstances€of€the€Offenseðð€section€of€the€Presentence€Investigation€Report:Ð ¬'ü"' ÐÌÓ °ÓÓ °ÓThe€circumstances€of€the€offense€are€described€as€follows€from€theÐ „)Ô$) Ðnotes€of€Detective€David€Webber€of€the€Campbell€County€Sheriffððs€Ð p*À%* ÐDepartment€regarding€the€drug€purchase.Ð \+¬&+ Ðâ âÐ H,˜',ý½ Ðð ðMet€Confidential€informant€and€arranged€to€go€to€Vicky€[sic]Ð ° Ðâ âWalden[ðð]s€old€house€at€754€Pleasant€Ridge€Road.€€We€have€been€toÐ œì Ðthis€residence€and€purchased€from€Pamela€Lane€and€Clifford€LaneÐ ˆØ Ðwho€live€there.€€Confidential€informant€had€heard€that€Vicky€[sic]€wasÐ tÄ Ðback€there.Ð `° ÐÌConfidential€informant€arrived€and€went€in€and€called€out€VickyððsÐ 8 ˆ Ð[sic]€name[;]€she€answered€from€the€back€room.€€ConfidentialÐ $ t Ðinformant€went€back€to€the€bedroom€where€she€wa[s]€at.€€The€T.V.Ð  ` Ðwas€very€loud€like€she€always€has€it€and€Vicky€[sic]€was€on€the€bed.€Ð ü L  ÐThe€confidential€informant€said€Vicky€[sic]€had€a€bottle€full€ofÐ è 8  ÐHydro[]s[,]€and€€he€purchased€5€of€them€from€her€for€$5€a€pill€total€ofÐ Ô$  Ð$25.00.€€Confidential€informant€left€and€met€us€at€the€brick€church€upÐ À  Ðfrom€her€residence.ððÐ ¬ü  ÐÓ °: ÓÓ °, ÓÌà  àà ` àAt€the€sentencing€hearing€conducted€on€October€15,€2003,€the€defendant€testified€thatÐ „Ô  Ðshe€was€currently€living€with€her€son„in„law,€grandchildren,€and€her€former€husband.€€The€defendantÐ pÀ Ðdescribed€her€health€as€extremely€poor:€€ð ðIððm€on€oxygen€24€hours€a€day.€€I€have€emphysema[;]€IÐ \¬ Ðsuffer€from€blood€clots€in€the€lung,€and€Iððm€on€medication,€blood€thinners;€breathing€treatmentsÐ H˜ Ðevery€six€hours.ðð€€She€added€that€because€of€her€physical€limitations,€she€was€confined€to€herÐ 4„ Ðresidence€such€that€she€could€comply€with€a€supervised€house„arrest€type€of€sentence.Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àOn€cross„examination,€the€defendant€said€that€she€had€been€disabled€for€a€long€time,Ð øH Ðbeginning€in€1980€and€worsening€over€the€years.€€She€admitted€not€maintaining€any€gainfulÐ ä4 Ðemployment€during€that€period€of€time.€€She€also€admitted€that€she€had€been€convicted€previouslyÐ Ð  Ðfor€selling€controlled€substances€on€numerous€occasions€and€that€her€disability€had€not€hamperedÐ ¼  Ðher€selling€ability.€€Further,€despite€receiving€probation€for€earlier€offenses,€she€had€re„offended€andÐ ¨ø Ðwas€on€probation€at€the€time€she€committed€the€instant€offense.€€In€terms€of€breaking€the€cycle€ofÐ ”ä Ðcriminal€behavior,€the€defendant€claimed€that€she€had€ð ðfinally€realizedðð€what€was€going€to€happenÐ €Ð Ðto€her.€€She€lamented€the€loss€of€her€home€and€grandchild€and€summarized€her€situation€as€havingÐ l¼ Ðð ðlost€[her]€life€over€drugs.ðð€€In€response€to€the€courtððs€question,€the€defendant€related€that€she€wasÐ X ¨ Ð54€years€old,€and€she€admitted€being€a€ð ðdrug€dealer.ððÐ D!” ÐÌà  àà ` àDefense€counsel€argued€in€favor€of€alternative€sentencing€claiming€that€the€defendantÐ #l! Ðð ðwould€not€be€able€to€take€any€confinement€and€stay€aliveðð€and€that€the€defendant€had€ð ðlearned€herÐ $X" Ðlesson.ðð€€The€state€advocated€a€maximum€twelve„year€sentence€to€be€served€consecutively€to€herÐ ô$D # Ðeffective€eleven„year€sentence€that€she€was€serving€at€the€time€of€her€arrest.€€The€court€began€itsÐ à%0!$ Ðsentencing€determination€with€the€following€observation:Ð Ì&"% ÐÌÓ °ÓÓ °Ó[W]hat€we€have€here€is€a€drug€dealer€over€and€over€and€over,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðincorrigible,€and€that€is€quite€a€„„€quite€a€concern€of€this€Court.Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà ¸ àI€have€no€tools€available€to€make€her€understand.€€We€talkedÐ ° Ðâ âabout€house€arrest,€and€I€understand€[defense€counsel]€raising€it,€butÐ œì ÐI€also€understand€the€Stateððs€response,€that€this€„„€putting€her€in€herÐ ˆØ Ðown€house€is€exactly€what€we€did€the€last€time€and€then€four€monthsÐ tÄ Ðlater€she€was€doing€it€„„€she€was€selling€drugs€again.Ð `° ÐÓ °@ÓÓ °2ÓÌà  àà ` àThe€court€then€sentenced€the€defendant€to€an€incarcerative€term€of€twelve€years,€asÐ 8 ˆ Ða€Range€III€persistent€offender,€to€be€served€concurrently€with€her€prior€sentences.€€In€imposing€theÐ $ t Ðmaximum€sentence€within€the€range,€the€court€found€two€enhancement€factors:€€(1)€a€previousÐ  ` Ðhistory€of€criminal€convictions€in€addition€to€those€necessary€to€establish€the€appropriate€range,Ð ü L  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„114(2)€(2003);€and€(2)€a€previous€history€of€unwillingness€to€comply€withÐ è 8  Ðconditions€of€a€sentence€involving€release€into€the€community,€òòidóó.€ðð€40„35„114(9)€(2003).€€The€courtÐ Ô$  Ðconsidered,€but€gave€negligible€weight€to,€the€criminal€conduct€neither€causing€nor€threateningÐ À  Ðserious€bodily€harm.€€òòSee€idóó.€40„35„113(1)€(2003).Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àAggrieved€by€the€length€and€manner€of€service€of€her€sentence,€the€defendant€hasÐ „Ô  Ðappealed.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€law€is€well€settled€that€before€a€trial€court€imposes€a€sentence€upon€a€convictedÐ H˜ Ðcriminal€defendant,€it€must€consider€(a)€the€evidence€adduced€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;Ð 4„ Ð(b)€the€presentence€report;€(c)€the€principles€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencingÐ  p Ðalternatives;€(d)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€criminal€conduct€involved;€(e)€evidence€andÐ  \ Ðinformation€offered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€set€forth€in€TennesseeÐ øH ÐCode€Annotated€sections€40-35-113€and€40-35-114;€and€(f)€any€statement€the€defendant€wishes€toÐ ä4 Ðmake€in€the€defendantððs€own€behalf€about€sentencing.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-210(b)€(2003);Ð Ð  ÐòòState€v.€Imfeldóó,€70€S.W.3d€698,€704€(Tenn.€2002).€€To€facilitate€appellate€review,€the€trial€court€isÐ ¼  Ðrequired€to€place€on€the€record€its€reasons€for€imposing€the€specific€sentence,€including€theÐ ¨ø Ðidentification€of€the€mitigating€and€enhancement€factors€found,€the€specific€facts€supporting€eachÐ ”ä Ðenhancement€factor€found,€and€the€method€by€which€the€mitigating€and€enhancement€factors€haveÐ €Ð Ðbeen€evaluated€and€balanced€in€determining€the€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Samuelsóó,€44€S.W.3d€489,€492Ð l¼ Ð(Tenn.€2001).Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àà ` àUpon€a€challenge€to€the€sentence€imposed,€this€court€has€a€duty€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóóÐ 0"€  Ðreview€of€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€Ð #l! ÐòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401(d)€(2003).€€However,€this€presumption€ð ðis€conditioned€upon€theÐ $X" Ðaffirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€allÐ ô$D # Ðrelevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€If€our€reviewÐ à%0!$ Ðreflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€that€the€court€imposed€aÐ Ì&"% Ðlawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€the€factors€and€principlesÐ ¸'#& Ðset€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€adequately€supportedÐ ¤(ô#' Ðby€the€record,€then€the€presumption€is€applicable,€and€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€even€if€weÐ )à$( Ðwould€have€preferred€a€different€result.€€òòSee€State€v.€Pikeóó,€978€S.W.2d€904€(Tenn.€1998).€€We€willÐ |*Ì%) Ðuphold€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€if€(1)€the€sentence€complies€with€the€purposes€andÐ h+¸&* Ðprinciples€of€the€1989€Sentencing€Act,€and€(2)€the€trial€courtððs€findings€are€adequately€supported€byÐ ° Ðthe€record.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Arnettóó,€49€S.W.3d€250,€257€(Tenn.€2001).€€The€burden€of€showing€that€aÐ œì Ðsentence€is€improper€is€upon€the€appealing€party.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-401€(2003)Ð ˆØ ÐSentencing€Commission€Cmts.;€òòArnettóó,€49€S.W.3d€at€257.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àA€defendant€who€does€not€possess€a€criminal€history€showing€a€clear€disregard€forÐ L œ Ðsocietyððs€laws€and€morals,€who€has€not€failed€past€rehabilitation€efforts,€and€who€ð ðis€an€especiallyÐ 8 ˆ Ðmitigated€or€standard€offender€convicted€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony€is€presumed€to€be€a€favorableÐ $ t Ðcandidate€for€alternative€sentencing€options€in€the€absence€of€evidence€to€the€contrary.ðð€€Tenn.€CodeÐ  ` ÐAnn.€ðð€40-35-102(6)€(2003).€€òòSee€also€State€v.€Fieldsóó,€40€S.W.3d€435,€440€(Tenn.€2001).€€TheÐ ü L  Ðfollowing€considerations€provide€guidance€regarding€what€constitutes€ð ðevidence€to€the€contraryððÐ è 8  Ðwhich€would€rebut€the€presumption€of€alternative€sentencing:Ð Ô$  ÐÌÓ °ÓÓ °Óà ¸ à(A)€Confinement€is€necessary€to€protect€society€by€restrainingÐ ¬ü  Ða€defendant€who€has€a€long€history€of€criminal€conduct;Ð ˜è  ÐÌà ¸ à(B)€Confinement€is€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€theÐ pÀ Ðseriousness€of€the€offense€or€confinement€is€particularly€suited€toÐ \¬ Ðprovide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likely€to€commit€similarÐ H˜ Ðoffenses;€orÐ 4„ ÐÌà ¸ à(C)€Measures€less€restrictive€than€confinement€have€frequentlyÐ  \ Ðor€recently€been€applied€unsuccessfully€to€the€defendant[.]Ð øH ÐÓ °q3ÓÓ °c3ÓÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-103(1)€(2003);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1,€5€(Tenn.€2000).€Ð Ð  ÐAdditionally,€the€principles€of€sentencing€reflect€that€the€sentence€should€be€no€greater€than€thatÐ ¼  Ðdeserved€for€the€offense€committed€and€should€be€the€least€severe€measure€necessary€to€achieve€theÐ ¨ø Ðpurposes€for€which€the€sentence€is€imposed.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-103(2),€(4)€(2003).€€TheÐ ”ä Ðcourt€should€also€consider€the€defendantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation€or€treatment€in€determiningÐ €Ð Ðthe€appropriate€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòidóó.€ðð€40-35-103(5)€(2003).Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€addition,€a€defendant€who€receives€a€sentence€of€eight€years€or€less€is€eligible€forÐ D!” Ðprobation€as€a€sentencing€option.€€òòSee€idóó.€ðð€40-35-303(a),€(b)€(2003).€€ð ðThe€trial€courtððsÐ 0"€  Ðdetermination€of€whether€the€defendant€is€entitled€to€an€alternative€sentence€and€whether€theÐ #l! Ðdefendant€is€a€suitable€candidate€for€full€probation€are€different€inquiries€with€different€burdens€ofÐ $X" Ðproof.ðð€€òòState€v.€Kenneth€Jordanóó,€No.€M2002-01010-CCA-R3-CD,€slip€op.€at€4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,Ð ô$D # ÐNashville,€May€8,€2003)€(citing€€òòState€v.€Boggsóó,€932€S.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996)).€Ð à%0!$ ÐThe€burden€is€upon€the€defendant€to€show€she€is€a€suitable€candidate€for€probation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð Ì&"% Ððð€40-35-303(b)€(2003);€òòState€v.€Goodeóó,€956€S.W.2d€521,€527€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòBoggsóó,€932Ð ¸'#& ÐS.W.2d€at€477.€€To€sustain€this€burden,€the€defendant€must€show€that€the€sentence€imposed€wasÐ ¤(ô#' Ðimproper€and€that€full€probation€would€be€in€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòE.g.óó,Ð )à$( ÐòòState€v.€Bakeróó,€966€S.W.2d€429,€434€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àà ` àThe€defendant€in€this€case€argues€that€she€was€entitled€to€the€presumption€of€favorableÐ ° Ðcandidacy€for€alternative€sentencing€options€because€her€conviction€was€for€a€class€D€felony.€€TheÐ œì Ðdefendant,€however,€overlooks€the€qualifying€criterion€that€an€offender€must€be€ð ðan€especiallyÐ ˆØ Ðmitigated€or€standard€offenderðð€for€the€presumption€to€arise.€€The€defendant€is€a€Range€III€persistentÐ tÄ Ðoffender;€therefore,€the€presumption€does€not€apply.€€òòSee€State€v.€Andersonóó,€985€S.W.2d€9,€18„19Ð `° Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997)€(ð ðAlthough€convicted€of€a€Class€E€felony,€the€defendant€was€sentenced€asÐ L œ Ða€Range€III,€persistent€offender€and€no€presumption€for€alternative€sentencing€is€afforded€him.ðð).€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àà ` àRegarding€probationary€sentencing,€and€putting€aside€the€length€of€the€sentenceÐ  ` Ðactually€imposed,€we€have€no€difficulty€concluding€that€the€defendant€failed€to€shoulder€theÐ ü L  Ðaffirmative€burden€of€demonstrating€why€such€sentence€would€ð ðsubserve€the€ends€of€justice€and€theÐ è 8  Ðbest€interest€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant.ðð€€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.Ð Ô$  ÐCrim.€App.€1995),€òòoverruled€on€other€grounds€by€State€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1,€9€(Tenn.€2000).€Ð À  ÐAs€for€a€community„based€alternative€to€incarceration,€we€fail€to€see€how€the€defendant€couldÐ ¬ü  Ðmeaningfully€participate€in€such€a€program€given€her€claimed€disabilities.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àà ` àLast,€regarding€the€length€of€the€defendantððs€sentence,€we€discern€no€basis€to€disturbÐ pÀ Ðthe€presumption€that€the€determinations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€The€defendant€hasÐ \¬ Ðamassed€an€impressive€history€of€criminal€convictions,€and€by€her€own€sworn€admissions,€she€hasÐ H˜ Ða€demonstrated€track€record€of€unwillingness€to€comply€with€conditions€of€a€sentence€involvingÐ 4„ Ðrelease€into€the€community.€€òòóóMoreover,€we€discern€no€impact€on€sentencing€in€this€case€from€theÐ  p ÐSupreme€Courtððs€pronouncements€in€òòApprendi€v.€New€Jerseyóó,€530€U.S.€466,€120€S.€Ct.€2348€(2000),Ð  \ ÐÔ‡XuXXXuÔand€òòÔ#†XuXXXu˜G#ÔBlakely€v.€Washingtonóó,€542€U.S.€___,€124€S.€Ct.€2531€(2004).€€From€those€decisions,€we€knowÐ øH Ðthat€the€Sixth€Amendmentððs€prohibition€of€increasing€punishment€beyond€the€ð ðstatutory€maximumððÐ ä4 Ðbased€upon€an€additional€judge„made€finding€does€not€apply€to€ð ðthe€fact€of€a€prior€conviction.ðð€€òòSeeÐ Ð  ÐApprendióó,€530€U.S.€at€490,€120€S.€Ct.€at€2362.€€The€defendantððs€extensive€record€of€priorÐ ¼  Ðconvictions,€in€our€opinion,€fully€justifies€a€maximum€sentence€for€this€Range€III€persistent€offender.Ð ¨ø ÐÔ‡XuXXXuÔÌà  àà ` àAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð €Ð ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_____________________________________Ð #l! Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGEÐ $X" ÐÔ#†XuXXXuBJ#ÔÔ#†¼Cq»XXu #ÔÔ‡XuX»¼CqÔÌÌòòóóÔ#†¼Cq»XXu%L#ÔÔ€XuX»¼CqÔÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ à