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ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Shelby€CountyÐ Ö & Ðà@@øøìàNo.€99„06378€€€€€€W.€Fred€Axley,€JudgeÐ À  ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<}` AßÐ ~Î  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W1999„00609„CCA„R3„CD€„€Decided€August€25,€Ô_Ô2000Ô_ÔÐ wÇ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<J` AßÐ K›  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓUndercover€police€officers€arrested€defendant€and€recovered€2.7€grams€of€cocaine€from€his€vehicle.€Ð D”  ÐDefendant€was€indicted€for€possession€of€cocaine€with€intent€to€sell€or€deliver,€a€Class€C€felony.€€HeÐ .~ Ðentered€a€plea€of€guilty€to€the€lesser€offense€of€attempt€to€commit€possession€of€cocaine€with€intentÐ h Ðto€sell€or€deliver,€a€Class€D€felony.€€As€a€part€of€the€negotiated€plea€agreement€defendant€agreed€toÐ R Ða€sentence€of€two€(2)€years€as€a€standard€offender.€€The€manner€of€service€was€left€for€determinationÐ ì< Ðby€the€trial€court.€€Defendant€now€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€he€should€serve€his€sentenceÐ Ö& Ðwithout€the€opportunity€for€alternative€sentencing.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ð À ÐÓ¡ÓÌò òT.R.A.P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ ”ä ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼³»àX+Ì#ÔÔ‡X+ÌX.¼³ÔCornelia€A.€Clark,€Sp.€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€H.€Welles,€J.óó€andÐ h¸ ÐòòAlan€E.€Glenn,€J.óó,€joined.Ð R¢ ÐÌArch€B.€Boyd,€III,€for€the€appellant,€Orlando€Ward.Ð &v ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter,€Lucian€D.€Geise,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð úJ ÐWilliam€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General,€Edgar€A.€Peterson,€IV,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ä 4  ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð Î!! ÐÓxÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼³»XX+̧#ÔÔ‡X+ÌX»¼³ÔÐ ¢#ò# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼³»XX+Ì= #ÔÔ‡X+ÌX»¼³ÔÓ  Óà  àOn€September€18,€Ô#†¼³»XX+Ì› #ÔÔ€X+ÌX»¼³Ô1998,€defendant€was€arrested€in€Shelby€County€and€charged€with€theÐ v%Æ % Ðoffense€of€possession€of€a€Schedule€II€controlled€substance€with€intent€to€manufacture,€deliver€orÐ `&°!& Ðsell.€€As€summarized€in€the€presentence€report,€the€evidence€in€the€case€is€as€follows:׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð J'š"' ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒOfficers€K.€Paul€and€R.€Covington€were€riding€undercover€and€heard€the€dispatcherÐ )n$) Ðput€out€a€call€to€1257€McLemore€regarding€a€drug€transaction€involving€the€ownerÐ *X%*ýC Ðof€the€club€and€owner€of€a€black€utility€vehicle€dealing€drugs.€€Officers€arrived€at€theÐ ° Ðscene€and€located€a€black€utility€vehicle.€€Officers€pulled€over€on€Wilson€Street€andÐ šê Ðwatched€the€business€at€1257€E.€McLemore,€until€defendant€Orlando€Ward€came€outÐ „Ô Ðof€1257€E.€McLemore,€got€into€the€black€utility€vehicle€and€drove€€east€onÐ n¾ ÐMcLemore€than€north€on€Wilson€where€he€was€pulled€over.€€After€he€made€a€quickÐ X¨ Ðleft€turn€in€front€of€another€vehicle€westbound€on€McLemore.€€After€the€defendantÐ B ’ Ðsaw€a€marked€squad€car€pulled€in€front€of€the€business.€€Officers€spoke€withÐ , | Ðdefendant€and€obtained€a€consent€to€search€the€defendantððs€vehicle€where€officersÐ  f Ðrecovered€a€plastic€bag€containing€what€appeared€to€be€powder€cocaine,€in€the€leftÐ  P Ðhand€glove,€in€the€glove€compartment€of€the€defendantððs€vehicle.€€Lt.€D.€Ô_ÔAldridgeÔ_ÔÐ ê :  Ð406D€made€the€scene€and€advised.€€Defendant€was€arrested€and€$4641€was€taggedÐ Ô $  Ðalong€with€the€consent€to€search€at€the€property€and€evidence€room.€€The€powderÐ ¾  Ðsubstance€tested€positive€as€cocaine€at€the€Property€and€Evidence€room€and€weighedÐ ¨ø  Ð2.7€TGW€grams.Ð ’â  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àK.€PaulÐ f¶  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAffiantÐ P  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àMPDÐ :Š ÐÌò òÓ5‡^5ÓDEFENDANTððS€VERSIONó óÐ ^ ÐÌMr.€Ward€explained€that€every€Friday,€he€leaves€the€pool€hall€at€5:30€PM€to€pick€upÐ â2 Ðhis€son,€Keith,€at€6:00€PM.€€On€the€day€of€this€arrest,€he€had€left€the€pool€hall€to€getÐ Ì Ðhis€son.€€He€turned€left€off€McLemore€onto€Wilson.€€He€observed€an€unmarked€policeÐ ¶ Ðcar€turn€on€its€lights€and€he€pulled€over.€€The€police€officer€came€to€the€driverððs€sideÐ  ð Ðdoor€and€asked€if€his€name€was€Kenny€Brown.€€Mr.€Ward€denied€that€he€was€KennyÐ ŠÚ ÐBrown.€€The€police€officer€then€asked€Mr.€Ward€to€walk€to€the€rear€of€the€police€car,Ð tÄ Ðwhich€he€did.€€While€he€was€at€the€rear€of€the€police€car€providing€identification,€theÐ ^® Ðother€police€officer€was€inside€Orlandoððs€car.€€The€police€officer€that€was€inside€hisÐ H˜ Ðcar€opened€the€console,€retrieved€about€$4,000€and€asked€Mr.€Ward€why€he€had€soÐ 2‚ Ðmuch€money.€€Mr.€Ward€explained€that€he€owned€a€business€and€was€on€his€way€toÐ  l Ðpurchase€a€car.€€The€same€police€officer€then€went€to€the€other€side€of€the€truck€andÐ !V Ðopened€the€glove€compartment.€€Mr.€Ward€was€then€told€to€come€and€watch€what€theÐ ð!@  Ðofficer€was€doing.€€The€contents€of€the€glove€compartment€were€being€emptied€and,Ð Ú"*! Ðin€the€process€of€being€replaced,€the€officer€found€cocaine€in€the€thumb€of€a€glove.€Ð Ä#" ÐThe€police€officer€began€asking€defendant€for€information€about€the€ð ðbig€fishðð.€€Mr.Ð ®$þ# ÐWard€denies€knowledge€of€any€cocaine€in€his€car,€but€did€acknowledge€that€the€gloveÐ ˜%è $ Ðwas€his.Ð ‚&Ò!% ÐÒ°Á ÒÒ°³ ÒÓ@†¬Ü¾ Ü¾l'¼"i@ÓÌÐ  V(¦#' Ðà  àOn€August€26,€1999,€defendant€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€to€the€lesser€offense€of€attempt€toÐ ° Ðcommit€possession€of€a€controlled€substance€with€intent€to€sell€or€deliver,€a€Class€D€felony.€€HeÐ šê Ðagreed€to€a€sentence€of€two€(2)€years€as€a€Range€I€standard€offender.€€Issues€pertaining€to€alternativeÐ „Ô Ðsentencing€were€reserved€to€be€determined€by€the€trial€court€after€a€hearing.Ð n¾ ÐÌà  àOn€September€20,€1999,€the€trial€court€conducted€a€hearing€on€the€request€for€alternativeÐ B ’ Ðsentencing.€€The€defendant€testified€in€his€own€behalf.€€The€court€also€considered€the€informationÐ , | Ðprovided€in€the€presentence€report.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing€the€trial€court€found€thatÐ  f Ðprobation€was€inappropriate.€€Defendant€was€ordered€to€serve€his€two€(2)€year€sentence.Ð  P ÐÌÔ‡X+ÌXXX+ÌÔà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length,€range€or€the€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€thisÐ Ô $  Ðcourt€has€a€duty€to€conduct€a€de€novo€review€of€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€theÐ ¾  Ðdeterminations€made€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð40„35„401€(d).€€ThisÐ ¨ø  Ðpresumption€is,€however,€€ð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÐ ’â  Ðconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823Ð |Ì  ÐS.W.€2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€Ð f¶  ÐÌà  àIn€conducting€a€de€novo€review€of€a€sentence,€this€court€must€consider€(a)€the€evidence,€ifÐ :Š Ðany,€received€at€the€trial€and€the€sentencing€hearing;€(b)€the€presentence€report;€€(c)€the€principlesÐ $t Ðof€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(d)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€theÐ ^ Ðcriminal€conduct€involved;€(e)€any€statutory€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors;€(f)€any€statementsÐ øH Ðthat€the€defendant€made€on€his€own€behalf;€and€(g)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€for€rehabilitationÐ â2 Ðor€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð40„35„102,€„103,€and€„210;€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€735€S.W.€2d€859,Ð Ì Ð863€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).Ð ¶ ÐÌà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€imposedÐ ŠÚ Ða€lawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€the€factors€andÐ tÄ Ðprinciples€set€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€made€findings€of€fact€adequately€supported€by€theÐ ^® Ðrecord,€then€we€may€not€modify€this€sentence€even€if€we€would€have€preferred€a€different€result.€Ð H˜ ÐòòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.€2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð 2‚ ÐÌÔ#†X+ÌXXX+Ì— #Ôà  àDefendant€contends€that€he€should€have€received€alternative€sentencing.€€Because€he€wasÐ !V Ðconvicted€as€a€standard€offender€of€a€Class€D€felony,€he€is€entitled€to€the€presumption€of€anÐ ð!@  Ðalternative€sentence.€€See€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€163,€167€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€Tenn.Ð Ú"*! ÐCode€Ann.€ðð40„35„102(5)€and€(6).€€However,€the€burden€of€establishing€suitability€for€probationÐ Ä#" Ðrests€with€the€defendant.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð40„35„303(b).€€The€statutory€presumption€of€anÐ ®$þ# Ðalternative€sentence€may€be€rebutted€by€ð ðevidence€to€the€contraryðð.€€See€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð ˜%è $ Ððð40-35-102(6).€€Ð ‚&Ò!% ÐÌà  àAmong€the€factors€applicable€to€an€application€for€probation€are€the€circumstances€of€theÐ V(¦#' Ðoffense,€the€defendantððs€criminal€record,€social€history,€and€present€condition,€and€the€deterrentÐ @)$( Ðeffect€upon€and€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W2d€285,€286Ð **z%) Ð(Tenn.€1978).€€Alternative€sentencing€issues€must€be€determined€by€the€facts€and€circumstances€ofÐ +d&* Ðthe€individual€case.€€òòState€v.€Mossóó,€727€S.W.2d€229,€235€(Tenn.€1986).€€ð ðEach€case€must€beÐ þ+N'+ Ðbottomed€upon€its€own€factsðð.€€òòState€v.€Tayloróó,€744€S.W.2d€919,€922€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987).€Ð ° ÐBecause€sentencing€requires€an€individualized,€case€by€case€approach,€the€method€of€analysis€willÐ šê Ðnecessarily€embody€the€exercise€of€discretion€at€the€trial€court€level.€€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,€805€S.W.2dÐ „Ô Ð785€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€ð ðIt€is€not€the€policy€of€this€court€to€place€trial€judges€in€a€judicialÐ n¾ Ðstraight„jacket€in€this€or€any€other€area,€and€we€are€always€reluctant€to€interfere€with€their€traditionalÐ X¨ Ðdiscretionary€powers.€€òòÔ_ÔAshbyÔ_Ôóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€171.ðð€(quoting€òòÔ_ÔMotenÔ_Ô€v.€Stateóó,€559€S.W.2d€770,€773Ð B ’ Ð(Tenn.€1977)).Ð , | ÐÔ‡X+ÌXXX+ÌÔÌà  àDefendant€emphasizes€that€he€has€full„time€employment€with€the€City€of€Memphis,€whereÐ  P Ðhe€has€been€a€crew€chief€and€acting€supervisor€for€sixteen€(16)€years.€€He€regularly€pays€childÐ ê :  Ðsupport€for€his€two€children€by€a€previous€marriage€and€a€third€child€from€a€previous€relationship.€Ð Ô $  ÐHe€sees€all€of€his€children€regularly.€€He€is€purchasing€a€home.€€He€attends€church€regularly€whereÐ ¾  Ðis€a€member€of€the€male€chorus,€the€mass€choir,€and€the€youth€ministry.€€Ð ¨ø  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€expressed€concern€about€defendantððs€credibility,€his€amenability€toÐ |Ì  Ðrehabilitation,€and€the€nature€of€the€offense.€€The€amount€of€cocaine€in€the€defendantððs€possessionÐ f¶  Ðat€the€time€of€his€arrest€was€significant€„€2.7€grams.€€Ô#†X+ÌXXX+Ì_1#ÔÔ‡X+ÌXXX+ÌÔHe€also€had€over€$4,600.00€in€cash.€€However,Ð P  Ðdefendant€continued€to€deny€that€he€had€been€involved€in€a€drug€transaction.€€He€initially€denied€òòanyóóÐ :Š Ðknowledge€about€the€cocaine€found€in€his€glove€compartment.€€The€trial€court€noted€that€theÐ $t Ðdefendant€had€been€convicted€several€years€earlier€of€a€drug€offense€involving€marijuana.€€In€thatÐ ^ Ðcase€defendant€was€allowed€to€plead€down€from€a€felony€to€a€misdemeanor€offense,€and€was€givenÐ øH Ðprobation.€€However,€defendant€continued€to€use€drugs€for€at€least€some€period€of€time€after€his€firstÐ â2 Ðconviction.Ð Ì ÐÌà  àA€lack€of€candor,€bearing€upon€the€defendantððs€amenability€to€probation,€is€a€basis€forÐ  ð Ðdenying€probation.€€òòState€v.€Neelyóó,€678€S.W.2d€48,€49€(Tenn.€1984);€òòState€v.€Byrdóó,€861€S.W.2d€377,Ð ŠÚ Ð380€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€Similarly,€a€defendantððs€untruthfulness€is€a€factor€that€can€beÐ tÄ Ðconsidered.€€òòState€v.€Bunchóó,€646€S.W.2d€158,€160€(Tenn.€1983).€€Based€on€the€inconsistency€ofÐ ^® Ðdefendantððs€explanation€of€the€events€leading€up€to€his€arrest,€and€the€reasons€he€gave€for€hisÐ H˜ Ðpossession€of€a€large€amount€of€cashÔ#†X+ÌXXX+Ì5#ÔÔ‡X+ÌXXX+ÌÔ€and€cocaine,€the€trial€court€acted€within€its€discretion€inÐ 2‚ Ðdetermining€that€he€lacked€credibility€and€was€untruthful.€€Ð  l ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€also€properly€considered€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€actually€committed,Ð ð!@  Ðrather€than€the€lesser€offense€to€which€he€Ô_Ôplead.Ô_Ô€€See€òòState€v.€Fordóó,€643€S.W.2d€913,€915€(Tenn.Ð Ú"*! ÐCrim.€App.€1982).€€At€the€time€of€his€arrest€defendant€was€in€possession€of€a€large€amount€ofÐ Ä#" Ðcocaine,€2.7€grams,€and€over€$4,600.00€in€cash.Ð ®$þ# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌà  àFinally,€defendantððs€prior€criminal€record€and€activity€did€not€suggest€he€was€truly€amenableÐ ‚&Ò!% Ðto€rehabilitation.€€Defendant€had€one€prior€drug„related€conviction.€€He€admitted€to€prior€abuse€ofÐ l'¼"& Ðmarijuana€and€cocaine,€and€at€least€one€relapse€after€initially€seeking€treatment.€€Ð V(¦#' ÐÌà  àEvidence€to€rebut€the€presumption€of€suitability€for€alternative€sentencing€having€beenÐ **z%) Ðintroduced,€the€defendant€has€failed€to€carry€his€burden€of€showing€that€he€is€entitled€to€alternativeÐ +d&* Ðsentencing.€€The€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð þ+N'+ ЇÌÌÔ#†X+ÌXXX+̆:#Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à____________________________________Ð „Ô Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCORNELIA€A.€CLARK,€SPECIAL€JUDGE