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Ó€In€òòState€v.€Chanceóó,€this€Court,€in€reviewing€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„210ðð€held:Ð î Ž ÐÒ` °fÒÒ` °‚ÒÌà ¸ à[A]pplying›€Appellantððs€plain€language€reading€of€the€statute,Ïa€class€A€felon€who€commits€an€offense€where€the€trial€court€findsÏonly€enhancement€factors€or€both€enhancement€and€mitigating€factorsÏapplicable€may€very€well€receive€a€shorter€sentence€than€a€felonÏcommitting€a€class€A€offense€involving€no€enhancement€or€mitigatingÏfactors.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€40„35„201(c),(d),€and€(e).€This€wouldÐ b Ðproduce€an€absurd€result.€We€presume€that€the€legislature€did€notÏintend€such€an€absurdity€in€enacting€this€statute.€òòSeeóóòò€œMcClellan›€v.€œBd›.Ð :Ú  ÐOf€Regents€of€Stateóó,€921€S.W.2d€684,€489€(Tenn.€1996);€òòEpstein€v.Ð &Æ  ÐStateóó,€211€Tenn.€633,€366€S.W.2d€914,€918(1963).€Accordingly,Ð ²  Ðð ðsuch€a€result€will€be€avoided€if€the€terms€of€the€statute€admit€of€it€byÏa€reasonable€construction.ðð€€òòEpsteinóó,€366€S.W.2d€at€918.Ð êŠ  Ðà ¸ àWith€consideration€of€the€publicððs€growing€concern€overÏviolent€crimes,€defendants€committing€class€A€felonies€should€not€beÏentitled€to€a€presumptive€sentence€at€the€minimum€of€the€sentencingÏrange.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€40„35„210(c)(retaining€the€presumptiveÐ š: Ðsentence€for€class€œB,C,D›,€and€E,€felonies€at€the€minimum€butÏincreasing€the€presumptive€sentence€for€class€A€felonies€to€theÏmidpoint€of€the€range.)€Moreover,€it€is€difficult€to€conceive€that€theÏlegislature€would€have€intended€a€longer€sentence€for€a€class€A€felonyÐ Jê  Ðwith€an€enhancement€factor€than€for€a€class€A€felony€with€anÏenhancement€factor.€Thus,€we€conclude€that€the€presumptive€sentenceÏfor€all€class€A€felonies€is€the€midpoint€of€the€applicable€range.€ nÝ ƒ #ï$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X1NXXXÔÔ€ô^ýôXX1NÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÐ `  ÐÒ` ÒÒ°` ÒÒ` XÒÒ°` ÒÓ  Ó€à0  àà0` (#(#àIn€òòState€v.€Chanceóó,€this€Court,€in€reviewing€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„210ðð€held:ÐÖ v` (#` (# ÐÒ` °ÀÒÒ` °ÜÒÌà ¸ à[A]pplying€Appellantððs€plain€language€reading€of€the€statute,€a€classÏA€felon€who€commits€an€offense€where€the€trial€court€finds€onlyÏenhancement€factors€or€both€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€applicableÏmay€very€well€receive€a€shorter€sentence€than€a€felon€committing€a€class€AÐ ¾ ^  Ðoffense€involving€no€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€CodeÐ `  ÐAnn.€40„35„201(c),(d),€and€(e).€This€would€produce€an€absurd€result.€WeÏpresume€that€the€legislature€did€not€intend€such€an€absurdity€in€enacting€thisÏstatute.€òòSeeóóòò€McClellan€v.€Bd.€Of€Regents€of€Stateóó,€921€S.W.2d€684,€489Ð ¸ X Ð(Tenn.€1996);€òòEpstein€v.€Stateóó,€211€Tenn.€633,€366€S.W.2d€914,€918(1963).Ð €  ÐAccordingly,€ð ðsuch€a€result€will€be€avoided€if€the€terms€of€the€statute€admitÏof€it€by€a€reasonable€construction.ðð€€òòEpsteinóó,€366€S.W.2d€at€918.Ð ° Ðà ¸ àWith€consideration€of€the€publicððs€growing€concern€over€violentÏcrimes,€defendants€committing€class€A€felonies€should€not€be€entitled€to€aÏpresumptive€sentence€at€the€minimum€of€the€sentencing€range.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð h  ÐCode€Ann.€40„35„210(c)(retaining€the€presumptive€sentence€for€classÏB,C,D,€and€E,€felonies€at€the€minimum€but€increasing€the€presumptiveÏsentence€for€class€A€felonies€to€the€midpoint€of€the€range.)€Moreover,€it€isÏdifficult€to€conceive€that€the€legislature€would€have€intended€a€longerÏsentence€for€a€class€A€felony€with€an€enhancement€factor€than€for€a€classÏA€felony€with€an€enhancement€factor.€Thus,€we€conclude€that€theÏpresumptive€sentence€for€all€class€A€felonies€is€the€midpoint€of€theÏapplicable€range.€,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular ,Ý ƒ ¨$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X“HXXXÔÔ€ôè«ôXX“HÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÐ `  ÐÒ` ÒÒ°` ÒÒ` XÒÒ°` ÒÓ  Ó€In€òòState€v.€Chanceóó,€this€Court,€in€reviewing€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„210ðð€held:Ð Ô t ÐÒ` °ÀÒÒ` °ÜÒÌà ¸ à[A]pplying€Appellantððs€plain€language€reading€of€the€statute,€a€classÏA€felon€who€commits€an€offense€where€the€trial€court€finds€onlyÏenhancement€factors€or€both€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€applicableÏmay€very€well€receive€a€shorter€sentence€than€a€felon€committing€a€class€AÏoffense€involving€no€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€CodeÐ Hè ÐAnn.€40„35„201(c),(d),€and€(e).€This€would€produce€an€absurd€result.€WeÏpresume€that€the€legislature€did€not€intend€such€an€absurdity€in€enacting€thisÏstatute.€òòSeeóóòò€McClellan€v.€Bd.€Of€Regents€of€Stateóó,€921€S.W.2d€684,€489Ð „$  Ð(Tenn.€1996);€òòEpstein€v.€Stateóó,€211€Tenn.€633,€366€S.W.2d€914,€918(1963).Ð Dä  ÐAccordingly,€ð ðsuch€a€result€will€be€avoided€if€the€terms€of€the€statute€admitÏof€it€by€a€reasonable€construction.ðð€€òòEpsteinóó,€366€S.W.2d€at€918.Ð À`  Ðà ¸ àWith€consideration€of€the€publicððs€growing€concern€over€violentÏcrimes,€defendants€committing€class€A€felonies€should€not€be€entitled€to€aÏpresumptive€sentence€at€the€minimum€of€the€sentencing€range.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð úš  ÐCode€Ann.€40„35„210(c)(retaining€the€presumptive€sentence€for€classÏB,C,D,€and€E,€felonies€at€the€minimum€but€increasing€the€presumptiveÏsentence€for€class€A€felonies€to€the€midpoint€of€the€range.)€Moreover,€it€isÏdifficult€to€conceive€that€the€legislature€would€have€intended€a€longerÏsentence€for€a€class€A€felony€with€an€enhancement€factor€than€for€a€classÏA€felony€with€an€enhancement€factor.€Thus,€we€conclude€that€theÏpresumptive€sentence€for€all€class€A€felonies€is€the€midpoint€of€theÏapplicable€range.€,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular ÞÔ€XçÅXXXÔÔ€ XXçÅÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€XçÅX ÔÐ  ÐÌOctober€28,€1998ÌÌCecil€W.€CrowsonÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAMÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular d'ÿÿdxd(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ 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àà À àà  àLISA€A.€NAYLORÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àMIKE€MCCOWNÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àMICHAEL€D.€RANDLESÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à218€North€Main€StreetÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àShelbyville,€TN€€37160ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÐ  p6-. ÐÓ  Óò òòòÔ‡„ Þ „ŠŠƒBÔOPINIONóóó óÔ#†ŠƒBŠ „„ ÞÚ #ÔÐ `  ÐÌÓ  ÓÓÓñ8ñò òó óñ8ñÌà ` àOn€January€31,€1997,€a€Bedford€County€jury€convicted€Appellant,€KatherineÏIrene€Warren,€of€second€degree€murder€in€the€killing€of€her€husband.€FollowingÏa€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€sentenced€Appellant€to€20€yearsÏincarceration€as€a€Range€I€standard€offender.€Appellant€appeals€from€herÏconviction€and€sentence,€raising€two€issues:ÌÓÓà ` à1)€whether€the€evidence€presented€at€trial€was€sufficient€to€support€theÏjuryððs€verdict,€andÌà ` à2)€whether€the€trial€court€correctly€sentenced€Appellant.ÌÓÏÓÌà ` àAfter€a€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌò òà@II,®àFACTSó óˆÐ  ´ ÐÌà ` àThe€evidence€presented€at€trial€revealed€that€on€March€19,€1996,€officersÏresponded€to€a€ð ðshots„firedðð€call€on€Cypress€Street.€Three€officers€approachedÏthe€house,€encountering€Appellant€as€she€came€out€the€back€door.€The€officersÏapprehended€Appellant€who€told€them€that€she€had€shot€her€husband€with€a€rifle.ÏThe€officers€found€the€victim,€Charles€Warren,€€lying€in€the€floor€of€the€denÏunconscious,€but€alive.€Officers€located€a€bullet€hole€in€a€recliner€near€the€victim,Ïand€eventually€recovered€a€.22€slug€from€the€back€of€the€chair.€A€.22€caliber€rifleÏwas€recovered€from€the€washroom,€which€had€a€spent€casing€and€10€live€roundsÏin€it.€Testimony€revealed€that€the€victim€died€as€he€was€being€carried€to€theÏambulance.€Ìâ âÐ d7./ Ðà ` àIn€a€statement€made€shortly€after€her€arrest,€Appellant€related€the€eventsÏâ âof€the€evening€as€follows:ÌÒ` ÒÒ` „ÒÓÓà ¸ àCharles€was€sitting€in€his€recliner€when€I€cameÏhome€from€AA.€He€had€been€drinking.€He€got€a€phone€callÏthen€he€proceeded€to€tell€me€about€Valerie€Elaine€JordanÏthat€he€had€been€going€with€her€€2€ðð€years.€I€asked€himÏfor€the€money€to€move€out€on.€He€refused.€We€arguedÏabout€1€ðð€hours€then€I€went€to€bed€after€I€took€200Ïmilligrams€of€doxepin€and€2€milligrams€of€Klonopin.€I€heardÏhim€talking€on€the€phone,€and€I€got€back€up.€I€heard€himÏcall€her€name€and€I€snapped.€I€asked€him€where€the€gunÏwas.€He€pointed€to€the€laundry€room,€and€said€it€wasnððtÏloaded.€I€pulled€back€the€gun€to€hit€him€with€it,€and€it€wentÏoff.€I€then€dialed€911.ÌÒ` &ÒÒ„` 4Òñ3ñÓGÓñ3ñÌà ` àEvidence€was€presented€that€the€rifle€recovered€at€the€scene€was€theÏweapon€from€which€the€slug€recovered€in€the€chair€had€come.€Tests€furtherÏindicated€that€the€muzzle€of€the€firearm€was€between€2€feet€and€3€ðð€feet€from€theÏvictim€when€it€was€fired.€Blood€tests€of€the€defendant€revealed€the€presence€ofÏdoxepin€and€nordoxepin€in€her€blood.€Additional€tests€revealed€that€the€victim€hadÏa€blood€alcohol€level€of€.15.ÌÌà ` àAppellantððs€daughter,€Tammy€Womack,€testified€that€her€mother€and€theÏvictim€had€separated€in€May€of€1994€because€the€victim€had€a€girl„friend,€but€thatÏthe€pair€resumed€living€together€in€August,€1995.€After€Appellant€again€movedÏback€in€with€her€husband,€she€related€to€her€daughter€that€she€knew€that€theÏvictim€still€had€a€girlfriend.€She€further€testified€that€during€a€visit€to€her€mother€inÏjail,€her€mother€stated€that€ð ð[s]he€was€sorry,€she€knew€what€she€did€was€wrong,Ïand€she€was€ready€to€take€her€punishment.ðð€€Ms.€Womack€also€stated€that€herÏmother€had€told€her€that€the€victim€was€having€an€affair€with€a€woman€namedÏTamiko€Coope,€and€that€he€had€purchased€a€car€for€her.€Appellant€told€Ms.Ð  :À00 ÐWomack€that€she€had€attempted€to€kill€herself€several€times€because€she€wasÏdistressed€about€her€husbandððs€infidelity.ÌÌà ` àEdna€Mabee,€Appellantððs€sister,€testified€that€on€March€18,€1996,ÏAppellant,€while€discussing€her€marital€problems,€stated,€ð ðif€I€kill€my€husband,€soÏbe€it.ððÌÌà ` àThe€medical€examiner€testified€that€Charles€Warren€died€as€a€result€ofÏbleeding€from€a€bullet€passing€through€his€heart€and€right€lung.ÌÌà ` àAppellant€testified€at€trial,€stating€that€she€was€married€to€the€victim€forÏalmost€ten€years.€She€said€that€on€May€10,€1994€she€began€to€suspect€that€herÏhusband€was€having€an€extra„marital€affair€upon€discovering€pornographicÏmovies€and€a€dildo€in€his€possession.€She€moved€out€of€their€house,€havingÏdemanded€and€received€$5,000€from€the€victim.€After€she€moved€out,€the€victimÏconfessed€that€he€had€been€having€an€affair€with€a€nineteen€year„old€woman,ÏTamika€Coope.€The€victim€told€Appellant€that€he€had€paid€for€Ms.€Coope€to€haveÏtwo€abortions,€but€that€he€had€wished€for€Ms.€Coope€to€have€the€children€and€forÏAppellant€to€help€him€raise€them.€The€victim€also€related€that€he€had€purchasedÏa€car€for€Ms.€Coope.€Appellant€later€learned€of€an€affair€with€a€woman€namedÏSue€Wood.€Appellant€confronted€Ms.€Wood,€who€did€not€know€that€CharlesÏWarren€was€married.€€After€Appellant€confronted€Ms.€Wood,€the€victim€admittedÏto€having€an€affair€with€Ms.€Wood.Ìâ âÐ 8¸.. Ðà ` àAppellant€testified€that€she€moved€back€in€with€her€husband€in€OctoberÏâ â1995,€that€they€were€trying€to€work€through€their€marital€difficulties.€She€statedÏthat€her€husband€asked€her€for€one€year€in€which€to€get€his€life€together.ÏAppellant€said€that€the€night€of€the€shooting,€she€returned€home€from€an€AAÏmeeting€to€find€her€husband€drinking.€This€upset€her€and€the€two€began€to€haveÏwords.€At€some€point€in€the€argument,€the€victim€showed€Appellant€pictures€ofÏhimself€at€a€New€Yearððs€Eve€party€with€Ms.€Valerie€Jordan.€The€victim€toldÏAppellant€that€he€and€Ms.€Jordan€had€been€having€an€affair€for€2€ðð€years.€TheÏvictim€also€disclosed€that€he€had€not€had€sex€with€Appellant€in€several€months,Ïbecause€he€had€AIDS€and€was€protecting€her.€Appellant€went€to€bed€after€takingÏher€medication.ÌÌà ` àTwo€hours€later,€Appellant€awoke€to€overhear€her€husband€say€the€nameÏð ðValerieðð€while€on€the€phone.€She€also€overheard€him€making€plans€for€Ms.ÏJordan€to€bring€her€child€and€come€to€his€house€on€Sunday€to€meet€his€parents.ÏAppellant€stepped€into€the€room€and€said,€ð ðNo€you€are€not,ðð€or€something€to€thatÏeffect.€Appellant€then€asked€her€husband€where€the€gun€was.€He€pointed€towardÏthe€laundry€room.€Appellant€testified€at€trial€that€the€victim€told€her€the€gun€wasÏunloaded€and€that€she€intended€only€to€use€the€weapon€to€get€the€victimððsÏattention.€€Appellant€got€the€gun€and€pointed€it€at€her€husband.€Mr.€Warren€gotÏoff€the€phone€and€began€to€stand€up€from€where€he€was€sitting€in€the€recliner.ÏAppellant€testified€that€she€attempted€to€poke€the€victim€with€the€gun€and€the€gunÏwent€off.€The€victim€turned,€took€a€couple€of€steps,€and€fell.€Appellant€called€911.Ìâ âÐ 8¸.. Ðà ` àFurther€testimony€was€presented€at€trial€to€indicate€that€Appellant€suffersÏâ âfrom€clinical€depression€and€auditory€hallucinations.€Both€Ms.€Coope€and€Ms.ÏJordan€testified,€verifying€the€sexual€nature€of€their€relationships€with€theÏdeceased.Ìò òÓ  ÓÌI.€SUFFICIENCYó ó€ò òOF€THE€EVIDENCEó óÐ ˆ(  ÐÓU(ÓÌà ` àAppellant€challenges€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€presented€at€trial€toÏsupport€the€jury€verdict€of€murder€in€the€second€degree.€Specifically€AppellantÏalleges€that€the€State€failed€to€present€evidence€sufficient€to€establish€thatÏAppellant€knowingly€committed€this€crime.€When€an€appellant€challenges€theÏsufficiency€of€the€evidence,€this€Court€is€obliged€to€review€that€challengeÏaccording€to€certain€well„settled€principles.€A€verdict€of€guilty€by€the€jury,Ïapproved€by€the€trial€judge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€Stateððs€witnesses€andÏresolves€all€conflicts€in€the€testimony€in€favor€of€the€State.€òòState€v.€Cazesóó,€875Ð Ð%p ÐS.W.2d€253,€259€(Tenn.€1994);€òòState€v.€Harris,óó€839€S.W.2d€54,€75€(Tenn.€1992).Ð Ø'x ÐAlthough€an€accused€is€originally€cloaked€with€a€presumption€of€innocence,€a€juryÏverdict€removes€this€presumption€and€replaces€it€with€one€of€guilt.€òòState€v.Ð è+ˆ"" ÐTuggleóó,€639€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).€Hence,€on€appeal,€the€burden€ofÐ ð-$$ Ðproof€rests€with€Appellant€to€demonstrate€the€insufficiency€of€the€convictingÏevidence.€òòId.óó€On€appeal,€ð ðthe€[S]tate€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€viewÐ 2 (( Ðof€the€evidence€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferences€that€may€beÏdrawn€therefrom.ððòò€Idóó.€(òòcitingóó€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571€S.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.Ð 6°,, Ð1978)).€Where€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€is€contested€on€appeal,€theÏrelevant€question€for€the€reviewing€court€is€whether€any€rational€trier€of€fact€couldÐ  :À00 Ðhave€found€the€accused€guilty€of€every€element€of€the€offense€beyond€aÏreasonable€doubt.€òòHarrisóó,€839€S.W.2d€54,€75;€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,Ð h  Ð319,€99€S.Ct.€2781,€2789,€61€L.Ed.2d€560€(1979).€In€conducting€our€evaluationÏof€the€convicting€evidence,€this€Court€is€precluded€from€reweighing€orÏreconsidering€the€evidence.€òòState€v.€Morganóó,€929€S.W.2d€380,€383€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð €  ÐApp.€1996);€òòState€v.€Mathewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990).Ð ˆ(  ÐMoreover,€this€Court€may€not€substitute€its€own€inferences€ð ðfor€those€drawn€byÏthe€trier€of€fact€from€circumstantial€evidence.ððòòId.óó€at€779.€Finally,€the€TennesseeÐ ˜8 ÐRules€of€Appellate€Procedure,€Rule€13(e)€provides,€ð ðfindings€of€guilt€in€criminalÏactions€whether€by€the€trial€court€or€jury€shall€be€set€aside€if€the€evidence€isÏinsufficient€to€support€the€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ððÏòòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Mathewsóó,€805€S.W.2d€at€780.Ð ¸X ÐÌà ` àIn€the€matter€òòsub€judiceóó,€Appellant€contests€the€evidence€presented€toÐ È#h Ðprove€the€knowing€element€of€second€degree€murder.€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€39„11„106€defines€ð ðknowingðð€as:ÌÌÒ` „ÒÒ` Òñ4ñÓÓñ4ñð ðKnowingðð€refers€to€a€person€who€acts€knowingly€withÏrespect€to€the€conduct€or€to€circumstances€surroundingÏthe€conduct€when€the€person€is€aware€of€the€nature€of€theÏconduct€or€that€the€circumstances€exist.€A€person€actsÏknowingly€with€respect€to€a€result€of€the€personððs€conductÏwhen€the€person€is€aware€that€the€conduct€is€reasonablyÏcertain€to€cause€the€result.ÌÒ` 4ÒÒ„` 4Òñ4ñÓ-4Óñ4ñÌà ` àProof€of€a€òòmens€reaóó€œelementñ=ñsñ=ñ›€is€almost€always€circumstantial.€The€onlyÐ  5¬++ Ðmeans€the€jury€has€to€determine€a€perpetratorððs€state€of€mind€is€to€examine€theÏoffenderððs€actions€for€clues€of€what€was€in€the€mind€as€the€acts€were€performed.Ð 9¼// ÐThe€State€presented€proof€that€Appellant€had,€on€several€occasions,€madeÏstatements€about€wishing€her€husband€dead.€The€State€further€presented€proofÏthat€after€an€argument,€upon€hearing€her€husband€invite€his€lover€to€the€maritalÏhome,€Appellant€took€a€gun€and€shot€her€husband€at€point€blank€range.€WithoutÏmore,€such€proof€certainly€indicates€that€Appellant€knew€the€consequences€of€herÏactions.€The€State€also€presented€proof€that€two€weeks€after€the€shootingÏAppellant€told€her€daughter€that€ð ð[s]he€was€sorry,€she€knew€what€she€did€wasÏwrong,€and€she€was€ready€to€take€her€punishment.ðð€Appellant€argues€that€sinceÏproof€was€presented€to€the€jury€that€the€victim€told€Appellant€the€gun€was€emptyÏthat€her€actions€were€not€knowing€and€the€shooting€was€accidental.€The€weightÏand€credibility€of€the€witnessesðð€testimony€are€matters€entrusted€to€the€jury€as€theÏexclusive€triers€of€fact.€òòState€v.€Sheffieldóó,€676€S.W.2d€542€(Tenn.€1984);€òòByrgeÐ ¸X Ðv.€Stateóó,€575€S.W.2d€292€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1978).€By€its€verdict,€the€jury€refusedÐ À!` Ðto€credit€Appellantððs€self„serving€testimony€that€she€thought€the€gun€was€notÏloaded.€This€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓII.€SENTENCINGó óÐ à)€  ÐÓí;ÓÌà ` àAppellant€also€claims€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€sentencing€her€to€20€yearsÏincarceration,€failing€to€consider€several€applicable€mitigation€factors.€€When€aÏdefendant€complains€of€his€or€her€sentence,€we€must€conduct€a€òòde€novoóó€reviewÐ 2 (( Ðwith€a€presumption€of€correctness.€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€The€burdenÏof€showing€that€the€sentence€is€improper€is€upon€the€appealing€€party.€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€Sentencing€Commission€Comments.€ThisÏpresumption,€however,€is€conditioned€upon€an€affirmative€showing€in€the€recordÐ  :À00 Ðthat€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€the€relevant€factsÏand€circumstances.€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).Ð h  ÐÌà ` àThe€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989€established€specific€procedures€whichÏmust€be€followed€in€sentencing.€These€procedures,€codified€at€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€ðð€40„35„210,€mandated€the€courtððs€consideration€of€the€following:ÌÌÒ` „ÒÒ` Òñ5ñÓÓñ5ñ(1)€The€evidence,€if€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€theÏsentencing€hearing;€(2)€[t]he€presentence€report;€(3)€[t]heÏprinciples€of€sentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencingÏalternatives;€(4)€[t]he€nature€and€characteristics€of€theÏcriminal€conduct€involved;€(5)€[e]vidence€and€informationÏoffered€by€the€parties€on€the€enhancement€and€mitigatingÏfactors€in€ðððð€40„35„113€and€40„35„114;€and€(6)€[a]nyÏstatement€the€defendant€wishes€to€make€in€his€own€behalfÏabout€sentencing.ÌÒ` =@ÒÒ„` /@Òñ5ñÓP@Óñ5ñÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„210.ÌÌà ` àThis€section€further€provides€that€the€midpoint€within€the€range€is€theÏpresumptive€sentence€for€a€Class€A€felony.€The€court€must€begin€with€theÏmidpoint€in€the€range€and€enhance€that€sentence€to€appropriately€reflect€anyÏstatutory€enhancement€factors€that€the€court€finds€to€be€present.€After€enhancingÏthe€sentence,€the€court€must€reduce€the€sentence€appropriate€to€the€weight€ofÏany€mitigating€factors€that€the€court€finds.òò€Seeóó€òòState€v.€Chanceóó,€952€S.W.2d€848Ð ü0œ'' Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).ñ8ññ<ñœ×ƒ ×ñ<ññ<ñ׃×ñ<ññ8ññ8ñ׃ ×ñ8ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€The€weight€to€be€given€each€factor€is€left€to€theÐ 3¤)) Ðdiscretion€of€the€trial€judge.€òòState€v.€Sheltonóó,€854€S.W.2d€116,€123€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð `  ÐApp.€1992).ÌÌà ` àThe€Sentencing€Reform€Act€also€provides€that€the€trial€court€shall€place€onÏthe€record€either€orally€or€in€writing€what€enhancement€or€mitigating€factors€itÏfound,€if€any.€These€findings€are€crucial€for€review€of€the€trial€courtððs€decisionÏupon€appeal.ÌÌà ` àIn€the€matter€òòsub€judiceóó,€the€trial€court€faithfully€followed€the€guidelinesÐ  @ Ðproscribed€by€the€Sentencing€Reform€Act,€therefore€we€must€treat€hisÏdetermination€with€a€presumption€of€correctness.€Both€sides€concur€that€theÏenhancement€factor€regarding€use€of€a€firearm€in€the€perpetration€of€the€offenseÏclearly€applies€in€this€case.€Appellant€claims€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€refusingÏto€apply€the€following€mitigating€factors:€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðððð€40„35„¼113(8)€that€Appellant€suffered€from€a€mental€condition€that€significantly€reducedÏher€culpability€for€the€offense,€(11)€that€Appellant,€although€guilty,€committed€theÏoffense€under€such€unusual€circumstances€that€it€is€unlikely€a€sustained€intent€toÐ à)€  Ðviolate€the€law€motivated€her€conduct,€and€(13)€Appellantððs€lack€of€prior€criminalÏhistory€and€her€history€of€mental€instability.€After€a€review€of€the€record,€we€findÏno€proof€to€overcome€the€presumption€of€the€trial€courtððs€correctness.ÌÌà ` àWhile€there€was€testimony€that€Appellant€suffered€some€mental€andÏemotional€problems,€there€was€no€proof€introduced€showing€that€these€problemsÏsomehow€compelled€Appellantððs€actions,€or€reduced€her€ability€to€appreciate€whatÏshe€was€doing€in€shooting€her€husband.€€Thus€mitigating€factor€(8)€was€properlyÏrejected€by€the€trial€judge.€€Further,€Appellant€had€discussed€killing€her€husbandÏin€the€past€and€had€expressed€her€desire€that€he€die.€€Under€the€circumstancesÏthe€trial€court€properly€rejected€the€idea€contained€in€mitigating€factor€(11)€thatÏAppellantððs€actions€were€not€the€product€of€a€sustained€intent€to€violate€the€law.ÌÌà ` àFinally,€although€the€absence€of€a€prior€criminal€record€is€not€anÏenumerated€mitigating€factor,€it€may€be€considered€as€one.€€òòState€v.€Hicksóó,€868Ð Ð%p ÐS.W.2d€729€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€However,€the€weight€to€be€assigned€to€thisÏfactor€remains€in€the€discretion€of€the€trial€judge.€€òòIdóó.€€In€the€present€case€the€trialÐ à)€  Ðcourt€concluded€that€Appellantððs€ð ðrather€unstable€social€historyðð€precludedÏapplication€of€the€lack€of€a€criminal€record€in€mitigation€of€Appellantððs€sentence.€ÏAlthough€we€are€unaware€of€any€case€or€statute€that€precludes€use€of€this€factorÏin€the€face€of€an€unstable€social€history,€given€the€Appellantððs€record€ofÏalcoholism,€nine€marriages,€and€psychiatric€treatments,€as€well€as€theÏseriousness€of€the€crime,€the€trial€judge€could€properly€assign€little€weight€œtoñ>ñ€tñ>ññ?ñt›€ñ?ñhe›Ïlack€of€a€criminal€record.Ìñ6ñÌÌÌñ6ñÐ  :À00 Ðà ` àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌñ7ñÌÌÌÌÌÌñ7ñÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE