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ÐDecember€4,€Ô_Ô2000Ô_ÔÐ ß/  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<Î` AßÐ Ï Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€defendant€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€probation€or€split€confinement€as€the€manner€ofÐ Î Ðserving€his€eight„year€rape€sentence.€€Because€the€record€supports€the€trial€courtððs€imposition€of€anÐ ¾ ÐÔ_ÔincarcerativeÔ_Ô€sentence,€we€affirm.Ð ®þ ÐÓÇÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ ŽÞ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼­„»àX·Ó†#ÔÔ‡X·ÓX.¼­„ÔJames€Ô_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€andÐ n¾ ÐòòJerry€L.€Smith,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ^® ÐÌShawn€G.€Graham,€Assistant€District€Public€Defender,€Ô_ÔMaryvilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,Ð >Ž ÐJoshua€L.€Webster.Ð .~ ÐÔ#†¼­„»XX·ÓÍ#ÔÔ‡X·ÓX»¼­„ÔÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter,€R.€Stephen€Ô_ÔJobeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð ^ ÐMichael€L.€Flynn,€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð þN ÐÌÓžÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼­„»XX·ÓÜ#ÔÔ‡X·ÓX»¼­„ÔÐ Î"! ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼­„»XX·ÓF #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X·ÓX»¼­„Ôà  àà ` àThe€defendant,€Joshua€Webster,€appeals€the€Ô_ÔincarcerativeÔ_Ô€sentence€imposed€by€€theÐ ®$þ# ÐÔ_ÔBlountÔ_Ô€County€Circuit€Court.€€After€pleading€guilty€to€rape€and€agreeing€to€an€eight„year€sentence,Ð ž%î $ Ðthe€defendant€submitted€the€question€of€the€manner€of€service€of€the€sentence€to€the€trial€court.€€òòSeeóóÐ Ž&Þ!% ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„503(a)(1),€(b)€(1997)€(proscribing€rape€through€force€or€coercion€as€aÐ ~'Î"& ÐClass€B€felony).€The€trial€court€ordered€that€the€sentence€be€served€by€confinement€in€theÐ n(¾#' ÐDepartment€of€Correction.€€On€appeal,€the€defendant€claims€that€he€should€have€received€probation€Ð ^)®$( Ðor€split€confinement.€€After€reviewing€the€record,€the€partiesðð€briefs,€and€the€applicable€law,€weÐ N*ž%) Ðaffirm€the€trial€courtððs€judgment.Ð >+Ž&* Ðâ âÐ .,~'+ý£ ÐÔ_Ôà  àà ` àThe€record€includes€the€transcript€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€to€which€is€exhibited€theÐ ° Ðâ âpresentence€report.€€At€the€hearing,€the€defendant,€the€defendantððs€father,€and€the€victimððs€fatherÐ  ð Ðtestified.€€From€these€sources€we€glean€the€following€information€about€the€offense€of€rape€to€whichÐ à Ðthe€defendant€pleaded€guilty.€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€female€victim,€who€was€twelve€years€of€age€on€December€14€and€15,€1998,Ð ` ° Ðcomplained€that€the€defendant,€who€was€seventeen€years€of€age,€€came€to€her€home€on€both€days€andÐ P   Ðraped€her.€€She€stayed€home€from€school,€alone,€on€both€days.€€She€acknowledged€that€sheÐ @  Ðvoluntarily€admitted€the€defendant€into€her€home€on€December€14€and€that€she€did€not€physicallyÐ 0 € Ðresist€or€fend€off€the€defendantððs€forced€sexual€advances.€€She€did,€however,€object€verbally€to€hisÐ  p  Ðadvances€and€did€not€consent€to€being€penetrated€by€the€defendant.€€She€admitted€the€defendant€toÐ `  Ðher€home€again€on€December€15,€when€the€defendant€engaged€in€sexual€intercourse€with€her€on€twoÐ P  Ðoccasions€against€her€will€and€despite€her€protests.Ð ð@  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€maintained€that€the€victim€called€him,€told€him€she€was€fifteen€yearsÐ Ð  Ðof€age,€€and€offered€him€$35€to€come€to€her€house.€€When€he€arrived,€the€victim€was€attired€in€onlyÐ À Ðher€underwear€and€ð ðone€thing€led€to€another.ðð€€He€admitted€to€sexually€penetrating€the€victim€butÐ ° Ðclaimed€it€was€consensual.€Ð  ð ÐÌà  àà ` àAfter€a€juvenile€court€petition€was€taken€against€the€defendant,€he€agreed€to€a€transferÐ €Ð Ðof€the€proceedings€to€circuit€court€and€waived€a€grand€jury€indictment.€€After€an€informationÐ pÀ Ðcharging€him€with€rape€was€filed,€he€pleaded€guilty€to€rape,€a€Class€B€felony,€and€agreed€to€acceptÐ `° Ðan€eight„year€sentence,€with€the€manner€of€service€to€be€determined€by€the€trial€court.Ð P  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€was€eighteen€years€old€at€the€time€of€sentencing.€€He€quit€schoolÐ 0€ Ðduring€the€twelfth€grade€in€lieu€of€being€expelled€after€he€engaged€in€a€fight€with€another€student€andÐ  p Ðwas€found€carrying€a€knife€in€his€boot.€He€regularly€used€marijuana,€at€least€from€the€time€he€wasÐ ` Ðfourteen€until€a€few€weeks€before€the€sentencing€hearing.€€During€the€presentence€investigation,€heÐ P Ðtested€ð ðpositiveðð€for€the€use€of€marijuana.€At€the€time€of€sentencing,€he€had€been€diagnosed€asÐ ð@ Ðsuffering€from€bipolar€disorder,€a€condition€for€which€he€was€being€medicated.€€He€resided€with€hisÐ à0 Ðfather€in€Loudon€County.€€He€had€been€adjudicated€delinquent€for€shoplifting€in€juvenile€court€inÐ Ð  ÐJune€1998€and€for€unlawful€consumption€of€alcohol€and€driving€under€the€influence€in€April€1998.Ð À! ÐHe€was€placed€on€probation€in€these€cases.€€While€the€present€rape€charges€were€pending,€theÐ °"  Ðdefendant€committed€other€offenses.€€In€addition€to€the€admitted€use€of€marijuana,€he€was€convicted€Ð  #ð! Ðas€an€adult€on€July€29,€1999€of€possessing€drug€paraphernalia,€and€he€received€a€sentence€of€elevenÐ $à" Ðmonths€and€29€days,€suspended€upon€payment€of€a€fine€and€costs.€€Additionally,€the€defendantÐ €%Ð # Ðadmitted€to€being€arrested€for€shoplifting€that€occurred€after€the€rape€charges€were€filed,€althoughÐ p&À!$ Ðthis€charge€did€not€appear€in€the€presentence€report.€€After€the€present€rape€charge€was€filed,€theÐ `'°"% Ðdefendant€dated€a€thirteen„year„old€girl,€but€no€charges€were€filed€as€a€result€of€his€contact€with€her.€Ð P( #& ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€denying€any€form€of€alternative€sentencing,€the€trial€court€relied€primarily€uponÐ 0*€%( Ðthe€defendantððs€poor€prospects€for€rehabilitation,€based€upon€the€defendantððs€actions€after€the€currentÐ  +p&) Ðrape€charges€were€filed,€including€his€pursuit€of€a€thirteen„year„old€girl,€shoplifting,€possession€ofÐ ,`'* Ðdrug€paraphernalia,€and€the€use€of€marijuana.€€On€appeal,€the€defendant€claims€that€the€trial€courtÐ ° Ðshould€have€probated€all€or€part€of€his€sentence.€€Ð  ð ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€this€case,€we€review€the€trial€courtððs€sentencing€determination€òòde€novoóó€with€aÐ €Ð Ðpresumption€that€those€determinations€are€correct.€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d)€(1997);Ð pÀ ÐòòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€ð ðThe€burden€of€showing€that€the€sentence€isÐ ` ° Ðimproper€is€upon€the€[defendant].ðð€€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.Ð P   ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€a€recipient€of€a€Class€B€felony€sentence,€the€defendant€was€not€presumed€to€be€aÐ 0 € Ðfavorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencing.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102(6)€(1997).€€AsÐ  p  Ðsuch,€the€state€had€no€burden€of€justifying€confinement€through€demonstrating€the€presence€of€anyÐ `  Ðof€the€considerations€upon€which€confinement€may€be€based.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)Ð P  Ð(1997);€òòState€v.€Zeoliaóó,€928€S.W.2d€457,€461€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996)€(when€presumption€ofÐ ð@  Ðfavorable€candidacy€for€alternative€sentencing€options€applies,€state€must€justify€confinement€byÐ à0  Ðshowing€ð ðevidence€to€the€contraryðð€of€the€presumption).€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àApart€from€sentences€which€utilize€fines€or€restitution€as€alternatives€to€confinement,Ð ° Ðthe€only€sentencing€options€which€serve€as€alternatives€to€confinement€in€some€form€are€communityÐ  ð Ðcorrections€placement€and€probation.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„104(c)€(1997).€€Because€heÐ à Ðcommitted€a€violent€offense,€the€defendant€is€ineligible€for€community€corrections€placement.€€òòSeeóó€Ð €Ð ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„36„106(a)(2),€(3)€(1997)€(persons€convicted€of€crimes€against€the€person€orÐ pÀ Ðviolent€felony€offenses€ineligible€for€community€corrections€consideration);€òòState€v.€Jesse€JamesÐ `° ÐGilbert,€Jr.óó,€No.€03C01„9707„CC„00269,€slip€op.€at€3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Apr.€30,€1998)Ð P  Ð(person€convicted€of€rape€ineligible€for€community€corrections€pursuant€to€Code€section€40„36„Ð @ Ð106(a)(2),€(3)).€€Although€the€defendant€regularly€used€marijuana€and€was€being€medicated€forÐ 0€ Ðbipolar€disorder,€we€find€no€clear€basis€in€the€record€for€concluding€that€the€defendant€should€beÐ  p Ðconsidered€for€community€corrections€placement€based€upon€the€ð ðspecial€needsðð€exception€toÐ ` Ðeligibility€that€is€set€forth€in€Code€section€40„36„106(c),€and€in€his€appellate€brief,€the€defendantÐ P Ðmakes€no€claim€for€community€corrections€placement€via€the€ð ðspecial€needsðð€provision.€Ð ð@ ÐAccordingly,€the€defendant€is€relegated€to€arguing€on€appeal€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€awardingÐ à0 Ða€sentence€that€involved€some€measure€of€probation.€€€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€is€eligible€for€probation.€€òòSeeóóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(a)€(1997).€Ð °"  ÐAlthough€the€court€must€automatically€consider€probation€as€a€sentencing€option€for€eligibleÐ  #ð! Ðdefendants,€the€burden€rests€with€the€defendant€to€establish€suitability€for€probation€as€a€part€of€theÐ $à" Ðtrial€courtððs€sentencing€determination.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b)€(1997).€€WhenÐ €%Ð # Ðconsidering€probation,€the€trial€court€should€evaluate€the€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€offense,€Ð p&À!$ Ðwhether€a€sentence€of€€probation€would€depreciate€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€whether€the€needÐ `'°"% Ðfor€deterrence€militates€against€an€award€of€probation,€and€the€ð ðdefendantððs€potential€or€lack€ofÐ P( #& Ðâ âpotential€for€rehabilitation,€including€the€risk€that€during€the€period€of€probation€the€defendant€willÐ @)$' Ðcommit€another€crime.ðð€€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),Ð ° Ðòòoverruledóóòòonóó€òòotheróó€òògroundsóó,€òòState€v.€Hooperóó,€ð"ð€S.W.3d€ð"ð€(Tenn.€2000).׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð  ð Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€primarily€premised€its€denial€of€any€probation€upon€this€last€factor,€theÐ €Ð Ðlack€of€the€defendantððs€potential€for€rehabilitation,€based€upon€the€defendantððs€re„offending€behaviorÐ pÀ Ðand€upon€his€relationship€with€a€thirteen„year„old€female,€all€of€which€occurred€during€the€pendencyÐ ` ° Ðof€the€present€case.€€€The€defendant€has€failed€on€appeal€to€show€that€the€trial€court€erred.€€The€recordÐ P   Ðsupports€its€findings,€and€we€are€not€free€to€disturb€the€trial€courtððs€imposition€of€an€incarcerativeÐ @  Ðsentence.€€In€fact,€we€are€inclined€to€agree€that€the€record€demonstrates€that€the€defendant€has€littleÐ 0 € Ðpotential€for€rehabilitation.€€Not€only€did€he€commit€offenses€and€indiscretions€during€the€pendencyÐ  p  Ðof€the€present€case,€but€previously€courts€had€probated€the€defendantððs€sentences€for€offensesÐ `  Ðincluding€shoplifting,€DUI€and€possession€of€drug€paraphernalia.€€Yet,€the€defendant€frowardlyÐ P  Ðwasted€these€earlier€opportunities€to€rectify€his€errant€ways€without€suffering€the€rigors€ofÐ ð@  Ðconfinement.€€A€sentence€of€confinement€is€now€warranted€by€the€record€before€us.Ð à0  ÐÌà  àà ` àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€Ð À ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________________Ð  ð Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGEÐ à ÐÌ€€Ð pÀ ÐÌÌà  àà ` à