### IN THE CO URT OF CR IMINAL APPEALS OF T ENN ESSEE
AT KNOX VILLE

Ass ig ne d o n B rie fs Feb ru ary 23 , 20 10

STATE OF TENNESS EE v . DANIEL ROS S McCLE LLAN

A p p e a l f r o m t h e C r i m i n a l C o u r t f o r H a w k i n s C o u n t y
N o

. 0 7 C R 0 2 4 7 J o h n F

. D u g g e r , J r

. , J u d g e

N o

. E 2 0 0 9

- 0 0 6 9 8

- C C A

- R 3

- C D

- F i l e d J u l y 8
, 2 0 1 0

T h e D ef en d an t, D an iel R o ss M cC lellan

, w as co n v icted o f rap e o f a ch ild

, a C lass A f elo n y ,

an d in cest, a C lass C f

elo n y

. H e w as sen ten ced as a R an g e II, mu l t i p le o f f en d er to serv e f o rty y ears as a ch ild rap ist f o r th e rap e co n v ictio n an d ten y ears f o r th e in cest co n v ictio n ,

w ith th e sen ten ces to b e serv ed co n cu rren tly

. O n ap p eal, h e arg u es th at th e trial co u rt erred
in sen ten cin g h im as a m

u ltip le o f f en d er. We h o ld th at th e trial co u rt p ro p erly sen ten ced th e D ef en d an t as a R an g e II o f

f en d er f o r th e in cest co n v ictio n b u t erred in sen ten cin g h im as a R an g e II o f

f en d er f o r th e rap e o f a ch ild co n v ictio n . We rem an d th e case to th e trial co u rt
f o r resen ten cin g in acco rd an ce w ith th is o p in io n

.

T e n n

. R

. A p p

. P

. 3 A p p e a l a s o f R i g h t ; J u d g m e n t o f t h e C r i m i n a l C o u r t

A f f i r m e d i n P a r t ; R e v e r s e d i n P a r t ; a n d C a s e R e m a n d e d

J O S E P H M

. T IP T O N
, P

. J

. , d e l i v e r e d t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e C o u r t

, i n w h i c h N O R M A M C G E E O G LE

a n d D

. K E LLY T H O M A S

, J R

. , J J

. , j o i n e d

.

G e r a l d T

. E i d s o n , R o g e r s v i l l e , T e n n e s s e e , f o r t h e a p p e l l a n t

, D a n i e l R o s s M c C l e l l a n

.

R o b e r t E

. C o o p e r , J r

. , A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l a n d R e p o r t e r ; L e s l i e E

. P r i c e , A s s i s t a n t A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l ; C

. B e r k e l e y B e l l

, J r

. , D i s t r i c t A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l ; J

. D o u g l a s G o d b e e a n d A l e x
P e a r s o n , A s s i s t a n t D i s t r i c t A t t o r n e y s G e n e r a l

, f o r t h e a p p e l l e e , S t a t e o f T e n n e s s e e

.

O P I N I O N

T h e D ef en d an t’s co n v ictio n s are th e resu lt o f sex u al assau lts co m m itted ag ain st h is
d au g h ter, S .M

., th e v ictim

. T h e S tate’s p ro o f at trial estab lish ed th at in 1 9 9 5

, th e v ictim an d 1

h er th ree b ro th e r s liv ed w ith th eir g ran d m o th er, M ary V o ss, in M o o resb u rg , an d th e

I t i s t he p oli cy of t his cou rt to re fe r t o vict ims of s exu al abu se by thei r i nit ia ls onl y. 1D ef

en d an t an d h is w if

e, V o ss’s d au g h ter, l i ved in a trailer b eh in d th e C lo u d 9 f ertilizer p lan t.
O n o ccasio n s in 1 9 9 5 w h en th e v ictim w as f iv e y ears o ld an d v isitin g th e D ef en d an t at h is trailer, th e D ef

en d an t m o lested th e v ictim

. T h e in cid en ts o ccu rred in th e b ed ro o m an d th e b ath ro o m , b u t p rim arily

in th e b ath ro o m

. T h e D ef en d an t “w o u ld p ick [ th e v ictim ] u p an d

set [ h er] o n h is sh o u ld ers an d h e w o u ld stick h is to n g u e in [ h er] v ag in a” an d m o v e it aro u n d

. T h e v ictim

ref erred to h er v ag in a as h er “tu rtle” w h en sh e w as y o u n g er.

O n o n e o ccasio n , w h en sh e w as six o r sev en y ears o ld

, o n e o f th e v ictim ’s b ro th ers, T h o m as, w alk ed in o n th e D ef en d an t m o lestin g th e v ictim

. T h o m as saw th e v ictim ly in g o n

a b ed an d th e D ef

en d an t “[ l] ick in g h er p riv ates,” o r v ag in a. Wh en th e D ef en d an t saw th at
T h o m as w as in th e ro o m , h e p h y sically k ick ed T h o m as o u t o f th e ro o m an d o u t o f th e trailer.

M ean w h ile, V o ss n o ticed th at w h en sh e b ath ed th e v ictim f o llo w in g a v isit w ith th e D ef en d an t, th e v ictim said h er “tu rtle” b u rn ed an d th at th e area w as v ery red an d irritated

. V o ss b ecam e aw are th at so m eth in g m ig h t h av e h ap p en ed to th e v i ctim w h en a n eig h b o r

o v erh eard a co n v ersatio n b etw een th e v ict i m an d V o ss’s o th er g ran d d au g h ter. V o ss to o k
th e v ictim to th e D ep artm en t o f H u m an S erv ices (D H S ) an d also to th e sh erif f ’s d ep artm en t.
T h e D ef en d an t an d h is w if

e m o v ed to N o rth C aro lin a f o r a p erio d o f th ree y ears, an d V o ss

n o tif ied th e au th o rities im m ed iately u p o n th e D ef

en d an t’s retu rn to H aw k in s C o u n ty

.

T h e S tate p resen ted ev id en ce th at th e sh erif f ’s d ep artm en t p rep ared an o f f en se rep o rt
in th is m atter o n N o v em

b er 1

, 1 9 9 5

. A cco rd in g to D H S reco rd s, th e v ictim w as ref erred to
D H S o n D ecem

b er 2 9

, 1 9 9 5

, an d sen t to G reen ev ille Wo m en ’s C lin i c f o r a m ed ical

ex am in atio n o n Jan u ary 1 0

, 1 9 9 6

. T h e reco rd s in d icated th at a C h ild P ro tectiv e In v estig ativ e T eam b eliev ed t h a t an in cid en t o ccu rred b u t th at th e p erp etrato r w as

“ u n f o u n d ed .” T h e reco rd s f u rth er in d icated th at th e team w as u n ab le to in terv iew t h e alleg ed p erp etrato r b ecau se h e m o v ed to N o rth C aro lin a b ef o re an i n t e r v i e w co u ld b e

co m p leted

.

O n A p ril 2 6

, 2 0 0 7

, th e D ef en d an t v o lu n tarily ap p eared at th e H aw k i n s C o u n ty
S h erif f ’s D ep artm en t an d g av e a statem e n t t o D etectiv e R an d all C o llier ab o u t an in cid en t

w ith th e v ictim in 1 9 9 5

. In h is statem en t, th e D ef en d an t said th at o n e d ay w h en h e liv ed in

a trailer in th e C lo u d 9 area, h e to o k th e v ictim in to a b ed ro o m , rem o v ed h er clo th es, an d
started k issin g an d lick in g h er v ag in a. H e said th at th is w en t o n f o r a co u p le o f m in u tes an d
th at h is so n , T h o m as, w alk ed in

.

T h e f o llo w in g d ay , th e D ef

en d an t g av e a statem en t to D etectiv e C lif f E v an s o f t h e H aw k in s C o u n ty S h er i f

f ’ s D ep artm en t, in th e p resen ce o f D etectiv e Jef f G reer. In th at

statem en t, th e D ef

en d an t s a i d t h at h is w if

e’s n ieces h ad m ad e alleg atio n s ag ain st h im b u t th at h e d id n o t rem em

b er h av in g d o n e an y

th in g t o th em

. H e stated th at th e o n ly ch ild h e

-2-co u ld rem em b er d o in g an y

th in g to w as h is d au g h ter, S .M

., in H aw k in s C o u n ty

. T h e D ef en d an t ad m itted th at h e h ad a “serio u s p ro b lem ” w h en it cam e to little g irls.

T h e D ef en d an t testif

ied th at in late 1 9 9 5 o r early 1 9 9 6

, h e w en t to N o rth C aro lin a to

see h is b ro th er an d “w as p u lled o v er w h ile d riv in g o n a rev o k ed

, an d

. . . w as stran d ed th ere”
f o r ap p ro x im ately th ree y ears. H is g o in g to N o rth C a r o l i n a h ad n o th in g to d o w ith th e

v ictim ’s alleg atio n s. T h e D ef en d an t ad m itted m eetin g w ith th e v ario u s d etectiv es b u t said

, “I n ev er said an y

th in g

. E v ery

th in g w as w r itten u p an d I j u st sig n ed it, an d th at w as d o n e

u n d er d u ress.” T h e D ef

en d an t d en ied ev er to u ch in g th e v ictim ’s p riv ate p arts o r k ick in g h is

so n o u t th e d o o r o f h is trailer. O n cro ss-ex am in atio n , th e D ef en d an t d en ied h av in g a f ascin atio n w ith y o u n g g irls.

T h e j u ry f

o u n d th e D ef

en d an t g u ilty o f th e ch arg ed o f f e n s e s o f rap e o f a ch ild an d
in cest. T h e j u ry f

o u n d th at t h e f

o llo w in g en h an cem en t f

acto rs in ef

f ect at th e tim e w ere

ap p licab le: th e p erso n al in j u ries in f licted u p o n th e v ictim w ere p articu larly g reat, T .C .A

. §

4 0 -3 5 -1 1 4 (6 ) (S u p p

. 2 0 0 4 ); th e o f f en se in v o lv ed a v ictim an d w as co m m itted to g ratif y th e D ef en d an t’s d esire f

o r p leasu re o r ex citem en t, id

. § 4 0 -3 5 -1 1 4 (7 ); an d th e D ef en d an t ab u sed

a p o sitio n o f p riv ate tru st. Id

. § 4 0 -3 5 -1 1 4 (1 5 ). T h e j u ry d id n o t f in d an y m itig atin g f

acto rs

ap p licab le.

A t th e sen ten cin g h earin g , th e S tate u rg ed th e c o u rt to sen ten ce th e D ef en d an t as a

m u ltip le o f f en d er an d in tro d u ced certif ied co p ies o f tw o j u d g m en ts f ro m B rad f

o rd C o u n ty

, F lo r i d a , a 1 9 8 3 co n v ictio n f o r lew d assau lt an d a 1 9 8 4 co n v ictio n f o r attem p ted lew d

assau lt. A ck n o w led g in g th at T en n essee d o es n o t h av e th e f elo n ies o f lew d assau lt o r
attem p ted lew d assau lt, th e co u rt lo o k ed at th e elem en ts listed in th e in d ictm en ts an d
d eterm in ed th at th e o f

f en ses w ere th e eq u iv alen t o f ag g rav ated sex u al b attery an d attem p ted

ag g rav ated sex u al b attery

. T h e co u rt d eterm in ed th at th e D ef en d an t q u alif

ied as a m u ltip le

o f f en d er an d sen ten ced h im

as su ch to f

o rty y ears f o r th e rap e o f

a ch ild co n v ictio n an d to

ten y ears f

o r th e in cest co n v ictio n

.

O n ap p eal, th e D ef

en d an t arg u es th at th e t r i al co u rt erred in sen ten cin g h im as a

m u ltip le o f f en d er b ecau se th e trial co u rt c o mp ared th e elem en ts o f th e o u t-o f -state

co n v ictio n s to cu rren t T en n essee law

, n o t T en n essee law as it ex isted at th e tim e o f th e p rio r

co n v ictio n s. In rev iew in g th e issu e, w e co n sid er th e sen ten cin g law as it ap p lied at th e tim e

o f th e D ef

en d an t’s o f

f en ses. A p p ellate rev iew o f sen ten cin g is d e n o v o o n th e reco rd w ith

a p resu m p tio n th at th e trial co u rt’s d eterm in atio n s are co rrect

. T .C .A

. § § 4 0 -3 5 -4 0 1 (d ) (2 0 0 3 ) an d -4 0 2 (d ) ( 1 9 9 7 ). A s th e S en ten cin g C o m m issio n C o m m en ts to th ese sectio n s

n o te, th e b u rd en is n o w o n th e ap p ealin g p arty to sh o w th at th e sen ten cin g is im p ro p er. T h is

m ean s th at if

th e trial co u rt f

o llo w ed th e statu to ry

sen ten cin g p ro ced u re, m ad e f in d in g s o f
f act th at are ad eq u ately su p p o rted in th e reco rd

, an d g av e d u e co n sid eratio n an d p ro p er

-3-w eig h t to th e f acto rs an d p rin cip les th at are relev an t to sen ten cin g , w e m ay n o t d istu rb th e

sen ten ce ev en if a d if

f eren t resu lt w ere p ref

erred

. S tate v

. F letch er, 8 0 5 S .W.2 d 7 8 5

, 7 8 9 (T en n . C rim . A p p . 1 9 9 1 ).

H o w ev er, “th e p resu m

p tio n o f co rrectn ess w h ich acco m p an ies th e trial co u rt’s actio n is co n d itio n ed u p o n th e af f irm ativ e sh o w in g in th e reco rd th at th e trial co u rt co n sid ered th e

sen ten cin g p rin cip les an d all relev an t f acts an d circu m stan ces.” S tate v

. A sh b y , 8 2 3 S .W.2 d

1 6 6 , 1 6 9 (T en n . 1 9 9 1 ). In th is resp ect, f o r th e p u rp o se o f

m ean in g f

u l ap p ellate rev iew

,

th e trial co u rt m

u st p lace o n th e reco rd its reaso n s f o r arriv in g
at th e f in al sen ten cin g d ecisio n , id en tif y th e m itig atin g an d

en h an cem en t f

acto rs f o u n d

, state th e sp ecif

ic f acts su p p o rtin g each en h an cem en t f

acto r f o u n d

, an d articu late h o w th e

m itig atin g an d en h an cem en t f a c to rs h av e b een ev alu ated an d
b alan ced in d eterm in in g th e sen ten ce.

S tate v

. Jo n es, 8 8 3 S .W.2 d 5 9 7

, 5 9 9 ( T e n n

. 1 9 9 4 ); see T .C .A

. § 4 0 -3 5 -2 1 0 (e) (1 9 9 1 &
S u p p . 1 9 9 5 ).

A lso

, in co n d u ctin g a d e n o v o rev iew

, w e m u st co n sid er ( 1 ) t h e e v i d en ce, if an y , receiv ed at th e trial an d sen ten cin g h earin g , (2 ) th e p resen ten ce rep o rt, (3 ) th e p rin cip les o f

sen ten cin g an d arg u m en ts as to sen ten cin g altern ativ es, (4 ) th e n atu re an d ch aracteristics o f
th e crim in al co n d u ct, (5 ) an y m itig atin g o r statu to ry en h an cem en t f ac to rs, (6 ) statistical
in f o rm atio n p ro v id ed b y th e ad m in istrativ e o f f ice o f th e co u rts as to sen ten cin g p ractices f o r sim ilar o f f en ses in T en n essee, (7 ) an y statem en t th at th e d ef en d an t m ad e o n h is o w n b eh alf

,

an d (8 ) th e p o t e n t i a l f

o r reh ab ilitatio n o r treatm en t. T .C .A

. § § 4 0 -3 5 -1 0 2 (2 0 0 3 ), -1 0 3 (2 0 0 6 ), -2 1 0 ; see A sh b y , 8 2 3 S .W.2 d at 1 6 8 ; S tate v

. M o ss, 7 2 7 S .W.2 d 2 2 9

, 2 3 6 (T en n

. 1 9 8 6 ).

T h e trial co u rt m ay sen ten ce a d ef en d an t as a R an g e II, m

u ltip le o f f en d er w h e n it
f in d s b ey o n d a reaso n ab le d o u b t th at th e d ef en d an t h as receiv ed “[ a] m in im u m o f tw o (2 )
b u t n o t m o re th an f

o u r ( 4 ) p r io r f

elo n y co n v ictio n s w ith in th e co n v ictio n class, a h ig h er class, o r w ith in th e n ex t tw o (2 ) lo w er f elo n y classes.” T .C .A . § 4 0 -3 5 -1 0 6 (a)(1 ) (2 0 0 3 ).

P rio r co n v ictio n s in clu d e co n v ictio n s u n d er th e law s o f

an y o th er state, g o v ern m en t, o r co u n try w h ich

, if co m m itted in
th is state, w o u ld h av e co n stitu ted an o f f en se co g n izab le b y th e law s o f th is state. In th e ev en t th at a f elo n y f ro m a j u risd ictio n

o th er th an T en n essee is n o t a n am ed f elo n y in th is state, t h e elem en ts o f th e o f

f en se sh all b e u sed b y th e T en n essee co u rt to

-4-d eterm in e w h at classif icatio n th e o f

f en se is g iv en

.

T .C .A

. § 4 0 -3 5 -1 0 6 (b )(5 ) (2 0 0 3 ). “T h e ap p ro p riate an aly sis o f p rio r co n v ictio n s is u n d er T en n essee law as it ex isted at th e tim e o f th e o u t-o f -state co n v ictio n .” S tate v

. B ro o k s, 9 6 8
S .W.2 d 3 1 2 , 3 1 3 -1 4 (T en n . C rim . A p p . 1 9 9 7 ).

T h e trial co u rt d id n o t ref er to th e T en n essee statu tes i n e f f e c t a t th e tim e o f th e F lo rid a o f f en ses. In stead

, it ex am in ed th e T en n essee ag g rav ated sex u al b attery statu te as it

ex isted at th e tim e o f sen ten cin g

. H o w ev er, th e elem en ts o f ag g rav ated sex u al b attery w ere

e s s e n tially th e sam e in 1 9 8 3 as at th e tim e o f sen ten cin g

. A g g rav ated sex u al b a t t e r y i s

p resen tly d ef

in ed as th e “u n law f

u l sex u al co n tact w ith a v ic t i m b y t h e d ef en d an t o r th e d ef en d an t b y a v ictim acco m p an ied b y an y o f t h e f

o l l o w in g circu m stan ces:

. . . (4 ) T h e

v ictim is less th an th irteen (1 3 ) y ears o f ag e.” T .C .A

. § 3 9 -1 3 -5 0 4 (a) (2 0 0 6 ). A g g rav ated

sex u al b attery is a C lass B f elo n y

. Id

. § 3 9 -1 3 -5 0 4 (b ). In 1 9 8 3

, ag g rav ated sex u al b attery

w as d ef in ed as “u n law f

u l sex u al co n tact w ith an o th er a c c o mp a n ied b y an y o f th e circ u ms t a n ces listed in § 3 9 -2 -6 0 3 (a).” T .C .A

. § 3 9 -2 -6 0 6 (1 9 8 2 ) (rep ealed 1 9 8 9 ). T h e

acco m p an y in g circu m stan ces in clu d ed

, “T h e v ictim is less th an th irteen (1 3 ) y ears o f ag e.”

T .C .A

. § 3 9 -2 -6 0 3 (a)(4 ) (1 9 8 2 ) (rep ealed 1 9 8 9 ). F o r c l assif icatio n p u rp o ses, ag g rav ated

sex u al b attery , a C lass X f elo n y in 1 9 8 3

, w o u ld cu rren tly b e co n sid ered a C lass B f elo n y

. S ee T .C .A

. § 4 0 -3 5 -1 1 8 (2 0 0 6 ). T h u s, th e D ef en d an t w as n o t p rej u d iced b y th e trial co u rt’s

n o t ap p ly in g 1 9 8 3 law w ith reg ard to th e D ef en d an t’s 1 9 8 3 co n v ictio n

.

T u rn in g to th e D ef

en d an t’s 1 9 8 4 F lo rid a co n v ictio n f o r attem p ted lew d assau lt, th e trial co u rt d eterm in ed th at th e T en n essee eq u iv a l e n t w a s attem p ted ag g rav ated sex u al
b attery

, a C lass C f

elo n y

. H o w ev er, in 1 9 8 4

, T en n essee d id n o t classif y attem p ts in th e sam e

m an n er as at th e tim e o f sen ten cin g in th e p resen t case. P resen tly

, “[ c] rim in al attem p t is an

o f f en se o n e (1 ) classif

icatio n lo w er th an th e m o st serio u s crim e attem p ted [ .] ” T .C .A

. § 3 9

- 1 2 -1 0 7 (a) (2 0 0 6 ). In 1 9 8 4 , th e statu te ad d ressin g an attem p t to co m m it a f

elo n y stated :

If an y p erso n attem

p ts t o co m m it an y f

elo n y o r crim e

p u n ish ab le b y im

p riso n m en t in th e p en iten ti a ry , w h ere th e

p u n ish m en t is n o t o th erw ise p rescrib ed

, h e sh all, o n co n v ictio n , b e p u n ish ed b y im

p riso n m en t in th e p en iten tiary n o t ex ceed in g f iv e (5 ) y ears, o r, in th e d iscretio n o f th e j u ry , b y im p riso n m en t
in th e co u n ty w o rk h o u se o r j ail n o t m o re th an o n e y ear, an d b y f in e n o t ex ceed in g f

iv e th o u san d d o llars ($ 5 ,0 0 0 ).

T .C .A

. § 3 9 -1 -5 0 1 (1 9 8 2 ) (rep ealed 1 9 8 9 ). A n attem p t to co m m it a f

elo n y w as co n sid ered

a f elo n y

. S ee R af

f erty v

. S tate, 1 6 S .W. 7 2 8

, 7 2 8 (T en n

. 1 8 9 1 ) (statin g th at “[ t] h e f act th at th e p u n ish m en t f

o r th e attem

p t is in th e altern ativ e

. . . d o es n o t m ak e it an y less an o f f en se

-5-p u n i sh ab le b y im p riso n m en t in th e p en iten tiary

, o r tak e f ro m it th e ch aracteristic o f a f elo n y ”); see also S tate v

. S tan d ard O il C o

. o f K en tu ck y , 1 1 0 S .W. 5 6 5

, 5 7 9

- 8 0 ( T e n n

. 1 9 0 8 ). A n attem

p t to co m m it a f elo n y w o u ld cu rren tly b e co n sid ered a C lass E f elo n y

. S ee T .C .A

. 4 0 -3 5 -1 1 8 (2 0 0 6 ). In ad d itio n , th ere w as a sp e c i f i c statu te th at p ro scrib ed an “[ a] ssau lt w ith in ten t to co m m it o r attem p t to co m m it sex u al b attery .” T .C .A

. § 3 9 -2 -6 0 8 (b ) (1 9 8 2 ) (rep ealed 1 9 8 9 ). A n assau lt w ith in ten t to co m m it o r attem p t to c o mmi t s e x u al
b attery w o u ld cu rren tly b e co n sid ered a C lass E f elo n y . S ee T .C .A . 4 0 -3 5 -1 1 8 (2 0 0 6 ).

We are u n ab le, h o w ev er, to d eterm in e w h e t h er th e D ef en d an t’s F lo rid a co n v ictio n f o r attem p ted lew d assau lt w o u ld q u alif y as an assau lt w ith in ten t to co m m it o r attem p t to

co m m it sex u al b attery

, o r as an attem p t to co m m it a f

elo n y

. We are u n ab le to m ak e th is
d eterm in atio n b ecau se, as n o ted b y th e D ef en d an t, th e reco rd d o es n o t co n tain a statem en t

o f f acts to w h ich th e D ef

en d an t p led n o lo co n ten d ere. In stead

, th e reco rd co n tain s o n ly th e f acts recited in th e in f

o rm atio n ch arg in g h im w ith sex u al b attery u p o n a ch ild elev en y ears

o ld o r y o u n g er, an d h e p led to a lesser ch arg e. “‘T h e d eterm in ativ e f acto r is th e elem en ts

o f th e co n v ictio n o f

f en se, n o t th e f

acts o r th e elem en ts o f th e o rig in ally ch arg ed o f f en se.’”
S tate v

. V ick

, 2 4 2 S .W.3 d 7 9 2

, 7 9 5 (T en n

. C rim

. A p p

. 2 0 0 7 ) (q u o tin g S tate v

. Jasp er L

. V ick

, N o

. W2 0 0 5 -0 0 4 6 7 -C C A -R 3 -C D

, S h elb y C o u n ty

, slip o p

. at 1 2 (T en n

. C rim

. A p p

. M ar. 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 )) (em

p h asis in o rig in al).

B ecau se th e p ro o f f

aile d to estab lish th e elem en ts o f th e F lo rid a attem p ted lew d

assau lt co n v ictio n , th e issu e b e c o me s o n e o f th e su f f icien cy o f th e S tate’s p ro o f b ey o n d a

reaso n ab le d o u b t th at th e D ef en d an t q u alif

ied as a R an g e II o f

f en d er f o r th e tw o co n v ictio n s f o r w h ich h e w as sen ten ced in th is case. T h e p ro o f is su f f icien t to sh o w b ey o n d a reaso n ab le
d o u b t th at th e D ef

en d an t’s lew d assau lt co n v ictio n w as th e eq u iv alen t o f assau lt w ith in ten t

to co m m it o r attem

p t to co m m it sex u al b attery

, see T .C .A

. § 3 9 -2 -6 0 8 (b ) (1 9 8 2 ) (rep ealed

1 9 8 9 ), th e eq u iv alen t o f

a C lass B f

elo n y

. C o n v ictio n o f a C lass B f elo n y q u alif

ies as o n e

p rio r co n v ictio n f

o r R an g e II classif

icatio n p u rp o ses f

o r th e D ef en d an t’s p resen t co n v ictio n s

o f C lass A an d C lass C f

elo n ies. S ee T .C .A

. § 4 0 -3 5 -1 0 6 (a)(1 ) (2 0 0 6 ). T h e p ro o f sh o w s b ey o n d a reaso n ab le d o u b t th at th e D ef en d an t’s F lo rid a co n v i c t i o n f o r attem p ted lew d

assau lt w a s e i t h e r t h e eq u iv alen t o f assau lt w ith in ten t to co m m it o r attem p t to co m m it

sex u al b attery

, a C lass E f elo n y , o r th e eq u iv alen t o f attem p t to co m m it a f

elo n y , also a C lass

E f elo n y

. S ee T .C .A . § 3 9 -1 -5 0 1 (1 9 8 2 ) (rep ealed 1 9 8 9 ). U n d er eith er circu m stan ce, th e D ef en d an t h as th e req u isite tw o p rio r co n v ictio n s o f th e sam e, h ig h er, o r w ith in tw o lo w er classif icatio n s n ecessary f

o r R an g e II sen ten cin g f

o r h is in cest co n v ictio n

. H o w ev er, f o r h is

rap e o f a ch ild co n v ictio n , th e p ro o f sh o w s th at th e p rio r attem p ted lew d assau lt co n v ictio n

w as th e eq u iv alen t o f a C lass E f elo n y

. S ee V ick

, 2 4 2 S .W.3 d at 7 9 6

. T h u s, th e S tate f ailed

to p ro v e b ey o n d a r e a s o n a b l e d o u b t th at th e D ef en d an t w as a R an g e II o f f en d er f o r th is

o f f en se. A s a resu lt, w e m

u st rem an d f

o r th e t r i a l c o u r t t o resen ten ce th e D ef en d an t as a R an g e I o f

f en d er f o r rap e o f a ch ild co n v ictio n . S ee id

.

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co u rt f o r rap e o f a ch ild is rev ersed

, an d th e case is rem an d ed f o r resen ten cin g th e D ef

en d an t
as a R an g e I o f

f en d er. T h e j u d g m e n t f

o r t h e i n c e s t c o n v i c t i o n i s a f f i r m e d

.

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. T I P T O N

, P R E S I D I N G J U D G E

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