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STA TE OF T EN NE SSEE , ) ) No. 03C 01- 9410- CR -0 0369 Appel lee ) ) BL OU N T C OU N TY v s . ) ) H o n . D. Kelly

T ho mas, Jr. , J u d ge MA RJO RI E JEA NE TT E SN EED ,)) (F org er y , s ix co unts ; C ri minal App ellant ) Simu lation , f iv e cou nts)

For the Appel lan t: For the Appel lee : MackGarner Charles W. Burson Di str ict Pu bli c D efender Atto rn ey Gene ra l and R epor

ter 318 C our

t St re et Ma ryv il le, TN 37804 Cy ril V. Fraser Ass is tant Atto rn ey

Gene ra l Cr imi nal Ju sti ce Di v is ion 450 J ames R ober

tso n Par kway Nas hv il le, TN 37243- 0493 Michae l L. Fly nn Di str ict Attor ney

Gene ra l Edw ard P. Bai ley , Jr . Ass t. Di str ict Attor ney

Gene ra l 363 C our

t St re et Ma ryv il le, TN 37804- 5906

OPIN ION F ILED : AFF IR ME D
Dav id G. H ayes Ju d ge2 OPIN ION The appel lan t, Ma rj or ie Jeane tte Sneed, ente re d pl eas to two c ounts of forg er y ov er $1000, four count s o f forg er y ov er $500, and fiv e c ounts of cr imi nal si mulat ion . Pursuantto the p lea ag re ement, the a ppel lan t recei v ed two two- y ear sent ences for t he c onv icti ons of forg er y ov er $1000, four one- y ear

se ntenc es for the c onv icti ons of forg er y ov er $500, and fiv e one- y ear se ntenc es for th e c ri minal si mulat ion co nv icti ons. The t ri al cour t ordered al l of the s entenc es to r un conc ur re ntl y . After impos it ion of the a bov e s entenc es, the tr ial co urt s uspen ded all but thi rty

days o f each offense, fol lowed by su per v is ed probati on for three y ears a nd el ev en month s. The appel lan t now appeal s from the sent ences imp osed , cont end ing that she shou ld have bee n granted f ull proba tion o n all sent ences . After a rev iew

of the record, we aff ir m the jud g ment of the tr ial co urt.

A s entenc ing hear ing w as hel d on Ma y 31, 1994 t o det er mine the mann er of ser v ic e of the sent ences i mposed. The ev ide nce at t he hear ing es tabl is hed that the a ppel lan t was a twenty-fiv e y ear ol d mother

of four. The proof f urther e st a b lis h e d th a t s h e wa s se p a ra te d f ro m he r hu sb a n d atth e tim e of th e he a rin g, and had su rrendered c ust ody of her ch il dren to her

hus band' s rela ti v es. The appel lan t w as employed by W ater Ser v ic e, I nc. , mak ing $4.7 5 per hour . The present ence re por

t rev eal ed th at t he appe ll ant h as one pr ior felony co nv icti on for attemptto commi t fals e pretens es, for w hic h s he recei v ed a one- y ear su spend ed sent ence . Th e ap pellan t also ad mitt ed d uring testimo ny tha t she ha d kno w ingly passe d several bad che cks in the pa st, all of w hich she had paid or w as current ly pay ing off . The appel lan t al so tes ti fied th at s he had had a dr ug and alc ohol probl em i n the pas t, but t hat s he had been dr ug -free for approx imat ely one y ear3

an d w as w i l l i ng t o un de rg o trea tm en t for h er d r ug p rob l em . App ellate rev iew

of a sente nce is de n ovo , w it h a p re sumpti on th at the d eter minat ion s made by the cour t from w hic h the appeal i s t aken are c or re ct. Tenn. C ode An n. § 40- 35- 401( d) ( 1990) . The appel lan t has the burden of e s t a b li s h in g t h a tt h e se n t e n c e im p o s e d b y t h e t ri a l c o u rtwa s e rro n e o u s . St a t e v. Ashb y , 823 S.W .2d 1 66, 1 69 ( Tenn. 1991 ); Sta te v . F let cher , 805 S.W .2d 7 85, 786 (Ten n. Crim. Ap p. 19 91). In de term ining w het her the app ellanthas m et th is burden, w e mustco nsi der the ev ide nce re cei v ed atthe tr ial and the s entenc ing hear ing , t he present ence re por t, the p ri nci ple s o f sentenc ing , arg ument of couns el, the nature and charact er is ti cs of the o ffenses , ex is ti ng mit ig ati ng and enhanc ing factors, sta tements made by the offender , and the potent ial for re habi li tati on. Ashb y , 823 S.W .2d a t 168 ; Tenn. Cod e Ann. § 40 -3 5- 210 ( 1990) . T he p resum ption of

correctne ss is "cond itione d up on th e af f irmative showi ng in the record tha t the trial court conside red the sente ncing principles an d all re lev ant fact s a nd c ircums tanc es. " As hby , 823 S.W .2d a t 169 . At t he conc lus ion of the s entenc ing hear ing , t he tr ial co urt i mposed the s entenc es upon the a ppel lan t w it hout ex pla nati on or entr y of any findi ng s o f fact . The p re s u m p t io n of

co rre ct n e s s t h e re fo re d o e s n o ta p p ly.

T h e ap p e lla n t a rgu e s t h a t s h e is e n ti tl e d to th e pre su m p ti o n of be in g a fav orabl e c andi date for al ter nati v e s entenc ing found i n Tenn. Cod e Ann. § 40 - 3 5 -1 0 2 (6 ). T h is a rg u m e n tis co rre ct . Ho we ve r, t h e a p p e ll a n tfa il s t o re c o gn ize that she did i n fact re cei v e an alt er nati v e s entenc e. The appel lan t was sent enced to spl itco nfinement, w hic h i s l is ted a s a n al ter nati v e s entenc ing opti on i n Tenn. Cod e Ann. § 40 -3 5- 104( c) (3 ) (1 994 Su pp.) . The presumpt ion of alt er nati v e s entenc ing therefore ha s n o appl ic ati on to the deter minat ion of the issue be fore us.4 E ve n t h o u gh t h e a p p e ll a n tis e n t it le d t o t h e p re s u m p t io n o f a lt e rn a t ive sent enci ng , s he has the burden of es tabl is hin g her su it abi li ty

for ful l probati on. See S tate v . Bi ng ham, N o. 03 C01 -9 404- CR -0 0127 ( Tenn. C ri m. App. Knoxv il le, Feb. 14, 1995) ; Tenn. Cod e Ann. § 40 -3 5- 303( b) ( 1994 S upp.) . To meet t he burd en o f

estab lishing suitabilityfor f ull proba tion, the ap pellan t mu st dem onst rate th at prob ation w ill "su bserve the en ds of justice and the be st int erestof both the p ubl icand the d efendant." Stat e v . D y kes , 803 S.W .2d. 250, 259 (Ten n. Crim. Ap p. 19 90).
In t he i nst ant c ase, the appel lan t has not met th e burden of es tabl is hin g sui tabi li ty

for ful l probati on. The appel lan t c ontends thatsh e i s a su per ior candi date for rehabi li tati on, b ut he r wor k a nd s oci al his tor y i ndi cat e oth er

w is e. O n t h e d a t e o f

t h e se n t e n c in g h e a ri n g, t h e a p p e ll a n th a d b e e n wo rk in g fo r two months . Howev er , atthe ti me the present ence re por t was prepared, s he had been g ain fully

empl oy ed onl y

one day dur ing her

adul t l ife. The ci rc umstan ces of th e offen s es a nd t he a pp el l an t' s p r i or c r i mi na l h i s to r

y a re i nd i c at i v e th ats om e per iod of confine ment i s a ppropr iat e. The appel lan t was charg ed and conv icted on e leven sepa rate felon y coun ts. She has a previous felon y conviction for a cr ime involv ing di shone sty for w hic h s he recei v ed probati on. The appel lan t has adm itted to passin g bad checks in Lo udo n an d Kno x Count ies for the p urcha se of drug s. As note d, meas ures les s rest ri cti v e tha n c onfinement hav e been app lied un successf ully to the app ellant . See T enn . Code Ann. § 40-35 -103 (c) (1 990) . Und er

thes e facts , we c annot conc lud e tha t t he appe ll ant h as demonst ra ted h er

su it abi li ty

for ful l probati on. The ju dg ment of the tr ial co urt i s a ff ir med.

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YES, Judge

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_______ DA VID H. WELLES , Judge

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_______ JOHN A . TURNB ULL, Specia l Judge