State v. Carico

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• holding that evidence of criminal acts other than the acts on which the conviction is based that were committed against the victim can be used during sentencing
• holding that evidence of a defendant’s sexual acts other than the act of which he was convicted could properly be considered as criminal behavior by a trial court for enhancement purposes
• holding that uncharged sexual contact with the victim constituted prior criminal history
• stating that “[t]here can be no question that the rape of a child residing in the family is an abuse of private trust”
• holding prior sexual misconduct, for which there has been no prior conviction, was properly considered as an enhancement factor under Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35- 114(1)
• upholding application of enhancement factor one based on criminal behavior that was not a conviction

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