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à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌ95€White€Bridge€Rd.,€Suite€208à àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0485ÌNashville,€TN€37205à àà àà àà àÌ(On€Brief)à àà àà àà àà àà àJoseph€D.€BaughÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€937Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àFranklin,€TN€37065ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àRonald€L.€DavisÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€937Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àFranklin,€TN€37065ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:___________________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÑ7€w–XXdÈXXdÈ7ÑØØÙ  ÙÓ  Óò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€Court€granted€the€appellant's€Rule€9€interlocutory€appeal€to€determineÏwhether€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€denying€the€appellant's€petition€for€theÏwrit€of€certiorari€to€review€the€district€attorney€general's€denial€of€pretrial€diversion.€€TheÏappellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion.€€The€state€contends€thatÏthe€trial€court€properly€affirmed€the€district€attorney€general's€decision€to€deny€pretrialÏdiversion.€€Since€this€Court€finds€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ìà àOn€November€7,€1994,€the€Hickman€County€Grand€Jury€returned€a€two€countÏpresentment€against€the€appellant,€Nathan€Daniel€Baiocco,€and€a€co„defendant,€JasonÏJames€Matthews.€€The€first€count€charged€Baiocco€and€Matthews€with€the€possessionÏof€a€controlled€substance,€marijuana,€with€the€intent€to€manufacture,€sell,€or€deliver.€ÏThe€second€count€charged€Baiocco€and€Matthews€with€possession€of€drugÍparaphernalia.€€The€circumstances€which€form€the€basis€of€the€presentment€areÏrelatively€brief€and€straightforward.Ìà àOn€the€22nd€day€of€July,€1994,€Baiocco€and€Matthews€were€travelling€alongÏHighway€100€in€Hickman€County.€€Baiocco€was€driving€his€automobile.€€Eventually,Ïthey€came€to€a€police€roadblock.€€The€officers€asked€Baiocco€and€Matthews€if€thereÏwere€any€drugs€in€their€vehicle.€€They€both€answered€in€the€negative.€€When€theÏofficers€searched€the€vehicle,€a€glass€tube,€which€is€used€to€smoke€marijuana,€wasÏfound€in€the€glove€compartment,€and€three€bags€of€marijuana€were€found€in€the€trunkÏof€the€vehicle.€€The€marijuana€apparently€had€a€gross€weight€of€eighty„seven€grams.Ìà àBaiocco€is€twenty€years€of€age€and€single.€€He€lives€with€his€parents€in€WayneÏCounty.€€He€graduated€from€Wayne€County€High€School€with€a€grade€point€average€ofÏ88.1.€€He€is€a€machinist€apprentice€with€a€tool€and€gauge€company€in€Waynesboro.€Ìà àThe€appellant€admitted€in€his€application€that€he€was€convicted€of€maliciousÏmischief€when€he€was€a€senior€in€high€school.€€In€the€application,€he€was€asked:€Ï"Have€you€ever€committed€an€offense€(other€than€minor€traffic€offense)€for€which€youÏwere€not€charged.€€If€so,€state€circumstances."€€The€appellant€answered€"no"€to€theÏquestion.€€Later,€the€appellant€was€asked:€€"Have€you€ever€been€involved€in€the€use,Ïpurchase,€possession€or€sale€of€marihuana,€a€drug,€and/or€a€chemical,€except€"overÏthe€counter"€medications,€or€as€prescribed€by€a€licensed€physician?"€€The€appellantÏanswered€in€the€following€manner:€€"Yes€.€.€.€I€have€smoked€[marijuana]€a€few€times.€€IÏhave€never€done€any€other€drugs€or€chemicals.€€I€have€never€sold€anything.€€I€don'tÏremember€the€dates€on€which€I€smoked€marijuana:€€they€were€scattered€andÏinfrequent."Ìà àThe€district€attorney€general€gave€nine€reasons€why€he€denied€Baiocco'sÏapplication€for€pretrial€diversion.€€These€grounds€may€be€summarized€in€the€followingÏmanner:ÌÓ` °ƒXä h—XÓà àa)à àThe€offense€was€committed€for€economic€gain;Ìà àb)à àThere€is€no€ground€or€reason€that€tends€to€excuse€or€justify€the€offense;Ìà àc)à àBaiocco€played€a€major€role€in€the€commission€of€the€offense;Ìà àd)à àBaiocco€was€"obviously€involved€in€selling/dealing€drugs"€based€upon€theÏquantity€of€marijuana€and€its€packaging;€€and€this€was€not€"a€spontaneous€or€impulsiveÏoffense;"Ìà àe)à àBaiocco€failed€to€"offer€any€explanation€of€the€origin€of€the€drugs,€ownership,Ïhis€purpose€for€having€them,€etc."€and€did€not€"dispel€the€appearance€that€he€is€a€drugÏdealer"€in€the€application;Ìà àf)à àDrug€dealers€"on€the€whole€[are]€not€usually€amenable€to€correction€byÏdiversion,€and€rarely€benefit€from€it;"Ìà àg)à àBaiocco€failed€"to€be€cooperative€with€authorities€or€give€any€indication€thatÏhe€has€any€remorse,€that€he€recognizes€the€wrongfulness€of€his€actions,€or€that€he€hasÏany€intent€to€cleanse€himself€of€his€illegal€drug€associations;"Ìà àh)à àBaiocco€failed€to€cooperate€after€his€arrest€by€providing€information€as€to€theÏorigin€of€the€marijuana;€€andÌà ài)à àDeterrence€because€illicit€drugs€are€a€particular€problem€in€Hickman€County.ÌÓ ` °œXÓà àThe€appellant€argues€in€this€Court€that€the€district€attorney€general€should€haveÏconsidered€other€factors.€€However,€the€record€does€not€reflect€that€these€factors€wereÏbrought€to€the€attention€of€the€district€attorney€general€or€the€trial€court.€€Moreover,€theÍtrial€court€is€bound€by€the€record€formulated€during€the€application/decision„makingÏprocess.€€Certainly,€this€Court€cannot€consider€factors€that€were€not€brought€to€theÏattention€of€the€district€attorney€general€or€the€trial€court.Ìà àThe€trial€court€reiterated€the€grounds€raised€by€the€district€attorney€general.€€TheÏcourt€then€concluded€that€"having€found€that€the€district€attorney€has€stated€reasonsÏthat€do€appear€to€be€accurate,€I€cannot€find€that€there's€been€an€abuse€of€discretion€inÏthis€case.€.€.€.€€So€the€petition€for€writ€of€cert[.]€on€the€denial€of€pretrial€diversion€isÏdenied."Ìà àWhen€the€accused€appeals€from€an€interlocutory€order€affirming€the€decision€ofÏthe€district€attorney€general€not€to€divert€the€accused,€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€theÏtrial€court€are€binding€upon€this€Court;€€and€this€Court€cannot€reverse€the€judgment€ofÏthe€trial€court€absent€a€showing€that€the€evidence€contained€in€the€recordÏpreponderates€against€the€trial€court's€judgment€denying€the€petition€for€the€writ€ofÏcertiorari.€€òòState€v.€Perryóó,€882€S.W.2d€357,€359€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóóÏ(Tenn.€1994).Ìà àIn€this€case,€neither€party€presented€evidence€in€the€trial€court.€€The€matter€wasÏheard€upon€the€record€considered€by€the€trial€court,€namely,€the€application€filed€by€theÏappellant€and€the€response€filed€by€the€district€attorney€general.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Winsettóó,Ï882€S.W.2d€806€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1994).€Ìà àIt€has€long€been€established€that€the€decision€of€the€district€attorney€generalÏgranting€or€denying€diversion€is€"presumptively€correct;"€€and€the€district€attorneyÏgeneral's€decision€should€not€be€set€aside€by€this€Court€unless€the€face€of€the€recordÏestablishes€a€"patent€or€gross€abuse€of€prosecutorial€discretion."€€òòPace€v.€Stateóó,€566ÍS.W.2d€861,€870€(Tenn.€1978)€(cited€with€approval€in€òòState€v.€Hammersleyóó,€650ÏS.W.2d€352,€356€(Tenn.€1983)€and€òòPerryóó,€882€S.W.2d€at€360).€€In€short,€this€CourtÏcannot€set€aside€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€unless€the€record€is€void€of€substantialÏevidence€to€support€it.€€òòHammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€at€356;€€òòPerryóó,€882€S.W.2d€at€360.Ìà àThe€reasons€for€denying€diversion€are€stated€in€detail€in€the€district€attorneyÏgeneral's€letter€to€defense€counsel.€€The€reasons€are€adequate€to€support€the€decisionÏof€the€trial€court.€€It€should€be€noted€that€counsel€did€not€dispute€any€of€these€groundsÏduring€the€decision„making€process.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€JOHN€H.€PEAY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ_____________________________________Ì€€€€JOE€H.€WALKER,€III,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌ