ÿWPCA. 7U: %L 0 ÜRw@.4n‚‘ 0 ™ 0D¹ 0Jý 0TG 0^› 0hùa 0ra 0øÓ 0|Ë 0†G ÆÍ 0“ AO# 0Dr 1u¶U,+U@W 0d— Bû 0@ D3X D/‹U,º BæU *B)-DCV AM™æQvNÇ=¤Rúö#v~ð&vÓn(, øð AZ‹"Arial RegularX(´`$¡¡Ñ°ÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€‰GXXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñ ßàáDâeãÓ€äåæçè¨vÙ (¡¡L„3|xù(Ð(3âë$¤¤Ý ƒ`!ÝѰÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€*~XXdðdð7ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ýà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô(Ð3‹l$¢¢Ý ƒ`!ÝѰÑÒ°ÒÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€*~XXdðdð7ÑÑ  ÑÝ  Ý2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  ÔƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 52^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô$(Cþÿ<< Cÿÿ($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó  ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)< Œ 9p`(Modern ɸ·`(ZapfCalligr BTTTP ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ d("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  Ò'ÿÿdxd**'÷ÿ dxd< Œ 9p`(MonacoüÿP Pd< Œ 9p`(Arial% Line 7 d,,,,7Border 1dd$-Cþÿ << Gÿÿ †Ý ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ! ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ"ÝÝ  Ýò òÔ€+ÔÓ  ÓÔ eee ÔFILEDÔ€+XÔó óÌò òÔ€+¼ÔÏÔ€+XÔAUGUSTÏ2,Ï1996ÌCecilÏCrowson,ÏJr.Ô€Ôó óÔ  ÔÌÔ€ÂÔÔ€+ÔÔ eee Ôò òAppellateÏCourtÏClerkó óÔ  ÔÔ€ÔÔ€XÔ GÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝIn€keeping€with€the€policy€of€this€court,€we€use€the€spelling€of€theÏappellant's€name€as€reflected€in€the€indictment.€€We€note,€however,€theÏappellant's€signature€and€judgment€of€conviction€reflect€the€following€spelling:€Ï"Glyn€W.€Jamerson."Ì DÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝAs€authority€for€his€application€for€ð ðpost„plea€expungement,ðð€theÏappellant€cites€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313€(1990).€€Sentencing€pursuant€toÏthis€provision€is€more€commonly€referred€to€as€judicial€diversion.€€Under€thisÏstatute,Ìà8 àthe€court€may,€without€entering€a€judgment€of€guilty€and€with€theÏconsent€of€[the€defendant],€defer€further€proceedings€and€placeÏ[the€defendant]€on€probation€upon€such€reasonable€conditions€asÏit€may€require€and€for€a€period€of€time€not€less€than€the€period€ofÏthe€maximum€sentence€for€the€misdemeanor€with€which€he€isÏcharged,€or€not€more€than€the€period€of€the€maximum€sentence€ofÏthe€felony€with€which€he€is€charged€...€If,€during€the€period€of€hisÏprobation,€such€person€does€not€violate€any€of€the€conditions€ofÏthe€probation,€then€upon€expiration€of€such€period,€the€court€shallÏdischarge€such€person€and€dismiss€the€proceedings€against€him.Ï...€Upon€the€dismissal€of€such€person€and€discharge€of€theÏproceedings€...€such€person€may€apply€to€the€court€for€an€order€toÏexpunge€from€all€official€records€...€all€recordation€relating€to€hisÏarrest,€indictment€or€information,€trial,€finding€of€guilty,€andÏdismissal€and€discharge€pursuant€to€this€section.ÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1)€and€(2),€„313(b).Ì 3Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€appellantððs€request€for€judicial€diversion€is€noted€on€the€ð ðPlea€ofÏGuilty€and€Waiver€of€Jury€Trial€and€of€Appealðð€form,€dated€May€24,€1995,€withÏthe€following€entry:€ð ðApply€for€Post€Plea€Expungement.ðð€€Ì šÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThis€court€has€held€that€ð ðthe€presumption€of€being€a€favorable€candidateÏfor€alternative€sentencing€does€not€apply€in€a€judicial€diversion€analysis.ðð€€òòStateÏv.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ï(Tenn.€1995).€€Moreover,€judicial€diversion€is€not€included€in€the€list€ofÏsentencing€options€set€forth€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„104€(1994€Supp.).€ÏHowever,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„104€does€not€define€the€parameters€ofÏð ðmanner€of€serviceðð€under€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€40„35„401.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð40„35„104(d).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Porteróó,€885€S.W.2d€93,€95€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.€1994)(a€defendant€seeking€judicial€diversion€is€in€a€posture€before€theÏcourt€similar€to€one€seeking€the€probation€provided€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303€(1994€Supp.)).Ì ðÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝAlthough€the€appellant€does€not€challenge€the€validity€of€his€guilty€pleasÏin€his€brief,€we€address€this€issue€in€order€to€prevent€needless€litigation€in€theÏfuture€and€in€the€interests€of€justice.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(b);€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€52Ï(b).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Adkissonóó,€899€S.W.2d€626,€636„642€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1994);€òòState€v.€Maynardóó,€629€S.W.2d€911,€912„913€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).ÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHØ(d'`Styl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑMonacoÑÑ ÑÒ  BA Op Monaco ÒÒ  BA Op Monaco ÒÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€))X„d&ÓÑ#€))Xd#ÑÔ€+ÔÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ#€Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÝ  ÝÙ€Ùò òßL€./-;+'h|+ÿ"!( `€€Lß›à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OFÏCRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€JACKSONÌà@ àMAY€SESSION,€1996Ìó óÌÌÌÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEó ó,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€02C01„9512„CC„00388Ìà àAppelleeà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àMADISONÏCOUNTYÌvs.à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€WhitÏLafon,€JudgeÌò òGLENN€WATSON€JAMERSONó ó,à à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à à(Sentencing)Ìà àAppellantà àà àà à)ÌÌÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€theÏAppelleeóó:ÌÌA.€Russell€Larsonà àà àà àà àCharles€W.ÏBursonÌ211€East€Main€Streetà àà àà àAttorneyÏGeneral€and€ReporterÌJackson,€TN€€38301à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àRobin€L.ÏHarrisÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistantÏAttorneyÏGeneralà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà àà àà àà àà àà à450€JamesÏRobertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TNÏ37243„0493à àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJames€G.Í(Jerry)€WoodallÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJames€W.€ThompsonÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAsst.€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àP.€O.€Box€2825Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJackson,€TN€€38302ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌAFFIRMED€AS€MODIFIEDÌÌÌÌò òDavid€G.€Hayesó óÌJudgeÇÓÓà@ àò òOPINIONó óÌÌà àThe€appellant,€Glenn€Watson€Jamerson,€appeals,€in€essence,€from€theÏtrial€courtððs€denial€of€judicial€diversion.× ƒ0 ××  ×€€The€appellant,€pursuant€to€a€pleaÏagreement,€pled€guilty€in€the€Madison€County€Circuit€Court€to€one€count€ofÏpossession€of€marijuana,€a€class€E€felony,€two€counts€of€statutory€rape,€alsoÏclass€E€felonies,€and€four€counts€of€contributing€to€the€delinquency€of€a€minor,Ïclass€A€misdemeanors.€€In€accordance€with€the€plea€agreement,€the€trial€courtÏimposed€a€sentence€of€two€years€for€each€of€the€class€E€felonies€and€aÏsentence€of€11€months€and€29€days€for€each€of€the€class€A€misdemeanors.€€TheÏtrial€court€ordered€that€the€appellant€serve€the€sentences€concurrently.€€TheÏcourt€then€suspended€the€sentences€and€placed€the€appellant€on€supervisedÏprobation.€€At€a€subsequent€hearing,€prior€to€the€entry€of€the€judgment€ofÏconviction,€the€court€denied€the€appellantððs€application€for€ð ðpost„pleaÏexpungement.ðð× ƒ1 ××  ×ÌÌà àAfter€reviewing€the€record,€we€remand€this€case€in€order€that€theÏappellant€be€given€the€opportunity€to€withdraw€his€pleas€of€guilty€and€proceed€toÏtrial€or€other€appropriate€proceedings.ÌÌà@ àò òFACTUAL€BACKGROUNDó óÌà àOn€May€24,€1995,€the€trial€court€conducted€a€guilty€plea€hearing.€€At€theÏhearing,€the€State€described€the€plea€agreement,€concluding:ÌÓÓà8 àIt€is€also€our€agreement€that€we€have€a€pre„sentence€report€doneÏby€adult€probation€and€postpone€this€matter€for€a€sentencingÏhearing€to€determine€whether€or€not€Your€Honor€allows€hisÏrequest€for€post„plea€expungement,€with€the€State€arguing€that€heÏnot€get€post„plea€expungement.× ƒ2 ××  ×ÌÌÓÓAt€this€point,€the€appellant€advised€the€court€that€he€was€confused€about€theÏStateððs€recommendation.€€The€court€and€the€prosecutor€informed€the€appellantÏthat€he€was,€in€effect,€receiving€a€suspended€sentence€of€two€years.€€WithÏrespect€to€ð ðpost„plea€expungement,ðð€€the€appellant€and€the€trial€judge€engagedÏin€the€following€colloquy:ÌÓÓà8 àò òTrial€Judgeó ó:€€And€there'll€be€a€sentencing€hearing.€€At€that€timeÏI'll€determine€whether€or€not€you€can€apply€for€expungement.€€NowÏwhat€that€means€is,€I€will€sentence€you,€and€if€I€allow€you€to€apply,Ïthen€I€can€either€„„€I'll€allow€it€or€deny€it.€€And€it€would€dependÏpartially€upon€the€fact,€if€you€apply€for€post„plea€expungement,Ïduring€the€two€years,€you'll€be€out€on€your€good€behavior,€and€ifÏyou€foul€up,€of€course,€that€would€prevent€that.€€But€it€would€be€upÏto€me€to€determine€whether€or€not€you€should€be€allowed€post„plea€expungement,€which€would€be€asking€that€it€be€removed€fromÏyour€record.€€Does€that€clear€it€up€with€you?ÌÌà8 àò òAppellantó ó:€€So€in€other€words,€actually€the€two€years€would€beÏtaken€off€my€record,€correct?ÌÌà8 àò òTrial€Judgeó ó:€€That€isn't€what€I€said.€€I€said€after€two€years€it€couldÏbe.ÌÌà8 àò òAppellantó ó:€€Yes,€sir.ÌÌà@ à...à ààHpp2pààHpp2pàÌÌà8 àò òTrial€Judgeó ó:€€I€can€allow€you€to€apply,€and€in€two€years€you€canÏask€for€it,€and€I€can€then€determine€whether€I'll€allow€it€or€not.ÌÌà8 àò òAppellantó ó:€€Yes,€sir.ÌÌà8 àò òTrial€Judgeó ó:€€Now€you€understand€the€situation?ÌÌà8 àò òAppellantó ó:€€Yes,€sir.ÌÌÓÓFollowing€this€exchange,€the€court€announced€that€it€was€accepting€the€State'sÍsentencing€recommendation€and€declared,€"You€are€now€sentenced."ÌÌà àOn€July€19,€1995,€the€court€conducted€a€hearing€for€the€purpose€ofÏconsidering€judicial€diversion.€€The€State,€in€opening€remarks,€announced,€"Mr.ÏJamerson€pled€guilty,€and€we€gave€a€recommended€sentence.€€The€only€issueÏremaining€was€whether€or€not€Your€Honor€allowed€him€to€plead€pursuant€to€theÏpost„plea€expungement€statutes€and€would€allow€him€deferred€probation.ðð€€TheÏState€introduced€the€testimony€of€the€father€of€one€of€the€victims€and€theÏpresentence€report.€€The€appellant€then€testified.€€Again,€he€expressedÏconfusion€concerning€the€condition€of€his€plea€agreement€relating€to€"post„pleaÏexpungement."€€The€appellant€asserted:ÌÓÓà8 àMy€understanding€on€this€post„plea€agreement€with€expungementÏwas,€„„€Before€we€came€back€in€the€courtroom,€Mr.€Patterson€toldÏme€that€he€would€ask€you€for€a€post„plea€agreement€with€anÏexpungement,€and€that€you€accepted€that.€€Then€whatever€timeÏthat€the€prosecuting€attorney,€you€know,€gave€me,€at€the€end€ofÏthat€time€I€would€have€no€record€as€long€as€I€hadn't€gotten€in€anyÏtrouble.€€And€so€when€we€came€back€in€here€and€he€talked€to€theÏprosecuting€attorney€and€he€came€over€to€me€and€he€showed€meÏwhat€they€offered€me,€I€accepted€that€because€I€thought€that€theÏpost„plea€agreement€and€the€expungement€was€in€there€with€that.ÌÌÓÓThe€appellant€offered€no€additional€proof€concerning€the€suitability€of€diversion.€ÏAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€announced€"All€right.€You'veÏapplied€and€post„plea€expungement€is€denied.€€I€don't€care€for€any€arguments."€ÏThe€judgments€of€conviction€were€entered€on€July€25,€1995.ÌÌÌà@ àò òANALYSISó óÌà àInitially,€we€note€that€the€State€cites€no€authority€for€its€proposition€thatÏjudicial€diversion€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313€(1990)€does€notÏconstitute€a€ð ðmanner€of€service€of€[a]€sentenceðð€which€a€criminal€defendant€mayÏappeal€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401€(1990).× ƒ3 ××  ×€€Moreover,€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€40„35„401€(b)(1)€provides€that€any€sentence€not€imposed€in€accordanceÏwith€the€provisions€of€the€Sentencing€Act€may€be€appealed.€€Clearly€a€denial€ofÏjudicial€diversion€could€fall€within€this€category.€€Finally,€this€court€hasÏpreviously€held€that€ð ðan€appeal€may€be€taken€after€entry€of€judgment€when€theÏtrial€court€denies€judicial€diversion.ðð€€òòState€v.€Georgeóó,€830€S.W.2d€79,€80€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1992).ÌÌà àAdditionally,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(b)€provides€that€a€defendant€may€appealÏas€of€right€ð ðany€judgment€of€conviction€entered€by€a€trial€court€from€which€anÍappeal€lies€to€the€Supreme€Court€or€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€...€on€a€plea€ofÏguilty€...€if€the€defendant€seeks€review€of€his€sentence€and€there€was€no€pleaÏagreement€concerning€his€sentence.ðð€€The€record€indicates€that€the€appellant'sÏpleas€of€guilty€were€entered€pursuant€to€the€provisions€of€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.Ï11(e)(1)(c).€€This€rule€provides€that€the€district€attorney€general€and€the€attorneyÏfor€the€defendant€are€in€agreement€"that€a€òòspecificóó€sentence€is€the€appropriateÏdisposition€of€the€case."€€òòIdóó.€(emphasis€added).€€Obviously,€the€appellantððs€pleasÏwere€not€entered€in€conformity€with€this€rule,€as€there€was€no€agreementÏconcerning€the€suitability€of€judicial€diversion.€€Rather,€that€portion€of€the€pleaÏagreement€relating€to€judicial€diversion€was€an€11(e)(1)(b)€agreement.€€ÏAccordingly,€the€appellant,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(b),€could€appeal€anÏarbitrary€denial€of€judicial€diversion€by€the€trial€court.ÌÌÌà àGenerally,€when€reviewing€the€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence€imposedÏby€the€trial€court,€this€court€must€conduct€a€de€novo€review€on€the€record€with€aÏpresumption€that€the€determination€made€by€the€trial€court€is€correct.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€163,€166Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€Moreover,€while€judicial€diversion€is€undoubtably€aÏmanner€of€serving€a€sentence,€it€also€entails€more€than€this€sentencingÏcharacteristic,€i.e.,€it€affects€the€underlying€conviction€as€well.€€òòState€v.ÏAndersonóó,€857€S.W.2d€571,€572€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòBonestelóó,Í871€S.W.2d€at€167.€€Therefore,€the€granting€of€judicial€diversion€rests€within€theÏsound€discretion€of€the€trial€court,€subject€only€to€the€same€constraintsÏapplicable€to€prosecutors€in€the€context€of€pre„trial€diversion.€€òòState€v.€Beverlyóó,Ï894€S.W.2d€292,€293€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòBonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€at€167;ÏòòAndersonóó,€857€S.W.2d€at€572.€€In€order€to€find€an€abuse€of€discretion,€this€courtÏmust€determine€that€no€substantial€evidence€exists€to€support€the€denial.€ÏòòAndersonóó,€857€S.W.2d€at€572.ÌÌà àIn€deciding€whether€to€grant€judicial€diversion,€a€trial€court€shouldÏconsider€the€circumstances€of€the€offense;€the€defendantððs€criminal€record;€theÏdefendantððs€social€history;€if€appropriate,€the€defendantððs€physical€and€mentalÏcondition;€the€likelihood€that€diversion€would€serve€the€ends€of€justice€and€theÏbest€interests€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant;€and€any€other€factorsÏtending€to€accurately€reflect€on€whether€the€defendant€would€become€a€repeatÏoffender.€€òòBonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€at€168€(citing€òòState€v.€Hammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2dÏ352,€355€(Tenn.€1983));€òòState€v.€Ryansóó,€No.€03C01„9503„CR„00071€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€January€16,€1996).€€In€any€event,€ð ð[w]hen€the€trial€courtÏrefuses€to€grant€judicial€diversion€to€the€accused,€the€court€should€clearlyÏarticulate€and€place€in€the€record€the€specific€reasons€for€its€determination.ðð€ÏòòBonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€at€168.€€The€trial€court€failed€to€do€so€in€this€case.€ÏNevertheless,€the€burden€is€first€upon€the€defendant€to€present€adequateÏevidence€upon€which€the€trial€court€may€make€an€informed€decision€regardingÍpre„trial€diversion.€€òòRyansóó,€No.€03C01„9503„CR„00071.€€Accordingly,€evenÏwhen€the€trial€court€has€not€set€forth€the€required€findings,€we€have€affirmed€aÏdenial€of€diversion.€€òòState€v.€Haltomóó,€No.€01C01„9209„CC„00286€(Tenn.€Crim.ÏApp.€at€Nashville),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1993).ÌÌà àIn€the€instant€case,€the€pre„sentence€report€reveals€that,€at€the€time€of€theÏsentencing€hearing,€the€appellant€was€41€years€old€and€had€no€criminal€history.€ÏHe€is€paralyzed€and€confined€to€a€wheel€chair€due€to€a€past€spinal€cord€injury.€ÏHe€is€unemployed,€divorced,€and€lives€alone€in€rural€Madison€County.€€TheÏappellant€dropped€out€of€high€school€in€the€tenth€grade€and€joined€the€UnitedÏStates€Marine€Corps.€€He€served€in€the€Marine€Corps€from€1971€until€1974€andÏreceived€an€honorable€discharge.€€He€obtained€his€GED€at€the€Jackson€StateÏCommunity€College€in€1974.€€The€appellant€maintains€his€innocence€andÏclaims€that€he€pled€guilty€because€ð ð[his]€nerves€couldnððt€take€much€more€of€this.ðð€€ÌÌà àThe€appellantððs€pleas€arose€from€allegations€that€he€had€providedÏalcohol€and€drugs€to€numerous€minors€and€had€engaged€in€sexual€intercourseÏwith€two€fifteen€year€old€girls.€€The€victims€asserted€in€the€victim€impactÏstatements€that,€due€to€the€appellantððs€actions,€they€have€experiencedÏconsiderable€psychological€distress.€€Similarly,€the€father€of€one€of€the€victimsÏtestified€at€the€sentencing€ÌÌÌhearing€that€he€was€upset€by€the€appellantððs€involvement€with€his€daughter.€ÏThe€circumstances€of€the€offense€alone€may€support€a€denial€of€diversion.€ÏòòState€v.€Kyteóó,€874€S.W.2d€631,€634€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ï(Tenn.€1993).€€We€conclude€that€the€record€supports€the€trial€courtððs€denial€ofÏjudicial€diversion.ÌÌà àHowever,€the€greater€question€is€whether€the€appellant's€guilty€pleasÏwere€knowing€and€voluntary,€i.e.,€ð ðmade€with€knowledge€of€the€ððrelevantÏcircumstances€and€likely€consequences.ðððð× ƒ4 ××  ×€€òòKing€v.€Duttonóó,€17€F.3d€151,€153Ï(6th€Cir.),€òòcert.€deniedóó,€òò€€€óó€U.S.€òò€€€óó,€114€S.Ct.€2712€(1994)(citing€òòBrady€v.€UnitedÏStatesóó,€397€U.S.€742,€748,€90€S.Ct.€1463,€1469€(1970)).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòState€v.ÏMackeyóó,€553€S.W.2d€337,€340€(Tenn.€1977)(ð ðthe€record€of€acceptance€of€aÏdefendantððs€plea€of€guilty€must€affirmatively€demonstrate€that€his€decision€wasÏboth€voluntary€and€knowledgeable,€i.e.,€that€he€has€been€made€aware€of€theÏsignificant€consequences€of€such€a€pleaðð).€€In€determining€the€validity€of€a€plea,Ïð ððð[t]he€standard€was€and€remains€whether€the€plea€represents€a€voluntary€andÏintelligent€choice€among€the€alternative€courses€of€action€open€to€theÍdefendant.ðððð€€òòBlankenship€v.€Stateóó,€858€S.W.2d€897,€904€(Tenn.€1993)(citingÏòòNorth€Carolina€v.€Alfordóó,€400€U.S.€25,€31,€91€S.Ct.€160,€164€(1970)).€€AÏdefendant€should€be€ð ðððfully€aware€of€the€direct€consequences€[of€his€guilty€plea],Ïincluding€the€actual€value€of€any€commitments€made€to€him€by€the€court,€theÏprosecutor,€or€his€own€counsel.ðððð€òòBradyóó,€397€U.S.€at€755,€90€S.Ct.€at€1472Ï(citation€omitted).€€òòSee€alsoóó€Advisory€Commission€Comments,€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.Ï11€(the€defendant€must€have€an€understanding€of€those€aspects€of€the€pleaÏagreement€which€are€plea€contingent€and€those€that€are€not€so€that€his€plea€isÏknowing).ÌÌà àIt€is€apparent€from€the€record€that€the€appellant€did€not€understand€thatÏhis€pleas€were€contingent€only€upon€the€trial€courtððs€òòconsiderationóó€of€judicialÏdiversion€rather€than€the€trial€courtððs€òògrantingóó€of€judicial€diversion.€€The€recordÏdemonstrates€that€the€trial€courtððs€attempts€to€explain€to€the€appellant€theÏcondition€of€his€pleas€relating€to€judicial€diversion,€including€the€courtððsÏstatement,€"I€can€allow€you€to€apply,€and€in€two€years€you€can€ask€for€it€and€I€canÏthen€determine€whether€I'll€allow€it€or€not,"€did€not€alleviate€the€appellantððsÏconfusion.€€The€court€apparently€intended€to€convey€to€the€appellant€that,€òòifóó€theÏcourt€granted€the€appellantððs€application€for€judicial€diversion,€òòthenóó,€followingÏthe€appellantððs€service€of€two€years€of€supervised€probation,€the€court€wouldÏconsider€the€appellantððs€application€for€expungement€of€his€record.€€However,€itÏis€equally€apparent€that€the€trial€court€did€not€explain€to€the€appellant€theÍdistinction€between€the€application€for€òòjudicial€diversionóó€and€the€application€forÏòòexpungementóó.€€Adding€confusion€to€the€situation,€the€court€advised€theÏappellant€at€the€conclusion€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€that€he€was€sentenced.€ÏYet,€the€court€could€not€have€sentenced€the€appellant€if€he€had€not€yetÏconsidered€judicial€diversion.€€Judicial€diversion€is€a€sentencing€option.€€AsÏmentioned€earlier,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)€requires€that€the€courtÏð ðwithout€entering€a€judgment€of€guilty€...€defer€further€proceedings€and€place€[aÏdefendant]€on€probation.ðð€€Following€a€successful€probationary€period,€aÏdefendant€may€apply€for€expungment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(b).ÌÌà àAccordingly,€we€remand€this€case€to€the€trial€court.€€In€view€of€theÏconfusion€surrounding€entry€of€the€guilty€pleas,€the€appellant€is€granted€theÏopportunity€to€withdraw€his€guilty€pleas€and€proceed€to€trial€or€other€appropriateÏproceedings,€mutually€agreeable€to€the€appellant€and€the€state.€€In€the€event€theÏappellant€chooses€not€to€withdraw€his€pleas€of€guilty,€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt€is€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌJOE€B.€JONES,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JudgeÌ