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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€  X„d&ÓÑ#€  Xd#ÑÔ€!ÔÑ  ÑÔ€"ÔÑ ` ÑÑ Ü ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓÓÝ  ÝÙ€€ÙÙ€€ÙßL€&'$;+'h|` ´- `€€Lß›à@ àòòIN€THE€COURT€OFÏCRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEóóÌà@ àMAY€1996€SESSIONÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à*à àC.C.A.€#Ï01C01„9506„CC„00213Ìà àà àAPPELLEE,à à€€à à*à àWILLIAMSONÏCOUNTYÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à*à àHon.€HenryÏDenmark€Bell,€JudgeÌTIMOTHY€LANE,€à à€€€à àà à*à à(PretrialÏDiversion)€à àà àÌà àà àAPPELLANT.à à*à àÌÌÌòòÓÓFor€the€Appellant:óóà àà àà àòòà àFor€theÏAppellee:óóÌÌJ.€Timothy€Street,€Attorneyà àà àCharles€W.€BursonÌand€à àà àà àà àà àà àAttorneyÏGeneral€and€ReporterÌE.€Covington€Johnston,€Attorney€à àà àà àÌ136€Fourth€Avenue€South€à àà àEllen€H.€Pollack€à àà àà àà àFranklin,ÏTN€€37064€à àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€General€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0485ÌœÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCharles€D.€BaughÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àand›Ìœ›à àà àà àà àà àà àMark€Puryear€€Ìà àà àà àà àà à€à àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€937Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àFranklin,€TN€€37065„0937ÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:___________________Ìœ›ÌœÌ›ÌAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌœGary›€R.€Wade,€JudgeÇÑ7€¦XXdìXXdæ7Ñà@ àòòOPINIONóóÌà àà àÌÓÓà àà àThe€defendant,€Timothy€Lane,€appeals€the€trial€court's€denial€of€hisÏpetition€for€œpretrial›€diversion.€€Indicted€for€aggravated€assault,€the€defendant€claimsÏthat€the€district€attorney€general€abused€his€discretion€by€denying€the€applicationÏand€that€the€trial€court€should€have€granted€the€request.€€ÌÌà àà àWe€affirm€the€judgment.̛̜à àà àWhether€to€grant€or€deny€an€application€for€pretrial€diversion€is€in€theÏdiscretion€of€the€district€attorney€general.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„15„105;€òòState€v.ÏHammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€352,€353€(Tenn.€1983);€òòState€v.€Carróó,€861€S.W.2d€850,Ï855€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€On€a€petition€for€certiorari,€the€hearing€conducted€byÏthe€trial€judge€is€limited€to€two€issues:€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à(1)à àwhether€the€accused€is€eligible€for€diversion;€andÌÌà8 àà8 à(2)à àwhether€the€attorney€general€abused€hisÏdiscretion€in€refusing€to€divert€the€accused.ÌÌòòState€v.€Watkinsóó,€607€S.W.2d€486,€488„89€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980).€€ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà àIn€making€the€initial€determination,€the€district€attorney€must€considerÏ(1)€the€circumstances€of€the€offense;€(2)€the€defendant's€criminal€record;€(3)€theÍdefendant's€social€history;€(4)€the€defendant's€physical€and€mental€condition;€(5)Ïthe€deterrent€effect€of€punishment€upon€other€criminal€activity;€(6)€the€defendant'sÏamenability€to€correction;€(7)€the€likelihood€that€pretrial€diversion€will€serve€theÏends€of€justice€and€the€best€interests€of€the€defendant€and€the€public;€and€(8)€theÏdefendant's€attitude,€behavior€since€arrest,€prior€record,€home€environment,€currentÏdrug€usage,€emotional€stability,€past€employment,€general€reputation,€maritalÏstability,€family€responsibility,€and€attitude€of€law€enforcement.€€òòState€v.ÏWashingtonóó,€866€S.W.2d€950,€951€(Tenn.€1993)(citing€òòState€v.€Markhamóó,€755ÏS.W.2d€850,€852„53€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988)).€€The€nature€and€circumstances€ofÏthe€alleged€offenses€are€not€only€appropriate€factors€to€be€considered€uponÏapplication€for€diversion€but€may€alone€provide€a€sufficient€basis€for€denial.€€òòStateÏv.€Carróó,€861€S.W.2d€at€855;€òòState€v.€Suttonóó,€668€S.W.2d€678,€680€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1984).ÌÌà àà àThe€circumstances€of€the€case€and€a€generalized€need€forÏdeterrence,€however,€"cannot€be€given€òòcontrollingóó€weight€unless€they€are€'of€suchÏoverwhelming€significance€that€they€[necessarily]€outweigh€all€other€factors.'"€ÏòòWashingtonóó,€866€S.W.2d€at€951€(emphasis€in€original)€(quoting€òòMarkhamóó,€755ÏS.W.2d€at€853).€€Where€there€are€no€"such€exceptional€circumstances,€'the€districtÏattorney€general€must€consider€evidence€which€tends€to€show€that€the€applicant€isÍamenable€to€correction€[by€diversion]€and€is€not€likely€to€commit€further€criminalÏacts.'"€€œòòId.óó;›€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Winsettóó,€882€S.W.2d€806,€810€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).ÌÌà àà àIn€òòState€v.€Herronóó,€767€S.W.2d€l5l,€156€(Tenn.€1989),€our€supremeÏcourt€expounded€upon€the€duties€of€the€district€attorney€general€in€making€the€initialÏassessment:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àThis€requirement€entails€more€than€an€abstractÏstatement€in€the€record€that€the€district€attorney€generalÏhas€considered€these€factors.€€He€must€articulate€why€heÏbelieves€that€a€defendant€in€a€particular€case€does€notÏmeet€the€test.€€If€the€attorney€general€bases€his€decisionÏon€less€than€the€full€complement€of€factors€enumeratedÏin€this€opinion€he€must,€for€the€record,€state€why€heÏconsiders€that€those€he€relies€on€outweigh€the€othersÏsubmitted€for€his€consideration.€€ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà à"The€decision€of€a€district€attorney€general€granting€or€denying€pretrialÏdiversion€to€an€accused€is€said€to€be€'presumptively€correct';€and€the€decisionÏshould€not€be€set€aside€unless€there€has€been€a€'patent€or€gross€abuse€ofÏprosecutorial€discretion.'"€€òòState€v.€Perryóó,€882€S.W.2d€357,€360€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1994)(quoting€òòPace€v.€Stateóó,€566€S.W.2d€861,€870€(Tenn.€1978)).€ÌÌà àà àOn€September€29,€1994,€the€defendant€resided€in€a€trailer€locatedÏupon€property€owned€by€his€sister,€Teresa€McCord,€who€is€listed€in€the€indictmentÏas€the€victim€of€the€alleged€offense.€€The€defendant,€now€32€years€of€age,€is€theÏcustodian€of€his€two€minor€children;€at€the€time€of€the€charges,€he€shared€hisÏresidence€with€his€mother.€€œThe›€defendant€had€been€employed€for€the€last€severalÏyears€in€security€at€the€Baptist€Hospital€in€Nashville.€€Although€not€a€high€schoolÏgraduate,€he€has€an€employment€history€that€includes€work€as€a€dispatcher€in€theÏFairview€Police€Department€and€work€in€traffic€control€in€Nashville.€€The€defendantÏis€licensed€to€carry€a€firearm.€€He€has€no€prior€criminal€record.ÌÌà àà àAn€altercation€occurred€after€the€victim,€who€lived€next€door,€swore€outÏan€unlawful€detainer€warrant€against€the€defendant.€€After€being€notified€of€theÏaction€by€local€authorities,€the€defendant€had€one€or€more€telephone€conversationsÏwith€the€victim€about€how€long€he€could€maintain€his€trailer€on€her€property.€€€€ÌÌà àà àLater,€the€defendant€and€the€victim€argued.€€While€the€facts€areÏcontested,€the€victim€claimed€that€the€defendant€attacked€her€in€her€own€front€yard,Ïstruck€her€in€the€face,€and€punched€his€finger€into€her€eyes€until€she€was€helpless.€ÏThe€victim,€who€suffered€serious€injuries€to€her€eyes,€was€hospitalized.€ÏPhotographs€in€the€record€substantiate€the€severity€of€her€injuries.€€The€defendantÍclaimed€that€the€victim€initiated€the€altercation.€€He€asserted€that€his€sister€grabbedÏhim€by€the€throat,€cutting€off€his€air€supply,€and€that€he€panicked,€swinging€wildly,Ïuntil€she€released€her€hold.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€district€attorney€general€denied€diversion€due€to€the€violentÏnature€of€the€assault.€€It€was€his€opinion€that€the€defendant€had€been€untruthful€andÏhad€not€offered€restitution€or€otherwise€accepted€responsibility€for€his€act.€€WhileÏacknowledging€that€the€defendant€had€a€positive€social€history€and€no€prior€record,Ïthe€district€attorney€general€denied€the€application€after€weighing€allÏconsiderations,€including€the€serious€injuries€to€the€victim€and€the€need€to€deter€theÏcommission€of€violent€offenses.€€ÌÌà àà àAs€indicated,€the€nature€and€circumstances€of€the€offense€may€be€anÏappropriate€basis€for€the€denial€of€pretrial€diversion.€€The€severity€of€the€injuries€to€aÏvictim€is€a€factor.€€That€the€defendant,€a€security€officer,€had€a€background€in€lawÏenforcement€and€had€been€licensed€to€carry€a€weapon€is€also€a€source€ofÏlegitimate€concern.€€Moreover,€any€failure€on€his€part€to€accept€responsibility€for€hisÏactions,€either€through€an€offer€to€pay€medical€expenses€or€otherwise,€reflects€uponÏhis€amenability€for€rehabilitation.€€Under€all€of€these€circumstances,€this€courtÏcannot€say€that€the€district€attorney€abused€his€discretion.€€While€judicial€diversionÍmay€be€a€consideration,€the€district€attorney€general€clearly€acted€within€hisÏdiscretionary€authority€by€denying€this€application.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313.€€ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à___________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeÌœÇCONCUR:›ÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌJoseph€M.€Tipton,€Judge€ÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌWilliam€M.€Barker,€Judge