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ó(v(2ÏŸ$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€XYXXXÔÔ€ô¦ÇôXXYÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó ÜÝ ƒ âÿ$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€XY»XXXÔÔ€ô†ãôXXY»Ôà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝIt€is€not€clear€what€the€district€attorney€general€was€referring€to€when€he€indicated€that€AppellantÐ `  Ðhad€not€claimed€any€physical€or€mental€impairment.€€Indeed,€the€record€indicates€that€Appellant€did€claimÏthat€she€suffered€through€a€difficult€pregnancy€and€subsequent€delivery€shortly€before€the€offenses€atÏissue€here.€€However,€we€conclude€that€under€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€this€factor€does€not€affectÏthe€ultimate€determination€of€whether€the€district€attorney€general€abused€his€discretion€when€he€deniedÏthe€request€for€pretrial€diversion. ~Ý ƒ 8'$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X XXXÔÔ€ô¶æô XXÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€district€attorney€general€also€based€his€decision€to€deny€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion€onÐ `  Ðthe€need€for€deterrence.€€While€Appellant€is€correct€that€the€record€does€not€contain€any€evidence€aboutÏthe€need€for€general€deterrence,€we€conclude€that€under€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€this€factor€doesÏnot€affect€the€ultimate€determination€of€whether€the€district€attorney€general€abused€his€discretion€when€heÏdenied€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion. €Ý ƒ âÿ$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€XY»XXXÔÔ€ô†ãôXXY»Ôà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€district€attorney€general€is€not€required€to€include€in€the€record€all€the€evidence€relied€upon€toÐ `  Ðdeny€diversion.€€òòPinkhamóó,€955€S.W.2d€at€960.€€Instead,€the€district€attorney€general€must€identify€theÐ Ô t Ðfactual€basis€and€rationale€for€the€decision€to€deny€pretrial€diversion€and€that€information€should€beÏsufficiently€detailed€so€that€the€defendant€can€ascertain€the€existence€of€any€factual€disputes.€€òòId.óóÐ P ð Ð 1Ý ƒ 8'$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X XXXÔÔ€ô¶æô XXÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝAppellant€relies€on€òòState€v.€Kirkóó,€868€S.W.2d€739€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993),€for€the€propositionÐ `  Ðthat€the€district€attorney€general€abused€his€discretion€when€he€denied€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion.€ÏAlthough€this€Court€held€in€òòKirkóó€that€the€district€attorney€general€in€that€case€had€abused€his€discretionÐ Ü | Ðwhen€he€denied€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion,€this€Court€stated€that€the€holding€was€based€on€the€factÏthat€there€was€no€evidence€in€the€record€that€supported€the€district€attorney€generalððs€conclusoryÏallegations.€€òòId.óó€at€742ð!ð43.€€As€previously€stated,€that€is€not€the€case€here.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular €Ý ƒ 8'$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X XXXÔÔ€ô¶æô XXÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€district€attorney€general€is€not€required€to€include€in€the€record€all€the€evidence€relied€upon€toÐ `  Ðdeny€diversion.€€òòPinkhamóó,€955€S.W.2d€at€960.€€Instead,€the€district€attorney€general€must€identify€theÐ  ¾ Ðfactual€basis€and€rationale€for€the€decision€to€deny€pretrial€diversion€and€that€information€should€beÏsufficiently€detailed€so€that€the€defendant€can€ascertain€the€existence€of€any€factual€disputes.€€òòId.óóÐ š : Ð,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular ÜÝ ƒ 8'$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X XXXÔÔ€ô¶æô XXÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝIt€is€not€clear€what€the€district€attorney€general€was€referring€to€when€he€indicated€that€AppellantÐ `  Ðhad€not€claimed€any€physical€or€mental€impairment.€€Indeed,€the€record€indicates€that€Appellant€did€claimÏthat€she€suffered€through€a€difficult€pregnancy€and€subsequent€delivery€shortly€before€the€offenses€atÏissue€here.€€However,€we€conclude€that€under€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€this€factor€does€not€affectÏthe€ultimate€determination€of€whether€the€district€attorney€general€abused€his€discretion€when€he€deniedÏthe€request€for€pretrial€diversion.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular ~Ý ƒ 8'$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X XXXÔÔ€ô¶æô XXÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€district€attorney€general€also€based€his€decision€to€deny€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion€onÐ `  Ðthe€need€for€deterrence.€€While€Appellant€is€correct€that€the€record€does€not€contain€any€evidence€aboutÏthe€need€for€general€deterrence,€we€conclude€that€under€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€this€factor€doesÏnot€affect€the€ultimate€determination€of€whether€the€district€attorney€general€abused€his€discretion€when€heÏdenied€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular 1Ý ƒ 8'$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X XXXÔÔ€ô¶æô XXÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝAppellant€relies€on€òòState€v.€Kirkóó,€868€S.W.2d€739€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993),€for€the€propositionÐ `  Ðthat€the€district€attorney€general€abused€his€discretion€when€he€denied€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion.€ÏAlthough€this€Court€held€in€òòKirkóó€that€the€district€attorney€general€in€that€case€had€abused€his€discretionÐ Ü | Ðwhen€he€denied€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion,€this€Court€stated€that€the€holding€was€based€on€the€factÏthat€there€was€no€evidence€in€the€record€that€supported€the€district€attorney€generalððs€conclusoryÏallegations.€€òòId.óó€at€742ð!ð43.€€As€previously€stated,€that€is€not€the€case€here.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular d'ÿÿdxd(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýñ6ññ1ñ›ñ1ññ6ñÑ` °ÑÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€ŠÂÍŠXXÔÔ€Š#^ŠŠŠÂÍÔÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€ ÑÑ7€öiXXdìXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òñ6ñßr€ *<,(j 8 `€€@E<f  tt0"t` ¨Ørß›ñ6ñIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÐ `  ÐÌAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌFEBRUARY€SESSION,€1999ÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à À à)à  àC.C.A.€NO.€03C01„9805„CR„00169Ð ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àó ó)Ð ` Ðà ` àAppellee,à  àà h àà À àò ò)Ð Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHAMILTON€COUNTYÐ Xø  ÐVS.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à  àHON.€STEPHEN€M.€BEVILó óÐ Xø  Ðœò òDEñ2ñBñ2ññ3ñDñ3ñRA›€A.€LANE,ó óà  àà h àà À àò ò)à  àJUDGEó óÐ Xø  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò ò)ó óÐ Xø Ðà ` àAppellant.à  àà h àà À àò ò)à  à(Direct€Appeal)Ð Xø Ðó óÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌòòÓ  ÓFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:à h àà À àà  àòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ð 8Ø ÐÌDON€W.€POOLEà  àà h àà À àà  àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÐ ( È Ð732€Cherry€Streetà  àà h àà À àà  àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ  !À ÐChattanooga,€TN€€37402Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àELLEN€H.€POLLACKÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àœAssisñ4ñsñ4ñtant›€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àBILL€COXÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àH.€C.€BRIGHTÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àThird€Floor€Hamilton€County„CityÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àCourtððs€BuildingÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àChattanooga,€TN€€37402ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÐ  p6-.S ÐÓ  Óò òòòÔ‡„И„ŠŠ#^ÔOPINIONóóó óÔ#†Š#^Š„„И' #ÔÐ `  ÐÓ  ÓÓÓÌà ` àOn€November€19,€1997,€the€Hamilton€County€Grand€Jury€indictedÏAppellant€Dedra€A.€Lane€for€aggravated€assault€and€for€unlawfully€carrying€aÏweapon€with€intent€to€go€armed.€€On€January€12,€1998,€Appellant€filed€anÏapplication€for€pretrial€diversion€with€the€district€attorney€general.€€The€districtÏattorney€general€denied€the€application.€€On€April€1,€1998,€Appellant€filed€aÏpetition€for€writ€of€certiorari€in€the€Hamilton€County€Criminal€Court,€alleging€thatÏthe€district€attorney€general€had€abused€his€discretion€when€he€denied€herÏpetition.€€After€a€hearing€on€April€6,€1998,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€districtÏattorney€general€did€not€abuse€his€discretion€when€he€denied€Appellantððs€petition.€ÏOn€April€23,€1998,€Appellant€filed€a€motion€to€appeal€the€interlocutory€order.€€TheÏtrial€court€initially€denied€the€motion,€but€the€trial€court€subsequently€rescinded€itsÏoriginal€order€and€granted€permission€to€appeal.€€On€June€18,€1998,€this€CourtÏgranted€Appellant€an€interlocutory€appeal€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€9.ÏAppellant€challenges€the€denial€of€her€petition€for€pretrial€diversion,€raising€theÏfollowing€issue:€whether€the€trial€court€correctly€found€that€the€district€attorneyÏgeneral€did€not€abuse€his€discretion€when€he€denied€Appellantððs€petition€forÏpretrial€diversion.€€After€a€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt.ÌÌà@II,®àò òFACTSó óˆÐ „1$() ÐÌà ` àThe€record€indicates€that€Appellant€married€James€(Jim)€M.€Lane,€Jr.,€onÏAugust€14,€1996.€€On€May€20,€1997,€Appellant€gave€birth€to€their€son,€EthanÏLane.€€Appellant€and€Ethan€Lane€moved€out€of€the€home€they€shared€with€Mr.Ð T9ô/1 ÐLane€on€June€13,€1997.€€On€July€1,€1997,€Mr.€Lane€asked€to€see€Ethan.€ÏAppellant€took€Ethan€to€Mr.€Laneððs€home€on€July€2,€1997,€with€the€understandingÏthat€Mr.€Lane€would€return€Ethan€on€July€4,€1997.€€ÌÌà ` àOn€July€4,€1997,€Mr.€Lane€called€Appellant€at€her€place€of€employment€atÏapproximately€11:30€a.m.€Appellant€then€called€the€police€station€and€left€aÏmessage€for€Detective€Chris€Chambers.€€Appellant€then€reported€to€herÏsupervisor€that€Mr.€Lane€was€not€going€to€return€Ethan€and€she€was€going€to€tryÏto€get€Ethan€back.€€The€supervisor€then€offered€to€drive€Appellant€to€Mr.€LaneððsÏhome,€but€Appellant€refused€and€told€her€supervisor€that€he€did€not€need€to€getÏinvolved€in€the€situation.€ÌÌà ` àShortly€thereafter,€Appellant€stopped€at€a€gas€station€to€fill€up€her€car.€ÏDetective€Chambers€then€paged€Appellant€and€when€Appellant€called€him€back,ÏChambers€told€Appellant€to€meet€him€and€some€other€officers€at€another€location.€ÏWhen€Appellant€told€Chambers€that€Mr.€Lane€would€not€give€Ethan€back,ÏChambers€told€Appellant€that€unless€there€was€a€court€order,€the€police€could€notÏtake€Ethan€from€Mr.€Lane.€€Appellant€did€not€tell€Chambers€that€Ethan€was€inÏdanger.€ÌÌà ` àAppellant€then€drove€for€approximately€forty„five€minutes€to€a€locationÏwhere€she€met€Officer€Porter€McKamey.€€McKamey€then€told€Appellant€thatÏbecause€she€and€Mr.€Lane€were€not€divorced,€the€police€could€not€take€EthanÏfrom€Mr.€Lane€if€he€did€not€want€to€give€up€custody.€€McKamey€then€toldÏAppellant€that€he€wanted€her€to€wait€until€another€officer€arrived.€€Appellant€thenÏresponded€that€she€would€go€and€get€Ethan€herself€because€ð ðshe€could€probablyÐ Ð9p02 Ðget€more€accomplished€without€a€car€being€there€at€that€particular€time.ðð€ÏAppellant€did€not€tell€McKamey€that€Ethan€was€in€danger.€ÌÌà ` àAppellant€then€left€that€location€and€traveled€to€Mr.€Laneððs€home.€€AppellantÏsubsequently€entered€the€home€and€pointed€a€.380€automatic€handgun€at€Mr.ÏLaneððs€head.€€Appellant€then€forced€Mr.€Lane€to€sit€down€and€she€beganÏscreaming€and€yelling.€€At€this€time,€Ethan€Lane€was€upstairs€with€Mr.€LaneððsÏtwelve„year„old€son€from€a€previous€marriage,€Eric€Lane.€ÌÌà ` àAfter€Officer€McKamey€met€Officer€Sharkie€Adams€at€the€gas€station,€theÏtwo€officers€traveled€to€Mr.€Laneððs€home.€€Upon€arriving€at€the€scene,€McKameyÏcould€see€that€Appellant€was€pointing€a€gun€at€Mr.€Laneððs€head.€€When€McKameyÏordered€Appellant€to€drop€the€gun,€Appellant€turned€around€and€said€ð ðnoðð€andÏthen€turned€and€pointed€the€gun€at€Mr.€Laneððs€head€again.€€McKamey€consideredÏshooting€Appellant,€but€decided€not€to€because€he€would€have€had€to€fire€throughÏa€glass€door€and€the€bullet€probably€would€have€been€deflected.€ÌÌà ` àShortly€thereafter,€Detective€Chambers€entered€Mr.€Laneððs€home€and€sawÏthat€Appellant€had€cocked€the€gun€and€was€pointing€it€at€Mr.€Laneððs€head.€ÏChambers€then€heard€Appellant€say€ð ðYouððre€going€to€sign€this€child€over€to€me.€ÏIððm€not€ððFðð€Lori€Lane.€€Youððre€not€going€to€mess€with€me.€€Iððm€[sic]€kill€you.ðð€ÏChambers€then€snuck€up€behind€Appellant€and€tackled€her€and€took€the€gunÏaway.€ÌÌà ` àAccording€to€Appellantððs€version€of€events,€she€had€suffered€through€aÏdifficult€pregnancy€and€subsequent€delivery€and€she€had€never€received€any€helpÐ Ð9p02 Ðfrom€Mr.€Lane.€€Further,€Mr.€Lane€had€told€her€during€the€telephone€call€that€sheÏwould€not€get€Ethan€back€unless€she€made€a€deal€with€him€about€payment€ofÏchild€support.€€Mr.€Lane€then€stated€that€he€was€going€to€take€Ethan€on€a€ð ðroadÏtrip.ðð€€Appellant€testified€that€she€only€pointed€the€gun€at€Mr.€Lane€so€that€sheÏcould€get€Ethan€back€and€because€she€believed€that€Mr.€Lane€would€kill€EthanÏif€she€did€not€take€action.€€Appellant€also€testified€that€although€she€did€notÏremember€everything€she€said€during€the€incident,€she€did€not€say€that€she€wouldÏkill€Mr.€Lane.€€Appellant€further€testified€that€while€she€acknowledged€that€whatÏshe€had€done€was€criminally€wrong,€she€believed€that€what€she€had€done€wasÏmorally€right.€ÌÌà ` àAccording€to€Mr.€Laneððs€version€of€events,€he€and€Appellant€had€agreedÏduring€the€telephone€call€to€meet€at€his€home€to€discuss€Ethanððs€care.€€Mr.€LaneÏdenied€telling€Appellant€that€he€would€take€Ethan€away€so€that€she€would€neverÏsee€him€again.€€Mr.€Lane€stated€that€he€had€been€working€for€the€city€for€twentyÏyears€and€he€was€raising€two€boys,€thus,€he€would€not€go€anywhere€else.€ÌÌà ` àMr.€Lane€testified€that€when€he€let€Appellant€into€his€home,€she€cocked€theÏgun€and€held€it€to€the€back€of€his€head.€€Appellant€then€made€some€ð ðabusiveÏremarksðð€that€were€ð ðquite€vulgar.ðð€€Appellant€then€told€Mr.€Lane€that€she€wasÏgoing€to€kill€him€and€she€would€only€receive€an€eighteen€month€sentenceÏbecause€it€would€be€her€first€offense.€€At€that€time,€Appellant€heard€Eric€LaneÏmake€a€noise€and€she€stated€that€she€was€ð ðnot€going€to€leave€any€witnesses.ððÌÌà ` àMr.€Lane€also€testified€that€when€Officer€McKamey€told€Appellant€to€put€theÏgun€down,€she€told€Mr.€Lane,€ð ðGet€ready€to€meet€your€Fððing€maker.ðð€€Mr.€LaneÐ Ð9p02 Ðstated€that€as€a€result€of€Appellantððs€actions,€he€and€Eric€Lane€had€both€lost€a€lotÏof€weight€and€Eric€had€to€undergo€therapy.€ÌÌà ` àAccording€to€Eric€Lane,€he€was€at€Mr.€Laneððs€home€when€AppellantÏentered€the€home€with€a€gun.€€When€Appellant€heard€Eric€walking€up€the€stairs,Ïshe€made€some€ð ðvery€violentðð€remarks.€€Eric€stated€that€Appellant€alsoÏthreatened€to€kill€Mr.€Lane€and€said€that€she€would€only€receive€an€eighteenÏmonth€sentence€for€doing€so.€€Eric€also€stated€that€as€a€result€of€AppellantððsÏactions,€he€could€not€sleep€at€night,€he€had€been€unable€to€maintain€a€stableÏweight,€and€he€had€been€taking€medication.€ÌÌà ` àNumerous€individuals€either€testified€at€the€hearing€or€submittedÏstatements€with€the€petition€for€pretrial€diversion€indicating€that€they€believed€thatÏAppellant€was€a€good€person€and€that€her€actions€during€the€events€in€questionÏwere€inconsistent€with€her€previous€behavior.€ÌÌà ` àThe€district€attorney€general€denied€Appellantððs€petition€for€pretrialÏdiversion€based€on€the€following€reasons:Ìñ,ñÓÓñ,ñà0 ` àà ¸ à5.€€The€Defendantððs€ð ðsocial€historyðð€is€generally€good.€€TheÏinformation€about€the€Defendantððs€past€comes€mainly€from€her€filings€withÏher€diversion€application€and€with€the€Court.€€It€appears€that€she€has€noÏpast€criminal€history;€that€she€is€employed€in€a€well„paid,€responsibleÏposition;€and€has€no€history€of€drug€or€alcohol€abuse€which€has€resultedÏin€arrest.€€Her€educational€attainments€and€ð ðcontributions€to€societyðð€areÏunremarkable.€€Several€people€including€law€enforcement€officers€attest€toÏher€otherwise€good€character.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à6.€€The€Defendant€married€on€her€twentieth€birthday€and€wasÏdivorced€less€than€two€years€later.€€She€married€the€victim€of€this€crimeÏthree€years€later,€and€bore€a€child€nine€months€afterward.€€She€committedÏthis€crime€a€few€weeks€after€the€birth.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à7.€€The€Defendant€claims€no€physical€or€psychological€impairment.€Ïâ âShe€has€continued€to€function€well€both€before€and€after€the€crime.ÐØ8x/1` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à8.€€Information€surrounding€the€circumstances€of€the€crime€comesÏâ âfrom€the€Defendantððs€version€as€well€as€the€reports€of€the€victim€and€lawÏenforcement€officers.€€These€witnesses€will€be€available€for€testimony€atÏthe€hearing€in€this€matter.€€The€undisputed€facts€are€that€the€DefendantÏand€the€victim€had€disagreements€and€had€separated.€€No€divorce€or€otherÏproceedings€had€begun.€€They€shared€child€care€duties.€€Following€aÏdispatch€to€the€victimððs€home,€Sheriffððs€deputies€found€the€DefendantÏholding€the€victim€at€the€point€of€a€loaded€pistol.€€The€infant€and€theÏvictimððs€child€from€a€previous€marriage€were€in€the€house.€€She€refused€toÏdrop€or€point€away€the€gun,€and€was€eventually€tackled€by€DetectiveÏChambers.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à9.€€The€Defendant€claims€that€she€was€telephoned€earlier€by€theÏvictim€and€that€he€told€her€that€he€would€not€relinquish€the€child.€€SheÏclaims€that€she€believed€that€the€victim€intended€to€harm€the€infant.€€SheÏtold€a€co„worker€about€this,€and€the€co„worker€offered€to€assist.€€TheÏDefendant€rejected€this€offer.€€She€then,€after€the€passage€of€time,€calledÏdeputies€and€met€them€at€a€market.€€She€was€told€that€the€officers€wouldÏdeal€with€the€situation.€€She€refused€this€help,€left,€and€went€to€the€victimððsÏhouse.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à10.€€The€victim,€a€senior€Firefighter,€denies€having€refused€to€turnÏover€the€child.€€He€says€that€he€expected€the€Defendant€to€remove€theÏchild,€and€that€the€childððs€traveling€bag€was€packed€and€waiting.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à11.€€Detective€Chambers€explains€that€there€had€been€a€previousÏcall€to€the€Lanesðð€house,€and€that€he€had€explained€to€the€Defendant€theÏhelp€available€to€her€in€case€of€violence€or€danger.€€Chambers€is€a€longÏtime€acquaintance€of€the€victim.€€Immediately€before€going€to€the€victimððsÏhouse,€Chambers€told€the€Defendant€to€wait€and€that€he€would€come€helpÏwith€the€problem.€€At€that€time,€the€Defendant€referred€to€the€gun€she€had.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à12.€€Witnesses€will€testify€that€they€believe€the€Defendant€intendedÏto€kill€the€victim,€and€that€only€Chambersðð€physical€intervention€preventedÏher.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à13.€€The€State€believes€that€the€Defendantððs€pre„offense€history€isÏnot€inconsistent€with€the€idea€of€rehabilitation.€€She€was€an€honest€citizenÏof€good€apparent€character.€€There€appears€at€this€time€nothing€to€indicateÏthat€she€will€re„offend.€€However,€there€was€nothing€in€that€history€toÏindicate€that€she€would€offend€the€first€time,€either.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à14.€€The€State€believes€that€the€Defendantððs€actions€even€as€sheÏexplains€them€indicate€that€she€is€a€poor€candidate€for€rehabilitation€andÏthat€she€must€be€specifically€deterred€and€punished.€€This€is€a€successful,Ïarticulate€person€who€is€used€to€solving€problems€every€day.€€TheÏDefendant,€already€experienced€with€the€process€of€divorce,€rejected€theÏlawful€path€to€deal€with€the€situation€she€claims€existed.€€Although€sheÏclaims€that€she€was€concerned€for€the€infantððs€safety,€she€did€notÏimmediately€call€for€help.€€The€Defendant€repeatedly,€over€a€period€ofÏhours,€actively€rejected€the€assistance€of€a€co„worker€and€the€police.€€EvenÏafter€the€officers€arrived,€she€continued€to€menace€and€terrorize€the€victim.€ÏEven€if€the€Defendantððs€claims€are€true,€they€provide€neither€defense€norÏjustification.€€She€continues€to€blame€the€victim€for€her€conduct.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à15.€€There€is€no€reason€to€believe€that€the€Defendantððs€version€isÏaccurate.€€Her€actions€are€inconsistent€with€a€parent€fearing€for€her€infantððsÏsafety.€€They€are€more€consistent€with€a€woman€who€chose,€afterÐ Ð9p02 Ðdeliberation€and€premeditation,€to€take€a€gun€in€hand€to€settle€a€score.€ÏThe€victim€maintains€that€the€Defendantððs€story€is€a€fabrication.€€At€thisÏpoint,€the€State€agrees.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à16.€€The€Defendant€trivializes€and€depreciates€the€harm€she€didð"ðð ðÏ.€.€.€(she)€caused€no€harm€or€difficulty€to€Mr.€Lane€whatsoever.ðð€€Mr.€LaneÏand€his€son€have€suffered€harm€as€they€will€testify.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à17.€€In€addition€to€specific€deterrence,€the€Defendantððs€actions€callÏfor€general€deterrence€and€diversion€would€depreciate€the€seriousness€ofÏthe€crimes.€€The€Defendantððs€conduct€is€the€fruit€of€two€crimes,€the€assaultÏand€the€unlawful€carrying€of€the€pistol,€which€began€some€time€previously.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à18.€€The€Defendantððs€conduct€threatened€harm€to€7€[later€amendedÏto€nine]€peopleð"ðthe€Defendant,€the€victim,€the€three€[later€amended€toÏfive]€officers,€the€victimððs€son,€and€the€infant€child.€€Two€of€these€wereÏespecially€vulnerable€due€to€age.€€Detective€Chambers€and€the€otherÏDeputies€chose€not€to€shoot€the€Defendant,€but€increased€their€risk€byÏexposing€themselves€to€her€fire.€€The€State€commends€their€restraint.€€ThatÏrestraint€continued€in€the€Courts,€when€the€Defendant€was€charged€withÏthese€offenses€rather€than€additional€Felony€Reckless€Endangerments€orÏEspecially€Aggravated€Kidnapping,€a€class€A€felony.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à19.€€Homicide€is€the€most€serious€crime.€€This€is€a€case€in€which€theÏDefendant€may€well€have€killed€if€the€Deputies€had€not€intervened.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à20.€€This€is€a€ð ðdomesticðð€crime.€€In€recognition€of€the€harm€done€toÏour€community€by€this€sort€of€crime,€the€justice€system€and€legislature€haveÏacknowledged€our€responsibility€to€treat€these€cases€seriously€and€toÏprovide€assistance€to€prevent€them.€€These€efforts€are€under€way€in€thisÏCounty€and€are€succeeding,€in€part€due€to€a€public€perception€that€theseÏcrimes€will€be€taken€seriously.€€The€Defendant€should€not€be€rewarded€forÏrejecting€assistance.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðà0 ` àà ¸ à21.€€On€balance,€the€State€believes€that€the€factors€against€diversionÏfar€outweigh€those€in€favor.€€The€interests€of€justice€demand€that€this€caseÏproceed€to€a€determination€of€guilt.Ð ` T$` T$ Ðñ,ñÓ½,Óñ,ñÌà@’’*®àò òANALYSISó óˆÐ X)ø! ÐÌà ` àAppellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€found€that€the€districtÏattorney€general€did€not€abuse€his€discretion€when€he€denied€her€petition€forÏpretrial€diversion.€€We€disagree.ÌÌà ` àThe€decision€to€grant€pre-trial€diversion€rests€within€the€discretion€of€theÏdistrict€attorney€general.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-15-105(b)(3)€(Supp.€1998);€òòStateÐ ø6˜-/ Ðv.€Pinkhamóó,€955€S.W.2d€956,€959€(Tenn.€1997);€òòState€v.€Lutryóó,€938€S.W.2d€431,Ð è8ˆ/1 Ð433€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€The€district€attorney€general€must€consider€theÏfollowing€factors€when€making€that€determination:Ìñ-ñÓÓñ-ñà0 ` àthe€circumstances€of€the€offense;€€the€criminal€record,€social€history,€andÏpresent€condition€of€the€defendant,€including€his€mental€and€physicalÏconditions€where€appropriate;€€the€deterrent€effect€of€punishment€uponÏother€criminal€activity;€€the€defendantððs€amenability€to€correction;€€theÏlikelihood€that€pre-trial€diversion€will€serve€the€ends€of€justice€and€the€bestÏinterests€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant;€€and€the€applicantððs€attitude,Ïbehavior€since€arrest,€prior€record,€home€environment,€current€drug€usage,Ïemotional€stability,€past€employment,€general€reputation,€marital€stability,Ïfamily€responsibility,€and€attitude€of€law€enforcement.€€ñ.ñÐ ` T$` T$ Ðñ.ñÌñ-ñÓhLÓñ-ñòòState€v.€Morganóó,€934€S.W.2d€77,€81€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€ð ðIf€the€districtÐ ð  Ðattorney€general€denies€pretrial€diversion,€that€denial€must€be€written€and€mustÏinclude€both€an€enumeration€of€the€evidence€that€was€considered€and€aÏdiscussion€of€the€factors€considered€and€weight€accorded€each.ðð€€òòPinkhamóó,€955Ð À` ÐS.W.2d€at€960.ñ1ñ׃×ñ1ññ1ñ׃×ñ1ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð °P ÐÌà ` àIf€pretrial€diversion€is€denied€by€the€district€attorney€general,€a€defendantÏmay€petition€for€a€writ€of€certiorari€to€the€trial€court.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„15„¼105(b)(3)€(Supp.€1998).€€However,€the€decision€of€the€district€attorney€general€ð ðisÏpresumptively€correct€and€shall€be€reversed€only€when€the€appellant€establishesÏthat€there€has€been€a€patent€or€gross€abuse€of€prosecutorial€discretion.ðð€€€òòStateÐ P*ð " Ðv.€Houstonóó,€900€S.W.2d€712,€714€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€ð ðIn€order€to€establishÐ @,à"$ Ðabuse€of€discretion,€the€record€must€show€an€absence€of€any€substantialÏevidence€to€support€the€district€attorney[€generalððs]€refusal€to€grant€pretrialÏdiversion.ðð€€òòId.óó€(citation€and€internal€quotations€omitted).€€ð ðThe€trial€court€may€onlyÐ 2°(* Ðconsider€evidence€considered€by€the€district€attorney€general€in€the€decisionÐ 4 *, Ðdenying€pre-trial€diversion,€and€the€trial€court€may€not€substitute€its€judgment€forÏthat€of€the€district€attorney€general€when€his€decision€is€supported€by€theÏevidence.ðð€€òòLutryóó,€938€S.W.2d€at€433€(citations€omitted).€€For€purposes€of€review,Ð @ à Ðthe€findings€of€the€trial€court€are€binding€on€this€Court€unless€the€evidenceÏpreponderates€against€such€findings.€€òòHoustonóó,€900€S.W.2d€at€715.€€Ð  À ÐÌà ` àContrary€to€Appellantððs€assertions,€the€record€indicates€that€the€districtÏattorney€general€evaluated€each€of€the€relevant€factors€in€making€theÏdetermination€to€deny€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion.€€Further,€the€recordÏindicates€that€the€district€attorney€generalððs€conclusions€are€generally€supportedÏby€the€evidence€in€the€record.ÌÌà ` àThe€district€attorney€general€recognized€that€there€were€several€factors€thatÏwould€support€a€grant€of€pretrial€diversion.€€The€district€attorney€generalÏrecognized€that€Appellant€had€no€previous€criminal€record,€that€her€social€historyÏwas€generally€good,€and€that€she€had€a€good€reputation€in€the€community.€€TheÏdistrict€attorney€general€also€recognized€that€Appellant€had€a€good€employmentÏhistory€and€she€had€no€history€of€drug€or€alcohol€abuse.ñ1ñ׃ ×ñ1ññ1ñ׃×ñ1ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€However,€the€districtÐ P*ð " Ðattorney€general€determined€that€these€factors€were€outweighed€by€other€factorsÏwhich€indicated€that€pretrial€diversion€was€not€appropriate.ÌÌà ` àThe€district€attorney€general€determined€that€the€circumstances€of€theÏoffenses€indicated€that€pretrial€diversion€was€not€appropriate.€€The€districtÐ 4 *, Ðattorney€general€noted€that€during€the€incident€at€Mr.€Laneððs€home,€AppellantÏendangered€the€lives€of€Mr.€Lane,€two€minor€children,€and€several€police€officers.€ÏThe€district€attorney€general€also€relied€on€the€fact€that€Appellant€had€refused€toÏput€the€gun€down€even€when€ordered€to€do€so€by€police.€€The€district€attorneyÏgeneral€also€relied€on€evidence€which€indicated€that€Appellant€would€have€killedÏMr.€Lane€if€the€police€had€not€intervened.€€Indeed,€Jim€and€Eric€Lane€bothÏtestified€that€Appellant€stated€that€she€was€going€to€kill€Mr.€Lane€and€she€wouldÏonly€receive€an€eighteen€month€sentence€for€doing€so.€€Chambers€also€testifiedÏthat€he€heard€Appellant€tell€Mr.€Lane€that€she€was€going€to€kill€him.€ò òÐ à€ Ðó óÌà ` àThe€district€attorney€general€also€based€his€decision€to€deny€the€requestÏfor€pretrial€diversion€on€Appellantððs€poor€potential€for€rehabilitation.€€First,€theÏdistrict€attorney€general€found€that€Appellantððs€version€of€the€events€was€aÏfabrication.€€The€district€attorney€general€based€that€determination€on€theÏAppellantððs€acting€in€a€way€that€was€inconsistent€with€a€belief€that€Ethan€was€inÏdanger.€€Indeed,€the€record€indicates€that€Appellant€did€not€tell€either€ChambersÏor€McKamey€that€Ethan€was€in€danger€and€that€she€refused€to€put€the€gun€awayÏwhen€the€police€officers€arrived€at€Mr.€Laneððs€home.€€The€district€attorney€generalÏalso€based€his€determination€that€Appellant€had€poor€potential€for€rehabilitationÏon€the€fact€that€Appellant€had€refused€the€help€of€law€enforcement€officers€andÏhad€decided€to€take€œmatñ5ñtñ5ñers›€into€her€own€hands.€€In€fact,€Appellant€testified€thatÏshe€purposefully€took€the€gun€with€her€to€Mr.€Laneððs€home€for€use€in€retrievingÏEthan.€€The€district€attorney€general€also€determined€that€Appellant€had€poorÏpotential€for€rehabilitation€because€she€had€failed€to€accept€responsibility€for€herÏactions.€€Indeed,€Appellant€testified€at€the€hearing,€ð ðI€understand€that,€criminally,ÏI€did€wrong;€but,€as€far€as€my€child€still€breathing,€I€did€right,€morally.ðð€€Further,Ð Ð9p02 Ðafter€observing€Appellantððs€demeanor€and€listening€to€her€testimony,€the€trialÏcourt€found€that€Appellant€had€shown€that€she€was€not€capable€of€handling€angerÏand€she€was€likely€to€become€volatile€again€in€similar€situations.€ÌÌà ` àThe€district€attorney€general€also€based€his€decision€to€deny€the€requestÏfor€pretrial€diversion€on€Appellantððs€attitude.€€Specifically,€the€district€attorneyÏgeneral€found€that€Appellant€had€continued€to€trivialize€the€harm€she€had€doneÏwhile€committing€the€offenses€in€this€case.€€Indeed,€Appellant€testified€that€otherÏthan€scaring€him,€she€did€not€harm€Mr.€Lane€during€the€incident€in€question.€ÏAppellant€also€placed€the€blame€on€the€victim€by€testifying€that€the€only€reasonÏthe€incident€happened€was€because€of€the€actions€of€Mr.€Lane.€€In€addition,€afterÏobserving€Appellantððs€demeanor€and€listening€to€her€testimony,€the€trial€courtÏstated€that€Appellant€was€ð ðvery€bitter,ðð€ð ðvery€vindictive,ðð€ð ðfilled€with€anger,ðð€andÏð ðfilled€with€resentment€and€hostility.ðð€ÌÌà ` àFinally,€the€district€attorney€general€determined€that€justice€would€not€beÏserved€by€granting€pretrial€diversion€in€this€case.€€First,€the€district€attorneyÏgeneral€determined€that€if€pretrial€diversion€was€granted€in€this€case,€it€wouldÏcreate€the€impression€that€crimes€involving€domestic€violence€are€not€treatedÏseriously.€€Second,€the€district€attorney€general€determined€that€justice€would€notÏbe€served€by€rewarding€a€defendant€who€was€given€information€about€how€to€useÏlawful€means€to€resolve€a€problem€and€then€rejected€those€lawful€means€andÏresorted€to€violence.ñ1ñ׃×ñ1ññ1ñ׃×ñ1ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð 4 *, Їà ` àAs€previously€stated,€the€district€attorney€generalððs€decision€regarding€theÏgrant€or€denial€or€pretrial€diversion€is€presumed€to€be€correct€and€that€decisionÏwill€only€be€reversed€when€there€has€been€ð ða€patent€or€gross€abuse€ofÏprosecutorial€discretion.ðð€€€òòHoustonóó,€900€S.W.2d€at€714.€€The€record€indicatesÐ 0Ð Ðthat€the€district€attorney€general€considered€the€relevant€factors€when€making€theÏdecision€to€deny€the€request€for€pretrial€diversion.€€Further,€the€district€attorneyÏgeneralððs€reasoning€is€supported€by€evidence€in€the€record.ñ1ñ׃×ñ1ññ1ñ׃×ñ1ñÝ ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Under€theseÐ    Ðcircumstances,€we€conclude€that€the€trial€court€properly€determined€that€theÏdistrict€attorney€general€did€not€abuse€his€discretion€when€he€denied€the€requestÏfor€pretrial€diversion.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.ñ'ññ%ñÔ#†X XX X–ó#Ôñ%ññ'ññ(ññ%ñÔ#†ŠTŠ XXá #Ôñ%ññ(ñÌñ/ñÌà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àÌÌÌÌñ/ñÓ  Óñ/ñà ` àÌÌÌñ/ññ0ñÌñ0ñÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌNORMA€MCGEE€OGLE,€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌL.€T.€LAFFERTY,€SENIOR€JUDGE