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ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð #`" ÐÓF ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼U…»XX‰u #ÔÔ‡X‰X»¼U…ÔÐ è$8 $ ÐòòóóÔ#†¼U…»XX‰ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X‰X»¼U…ÔÌò òòòÓ  ÓFACTSóóó óÐ À&"& ÐÓ­ ÓÌòòóóà  àOn€May€11,€2001,€the€defendant,€Donna€F.€Benson,€entered€pleas€of€guilty€to€two€counts€ofÐ ˜(è#( Ðviolating€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„16„102(a),€ð ðBribery€of€public€servant,ðð€for€solicitingÐ „)Ô$) Ðand/or€accepting€bribes€from€two€separate€individuals€while€employed€as€a€counselor€at€the€ShelbyÐ p*À%* ÐCounty€Criminal€Court€Clerkððs€Office.€€However,€although€the€trial€courtððs€order€approving€theÐ \+¬&+ Ðguilty€pleas€is€included€in€the€record,€the€transcript€of€the€defendantððs€guilty€plea€hearing€is€not.€€InÐ H,˜', Ðorder€for€this€court€to€conduct€an€effective€review€of€sentencing€in€a€case€involving€a€convictionÐ 4-„(-ý Ðpursuant€to€a€guilty€plea,€a€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€normally€is€necessary,€since€it€is€theÐ ° Ðguilty€plea€hearing€that€usually€provides€the€facts€and€circumstances€surrounding€the€offense.€òòSeeóóÐ œì ÐòòState€v.€Thomas€Leon€Lewis,€IIóó,€No.€W2000-01740-CCA-R3-CD,€2001€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXISÐ ˆØ Ð344,€at€€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€May€9,€2001)€(citing€òòState€v.€Keenóó,€996€S.W.2d€842,€844€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð tÄ ÐApp.€1999)).€€ð ðIn€the€absence€of€a€transcript€of€a€guilty€plea,€this€court€must€generally€conclude€thatÐ `° Ðthe€sentence€imposed€by€the€trial€court€was€correct.ðð€€òòId.óó€(citing€òòKeenóó,€996€S.W.2d€at€844).€Ð L œ ÐNonetheless,€we€have€chosen€to€review€the€issues€in€the€defendantððs€case,€relying€on€evidenceÐ 8 ˆ Ðpresented€at€her€sentencing€hearing,€as€well€as€information€provided€in€the€presentence€report,€forÐ $ t Ðthe€details€surrounding€the€offenses.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àThe€thirty„seven„year„old€defendant€testified€at€her€August€1,€2001,׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€sentencing€hearing€thatÐ è 8  Ðshe€had€been€married€for€twelve€and€a€half€years€and€had€a€daughter€who€was€nearly€three€years€old.ò òòòóóó óÐ Ô$  ÐAt€the€time€of€the€offenses,€she€was€employed€as€a€counselor€at€the€Shelby€County€Criminal€CourtÐ À  ÐClerkððs€office,€where€she€had€worked€in€various€positions€for€almost€ten€years.€€Her€job€duties€as€aÐ ¬ü  Ðcounselor€included€interviewing€defendants,€calculating€their€court€costs€and€fines,€and€informingÐ ˜è  Ðthem€of€the€amount€of€their€payments€and€the€dates€they€were€due.€€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€was€working€in€her€position€as€counselor€on€December€19,€2000,€when€RobertÐ \¬ ÐBranch€came€in€to€make€a€payment€on€the€approximately€$1200€in€court€costs€and€fines€he€wasÐ H˜ Ðrequired€to€pay€before€getting€his€driverððs€license€reinstated.€€During€her€conversation€with€him,€sheÐ 4„ Ðtold€Branch€that€if€he€gave€her€$800,€she€would€give€him€the€certification€he€needed€to€get€hisÐ  p Ðdriverððs€license€back.€€When€Branch€returned€later€that€day,€he€was€wearing€a€recording€device,Ð  \ Ðalthough€the€defendant€did€not€know€it€at€the€time.€€Branch€gave€the€defendant€$800,€which€she€laidÐ øH Ðon€her€desk.€The€defendant,€in€turn,€gave€Branch€his€required€certification,€indicating€that€he€hadÐ ä4 Ðpaid€his€court€costs€and€fines€in€full.€€Thereafter,€the€defendant€was€approached€by€another€employeeÐ Ð  Ðof€the€criminal€court€clerkððs€office,€Warren€Young,€who€took€the€money,€told€the€defendant€that€theyÐ ¼  Ðhad€everything€on€tape,€and€instructed€her€to€gather€her€belongings€and€leave€the€office.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àThe€second€incident€to€which€the€defendant€pled€guilty€involved€her€solicitation€of€a€bribeÐ €Ð Ðfrom€another€individual,€Ben€Chambers,€who,€like€Branch,€was€seeking€to€have€his€driverððs€licenseÐ l¼ Ðreinstated.€With€respect€to€this€incident,€which€occurred€sometime€between€December€1€andÐ X ¨ ÐDecember€19,€2000,€the€defendant€testified:€€ð ðMr.€Chambers€came€in€and€wanted€to€get€his€driverððsÐ D!” Ðlicense€back,€and€I€told€him€I€would€help€him€for€a€portion€of€what€he€owed.€€I€donððt€remember€whatÐ 0"€  Ðwas€his€total€amount,€but€I€told€him€that€he€could€pay€fifteen€hundred€(1500),€and€he€could€get€hisÐ #l! Ðcertification.ðð€€Chambers€told€the€defendant€that€he€would€have€to€get€the€money€from€someone€elseÐ $X" Ðand€return€with€it€later.€€However,€although€the€defendant€spoke€with€Chambers€a€couple€of€timesÐ ô$D # Ðafter€she€made€her€proposal,€he€never€gave€her€any€money.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÐ Ì&"% Ðà  àThe€defendant€explained€her€behavior€by€testifying€that€she€had€acted€without€thinking,Ð ° Ðsuccumbing€to€the€temptation€of€obtaining€some€extra€money€for€Christmas€shopping.€€Since€thatÐ œì Ðtime,€she€had€thought€about€what€she€had€done€and€how€it€had€affected€her€life.€€She€had€been€unableÐ ˆØ Ðto€find€another€job,€and€her€family,€used€to€two€incomes,€now€had€only€one.€€She€had€been€unableÐ tÄ Ðto€sleep,€and€her€doctor€had€prescribed€medication€for€her€nerves€which€she€was€still€taking.€€TheÐ `° Ðdefendant€said€that€she€had€never€before€been€in€trouble.€€She€felt€that€she€had€let€down€not€only€herÐ L œ Ðfamily,€friends,€and€coworkers,€but€herself€as€well.€€She€was€ð ð[v]ery,€veryðð€remorseful€and€deeplyÐ 8 ˆ Ðregretted€her€actions.€€She€had€learned€from€her€mistake,€would€never€do€anything€like€it€again,€andÐ $ t Ðthought€that,€given€a€chance,€she€would€be€able€to€ð ðget€a€job€and€get€[her]€life€back€together€and€getÐ  ` Ðback€on€track.ððÐ ü L  ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€the€defendant€insisted€that€the€incident€with€Mr.€Chambers€was€theÐ Ô$  Ðfirst€time€she€had€engaged€in€such€behavior,€and€that€the€only€other€time€she€committed€the€offenseÐ À  Ðwas€with€Mr.€Branch.€€She€agreed€with€the€trial€court€that€her€actions€had€undermined€our€systemÐ ¬ü  Ðof€justice,€and€acknowledged€that€she€had€violated€a€position€of€trust.€€She€also€agreed€with€theÐ ˜è  Ðprosecutor€that€her€actions€had€caused€the€ð ðeye€of€suspicionðð€to€be€upon€the€entire€criminal€courtÐ „Ô  Ðclerkððs€office.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  à€The€defendantððs€husband,€Charles€C.€Benson,€testified€that€the€incident€had€devastated€hisÐ H˜ Ðwife€emotionally,€placing€her€under€tremendous€strain€and€causing€her€to€lose€her€hair.€€He€said€thatÐ 4„ Ðother€than€caring€for€their€daughter,€she€was€unable€to€handle€her€regular€tasks€and€routines.€€HeÐ  p Ðbelieved€that€she€was€remorseful,€and€supported€her€petition€for€judicial€diversion€and€full€probation.Ð  \ ÐUpon€examination€by€the€trial€court,€Benson€testified€that€he€was€employed€as€a€sergeant€at€theÐ øH ÐShelby€County€Correctional€Center.€€He€acknowledged€that€he€and€his€wife€had€had€a€decentÐ ä4 Ðcombined€income,€and€that€they€could€have€afforded€to€buy€Christmas€presents.€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThree€other€witnesses€testified€on€the€defendantððs€behalf,€offering€support€for€her€petition€to€Ð ¨ø Ðbe€granted€judicial€diversion€or€full€probation.€€Shelby€County€Deputy€Sheriff€Bertia€Harris€testifiedÐ ”ä Ðthat€she€and€the€defendant€were€from€the€same€town€and€had€attended€school€together.€€She€said€thatÐ €Ð Ðthe€defendant€had€talked€with€her€about€the€incident,€and€that€she€believed€the€defendant€understoodÐ l¼ Ðthe€gravity€of€her€offense€and€was€remorseful.€€Retired€Shelby€County€government€employee€EdwardÐ X ¨ ÐL.€Stanton,€Jr.,€testified€that€he€had€been€acquainted€with€the€defendant€for€a€little€over€ten€yearsÐ D!” Ðthrough€his€work€in€the€criminal€court€clerkððs€office.€€He€had€counseled€the€defendant€about€theÐ 0"€  Ðincident€in€his€position€as€associate€minister€of€his€church,€and€believed€that€she€was€ð ðdeeplyÐ #l! Ðremorseful.ðð€€€The€defendantððs€pastor,€Reverend€Christopher€Daniels,€Sr.,€testified€that€he€had€knownÐ $X" Ðof€the€defendant,€through€her€family€and€friends,€for€about€ten€or€twelve€years,€and€had€known€herÐ ô$D # Ðpersonally€for€about€five€years.€€He€said€he€had€counseled€her€about€the€incident,€and€believed€herÐ à%0!$ Ðto€be€sincerely€remorseful.€€Reverend€Daniels€additionally€testified€that€he€was€willing€to€give€theÐ Ì&"% Ðdefendant€a€job€as€his€administrative€assistant,€a€position€in€which€she€would€be€entrusted€with€largeÐ ¸'#& Ðsums€of€money.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  à€Finding€that€judicial€diversion€would€not€be€appropriate€under€the€facts€and€circumstancesÐ |*Ì%) Ðof€the€defendantððs€case,€the€trial€court€sentenced€her€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender€to€concurrentÐ h+¸&* Ðterms€of€three€years€for€each€offense,€with€ninety€nonconsecutive€days€to€be€served€in€the€countyÐ ° Ðworkhouse€on€weekends,€and€the€remainder€of€the€sentence€to€be€served€on€probation.€€In€addition,Ð œì Ðthe€trial€court€imposed€$1000€fines€for€each€offense,€and€ordered€that€the€defendant€perform€300Ð ˆØ Ðhours€of€community€service.€€Thereafter,€the€defendant€filed€a€timely€appeal€to€this€court,€challengingÐ tÄ Ðthe€trial€courtððs€denial€of€her€request€for€judicial€diversion€or€full€probation.Ð `° ÐÌà@òò&ìàò òòòANALYSISóóó óˆÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌà@µµìàò òA.€€Denial€of€Judicial€DiversionˆÐ  ` Ðó óÌà  àThe€defendant€first€contends€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€denying€her€requestÐ è 8  Ðfor€judicial€diversion.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„313€provides€that,€following€aÐ Ô$  Ðdetermination€of€guilt€by€plea€or€by€trial,€a€trial€court€may,€in€its€discretion,€defer€further€proceedingsÐ À  Ðand€place€a€qualified€defendant€on€probation€without€entering€a€judgment€of€guilt.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð ¬ü  Ððð€40„35„313(a)(1)(A)€(Supp.€2001).€€A€qualified€defendant€is€one€who€pleads€guilty€or€is€foundÐ ˜è  Ðguilty€of€a€misdemeanor€or€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony;€has€not€been€previously€convicted€of€a€felonyÐ „Ô  Ðor€a€Class€A€misdemeanor;€and€who€is€not€seeking€deferral€for€a€sexual€offense€or€a€Class€A€or€BÐ pÀ Ðfelony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1)(B)(i)€(Supp.€2001).òòóó€€If€the€defendant€successfullyÐ \¬ Ðcompletes€the€period€of€probation,€the€trial€court€is€required€to€dismiss€the€proceedings,€and€theÐ H˜ Ðdefendant€may€have€the€records€of€the€proceedings€expunged.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(2),Ð 4„ Ð(b)€(Supp.€2001).€Ð  p ÐÌà  àHaving€pled€guilty€to€two€counts€of€a€Class€C€felony,€and€having€no€prior€criminal€record,Ð øH Ðthe€defendant€was€qualified€to€seek€judicial€diversion.€€However,€the€decision€to€grant€or€deny€aÐ ä4 Ðqualified€defendant€judicial€diversion€lies€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€òòState€v.Ð Ð  ÐElectroplating,€Inc.óó,€990€S.W.2d€211,€229€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998);€òòState€v.€Cutshawóó,€967€S.W.2dÐ ¼  Ð332,€344€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€163,€168€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).Ð ¨ø ÐAs€such,€it€will€not€be€disturbed€on€appeal€absent€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòElectroplatingóó,€990€S.W.2dÐ ”ä Ðat€229;€òòCutshawóó,€967€S.W.2d€at€344;€òòBonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€at€168.€€To€constitute€an€abuse€ofÐ €Ð Ðdiscretion,€the€record€must€be€devoid€of€any€substantial€evidence€in€support€of€the€trial€courtððsÐ l¼ Ðdecision.€€òòCutshawóó,€967€S.W.2d€at€344;€òòBonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€at€168;€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,€857€S.W.2dÐ X ¨ Ð571,€572€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àIn€determining€whether€to€grant€diversion,€the€trial€court€considers€(a)€the€accusedððsÐ #l! Ðamenability€to€correction,€(b)€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€(c)€the€accusedððs€criminal€record,€(d)Ð $X" Ðthe€accusedððs€social€history,€(e)€the€accusedððs€physical€and€mental€health,€(f)€the€deterrence€valueÐ ô$D # Ðto€the€accused€as€well€as€others,€and€(g)€whether€judicial€diversion€will€serve€the€interests€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðpublic€as€well€as€the€accused.€òòElectroplatingóó,€990€S.W.2d€at€229;€òòBonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€at€168.€€AÐ Ì&"% Ðtrial€court€should€not€deny€judicial€diversion€without€explaining€the€factors€in€support€of€its€denial,Ð ¸'#& Ðand€how€those€factors€outweigh€other€factors€in€favor€of€diversion.€€òòId.óó€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€failing€to€consider€relevantÐ |*Ì%) Ðfactors€in€favor€of€granting€her€judicial€diversion,€such€as€her€amenability€to€correction,€lack€of€aÐ h+¸&* Ðcriminal€record,€physical€and€mental€health,€the€deterrence€value€to€the€defendant€as€well€as€toÐ ° Ðothers,€and€whether€a€sentence€of€judicial€diversion€would€serve€the€best€interests€of€the€defendantÐ œì Ðas€well€as€the€public.€€The€State€concedes€that€the€trial€court€could€have€made€more€precise€findingsÐ ˆØ Ðon€the€record€regarding€some€of€the€above€factors,€but€argues,€nonetheless,€that€substantial€evidenceÐ tÄ Ðexists€in€the€record€to€support€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€judicial€diversion.€€Ð `° ÐÌÔ‡X‰XXX‰Ôà  àIn€making€its€sentencing€determinations€in€this€case,€including€its€decision€to€deny€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðdefendant€judicial€diversion,€the€trial€court€placed€great€emphasis€upon€the€defendantððs€violation€ofÐ $ t Ðher€position€of€public€trust€in€the€criminal€court€clerkððs€office,€finding€that€it€moved€her€into€ð ðaÐ  ` Ðhigher€categoryðð€than€that€of€the€defendant€in€the€average€theft€case.€€However,€although€the€trialÐ ü L  Ðcourt€noted€the€defendantððs€lack€of€a€criminal€record,€family€circumstances,€and€mental€health,€it€didÐ è 8  Ðnot€fully€explain€on€the€record€its€consideration€of€all€relevant€òòBonestelóó€factors,€or€how€theÐ Ô$  Ðcircumstances€of€the€offense€outweighed€any€factors€in€favor€of€diversion.€€òòSeeóó€òòBonestelóó,€871€S.W.2dÐ À  Ðat€168.€€In€the€absence€of€the€required€findings€in€the€record,€this€court€must€conduct€a€dòòeóó€òònovoóóÐ ¬ü  Ðreview€ð ðto€determine€whether€the€trial€court€reached€the€correct€result€notwithstanding€its€failure€toÐ ˜è  Ðexplain€its€reasoning.ðð€€òòElectroplatingóó,€990€S.W.2d€at€229.€€€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àThere€are€several€factors€in€this€case€that€weigh€in€favor€of€judicial€diversion.€The€thirty„Ð \¬ Ðseven„year„old€defendant€has€no€prior€criminal€convictions.€€Prior€to€the€incident,€she€was€steadilyÐ H˜ Ðemployed€at€the€criminal€court€clerkððs€office€for€approximately€ten€years.€€She€is€married€and€theÐ 4„ Ðmother€of€a€small€child.€€According€to€her€testimony,€she€feels€extreme€remorse€for€her€crime€andÐ  p Ðhas€suffered€emotional€problems€as€a€result.€€Her€husband,€friend,€former€coworker,€and€pastor€eachÐ  \ Ðtestified€that€they€believed€the€defendant€was€sincere€in€her€expressions€of€remorse,€and€offered€theirÐ øH Ðsupport€for€her€petition€to€be€granted€diversion€and€full€probation.€€Weighing€against€these€factors,Ð ä4 Ðhowever,€are€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€and€the€fact€that€diversion,€in€this€case,€will€not€serveÐ Ð  Ðthe€best€interests€of€the€public.€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àIn€denying€judicial€diversion,€the€trial€court€emphasized€the€defendantððs€abuse€of€her€positionÐ ”ä Ðof€public€trust,€and€how€her€abuse€of€that€position€undermined€public€confidence€in€the€integrity€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€criminal€justice€system.€€The€trial€court€explained:€€Ð l¼ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÔ#†X‰XXX‰D#Ôà ¸ àAnd€I€think,€as€we€indicated€when€you€were€up€here,€youÐ D!” Ðkindðða€[sic]€go€into€a€higher€category.€€A€category€„„€When€we€talkÐ 0"€  Ðabout€theft€cases,€you€go€up€a€step,€because€you€were€in€a€position€ofÐ #l! Ðtrust.€€The€county€government€placed€you€in€a€position€of€trust€rightÐ $X" Ðhere€in€the€criminal€court€clerkððs€office,€and€people€„„€If€theÐ ô$D # Ðcommunity€canððt€expect€people€working€in€the€criminal€justice€systemÐ à%0!$ Ðto€do€whatððs€right,€then€they€canððt€expect€anything€from€theirÐ Ì&"% Ðgovernment.и'#&` x` x ÐÌà  àÔ‡X‰XXX‰ÔThe€defendantððs€position€of€public€trust€was€a€part€of€the€circumstances€of€her€offense.€€AÐ )à$( Ðdenial€of€diversion€may€be€based€solely€on€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€or€on€the€need€forÐ |*Ì%) Ðdeterrence€when€these€factors€are€ð ðððof€such€overwhelming€significanceðððð€as€to€outweigh€all€otherÐ h+¸&* Ðfactors€in€favor€of€diversion.€€òòState€v.€Washingtonóó,€866€S.W.2d€950,€951€(Tenn.€1993)€(reviewingÐ ° Ðdenial€of€pretrial€diversion)€(quoting€òòState€v.€Markhamóó,€755€S.W.2d€850,€853€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð œì Ð1988));€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Kyteóó,€874€S.W.2d€631,€634€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993)€(stating€that€ð ðtheÐ ˆØ Ðcircumstances€of€the€offense€may€alone€serve€as€the€basis€for€denialðð€of€judicial€diversion).Ð tÄ Ðà  àà@ìì*ìàˆÌà  àIn€òòState€v.€Houstonóó,€900€S.W.2d€712,€715€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995),€this€court€concluded€thatÐ L œ Ða€defendantððs€violation€of€a€position€of€public€trust€justified€the€district€attorneyððs€denial€of€pretrialÐ 8 ˆ Ðdiversion.€€The€defendant€in€òòHoustonóó€was€a€Chattanooga€police€captain€who,€while€assigned€to€theÐ $ t ÐChattanooga€City€Court,€physically€assaulted€an€employee€of€the€city€court€clerkððs€office€in€theÐ  ` Ðhallway€outside€the€courtrooms.€€òòId.óó€at€713.€€In€determining€whether€to€grant€pretrial€diversion,€theÐ ü L  Ðdistrict€attorney€noted€the€defendantððs€excellent€work€and€social€history€and€lack€of€a€prior€criminalÐ è 8  Ðrecord.€€òòId.óó€at€714.€€Nonetheless,€the€district€attorney€denied€pretrial€diversion,€based€primarily€onÐ Ô$  Ðthe€fact€that€the€defendant,€as€a€police€officer,€had€violated€a€position€of€public€trust,€and€hisÐ À  Ðdetermination€that€the€best€interests€of€the€public€would€not€be€met€by€allowing€the€defendant€pretrialÐ ¬ü  Ðdiversion.€€òòId.óó€òòóó€Observing€that€a€violation€of€a€position€of€public€trust€ð ðbears€directly€on€the€publicÐ ˜è  Ðinterest,ðð€this€court€affirmed€the€denial€of€pretrial€diversion,€concluding€that€the€circumstances€ofÐ „Ô  Ðthe€offense,€the€need€to€serve€the€ends€of€justice,€and€the€need€to€protect€the€interests€of€the€publicÐ pÀ Ðoutweighed€the€factors€in€favor€of€diversion.€€òòId.óó€at€715.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àSimilarly,€in€a€recent€unpublished€case,€òòState€v.€William€Blaine€Campbellóó,€No.€E1999„02208„Ð 4„ ÐCCA„R3„CD,Ô#†X‰XXX‰@Q#ÔÔ‡X‰XXX‰Ô€2000€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€744,€at€*9€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Sept.€29,€2000),€òòperm.Ð  p Ðto€appeal€deniedóó€(Tenn.€Apr.€23,€2001),€this€court€concluded€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€itsÐ  \ Ðdiscretion€in€emphasizing€a€defendantððs€abuse€of€a€position€of€trust€in€denying€his€request€for€judicialÐ øH Ðdiversion.€The€defendant€in€òòCampbellóó,€a€school€teacher€who€was€indicted€on€eight€counts€ofÐ ä4 Ðespecially€aggravated€sexual€exploitation€of€a€minor€and€one€count€of€contributing€to€the€delinquencyÐ Ð  Ðof€a€minor,€entered€an€òòAlfordóóÔ_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€guilty€plea€to€one€count€of€furnishing€alcohol€to€a€minor.€€òòId.óó€at€**2„3.€Ð ¼  ÐIn€denying€his€request€for€judicial€diversion,€the€trial€court€focused€upon€ð ðthe€abuse€of€a€position€ofÐ ¨ø Ðtrust€that€was€involvedðð€in€the€crime,€and€found€that€it€was€ð ðin€the€strong€interests€of€the€public€notÐ ”ä Ðto€tolerate€teachers€furnishing€alcohol€to€students.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€*6.€€This€court€affirmed€the€denial€ofÐ €Ð Ðdiversion,€concluding€that€the€trial€court€appropriately€relied€upon€the€defendantððs€abuse€of€trust€asÐ l¼ Ðð ðrelevant€to€the€circumstances€of€the€offense.ðð€òòId.óó€at€*8.€Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€case,€the€defendantððs€abuse€of€her€position€of€public€trust€is,€likewise,€relevantÐ 0"€  Ðboth€to€the€circumstances€of€her€offense€and€to€a€determination€of€whether€the€ends€of€justice€willÐ #l! Ðbe€met€by€granting€her€judicial€diversion.€€We€agree€with€the€trial€court€that,€because€of€theÐ $X" Ðdefendantððs€violation€of€her€position€of€public€trust,€both€these€factors€weigh€heavily€against€grantingÐ ô$D # Ðher€judicial€diversion.€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌÔ#†X‰XXX‰È[#Ôà  àThe€defendant€was€entrusted€with€a€position€of€responsibility€in€the€criminal€court€clerkððsÐ ¸'#& Ðoffice,€assigned€to€meet€directly€with€criminal€defendants€to€counsel€them€about€their€court€costs€andÐ ¤(ô#' Ðfines€and€the€payment€schedules€they€were€required€to€meet.€€In€her€role€as€a€representative€of€theÐ )à$( Ðoffice,€she€solicited€and€accepted€bribes€from€the€very€criminal€defendants€she€was€assigned€toÐ ° Ðcounsel.€€This€was€an€egregious€violation€of€a€position€of€public€trust,€which,€as€she€acknowledged,Ð œì Ðcaused€the€ð ðeye€of€suspicionðð€to€be€upon€the€entire€criminal€court€clerkððs€office€and€the€criminalÐ ˆØ Ðjustice€system€itself.€€To€grant€her€judicial€diversion€under€the€circumstances€of€this€case€would€serveÐ tÄ Ðneither€the€ends€of€justice€nor€the€best€interests€of€the€public.€€We,€therefore,€conclude€that€the€trialÐ `° Ðcourt€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€denying€the€defendantððs€request€for€judicial€diversion.Ð L œ ÐÌà@RRìàò òB.€€Denial€of€Full€ProbationˆÐ $ t ÐÌó óà  àThe€defendant€next€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€her€full€probation€based€onÐ ü L  Ðthe€nature€of€her€offense.€€She€argues€that€the€circumstances€of€her€offense€were€not€such€as€toÐ è 8  Ðoutweigh€all€other€factors€favoring€a€sentence€other€than€confinement.€€The€State€contends€that€theÐ Ô$  Ðcircumstances€of€the€defendantððs€offense€more€than€justify€the€denial€of€full€probation.€€We€agreeÐ À  Ðwith€the€State.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àWhen€a€defendantÔ‡X‰XXX‰Ô€challenges€the€length€and€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€it€is€the€dutyÐ „Ô  Ðof€this€court€to€conduct€a€òòóóòòde€novoóó€review€on€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€ð ðthe€determinationsÐ pÀ Ðmade€by€the€court€from€which€the€appeal€is€taken€are€correct.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€Ð \¬ ÐThis€presumption€is€ð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€courtÐ H˜ Ðconsidered€the€sentencing€principles€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ashbyóó,€823Ð 4„ ÐS.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.€1991).€€In€conducting€a€òòóóòòde€novoóó€review€of€a€sentence,€this€court€mustÐ  p Ðconsider€(a)€any€evidence€received€at€the€trial€and/or€sentencing€hearing,€(b)€the€presentence€report,Ð  \ Ð(c)€the€principles€of€sentencing,€(d)€the€arguments€of€counsel€relative€to€sentencing€alternatives,€(e)Ð øH Ðthe€nature€and€characteristics€of€the€offense,€(f)€any€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors,€(g)€anyÐ ä4 Ðstatements€made€by€the€accused€in€his€own€behalf,€and€(h)€the€accused's€potential€or€lack€of€potentialÐ Ð  Ðfor€rehabilitation€or€treatment.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„103,€„210;€€òòState€v.€Scottóó,€735€S.W.2dÐ ¼  Ð825,€829€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987)òòóó.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àÔ#†X‰XXX‰—j#ÔÔ‡X‰XXX‰ÔThe€burden€is€on€the€defendant€to€demonstrateÔ#†X‰XXX‰dp#Ô€that€she€is€a€suitable€candidate€for€fullÐ €Ð Ðprobation.€€òòState€v.€Goodeóó,€956€S.W.2d€521,€527€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòState€v.€Boggsóó,€932Ð l¼ ÐS.W.2d€467,€477€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996);€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303(b)€(1997).€€In€orderÐ X ¨ Ðto€meet€this€burden,€the€defendant€ð ðmust€demonstrate€that€probation€will€ððsubserve€the€ends€ofÐ D!” Ðjustice€and€the€best€interest€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant.ðððð€€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2dÐ 0"€  Ð448,€456€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995)€(quoting€òòState€v.€Dykesóó,€803€S.W.2d€250,€259€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð #l! Ð1990)).€€There€is€no€bright€line€rule€for€determining€when€a€defendant€should€be€granted€probation.€Ð $X" ÐòòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€456.€€Every€sentencing€decision€necessarily€requires€a€case„by„caseÐ ô$D # Ðanalysis.€€òòId.óó€€Factors€to€be€considered€include€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€offense,€theÐ à%0!$ Ðdefendantððs€criminal€record,€the€defendantððs€social€history€and€present€condition,€the€need€forÐ Ì&"% Ðdeterrence,€and€the€best€interest€of€the€defendant€and€the€public.€€òòGoodeóó,€956€S.W.2d€at€527.€òòóó€AlsoÐ ¸'#& Ðrelevant€isòòóó€whether€a€sentence€of€probation€would€unduly€depreciate€the€seriousness€of€the€offense.€òòóóÐ ¤(ô#' ÐòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Davisóó,€940€S.W.2d€558,€559€(Tenn.€1997);€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€456.€€ð ðDòòóóenial€ofÐ )à$( Ðprobation€may€be€based€solely€upon€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€when€they€are€of€such€a€natureÐ |*Ì%) Ðas€to€outweigh€all€other€factors€favoring€probation.ðð€€òòId.óó€Ð h+¸&* ЇÔ‡X‰XXX‰Ôà  àA€trial€court€may€sentence€a€defendant€to€a€period€of€confinement€upon€a€finding€thatÐ ° Ðconfinement€ð ðis€necessary€to€avoid€depreciating€the€seriousness€of€the€offense€or€confinement€isÐ œì Ðparticularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrence€to€others€likely€to€commit€similar€offenses[.]ððÐ ˆØ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„103(1)(B)€(1997);€òòseeóó€òòAshbyóó,€823€S.W.2d€at€169.ò òó óÔ#†X‰XXX‰Êw#Ô€€Such€a€finding€wasÐ tÄ Ðimplicit€in€the€trial€courtððs€ruling€inÔ‡X‰XXX‰Ô€this€case.€€The€defendant€is€correct€in€stating€that€ð ð[i]òòóón€order€toÐ `° Ðdeny€an€alternative€sentence€based€on€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€ððthe€circumstances€of€theÐ L œ Ðoffense€as€committed€must€be€especially€violent,€horrifying,€shocking,€reprehensible,€offensive,€orÐ 8 ˆ Ðotherwise€of€an€excessive€or€exaggerated€degree,ðð€and€the€nature€of€the€offense€must€outweigh€allÐ $ t Ðfactors€favoring€a€sentence€other€than€confinement.ðð€€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€at€454€(quoting€òòStateÐ  ` Ðv.€Hartleyóó,€818€S.W.2d€370,€374„75€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991)).€€However,€ð ðcircumstances€that€doÐ ü L  Ðnot€rise€to€the€level€required€to€justify€a€denial€of€any€alternative€sentence€may€nevertheless€justifyÐ è 8  Ða€denial€of€full€probation.ðð€€òòState€v.€Thomas€Wayne€Shieldsóó,€No.€W2000„01524„CCA„R3„CD,€2002Ð Ô$  ÐTenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€18,€at€*29€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Jan.€4,€2002)€(citing€òòBinghamóó,€910€S.W.2dÐ À  Ðat€454).€€Weighing€against€the€defendantððs€lack€of€a€prior€criminal€record,€work€history,€familyÐ ¬ü  Ðsituation,€expressed€remorse,€and€emotional€state€was€the€fact€that€she€violated€a€position€of€publicÐ ˜è  Ðtrust€in€the€criminal€court€clerkððs€office€to€solicit€and€accept€bribes€from€individuals€who€wereÐ „Ô  Ðattempting€to€pay€their€court€costs€and€fines€in€order€to€get€their€driverððs€licenses€reinstated.€€UnderÐ pÀ Ðthe€circumstances€presented€by€this€case,€we€cannot€conclude€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€theÐ \¬ Ðdefendant€full€probation.€Ð H˜ ÐÌà@FF%ìàò òòòCONCLUSIONˆÐ  p ÐÌóóó óà  àWe€conclude€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€determining€that€judicialÐ øH Ðdiversion€would€be€inappropriate€in€this€case.€€We€further€conclude€that,€in€light€of€the€serious€natureÐ ä4 Ðof€her€offense,€the€defendant€failed€to€meet€her€burden€of€demonstrating€her€suitability€for€fullÐ Ð  Ðprobation.€€Accordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€Ô#†X‰XXX‰'z#ÔÐ ¼  ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð l¼ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE