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ÐÌÓWÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼»XX̺†#ÔÔ‡X̺X»¼ÔÐ $h$ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼»XX̺" #ÔÔ€X̺X»¼ÔÓ  Óà  àThe€defendant,€William€Lee€Clifton,€was€indicted€for€the€alleged€sexual€battery€of€his€fosterÐ ä%4!& Ðdaughter.€€The€defendant€applied€for€pretrial€diversion,€and,€pursuant€to€a€court€order,€a€probationÐ Ê&"' Ðofficer€prepared€an€investigation€report.€€The€report€indicated€the€thirty„eight„year„old€defendant€hadÐ °'#( Ðno€prior€convictions.€€According€to€the€report,€the€defendant€was€a€high€school€graduate,€attendedÐ –(æ#) Ðcollege€for€three€years,€secured€his€EMT€license,€and,€at€the€time€of€the€report,€had€worked€two€yearsÐ |)Ì$* Ðas€a€paramedic.€€The€defendantððs€supervisor€indicated€the€defendant€was€a€ð ðgood€employee€and€aÐ b*²%+ Ðgood€personðð€and€had€recently€received€an€achievement€award.€€The€defendant€held€a€prior€full„timeÐ H+˜&, Ðjob€for€thirteen€years€before€becoming€a€paramedic€and€worked€part„time€at€the€NorthwestÐ .,~'- ÐCounseling€Center€and€as€a€reserve€officer€with€the€sheriffððs€department.€€€Ð -d(. ÐÐ ú-J)/ý Ðà  àAt€the€time€of€the€report,€the€defendant€had€been€married€nearly€twenty€years.€€He€and€hisÐ ° Ðwife€had€been€foster€parents€for€approximately€ten€years.€€According€to€the€report,€the€defendantÐ –æ Ðserves€on€the€state€foster€care€review€board.€€The€report€also€indicated€the€defendant€did€not€useÐ |Ì Ðalcohol€or€drugs.€€Ð b² ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€gave€a€written€statement€as€part€of€the€report€in€which€he€denied€committingÐ . ~ Ðthe€offense.€€The€defendant€reported€his€wife€was€present€at€the€time€of€the€alleged€offense€and€wasÐ  d Ðable€to€observe€the€defendant€and€the€alleged€victim€as€they€sat€near€each€other€for€approximatelyÐ ú J Ðthirty€minutes€while€the€defendant€studied,€chatted€with€his€wife,€and€supervised€the€alleged€victimððsÐ à 0 Ðuse€of€the€internet.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð Æ   ÐÌà  àIn€addition€to€the€report,€the€defendant€submitted€a€TBI€certificate€of€eligibility€for€pretrialÐ ’â  Ðdiversion€and€a€petition€signed€by€numerous€persons€requesting€that€the€defendant€be€placed€onÐ xÈ  Ðdiversion.€€Ð ^®  ÐÌà  àAn€assistant€district€attorney€denied€the€defendantððs€request€for€pretrial€diversion€in€a€letter€Ð *z  Ðwhich€stated:Ð ` ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIt€is€the€position€of€the€State€of€Tennessee€that€[the€defendant]Ð Ü, Ðhas€failed€to€meet€the€requirements€that€would€entitle€him€toÐ Â Ðextraordinary€relief.Шø` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIn€denying€Pre„Trial€Diversion€I€have€considered€theÐ tÄ Ðfollowing€factors:ÐZª` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à1.€€The€only€things€filed€on€behalf€of€the€defendant€was€[sic]€theÐ &v Ðinvestigative€report€.€.€.,€application€for€certificate€of€eligibility€.€.€.,Ð  \ Ðand€a€petition€signed€by€numerious€[sic]€individuals.€€The€reportÐ òB Ðreveals€that€the€defendant€is€a€38€year€old€male,€with€no€priorÐ Ø( Ðcriminal€record,€being€a€high€school€graduate,€and€presentlyÐ ¾ Ðemployed€as€a€paramedic€where€he€has€worked€since€12/99€and€hasÐ ¤ô Ðkept€foster€children€for€approximately€10€years.Њ Ú` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à2.€€The€nature€of€the€crime.€Sex€offenses€are€a€big€problem€in€DecaturÐ V"¦! ÐCounty,€this€Judicial€District€and€throughout€the€State€of€Tennessee.€Ð <#Œ" ÐIn€this€County,€there€has€[sic]€been€six€convictions€for€statutory€rapeÐ "$r# Ðand€one€for€rape€of€a€child€in€the€past€twelve€months.Ð%X $` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à3.€€Degree€of€trust€between€the€victim€and€the€defendant.€€TheÐ Ô&$"& Ðdefendant€being€a€foster€parent€for€some€ten€years€and€the€victimÐ º' #' Ðhaving€been€[in]€the€home€for€approximately€five€years€had€a€highÐ  (ð#( Ðdegree€of€trust€in€the€defendant.І)Ö$)` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à4.€€Defendant€refuses€to€accept€any€responsibility€for€his€actions.ÐR+¢&+` x` x ÐÐ 8,ˆ', Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à5.€€The€victim€being€a€very€vulnerable€person€to€defendantððs€actionÐ ° Ðdue€to€age€and€position€of€trust€in€the€defendant,€being€a€foster€child.Жæ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à6.€€Deterrence€is€certainly€necessary€to€combat€this€type€of€criminalÐ b² Ðactivity€because€the€propensity€toward€future€criminal€activity€wouldÐ H˜ Ðnot€be€curbed€if€persons€charged€with€this€type€of€crime€received€Pre„Ð . ~ ÐTrial€Diversion€with€little€punitive€ramifications.Ð d` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThus[,]€considering€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€the€deterrentÐ à 0 Ðeffect,€the€likelihood€that€Pre„Trial€Diversion€would€not€serve€theÐ Æ   Ðends€of€justice€and€the€best€interest€of€the€public,€defendantððs€requestÐ ¬ ü  Ðfor€Pre„Trial€Diversion€is€denied.Ð’â ` x` x ÐÌà  à€The€defendant€petitioned€the€trial€court€for€a€writ€of€certiorari€seeking€review€of€theÐ ^®  Ðprosecutorððs€decision.€€Following€a€hearing,€the€trial€court€found€the€assistant€district€attorneyððsÐ D”  Ðletter€specified€the€reasons€for€the€denial€and€showed€the€prosecutor€considered€the€defendantððsÐ *z  Ðfavorable€background,€lack€of€criminal€record,€and,€nonetheless,€had€sufficient€reasons€to€denyÐ ` Ðpretrial€diversion.€€Therefore,€the€trial€court€denied€the€defendantððs€request€for€relief.€€This€matterÐ öF Ðis€now€before€this€court€upon€interlocutory€appeal.Ð Ü, ÐÌÌà@((ìàò òI.€€PRETRIAL€DIVERSIONó óˆÐ ŽÞ ÐÌà  àThe€pretrial€diversion€statute€allows€a€district€attorney€general€to€suspend€the€prosecutionÐ Zª Ðof€an€eligible€defendant€for€a€period€not€to€exceed€two€years.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„15„Ð @ Ð105(a)(1).€€There€is€no€presumption€that€a€person€eligible€for€pretrial€diversion€is€entitled€toÐ &v Ðdiversion.€€€òòState€v.€Curryóó,€988€S.W.2d€153,€157€(Tenn.€1999).€€The€defendant€bears€the€burden€ofÐ  \ Ðestablishing€pretrial€diversion€is€appropriate€and€in€the€interest€of€justice;€therefore,€it€is€theÐ òB Ðdefendantððs€responsibility€to€submit€substantial€favorable€evidence€for€the€district€attorney€generalððsÐ Ø( Ðconsideration.€€òòÔ‡ X̺XXX̺ÔState€v.€Bellóó,€69€òòóóS.W.3d€171,€179€òòóó(Tenn.€2002).€€Ð ¾ ÐÌà  àÔ#†X̺XX X̺Æ&#ÔÔ‡ X̺XXX̺ÔThe€decision€to€grant€or€deny€an€application€for€pretrial€diversion€is€within€the€discretion€ofÐ Š Ú Ðthe€district€attorney€general.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„15„105(b)(3);€òòóóòòState€v.€Pinkhamóó,€955€S.W.2dÐ p!À  Ð956,€959€(Tenn.€1997)òòóó.€€The€district€attorney€general€must€focus€on€the€defendantððs€amenability€toÐ V"¦! Ðcorrection€and€consider€any€factors€which€tend€to€accurately€reflect€the€defendantððs€propensity€toÐ <#Œ" Ðbecome€a€repeat€offender.€€òòÔ#†X̺XX X̺j'#ÔState€v.€Yanceyóó,€69€S.W.3d€553,€557€(Tenn.€2002);€Ô‡ X̺XXX̺ÔòòState€v.€Ð "$r# ÐHammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€352,€355€(Tenn.€1983).€€These€factors€include:€(1)€the€circumstances€ofÐ %X $ Ðthe€offense;€(2)€the€defendantððs€criminal€record;€(3)€the€defendantððs€social€history;€(4)€whereÐ î%>!% Ðappropriate,€the€defendantððs€physical€and€mental€condition;€(5)€the€likelihood€pretrial€diversion€willÐ Ô&$"& Ðserve€the€ends€of€justice;€and€(6)€the€best€interest€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant.€€òòHammersleyóó,Ð º' #' Ð650€S.W.2d€at€355.€€òòóóThe€district€attorney€should€clearly€articulate€these€factors€for€the€record€toÐ  (ð#( Ðfacilitate€appellate€review.€€òòóóòòIdóó.€€If€pretrial€diversion€is€denied,€the€denial€must€be€written,€must€listÐ †)Ö$) Ðthe€evidence€considered,€discuss€which€factors€were€considered,€and€discuss€the€weight€accordedÐ l*¼%* Ðto€each€factor.€€òòCurryóó,€988€S.W.2d€at€157.€€Ð R+¢&+ ÐÐ 8,ˆ', Ðà  à€€Ô#†X̺XX X̺ð)#ÔIf€an€application€for€pretrial€diversion€is€denied,€a€defendant€may€appeal€to€the€trial€courtÐ ° Ðfor€a€writ€of€certiorari€to€determine€if€the€district€attorney€general€abused€his€or€her€prosecutorialÐ –æ Ðdiscretion.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„15„105(b)(3).€€In€reviewing€the€prosecutorððs€decision,€the€trialÐ |Ì Ðcourt€must€consider€only€the€evidence€considered€by€the€district€attorney€general€and€conduct€aÐ b² Ðhearing€only€to€resolve€factual€disputes€concerning€the€application.€€òòCurryóó,€òòóó988€S.W.2d€at€157„58.€Ð H˜ ÐòòóóThe€discretion€to€grant€or€deny€pretrial€diversion€rests€with€the€district€attorney€general€rather€thanÐ . ~ Ðthe€trial€court.€€òòBellóó,€69€òòóóS.W.3d€at€179òòóó.Ð  d ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€must€determine€whether€the€prosecutor€has€abused€his€or€her€discretion€byÐ à 0 Ðfailing€to€consider€and€weigh€all€the€relevant€factors€or€by€reaching€a€decision€not€supported€byÐ Æ   Ðsubstantial€evidence.€€òòCurryóó,€988€S.W.2d€at€158.€€òòòòóóóóIf€the€trial€court€concludes€the€prosecutor€failedÐ ¬ ü  Ðto€consider€all€the€relevant€factors€and€their€weight€when€the€prosecutor€denied€an€application€forÐ ’â  Ðpretrial€diversion,€the€trial€court€must€reverse€the€prosecutorððs€decision€and€remand€the€matter€to€theÐ xÈ  Ðprosecutor€for€further€consideration€of€all€the€relevant€factors.€€òòóóòòBellóó,€69€òòóóS.W.3d€at€179òòóóòòóó.Ð ^®  ÐÌÌà@””ìàò òII.€€DEFENDANTððS€RESPONSIBILITY€TO€PROVIDE€INFORMATIONó óˆÐ ` ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€the€state€contends€the€defendant€failed€to€provide€sufficient€information€toÐ Ü, Ðestablish€he€is€an€appropriate€candidate€for€pretrial€diversion.€€We€do€not€agree.Ð Â ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€must€provide€the€prosecutor€with€sufficient€background€information€and€dataÐ ŽÞ Ðto€enable€the€prosecutor€to€make€a€reasoned€decision,€òòseeóó€òòBellóó,€69€S.W.3d€at€179;€an€investigationÐ tÄ Ðreport€authorized€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„15„104€may€be€used€to€supplement€theÐ Zª Ðinformation€provided€by€the€defendant.€€òòState€v.€Herronóó,€767€S.W.2d€151,€156€(Tenn.€1989).€€In€theÐ @ Ðinstant€case,€the€investigation€report€was€the€basic€source€of€information€regarding€the€defendantððsÐ &v Ðbackground.€€While€we€note€the€better€practice€is€for€the€defendant€to€provide€as€much€independentÐ  \ Ðinformation€to€the€district€attorney€as€possible,€in€this€instance€the€investigation€report€containedÐ òB Ðsufficient€background€information.Ð Ø( ÐÌ€€à  àÐ ¤ô Ðà@©© ìàò òIII.€€DENIAL€OF€GUILTó óˆÐ Š Ú ÐÌà  àThe€letter€written€by€the€assistant€district€attorney€indicates€he€considered€the€informationÐ V"¦! Ðcontained€in€the€investigation€report€regarding€the€defendantððs€age,€high€school€education,€presentÐ <#Œ" Ðemployment,€and€lack€of€criminal€convictions.€€He€also€considered€the€petition€signed€by€numerousÐ "$r# Ðpeople€in€the€community.€€There€is€no€indication€the€assistant€district€attorney€considered€theÐ %X $ Ðdefendantððs€post„high€school€education€of€three€years,€his€stable€and€lengthy€work€history€prior€toÐ î%>!% Ðbecoming€a€paramedic,€his€twenty„year€marriage,€nor€his€amenability€to€correction.€€According€toÐ Ô&$"& Ðthe€letter,€the€prosecutor€considered€as€negative€factors€the€need€for€deterrence,€the€violation€of€trustÐ º' #' Ðin€the€foster€parent€relationship,€and€the€defendantððs€refusal€to€accept€responsibility€for€his€actions.€Ð  (ð#( ÐRelying€upon€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€the€need€for€deterrence,€and€diversion€beingÐ †)Ö$) Ðincompatible€with€the€ends€of€justice,€the€prosecutor€denied€pretrial€diversion.€€€Ð l*¼%* Ðâ âÐ R+¢&+ Ðà  àWhile€the€need€for€deterrence€and€the€nature€of€the€defendantððs€trust€relationship€with€theÐ ° Ðâ âalleged€victim€may€be€proper€factors€for€a€prosecutor€to€consider€in€determining€whether€to€grantÐ –æ Ðpretrial€diversion,€òòsee€óóòòÔ‡ X̺XXX̺ÔHammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€at€354„55,€a€prosecutor€cannot€make€an€admissionÐ |Ì Ðof€guilt€a€prerequisite€to€favorable€consideration€for€Ô#†X̺XX X̺ˆ?#Ôòòóópretrial€diversion.€€òòState€v.€Laneóó,€56€S.W.3d€20,Ð b² Ð29€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2000).€€In€the€instant€case,€the€defendant€denied€the€victimððs€allegations€andÐ H˜ Ðexplained€in€detail€his€version€of€the€events€in€question.€€€€Ð . ~ ÐÌà  àWe€distinguish€the€facts€of€this€case€from€those€of€òòState€v.€William€David€Marksóó,€M2001„Ð ú J Ð01497„CCA„R9„CO,€2002€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€428€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€May€10,€2002,€atÐ à 0 ÐNashville),€in€which€this€court€found€the€prosecutor€properly€considered€the€defendantððs€lack€ofÐ Æ   Ðremorse€and€failure€to€take€responsibility€as€factors€in€determining€whether€pretrial€diversion€wouldÐ ¬ ü  Ðbe€proper.€€€òòId.€óóat€*16.€€In€òòMarksóó,€the€prosecutorððs€response€to€the€defendantððs€request€for€pretrialÐ ’â  Ðdiversion€on€charges€of€misdemeanor€assault€described€the€stateððs€proof€against€the€defendant,€whichÐ xÈ  Ðincluded€the€potential€testimony€of€two€independent€witnesses€who€observed€the€alleged€offense,Ð ^®  Ðthe€potential€testimony€of€police€officers€who€investigated€the€alleged€offense,€and€photographs€ofÐ D”  Ðthe€victimððs€injuries.€€òòId.óó€at€**2„4.€€By€all€indications€in€the€record,€the€stateððs€case€against€theÐ *z  Ðdefendant€was€strong.€€The€defendant€did€not€deny€the€alleged€assault,€but€instead€averred€heÐ ` Ðsuffered€from€loss€of€memory.€€òòId.€óóat€*3.€€The€prosecutor€further€opined€the€defendantððs€statementsÐ öF Ðregarding€the€charges€indicated€a€lack€of€remorse€because€the€defendant€attributed€the€alleged€assaultÐ Ü, Ðto€his€diabetic€condition,€socializing€with€the€victim,€and€ð ðbad€luck.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€**5„6.€€We€stated€theÐ Â Ðfactors€of€lack€of€remorse€and€failure€to€take€responsibility€may€relate€to€a€defendantððs€potential€forÐ ¨ø Ðrehabilitation,€and,€under€the€facts€and€circumstances€of€that€case,€the€application€of€those€factorsÐ ŽÞ Ðwas€supported€by€the€evidence€in€the€record.€€òòIdóó.€at€**16„17.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€case,€the€record€before€this€court€is€silent€concerning€the€stateððs€potential€proofÐ @ Ðagainst€the€defendant,€other€than€the€general€allegations€as€they€appear€in€the€indictment€and€theÐ &v Ðoriginal€warrant.€€òòóóThe€investigation€report€states€the€general€sessions€court€dismissed€the€chargesÐ  \ Ðfor€lack€of€evidence€before€the€defendant€was€indicted.€€According€to€the€investigation€report,€theÐ òB Ðdefendant€denied€the€victimððs€allegations,€explained€his€version€of€the€facts€in€question,€andÐ Ø( Ðproffered€his€wife€as€a€potential€witness€to€the€facts€he€described.€€In€his€letter€denying€pretrialÐ ¾ Ðdiversion,€the€prosecutor€offered€no€reason,€other€than€the€defendantððs€insistence€that€he€is€innocentÐ ¤ô Ðof€the€charges€against€him,€to€support€his€finding€that€the€defendant€refused€to€accept€responsibilityÐ Š Ú Ðfor€his€actions.€€Unlike€òòMarksóó,€there€is€no€indication€of€the€strength€of€the€stateððs€case.€€TheÐ p!À  Ðdefendantððs€alleged€refusal€to€take€responsibility€for€his€actions,€under€the€circumstances€of€thisÐ V"¦! Ðcase,€was€not€properly€considered.€€Ð <#Œ" ÐÌà  àFurthermore,€the€letter€of€denial€does€not€consider€the€defendantððs€amenability€to€correction,Ð %X $ Ðhis€correct€educational€history,€his€long„term€stable€employment€history,€nor€his€twenty„yearÐ î%>!% Ðmarriage.€€In€addition,€the€letter€does€not€indicate€the€ð ðweight€accorded€each€[relevant€factor].ðð€Ð Ô&$"& ÐòòPinkhamóó,€955€S.W.2d€at€960.Ð º' #' ÐÌà  àWhen€the€prosecutor€does€not€consider€and€weigh€the€relevant€factors,€the€remedy€is€toÐ †)Ö$) Ðremand€to€the€prosecutor€for€further€consideration.€€òòBellóó,€69€S.W.3d€at€179.€€We€may€not€ð ðfill€in€theÐ  l*¼%* Ðgaps.ðð€€òòId.óó€€€Accordingly,€we€remand€this€matter€to€the€district€attorney€general€to€further€considerÐ ° Ðand€weigh€all€relevant€factors€to€determine€the€defendantððs€eligibility€for€pretrial€diversion.Ð –æ ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_____________________________________€Ð  d Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGE