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($$   1   d''' dxdP Pd$$$$'dxd !D         ` X728XXdXXd7  TR[A'Legal3'A' Legal3'T  X XXX%      r(<,(j 8` `@Ef ` ttx$ ` r   r(<,(j 8` `@Ef ` ttx$ ` r        INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE t(>.*jx` `@Ej ` ttx$P tߛ @;;ATJACKSON  @5;SEPTEMBER1998SESSION STATEOFTENNESSEE,      T ) p     L      T )  C.C.A.No.02C019711CR00454 `    Appellee,  򀀀   T )  P     L      T )  ShelbyCounty @  ТV.   L      T )  0     L      T )  HonorableCarolynWadeBlackett,    ANGELAFOX,  L      T )  Judge p    L      T )  Appellant.      T )   (Sentencing)  P  FORTHEAPPELLANT:     T   FORTHEAPPELLEE:  JosephS.Ozment L      T 0  JohnKnoxWalkup2%2% AttorneyatLaw L      T   AttorneyGeneral&Reporter  369NorthMainStreetMemphis,TN38103     T   MarvinE.Clements,Jr. !`    0 L 0L2%L2%02%2%0T2%2%0T2%T2% AssistantAttorneyGeneral"P2%2% MarkSaripkin L ࢣ     T   425FifthAvenueNorth #@ AttorneyatLaw L      T   Nashville,TN372430493 $0 296WashingtonAve.     T    %  Memphis,TN38103     T   WilliamL.Gibbons p&  (attrial) L      T   DistrictAttorneyGeneral `'     L      T   PaulGoodman   L      T   AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral   L      T   201PoplarAvenue,Suite301   L      T   Memphis,TN38103   L      T        L      T      L   OPINIONFILED:____________________ AFFIRMED  4 +.  PAULG.SUMMERS,  P7-1 Judge  09/3 X7 XXdXXd7 񜛜  2    v3  @:; OPINION `         Thedefendantpledguiltytocriminalattemptpossessionofa  con t  t rolled  substancewithintenttosell,aClassDfelony.Atherguiltyplea   hearing  ,     the  trialcourtdeniedherrequestforjudicialdiversion.Instead,thecourtsentencedherasastandardRangeIoffendertotwoyearsintheworkhouse,allsuspendedexceptforsixweekendstobeservedattheShelbyCountyCorrectionalCenter.Inthisappeal,thedefendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredindenyingjudicialdiversion.Uponourreviewoftherecord,weaffirmthetrialcourt'sjudgment.  JudicialdiversionisavailabletopersonsnotpreviouslyconvictedofafelonyorClassAmisdemeanorandwhopleadtoorarefoundguiltyofaClassC,DorEfelony(oramisdemeanorpunishablebyimprisonment).SeeT.C.A.4035  313(a)(1)(A).Whethertograntjudicialdiversionrestswithinthesounddiscretionofthetrialcourt,andourreviewislimitedtodeterminingwhetherthetrialcourtabusedthatdiscretion.SeeStatev.Anderson,857S.W.2d571,572(Tenn.Crim.App. %  1992).Solongas anysubstantialevidencetosupporttherefusal'togrant `'  diversionappearsintherecord,wewilldefertothetrialcourt'sdecision.  Id.(quoting @)" State  v.Hammersley,650S.W.2d352,356(Tenn.  1983)).The  defendanthasthe  +!$ burdenofestablishingthatthetrialcourterredindenyingdiversion.SeeStatev. -#& ТBonestel,871S.W.2d163,167(Tenn.Crim.App.1993). .%(   Inconsideringwhethertograntjudicialdiversion,thetrialcourtmustconsider(1)thedefendant'samenabilitytocorrection,(2)thecircumstancesoftheoffense,(3)thedefendant'scriminalrecord,(4)hisorhersocialhistory,(5)thestatus `6-0 ofthedefendant'sphysicalandmentalhealth,(6)thedeterrencevaluetothedefendantandothers,and(7)whetherjudicialdiversionwillservetheinterestsofthepublicaswellasthedefendant's.See       Bonestel      ,871       S.W.2d     at  168.Generally,a   negativefindingononeofthesefactorswillsupportadenial.SeeStatev.Matthew  ScottAlbertson,No.01C019607CC00288(Tenn.Crim.App.filedJuly31,1997,at  Nashville).However,neitherthecircumstancesofthecasenordeterrencemaybegivencontrollingweightunlesstheirsignificanceissooverwhelmingastooutweighalltheotherfactors.  Seeid.       Inthiscasetheonlyevidencesubmittedinsupportofthedefendant'srequestforjudicialdiversionwasthepresentencereportandsomebrieftestimonybythedefendantdemonstratingthatshehadcooperatedwiththepoliceinprovidingthenameofhersupplier.Thepresentencereportrevealedthatthedefendantwastwentyfiveyearsold,thatshewascurrentlyemployedandhadbeenforseveralyears,thatshehadfamilysupport,thatshewasingoodmentalandphysicalhealth,andthatshehadcompletedsomecollege.Whileshehasnorecordofpriorcriminalconvictions,thereportincludesa1991chargeforsimpleassaultwhichwas nollied,a1990chargefortheftunder$500anda1988chargeforshoplifting,bothofwhichwere adjustednonjudicially.Thereportfurtherrevealsthatthedefendanthasuseddrugssinceshewassixteenyearsold.Withrespecttotheinstantoffense,theproofwhichwasstipulatedtoatthehearingwasthatthedefendanthadbeeninvolvedinthedeliveryoftwoquarterouncebagsofmethamphetamine.  Indenyingdiversionthetrialcourtacknowledgedthatthedefendanthadnopriorconvictions.Thecourtcontinued: `6-0 v3     2P            $c  `       8 ButIdothinkthatthedrugprobleminthiscommunityissoseverethatyou...needtounderstandthatthisisoneofthethingsyoujustshouldnotdo.  " "   ...  .   8 ButtheCourtalsoquestionswhetherornotthiswasactuallythefirsttimethatyouhadcommittedanillegalactoftransportingordealingorsellingdrugs.  " "  8 AndthebasicreasonthatthejudicialdiversionisbeingdeniedisbecauseIthinkitshouldbeadeterrenttootherpeoplewhoaredealingindrugs.  " "  8 Andbecauseoftheseverityofthecrime.Youdon'tknowwhothosedrugsaregoingtoendupasfaraswhoendsupusingthem.Thereareanumberofyoungpeopleouttherethatareusingdrugs.  " "  8 AndIreallydon'twanttosee...youinhereagain.AndIfeellikebyplacingyouonprobationandgivingyouanopportunitytotrytogivebacktothecommunitysomeofthiscommunityservice,thatmaybeitwillassureyouthatwhenyoudoacrimethatyoudohavetopayforit.  " " Clearlythecourtwasconcernedprimarilywiththecircumstancesoftheoffenseaswellasbothspecialandgeneraldeterrence.Thecourtwasalsoconcerned,however,withthedefendant'sextensivehistoryofdruguseand,apparently,with  herother  instancesofcriminalbehavior.Thisfocusonthedefendant'spriorcriminalactivity,althoughitdidnotresultinconvictions,isevidencedbythecourt'sstateddoubtthatthiswasthedefendant'sfirstexperiencein transportingordealingorsellingdrugs.  Thedefendantarguesthatsheisyoung,steadilyemployed,inexcellenthealth,doesnotdrinkalcohol,hasattendedsomecollege,andenjoysastablehomeenvironment.Shealsostressesthathercooperationwiththepoliceandadmissionof   guiltare strongindicato  r[s]ofamenabilitytorehabilitation.Inherbriefshe  also   1P(+    states  that sheshows  nocurrentdruguse,althoughthepresentencereportdoesnot  indicatewhen(orif)  she  Ԁquit  usingdrugs.  #  1      ף @    Inspiteoftheseseveralneutraltopositivefactors,wemustaffirmthetrialcourt.Thedefendant'slengthyhistoryofpriordruguse,theseverityofthecrimeandtheneedforspecificandgeneraldeterrencesupportthedenialofjudicialdiversioninthiscase.Aspointedoutbythestateinitsbrief,manyofthepositivefactorstowhichthedefendantpointsalsoexistedduringherperiodofdruguseandatthetimeshecommittedthisoffense.Heramenabilitytocorrectionisthereforesuspect.  Noabuseofdiscretionhavingbeendemonstrated,thetrialcourt'sjudgmentisaffirmed. 0`'* Ї   L      T   ______________________________   L      T   PAULG.SUMMERS,JudgeCONCUR:_____________________________DAVIDH.WELLES,Judge_____________________________JOEG.RILEY,Judge