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ÐHarvey,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð #`" ÐÔ#†¼Å»XXSi# #ÔÔ‡XSiX»¼ÅÔÌÓôÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Å»XXSi" #ÔÔ‡XSiX»¼ÅÔÐ Ô%$!% ÐÌò òFactual€Backgroundó óÐ ¬'ü"' ÐòòóóÔ#†¼Å»XXSi• #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XSiX»¼ÅÔÌÔ‡ XSiXXXSiÔà  àOn€the€evening€of€March€24,€2001,€the€Appellant€drove€into€the€parking€area€of€the€CoolÐ „)Ô$) ÐSprings€Market€in€Franklin.€€Once€in€the€parking€area,€the€Appellant€drove€his€vehicle€in€theÐ p*À%* Ðdirection€of€another€occupied€vehicle,€requiring€that€vehicle€to€take€evasive€action.€€The€AppellantððsÐ \+¬&+ Ðvehicle€then€struck€a€tree€and€continued€to€make€several€high€speed€ð ðdonutsðð€before€finally€strikingÐ H,˜', Ðan€unoccupied€parked€car,€knocking€that€car€into€another€parked€car.€€Once€the€Appellantððs€carÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôbecame€disabled,€he€fled€on€foot.€€After€being€apprehended€by€the€police,€the€Appellant€was€firstÐ ° Ðtaken€to€the€emergency€room€of€a€local€medical€center€because€of€his€bizarre€conduct€and€inabilityÐ œì Ðto€recall€what€had€happened.€€The€Appellant€did€relate€to€medical€authorities€that€he€ð ðfelt€[he]€hadÐ ˆØ Ðan€epiphany€and€drove€[his]€car€into€the€trees.ðð€€Laboratory€tests€at€the€medical€center€establishedÐ tÄ Ðthat€the€Appellant€tested€positive€for€the€presence€of€marijuana.€€These€events€eventually€led€theÐ `° ÐAppellant€to€seek€treatment€at€his€local€mental€health€center€where€he€was€diagnosed€with€a€bipolarÐ L œ Ðdisorder€and€placed€on€medication.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àThe€Appellant€was€indicted€in€a€four€count€indictment€charging:€(1)€reckless€endangermentÐ  ` Ðwith€a€deadly€weapon,€òòi.e.,óó€a€vehicle,€a€class€E€felony;€(2)€vandalism€over€$1000,€a€class€D€felony;Ð ü L  Ð(3)€vandalism€over€$500,€a€class€E€felony;€and€(4)€reckless€driving,€a€class€B€misdemeanor.€€As€partÐ è 8  Ðof€a€guilty€plea€agreement,€the€reckless€driving€charge€was€dismissed,€and€the€Appellant€pled€guiltyÐ Ô$  Ðto€the€remaining€three€counts.€€He€received€an€effective€sentence€of€two€years,€with€the€manner€ofÐ À  Ðservice€to€be€determined€by€the€court.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing€on€March€18,€2002,€the€Appellant€requested€that€he€be€grantedÐ „Ô  Ðjudicial€diversion€based€on€his€strong€work€record,€his€lack€of€a€prior€criminal€record,€and€the€factÐ pÀ Ðthat€he€had€subsequently€been€diagnosed€and€treated€for€a€psychotic€and€bipolar€disorder,€which€wasÐ \¬ Ðcurrently€under€control€with€medication.€€The€trial€court€denied€judicial€diversion,€sentenced€theÐ H˜ ÐAppellant€to€Community€Corrections€for€the€two„year€period,€and€imposed€various€conditionsÐ 4„ Ðincluding€restitution,€public€service€work,€drug€and€alcohol€assessment,€and€continued€mental€healthÐ  p Ðtreatment.Ð  \ ÐÌà@òò&ìàò òANALYSISó óˆÐ ä4 ÐÌà  àIt€is€undisputed€that€the€Appellant€is€eligible€for€judicial€diversion€as€he€has€never€beenÐ ¼  Ðconvicted€of€a€crime€of€any€type.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1)(A)€(2001).€€However,Ð ¨ø Ðeligibility€for€diversion€does€not€equate€to€entitlement€to€diversion.€€The€decision€of€whether€to€placeÐ ”ä Ðan€appellant€on€judicial€diversion€is€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€òòSee€State€v.Ð €Ð ÐHarrisóó,€953€S.W.2d€701,€705€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€Thus,€upon€review€by€an€appellate€court,Ð l¼ Ðif€ð ðany€substantial€evidence€[exists€in€the€record]€to€support€the€refusal,ðð€the€decision€of€the€trialÐ X ¨ Ðcourt€will€be€upheld€and€this€court€will€not€revisit€the€issue.€€òòSee€State€v.€Hammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2dÐ D!” Ð352,€356€(Tenn.€1983).ò òÐ 0"€  ÐÌà  àó óIn€making€a€determination€of€whether€to€grant€judicial€diversion,€the€trial€court€must€considerÐ $X" Ðthe€following€factors:€(a)€the€accusedððs€amenability€to€correction;€(b)€the€circumstances€of€theÐ ô$D # Ðoffense;€(c)€the€accusedððs€criminal€record;€(d)€the€accusedððs€social€history;€(e)€the€status€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðaccusedððs€physical€and€mental€health;€and€(f)€the€deterrence€value€to€the€accused€as€well€as€others.€Ð Ì&"% ÐòòState€v.€Lewisóó,€978€S.W.2d€558,€566€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997),òò€perm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€1998)Ð ¸'#& Ð(citing€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€163,€168€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993)).€€The€trial€court€should€alsoÐ ¤(ô#' Ðconsider€whether€judicial€diversion€will€serve€the€ends€of€justice,€the€interest€of€the€public€as€wellÐ )à$( Ðas€the€accused.€€òòIdóó.€Additional€factors€which€may€be€considered€include€the€Appellantððs€attitude,€hisÐ |*Ì%) Ðbehavior€since€his€arrest,€his€home€environment,€current€drug€usage,€emotional€stability,€pastÐ h+¸&* Ðemployment,€general€reputation,€family€responsibilities,€and€the€attitude€of€law€enforcement.€€òòIdóó.Ð ° Ð(citing€òòState€v.€Washingtonóó,€866€S.W.2d€950,€951€(Tenn.€1993)).Ð œì ÐÌà  àFollowing€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€denied€judicial€diversion€based€upon€theÐ tÄ ÐAppellantððs€ð ðhistory€of€drug€use,€the€drugs€in€his€system€at€the€time€of€the€incident€and€the€fact€thatÐ `° Ð[the€Appellant]€engaged€in€conduct€which€created€a€significant€danger€to€civilians.ðð€€WeÐ L œ Ðacknowledge€the€trial€courtððs€concern€with€the€Appellantððs€prior€uncharged€drug€use€as€set€forth€inÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€pre„sentence€report.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Although€a€relevant€factor,€we€remain€mindful€of€the€fact€that€the€pre„Ð $ t Ðsentence€report€was€never€intended€to€serve€the€purpose€of€gathering€incriminating€evidence€toÐ  ` Ðpunish€the€offender.€€The€offender€is€encouraged€to€be€truthful€and€participate€in€the€preparation€ofÐ ü L  Ðthe€pre„sentence€report€in€order€that€information€provided€may€be€utilized€by€the€sentencing€courtÐ è 8  Ðin€arriving€at€an€individualized€sentence.€€To€use€the€offenderððs€statements€within€the€report€againstÐ Ô$  Ðthe€offender€is€counter„productive€in€that€it€discourages€truthfulness€and€is€inconsistent€with€theÐ À  Ðpurposes€of€the€pre„sentence€report.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àWhile€we€would€note€that€those€facts€relied€upon€by€the€trial€court€are€relevant,€they€do€notÐ „Ô  Ðconstitute€all€of€the€factors€which€the€court€ð ðmustðð€consider€in€arriving€at€its€decision€to€grant€orÐ pÀ Ðdeny€a€program€of€diversion.€€òòLewisóó,€978€S.W.2d€at€566.€€As€observed€by€this€court€on€more€thanÐ \¬ Ðone€occasion,€ð ðcareful€consideration€must€be€given€to€the€defendantððs€lack€of€criminal€record,Ð H˜ Ðfavorable€social€history€and€obvious€amenability€to€correction.ðð€€òòState€v.€Norman€Pipkin,€óó€No.Ð 4„ ÐW1998„02738„CCA„RM„CD€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€May€24,€2000)€(citing€òòState€v.€Curryóó,Ð  p Ð988€S.W.2d€153,€158€(Tenn.€1999));€òòState€v.€Michael€Harley€Smithóó,€No.€E1999„02722„CCA„R9„CD,Ð  \ ÐTenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€Jan.€2,€2001).€€Considering€these€factors,€the€record€reflects€that€theÐ øH Ðthirty„one„year„old€Appellant€has€no€prior€criminal€history.€€He€is€a€high€school€graduate€andÐ ä4 Ðattended€the€University€of€Delaware.€€His€history€of€employment€is€good.€€Sixteen€letters€wereÐ Ð  Ðsubmitted€attesting€to€the€Appellantððs€work€ethic,€his€good€character,€his€participation€in€variousÐ ¼  Ðcommunity€organizations,€and€the€hours€and€years€that€he€has€given€as€a€volunteer€hospital€worker.€Ð ¨ø ÐAlmost€all€of€these€letters€underscore€the€uncharacteristic€nature€of€the€acts€for€which€he€wasÐ ”ä Ðconvicted.€€The€Appellant€sought,€and€is€now€receiving€counseling€and€treatment,€at€the€PlateauÐ €Ð ÐMental€Health€Center€for€his€bi„polar€diagnosis.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àThe€record€indicates€that€the€Appellantððs€conduct€was€occasioned€by€an€act€of€recklessnessÐ D!” Ðas€opposed€to€a€sustained€intent€to€violate€the€law€or€to€inflict€serious€bodily€injury.€€Finally,€we€findÐ 0"€  Ðnothing€in€the€record€which€suggests€that€the€Appellant€is€not€amenable€to€correction.€€Accordingly,Ð #l! Ðwe€find€that€the€Appellantððs€positive€factors€for€diversion€as€articulated€above€outweigh€any€negativeÐ $X" Ðfactors€and€that€granting€judicial€diversion€would€promote€the€ends€of€justice.€€The€sentencingÐ ô$D # Ðdecision€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed€and€entry€of€the€judgment€of€conviction€is€vacated.€€Ð  à%0!$ ÐÌà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ œì ÐÌà  àBased€upon€this€record€and€the€trial€courtððs€failure€to€consider€all€relevant€factors,€we€findÐ tÄ Ðthat€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€denying€judicial€diversion.€€For€this€reason,€the€trialÐ `° Ðcourtððs€judgment€is€reversed,€and€the€case€is€remanded€for€deferment€of€further€proceedings,€asÐ L œ Ðprovided€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„313€(2001),€and€for€the€imposition€of€such€otherÐ 8 ˆ Ðreasonable€conditions€as€may€be€deemed€appropriate€by€the€trial€court.Ð $ t ÐÌÔ#†XSiXX XSiL #ÔÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE