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ÐÓGÓÌà ` àWe€find€that€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€must€be€affirmed.ÌÌà@  #®àò òI.€€FACTUAL€BACKGROUNDó óˆÐ V&ö Ðà ` àIn€November,€1994,€the€Appellant€was€charged€with€two€counts€ofÏaggravated€assault€involving€an€attack€upon€œMs.›€Teresa€McCord,€the€AppellantððsÏsister.€€Mr.€Lane€applied€for€pretrial€diversion€pursuant€to€œTennessee€›CodeÏAnnotated€Section€40„35„101,€òòetóó€òòseqóó.€€This€application€was€denied€and€anÐ &.Æ$% Ðinterlocutory€appeal€to€this€Court€was€granted.€€òòState€v.€Laneóó,€Williamson€County,€Ð 0¶&' ÐNo.€01C01„9506„CC„00213€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Sept.€5,€1996).€€TheÏcircumstances€surrounding€the€charges€against€the€Appellant€are€summarizedÏin€that€opinion:Ìâ âÐ Ö7v./ ÐÓÓà ` àOn€September€29,€1994,€the€defendant€resided€in€a€trailer€located€uponÏâ âproperty€owned€by€his€sister,€Teresa€McCord,€who€is€listed€in€the€indictment€asÏthe€victim€of€the€alleged€offense.€€The€defendant,€now€32€years€of€age,€is€theÏcustodian€of€his€two€minor€children;€at€the€time€of€the€charges,€he€shared€hisÏresidence€with€his€mother.€€The€defendant€had€been€employed€for€the€lastÏseveral€years€in€security€at€Baptist€Hospital€in€ñ0ñnashvilleñ0ññ0ñNashvilleñ0ñ.€€Although€not€a€highÏschool€graduate,€he€has€an€employment€history€that€includes€work€as€aÏdispatcher€in€the€Fairview€Police€Department€and€work€in€traffic€control€inÏNashville.€€The€defendant€is€licensed€to€carry€a€firearm.€€He€has€no€prior€criminalÏrecord.ÌÌà ` àAn€altercation€occurred€after€the€victim,€who€lived€next€door,€swore€out€anÏunlawful€detainer€warrant€against€the€defendant.€€After€being€notified€of€the€actionÏby€local€œñ0ñauthoriesñ0ññ0ñauthoriñ0ññ6ññ0ñzñ0ññ6ññ0ññ0ññ7ñtiñ7ññ0ñesñ0ñ,›€the€defendant€had€one€or€more€telephone€conversations€withÏthe€victim€about€how€long€he€could€maintain€his€trailer€on€her€property.ÌÌà ` àLater,€the€defendant€and€the€victim€argued.€€While€the€facts€are€contested,Ïthe€victim€claimed€that€the€defendant€attacked€her€in€her€own€front€year,€struckÏher€in€the€œfacñ8ñtñ8ññ9ñeñ9ñ,›€and€punched€his€finger€into€her€eyes€until€she€was€helpless.€€TheÏvictim,€who€suffered€serious€injuries€to€her€eyes,€was€hospitalized.€€PhotographsÏin€the€record€substantiate€the€severity€of€her€injuries.€€The€defendant€claimed€thatÏthe€victim€initiated€the€altercation.€€He€asserted€that€his€sister€grabbed€him€by€theÏthroat,€cutting€off€his€air€supply,€and€that€he€panicked,€swinging€wildly,€until€sheÏreleased€her€hold.€€òòLaneóó,€Slip€Op.€at€pp.€4„5.Ð ¨H ÐÓâÓÌà ` àThis€Court€affirmed€the€district€attorneyððs€denial€of€pretrial€diversion€basedÏon€the€Appellantððs€lack€of€acceptance€of€responsibility€for€the€offense€and€theÏseverity€of€the€injuries€sustained€by€the€victim.€€Slip€Op.€p.5.€€This€Court€didÏindicate€that€judicial€diversion€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€SectionÏ40„35„313,€might€be€a€consideration€in€the€future.€òòId.óóÐ P*ð " ÐÌà ` àIn€March€of€1997€the€Appellant€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€to€a€single€count€ofÏaggravated€assault.€€He€applied€for€judicial€diversion€pursuant€to€TennesseeÏCode€Annotated€Section€40„35„313,€but€this€request€was€denied€and€he€wasÏsentenced€to€a€suspended€sentence€and€probation.ÌÌà ` àAt€the€hearing€on€the€request€for€judicial€diversion€the€Appellant€presentedÏtestimony€concerning€his€good€work€history,€and€his€care€for€his€ailing€€mother.€Ð Ð9p02 ÐHe€admitted€he€was€the€ñ0ñagressorñ0ññ0ñaggressorñ0ñ€in€the€attack€on€his€sister€and€stated€he€wasÏñ0ñremorsefulandñ0ññ0ñremorseful€andñ0ñ€that€he€had€begun€counseling€for€the€issues€between€him€and€hisÏsister€that€had€led€to€the€assault.€€However,€the€proof€also€showed€that€for€overÏñ0ñtwoyearsñ0ññ0ñtwo€yearsñ0ñ€after€the€assault€the€Appellant€showed€no€remorse,€made€no€ñ0ñattamptñ0ññ0ñattemptñ0ñÏto€pay€restitution€and€actually€blamed€the€victim€for€the€incident.€€Only€after€theÏvictim,€Ms.€McCord€told€the€Appellant€that€she€would€not€press€for€hisÏincarceration€did€he€ð ðrememberðð€he€had€initiated€the€attack€and€becomeÏñ0ñremoresefulñ0ññ0ñremorsefulñ0ñ.€€ÌÌà@vv®àò òII.€DENIAL€OF€JUDICIAL€DIVERSIONó óˆÐ Ðp Ðà ` àThe€Appellantððs€only€contention€in€this€appeal€is€that€the€trial€court€erred€inÏdenying€him€judicial€diversion€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€SectionÏ40„35„313.€€We€disagree.ÌÌà ` àIn€order€to€be€considered€for€judicial€diversion€under€Section€40„35„313,Ïa€defendant€must€meet€three€criteria:ÌÓÓà ` à(1)à0 ¸ àconviction€of€œñ:ña€ñ:ñmisdemeanor›€punishable€by€imprisonment€orÐ p(  Ðconviction€of€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony;Ð ¸ T$¸ T$ ÐÌà ` à(2)à0 ¸ àno€prior€felony€or€Class€A€misdemeanor€convictions;ÐX+ø!#¸ T$¸ T$ ÐÌà ` à(3)à0 ¸ àconsent€by€the€defendant€to€œdeñ;ñtñ;ññ<ñfñ<ñerment›€of€the€proceedings€andÐ H-è#% Ðimposition€of€probation€for€up€to€the€maximum€sentence€length€forÏthe€crime€in€question.Ð ¸ T$¸ T$ ÐÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€Sec.€40„35„313(a)(1).€€If€these€criteria€are€met€and€the€trialÏcourt€sentences€the€defendant€pursuant€to€Sec.€40„35„313,€at€the€completion€ofÏthe€probationary€period€the€defendant€is€discharged€without€an€adjudication€ofÏguilt€and€the€records€of€the€entire€proceeding€are€subject€to€expungement.€€Tenn.€ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(2)€and€(b).Ð è8ˆ/1 Ðà ` àAlthough€the€Appellant€in€the€instant€case€meets€the€statutory€prerequisitesÏfor€judicial€diversion€he€is€not€entitled€to€the€benefits€of€Sec.€40„35„313€as€aÏmatter€of€right.€€òòState€v.€Bonestalóó,€871€S.W.2d€163,€168€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€Ð @ à ÐThe€decision€to€grant€or€deny€judicial€diversion€rests€within€the€discretion€of€theÏtrial€court€whose€œdecisionñ=ñsñ=ñ›€will€not€be€reversed€on€appeal€if€there€is€any€substantialÏevidence€to€support€it.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1);€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,Ð °  Ð857€S.W.2d€571,€572€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992);€òòBonestalóó,€871€S.W.2d€at€168.Ð    ÐÌà ` àThis€Court€had€held€that€in€determining€whether€to€grant€judicial€diversionÏthe€trial€court€should€consider:ÌÓÓà ` à(1)à0 ¸ àthe€defendantððs€amenability€to€correction;ÐÀ`¸ T$¸ T$ Ðà ` à(2)à0 ¸ àthe€circumstances€of€the€offense;иX¸ T$¸ T$ Ðà ` à(3)à0 ¸ àthe€defendantððs€criminal€record;аP¸ T$¸ T$ Ðà ` à(4)à0 ¸ àthe€defendantððs€social€history;ШH¸ T$¸ T$ Ðà ` à(5)à0 ¸ àthe€status€of€the€defendantððs€physical€and€mental€health;Р @¸ T$¸ T$ Ðà ` à(6)à0 ¸ àthe€deterrence€value€to€the€defendant€as€well€as€others;€andИ!8¸ T$¸ T$ Ðà ` à(7)à0 ¸ àwhether€judicial€diversion€will€serve€the€best€interests€of€both€theÐ "0 Ðpublic€and€the€defendant.Ð ¸ T$¸ T$ ÐÓÓÌòòBonestalóó,€871€S.W.2d€at€168€(applying€pretrial€diversion€considerationsÐ p& Ðenumerated€in€òòState€v.€Hammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€352€(Tenn.€1983));€òòAndersonóó,Ð `(  Ð857€S.W.2d€at€573.€€In€addition€to€the€factors€enumerated€above,€the€trial€courtÏmay€consider€the€defendantððs€attitude€and€behavior€since€his€arrest.€€òòState€v.Ð @,à"$ ÐWashingtonóó,€866€S.W.2d€950„951€(Tenn.€1993).Ð 0.Ð$& ÐÌà ` àJudicial€diversion€is€similar€in€purpose€to€pretrial€diversion€and€its€grant€isÏleft€to€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€subject€only€to€the€same€constraintsÏapplicable€to€prosecutors€in€applying€pretrial€diversion.€€òòAndersonóó,€857€S.W.2dÐ ð5,. Ðat€572.€€This€Court€has€previously€concluded€that€pretrial€diversion€wasÏappropriately€denied€in€this€case.€€The€question€now€becomes€whetherÐ Ð9p02 Ðcircumstances€have€sufficiently€changed€so€as€to€characterize€a€denial€of€judicialÏdiversion€as€an€abuse€of€discretion.ÌÌà ` àIn€the€instant€case€relations€between€the€Appellant€and€his€sister€haveÏimproved.€€However,€only€after€his€sisterððs€assurances€that€she€would€not€seekÏhis€incarceration€did€the€Appellant€express€his€remorse€and€accept€responsibilityÏfor€his€actions.€€One€could€clearly€conclude€from€this€that€the€Appellantððs€remorseÏis€less€that€genuine.€€He€also€apparently€lied€in€his€application€for€pretrialÏdiversion€when€he€œclaimñ>ñedñ>ñ›€his€sister€initiated€the€altercation€which€resulted€in€herÏrather€severe€injuries.€€This€lack€of€candor€also€causes€us€doubt€as€to€theÏAppellantððs€amenability€to€rehabilitation.ÌÌà ` àWe€therefore€conclude€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€his€discretion€inÏdenying€judicial€diversion€and€granting€the€Appellant€probation.€€Accordingly,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àñ=ñœñ=ñ¹Ó  Óñ=ñœñ=ñÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE