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ÓAfter€a€Giles€County€Circuit€Court€jury€convicted€the€defendant,€Robert€S.€Ô_ÔLutrickÔ_Ô,€of€aggravatedÐ xÈ  Ðassault,€a€Class€C€felony,€he€applied€to€the€court€for€an€order€of€diversion.€€The€trial€court€denied€theÐ d´ Ðrequest€and€sentenced€the€defendant€to€the€minimum€Range€I€sentence€of€three€years,€to€be€servedÐ P  Ðon€probation.€€The€defendant€now€appeals€the€denial€of€judicial€diversion.€€Upon€review,€we€affirm.Ð <Œ ÐÔ#†¼J}»XXÑÅ#ÔÔ‡XÑX»¼J}ÔÌÓàÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ P ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼J}»àXÑ#ÔÔ‡XÑX.¼J}ÔJames€Ô_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€H.€Wellesóó€andÐ Ø( ÐòòAlan€E.€Glenn,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ä ÐÌClaudia€Jack€(at€trial),€Ô_ÔPulaskiÔ_Ô,€Tennessee;€and€R.€H.€Ô_ÔStovallÔ_Ô,€Jr.€(on€appeal),€Columbia,€Tennessee,€Ð œì Ðfor€the€Appellant,€Robert€S.€Ô_ÔLutrickÔ_Ô.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Thomas€E.€Williams,€III,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ `° ÐGeneral;€T.€Michel€Bottoms,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Richard€H.€Ô_ÔDunavantÔ_Ô€and€Patrick€Butler,€Ð L œ ÐAssistant€District€Attorneys€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓžÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼J}»XXÑÍ#ÔÔ‡XÑX»¼J}ÔÐ #`" ÐòòóóÔ#†¼J}»XXÑ® #ÔÔ‡XÑX»¼J}ÔÓ  Óà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà  àà ` àThe€defendantððs€difficulties€began€on€July€5,€2000,€at€a€Dairy€Queen€in€Ô_ÔArdmoreÔ_Ô.€€AtÐ è$8 $ Ðthe€end€of€June,€the€defendant€had€taken€his€two€young€sons€on€a€scheduled€visitation€to€Jackson,Ð Ô%$!% ÐMississippi.€€He€and€his€ex„wife,€Lori€Huey,€who€is€now€the€victimððs€wife,€€had€arranged€to€meet€atÐ À&"& Ðthe€Dairy€Queen€at€2:00€p.m.€on€July€5€to€exchange€the€boys€following€the€visitation.Ð ¬'ü"' Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àApparently€Lori€Huey€became€upset€when€she€learned€that€the€defendant€would€beÐ „)Ô$) Ðeight€hours€late€in€meeting€her.€€At€10:00€p.m.,€Lori€Huey€went€to€the€Dairy€Queen,€accompaniedÐ p*À%* Ðby€her€husband,€George€I.€Huey,€Jr.,€who€is€the€victim,€and€by€her€four„year„old€daughter,€fatheredÐ \+¬&+ Ðby€the€victim.€€After€the€defendant€arrived,€he€and€Lori€Huey€left€their€respective€vehicles€andÐ H,˜', Ðconversed.€€According€to€the€victim,€the€defendant€was€agitated,€and€the€victim€decided€to€get€outÐ 4-„(-ýC ÐÔ_Ôof€his€car.€€The€defendant€and€the€victim€had€words,€and€the€victim€testified€that€the€defendantÐ ° Ðrushed€toward€him,€although€the€defendant€essentially€denied€moving€toward€the€victim.€€At€any€rate,Ð œì Ðat€some€point,€the€victim,€who€is€a€larger€man€than€the€defendant,€shoved€the€defendant.€€Ultimately,Ð ˆØ Ðaccording€to€the€victim,€the€defendant€went€to€his€vehicle,€retrieved€a€handgun,€pointed€it€at€theÐ tÄ Ðvictim,€and€said,€ð ðI€am€going€to€kill€you.€You€are€going€to€die.ðð€€The€victim€testified€at€trial€that€heÐ `° Ðwas€scared€for€his€life.€€After€a€couple€of€minutes,€the€defendant€pulled€the€gun€away€and€returnedÐ L œ Ðto€his€car.€€The€victim€testified€that€before€the€defendant€departed,€the€defendant€said,€ð ðIððm€going€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðkill€you,€and€itððs€not€a€matter€of€ððif.ðð€€Itððs€a€matter€of€when.ðð€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àà ` àOn€cross„examination,€the€victim€essentially€admitted€that€the€defendantððs€dislike€ofÐ ü L  Ðthe€victim€began€some€years€before€when€the€defendant€discovered€that€the€victim€had€impregnatedÐ è 8  ÐLori€Huey,€who€was€at€the€time€the€defendantððs€wife.€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€testified€that,€after€the€victim€shoved€him€twice,€the€defendant€wentÐ ¬ü  Ðto€his€car€to€leave;€however,€the€victim€followed€him€to€his€car.€€The€defendant€believed€that€theÐ ˜è  Ðvictim€was€going€to€assault€him€and€that€the€victim€was€too€close€to€allow€the€defendant€time€to€getÐ „Ô  Ðinto€his€vehicle.€€The€defendant€reached€into€the€vehicle,€grabbed€a€pistol,€and€showed€it€to€theÐ pÀ Ðvictim.€€He€denied€that€he€ever€pointed€the€weapon€at€the€victim.€€He€admitted€that,€after€he€replacedÐ \¬ Ðthe€pistol€in€his€vehicle,€he€and€the€victim€exchanged€words,€and€he€threatened€the€victim.€€TheÐ H˜ Ðdefendant€testified€that€the€pistol€was€not€loaded.€€€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àà ` àAfter€the€jury€convicted€the€defendant€of€aggravated€assault,€the€trial€court€conductedÐ  \ Ða€sentencing€hearing.€€The€defendant€testified€that€he€had€never€been€arrested€or€convicted€of€a€crime,Ð øH Ðwas€current€in€paying€his€child€support,€and€was€gainfully€employed€as€a€graphics€designer.€€He€wasÐ ä4 Ð38€years€of€age€and€did€not€use€alcohol€or€drugs.€€He€lived€in€Alabama,€where€he€owned€a€home.€Ð Ð  ÐPrior€to€the€date€of€the€offense,€the€State€of€Alabama€had€issued€him€a€permit€to€carry€a€handgun;Ð ¼  Ðhowever,€the€defendant€had€since€sold€the€handgun€to€a€co„worker.€€He€testified€that€he€had€no€otherÐ ¨ø Ðfirearms,€had€never€committed€a€violent€act,€and€characteristically€avoided€confrontations.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àHis€job€supervisor€testified€that€the€defendant€had€sold€the€pistol€to€a€co„worker€andÐ l¼ Ðthat€the€defendant€was€a€good€employee€who€had€never€been€known€to€lose€his€temper€or€actÐ X ¨ Ðviolently.€€A€former€employer€also€testified€that€the€defendant€has€a€calm€personality€and€is€notÐ D!” Ðviolent.€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àà ` àOn€the€basis€of€his€background,€the€defendant€sought€judicial€diversion.€€At€theÐ $X" Ðconclusion€of€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€trial€court€denied€the€request.€€The€trial€judgeÐ ô$D # Ðacknowledged€that€the€ð ðcase€was€provoked€by€the€conductðð€of€€the€victim€and€that€the€victim€wasÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€initial€aggressor€in€the€July€5,€2000€episode;€nevertheless,€the€judge€found€that€the€defendantÐ Ì&"% Ðð ðwent€well€beyond€what€was€permitted€in€this€case€by€pulling€a€deadly€weapon€and€threatening€toÐ ¸'#& Ðuse€it.ðð€€The€judge€noted€that€the€defendant€should€have€never€inserted€a€firearm€into€a€ð ðveryÐ ¤(ô#' Ðemotional€environment.ðð€€Based€upon€this€finding,€the€court€held€that€the€crime€was€serious€and€thatÐ )à$( Ðthe€charge€should€not€be€diverted.€€The€court€commented€that,€as€a€convicted€felon,€the€defendantÐ |*Ì%) Ðwould€be€prohibited€from€possessing€a€firearm.€€Also,€the€trial€judge€found€the€defendantððsÐ h+¸&* Ðcontention€that€the€gun€was€unloaded€to€be€incredible.€€In€summarizing€his€rationale€for€denyingÐ ° Ðdiversion,€the€trial€judge€said,€ð ð[T]his€man€should€not€be€trusted€with€a€gun€again,€and€itððs€not€anÐ œì Ðappropriate€case€for€diversion.ðð€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€imposed€the€minimum€Class€C,€Range€I€sentence€of€three€years€butÐ `° Ðprobated€the€entire€sentence.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989€provides:Ð $ t ÐÌÒ` °ÒÒ` °ÒIf€any€person€who€has€not€previously€been€convicted€of€a€felony€or€aÐ ü L  ÐClass€A€misdemeanor€is€found€guilty€or€pleads€guilty€to€.€.€.€a€ClassÐ è 8  ÐC,€D,€or€E€felony,€the€court€may,€without€entering€a€judgment€ofÐ Ô$  Ðguilty€and€with€the€consent€of€such€person,€defer€further€proceedingsÐ À  Ðand€place€the€person€on€probation€upon€such€reasonable€conditionsÐ ¬ü  Ðas€it€may€require€and€for€a€period€of€time€not€less€than€the€period€ofÐ ˜è  Ðthe€maximum€sentence€.€.€.€of€the€felony€with€which€he€is€charged.€.Ð „Ô  Ð.€.Ð pÀ ÐÒ°` ÒÒ°` ÒÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40-35-313(a)(1)€(1997).€€This€procedure,€commonly€known€as€judicial€diversion,Ð H˜ Ðis€similar€to€pretrial€diversion;€however,€judicial€diversion€follows€a€determination€of€guilt,€and€theÐ 4„ Ðdecision€to€grant€diversion€rests€with€the€trial€court,€not€the€prosecutor.€òò€State€v.óó€òòAndersonóó,€857Ð  p ÐS.W.2d€571,€572€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).Ð  \ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€lower€court's€denial€of€judicial€diversion€is€subject€to€reversal€on€appeal€only€ifÐ ä4 Ðthat€court€abused€its€discretion.€€òòState€v.€Hammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€352,€356€(Tenn.€1983).€€An€abuseÐ Ð  Ðof€discretion€occurs€when€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€judicial€diversion€is€unsupported€by€anyÐ ¼  Ðsubstantial€evidence.€€òòId.óó;€òòState€v.€Parkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€945,€958€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€determining€whether€to€grant€judicial€diversion,€the€trial€court€must€considerÐ €Ð ÐÌÒ` °ÒÒ` °Ò(a)€the€accusedððs€amenability€to€correction,Ð X ¨ ÐÌ(b)€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,Ð 0"€  ÐÌ(c)€the€accusedððs€criminal€record,Ð $X" ÐÌ(d)€the€accusedððs€social€history,Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ(e)€the€accusedððs€physical€and€mental€health,Ð ¸'#& ÐÌ(f)€the€deterrence€value€to€the€accused€as€well€as€others,€andÐ )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ð(g)€whether€judicial€diversion€will€serve€the€interests€of€the€public€asÐ ° Ðâ âwell€as€the€accused.€€Ð œì ÐÌÒ°` ÒÒ°` ÒòòParkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€at€958;€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€163,€168€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993),Ð tÄ Ðòòoverruled€on€other€grounds€by€State€v.€Hooperóó,€29€S.W.3d€1,€9€(Tenn.€2000).€€Moreover,€the€recordÐ `° Ðmust€reflect€that€the€court€has€weighed€all€of€the€factors€in€reaching€its€determination.€€òòBonestelóó,€871Ð L œ ÐS.W.2d€at€168.€€The€court€must€explain€on€the€record€why€the€defendant€does€not€qualify€under€itsÐ 8 ˆ Ðanalysis,€and€if€the€court€has€based€its€determination€on€only€some€of€the€factors,€it€must€explain€whyÐ $ t Ðthese€factors€outweigh€the€others.€€òòId.óóÐ  ` Ðà  à€€€à0 ` àÐü L ` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àIn€essence,€the€trial€court€in€the€present€case€based€its€decision€to€deny€judicialÐ è 8  Ðdiversion€on€a€single€factor€ð!ð€the€circumstances€of€the€offense.€€The€trial€court€focused€upon€theÐ Ô$  Ðcircumstance€that€the€defendant€had€brandished€a€gun€during€an€emotion„steeped€situation.€€The€trialÐ À  Ðjudge€did€not€specifically€mention€the€other€factors€that€should€be€considered;€however,€the€trialÐ ¬ü  Ðjudgeððs€comments€reflect€that€he€announced€his€diversion€and€sentencing€decisions€together€after€heÐ ˜è  Ðhad€taken€a€considered€approach€to€the€total€disposition€of€the€defendantððs€case.€€The€commentsÐ „Ô  Ðreflect€that,€in€ordering€full€probation,€the€judge€considered€the€defendantððs€positive€social€history,Ð pÀ Ðhis€lack€of€a€criminal€record,€and€his€amenability€to€correction.€€At€one€point,€the€trial€judgeÐ \¬ Ðcommented€that€the€defendant€did€not€need€counseling€in€anger€management€as€a€condition€ofÐ H˜ Ðprobation,€and€this€comment€reflects€that€the€judge€considered€the€state€of€the€defendantððs€mentalÐ 4„ Ðhealth.€€Thus,€although€the€trial€court€determined€that€the€defendant€merited€a€fully€probated€sentenceÐ  p Ðand€that€he€should€be€supervised€for€only€the€first€year€of€the€three„year€probation,€the€court,€at€theÐ  \ Ðsame€time,€obviously€thought€that€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€outweighed€all€other€factors€inÐ øH Ðdetermining€the€diversion€issue.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€courtððs€determination€is€supported€by€substantial€evidence€in€the€record.€€TheÐ ¼  Ðtrial€judge€was€troubled,€as€are€we,€by€the€fact€that€the€aggravated€assault€was€committed€in€theÐ ¨ø Ðpresence€of€three€children.€€The€offense€was€exacerbated€by€the€defendantððs€threats€to€do€harm€to€theÐ ”ä Ðvictim€in€the€future.€€€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€mentioned,€we€review€the€denial€of€judicial€diversion€for€an€abuse€of€discretion.€Ð X ¨ ÐBecause€substantial€evidence€supports€the€lower€courtððs€decision,€we€cannot€find€that€the€courtÐ D!” Ðabused€its€discretion.€€Under€our€law,€this€means€that€even€if€we€would€have€preferred€a€differentÐ 0"€  Ðresult,€we€are€constrained€to€uphold€the€trial€court€in€the€exercise€of€its€legitimate€discretion€andÐ #l! Ðjudgment.€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àà ` àThus,€the€lower€courtððs€judgment€is€affirmed.Ô#†¼J}»XXÑ #ÔÔ‡XÑX»¼J}Ôà0 È àÔ#†¼J}»XXÑÿ:#ÔÔ€XÑX»¼J}ÔÐà%0!$È(#È(# ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGE