ÿWPCœ W_û1ªAÄûÛuk-á¥@|ÙÅÝþŠ`AÍ3¬Ðºô^Œˆö±%§ã:ƒÅbŠŒn³’=îCäyÐꎸ›HFdçû#SaÔýCœÚŒ«ðë/¥šv ü„Y%[ q0ß0¹˜sc%NžZ&¤²¯Á *‡J{{¡ö¿¨G«N¯Ñv–Ûä²:¨; ÆS¬m«ôÆl ŠÀ±ù‹0u°7D³¦übœA磳À¾!ºuÚ%ž½ÒÃÏ»ì&.˜o‡÷5ˆiûŒ P×Z|œÇ-•Û¸Ê[ÜìÁÂ&ìl¼wªªFÚÿEƒè.A„ÿÿÄ(à6ø  ­â½~Û9!LÉö ˜œmýÍüd¹(›ãýy3+! ‰[¸èAšÆÕu¾Jûk.ZÏÝLÝx…šôàRýü);$0n™FEðûÕáw—¹®FôŽäaç¤8ƒ!s£ùœcž„!p°*†Œ‡h9÷ò2„w¨£<Þ»ùGH;rØ4ÂWéÅÇ̸Khì)Ú¨ “öÉù©À¶ƒVšØrê*§B²í ·gááDncrù'“îLniû„ã·%åy¥¼LÓãJÜyd:õÄÿ&ùÌß~ŽU.U ÕjÝ–e˜çd› #ÔÔ‡X­ËX»¼±ÜÔÓ  ÓÓÓà  àOn€November€24,€1997,€the€Madison€County€Grand€Jury€indicted€the€Defendant,€DanielÐ 6)†$( ÐShane€Malone,€for€three€counts€of€statutory€rape€and€two€counts€of€contributing€to€the€delinquencyÐ +f&* Ðof€a€minor.€€The€trial€court€ordered€an€investigation€to€determine€whether€the€Defendant€was€suitableÐ ö,F(,ý÷ Ðfor€pretrial€diversion.€€The€pretrial€investigation€report€indicated€that€the€Defendant,€who€was€twentyÐ ° ÐÔ_Ôyears€old€at€the€time€of€the€alleged€offenses,€had€sexual€intercourse€with€a€fifteen„year„old€girl€onÐ à Ðthree€separate€occasions.€€In€her€statement,€the€victim€said€that€the€Defendant€provided€her€withÐ pÀ Ðalcohol€and€marijuana€before€each€encounter.€€The€victim€became€pregnant€and€later€had€aÐ P   Ðmiscarriage.€€According€to€the€report,€the€Defendant€had€no€prior€criminal€history.€€The€report€alsoÐ 0 € Ðshowed€that€the€Defendant€had€been€working€since€he€was€seventeen€years€old€in€a€masonry€businessÐ `  Ðof€which€he€was€part„owner€and€that€he€expressed€a€willingness€to€make€any€restitution€ordered.Ð ð@  ÐÌà  àAfter€the€investigation€report€was€released,€but€before€an€application€for€pretrial€diversionÐ ° Ðwas€filed,€the€District€Attorney€denied€the€Defendant's€application€citing€the€following€reasons:Ð à ÐÔ#†¼±Ü»XX­Ëœ #ÔÔ‡X­ËX»¼±ÜÔÓÓà8  à1.à0` Ð Ð àThe€facts€of€this€case€involve€4€occasions€of€Statutory€Rape€by€the€defendantÐ pÀ Ðon€3€different€occasions,€which€resulted€in€the€15€year€old€victim€becomingÐ `° Ðpregnant.ÐP ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à2.à0` Ð Ð àIt€is€the€defendant's€responsibility€to€provide€this€office€with€sufficientÐ @ Ðevidence€of€his€qualifications€for€pretrial€diversion.€€Ô#†¼±Ü»XX­Ë¥#ÔÔ‡X­ËX»¼±ÜÔThe€defendant€has€failedÐ 0€ Ðto€provide€this€office€with€any€evidence€and€having€failed€in€this€obligationÐ  p Ðthe€defendant€cannot€be€granted€pretrial€diversion.€€òòState€v.€Herronóó,€767Ð ` ÐS.W.2d€151€(Tenn.€1989).Ô% € ÔÔ#†¼±Ü»XX­Ë¿#ÔÔ‡X­ËX»¼±ÜÔÐP` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à3.à0` Ð Ð àThe€defendant's€crimes€were€not€the€result€of€impulse€but€requiredÐ ð@ Ðconsiderable€effort€and€planning.€€òòState€v.€Hollandóó,€661€S.W.2d€91€(Tenn.Ð à0 ÐCrim.€App.€1983).ÐÐ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à4.à0` Ð Ð àThe€defendant€has€expressed€no€remorse€for€his€conduct€nor€has€he€made€anyÐ À! Ðeffort€to€make€his€victim€whole.€€òòState€v.€Neaseóó,€713€S.W.2d€90.а" ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à5.à0` Ð Ð àThe€defendant€has€a€poor€work€history€indicating€a€serious€lack€of€motivationÐ  #ð! Ðto€successfully€complete€pretrial€diversion.Ð$à"` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à6.à0` Ð Ð àNo€family€or€friends€are€forthcoming€to€aid€or€encourage€the€defendant€in€anyÐ €%Ð # Ðpretrial€diversion€program.€€Without€such€encouragement€the€defendantÐ p&À!$ Ðcannot€hope€to€successfully€complete€pretrial€diversion.Ð`'°"%` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à7.à0` Ð Ð àStatutory€Rape€and€Contributing€to€the€Delinquency€of€a€Minor€are€seriousÐ P( #& Ðproblems€in€this€jurisdiction€and€allowing€the€defendant€to€participate€inÐ @)$' Ðpretrial€diversion€would€greatly€undermine€law€enforcement€efforts€atÐ 0*€%( Ðcurtailing€this€type€of€criminal€activity.€€òòState€v.€Hollandóó,€661€S.W.2d€91Ð  +p&) Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Ô_Ô1983).Ð,`'*` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à8.à0` Ð Ð àThe€defendant€willingly€involved€a€juvenile€in€his€crime.а` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à9.à0` Ð Ð àThere€is€no€indication€that€the€defendant€would€have€stopped€his/her€criminalÐ  ð Ðactivity€but€for€the€intervention€of€law€enforcement.€€òòState€v.€Markhamóó,€755Ð à ÐS.W.2d€850.ЀÐ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à10.à0` Ð Ð àThe€defendant€was€indicted€for€these€multiple€counts€of€Statutory€Rape€(3Ð pÀ Ðcounts)€and€Contributing€to€the€Delinquency€of€a€Minor€(2€counts)€onÐ ` ° ÐNovember€24,€1997€and€was€arraigned€on€those€charges€on€December€2,Ð P   Ð1997,€and€did€not€apply€for€pretrial€diversion€until€June€of€1999,€which€hasÐ @  Ðcaused€a€considerable€delay.Ð0 €` Ð ` Ð  ÐÓÄÓÌÌà  àThe€District€Attorney€went€on€to€say€that€he€balanced€the€above€listed€factors€against€theÐ à0  Ðmitigating€circumstances€supplied€to€his€office;€however,€the€mitigating€circumstances€were€notÐ À Ðexplicitly€listed€in€the€denial.€€The€Defendant€filed€an€application€for€a€Ô_ÔwritÔ_Ô€of€certiorari€on€AugustÐ  ð Ð4,€1999.€€After€a€brief€certiorari€hearing€on€September€14,€1999€which€consisted€of€statements€byÐ €Ð Ðthe€attorneys€and€the€exhibiting€of€pertinent€documents,Ô_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€the€trial€court€took€the€matter€underÐ `° Ðadvisement.€€On€October€27,€1999€the€trial€court€entered€an€order€stating€in€part€that€ð ðthe€defendantÐ @ Ðshould€be€granted€diversion€because€the€defendant€is€charged€with€a€Class€E€felony,€the€defendantÐ  p Ðhas€no€prior€criminal€record,€and€the€defendant€is€21€years€of€age.€€IT€IS€THEREFORE€ORDERED,Ð P ÐADJUDGED,€AND€DECREED€that€the€decision€of€the€District€Attorney€General€to€deny€diversionÐ à0 Ðis€overruled.ðð€€The€trial€court€did€not€find€that€the€District€Attorney€General€abused€his€discretion.€Ð À! ÐFrom€this€record,€we€can€only€conclude€that€the€trial€court€granted€diversion€to€the€DefendantÐ  #ð! Ðbecause€the€Defendant€ð ðhas€no€prior€criminal€record,€and€.€.€.€is€21€years€of€ageðð€and€because€theÐ €%Ð # ÐClass€E€felony€charge€in€this€case€is€an€offense€for€which€pretrial€diversion€is€not€excluded€by€statuteÐ `'°"% Ðas€a€possible€disposition.€€Ô_ÔThe€State€of€Tennessee,€pursuant€to€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€AppellateÐ ° ÐProcedure€9(d),€now€appeals€the€trial€court's€decision€to€allow€pretrial€diversion.€€Ð à ÐÌà  àPretrial€diversion€allows€the€district€attorney€general€to€suspend€prosecution€for€a€period€ofÐ P   Ðup€to€two€years€against€a€defendant€who€meets€certain€statutory€requirements.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð 0 € Ððð€40„15„105(a)(1)(A).€€In€order€to€qualify€for€pretrial€diversion,€the€defendant€must€not€haveÐ `  Ðpreviously€been€granted€diversion€under€this€statute;€must€not€have€a€prior€misdemeanor€convictionÐ ð@  Ðfor€which€a€sentence€of€confinement€was€served€or€a€prior€felony€conviction€within€a€five„yearÐ Ð  Ðperiod€after€completing€the€sentence€or€probationary€period€for€such€prior€conviction;€and€must€notÐ ° Ðbe€seeking€diversion€for€a€Class€A€or€B€felony,€a€sexual€offense,׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€driving€under€the€influence,€orÐ à Ðvehicular€assault.€€òòId.óó€ðð€40„15„105(a)(1)(B)(i)(a)„(c).€€Such€eligibility€does€not€presumptively€entitleÐ pÀ Ða€defendant€to€pretrial€diversion,€but€rather€places€such€a€decision€within€the€discretion€of€the€districtÐ P  Ðattorney€so€long€as€the€defendant€is€statutorily€qualified.€€òòState€v.€Curryóó,€988€S.W.2d€153,€157€(Tenn.Ð 0€ Ð1999).Ð ` ÐÌà  àIt€is€the€defendant's€duty€to€demonstrate€suitability€for€pretrial€diversion.€€òòState€v.€Herronóó,Ð Ð  Ð767€S.W.2d€151,€156€(Tenn.€1989);€òòState€v.€Winsettóó,€882€S.W.2d€806,€809„10€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð °"  Ð1993).€€However,€this€requirement€does€not€relieve€the€prosecutor€of€his€or€her€duty€to€consider€andÐ $à" Ðarticulate€all€the€relevant€factors.€€òòCurryóó,€988€S.W.2d€at€157.€€The€district€attorney€is€required€toÐ p&À!$ Ðconsider€all€relevant€factors€when€determining€whether€or€not€to€grant€pretrial€diversion.€€òòState€v.Ð P( #& ÐCarróó,€861€S.W.2d€850,€855€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€€The€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€has€outlinedÐ ° Ðthe€criteria€that€should€be€considered€by€the€prosecutor€in€granting€or€denying€pretrial€diversion:Ð à ÐÓÓà8  àWhen€deciding€whether€to€enter€into€a€memorandum€of€understanding€under€theÐ pÀ Ðpretrial€diversion€statute€a€prosecutor€should€focus€on€the€defendant's€amenability€toÐ ` ° Ðcorrection.€€Any€factors€which€tend€to€accurately€reflect€whether€a€particularÐ P   Ðdefendant€will€or€will€not€become€a€repeat€offender€should€be€considered.€€SuchÐ @  Ðfactors€must,€of€course,€be€clearly€articulable€and€stated€in€the€record€in€order€thatÐ 0 € Ðmeaningful€appellate€review€may€be€had.€€Among€the€factors€to€be€considered€inÐ  p  Ðaddition€to€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€are€the€defendant's€criminal€record,Ð `  Ðsocial€history,€the€physical€and€mental€condition€of€a€defendant€where€appropriate,Ð P  Ðand€the€likelihood€that€pretrial€diversion€will€serve€the€ends€of€justice€and€the€bestÐ ð@  Ðinterest€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant.€Ðà0 Ð Ð  ÐÌÓß0ÓòòState€v.€Hammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€352,€355€(Tenn.€1983);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòCurryóó,€988€S.W.2d€at€157Ô#†¼±Ü»XX­Ë#ÔÔ‡X­ËX»¼±ÜÔ.Ð À ÐÌà  àWhere€pretrial€diversion€is€denied€by€the€district€attorney,€the€factors€and€evidenceÐ €Ð Ðconsidered€in€making€the€decision€must€be€clearly€set€forth€in€writing€along€with€the€weight€accordedÐ `° Ðto€each€factor.€€òòPinkhamóó,€955€S.W.2d€at€960;€òòWinsettóó,€882€S.W.2d€at€806.€€The€district€attorneyÐ @ Ðgeneral€must€do€more€than€abstractly€state€that€he€or€she€has€considered€each€of€the€factors.€€òòHerronóó,Ð  p Ð767€S.W.2d€at€156.€€Rather,€the€factors€must€be€"clearly€articulable€and€stated€in€the€record."€Ð P ÐòòHammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€at€355.€€Failure€to€consider€and€articulate€all€of€the€relevant€factorsÐ à0 Ðconstitutes€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòSeeóó€òòCurryóó,€988€S.W.2d€at€157„58.Ð À! ÐÌà  àA€defendant€who€has€been€denied€pretrial€diversion€by€the€district€attorney€has€the€right€toÐ €%Ð # Ðpetition€for€a€writ€of€certiorari€to€the€trial€court€for€an€abuse€of€prosecutorial€discretion.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ `'°"% ÐAnn.€ðð€40„15„105(b)(3).€€Although€presumptively€correct,€a€trial€court€may€overrule€a€districtÐ @)$' Ðattorney's€denial€of€pretrial€diversion€where€there€has€been€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€However,€the€trialÐ  +p&) ÐÑ OYÑâ  âѰ°Ñâ  âÑ  Ñjudge€cannot€simply€substitute€his€or€her€own€judgment€for€that€of€the€district€attorney.€òòState€v.Ð ° ÐWatkinsóó,€607€S.W.2d€486,€488€(Tenn.€Crim.€App€1980).€€To€show€prosecutorial€abuse€of€discretion,Ð à Ðthe€record€must€lack€any€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€denial€of€pretrial€diversion.€€òòCurryóó,€988Ð pÀ ÐS.W.2d€at€158.€€Ð P   ÐÌà  àThe€legislature€has€vested€the€authority€to€prosecute€a€case€or€divert€it€with€the€prosecutorÐ `  Ðrather€than€the€court.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„15„105Ô#†¼±Ü»XX­ËŽ5#ÔÔ‡X­ËX»¼±ÜÔ;€òòState€v.€Carróó,€861€S.W.2d€850,€858€(Tenn.Ð ð@  ÐCrim.€App.€1993).€€In€reviewing€the€prosecutorððs€denial€of€diversion,€the€trial€court€must€look€at€allÐ Ð  Ðthe€relevant€factors€to€determine€whether€the€prosecutor€considered€them,€and€if€he€or€she€did€not,Ð ° Ðto€determine€whether€pretrial€diversion€is€appropriate.€€òòHerronóó,€767€S.W.2d€at€156;€òòCarróó,€861€S.W.2dÐ à Ðat€858.€€In€reviewing€whether€the€prosecutor€has€abused€his€or€her€discretion€regarding€diversion,Ð pÀ Ðthe€trial€court€must€undertake€the€same€process€required€of€the€prosecutor€in€considering€andÐ P  Ðweighing€the€relevant€factors.€€òòHerronóó,€767€S.W.2d€at€156.Ð 0€ ÐÌà  àIn€the€present€case,€there€is€nothing€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€the€trial€court€undertook€theÐ ð@ Ðappropriate€weighing€process.€€Nor€is€there€anything€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€the€trial€courtÐ Ð  Ðproperly€reviewed€the€District€Attorney€Generalððs€denial€of€pretrial€diversion€for€an€abuse€ofÐ °"  Ðdiscretion.€€Based€on€the€record€before€us,€we€can€only€conclude€that€the€trial€court€improperlyÐ $à" Ðsubstituted€its€judgment€for€that€of€the€District€Attorney€General.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„Ð p&À!$ Ð15„105(b)(3)€provides€in€pertinent€part:€ð ðIf€the€trial€court€finds€that€the€prosecuting€attorney€hasÐ P( #& Ðcommitted€an€abuse€of€discretion€in€failing€to€divert,€the€trial€court€may€order€the€prosecutingÐ 0*€%( Ðattorney€to€place€the€defendant€on€diversion€status€on€such€terms€and€conditions€as€the€trial€courtÐ ,`'* Ðmay€order.ðð€€Because€the€trial€court€failed€to€find€that€the€prosecuting€attorney€committed€an€abuseÐ ° Ðof€discretion€in€failing€to€divert€in€this€case,€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€diversion€for€theÐ à ÐDefendant.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àFor€these€reasons,€we€REVERSE€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€REMAND€this€case€toÐ 0 € Ðthe€Madison€County€Circuit€Court€for€further€proceedings.Ð `  ÐÔ#†¼±Ü»XX­Ë¸=#ÔÔ€X­ËX»¼±ÜÔÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð pÀ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE