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ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Elizabeth€B.€Ô_ÔMarneyÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð "$r# Ðand€Kenneth€J.€Ô_ÔSheltonÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð %^ $ ÐÓ¢ ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ u»XXB9Ñ #ÔÔ‡XB9X»¼ uÔÐ æ&6"& ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ u»XXB9Æ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ‡¼ u»»¼ uÔÔ€XB9X»¼ uÔà  à€In€a€two€count€indictment,€the€Coffee€County€grand€jury€accused€Defendant€of€possessingÐ ¾($( Ða€controlled€substance,€to€wit:€Methamphetamine,€Schedule€II,€with€the€intent€to€sell€or€deliver€andÐ ª)ú$) Ðthe€possession€of€drug€paraphernalia,€to€wit:€a€pipe€and€butane€pencil€torch.€€Defendant€agreed€toÐ –*æ%* Ðplead€guilty€to€the€simple€possession€of€methamphetamine€and€the€offense€of€drug€paraphernaliaÐ ‚+Ò&+ Ðâ âwould€be€dismissed.€€The€record€does€not€contain€a€transcript€of€the€actual€guilty€plea€proceedings,Ð n,¾',ý Ðbut€a€sentencing€hearing€was€conducted€by€the€trial€court€to€determine€a€request€for€judicial€diversionÐ ° ÐÔ% € Ôor€in€the€alternative€probation€on€June€1,€2000.€€The€pre„sentence€report€(Exhibit€1),€reveals:Ð œì Ðâ âÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà8  àOn€March€16,€1999,€the€Defendant€was€stopped€on€Interstate€24€in€Coffee€Ô_ÔCounty,Ð tÄ ÐTennessee,Ô_Ô€for€speeding€by€Manchester€Police€Officer€Victor€Jones.€€Officer€JonesÐ `° Ðobtained€permission€to€search€the€Defendantððs€vehicle€and€found€a€quantity€of€aÐ L œ Ðsubstance€later€identified€to€be€methamphetamine,€a€weapon,€cash,€a€pipe€and€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðbutane€torch.Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€Defendant,€age€44,€a€resident€of€Edgewater,€Florida,€testified€thatÐ ü L  Ðon€the€date€in€question,€he€was€driving€to€Indiana€to€see€his€Ô_ÔnewbornÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôgranddaughter.Ô_Ô€€He€was€pulledÐ è 8  Ðover€for€speeding,€given€a€warning€ticket,€and€when€the€Ô_ÔofficerÔ_Ô€asked€permission€to€search€his€car,Ð Ô$  ÐDefendant€gave€permission.€€Defendant€stated€that€he€had€Ô_ÔpurchasedÔ_Ô€the€methamphetamine€Ô_Ôat€a€truckÐ À  Ðstop€in€Georgia€from€a€truck€driverÔ#†XB9XXXB90#ÔÔ‡XB9XXXB9Ô€aboutÔ_Ô€three€weeks€prior€to€his€arrest€Ô_Ôfor€his€personal€use.Ô_Ô€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÐ ¬ü  ÐDefendant€testified€that€he€had€a€drug€arrest€Ô_Ôwhile€inÔ_Ô€Indiana€22€years€ago,€which€was€dismissed.€Ð ˜è  ÐDefendant€denied€Ô_Ôany€present€use€ofÔ_Ô€drugs€or€using€drugs€in€the€past.€€Ô_ÔWhenÔ_Ô€asked€why€he€gaveÐ „Ô  Ðpermission€to€search€the€car,€Defendant€responded,€ð ðHe€just€asked€me.€€I€had€no€reason€not€to€letÐ pÀ Ðhim.ðð€€Defendant€stated€that€he€had€$1,200€on€him€at€the€time€of€his€arrest,€€$600€for€travelingÐ \¬ Ðexpenses,€and€$600€for€his€daughter€Ô_Ôand€granddaughter.Ô_Ô€€Also,€Ô_ÔhisÔ_Ô€car€was€Ô_Ôseized,Ô_Ô€which€wasÐ H˜ Ðreturned€to€him,€but€Ô_Ôhis€$1,200€was€forfeited.Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€€Defendant€assured€the€trial€court€that€he€could€abideÐ 4„ Ðby€the€conditions€of€judicial€diversion€as€well€as€probation,€in€that€he€had€a€good€job,€and€his€bossÐ  p Ðhad€been€nice€to€let€him€come€to€Tennessee€and€take€care€of€his€problem.€€The€State€declined€toÐ  \ Ðcross„examine€Defendant.€Ð øH ÐÌà  àIn€support€of€Defendantððs€request€for€judicial€diversion,€Defendant€tendered€to€the€trial€courtÐ Ð  Ðhis€application€for€pre„trial€diversion.€€The€application€established€that€Defendant€was€43€at€the€timeÐ ¼  Ðof€the€offense€and€divorced€with€two€grown€children.€€He€was€a€lifelong€resident€in€Ô_ÔLogansportÔ_Ô,Ð ¨ø ÐIndiana,€until€moving€to€Florida.€€He€is€a€high€school€graduate,€and€his€employment€background€isÐ ”ä Ðprimarily€in€the€automobile€service€industry.€€Defendant€presently€customizes€Harley„DavidsonÐ €Ð Ðmotorcycles.€€Defendant€has€no€mental€or€physical€Ô_ÔdisabilitiesÔ_ÔÔ_Ô.Ô_Ô€€At€the€time€of€his€arrest,€DefendantÐ l¼ Ðwas€not€under€the€influence€of€any€drugs€or€alcohol,€Ô_ÔandÔ_Ô€had€bought€the€methamphetamine€for€$100Ð X ¨ Ðfor€his€personal€use,€with€no€intention€to€sell€or€deliver€the€drug.€€Attached€to€the€application€wereÐ D!” Ðthree€letters€of€support€for€Defendantððs€request€for€relief.€€Ô_ÔThe€Tennessee€Bureau€of€InvestigationsÐ 0"€  Ðissued€a€certification€showing€no€problems€in€Defendant's€past.€€Thus,€he€was€qualified€forÐ #l! Ðconsideration€of€judicial€diversion.€€The€proof€established€that€Defendant€is€a€productive€citizen€withÐ $X" Ða€gÔ_ÔÔ_Ôood€employment€record.Ô_ÔÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àThe€State€requested€€the€trial€court€to€impose€a€sentence€of€11€months€and€29€days,€with€theÐ Ì&"% Ðrecommendation€that€Defendant€serve€90€full€days€and€the€balance€of€the€sentence€to€be€served€onÐ ¸'#& Ðprobation€with€a€$1,000€fine,€and€200€hours€of€public€service€work.€€The€reason€was€based€on€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðfact€that€Defendant€had€received€a€substantial€concession€from€the€original€Ô_Ôcharge.€€TÔ_ÔÔ_ÔheÔ_Ô€amount€ofÐ )à$( Ðthe€substance€which€he€possessed€was€significant€Ô_Ô(1.5€grams)Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô,Ô_Ô€which€clearly€could€have€fallen€withinÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€realm€of€a€resale€charge.€€Further,€the€State€argued€that€the€nature€and€circumstances€of€thisÐ h+¸&* Ðoffense€and€the€need€for€deterrence€Ô_ÔofÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€others€in€the€county,€Ô_ÔthisÔ_Ô€particular€sentence€is€necessary€toÐ ° Ðavoid€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔdepreciatingÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôthe€seriousness€of€thisÔ_Ô€particular€offense.€€Based€upon€the€Courtððs€docket,€thereÐ œì Ðis€a€rampant€nature€of€this€type€of€violation€in€Coffee€County.€€Defendant€urged,€based€upon€theÐ ˆØ Ðevidence€in€the€record,€that€the€trial€court€grant€a€deferred€judgment.€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àIn€its€ruling,€the€trial€court€acknowledged€its€obligation€to€consider€the€principles€of€theÐ L œ ÐSentencing€Act,€specifically,€Ô_ÔTennesseeÔ_Ô€Code€Ô_ÔAnnotatedÔ_Ô€ðð€40„35„103.€€The€trial€court€ruled:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà8  àThe€thing€that€disturbs€me€Ô_ÔtheÔ_Ô€most€about€it€is€that€this€is€a€Ô_ÔScheduleÔ_Ô€II€drug,€andÐ  ` Ðthatððs€pretty€serious€stuff.€€This€man€is€44€Ô_ÔyearsÔ_Ô€old.€€Ô_ÔIÔ_Ô€think€that€doesnððt€mitigate;€IÐ ü L  Ðthink€Ô_Ôit€probablyÔ_Ô€is€more€along€the€line€that€Ô_ÔheÔ_Ô€ought€to€have€known€better.€€From€allÐ è 8  Ðthe€proof€I€have€heard,€this€Judge€finds€the€confinement€sentence€is€absolutelyÐ Ô$  Ðnecessary€to€avoid€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔdepreciatingÔ_Ô€the€seriousness€of€the€offense,€and€confinement€isÐ À  Ðparticularly€suited€to€provide€an€effective€deterrent€to€others€prone€to€commit€thisÐ ¬ü  Ðtype€of€offense.Иè Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà8  àTherefore,€gentlemen,€based€on€this€record,€Iððm€in€agreement€with€the€AttorneyÐ pÀ ÐGeneralððs€recommendation.€€I€am€going€to€impose€11€months€and€29€days€to€serveÐ \¬ Ð90€days,€Ô_Ô$1,000Ô_Ô€fine,€200€hours€of€public€service€work,€which€can€be€done€in€Florida.€Ð H˜ ÐI€just€canððt€view€Ô_Ô„„€IÔ_Ô€think€he€has€been€given€a€break.€€I€think€if€this€matter€had€goneÐ 4„ Ðto€trial€on€the€felony€charge,€considering€the€quantities€involved,€it€would€have€beenÐ  p Ðpretty€serious.€Ô_ÔÐ \Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÓ  Óò òLEGAL€ANALYSISÐ ä4 ÐÌó óÓ  Óà  àDefendant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€failing€to€sentence€DefendantÐ ¼  Ðto€judicial€diversion.€€The€Ô_ÔStateÔ_Ô€counters€that€Defendant€glosses€over€or€ignores€the€facts€militatingÐ ¨ø Ðagainst€diversion.€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àÔ_ÔIn€addressing€Defendant's€challenge,€we€are€mindful€that€our€òòde€novoóó€review€is€conditionedÐ l¼ Ðwith€the€presumption€that€the€sentencing€determination€of€the€trial€court€is€correct.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€CodeÐ X ¨ ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€Moreover,€Defendant€bears€the€burden€of€establishing€that€the€sentenceÐ D!” Ðimposed€by€the€trial€court€is€improper.€€Sentencing€Commission€Comments,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð 0"€  Ð35„401(d).€€TheÔ_Ô€sentencing€considerations€generally€used€in€determining€the€manner€of€service€forÐ #l! Ðboth€misdemeanors€and€felony€sentences€are€codified€at€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„102,Ô_Ô„103.Ô_Ô€€InÐ $X" Ðaddition€to€the€statutory€considerations€for€issuing€sentences€of€confinement,€the€misdemeanorÐ ô$D # Ðsentencing€Ô_Ôstatute,Ô_Ô€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„302(d),€merely€requires€a€trial€judge€to€considerÐ à%0!$ Ðenhancement€and€mitigating€factors€when€calculating€the€percentage€of€a€misdemeanor€sentence€toÐ Ì&"% Ðbe€served€in€€confinement.€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔTroutmanÔ_Ô,€óó979€S.W.2d€271,€Ô_Ô274Ô_Ô€(Tenn.€1998).€€MisdemeanorÐ ¸'#& Ðoffenses€contain€no€sentencing€range,€and€as€opposed€to€felony€sentencing,€trial€courts€are€notÐ ¤(ô#' Ðrequired€to€make€specific€findings€on€the€record.€€òòSee€State€v.€Ô_ÔTroutmanÔ_Ô,€óó979€S.W.2d€at€274;€òòStateÐ )à$( Ðv.€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔAllen,Ô_Ô€óóM1998„00213„CCA„R3„CD,€2000€WL€Ô_Ô641150,€at€*2Ô_Ô€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€2000).€€However,Ð |*Ì%) Ða€trial€courts€findings€are€of€great€benefit€and€the€better€practice€is€to€do€so.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔTroutmanÔ_Ô,Ð h+¸&* Ðóó979€S.W.2d€at€274.€€The€offense€in€this€case€involves€the€misdemeanor€offense€of€simple€possessionÐ ° Ðof€a€controlled€substance.€€A€misdemeanor€is€not€entitled€to€the€presumption€of€a€minimum€sentence.€Ð œì ÐòòState€v.€Baker,€óó966€S.W.2d€429,€434€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Ô_Ô1997).Ô_Ô€€Further€misdemeanor€sentences€doÐ ˆØ Ðnot€contain€ranges€of€punishments,€and€a€misdemeanor€Defendant€may€be€sentenced€to€the€maximumÐ tÄ Ðterm€provided€for€the€offense€as€long€as€the€sentence€imposed€is€consistent€with€the€purposes€of€theÐ `° Ðsentencing€act.€€òòId.€€Seeóó€òòState€v.€Palmer,€óó902€S.W.2d€391,€393€(Tenn.€1995).€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àWhen€an€accused€has€been€convicted€of€a€misdemeanor€or€certain€designated€felonies,€theÐ $ t Ðtrial€court€may,€in€the€exercise€of€its€discretion,€defer€further€proceedings€and€place€the€DefendantÐ  ` Ðon€probation€without€entering€a€judgment€of€guilty.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1).€€If€aÐ ü L  ÐDefendant€successfully€completes€the€probationary€period,€then€the€Defendant€is€entitled€to€aÐ è 8  Ðdismissal€of€the€offense€and€the€records€expunged.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(b).€€To€be€eligibleÐ Ô$  Ðfor€judicial€diversion,€the€Defendant€(a)€was€convicted€of€a€misdemeanor,€which€is€punishable€byÐ À  Ðimprisonment,€or€a€Class€C,€D,€or€E€felony,€(b)€has€never€been€convicted€of€a€felony€or€a€Class€AÐ ¬ü  Ðmisdemeanor,€and€(c)€consents€to€deferment€of€the€proceedings€and€the€imposition€of€probation€upÐ ˜è  Ðto€the€maximum€length€of€punishment€for€the€offense€in€question.€€òòState€v.€Bonestal,€óó871€S.W.2dÐ „Ô  Ð163,€167€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35Ô_Ô„313(a)(1).Ô_Ô€€A€Defendant€may€meetÐ pÀ Ðthese€requirements,€but€that€does€not€indicate€one€is€entitled€to€judicial€diversion€as€a€matter€of€right.Ð \¬ ÐòòId.€óó€Whether€a€Defendant€should€be€granted€judicial€diversion€is€a€question€which€addresses€itselfÐ H˜ Ðto€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€òòState€v.€Electroplating,€Inc.,€óó990€S.W.2d€211,€229€(Tenn.Ð 4„ ÐÔ_ÔCrim.Ô_Ô€App.€1998);€òòState€v.€Cutshaw,€óó967€S.W.2d€332,€344€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€€Therefore,Ð  p Ðupon€review,€if€ð ðany€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€refusalðð€exists€in€the€record,€we€will€giveÐ  \ Ðthe€trial€court€the€benefit€of€its€discretion.€€Only€an€abuse€of€that€discretion€will€allow€us€to€overturnÐ øH Ðthe€trial€court.€€òòState€v.€Anderson,€óó857€S.W.2d€571,€572€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€criteria€that€the€trial€court€must€consider€in€determining€whether€a€qualified€DefendantÐ ¼  Ðshould€be€granted€judicial€diversion€include€the€following:€(1)€the€Defendantððs€amenability€toÐ ¨ø Ðcorrection;€(2)€the€circumstances€of€the€offense;€(3)€the€Defendantððs€criminal€record;€(4)€theÐ ”ä ÐDefendantððs€social€history;€(5)€the€Defendantððs€physical€and€mental€health;€and€(6)€the€deterrenceÐ €Ð Ðvalue€to€the€Defendant€and€others.€€òòSeeóó€òòCutshaw,€óó967€S.W.2d€at€343Ô_Ô„44òò.Ô_Ô€óó€An€additional€considerationÐ l¼ Ð(7)€is€whether€judicial€diversion€will€serve€the€ends€of€justice,€Ô_Ôe.g.,€theÔ_Ô€interests€of€the€public€as€wellÐ X ¨ Ðas€the€Defendant.€€òòCutshaw,€Ô_Ôóó967€S.W.2d€atÔ_Ô€344.€€Also,€relevant€to€the€consideration€of€judicialÐ D!” Ðdiversion€a€trial€court€must€consider€(8)€Ô_Ôthe€Defendant's€attitude;€(9)€theÔ_Ô€Defendantððs€behavior€sinceÐ 0"€  Ðarrest;€Ô_Ô(10)Ô_Ô€a€Defendantððs€home€environment;€Ô_Ô(11)Ô_Ô€current€drug€usage;€Ô_Ô(12)Ô_Ô€Ô_Ôemotional€stability;€(13)Ð #l! ÐpastÔ_Ô€employments;€Ô_Ô(14)Ô_Ô€general€reputation;€Ô_Ô(15)Ô_Ô€€family€responsibilities;€and€Ô_Ô(16)Ô_Ô€the€attitude€of€lawÐ $X" Ðenforcement.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Lewis,€óó978€S.W.2d€558,€566€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).€Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€State€requested€the€trial€court€to€assess€some€period€of€confinement€basedÐ Ì&"% Ðupon€the€amount€of€methamphetamine,€depreciating€the€Ô_ÔoffenseÔ_Ô€and€deterrence€due€to€the€rampantÐ ¸'#& Ðnature€of€this€type€of€violation€in€this€county.€€However,€the€trial€court€did€not€address€DefendantððsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðrequest€for€consideration€of€judicial€diversion,€but€accepted€the€Stateððs€recommendation€for€theÐ )à$( Ðappropriate€sentence.€€The€trial€court€found€that€some€confinement€was€necessary€to€depreciate€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðseriousness€of€the€offense€and€a€need€for€deterrence.€€Further,€the€trial€court€felt€Defendant€had€beenÐ h+¸&* Ðgiven€a€break€due€to€the€quantity€of€Ô_ÔdrugsÔ_Ô€involved,€otherwise€Ô_ÔtheÔ_Ô€offense€would€have€been€quiteÐ ° Ðserious.€Ð œì ÐÌà  àIn€òòState€v.€Curry,€óó988€S.W.2d€153,€158€(Tenn.€1999),€our€Supreme€Court€addressed€theÐ tÄ Ðquestion€of€denial€of€pre„trial€diversion€based€upon€the€seriousness€of€the€offense.€€The€Court€stated:Ð `° ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà8  àA€review€of€the€case€law€reveals,€however,€that€the€circumstances€Ô_ÔofÔ_Ô€the€offense€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€need€for€deterrence€may€alone€justify€a€denial€of€diversion,€but€only€if€all€of€theÐ $ t Ðrelevant€factors€have€been€considered€as€well.€€E.g.,€òòWashington,€óó866€S.W.2d€at€951Ð  ` Ð(ð ðcircumstances€of€the€case€and€the€need€for€deterrence€may€be€considered€as€two€ofÐ ü L  Ðthe€many€factors,€Ô_Ô[but]Ô_Ô€they€cannot€be€given€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔcontrollingÔ_Ô€weight€unless€they€are€ofÐ è 8  Ðsuch€overwhelming€significance€that€they.€.€.€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔoutweighÔ_Ô€all€other€factorsðð).€The€factsÐ Ô$  Ðand€circumstances€of€nearly€all€criminal€offenses€are€by€definition€Ô_Ôserious;Ô_Ô€only€byÐ À  Ðanalyzing€all€of€the€relevant€factors,€including€those€favorable€to€the€Defendant,€canÐ ¬ü  Ðappropriate€candidates€for€this€legislative€largess€be€identified€in€a€manner€consistentÐ ˜è  Ðwith€the€purpose€of€the€pre„trial€diversion€act.Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà  àIn€òòState€v.€Hooper,€óó29€S.W.3d€1,€13,€(Tenn.€2000),€the€Supreme€Court€addressed€deterrenceÐ \¬ Ðas€a€sole€reason€to€deny€probation€or€an€alternative€sentence;€ð ðwe€hold€that€a€trial€judge€may€sentenceÐ H˜ Ða€Defendant€to€a€term€of€incarceration€based€solely€on€a€need€for€deterrence€when€the€record€containsÐ 4„ Ðevidence€which€would€enable€a€reasonable€person€Ô_ÔtoÔ_Ô€conclude€that€(1)€deterrence€is€needed€in€theÐ  p Ðcommunity,€jurisdiction,€or€state;€and€(2)€the€Defendantððs€incarceration€may€rationally€serve€as€aÐ  \ Ðdeterrent€to€others€similarly€Ô_ÔsituatedÔ_Ô€and€likely€to€commit€similar€crimes.ðð€€The€criteria,€forÐ øH Ðincarceration,€favoring€deterrence€are:€(1)€whether€other€incidents€of€the€charged€offense€areÐ ä4 Ðincreasingly€present€in€the€community,€jurisdiction,€or€in€the€state€as€a€whole;€(2)€whether€theÐ Ð  ÐDefendantððs€crime€was€the€result€of€intentional,€knowing,€or€reckless€conduct€or€was€otherwiseÐ ¼  Ðmotivated€by€a€desire€to€profit€or€gain€from€Ô_Ôthe€criminalÔ_Ô€behavior;€(3)€whether€the€Defendantððs€crimeÐ ¨ø ÐÔ_ÔandÔ_Ô€conviction€have€received€substantial€publicity€beyond€that€normally€expected€in€the€typical€case;Ð ”ä Ð(4)€whether€the€Defendant€was€Ô_Ôa€memberÔ_Ô€of€a€criminal€enterprise,€or€substantially€encouraged€orÐ €Ð Ðassisted€others€in€achieving€the€criminal€objective;€and€(5)€whether€the€Defendant€has€previouslyÐ l¼ Ðengaged€in€criminal€conduct€of€the€same€type€Ô_Ôas€theÔ_Ô€offense€in€question,€irrespective€Ô_Ôof€whetherÔ_Ô€suchÐ X ¨ Ðconduct€resulted€in€previous€arrests€or€convictions.€€òòHooper,€óó29€S.W.3d€at€Ô_Ô10,„Ô_ÔÔ_Ô12.Ô_ԀРD!” ÐÌà  àAlthough€the€trial€court€stated€it€considered€the€principles€of€the€sentencing€act,€the€trial€courtÐ #l! Ðdid€not€state€any€reason€as€to€why€judicial€diversion€should€be€granted€or€denied€in€this€case.€€SinceÐ $X" Ðthe€trial€court€did€not€grant€judicial€diversion,€we€must€Ô_Ômake€a€òòde€novoóó€determinationÔ_Ô€if€there€is€anyÐ ô$D # Ðsubstantial€evidence€to€support€this€non„grant.€€The€only€substantial€evidence€in€this€record€is€theÐ à%0!$ ÐStateððs€statement€that€Defendant€was€in€the€possession€of€1.5€grams€of€methamphetamine,€whichÐ Ì&"% Ðraises€the€inference€of€an€intent€to€sell€or€deliver.€€This€statement,€we€find€is€insufficient€Ô_Ôin€and€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðitself€toÔ_Ô€overcome€the€overwhelming€Ô_ÔevidenceÔ_Ô€presented€by€Defendant€as€to€his€suitability€forÐ ¤(ô#' Ðjudicial€diversion.€€Thus,€we€find€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€not€considering€judicialÐ )à$( Ðdiversion€as€an€alternative€sentence€based€upon€the€facts€in€this€record.€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àTherefore,€we€reverse€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€and€remand€for€entry€of€an€order€of€judgmentÐ ° Ðplacing€the€Defendant€on€judicial€diversion€for€a€period€of€11€months€and€29€days,€payment€of€a€fineÐ œì Ðof€$1,000,€with€200€hours€of€public€work€service.€Ô#†XB9XXXB9Á#Ô€Ô_ÔFurthermore,€we€recommend€that€the€order€ofÐ ˆØ Ðjudgment€should€comply€with€Rule€17,€Rules€of€Supreme€Court,€as€to€the€proper€judgment€order.€Ð tÄ ÐThis€order€provides€for€specific€sentencing€determination€on€misdemeanor€offenses€and€the€grantingÐ `° Ðof€diversion€or€a€community€based€alternative€sentence.Ô_ÔÐ L œ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ü L  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà  àÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà ` àà ¸ àÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà  àà h àÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà À àà  àL.€TERRY€LAFFERTY,€Ô_ÔSENIORÔ_Ô€JUDGE