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Ðà@@øøìàNo.€3594€€€Joseph€H.€Walker,€III,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W1999„01044„CCA„R3„CD€„€Decided€September€21,€2000Ð ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€Defendant,€Michael€C.€Richardson,€pleaded€guilty€to€aggravated€assault€and€was€sentenced€asÐ xÈ  Ða€Range€I€standard€offender€to€a€suspended€sentence€of€six€years€with€ten€years€probation.€€TheÐ d´ ÐDefendant€applied€for€judicial€diversion€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„313;Ð P  Ðhowever,€the€trial€court€denied€the€application.€The€Defendant€appeals,€arguing€that€the€trial€courtÐ <Œ Ðabused€its€discretion€in€denying€his€application€for€judicial€diversion.€€Finding€no€abuse€of€discretion,Ð (x Ðwe€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€judicial€diversion.Ð d ÐÓ×ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼a»àXI Ž#ÔÔ‡XI X.¼aÔRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòÔ#†¼a»àXI 5#ÔÔ‡XI X.¼aÔJerry€L.€SmithóóÔ#†¼a»XXI ã#ÔÔ‡XI X»¼aÔ€and€òòJamesÐ Ä ÐÔ_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌRobert€M.€Brannon,€Jr.,€Memphis,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Michael€C.€Richardson,€Jr.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Mark€E.€Davidson,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð `° ÐElizabeth€T.€Rice,€District€Attorney€General,€Deborah€Alsop,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,Ð L œ ÐHenry€P.€Williams,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼a»XXI 6 #ÔÔ‡XI X»¼aÔÐ #`" ÐÓÓÓÓòòóóÔ#†¼a»XXI  #ÔÔ‡XI X»¼aÔÓ  ÓÌà@  ìàò òI.€€Procedural€History€and€Factual€BackgroundˆÐ è$8 $ Ðó óÌà  àThe€Defendant,€Michael€C.€Richardson,€a€former€Memphis€police€officer,€was€arrested€inÐ À&"& ÐFebruary,€1998€for€aggravated€child€abuse€and€neglect€of€his€five„month„old€son.€€The€DefendantððsÐ ¬'ü"' Ðarrest€warrant€refers€to€a€medical€report€that€showed€the€following€unexplained€injuries€to€the€child:Ð ˜(è#( Ðâ â(1)€a€fresh€skull€fracture;€(2)€a€fresh€leg€fracture;€(3)€a€fresh€rib€fracture;€(4)€an€old,€healing€ribÐ „)Ô$)ý Ðfracture;€(5)€intracranial€bleeding;€and€(6)€chemical€evidence€of€abdominal€trauma.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€DefendantÐ ° Ðâ âwas€indicted€for€aggravated€child€abuse€and€neglect€by€the€Tipton€County€Grand€Jury.€€Because€theÐ œì Ðalleged€victim€was€a€child€under€six€years€of€age,€the€indicted€charge€was€a€Class€A€felony.€€òòSeeóóÐ ˆØ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„15„402(b).Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àOn€April€30,€1999,€the€Defendant€pleaded€guilty€to€aggravated€assault,€a€Class€C€felony.€€Ð L œ ÐThe€State€recommended€a€suspended€sentence€of€six€years€with€ten€years€supervised€probation€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðordered€that€no€contact€be€made€with€the€victim€except€visitation€ordered€by€the€court.€€The€injuriesÐ $ t Ðdescribed€in€the€arrest€warrant€were€a€part€of€the€plea€agreement€as€a€stipulated€statement€of€facts.€Ð  ` ÐAt€the€time€of€the€guilty€plea,€the€Defendant€apparently€made€an€oral€motion€requesting€judicialÐ ü L  Ðdiversion,€and€a€sentencing€hearing€was€set€for€July€8,€1999.€€The€Defendant€subsequently€filed€aÐ è 8  Ðwritten€ð ðApplication€for€Diversion€Pursuant€to€Tenn€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313,"€which€was€heard€byÐ Ô$  Ðthe€trial€court€on€July€29,€1999.€€Following€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€denied€the€DefendantððsÐ À  Ðapplication,€stating,€ð ðThe€Court€doesnððt€feel€this€is€a€proper€case€to€grant€diversion,€and€I€will€putÐ ¬ü  Ða€written€ruling€down€with€regard€to€my€findings.ðð€€An€order€setting€forth€the€trial€courtððs€reasonsÐ ˜è  Ðfor€denying€diversion€was€filed€on€the€same€day,€July€29,€1999.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€Defendant€presented€the€following€evidence€to€support€hisÐ \¬ Ðapplication€for€judicial€diversion:€(1)€his€lack€of€a€prior€criminal€record;€(2)€his€good€educationalÐ H˜ Ðrecord;€(3)€his€good€social€history€prior€to€the€offense;€(4)€his€generally€positive€attitude€and€positiveÐ 4„ Ðbehavior€since€the€arrest;€(5)€his€efforts€that€led€to€his€receiving€appropriate€psychiatric€treatmentÐ  p Ðsince€the€incident;€and€(6)€his€positive€attitude€concerning€financial€obligations,€including€thoseÐ  \ Ðinvolving€his€former€spouse€and€his€children.€€The€Defendant€testified€that€job„related€stress,€longÐ øH Ðworking€hours€undertaken€in€part€to€help€with€financial€obligations,€and€lack€of€sleep€immediatelyÐ ä4 Ðprior€to€the€incident€contributed€to€his€injuring€his€son.€€The€Defendant€is€currently€working€forÐ Ð  ÐHome€Depot€and€said€that€he€hopes€to€have€a€career€with€that€company.€€The€Defendant€expressedÐ ¼  Ðhis€belief€that€being€placed€on€diversion€would€benefit€his€family€by€allowing€him€to€ð ðreceive€moreÐ ¨ø Ðincome€which,€of€course,€would€allow€[him]€to€support€the€family.ðð€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àIn€regard€to€the€childððs€injuries,€the€Defendant€testified€that€he€could€not€recall€ð ðevery€eventÐ l¼ Ðthat€happenedðð;€however,€he€did€state€that€he€was€ð ðvery€ungentle.ðð€€€The€Defendant€testified€that€heÐ X ¨ Ðshook€the€child€and€ð ðdropped€him€in€the€roller€that€he€was€in.ðð€€According€to€the€Defendant,Ð D!” Ðà8  àI€just,€I€cracked.€€I€lost€it.€€I€know€I€dropped€him€back€in€the€roller€or€walker,€and€IÐ 0"€  Ðknow€one€time€I€„„„„€I€didnððt€throw€him,€but€I€laid€him€forcefully€down€on€the€couch,Ð #l! Ðyou€know,€to€try€to€get€him€to€stop€crying.€€I€was€going€to€get€a€bottle,€another€bottle.€Ð $X" ÐBut€thatððs€„„„„€thatððs€all€I€can€remember.Ðô$D #Ð Ð  ÐÌÌà  àThe€Defendant€presented€testimony€from€his€brother,€Frank€Grisanti,€Jr.,€a€restaurant€ownerÐ ¸'#& Ðand€lifetime€resident€of€Shelby€County,€Tennessee.€€Grisanti€testified€that€the€Defendant€had€wantedÐ ¤(ô#' Ðto€become€a€police€officer€since€high€school€and€described€the€Defendant€as€ð ðextremely€shy€andÐ ° Ðactually€pretty€darned€reserved€.€.€.€.ðð€€For€about€twelve€months€leading€up€to€this€incident,€GrisantiÐ œì Ðobserved€a€change€in€the€Defendant€that€he€attributed€to€the€stress€of€working€long€hours.€€AlthoughÐ ˆØ ÐGrisanti€only€saw€the€Defendant€occasionally,€he€did€notice€that€the€Defendant€was€more€tired€thanÐ tÄ Ðusual.€€Grisanti€testified€that€the€Defendant€talked€to€him€about€the€incident€within€a€day€or€two€ofÐ `° Ðits€occurrence,€at€which€time€the€Defendant€told€Grisanti€that€he€ð ðmight€have€hurt€his€babyðð;Ð L œ Ðhowever,€the€Defendant€seemed€unable€to€respond€to€questions€concerning€the€details€of€what€hadÐ 8 ˆ Ðhappened.€€Grisanti€testified€that€within€one€and€a€half€to€two€hours€of€this€discussion,€he€and€theÐ $ t ÐDefendantððs€father€made€arrangements€to€take€the€Defendant€to€Saint€Francis€Hospital€forÐ  ` Ðcounseling.€€According€to€Grisanti,€the€Defendant€is€ð ða€lot€differentðð€since€his€hospitalization,€andÐ ü L  ÐGrisanti€expressed€a€strong€belief€that€the€Defendant€is€rehabilitated.€€Grisanti€believed€that€theÐ è 8  ÐDefendant€ð ðwasnððt€rightðð€when€he€injured€his€child.€€Grisanti€also€testified€that€in€his€experience€asÐ Ô$  Ða€businessman,€a€person€with€a€criminal€record€would€likely€not€be€able€to€obtain€a€managerialÐ À  Ðposition.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€also€presented€testimony€from€Thomas€Fontana,€a€neighbor€of€the€DefendantÐ „Ô  Ðwho€has€known€the€Defendant€ð ðsince€first€grade.ðð€€Fontana€testified€that€the€Defendant€is€ð ða€realÐ pÀ Ðgentle€type€of€personðð€and€that€the€person€who€injured€the€victim€was€not€the€ð ðreal€MikeÐ \¬ ÐRichardson.ðð€€Fontana€concluded€his€testimony€by€stating€that€the€Defendant€loves€his€present€job,Ð H˜ Ðhas€talked€about€hopes€for€advancement,€and€is€sorry€for€the€pain€and€suffering€he€has€caused.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€State€presented€the€testimony€of€Sergeant€Alan€Dieterlen€of€the€Munford€PoliceÐ  \ ÐDepartment,€who€investigated€this€event€and€arrested€the€Defendant€for€aggravated€child€abuse.€Ð øH ÐDieterlen€testified€that€when€the€Defendant€was€contacted€about€the€incident,€the€Defendant€askedÐ ä4 Ðhim€whether€his€supervisors€had€been€contacted€because€he€was€concerned€that€he€might€be€fired.€Ð Ð  ÐDieterlen€testified€that€the€Defendant€never€said€anything€about€the€child€or€the€childððs€welfare.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€recited€on€the€record€the€terms€of€the€pleaÐ ”ä Ðagreement€and€the€factors€that€formed€the€basis€upon€which€the€trial€court€accepted€the€pleaÐ €Ð Ðagreement.€€These€factors€included€the€following:€that€ð ðthe€Defendant€was€a€police€officer€in€theÐ l¼ Ðpast,ðð€ð ðthat€he€was€under€substantial€stress,ðð€and€ð ðthat€this€was€an€act€or€actions€by€him€that€wereÐ X ¨ Ðout€of€character.ððÐ D!” ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€also€stated€as€follows:Ð #l! Ðà8  àà ` àThe€Court€felt€there€was€a€reasonable€appreciation€for€the€fact€that€he€couldÐ $X" Ðbe€expected€to€be€rehabilitated,€that€he€would€abide€by€the€terms€of€probation,€andÐ ô$D # Ðthat€this€was,€while€a€very€serious€offense,€.€.€.€one€that€the€Court€didnððt€feel€was€asÐ à%0!$ Ðmuch€an€intentional€offense€as€an€anger„related€offense.€€I€guess€it€was€a€knowingÐ Ì&"% Ðoffense€and€intentional€from€the€fact€that€it€was€done,€but€it€was€a€result€of€stress€andÐ ¸'#& Ðanger€and€not€a€mean€act,€I€didnððt€feel,€by€the€defendant.Ф(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌHowever,€the€trial€court€concluded€that€judicial€diversion€should€be€denied.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€detailed€written€order€filed€by€the€trial€court€later€the€same€day,€July€29,€1999,€sets€outÐ ° Ðin€detail€the€findings€of€the€trial€court,€which€include€the€following:Ð œì Ðà8  àà ` àThe€Court€has€considered€the€defendantððs€lack€of€criminal€record,€his€socialÐ ˆØ Ðhistory,€mental€and€physical€condition,€his€attitude,€behavior€since€arrest,€emotionalÐ tÄ Ðstability€and€the€stress€he€claims€he€was€under€as€a€result€of€his€employment€at€[sic]Ð `° Ða€police€officer,€his€non€drug€[sic]€usage,€past€employment,€home€environment,€theÐ L œ Ðfact€that€his€marital€relationship€is€disintegrating€as€a€result€of€his€actions€with€hisÐ 8 ˆ Ðchild,€the€fact€that€his€family€responsibility€of€support€does€remain€and€he€professesÐ $ t Ða€desire€to€meet€this€responsibility€even€though€he€has€no€visitation€privileges,€hisÐ  ` Ðgeneral€reputation€before€this€incident,€and€amenability€to€correction.€€The€CourtÐ ü L  Ðfinds€that€the€circumstances€of€the€offense€have€strong€bearing€on€this€issue,€and€theÐ è 8  Ðdefendant€has€not€accepted€what€happened€in€a€way€to€be€candid€about€the€events€thatÐ Ô$  Ðlet€[sic]€to€the€severe€injuries€to€his€child.€€The€defendant€testified€he€picked€up€theÐ À  Ðchild€and€ð ðwas€not€gentleðð€with€the€child,€which€[sic]€suffered€a€skull€fracture,€legÐ ¬ü  Ðfracture,€rib€fracture,€and€had€old€injuries.€€The€defendant€alleges€stress€from€workÐ ˜è  Ðcaused€him€to€not€treat€his€child€appropriately.€€He€was€not€candid€with€medicalÐ „Ô  Ðauthorities€about€what€happened,€and€was€not€candid€with€the€Court.€€The€Court€hasÐ pÀ Ðalso€considered€the€deterrent€effect€of€punishment€upon€other€similar€criminalÐ \¬ Ðactivity,€and€the€likelihood€that€judicial€diversion€will€serve€the€ends€of€justice€andÐ H˜ Ðbest€interests€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant,€and€finds€that€it€would€not€in€thisÐ 4„ Ðparticular€case.Ð pÐ Ð  ÐÌà@$ìàò òII.€AnalysisˆÐ øH ÐÌà  àó óThe€issue€presented€by€the€Defendant€for€review€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€decliningÐ Ð  Ðto€impose€a€sentence€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„313,€commonly€referred€to€asÐ ¼  Ðjudicial€diversion.€€According€to€this€statute,€the€trial€court€may€in€its€discretion,€following€aÐ ¨ø Ðdetermination€of€guilt,€defer€further€proceedings€and€place€a€qualified€defendant€on€probationÐ ”ä Ðwithout€entering€a€judgment€of€guilt.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1)(A).€€A€qualified€defendantÐ €Ð Ðis€one€who€pleads€guilty€or€is€found€guilty€of€a€misdemeanor€or€a€Class€C,€D€or€E€felony;€who€hasÐ l¼ Ðnot€previously€been€convicted€of€felony€or€a€Class€A€misdemeanor;€and€who€is€not€seeking€deferralÐ X ¨ Ðfor€a€sexual€offense€or€a€Class€A€or€Class€B€felony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„313(a)(1)(B)(I)(a)„(c);Ð D!” ÐòòState€v.€Parkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€945,€958€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àWhen€a€defendant€contends€that€the€trial€court€committed€error€in€refusing€to€grant€judicialÐ $X" Ðdiversion,€this€Court€must€determine€whether€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€failing€toÐ ô$D # Ðsentence€pursuant€to€the€statute.€€òòState€v.€Electroplating,€Inc.óó,€990€S.W.2d€211,€229€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð à%0!$ ÐApp.€1998);€òòState€v.€Cutshawóó,€967€S.W.2d€332,€344€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871Ð Ì&"% ÐS.W.2d€163,€167€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€Judicial€diversion€is€similar€to€pretrial€diversion;Ð ¸'#& Ðhowever,€judicial€diversion€follows€a€determination€of€guilt,€and€the€decision€to€grant€judicialÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdiversion€is€initiated€by€the€trial€court,€not€the€prosecutor.€€òòState€v.€Anderson,óó€857€S.W.2d€571,€572Ð )à$( Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€When€a€defendant€challenges€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€judicial€diversion,Ð |*Ì%) Ðwe€may€not€revisit€the€issue€if€the€record€contains€any€substantial€evidence€supporting€the€trialÐ h+¸&* Ðcourtððs€decision.€€òòCutshawóó,€967€S.W.2d€at€344;€òòParkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€at€958.€€As€this€Court€said€inÐ ° ÐòòAndersonóó,Ð œì Ðà8  àà ` à[w]e€conclude€that€judicial€diversion€is€similar€in€purpose€to€pretrial€diversionÐ ˆØ Ðand€is€to€be€imposed€within€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court€subject€only€to€the€sameÐ tÄ Ðconstraints€applicable€to€prosecutors€in€applying€pretrial€diversion€under€T.C.A.€ðð€40„Ð `° Ð15„105.€€Therefore,€upon€review,€if€ð ðany€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€refusalððÐ L œ Ðexists€in€the€record,€we€will€give€the€trial€court€the€benefit€of€its€discretion.€€Only€anÐ 8 ˆ Ðabuse€of€that€discretion€will€allow€us€to€overturn€the€trial€court.Ð$ tÐ Ð  Ð857€S.W.2d€at€572€(citation€omitted).Ð  ` ÐÌà  àThe€criteria€that€the€trial€court€must€consider€in€determining€whether€a€qualified€defendantÐ è 8  Ðshould€be€granted€judicial€diversion€include€the€following:€(1)€the€defendantððs€amenability€toÐ Ô$  Ðcorrection;€(2)€the€circumstances€of€the€offense;€(3)€the€defendantððs€criminal€record;€(4)€theÐ À  Ðdefendantððs€social€history;€(5)€the€defendantððs€physical€and€mental€health;€and€(6)€the€deterrenceÐ ¬ü  Ðvalue€to€the€defendant€and€others.€€òòCutshawóó,€967€S.W.2d€at€343„344;€òòParkeróó,€932€S.W.2d€at€958.€Ð ˜è  ÐAn€additional€consideration€is€whether€judicial€diversion€will€serve€the€ends€of€justice,€i.e.,€theÐ „Ô  Ðinterests€of€the€public€as€well€as€the€defendant.€€òòCutshawóó,€967€S.W.2d€at€344;€òòParkeróó,€932€S.W.2dÐ pÀ Ðat€958.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€record€indicates€that€the€trial€court€considered€and€balanced€the€appropriateÐ 4„ Ðfactors€when€it€denied€the€Defendantððs€application€for€judicial€diversion.€€Although€the€trial€courtÐ  p Ðrecognized€and€considered€several€factors€that€were€favorable€to€the€Defendant,€it€concluded€that€anyÐ  \ Ðfavorable€factors€were€outweighed€by€the€circumstances€of€the€offense,€the€Defendantððs€lack€ofÐ øH Ðcandor€and€the€deterrent€effect€of€the€ruling.€€The€trial€court€also€found€that€the€Defendant€had€notÐ ä4 Ðfully€accepted€responsibility€for€his€role€in€severely€injuring€the€child,€as€evidenced€by€theÐ Ð  ÐDefendantððs€lack€of€candor€concerning€how€the€injuries€occurred.€€We€find€that€there€is€substantialÐ ¼  Ðevidence€to€support€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€judicial€diversion.€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àIn€the€last€full€paragraph€of€the€trial€courtððs€order€denying€judicial€diversion,€the€trial€courtÐ €Ð Ðstates€as€follows:Ð l¼ Ðà8  àà ` àFurther,€diversion€under€T.C.A.€40„35„313€is€a€decision€for€the€Court,€withoutÐ X ¨ Ðentering€a€judgment€of€guilty€and€to€defer€further€proceedings€and€place€the€personÐ D!” Ðon€probation€before€sentence€is€imposed.€€In€this€case€the€defendant€entered€a€pleaÐ 0"€  Ðupon€an€agreed€sentence€of€six€years,€with€the€state€submitting€that€probation€wasÐ #l! Ðappropriate,€which€plea€agreement€was€accepted€by€the€Court€April€30,€1999.Ð$X"Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†¼a»XXI ‡ #ÔÔ‡XI X»¼aÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà  àOne€interpretation€of€this€language€would€indicate€a€belief€by€the€trial€court€that€it€wasÐ à%0!$ Ðprecluded€from€sentencing€the€Defendant€to€judicial€diversion€because€a€plea€agreement€had€alreadyÐ Ì&"% Ðbeen€ð ðacceptedðð€on€April€30,€1999.€€€The€record€in€this€case€clearly€indicates€that€the€plea€agreementÐ ¸'#& Ðwas€entered€on€April€30,€1999€with€the€understanding€that€the€Defendant€was€requesting€judicialÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdiversion€and€that€the€trial€court€would€either€grant€or€deny€judicial€diversion€after€a€hearing€on€thatÐ )à$( Ðissue.€€The€hearing€occurred€on€July€29,€1999.€€The€sentence,€which€included€the€trial€courtððs€denialÐ |*Ì%) Ðof€pretrial€diversion,€was€actually€imposed€by€the€entry€of€a€judgment€on€July€29,€1999.€€TheÐ h+¸&* Ðjudgment€clearly€was€not€entered€on€April€30,€1999,€because€the€parties€contemplated€a€judgmentÐ ° Ðor€an€order€being€entered€òòafteróó€the€hearing€on€the€issue€of€judicial€diversion.€€Had€judicial€diversionÐ œì Ðbeen€granted,€an€order€placing€the€Defendant€on€judicial€diversion€would€no€doubt€have€been€enteredÐ ˆØ Ðrather€than€a€judgment.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àWe€find€that€prior€to€the€last€full€paragraph€of€the€trial€courtððs€order€denying€judicialÐ L œ Ðdiversion,€the€trial€court€stated€specific€reasons€supporting€the€denial€of€judicial€diversion€and€whyÐ 8 ˆ Ðthese€reasons€outweighed€other€factors€for€consideration.€€Thus,€even€if€the€trial€court€was€mistakenlyÐ $ t Ðunder€the€impression€that€it€was€somehow€precluded€from€granting€judicial€diversion€based€on€theÐ  ` Ðplea€agreement€being€ð ðaccepted€by€the€Court€April€30,€1999,ðð€we€find€that€the€trial€court€properlyÐ ü L  Ðconsidered€the€Defendantððs€application€for€judicial€diversion€on€the€merits.€€Further,€the€trial€courtÐ è 8  Ðappropriately€weighed€and€considered€the€appropriate€factors€and€based€its€denial€of€judicialÐ Ô$  Ðdiversion€on€substantial€evidence.€€We€find€no€abuse€of€discretion€by€the€trial€court.Ð À  ÐÌà  àThus,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.Ô#†¼a»XXI VN#ÔÐ ˜è  ÐÓL Óà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà  à¼___________________________________€Ð¨øÀ(#À(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE