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X!X5#!X X !   #X;X X!X#XXXX;Tenn.R.App.P.3,AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed     JohnEverett#X #XX.Williams,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJosephM._Tipton_and | RobertW._Wedemeyer_,JJ.,joined. h RaymondMackGarner,DistrictPublicDefender,andJonA.Anderson,AssistantDistrictPublic @ Defender#XX7 #XX,_Maryville_,Tennessee,fortheappellant,DoyleR.Stevens. ,| #XX #XXPaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;R.Stephen_Jobe_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; !T  MichaelL.Flynn,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andJohnBoboandTammyHarrington,Assistant !@! DistrictAttorneys,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. ","  #X;XXXr #!X XXX;  #X;X X!X%#XXXX;OPINION % %  #XXԐ #XX    InJuly1999,thedefendant,DoyleR.Stephens,plednolo_contendre_Ԁtoonecountof x'"' aggravatedassault,aClassDfelony,andtwocountsofvehicularhomicide,bothClassCfelonies. d(#( SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3913102,213.Thedefendantwassubsequentlysentencedtoafouryear P)$) sentencefortheaggravatedassaultcharge,andtwosixyearsentencesforeachvehicularhomicide <*%* charge.#XX#XX#X;XXXt#XXXX;ԀAllsentencesrunconcurrently.Thetrialjudgeimposedanalternativesentencebyordering (+x&+ splitconfinement.Thesplitconfinementsentencemandatedthatthedefendantspendtwodaysa ,d', weekinthecountyworkhouseforaperiodofoneyear.Further,thedefendantwasgivenatenyear -P(- periodofsupervisedprobation;orderedtopayrestitution;orderedtotakepartinadrugandalcohol -<). _followupprogram;andorderedtorefrainfromusingdrugsand/oralcohol.Inthisappeal,the  defendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredbynotgrantingjudicialdiversion.Afteracarefulreview,  weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.#XX0#XX  #XX#XX#XX#XX   FACTS `  #XX_#XX    OnJune9,1998,thedefendantwasdrivingonU.S.Highway411whenhecrossedthe 8  centerlineandstruckanoncomingcar.Inthecarwiththedefendantwerethreechildren.Thecar $ t intheoncominglanecontainedthedriverandonepassenger.  `   Theaccidentresultedinthedeathofthedriveroftheoncomingcarandthedeathofoneof  8  thechildreninthecarwiththedefendant.Thedefendantstwomontholddaughtersufferedsevere $  headinjuriesthathaveresultedinconstanttreatmentandphysicaltherapytothisday.Thepassenger   intheoncomingcar,theremainingpassengerinthedefendantscar,andthedefendanthimselfalso   sufferedinjuriesofalesserdegree.     Whenthedefendantwastakentothehospital,abloodsamplewastakenfromhim.An p analysisofthebloodsamplerevealedthatthedefendanthadusedcocainenearthetimeofthe \ accident.Thedefendantadmittedthatheingestedahalfagramofcocaine,butclaimedthatheused H thecocainethedaybeforetheaccident. 4   Inamotiontothetrialcourt,thedefendantrequestedeitherjudicialdiversionorpretrial  \ diversion.InaletterfromtheDistrictAttorneysoffice,thedefendantsrequestforpretrialdiversion H wasdenied.Further,atthesentencinghearing,thetrialcourtdeniedthedefendantsrequestfor 4 judicialdiversion.   #XX#XX   ANALYSIS       #XX#XXWebeginouranalysisbynotingthattherecordindicatesthattheremaybesomeconfusion  aboutthedifferencebetweenjudicialdiversionandpretrialdiversion.Whilejudicialdiversionand l pretrialdiversionaresimilarinpurpose,theyarenonethelessseparateanddistinctlegislative X  conceptstakingplaceatdifferentpointsinlegalproceedings.Thedecisiontograntjudicial D! diversionrestswiththetrialcourt,nottheprosecutor.Further,judicialdiversion#XXm#XX#X;XXXr#XXXX;followsa 0"  determinationofguilt,butactstodefertheentryofanyjudgmentofconviction.SeeTenn.Code. #l! Ann.4035313;Statev.Anderson,857S.W.2d571,572(Tenn.Crim.App.1992).#XX#XXWithpretrial $X" diversion,however,thedecisiontograntordenyanapplicationforsuchrestswiththedistrict $D # attorneygeneral#X;XXX #XXXX;#XX[!#XX.Unlikejudicialdiversion,pretrialdiversiontakesplacebeforetrial,andisameans %0!$ ofavoidingtheconsequencesofapublicprosecutionforthosewhohavethepotentialtobe &"% rehabilitatedandavoidfuturecriminalcharges.#XXԇ"#XXԀSeeTenn.CodeAnn.4015105(b)(3);Statev. '#& Pinkham,955S.W.2d956,959(Tenn.1997);Statev.Houston,900S.W.2d712,714(Tenn.Crim. (#' App.1995). )$(   Thedynamicsthatfollowadefendantsfailuretoabidebythetermsimposedonhimorher h+&* "Oa " "  atthetimejudicialdiversionorpretrialdiversionisgrantedalsoserveasakeydistinctionbetween  thetwoconcepts.Unlikepretrialdiversion,ifthedefendantdoesnotcomplywiththeconditions  placeduponhimorherwhenjudicialdiversionisgranted,thenthejudgmentofconvictionthatwas  originallydeferredisenteredwithouttheneedforatrial.Underpretrialdiversion,however,#XX##XX#X;XXXE"#XXXX;ifthe t defendantfailstocomplywiththetermsimposedonhimorheratthetimepretrialdiversionis ` granted,thedefendantmustbetriedandfoundguiltybeforeajudgmentofconvictionmaybe L  entered.#XXԞ'#XX 8  #XX1)#XX#XXԎ)#XX   JudicialDiversion   `   #XX)#XX  Thedefendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredbydenyinghimjudicialdiversion.  8  TennesseeCodeAnnotated4035313statesthat [t]hecourtmaydeferfurtherproceedingsagainst $  aqualifieddefendantandplacesuchdefendantonprobationuponsuchreasonableconditionsasit   mayrequirewithoutenteringajudgmentofguilty.Tenn.CodeAnn.#XX^*#XX4035313(a)(1)(A).   Further,theTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsetsforththatapersonisqualifiedforjudicialdiversionif   heorshe [h]asnotpreviouslybeenconvictedofafelonyorClassAmisdemeanor.Tenn.Code   Ann.#XXS,#XX4035313(a)(1)(B)(i)(c).Areviewofthedefendantscriminalhistoryrevealsthatthe p defendantwasconvictedonAugust3,1992,ofdrivingwhileundertheinfluenceofanintoxicant, \ aClassAmisdemeanor.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.5510403(a)(1),4035111(e)(1).#XXԽ-#XXThis H convictionautomaticallydisqualifiesthedefendantforjudicialdiversion.Havingdeterminedthat 4 thedefendantisnotqualifiedforjudicialdiversion,thisCourtseesnoreasontocontinueanyfurther  p inthisanalysis.Thetrialcourtwascorrectindenyingthedefendantjudicialdiversion.#XXU/#XXԀ#XX1#XXԀ  \   #XXF1#XX CONCLUSION  4     Weconcludethatthedefendantwasnota qualifieddefendantforjudicialdiversion.His   1992convictionfordrivingwhileundertheinfluenceofanintoxicantqualifiesasaClassA  misdemeanor,andthereforeheisnota qualifieddefendantforpurposesofjudicialdiversion.#X;XXX'##4XX;1#X;X4!X XXX;  #!  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