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ÐÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àó óà À àà  àà p àò òJERRY€KITCHENÐ ð+"# Ðó óà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ ð,#$ ÐÌò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àó óà À àà  àà p àò òDAN€BYER€Ð à.€%& Ðó óà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ à/€&' Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àCriminal€Justice€Center,€Suite€301Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à201€Poplar€Avenue€Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àMemphis,€TN€38103ÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMED€PURSUANT€TO€RULE€20ÌÌTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÐ  9001Ï ÐÓ  ÓÔ€°ß„°ŠŠ†¤Ôò òòòORDERóóó óÔ€Š†¤Š°°ß„ÔÐ `  ÐÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àà ¸ àIn€this€case,€the€Defendant,€Christie€Thomas,€has€appealed€as€of€right€Ïfrom€the€trial€courtððs€decision€declining€to€grant€her€request€for€judicial€diversionÏpursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„313.€€Upon€a€plea€of€òònoloóóÐ ¦ Ðòòcontendereóó€to€the€offense€of€misdemeanor€assault,€the€Defendant€was€sentencedÐ ö–  Ðto€serve€sixty€(60)€days,€which€was€suspended,€and€was€placed€on€probation€forÏeleven€(11)€months,€twenty„nine€(29)€days.€€ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àWe€have€reviewed€the€record€and€find€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuseÏits€discretion€in€declining€to€grant€judicial€diversion€to€Defendant€pursuant€toÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„313.€€The€evidence€does€notÏpreponderate€against€the€finding€of€the€trial€judge,€and€no€error€of€law€requiring€aÏreversal€of€the€judgment€is€apparent€on€the€record.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court€is€affirmed€in€accordance€with€Rule€20€of€the€Court€ñ¾ñof€Criminal€Appeals€ofÏTennessee.ñ¾ññ¿ñ.ñ¿ñÌñÂñÌñÂññÃññÁñÌñÁññÃññÁñÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€Judgeà À àÐ ö1–() ÐÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JudgeñÁññÀñà ` àThe€facts€stipulated€to€at€the€sentencing€hearing€were€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 ` à[T]he€facts€gave€rise€that€this€indictment,€had€this€matter€gone€to€trial,Ïwould€have€shown€on€May€14th,€1997,€at€approximately€10:15€p.m.,€theÏvictim€was€assaulted€by€the€defendant€while€working€at€the€Liberty€BowlÏStadium.€€An€altercation€occurred€at€one€of€the€vending€carts€when€theÏ[D]efendant€disagreed€with€the€victim€about€certain€instructions,€whenÏthe€defendant€stuck€[sic]€the€victim€in€the€jaw€with€a€closed€fist,€causingÏa€cut€to€the€victimððs€mouth.€€And€she€also€received€stitches.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÓÓHowever,€following€the€Defendantððs€stipulation€to€those€facts,€the€Defendant€decidedÏto€testify.€€Prior€to€her€testimony,€Defendantððs€counsel€explained€that€Defendant€wasÏpleading€guilty€under€òòAlford€v.€North€Carolinaóó€(cite),€a€best€interest€plea,€as€she€wasÐ ø9˜0/ Ðfearful€that€if€she€proceeded€to€trial€then€she€would€receive€more€punishment€thanÏwhat€the€State€was€offering€in€its€plea€agreement.€€After€determining€thatÏDefendantððs€plea€was€in€fact€voluntary€and€in€full€understanding€of€her€rights,ÏDefendant€was€allowed€to€testify.ÌÌà ` àDefendant€stated€that€on€May€22,€1997,€she€and€her€partner,€Kevin€PhippsÏ(now€her€husband),€were€working€at€the€U2€concert€by€selling€beer€for€a€companyÏcalled€Walking€Oasis.€€They€had€been€selling€beer€at€their€designated€post€until€theyÏwere€interrupted€at€intermission€by€the€victim.€€The€victim€informed€Defendant€andÏPhipps€that€they€were€located€in€the€wrong€location€and€began€cursing€at€Phipps.€ÏThe€victim€instructed€security€to€move€the€beer€cart€to€another€location.€€After€theÏvictim€left,€Defendant€and€Phipps€refilled€their€keg€and€continued€to€sell€beer.€€TheÏvictim€returned€after€approximately€thirty€(30)€to€forty„five€(45)€minutes,€yelling€andÏcursing€and€the€two.€€The€victim€then€threw€their€beer€off€the€keg.€€€ÌÌà ` àDefendant€described€that€Phipps€was€asking€the€victim€was€the€problem€was,Ïbut€the€victim€continued€to€curse€at€him.€€Defendant€stated€she€approached€theÏvictim,€asking€ð ðMaððam,€what€is€the€problem?€€You€just€had€us€moved€here.ðð€€TheÏvictim€allegedly€continued€to€curse€at€the€Defendant,€then€grabbed€their€tip€jar€andÏthrew€it€into€the€crowd.€€Defendant€stated€that€she€was€knocked€down€in€the€processÏand€then€was€trying€to€recover€their€tip€money.€€Phipps€helped€Defendant€to€her€feetÏand€then€they€reported€to€their€supervisors.€€The€victim€followed€the€two,€continuingÏto€curse€them.€€Defendant€and€Phipps€were€then€asked€to€leave€the€concert.€€ÌÐ 8¸.. Ðà ` àIn€her€testimony,€Defendant€denied€hitting€the€victim€at€any€time€during€thisÏincident.€€She€estimated€that€if€the€victim€were€hit€in€the€face,€it€was€probably€byÏsomeone€in€the€crowd€during€the€commotion.€€Defendant€had€no€knowledge€of€theÏassault€until€the€victim€told€Defendantððs€supervisors€that€Defendant€had€assaultedÏthe€victim.€€ÌÌà ` àDefendant€explained€that€she€had€waived€her€right€to€a€jury€trial€and€pled€guiltyÏbecause€she€had€a€three€(3)€month€old€infant€who€required€constant€medicalÏattention.€€She€stated€she€had€no€prior€criminal€record€and€had€been€attendingÏcollege,€hoping€to€complete€her€degree€within€one€(1)€year.€€Defendant€believed€sheÏshould€be€granted€judicial€diversion€because€she€had€ð ðnever€been€in€any€troubleÏbefore€in€[her]€life.ðð€€The€trial€court€interrupted€her€testimony€to€inquire€about€her€useÏof€the€illegal€drugs€cocaine€and€ecstasy€for€a€period€of€1.5€years.€€DefendantÏadmitted€this€drug€use,€but€stated€that€it€was€no€longer€a€part€of€her€life€and€did€notÏconsider€that€ð ðbeing€in€trouble.ðð€€When€asked€by€the€trial€court€if€she€had€no€remorseÏat€all,€Defendant€replied€that€she€was€sorry€that€she€walked€up€to€the€victim€andÏasked€her€what€the€problem€was.€€When€questioned€about€her€mental€state,ÏDefendant€admitted€she€was€on€prozac€because€of€depression.€€ÌÌà ` àStacy€Thompson,€a€friend€of€the€Defendant,€testified€that€she€also€was€sellingÏbeer€at€the€U2€concert€on€May€27,€1997.€€Thompson€observed€Defendant€andÏPhipps€being€moved€to€another€location€to€sell€beer.€€Thompson€recalled€that€theÏvictim€approached€Defendant€and€Phipps€and€yelled€obscenities€to€them.€€There€wasÏa€big€commotion,€with€the€victim€throwing€the€Defendantððs€tip€jar€onto€the€ground.€Ð 8¸.. ÐThompson€estimated€that€$300.00€or€$400.00€was€in€the€tip€jar.€€Thompson€neverÏsaw€anyone€hit€the€victim.€€Thompson€did€not€know€the€Defendant€to€be€a€liar.ÌÌà ` àWhen€makings€its€findings,€the€trial€court€stated€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 ` à[Y]ou€have€a€lot€of€problems.€€In€looking€at€your€report,€from€your€pastÏdrug€use,€from€your€mental€medication€youððre€taking,€you€have€a€lot€ofÏproblems.€€And€unless€you€get€some€help,€youððre€going€to€be€put€inÏprison.€€And€whatððs€going€to€happen€to€your€baby€then?€€Okay.€€YouððreÏnot€working.€€You€havenððt€really€worked€that€much.€€Dropped€out€ofÏschool.€€Used€drugs€for€awhile.€€And€youððre€just€headed€for€disaster.€€IÏwant€you€to€understand€that.€€You€have€an€attitude€that€the€world€owesÏyou€some€kind€of€favor,€that€youððre€special,€that€youððre€better€thanÏeverybody€else.€€And€I€want€you€to€understand,€youððre€not.€€And€I€donððtÏwant€you€to€think€that€you€can€sit€up€here€and€commit€perjury€and€try€toÏlie€your€way€out€of€something€you€did.€€Because€I€tell€you€right€now,€youÏhave€a€horrible€credibility.€€You€have€a€horrible€attitude.€€And€I€donððtÏbelieve€a€word€youððre€telling€me.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÓÓThe€trial€court€stated€that€although€Defendant€pled€guilty€under€an€òòAlfordóó€plea,€it€wasÐ ¸X Ðstill€necessary€for€the€trial€court€to€presume€Defendant€was€guilty€as€the€facts€wereÏstipulated€to€by€Defendant.€€The€trial€court€had€two€(2)€main€problems€with€diversion.€ÏFirst,€Defendant€did€not€admit€to€the€act€and€showed€no€remorse.€€Second,€she€usedÏthe€drugs€cocaine€and€ecstasy€for€a€period€a€year„and„a„half,€contributing€to€the€drugÏculture€and€demonstrating€a€ð ðconsistent€intent€to€violate€the€law.ðð€€Under€theseÏcircumstances,€the€trial€court€did€not€feel€that€diversion€was€warranted.€€€Rather,€theÏtrial€court€sentenced€Defendant€to€the€agreed€upon€sentence€of€sixty€(60)€daysÏsuspended€sentence,€followed€by€eleven€(11)€months,€twenty„nine€(29)€days€ofÏprobation.ÌÌà ` àThe€Defendant€argues€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€denying€herÏjudicial€diversion€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„313.€ÏSpecifically,€Defendant€alleges€the€trial€court€failed€to€articulate€the€factors€which€itÐ  :À00 Ðrelied€upon€in€denying€diversion€and€effectively€denied€Defendant€diversion€becauseÏshe€entered€an€ð ðòòAlfordóó€plea.ðð€€The€question€of€whether€or€not€to€grant€judicialÐ h  Ðdiversion€is€within€the€trial€courtððs€discretion;€this€court€will€not€interfere€with€the€trialÏcourtððs€denial€if€there€is€ð ðany€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€refusal€containedÏin€the€record.ðð€€òòState€v.€Bonestelóó,€871€S.W.2d€163,€168€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€Ð €  ÐWhile€ð ðthe€presumption€of€being€a€favorable€candidate€for€alternative€sentencingÏdoes€not€apply€in€a€judicial€diversion€analysis,ðð€the€guidelines€in€probation€cases€areÏapplicable€in€diversion€cases.€€òòState€v.€Binghamóó,€910€S.W.2d€448,€454€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ˜8 ÐApp.€1995).€€They€are,€however,€more€stringently€applied€in€diversion€cases.€€òòStateÐ  @ Ðv.€Hollandóó,€661€S.W.2d€91,€93€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983).Ð ¨H ÐÌà ` àThose€factors€to€be€considered€by€the€trial€court€include:€(1)€the€circumstancesÏof€the€offense;€(2)€the€criminal€record,€social€history€and€present€condition€of€theÏdefendant,€including€the€defendantððs€mental€and€physical€condition€whereÏappropriate;€(3)€the€deterrent€effect€of€punishment€upon€other€criminal€activity;€(4)Ïdefendantððs€amenability€to€correction;€(5)€the€likelihood€that€diversion€will€serve€theÏends€of€justice€and€the€best€interests€of€both€the€public€and€the€defendant;€and€(6)Ïthe€defendantððs€attitude,€behavior€since€arrest,€prior€record,€home€environment,Ïcurrent€drug€usage,€emotional€stability,€past€employment,€general€reputation,€maritalÏstability,€family€responsibility,€and€the€attitude€of€law€enforcement.€€òòState€v.Ð ø/˜&& ÐHammersleyóó,€650€S.W.2d€352,€355€(Tenn.€1983);€òòState€v.€Washingtonóó,€866€S.W.2dÐ 2 (( Ð950,€951€(Tenn.€1993).€€ÌÌÓ  Óà ` àWhile€the€Defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€denied€diversion€solely€onÏthe€basis€of€her€òòAlfordóó€plea,€the€record€does€not€reflect€any€such€reasoning.€Ð  :À00 ÐHowever,€the€record€does€reflect€that€the€trial€court€relied€upon€the€DefendantððsÏattitude€regarding€the€offense,€including€her€continued€lack€of€remorse.€€While€theÏDefendantððs€unwillingness€to€admit€her€guilt€was€not€the€trial€courtððs€sole€basis€forÏdenying€diversion,€the€Defendantððs€incapability€to€demonstrate€remorse€was€anÏadequate€reason€for€denying€judicial€diversion.€€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,€857€S.W.2dÐ €  Ð571,€574€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€However,€the€trial€court€did€not€have€toÏcondone€Defendantððs€dishonesty.€€òòState€v.€Mandie€Curryóó,€No.€02C01„9705„CR„Ð 0  Ð00195,€Shelby€County€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Jackson,€May€5,€1998).€€In€addition,ÏDefendantððs€testified€regarding€her€prior€use€of€illegal€drugs,€including€cocaineÏand€ecstasy,€for€the€period€of€1.5€years.€€Defendant€gave€the€trial€court€someÏindication€she€had€some€mental€conditions€which€required€medication.€€Her€lackÏof€emotional€stability€exhibited€to€the€court€that€she€was€not€a€good€candidate€forÏjudicial€diversion.€€While€Defendant€has€continued€her€education,€her€school€andÏwork€history€are€unstable,€further€justifying€the€trial€courtððs€discretion€in€denyingÏdiversion.€€In€the€best€interest€of€both€the€public€and€the€Defendant,€the€trial€courtÏdid€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€denying€judicial€diversion.€ÌÌà ` àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌÌÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àTHOMAS€T.€€WOODALL,€JudgeÐ  :À00 ЇÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌñÀñ