State of Tennessee v. Andrew Cross - Dissenting

Case Number
E2011-02106-CCA-R3-CD

I respectfully dissent. I believe that the record shows that the Defendant deserves judicial diversion and that substantial evidence does not exist to justify the trial court’s denying diversion. The majority opinion accurately describes the many positive factors that support diversion and succinctly states that the trial court denied it because of the Defendant’s "lack of amenability to correction based upon not being credible in his testimony and a lack of honesty with his employer." I do not see this lack of amenability in the record.

Authoring Judge
Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge
Judge Amy A. Reedy
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Andrew Cross - Dissenting
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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