· 12/18/1980
State v. Poplar
Citations
- 612 S.W.2d 498
- 1980 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 347
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- recognizing that because the pretrial diversion statute permits the defendant to seek certiorari review, the trial court should consider only that evidence considered by the prosecutor when determining whether to grant diversion
- \It was not intended that this extraordinary relief be granted routinely to first offenders but only to those who can show that they were above-the-average citizens before impulsively committing an offense . . . .\
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Judges: Tatum, Daughtrey, Scott
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