State of Tennessee v. Carolyn L. Curry - Dissenting

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON (HEARD AT DYERSBURG) FILED March 8, 1999 STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) Cecil Crowson, Jr. ) Appellate Court Clerk APPELLEE, ) ) v. ) NO. 02S01-9709-CC-00079 ) CAROLYN L. CURRY, ) ) APPELLANT. ) DISSENTING OPINION I disagree with the majority's holding in this case that the district attorney general abused his discretion in denying pretrial diversion. The defendant has committed an extremely serious offense in this case. She has admitted to embezzling approximately $27,400.00 from her employer. Her crime was not an isolated incident but a complicated,…