State of Tennessee v. Aref Al Yamani

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs May 1, 2012 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. AREF AL YAMANI Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 10-06896 Paula Skahan, Judge No. W2011-02041-CCA-R3-CO - Filed September 6, 2012 The District Attorney General denied the request of the Defendant, Aref Al Yamani, for pretrial diversion. The Defendant appealed to the trial court, who found that the District Attorney General had abused its discretion when it denied the Defendant’s request for pretrial diversion because the District Attorney failed to consider…