State v. George

OPINION

BYERS, Presiding Judge.

The appellant entered a plea of guilty to assault, and was sentenced to serve six months. The sentence was suspended and the appellant was placed on probation for eleven months and twenty-nine days.

The appellant says the trial judge erroneously denied a petition for diversion.

The judgment is affirmed.

The diversion sought in this case is under T.C.A. § 40-35-313 rather than under T.C.A. § 40-15-102 et seq. and more specifically T.C.A. § 40-15-105.

The state argues the issue may only be brought by an interlocutory appeal under Rules 9 or 10 of the Tennessee Rules of…