State v. Sutton

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

This is an appeal pursuant to Rule 9, Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, from the denial of pretrial diversion. The appellant, John H. Sutton, was indicted for unlawfully concealing a stolen automobile valued at over $200 and of violating T.C.A. § 55-5-112, by altering the serial number on the same automobile. The appellant applied to the District Attorney General for diversion of these two cases and the application was denied. The Criminal Court found that the District Attorney General did not abuse his discretion and affirmed the denial of diversion. On this appeal,…