State of Tennessee v. Frank Ray Ruth

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs November 14, 2006 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. FRANK RAY RUTH Appeal from the Criminal Court for Hamilton County No. 252627 Rebecca J. Stern, Judge No. E2006-01008-CCA-R10-CD - Filed February 5, 2007 The Defendant, Frank Ray Ruth, was indicted for thirty-seven counts of filing false sales tax returns and one count of Class C felony theft of property. The district attorney general denied the Defendant’s application for pretrial diversion. The trial court reversed, concluding that the district attorney abused his discretion.…