State Tennessee v. Demond D. Beverly

Appellant, Demond D. Beverly, was originally charged by the Williamson County Grand Jury with aggravated burglary and theft of property over $1,000.00. Appellant subsequently pled guilty to the theft of property charge, and an order of nolle prosequi was entered on the charge of aggravated burglary. At the sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced appellant to two years in the Department of Correction as a Range I, standard offender. All but 45 days of the sentence was suspended, with three years supervised probation. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in requiring him to serve the 45-day sentence rather than granting him judicial diversion or, in the alternative, full probation. JUDICIAL DIVERSION