State of Tennessee v. Kiara Tashawn King

Summary

The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Criminal Appeals, holding that the abuse‑of‑discretion standard with a presumption of reasonableness applies to sentencing and to the grant or denial of judicial diversion when the trial court articulates its considerations, but because the trial court failed to address the Parker and Electroplating factors, the presumption did not apply and a de novo review upheld the denial of diversion. The court also affirmed the sentences as within statutory range.