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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 34 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Washington.

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1 State v. Washington Anchor
tenn · 1993
green “cannot be given controlling weight unless they are 'of such overwhelming significance that they necessarily outweigh all other factors.” 11
2 State v. Bell
tenn · 2002
green “has a duty to exercise his or her discretion by focusing on a defendant's amenability for correction and by considering all of the relevant factors, including evidence that is favorable to a defendant.” 8
3 State v. McKim
tenn · 2007
green “cannot be given controlling weight unless they are of such overwhelming significance that they necessarily outweigh all other factors.” 5
4 State v. Pinkham
tenn · 1997
green “if the district attorney general denies pretrial diversion, that denial must be written and must include both an enumeration of the evidence that was considered and a discussion of the factors considered and weight accorded each.” 5
5 State v. Yancey
tenn · 2002
green “the trial court should examine each relevant factor in the pretrial diversion process to determine whether the district attorney general has considered that factor and whether the district attorney general's finding with respect to that factor is supported by substantial evidenc…” 3
6 State v. Pinkham
tenn · 1997
green “an enumeration of the evidence that was considered and a discussion of the factors considered and weight accorded each.” 2

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