STATE v. BLAND


958 S.W.2d 651 (1997)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Andre S. BLAND, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

December 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Johnson, Patricia A. Odell, Memphis, for Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Darian B. Taylor, William David Bridgers, Assistant Attorneys General, Criminal Justice Division, Nashville, John W. Pierotti, District Attorney General, Thomas D. Henderson, David C. Henry, Assistant District Attorneys General, Memphis, for Appellee.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this capital case, the defendant, Andre S. Bland, was convicted of premeditated first degree murder, attempted aggravated robbery, especially aggravated robbery, and attempted first degree murder.1 In the sentencing hearing, the jury found one aggravating circumstance: "[t]he murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel in that it involved torture or serious physical abuse beyond that necessary...

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