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STATE v. PRITCHETT

621 S.W.2d 127 (1981)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Luther Terry PRITCHETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry H. Summers, Sandra K. McCrea, Chattanooga, for appellant.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Gordon W. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

This is a direct appeal, pursuant to T.C.A. § 39-2406, by defendant Luther Terry Pritchett of his conviction of murder in the first degree and the sentence of death. The jury found two statutory aggravating circumstances: (1) the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel in that it involved torture or depravity of mind; and (2) the murder was committed while the defendant was engaged in committing robbery.

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