STATE v. ADAMS


631 S.W.2d 392 (1982)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Stephen Allen ADAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Long, Long, Umsted & Jones, Memphis, for appellant.

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


OPINION

FONES, Justice.

Defendant appeals from convictions of murder in the first degree and sentence of death and using a firearm in the commission of a felony and sentence of five years.

The jury found defendant guilty of the only aggravating circumstance relied upon by the State — committing murder for remuneration. Our examination of the record discloses that the evidence fails to support that...

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