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STATE v. LANEY

654 S.W.2d 383 (1983)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Thomas Gerald LANEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

June 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob McD. Green, Johnson City, for appellant.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Robert L. Jolley, Jr., Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this case, the Defendant, Thomas Gerald Laney, appeals directly to this Court his conviction of first degree murder and the sentence of death imposed by the jury. He presents six issues for our consideration. After a careful review of the entire record, we find all to be without merit. We, therefore, affirm the conviction and the sentence.

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