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STATE v. ADKINS

725 S.W.2d 660 (1987)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Carl Wayne ADKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

February 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Jessee, James T. Bowman, Johnson City, for appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Kathy M. Principe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

On January 29, 1980, defendant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. On appeal, this Court affirmed the conviction of first degree murder but reversed the death penalty and remanded for a resentencing hearing. State v. Adkins, 653 S.W.2d 708 (Tenn. 1983). In October 1984, a resentencing hearing was held and the jury again assessed the death penalty. The trial judge...

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