STATE of Tennessee, Appellee,
v.
Byron Lewis BLACK, Defendant-Appellant.
Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
August 5, 1991.
August 5, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Linda Ann Hammond, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jerry L. Smith, Deputy Atty. Gen., Weakley E. Barnard, Cheryl Blackburn, Asst. Dist. Attys. Gen., for appellee.
Ross E. Alderman, Patrick T. McNally, Jeffrey A. DeVasher, Sr. Asst. Public Defenders, for defendant-appellant.
Capital Case Resource Center of Tennessee, Inc., William P. Redick, Jr., Director, amicus curiae.
Tennessee Dist. Attys. General Conference, George R. Bonds, Executive Secretary, amicus curiae.
Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
The Defendant raises numerous issues in his direct appeal, including whether the Tennessee Death Penalty Statute violates the Tennessee Constitution. Today a majority of this Court upholds the constitutionality of the Death Penalty Statute in Tennessee under both the State and Federal Constitutions. A majority of the Court also, after a careful review of the entire record, affirms the...
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