STATE v. STEPHENSON


878 S.W.2d 530 (1994)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Jonathan Wesley STEPHENSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Miller, Public Defender, Dandridge, William M. Leibrock, Newport, Brock Mehler, Nashville, for appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, and Amy L. Tarkington, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this capital case, the defendant, John Wesley Stephenson, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. In the sentencing hearing, the jury found one aggravating circumstance; "the defendant ... employed another to commit the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration." Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-204(i)(4) (1991). The jury found that "there are no mitigating...

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