STATE of Tennessee, Appellant,
v.
Timothy D. HARRIS and Craig Thompson, Appellees.
Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 15, 1996.
Rehearing Denied June 10, 1996.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Charles W. Burson, Attorney General & Reporter, Amy L. Tarkington, Christina S. Shevalier, Assistant Attorneys General, Nashville, Glenn I. Wright, Gerald Harris, Paul F. Goodman, Assistant District Attorneys, Memphis, for appellant.
Harry U. Scruggs, Memphis, David C. Stebbins, Columbus, Ohio, for appellee Harris.
John G. Oliva, Nashville, David C. Stebbins, Columbus, Ohio, Carolyn Watkins, Edward G. Thompson, Assistant Public Defenders, Memphis, for appellee Thompson.
Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.
OPINION
ANDERSON, Chief Justice.
The single1 issue in this consolidated appeal is purely a question of law and requires a determination of whether a remand for resentencing is appropriate when an appellate court in a capital case concludes the sole aggravating circumstance found by the original sentencing jury is legally invalid and sets aside the sentence of death. Because there is no legal principle which precludes the State...
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