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STATE v. BLANTON

975 S.W.2d 269 (1998)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. James BLANTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Terry, Nashville, Mark Ivandick, Clarksville, for Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Kathy Morante, Deputy Attorney General, Darian B. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Dan M. Alsobrooks, District Attorney General, J. Kenneth Atkins, Assistant District Attorney General, Pro Tem, James W. Kirby, Assistant District Attorney General, Charlotte, for Appellee.

OPINION

HOLDER, Justice.

In this capital case, the defendant, James Blanton, was convicted by a jury of two counts of first degree premeditated murder, four counts of grand larceny, and three counts of first degree burglary. A jury sentenced him to death on both counts of first degree murder based on three aggravating circumstances: (1) the defendant was convicted of one or more previous violent felonies; (2) the murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding...

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