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STATE v. PIKE

978 S.W.2d 904 (1998)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Christa Gail PIKE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Rehearing Denied November 23, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Talman, Julie A. Martin, Knoxville, for appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Kathy Morante, Deputy Attorney General, Nashville, Randall E. Nichols, District Attorney General, William H. Crabtree, Sally J. Helm, Assistant District Attorneys General, Knoxville, for appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this capital case, the defendant, Christa Gail Pike, was convicted of premeditated first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. Following a sentencing hearing on the conviction for first degree murder, the jury found two aggravating circumstances: (1) "[t]he murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel in that it involved torture or serious physical...

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