TRAYLOR, Justice.
On January 8, 1997, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted the defendant Jessie D. Hoffman, for the first degree murder of Mary "Molly" Elliot, a violation of La.Rev.Stat. 14:30. A jury later found the defendant guilty as charged and, after a sentencing hearing, unanimously recommended a sentence of death. Aggravating circumstances found by the jury included that: the offender was engaged in the perpetration or attempted...
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