O'ROURKE v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the capital murder of his parents, Beulah and Francis O’Rourke, which occurred in July, 1983. The trial was held in Yell County, Dardanelle District, and the jury imposed the death sentence. On appeal, appellant argues the trial court erred (1) in denying the appellant’s motion for a change of venue; (2) in sentencing the appellant; and (3) in instructing the jury of pecuniary gain as an aggravating circumstance. Appellant also claims there was no substantial evidence to support the jury’s finding of no mitigating factors in the sentencing phase.…