State v. Huff

MEYER, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, both of them upon the theory of premeditation and deliberation. *11Conviction on the first count was for the murder of defendant’s infant son, Crigger Huff. Conviction on the second count was for the murder of defendant’s mother-in-law, Gail Strickland. The court submitted and the jury found two aggravating circumstances in the murder of Crigger Huff: that defendant had been previously convicted of a felony involving the use of violence to the person and that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel. The…