Legal Opinion
State of Tennessee v. Corinio Pruitt
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 8, 2013No. W209-01255-SC-DDT-DDPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJanice M. Holder, J.
in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., and CORNELIA A. CLARK, J. joined. WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., filed a concurring & dissenting opinion.
A jury convicted the defendant of first degree felony murder. The jury imposed a sentence of death based on three aggravating circumstances: (1) the defendant had previously been convicted of one or more felonies involving the use of violence; (2) the murder was knowingly committed while the defendant had a substantial role in committing a robbery; and (3) the victim was seventy years of age or older. See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-204(i)(2), (7),…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- State v. BlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- State v. BellTennessee Supreme Court · 2015
- State of Tennessee v. James HawkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
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