Legal Opinion
State v. Butler
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1998No. 02S01-9711-CR-00094PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARKER, Justice.
The sole issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether the State may rely upon the felony murder aggravating circumstance when seeking a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for defendants charged with felony murder. 1 We hold that there are no constitutional or statutory prohibitions and accordingly affirm the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
BACKGROUND
In 1994, indictments were returned charging the appellants with especially aggravated robbery, first degree premeditated murder, and felony murder. During pre-trial proceedings, the State filed a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. FlemmingTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. GodseyTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. KeenTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. CroweTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
- Calaway Ex Rel. Calaway v. SchuckerTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
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