Legal Opinion
State v. Bane
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 1993PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’BRIEN, Justice.
John Michael Bane was indicted for common law premeditated murder and for felony murder committed during the perpetration of a robbery. In a jury trial he was found guilty of murder in the first degree in the perpetration of a robbery. After a sentencing hearing the jury found that defendant should be put to death by electrocution. The aggravating circumstances warranting the death penalty were: (1) the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel in that it involved torture or depravity of mind; (2) the murder was committed while the defendant was engaged in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Boyde v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Franklin v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Marable v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1958
- State v. MiddlebrooksTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by45 opinions
- State v. AdkissonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- State v. HowellTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. NicholsTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. BaneTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
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