Legal Opinion
State v. Howell
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1993PublishedCited by 432 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
In this capital case, the defendant, Michael Wayne Howell, was found guilty of grand larceny and the first-degree felony murder of Alvin Kennedy, but found not guilty of premeditated first-degree murder.1 In the sentencing hearing, the Memphis jury found two aggravating circumstances: (1) that the defendant was previously convicted of one or more felonies which involved the use or threat of violence to the person; and (2) that the murder was committed while the defendant was engaged in committing a felony. Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-2-203(i)(2) and (7) *244(1982). The jury…
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3Cited by432 opinions
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