Legal Opinion
State v. Rollins
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 2006No. E2003-01811-SC-DDT-DDPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, C.J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, JANICE M. HOLDER, and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ., joined. ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J., filed a concurring and dissenting opinion.
The defendant, Steven James Rollins, was convicted of premeditated murder, felony murder, and especially aggravated robbery. The trial judge merged the felony murder conviction with the premeditated first degree murder conviction. Upon conclusion of the sentencing hearing, the jury found that the State had established beyond a reasonable doubt the following five aggravating circumstances: (1) the defendant was previously convicted of one…
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