Legal Opinion
State v. Young
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 2006No. W2002-03012-SC-DDT-DDPublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, J.
in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON, and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ., joined.
Defendant, Leonard J. Young, was convicted by a jury of first degree premeditated murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, and theft over $1,000 but less than $10,000. See Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-13-*94202(a)(1) (Supp.1999), 39-13-305(a)(l) (1997), 39-14-103 (1997). The jury subsequently sentenced Defendant to death for the murder, applying three aggravating circumstances: (a) Defendant was previously convicted of one or more felonies, other than the present charge, the statutory elements of which…
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