Legal Opinion
State v. Middlebrooks
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1992PublishedCited by 428 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
In this capital case, the defendant, Donald Ray Middlebrooks, was found guilty of first-degree felony murder and aggravated kidnapping, but found not guilty of premeditated first-degree murder, armed robbery, and aggravated sexual battery. In the sentencing hearing, the jury found two aggravating circumstances: (1) that the murder was heinous, atrocious or cruel in that it involved torture; and (2) that it was committed while defendant was engaged in committing a felony. Tenn.Code Ann. *323§ 39-2-203(i)(5) and (7) (1982). The jury found the aggravating circumstances…
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