Tamme v. Commonwealth

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

On June 14, 1985, appellant was convicted in Washington Circuit Court of two counts of capital murder. The trial court followed the recommendation of the jury and sentenced appellant to death.

The convictions stemmed from the murders of Neil Maddox and Harold Sutherland. They disappeared on August 11, 1988. Nothing was known about their fate until William Buchanon, a partner in the marijuana farming business with appellant, came forward and told the police that he had witnessed both the murders and the disposal of the bodies. He alleged that appellant knew the victims…