State v. Stephenson

878 S.W.2d 530 (1994)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee,

v.

Jonathan Wesley STEPHENSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

May 9, 1994.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1994.

Edward C. Miller, Public Defender, Dandridge, William M. Leibrock, Newport, Brock Mehler, Nashville, for appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, and Amy L. Tarkington, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this capital case, the defendant, John Wesley Stephenson, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. In the sentencing…