State v. Bush

OPINION

DROWOTA, Judge.

In this capital ease, the defendant, Michael Dean Bush, was convicted of premeditated first degree murder and first degree burglary.1 In the sentencing hearing, the jury *493found two aggravating circumstances: (1) “[t]he murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel in that it involved torture or serious physical abuse beyond that necessary to produce death;” and (2) “[t]he murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding, interfering with or preventing a lawful arrest or prosecution of the defendant or another.” Tenn.Code Ann. § 89 — 13—204(i)(5) and (6) (1991).…