State of Tennessee v. John T. Freeland, Jr.
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
JANICE M. HOLDER, J„
delivered the opinion of the Court,
in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ., joined. WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., filed a separate concurring opinion.
Following a bench trial, the defendant was convicted of first degree premeditated murder, first degree felony murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, and tampering with evidence. The trial court imposed a sentence of death based on three aggravating circumstances: (1) the defendant had previously been convicted of one or more felonies involving the use of violence; (2) the murder was…
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