defendant kidnapped, raped and strangled eight-year-old girl; death sentence was' based on aggravating circumstances that the victim was under' age twelve, the murder was heinous, atrocious or cruel, the murder was committed to avoid arrest or prosecution, and the murder was committed during a rape
How later courts described this case
- defendant kidnapped, raped and strangled eight-year-old girl; death sentence was' based on aggravating circumstances that the victim was under' age twelve, the murder was heinous, atrocious or cruel, the murder was committed to avoid arrest or prosecution, and the murder was committed during a rape
- kidnapping, rape, and murder of eight-year-old girl; (i)(1), (i)(5), (i)(6), and (i)(7) aggravators
- defendant abducted eight-year-old victim, raped her, stabbed her, and left her body in remote location; death sentence upheld based upon (i)(1), (i)(5), (i)(6), and (i)(7) aggravating circumstances
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
BROCK, Justice
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in the opinion of the Court in all respects except the constitutionality of the death penalty. With respect to the constitutionality of the death penalty, I adhere to my views as set out in my dissenting opinion in State v. Dicks, Tenn., 615 S.W.2d 126, 132 (1981).