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The murder was knowingly committed, solicited, directed, or aided by the defendant, while the defendant had a substantial role in committing or attempting to commit, or was fleeing after having a substantial role in committing or attempting to commit, any first degree murder, arson, rape, robbery, burglary, theft, kidnapping, aggravated child ...
Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case authored by Chief Justice William Rehnquist which held that testimony in the form of a victim impact statement is admissible during the sentencing phase of a trial and, in death penalty cases, does not violate the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment. [1]
After he was convicted by the courts of Tennessee for the murder of Patterson, Thacker was extradited back to Oklahoma to stand trial for the rape and murder of Laci Hill. [18] The extradition order was granted despite the opposition of Thacker's lawyers, [ 19 ] [ 20 ] and Thacker expressed in September 2002 that he would not plead guilty.
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A Springfield woman was sentenced to life in prison after a no contest plea in a 5-year-old child's death. Middle Tennessee woman pleads no contest in torture, murder of boy, 5, gets life in ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept 23 (Reuters) - Zachary Adams will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2011 kidnapping, rape and murder of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo after a plea deal on ...
4.5 to 16.5 years (3 to 11 years if crime committed before 2021, 3 to 10 years if crime committed before 2019) Murder (Second-Degree Murder) Life with parole eligibility after 15 years Murder (Second-Degree Murder) (victim under 13 years old and committed with a sexual motivation) Life with parole eligibility after 30 years
Joyce Watkins and Charles Dunn were convicted in a 1987 child rape and murder. New evidence shows they were innocent, defense and prosecutors agree. Tennessee Innocence Project, DA ask judge to ...