Opinion ID: 1868654
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Unanimous Finding of Aggravating Circumstances

Text: Sentencing Instruction 2 clearly informed the jury that in order to return the death penalty it had to find any aggravating circumstances unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt. The written findings of the jury assert, inter alia, the following: Next, we the jury unanimously find that the aggravating circumstances of: 1. The defendant was previously convicted of a felony involving the threat of violence to the person. 2. The capital offense was committed while the defendant was engaged in the commission of kidnaping. 3. The capital offense was especially heinous, atrocious and cruel. are sufficient to impose the death penalty & that there are insufficient mitigating circumstances to outweigh the aggravating circumstances and we unanimously find the defendant should suffer death. (emphasis added). Obviously, the first half of the complaint made by Williams is devoid of merit.