Opinion ID: 1057985
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Failure to Meaningfully Narrow the Class of Death Eligible Defendants

Text: The appellant argues that the statutory aggravating circumstances set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-2-204(i)(2), (i)(5), (i)(6), and (i)(7), individually and collectively, have been so broadly and disparately interpreted that they fail to provide a `meaningful basis' for narrowing the population of those convicted of first degree murder to those eligible for the sentence of death. As the State correctly notes, factor (i)(5) does not pertain to this case as it was neither relied upon by the State nor found by the jury. Thus, any individual claim with respect to this factor is without merit. See, e.g., State v. Hall, 958 S.W.2d 679, 715 (Tenn.1997); State v. Brimmer, 876 S.W.2d 75, 86 (Tenn.1994). Moreover, the appellant's argument with regard to factors (i)(2), (i)(6), and (i)(7) has previously been rejected by our supreme court. See State v. Vann, 976 S.W.2d 93, 117-18 (Tenn.1998) (Appendix); State v. Keen, 926 S.W.2d 727, 742 (Tenn.1994).