Opinion ID: 1800634
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Heading Rank: 9

Heading: jury allowed to consider duplicative aggravating circumstance.

Text: ¶ 45. These issues were considered together by this Court on direct appeal. Hodges first argues that his indictment was improper because it failed to enumerate the aggravating factors and the mens rea element. Hodges also argues that it was improper for the trial court to allow the jury to find Hodges guilty of capital murder, with the underlying felony being burglary, and then allow burglary to be submitted to the jury for consideration as an aggravating factor in sentencing. As the State points out, these issues were raised by Hodges on direct appeal. This Court considered the issues and found them to be without merit. Hodges, 912 So.2d at 775-77. Hodges is barred by res judicata from raising these issues.