Opinion ID: 1060459
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Avoiding, Interfering With, or Preventing a Lawful Arrest or Prosecution

Text: The defendant asserts that the aggravating circumstance in Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-2-203(i)(6) (1982) was improperly applied for several reasons. He contends that the aggravating circumstance applies in every case in which the victim knows the defendant and therefore fails to narrow the class of death-eligible offenders; that the prosecution should not have been allowed to use this aggravating circumstance since it was not relied upon in the original sentencing proceeding; and that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury's application of this aggravating circumstance. The State maintains that the aggravating circumstance was properly applied and that the jury's finding was supported by the evidence.