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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON

FOR PUBLICATION STATE OF TENNESSEE, Appellee, v. ANDRE S. BLAND, Appellant, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Filed: December 1, 1997 SHELBY COUNTY Hon. Arthur T. Bennett Judge

Supreme Court No. 02-S01-9603-CR-00032 December 1, 1997 Cecil Crowson, Jr.

FILED
Appellate C ourt Clerk

FOR APPELLANT: William L. Johnson Patricia A. Odell 50 North Front St., Suite 1150 Memphis, Tennessee

FOR APPELLEE:

John Knox Walkup Attorney General & Reporter Michael E. Moore Solicitor General Darian B. Taylor William David Bridgers Assistant Attorneys General Criminal Justice Division Nashville, Tennessee John W. Pierotti District Attorney General Thomas D. Henderson David C. Henry Assistant District Attorneys General Memphis, Tennessee

OPINION

TRIAL COURT AND COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AFFIRMED.

DROWOTA, J.

In this capital case, the defendant, Andre S. Bland, was convicted of premeditated first degree murder, attempted aggravated robbery, especially aggravated robbery, and attempted first degree murder. 1 In the sentencing hearing, the jury found one aggravating circumstance: "[t]he murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel in that it involved torture or serious physical abuse beyond that necessary to produce death." Tenn. Code Ann.

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