Tennessee Supreme Court, 1998

State v. Dewayne Butler, Fredrick D. Butler, and Eric D. Alexander

State v. Dewayne Butler, Fredrick D. Butler, and Eric D. Alexander
Tennessee Supreme Court · Decided October 12, 1998

State v. Dewayne Butler, Fredrick D. Butler, and Eric D. Alexander

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON (Heard at Memphis) FILED October 12, 1998 STATE OF TENNESSEE ) NO. 02S01-9711-CR-00094 ) Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellate C ourt Clerk Appellee ) ) v. ) SHELBY COUNTY ) DEWAYNE B. BUTLER, ) FREDRICK D. BUTLER, and ) ERIC D. ALEXANDER ) (Interlocutory Appeal) ) Appellants. ) ) AFFIRMED

ORDER SUBSTITUTING OPINION AND JUDGMENT

It appearing to the Court that the original opinion in this case, filed September 14, 1998, inadvertently stated that mitigating circumstances must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Such a burden of proof is not required by the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 39-13-204(e)(1) and 39-13-207(d).

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the attached opinion and judgment be, and the same hereby is, substituted for the opinion and judgment previously filed in this cause on September 14, 1998, without the further taxing of costs.

PER CURIAM

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