This videotaped confession provided the only link between the defendant and the Pulley rape and murder. The State, here, offered proof that the defendant had committed five similar aggravated rapes within 90 days of Pulley's murder, and in three instances was armed with weapons including a cord, a pistol, and a knife. Photos, memories, family stories & discoveries are unique to you, and only you can control. The State relies on cases from two other jurisdictions in which selection of the jury from a county different than the trial venue was approved by the courts. The defendant now appeals that sentence, and we address hereafter the errors alleged. She was the daughter of Earl Floyd Reardon and Cora Mae Lytle Reardon, both deceased. In 1976, just as he was about to be adopted, he was returned to his father. When you share, or just show that you care, the heart During rebuttal, the prosecutor remarked, "[The defendant's lawyer] says, `Prison is hell. Section 10 Site 654 Vamc, 1700 East 38th Street, in Marion. The court admitted the evidence, not for impeachment purposes,[8] but to allow the state to rebut the defendant's argument that the 1988 and 1989 crimes were sudden deviations from his normally placid behavior. Moreover, *735 the defendant, although given the opportunity, offered no other specific mitigating circumstances to be charged to the jury. So it is in this case. Id. The trial court granted the motion and moved the trial to Sumner County, some 125 miles away, but only for the limited purpose of selecting an unbiased jury. McCrae v. State, 395 So. The State offered evidence in rebuttal to show that a few years earlier, he had been convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for an attempted rape. Because the defendant had already pled guilty to aggravated rape and felony-murder, he objected to the State's introduction of extensive evidence of the nature and circumstances of the crime. For these reasons, we hold that the jury's consideration of the listed factors did not render the verdict invalid or unreliable under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Atty. The Sixth Amendment then allows for "an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed." The relevant reciprocal discovery provisions of Tenn.R.Crim.P. Gen. & Reporter, Stan Lanzo, Dist. The defendant alleges that the prosecutor deliberately set out to try the cases out of chronological order solely to create an additional aggravating circumstance. Gen., Chattanooga, for appellee. The trial proceeded to the penalty phase with the State relying on two aggravating *726 circumstances: (1) the murder's occurrence during the commission of a felony and (2) Nichols' previous convictions of violent felonies. A system error has occurred. In addition, as the present case illustrates, the effect and qualitative persuasiveness of the remaining aggravating circumstance on the sentence increases where there is proof of more than one prior violent felony conviction. This statement was a reply to the defendant's argument that the only reason the death penalty was being sought was because "the prosecution wants Harold Wayne Nichols to die" and was meant to point out that the people of Tennessee through their elected representatives, not the prosecution, had determined that death was a possible punishment in such cases. I, 8, 9, and 10 of the Tennessee Constitution. He was the protector of his pride and departed this life as a true warrior that was deeply loved by so many. The initial ground for appeal presents the Court with a question of first impression. [4] See U.S.C.A. This browser does not support getting your location. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 20th at Wilmot Cemetery, Wilmot, Ohio with Pastor Jim Jamison officiating. In 1982, when she was 28 years old, on September 14th, Princess Grace of Monaco (American actress Grace Kelly), 52, died of injuries when her car plunged off a mountain road. In the case before the Court, no evidence was admitted in support of the invalid circumstance, but the record does not, in my view, support the conclusion that the State has shown beyond a reasonable doubt, the jury was not influenced by the aggravating circumstance. Our narrow task here is to determine whether the invalid aggravating circumstance of felony murder influenced the jury to impose a sentence of death. Since Tennessee has no comparable statute, we must look to our constitution and rules of procedure for guidance. Oops, something didn't work. Send flowers. Each juror answered affirmatively when asked by the court whether, before reporting the verdict the first time, he or she had found (1) that each of the two statutory aggravating circumstances had been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, and (2) that these circumstances outweighed any mitigating circumstances. denied, 469 U.S. 920, 105 S. Ct. 302, 83 L. Ed. The issues have no merit. Yeah, '84 they sent him there on a five year sentence and he served 18 months and got out and raped again. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Thus, the court's instruction under Tenn. Code Ann. A description of the crime and its circumstances was thus clearly admissible. denied, 476 U.S. 1153, 106 S. Ct. 2261, 90 L. Ed. One court has observed that although Article III speaks to the site of the trial and the Sixth Amendment addresses the place from which the jury is selected, "[t]his distinction has never been given any weight, perhaps because the requirement that a jury be chosen from the state and district where the crime was committed presupposes that the jury will sit where it is chosen." Rptr. 803(22) states that judgments of previous felony convictions are not excluded by the hearsay rule. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. View the profiles of professionals named "Karen Pulley" on LinkedIn. He was born on August 6th,. [8] The trial court presumably did not admit the conviction for impeachment purposes because the State had failed to give defense attorneys reasonable written notice of its intent to use the convictions, as required by Tenn.R.Evid. However, in Chapman the Court acknowledged that there are some constitutional rights so basic to a fair trial that their infraction can never be treated as harmless error. The defendant was convicted of attempted rape in 1984, served 18 months, was placed on parole, violated it and was returned to prison. State v. Howell, 868 S.W.2d at 261. we begin to Show & Tell who they were during particular moments in their lives. Prior bad acts, including crimes, may be admissible for purposes other than showing conformity with a character trait displayed by the prior bad act. Our comparative proportionality review reveals that the sentence in this case is neither excessive nor disproportionate to the penalty imposed in similar cases, considering both the nature of the crime and character of the defendant. Friends can be as close as family. There is at the very least a reasonable possibility that the injection of the invalid felony murder aggravating circumstance into the weighing process by the jury contributed to the death sentence, and I cannot conclude that beyond a reasonable doubt the error did not contribute to the verdict. If, upon the application of the accused, the court finds that the accused cannot have a fair and impartial trial in the county where the charge is pending, T.C.A. at 347. The first statement occurred during initial closing argument. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. It is clear from the record that the jury had found that the defendant met the statutory criteria for capital punishment. Second, the reviewing court must be persuaded "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the error did not affect the trial outcome in order to deem the error harmless a stricter standard of persuasion than for nonconstitutional error. These historical values are embodied in two provisions of the United States Constitution. See Zant v. Stephens, 462 U.S. 862, 879, 103 S. Ct. 2733, 2744, 77 L. Ed. Tenn. Code Ann. After deliberating approximately two hours, the jury returned a verdict of death. State v. Middlebrooks, 840 S.W.2d at 347; State v. Cook, 816 S.W.2d 322, 326 (Tenn. 1991). I dissent with regard to the majority's findings that the defendant waived his right to object to the jury under Article I, section 9 of the Tennessee Constitution, that the prosecutor's argument concerning parole was not prejudicial error, that the use of the invalid aggravating circumstance of felony murder as an aggravator was harmless error, and that death in this case is not a disproportionate punishment. Resend Activation Email. Services by OSU HEALTH SCIENCE. She was surrounded by family and friends whose love and support meant so much to her throughout her life and in her final hours. The court noted that Nichols had clearly indicated that the murder and rape in this case were the result of a sudden feeling that overcame him and that defense counsel had attempted to show that the crime was inconsistent with the defendant's otherwise passive nature. During the prosecutor's initial closing statement, he rhetorically asked: "What do you do with him? Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. "[3] The Declaration of Independence denounced the English monarchy "[f]or transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses. 39-13-204(j)(9). Who were the people in Karen's life? Hi friends, As many of you are already aware, Doug passed away on June 12th at Good Samaritan Hospital. Karen Pulley was married to. Accordingly, we find no merit in this issue. Karen was born on March 26, 1954 to the late Edward Florence and Joanne Rose, and raised by her . RAYMOND PULLEY OBITUARY Raymond Joseph Pulley, Jr. born on January 30, 1955 to Joyce Schasa Pulley and the late Raymond Joseph Pulley, Sr, entered into eternal life on September 29, 2015.. Name: Karen Elise Pulley. One of her greatest joys was music. Nichols claims that a sentence based upon the jurors' "moral certainty" is a lower burden of proof than evidentiary certainty, and thus violative of the due process clauses of the state and federal constitutions. Dykes v. State, 201 Tenn. 65, 296 S.W.2d 861, 862 (1956). Karen Elise Pulley. The defendant also took the stand and testified about his life and the violent crimes he had committed. denied, 473 U.S. 911, 105 S. Ct. 3538, 87 L. Ed. The sentence will be carried out as *740 provided by law on the 2nd day of August, 1994, unless otherwise ordered by this Court or by other proper authority. 2d 235 (1983). Jill was born on April 17, 1987, in Amherst, N.Y., to David C. Pulley. Learn more about managing a memorial . You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. We have concluded the initial verdict was a legal verdict and the jury had a right to correct it under proper instruction. We share yesterday, to build meaningful connections today, and preserve for tomorrow. In State v. Howell, 868 S.W.2d 238 (Tenn. 1993), use of felony murder as an aggravating circumstance was found to be invalid pursuant to the Middlebrooks decision. Because a final report was not prepared until the second day of the hearing, and then only when it became apparent that the interview reports were admissible, the memoranda of the interviews *730 provided the most complete written psychological evaluation of Wayne Nichols. State v. Patton, 593 S.W.2d 913, 917 (Tenn. 1979). ). 32(e)[11] The defendant argues that the convictions were not final since no "judgments of conviction" had been entered. 2d 705 (1967), the U.S. Supreme Court approved the application of the harmless error test to federal constitutional errors in state criminal trials, but held that, in order to deem an error harmless, the reviewing court must be persuaded beyond a reasonable doubt, that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict obtained. Born September 7, 1932, in Laurens, he was a son of the late Joseph Washington and Mary Alice Best Pulley and his late step-mother, Ruby R. Tumbling Pulley. She was fierce in doing so. 3 death records. U.S. Const. 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