REID, Justice, dissenting. I dissent from the majority opinion and would modify the defendant’s punishment to life imprisonment. First, I would hold that the trial court acted beyond its authority when it rejected the State’s decision to impose a life sentence and compelled the State to seek the death penalty. Second, I find that the failure of the trial court to grant a < ="1" "585…
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