OPINION DROWOTA, Justice. In this capital case, the defendant, Clarence C. Nesbit, was convicted of premeditated first degree murder. At the sentencing hearing, the jury found one aggravating circumstance: (1) “[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. § 39 — 13—204(i)(5) (1991 Repl.…
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