State v. Libberton

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• finding especially cruel aggravator was proven, in part, because victim heard assailants discussing his imminent killing
• finding pecuniary gain as an aggravating factor where the murder was committed to prevent detection of a robbery
• finding pecuniary gain as an aggravating factor where the murder was committed to prevent detection of a robbery
• no mitigating circumstances found; death penalty affirmed upon finding that murder was committed for pecuniary gain and in an especially heinous, cruel or depraved manner
• defendant wanted victim’s car and money to evade capture and killed victim to hinder detection
• evidence of defendant’s escape from custody was admissible to show his motives for taking victim’s wallet and car and then killing him

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).