Mr. Gore was convicted of the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Lynn Elliott, who was kidnapped and fatally shot in 1983. He was sentenced to death but later was granted a new sentencing hearing. In that proceeding, a jury voted unanimously to recommend a death sentence and the trial court again condemned him to death. After the Governor signed a death warrant and the Department of Corrections scheduled his execution for April 12, Mr. Gore filed a post-conviction challenge in trial court. It was denied and this appeal followed.