 After, Witt and Tillman performed violent acts on the body, and then buried it in a grave.After being convicted of first degree murder on February 21, 1974, Witt was also sentenced to the death penalty.Witt appealed this sentence for five different issues which included the court not allowing evidence to prove insanity, the court's alleged use of non-record material in reviewing his sentence, the state forcing him to admit guilt before he was allowed the right to an attorney, and how the court relied on non-statutory aggravated circumstances however still sentenced him to capital punishment.