▁cust ody . ▁The ▁murder ▁was ▁committed ▁against ▁any ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officer , ▁corre ctions ▁employee , ▁fire fig h ter , ▁param edic , ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁techn ician , ▁fire ▁mar shal ▁or ▁fire ▁police ▁officer ▁while ▁such ▁victim ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁official ▁duties . ▁The ▁murder ▁was ▁committed ▁against ▁a ▁jud icial ▁officer , ▁a ▁former ▁jud icial ▁officer , ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁former ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁Ass istant ▁or ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General ▁or ▁former ▁Ass istant ▁or ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁State ▁Det ect ive ▁or ▁former ▁State ▁Det ect ive , ▁Special ▁Investig ator ▁or ▁former ▁Special ▁Investig ator , ▁during , ▁or ▁because ▁of , ▁the ▁exercise ▁of ▁an ▁official ▁duty . ▁The ▁murder ▁was ▁committed ▁against ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁was ▁held ▁or ▁otherwise ▁det ained ▁as ▁a ▁shield ▁or ▁host age . ▁The ▁murder ▁was ▁committed ▁against ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁was ▁held ▁or ▁det ained ▁by ▁the ▁def endant ▁for ▁r ans om ▁or ▁reward . ▁The ▁murder ▁was ▁committed ▁against ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁witness ▁to ▁a ▁crime ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁witness ' s ▁appearance ▁or ▁testim ony ▁in ▁any ▁grand ▁j ury , ▁criminal ▁or ▁civil ▁proceed ing ▁involving ▁such ▁crime , ▁or ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁witness ' s ▁appearance ▁or ▁testim ony ▁in ▁any ▁grand ▁j ury , ▁criminal ▁or ▁civil ▁proceed ing ▁involving ▁such ▁crime . ▁The ▁def endant ▁paid