Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 1, 1980No. 35997PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
William Spicer Lewis, III, the appellant, was convicted of the offenses of murder, armed robbery and motor vehicle theft by a jury in the Superior Court of Muscogee County. He was sentenced to death for murder. The case is before this court on appeal and for mandatory review.
From the evidence submitted at trial, the jury was authorized to find the following facts:
During the night of March 31,1979, or the early morning hours of April 1, 1979, a 1977 Pontiac automobile was stolen from the Lynwood American Service Station located in Columbus, Georgia.
Close to midnight on April 3,1979, the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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