Legal Opinion
Lee v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 1, 1999No. S98P1498PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
A jury found James Allyson Lee guilty of malice murder, felony murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. For the murder, the jury recommended a death sentence, finding the following aggravating circumstances: that Lee had committed the murder while engaged in the commission of armed robbery and kidnapping with bodily injury; that Lee had committed the murder for himself or another for the purpose of receiving money or any other thing of monetary value; and that the offense of murder was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or…
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