Legal Opinion
Pace v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1999No. S99P0647PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
A jury convicted Lyndon Fitzgerald Pace of four counts of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, four counts of rape, and two counts of aggravated sodomy. The jury recommended a death sentence for each malice murder conviction after finding beyond a reasonable doubt the existence of 19 statutory aggravating circumstances. OCGA § 17-10-30 (b) (2), (7). Pace appeals and we affirm.1
1. The evidence adduced at trial shows that four women were murdered in their Atlanta homes in 1988 and 1989. On August 28, Í988, a roommate found the nude body of 86-year-old Lula Bell McAfee…
2Cases cited87 opinions
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- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by81 opinions
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