Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 20, 2004No. S03P1825PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Having found Christopher Kirkprock Lewis guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, burglary, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony, the jury recommended a death sentence for the malice murder convjction, finding beyond a reasonable doubt three statutory aggravating circumstances to support its verdict of death: the murder was committed while Lewis was engaged in the commission of an aggravated battery; the murder was committed while Lewis was engaged in the commission of a burglary; and the murder was outrageously or wantonly vile,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- DeYoung v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Hanifa v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Childs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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3Cited by17 opinions
- O'KELLEY v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Hall v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Rivera v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Humphrey v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Blackmon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
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