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Lamb v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 7, 1978No. 33000PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Per curiam

Randall Ray Lamb was convicted of murder, sentenced to death and appeals.

On February 5, 1976, the appellant along with a male friend drank several beers, then went to a club in Atlanta, had another beer or two and then came back home and began to watch television. As he was watching the police drama, Barnaby Jones, he had a certain urge "to get his gun and blow somebody away.” He took a .410 gauge shotgun from his closet, got some shells and went to the nearby home of Mrs. Sylvia Yancey. Looking through a window he saw her lying on the couch, raised his gun and fired it at her head. After he…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Moses v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Waters v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Chancey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981

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