Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 29, 1985No. 42406PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Mary Lewis was convicted of the malice murder of her infant daughter, Joanne, at a bench trial before a judge of the Superior Court of Laurens County. We affirm.
On the evening of June 1, 1984, a Dublin funeral home received a call notifying them of a deceased female infant at the Lewis’ residence. The funeral home, in turn, notified the East Dublin Police Department and the Laurens County Coroner. A police officer arrived at the Lewis home and found the father standing outside. The officer asked him if he could see the deceased infant. The father then led the officer to a…
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