Legal Opinion
Lackey v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 16, 1980No. 36185PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
Priscilla and Arthur Lackey, defendants in this case, appeal their convictions and life sentences for the murder of their infant daughter, Takeeta. We affirm.
Takeeta Lackey was born to the defendants on December 29,’ 1977. At birth, she was 6 or 7 weeks premature, had jaundice and Hyaline Membrane Disease and required a blood transfusion. She weighed 4 pounds 9 ounces at the time she was discharged from the hospital at 20 days old.
On the morning of September 22, 1978, defendant Priscilla Lackey returned to her home in Madison County from working as a night shift waitress in an…
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