Legal Opinion

Lee v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 6, 1995No. S94A1771PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Presiding Justice.

This appeal follows appellant’s conviction of felony murder wherein the victim died from two gunshot wounds: one in the chest from a range of six to eight inches and one behind the victim’s ear from a range of one to one-and-one-half inches. The fatal wounds were made by a .38 pistol.1

1. Evidence at trial established that appellant had, on several occasions, confronted the victim and the victim’s wife regarding an alleged affair that the victim was having with appellant’s former wife. Appellant testified that the affair had destroyed his marriage and was preventing a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Earnest v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. James v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
  5. Dorsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Neal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Felix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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