Legal Opinion
Lance v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 25, 2002No. S01P1813PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
A jury found appellant Donnie Cleveland Lance guilty of murdering Sabrina “Joy” Lance and Dwight “Butch” Wood, Jr., and of burglary and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.* 1 The jury fixed the sentence for the murder of Joy Lance at death after finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the murder was committed while appellant was engaged in another capital felony (the murder of Butch Wood), was committed while appellant was engaged in a burglary, and was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible, or inhuman in that it involved torture, depravity of mind, and…
2Cases cited85 opinions
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3Cited by70 opinions
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