Legal Opinion
Shields v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 31, 2000No. S99A1774PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
After a jury trial, Sharon Ann Shields was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the shooting death of her husband, Rufus Shields. She was sentenced to life imprisonment for the malice murder conviction and a five-year consecutive term of imprisonment for the firearm possession charge. Shields appeals from the denial of her motion for a new trial.
1. The evidence presented at trial by the State showed that about 3:00 a.m. on July 25, 1997, Shields telephoned her sister and brother and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Laster v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by14 opinions
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