Legal Opinion

Fields v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 10, 2007No. A07A0233PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Justin Fields appeals from his conviction for aggravated assault, arguing that the evidence was insufficient and that the trial court erred when it refused to allow evidence of a witness’s prior acts, when it limited an inquiry into a second witness’s bias, and when it delivered the charge on aggravated assault. We find no reversible error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that in the course of a hostile verbal exchange in a parking lot, the unarmed victim and his brother advanced on Fields, who was standing with a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Lumpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Williams v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Leslie v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. United States v. Paulino Morales-AlonsoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API