Legal Opinion

Fields v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 11, 1983No. 66092PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted of entering an automobile; fleeing and eluding a police officer; and criminal interference with government property. In his enumeration of errors he questions the sufficiency of the evidence and the charge of the trial court.

At trial a deputy sheriff testified that when he stopped to investigate a van sitting on the shoulder of the southbound lane of the interstate highway, he saw a person carrying a red object in his hand run in front of the van, jump into a car and leave in a hurry. The officer followed in a car fully marked as a sheriffs…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Knox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Black v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Weldon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Heflin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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