Legal Opinion

James Fields v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 17, 2026No. A26A0689Published

1Opinion of the Court

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ April 17, 2026 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A26A0689. JAMES FIELDS v. THE STATE. A grand jury indicted James Fields for one count each of malice murder (Count 1), felony murder (Count 3), and attempted armed robbery (Count 5), and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (Counts 2, 4, and 6). At trial, the State orally moved for an order of nolle prosequi as to the firearm charges in Counts 2 and 4, which are premised on the underlying felonies in, respectively,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Boyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Seals v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  3. Gonzales v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Bonner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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