Shields v. State

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

William Webster Shields appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to vacate his convictions and sentences based on allegedly improper venue. Because Shields failed to raise this issue in his direct appeal, he is not entitled to a second appeal, and we affirm.

1. Shields, along with several others, was indicted in Fulton County for the 1990 murder of Thomas Kidwell. Prior to Shields’s capture in 1994, some of his co-defendants were convicted under the Fulton County indictment. After his capture, the State became aware of new information that placed venue in DeKalb…