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FIELDS v. STATE

No. S96A0582.

469 S.E.2d 184 (1996)

266 Ga. 632

FIELDS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Straughan, Straughan & Straughan, McRae, for Roger Fields.

Timothy G. Vaughn, Dist. Atty., Eastman, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, H. Frederick Mullis, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Eastman, Caroline Wight Donaldson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, for the State.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Roger Fields of the malice murder of Heather Davis, his 32-month-old stepdaughter.1 He contends that he admitted hitting Heather only because police officers promised that he could attend her funeral. The trial court found that the police officers did not induce Fields' statement by any promise. Because the trial court correctly ruled that Fields' statement was voluntary and admissible, we...

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