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SHIELDS v. STATE

No. S97A1962.

496 S.E.2d 719 (1998)

269 Ga. 177

SHIELDS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Edward Nethery, Decatur, for William Webster Shields.

Priscilla N. Carroll, Asst. Dist. Atty., James Jayson Phillips, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for the State.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted William Webster Shields of murder and arson in the death of Thomas Kidwell.1 He appeals and contends that the trial court improperly admitted a statement made after he invoked his right to counsel. Because the statement was not the product of police interrogation and was freely and voluntarily made, we affirm.

The evidence at trial showed...

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