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SHIELDS v. STATE

No. S99A1774.

526 S.E.2d 845 (2000)

272 Ga. 32

SHIELDS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

January 31, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fox, Chandler, Homans, Hicks & McKinnon, Joseph A. Homans, Gainesville, for appellant.

Lydia J. Sartain, District Attorney, Margaret Schnee-Gregory, Deputy District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Daniel G. Ashburn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

After a jury trial, Sharon Ann Shields was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the shooting death of her husband, Rufus Shields. She was sentenced to life imprisonment for the malice murder conviction and a five-year consecutive term of imprisonment for the firearm possession charge. Shields appeals from the denial of her motion for a new trial.

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