A divided Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction and life prison sentence given to a man who shot and killed his girlfriend after learning of her affair with a DeKalb County police officer. Michael S. Shields was convicted of murdering Denise Hill in 2002. He had appealed the conviction on several grounds, including concerns that the trial court gave the jury incomplete instructions regarding adultery. The majority decision in the Georgia Supreme Court's 4-3 decision Monday found Shields' challenges to "be without merit." Presiding Justice Carol Hunstein disagreed in a dissent, concluding that she would reverse the conviction because of the erroneous jury charge.
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
