712, 634 S.E.2d 842 (2006). 51-1-6 for the declarant's alleged violation of the criminal statutes O.C.G.A. State-wide alert system established, 35-3-191. Wells v. State, 297 Ga. App. Web16-10-24(A) - WILLFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS - MISDEMEANOR - Cleared by Arrest 16-5-20(A) - Simple Assault/Assault - Family Violence - Cleared by Arrest 28 Male White 5 LEE ST NW #APT A, ROME, GA 30165 03/01/23 2005 DEAN AVE BRADLEY, Rome Police Department PEARSON, OLON BEECHARD 16-9-121.1(a) - Although an officer was working an off-duty job providing security for a store, the officer was in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties when the officer detained a defendant's girlfriend for shoplifting and also for purposes of charging the defendant with misdemeanor obstruction after the defendant disobeyed the officer by removing the girlfriend's car from the store parking lot. 16-11-41, and once the defendant refused to exit the defendant's vehicle and physically and verbally threatened an officer, officers had probable cause to arrest the defendant for obstructing a police officer under O.C.G.A. Lemarr v. State, 188 Ga. App. Williams v. State, 261 Ga. App. 811, 714 S.E.2d 410 (2011). 184, 663 S.E.2d 809 (2008). Thornton v. State, 353 Ga. App. 16-10-24(a) as the state proved that the officer was engaged in the lawful discharge of the officer's duties with evidence that the officer was responding to a9-1-1 call reporting that the defendant had followed the frightened caller's vehicle to the caller's home. Denial of a defendant's motion to suppress was affirmed as the defendant's flight from an improper Terry stop gave the police officers an independent basis to arrest the defendant; the methamphetamine found in close proximity was admissible. 139 (1913). 16-10-24(b), qualified as a violent felony. Recent arrests around the county. Mackey v. State, 296 Ga. App. 11, 2015)(Unpublished). 482, 600 S.E.2d 437 (2004). Lipsey v. State, 287 Ga. App. 668, 538 S.E.2d 759 (2000); Shaw v. State, 247 Ga. App. 40, 692 S.E.2d 708 (2010). 689, 423 S.E.2d 427 (1992). - Evidence that the defendant's creation of a fake Facebook account after the child was reported missing resulted in three investigators wasting twelve hours looking in the wrong direction for the juvenile and hindered law enforcement's ability to track the child's possible whereabouts for about six hours was sufficient to support the defendant's conviction for obstruction of justice. 741, 572 S.E.2d 86 (2002). Phillips v. State, 267 Ga. App. 294, 690 S.E.2d 675 (2010). - See Manus v. State, 180 Ga. App. - Because all evidence showed that obstruction offense occurred at the location of the stop and arrest in a particular city, but there was no evidence that the location was within Glynn County as charged, the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that venue for the offense was properly laid in Glynn County; accordingly, defendant's conviction for misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer required reversal. Duncan v. State, 163 Ga. App. 312, 480 S.E.2d 614 (1997); Pearson v. State, 224 Ga. App. 24-9-84.1(a)(1) (see now O.C.G.A. - Acquittal on simple battery charge showed that jury was not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant intentionally made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with deputy or that appellant physically harmed the deputy intentionally, but did not show that the jury necessarily found that appellant did not obstruct or hinder the deputy in performing official duty. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. State v. 16-10-24(a) and fleeing or attempting to elude in violation of O.C.G.A. Kendrick v. State, 324 Ga. App. 772, 792 S.E.2d 732 (2016), overruled on other grounds by Collier v. State, 834 S.E.2d 769, 2019 Ga. LEXIS 708 (Ga. 2019). GA Code 16-10-24 (2015) What's This? Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, jailer, correctional officer, community supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile probation officer, probation officer serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, or game warden in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon a first conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years. 184, 715 S.E.2d 434 (2011). 2d, Obstructing Justice, 52 et seq. - In a prosecution for obstructing a law enforcement officer, it was reversible error for the trial court to give the jury a definition of "offering violence" containing a reference to threats of violence since there was no evidence that defendant used verbal threats. The officer's use of forearm strikes was reasonable and in compliance with departmental policies. 2013)(Unpublished). 365, 829 S.E.2d 433 (2019). - Evidence supported the defendant's felony conviction for obstruction of an officer under O.C.G.A. Performance of public duty by off-duty police officer acting as private security guard, 65 A.L.R.5th 623. A person likewise may resist an officers unlawful entry into a persons home. LEXIS 2351 (11th Cir. WebObstruction by disguised person. Smith v. State, 306 Ga. App. Attempted obstruction of justice is also a crime. - Public college's chief of police who objected to the college administration's directive that the chief of police speak with the district attorney about having the charges against a suspected laptop thief dropped reasonably believed that the chief was objecting to illegal conduct, obstruction of justice under O.C.G.A. Defendant obstructed an officer where defendant consented to the deputy's entry into the home and defendant knowingly and willfully grabbed the deputy's arm to stop the deputy from arresting another occupant of the dwelling. Obstruction of justice is a crime. Evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer because, by resisting the officers as the officers performed the officers' duty of investigating the domestic disturbance call, the defendant obstructed or hindered the officers. - Accusation charging defendant with "knowingly and wilfully [obstructing] officer in the lawful discharge of his official duties as a law enforcement officer in violation of [this section]" sufficiently apprised the defendant of the acts of which defendant was accused. 493, 677 S.E.2d 680 (2009). Hamm v. State, 259 Ga. App. Arnold v. State, 315 Ga. App. It was unnecessary to show that the passenger's eye was permanently rendered useless. 309, 764 S.E.2d 890 (2014). 16-10-24(a). Sept. 2, 2014)(Unpublished). 798, 728 S.E.2d 317 (2012). Brown v. State, 163 Ga. App. 785, 242 S.E.2d 376 (1978); Edmonds v. City of Albany, 242 Ga. 648, 250 S.E.2d 458 (1978); Beard v. State, 151 Ga. App. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. Smith v. State, 294 Ga. App. 530, 478 S.E.2d 416 (1996); Brown v. State, 224 Ga. App. 256, 211 S.E.2d 192 (1974); Wooten v. State, 135 Ga. App. 16-10-24, although there was no evidence that the defendant offered or threatened violence. 16-10-24. 751, 270 S.E.2d 38 (1980); Jenga v. State, 166 Ga. App. 724, 261 S.E.2d 404 (1979); Rushing v. City of Plains, 152 Ga. App. - Using profanity, an arrestee challenged an officer's authority to clear an area (as the officer had been instructed by a judge), thus, the officer could arguably, if mistakenly, think probable cause existed for misdemeanor obstruction under O.C.G.A. 263, 793 S.E.2d 156 (2016). - Evidence that defendant gave police a fictitious name and social security number when police questioned defendant about a burglary was sufficient to sustain defendant's conviction of burglary and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Officers of the law, including judges, police officers, detectives, prosecutors, court officials, etc., need to able to work without interference. - Counts of felony obstruction of an officer and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer did not merge; with regard to the felony, the defendant struck and kicked one officer, and with regard to the misdemeanor, the defendant refused to comply with the commands of a second officer. Chynoweth v. State, 331 Ga. App. - Upon convictions of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and obstructing a law enforcement officer, the trial court properly denied the defendant's motion for a new trial as: (1) a challenged juror affirmed the guilty verdict; (2) details about a government witness's plea deal would not have changed the trial outcome; and (3) lab results confirming the purity of the contraband seized was sufficient to show that the substance defendant possessed was cocaine. Three suspects arrested in smoke shop armed robbery. 455, 765 S.E.2d 653 (2014). - Indictment charging defendant with misdemeanor obstruction was sufficient to apprise defendant of the acts of which defendant was accused because the indictment was substantially in the language of the statute. Whatley v. State, 296 Ga. App. There was sufficient evidence that the defendant, a juvenile, had done acts that would constitute misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer under O.C.G.A. 344, 631 S.E.2d 383 (2006). Davis v. State, 308 Ga. App. 746, 660 S.E.2d 841 (2008). Frayall v. State, 259 Ga. App. Cole v. State, 273 Ga. App. Brown v. State, 320 Ga. App. 557, 705 S.E.2d 319 (2011). 20, 2017)(Unpublished). Williams v. State, 192 Ga. App. 761, 669 S.E.2d 735 (2008). Brown v. State, 259 Ga. App. Harris v. State, 276 Ga. App. 4 Contempt is a creature of statute and common law described in, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. 1, 692 S.E.2d 682 (2010). 104, 508 S.E.2d 473 (1998); Askew v. State, 248 Ga. App. Forcible resistance was not required in a misdemeanor obstruction of an officer case. Mayhew v. State, 299 Ga. App. Bates v. Harvey, 518 F.3d 1233 (11th Cir. 386, 714 S.E.2d 31 (2011). 11, 635 S.E.2d 283 (2006). Smith v. State, 311 Ga. App. Webct.2 : willful obstruction of law enforcement officers - misdemeanor ct.3 : driving while license suspended or revoked ct.4 : giving false name, address, or birthdate to law Lepone-Dempsey v. Carroll County Comm'Rs, F.3d (11th Cir. denied, No. Owens v. State, 288 Ga. App. Evidence was not sufficient as to the obstruction count as there was no evidence that the officer commanded, rather than requested, that the defendant stop. Arnold v. State, 249 Ga. App. - Record clearly showed that the crime of obstruction was established by proof of the same or less than all the facts required to establish the crime of aggravated assault on a peace officer; thus, the convictions for aggravated assault on a peace officer and felony obstruction of a peace officer should have merged. Chisholm v. State, 231 Ga. App. This evidence was sufficient to support the defendant's conviction of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer, O.C.G.A. WebThe 2022 Florida Statutes (including Special Session A) 316.1935 Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; aggravated fleeing or eluding.. In re G.M.M., 179 Ga. App. Jenkins v. State, 345 Ga. App. Jenkins v. State, 310 Ga. App. Williams v. State, 196 Ga. App. 897, 487 S.E.2d 696 (1997); In re C.W., 227 Ga. App. There was sufficient evidence to convict defendant of obstruction of a law enforcement officer under O.C.G.A. Given the evidence provided by law enforcement that: (1) the defendant hindered and obstructed one officer in the lawful discharge of that officer's duties while the officer went to check on the welfare of the defendant's wife; (2) the defendant's act of resisting the other officer while that officer was arresting the defendant; and (3) the defendant's act of breaking off the interior door handle of the patrol vehicle and forcing the vehicle's window off the window's frame, the defendant's convictions for both felony and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer and a felony count of interfering with government property were upheld on appeal. Obstructing a Police Officer section 89(2) Police Act 1996 It is a summary only offence carrying a maximum penalty of one months imprisonment and/or a level 3 Cooper v. State, 350 Ga. App. 66, 653 S.E.2d 358 (2007). 658, 350 S.E.2d 41 (1986); Salter v. State, 187 Ga. App. Evidence that the defendant repeatedly disobeyed the officer's lawful directive to remain in the car for the officer's safety, that the defendant jumped out of the car and confronted the officer, and that the defendant resisted the officer's attempts to physically place the defendant in the car was sufficient to support the defendant's conviction for obstruction of an officer as the evidence showed the defendant knowingly obstructed the officer in the officer's lawful discharge of the officer's duties. Moccia v. State, 174 Ga. App. denied, No. 778, 673 S.E.2d 286 (2009). 151, 842 S.E.2d 920 (2020). 731, 688 S.E.2d 650 (2009). 16-10-24(b). Solomon Lee Hill Robbery by Snatching, Simple Battery. Overand v. State, 240 Ga. App. 668, 344 S.E.2d 490 (1986). 834, 717 S.E.2d 332 (2011). 512, 651 S.E.2d 817 (2007). - Trial court did not err in not defining further for the jury the phrase "lawful discharge of official duties" as that term was set forth in O.C.G.A. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, There is a newer version 64, 785 S.E.2d 900 (2016). Stryker v. State, 297 Ga. App. Tisdale v. State, 354 Ga. App. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a person who knowingly and willfully obstructs or hinders any law enforcement officer, prison guard, jailer, correctional officer, community supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile probation officer, probation officer serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, or game warden in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 778, 673 S.E.2d 286 (2009). Coroner Kenny Cooper: 'After all we've been through, we're still alive'. Evidence was sufficient to support the defendant's conviction for obstruction of an officer as the officer testified that the officer was unable to complete the search of the defendant prior to the defendant's arrest because the defendant had been swinging at the officer's head and the officer needed to gain control of the situation; there was no indication that the officer was acting unlawfully. For annual survey of criminal law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 328, 411 S.E.2d 274, cert. - Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for felony obstruction of a police officer as it showed that the officer, who was assisting the officer's brother in apprehending defendant after defendant was suspected of shoplifting, was in the lawful discharge of police duties, that defendant knew the officer was a police officer, and that defendant knowingly or willfully tried to injure the officer by driving defendant's vehicle while the officer was hanging half-in and half-out of the vehicle. Jarvis v. State, 294 Ga. App. Evidence that the defendant, age 35, met a girl online whom the defendant believed was 15, that the defendant made numerous comments about how the defendant could get in trouble or go to jail, that the defendant engaged in sexually explicit conversations and directed the child to pornography sites showing black men having sex with white women, that the defendant drove to an arranged meeting place, and, that, when officers appeared, the defendant fled, was sufficient to convict defendant of violating O.C.G.A. Raines v. State, 304 Ga. 582, 820 S.E.2d 679 (2018). WebAccording to RCW 9A.76.020, a person is guilty of obstructing a law enforcement officer if he willfully hinders, delays, or obstructs any law enforcement officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties. 83, 473 S.E.2d 245 (1996); Cunningham v. State, 222 Ga. App. 617, 647 S.E.2d 598 (2007), overruled on other grounds by State v. Lane, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 98 (Ga. 2020). - Officer's second-tier Terry frisk of defendant did not constitute an illegal detention considering all of the circumstances including the defendant's repeated refusal to keep the defendant's hands away from the pockets of the defendant's baggy clothes at the officer's request, defendant's nervous demeanor, the presence of two companions, and the officer's knowledge of violent crime in the area. 286, 581 S.E.2d 313 (2003). Taylor v. State, 326 Ga. App. Merenda v. Tabor, F. Supp. Sufficient evidence supported the defendant's conviction for obstruction and fleeing because the evidence showed that both deputies were in uniform and driving marked patrol vehicles when the deputies ordered the defendant to stop and the defendant ignored those commands while the deputies were attempting to conduct, with justification, at the very least a second-tier detention of the defendant. United States v. Virden, 417 F. Supp. 16-10-24) was meant to cover obstruction of law enforcement officers in general by use of violence, threat of violence, or other unlawful means. - Deputy sheriff was entitled to qualified immunity with respect to plaintiff's federal civil rights claims, which were properly dismissed on summary judgment, because plaintiff did not show that the deputy violated plaintiff's constitutional rights; the deputy had probable cause to stop plaintiff for a tag-light violation under O.C.G.A. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. Long v. State, 261 Ga. App. unruly 420, 469 S.E.2d 494 (1996). Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. Christopher Lawrence McMillion Violation of Probation (x3) Danny Eugene Singletary VOP Hold for Harris Daniel v. State, 282 Ga. App. 233, 651 S.E.2d 155 (2007), cert. The misdemeanor charge is 12 months in county jail. 16-10-24(a), where defendant struck the officer after the officer grabbed defendant's grandson's hand; the officer was in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties, as the officer had a particularized and objective basis for suspecting that the grandson had a marijuana cigarette in the grandson's hand. - Because a count of the indictment stated that defendant committed obstruction "by offering or doing violence" to an officer "by hitting him on his face," the count charged both means of committing obstruction under O.C.G.A. 137, 648 S.E.2d 699 (2007). - Defendant's act of swinging the defendant's fist at the deputy satisfied the elements of both riot in a penal institution under O.C.G.A. 757, 754 S.E.2d 798 (2014). Because sufficient evidence was presented that the defendant physically assaulted an off-duty sheriff's officer prior to arrest and continued to resist and obstruct the officer's official duties thereafter, the defendant was properly denied an acquittal and a new trial; moreover, given that the trial court properly charged the jury on the obstruction offense, explaining that a person committed the offense by knowingly and willfully obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of that officer's official duties, nothing beyond such was required. S09C2059, 2009 Ga. LEXIS 786 (Ga. 2009). - Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, evidence that defendant violently assaulted two officers who arrived at the scene of a heated argument between defendant and defendant's spouse was sufficient to allow a jury to find defendant guilty of obstructing a law enforcement officer; although the officers' version differed from defendant's version, such differences were a matter for the jury to resolve. 16-10-24(a) because: (1) ten minutes elapsed since the alleged aggressor in the domestic violence dispute had been handcuffed and placed in the patrol car; (2) the arrestee patiently waited after approaching an officer standing outside for a few minutes before making a request that law enforcement vehicles be moved and then requested to speak with the officer in charge; (3) throughout the exchange the arrestee maintained a calm voice and demeanor; and (4) the arrestee did not impede or hinder the officer in the performance of the officer's police duties; though the arrestee may have refused to obey an order to leave the scene by attempting to approach another officer, an arrest for obstruction could not be predicated upon such a refusal to obey a command to clear the general area entirely beyond the zone of police operation, which, in the circumstances described, was clearly an overly broad and unreasonable demand that exceeded reasonable law enforcement procedure and needs. - Federal district court did not abuse the court's discretion by imposing the highest possible sentence permitted by 18 U.S.C. Zeger v. State, 306 Ga. App. Turner v. State, 274 Ga. App. Construction with O.C.G.A. Haygood v. State, 338 Ga. App. 579, 669 S.E.2d 530 (2008). 18 U.S.C. 21, 660 S.E.2d 886 (2008). 16-1-6 of the charge against defendant of interfering with government property by kicking the sink off the wall and flooding defendant's jail cell under O.C.G.A. Failing to prosecute government officials for crimes they have committed. 739, 218 S.E.2d 905 (1975); Bailey v. State, 190 Ga. App. English v. State, 257 Ga. App. Reese v. Herbert, 527 F.3d 1253 (11th Cir. denied, No. 63, 743 S.E.2d 621 (2013). - Given evidence that the defendant: (1) knowingly provided the officer with a false name and date of birth; (2) failed to provide written identification when asked to do so; and (3) refused to respond when the police repeatedly knocked and telephoned, the defendant's obstruction conviction, and hence, the denial of a directed verdict of acquittal, were supported by the facts. Recent arrests around the county. 156, 545 S.E.2d 312 (2001). 518, 577 S.E.2d 839 (2003). Darius Roytrell Upshaw VOP, Possession of Marijuana, Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer Roosevelt Roland Vickers Possession of Firearm by Convicted 38, 648 S.E.2d 656 (2007). 137, 633 S.E.2d 439 (2006). Evidence that police responded to a home to investigate a crime after speaking to an injured man, that the officer saw the defendant standing with the defendant's hands concealed in a baggy jacket and instructed the defendant, whom the officer thought might be armed, to display the defendant's hands, and that the defendant failed to comply and attacked the officer supported the defendant's conviction for felony obstruction of an officer. 352, 373 S.E.2d 58 (1988). For article, "Police Pursuits: A Comprehensive Look at the Broad Spectrum of Police Pursuit Liability and Law," see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 562, 436 S.E.2d 752 (1993). 673, 534 S.E.2d 132 (2000); Wilder v. State, 243 Ga. App. denied, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 274 (Ga. 2008). Reeves v. State, 288 Ga. App. In the Interest of M. W., 296 Ga. App. - Defendant was guilty under O.C.G.A. Winder reconsiders use of Community Theater building. 16-10-24. S07C1576, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 667 (Ga. 2007). 16-10-24(b) when the defendant struggled with the officers over the vehicle. Criminal liability for obstructing process as affected by invalidity or irregularity of the process, 10 A.L.R.3d 1146. 764, 331 S.E.2d 99 (1985). 642, 725 S.E.2d 777 (2012); Taylor v. State, 319 Ga. App. Charge on the right to resist an unlawful arrest was not required since the jury was instructed, among other things, that the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer was acting in the lawful discharge of official duties. This offense is most frequently called Resisting and Obstructing an Officer. 27, 656 S.E.2d 161 (2007). 725 (1915). 1988). 550, 529 S.E.2d 381 (2000). 40-6-395(a). 16-10-24. 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