You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. 252, 836 S.E.2d 541 (2019). Duke v. State, 205 Ga. App. Because defendant swung at a police officer's face with a loose handcuff and violently struggled during an attempted arrest, the evidence was sufficient to sustain a felony obstruction conviction under O.C.G.A. Brown v. State, 259 Ga. App. In an action in which the state charged that defendant violated O.C.G.A. Daniel v. State, 303 Ga. App. In the Interest of D.D., 287 Ga. App. WebIf any person without just cause knowingly obstructs a judge, magistrate, justice, juror, attorney for the Commonwealth, witness, any law-enforcement officer, or animal control officer employed pursuant to 3.2-6555 in the performance of his duties as such or fails or refuses without just cause to cease such obstruction when requested to do so When a police officer observed the defendant driving unsafely, the officer had an articulable suspicion sufficient to justify further questioning, and the defendant's flight and subsequent struggle with the officer obstructed the investigation. denied, 201 Ga. App. It was unnecessary to show that the passenger's eye was permanently rendered useless. 16-10-24(b) conviction for felony obstruction of a police officer after the officer tried to arrest the defendant on an outstanding warrant and after the officer was identified and ordered defendant to stop, the defendant struck and kicked the police officer as the defendant attempted to flee. 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. WebWPIC 120.02.01 Obstructing a Law Enforcement OfficerWillfullyDefinition Willfully means to purposefully act with knowledge that this action will hinder, delay, or obstruct a 670, 327 S.E.2d 745 (1985); Sapp v. State, 179 Ga. App. 16-10-24(b): the defendant, incarcerated in a county jail, repeatedly refused to obey a corrections officer's commands to take only one food tray at meal time, struck the officer, wrestled the officer to the floor, and choked the officer until the defendant was tasered. Mar. 771, 655 S.E.2d 244 (2007), cert. 777, 586 S.E.2d 448 (2003); Myers v. State, 268 Ga. App. 552, 718 S.E.2d 884 (2011). Officers were lawfully discharging their official duties, despite their unlawful presence in the home with respect to the homeowner, because they had probable cause and a warrant to arrest defendant and defendant had no standing to object to the search of the house. 731, 618 S.E.2d 607 (2005). 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. 777, 644 S.E.2d 896 (2007). WebBut McLemore was arrested on suspicion of obstruction of a law enforcement officer for failing to open his home to police. 16-10-24(b). 25, 2011). The defendant also kicked and flailed at the officers, preventing the officers from handcuffing the defendant. - Former Code 1933, 26-2505 (see now O.C.G.A. 256, 439 S.E.2d 510 (1993); Okongwu v. State, 220 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. 1, 692 S.E.2d 682 (2010). 16-10-24(b). 16-10-24(a) during an undercover drug sting, the defendant possessed crack cocaine and marijuana, the defendant violated the technical terms of the defendant's supervised release by failing to report to the defendant's probation officer, and the defendant associated with a known felon. WebObstruction of justice is serious offense that both judges and law enforcement officials will not take lightly. 675, 516 S.E.2d 537 (1999); Nichols v. State, 238 Ga. App. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. 1983. Web16-10-24(b) - willful obstruction of law enforcement officers by use of threats or violence - f 16-10-24(a) - willful obstruction of law enforcement officers - m: din: x0057861 name: hendry, dennis calvin birth date: 04/11/1973 race: b - In sentencing the defendant to 120 months for being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. - When police officers had probable cause to arrest the defendant for simple assault, the fact that the defendant was ultimately acquitted of the simple assault did not invalidate the arrest or the defendant's charge and conviction for felony obstruction of law enforcement officers in violation of O.C.G.A. Recent arrests around the county. 16-10-24(a), as defense counsel conceded at trial that the officer's arrest was "legitimate," and no action was taken to suggest otherwise. Williams v. State, 301 Ga. App. The defendant offered to do violence to the person of an officer by swinging a rake at the officer in a threatening manner when the officer sought to approach the defendant to have the defendant move from blocking the officer's vehicle. 423, 356 S.E.2d 55 (1987); Banks v. State, 187 Ga. App. Smith v. LePage, 834 F.3d 1285 (11th Cir. 276, 480 S.E.2d 291 (1997). 153, 676 S.E.2d 821 (2009). Steillman v. State, 295 Ga. App. 24-6-609) because the violation was a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years. denied, No. 92, 640 S.E.2d 673 (2006). - 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. 233, 651 S.E.2d 155 (2007), cert. Williams v. State, 307 Ga. App. Coley v. State, 178 Ga. App. 346, 606 S.E.2d 869 (2004), are disapproved to the extent that these cases imply that misdemeanor obstruction still requires proof of forcible resistance or threats of violence. 16-10-24(a), because defendant impeded the officer in the discharge of the officer's duties, and the defendant hindered the officer not just by the defendant's arguments and obstinacy, but also by placing both defendant's and the officer's safety at risk by refusing to return to defendant's vehicle during a traffic stop. Carlson v. State, 329 Ga. App. 595, 634 S.E.2d 410 (2006), cert. - Although a deputy sheriff, while working off-duty in a private position as a security guard, acted in a private capacity when the deputy/guard first approached the patron at a concert who was obstructing an aisle, the guard's capacity changed to that of a law enforcement officer discharging official duties when the patron became disorderly and threatened to break the peace. 218, 507 S.E.2d 13 (1998); Pinchon v. State, 237 Ga. App. Arnold v. State, 315 Ga. App. - In a parent's tort action arising from an accusation by store employees that the parent's child stole from the store, the trial court properly refused to strike evidence of an employee's conviction for violating O.C.G.A. Fairwell v. State, 311 Ga. App. - Evidence that defendant purposefully kicked and attempted to bite officers as they were assisting in the investigation of a shooting was sufficient to support a conviction. 749, 637 S.E.2d 128 (2006). An officer had probable cause to arrest the defendant for disorderly conduct, O.C.G.A. 16-10-20. - Defendant officer was not entitled to qualified immunity on plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claim because the officer had no arguable probable cause to arrest the plaintiff for misdemeanor obstruction under O.C.G.A. 475, 487 S.E.2d 86 (1997); Veal v. State, 226 Ga. App. 3, 243 S.E.2d 289 (1978). - Evidence that the handcuffed defendant kicked at the arresting officer and threatened to break the officer's leg was sufficient to convict defendant of felony obstruction, as the jury could have reasonably found that the threat of violence and attempts to kick the officer tended to hinder and impede the officer's efforts to secure defendant. 189, 789 S.E.2d 404 (2016). Williams v. Hudson, F.3d (11th Cir. Wilcox v. State, 300 Ga. App. Carlos Jermaine Evans Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer. Banta v. State, 281 Ga. 615, 642 S.E.2d 51 (2007). Albers v. Ga. Bd. - Although the arresting officer was not in uniform or driving a marked car, evidence that the officer wore a badge on the officer's belt and told defendant the officer was conducting an investigation was sufficient to show that defendant knew the person was a law enforcement officer. Although the evidence was sufficient to show that defendant stalked the victim and obstructed an officer by fleeing in violation of O.C.G.A. 420, 816 S.E.2d 417 (2018). Libri v. State, 346 Ga. App. 819, 578 S.E.2d 516 (2003). 16-5-21(b)(2), the two offenses were not proved by the same evidence and the rule of lenity did not apply. State v. Fricks v. State, 210 Ga. App. 51-1-6 for the declarant's alleged violation of the criminal statutes O.C.G.A. 16-10-24. 832, 763 S.E.2d 122 (2014). Hardaway v. State, 7 Ga. App. For an act to constitute obstructing an officer, the act must evidence some forcible resistance or objection to the officer (not mere argument) in the performance of the officer's duties. Although the defendant fled at the sight of the police, there was no evidence that the officers called out to the defendant to halt or that defendant failed to submit to a show of lawful authority; therefore, conviction under O.C.G.A. It is unnecessary for the state to prove that defendant was guilty of criminal trespass in order to prove defendant guilty of obstruction of an officer. Williams v. State, 301 Ga. App. - Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for obstruction of a law enforcement officer, as the state proved defendant committed the obstruction act knowingly and willfully, and that the officer was lawfully discharging the officer's duties at the time of the obstruction; the state was not also required to prove the underlying offense. With regard to a defendant's convictions for improper lane change, serious injury by vehicle while driving under the influence, and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer, there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions based on the state disproving the defendant's affirmative defense of accident that the bad weather and alleged malfunctioning brakes caused the single-car crash, an officer's testimony that the defendant attempted to leave the scene several times, and the evidence of the defendant's vehicle passenger suffering a severe injury to the left eye after the eye was forced out of the eye socket. Trial court did not err by rejecting the defendant's written request for a jury charge on misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer as a lesser included offense of felony obstruction because the evidence established that the defendant committed felony obstruction or no crime at all, thus, there was no evidentiary basis for the charge on the lesser included offense. - Evidence supported the defendant's conviction for malice murder, burglary, and hindering a police officer because the defendant was at the back door of the mother's home without authorization, and fled when an officer tried to handcuff the defendant, the defendant's mother was found dead from massive head injuries, and the mother's rings, a lawn mower blade, and a hatchet were found on the defendant's person or stashed in bags outside the home. - Defendant's motion to suppress suspected cocaine was properly granted as: (1) police officers lacked probable cause to arrest the defendant for obstruction of justice upon the defendant's flight; (2) an initial uncoercive encounter with the police did not constitute a seizure, and the defendant was free to leave at any time; and (3) the record was devoid of any evidence about the details of an anonymous tip that the defendant was seen selling drugs in the area of the encounter; moreover, given the tip's lack of detail and failure to predict future behavior, observation of the defendant's conduct might have warranted further investigation, but it did not rise to the level of reasonable suspicion needed to briefly detain or even arrest. 1290. 16-10-24(a). 689, 423 S.E.2d 427 (1992); Hardwick v. State, 210 Ga. App. 2d 289 (2008). Trial court did not err in denying the defendant's request to charge the jury on misdemeanor obstruction as a lesser included offense of felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer, O.C.G.A. Sentencing Guidelines Manual 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) enhancement was proper as the defendant concealed a gun in the defendant's pants during the police encounter, and attempted to reach for the gun when the gun fell; the offense was "in connection with" another felony offense as the possession had a potential to facilitate obstruction of an officer with violence under O.C.G.A. 151, 842 S.E.2d 920 (2020). In the Interest of M.P., 279 Ga. App. Evidence was sufficient to convict a defendant of attempting to remove a firearm from a police officer in violation of O.C.G.A. Defendant's conviction for obstruction was supported by evidence the defendant fled and thereby knowingly and wilfully hindered police officers in the lawful discharge of the officers' official duties. Defenses for Obstruction of Justice in Atlanta Georgia From Yeargan & Kert, LLC 843.04. 58, 766 S.E.2d 520 (2014). Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. Coroner Kenny Cooper: 'After all we've been through, we're still alive'. 7, 706 S.E.2d 710 (2011). Smith v. State, 306 Ga. App. Avery v. State, 313 Ga. App. WebArticle 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES 16-10-24 - Obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers. 606, 732 S.E.2d 456 (2012). of Regents of the Univ. 517, 284 S.E.2d 33 (1981). Further, the defendant had not been made aware that the defendant was going to be arrested for the robbery being investigated by the deputy. 746, 660 S.E.2d 841 (2008). 16-10-24(b); actual violence or injury to an officer was not necessary. In the Interest of M.M., 287 Ga. App. 164, 669 S.E.2d 193 (2008). It must an act of hindering the officer from doing their officials duties like: Evidence that as a deputy sheriff attempted to handcuff defendant juvenile while the defendant was in the back of a car and that the defendant jumped out the other side of the car swinging a handcuff at the deputy was sufficient to support the defendant's adjudication as delinquent on a charge of obstruction of a police officer. 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. 16-10-24 and16-10-25. 788, 549 S.E.2d 775 (2001); Evans v. State, 250 Ga. App. Christopher Lawrence McMillion Violation of Probation (x3) Danny Eugene Singletary VOP Hold for Harris 39, 443 S.E.2d 869 (1994); Norman v. State, 214 Ga. App. Ingram v. State, 317 Ga. App. For article, "Police Pursuits: A Comprehensive Look at the Broad Spectrum of Police Pursuit Liability and Law," see 57 Mercer L. Rev. If you have been charged with obstruction, call us today at 404-581-0999 so we can get you into the office for a free consultation. 828, 269 S.E.2d 909 (1980). You can explore additional available newsletters here. The defendant resisted when officers tried to put handcuffs on the defendant and the officers were forced to wrestle the defendant to the ground before the officers could handcuff the defendant. Duncan v. State, 163 Ga. App. United States v. Brown, 805 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir. In the Interest of M.M., 265 Ga. App. 579, 61 S.E. - Pushing the officer when the officer tried to handcuff a defendant was sufficient to support O.C.G.A. Get free summaries of new opinions delivered to your inbox! 682, 523 S.E.2d 610 (1999). Arnold v. State, 249 Ga. App. Davis v. State, 308 Ga. App. Plaintiff's refusal to comply with the deputy's instructions, as well as plaintiff's belligerent and confrontational behavior, provided ample probable cause to arrest plaintiff for violating O.C.G.A. 673, 534 S.E.2d 132 (2000); Wilder v. State, 243 Ga. App. 16-10-24(b) as the jury could have found that the conduct did not rise to the level of "offering and/or doing violence" to the officer's person. Evidence was sufficient to show beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant obstructed an officer in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties in violation of O.C.G.A. 3583(e)(3) after revoking defendant's supervised release term because the defendant was arrested for the misdemeanor of obstruction of officers under O.C.G.A. 148, 476 S.E.2d 882 (1996); Burk v. State, 223 Ga. App. 2007). Dispatcher who reported a crime at a specified location gave police an articulable suspicion to investigate and detain individuals at the scene, particularly because police observations on arriving at the scene corroborated the report. Despite the defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, specifically, that no evidence showed the malice element of a cruelty-to-children offense, and that the evidence failed to show the defendant harmed the police officer to support an obstruction offense, convictions on those offenses were upheld on appeal as: (1) the severity of the bite marks inflicted on the child victim allowed the court to infer malice; (2) actual harm to the officer was not an essential element of an obstruction charge; and (3) the defendant's act of swinging at the officer's face during an effort to resist arrest supported an obstruction. 232, 561 S.E.2d 879 (2002). 668, 344 S.E.2d 490 (1986). 688, 710 S.E.2d 884 (2011). 675, 705 S.E.2d 906 (2011). 659, 574 S.E.2d 880 (2002); Grier v. State, 262 Ga. App. - 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. 751, 270 S.E.2d 38 (1980); Jenga v. State, 166 Ga. App. State v. Dukes, 279 Ga. App. What constitutes obstructing or resisting an officer, in the absence of actual force, 44 A.L.R.3d 1018. 674, 475 S.E.2d 698 (1996). An officer's testimony that a juvenile defendant assumed a "fighting stance," placed the defendant's fists in front of the defendant's face, and yelled obscenities at officers while refusing to obey the officers' commands was sufficient to show that the defendant "offered to do violence" to the officers under O.C.G.A. 694, 589 S.E.2d 269 (2003); Bounds v. State, 264 Ga. App. In re E.C., 292 Ga. App. 807, 534 S.E.2d 487 (2000); Patterson v. State, 244 Ga. App. S92C1446, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 865 (1992). Webwith Intent, Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer Eric Heath Mims VOP (Agg. Because direct eyewitness testimony from three eyewitnesses supported a finding that defendant struck a correctional officer while that officer was attempting to handcuff defendant, this evidence was sufficient to sustain defendant's conviction of felony obstruction of an officer. - 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. Scott v. State, 227 Ga. App. Lightsey v. State, 302 Ga. App. Evidence that after being arrested, the defendant head-butted an officer in the face and yelled death threats at the officer was sufficient to convict the defendant of obstruction of an officer, O.C.G.A. 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