Gillison v. State, 254 Ga. App. Mayhew v. State, 299 Ga. App. McMullen v. State, 325 Ga. App. Att'y Gen. No. 25, 2011). 16-10-24, the trial court did not err in refusing the defendant's request to charge on the lesser-included offense of reckless conduct. Ga. 2013). After an officer stopped a vehicle on the reasonable suspicion that the vehicle was being driven without a proper tag, and possibly for investigation of drug possession, refusal of defendant to provide identification in such circumstances could be the basis for prosecution under O.C.G.A. Evidence supported defendant's rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault, criminal trespass, misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer, felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer, and possession of marijuana conviction because: (1) a victim testified that defendant choked her, slammed her around a room, and raped and sodomized her, then drank a beer, took her BC powder packets, and a cell phone, and left; (2) defendant fled from the police, kicked two officers, and had marijuana, BC packets, and a cell phone on his person; (3) defendant's DNA matched the DNA on the beer can; (4) a nurse testified that the victim's bruise was consistent with strangulation; and (5) a doctor testified that the victim's injuries were consistent with rape and sodomy. - Evidence that the defendant and another were carrying stolen items toward a police officer's car and that they dropped the items and ran when they realized it was a police car, despite a uniformed officer shouting at them to stop, was sufficient to convict the defendant of burglary and obstruction of justice in violation of O.C.G.A. 2016). State v. Fisher, 293 Ga. App. 617, 647 S.E.2d 598 (2007), overruled on other grounds by State v. Lane, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 98 (Ga. 2020). - Dispute over custody as affecting charge of obstructing or resisting arrest, 3 A.L.R. Glispie v. State, 335 Ga. App. - Following the state agreeing to dismiss the RICO and theft charges against the defendant in exchange for a guilty plea to one misdemeanor count of hindering and obstructing a law enforcement officer conditioned upon the defendant testifying truthfully at the trial against the co-defendants, the trial court erred by imposing a sentence upon the defendant which differed from the understood terms of the negotiated plea. Libri v. State, 346 Ga. App. Steillman v. State, 295 Ga. App. The jury could find that when the defendant elbowed the chief in the course of the pat-down, the defendant committed felony obstruction in violation of O.C.G.A. 298, 645 S.E.2d 705 (2007), overruled on other grounds by McClure v. State, 306 Ga. 856, 834 S.E.2d 96 (2019). Lee v. State, 347 Ga. App. - Defendant's convictions and sentence for terroristic threats and obstruction of an officer did not violate the constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy and cruel and unusual punishment. - Evidence was sufficient to support a conviction of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer because, when officers came to defendant's home to execute an arrest warrant on a third party, defendant tried to shut the door, but officers pushed the door open, forcing defendant into the front room, where defendant yelled at the officers, stood face-to-face with one officer while yelling, pointed a finger in the face of another officer, and defendant also blocked a hallway, forcing officers to move defendant to the side so that they could search the rest of the home and defendant was told several times to sit down and remain in one place, but was uncooperative. - Because state's written notice sufficiently notified defendant of the state's intent to seek a recidivist sentence under O.C.G.A. Merenda v. Tabor, 506 Fed. Albers v. Ga. Bd. 66, 653 S.E.2d 358 (2007). 16-10-24. Green v. State, 339 Ga. App. WebWhen a law enforcement officer is prevented from conducting his official duties, Georgia considers it the crime of obstruction. 106, 739 S.E.2d 395 (2013); Brooks v. State, 323 Ga. App. Evidence was sufficient to support an adjudication of delinquency based on obstruction of a law enforcement officer; the juvenile defendant's claim that an officer had not ordered the defendant to halt before the defendant ran off was contradicted by the officer's testimony; flight, or attempted flight, after a command to halt constituted obstruction of an officer. 16-10-24 was not warranted. Gartrell v. State, 291 Ga. App. Rev. 562, 436 S.E.2d 752 (1993). 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. 16-10-24(b). Publishing name and address of law enforcement officer. 362, 532 S.E.2d 481 (2000). - Because defendant was convicted of a traffic offense and given an alternative sentence of a fine or jail term, defendant was not justified in resisting an officer's attempts to jail the defendant after defendant refused to pay the fine. Evidence was sufficient to permit a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer in violation of O.C.G.A. - Defendant's trial counsel was not ineffective in failing to object to a jury charge on the entire obstruction code section, O.C.G.A. Sept. 2, 2014)(Unpublished). 672, 829 S.E.2d 894 (2019). Bradley v. State, 298 Ga. App. In an armed robbery prosecution, defense counsel was not deficient in not requesting jury charges on the law of abandonment and accessory after-the-fact as there was no evidence that the defendant abandoned the crime before an overt act occurred or that the defendant was an accessory after the fact rather than a party to the robbery. Conviction of obstruction of a law enforcement officer, O.C.G.A. 596, 672 S.E.2d 668 (2009). 16-10-24(a). 642, 725 S.E.2d 777 (2012); Taylor v. State, 319 Ga. App. Todd v. Byrd, 283 Ga. App. 420, 816 S.E.2d 417 (2018). United States v. Webb, F.3d (11th Cir. 4 Contempt is a creature of statute and common law described in, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 219, 483 S.E.2d 631 (1997). 232, 641 S.E.2d 234 (2007); State v. Ealum, 283 Ga. App. Hamm v. State, 259 Ga. App. Since there was no evidence showing that defendant's arrest was lawful, defendant had the right to resist with all force necessary for that purpose, and defendant's conviction for violating O.C.G.A. 832, 763 S.E.2d 122 (2014). - 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. 778, 673 S.E.2d 286 (2009). On a summary judgment motion, under 42 U.S.C. denied, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 274 (Ga. 2008). WebObstructing a law enforcement officer such as a police officer is a gross misdemeanor in Washington State, punishable by up to 364 days behind bars and/or a maximum $5,000 fine. According to this statute, it is a crime for a person to resist, delay, or obstruct a California law enforcement officer or an emergency medical technician (EMT) while he/she is performing, or attempting to perform, his/her official duties. Haygood v. State, 338 Ga. App. 658, 350 S.E.2d 41 (1986); Salter v. State, 187 Ga. App. 2012)(Unpublished). Duke v. State, 205 Ga. App. 66, 653 S.E.2d 358 (2007). An officer arrested the defendant, whose vehicle was stopped on a road, for refusing to comply with the officer's order to leave the area. - 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. Dennis v. State, 220 Ga. App. Strobhert v. State, 241 Ga. App. 45, 749 S.E.2d 45 (2013). - In a 42 U.S.C. An obstruction of justice charge can be at either the federal or state levels, depending on what has been interfered with. White v. State, 310 Ga. App. 688, 505 S.E.2d 774 (1998); Johnson v. State, 234 Ga. App. Weidmann v. State, 222 Ga. App. 751, 270 S.E.2d 38 (1980); Jenga v. State, 166 Ga. App. Stepherson v. State, 225 Ga. App. 2d 344 (1993). When the defendant refused to answer an officer's questions and instead exercised the right to walk away, the officer lacked probable cause to justify an arrest for obstruction, even after the defendant began running because the defendant had the right to avoid the first-tier police-citizen encounter. Arnold v. State, 249 Ga. App. WebThe crime of Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer is defined under state law as when a person "willfully hinders, delays, or obstructs any law enforcement officer in the Defenses to state obstruction of justice charge relating to interfering with criminal investigation or judicial proceeding, 87 A.L.R.5th 597. - 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. 471, 577 S.E.2d 288 (2003). denied, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 274 (Ga. 2008). Copley v. State, 347 Ga. App. - Obstruction of a prison guard conviction was upheld on appeal as sufficient evidence was provided by the prison-guard witnesses; thus, a psychologist's testimony regarding the defendant's competency did not influence the outcome of the trial. 16-11-39, based on the defendant's yelling obscenities at the officer. 289, 491 S.E.2d 500 (1997); Cook v. State, 235 Ga. App. - Evidence was sufficient to support a conviction since the defendant told a police officer that "if he saw [him] again, he was going to pop a cap in his ass," which is street slang for shooting somebody. - Because the defendant could commit felony obstruction only if the defendant offered violence against an officer while the officer was in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties and felony obstruction could occur regardless of whether it involved the use of an offensive weapon likely to result in serious bodily injury, unlike aggravated assault under O.C.G.A. Harris v. State, 276 Ga. App. Refusing to assist prison officers in arresting escaped convicts. 1985). Johnson v. State, 330 Ga. App. 569, 711 S.E.2d 86 (2011). - 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. Flight, or attempted flight, after command to halt constitutes obstruction of officer. Evidence sufficiently supported a juvenile defendant's adjudication of delinquency based upon obstruction of a law enforcement officer in violation of O.C.G.A. What is the punishment for obstructing a police officer? It is difficult to guess at the type of punishment a person could receive for obstructing a police officer. In some cases, a person may be given a criminal record, placed on probation or given a fine. In more serious cases, or where the person has related criminal history, the punishment Testimony of an arresting officer that the defendant acted as if the defendant were going to flee and generally refused to cooperate with police, and that this conduct hindered the officer in making the arrest was sufficient to convict the defendant of obstruction of an officer. 725 (1915). 847, 527 S.E.2d 595 (2000); Ballew v. State, 245 Ga. App. Kight v. State, 181 Ga. App. Officer was not required to have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to approach a vehicle parked in a neighborhood the officer was patrolling in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties; therefore, when the defendant exited the vehicle and attacked the officer, the evidence was sufficient to allow the trier of fact to convict defendant of interference with a law enforcement officer. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. The evidence required to prove the obstruction of a law enforcement officer was not "used up" in proving the obstruction of a public passage. 54, 413 S.E.2d 232 (1991), overruled on other grounds, Duke v. State, 205 Ga. App. Something more than mere disagreement or remonstrance must be shown. Jamaarques Omaurion Cripps Terroristic Threats and Acts. 247, 630 S.E.2d 847 (2006). - After the defendant was convicted for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, the federal district court did not err by applying sentencing enhancements under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) because the defendant had three qualifying predicate offenses; two convictions for felony obstruction and a conviction for selling cocaine. 183, 564 S.E.2d 789 (2002). 313, 682 S.E.2d 594 (2009), cert. Williams v. State, 192 Ga. App. Merenda v. Tabor, F. Supp. Dixon v. State, 285 Ga. App. United States v. Linker, F.3d (11th Cir. 381, 593 S.E.2d 919 (2004). Wilson v. State, 270 Ga. App. Therefore, the defendant's claim that the defendant was entitled to a directed verdict on charges of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer because the defendant was resisting an unlawful arrest was without merit. 37, 640 S.E.2d 652 (2006), overruled on other grounds, Ferrell v. Mikula, 295 Ga. App. Jones v. State, 242 Ga. App. - Trial court erroneously granted suppression of the evidence seized in a traffic stop involving two defendants in which an officer, after arresting the first defendant for obstruction, searched the car and found a substance which a field test showed to be cocaine, as the stopping officer was authorized to make the stop based on a violation of O.C.G.A. Testimony from an eyewitness at the scene that the eyewitness heard suspicious noises in the adjacent government offices, which were closed for business for the day, then saw defendant flee from police while removing items from defendant's pocket, when coupled with the discovery of 169 quarters which were found in the immediate vicinity of the tree where defendant was apprehended, the presence of tools at the crime scene, visible pry marks on the door which defendant attempted to open, and the destroyed gum ball machines, authorized the jury to infer that although defendant did not have the tools in defendant's possession, defendant used them to break into the offices, steal the money from the destroyed machines, and attempt to flee the police and avoid apprehension; thus, defendant's convictions for burglary, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, interference with government property, and obstruction of an officer were all affirmed. ), cert. - There was no evidence that the arresting officer assaulted defendant first, but the appellate court concluded that the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of obstruction of an officer by refusing to obey the officer's lawful commands and by striking the officer in the face. 16-7-1(a) and16-10-24(a). 16-11-37(a), a defendant did not have to have the immediate ability to carry out a threat. 16-10-24(b) because the defendant refused to comply with the officer's demands that the defendant show the defendant's hands, which were hidden under a pillow and under a bed, and the defendant lunged at an officer, grabbing the barrel of the officer's gun, and trying to take the gun away from the officer. 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 819, 578 S.E.2d 516 (2003). Jamaarques Omaurion Cripps Terroristic Threats and Acts. 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. 659, 574 S.E.2d 880 (2002); Grier v. State, 262 Ga. App. 468, 436 S.E.2d 676 (1993); Onwuzuruoha v. State, 217 Ga. App. Moreover, every person has the right to terminate a consensual encounter with a law enforcement officer and to resist an unlawful arrest by using the force reasonably necessary to prevent it from occurring. Johnson v. State, 289 Ga. App. 879, 583 S.E.2d 922 (2003). 309, 764 S.E.2d 890 (2014). Cotton v. State, 297 Ga. App. Webct.8 : willful obstruction of law enforcement officers - misdemeanor ct.9 : open container ct.11 : receipt, possession or transfer of firearm by convicted felon or felony first offender hughes joseph theron brown no show - issue bw per judge thompson - hughes @ prison - continued 3/9 - layne swanson, ccr brown karen cliett gabe t. - In a lawful arrest based upon probable cause, an officer has the right to use that force reasonably necessary to effect the arrest, and the defendant does not have the right to resist the use of such reasonable force. Tuggle v. State, 236 Ga. App. 767, 563 S.E.2d 904 (2002). - Upon conviction of defendant of three counts of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer, since there were three separate victims, the trial court did not err in treating the counts as discrete offenses for sentencing. 233, 651 S.E.2d 155 (2007), cert. Web1) resisting an officer with or without violence, 2) obstruction by disquised person Identify actions that are considered to be obstructing justice under Chapter 843, F.S., to include 3) refusal to assist officer, 4) impersonating an officer Identify actions that are considered to be obstructing justice under Chapter 843, F.S., to include Because the defendant acknowledged hunting doves in an open field without a hunting license and "fading" into the woods when the rangers approached, the rangers had a reasonable and articulable suspicion that illegal activity had occurred; consequently, the defendant's Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure were not violated and the trial court properly denied the defendant's motion for a new trial on the charges of illegal hunting and obstruction. It is unlawful for any person to deprive a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), a correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2), or a correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(3) of her or his weapon or radio or to otherwise deprive the officer of the means to defend herself or Feb. 27, 2013)(Unpublished). 354, 526 S.E.2d 863 (1999). 802, 644 S.E.2d 898 (2007). 544, 623 S.E.2d 725 (2005). 16-10-24(a); lying with the intent of misdirecting an officer as to the performance of the officer's official duties can certainly constitute a hindrance and authorize a conviction under that subsection. 209, 294 S.E.2d 305 (1982). 479, 657 S.E.2d 531 (2008), cert. - 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. - Contrary to the defendant's argument, the trial court did not err in failing to grant the defendant's motion for a directed verdict of acquittal in defendant's trial for obstruction of a law enforcement officer, O.C.G.A. 582, 608 S.E.2d 540 (2004). Michael Farmer appointed to State Board of Pharmacy. 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. 550, 529 S.E.2d 381 (2000). Avery v. State, 313 Ga. App. 92, 640 S.E.2d 673 (2006). When officers arrested a defendant after responding to a report that a person resembling the subject of a "be on the lookout for" (BOLO) flyer had been in a bank, suppression was not warranted because when the defendant actively struggled with the officers, the officers acquired probable cause to arrest the defendant for obstruction under O.C.G.A. Upon a second conviction for a violation of this subsection, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years nor more than ten years. 16-10-24(b). - Since the defendant made neither a verbal nor physical threat of violence to the officer but was merely obnoxious and contemptuous, the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction for obstructing a law enforcement officer. 20, 2017)(Unpublished). 321, 523 S.E.2d 333 (1999). Essential element of offense is that officer be engaged in lawful discharge of official duties. 545, 492 S.E.2d 300 (1997). - 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. Helton v. State, 284 Ga. App. 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. 511 (2006). A person convicted under this Code section shall be punished, in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed, by a fine as provided by law which shall be at least $300.00. 7 (2008). Requested jury instruction on an unlawful arrest claim incorrectly stated the law; a statement that a detainee was not required to respond to an officer's questions was contrary to Georgia law as failure to identify oneself could constitute obstruction. In re E.C., 292 Ga. App. Thomas v. State, 322 Ga. App. Frayall v. State, 259 Ga. App. In the Interest of D.S., 295 Ga. App. 16-10-24(a), was not supported by sufficient evidence under circumstances in which a deputy investigating an armed robbery stopped the defendant's car, but then chased the defendant's passenger who had exited the car and fled, and the defendant then drove away from the scene; although the defendant drove away after being stopped, the encounter with the deputy apparently had ended and the defendant had not been instructed to remain on the scene. WebObstructing or hindering law enforcement officers (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a person who knowingly and willfully obstructs or 16-10-24(b) when the defendant struggled with the officers over the vehicle. 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