Since there was no evidence that defendant was unruly or threatened to breach the peace or even that the officer thought defendant was drunk, and defendant's sole offense was to refuse to give the defendant's name, there was no probable cause for arrest; the arrest was not lawful and defendant's physical resistance did not hinder the officer in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties. Ingram v. State, 317 Ga. App. WebObstructing a Law Enforcement Officer is a Gross Misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days in jail and/or a $5000 fine. 656, 727 S.E.2d 257 (2012). 423, 356 S.E.2d 55 (1987); Banks v. State, 187 Ga. App. It may be helpful to examine the laws of a specific state on this issue. 37, 640 S.E.2d 652 (2006), overruled on other grounds, Ferrell v. Mikula, 295 Ga. App. 16-10-56(a), and obstruction of a law enforcement officer by offering violence under O.C.G.A. 493, 677 S.E.2d 680 (2009). 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. 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 309, 653 S.E.2d 750 (2007), aff'd, 284 Ga. 773, 671 S.E.2d 484 (2008). Ewumi v. State, 315 Ga. App. 16-10-24(b), because such a charge was not warranted by the evidence; the evidence plainly showed the completion of the greater offense, obstruction that involved "offering or doing violence" to an officer. Scienter as element of offense of assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officer [18 USC 111], 10 A.L.R.3d 833. - Defense counsel was not deficient for failing to object to an officer's testimony that while violently resisting arrest, the defendant repeatedly screamed, "I'm not going back to jail," as evidence of these statements demonstrated the defendant's intent to commit the crimes of obstructing and hindering law enforcement officers, and were not rendered inadmissible merely because the statements incidentally put the defendant's character at issue. - Whether actions hinder or impede officers in carrying out assigned duties is for jury determination. Defendant's conviction for misdemeanor obstruction was supported by sufficient evidence which established that when an officer activated the patrol vehicle's flashing blue lights, giving a visual signal for the defendant to remain stopped, the defendant fled from the scene and led the officers on a chase until defendant was apprehended and arrested. - 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. 468, 436 S.E.2d 676 (1993); Onwuzuruoha v. State, 217 Ga. App. 16-8-41(a) and16-10-24; two women were robbed at knifepoint and had their purses taken, and the description of the perpetrator, including the clothing worn, matched that of the juvenile, who was found three blocks from where the incident occurred and who attempted to flee when ordered to stop by police. United States v. Dixon, F.3d (11th Cir. 712 (1997). 617, 647 S.E.2d 598 (2007), overruled on other grounds by State v. Lane, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 98 (Ga. 2020). 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. Skop v. City of Atlanta, 485 F.3d 1130 (11th Cir. WebIts broadly described as a willful resist, delay, or obstruction of a law enforcement officer or emergency medical technician (EMT) performing their duties. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. White v. State, 310 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. Curtis v. State, 285 Ga. App. 276, 480 S.E.2d 291 (1997). 211, 645 S.E.2d 692 (2007). - As a security officer was on school property when a fellow officer told the security officer that a truant juvenile was hiding behind a house, the juvenile could be pursued on suspicion of hindering an officer in the lawful discharge of duties in violation of O.C.G.A. Because it was the function of the jury to determine the credibility of witnesses and weigh any conflict in the evidence, the testimony of a single witness is generally sufficient to establish a fact; therefore, the testimony of the police officer who was involved in the altercation with the defendant was sufficient evidence for the jury to convict the defendant. In the Interest of E.G., 286 Ga. App. 16-13-30(b), and obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, O.C.G.A. 16-10-24. 40, 692 S.E.2d 708 (2010). 832, 763 S.E.2d 122 (2014). Helton v. State, 284 Ga. App. - Trial court did not err in failing to grant a mistrial based on the prosecutor's allegedly impermissible argument because the trial court immediately reminded the jury of the limited purpose for which the jury could consider the other acts evidence regarding two earlier instances in which the defendant obstructed a law enforcement officer and that reminder supplemented the other points in the trial when the trial court instructed the jury as to the limited purpose of the other acts evidence. 1983 excessive force plaintiff arrestee's version of the facts, taking the facts in the light most favorable to the arrestee as a non-movant, no reasonable officer could have believed that probable cause existed to arrest plaintiff for a violation of O.C.G.A. 263, 793 S.E.2d 156 (2016). 689, 423 S.E.2d 427 (1992); Carter v. State, 222 Ga. App. - Appeals court rejected the defendant's claim that under the rule of lenity, the defendant's act of violating O.C.G.A. 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. Fricks v. State, 210 Ga. App. An obstruction of justice charge can be at either the federal or state levels, depending on what has been interfered with. 16-8-2 or O.C.G.A. Owens v. State, 288 Ga. App. 1345 (1992). 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. Cole v. State, 273 Ga. App. 106, 739 S.E.2d 395 (2013); Brooks v. State, 323 Ga. App. 835, 652 S.E.2d 870 (2007). - 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. 318, 690 S.E.2d 683 (2010). Kates v. State, 271 Ga. App. - Because a team leader and a program manager were authorized to supervise defendant juveniles at a school and manage a wilderness program, they were legally authorized persons protected by O.C.G.A. 64, 785 S.E.2d 900 (2016). 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 70, 550 S.E.2d 118 (2001); Adams v. State, 263 Ga. App. Michael Farmer appointed to State Board of Pharmacy. Since the defendant had been indicted for felony obstruction of an officer, the trial court properly let the case go to the jury on the lesser included offense of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer in light of evidence demonstrating that the defendant did no more than grab the officer's arm and say "no" as the officer tried to arrest the defendant's spouse and put that spouse in a patrol car. McCarty v. State, 269 Ga. App. - 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. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. 11, 635 S.E.2d 283 (2006). denied, 136 S. Ct. 1222, 194 L. Ed. 569, 707 S.E.2d 917 (2011). 658, 350 S.E.2d 41 (1986); Salter v. State, 187 Ga. App. The crimes are mutually independent and each is aimed at prohibiting specific conduct. 1998). WebOverview, and CRS Rept. 16-10-24 (a) describes the elements of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer, whereas 16-10-24 (b) covers the felony elements. Taylor v. State, 349 Ga. App. 209, 422 S.E.2d 15, cert. However, once the vehicle was lawfully stopped, the officer was allowed to ask for the driver's consent to search the car and no additional probable cause or articulable suspicion was required to simply ask the question and therefore defendant's conviction for obstructing an officer under O.C.G.A. 412, 767 S.E.2d 771 (2014). Evidence that the defendant refused to get into a patrol car and struggled with two officers, then told the defendant's spouse, "I will kill you when I get out of jail," supported the defendant's convictions of terroristic threats and obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer under O.C.G.A. 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. Willful obstruction of a police officer means doing any act which makes it more difficult for the officer to carry out their lawful duty e.g. Obstructing law enforcement officers (see O.C.G.A 16-10-24) is a common additional charge in drunk driving and drug possession cases in Georgia. Williams v. State, 309 Ga. App. 7 (2008). 129, 495 S.E.2d 605 (1998); Leckie v. State, 231 Ga. App. - Because trial counsel made a reasonable decision to pursue an all-or-nothing defense strategy based on counsel's review of the evidence, the appellate court found no merit in the defendant's claim that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance due to failure to request a charge on misdemeanor obstruction as a lesser included offense of felony obstruction of an officer. In defendant's trial for felony obstruction of an officer, in violation of O.C.G.A. Defendant argued that, because the traffic stop for a license tag light had ended, the deputy needed probable cause or articulable suspicion of another offense or valid consent to search, and further argued that, because the continued detention was illegal, defendant's consent to search was invalid and that therefore defendant was justified in physically struggling with the deputy. Smith v. State, 258 Ga. App. - 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. Forcible resistance was not required in a misdemeanor obstruction of an officer case. - Sufficient evidence supported the defendant's convictions of felony and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer and driving without carrying a license because the on-duty and uniformed conservation ranger had authority to arrest and was authorized to enforce traffic offenses and the state showed that the ranger was acting within the lawful discharge of official duties when the defendant was asked to turn down the music from the vehicle. Butler v. State, 284 Ga. App. 777, 644 S.E.2d 896 (2007). Verbal threats of force or violence can obstruct an officer and authorize a felony conviction under O.C.G.A. 384, 801 S.E.2d 82 (2017); State v. Brienza, 350 Ga. App. An officer's testimony that the defendant struggled with both the officer and a second officer at a jail before the officers could restrain the defendant was sufficient to support the defendant's conviction of obstructing the non-testifying officer. Additionally, it was not necessary to introduce the city ordinance on disorderly conduct in order to convict. United States v. Foskey, F.3d (11th Cir. 137, 633 S.E.2d 439 (2006). Reed v. State, 205 Ga. App. The trial court instructed the jury to consider the evidence in light of the charges in the indictment. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. - Trial court properly refused to give a jury instruction that was an incorrect statement of the law. 675, 675 S.E.2d 567 (2009). State v. Stafford, 288 Ga. App. 689, 423 S.E.2d 427 (1992). 834, 449 S.E.2d 532 (1994); Cline v. State, 221 Ga. App. - It is not necessary for the state to prove the underlying offense that causes the officers to act; it is only necessary to prove the elements of the obstruction statute, i.e., that the act constituting obstruction was knowing and willful, and that the officer was lawfully discharging his official duties. 2d 344 (1993). Gordon v. State, 337 Ga. App. 445, 644 S.E.2d 305 (2007). Sharp v. State, 275 Ga. App. Overand v. State, 240 Ga. App. Officers of the law, including judges, police officers, detectives, prosecutors, court officials, etc., need to able to work without interference. Smith v. State, 279 Ga. 172, 611 S.E.2d 1 (2005). 1130 (1908); Paschal v. State, 16 Ga. App. Because there was sufficient evidence that a road that the defendant was obstructing was a public passage, there was no merit to the defendant's argument that an officer who ordered the defendant not to block the road was not lawfully discharging the officer's official duties. - Crimes of felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer and simple battery on a law enforcement officer did not address the same criminal conduct, there was no ambiguity created by different punishments being set forth for the same crime, and the rule of lenity did not apply; although the defendant was convicted of both charged crimes, the trial court properly merged the misdemeanor battery conviction into the felony obstruction conviction. Evans v. City of Tifton, 138 Ga. App. 591, 492 S.E.2d 329 (1997); Larkin v. State, 230 Ga. App. 645, 458 S.E.2d 675 (1995); Imperial v. State, 218 Ga. App. 16-10-24 and the argument that detaining defendant under threat of such prosecution tainted the searches was without merit. 73 (2017). 313, 682 S.E.2d 594 (2009), cert. 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. 835, 500 S.E.2d 14 (1998). 668, 344 S.E.2d 490 (1986). Jenkins v. State, 310 Ga. App. 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 Wilson v. Attaway, 757 F.2d 1227 (11th Cir. Hamm v. State, 259 Ga. App. For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. 591, 349 S.E.2d 814 (1986); Dickerson v. State, 180 Ga. App. 650, 629 S.E.2d 438 (2006). 471, 784 S.E.2d 832 (2016). 326, 672 S.E.2d. 16-10-56. Officer's testimony that the defendant's heel grazed from the officer's knee cap down the officer's leg to the ankle, leaving a red mark and causing the officer's leg to sting, supported the defendant's conviction for obstruction of a law enforcement officer. When an arrestee allegedly called an officer "a fucking asshole" and was arrested, the officer was properly denied summary judgment based on qualified immunity as to the arrestee's claims under the Fourth Amendment because the officer did not have arguable probable cause to arrest the arrestee for obstructing an officer since the arrestee was within the arrestee's rights to hold the arrestee's arms stiffly because the officer did not have probable cause to arrest the arrestee for disorderly conduct. 905, 392 S.E.2d 330 (1990); Westin v. McDaniel, 760 F. Supp. Willful= means to do it and the person has no defense to prove otherwise (i.e abnormality of mind or insanity or accident) Unlawful= the willful act is in breach (breaks) a The evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant of obstruction of a police officer in violation of O.C.G.A. 423, 677 S.E.2d 439 (2009). - Defendant who screamed at an officer at the time the officer was attempting to arrest the defendant's spouse did not commit obstruction of the officer under O.C.G.A. 552, 718 S.E.2d 884 (2011). Carter v. State, 267 Ga. App. 497, 474 S.E.2d 708 (1996); Stewart v. State, 243 Ga. App. Singleton v. State, 194 Ga. App. 378, 532 S.E.2d 137 (2000); Burge v. State, 243 Ga. App. 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 798, 665 S.E.2d 896 (2008). Woodward v. State, 219 Ga. App.

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