Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 3, 1996No. A96A1231PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Jeffery Alan Harris was convicted of obstruction of a law enforcement officer. The State’s evidence showed that around 3:00 a.m. on September 14, 1994, Officer Joe Burge was dispatched to a trailer park in response to a complaint about loud music. Upon his arrival, a woman informed Officer Burge that the loud music was coming from appellant’s trailer. Officer Burge knocked on the door of appellant’s trailer several times, indicating he was from the sheriff’s office. Appellant, who was “highly intoxicated,” eventually opened the trailer door only long enough to…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Farley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. State v. DavisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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