Leckie v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Jerry B. Leckie was convicted of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer. In his sole enumeration of error, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence necessary to establish the essential element of obstruction or hindrance.

This case arose after Leckie painted orange lines on the parking spaces in front of his business which was located in a strip mall. Price v. State, 222 Ga. App. 655, 657 (2) (475 SE2d 692) (1996) (evidence on appeal must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict). To prevent drivers from smearing the paint, he parked his pickup truck to…