Lightsey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Ivan Lightsey appeals his convictions for three counts of misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer, giving a false name, and fleeing or attempting to elude an officer. Lightsey contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for obstruction of an officer and fleeing to elude. He also maintains that the trial court erred in denying his request to charge the jury on a person’s right to resist an unlawful arrest with reasonable force. Following our review, we affirm.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, we…
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