Cline v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Jesse Max Cline was convicted of two counts of simple battery and one count of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer. He appeals only the misdemeanor obstruction conviction.

On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and Cline no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Rigenstrup v. State, 197 Ga. App. 176, 181 (4) (398 SE2d 25) (1990). Viewed in that light, the State’s evidence was as follows: After police were unable to execute an arrest warrant lodged against Cline for domestic violence, they returned the following morning to…