Legal Opinion

BACON v. the STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 19, 2018No. A18A1212PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mercier, Judge.

*689 A jury found Sarah Bacon guilty of obstruction of a law enforcement officer (misdemeanor) and not guilty of simple battery. Bacon appeals, contending that the trial court erred by denying her motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the obstruction charge. She argues that she could not be convicted of obstruction of a law enforcement officer because the officer, an off-duty municipal law enforcement officer, was working outside the municipality's boundaries and thus was not engaged in the lawful discharge of his official duties when he attempted to arrest her. We agree…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Duncan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  2. EWUMI v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Mann v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Sidner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Edenfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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