Rahman v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Kaleem Rahman was convicted of the following misdemeanor offenses: criminal trespass (OCGA § 16-7-21), simple battery (OCGA § 16-5-23), and abusive and obscene language (OCGA § 16-11-39 (a) (3)). In his sole enumeration of error, Rahman argues that the State’s injection of his ethnic origin and religious beliefs into the trial impugned the integrity of the proceedings and violated his federal and state constitutional rights. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

The evidence at trial showed the following. The case arose after Rahman bought two chairs…