Legal Opinion

Animashaun v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 22, 1993No. A92A2434PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

The appellant, Olufemi Olarewaju Animashaun, was convicted of felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer, for which he was sentenced under the First Offender Act to serve 12 months on probation, 240 hours of community service, and payment of a $550 fine. On appeal, he contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, and that the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on defense of habitation.

On the evening of December 5, 1990, the appellant’s wife, who had left him three days earlier, returned to their apartment to retrieve some of her…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Duke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Carr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Thornton v. City of MaconCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  2. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. State v. WilenNebraska Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Clay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Frayall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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