Legal Opinion

Holeman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 18, 1997No. A97A0792PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Dwight Boyce Holeman was convicted following a jury trial of three counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and simple battery. The trial court also found defendant to be a habitual felon under OCGA § 17-10-7 (a). Defendant appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Defendant first contends the trial court erred in failing to give his requested charge on felony obstruction of a police officer as a lesser included offense of aggravated assault on a police officer. Under OCGA § 16-1-6 an…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. State v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Gilliam v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Elrod v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Burden v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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