McCranie v. State

Pope, Judge.

After a trial by jury, appellant appeals his conviction of the offense of mutiny in a penal institution. The facts adduced at trial to support the conviction are as follows: On July 30, 1982 two correctional officers were sent to the yard of Georgia State Prison at Reidsville in answer to a report that appellant, an inmate, was in a highly intoxicated and belligerent condition there. One of the officers, Sergeant Lewandowski, took a taser gun with him in answer to the call. Staggering, appellant accompanied the officers part of the way back to their destination, the control room.…