Legal Opinion

Meeker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 24, 2006No. A06A2289PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Wesley Mitchell Meeker was convicted on a felony count of obstructing an officer, 1 a misdemeanor count of obstructing an officer, 2 and a felony count of interfering with government property. 3 He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and asserting that (i) the trial court commented on the evidence, (ii) the State engaged in prosecutorial misconduct, (iii) he received ineffective assistance of counsel, and (iv) juror misconduct invalidated the verdict. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Paul v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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  5. ODUOK v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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