Poe v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Carolyn Poe was convicted of obstructing a law enforcement officer. She appeals, challenging the trial court’s refusal to charge the jury on criminal trespass or on the meaning of the obstruction statute’s phrase “lawful discharge of official duties.” The challenges are without merit, and we therefore affirm the conviction.

Poe and her daughter, Saunderdeanor Houghes, live about 100 yards apart on the same property in Augusta. A fire broke out in the subdivision behind their homes. Police investigating the fire executed search warrants at both Poe’s home and her…