Carver v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of standing on a highway for the purpose of soliciting business from the occupant of a vehicle, in violation of OCGA § 40-6-98 (b). On appeal he contends the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, based on insufficiency of the evidence.

The evidence disclosed that pursuant to a request from the Madison County sheriffs office, Greg Owen, a GBI agent, arrived at the town square in Danielsville, Georgia, about 7:35 a.m., March 14, 1987, to monitor activities of the Ku Klux Klan. Appellant and a few other members of the…