Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 2, 1997No. A97A1809PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial in the State Court of Troup County, Walter Lee Williams was convicted of misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer. Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction.

The evidence of record shows inter alia that at 1:00 a.m. on October 18, 1996, LaGrange Police Officer J. Bradshaw responded to an emergency 911 call reporting a simple battery. Over the telephone, *699the victim provided the location of the offense and a description of the perpetrator. One block from the incident location, the officer spotted appellant…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  4. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Mayor &C. of Savannah v. TWASupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Culver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Shaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Stephens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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