Legal Opinion

Singleton v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 6, 1990No. A89A1970PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cooper, Judge.

After a bench trial, appellant was convicted on two counts of felony obstruction of an officer. (OCGA § 16-10-24 (b).) The evidence adduced at trial authorized the court to find: that three police officers responded to a call about a disorderly person with a gun; that the first officer to arrive observed appellant with his hands in his pockets, acting in a disorderly manner; that appellant refused to take his hands from his pockets upon being requested to do so by the officer; that the second officer to arrive informed the first officer, in the presence of appellant, that a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Paxton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Mims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Harvey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Wagner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Lucas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Simpson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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