Legal Opinion

McCauley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 26, 1996No. A96A1362PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant McCauley appeals his conviction of the offenses of reckless conduct and battery. The sole enumeration of error maintains that the jury should have been directed to return a verdict of acquittal because defendant was illegally arrested. Held-.

Stated in the light most favorable to sustaining the verdict of the jury, the evidence at trial shows that at approximately 3:00 a.m., two Gilmer County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at defendant’s residence. They found defendant’s wife outside the home. She was crying and very…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carranza v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Dennis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. McCracken v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. MINCEY v. VARDMANDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2023

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