Legal Opinion
Brooks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 20, 1983No. 65768, 65769PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
In a joint trial Brooks was convicted of simple assault and Johnson was convicted of obstructing a law enforcement officer in the discharge of his official duty. They appeal on the general grounds.
Brooks and Johnson were part of a small group carrying a banner down Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia, claiming that the conviction of Wayne Williams for the murder of two children was a police cover-up. It was the evening rush hour and the group was partially blocking the sidewalk in front of the main MARTA train station. R. R. Glasgow, a police officer on duty in the area,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bolden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Crolley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Person v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Tucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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