Legal Opinion

Timberlake v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 19, 2012No. A12A0605PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial, John Paul Timberlake was convicted of one count of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer. He appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to show that he hindered the officer from performing his duties, and that the trial court erred in allowing the state’s introduction of bad character evidence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

“When reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence used to support a conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stryker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Arsenault v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Pinchon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Huff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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