Legal Opinion
COOPER v. the STATE.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 10, 2019No. A19A0208PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Coomer, Judge.
*435 *365 Following a jury trial, Frank Cooper was convicted of one count of aggravated battery ( OCGA § 16-5-24 ), one count of felony obstruction of an officer ( OCGA § 16-10-24 (b) ), and two counts of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer ( OCGA § 16-10-24 (a) ). On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred by failing to conduct a Faretta hearing after he made a request to represent himself. He also argues that the trial court committed error by failing to sua sponte instruct the jury on his sole defense of justification as to felony obstruction of an officer. For the reasons…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hulett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Thaxton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- McClarity v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Taylor v. RickettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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- Mervin Tourdon Woodard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019