Crook v. State

Smith, Judge.

Eugene E. Crook was tried by a jury and convicted of soliciting employment or business from the occupant of a vehicle in violation of Code Ann. § 68A-507 (b). He appeals, contending that the state failed to prove each essential element of the crime. We agree and, accordingly, reverse.

The undisputed facts show that appellant, the owner of Crook Paint & Body Shop, approached one Dukes, whose automobile had been damaged in a collision, and offered him a business card. Dukes was standing in the street some five or six feet behind his car talking to an investigating police officer.…