Legal Opinion

Mays v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 25, 2019No. A19A0744PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Coomer, Judge.

After a jury trial, Hope Nicole Mays was convicted of three misdemeanor offenses: disorderly conduct, obstruction of a law enforcement officer, and simple battery on a police officer. On appeal, she argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a directed verdict on her disorderly conduct charge and that the trial court also erred by excluding evidence of a voicemail that she left on her stepmother's phone. We agree with Mays that the trial court should have granted her motion for directed verdict on disorderly conduct, and reverse that conviction. We affirm her…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bowers v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  2. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Peterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Hughes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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