Legal Opinion

Coley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 7, 1986No. 71767PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of obstruction of an officer in the performance of his official duty by refusing to cooperate with the officer. Appellant contends the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict and the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal.

Charles Baldwin of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to investigate a domestic disturbance between appellant and his wife. On Baldwin’s arrival, appellant and his wife were outside the home of appellant’s sister-in-law and appellant was walking toward his pickup truck; the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McCook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  2. Moccia v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Moses v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Laura Skop v. City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  2. Stryker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. West v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API