Legal Opinion
Larkin v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 9, 1998No. A97A2047PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Enumerating two errors, Samuel D. Larkin, a City of Atlanta police officer, appeals his conviction for obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
The evidence, when viewed in a light to support the verdict, showed that the underlying events arose after Paula Larkin, the appellant’s wife, pulled into a parking place at a Hi-Fi Buys store. After she blew the car’s horn, a confrontation erupted between her passengers, Larkin and his brother-in-law, Twain Wellons, and some individuals walking through the parking space. Larkin leaped out and grabbed one of the men. Wellons…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Morris v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by8 opinions
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