Overand v. State

Miller, Judge.

When police went to investigate a domestic disturbance call, Laura Sue Overand, who was at the residence, attempted to leave despite repeated demands from police that she remain during the investigation. She was convicted of obstructing a law enforcement officer. Overand appeals, claiming that police lacked an articulable suspicion to detain her. Because the information received from the dispatcher and the corroboration at the scene gave police an articulable suspicion, we affirm.

1. To constitute unlawful obstruction of an officer, OCGA § 16- 10-24 (a) requires that the…