Holloway v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Via indictment, defendant was charged with obstructing a correctional officer in violation of OCGA § 16-10-24 (b). He was tried by a jury which returned a verdict of guilty. This appeal follows the imposition of sentence and the denial of defendant’s motion for a new trial. Held:

*2051. The general grounds are without merit. Viewed in a light favorable to the State, the evidence shows that, as defendant was being removed from his cell for a shower, he struck a correctional officer in the face. Although the officer and defendant had had a verbal confrontation earlier in the…