Hall v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Hall appeals his conviction of a felony offense of obstruction of a law enforcement officer (by doing violence to the person of a correctional officer). Held:

“[Defendant] first contends that he was denied a fair and impartial trial because he was required to wear leg irons [and be accompanied by prison guards] throughout the trial. ‘Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XI of the (1983) Georgia Constitution mandates that “(i)n criminal cases, the defendant shall have a public and speedy trial by an impartial jury.” “ ‘(A) defendant being tried for a criminal offense on a…