Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 15, 2012No. A11A1615PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MCFADDEN, Judge.
John E. Harris appeals the denial of his motion for directed verdict of acquittal in his prosecution for misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer. In order to affirm on this record, we would be required to hold that any refusal to cooperate, even the peaceable assertion of constitutional rights, can support an obstruction conviction. We decline to adopt such a rule and find the evidence insufficient to support the conviction. We therefore reverse.
A motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is due to be granted when there is no conflict in the evidence, and the…
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