Legal Opinion
Woodward v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1995No. A95A0903PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Glenda Jo Woodward was indicted for felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer under OCGA § 16-10-24 (b). She appeals the judgment of conviction and sentence and the denial of her motion for new trial. For reasons which follow, we reverse.
The evidence at trial showed that during the day of July 8, 1993, Woodward called the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department several times to arrange for personal delivery of certain papers to Sheriff James Carsten. Eventually she spoke with Deputy J. Forest who advised her that Sheriff Carsten could not receive the papers personally and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Powell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
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