Cartwright v. State

Cartwright was convicted of two counts of obstructing and encroaching upon a public road, OCGA § 32-6-1, “by parking vehicles extending onto and upon [the] public highway right-of-way. . . .” OCGA § 32-1-3 (24) defines “public road” broadly for this title.1 Subsection (25) defines “right of way.”

1. Appellant urges that the court erred in failing to grant his motion to dismiss the accusation, motion for new trial, and motion in arrest of judgment on the ground that this statute does not prohibit the parking of vehicles on state highways.

The statute provides in part: “It shall be unlawful for…