Blazer v. State

Miller, Judge.

Without warning, Harry Blazer grabbed and struck a patron of his store when that patron attempted to leave the store through the back door. Charged with battery and simple battery, Blazer moved the court to determine that OCGA § 16-3-24.2 immunized him from prosecution. The court denied the motion, and Blazer appeals (using the interlocutory appeal procedure). We hold that evidence supported the court’s ruling and affirm.

Contrary to Blazer’s position in his brief and at oral argument, the evidence in the record before us clearly reveals that the facts of the incident are hotly…