344, 631 S.E.2d 383 (2006). 92, 640 S.E.2d 673 (2006). Carlos Jermaine Evans Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer. 440, 461 S.E.2d 596 (1995); Miller v. State, 218 Ga. App. 475, 487 S.E.2d 86 (1997); Veal v. State, 226 Ga. App. 16-10-24(a) since a reasonable officer could not have interpreted the conduct as a knowing and willful act of hindrance or obstruction or as a threat to officer safety. Arnold v. State, 249 Ga. App. Evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer because, by resisting the officers as the officers performed the officers' duty of investigating the domestic disturbance call, the defendant obstructed or hindered the officers. 21, 222 S.E.2d 856 (1975); Pate v. State, 137 Ga. App. 40, 692 S.E.2d 708 (2010). Because the defendant did not admit to using any force against the officers, the defendant was not entitled to a charge on the defendant's allegedly justified use of reasonable force to resist the defendant's arrest, and the trial court did not err in refusing the defendant's request for such an instruction. Whether or not the evidence established that actions taken by the defendant hindered or obstructed the officer in making the arrest is for the jury to decide. 757, 754 S.E.2d 798 (2014). - On plaintiff arrestee's claim that defendant deputy sheriff falsely arrested the plaintiff for obstruction under O.C.G.A. Ga. 2006), aff'd, 488 F.3d 1317 (11th Cir. 16-10-24(a) and qualified immunity entitled the officer to summary judgment on an illegal arrest claim. In the Interest of D.S., 295 Ga. App. Moccia v. State, 174 Ga. App. 301, 702 S.E.2d 211 (2010). In re G.M.M., 179 Ga. App. 2016). - Interference with arrest by conservation officer, 27-1-25. 845, 592 S.E.2d 489 (2003). - Admission of similar transaction evidence in a case charging the defendant with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, O.C.G.A. Clark v. State, 243 Ga. App. 16-10-24. There is not mandatory minimum sentence or fine. Moreover, the trial court properly excluded a letter that the defendant claimed explained or justified the aforementioned actions as irrelevant. 16-10-24(a); lying with the intent of misdirecting an officer as to the performance of the officer's official duties can certainly constitute a hindrance and authorize a conviction under that subsection. Evidence indicating that while officers were attempting to arrest the defendant in a domestic dispute, the defendant, after intentionally striking the victim one last time, intentionally punched one of the officers and then, intentionally or accidentally, struck the other with an elbow, was sufficient to support convictions for felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer and simple battery. Defenses for Obstruction of Justice in Atlanta Georgia From Yeargan & Kert, LLC 511 (2006). 875, 833 S.E.2d 573 (2019). 843.18. Boats; fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer. ), cert. Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers-Felony: 11/17/2019 12:50 AM: 3/8/2021: PLED GUILTY ON CHGS: 3/8/2021: Felony: Completed: 4: Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers-Felony: 11/17/2019 12:50 AM: 3/8/2021: PLED GUILTY ON CHGS: 3/8/2021: Felony: Completed: 3: Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers Ojemuyiwa v. State, 285 Ga. App. - Defendant's convictions and sentence for terroristic threats and obstruction of an officer did not violate the constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy and cruel and unusual punishment. Coroner Kenny Cooper: 'After all we've been through, we're still alive'. 619, 604 S.E.2d 520 (2004). Evidence was sufficient to convict defendant of robbery, aggravated assault, felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer, attempting to elude a law enforcement officer and driving under the influence of drugs. It may be helpful to examine the laws of a specific state on this issue. Lewis v. State, 271 Ga. App. 16-10-20 could only be considered a misdemeanor, because the acts alleged met the definition of misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer, as both O.C.G.A. 230, 656 S.E.2d 873 (2008); Sillah v. State, 291 Ga. App. WebChoose the Right Synonym for willful. 357, 529 S.E.2d 644 (2000). An officer's testimony that a juvenile defendant assumed a "fighting stance," placed the defendant's fists in front of the defendant's face, and yelled obscenities at officers while refusing to obey the officers' commands was sufficient to show that the defendant "offered to do violence" to the officers under O.C.G.A. 420, 469 S.E.2d 494 (1996). 552, 718 S.E.2d 884 (2011). 741, 572 S.E.2d 86 (2002). Evidence was insufficient to support the defendant's misdemeanor conviction for obstruction of an officer because the defendant was charged with knowingly and wilfully obstructing and hindering a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of official duties by running from the officer as the officer attempted to take the defendant into custody; although the evidence established that the officer saw the defendant running and followed the defendant in a marked patrol car, the officer's own testimony established that the defendant stopped immediately upon seeing the police vehicle and that the defendant immediately complied with the officer's order to stop. Evidence presented at trial was sufficient to sustain defendant's conviction for misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer based on the testimony of the arresting officer that defendant failed to stay in defendant's vehicle as ordered for safety and thereafter jerked away from the officer while being placed under arrest. Brown v. State, 240 Ga. App. There was sufficient evidence that the defendant, a juvenile, had done acts that would constitute misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer under O.C.G.A. 16-10-24 was not warranted. 246, 268 S.E.2d 74 (1980); Dumas v. State, 159 Ga. App. In the Interest of M. W., 296 Ga. App. 16-10-56(a), and obstruction of a law enforcement officer by offering violence under O.C.G.A. 843.06. 16-10-24, prohibiting obstructing or hindering the police, as these statutes did not provide for a civil cause of action; furthermore, the legislature provided statutory civil remedies in the form of false arrest under O.C.G.A. Simple battery is not a lesser included offense of felony obstruction, because it is a separate and independent offense wherein the intent is to make physical contact or cause physical harm. Owens v. State, 288 Ga. App. Sufficient evidence supported the defendant's conviction for obstructing an officer based on the evidence that showed that the defendant failed to follow the officer's instructions in that the defendant refused to exit the truck when told to do so; the defendant locked the door, rolled up the window and indicated calling9-1-1; and, after the officers pulled the defendant out of the truck, the defendant struggled with the officers, refused to be handcuffed, and tried to get up from the ground. Given the sheriff's uncontradicted statement that the sheriff ordered the streets cleared in the face of large scale rioting, and the evidence that the arrestees - later plaintiffs in a civil rights action - were among those who refused to obey the order and were arrested for obstructing the efforts of police officers to restore order, a jury issue was presented on whether their conduct hindered or impeded the sheriff in the lawful discharge of the sheriff's official duties. 133, 486 S.E.2d 368 (1997); Youhoing v. State, 226 Ga. App. Raines v. State, 304 Ga. 582, 820 S.E.2d 679 (2018). Reeves v. State, 288 Ga. App. 2d 283 (2012)(Unpublished). It is not necessary to prove the individual intended the harm caused by his actions. 148, 294 S.E.2d 365 (1982). O.C.G.A. Scruggs v. State, 309 Ga. App. 77, 637 S.E.2d 806 (2006). Taylor v. State, 231 Ga. App. - Defendant's conviction for misdemeanor obstruction was supported by the evidence which showed that after learning that the defendant's girlfriend had been detained for shoplifting and being told by the off-duty police officer who had detained the girlfriend that the defendant should not move the girlfriend's car as the officer needed the car for the officer's investigation, the defendant had a whispered conversation with the girlfriend after which the defendant had a friend remove the car from the parking lot, and that it took over an hour for the defendant to have the car returned as directed by the officer; the state was not required to prove forcible resistance or a threat of violence. Green v. State, 339 Ga. App. - Defendant's conduct in providing false information to a booking officer constituted obstruction of an officer. 76-33. - Given evidence that the defendant: (1) knowingly provided the officer with a false name and date of birth; (2) failed to provide written identification when asked to do so; and (3) refused to respond when the police repeatedly knocked and telephoned, the defendant's obstruction conviction, and hence, the denial of a directed verdict of acquittal, were supported by the facts. 16-10-24 was not authorized. 16-10-24(b); actual violence or injury to an officer was not necessary. 445, 644 S.E.2d 305 (2007). Because it was the function of the jury to determine the credibility of witnesses and weigh any conflict in the evidence, the testimony of a single witness is generally sufficient to establish a fact; therefore, the testimony of the police officer who was involved in the altercation with the defendant was sufficient evidence for the jury to convict the defendant. 739, 218 S.E.2d 905 (1975); Bailey v. State, 190 Ga. App. 16-10-24, and there was no evidence to support such a charge in law or in fact, the trial court did not err in refusing to deny defendant's request to give a charge thereon. 847, 512 S.E.2d 650 (1999). 2d 344 (1993). - Pushing the officer when the officer tried to handcuff a defendant was sufficient to support O.C.G.A. For there to be a violation of O.C.G.A. 309, 819 S.E.2d 294 (2018). Dispatcher who reported a crime at a specified location gave police an articulable suspicion to investigate and detain individuals at the scene, particularly because police observations on arriving at the scene corroborated the report. 1345 (1992). 16-10-24 and16-10-25. 811, 714 S.E.2d 410 (2011). Evidence was not sufficient as to the obstruction count as there was no evidence that the officer commanded, rather than requested, that the defendant stop. 313, 682 S.E.2d 594 (2009), cert. Universal Citation: GA Code 16-10-24 (2020) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a Williams v. State, 260 Ga. App. - 67 C.J.S., Obstructing Justice or Governmental Administration, 4, 18. 16-10-24 was supported by sufficient evidence; although an officer was not lawfully discharging the officer's duty when the officer attempted to detain a person without an articulable suspicion of criminal activity, the defendant failed to recognize that the defendant's unprovoked flight, given other suspicious circumstances including the sudden departure of a truck into which the defendant had been leaning when the officer arrived on the scene, gave rise to a reasonable articulable suspicion of criminal activity. 1290. McMullen v. State, 325 Ga. App. Frequan Ladez Dison, 724 Fifth St. - State's evidence was sufficient to find juvenile defendant committed criminal trespass, obstructed a police officer, and interfered with government property, and the juvenile court properly adjudicated the juvenile delinquent; the juvenile threw an egg at an officer's car damaging a plastic strip on the car window, broke at least two windows in the police substation, and obstructed an officer by fleeing after the officer was identified and ordered defendant to stop. Turner v. State, 274 Ga. App. 778, 673 S.E.2d 286 (2009). 757, 833 S.E.2d 142 (2019). Force or violence is not an element of misdemeanor obstruction under O.C.G.A. Trial court did not err in denying the defendant's request to charge the jury on misdemeanor obstruction as a lesser included offense of felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer, O.C.G.A. Jamaarques Omaurion Cripps Terroristic Threats and Acts. This is why obstruction of justice is sometimes considered to be a type of white collar crime. 16-10-24 which occurred after that employee gave a deposition, as the length of punishment that could be imposed thereunder satisfied the requirements of former O.C.G.A. Evans v. State, 290 Ga. App. Martinez v. State, 322 Ga. App. 233, 651 S.E.2d 155 (2007), cert. Kates v. State, 271 Ga. App. Although the defendant's testimony deviated significantly from the officers', such differences were matters for the jury to resolve. Because sufficient evidence was presented that the defendant physically assaulted an off-duty sheriff's officer prior to arrest and continued to resist and obstruct the officer's official duties thereafter, the defendant was properly denied an acquittal and a new trial; moreover, given that the trial court properly charged the jury on the obstruction offense, explaining that a person committed the offense by knowingly and willfully obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of that officer's official duties, nothing beyond such was required. GA Code 16-10-24 (2015) What's This? 2015). 897, 487 S.E.2d 696 (1997); In re C.W., 227 Ga. App. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, There is a newer version 137, 633 S.E.2d 439 (2006). Arsenault v. State, 257 Ga. App. Johnson v. State, 330 Ga. App. 670, 327 S.E.2d 745 (1985); Sapp v. State, 179 Ga. App. 280, 370 S.E.2d 38 (1988); Freeman v. State, 194 Ga. App. 350, 385 S.E.2d 28 (1989). 905, 392 S.E.2d 330 (1990); Westin v. McDaniel, 760 F. Supp. 724, 261 S.E.2d 404 (1979); Rushing v. City of Plains, 152 Ga. App. United States v. Akinlade, F.3d (11th Cir. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted "game warden" for "conservation ranger" in subsections (a), (b), and (c). In the Interest of D.D., 287 Ga. App. 247, 630 S.E.2d 847 (2006). Daniel v. State, 282 Ga. App. 256, 439 S.E.2d 510 (1993); Okongwu v. State, 220 Ga. App. 326, 609 S.E.2d 710 (2005). Because: (1) the trial court did not err in admitting certain identification evidence alleged to be hearsay, as testimony relative to the identification was not offered for the truth of the matter asserted; (2) the defendant's requested instruction was not tailored to the facts and was potentially confusing; and (3) the defendant's character was not placed in issue, convictions of armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, and obstruction were all upheld. Evidence did not support the defendant's conviction of obstruction of a law enforcement officer since the only evidence of obstruction was that the defendant did not open the door to police officers fast enough when the officers they came to the defendant's house to look for a missing juvenile; there was no evidence that the defendant knew of an ongoing investigation or that the defendant was attempting "knowingly and willfully" to impede such an investigation. Singleton v. State, 194 Ga. App. Lightsey v. State, 302 Ga. App. 675, 516 S.E.2d 537 (1999); Nichols v. State, 238 Ga. App. Act or Threat of Violence The individual acted in a violent manner, or threatened violence against, the law enforcement officer. Williams v. State, 307 Ga. App. Albers v. Ga. Bd. Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. 24-14-8), it could rely solely on the deputy's account of the events. Griffin v. State, 281 Ga. App. 363, 662 S.E.2d 185 (2008). "; in subsection (b), in the first sentence, inserted "jailer," near the beginning, substituted "person shall be guilty" for "person is guilty" in the middle, inserted "a first" and inserted "year" near the end, and added the second and third sentences; and added subsections (c) and (d). Davis v. State, 288 Ga. App. 318, 690 S.E.2d 683 (2010). 772, 703 S.E.2d 140 (2010). 467, 480 S.E.2d 911 (1997). 520, 600 S.E.2d 637 (2004). United States v. Linker, F.3d (11th Cir. A person likewise may resist an officers unlawful entry into a persons home. LEXIS 2351 (11th Cir. Evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant of felony obstruction, possession of a knife during the commission of a felony, and disorderly conduct because the defendant slammed the refrigerator door twice, breaking items stored in the door; the victim called9-1-1 seeking assistance for a domestic dispute in progress; when one of the responding officers told the defendant that the defendant would have to leave the house as the victim did not want the defendant living there, the defendant told the officer that the officer could not make the defendant leave; and, when the officer unsnapped a taser from the taser's holster and approached the defendant, the defendant grabbed a knife with an eight-inch blade and threatened the officers with the knife. Carlos Jermaine Evans Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer. 596, 672 S.E.2d 668 (2009). Moreover, defendant's behavior was threatening enough to compel the officer to draw a weapon and to order defendant to lie on the floor, facts from which the court could have inferred the officer was in reasonable fear of injury and thus had probable cause to arrest defendant for disorderly conduct, despite the lack of testimony from the bar owner or the waitress. In the Interest of R.J.S., 277 Ga. App. 16-10-24. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. 378, 532 S.E.2d 137 (2000); Burge v. State, 243 Ga. App. Three suspects arrested in smoke shop armed robbery. Mayhew v. State, 299 Ga. App. Evidence was sufficient to support the conviction for misdemeanor obstruction of an officer as the captain stated the captain was a law enforcement officer while displaying a badge and informed the defendant that the captain was acting on behalf of the property owners, authorizing the jury to conclude that the defendant had the requisite knowledge of the captain's identity, and testimony that the captain directed the defendant to stop filming or leave three times and told the defendant that failure to comply would result in an arrest before the captain forced the defendant from the venue while the defendant struggled authorized the jury to conclude that the defendant was given adequate time to comply. 222, 319 S.E.2d 81 (1984); Webb v. Ethridge, 849 F.2d 546 (11th Cir. - Sufficient evidence supported the defendant's convictions of felony and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer and driving without carrying a license because the on-duty and uniformed conservation ranger had authority to arrest and was authorized to enforce traffic offenses and the state showed that the ranger was acting within the lawful discharge of official duties when the defendant was asked to turn down the music from the vehicle. Gille v. State, 351 Ga. App. 16-11-39(a)(3) as it was undisputed that the plaintiff uttered an epithet as the plaintiff was walking away, thus ending any face-to-face confrontation, and that the officer was the only one to hear the phrase. 66, 653 S.E.2d 358 (2007). Evidence that the defendant repeatedly disobeyed the officer's lawful directive to remain in the car for the officer's safety, that the defendant jumped out of the car and confronted the officer, and that the defendant resisted the officer's attempts to physically place the defendant in the car was sufficient to support the defendant's conviction for obstruction of an officer as the evidence showed the defendant knowingly obstructed the officer in the officer's lawful discharge of the officer's duties. WebObstructing the duties of a law enforcement officer involves more than just not talking to police. Sufficient evidence supported the defendant's conviction for obstruction and fleeing because the evidence showed that both deputies were in uniform and driving marked patrol vehicles when the deputies ordered the defendant to stop and the defendant ignored those commands while the deputies were attempting to conduct, with justification, at the very least a second-tier detention of the defendant. - Evidence was sufficient to enable a jury to find that the defendant obstructed or hindered a law enforcement official in violation of O.C.G.A. Further, there was no arguable probable cause to arrest the plaintiff. 474, 702 S.E.2d 474 (2010). 209, 422 S.E.2d 15, cert. 656, 727 S.E.2d 257 (2012). 860, 534 S.E.2d 544 (2000). Officer's testimony that the defendant's heel grazed from the officer's knee cap down the officer's leg to the ankle, leaving a red mark and causing the officer's leg to sting, supported the defendant's conviction for obstruction of a law enforcement officer. 807, 534 S.E.2d 487 (2000); Patterson v. State, 244 Ga. App. 16-10-24(b) because the defendant bit two officers and kicked one several times in the abdomen as the officers were attempting to arrest the defendant; so, the evidence clearly established that the defendant was "offering or doing violence" to the officers at the time of the obstruction. - See Manus v. State, 180 Ga. App. United States v. Webb, F.3d (11th Cir. 154, 395 S.E.2d 399 (1990). Jamaarques Omaurion Cripps Terroristic 223, 679 S.E.2d 790 (2009). Kendrick v. State, 324 Ga. App. 874, 354 S.E.2d 202 (1987). As a result, the police were justified in frisking the defendant for safety reasons and the contraband was, therefore, legally obtained from the defendant. - Defense counsel was not deficient for failing to object to an officer's testimony that while violently resisting arrest, the defendant repeatedly screamed, "I'm not going back to jail," as evidence of these statements demonstrated the defendant's intent to commit the crimes of obstructing and hindering law enforcement officers, and were not rendered inadmissible merely because the statements incidentally put the defendant's character at issue. Lammerding v. State, 255 Ga. App. Davis v. State, 263 Ga. 5, 426 S.E.2d 844, cert. This offense is most frequently called Resisting and Obstructing an Officer. 232, 641 S.E.2d 234 (2007); State v. Ealum, 283 Ga. App. Wilson v. Attaway, 757 F.2d 1227 (11th Cir. WebThe 2022 Florida Statutes (including Special Session A) 316.1935 Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; aggravated fleeing or eluding.. - There was no evidence that the arresting officer assaulted defendant first, but the appellate court concluded that the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of obstruction of an officer by refusing to obey the officer's lawful commands and by striking the officer in the face. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. 731, 618 S.E.2d 607 (2005). 414, 816 S.E.2d 401 (2018). 16-10-24(a), where defendant struck the officer after the officer grabbed defendant's grandson's hand; the officer was in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties, as the officer had a particularized and objective basis for suspecting that the grandson had a marijuana cigarette in the grandson's hand. 16-10-24(b) for resisting that arrest; evidence regarding the defendant's resistance of the officers as the officers lawfully tried to place the defendant in custody supported the defendant's conviction for felony obstruction. Webct.2 : willful obstruction of law enforcement officers - misdemeanor ct.3 : driving while license suspended or revoked ct.4 : giving false name, address, or birthdate to law Whatley v. State, 296 Ga. App. Hampton v. State, 287 Ga. App. 688, 505 S.E.2d 774 (1998); Johnson v. State, 234 Ga. App. - Deputy sheriff was entitled to qualified immunity with respect to plaintiff's federal civil rights claims, which were properly dismissed on summary judgment, because plaintiff did not show that the deputy violated plaintiff's constitutional rights; the deputy had probable cause to stop plaintiff for a tag-light violation under O.C.G.A. - Accusation charging defendant with "knowingly and wilfully [obstructing] officer in the lawful discharge of his official duties as a law enforcement officer in violation of [this section]" sufficiently apprised the defendant of the acts of which defendant was accused. Reynolds v. State, 280 Ga. App. 614, 347 S.E.2d 354 (1986); In re M.E.H., 180 Ga. App. 735, 841 S.E.2d 82 (2020). Lepone-Dempsey v. Carroll County Comm'Rs, F.3d (11th Cir. stopping them doing something, de - Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for felony obstruction of a police officer as it showed that the officer, who was assisting the officer's brother in apprehending defendant after defendant was suspected of shoplifting, was in the lawful discharge of police duties, that defendant knew the officer was a police officer, and that defendant knowingly or willfully tried to injure the officer by driving defendant's vehicle while the officer was hanging half-in and half-out of the vehicle. - Officer's second-tier Terry frisk of defendant did not constitute an illegal detention considering all of the circumstances including the defendant's repeated refusal to keep the defendant's hands away from the pockets of the defendant's baggy clothes at the officer's request, defendant's nervous demeanor, the presence of two companions, and the officer's knowledge of violent crime in the area. 75, 766 S.E.2d 533 (2014). Williams v. State, 285 Ga. App. 129, 495 S.E.2d 605 (1998); Leckie v. State, 231 Ga. App. Mayfield v. State, 276 Ga. App. 16-10-24 and the argument that detaining defendant under threat of such prosecution tainted the searches was without merit. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. Taylor v. State, 349 Ga. App. - Police officer's testimony that defendant threw a bottle at the officer while the officer was trying to protect other officers who were arresting a violent suspect was sufficient evidence to support defendant's conviction of obstruction of a law enforcement officer with violence in violation of O.C.G.A. 16-10-24 was justified. 153, 676 S.E.2d 821 (2009). 908 (11th Cir. 569, 707 S.E.2d 917 (2011). 16-10-24(b) when the defendant struggled with the officers over the vehicle. Hoglen v. State, 336 Ga. App. Evidence that the defendant failed to comply with the officers' request that the defendant answer the door was sufficient to support the defendant's conviction for misdemeanor obstruction. Obstruction of justice means interfering with law enforcement officers when a person assaults, batters, wounds, resists, obstructs, opposes, or endangers an officer while performing their lawful duties. - Evidence that the handcuffed defendant kicked at the arresting officer and threatened to break the officer's leg was sufficient to convict defendant of felony obstruction, as the jury could have reasonably found that the threat of violence and attempts to kick the officer tended to hinder and impede the officer's efforts to secure defendant. 289, 491 S.E.2d 500 (1997); Cook v. State, 235 Ga. App. Dixon v. State, 285 Ga. App. In the Interest of A. 811, 714 S.E.2d 410 (2011). An officer testified that if the officer determined, after completing the officer's consent frisk, that the defendant had no weapons, the defendant was free to leave. Green v. State, 339 Ga. App. - Defendant was properly sentenced as an armed career criminal because the defendant's 1998 Georgia felony conviction for obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer was a violent felony and the defendant's 1998 Georgia felony conviction for possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute fell squarely within the Armed Career Criminal Act's definition of a serious drug offense. - Defendant's conviction of obstruction of a law enforcement officer, O.C.G.A. 468, 436 S.E.2d 676 (1993); Onwuzuruoha v. State, 217 Ga. App. 16-13-30(b), and obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, O.C.G.A. 16-10-24(a) was violated and the defendant's apprehension and arrest did not violate the Fourth Amendment. Web16-10-24(b) - willful obstruction of law enforcement officers by use of threats or violence - f 16-10-24(a) - willful obstruction of law enforcement officers - m: din: x0057861 name: hendry, dennis calvin birth date: 04/11/1973 race: b