· 4/18/2012
EWUMI v. State
Citations
- 727 S.E.2d 257
- 315 Ga. App. 656
- 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 1498
- 2012 WL 1322963
- 2012 Ga. App. LEXIS 399
How courts have described this case
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- holding that officer lacked probable cause to arrest appellant, rendering the evidence supporting his conviction for obstruction insufficient
- holding that officer lacked probable cause to arrest appellant, rendering the evidence supporting his conviction for obstruction insufficient
- explaining that “none of [the defendant’s] described activities—walking away from the officer, ignoring the officer, being present in a high-crime area (and returning home from a school function
- describing circumstances in which a citizen may walk or even run from a law enforcement officer
- describing circumstances in which a citizen may walk or even run from a law enforcement officer
- “[B]ecause [the] arrest was unlawful, [the suspect] was justified in resisting the attempted arrest with all force that was reasonably necessary to do so.”
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Judges: Dillard, Ellington, Phipps
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