Ojemuyiwa v. State

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• holding that, under the circumstances, the affirmative defense of justification was inapplicable
• because defendant did not admit that she obstructed officer by using violence against him, she was not entitled to an instruction on justification
• because defendant did not admit that she obstructed officer by using violence against him, she was not entitled to an instruction on justification
• misdemeanor and felony obstruction counts do not merge when defendant kicked one officer and later failed to obey commands of another
• misdemeanor and felony obstruction counts do not merge when defendant 8 kicked one officer and later failed to obey commands of another
• because defendant charged with obstruction did not admit to acts of striking or kicking an officer, she was not entitled to a charge on her justified use of force

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