The charge as a whole adequately covered the principle of law and allowed the defendant to argue that the defendant should have been acquitted because the state proved only disagreement or remonstrance. Denial of a defendant's motion to suppress was affirmed as the defendant's flight from an improper Terry stop gave the police officers an independent basis to arrest the defendant; the methamphetamine found in close proximity was admissible. Criminal and civil liability of civilians and police officers concerning recording of police actions, 84 A.L.R.6th 89. 774, 648 S.E.2d 105 (2007), cert. 259, 721 S.E.2d 202 (2011). Web(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a person who knowingly and willfully obstructs or hinders any law enforcement officer, prison guard, Evans v. State, 290 Ga. App. 16-10-24 (a) describes the elements of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer, whereas 16-10-24 (b) covers the felony elements. 16-2-6 to infer from the circumstances that the defendant both knowingly and willfully obstructed the deputy by the use of violence and intended to cause the deputy serious bodily injury by striking the deputy with a fist, and under former O.C.G.A. Lightsey v. State, 302 Ga. App. 225, 573 S.E.2d 472 (2002). Given evidence that the defendant attempted to forcefully resist being handcuffed and threatened the officers as the officers were exercising the officers' lawful duties, that evidence was sufficient to find the defendant guilty of obstructing a law enforcement officer. 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. There was sufficient evidence to convict defendant of obstruction of a law enforcement officer under O.C.G.A. Smith v. State, 294 Ga. App. 16-10-24(a) if done by an adult; an officer witnessed the defendant behaving in a threatening manner toward a vice principal, who asked the officers to arrest the defendant, and the defendant refused to permit handcuffing by a single officer, requiring the assistance of a second officer. - Because the defendant could commit felony obstruction only if the defendant offered violence against an officer while the officer was in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties and felony obstruction could occur regardless of whether it involved the use of an offensive weapon likely to result in serious bodily injury, unlike aggravated assault under O.C.G.A. 746, 660 S.E.2d 841 (2008). 73 (2017). Arsenault v. State, 257 Ga. App. Since there was no evidence that defendant was unruly or threatened to breach the peace or even that the officer thought defendant was drunk, and defendant's sole offense was to refuse to give the defendant's name, there was no probable cause for arrest; the arrest was not lawful and defendant's physical resistance did not hinder the officer in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties. 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 Isaac Dant, Highway 17 aggravated assault, reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, no insurance, speeding in excess of maximum limits and registration and license requirements 51-7-40. You can explore additional available newsletters here. Johnson v. State, 264 Ga. App. 1130 (1908); Paschal v. State, 16 Ga. App. 16-10-24, for which defendant was acquitted, was a lesser included offense under O.C.G.A. of Regents of the Univ. The evidence established only that the officer asked the defendant to come over here to talk to the officer, which was not a command. 694, 589 S.E.2d 269 (2003); Bounds v. State, 264 Ga. App. 16-10-24(a), and terroristic threats, O.C.G.A. denied, No. - Former Code 1933, 26-2505 (see now O.C.G.A. Green v. State, 240 Ga. App. Refusing to assist prison officers in arresting escaped convicts. 7 (2008). State-wide alert system established, 35-3-191. Evidence supported defendant's rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault, criminal trespass, misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer, felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer, and possession of marijuana conviction because: (1) a victim testified that defendant choked her, slammed her around a room, and raped and sodomized her, then drank a beer, took her BC powder packets, and a cell phone, and left; (2) defendant fled from the police, kicked two officers, and had marijuana, BC packets, and a cell phone on his person; (3) defendant's DNA matched the DNA on the beer can; (4) a nurse testified that the victim's bruise was consistent with strangulation; and (5) a doctor testified that the victim's injuries were consistent with rape and sodomy. - Since the defendant made neither a verbal nor physical threat of violence to the officer but was merely obnoxious and contemptuous, the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction for obstructing a law enforcement officer. What constitutes obstructing or resisting officer, in absence of actual force, 66 A.L.R.5th 397. Smith v. State, 279 Ga. 172, 611 S.E.2d 1 (2005). - Evidence that defendant purposefully kicked and attempted to bite officers as they were assisting in the investigation of a shooting was sufficient to support a conviction. Evidence was sufficient to convict a defendant of attempting to remove a firearm from a police officer in violation of O.C.G.A. 545, 492 S.E.2d 300 (1997). Cooper v. State, 350 Ga. App. 17-10-7 upon conviction of felony obstruction of an officer, and during plea negotiations the state again referenced defendant's prior criminal history and reiterated the state would seek recidivist punishment, no error occurred in imposing the sentence based on lack of notice. 25, 2011). 16-10-24(a) and16-11-37(a). 381, 593 S.E.2d 919 (2004). Hampton v. State, 287 Ga. App. 688, 710 S.E.2d 884 (2011). 1983 case where a claim of unlawful arrest and a properly subsumed excessive force claim as to Fourth Amendment violations were sufficiently alleged; there were disputed issues as to whether a deputy and others engaged in a lawful discharge of official duties when they arrested the claimant pursuant to O.C.G.A. 2012)(Unpublished). 286, 581 S.E.2d 313 (2003). Given evidence from an ensuing police officer identifying the defendant as the driver of the vehicle stopped, and because the jury was the judge of the credibility of the witnesses presented at trial, and was authorized to reject the defendant's alibi defense, sufficient evidence was presented to support the defendant's convictions for reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane, driving with defective equipment, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, and obstruction of a police officer. Obstructing law enforcement officers (see O.C.G.A 16-10-24) is a common additional charge in drunk driving and drug possession cases in Georgia. Ingram v. State, 317 Ga. App. - After the defendant was convicted for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, the federal district court did not err by applying sentencing enhancements under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) because the defendant had three qualifying predicate offenses; two convictions for felony obstruction and a conviction for selling cocaine. 600, 677 S.E.2d 758 (2009). 847, 527 S.E.2d 595 (2000); Ballew v. State, 245 Ga. App. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. Williams v. State, 196 Ga. App. Williams v. Hudson, F.3d (11th Cir. 24-6-609) because the violation was a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. 482, 669 S.E.2d 477 (2008). 346, 606 S.E.2d 869 (2004), overruled on other grounds, Stryker v. State, 297 Ga. App. - Legislature clearly intended former Code 1933, 26-2505 (see now O.C.G.A. Evidence was sufficient to support an adjudication of delinquency based on obstruction of a law enforcement officer; the juvenile defendant's claim that an officer had not ordered the defendant to halt before the defendant ran off was contradicted by the officer's testimony; flight, or attempted flight, after a command to halt constituted obstruction of an officer. State v. 767, 563 S.E.2d 904 (2002). 190, 645 S.E.2d 676 (2007). 16-11-37(a) based upon the suspect's admission to making the statement that the defendant was "going to have his people get" the officer and that the defendant was going or wanted to "clip" the officer; the officer was entitled to qualified immunity on the suspect's related false arrest claim under 42 U.S.C. - Evidence was sufficient to enable a jury to find an inmate guilty of two counts of felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer in violation of O.C.G.A. 16-10-24(a), and there was no error in concluding that the deputy had a duty to intervene in an unlawful arrest. Because the defendant ignored the officers' requests to provide identification, and instead engaged in a fight and wrestling match with the officers in an attempt to get to a brother's residence, while a search warrant was being executed, the evidence was sufficient to support the defendant's conviction for misdemeanor obstruction in violation of O.C.G.A. 741, 572 S.E.2d 86 (2002). Green v. State, 339 Ga. App. Fricks v. State, 210 Ga. App. After an arrestee refused a deputy's order to turn around and pushed away from the deputy, the arrestee's excessive force claim failed because, inter alia, the arrestee was uncooperative, a video showed the close contact and the escalating nature of the incident, and the arrestee's refusal to comply with the deputy's instructions was, at least, misdemeanor obstruction. Apr. Williams v. State, 192 Ga. App. 771, 655 S.E.2d 244 (2007), cert. - Construed most favorably to the verdict, the evidence that defendant sold cocaine to undercover officers was sufficient to allow a rational jury to find defendant guilty of selling a controlled substance, selling a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a public housing project, and resisting arrest. 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. 16-10-24 and the argument that detaining defendant under threat of such prosecution tainted the searches was without merit. 579, 669 S.E.2d 530 (2008). 324, 628 S.E.2d 730 (2006). 204, 410 S.E.2d 799 (1991); Hall v. State, 201 Ga. App. 276, 480 S.E.2d 291 (1997). Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer can be charged as a misdemeanor or as felony. Additionally, it was not necessary to introduce the city ordinance on disorderly conduct in order to convict. 828, 676 S.E.2d 274 (2009). 16-10-24(a) as the officer was in the lawful discharge of official duties when the officer asked the juvenile to stop in order to investigate the possibility of truancy pursuant to O.C.G.A. Stryker v. State, 297 Ga. App. 151, 842 S.E.2d 920 (2020). 493, 677 S.E.2d 680 (2009). 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. 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. - After an arrestee followed an officer to the police car after a traffic stop, leaned over the hood with a pen in hand ready to write the officer's name down, and was arrested, the wrongful arrest claim survived summary judgment because the officer lacked arguable probable cause to arrest the arrestee for misdemeanor obstruction under O.C.G.A. While the defendant police officer did not have to move the officer's car, the officer could not arrest the plaintiff arrestee for reasonably and politely asking the officer to move a foot so that the arrestee could enter the arrestee's driveway, and because the argument that the officer was impeded in the officer's duty under O.C.G.A. 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. When the defendant refused to answer an officer's questions and instead exercised the right to walk away, the officer lacked probable cause to justify an arrest for obstruction, even after the defendant began running because the defendant had the right to avoid the first-tier police-citizen encounter. An officer had probable cause to arrest the defendant for disorderly conduct, O.C.G.A. 619, 604 S.E.2d 520 (2004). 576, 583 S.E.2d 243 (2003). - In a 42 U.S.C. Recent arrests around the county. Although the defendant's testimony deviated significantly from the officers', such differences were matters for the jury to resolve. United States v. Cook, F.3d (11th Cir. 544, 654 S.E.2d 449 (2007). For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Gibbs v. State, 255 Ga. App. United States v. Linker, F.3d (11th Cir. 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. A person convicted under this Code section shall be punished, in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed, by a fine as provided by law which shall be at least $300.00. 66, 653 S.E.2d 358 (2007). 675, 675 S.E.2d 567 (2009). Trial court did not err in refusing to charge the jury that "Something more than mere disagreement or remonstrance must be shown." 16-10-24 because the evidence authorized the jury to find that the defendant had obstructed or hindered two officers; there was evidence that although the defendant had been informed of the purpose of the encounter, the defendant persisted in refusing to provide a driver's license, assumed a physically aggressive stance, and refused to comply with commands to stop fighting or resisting, and there also was evidence that after being informed that the defendant was under arrest for obstruction, the defendant physically resisted the arrest. Panzner v. State, 273 Ga. App. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, There is a newer version of the Georgia Code, CHAPTER 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 2 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED OFFENSES. Given the evidence of the defendant's effort to resist law enforcement officers, which hindered the officers in carrying out the officers' duties, the defendant's misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer convictions were upheld on appeal as supported by sufficient evidence. 16-10-24) was meant to cover obstruction of law enforcement officers in general by use of violence, threat of violence, or other unlawful means. 741, 440 S.E.2d 513 (1994); Copeland v. State, 213 Ga. App. 843.04. - 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. When a police officer observed the defendant driving unsafely, the officer had an articulable suspicion sufficient to justify further questioning, and the defendant's flight and subsequent struggle with the officer obstructed the investigation. Sys. The evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant of obstruction of a police officer in violation of O.C.G.A. 73, 498 S.E.2d 552 (1998). denied, No. - 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. 1983 excessive force plaintiff arrestee's version of the facts, taking the facts in the light most favorable to the arrestee as a non-movant, no reasonable officer could have believed that probable cause existed to arrest plaintiff for a violation of O.C.G.A. 802, 644 S.E.2d 898 (2007). 40-6-202 and because the officer could search the passenger compartment of the car incident to the arrest of the first defendant. 754, 470 S.E.2d 305 (1996). 16-10-24. 20-2-698 and20-2-699; the juvenile's actions in running away despite the officer's command to stop gave the officer further reasonable suspicion that the juvenile was involved in illegal activity. 656, 727 S.E.2d 257 (2012). 848, 663 S.E.2d 274 (2008); Diaz v. State, 296 Ga. App. 16-10-24(b); despite conflicts in the evidence, the trier of fact was authorized to resolve the issue of self defense against the juveniles. 468, 436 S.E.2d 676 (1993); Onwuzuruoha v. State, 217 Ga. App. 357, 529 S.E.2d 644 (2000). Please check official sources. 16-10-24) to include forms of speech which may reasonably be interpreted as a threat of violence and which amount to an obstruction or hindrance. 16-10-24(a) and fleeing or attempting to elude in violation of O.C.G.A. Carlos Jermaine Evans Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer. - Given that the state adduced sufficient evidence establishing all the elements of the offense of felony obstruction in violation of O.C.G.A. 386, 714 S.E.2d 31 (2011). Because a high school principal told a school security officer to be on the lookout for a juvenile who was skipping class and would be involved in an after-school fight, the officer was engaged in the lawful discharge of official duties when the officer sought to find and detain the juvenile. Wilcox v. State, 300 Ga. App. When an initial stop was lawful and the defendant failed to stop when ordered to do so, there was probable cause to believe O.C.G.A. 1, 692 S.E.2d 682 (2010). 16-10-24. Thomas v. State, 322 Ga. App. 16-10-24, based on the defendant's conduct of fleeing into the house and hiding in the attic when the police officers arrived; thus, the defendant hampered and delayed the police in the lawful execution of police duty. June 22, 2007)(Unpublished). Bradley v. State, 298 Ga. App. Smith v. State, 311 Ga. App. When a defendant fought an officer during an attempted detention for an investigative stop, the officer had probable cause to arrest the defendant for obstruction of an officer under O.C.G.A. Hudson v. State, 135 Ga. App. 45, 749 S.E.2d 45 (2013). Owens v. State, 288 Ga. App. - Although a deputy sheriff, while working off-duty in a private position as a security guard, acted in a private capacity when the deputy/guard first approached the patron at a concert who was obstructing an aisle, the guard's capacity changed to that of a law enforcement officer discharging official duties when the patron became disorderly and threatened to break the peace. This is why obstruction of justice is sometimes considered to be a type of white collar crime. Copeland v. State, 281 Ga. App. WebThe 2022 Florida Statutes (including Special Session A) 316.1935 Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; aggravated fleeing or eluding.. 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. An officer had probable cause to arrest a defendant for public drunkenness and for obstruction of a police officer. 184, 663 S.E.2d 809 (2008). Turner v. State, 274 Ga. App. Feb. 4, 2015), cert. Therefore, the defendant's claim that the defendant was entitled to a directed verdict on charges of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer because the defendant was resisting an unlawful arrest was without merit. Ga. 1991), cited below, see 43 Mercer L. Rev. 16-10-24(a), as defense counsel conceded at trial that the officer's arrest was "legitimate," and no action was taken to suggest otherwise. Council v. State, 291 Ga. App. Andrews v. State, 307 Ga. App. Harris v. State, 263 Ga. App. Defendant's two Georgia convictions for felony obstruction of justice counted as predicate offenses for ACCA purposes because the offenses categorically meet the "use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force" requirement of the elements clause of ACCA; Georgia's felony obstruction statute applies only to those who obstruct a law enforcement officer by offering or doing violence to the officer's person. 897, 487 S.E.2d 696 (1997); In re C.W., 227 Ga. App. Owens v. State, 329 Ga. App. 564, 667 S.E.2d 410 (2008). 760, 500 S.E.2d 627 (1998); Wilson v. State, 233 Ga. App. Alfred v. Powell, F. Supp. 7 (2008). White v. State, 310 Ga. App. Universal Citation: GA Code 16-10-24 (2019) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a WebWPIC 120.02.01 Obstructing a Law Enforcement OfficerWillfullyDefinition Willfully means to purposefully act with knowledge that this action will hinder, delay, or obstruct a - Evidence was sufficient to support a conviction since the defendant told a police officer that "if he saw [him] again, he was going to pop a cap in his ass," which is street slang for shooting somebody. Further, there was no arguable probable cause to arrest the plaintiff. 16-10-24 beyond a reasonable doubt because, during a prison disciplinary report hearing, the inmate became loud and agitated and two officers were instructed to remove the inmate from the hearing room and place the inmate in a nearby holding cell; the inmate resisted by pulling from side to side, and then resisted being placed in the holding cell by repeatedly kicking the officers, causing the officers to wrestle the inmate to the floor to subdue the inmate. 16-10-24(a); however, the defendant's later actions in refusing to comply with police requests to show the defendant's hands and put down the defendant's cell phone were obstruction. - Fact that the indictment used the word "fighting" did not require the state to prove the defendant physically fought with the officer; it was enough to show the defendant verbally threatened the officer and acted in opposition to the officer's authority by wielding a tire iron. Universal Citation: GA Code 16-10-24 (2020) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a - Because misdemeanor obstruction was a lesser included offense of felony obstruction, the defendant's convictions for felony and misdemeanor obstruction should have been merged; therefore, the defendant's sentence was void. 153 (2004). 2d 12 (U.S. 2016), cert. - When defendant contended that the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on the felony offense of obstruction of a law enforcement officer, thereby precluding defendant's counsel from arguing to the jury the absence of the elements of the offense, and when the record indicated that the trial court fully instructed the jury on the misdemeanor grade of the offense of obstruction of a law enforcement officer, since the defendant was not accused of committing the felony offense of obstruction of a law enforcement officer, it was unnecessary to so charge the jury. Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer can be charged as a misdemeanor or as felony. Edwards v. State, 308 Ga. App. Williams v. State, 260 Ga. App. 471, 577 S.E.2d 288 (2003). The officer's use of forearm strikes was reasonable and in compliance with departmental policies. Fairwell v. State, 311 Ga. App. 16-10-24, the trial court did not err in refusing the defendant's request to charge on the lesser-included offense of reckless conduct. Collins v. Ensley, 498 Fed. Yet cases against police officers can be difficult. 16-10-24 when the district court conducted the court's frivolity review. - Defendant's act of swinging the defendant's fist at the deputy satisfied the elements of both riot in a penal institution under O.C.G.A. Application with O.C.G.A. 550, 529 S.E.2d 381 (2000). Haygood v. State, 338 Ga. App. Phillips v. State, 267 Ga. App. WebObstructing a law enforcement officer such as a police officer is a gross misdemeanor in Washington State, punishable by up to 364 days behind bars and/or a maximum $5,000 fine. 16-10-24(b) since the issue of whether the police officers provided inconsistent testimony was for the jury to decide, the defendant admitted that the defendant knew that the individual who defendant struck was a police officer, there was no requirement of proving actual injury as an element of the offense, and the officers were in lawful discharge of their duties at the time of the alleged obstruction because the officers had probable cause to arrest the defendant on a probation violation warrant; upon the officer approaching the defendant, the defendant fled and the defendant struggled, punched, and hit the officers as the officers tried to arrest the defendant. 884, 264 S.E.2d 319 (1980); In re Long, 153 Ga. App. 518, 577 S.E.2d 839 (2003). 693, 727 S.E.2d 516 (2012). 493, 677 S.E.2d 680 (2009). 66, 653 S.E.2d 358 (2007). Evidence sufficiently supported a juvenile defendant's adjudication of delinquency based upon obstruction of a law enforcement officer in violation of O.C.G.A. Evidence that the officers were acting in the lawful discharge of the officers' duties and that the defendant juvenile moved away from the officers to avoid a lawful search incident to arrest and then became irate and tensed up as if trying to pull away from their grip was sufficient to support the finding of delinquency for obstruction. Civil rights claims are an important part of our legal system, providing a balance between the duty of law enforcement to uphold the laws, and the rights of individuals to be free from police misconduct. 681, 747 S.E.2d 688 (2013); Harper v. State, 337 Ga. App. Whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation or proper administration of any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States or any case filed under title Evidence that the defendant refused to get into a patrol car and struggled with two officers, then told the defendant's spouse, "I will kill you when I get out of jail," supported the defendant's convictions of terroristic threats and obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer under O.C.G.A. Bihlear v. State, 295 Ga. App. Causing harm to or intimidating a juror, witness, or member of law enforcement. Ga. L. 2017, p. 500, 1-1/SB 160, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Back the Badge Act of 2017.'". , O.C.G.A 2002 ) ( 2008 ) ; Ballew v. State, 245 Ga. 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