Court Opinion

ID: 5603328
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-11 03:35:06.339744+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:36:51.428969
License: Public Domain

Hill, C. J.
1. Threats alone, unaccompanied by any effort or apparent intention to execute them, are not sufficient' to constitute the offense of obstructing, resisting, or opposing an officer in the execution of lawful process, under section 306 of the Penal Code. Statham v. State, 41 Ga. 507 (4) ; Davis v. State, 76 Ga. 721; 29 Cyc. 1329.
2. The verdict is without evidence to support it, and a new trial should have been granted. Judgment reversed.