Fighting client’s obstruction and striking an officer charge. On Wednesday, October 3, 2018, I accompanied my client to the Fayette County superior court. My client was charged with obstruction and striking an officer, with felony obstruction for head-butting an officer, and also for possession of methamphetamine. I entered a plea for him of obstruction or hindering a law-enforcement officer, Georgia code 16-10-24. The penalty for violating 16-10-24 is $1000 fine and up to one year in jail or both. This being a misdemeanor charge is a significant reduction from the penalty of felony obstruction. My client was unable to enter a plea as a first offender because he had previously had a first offender status revoked. This plea deal resulted in a three-year term of straight probation (no prison time),

with felony obstruction for head-butting an officer, and also for possession of methamphetamine. 

I entered a plea for him of obstruction or hindering a law-enforcement officer, Georgia code 16-10-24.

The penalty for violating 16-10-24 is $1000 fine and up to one year in jail or both.  This being a misdemeanor charge is a significant reduction from the penalty of felony obstruction.

My client was unable to enter a plea as a first offender because he had previously had a first offender status revoked.

This plea deal resulted in a three-year term of straight probation (no prison time), 

This was victory because the original offer from the prosecutor was a five year sentence which would have required at least one year in custody.

We excepted these terms and my client will be supervised in Forsyth County where he presently lives.
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