Maxwell v. State (2007)
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Chambers v. State (2025)
The State and the dissent, however, resist this straightforward reading of the plain language of OCGA § 40-6-395 (a) by relying on Maxwell v. State, in which we affirmed a conviction for felony fleeing or attempting to elude where the defendant driver fled after receiving a signal to stop from an officer on foot. 282 Ga. 22, 23-24 ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007), disapproved in part on other grounds, Willis v. State, 304 Ga. 686 , 706 n.3 ( 820 SE2d 640 ) (2018).
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Gary v. the State (2016)
See also Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 23 (1) ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007) (“[a] criminal statute must be construed strictly against criminal liability and, if it is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation, the interpretation most favorable to the [accused] must be adopted”) (punctuation and footnote omitted).
“[a] criminal statute must be construed strictly against criminal liability and, if it is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation, the interpretation most favorable to the [accused] must be adopted”
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Chambers v. State (2025)
As we explained in Maxwell, OCGA § 40-6- 395 (a) on its face contemplates two different situations, because the statute’s first sentence explicitly applies to a “pursuing police vehicle or police officer[.]” Maxwell, 282 Ga. at 24 (emphasis supplied).
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Ham v. State (2010)
OCGA § 16-2-20 (b). 18 Scott v. State, 297 Ga. App. 577, 580 ( 677 SE2d 755 ) (2009) (citation and punctuation omitted). 19 See generally Rankin, supra; see Scott, supra (armed robbery); Mitchell v. State, 271 Ga. App. 711, 713 (1) ( 610 SE2d 672 ) (2005) (burglary); London v. State, 247 Ga. App. 618, 622-623 (5) ( 544 SE2d 525 ) (2001) (aggravated assault); Howze v. State, 201 Ga. App. 96, 97 ( 410 SE2d 323 ) (1991) (possession of a firearm during commission of a felony). 2…
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Carter v. State (2014)
See Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 26 (2) (d), n. 12 ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007) (“if a defendant is denied a full panel of qualified jurors, his conviction must be reversed”) (citation omitted).
“if a defendant is denied a full panel of qualified jurors, his conviction must be reversed”
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Demario Peire Alford v. State (2014)
See Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 26 (2) (d), n. 12 ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007) (“if a defendant is denied a full panel of qualified jurors, his conviction must be reversed”) (citation omitted).
“if a defendant is denied a full panel of qualified jurors, his conviction must be reversed”
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BLEDSON v. State (2008)
NOTES [1] Bledson was also charged with misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer, but the jury found her not guilty of that offense. [2] Hampton v. State, 287 Ga.App. 896 (1), 652 S.E.2d 915 (2007). [3] See id. [4] See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979); Hampton, supra at 896-897 , 652 S.E.2d 915 . [5] (Punctuation omitted.) Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 23 (1), 644 S.E.2d 822 (2007). [6] (Punctuation omitted.) Bradford v. State, 287…
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Willis v. State (2018)
See Caldwell v. State, 304 Ga. 51, 54 (2) ( 816 SE2d 13 ) (2018); Gray v. State, 298 Ga. 885, 887 (2) n.3 ( 785 SE2d 517 ) (2016); Martin v. State, 298 Ga. 259, 273 (4) ( 779 SE2d 342 ) (2015); Spears v. State, 296 Ga. 598, 608 (7) ( 769 SE2d 337 ) (2015); Nwakanma v. State, 296 Ga. 493, 500 (5) ( 768 SE2d 503 ) (2015); Edenfield v. State, 293 Ga. 370, 379 (7) ( 744 SE2d 738 ) (2013); Ellington v. State, 292 Ga. 109, 140 (8) (b) ( 735 SE2d 736 ) (2012); Rice v. State, 292 Ga…
“Moreover, in construing language in any one part of a statute, a court should consider the entire scheme of the statute and attempt to gather the legislative intent from the statute as a whole.” (Citation, punctuation and footnote omitted.) Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 23-24 (1) ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007).
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Jonathan Robinson v. State (2015)
Robinson’s citation to Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 25-26 (2) (a) ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007) does not warrant a different result.
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Robinson v. the State (2015)
Robinson’s citation to Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 25-26 (2) (a) ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007) does not warrant a different result.
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Smith v. State (2011)
“A criminal statute must be construed strictly against criminal liability and, if it is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation, the interpretation most favorable to the party facing criminal liability must be adopted.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 23 ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007).
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Higdon v. State (2011)
Even if “one occasion” could be reasonably interpreted to limit first offender treatment to only one offense, “[a] criminal statute must be construed strictly against criminal liability and, if it is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation, the interpretation most favorable to the party facing criminal liability must be adopted.” Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 23 ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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McGuire v. State (2007)
Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 25-26 (2) ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007). 2.
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Bradford v. State (2007)
To the contrary, the indictment specifies that Bradford attempted to elude an officer in a pursuing vehicle “after having been given a visible signal to bring his vehicle to a stop by an officer.” 4 We also note that after Bradford exited the vehicle and Bailey ordered him to stop, Bradford complied. 5 See Phillips, supra (defendant entitled to directed verdict on obstruction where officer never turned on emergency lights or otherwise ordered defendant to halt); Williams v. …
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Rouse v. State (2009)
See also Maxwell v. State, 282 Ga. 22, 25-26 (2) ( 644 SE2d 822 ) (2007).