obstructing officer

obstructing officer
Impeding a public officer in the performance of his duty by direct or indirect means. 39 Am J1st Obst J § 8. The word includes any passive, indirect, circuitous impediments to the service or execution of process, such as hindering or preventing an officer by not opening a door or removing an obstacle or by concealing or removing property. 39 Am J1st Obst J § 10. The word does not mean to oppose or impede the process with which the officer is armed, or to defeat its execution, but that the officer himself shall be obstructed. Davis v State, 76 Ga 721, 722.

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