Johnson v. State

Georgia Court of Appeals
Johnson v. State, 253 S.E.2d 889 (1979)
149 Ga. App. 273; 1979 Ga. App. LEXIS 1816
Quillian, Smith, Birdsong

Johnson v. State

Opinion

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for giving a false name to a law enforcement officer (Code Ann. § 26-2506; Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249,1313) and for escape. Held:

1. The trial judge’s charge to the jury stressed the necessity of their finding the accused gave a false name with the intent of misleading the officer as to his identity. The defendant was arrested for a traffic violation and found to be without a driver’s license. He gave as his name "Randy Jopling.” The following day he responded *274 affirmatively to the question "Is your name Ralph Bell Johnson?” The defendant’s testimony was that he used both names "in a legal content” although he admitted the name he gave the police officers ("Randy Jopling”) was not the name found on his birth certificate, his social security card or on his former driver’s license.

Submitted February 8, 1979 — Decided March 8, 1979. Lawson E. Thompson, for appellant. Kenneth E. Goolsby, District Attorney, Dennis C. Sanders, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

The evidence was sufficient to sustain the jury’s finding that the defendant violated Code Ann. § 26-2506.

2. The evidence overwhelmingly supported the defendant’s conviction for escape.

Judgment affirmed.

Smith and Birdsong, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
Johnson v. the State
Cited By
8 cases
Status
Published