Case Study: Meja V. State

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In order to commit the crime of simple battery in the state of Georgia, the following elements must be present at the time the crime is being committed: “(1) Intentionally makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the person of another; or (2) Intentionally causes physical harm to another.” In Meja v. State (1998), Josiah Meja, the defendant, is convicted of four counts of simple battery (as well as two counts of battery and one count of family violence battery). Angered for unspecified reasons, Meja forces Bernadine Ikuakman, who lives with Meja, to leave the home. She complies, but she returns the following day. When she returns, Meja does not allow her to enter the residence. Eventually, she is able to enter the home.

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