Three members of a Peachtree City family have filed a petition for a new trial in the wake of their conviction of misdemeanors in State Court last week.

Kevin and Carolyn O'Keefe were charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer and maintaing a disorderly house, while son Thomas Patrick O'Keefe faced a charge of simple battery. All three received 12 months probation and are prohibited from consuming alcohol during that time.

The four-day trial came after an incident last August, when Peachtree City police investigated a call about a disturbance in the vicinity of the O'Keefe residence.

Lawyer Paul Weiner, representing the O'Keefes, said in his closing argument that police entered the home unnecessarily and improperly, setting off a chain of events that resulted in the arrest of the three defendants.

More than 30 police officers attended the sentencing phase of the trial last Friday morning.