State v. Newman

STROUD, Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the State’s appeal from the trial court order dismissing one of two criminal charges pending against defendant Sheila Newman. We reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the charge of resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer.

I. Background

On 6 March 2004, defendant was charged with second degree trespass (“trespass”), resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer 1 (“RDO”), and assault on a government official. Henderson Police Department Officer K. M. Riddick was investigating a call concerning a disruptive customer at Sally…