P.B. v. State

P.B., a juvenile, appeals his conviction of resisting arrest without violence. P.B. contends the police officer was not engaged in the lawful performance of her duty at the time of his arrest. Therefore, he could not be guilty of resisting arrest without violence. We find the police officer was engaged in the lawful performance of her duty and affirm the conviction.

On December 19, 2003, while on routine patrol, Officer Felipe observed P.B. exchanging money for what she believed was drugs. P.B. “took off running” when he saw Officer Felipe. She gave chase repeatedly yelling to the juvenile to…