W.W. v. State

W.W., a juvenile, was found guilty of resisting or obstructing a law enforcement officer without violence. He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of dismissal because the state failed to prove that the officer was engaged in the execution of a lawful duty at the time he questioned appellant at his house and that appellant’s words alone did not constitute obstruction or resistance of any lawful duty. Because the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support appellant’s conviction for resisting or obstructing an officer without violence, we reverse the…