Graham v. State

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 08A04-0712-CR-00668

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Jeffrey A. Graham was found guilty of criminal recklessness, criminal mischief, and forcibly resisting arrest as the result of a neighborhood confrontation in which he used a shotgun against another citizen and could only be brought to heel with help from the SWAT team. We affirm his convictions and sentence, except as respects the misdemeanor of resisting. The evidence on that count demonstrates obnoxious disrespect for authority, but not the use of any force by Graham, which is…