C.M.M. v. State

Appellant challenges her convictions for battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. The sole issue on appeal is whether the law enforcement officer, who was working as a school resource officer, was executing a legal duty at the time he encountered and detained Appellant on school grounds.1 We conclude that the officer was executing a legal duty and affirm Appellant’s convictions.

An administrative dean at Colonial High School noticed Appellant running across the courtyard on her way to class. The dean realized that Appellant would be tardy and directed her to…