Snell v. State

OPINION

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issue

Phyllis Snell appeals from her conviction, after a jury trial, of count I, resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, and count II, disorderly conduct, a Class B misdemeanor. Snell challenges the trial court’s refusal of her tendered jury instructions related to constitutionally protected speech. We reverse, holding that the evidence supports giving the tendered instructions, and that Allen County Local Criminal Rule 9, requiring requests for instructions to be submitted prior to trial, is incompatible with the Indiana Trial Rule 51(C) allowing…