Legal Opinion
A.W. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 7, 2012No. 4D10-4923PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
. STEVENSON, J.
A.W. appeals the disposition order finding him guilty of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer without violence and criminal mischief. Because the evidence failed to establish that the arresting officers were acting in the lawful execution of a legal duty, we reverse the finding of guilt as to resisting an officer without violence.
During appellant’s trial, an officer testified that she responded to an anonymous 911 call reporting a peeping tom/prowler. When she arrived at the community from which the call originated, she was “flagged” down by people sitting…
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