Alvarez v. State

Doyle, Judge.

Juan Alvarez, Jr., was convicted of one count of felony obstruction of an officer 1 and two counts of the lesser included offense of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer. 2 Alvarez appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that the trial court erred by admitting hearsay evidence and denying his motion for a directed verdict on that ground. He also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends that the trial court’s jury charge was erroneous. We affirm, for reasons that follow.

Construed in favor of the verdict, 3 the evidence shows that Sergeant…