State v. McClure

In this criminal case, defendant was convicted of resisting arrest for violating the terms of his parole. We conclude, as did the trial court and the Court of Appeals, that an arrest for a parole violation qualifies as an arrest for purposes of ORS 162.315 — the resisting arrest statute— and affirm.

Because the jury found defendant guilty, we present the facts in the light most favorable to the state. State v. Lewis, 352 Or 626, 628, 290 P3d 288 (2012). In 2009, defendant was walking in Portland’s Old Town when two officers stopped him, engaged him in conversation, and asked for his name.…