Legal Opinion

Finley, William Bryan Iii

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 24, 2016No. PD-1473-14PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.

in which Keller, P.J., Johnson, Hervey, Alcala, Richardson, Yeary, and Newell, JJ., joined.

At William Finley’s bench trial, the judge convicted him for resisting arrest when opposing police attempts to handcuff *927him. The court of appeals found the evidence legally sufficient to support Finley’s conviction.1 We affirm its judgment because Finley used force “against” the officers in opppsing his arrest as required by Penal Code § 38.03.

I, Background

On March 5, 2011, Officer Fuller came to Finley’s residence looking for Dennis Boyd, Finley’s future son-in-law, as part of a warrant-roundup.…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dobbs, Atha AlbertCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  3. William Bryan Finley, Ill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2014

4Cited by25 opinions

  1. United States v. Brenton MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  2. Andre Terrell Malone v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2024
  3. Armando Sauzameda Mendoza v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2024
  4. Christopher Roberts v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2016
  5. David Flores III v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2020

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