Hope Cole v. State of Texas

Opinion filed August 6, 2009 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals ___________ No. 11-08-00094-CR __________ HOPE COLE, Appellant V. STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the County Court at Law Ector County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 07-3689 MEMORANDUM OPINION The jury convicted Hope Cole of the offense of resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor. The trial court assessed appellant’s punishment at a $1,500 fine. We affirm. Background A person commits an offense of resisting arrest “if [s]he intentionally prevents or obstructs a person [s]he knows is a peace officer . . . from effecting an…