State v. Mitchell

OPINION

GEMMILL, J.

¶ 1 May a suspect who has been handcuffed commit the crime of resisting arrest? After construing the phrase “effecting an arrest” in Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-2508 (1999), we answer this question in the affirmative.

¶ 2 Jason Eshum Mitchell appeals his conviction and sentence for resisting arrest, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal and that the court erred in refusing to give his requested jury instruction. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 3 We view the evidence in the light…