Mitchell v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is opposing the arrest of another for a misdemeanor; the punishment, a fine of twenty-five dollars.

*261The prosecution proceeded under Article 339, P. C., which reads as follows:

“If any person shall willfully oppose or resist an officer in executing or attempting to execute any lawful warrant for the arrest of another person in a misdemeanor case, or in arresting or attempting to arrest any person without a warrant, where the law authorizes or requires the arrest to be made without a warrant, he shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred…