People v. Bernal

*514Opinion

BENKE, Acting P. J.

Penal Code1 section 69 makes it a crime to knowingly resist, with force or violence, an executive officer in the performance of his or her duties. In his principal argument on appeal, the defendant in this case, Fernando Bernal, argues that section 69 requires proof that the defendant used force against or on the executive officer. We reject this narrow interpretation of section 69.

Section 69 plainly covers a situation, such as the one disclosed in this record, where an officer’s attempt to lawfully restrain defendant was hampered by defendant’s quite forceful…