Farmer v. State

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

A jury found the appellant, Alvin Burl Farmer, guilty of the offense of resisting arrest and thereupon assessed a fine of $2,000.00.

We affirm.

The offense was allegedly committed on the morning of January 7, 1978, when an officer of the Crowley Police Department responded to a reported domestic disturbance. Differing accounts as to the facts surrounding the alleged offense were elicited at trial.

The appellant’s first point of error is that the trial court erred in permitting his cross-examination as to oral statements made to police officers following his arrest.

On…