STATE OF MISSOURI v. EDDIE L. MARSHALL

A domestic call to police led to a foot chase and eventually to Eddie Marshall’s felony conviction for resisting arrest, § 575.150. 1 On appeal, Marshall challenges (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, and (2) the requisite mental state for the offense. We affirm.

Background

Marshall’s girlfriend called police and reported that he had threatened her with a knife in a domestic dispute. Patrol cars headed to the scene with Officer Hickey in the lead.

Marshall, who was standing in the road, fled as the first patrol car approached. Officer Hickey gave chase by car, then on…