State v. Graham

— The juvenile defendant in this appeal challenges his convictions for obstructing a public servant and for resisting arrest. He argues that a uniformed off-duty police officer who is working as a private security guard cannot be a "public servant” who is performing "official duties” for purposes of the obstructing statute, and is not a "peace officer” for purposes of the resisting arrest statute.

We affirm the convictions and hold that a police officer, *714whether on duty or off duty, is a public servant and a peace officer. Whether the officer is identified as such and is engaged in performing…