Commonwealth v. Katykhin

On appeal from his conviction for resisting arrest, G. L. c. 268, § 32B, the defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient. The relevant portions of the statute are set forth in the margin.1 The defendant argues that his behavior subjecting him to the charge (a) occurred after his arrest had already been effected, and (b) in any event was so innocuous that it was not contemplated by the statute, i.e., that the statute does not reach *262conduct that interferes with an arrest but poses no threat to the bodily integrity of the arresting officer, let alone a substantial risk of bodily injury.…