Anderson v. State

OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of resisting arrest and search, and the court assessed his punishment at five months confinement. Appellant asserts three grounds of error.

On January 10, 1985, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Officer Michael Wood, an undercover narcotics detective with the Baytown Police Department, was maintaining surveillance on a vehicle. He requested that the complainant, Officer Donna Whitehead, assist him. She responded to his radio call, and as the officers were attempting to make arrests, a struggle ensued. Meanwhile, a crowd gathered, and 10 to 15…