State v. Brandes

OPINION

HALBROOKS, Judge.

Appellant challenges a jury verdict convicting him of interference with an emergency call. Appellant argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, specifically contending that the state failed to prove that an emergency existed at the time the call was attempted. Because we conclude that the element of an “emergency” does not require the state to prove the existence of threats of violence, violence, or an underlying criminal offense, and because we conclude that the evidence was sufficient to demonstrate that an emergency existed at the time of…