Legal Opinion
Polk v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 12, 2003No. 101, Sept. Term, 2002PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRELL, Judge.
As the result of a contretemps at a hospital between Petitioner, Rhonda Michelle Polk, and a special police officer, Corporal Raymond Sperl, Polk was convicted of disorderly conduct in violation of Md.Code (1957, 1996 Repl.Vol., 2001 Supp.), Art. 27 § 121(b)(3) (“A person may not willfully fail to obey a reasonable and lawful order of a law enforcement officer made to prevent a disturbance to the public peace.”)1 and resisting arrest. We agree with the Circuit Court for Wicomico County and the Court of Special Appeals that facts placed before the trial court were sufficient to…
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