Kendrick v. State

MCFADDEN, Judge.

Josephine Kendrick appeals her misdemeanor conviction for obstructing an officer, arguing that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that the trial court erred by refusing to give a requested jury charge. We find that the evidence is sufficient to support the conviction. We also find that the trial court’s charge adequately covered the legal principle embodied in the requested charge. We therefore affirm Kendrick’s conviction.

1. Sufficiency of the evidence.

When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting her criminal conviction, “the…