State of Tennessee v. Austin Forkpa

11/16/2020 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE July 28, 2020 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. AUSTIN FORKPA Appeal from the Criminal Court for Washington County No. 44904 Stacy L. Street, Judge No. E2019-01605-CCA-R3-CD After a bench trial, the Defendant, Austin Forkpa, was convicted of resisting arrest, for which he received a six-month sentence. On appeal, the Defendant argues that his conviction was not supported by sufficient evidence, specifically alleging that he did not intentionally use force to prevent or obstruct an arrest and, alternatively, that he was acting…