Jarvis v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Dorothy Jarvis guilty of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Jarvis appeals, alleging the trial court erred in failing to grant her motion for a directed verdict of acquittal and that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We find no error and affirm Jarvis’ conviction.

The standard of review for the denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is the same as that for determining the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction: We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict…