· 5/6/1985
People v. Schoondermark
Citations
- 699 P.2d 411
- 1985 Colo. LEXIS 435
How courts have described this case
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- holding that evidence that “defendant’s arms came in contact with [the arresting officers] during [his] various struggles” with the officers was sufficient to support a finding that he had applied physical force
- defining the violent application of physical force as the “abnormally sudden and intense use of physical strength against a peace officer”
- finding sufficient evidence to support a defendant’s conviction of second degree assault where the defendant “struggled violently” against the officers who restrained him, while noting that the defendant basically conceded his conduct was violent
- officer testimony that the defendant’s “arms came in contact” with the officers was sufficient to support a conviction of second degree assault against a peace officer
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Judges: Kirshbaum
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