State v. Chambers

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4737

Syllabus

MOOTNESS — OBSTRUCTING OFFICIAL BUSINESS — R.C. 2921.31 — RESISTING ARREST — R.C. 2921.33 — MENS REA — SPECIFIC INTENT — FIRST AMENDMENT — SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE — SUBSTANTIAL STOPPAGE: Because defendant was sentenced only to the time he had involuntarily served prior to trial, defendant did not serve his sentence voluntarily, and his misdemeanor appeal was not moot. Evidence that defendant shouted and cursed at officers and his alleged victim in a manner that derailed the officers' investigation, together with evidence suggesting an obstructive intent, including defendant's refusal to sit on the curb and attempts to step away from the approaching officer, was sufficient to sustain defendant's conviction for obstructing official business. Evidence that officers witnessed defendant obstruct official business, that defendant protested he did not wish to be arrested, and that the officers sought to physically seize and restrain him before he resisted, was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for resisting arrest