State v. Greenlee

Summary

The Ohio Second District Court of Appeals affirmed Kiel T. Greenlee’s convictions for resisting arrest and obstructing official business. The court held that sufficient evidence supported the jury’s findings that Greenlee ran from officers attempting to execute an arrest warrant and failed to comply with repeated commands during the arrest.

Holdings

1. The evidence was sufficient to support Greenlee's conviction for resisting arrest because his flight from the officers, continued refusal to stop, and refusal to comply with commands to get on the ground could constitute reckless resistance that delayed and impeded his lawful arrest.
2. The evidence was sufficient to support Greenlee's conviction for obstructing official business because his running and failure to obey repeated orders to stop and get on the ground were intended to prevent, obstruct, or delay the officers' authorized duties and actually hampered or impeded them.
3. The trial court properly overruled Greenlee's Crim.R. 29 motion because sufficient evidence supported both convictions.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support Greenlee's conviction for resisting arrest under R.C. 2921.33(A).
2. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support Greenlee's conviction for obstructing official business under R.C. 2921.31(A).
3. Whether the trial court properly overruled Greenlee's Crim.R. 29 motion for acquittal.

Disposition

affirmed