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STATE v. BARKER

No. 1 CA-CR 09-0700.

253 P.3d 286 (2011)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. William Charles BARKER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

April 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Horne , Arizona Attorney General By Kent E. Cattani , Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals/Capital Litigation Section, Katia Mehu , Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.

Law Offices of Paul J. Mattern By Paul J. Mattern , Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellant.

OPINION

DOWNIE, Judge.

¶ 1 William Charles Barker appeals his conviction for resisting arrest. We affirm the conviction and hold that a police officer need not announce that a person is under arrest in order to "effect an arrest" within the meaning of Arizona's resisting arrest statute.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY1

¶ 2 Officer Miller came upon Barker and a woman arguing loudly in the roadway...

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