K.W. v. STATE

No. 49S02-1301-JV-20.

984 N.E.2d 610 (2013)

K.W., Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

February 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel M. Schumm , Indianapolis, IN, Ruth Ann Johnson , Marion County Public Defender, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Andrew A. Kobe , Monika Prekopa Talbot , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-1201-JV-9

RUSH, Justice.

A school liaison officer intervened in a hallway scuffle between K.W. and another student. K.W. turned away from the officer's effort to handcuff him, and was adjudicated delinquent for resisting law enforcement. We granted transfer, and now reverse because there is insufficient evidence that K.W. acted "forcibly," as the offense of resisting law enforcement requires...

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