A March 10 published appellate ruling from San Bernardino has solidified a lower standard for convictions of obstruction of a police officer.
Prosecutors do not have to prove a defendant knew they were resisting an officer—prosecutors just have to prove the defendant reasonably should have known they were resisting an officer, the ruling says.
Highway stroll
The case, People v. Prospero Serna, revolves around Serna’s self-endangerment on an unidentified freeway on Aug. 21, 2021.
Serna was walking in the traffic lines. California Highway Patrol Officer Holguin—whose first name was not identified—was providing security for a weed crew by the side of the freeway. Holguin blocked
