AI Generated Opinion Summaries

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Facts

• The Defendant, Peter Campbell, was convicted of battery on a police officer, aggravated battery on a police officer, assault on a peace officer, and resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: The Defendant argued that his convictions should be reversed due to being arrested without a warrant, which was required under the circumstances. He also contended that the jury was not properly instructed to find whether the officers were acting in the lawful discharge of their duties at the time of the alleged assault/battery. Furthermore, he claimed to have received ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to raise these issues in the district court.
• Appellee: The State, through its representation, opposed the Defendant's arguments but specific submissions are not detailed in the provided text.

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's arrest without a warrant under the circumstances warranted the reversal of his convictions.
• Whether the jury should have been instructed to determine if the officers were acting in the lawful discharge of their duties at the time of the alleged assault/battery.
• Whether the Defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel due to his trial counsel's failure to raise the first two issues in the district court.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant's convictions.

Reasons

• Per Cynthia A. Fry, J. (Timothy L. Garcia, J., and M. Monica Zamora, J., concurring):
  The Court remained unpersuaded by the Defendant's arguments, finding no new legal arguments or facts that supported his claims for reversing the convictions. The decision to affirm the convictions was based on the reasons stated in the Court's calendar notice, indicating that the appellate court found the procedural and substantive aspects of the trial and the Defendant's subsequent convictions to be in order.