What is the test for battery against a police officer?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Parsons, H040812 (Cal. App. 2016):
The prosecutor also misapplied CALCRIM 240 in his argument regarding count 1. We understand subdivision (c)(2) to require that (1) defendant commit a battery against a peace officer, and (2) the battery must proximately cause injury. CALCRIM 240 addresses the nexus between the battery and the injury; the battery causes an injury if the injury is a natural and probable consequence of the battery. (See People v. Jackson
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