People v. Goodwin

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of threatening a public official. State failed to adduce adequate evidence, as required by statute, that the sheriff's department employee working as a correctional officer, to whom Defendant conveyed the statement "I'm thinking about killing you" was a public official for purposes of that offense. State was required to prove that employee was a sworn law enforcement officer. Double jeopardy bars retrial.(CHAPMAN and OVERSTREET, concurring.)