[Imc] Tim and Laura Arrest
Bob Cook
bobcook at onthejob.net
Wed May 2 17:08:10 UTC 2001
Hi All,
I've been doing some searching around on the web. I found this:
720 ILCS 5/31-1(a) provides that a person commits resisting or
obstructing a peace officer if she "knowingly resists or obstructs
the performance by one known to the person to be a peace officer
or correctional institutional employee of any authorized act within
his official capacity. . . ." Under Illinois law, an act of physical
resistence is required to commit resisting or obstructing an officer;
"[r]efraining from physical action or failing to cooperate with the
police is generally not considered the same as resisting or obstructing
an officer."
So, if they were charged with "obstructing a police officer" the charge
may be bogus?
-Bob
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