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Noncompliance with a "stop and identify" law that does not explicitly impose a penalty may constitute violation of another law, such as one to the effect of "resisting, obstructing, or delaying a peace officer". State courts have made varying interpretations of both "stop and identify" and "obstructing" laws.
On December 2, 1947, now-Senator LaFond and two fellow fisherman (one of them Assemblyman Frank Le Clair) got into another clash with conservation wardens, and were charged with preventing the wardens from seizing evidence of violations of fishing laws. He was convicted of "resisting and obstructing conservation wardens in the performance of ...
Before passage of the law, Miami police chief John F. Timoney called the law unnecessary and dangerous in that "[w]hether it's trick-or-treaters or kids playing in the yard of someone who doesn't want them there or some drunk guy stumbling into the wrong house, you're encouraging people to possibly use deadly physical force where it shouldn't ...
Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain United States Government officers or employees is an offense under 18 U.S.C. § 111. Simple assault is a class A misdemeanor, but if physical contact occurs, the offense is a class D felony. If a deadly weapon is used or bodily injury is inflicted, it is a class C felony. [1]
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) is suing a group of GOP state lawmakers, alleging they unconstitutionally “obstructed basic government functions,” including by blocking pay raises for thousands ...
In the United States, a failure to obey charge is typically a misdemeanor.For example, in Virginia, it is a misdemeanor to refuse to assist an officer in responding to a breach of the peace [2] or in executing his official duties in a criminal case. [3]
The city of Sacramento might have violated state law when it blocked journalists from entering the entire block where it was clearing a homeless camp Monday. ... “If you’re obstructing police ...
The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house, Wisconsin State Senate, and the lower Wisconsin State Assembly, both of which have had Republican majorities since January 2011. With both houses combined, the legislature has 132 members ...