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State v. Biller

Citations

  • 5 Conn. App. 616
  • 501 A.2d 1218
  • 1985 Conn. App. LEXIS 1208

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  • considering Webster’s Third New International Dictionary definition of “obstruct” in analyzing the language under Conn. Gen.Stat. § 53a-167a for interfering with an officer
  • considering the question of whether a police officer is performing an official duty, sufficient to satisfy that element of obstructing and hindering, if he is making an illegal arrest
  • consulting dictionary definition of “obstruct,” which included “hinder,” in holding that defendant who “merely delayed” post-arrest search of his 17 person could be found guilty of interfering with police officer under Conn. Gen Stat. § 53a- 167a

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Judges: Bieluch

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