Supreme Court of Connecticut· 12/8/1987

State v. Williams

Citations

205 Conn. 456
534 A.2d 230
1987 Conn. LEXIS 1061

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upholding state statute proscribing interference with police officer in the performance of his duties
upholding constitutionality of obstruction of justice statute, but interpreting it to exclude situations in which a defendant merely questions a police officer’s authority or protests his or her action
construing narrowly statute proscribing interfering with peace officer to save it from overbreadth challenge
statute providing that a “person is guilty of interfering with an officer when he obstructs, resists, hinders or endangers any peace officer ... in the performance of his duties”

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Judges: Peters

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