PEOPLE v. LITTLE

Docket No. 87021.

434 Mich. 752 (1990)

456 N.W.2d 237

PEOPLE v. LITTLE

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Louis J. Caruso, Solicitor General, Richard Thompson, Prosecuting Attorney, Richard C. Williams, Chief, Appellate Division, and Richard H. Browne, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

William E. Ziem for the defendant.


PER CURIAM:

After being arrested for driving while intoxicated, the defendant allegedly assaulted a police officer. He was charged under the statute that prohibits obstructing an officer's efforts to keep the peace. The circuit court granted a motion to quash, evidently concluding that the statute only applies to obstructive behavior that precedes or accompanies an arrest. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We reverse, because the plain language of the statute covers...

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