STATE v. CALDWELL

No. 89-1109-CR.

154 Wis.2d 683 (1990)

454 N.W.2d 13

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Eugene CALDWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Charles Bennett Vetzner, assistant state public defender.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general and James M. Freimuth, assistant attorney general.

Before Brown, P.J., Scott and Nettesheim, JJ.


BROWN, P.J.

Eugene Caldwell appeals from his conviction of obstructing an officer. He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction because, although it included proof that he knowingly gave false information with intent to mislead a police officer in the performance of his duty, the officer was not prevented or hampered in his performance. We hold, however, that proof of knowingly giving false information with intent to mislead constitutes an...

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