STATE v. GROBSTICK

No. 94-1045-CR.

200 Wis.2d 242 (1996)

546 N.W.2d 187

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Gilbert J. GROBSTICK, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the brief of Katherine R. Kruse of Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons of Madison.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, with James M. Freimuth, assistant attorney general.

Before Eich, C.J., Gartzke, P.J., and Vergeront, J.


GARTZKE, P.J.

Gilbert Grobstick appeals from a judgment convicting him of obstructing an officer, § 946.41(1), STATS., and felony escape from custody, § 946.42(3)(a), STATS. He asserts that the evidence was insufficient to convict him on the obstruction charge because fleeing and hiding from an officer do not establish "obstruction." He also asserts that because the jury instruction on the escape charge erroneously referred to a bench warrant as a ground...

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