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PEOPLE v. BASKERVILLE

No. 111056.

963 N.E.2d 898 (2012)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Christine BASKERVILLE et al. (Joseph Baskerville, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Brian J. Towne , State's Attorney, of Ottawa ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Drew Meyer , Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Patrick Delfino , Robert J. Biderman and James C. Majors , of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Peter A. Carusona , Deputy Defender, and Jay Wiegman , Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Ottawa, for appellee.

OPINION

Justice THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 In this appeal, we are asked to consider whether the offense of obstructing a peace officer under section 31-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/31-1 (West 2006)) necessitates proof of a physical act, and whether the evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction. For the reasons that follow, we hold that proof of a physical act is not a necessary...

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