People v. Pohl
Cases that cite this one
16 later published cases cite this decision.
- People v. Philabaun (Mich. Ct. App. 1999)
- People v. Philabaun (Mich. Ct. App. 1999)
- People of Michigan v. Timothy Ray Palacios II (Mich. Ct. App. 2017)
- People of Michigan v. Timothy Ray Palacios II (Mich. Ct. App. 2017)
- People of Michigan v. David James Cramer Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2022)
- People of Michigan v. Seven Adam Laroue (Mich. Ct. App. 2019)
- Starmania Hitson v. City of Eastpointe (Mich. Ct. App. 2018)
- Starmania Hitson v. City of Eastpointe (Mich. Ct. App. 2018)
- People of Michigan v. Antonio Maurice Lacey (Mich. Ct. App. 2015)
- People of Michigan v. Paul Peter Gross (Mich. Ct. App. 2015)
- People of Michigan v. Duane Kevin McGilary (Mich. Ct. App. 2015)
- People of Michigan v. Deon Jefferson Johnson (Mich. Ct. App. 2015)
- People of Michigan v. Justin Paul Young (Mich. Ct. App. 2014)
- Rockwell v. Palmer (District Court, W.D. Michigan 2008)
- People v. Philabaun (Mich. 1999)
- People v. Davis (Mich. Ct. App. 1995)
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Opinion
Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of resisting and obstructing a police officer, MCL 750.479; MSA 28.747. He also pleaded guilty of operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, MCL 257.625(1); MSA 9.2325(1), and of being an habitual offender, second offense, MCL 769.10; MSA 28.1082. Defendant was sentenced to serve one hundred days in jail and five years’ probation for the resisting and obstructing conviction, along with a concurrent term of ninety days in jail and two years’ probation for the ouil conviction. Defendant appeals as of right, contending that his conviction for resisting and obstructing a police officer should be vacated. We disagree and affirm.
Relying on People v Landrie, 124 Mich App 480; 335 NW2d 11 (1983), and People v Strelow, 96 Mich App 182; 292 NW2d 517 (1980), defendant contends that his conviction is invalid because mere prearrest flight from a police officer is insufficient to establish the offense of resisting and obstructing. Unlike in Landrie, however, defendant’s flight in this case actively interfered with a deputy sheriff’s traffic stop and investigation of drunk driving. Additionally, unlike the defendant in Strelow, defendant here knew that he was fleeing from the scene of a crime. Although defendant did not physically obstruct the officer, he did engage in conduct that under all the circumstances hindered an officer conducting a police investigation — a police function covered by the resisting and obstructing statute. People v King, 236 Mich 405; 210 NW 235. (1926); People v Kelley, 78 Mich App 769; 260 NW2d 923 (1977); People v Weatherspoon, 6 Mich App 229; 148 NW2d 889 (1967). Accordingly, defendant’s conviction was proper.
Affirmed.
Case-law data current through September 30, 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk data.