Can Fifteen Seconds of Defiance Justify a Failure-to-Comply Conviction [O.R.C. §2921.331] in Ohio?
O.R.C. §2921.331 does not specify an explicit time requirement that an offender [...]
Can Repeated Acts of Failing to Comply with Lawful Orders During a Traffic Stop Rise to Obstructing Official Business?
[W]e conclude that Ms. Warren’s conduct of kicking her leg at Ofc. Newsome and p [...]
Does the Twelfth District Appellate Court Require a ‘Substantial Stoppage’ to Sustain a Conviction for Obstructing Official Business?
It is well-established that we are generally only bound by the decisions of the [...]
Can a Suspect be Charged and Convicted for Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Official Business AFTER Being Arrested?
Based on the foregoing principles, we conclude that Ms. Warren’s conduct of kic [...]
Does One Night of Permission Create Legal ‘Privilege’ to Remain On Property and Can a Verbal Notice Alone Suffice for a Criminal Trespass Conviction?
Mr. Sigurani had been orally notified by Mr. Desmond, the [Mediation Response U [...]
Can a Verbal Disruption be Violative of Obstructing Official Business?
But this element [hamper/impede] does not require that the defendant cause the [...]
Can Providing a False Name and Politely Refusing to Exit a Vehicle Establish Obstructing Official Business?
The State presented sufficient evidence that Ms. Terry’s actions, taken in conc [...]
When a Driver Flees on Foot from a Traffic Stop – What is the Correct Charge? Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer or Obstructing Official Business … or Both?
By exiting the vehicle and fleeing from the scene on foot, Mr. Williams did not [...]
Can a Grandmother Protect Her Fourteen Year Old Granddaughter by Refusing to Return the Child to her Mother … Or is that Obstructing Official Business?
The trial court could have reasonably concluded that Ms. Crawford’s conduct as [...]
Does a Suspicious Suspect have a Second Amendment Right to Open Carry a Shovel?
When asked for his name, Mr. McKenzie immediately became agitated and belligere [...]