People v. Elmer Weatherspoon

Defendant appeals a jury conviction for assaulting a police officer in violation of CL 1948, § 750.479 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.747).

On January 24, 1965, Officer Nevelle of the city of Kalamazoo police department, while on duty, proceeded to and parked at the corner of North and Burdick streets in Kalamazoo. Officer Nevelle was dressed in a police uniform and drove a marked car. While he was bringing a stolen car sheet up to date, a green Pontiac stopped next to the police car. John Weatherspoon, brother of the defendant and operator of the Pontiac, jumped out, ordered Officer Nevelle out of…