State v. Wiedeman

DUNN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a court trial that found Terry Wiedeman (appellant) guilty of obstructing a police officer in the discharge of his duty. We affirm.

At about 12:50 a.m. on October 10, 1981, an altercation occurred at the Prairie Lounge in Redfield, South Dakota. The Redfield city police were called to assist in dispelling the disturbance. When the police arrived, about twenty to thirty people were standing outside the lounge. Officers Morrison and Helm were instructed that the trouble was on the north side of the lounge. Here, Officer Morrison found about thirty to forty…