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People v. Meister

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 26, 1997No. 4-96-0062, 4-96-0063PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Knecht

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of McLean County, defendant James Lee Meister was convicted of obstructing service of process (720 ILCS 5/31—3 (West 1994)) and criminal trespass to residence (720 ILCS 5/19—4 (West 1994)). Defendant challenges only his conviction for obstructing service of process. Defendant contends the evidence was insufficient to support his obstructing conviction because (1) he committed no physical act of obstruction as purportedly required by the statute and (2) no actual obstruction occurred. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

At trial, on October 11,1995, Deputy…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Boyle v. LandrySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. The PEOPLE v. RabyIllinois Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. BaskervilleIllinois Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Linda Williams v. Allen Jaglowski and Ronald KellyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  3. People v. BaskervilleIllinois Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Shipman v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. People v. BohannonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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