State v. Pembaur

The key issue presented in this case is whether a person may obstruct a law enforcement officer in the discharge of that officer’s duty, when the person believes that the officer’s conduct is unlawful. The state contends that this court should hold that a capias or an arrest warrant includes the authority to enter the business premises of a third party when the officer reasonably believes the subject named in the warrant will be found therein. Notwithstanding, it is not necessary to determine the authority conferred by a capias in this appeal, nor to announce the broad rule of law urged by…