City of Champaign v. Torres

Docket No. 97926–Agenda 18–November 2004.

THE CITY OF CHAMPAIGN, a Municipal Corporation, Appellee, v. CHRISTIAN TORRES, Appellant.

Opinion filed February 17, 2005.

JUSTICE KARMEIER (footnote: -6) delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Champaign County, defendant, Christian Torres, was found to have violated article 2, section 23–21(a), of the Champaign Municipal Code, as amended (Champaign Municipal Code, art. 2, §23–21(a) (eff. April 18, 1988)), which makes it unlawful to “knowingly resist or obstruct the performance by *** a peace officer *** of any…