![]() Officers ran that information through the LEADS database and found no match. While at the station, defendant stated his name was “Sean Williams” and gave the police an incorrect birth date. 2- ♦ At the police station, defendant initially refused to be fingerprinted or to take a booking photo. From this, the officer determined defendant’s name and learned there was an active Du Page County warrant out for his arrest. ♥ An officer who remained at the residence after defendant was transported to the Romeoville police station spoke to Amanda Reeves, a friend of Jessica’s, who gave the officer defendant’s social media username. Ultimately, defendant was arrested and taken to the Romeoville police station. After officers entered the home to investigate, defendant attempted to push past the officers and go to the bedroom. When questioned regarding the whereabouts of the home’s occupant, defendant stated “Jessica” lived there but was out of town and refused to give the officers his name or identification or to assist officers in contacting Jessica. Then, defendant came to the door wearing a tank top and sweatpants. When the officers opened the door, the alarm began to sound again. At the rear of the house, they found an unlocked door. When officers arrived at the residence shortly after 1 a.m., the alarm was no longer sounding. Romeoville police officers responded to a call that a residential security alarm had been activated. ♤ During defendant’s jury trial in April 2019, the State presented the following evidence. Notably, the underlying Du Page County warrant “had been issued in error and was later vacated.” 2021 IL App (3d) 190440, ¶ 40. On February 7, 2018, a Will County grand jury returned a bill of indictment alleging defendant committed the Class 4 felony offense of obstruction of justice, by furnishing false information, in that he gave police a fake name and an incorrect birth date with intent to avoid arrest on a then-active warrant. Romeoville police officers arrested defendant on January 25, 2018. ♢ BACKGROUND ♣ We recite only those facts necessary to resolve the issue before us. As outlined below, we affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the appellate court and reverse the judgment of the circuit court. We allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal. Casler, 2020 IL 125117, the appellate court remanded the matter for a new trial, finding double jeopardy did not bar retrial. Relying on this court’s decision in People v. On appeal, the appellate court reversed, finding the evidence insufficient to convict as a matter of law, where the State failed to establish the “material impediment” element of the offense. Prince, of the offense of obstruction of justice by furnishing false information (720 ILCS 5/31-4(a)(1) (West 2018)), in that he gave the police a fake name and an incorrect birth date at the police station following his arrest. OPINION ♡ A jury convicted defendant, Shaquille P. Chief Justice Theis and Justices Neville, Overstreet, Cunningham, Rochford, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. JUSTICE HOLDER WHITE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 127828) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. There was no trial error, or anything similar, that prevented the state-which bore the burden of proof-from introducing evidence on the issue of material impediment.Ģ023 IL 127828 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. The appellate court remanded for a new trial, finding double jeopardy did not bar retrial. On appeal, the state conceded that the evidence presented was insufficient as a matter of law where the state offered no evidence on the “material impediment” element. Prince agreed to allow the police to fingerprint and photograph him “more than minutes,” after arriving at the station.Īt trial, the parties did not raise, and the court did not address “material impediment” as an element of obstruction of justice by furnishing false information (720 ILCS 5/31-4(a)(1). Prince initially refused to be fingerprinted or to take a booking photo, stating his name was “Sean Williams” and giving an incorrect birth date. The warrant had been issued in error and was later vacated. From this, the officer determined Prince’s name and learned there was an active warrant out for his arrest. Another officer remained at the residence, spoke to a friend of Jessica’s, and obtained Prince’s social media username. Prince was arrested and taken to the police station. He refused to give his name or identification. Prince came to the door and stated “Jessica” lived there but was out of town. Romeoville police responded to a call that a residential security alarm had been activated. ![]()
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