Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Obstruction of Justice
Defendant was convicted of two offenses: aggravated battery of a police officer and resisting or obstructing a peace officer and proximately causing injury. Charges were based on the same single act, and the latter offense requires the act of resisting to also be the act that proximately caused the injury. Incident occurred when Defendant slammed door onto a police officer, and officer's hand went through pane of glass in door. Officer had come to Defendant's home upon report that Defendant had sent his children instant messages that he was suicidal.