Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Obstruction of Justice
Trial court dismissed Defendant's charge of obstructing a peace officer; Defendant refused to produce driver's license and proof of insurance when he was stopped, while driving alone, at a random roadside safety checkpoint. Defendant was not obsttructing or resisting an investigation into whether the laws of Illinois were violated, but was committing the actual offenses proscribed by the Illinois Vehicle Code: failure to display drivers license and proof of insurance. (WELCH, concurring; WEXSTTEN, dissenting.)