People v. Schronski

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of obstructing identification. Defendant's submission to field sobriety test indicated that traffic stop had transformed into investigatory stop based on suspicion that Defendant was driving under the influence. When officer approached Defendant and asked for her name, Defendant was lawfully detained, and her refusal to give her name and her false representation that another person's State ID belonged to her completed the offense. Thus, court properly denied Defendant's motion for directed verdict. State's comments in closing argument that officer died in car accident prior to trial, and that Defendant was smiling did not deny Defendant a fair trial.(CARTER and WRIGHT, concurring.)