People v. Baskerville

This case presents question as to whether record contained sufficient evidence to support defendant’s conviction on charge of obstructing police officer where record showed that defendant gave false information to police officer during officer’s attempted traffic stop of defendant’s wife. Appellate Court, in reversing defendant’s conviction, found that said evidence was insufficient to prove charged offense because providing false information to police officer did not amount to proof of physical act as required under Raby, 40 Ill.2d 392. In its petition for leave to appeal, State argued that physical act of providing false information was sufficient to satisfy statute. (Dissent filed.)