People v. Prince

Defendant was convicted of obstruction of justice for giving police a fake name and an incorrect birth date after he was arrested. The appellate court reversed, finding that the evidence was insufficient to convict as a matter of law because the State failed to establish the “material impediment” element of the offense and remanded for re-trial. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part, affirming the reversal of the conviction but finding that the double jeopardy claims barred retrial. (THEIS, NEVILLE, OVERSTREET, CUNNIGHAM, ROCHFORD, and O’BRIEN, concurring)