Legal Question in Criminal Law in District of Columbia

Is there case law to justify prosecuting someone for obstruction of justice (such as a waiter at a restaurant) who tips off a customer that law enforcement is there at the restuarant with an arrest warrant?


Asked on 4/15/10, 1:38 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

I doubt that your example would be considered as a valid obstruction

of justice offense, i.e., realistically prosecutable, in any jurisidiction with any real understanding of what the term means within the context of real life law enforcement activities.

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Answered on 4/20/10, 8:42 pm


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