Is it a crime to "attempt to deter or prevent an executive officer from performing any duty imposed upon such officer by law"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Caldera, D058782 (Cal. App. 2012):
Section 69 makes it a crime to "attempt[ ], by means of any threat or violence, to deter or prevent an executive officer from performing any duty imposed upon such officer by law," or to "knowingly resist[ ], by the use of force or violence, such officer, in the performance of his duty." ( 69.) "Police officers are 'executive officers' under section 69." (People v. Carrasco (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 978, 984, fn. 2.)
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