Arrest For Obstruction In Queens
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In United States jurisdictions, obstruction of justice refers to a number of offenses that involve unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other government officials.
Consequences of Charges for Interfering with Law Enforcement In New York City, Obstruction of Governmental Administration in the Second Degree is a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail.
Penalties for Resisting Arrest In New York, resisting arrest is considered a Class A misdemeanor, which means it is a felony offense that may go on an individual's criminal record.
Obstruction is a broad crime that may include acts such as perjury, making false statements to officials, witness tampering, jury tampering, destruction of evidence, and many others.
Misdemeanor. In New York, if someone accuses you of strangling them, you can be charged with a misdemeanor for criminal obstruction of breathing, or a felony for strangulation in the second degree (PL 121.12) or first degree (PL 121.13).
