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People v. Synnott6/3/2004
8 N.E.2d 267 (1985). In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, " 'the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' " (Emphasis in original.) Collins, 106 Ill.2d at 261, 87 Ill.Dec. 910, 478 N.E.2d 267, quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 2789, 61 L.Ed.2d 560, 573 (1979). For the reasons discussed above, the evidence that defendant repeatedly disobeyed the arresting officer's order to exit the vehicle is sufficient to sustain a conviction of obstructing a peace officer. Defendant argues that the evidence does not show that he was ordered to exit the vehicle. According to defendant, the arresting officer merely requested that he step out of the vehicle. The argument is meritless. The arresting officer did not merely ask defendant to step out of the car. He told defendant that he "needed" him to step out of the car, that defendant had no right to refuse the request, and that defendant would be arrested for obstructing a peace officer if he did not comply.
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the circuit court of Du Page County is affirmed.
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