Obstructing Justice: Interference with Law Enforcement Officer or Witness

Obstructing Justice: Interference with Law Enforcement Officer or Witness. Every person who unlawfully resists or interferes with any law enforcement officer in the lawful pursuit of his or her duties, or unlawfully tampers with witnesses or prevents or attempts to prevent their attendance at trials, is guilty of obstructing justice, and upon conviction thereof may be imprisoned for a period of not more than one year, or shall be fined not more than $1,000, or both. Source: 11 TTC § 1151. Commission Comment: In Commonwealth v. Kaipat, 2 N.M.I. 323 (1991), the Commonwealth Supreme Court noted a codification error in this section. The Commission has rectified the error by inserting “prevents” in place of “payment.”