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What kind of sentence would this warrant

Asked on Jan 04th, 2020 on Criminal Law - Connecticut
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Last year I was getting video footage outside of a local Pd (freelance journalism) I was soon approached by two officers who demanded my ID. I refused and was charges with 53a-167a class A misdemeanor interfering with an officer. Trial is do to start shortly as I have rejected using my AR or an plea deal. If the state gets a conviction what can I expect for a sentence. I have no prior record at all .
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You have been charged with interfering with an officer and by your own admission, you fit the statute.  From the little I have gleaned from your question, I think it would be a good idea to use your AR.  Here is commentary on the statute that further elucidates the predicament you find yourself in. Please feel free to contact us for further information.  Good luck.   Refusal to comply with police command to provide identification following a “Terry” stop may constitute a violation of section even if such refusal is unaccompanied by any physical force or other affirmative act; statute broadly proscribes conduct that hinders, obstructs or impedes a police officer in performance of duties, irrespective of whether offending conduct is active or passive. 280 C. 824. Re 2003 revision, Appellate Court's determination that evidence was insufficient to support defendant's conviction and that defendant lacked requisite intent was improper in case where defendant, when asked to produce license and registration, swore at officer and left scene, and potential applicability of Sec. 14-217 to present case does not preclude conviction under this section which was drafted expansively to encompass wide range of conduct. 285 C. 447. Evidence was not sufficient to convict defendant under section due to state's failure to pursue a theory of guilt predicated on threatening language and where the trial court did not instruct the jury on the true threat doctrine. 321 C. 729. 
Answered on Jan 16th, 2020 at 8:53 AM

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