Supreme Court of Florida

Florida Statutes section 776.051(1), which prohibits the use of force to resist an arrest notwithstanding the illegality of the officer's actions, applies only to situations involving an actual arrest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/06/2006
• Published 07/06/2006

Judges

• PARIENTE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Rosemarie Farrell, Assistant Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Wesley Heidt and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorneys General, Daytona Beach, FL, for Respondent.