Romano-FSS 776.051 Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the execution of a legal duty Flashcards Preview

FSS 776.012 Justifiable Use Of Force > Romano-FSS 776.051 Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the execution of a legal duty > Flashcards

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A person is NOT justified in the use or threatened use of force to resist an arrest by a law enforcement officer

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if the law enforcement officer was acting in good faith and he or she is known, or reasonably appears, to be a law enforcement officer.

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A law enforcement officer is not justified in the use of force if the arrest or execution of a legal duty is

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unlawful and known by him or her to be unlawful.