Yes, if you try to get away after the arrest has been made, you can get charged with resisting arrest.
an officer is justified in using force in order to arrest a resisting suspect?
Resisting arrest means to... well... resist arrest. this could be running from the police, hiding, of not doing what they ask. If you are arrested and are innocent, go with them to the station though, the will sort it out. if you refuse to go, you can be charged with resisting arrest.
Is resisting an officer a felony in Louisiana
It's not dumb to fight this charge. If you keep fighting it, there is a good chance they will eventually dismiss it and then - no record. It's worth fighting.
"resisting arrest charge" no and we dont need you. DUI/DWI
It is considered resisting arrest and you can be charged with that offense, in addition to whatever charge you were detained for in the first palce.
If there was one officer battling to detain and put the person under arrest then that would be only one. If another officer had to come toassist...then there is a possibility that the second officer could also impose the second charge. Hence the person is now resisting the second officer. Usually they don't because it is more paperwork, court time for the second officer and the lead officer takes the collar. It basically depends on the circumstance of the severity of the resisting. If a second or third etc officer was spit on, hit or bit say; then additional resisting charges would appear valid per officer involved.
This is called obstruction of jusice or resisting arrest by giving false information.
Resisting arrest occurs when a person interferes with a law enforcement officer's attempt to arrest you.
in some cases, yes it depends on the city.
Yes and No, No. not legally, resisting arrest is what they say when they have no other charges to pin on you. but yes as it happens all the time but charges are always dropped