In Greeley, you will need an attorney anytime you are accused of Resisting Arrest based on an altercation with a police officer. Resisting Arrest will be charged by Greeley police when the person they are attempting to arrest is threatening them, or using physical force against the officer. Within the past few months a video of a student has gone viral. In this video, an officer attempts to arrest the student because he is skateboarding on campus, which is against the rules for this particular school. However, as soon as both parties begin to get physical, the student puts the officer in a Jiu-Jitsu hold, effectively controlling the officer. Later, the officer’s backup arrived and they ended up charging him with Resisting Arrest.
What is Colorado Law on Resisting Arrest, C.R.S. 18-8-103, in Weld County?
In Weld County, when someone does either of the following actions, law enforcement will consider it Resisting Arrest, C.R.S. 18-8-103:
(a) Using or threatening to use physical force or violence against the peace officer or another; or
(b) Using any other means which creates a substantial risk of causing bodily injury to the peace officer or another.
Basically, anytime someone gets in the way of or prevents an officer making an arrest, even if it is the person being arrested, the officer is also likely to charge Resisting Arrest in addition to whatever the underlying crime was. Sometimes this charge is appropriate, many times it is not.
What is the Sentence for Resisting Arrest in Windsor?
In Windsor, Resisting Arrest is sentenced as a class 2 misdemeanor. That means that, if convicted, the accused could serve 3 to 12 months in Weld County Jail, and they might have to pay a fine between $250 and $1,000.
If you’re convicted of another underlying crime too, you might have to carry out the sentence for each consecutively. This means that you would be required to carry out each sentence one after the other. Your time for Resisting Arrest in Weld County Jail would not count towards your Jail sentence for your other conviction. So, though a conviction for Resisting Arrest is not as “bad” as a conviction for a felony crime, obviously, no one wants to carry that out.
Why You Need a Lawyer for a Resisting Arrest Charge in Evans and Erie
Especially when it is a police related crime, you will always need a lawyer for any criminal accusation, even Resisting Arrest in Evans and Erie. No one wants to have any kind of conviction on their criminal record, so the best thing to do is always to hire a skilled lawyer who has experience dismissing Resisting Arrest cases. Our lawyers have over 40 years of experience defending against criminal cases successfully. When it comes to criminal law, not having an attorney is not an option, and having a knowledgeable one is your best one.
ARE YOU BEING ACCUSED OF RESISTING ARREST IN GREELEY OR WELD COUNTY?
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