Commonwealth v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Jackson

889 A.2d 42, 585 Pa. 469, 2005 Pa. LEXIS 2808

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided December 12, 2005·No. Petition 186 EAL 2005·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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*470 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 12th day of December, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:

Where a defendant’s assault on a police officer occurs as the result of the officer’s attempt to unlawfully arrest him, whether that assault may give rise to a lawful arrest, the resistance of which will support a charge of resisting arrest under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5104.

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*470 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 12th day of December, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:

Where a defendant’s assault on a police officer occurs as the result of the officer’s attempt to unlawfully arrest him, whether that assault may give rise to a lawful arrest, the resistance of which will support a charge of resisting arrest under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5104.

Commonwealth v. Jackson, 889 A.2d 42, 585 Pa. 469, 2005 Pa. LEXIS 2808 (Pa. 2005).

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