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The Consequences of Resisting Arrest in New Jersey

By Lependorf & Silverstein

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Resisting arrest and eluding law enforcement are serious offenses that are often wrongfully charged. When someone is not aware that the police are searching for them, they should not be charged with eluding an officer. Additionally, when a police officer is acting outside the law during the arrest, the victim should not be charged with resisting arrest. It is important for anyone facing these serious allegations to speak to a skilled Princeton criminal defense attorney to discuss their legal rights and options. Under new Jersey Statute 2C:29-2: "A person is guilty of a disorderly persons offense if he purposely prevents or attempts to prevent a law enforcement officer from effecting an arrest." Someone may also be charged with violating 2C:29-2 if he or she "uses or threatens to use physical force or violence against the law enforcement officer or another" or "uses any other means to create a substantial risk of causing physical injury to the public servant or another...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on February 10, 2011 (boomark / email).