Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 12, 2005No. Petition 186 EAL 2005PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

2Per 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.

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007