QUESTION
What are typical penalities for resisting arrest?
Asked on Apr 29th, 2013 on Criminal Law - Arizona
More details to this question:
I want to know cuz my sister was drunk and the cop was asking her questions cuz someone said her boyfriend hit her but she said it didn't happen and then they started screaming at each other and the cops tried to cuff them both to take them to the station but she started to have a tantrum and was being crazy and they charged her wit resisting arrest. Whats she lookin at?
1 ANSWER
If charged as a felony, it would be a class 6. If she has no prior felonies she would be probation eligible. Probation could be up to 3 years. However, a judge could sentence her up to 1 year in jail as a term of probation. Or the judge could sentence her anywhere from .33 - 2 years in prison.
Answered on Apr 29th, 2013 at 8:17 PM