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Originally Posted by GatorHunter Never...in my life...have I heard of a person spending time in prison for "resisting arrest". It came down to what could be proven in a court of law. The witnesses in the case backed Jenkins' version of events. Case closed. | And actually, in most states he would go to jail for it if his attorney couldn't strike a deal with the attorney or have the State Attorney or DA personally drop the charges. That's without prior arrests, btw. The maximum sentence in the state of Florida for resisting an arrest without violence towards the Police officer has a maximum sentence of one year. |