Resisting Arrest, Evading Police. Defense by Los Angeles Criminal Attorney

Resisting arrest is a term used to describe a criminal charge against a person who has resisted arrest in some of the following ways

  • Threatening a police officer with physical violence while being arrested
  • Physically struggling from being restrained in handcuffs or entering police custody
  • Attacking a police officer while being arrested
  • Providing false identification to a police officer

Resisting arrest is not an uncommon crime in Los Angeles, particularly among young adults. Criminal defense attorney Mary Masi has handled many resisting arrest misdemeanor cases and has in fact won full aquittal for a client at trial. She leaves no stone unturned overseeing investigation of factual and legal defensses to protect her client's criminal record. For more information please visit our home page and call (310) 503-6213.