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  2. Bad Elk v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Tooley, [8] the English court again found that when resisting an unlawful arrest, the death of an individual would result in a manslaughter charge instead of a murder charge. [9] When the United States separated from England, the common law was adopted by the new American courts and the right to resist unlawful arrest was clearly recognized. [10]

  3. Mulford Act - Wikipedia

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    The Mulford Act was a 1967 California bill that prohibited public carrying of loaded firearms without a permit. [2] Named after Republican assemblyman Don Mulford and signed into law by governor of California Ronald Reagan, the bill was crafted with the goal of disarming members of the Black Panther Party, which was conducting armed patrols of Oakland neighborhoods in what would later be ...

  4. False arrest - Wikipedia

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    False arrest, unlawful arrest or wrongful arrest is a common law tort, where a plaintiff alleges they were held in custody without probable cause, or without an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Although it is possible to sue law enforcement officials for false arrest, the usual defendants in such cases are private security firms.

  5. Plummer v. State - Wikipedia

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    The Wilson court was careful to note that a person may not resist an unlawful arrest where the officer does not use unlawful force. [12] Other cases citing Plummer likewise noted that while a person may defend himself against an officer's unlawful use of force, they may not resist an unlawful arrest being made peaceably and without excessive force.

  6. Contempt of cop - Wikipedia

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    [5] [25] The word cop is slang for police officer; the phrase is derived by analogy from contempt of court, which, unlike contempt of cop, is an offense in many jurisdictions (e.g., California Penal Code section 166, making contempt of court a misdemeanor). Similar to this is the phrase "disturbing the police", a play on "disturbing the peace".

  7. Stop and identify statutes - Wikipedia

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    For example, California "stop and identify" law, Penal Code §647(e) had wording [37] [38] [39] similar to the Nevada law upheld in Hiibel, but a California appellate court, in People v. Solomon (1973), 33 Cal.App.3d 429 construed the law to require "credible and reliable" identification that carries a "reasonable assurance" of its authenticity.

  8. Criminal procedure in California - Wikipedia

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    The principal source of law for California criminal procedure is the California Penal Code, Part 2, "Of Criminal Procedure." With a population of about 40 million people, in California every year there are approximately: 166 thousand violent crimes and one million property crimes committed [1] 1.5 million arrests made [2]

  9. County of Riverside v. McLaughlin - Wikipedia

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    County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, 500 U.S. 44 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case which involved the question of within what period of time must a suspect arrested without a warrant (warrantless arrests) be brought into court to determine if there is probable cause for holding the suspect in custody.