Resisting Officer With Violence
Knowingly and willfully resisting, obstructing, or opposing a legally authorized person by offering or doing violence.
Florida Statute
§ 843.01
Resisting officer with violence
Quick Summary
The officer or other listed person must be executing legal process or engaged in lawful execution of a legal duty.
Classification Matrix
Use this as a quick classification reference. Specific facts, statutory circumstances, and charging allegations may affect the applicable result.
Resisting With Violence
F.S. § 843.01
Knowing and willful resistance by offering or doing violence during lawful execution of a legal duty.
Elements of the Offense
Elements of the Offense
- Element 1
The defendant knowingly and willfully resisted, obstructed, or opposed a person described by the statute.
Plain language: The person must be legally authorized under the statute.
- Element 2
The defendant offered or did violence while that person was executing legal process or lawfully executing a legal duty.
Plain language: Violence and lawful-duty status distinguish this charge from nonviolent resisting.
Jury Instructions
Jury Instructions
Instruction 21.1
Resisting Officer With Violence
Florida Standard Jury Instruction for F.S. § 843.01.
View Official InstructionAdditional Notes
Additional Notes
Important
Record the legal duty or process, the officer's identity and authority, the defendant's conduct, and the specific offer or act of violence.