Even if innocent a suspect has no right to resist arrest
Resisting an arrest is a misdemeanor. It is also a misdemeanor to interfere with an officer while the officer is engaged in official duties. Resisting arrest typically comes in the form of an arrestee physically struggling with an officer as the officer is placing handcuffs on the arrestee.
A common defense to resisting arrest is that the officer acted with excessive force. While an arrestee is expected to comply with an officer’s reasonable actions to affect an arrest, the arrestee can defend himself from the unreasonable and excessive force used by the officer.
