Supreme Court of Iowa· 2/22/1978

State v. Thomas

Citations

262 N.W.2d 607
1978 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1222

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holding that “a person may not resist an arrest reasonably effected by one whom the arrestee knows or has good reason to know is a peace officer, despite the legality or illegality of the arrest”
stating “[e]ven without a request, the court must instruct fully on all material issues, stating applicable legal principles supported by requisite evidence”
stating “[e]ven without a request, the court must instruct fully on all material issues, stating applicable legal principles supported by requisite evidence”
rejecting defendants’ argument that they could not be convicted of resisting arrest because, according to defendants, their arrests were not lawful
noting “a person may not resist an arrest reasonably effected by one whom the arrestee knows or has good reason to know is a peace officer”
abrogating the common law right to resist unlawful arrest and announcing the rule: “[A] person may not resist an arrest reasonably effected by one whom the arrestee knows or has good reason to know is a peace officer, despite legality or illegality of the arrest”

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Judges: Moore, Rawlings, Rees, Uhlenhopp, McCormick

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