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Mississippi Offenses Against Administration of Justice

These crimes and offense affect the efficient administration of the court system in Mississippi.

Mississippi Crime of the Week – Resisting Arrest

April 13, 2010

Mississippi Code Annotated § 97-9-73 makes it against the law to “obstruct or resist by force, or violence, or threats, or in any other manner, his lawful arrest or the lawful arrest of another person by any state, local or federal law enforcement officer . . . .”  Resisting arrest is a misdemeanor crime in [...]

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