Resisting without violence refers to obstructing law enforcement officers from doing their duty. In Florida this is a misdemeanor offense. This usually is an additional charge, which increases the penalty. This is serious as most of the time you will not even realize that an extra charge has been added to the list.
Most common cases of resisting without violence are trying to flee from the law enforcers, or getting involved in an argument while the police officers are doing their investigation. Although this is a first degree misdemeanor offense, if the officer in charge feels that you have used physical violence, the charge can turn into a third degree felony offense and if proved, you may face up to 5 years imprisonment.
To save yourself from this type of penalty, you need to seek help from an experienced criminal lawyer. You should do some research before hiring the lawyer. In these types of legal cases only knowledge does not help. You need to hire someone with prior trial experience also.
You can ask your friends for reference or you can do some online research as well. Through the websites, you will not only find the contact details of the lawyer, you will get to read about the testimonials of the other clients. You should never hire a lawyer without doing some background checking first.
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