BOYD, Judge.
As authorized by Article V, Section 3(b)(3), Florida Constitution, this matter came to this Court as a certified question of great public interest.
The question is as follows:
"May one forcefully resist an unlawful arrest by a person whom he knows or has reason to know to be an authorized police officer?"
The record shows Respondent was charged with resisting arrest with violence but submitted a nolo...
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