Pa. Justices Say Resisting Arrest Case Lacked Valid Warrant

By Matthew Santoni ( July 22, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT) -- The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has held that convicting someone for resisting arrest when officers are trying to follow a warrant requires proof the underlying warrant was valid — vacating the conviction of a man arrested because a police database and dispatcher said he had bench warrants in his name....

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