Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Brian JACKSON, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2005-12-12
Citations: 585 Pa. 469
Docket Number: Petition No. 186 EAL 2005
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Brian JACKSON, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 585
Pages: 469–470

Head Matter:
889 A.2d 42
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Brian JACKSON, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Dec. 12, 2005.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 12th day of December, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:
Where a defendant's assault on a police officer occurs as the result of the officer's attempt to unlawfully arrest him, whether that assault may give rise to a lawful arrest, the resistance of which will support a charge of resisting arrest under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5104.