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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 776
JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE
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F.S. 776.051
776.051 Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the execution of a legal duty; prohibition.
(1) A person is not justified in the use or threatened use of force to resist an arrest by a law enforcement officer, or to resist a law enforcement officer who is engaged in the execution of a legal duty, if the law enforcement officer was acting in good faith and he or she is known, or reasonably appears, to be a law enforcement officer.
(2) A law enforcement officer, or any person whom the officer has summoned or directed to assist him or her, is not justified in the use of force if the arrest or execution of a legal duty is unlawful and known by him or her to be unlawful.
History.s. 13, ch. 74-383; s. 1192, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 2008-67; s. 8, ch. 2014-195.

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Amendments to 776.051


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 776.051
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 776.051.



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IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 257 So. 3d 908 (Fla. 2018)

. . . . § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . . Force in resisting a law enforcement officer. § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

W. T. a v. STATE, 255 So. 3d 509 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . See §§ 776.051, 784.07, 843.01, Fla. Stat.; Sosnowski v. . . .

T. M. a v. STATE, 245 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . See § 776.051(1), Fla. . . . State, 973 So.2d 1107, 1117 (Fla. 2007) (observing that section 776.051(1) abrogates the common law right . . .

STATE v. L. ANDERSON, Jr., 215 So. 3d 181 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . See § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2011); Rowley v. State, 939 So.2d 298, 300 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). . . . .

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 191 So. 3d 411 (Fla. 2016)

. . . . § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . . Force in resisting a law enforcement officer. § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 143 So. 3d 893 (Fla. 2014)

. . . , Resisting Officer with Violence, which currently provides: “A special instruction incorporating § 776.051 . . . The Committee’s proposal would amend the note to read: “A special instruction incorporating § 776.051 . . . However, section 776.051(1) applies to resisting an officer as well as to resisting arrest. . . . Note to Judge: A special instruction incorporating § 776.051(1) Fla. . . . Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (2013), provides: A person is not justified in the use of force . . .

TILUS, v. STATE, 121 So. 3d 1145 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . concerning the use of force when a defendant is charged with resisting arrest, pursuant to section 776.051 . . .

KING, v. STATE, 120 So. 3d 108 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (2008), prohibits the use of force to resist either arrest or the . . .

E. TILLMAN, v. ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA a FL, s, 519 F. App'x 632 (11th Cir. 2013)

. . . . § 776.051(1), as recognized in J.M. v. Gargett, 101 So.3d 352 (Fla.2012). . . .

STATE v. A. R. R. a, 113 So. 3d 942 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . State, 934 So.2d 1263, 1266 (Fla.2006), superseded by statute on other grounds, § 776.051(1), Fla. . . . See § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2011); Jones v. State, 570 So.2d 433, 435 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990). . . .

J. M. a v. GARGETT,, 101 So. 3d 352 (Fla. 2012)

. . . State, 912 So.2d 550, 555 (Fla.2005)), superseded by statute on other grounds, § 776.051(1), Fla. . . .

BETHEL, v. STATE, 93 So. 3d 410 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . State, 934 So.2d 1263, 1272 (Fla.2006), superseded by statute on other grounds, § 776.051(1), Fla. . . .

A. W. a v. STATE, 82 So. 3d 1136 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . . § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2009). Compare Gonzalez v. . . .

BROWN, v. STATE, 36 So. 3d 826 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . “Lawfulness” is an element of proof, except when section 776.051(1) applies. . . . We say under some circumstances because of the effect of section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (2008). . . .

L. MOTES, v. STATE, 37 So. 3d 301 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . See § 776.051(1), Fla. . . . .2d 1263, 1270 n. 4 (Fla.2006) (“In arrest situations, Florida courts have consistently read section 776.051 . . . required the State to prove that the arrest was lawful.”), superseded by statute on other grounds, § 776.051 . . . Pursuant to section 776.051(1), the appellant was not justified in resisting the arresting officer with . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 27 So. 3d 640 (Fla. 2010)

. . . The plain language of section 776.051 dictated such limited results, particularly since sections 784.07 . . . Without such alternative language that appears in sections 784.07 and 843.01, section 776.051 could not . . . See § 776.051(2), Fla. Stat. (2009). . . . Force in resisting a law enforcement officer arrest. § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . . Force in resisting a law enforcement officer arrest. § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

CARTER, v. STATE, 6 So. 3d 106 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . In Tillman, the Florida Supreme Court explained that section 776.051, which forecloses the defense of . . . Tillman Court also reiterated that Florida courts consistently hold that in arrest scenarios, section 776.051 . . .

SINQUEFIELD, v. STATE, 1 So. 3d 370 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . legislature receded from the common law rule that one could resist arrest with force by passing section 776.051 . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO. In In No., 996 So. 2d 851 (Fla. 2008)

. . . Note to Judge: A special instruction incorporating § 776.051(1) Fla. . . .

JOHNSON, v. STATE, 989 So. 2d 1228 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . On June 30, 3006, the date of the alleged offense, section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (2006), provided . . . Effective July 1, 2008, the legislature amended section 776.051. . . .

J. C. a v. STATE, 988 So. 2d 1204 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Florida law existing at that time, there was a prohibition on the use of force to resist an arrest, see § 776.051 . . . Although the amendment is not applicable to this case, the 2008 Legislature broadened subsection 776.051 . . . The amended statute provides: 776.051. . . .

C. B. v. STATE, 979 So. 2d 391 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Further, section 776.051(1) provides that a “person is not justified in the use of force to resist an . . . State, 934 So.2d 1263, 1270 (Fla.2006), the court held: Because the prohibition in section 776.051(1) . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 976 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. 2008)

. . . . § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . . Force in resisting arrest. § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

D. WATSON, v. STATE, 974 So. 2d 1168 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . See § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . . At the time of the appeal, the question of whether section 776.051(1) applied to non-arrest situations . . . per curiam affirmed petitioner’s convictions, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in Tillman that section 776.051 . . . State, 801 So.2d 321, 323 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001), decisions applying section 776.051(1) and holding that . . . So.2d 459 (Fla.2007) (quashing a decision of this court which had relied on these cases and section 776.051 . . .

PERRY, v. STATE, 968 So. 2d 70 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . In Tillman, the supreme court held that section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, which prohibits the use . . . In so ruling, we relied upon section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, which prohibits the use of force to . . . However, we decline to decide whether an arrest under section 776.051(1) encompasses post-arrest intake . . . The state, relying on section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, asserted that this was not a viable defense . . . Although it is tempting to include post-arrest intake procedures within the ambit of section 776.051( . . .

J. A. S. R. a v. STATE, 967 So. 2d 1050 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . We affirmed the convictions, finding that pursuant to section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1997), an . . . The Florida Supreme Court reversed, concluding that section 776.051(1) only applied to those situations . . . Section 776.051(1) forecloses the defense of justifiable use of force by a defendant who resists an arrest . . . After concluding that section 776.051(1) did not apply to non-arrest cases, the supreme court then examined . . . Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1997), provides: A person is not justified in the use of force . . .

POLITE, v. STATE, 973 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. 2007)

. . . The State’s argument rests on section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (2002), a provision in the chapter . . . Section 776.051(1), entitled “Use of force in resisting or making an arrest; prohibition,” provides that . . . Although this Court previously determined that section 776.051(1) is to be read in pari materia with . . . Therefore, section 776.051(1) cannot provide for an affirmative defense to resisting an officer with . . .

RODRIGUEZ, v. STATE, 964 So. 2d 833 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . The Second District had broadly applied section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, which precludes the defense . . . and the commencement of this appeal, the Florida Supreme Court rejected the proposition that section 776.051 . . .

SMILEY, Jr. v. STATE, 966 So. 2d 330 (Fla. 2007)

. . . discussing that the new jury instruction for the justifiable use of force in resisting arrest under section 776.051 . . .

P. B. P. v. STATE, 955 So. 2d 618 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . See Tillman, 934 So.2d at 1263 (rejecting the view held by this court and others that section 776.051 . . .

PERRY, v. STATE, 953 So. 2d 459 (Fla. 2007)

. . . The issue is whether section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1997), which prohibits the use of force to . . . There we approved the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in Taylor that section 776.051(1) “does . . . We must quash the Fourth District’s decision because it is contrary to our construction of section 776.051 . . . expressly rejected this view in Tillman, and cannot permit the same erroneous interpretation of section 776.051 . . . However, we decline to decide whether an arrest under section 776.051(1) encompasses post-arrest intake . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES, 947 So. 2d 1159 (Fla. 2007)

. . . . § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

YARUSSO, v. STATE, 942 So. 2d 939 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . In doing so, the supreme court rejected the State’s argument that “section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes . . .

STATE v. T. ROY, Sr., 944 So. 2d 403 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . . § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). . . . “[Cjourts have consistently read section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1995), in pari materia with section . . . Since both acts occurred after the officer told the defendant he was under arrest, section 776.051 applies . . .

TILLMAN, v. STATE, 934 So. 2d 1263 (Fla. 2006)

. . . State, 740 So.2d 89 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999), on the issue of whether section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes . . . In Taylor, the First District held section 776.051(1) inapplicable in a prosecution for battery on a . . . We granted review to resolve the conflict between Taylor and Tillman on the scope of section 776.051( . . . Construction of Section 776.051(1) Section 776.051(1) forecloses the defense of justifiable use of force . . . Section 776.051(1) does not address the use of force to resist an officer when there are grounds for . . .

POLITE, v. STATE, 933 So. 2d 587 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . Espinosa, 686 So.2d 1345, 1347 (Fla.l996)(“courts have consistently read section 776.051(1), Florida . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES NO., 930 So. 2d 612 (Fla. 2006)

. . . Force in resisting arrest § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . . Force in resisting arrest § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

POLITE, v. STATE, 934 So. 2d 496 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . See § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). . . . See § 776.051, Fla. Stat. (2003). . . .

STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES, 869 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 2004)

. . . Force in making unlawful arrest prohibited § 776.051(2), Fla.Stat. . . .

PERRY, v. STATE, 861 So. 2d 462 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . The State argues that any error was harmless because section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, makes it unlawful . . . Section 776.051, Use of force in resisting or making an arrest; prohibition, states in relevant part . . .

PERRY, v. STATE, 846 So. 2d 584 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . Resisting an officer with violence is proscribed by section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1997), which . . . determining that section 843.01 (resisting and obstructing with violence) must be read together with section 776.051 . . .

BORYS, v. STATE, 824 So. 2d 204 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . While an improper stop would not negate a charge of opposing an officer with violence, § 776.051(1), . . .

BRAWLEY, v. STATE, 815 So. 2d 789 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . specific issues concerning the factual basis for appellant’s plea and the constitutionality of section 776.051 . . .

FERNANDEZ, v. CITY OF COOPER CITY, a, 207 F. Supp. 2d 1371 (S.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . . § 776.051(1), which makes clear that “[a] person is not justified in the use of force to resist an . . . Stat. § 776.051(1), and Fidel was not justified in physically resisting as he did. . . .

TILLMAN, v. STATE, 807 So. 2d 106 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . However, section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, provides: A person is not justified in the use of force . . . statute to hold that: after July 1, 1975, section 843.01 must be read in pari materia with section 776.051 . . . Our sister court reversed both convictions, stating that section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, only applies . . . prior holdings to the contrary but distinguished its case, stating: ... we do not think that section 776.051 . . .

LANGSTON, v. STATE, 789 So. 2d 1024 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . harm while making the arrest; (2) When necessarily committed in retaking felons who have escaped; ... 776.051 . . .

MILLER, v. STATE, 780 So. 2d 197 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Therefore, section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1997), which states that a person is not justified in . . .

TAYLOR, v. STATE, 740 So. 2d 89 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . In support of this argument, the state relies on section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, which states that . . . Section 776.051(1) does not apply in this case, however, because the statute is limited by its terms . . . The effect of section 776.051(1) in a resisting arrest ease is to eliminate the need for proof that the . . . Because the defendant in this case was not accused of resisting arrest, the limitation in section 776.051 . . . We recognize that some courts have extended the application of section 776.051(1) to unlawful detentions . . .

STATE v. ESPINOSA,, 686 So. 2d 1345 (Fla. 1996)

. . . Further, courts have consistently read section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1995), in pari materia with . . . Section 776.051 provides: (1) A person is not justified in the use of force to resist an arrest by a . . .

FORESHAW, v. STATE, 639 So. 2d 683 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . to be that at common law a citizen had the right to resist an illegal arrest and that since section 776.051 . . . It is apparent, because of the location of section 776.051 within the chapter on Justifiable Use of Force . . . , and the context in which it appears, that section 776.051 is merely a limitation on the use of self . . .

STATE v. GIDDENS,, 633 So. 2d 503 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Gilchrist, 458 So.2d 1200, 1201 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984); § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. (1991). . . .

NESMITH, v. STATE, 616 So. 2d 170 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . State, 362 So.2d 1013 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978); § 776.051(1), Fla. Stat. (1989). . . .

STATE v. D. FREENEY,, 613 So. 2d 523 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . See § 776.051(1), Fla.Stat. (1991). In a creative effort to avoid this rule, Mr. . . .

STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS- CRIMINAL CASES NO., 603 So. 2d 1175 (Fla. 1992)

. . . F S 776.051(1) and F.S. 776.012 Give if applicable However, if an officer uses excessive force to make . . .

L. M. a v. STATE, 596 So. 2d 530 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . No claim can be made that appellant’s actions after her arrest fall under the prohibition of section 776.051 . . .

DOMINIQUE, v. STATE, 590 So. 2d 1059 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Section 776.051, Florida Statutes (1987), provides that a person is not justified in the use of force . . .

JONES, v. STATE, 570 So. 2d 433 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . . § 776.051(1), Fla.Stat. (1989). This is true even if the arrest is technically illegal. Lowery v. . . .

TICE, v. STATE, 569 So. 2d 1327 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . . § 776.051, Fla. Stat. (1985). . . .

BRADFORD, v. STATE, 567 So. 2d 911 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . State, 453 So.2d 428 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), for support for his argument that, in spite of section 776.051 . . . State, 356 So.2d 1325 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978), and many other cases, sections 843.01 and 776.051(1) penalize . . .

K. Y. E. a v. STATE, 557 So. 2d 956 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . State, 433 So.2d 611 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983), section 776.051, Florida Statutes (1989), the common law rule . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES, 543 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 1989)

. . . Force in making unlawful arrest prohibited F.S. 776.051(2) Give if applicable Use of any force by a law . . .

CITY OF POMPANO BEACH v. TWOMEY, 18 Fla. Supp. 2d 149 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1986)

. . . The common law rule that permits one to resist an illegal arrest was not overruled by F.S. 776.051, so . . .

DELANEY, v. STATE, 489 So. 2d 891 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . defendant is not justified in using force to resist an unlawful arrest (pursuant to sections 843.01 and 776.051 . . .

STATE v. HOLLEY,, 480 So. 2d 94 (Fla. 1985)

. . . In Ivester, the district court construed section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1974), which provides . . . jurisdictions that have been confronted with questions relating to statutes similar to sections 776.-012, 776.051 . . . Section 776.051(1) and section 776.012 have remained unchanged to date. . . . .

THE FLORIDA BAR STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS CRIMINAL CASES, 477 So. 2d 985 (Fla. 1985)

. . . substantive change is a new instruction under justifiable use of force in resisting arrest under section 776.051 . . . Aggressor F.S. 776.041 Give if applicable Define applicable forcible felony Force in resisting arrest F.S. 776.051 . . . Aggressor F.S. 776.041 Give if applicable Define applicable forcible felony Force in resisting arrest F.S. 776.051 . . .

BENJAMIN a k a v. STATE, 462 So. 2d 110 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . . 5th DCA 1981): Thus, after July 1, 1975, section 843.01 must be read in pari materia with section 776.051 . . . UP-CHURCH, JJ., concur. § 776.051(1), Fla.Stat. (1979): A person is not justified in the use of force . . .

G. JACKSON, Jr. v. STATE, 463 So. 2d 372 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . between self-defense and the use of force by an arresting officer was analyzed: Sections 776.012 and 776.051 . . . jurisdictions that have been confronted with questions relating to statutes similar to Sections 776.012, 776.051 . . . Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1983), provides: A person is not justified in the use of force . . .

ALLEN, v. STATE, 424 So. 2d 101 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . State, 398 So.2d 926 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981), rev. denied, 412 So.2d 470 (Fla.1982), we held that section 776.051 . . . Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1981) states: A person is not justified in the use of force to . . .

WILLIAMS, v. STATE, 416 So. 2d 493 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . Note the public policy in section 776.051(1) which provides, without reference to whether or not an attempted . . .

TAYLOR, v. STATE, 410 So. 2d 1358 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . jury instruction of self-defense on this charge would have been improper because Florida Statute § 776.051 . . .

STATE v. BARNARD,, 405 So. 2d 210 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . . 4th DCA 1978): Thus, after July 1, 1975, section 843.01 must be read in pari materia with section 776.051 . . . warrant was illegal, the officers were therefore not in the lawful performance of their duties. . § 776.051 . . .

IVESTER, v. STATE, 398 So. 2d 926 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . denied on the ground that a self-defense argument was “irrelevant and immaterial,” because Section 776.051 . . . While we agree that this rule of law is correct, Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, was not in effect . . . Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, states that “(1) A person is not justified in the use of force . . . Sections 776.012 and 776.051, Florida Statutes (1974), were both enacted as a part of the same act. . . . jurisdictions that have been confronted with questions relating to statutes similar to Sections 776.012, 776.051 . . .

VIRGIS, v. STATE, 392 So. 2d 1011 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . State, 338 So.2d 72 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976); Section 776.051, Fla.Stat. (1979). . . .

STATE v. JOHNSON,, 382 So. 2d 866 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . In Lowrey, the court stated that Sections 776.051 and 843.01 must be read together. . . .

MEEKS, v. STATE, 369 So. 2d 109 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . appellant is not justified in using force to resist an unlawful arrest pursuant to Sections 843.01 and 776.051 . . .

LEE, v. STATE, 368 So. 2d 395 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . Section 776.051, Florida Statutes (1977); K. G. v. State, 338 So.2d 72 (Fla.3d DCA 1976). . . .

MORLEY, v. STATE, 362 So. 2d 1013 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . , the common law right to resist an illegal arrest with force has been abrogated by statute Section 776.051 . . .

PANI, v. STATE, 361 So. 2d 170 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . requested, but did not receive, an instruction whereby the court would read to the jury verbatim Section 776.051 . . . We hold that the request for an instruction to read Section 776.051(2) was not a proper request and the . . .

HARBIN, v. STATE, 358 So. 2d 856 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . See § 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1975), and footnote 2 of State v. . . .

LOWERY, v. STATE, 356 So. 2d 1325 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . Thus, after July 1, 1975, Section 843.01 must be read in pari materia with Section 776.051; the end result . . . resisting arrest with violence occurred on October 17, 1976, well after the effective date of Section 776.051 . . .

E. SMILEY, v. STATE, 354 So. 2d 922 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . note that the events of this saga all occurred prior to October 1, 1975, the effective date of Section 776.051 . . .

MARSHALL v. STATE, 354 So. 2d 107 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . However, in 1974 our legislature enacted Section 776.051 which prohibits the use of force in resisting . . . In view of the fact that Section 776.051, Florida Statutes (1975) proscribes only the use of force in . . .

N. MARCUM, v. STATE, 341 So. 2d 815 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . This incident occurred subsequent to the effective date of Sec. 776.051, Florida Statutes (1975). . . .

STATE v. S. SAUNDERS,, 339 So. 2d 641 (Fla. 1976)

. . . these proceedings, the legislature enacted Ch. 74-383 § 13, Laws of Florida, now codified as Section 776.051 . . . Section 776.051(1) provides: A person is not justified in the use of force to resist an arrest by a law . . . 1, Laws of Florida, codified as Section 775.011, Florida Statutes (1975), the provisions of Section 776.051 . . .

VOLLMER, v. STATE, 337 So. 2d 1024 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . . § 776.051 on the right to resist an officer in the performance of his duties. . . .

K. G. a v. STATE, 338 So. 2d 72 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes, provides that a person is not justified in the use of force to . . .

PHILLIPS, v. STATE, 314 So. 2d 619 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

. . . At that time a new statute, F.S. 776.051, will become effective. . . .