Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 901.20 (2025)
Use of force to effect release of person making arrest detained in building.
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901.20 Use of force to effect release of person making arrest detained in building.—A peace officer may use any reasonable force to liberate himself or herself or another person from detention in a building entered for the purpose of making a lawful arrest.
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case, 1972–1972 · leading case: Suarez v. Comm'r, 58 T.C. 792 (1972).
Suarez v. Comm'r, 58 T.C. 792 (1972). “ch an offense, but fails in the perpetration, or is intercepted or prevented in the execution of the same, shall, when no express provision is made by law for the punishment of such attempt, be punished as follows: * * * * "(2) If the offense attempted to be committed is…”
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