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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:37.2 (2026)
Aggravated assault upon a peace officer
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§37.2. Aggravated assault upon a peace officer
A. Aggravated assault upon a peace officer is an assault committed upon a peace officer who is acting in the course and scope of his duties.
B. Whoever commits an aggravated assault upon a peace officer shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than ten years, with or without hard labor, or both.
Acts 1995, No. 881, §1; Acts 1997, No. 936, §1; Acts 2001, No. 309, §1; Acts 2003, No. 239, §1; Acts 2016, No. 225, §1, eff. August 1, 2016.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 38
cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case: State v. Rideau, 947 So. 2d 127 (La. Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Rideau, 947 So. 2d 127 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 14:37.2, and two counts of second degree kidnapping in violation of La.”
State of Louisiana v. Quincy McKinnies, Jr., 171 So. 3d 861 (La. 2014). “R.S. 14:37.2. 2 At trial, Officer Ryan Mekdessie of the Gretna Police Department | ¡^testified McKinnies abandoned a ear in which he had been fleeing from police and pointed a handgun at him, as the officer, who had been following McKinnies, prepared to give, chase.”
State v. Wiltz, 28 So. 3d 554 (La. Ct. App. 2009). “R.S. 14:37.2. Counts 1 and 2 of the bill of information charged the defendant with committing aggravated assault upon Officer Matthew Robinson, and Count 3 charged him with aggravated assault upon Officer Willie Bickham.”
State v. Jenkins, 45 So. 3d 173 (La. Ct. App. 2010). “R.S. 14:37.2 (Count 1) and one count of Aggravated Battery, a felony in violation of La.”
State v. Mandosia, 842 So. 2d 1252 (La. Ct. App. 2003). “R.S. 14:37.2. Defendant was tried by a jury and convicted as charged.”
United States v. Fierro-Reyna, 466 F.3d 324 (5th Cir. 2006). “§§ 21-3411, 21-3415; La.Rev.Stat § 14:37.2; Miss.Code § 97-3-7; NevRev.”
State ex rel. J.M., 144 So. 3d 853 (Fla. 2014). “8(D) provides: "For the purposes of this Section "handgun” means a firearm as defined in R.S. 14:37.2, provided however, that the barrel length shall not exceed twelve inches.”
State v. Jackson, 916 So. 2d 1015 (La. 2005). “R.S. 14:37.2 and to possession of cocaine in violation of La.”
State ex rel. T.E., 91 So. 3d 292 (La. 2012). “” Subsection (D) of the statute further provides that "[f]or purposes of this Section[,] ‘handgun’ means a firearm as defined in R.S. 14:37.2, provided however, that the barrel length shall not exceed twelve inches.”
State v. Nguyen, 888 So. 2d 900 (La. Ct. App. 2004). “R.S. 14:37.2. That offense is now proscribed by La.”
State in Interest of Te, 85 So. 3d 270 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “] R.S. 14:37.2, provided however, that the barrel length shall not exceed twelve inches.”
Nowell v. Acadian Ambulance Serv., 147 F. Supp. 2d 495 (W.D. La. 2001). “R.S. 14:37.2. Obviously, the officers had probable cause to arrest plaintiff on those charges.”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:37.2(A): 4 cases
State of Louisiana v. Quincy McKinnies, Jr., 171 So. 3d 861 (La. 2014). “R.S. 14:37.2. 2 At trial, Officer Ryan Mekdessie of the Gretna Police Department | ¡^testified McKinnies abandoned a ear in which he had been fleeing from police and pointed a handgun at him, as the officer, who had been following McKinnies, prepared to give, chase.”
State v. Rideau, 947 So. 2d 127 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 14:37.2, and two counts of second degree kidnapping in violation of La.”
State v. Brown, 26 So. 3d 845 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
State v. Noil, 997 So. 2d 621 (La. Ct. App. 2008).
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:37.2(B): 4 cases
State of Louisiana v. Quincy McKinnies, Jr., 171 So. 3d 861 (La. 2014). “R.S. 14:37.2. 2 At trial, Officer Ryan Mekdessie of the Gretna Police Department | ¡^testified McKinnies abandoned a ear in which he had been fleeing from police and pointed a handgun at him, as the officer, who had been following McKinnies, prepared to give, chase.”
State ex rel. J.M., 144 So. 3d 853 (Fla. 2014). “8(D) provides: "For the purposes of this Section "handgun” means a firearm as defined in R.S. 14:37.2, provided however, that the barrel length shall not exceed twelve inches.”
State ex rel. T.E., 91 So. 3d 292 (La. 2012). “” Subsection (D) of the statute further provides that "[f]or purposes of this Section[,] ‘handgun’ means a firearm as defined in R.S. 14:37.2, provided however, that the barrel length shall not exceed twelve inches.”
State in Interest of Te, 85 So. 3d 270 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “] R.S. 14:37.2, provided however, that the barrel length shall not exceed twelve inches.”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:37.2(C): 3 cases
State of Louisiana v. Quincy McKinnies, Jr., 171 So. 3d 861 (La. 2014). “R.S. 14:37.2. 2 At trial, Officer Ryan Mekdessie of the Gretna Police Department | ¡^testified McKinnies abandoned a ear in which he had been fleeing from police and pointed a handgun at him, as the officer, who had been following McKinnies, prepared to give, chase.”
State v. Mandosia, 842 So. 2d 1252 (La. Ct. App. 2003). “R.S. 14:37.2. Defendant was tried by a jury and convicted as charged.”
State v. Ellis, 756 So. 2d 418 (La. Ct. App. 1999).
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