California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramirez, H045109 (Cal. App. 2018):
to fall "violently to the ground." (Id. at p. 520.) In addition, the defendant swung his hips from one side to the other attempting to free himself from the officer's grasp. (Ibid.) The court found this "forceful resistance" "amply supported [the defendant's] conviction of violating section 69." (Id. at pp. 518, 520.) Similarly, a physical struggle in which a defendant was kicking, struggling, and "squirm[ing]" satisfied section 69's element of "force or violence." (People v. Carrasco (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 978, 985-986.)
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