Walk It Through: The Sidewalk
Disorderly intoxication, resisting without violence, and a second degree misdemeanor.
After a concert, a person who has had too much to drink is sitting on the sidewalk outside a bar when an officer walks over.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One night and one sidewalk. The habitual offender rule, fleeing in a vehicle, and the arrest itself are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Disorderly intoxicationBeing intoxicated and endangering another person or property, or being intoxicated or drinking in a public place or on public transportation and causing a public disturbance, a second degree misdemeanor.
- Felony of the third degreeThe lowest felony degree, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
- Resisting without violenceResisting, obstructing or opposing an officer in the lawful execution of a legal duty, without offering or doing violence, a first degree misdemeanor.
- Serious bodily injuryA physical condition creating a substantial risk of death, serious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of a bodily member or organ.