This has to be one of the most hideous laws on the books. Even though there is no crime committed, a person can be arrested and jailed for running from police.
It is an egregious law. It needs to be removed from a jailable crime and from a felony status.
When Is Running From The Cops A Felony? (click here)
- BY, Texas
Answer:
There are two basic ways you can be charged with a felony for running from the police. One is you have been previously convicted of running from the cops on foot. A second way is if you flee in a motor vehicle.
Both kinds of evading are state jail felonies and carry a punishment of six months to two years in the state jail. It is not a defense that you had not committed a crime. Another way to turn running from a cop into a felony is if the officer gets hurt while chasing you.
For example, you kick the cop while climbing a fence then you’ve just committed the offense of assault on a peace officer. These cases are usually easy for the prosecutor to prove because cops tend to show up for court and most juries have little reason that a cop might lie or shade the truth.
As with lying to a cop, most of the time the evading charge is worse than the charge (I.e. trying to avoid being arrested for traffic warrants) the person was trying to avoid.
If running is going to cause death don't do it.
It is an egregious law. It needs to be removed from a jailable crime and from a felony status.
When Is Running From The Cops A Felony? (click here)
- BY, Texas
Answer:
There are two basic ways you can be charged with a felony for running from the police. One is you have been previously convicted of running from the cops on foot. A second way is if you flee in a motor vehicle.
Both kinds of evading are state jail felonies and carry a punishment of six months to two years in the state jail. It is not a defense that you had not committed a crime. Another way to turn running from a cop into a felony is if the officer gets hurt while chasing you.
For example, you kick the cop while climbing a fence then you’ve just committed the offense of assault on a peace officer. These cases are usually easy for the prosecutor to prove because cops tend to show up for court and most juries have little reason that a cop might lie or shade the truth.
As with lying to a cop, most of the time the evading charge is worse than the charge (I.e. trying to avoid being arrested for traffic warrants) the person was trying to avoid.
If running is going to cause death don't do it.
