In re J.F. CA2/7
A school police officer arrested J.F., a minor student, after witnessing her spit on the high school principal during an altercation at school. The juvenile court subsequently sustained allegations against J.F. for vandalism and resisting arrest. J.F. argues the evidence was insufficient to support the finding she resisted arrest because the officer lacked probable cause to arrest her, making the arrest unlawful, and J.F. could not have resisted an unlawful arrest. J.F.’s arrest, however, was not unlawful. Because spitting on another person can be a crime (an assault or a battery), the officer had probable cause to arrest J.F. Therefore, we affirm.
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