Every person who draws or exhibits any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or other deadly weapon, with the intent to resist or prevent the arrest or detention of himself or another by a peace officer shall be imprisoned in the state prison for two, three, or four years.
Cal. Penal Code § 417.8
OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Blanford v. Sacramento County (2005)
Most recently applied in People v. Koback (July 2018)
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 142, Sec. 2.5.
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