California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tabitha B. (In re Tabitha B.), A149826 (Cal. App. 2017):
The elements of battery on a peace officer are as follows: (1) any willful and unlawful use of force or violence (2) against the person of a peace officer (3) engaged in the performance of his or her duties, and (4) the defendant knew, or reasonably should have known, the victim was a peace officer. ( 242, 243, subd. (b); People v. Lindsay
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