close the door. As Wofford reached forward to hold the door open, he was pushed backward. It was after Casselman had physically pushed Wofford away from the door that Wofford was compelled to react with force. In order to detain and subdue Casselman, Wofford was ultimately forced to enter Casselman's home and draw his service revolver.
The "resisting" prohibited by statute occurred while Wofford was outside the Casselman residence, before any force whatsoever was exhibited by Wofford. The actions thereafter taken by Wofford were in no way unnecessary or excessive but were a reasonable response to Casselman's resisting the arrest.
Recent cases have held that a citizen may not use force in resisting a peaceful arrest by a person who he knows or has reason to know is a policeA look at UI's high-profile flood recovery projects

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Guided tour of University of Iowa flood recovery p...: Watch and listen to a guided tour of University of Iowa flood recovery projects, starting at Mayflower Residence Hall, moving through the westside arts campus and ending in downtown Iowa City.

Art Building West is seen on Thursday, April 4, 2013. David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen / David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

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In the aftermath of the 2008 flood, damaged University of Iowa buildings such as the Main Library and English-Philosophy Building were able to reopen within a matter of weeks. Others with more severe damage, such as Hancher Auditorium and the original Art Building, have sat empty and in limbo for the