IllegalPaladin on 19 October 2009
You might also try surrendering by holding up your shield and talking to a guard that's attacking you.
I think that only works though if you accidentally attack somebody and they come after you for it and not if you're resisting arrest though.
Are you in the Thieves guild? Once you're in it, you can pay off your fines for less through them instead of through the guards. If you haven't gotten any notice to join the guild yet, you'll be visited by a blue skin elf lady one day when you're sleeping after you go to jail for stealing.
