GroundRules
PEN § 196
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Code - PEN
- PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]
- TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]
- CHAPTER 1. Homicide [187. - 199.]
Homicide is justifiable when committed by peace officers and those acting by their command in their aid and assistance, under either of the following circumstances:
(a) In obedience to any judgment of a competent court.
(b) When the homicide results from a peace officer’s use of force that is in compliance with Section 835a.
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