GroundRules
PEN § 693
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Code - PEN
- PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]
- TITLE 1. OF THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES [692. - 727.]
- CHAPTER 1. Of Lawful Resistance [692. - 694.]
Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured:
1. To prevent an offense against his person, or his family, or some member thereof.
2. To prevent an illegal attempt by force to take or injure property in his lawful possession.
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