{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-196","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 196","heading":"","body":"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:\n(a) In obedience to any judgment of a competent court.\n(b) When the homicide results from a peace officer’s use of force that is in compliance with Section 835a.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ee4e44da97cb5a451dd99251234440298ba4754723176ee05c543f6bfe051a2b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-195","next":"us-ca/pen-197"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}