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Texas Penal Code § 9.32 — Deadly Force in Defense of Person

Texas Penal Code § 9.32 — Deadly Force in Defense of Person

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Texas Penal Code § 9.32 is the statute that decides whether a shooting or other use of deadly force was justified. In this ten-minute breakdown, former prosecutors Brian Foley and Luis Baez explain when deadly force is "immediately necessary," which crimes trigger the right to use it (murder, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated kidnapping and more), how the Castle Doctrine presumption of reasonableness works in your home, vehicle, or workplace, and why Texas imposes no duty to retreat if you had a right to be there.

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