About this video
Texas Penal Code § 9.33 lets you step in to protect someone else. Former prosecutor Brian Foley explains the two-part test: you must reasonably believe the other person would be justified in defending themselves, and you must reasonably believe your intervention is immediately necessary. Learn how "reasonable belief" is judged from your point of view at the moment — not with hindsight — and why the facts you knew at the time matter so much.
This video is educational only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.