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23 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 23
Must Take Offender Before a Magistrate
Ccp 17.19
Ccp 18.16
Ccp 14.01
CCP 14.06
Definition 2 of 23
A person is justified in using force or deadly force against another to protect a third person if:
(1) under the circumstances as the actor reasonably
believes them to be, the actor would be justified under Section 9.31 or 9.32 in using force or
deadly force to protect himself against the unlawful force or unlawful deadly force he
reasonably believes to be threatening the third person he seeks to protect; and
(2) the actor reasonably believes that his
intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.
Penal Code 9.04 Threats of Justifiable Force
PC 9.43 Protection of Third Person's Property
Penal Code 9.33 Defense of Third Person
PC 9.32 Deadly Force in Defense of Person
,Definition 3 of 23
THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST ANOTHER IS NOT JUSTIFIED:
(1) in response to verbal provocation alone;
(2) to resist an arrest or search that the actor knows is being made by a peace officer, or by a
person acting in a peace officer's presence and at his direction, even though the arrest or
search is unlawful, unless the resistance is justified under Subsection (c);
(3) if the actor consented to the exact force used or attempted by the other;
(4) if the actor provoked the other's use or attempted use of unlawful force, unless:
(A) the actor abandons the encounter, or clearly communicates to the other his intent to do so
reasonably believing he cannot safely abandon the encounter; and
(B) the other nevertheless continues or attempts to use unlawful force against the actor; or
(5) if the actor sought an explanation from or discussion with the other person concerning the
actor's differences with the other person while the actor was:
(A) carrying a weapon in violation of Section 46.02; or
(B) possessing or transporting a weapon in violation of Section 46.05.
(c) The use of force to resist an arrest or search is justified:
(1) if, before the actor offers any resistance, the peace officer (or person acting at his direction)
uses or attempts to use greater force than necessary to make the arrest or search; and
(2) when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to
protect himself against the peace officer's (or other person's) use or attempted use of greater
force than necessary.
(d) The use of deadly force is not justified under this sub-chapter except as provided in Sections
9.32, 9.33, and 9.34.
PC 21.01
PC 9.31 Self Defense
PC 46.035(e)
PC 31.03
Definition 4 of 23
Arson
Pc 30.02
Pc 19.03
Pc 46.01
PC 28.02
, Definition 5 of 23
Preventing Consequences of Theft
Ccp 14.06
Ccp 14.01
Ccp 17.19
CCP 18.16
Definition 6 of 23
(a) A person is justified in using force, but not deadly force, against another when and to the
degree he reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to prevent the other from
committing suicide or inflicting serious bodily injury to himself.
(b) A person is justified in using both force and deadly force against another when and to the
degree he reasonably believes the force or deadly force is immediately necessary to preserve
the other's life in an emergency.
CCP 14.06
PC 9.43 Protection of Third Person's Property
PC 9.51 Arrest and Search
PC 9.34 Protection of Life or Health
23 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 23
Must Take Offender Before a Magistrate
Ccp 17.19
Ccp 18.16
Ccp 14.01
CCP 14.06
Definition 2 of 23
A person is justified in using force or deadly force against another to protect a third person if:
(1) under the circumstances as the actor reasonably
believes them to be, the actor would be justified under Section 9.31 or 9.32 in using force or
deadly force to protect himself against the unlawful force or unlawful deadly force he
reasonably believes to be threatening the third person he seeks to protect; and
(2) the actor reasonably believes that his
intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.
Penal Code 9.04 Threats of Justifiable Force
PC 9.43 Protection of Third Person's Property
Penal Code 9.33 Defense of Third Person
PC 9.32 Deadly Force in Defense of Person
,Definition 3 of 23
THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST ANOTHER IS NOT JUSTIFIED:
(1) in response to verbal provocation alone;
(2) to resist an arrest or search that the actor knows is being made by a peace officer, or by a
person acting in a peace officer's presence and at his direction, even though the arrest or
search is unlawful, unless the resistance is justified under Subsection (c);
(3) if the actor consented to the exact force used or attempted by the other;
(4) if the actor provoked the other's use or attempted use of unlawful force, unless:
(A) the actor abandons the encounter, or clearly communicates to the other his intent to do so
reasonably believing he cannot safely abandon the encounter; and
(B) the other nevertheless continues or attempts to use unlawful force against the actor; or
(5) if the actor sought an explanation from or discussion with the other person concerning the
actor's differences with the other person while the actor was:
(A) carrying a weapon in violation of Section 46.02; or
(B) possessing or transporting a weapon in violation of Section 46.05.
(c) The use of force to resist an arrest or search is justified:
(1) if, before the actor offers any resistance, the peace officer (or person acting at his direction)
uses or attempts to use greater force than necessary to make the arrest or search; and
(2) when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to
protect himself against the peace officer's (or other person's) use or attempted use of greater
force than necessary.
(d) The use of deadly force is not justified under this sub-chapter except as provided in Sections
9.32, 9.33, and 9.34.
PC 21.01
PC 9.31 Self Defense
PC 46.035(e)
PC 31.03
Definition 4 of 23
Arson
Pc 30.02
Pc 19.03
Pc 46.01
PC 28.02
, Definition 5 of 23
Preventing Consequences of Theft
Ccp 14.06
Ccp 14.01
Ccp 17.19
CCP 18.16
Definition 6 of 23
(a) A person is justified in using force, but not deadly force, against another when and to the
degree he reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to prevent the other from
committing suicide or inflicting serious bodily injury to himself.
(b) A person is justified in using both force and deadly force against another when and to the
degree he reasonably believes the force or deadly force is immediately necessary to preserve
the other's life in an emergency.
CCP 14.06
PC 9.43 Protection of Third Person's Property
PC 9.51 Arrest and Search
PC 9.34 Protection of Life or Health
