California Penal Code 198 – A bare fear of the commission of any of the offenses mentioned in …
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A bare fear of the commission of any of the offenses mentioned in subdivisions 2 and 3 of Section 197, to prevent which homicide may be lawfully committed, is not sufficient to justify it. But the circumstances must be sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and the party killing must have acted under the influence of such fears alone.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 8.)
Terms Used In California Penal Code 198
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7