In making an arrest, all reasonable means are permitted to be used to effect it. No greater force, however, shall be resorted to than is necessary to secure the arrest and detention of the accused.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.24
WHAT FORCE MAY BE USED
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Garza v. Traditional Kickapoo Tribe (2003)
Most recently applied in Garza v. Traditional Kickapoo Tribe (October 2003)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.