It is a defense to prosecution that the conduct in question is justified under this chapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.02
JUSTIFICATION AS A DEFENSE
Applied in 38 court decisions — leading case Saxton v. State (1991)
Most recently applied in Braughton, Christopher Ernest (December 2018)
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.