The use of force to prevent the escape of an arrested person from custody is justifiable when the force could have been employed to effect the arrest under which the person is in custody, except that a guard employed by a correctional facility or a peace officer is justified in using any force, including deadly force, that he reasonably believes to be immediately necessary to prevent the escape of a person from the correctional facility.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.52
PREVENTION OF ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Azeez v. State (2008)
Most recently applied in Azeez v. State (March 2008)
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.