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To: stuartcr
TEX PE. CODE ANN. § 9.42

A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property:

(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.41; and

(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:

(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; or

(B) to prevent the other who is fleeing immediately after committing burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, or theft during the nighttime from escaping with the property; and

(3) he reasonably believes that:

(A) the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means; or

(B) the use of force other than deadly force to protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.

34 posted on 07/03/2012 12:34:58 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

??? Just because something is legal, doesn’t mean you should do it, does it? Unless of course, you just want to shoot someone.


37 posted on 07/03/2012 12:51:10 PM PDT by stuartcr ("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
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