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Originally Posted by GGG
Whats interesting is that the Texas law as written permits letal force. It does not say you must use a reasonable amount of force or the least amount of force required. The law as written seems to indicate that if the person is in the act you can shoot them in the back without warning. Case law may define this better but the law seems to allow the use of lethal force regardless of circumstance. So provided the assault can be verified i dont think he can be charged.
Maybe if he beat him on the ground but anything less than that i think is permitted
( of course i am just playing lawyer here and have no real knowledge other than this thread)
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Well 9.31 is basically the same as 9.32 except that it says you can use force in the same circumstances. The way we were told in our CHL class is if you were in a position where you feel using force is required to resolve the acts listed in 9.31 & 9.32, when the threat ceases to present itself is when you stop.