California Statutes
§ 198. — 198. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 8.)
California·Code PEN Penal Code - PEN·Title 8.·Part 1. TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON·Ch. 1. CHAPTER 1. Homicide
A bare fear of the commission of any of the offenses mentioned in subdivisions 2 and 3 of Section 197, to prevent which homicide may be lawfully committed, is not sufficient to justify it. But the circumstances must be sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and the party killing must have acted under the influence of such fears alone.
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 8.